The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-14

SaV1n Rock, June 15-Bridgeports mad rush for the Eastern league pen nant was temporarily halted here yes terday afternoon, when New Haven bagged the first game of a double header, thereby cutting short the Americans wonderful winning streak, which had heightened out to 18I games. Jack Watson premier pitch CT of the local hurling corps, was the chief factor in Bridgeport's first set back of the season, yielding but four hits and keeping them widely scatter ed. He also essayed to make a gen uine cleanup by pitching tht second game, but a one-inning lapse, coupled with the failure of his team mates to hit the offerings of Ferguson, enabled Bridgeport to win and gain a fifty fifty split for the day. Figures in the final game registered New Haven 6, Bridgeport 1, while the night-cap number fund the locals sporting the zero end of a 2 to count. A cold northeast wind, which blew over the city all day kept the crowd down to normal proportions.
 Watson was the bright star of the
 
 than he has at other time this sea son. There was plenty of pep on his fast ball, while his curve never broke better. All of Bridgeports heavy hitters went hungry for base hits Vim being the only one of the heavies to connect with any degree of regularity. In the first game, Watson allowed but one bingle up to the eighth, when Bridgeport scored two hits, one a scratch, which paved the way for it's only run. Another single in the ninth gave the visitors a total of four for the game.
 During the second game Watson pitched air-tight ball in every inning except the second, when three con- secutive singles, followed by an out, enabled Bridgeport to score twice and romp home a victor. Watson dis tinguished himself in this battle by flaming seven men, three of whom , died in one round, the seventh. The victims were Brown, Connolly and Ferguson.
 After Manager Krichel1 had seen his winning streak knocked sky-high he fell back upon his trump card Alex Ferguson, for the second game Fergy proved more or less of a pug gle to the champions from start to finish, yielding but two hits and keeping runners off the bases in four of the seven innings. The only safeties collected off him were a handle-hit in the first inning by Tor phy and a screeching double to right field by Pjura in the third. From that time out New Haven was retired in one, two, three order. He executed a wonderful change of pace, mixing 9 slow floater with a fast in-shoot which had the locals pleading for mercy. Ferguson's winning streak remains intact, his victory yesterday marking his ninth straight.
 The first game was productive of the poorest fielding Bridgeport has exhfb- ited all season. After the teams had battled for three rounds without the senblance of a score, the visitors. How ard Baker in particular, conspired to boot away the game. Baker accom- plished his purpose with the ease of a master, his error of an easy infield fly which he followed up with a schoolboy error of a grounder. paving the way for New Haven's first two runs in the fourth inning.
 In the sixth, Outfielder Martin start ed where Baker had left off by plug ging a grounder while New HavenerS ran the bases wild and then allowing a fly ball to drop through his fingers Krichell and Grimes later entered into the spirit of the occasion and before the curtain fell they had six errors charged between them. New Haven's runs were scored in three separate innings-two at a time-but errors played an important factor in every one of them.
 Here's an idea of the way the runs were scored: With one out in the fourth. Bradshaw popped a fly over second base, which Baker fozzled. Nut ter slammed single to right, his sec ond of the game, and Bradshaw ad- vanced to third. Vim made brilliant throw to third base on the play anc might have caught Bradshaw, who over-ran the base. Instead. Lai at tempted to catch Nutter off first. bu the local rightfielder darted back tC safety. Simpson shot a grounder tc Baker, who tossed home to late tc prevent Bradshaw from scoring. Bal Forced Simpson at second on a rollel ko Braun and Nutter went to third Ball then started a delay steal anC Nutter was on his way to the bencE before Krichell finally got the Victor Baker juggled Millers grounder ant Ball went to third. A brilliant one hand stop by Grimes of Leid's grasse was converted into the third out, there by preventing further scoring.
 New Haven scored two more in tn, sixth. Bradshaw led off with a singl, but was forced at second by Nutter Simpson shot a hit to centerheld ant Martin juggled it long enough to alloy the feetfooted Nutter to go to thirC and Simpson to second. Ball hit fl, to Martin, who dropped it and Mute tore home, while Ball landed at sec ond and Simpson at third The lat ter scored a few minutes later on Mil lers long fly to centerfeld, which Mar tin managed to hold this time Lee, was retired for the third out on a fl to Bracket
 Two more runs in the eighth con cluded the Nurlins scoring for the day With two out, Ball hit safely and stol second. Miller drew pass Lei