The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24
Tanks Win Only Game
 In Majors Yesterday
Defeat Browns Al Before
 Smallest Crowd of Season Only 1,5oo People at Game Hyatt Tries to Steal Home But is Nabbed.

New York, July 24-Old Ham Hyatt, pastiming at first base for the Tanks, since Waffle Pipp hied away to the war, felt so frisky up at the Polo Grounds yesterday that in, the fourth inning of the wrangle with St. Louis, he tried to steal home. The play would have worked out all right perhaps on a dark night, but yester- day all the St. Louis players happen ed to be looking at the time. As Ham came romping in he saw Nuna- maker with the ball waiting for hiril, and promptly changed his mind about stealing and started a strategic re- treat. Nunamaker started after him and planted the ball on his back.
 Hyatt's mad scamper for the plate which came to grief didn't prevent the Tanks from beating the Browns, to 1, by grouping hits on Dave Davenport While Dave fell down on his pitching, he rose to marvellous heights as batsman, and in the third inning he slammed a home run inro the right field grand stand ard gave the Browns their only run.
 Empires Bill Evans and Georgs Hildebrand are still among the miss ing, and when it was time yesterday for Announcer Harry Saffir to- tell the folks who the officials were, he announced, "The umpires today are Messers. Nallin." AS a matter of fact, there was only one Nallin, and Dick isn't so good an umpire that he is twice as good as any one else. The game finds itself in such an unsettled condition because of the fight or work order, that the f:lns are evidently staying away from the park until some definite announce ment is made about the games fu- | ture. The smallest crowd of the sea son was there yesterday, about 1, 500 l people.
 Bill Lamar; who is playing in right i field these days, is making nay "hi,4 the sun shines, He got three hits. Mogridge, who pitched for the Tanks, got himself into few ticklish positions, but he squirmed out of them in good shape by exercising some keen pitching. The Browns had the bases jamrned in the fourth. Mo l gridge walking Joe Gedeon purpose I ly to complete the full house on the corners. There were two out, and as all the St. Louis runners were started on their flight homeward, Smith popped to Peckinpaugh. Maisel and Austin were caught flat footed in the first inning in an unus- ual double play. After Maisel na6 singled, Austin tried to sacrifice, but popped up to Migridge. The pitch CT muffed the ball and threw Austin out at first, Pratt covering the bag Maisel, who had hugged close to first was then doubled up before he could get to second. Pratt to Peck.
 There were two out in the third when Davenport put the Browns ill the running by sending a screaming homer into the stand. The ball hit the concrete railing in front of the stand and bourded inside. The Tanks took the lead away in the fourth. Baker got an infield hit, beating the ball to first. Pratt cracked a double to left, sending Baker to third, Hyatt smashed a sin gle to centre and scored baker. Pratt also scored and Hyatt took second when Smith jet the ball get away from him in centrefield. Bodie sacri- ficed Hyatt to third, and it was then that Ham attempted to steal homo. After NunamaSer caught him in re- treat, Peckinpaugh famed.
 With two gone in the fifth, Lamar singled to left and stole second, SCOT ing on Caldwelrs single to centre. Caldwell died trying to steal. The other Yankee 1un was coined in the seventh. After Peck famed Han nah singled 0 centre and went to second on wild pitch Mogrtdge whiffed, and Lamar got his third hit. an infield tap, and sent Hannah to the eighth, Smith made a spectacular i running grab of Hyatts long drive and scored Hannah. In the last oc third. Caldwell boosted a nit to left ] to centre.