The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-27
BURLESQUE GAMES OF THE PAST SEASON

Last season in the majors there were seven games in which the win ming team scored fifteen or more runs Five of the burlesque exhibi- tions were produced on National League diamonds, while Ban John sons circuit was credited with three. The first high score game of 1918 was played in Philadelphia on April 30 by National leaguers, the Giants walking over Pat Moran's outfit and winning to the tune of 15 to 0. On May the White Sox were in De- troit and whipped the home team by a count of 19 to 8, and four days later the Braves, using the Robins as goats, tried to equal the number of tallies made by Clarence Rowlands team, Their attempt, however, fell short, but they did succeed in going the Giants high score mark one bet ter, beating the Robins 16 to 0. Three weeks later the Robins took 1 part in another contest in which runs were scored fast and often. The
 game was played with the Cards at
 Ebbets Field and was real thriller. | The Brooklyns started off we'll. Be- fore three Robins were retired in the
 first inning six of Uncle Hobbies ath-
 letes had trotted over the plate, but
 in the second frame the Cards scored
 seven times, and when the end of the
 ninth rolled around the teams fere
 on even terms with twelve tallies apiece. In the twelfth frame the
 Cards went on another batting ramp
 age and scored three runs, winning
 the battle by count of 15 to 12.
 On July at Pittsburgh the Pirates
 opened a series with the Braves, and | those who witnessed the game saw the Pirates score more runs than any
 other National League club did in
 previous contests. When the ninth
 inning was played the Braves were
 short 16 runs of tying the count, and
 it was Pittsburg's victory, 17 to 1
 Two days later in the American
 League the Athletics, whom few
 would accuse of humiliating 'theil
 opponents on thed iamond. grew Deeved at the sight of Ty Cobb ant other Tigers in practice at shibe Park, and when the game started the , crew led by Connie Mack tore int
 Ttaghey Jennings Tigers and the score at the end of the contest wal } 10 to 0 in favor of the Athletics.
 was a memorable afternoon for th' I usually subdued Quaker City outfit. } The Robins and Cards played z } Cnu5'e header at TI1bets Field on Jul! 3 27. The first game was baseball q, 0 luxe, the Robins winning by a lo- 5 score of ? to 0. But the last half O 8 the bill was baseball de bush. Jacl r Hendricks crew from St. Louis score,
 their 22nd run of the game in the las e inning but In their turn at hat tn t Robins went out in order and hat :. only seven runs t') their credit or tn s same number that the Cards scored il n the seventh frame.
 r While the Robins took part in nor . burlesque affairs than any other cluf e they participated in only one of tn o five games played In the Nationa
 League which lasted 16 or more in = nings. This game was staged in Chi @ caeD July IS and the Robins score I the run whSch brought victory in tn t 18th frame The final score was 3 t . ?, and Grimes worked for the Robins = while Vaughn opposed him. On tn r previous day the Cubs defeated tn S Phillies in a 21-inning battle, and 0 = August 1 the Pirates and Brave
 equalled the extra, inning recor5' mad : by the Phillies and Cubs The gam ' was played at Braves Field, and i t the Fist frame the Pirates scored tw 2 runs and won. Not a run was mad = by either club in the 20 frames.
 1T The. two other long drawn out bal r. ties In the National League were a @ to 19-inning tie between the Phi IS lies and Cards and a 16-inning victor
 for the Pirates over the Braves by a count Of ,to ?.