The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-08
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The Giants had to go ten innings to win its fifth straight victory over the Phillies. score to after win ming the first game of the double header 10 to 5 and going back into first place. In the second game Hogg held the Giants to five hits until the tenth when he struck out Burns. passed Young and then yielded five hits and a sacrifice fly, the entire visiting team going to bat. The first game was a runaway slugging match Of the twelve stolen bases eight of them came in the ninth inning to Philadelphfa's credit. the Giants mak- ing no effort to stop them.
 The White Sox punched its hits on Ehmke and defeated Detroit to 3. A freak double play was made by Chicago. With Jones on first Stan ages swift grounder struck the sec ond base and bounced into E. Collins hands. He threw to Weaver in time to force Jones at second and Stanage was doubled at first.
 Boston. July St-Boston ended its home stay here today by beating Philadelphia by scores of 2 to 0 and , to |. The first game was a duel in which Sam Jones had the better of Naylor, with Ruth and Hooper star ring in the field. Perry was bump ed for three runs in the second inn ing of the second game. in which the hlltlng arr ftH'H'7''~ "E Du- gan and shannon were features.
 Tho White sox punched hits on EhTnke and defeateIl Detroit by a score of to in the final game of the h-I ing the visitors safely. A freak double play was made by Chicago. With Jones on first base Stanage hit a swift grounder through the pitchers box The ball struck the second bas and bounced into F. Co1inss hands. He threw to Weaver in time to force Jones at second and Stanase was doubled at first
 The Pirates defeated St Louis, fl to g. in the hardest-hitt game of inc season at Pittsburg. All five visiting pitchers were batted hard, and the only reason Mayer was kept in the game was because his team was all ways in the lead. He was hi esre- cialy hard in the last four innings.
 Connie Mack announced that he would ask for w;.vers on Jack Barry. ana IT t1ey were Obtained ha would give him an unconditional release. Barry, who is second baseman, was recently traded by the Boston Amerf- can League club to Philadelphia. but refused to report unless given 2 three years contract.
 A sensational rally enabled the New York Yankees to snatch a. to yi, tory from Washington in the ninth inning. Peokinpaugh opened with a single and Bakers home run tied the score Successive hits by Lewis. Pt-n and Pratt enabled the first named to score the winning run.
 l Davidson's two bagger, scoring Ma gle and Nutter in. the fifth inning gave New Haven lead which Water bury failed to overcome. Lord scored | for the visitors in the sixth on hi. double and Simpsons single, and the Weissmen won, to 1. Herbst was hit rather freely. Hehl had fine sup- port: Schreiber made three hits in three times up and made all Water 1 bury's errors.
 l The Pittsfeld club hit Mulrennen hard in spots, and defeated the Graye ! in a fast contest, to 3. TfIIman pitched excellent ball for the visitors
 barring the eighth. when MuIrenneu and Hauser hit triples.
 Next weeks schedule for tho Bridgeport club follows: Monday anS ! Tuesday at Providence: Wednesday i Waterbury at Bridgeport: Thursday a ] Waterbury; Friday, Waterbury a | Bridgeport. and Saturday, Bridgepor
 at Waterbury.
 Bridgeport "Howie" Baker, whf
 has been summering in this city. ha. joined the Springfield baseball club
 succeeding Eddie Holly as shortstop
 Baker was under contract to the Nashville club of the Southern league
 but refused to play in the South thi. The five-year-old trotter Patrick
 Duluth has lost the winning habit
 but the season is young and last sea
 son the son of The Harvester, 2:o1
 showed that he can stay the route. Peter Billikcn.' 2:os1k, began hi
 eighth consecutive campaign by win
 ming a six-heat race at Mt Clemens
 Mich. trotting the last heat In 2:12 x over a two-lap track.
 The free-for-an pace at Moncton N. B., was won by the black mar' Fern Tal, owned in Montreal.