The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-14
Americans Determined
 To Make 1t Two Wins
 From Senators TOday
Locals Make Off With First Game En HartfOrd-Ret1rn to Meet PittSfield Here TomOr- pnyy

HARTFORD, June IA beauti- fully executed sq0ceze play in the ninth inning with Gene Martin and Catcher Loan as the perpetrators. forced Manager Roy Grimes band Of lowly Senators to fork over another game to the Bridgeport Americans yesterday afternoon at the Wethers- field avenue grounds, the final count being 5 to 2.
 Gene Martin started the frame which spelled defeat for the locals by dragging one down the first base line and reaching the bag safely. Calling his fleetness into play, the Bridgeport center fielder easily pilfer- ed the midway station. He scooted to third when Kenneth Grimes, follow ing the instructions of his brother manager, laid down a sacrifice, and blazed across the rubber when Loan tapped a slow roller which Jimmie Burns picked up and converted into an out at first.
 Urban Sherrod Williams the elon- gated hurler from the Sunny South, toed the rubber for the Senators and deserved a far better fate against Lennon who served them up for the Americans. With snappy playing be- hind him Williams would have turned back the Americans without run while the two runs obtained against Lemons delivery were of the earned sort. Though Williams was rather shy on his control permitting five to stroll to first through the medium of free passes, not one of them entered , into the scoring.
 The Americans found his delivery for five hits, two of which were of the inf1e1d variety, while Lennon was touched up for six. live of which were healthy blows. Braun, the Bridgeport shortstop, rendered great aid to the | Bridgeport twirler with several spark ling plays at short and choked off al least three hits. Bracket and Mar tin also arose to the occasion with stellar catches in the outfield. | A wide throw by Manager Grimes put Williams in hot water from the start, Braun getting to first on ads grounder. Tai was a victim on strikes Braun raced to second when Roy Grimes, according to Umpire Brown. decision, failed to touch him when ht scooped up Brackets grounder. 1 Bracket also made first on the play Both runners moved up peg wher Burns disposed of Roy Grimes at first 1 Baker drew a pass which loaded tht
 
 Gene Martin picked one out to his ltlz. i ing and sent it skimming into lef' 1 field. both Braun and Bracket toeint 1 the plate. For the next six inning: 1 Williams experienced little trouble 1T keeping the Americans from threaten. ] ing while the Senators got to Lennon i in the fifth for a run and came back 1 in the sixth with another which brackA eted the score.
 Nuhn started matters in the fftl with a single to left field. Erickson a. newcomer, who appeared in righr field, caught the first ball pitched right on the nose and before the bal was recovered, Nuhn was perching a third and Erickson was resting a second. Mickey Flaherty's fly to Mar tin served as a sacrifice, Nuhn count ing. Williams made a. strong bid tC 1 bring Erickson across, but Baker go 1 in front of his drive which resulted 1T a double play, Erickson being nippet at second. i Cosgrove began the sixth by coax 1 ing a pass. Leid advanced him to sec
 ond on a sacrifice. Brazill's out en' abIed Cosgrove to reach third ana
 when Manager Roy Grimes delivered a timely single to left field, Cosgrovt scampered home. In the remaining l three innings the Senators aroused nc
 stranded at second in the ninth wher l Nuhn famed, letting the third strike fit by. How the Americans put ovel
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