Westfield, Mass. In a typical show of old fashioned good sportsmanship, local Newtown Sandy Hook ballist and captain Doug 'Pops' Pendergist traveled to Western Massachusetts to donned the uniform of the archrival Hartford Senators to participate in William 'Adonis' Terry Day on Sunday at Bullins Field in Westfield, Massachusetts. The 1886 tilt against the Westfield Wheelmen was held in commemoration of the local 19th century base ball hero who pitched for the Brooklyn, Pittsburg and Chicago from 1884 to 1897. Westfield Wheelman captain Dan Genovese planned the event in conjunction with Westfield on Weekends.

Steve 'Big Train' Burke manned the box for the visitors as the Senators provided a station-to-station 1886 hitting clinic for the ample crowd of cranks and dignitaries who turned out to watch the local nine, high-wheeled cyclists and barbershop quartet perform on what turned out to be a clear and pleasant 'rain date' from the previous day.

'Pops', playing in a utility role for the Senators, was 2 for 3 for the day including a single and double, helped execute what was referred to as "a perfectly executed hit-and-run play" (by Red Sox public address announcer Carl Beane who provided play-by-play commentary for the event) and scored two runs to help propel the Senators to a lopsided victory over the Wheelmen.

Pendergist will return to Westfield on August 5th with his Newtown Sandy Hook mates to take on the same Wheelmen, and hopes to continue his mastery of Westfield pitching.