The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-16
NEW LONDON TAXES FIRST
 IN BIG SERIES
SBy WaRnG.l

New London, Sept. 16-The New London players didn'tssee Dick Tuckey in the audience yesterday so they walked right on the field and slaugh- tered the Lawrence, New England league champions. in the first game of the post season series. The score was 4 to 1 but this does not indicate the marked superiority of the Planters over their rivals. Lawrence stayed in the hunt for four innings but in the fifth the Eastern champions started their heavy artillery and after that there was never any doubt of the re- suit.
 The Lawrence club formed a strik- ing contrast to New London as the fans realized when the New England 1eaguers came on the field. Led by Louis Pieper, 8 Harvard graduate and a former Harvard coach. the Massa- chusetts aggregation was made up mostly of youngsters with a sprink- ling of veterans. These boys showed themselves to be hustlers. They were fast on the bases but indicated no great batting ability and were uncer- tain insdelding.
 The New London club. on the other hand, introduced a veteran lineup with few youngsters in the cast Becker, Marheeka and Quinn are the only ones who have not seen years Of service. New London appeared stronger at the bat than Lawrence and was also bet ter in the field One department in which the Planters exceIled was the catching. Wa5ter Ahearn, the buxom New London foackstop, played won derfu1 bah while Bruggy of Lawrence gave an awful exhibition. He muffed two fouls and dropped throw at the plate.
 Bill Powers put considerable on the baseball. The New London squirrel was unsteady in the first inning but -ax- -LH-- yell for help. He gave only five hitss two Of them in the opening session Powers famed four and issued only one pass.
 Pearson. an old timer, did the Law renee hurIing. Pearson knows how to pitch but that lets him out. He has deceptive change of pace which fooled the Planters in the early stages but they manag ed to concentrate their hits in the fifth and seventh. Roy Rock was Pearsonss worst enemy The SRIanter shortstop coInbed the veteran for h1see singles. Joe Briggs inserted a single in the fifth that decided the game
 There were many briIliant bits of fielding. In the first stanza with How ard on first, Briggs dashed in and made a shoestring catch of Lyncla's short fly ant in the seventh Marhefka got under Nah oney's foul after a hard
 
 Jake Warner was deprived of a triple in the seventh when Llyster ran back almost to the fence and took the ball as ft was passing over his shoulder
 Lawrence got the first run when Howard was passed in the opening round He started for third on Ll1y- ster,s ingle and kept on to the plate when Briggs let the ball go through him. New sLondon tied matters in the second on Marhefka'ss double, O'Con- nel1's error and Ahearms long fly to center. Marhefkal would have been out at the plate but Bruggy dropped the throw.
 The teams batt1ed without result until the fifth when Rock singled and took third on Warmers double. Then Briggs dropped a hit in right, scoring two. In the seventh Becker beat out an infe1d hit, stole second and counted on Rocks smash to left.
 There were 2,40O paid admissions at Plant field and every seat was taken. Just before the game Manager Mo Cam of New London was presented with travelling bag by his players. Before the series is over Owner Plant will be given a loving cup by his play CTS and the New London fans. The score: