The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-29
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Holyoke, Aug. 29-What Lou Richie of the Cubs is to the Giants that is what Rajah Salmon is to the Mechan- ics. The New Jersey left-hander had his regular assignment against Bridge port yesterday afternoon and he didn't experience the slightest difficulty in coming through with his customary win over the Nutmeg natives. Ever since Gene McCann's crowd punched the Skeeter State southpaw's service all over the lot in his maiden melee in this circuit, the former Princeton ian has been harvesting revenge aplenty. He has put big holes in the batting averages of the heavyhitting Mechanics at every opportunity offer ed, with a corresponding depression in the size of their percentage in the league standing. Yesterdays verdict was 3 to 0.
 Three singles, spread through as many innings, was the extent of the visitors batting. Not Mechanic reached third base until the ninth in ming when an error helped open the way for Snyder to plant his spikes on the faraway corner. This Snyder par ty, by the way, was the only Bridge porter who was able to do much with the Salmon shoots, getting two of his for the other safety going to Tom Crook. The Jersey lad had all kinds of stuff on his sidewheel offerings, sending 10 visitors back to the bench via the whiff route. His control was almost perfect, Spratt being the on when one of Salmon's benders broke loose and connected with the visitors ribs.
 It was Holyoke's fourth straight win and as in the other games that the Pulpites have cleaned up in this latest winning streak, the result was due to the production of hits in the pinches. F. Gibbs had a tally hoisted against him in the first inning on double, tratIed by a sacriic and sin gle; a scratch hit and couple of more base bingles in the second re- suited in another score, while a two bagger, a felder's choice and a sac rifice fly were responsible for the last run in the sixth. Havel, Salmon and Standard were the main home maul- CTS with two hits each. It has be- come a habit with Standard lately to make good when a hit is needed, for it was his single in the first that push ed over the initial run, while his dou- ble in the sixth paved the way for the timely hitsmith in the second. Sal- mons support was full of snap and dash, Hannifin at short taking care of eight out of nine chances.
 Gibbs was given a rather unpleasant greeting by Havel, the first man to face him, when the second baseman slammed a double into left field Elan agan walked and moved up a peg along with Havel on Hickey's sacri- fee Stankard shot one down past Vena ble and Havel scored, Flanagan going to third. Manning grounded to Spratt and Stankard was out trying to steal second. O'Hara got to first
 
 with his sharp grounder in the second. Hannifin and Ahearn went out on aerial f1oaters, but Salmon annexed q hit and O'Hara went to second, steal ing third a moment later when Bridges made a delayed throw to sec ond. Havel chased O'Hara home with a hit to left. Flanagan grounded out to Crook In the sixth Standard doubled to center. Manning hit to Spratt who played for Stankard at third but missed him. O'Hara skied one to Snyder and Standard easily scored on tn out. Hannif1n forced Manning at second and Ahearn lifted one for Hurley.
 Salmon got himself in wrong at the opening of the second, when he threw Spratt's grounder over Stankards s head and let the hitter march to sec ond. Stow struck out and Salmon shut off Spratt when the latter tried to make third on Bridges tap to the pitcher. Hurley hit nothing but the breezes and in two later trips to the bat repeated this atmospheric disturb ance Crook was the next man to reach first, getting there on the first hit off Salmon at the opening of the fourth. The southpaw bagged Snyder on strikes Spratt was hit and Stow flied to Havel. Bridges forced Spratt at second for the third out
 Snyder copped a single with two down in the sixth, but Spratt took three fruitless swings. Snyder's sec- ond hit came in the ninth with one out Spratt hit to Standard, who played for Snyder at second, but Han niin dropped the throw. Stow to Hannifin and Spratt was stopped at second while Snyder went to third. Bridges called for the cur tain when he grounded to Havel. The l score: I
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