The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-05-20
PLAYS BALL With
ARTIFICIAL HAND
Player i'm Country So Equipped
Auto Smash in the Square
Bridge Posted Against All
Travel.

Westport, May 2o-Jof1n, better
known as :tChiclz' Patterson. fell off
the dock yesterday about noon. at the
coal yards and came out looking
pretty much like a. half drowned, rat.
John Fanton went to the rescue very
nobly, but was a little too late, and
Chick was rescued before John
reached the scene of the cata stropF1e
PATTERSON was none the worse for his
ducizing and dried out in the sun in
North Main street.
Westport perhaps boasts the only
ball player in the country who plays
the national game with an artificial
hand. and plays a good game at that.
The Farmer some time ago mentioned
the fact that John Luber, manager of
the WeStport team, intended securing
an artificial hand and hoped to be
able to play the game. He has secur-
ed the member and played his first
game Of the season with the Yves tports
Sunday against the Southports, con-
tributing to the defeat of the latter
by a timely hit and playing his posi-
ton in the outfeld without an error.
Luber lost all of the fingers and thumb
of his right hand while working at a
circular saw, stumbling, and his hand
falling upon the rapidly revolving disk
with the result that all of his fingers
were cut off He tried ball playing
as soon as the hand had healed and
found he could do so well that he de-
ternined to procure an artificial hand
with the hope that he could again get
into the game, and his hopes have
been realized. Sunday he played a
good game and contributed his full
share toward the result. The west
port boys won by a score of IL to 4. I.
The selectmen of Westport yester-
day caused the drawpridge in State
street over the Saugatuck river to be
posted as dangerous and users make
the trip at their own risk. The bridge
has been condemned for trolley travel
by the engineer of the Connecticut Go.
and for more than week passengers
have had to walk across it. The re-
port Of the engineer IS to the erect
that the bridge is unsafe for even the
'hghtest traffic, and that it should be
closed. SeIectman Robert Coley yes
terday in conversation with a Farmer
reporter said the selectmen had taken
no action as yet except to cause the
posting of the bridge as dangerous,
and that the matter would be taken
up at q meeting to be held some time
this week. He said he believed it
would. be necessary to build a. new
bridge. The present structure, he
said. was never intended for the kind
of travel it is now used for, was built
about Is years ago, and has about
served its usefulness. He was not
sure but it could be patched up to do
for few years more. but in any case
said it is only a short time before
new bridge Will be necessary. The
seIectmen will investigate the matter
fully, and will call a special town
meeting if any immediate action isl
necessary.
There was an automobile smash yes
terday in the square which might have
had serious consequences, but result
ed only in the damage of one of the
machines. VIII Banks of Greenfield
came east over the bridge and in pass
ing trolley freight car upon the
turnout took the left instead of pass
ing between the car and the curb. A
New York machine going in the d.
rection OF Norwa1k was coming down
the hill. and the two machines met
head on, but fortunately neither was
going very fast and the damage was
not great Banks machine suffered
broken mud guards and was scratched |
UP a little. The New York machine |
did not appear to suffer, and no one |
was hurt Both machines were able /
to proceed.
Charles f. Rogers Of Bridgeport was
arrested Sunday by Deputy Sheriff e. |
B. Mead in Greens Farms upon COM
plant of a Polish resident, who found |
Rogers asleep in his barn. He was
brought in to the town lookup, but |
was allowed to go yesterday morning.
Rogers said he lives in Bridgeport and
left that city ON the midnight car to |
come to Westport to seek work. At
Greens Farms he suddenly changed his |
mind and jumped from the moving |
car, landing upon his face and p1ow- |
ing UP the dirt for a. considerable dis |
tance. His, face was a mass Of bruises |
and sores and he was a sorry looking |
sight when he was brought in by the |
sheriff. No charges were made |
against him, and he was given money /
enoushl to pay his car fare back to |
The man was fortunate |
that he was not killed. The trolley |
men claim to have no knowledge
whatever of Rogers or Of his jump
ing from a car.
There was a reunion Sunday at the |
at Sipperly's Mill of the Ian gzetteI
10 of the members being pres
ent, coming from New Haven, An
sonia, Stamford. South Norwalk, AS
bury Park. N. J., and one from Ger
many The affair was made a picnic
and a good time was enjoyed.
The recently formed Carpenters I'm
ion will give a dance Friday evening
at National hall.
I'm the Shadow of the Rockies viii /
be again presented at National hall by
the members of the Southport fire de-
partment, the evening Of Tuesday,
May 81. This play was given in
about d month ago and was
we'll received, and is presented again
at the request Of many in Westport
VINO were uAdp4e 10 Oe present upon
that occasion The same cast Will APP
pear.
Lewis Miller has accepted a position
as driver for Jack Montgomery of
Norwalk.
Charles Patterson, Fred Hayes and
George Merron made the trip to
L. l., Sunday. with the
members of the Naval Militia on. the
U. S. IS. ,Machias.
? John L1Iber, manager of the West
port baseball team, spent yesterday in
New York.
The Westport baseball team would
like to secure games with out of town