The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-29
SNYDER HAS
SIGN ON JACK
zELLER'S men
Chief Great in Pinches and
Bridgeport Downs Spring
field Team

your home town
Fine business when your team goes
up and Springfield down.
Old Chief Snyder's underhand
Had them popping up. unless they
famed,
Gee, Zeller had long drawn face,
when he left town.
(Stolen from more or less popular
song.)
py Wagner,
"Ain't it a shame for the people ?"
demanded Battling Zeller, as Ernie
Greenwich slouched back to the bench
about 3:40 yesterday afternoon. You
see the Mechanics had just combed
Greenwich for four runs and the
Springfield southpaw was about as
popular as the smallpox with his
manager. Jaw, I didn't have a
thing" explained Greenwich as he
hung his glove on a hook. Anyway
Bridgeport won the game by to 3
and thereby jumped into first place
fer the high flying flag, as George
M. Cohan would say.
You never saw so much excitement
crowded into one afternoon. A gath
ing 1900 fans turned out and cheer
ed and sgroaned according to the way
the tide of battle turned. The Me-
way. They took a running start by
waylaying Greenwich in the opening
round and chalking up four runs.
The southpaw, who has proved sucn
a STUN bling block for Bridgeport in
former games. was tapped for three
hits and issued three passes. two of
which were converted into runs.
Sandy Banister succeeded him and
held the Mechanics down. They tap
ped him for six hits, but were I'M
able to bunch the raps except in the
sixth when they gathered one tally.
Chief Snyder was the whole works
for the Mechanics. The favorite son
of Neburgh, N. Y. had his Old Sal
ball working fine and the way that
underhand serve cut out corners had
the Ponies guessing. Although the
visitors got nine hits, they were scat
tered except in the seventh. Snyder
had a tendency to loss control but in
critical situations he frightened up and
1t was curtains for the batter. The
chief fielded his position in sensation
al style and caught Barbour and
Waters mapping off first.
Neither side did much in the field
because the chances were generally
easy. A wild throw by Litschi help
ed the visitors in the second and Ben
ny Kauff's error in the seventh was
costly. A wild throw by catcher
Waters of the visitors and Masons
unfit in, the first were disastrous for
Springfield.
The Ponies didn't get a chance to
do any base running because they were
behind and couldn't afford to risk
anything and also because Chief Sny-
Ger had 'em hugging first after he
nabbed two men: Stow. Ruell and
Crook did the best fielding for the
Mechanics. The Mechanics go three
hits off Greenwell and six from Ban
mister. Skipper Eley, H. Ladd and
Foot Ruell were the leaders, each
having two swats.
Here are the returns from the first
base and Litschi hunted. GreenweIl's
toss to Mason was muffed and Elev
dashed to third. Tom Crook hit to
Page and Eley didn't dare go home
but Litschi ambled to second. Hi
Ladd drove the crowd wild by smash
ing out a liner that scored Eley and
Litschi. Foot Ruell sent Ladd to
third by dropping a hit into right
Benny Ksuff popped to Guest but
Stow drew a pass, filling the sacks.
Rocky Stone disdained Greenwell's Of
ferings and Ladd was forced in.
Chief Snyder also walked, and Ruell
was forced home. Manager Zeller
then took Greenwich out and Bannis-
ter went in. Eley ended the inning
by sending a hot grounder to Mason.
1t looked bad for Bridgeport in the
second. Page took second WIN ZEN
Litschi threw his grounder into the
bleachers. Swander walked and Ma
son hunted. Snyder had plenty of
time to throw Page out at third but |
iiuell wasn't covering the bag. Bases |
filed and nobody gone. Guest walk |
ed, forcing in Page Then Snyder put
the screws on and Waters popped tn |
Crook. Bannister famed and Stow |
got Genesis fly.
The Mechanics didn't score again /
until the sixth Snyder beat out q bunt |
and took seconl when Waters threw |
wildly. Eley hit to center for a base,
Snyder taking third. I.itschi walked. |
Crook came through with a long sac
rifice fly to Barbour on which Snyder
scored. In the seventh the Ponies
got two on Waters hit. Genesis |
single, which Kauff let go through |
him. and Barbour's timely tap. The |
Ponies had men on second and third !
with two down when Snyder forced |
Page, their heaviest hitter, to roll |
him weak grounder.
In the ninth the visitors gave the
crowd another scare. Chef Waite,
who batted for Waters, was a cinch
but Banister singled and Genest walk
ed. Then Snyder came back to earth
md pinch hitter Barbour popped %
Rueil. Gardella ended the game with
a hoist to Litschi.
Supervisor Kennedy sent Doherty
and Lawton to umpire the game ami
hey gave good satisfaction The |
score:
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