The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-30
Locals Shut Out 40, By Springfield, While Grays Even Double Header Baseball Situation in Re view.


 The trail led to New Haven today where the Americans, though occu- pants of second place in the Eastern | League, one-half game behind the leading Grays, will sit at the wake of MT. Booze.
 That there is still a hope of the To- calls safely fortifying themselves in tthe commanding post by the end of this week is indicated by the schedule for the next six days on which the Americans encounter the supposedly weaker hines of the circuit. While the Americans are battling the Mur- lins in New Haven today the Grays will have their hands full in Provi- dence with the Pittsfielders, whoso antics have made the league race a most interesting one.
 ] A victory for the locals and defeat for the Grays will put the Americans on top:
 Bridgeport, 2S Is 636 Providence 2S IT 622
 A defeat for the locals and victory for the Grays. however, will increase the latters lead to a full game: | Providence, 29 Is 645 Bridgeport, 27 r 611
 The Americans inability to paste the old horse hide in the game with Springfield yesterday at Newfield Park, while the Grays were breaking even with the Worcester aggregation, losing the first game "a and winning the second, 10-7, pushed the locals town into second place. While the locals Were trying to find the elusive sphere the Ponies were hitting Leon- ard for enough hits with which to eff feet a 4 to shutout
 : Carlson was literally a Chinese puz- zie for the local players and never was he in real danger of being scored on. The Americans, try as they did, could not locate the pill and when they did connect with it, the swat de- VeIoped in a riser which was easily brought down by the prepared Spring field fielders. This young Swede de- Veloped into the most baffIing hurIer seen in these diggings in many a day and he had all the say. And it was
 not because of spectacular fielding that he won, either, for so far as fielding was concerned the Americans played rings around the visitors. who turned in two msplays against Bridgeports clean slate.
 Particularly brilliant was the work
 of Outfielders Gene Martin and
 Brother Kenneth Grimes. These two made several seemingly impossible
 stops with apparent ease. Lai and
 Braun, too, were on the job and killed many we'll meant bang
 Leonard was the moundsman, but he was not equal to the task and Marty Walsh was called upon to save the day, but in vain. He started well. but like Leonard soon loosened and
 the game went. It was a bad day for Bridgeport and Bridgeport hurIers in particular, three two-baggers being piled up against them by the Ponies ! The Americans longest hit, a ripple. was made by Martin. But Bridgeporters found a little re. lief even in defeat for the very good 1 reason that a local boy, Hart, for
 merly of tile Locomobile Company team, was in the Springfield lineup. ] He batted for 900, but when it cana to fielding at first base he was net lacking and accepted II chances, three of them unusually difficult ones i without single flip.
 The Ponies started scoring in the ! first inning. With one down Manager Holly singled and moved to second on ! Kings out at first, Baker to Grimes Kay doubled, scoring his boss The. i next batter, LennoX, went out easily. i Again in the fourth the opposition scored-this time twice. Leonard war in whirl. Lennox singled and came home on Wilder's long slam into left center Bentley hit through Leonard and got his base, but that sack couldn't hold him, so he stole second. Here Leonard held consultation with himself to decide whether to- throw home or down to second but before he could reach a decision Wilder stole home. Hart whiffed, but Carlson walked, the signal that excited Leon. ard and brought Walsh into play. Marty gave Mameo an easy one. Mameo pasted it, but Marty got it on the bound and retired thu, runne, at first. i Again in the eighth the visitors tal- ] lied. Kings scratch hit was hand1ed i too slow and he took his base. Kay raised one to Brother Kenneth, who got it and barely missed malxfnr a double on a wonderful toss Lennox hit, King moving to third and scored on Wilder's Diff. A double play en- gineered by Baker, Braun and Grimes /, ended the inning and incfdentalIy the afternoons scoring. sla. q ReiEer's air-tight pjtchtnsx beat New Haven ee 5. for the pittsffeld as- gresation at New Haven yesterday The Murlins twice tied the score. but each ttfn4 the visitors forged ahead , again on timely ib1ngles. While this was going on in New Haven Water bury, at home. was shutting out Hart ford. to O..
 Washington shut out Philadelphfn 1 to o. in a game that was filIed with splendid plays, while the 11fArs from Detroit put it all over on the C1eve- land Indians. to Q.
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