The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-04
NUTTER'S CATCHES KEEP BRIDGEPORT
 FROM TAKING TWO

New Haven, Aug. 1.-Two great catches by Right Fielder Nutter loom ed up as the salient features Of yes- terdays twin-bill on the Savin Rocg grounds between the New Haven and Bridgeport clubs. After the invaders had trounced the leaders to a queens 8 taste in the getaway, the locals came back with renewed vigor in tf1e hnaa sketch and earned 50-50- break TOT the day by bagg1ng a victory by scant margin of one run. Seven to one was Bridgeport's margin of suc- cess in the first battle while the sec ond game wound up with New Haven hugging the long end of a to 1 score
 In the fourth round Lear, who made a home run in the first game, sent Nutter back against the center field fence to drag down his long drive. In making the catch, Nutter stepped into a hole but this did not prevent him from holding on to the ball for a sec ond and then whipping it to the in- field and holding Corcoran on second base.
 It was in the sixth inning, how ever, that Nutter broke the Bridge porters' hearts by pulling the unex- pected. With the score knotted at ones and two men on bases, Jack Egan, hard sticker,. drove a line drive to deep right center. As the ball left the bat both runners started at full speed. Nutter, too, was on the alert and gauged the ball correctly. Running with his back to the ball he travelled about ten yards and then stuck out his gloved hand and made a, sensational back-ha,nd catch The play not only saved a possible defeat but placed Nutter on the honor roll for many days to come.
 Nutter's catch served as a fitting climax to one of the most interesting ball games of the year. Frank Wood ward was on the mound for the home sters and held the opposition to three hits over the seven inning route, while Dick Tuckey, the Park City slabster, was very effective in the pinches and famed Rfconda, for the third out with two on bases in the third and in the fifth, forced Neal Ball to breeze with the bases crowded.
 Bridgeport scored its only run in the fourth on Brackets single, Shan non's error and Priests hit 10 center Priest was trapped at third on Cor coran's attempted sacrifice. Corcoran stole second and Nutter then made his star catch off Lear. Egan closed the inning by lifting fly to Ball.
 New Haven stored the tying run in the fifth on an unique play. F1aherty started the rumpus by hitting safely to center. Miller attempted to sacri- fee, but popped a short fly which Egan grabbed with one hand. Weav- CT. followed with a one cushion blow tQ Jeff sanding ESla harfv fn soohnd Woodward, who usually hits 'ern a | mile, then shot single to left and Naylor, who was coaching at third base, instructed Flaherty to keep go ing. Brackets throw-in beat Fla herty, who darted back for third. Af- ter running back few steps Flaherty cleverly evaded Egan and slid across
 with the tying run.
 1 Moose Miller broke up the game ir the sixth by scoring Shannon from second on hit to: center. Shannon got a base through a fielder's choice and would have been the third ou on attempted steal but for Martin. error of Egan's perfect toss = l Bridgeport had everything it's ow1 l way in the first game. Walker, tho local twirIer, was touched up rather 1 freely whi1e> Ferguson, who toiled fol 1 the visitors, allowed but four hits
 New Haven's only run was the resu1 I of an error by Martin, an out and . I single by Riconda. Bridgeport heM :
 3 to 1 lead until the ninth when the, opened fire on Walker for a half dog
 en hits. Two of them, doubles, fo four tallies. The batting of Fries
 and the fielding of Lear featured thi game. !