The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-05
STAMFORD FAIRFIELD SOUTHPORT
Daily Chroncngs of the Dongs of Our Country Cousins by The Farmers Special Correspondent
LEAN KIN ATE UP FATS
Heavy Weight Base Ball Players Lost Game by One Run to
 the Spareribs
Especial to the Evening FarmerO

l Especial to the Evening Farmero
 Stratford, July 5.-The baseball
 game between the Fatties explained by Frank E. Conine and the Spare
 ribs explained by Former Sherlfl
 Charles E. Stagg was decided yester'
 day morning. The result was sur prise for the lean ones won the game
 by a score of 24 to 23. The rules
 adopted allowed 16 men on each side
 and as none of the players were sea- Soned to such severe exerclse the changes were made often. The Fat l ties all weighed over 160 pounds ano
 some of them over 200. The spare ribs weighed under 16O. Every play play
 CT was over 40 years of age. The
 burning sun tried the Fats to the linn | it. The Leans were more fortunate ! for they did not carry so much weight. The Spareribs started in with a big lead running up a score or 1 before the Fats could make five. Then | the big fellows made startling rally and scored nine runs in the fifth. Ihe
 score ran along close for several 1n-
 nings but the Fats never were able to tie their opponents. The game abounded in wonderful plays. George Jewell pitched for five innings and
 was again called to the box in the l last inning. He did remarkably well when the fact that he has not played a game in ten years is considered. Others were handicapped in the same way. Hart in the box for the Fats puzzled the batters on the other side and he struck out Il men and Jewell | had a like record. Arthur Rhoades relieved Jewell and did good work. There were some complaints to the um pire. Walter Hanford caught Print Hale greasing the rnitt of the first | 1, ho 1 field but he appeared again at third base in the next inning. Martin Knapp hit what was intended as q two bagger and he passed 1t twice before it reached first base and again between first and second. That's going some," said Hart
 Fred Starr Beardsley hit fine two bagger but was caught at second where Sid Beardsley reached up some 10 feet in the air to pull down a wild throw from the field. The High school drum corps with Prof. Kelsey | in charge was heard at frequent in- tervals during the game. While the boys were at rest an impromptu band was formed and marched about the field until George O. Lines with two lforty-fours on his hips interfered and drove the paraders off the field. No one suspected that so much musical talent was lying idle in the town. Frank Abercrombie led with fife. Walter Sanford and Herbert Bar tram, snares and David l.. Rhoades, the whole of the galleries. During the game Thomas McQuillan mis- judged a high one and it struck him over the left eye making a bad cut which Dr. Howland' sewed up. F. E. Conine offered even money during the game but demanded two to one. There were plenty of takers even at that figure. Will Warehouse behind the bat for the Leans and Deacon Philo Ravens for the Fats did exceptionally good work. The Fats will now pro- vide a big feed for the Leans at some future date not agreed upon as yet.
 The Dingbat club consisting of 12 members has challenged the winners of the game yesterday or a. nine made up of both Leans and Fats to play at any time and place the challenged may choose the prize being a shore dinner for both nine. All the Ding bats want is a weeks notice. Julius Clinton is the manager of the Ding bats and he is waiting to hear from the Leans or someone to speak for them
 The voting contest for the bicycle offered by Okenuck tribe was won after an exciting finish Monday night by H. Flood whose vote was 4,43O. The other contestants stood: w. Bond. 3,700; W. White, 3,434; N. Olmstead, 5S7
 Monday night Sheriff John Will Hams called the boys together on Main street and asked them to re- fra1n from any pranks which would bring disrepute to the town He told them to have all the fun they could but to do no damage. The result was one of the quietest Fourths in the history of the town. The only ex- cftement was the big bonfire near the trolley tracks at the fountain. Sew eral cars wtre held up until the fire burned down enough to let them pass. For the first time in years the church bells were not rung.
 One of the young men fined for. frequenting place where liquor was sold on Sunday, after he had paid bis fine turned to the judge and state policemen and said: "Goood, bye bows. in ten years"
 The next meeting of the Taxpayers' Improvement club will be held in the new building at the corner of Nichols ana Johnson avenues next Monday when open house will be the order during the evening.
 The current issue of the New Emo land Redman devotes a large portion of its space to the coming anniyer- sary celebration of Okenuck tribe of Redmen which takes place on Labor Day A fine picture of the committee
 
 The secretaries of every lodge and club in the town are requested to send copy of the history of their re- spect1ve organizations and also a list or the officers for publication in the Redmen's souvenir book to Mrs Charles F. Bullock who prepares the matter for publication.
 Prof. W. F. Kelsey and family are passing few days at Walnut Beach.
 Last night when the members of the Pootatuck yacht club visited their lockers they found that some one had broken the locks and rifled the cloth ing there getting in all three pocket books containing about S19 Rowe wheeler was put on the job and he traced the thefts to two boys named Greener and Foley each 12 years of age. The boys have confessed and they will be brought before Judge Peck this evening for trial It is be- l1eved that only one of the boys was guilty as principal
 Open house was the order of the day at the Pootatuck Yacht club yes terday and there was a big crowd there all day. The races in the after noon were interesting. Charles Rog- CTS won the Pootatuck cup for motor boats Lewis Policy won the cup last year and his chances were good to repeat yesterday when he fouled an anchor chain and lost. The second cup was won by Fred Converse. Hen ry Beardsmore won the safety razor offered by ce-Commodore E IT