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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1909
Page
7
Daily baseball roundup from Bridgeport to Holyoke with scores from yesterday, players and managers referenced. Highlights include Bannon’s timely hitting, Ladd’s captaincy impact, and remarks on Connell, Bone, Romer, and Lavigne. Upcoming matchups listed. weather and travel noted.
In the first game Washington scored four runs to New Yorks seven, with Smith Hughes Street Manning Kleinow as batteries for Washington and Groom Street Warhop Blalr for New York. The second game saw Washington trailing 2 to 3 with Krause Thomas Ryan Spencer Donahue and Plank Vickers Thom as Burchelle Cicotte Spencer providing pitching and catching support.
At New York Rebels 5 New York 1 Batteries Bell Bergen Ames Schlei. At Cincinnati Chicago 2 Batteries Kareer Dubeec McLean Brown Moran. At New Haven New Haven 7 Water 5 Batteries Carrick Waters Schuman Abrogast. At Holyoke Waterbury 3 4 Batteries Crutcher Ahearn Siltery McDonald. At Northampton Springfield 5 4 Batteries Peterson Bridges Parker Wachob Connor.
Red Waller, who refused to sign with St Louis after being turned over by the Giants, has been farmed out to the Jersey City Eastern league team. He pitched against Newark on Decoration Day but lost, opposed by Iron Man McGinnity. Waller allowed seven hits to the Skeeters while McGinnity gave up eight. final score was 1-0.
Twenty seven performers registered today with Secretary W. J. Snyder for the Charter Oak $10,000 stakes. Wartford reports the entries mark a strong field as the grand circuit honor awaits.
Geers selects Direct Hal Jr as the favored entrant for the upcoming event. The choice signals confidence in Direct Hal Jr and could influence betting and race dynamics.
TOR rT A The Kind You Have Always Bought is a tobacco tale title card style line. The text evokes a vintage advertisement fragment featuring branding language and period tone without clear narrative details.
New York reporters say Jack Johnson may dodge Stan ley Ketchell by taking on Big Al Kaufman for a Labor Day decision. Johnson and Kaufman seek bids from clubs worldwide by July 1 with California possibly limiting to twenty rounds and a 65 35 share split.
Hartford's Orators claimed the lone run in the fifth after Kocher led off with a single. Gibbs delivered the RBI when he dropped a single to left, allowing Kocher to score as Bannon delivered the timely hit. Hicksie’s tough work on the mound kept Bridgeport scoreless despite threats in the third and ninth innings.
Industrial league schedules list U M C Co against Crane Valve Co No 2 at Newfield 4 00 Union Typewriter Co meets Crane Valve Co No 1 at Newfield 2 30 American British faces Warner Brothers Co at Seaside Park 3 15 Singer Mte Co meets Bot Brass Co at Crane Field 3 15
In the Connecticut league week just ending Red McKenna of Hartford tops the hitting with .366, while Tony Pastor drops to fourth. Bridgeport and New Britain figures appear among leaders with several players from New Haven and Northampton also earning honors. New Britain leads the fielding standings, Hartford holds the batting and fielding edge overall, and Bridgeport slips while Northampton surges to second place. In the National league week ending last Saturday Eddie Phelps and Chappelle share the top average at .444 with Lennox and Downey next, as Wagner remains a central slugger at .400 and rising.
Bannon remains the leading hitter at .320 with 101 at bats and 31 hits as Pollard trails at .412 through 17 games. The squad shows gains across members after Ladd became captain, while McKenna Steinhauser and others post improving marks amid a broader team uplift.
Boston report depicts Tommy Murphy of Gotham delivering a severe beating to Matty Baldwin of Boston in a twelve round bout at the Armory A. A. Murphy dominated the entire match, leaving Baldwin unable to continue after the twelfth round.
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