The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-22
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the mound in the seventh inning to heave for the Gibson band. At that stage of the game the Gibsonites were leading by a score of to 2, aaS everything was serene as far as thev were concerned.
 Waite got by the seventh with no damage done. But in the eightF, Zowie! the boys just lambasted his delivery until Waite waited and won dered what it was all about. Tn that session the McCartys fell mon the young twirler for three home runs, a triple, double and a, single This broke up the game and McCar- ty and his cohorts went back to the hotel with a 6 to score in their favor.
 The real sad part of the whole af- fair is that Clarence Pitt, the vouth- fuI outielder, never stopped running back to the fence. Every time a batter faced Hoyt he damned one right out into the territory guarded by Clarence. Then the spectators would see Clarence bend his head and tear wildly after the bouncing and bounding sphere.
 No matter when and where one looked during this inning, the scene before him was Clarence Pitt dash ing madly over the greensward.
 In the pastime the veteran twirl CTS promenaded the mound. Ander- son, Benton, Sallee went three inn 1ngs apiece. While Tesreau labored through four-frames, Smith and Hovt finished tn eremainder. Dig Jeff appears to be rounding into shape nicely and is a glutton for work. He says he is lighter and feeling better than he did for inc past few years. All he allowed was Hemingways triple
 Benton was hit for three safeties nut they were all measly singles. Sal lee was stabbed for four hits, includ- Ing homer by Heinie Zimmerman. the pride of the Bronx. HoIke and Baker doubled off Slim, while Me Carty pounded him for a triple. An derson was touched for four hits. three singles and a double. Zimmerman was the hero of the | game, if it were entitled to a hero for the f1eet-footed third sacker | kicked the ball around two circuit l trips. His first was charged against Sallee and it's companion against | Hoyt.
 | Fletcher gathered the garlands in the opening inning, when he singled and by dint of perseverance stole all the way home. Fetch swiped second l conscientiously. Then when ha started for third every man took part III the chase. They had F1etch hon. ping hither and thither, and at last he fell.
 Anderson. who had the ball. skin ped over the prostrate runner and considering that a days work. ne glected to touch him. Then Ander- son and his cohorts strolled off inc diamond. Fetch let loose a yell and Referee Brannick called him safe. Then while the 'outs'' were squawk- ing Fetch stole home.
 Holke lined to Benny Kauff in the fifth and figured the Berry Wall of the team shared the ball. Conse- quently Holke kept jogging around the bags and nearly collapsed when he was nailed at third. Cutting re- marks were slipped him by his bud- dies.
 Though these are only practice games, McGraw keeps the "big three. 1 Burns, Kauff and Young, in the ou+- field on the same team. This is the way they will line up at the Polo Grounds.
 1 McGraw is. not swel1ed up over his youngsters in the fielding division. His maln reliance is Rodriguez, the Cu- ban. Roddy is shifted all around the inf1eld, for McGraw thinks he is well adapted to any position within the inner circle.