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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1910
Page
8
The Mechanics dropped four of six as they slid from first to third place tied with the Finnegans. Joe Kustus raised his average from .222 to .254 while Cy Miller and Skipper Eley added points. Bakey and Ladd slumped, and opponents rode their best pitchers against the Mechanics.
Crane No 1 defeated the Lincolns 9 to 2 in a hotly contested game. Clark held the Lincolns to two hits while Boyden starred for the Cranes and Downs for the Lincolns contributed strong play. final score Lincolns 2 Crane 9.
Worcester Mass May 23 The Worcester hill climb will use a new timing apparatus from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with John J. Harvey and C. B. Knight assisting. The system records times to 1/100 second on moving tapes and opens an electric circuit at start and finish, duplicating to minimize error with gongs noting start and finish passages.
Bridgeport fell 4 6 to New Haven after a late rally tied the game in the ninth. Hagerdon started strong for Bridgeport as New Haven catcher Kell moved in with three hits to fuel the comeback. The game drew about 4,500 fans as defenses sparkled with four double plays and a dramatic final out at the plate.
An advertisement promotes Foley's Kidney Remedy from F B Brill and Curtis Pharmacy. It urges early use at first signs of irregularity to restore kidneys and bladder to normal function. The snippet appears as a historical patient health claim from a farm ad section.
The State League lists matchups for Monday through Saturday featuring Holyoke Springfield Bridgeport Northampton New Britain Hartford Waterbury New Haven Northampton and related pairings across venues in Holyoke Springfield Bridgeport Northampton Hartford Waterbury. The week includes multiple cross city games with home and away dates across five days.
The industrial league may start with six clubs after Bridgeport Brass Co and Singer Co withdraw. Brassies and Singers managers cite lack of worker interest and player availability. A league directors meeting will decide on a revised schedule for opening day contests including Crane vs Singer and Crane vs A B Co.
The New Haven Mechanics face Holyoke, Springfield, and Massachusetts trips as Umpire Fahey draws ire for questionable calls in Bridgeport and New Haven games. Stowe, Connell, and Bailey star in a string of double plays and late rallies, with Holyoke rivals and tobacco fund quirks noted.
Frank White pitched a masterful game for the Yosts allowing only one hit Irvyn Laubseher’s single in the second inning and issuing one walk The Yosts benefited from three costly base running errors by Big Mike Smalling while Longden starred in center for the Orioles Umpire Dan Shannon saw no protests in a 7 0 shutout.
An umpire named Shan oversees a game with 1 500 in attendance. Pitcher Rielly and Smalling are hit in a contentious moment spanning about one and a half minutes.
West Ends beat New Rochelle 10 to 1 at West End Park as Seton allowed 13 hits. Sokols defeated Newfields 8 to 4 with solid hitting across the lineup. Bridgeport High drops to 0 2 in the Connecticut Inter scholastic league after a 2 0 loss to New Haven High. Park Avenue Institute beat Kent 5 3 with Cliff Thomas pitching superbly. The Bengals also won at South Norwalk against the Colonials.
Manager Tom Gallagher plans a ten inning 7 6 game at Seaside Park Memorial Day afternoon between his Bengals and the Colonials, arranging a local exhibition to feature the two teams.
Sunday results show New Haven scoring nine without reply against Hartford while Waterbury defeated Springfield four to one. Also listed are Saturday games in New Britain and Hartford and other league scores. National League results include Brooklyn and St Louis, Cincinnati and Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia with multiple extra innings noted. American League had no Sunday games. other accounts include Philadelphia beating Detroit and Louis routing Washington. Eastern League results feature Newark over Montreal and Rochester over Jersey City with standings and matchups listed.
The Clovers forfeited their game with the North Ends after a disputed call on Jaggers at third base with two on and two out in the ninth. The umpire ruled Jaggers safe, but the Clovers refused to accept the decision and left the field. An agreement had set 60 percent of receipts to the winner, a point of dispute between clubs and managers.
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