The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-28
WINGS BREAKS BRING FORTUNE
 TO MECHANICS
SEXTON REALLY LUCKY TO GET AWAY HITH yICTORY-EVERY WHITE WING HAD THE
 HITTING HABIT

Sunny" Sexton didn't have thins in there yesterday yet he pulled through in an acidulous contest ovel the Wings by 6-5 score. 1t was nt fault of the former Troy finger tha1 the Connen crew lost d@e contest The latter were mighty chesty with the hickory but were all to the friti in the armor proof business Tne1 fozZled at times, when the uncomlns Mechanics were pasting out the bat ting average fatteners. Imagine how Sexton was going when Bugs Re1sig pummelled him for three hits, two o1 them three bag smashes. Sexton didn't seem to have any idea where to place the Victor. He constantly fed the visitors low ball, kink II relish. Occasionally, Sexton worked in a high shoulder ball. Invaria bly the result was always the same. 8 strike. The defense of the Mechanic felders was all that staved off defeat The boys were in front of everything not one of the two errors counting IT the scoring of the visitors.
 1t was the quick thinking of Tom Crooks abetted by Jack Spratt thai saved the day. With Cough at sec ond in the ninth. and two away al the time. Joe Pope slammed hard t6 Venables. The latter fumbled the bounder and recovering begged te Crooks. The throw should never have been made for Pope had the bag by from second, past third, and was on the home stretch. Seeing that he could not make the hurrah station he faced about for third. Jack Spratt't brain cells working every second. sent the impulse to his feet to get to the third station. He did an also die Crooks return throw beating Cough as the latter slid into the bag. Ii was a refreshing piece of work.
 The element of luck entered intu the Mechanics scoring Harvey Rus sell sneaked in for a circuit clott on a single that bounded past Cough, while Stow also eked out a triple on a. single by the same player. Fortu- nately there were men on the paths when the hits came through.
 The Mechanics broke. the stiffness in the second session. Stow spilled a single in Coughs mesa, dashing to second when the latter could not get his digits around the round object; Russell was safe when Pope bobbled his bounder, Stow going to third scoring when VenabIe dropped a hit in right. The homesteaders made the count two in the third Crook bang cd to rieht. f0rsa -base,eTnoving to the keystone on Nagle'S passed ball. Sny- der famed but Spratt dented Cough s territory for a triple, scoring his cap tain.
 There were calls for the banish- ment of Sexton in the fifth,s but Mo Cam had faith in the youth and he stuck. It was in this session that the rebels began their scoring, grabbing three counts. Sherwood singled to left, followed by triple by Nagle and Reisigi, sending two runs across. Sex ton lost his head when Cough hit in his direction for he threw the latter out at first when he could have easily caught Reisigl at the plate. Bridge port scored two in the sixth. With one down, Daschbach dropped Stow . boost. Bobby by daring base running moving, up to second on the error. Russell pasted nightly to center for his homer. chasing in Stow before him. The eighth found the Mechanics total increased to six. Spratt singled after Snyder was squelched, chalkine up when Slows single skipped by Cough. When the ball was returned, Bobby was anchored at third. Rus sell hit far to Cough, Stow b0ating his return to the plate.
 The Wings threatened in the ninth With two away, Reisigl binged over Hurley's thatch for a triple, flashing home on Coughs double. Then came Crooks s and Spratt's great play. The score: