The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-22
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FOSTERS SWAT
 BEATS M'CANN'S
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(New Haven JournaI-Courier)
 Incidentally Councils White Wings expect to wait until the latter part of their daily engagements to win games and yesterdays contest with Gene McCann's Bridgeport nine was no ex- ception. After uncountable chances to sew up the game in the early chap ters. the league leaders Jagged until the ninth round with the score tied and Pop Foster connected for sin gle. sending in Slim Foster with the winning tally. The final count reg istered 4-3. Yesterdays victory mark ed the fourth consecutive one for the New Haven clan and the first of the season over Bridgeport Although reports came from Bridge. port yesterday that Chief Snyder was suffering from an injured back, new ertheless Manager McCann sent the aIl-around athlete to the mound in anticipation of crushing the opposi- ton. All Snyder had was a glove and sunny smile, but the latter was changed considerable in the sixth round. Up to that time, Snyder had passed nine local pennant chasers which is going some. After passing Flick in the sixth, Snyder, seemingly mound and was succeeded by Freddy Gibbs. Gibbs did not fare much bet ter and hits were made off his de- livery at the right time.
 Slim Foster took up the pitching burden for the coming champions ner by . big margin had there been any hitting behind him. Slim held the gentlemen from the Park City to eight hits, three of which were of the scratch variety.
 O'Rourke was passed by Foster. Dorey Miller famed, Norris hit ov- CT second. sending O'Rourle to third. Bridges was hit, filling the bases. Snyder proved the man of the hour and slammed the ball over second base scoring O'Rourke and Norris. Slim Foster frightened up and the next CT run came Bridgeport's way in the fourth round. giving the visitors q two-run lead. Dorey Miller bounded the pill off Slim Fosters windpipe. took second on Morris sacrifice out and scored on Eddie Bridges single ing of the day from a Bridgeport
 In the sixth our boys came to life and tied the score. Flick worked Snyder for base on balls. At this iuncture, Snyder left the pitchers boy started proceedings by giving Sherwood. lease of life. Cough sac rifice4, the runners advancing base. Pop Foster hit to Dorey Miller, who made a sensational stop and Pop was an easy out.
 Moose Miller approached the homo plate amid great applause The big fellow cracked the pill to short right field, the ball grazing Bobby Slows glove, and Flick and Sherwood regis tered No more scoring was done un- til the last part of the ninth, when the White Wings won the game. Nagle hit to O'Rourke, who in turn threw low to Crook at first base and the runner was safe. Slim Foster hit to Gibbs and .Nagle was forced out at second base. Flick took three healthy swings at the ball, making the second out. Kid Sherwood crash- ed single through shortstop and Slim Foster advanced to third. A base on balls to Cough filled the bas- es With Pop Foster at bat and the bases choked, the fans began to leave the field as 1t was eyerybody's opin- ion that Pop would sew up the, game. Pop responded with a. hit to the cen- ter Held fence and Slim Foster romp- ed home with the winning tally. The score: