The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-28
Americans Beat Mur|inS
In a "A Inning Contest
Americans Collect IA Hits
Off Mule " Watson
Pju1la and Christy Get
Two Hits Apiece.

In a very slow but interesting game
the local team bested the team rep
resenting the Elm City in thinning
game yesterday at Ncwf1eld park The
Americans started things right from
the opening and in the first tailed
one run and in the second added two
more. They rested during the third
stanza but in the fourth crossed the
pan twice and in the fifth once. This
ended the scoring of the Krichen ma
chine until the final inning when they
pushed over the winning run.
The Murltns did not score until the
fourth when they received a pair Of
runs With the score go against them
in the seventh they tied this by some
heavy clouting and wild pitching.
This ended the scoring for the day.
The locals first run was scored when
Martin hit a single and was sacrificed
base by Lai. Bracket then sacrt-
decd him to third where from he
scored on Grimes two-bagger. In the
second inning Braun started the in
ming by striking out. Connolly got a
single but was forced out at second
on sava's hit to the pitcher. Martini
clouted the pill for three bases, send
ing ;Sava home. Lai singled, scoring
Martin, but was caught stealing sec
ond.
In the fourth Vim, the first man up,
was put ont on a grounder to the
second baseman. Braun was given
free transportation to the initial sack,
and went to second on Connelly's sin
gle. Together they worked a double
steal, Braun taking third and Con-
nelly second and both registered on
Martins third hit Of the day. In the
hfth Baker walked, stole second and
came home on Yim's single. This
ended the scoring of the locals till the
last inning.
The Murlins scored their first runs
when Miller, the first man up in the
fourth, got a single. He was advanced
to second on Bob Christys single and
both moved along a base when
Fudge" PJura soaked the pill for one
base. They all moved up a peg when
Connolly let the ball get by him, Mil
Ter scoring on it. Watson hit the
breeze three times, but Christy count
ed when Torphy knocked greunder
to the second baseman.
New Hayen's big inning was the
seventh when they found the offer
ings of Sava with ease, getting four
safe blows and as many runs. Nutter
started the inning by flying out to
Martin. Simpson got a single and
moved to second when Ball took first
as a gift of four balls. Miller con-
nected for a one-base drive that sent
Simpson across the pan and Ball
took second. Christy advanced each
runner base with his hit and Pjura
hit the horsehide to right field for two
bases, Ball and Miller scoring and
ChHsty taking third. Watson hit 8
Erounder to second which scored
Christy with New Haven's last run Of
the day.
sava, who started on the mound
for the locals, was wild Throughout
and was hit freely. He was guilty Of
walking six, hitting one, and the Muir
Inns collected nine hits off his deliv'
cry. Townsend, who relieved him II
the seventh, was in much better form
and allowed but one hit in the sever
innings he pitched, although he gave
tree free passes and hit two men.
Watson, who was on the mound fol
the Elm City team, was hit with ease
The Americans gathered IA hits ant
most Of them came at opportun'
times. Bridgeport was well prepre
scented on the New Haven team. Bol
Christy played third, Fudge Pjur;
caught and Dick Scanlon was on tn
coaching line part of the game. Tn
score: