The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-02
ELkS CLASH IN ANOTHER
 TIE CONTEST Gene McCann Won Bottle of Wine But Didn't Blow
 Himself

Gene Mccann, striking out the Derby
 hitters,
 Gene McCann, making 13 of 'em Gene McCann striking out the Derby hitters,
 O'Rourke and Bill O'Leary, knocked
 the Derby rooters stiff.
 (With apologies to Steamboat BID
 CBy Wagner.)
 Outside of the fact that Dan Cliff ford was struck on the bean by a cushion and that Chief O'Dell of the Derby police force caught a fly, there were no accidents at the blood curd- ling Elks' game at Newfield yester- day. When the lights were twinkline in Gus Eagle street sample room and the supper was getting cold, Rear Admiral McNamara of the Derby fleet and Big Chief Joe Waters of the To- cal warriors decided to call it a draw Then the visiting rooters fell in be- bind the Ansoria Silver Cornet band and while the musicians blared out Stop Your Cheating. Kiddo,' the throng marched out the horse gate and back to the city.
 The girls from Derby were quite put out because Senator Archie Me said they had heard so much about him. The Senator was ordering a new suit with fancy pockets in Hart ford and could not get away. There was quite a commotion when a red headed youth came prancing across the field lugging\ al bucket of wine Col. Murphy made a present of the bubble water to the first Bridgeport Elk who scored a run. Gene Mo Cam won it but although there was glass in the bucket, Gene didn't offer anybody drink.
 The game was the kind Shakes peare describes as a rip shorter. First one team was ahead and then the other. McCann was the whole works for Bridgeport. Although he was a trifle plump the old boy had his famous splash ball working and 1a sat down. Frank McNamara did 8 fine job for Derby and the local slug gers were going after the bad ones Ten of them Banned. Joe Dowline made a great catch of NcNamara' s liner in the sixth and Joe Neisner hit in the eighth saved the day. e
 Sergt. Bill O'Leary came through with two timely hits and thereby made up for his slips in the field. Uncle Jeems O'Rourke caught one of his old army games. He knew just what the Derbyites didn't like, and he always gave the right sign to the
 
 on tue finger in the< first round and had to retire, but he acted as sub stitute base runner later and did good work
 Fritz Musante said he couldn't play very well because it was Tuesday. Mayor Buckingham claimed he was saving his base hits for the game in Port Jefferson next Saturday, and Al Burdick said the Indian paint under his eyes hurt his batting average. Nichols did we'll at shortstop.
 After Derby had scored one in the second, Bridgeport came back by tal- lying in the third. McCann smashed a triple to right, and after Tighe had made a good running catch of Dowl- ing's fly, O'Leary swatted a single to left and McCann scored. Derby got another in the fourth, but the locals tied things in the sixth. O'Leary was hit by pitched ball and Neisner sac- rificed. Sniffen dropped Jim O'Rourke's fly near the foul line and O'Leary counted. The visitors went ahead in the eighth when McNamara tripled with two out and scored on OLeary's huff of Neisners throw.
 Pinch Mccormick smashed his straw hat when Bridgeport evened up in the eighth. With one out, Joe Bowling got an infield hit and went to third on O'Leary's single. Joe Neisner's clout, that Sniffen just touched with his fingers, scored the tieing run. Stewart made a fine stop of O'Rourke's grounder and threw Flanagan, running for O'Leary, out at the plate. The score: