The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-28
Worcester And Locals
 Clash For Second Place
Americans Gaining on Nassa- chusetts CrOWd-NuIrcnnan Going Great for Providence Club This Season.

Tho battle for Recond place was waged in earnest today when the worrcster players. who arc just an eyelash ahead of Bridgeport. stopped nt New0eld park to try conclusions with Grimes men. The plasteriuS which New Haven gave Worcester yesterday ~rablcd the locals to gain on the Massachusetts crowd.
 The Americans had a pretty fair record laFt week and topped f. off by tossing trimming into Pitts6eld here yesterday by tO 1. Johnny Reiger, who used Co bother Bridgeport when he twiricd for New London, was in there for Pittsdeld. Johnny got by for threc innings but fin the fourth fifth and sixth, the home talent pasted his wares around something scandal ous. They did all their scoring right thcre and that was enough.
 kid McECrty had ono of his good dayP and the Bridgeport sOuthpaw kept the Pittsncld swattcrs from do- ing much damage. Their nine hits wrre not punched to any advantage. Martin. with a double and two sim gIvs. did tho best hitting for Bridge port. Hank Bracl5ett was also there with two singles.
 It's too bad Mulronnau was ever aI- lowed Co got away from Bridgeport That youuguter is going great guns for Providence and will surely be back fin tho major leagues next season. He won another contest yesterday by beating Hartford. He held the Sen ators Co three hts
 Waterbury fans arc running true to form. They staged. Q mob scene yes tcrday iu which Umpire Mclaughlin was the william The cops had to come along and save Inc umpire. They have to do something in Waterbury to knl time on Sunday.
 Judging from what happened In Cin- cinnai yesterday. that much dis cussod protest of the Red Pirate game Of July didn't amount to q hill of beans. The Reds got the game any way, and are now ns close to the Giants as if tho protest hadn't been made. sun the Giants believe win ming protest constitutes o moral vic- l tory,
 After game in Brooklyn today the | Giants will leave tomorrow night on | their second swing around the West | crn circuit. The trip will mean lot | to the Giants. It win be one of the l shortest Western trips the club ever | has made. Three games each will be i ploycd in Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, St. l Louis and Chicago In the order 1 named. Phil Douglas will Join the | club fin Pittsburgh.
 Tho Browns have given the White | SoN two beautiful tannfngs. The news should be encouraging to Tank root OTIS. The Tanks may make a fresh | tsart after they get back to their Polo | Crrounds home run range tomorrow. They probably will meet an old friend, Eddic Ciootte, when they get back on the home lawn.
 Ross Young. the brilliant Giant | right fielder. is in quite batting | slump. Yesterday he tumbled out of | the "select five" of the National | League for the first time this year. Ross just can't make them go safe. He has tried bunting. sloushInG and ] placing hits, but somebody always | gets fin front Of them.
 Grover Cleveland Alexander of the Cubs seems to be back in his best | form again. In hts last two ,ganes he hnE shut out the Dodgers and the Car diuals. The warm weather probably | took the kinks out of the old "souper"
 Frank snyder. who a few years ago II led the National League in batting | for the greater part of the season, is | hitting under 200. Frank can't un- ! derstand his slump since he ESt out of ! the army. He is meeting the ball as | hard ns ever. but the old knack of | hitting 'cm where they uiu't' has not l returned.