The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-06-07
WATERBURY WINS.
PASSING DERBIES.
IN PENNANT RACE
BY GEORGE e. FIRsrBRooK.


Baseball news from Springfield to-
night will be eagerly awaited by
Bridgeport fans. The Brown Der
bies after period of rest, due to the
rain, are due to open a two-game
series this afternoon with tie re-
5uvenated Ponies and local fans are
anticipating that the McCannisters
will experience some trouble in the
City of Homes.
Waterbury Advances.
AS a result OF Waterbury's to
win over Springfield, the Brasscos ad-
vanced to third place, pushing the
ed the Brassville out to the victory
his opponent being Cholewa. VINO
performed here last week.
In the other Eastern League games
staged yesterday Fitchburg took
brace and beat out Hartford in
to contest that Travelled thirteen inn
ines Bish and Bennett were the
FIfchburg fingers, while Ralph Head
twirled fofr the Senators.
Mccain Optimistic
Gene Mccain, however, is an optln-
that spirit when. he pitched Jersey
City from a rust-worn cellar exist
sence to a pennant (the only pennanL
won by the Skeeters. rev yeabs
haclx Then, again, Gene learned the
art of being buoyant in the days OF
The old Atlantic League when mana
ger of the Paterson club, IN the uaSS
ssat league went on the ROCKS,
sThe Derbs have not been W1nnlns
consistently as expected by the Ians'
but the team is going gooo, IN W.
Cams opinion. The lnheld ana ouI-
SeId compares favorably with the
tie seven clubs, superior to some of
rnero while an Improvement coulo De
shown in the battery department Inns
is bound to come.
Race Is Anyones
League DennanC race -
any clubs today. There's only u
games difference between the ieaoLns
New Havens and Bridgeport; Iou Ia c.a'
and the Waterburys in third place,
ssn-ingfield, in fifth place, has won
46O per cent of her games, Wnlle
F,itohburg, the cellar team, mas won
1res will show that the E. L. compeu-
ton is far from a runaway OF fiioliop
olistic affair c.,o.
7x,;+t the WATERBURY, club continuing
;+s present pace there's going to be
some big doings before the season Is
over With the acquisition OF Ken
King, Worcester's 1921 outhelo star
10 Ct season. and Jack Kinsella of the
Giants. it is readily seen that the wa
terbury magnates have falth IN ply ply
Gilbert and are out to capture Llls
pennant at any price. BrassVl!Ie liaS
zone "looney'' over the showing OF
the home team and the shekels are
flowing in merrlly.
The Pittsfield Hillies are CONS
strong and are sure to make strong
bid for another pennant Gus 6dT-
della is making good as manager he
may shout Bananas" Spaghe1tl1
etc. but he's got the noodle. II
wouldn't be surprising that PltcheF
Pierotto star huller of the league last
season who couldn't get along with
the management of the M yTs1ItaI ai,s
club. will be back with the Hill1es ere
long With the acquisition OF Pierolu
the Hillies will have one OF the pest
pitching staffs in the O'Neh circuit
Gloom In Hartford
linn Clarkin and Hartford fans are
sorely disappointed over the uneA-
pected poor showing of the senators.
The Capital City squad looked 10 pc
the markings of team thaL WouIo
make a strong bid for the pennant be-
fore the season got under way, but ac-
cidents to players and the 1allure ol
, Pitcher Pennington ana some OIL me
other players to make good as expect
ed has operated against the club JACK
Corey however is a capable manager
and a popular chap among players; II
he can't make a winner out OF the
present combination, nobody can Is
the verdict of Hartford fans.
The squirt of the Springfield club after
a disastrous start was one OF the strik-
sing features of the season: JonIl
HummeTs players by winning elght
stra light games have demonstrated that
s4bev have the goods and with the ac-
oIisition of Pitcher Garry Fortune
the Ponies should continue the1r Sooo
work.
Albany. with new players due.
should also show improvement. With
the loss of Bach, King, Murray, Con-
way and other of last seasons stars
the Fitchburg team is shot to pieces
and there will be no great surprise
If the former great Mack machine
finishes in the cellar.