The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-12
Locals Win 18th Straight By Victory Over Hartford
Bee, New Addition to Amer icans' Pitching Staff, Holds Senators at Bay Until Eighth Inning When Ferguson is Sent on Hill to Stop Homesters' At tack-Score ' to 4.

or the brlOS0QOEI AA1CA4SoAAo1 ,WAAA~@- has stood all fans aghast, giving no signs of relenting and General Paul Krichelps charges continue to press on after crushing all opposition since the first shot for the supremacy or the Eastern League was fired more than a fortnight ago. Yesterday afternoon the machine representing the Park City was presented to the gaze of the local fans for the hrst time this season and proceeded on the same scale as from the very opening of the pennant race.
 By vanquishing the Senators to the tune of to 4, the Bridgeport com bination extended its consecutive stretch of victories to IS, with visions of establishing a minor league record but to win Manager Krichell had to resort to his trump card, Alex Fer guson, who has played an important part in the astonishing performance made by the team so far this season, being credited with eight of the Is victories. Alex vindicated Manager Krichelrs strategy when he disposed of the Senators in order after he was called to fill the breach in the eighth inning, following Shay's single to left field. This made the Bridgeport pilot act immediately, as See totter- ed under the strain of limiting the Senators to a lone hit in six innings.
 Manager Krichell assigned See, new acquisition, to the mound and for six innings he held the Senators at bay, permitting only one hit, which was made by Roy Grimes in the sixth. However, in the seventh he crumpled badly and the Senators lit on him for three bingles, which together with an error. hit batsman and a sacrifice fly, produced three runs. Fletcher Low hushing the crowd which was in frenzy of excitement by lifting up puny fly to Grimes with runners on second and third imploring for safety across. When Shay opened up the eighth with stinging single to left field, Manager Krichell deemed it best to use the derrick, and Alex Ferguson entered the box.
 -> Johnny Brown was entrusted with the task of checking the furious pace of the Americans, but he was not equal to the occasion and the visitors took kindly to his offerings. True it is that the Bridgeport band garnered 10 hits off his delivery and hit the ball with much vigor otherwise, but had Brown been accorded proper sup port, one may never tell but that the result would have been different. Captain Gardella was charged with two costly errors when he fumbled two throws from Briger in an at tempt to nip the adventurous run ners..
 Vim reached first when Grimes could not adjust his equilibrium to peg to first on the OrientaPs hot drive. Very few shortstops could have made that play and Vim earned hit. With Braun at bat, Vim tore for second and on Briger's whiff to Gardella, Umpire Brown called the runner out, but when Gardella dropped the ball, the arbiter had to alter his decision. Had Gardella clenched the throw the side would have been retired, but 1t banned out that trouble ensued, Bridgeport putting three runs across the rubber.
 The situation would not have been as embarrassing had not Gardella foozled again on Braun, whose sin gle enabled Vim to tie the count, after iGardella permitted him to get to sec ond. With Connolly yielding his bat Braun made tracks for second only to be Jagged by Briger, but much tc leveryone's chagrin, Gardella repeated the play on Vim and the consequences were greater than at first, as Dee came through with a single that SCOT ed Braun, and Connolly, who receiv- ed a pass, tallied on Martins infielG hit. But that was not all that the Americans benefited as the result o1 the loose playing behind Brown, ever though he was wild and nicked fol ten hits. In the fifth with runners or first and second, Roy Grimes le Yims hot grounder go through hin and the error cost two runs. Crime! hardly had to move to nab tht grounder and a double play was il front of him. And still that did no terminate Bridgeport's scoring through some aid, as Low gave then run when he, played Sees grounde poorly in the seventh.
 Although Roy Grimes made a ia tal error, he did his hardest to re deem himself and his smoking dou ble in the seventh was responsibl for one of the three runs, beside paving the way for the Senators t get within striking distance of tn pacemakers, only to have Fletche Low pop up to Ray. It also re mained for Roy Grimes to solve Sc for the first hit, after he held tn local hitless for five innings. In tn sixth Grimes uncorked a drive tha would have penetrated any stabl structure. As soon as the resound ing blow started for the outfield, Yin the fleet footed Chinese player, mad a gallant attempt to spear the wal lop, but the globule carromed off hi glove and Grimes was limited to on base. Vim surely deserved praise fo his play on his murderous drive.
 The Senators got off to a goo start by putting over a counter the first inning, much to the enthu siasm of one of the biggest week day crowds at the Wethersfield Ave nue grounds in some time. Call worked See for a pass and move to second on Werre's sacrifice. Gal della reached first when Baker mad a wicked tumble of his easy ground CT. Cally taking third. Roy Crime was winged by See and when Low h
 ito Braun, Cally scored, but Crime was forced at second. Gardella als