The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
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Holyoke here to-day.

Holyoke here to-day.
 But one more home game this sea- son, that on Friday when Mild Mike visit.
 Freddie Gibbs is storing up excess energy for the game in Hartford on Saturday. Freddie was the first to take a home game from the Senators this year and intends to be the last. It will be remembered that that con test was the league record for 1909, or1- ly one hit being made off Gibbs, the score being to in favor of Bridge port.
 The Connecticut Lea que is not the only organization hereabouts with a close race. Worcester in the New Eng land League way in the rear all sea- son has made a, grand spurt landing two games from Brockton, the leaders. Yesterday their lead was reduced to six points on a defeat by Broclxton. This league also winds up it's season Saturday.
 Has President Tracy lifted the sus- pension on Mike McCabe of the Paper makers? Yesterday Mac played in both games against the Senators. Mac was last week suspended for the rest of the season for spiking Umpire Lincoln.
 Sherwood Magee of the Philadelphia Nationals, who almost became a giant when he was mentioned in the Donlin deal and who was recently suspend ed by Manager Murray for fnsubor- dination has stated that if anything is deducted from his salary he will never don Philadelphia uniform again. Magee has been trying to get away from the Quakers for some time.
 Included in the line up of the Cuban Stars, who are to play in New Britain on Monday and Tuesday next with the Hannaites, is Don Louis Padron, last year a. Bank Wrecker.
 The Hartford fans are arranging for a monster benefit for the Senators at Polls next week. Already a number of the managers of amateur teams Of the capitol city have sent in orders for blocks of seats.
 Fred Merkle joined the ranks of the clean up artists and the pinch hitters by polling a triple in the third inning at the Polo grounds yesterday when there were three Giants on the bases. Boston lost 8 to l.
 "Red' Waller pitching for Jersey City yesterday let Providence down with two hits. shutting them out to 0. The Skeeters hit Jimmy Lavender, the former Holyoke twirler at will
 Swat McCabe of the New Britain club has been ordered to report to Clark Griffith in Cincinnati on Fri day.
 Indications are that Swat McCabe will again lead the league with the stick, at present none of the other are within hailing distance.
 There is a great fight on for second batting honors in the league, between bury, Waite of Springfield and Ladd of this city. A god squirt by any of the contenders will land the position.
 Cox, who played first base for New Haven and Springfield at various times this season has been named as an uIn- pire to succeed Abe Lincoln, the schoolmaster, who has resigned.
 Ty Cobb is again in trouble. Yes sworn out charging the great player with assault with intent to kill. Ty beat up the night watchman in the Euclid Hotel in Cleveland on Satur- day.
 Short-stop Guest was the terrific clouter in the game yesterday between New Haven and Northampton, ripping off two triples and a homer out of four times up.
 According to the estimate of Garry Hermann, chairman of the National Baseball commission who has the only look at the real figures paid for every player in the major leagues, Owner Comiskey of the White .Sox has paid out over $20o, 900 for players for 1910 to put the Sox again on the baseball map. The youngsters on the Bostons and Athletics tell the story. ssCAM" CRANE