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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1909
Page
11
Undersigned registrars of Strat Town announce an official notice for forthcoming local elections. The notice identifies the town and positions involved and informs eligible voters of registration and voting procedures within Strat.
The Ponies defeated the Orators 16 to 14 in Springfield with Rube Pollard yielding several hits and Greenwell scattering seven infielders as Springfield left 10 runners stranded. Barbour belted a sixth inning homer for the Pony offense while the Bridgeport tail enders managed no runs after the sixth.
In Atlantic City, William Bedford of Cairo Illinois, a second baseman for the Cuban Giants, was instantly killed when struck by lightning during a game in front of about 10,000 spectators. The bolt knocked him down. no other injuries or burns were reported among players or crowd. Bedford leaves a family. an advertisement for Foley’s Kidney Remedy follows. Industrial games listings note matches at Newfield Crane Field and Seaside Park with start times.
The New Haven team and Meriden split a league game with each side claiming no clear first place. Joyce of Meriden led with 15 hits, while Bridgeport and New Haven sat tied for last with two wins and three defeats. Spectators included city officials and police leaders as managers traded jests and roped in a lively, chaotic postgame scene.
Bridgeport police defeated New Haven 31 to 7 at Newfield in a lively game highlighted by a seventh inning mascot rollout. 4,000 spectators, including 600 New Haven fans, watched as Dempsey and Blansfield sparkled for Bridgeport while Dermody and Doherty led New Haven’s effort. Postgame, officers feasted at Weber's and shared tributes to Superintendent Birmingham and local dignitaries.
A Thursday police celebration drew about four thousand admirers to a police baseball game in New Haven. Officers Musante and the New Haven team secured a win with a final out fly to left field. A Bethlehem-style procession followed includes 400 attendees and a staging of a Steeplechase Island route to the dining hall of Robert Weber.
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