The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-24

Saturday?
Stick around awhile. The Me-
chanics will tear off a few victories
soon
Pop Foster has strengthened that
New Haven team a lot. His hitting
will win a bunch of games for Jerry
Connell's bunch.
The largest crowd that witnessed
an opening game on this circuit saw
the Mechanics fall before New Haven
ut Newfield park, Saturday, by to o.
There were $500 paid admissions and
the total attendance amounted to a.
500. Tex Rumsey pitched we'll for
the Mechanics but his support was
wobbly and there wasn't any hitting
behind him. Pitcher Dent of the
visitors held the locals to five hits
and they were helpless with men on
bases.
Mayer Buckingham was escorted TO
the pitchers box by Manager Mccain
when it came time to throw the first
ball. His Honor wound up like an
alarm clock and then threw a Frank
Merriwell double shoot across the
pan Jerry Cornell, who swung
Justify and missed. said there was
lot of stuff on the ball. Afterward
the Mayor took off the bridgeport
cap, which he wore for the occasion.
and joined his party in a box Presi-
dent Hugh Lavery Of the Board Of
Aldermen was in the party.
Herman Reich. the refreshment
king, made q ten strike when he
secuted around the bush leagues and
dug up Dan Casey as pop corn
salesman Dan, who calls himself
CASEY Jones on Saturdays, was yell
ing. Here's where you get the sweet
chocolate. It's fresh, gents. it's
fresh
Tex Rumsey made a good showing
He allowed but six hits, two of them
scratches, gave one pass, hit one man,
and famed four. With proper support
New Haven would not have scored a
run. 1t looks as if the man from Tex
as would make a good twirler for Nc
Cam
Pop Foster received a fine reception
when he came to bat for the first
time and the former Bridgeport star
had to doff his cap.
Litschi's knee is still in bad shape.
1t makes him look slow in the field
but Manager Mccain wants him in
the game because of his hitting.
From the way Joe Kustus is STEP
ping into the ball it looks as if he
would have a fine year with the stick.
He hits 'em on a line.
Capt. Tom Crooks is another who
expects to be there with the big bat
ting average. Tom has swatted hard
SO far.
Rumsey is slow in fielding his posi-
ton. He should have covered first
on Sherwood's rap to Crooks in the
fourth Tom knocked the ball down
but when he started to throw there
was nobody on the bag.
Skipper Eley was sent into the game
after Hank Snyder hurt his ankle in
the second. Eley showed his old speed
in the Fourth when he stole second.
You have to be a speed merchant to
steal on Clyde Waters.
Dent. the big New Haven twirler.
had a curve that came over the out
side corner and bothered the Mechan-
les. He ought to reel off quite a. few
victories for the White Wings this
year.
Cy Miller will suffer from absence
of the batting average if he doesn't
stand up to the plate. His present
method of standing two feet away may
bring him a home run once in while
but the pitchers make him look fool
corner. Four strike outs so far.
Buck Weaver has pitched "a in
nings against the st. Louis Cardinals
and has allowed them nine hits and
no runs. which is reliably reported TO
be going considerably.
Successive singles by Leach. Clarke
and Wagner, the three tottering vet
Grams of the Pirates, scored the ONLY
N n he on mo oil
The White Sox tried sixteen men
in a vain effort to defeat the Maps
who had a recruit named Gregg in
the box.
George AIullin won his third sue
cessive game for Detroit and raped
out two doubles for good measure.
Schultz of the Chicago Cubs polled
his fourth home run. an average of
homer to every two games.
Lajoie continued his sharpshooting
by bagging three singles out of three
visits to the plate.
The Cubs hold the record SO far
for extra base hitting. Several of
them have made doubles and triples
on the same day. Tinker did yester-
day.
Bresnahan has a pinch hitter named
Wingo- Ought to be Bingo.
Babe Adams scored his shutout
against the Reds.
Detroit and the Quakers, respective
leaders. have each won seven and lost
one.
Stanley Garvey, the young son of
Manager Lew Carney of Polls, is a
great rooter for the Mechanics. TIe
didn't miss game all last season. He
went 10 New Haven Friday and was
on hand Saturday, too.
Harvey Russell pleased the crowd
Saturday by his snappy work behind
the plate. The youngster held Rum
sey up in fine style and was full of
pepper
Marsans and Cabrera have joined
the New Britain team. Almeida, the
hard hitting third baseman, will re-
port next week.
Sandy Bannister is about to lead a
double life The Springfield pitcher
left the club yesterday to go to Ruf-