The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-24
Ferguson Holds Planters to 2 Scratch Hits, Striking Out 7-5,OOO Present.

Aleck Ferguson pitched another tight and steady game yesterday, de- feating New London by the score of 50. He held them hitless for the first seven innings but in the eighth two hits coupled with an error filled the bases. Fergy, by his coolhead- ness got out of the pinch in safety
 Throughout the entire game the rooters hooted the New London play CTS, especially Manager Flynn. In the ninth inning he went on the first base coaching lines but was greeted with a number of bottles and stones. The crowd was finally quilted and the game went on, but after the game everybody rushed to the visiting teams dugout and used the players and umpires roughly. It was not un' til after some hard work on the part of the policemen that the visitors were gotten out of the park and into automobiles to save them from being injured by the rioters. One of the umpires pleaded to the crowd to stop their rough tactics but was greeted with a soda water bottle on top of the head.
 Manager Flynn was the man whom the crowd sought the most of all. He was escorted to an automobile by the cops and then placed in the middle of a bunch of neutrals who travelled with him till he was clear of the dan- ger zone. The Planters were dearly paid back for the mean way in which they treated the locals last Saturday in their town. Umpire Stockdale,
 Cof- urday was also sought by the local s gangsters. Luckily he was not se- 4 lected to officiate at the game yes terday.
 Keliher, who started on the mound for the Flynn crowd, got through the first inning without any trouble but in the second the fireworks started. Grimes, the first man up, hit a grounder to Brady but was thrown out at first Baker walked, Vim hit a two bager to center field which sent Baker to third. Braun hit 8 single to right field and Baker scored but Vim was out at the plate on quick return by Messenger. Braun went to second base on the throw in and scored when Krichell hit a single to right Ferguson ended the inning by striking out.
 The locals took things quiet in the third inning but in the fourth tailed two more runs. Grimes again started the session but this time he took first base on four balls. Baker also was given a free ticket. Vim hit a grounder to Brady who juggled the ball but managed to beat the runner to first. Keliher then let go a wild pitch and Grimes scored while Baker took third. Braun laid down sacri- flee bunt scoring Baker while he was being thrown out from Keliher to Flynn Krichell knocked ao high fly to Messenger, who fumbled the ball, but was caught stealing second from Wendell to Brady.
 The Americans scored their last run in the seventh stanza. With one down Krichell walked. He took sec ord on a passed ball by Wendell, and was sacrificed to third by Ferguson He then scored on a single to left by Martin.
 Braun had an off day in the field making three errors, while Baker was guilty of one. They both made uE for these, however by good playing at other parts of the game.
 Vim and Lai, the Chinese stars, leo their team at the bat. The former connected for a double and a single while the latter came through with z long clout that went for two bases The score: