The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-26
Americans, Through Lai's Hit, Defeat Pittsffeld, But Provi- dence Keeps on Beating POnieS-BaSebalI Resume.

Thanks to the splendid optics of Bill Tai and his ability to slam 'em out the Americans today go into their second game with Pittsfield in that city full of ambition and determina- ton of making it two straight wins in a row. That the feat can be &C., complished is probable for the locals yesterday completely outplayed the Hillies, according to the special dis patch received today from that city. The final score was to 3.
 As Providence defeated Spring cid again by to 1, however, the locals made no progress in the race for the championship for the two teams are divided by the same margin-one and a half games. The Bridgeporters have hope, confidence, something one cannot find In all the Eastern League teams just at this particular stage of the race.
 The Americans hit hard and ef- fectively. They lost no opoprtuni- ties and, on the contrary, were al- ways on top of the enemy, pastfng the old pill to all corners of the lot. It was Bill Lais hit in the fourth with the score to ?, favoring the locals, that enabled the Bridgeporters not only to forge ahead but also to ultimately win the game.
 Marty Walsh twirled for Bridge port and with the exception of the second when he allowed the Hi11ies to tie the score, 2-2, he pitched a fairly creditable game. McCorry 0p- posed him and had a hard time of it, chiefly because of the poor support given him by those back of him. He showed a puzzling speed ball, but, while the Americans were baffled by it in the first inning, they got to him hard after the second and won in walk, as they say down the track.
 Vaughn was at his best with men on bases and the Cubs won the last game of the Cincinnati series by a score of 3 to 1. Ring was hit hard in the seventh when four hits and base on balls gave the Cubs two r.lns. Bressler then went into the box and stopped the scoring.
 The Giants have discovered that they can't spot the Dodgers six runs and beat them. They tried it in Brooklyn yesterday and it didn't work. They only succeeded in sending about 4,000 Brook1y fans home happy in the thought that the league leaders had been soundly trounced by a score of to 4.
 It was a bad, bad day for the Giants. They couldn't hit or field or get any reliable pitching until it was too late, for when they finally did settle back into their stride they were so badly out of the running that their cause was hopeless. The Dodgers made six runs in the first inning and 1t upset the whole club. It so dis gusted John McGraw that he sought sec1usion in the dugout and remained there for the rest of the day, leaving the field strategy to Matty.
 Cecil Causey, the most reliable per former on the New York hurling staff and the author of eight victories this season, was the young man who got the Giants off on the wrong foot. Cecil drew the assignment to pitch against the Dodgers but must have taken a Cincinnati, warmup, which is a couple of losses of the ball. At least, when he got to the mound he quickly dis covered that i1e had left his box of tricks on the bench.
 The Phillies again divided a double header with the Braves, the latter winning the first game, to 4, and Philadelphia the second, to 8. One ragged inning in which the Phi1lies punched their misplays while Boston punched four hits, gave the Braves the first game. Holke's fielding fea- tured. Luderus' home run into deep centerfeld in the eighth inning with two runners on the bases won the second game.