The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-07
CAPABLE,
PITCHING ALLOWS
/ B'P'T EVEN BREAK

Hartford, Aug AFTER trying In
&fn for the third successive game 10
NASH over a tally, Hartford yesterday
81 the second game of its doublehead-
dr with Bridgeport, came through with
q quartet of runs and divided the days
r1roFrarnI carried out at the Wethers-
field avenue grounds The first en-
counter resulted in a. to o defeat for
the local tribe, Gingras' twirling and
Empire Browns defective sight being
a little too much of a handicap for,
Rieper's crew, but the second battle
was an altogether different affair the
senators grabbing the long end of
A. to score.
Freddie Trautman was selected to
do .tne hurting for the Senators in the
initial game and Freddie did a darn
gocd' job. With the exception of the
third inning, when the Americans
landedi on him for three hits and, their
only tally. Trautman kept the visit
Ing tribe where it belonged. Gingras
pttched a good game, the locals beng
&nable to touch him with men occupy
4fe the sacks. Hartford lett IL men
stranded during the encounter.
Ii Brsdgeport scored the only run of
de game In the third inning. ( Gin
&ras started the trouble by pushing
a single to left but he was ret red
~hen Bracket hit into fie1der's
chotce Priest singled to center and
Bracket took second and both run
Hers advanced sahd3 Y5zens Corcoran
aammed a sing sht With
ne bases full. zinn hit ~ BFeen, who
f>n1bled the ball momentarily and
HFackett tailed Priest also attempted
q score but Breen got the ball to Car
roll In time to catch him at the plate.
Lear ended the inning BY flying to
Grimes.
The second game was a good deal
better from the standpoint of the
Hartford Rfains 4 In an effort to break
the no-score jinx, Pieper pushed Don
Brown up. to lead-off position and Don
led of by. getting pass He went
clear around to third when Lear ma d g
a niscue on Breen's grounder. sBreen
taking the keystone sack. Brown
scored on Roths sacrifice fly. the first
run for the Senators in IS innings.
Rreen took third on the play and
scored when Grimes also lifted sac
rIfice ny.
bridgeport scored its only tally of
the game in the second inning. when,
wffhore out. Grimes hit to center and
stole second. He took third when his
twin brother let Heads throw go
through him and scored on CarroIrs
single,
Hartford did not come through until
the sixth when It put the game in the
refrigerator by tallying two more
counters Grimes and Reichle were
retired ON fnfield outs but Low started
trouble when he walloped double tc
right Kennedy drew a pass and ther
the two worked perfect double steal
Low scoring at the plate while Kenne-
dx "scooted' all the, way round tc
third. Skin placed double to left
scoring Kennedy. but Head ended the
iinning by hitting to Martin.
In the third inning, his jumps liven.
tRd the afternoon BY banishing Brack
I em when that player. Kicked a. little
too strenuously ON the third strike ant
aater by ordering Krichell from the
Erpurids for disputtng decision OF
the keystone sack. Bracket took hi.
time in leaving the grounds ana dix
not get beyond the. boundary line.
until he, told the urnp just what h,
thought OF him. KrichelI did hi,
Hcking In a nice, gentlemanly man
iner, but Brownie was peeved ant
dusted him from the enclosure.
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