The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-19
Locals Meet With Hard Luck, Though Rest Wins Points for Them As Grays and Worcesters Lose.

By remaining idle because of rain, the Americans yesteray were again forced to postpone their local battle with the Waterbury contin gent, but 1 today they are nearer the top than l they were 2 hours ago. This fact is 1 due to the defeats sustained by the i Grays and Boosters who now are but 1 one and half game ahead of the 1 Americans, though still ted for first | place.
 | Not until late yesterday afternoon 1 was the double header scheduled for 1 the day called off. Meanwhile in l the nelghborhood of 200 loyal fans 1 had gathered at the ball park. While tthe weather earlier n the game seem 1 ed threatening. little attention was paid to these indications until after 1 1 o'clock when 1t began to rain. Then l the managers of the two teams got l together for the purpose of reaching | some agreement. It was hoped that | they could play at least one game, 1 but MT. Weatherrnan would not per i init even this.
 1 Tomorrow the Americans will en-
 certain the Boosters here. This after | noon, however, the Waterburys and
 Bridgeporters will meet in the former
 city The locals had a hard time in
 the Brass City the other day, Shanty l House being the only member of the 1 team who was able to hit Herbst. As l a matter of fact 1t was Shanty's two l hit record on Thursday that robbed l IIerbst of a no-hit, no-run record, for
 he did hold the American scoreless. 1 scoreless.
 1 The coming week will be busy one | fa, Fn1I +r- morrow's game the Boosters will l move along to make room for the 1 PIttsfeId contingent which will be 1 taken on Monday afternoon Tues.- day the Grays, with Eddie Kelly, will be in town. On Wednesday the Americans will go to Springfield for
 a two-game series with tho Ponies. On Friday and Saturday they will be
 in Pittsfeld, returning to dgeport the following Sunday for a game with Pittsfe1d.
 James A. Hart, one of the pioneers
 of baseball and former president and
 owner of the Chicago National
 League Club. died at his home in Chicago yesterday. Mir. Hart was 4 years old. Death was caused by or
 ganic heart disease. He is survived by g, widow ard two children. The funeral services will be held Monday William J. Clymer former manager
 of the Louisville American Associa- tion Baseball Club, now mana ging the Seattle team in the Pacific Coast League, yesterday filed suit in the Jefferson County Circuit Court of 1 Kentucky against the Louisville Ath- letfc Association. owners of the Louis- vile team, for s1,95554, which he | claims is due him as a balance on last sea sons salary.
 1 After Pinch Hitter Harris, batting for Jasper in the eighth inning, had | tripled with the bases full putting Cleveland in the lead by a score of to 3, Ruth hit his second home run of the game in the eighth inning. One run had been scored and the bases 1 were filled, as the result of Myers passes, and it put Boston in the lead to '. Altogether, Ruth's two home
 runs were responsible for six runs. In game three times held up by | heavy showers and finished in a drtzzle, Pittsburgh, with Babe Adams | outpitching Nehf, defeaetd Boston, 2 | to 0 yesterday. Schnidt's single in the third, followed by Adams sacri- flee, Rigbee's single, Terry's walk, StengePs strikeout, and Southworth's s l single, gave the visitors two runs
 Maranville's play was excellent.
 1 Philadelphia's two errors, combined
 with two singles and sacrifice in the
 third inning. and a single, a walk. and
 a steal in the sixth gave De+ro.t yes l terdays game, to 0. Both Naylor and Leonard pitched masterly ball. Pittsf1eld defeated Hartford, 10 to 3 yesterday. Adams was driven from
 the mound in the first inning. when four runs were made off his delivery,
 on two passes and four singles, with
 one down. Head, who replaced him,
 pitched good ball until the eighth,
 when seven hits in a row gave Pitts
 field four more runs. McCorry's fielding and hitting featured.
 Lowe pitched fine ball yesterday
 and Springfield shut out Worcester
 to 0. Worcester was able to place
 man on third only once in the
 game. Two singles and an error gave
 Springfield one run in the third,
 while two doubles. a single and an
 infield out accounted for two in the
 fourth.
 The Providence management ad- mitted spectators at yesterdays game free of charge in the hope of creat-
 ing interest in the teams work. The Gray's gave Q Gad exhibition, 1osing g 2 to to the New Haven team which hit Spaid safely IS times. Courtney
 in the visitors boz. was in rare form. Duffy Lewis has been no wizard
 with the club either. He has clouted
 just a little over the 200 mark on
 the trip thus far.
 Bob McGraw counted himself up
 and out in the black jack game the | other night coming down on the l train. Then he said: Those guys | that quit the game when they're