The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-10
Baker Ties Score In Ninth
 With Home Run and Grimes
 Wins Game In Tenth With Circuit Smash. @

Bridgeport team in the 10th. when five runs came across the rubber, the Americans being returned the Win ners, Il to 6.
 Up until the ninth the Springfield team played fine ball and in fact had it all over the league leaders for good aggressive playing. Twice in the earlier innings the Pony players made the Bridgeport entry look like a bunch or raw bushers by using some clever ln- side ball.
 It was nip and tuck all the way with the odds being with the home team until H. F. Baker got a. toe hold on one of Paddy Greens f1oaters in the ninth, and with Lai on ahead of him, cleared the left center field fence by 20 feet, bringing in the tying runs. In the 10th with. the bases populated , Grimes duplicated his teammates stunt and put ball in about the same place good for four more tal- lies.
 The winners went right after the game in the opening frame counting a run. H. W. Baker bumped his way to first and was promptly pushed along by Lai's perfect sacrifice, Man ers to Gross. H. F. Baker toof1 first on four wide ones, making the first and second stations occupied Grimes hit to Kamyck, who tossed to Parent and H. F. Baker was forced. Freddie in attempting a double play, threw wild to Gross, and H. W. Baker cred ited Bridgeport with first blood. Wall went out. Manners to Gross, for the third man.
 The Ponies came right back in their half and evened up matters. Pete Clemens drew a base on balls and Parent dumped one down the first base line, Pete taking second On the -out. Gonzales smacked the first ball pitched between first and second, Pete knottfng the count on the hit.
 In the second inning the Ponies sgarnered a brace of tallies. Wheat drove one at the pitcher and was safe as the ball was too hard hit to handle in time for an out. kamyck came across with a pretty bunt, sending Wheat down to second, from where he scored when McDermott knocked off a. one-spot to left. Wall in left fumbled the ball long enough for Mac to make the keystone sack. Manners was an easy out, but 'Hit-That-Old- Apple" Clemens bounced a triple of the right field fence.
 In the third the Ponies made the visitors look bad on one play. Town send was out, but H. w. Baker drew a free ticket. Lai pounded out his first of five hits, Baker being held al second. A double steal was then at tempted. Baker had the throw beaten a mile at third. McDermot1 saw a play on him was useless and whipped the ball to Parent who caught Tai between the bases. Baker was caught flat-footed at third and the Ponys manager ran the China man down before Baker had started for third. It was a nice piece o headwork on the part of the Spring field backstop.
 Manners got in trouble in thu fourth when Grimes singled and Wal I,and Vim took first on wide ones 4 Manager Parent halted hostilities ant Bignaled for the derrick. Out wen Manners. and Paddy Green hove into view around the corner of the Pon! dugout. The bases were full but tha didn't seem to worry Paddy much, a he walked to the mound nipping ol bit of slippery elm.
 Sir Pat looked around the bases smiled at Colvin, the hitter, am threw him the razzle- dazzle bal Covie hit right back at the one-tim l'woodchopper, Pat heaved the ball t Mac, and Mac completed a brett r. Mo- hon q nice catch of Skiff's foul fly for tn third out and the fans took a chanc O breathing again.
 The Ponies added another in tn fifth with two down when Parer singled and Gonzales doubled. Town send was derricked and Ferguson ser to the firing line. From this time ol with the exception of the seventh, tn Ponies were held in check.
 In the seventh the Ponies ono more made the league leaders IoC bad. Green came to the bat Babe Ruth style, and went out a three pitched balls, knocking u third into the catchers mitt vii great force. Clemens was not to loutdone by Pat so he also whiffe Parent, however, clouted out a Jus two-bagger and Gonzy got base ( balls. Gross singled and Manag Fred counted the Cuban going to u dizzy corner on the play. On u first bali Gross started for secon Skiff threw to ColvE and Gross pu. ed back toward first, Gonzey start, for the plate, but this didn't seem bother Covie whose sole thought W to get Gross. Gross ran back al forth between the first and secol station until he saw Gonzales cro the rubber and then went up and g put out. The Americans looked DO in this play. '-'
 Then came tine ninth, Tai got | fourth hit of the game. Then H.
 Baker strode up to the plate. Gre again threw the zzle-dazzle ba but this tine there was no dag on it and tte batter rode it q m over the center field fence, knotti the count.
 The 10th, however, was the saddt of all. Skiff hit to Gonzales, w made nice stop and then chuck the pill into the Ponies dugout. Fe guson sacrificed Skiff to third.
 W. Baker sent a long fly to Clel ems who dropped the ball after hard run, Skiff breaking the tie. l rolled one at Green and the b trickled through Pats mitt, Lai s to first and was credited with his fiji safe hit. H. F. Baker got base
 balls and the o.d ball game was
 over when Grimes dropped one o' the fence in center. The Ponies WI all easy outs in :heir half. The sec
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