The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-05-08

(By Ira Hall.)
Bridgeport has yet to win Sun
day game from Waterbury.
Get back day next Saturday when
the PAGERS will be at Newfield Park.
Waterbury fans did not wake up
until the fourth inning when imp
Lanigan banished O'Hara from the
game. Then, oh, how does an UNI
pire stand it?
Bridgeport can't draw the crowds.
Only $500 Saturday and something
like 5000 yesterday.
The Waterbury fans were hurting
the rough stuff at Lanigan in punches
got, bet on" Keep your lamps off
the beer signs" and you're working
for Tracy, are ya?" were some Of the
fancy goods.
Jimmy Hall annexed the first hit
for the Mechanics. Fifteen men had
faced Tuckey before he turned the
trick.
Hi Laid had an unhappy after
noon. In the sixth, with Gibbs on
third and Crooks on first, the Water
pecting Hi to place the bail out of
the lot. With two strikes and three
balls on, Ladd laced at one which
crossed his shoe tops. The result was
that Hi famed, while the crowd
threatened to tear the roof off the
grand stand,
Ladd was so mortified at tanning
that he sent his bat on q dance in
the air, while the angry mob made
ribbons of the baseball English
Ladd slipped up again in the
eighth again with two on. This time
he hit hard, but Shorteli was in
front of the bound.
Hi had to stand for lot of joshing
from the other members of the team.
''They expect me to lace out a hit
every time I come to the bat" said
Hi. "I'll fan q few times at New
field, then they'll not expect so much
of me- but what are you being
paid for?" came across one of the
players.
Manager Mccain has received no
tice that there will be meeting of
the Connecticut league directors at
the Hotel Garde, Hartford, Wednes-
day The local magnate thinks the
may air their views on the
pires a little.
The fans can't kick on Ladd's per-
formance 1t was the old scouts two
Dagger in the thirteenth inning which
won the game for the Mechanics in
Holyoke Friday and his clout for
three bags in the game Saturday also
turned the trick.
Umpire Lanigan was justified in
chasing O'Hara from the game. IT
passing the official, O'Hara gave Ian
igan the shoulder. Lanigan took t.
rocking like a motor boat. Being
fat little rascal, it took some force
to set him groggy. The Waterbury
could think up, but Lanigan only gave
them a few smiles.
To add to the excitement following
O'Hara's retirement, two kids got into
scrap at the Waterbury bench. They
were going it hot and heavy when
one of the two cops, all there are to
keep the crowd in order, dashed into
the ring, and led the two kids out of
the park.
Two fans holding down comfortable
seats in the third base grand stand.
to the rear of the visitors bench.
grand stand, so as to get a look at
Mccain, but their friends would not
see the move. McCann's the funniest
fellow I ever saw in game" said
one of the fellows who wanted to
move. ST like to watch his antics
when the other fellows are leading"
Jimmy Hall while eating lunch yes
terday absentmindedly called for fly
hall for q chaser
skipper" EAey took no chances
Yesterday and wore a pair of smoked
glasses. The Reidville field is not I'M
like Newfeld. the sun beaming down
full in the faces of the left f1elders.
Eley's speed in covering the ground
and accurate throw nipped O'Hara in
the third O'Hara had attempted to
stretch a hit along the third base foul
line into a double, but Eley's arm
made the killing.
The first peep came from the few
Bridgeport fans when in the sixth
Gibbs doubled to the left center. Ed
Naylor tore off few yards of auto
horn screening.
Benny Kauff failed to get a hit for
the first time since joining the Me-
chanics He showed his Yankee train
ing in the seventh when he tore to
second after Nichols had dropped his
fly, Under ordinary circumstances,
most other players would have thrown
UP the chance. Benny followed up this
nifty piece of work with a steal OF
third, scoring on Halls sacrifice fly.
Tuckey hurled but four balls in the
second He had one ball on Laid,
when the latter flied out to Nichols.
Kauff and Stowe both lifted fly balls
on Tuckey's first heaves.
Outfielder Jim Hart has joined the
Hartford team. He is a hard hitter
and will strengthen the Senators, who