The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1909-04-30
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE

Two more weeks before the grand
| opening.
| Only two more days for practice
games. Some of the teams do not
need the practice, so classy are they.
| Frank White, the clever curve artist
of the Yost team, has again assumed
his stingy qualities this year. On
| Saturday he allowed the Westerns only
pion few-hit artist of the league last
season and bids fair even to make a
better record this year.
| Yost outfield will look like Small
wood, Whaley and Donnelly. The lat
| ter is the sensation OF the team and
will make a strong bid for leading
tatsman of the league.
| That $50 presentation to the A. &
B. team will come in very handily for
QUILTING the nine. Manager Coles
desires to keep mum about the pros
poets of his team, but it will be safe
to say that when the season is opened
A. & B. will be there with the team
that counts.
Can't be understood why Tommy
Sma1lwood was benched by the Yost
management in last Saturdays game.
Tom was at the bat once, and was
ordered to bunt; he let out and the
ball sailed over the fielders' heads for
a homer For not obeying orders he
received the benching. Some discip-
line. What?
Will Higgins land up with the War
ner Brothers team? The manage
ment says that he is not employed
there. while others say he is. Who's
Who?
The directors of the league in view
of the fact that the finances will be
greater this year and the quality of
ball served up better. have decided to
raise the pay of the umpires. Appli-
cations will now accordingly increase.
A new rule in the bylaws will pre-
vent repetition of the events of last
season when three teams were tied up
for the pennant. The new rule says
end a series of three games viii de-
eide the championship; while if there
are three teams in the tie. each team
must play the other at least once.
to play one game of the play off to
carry away the rag, which was quite
unfair to the other two teams.
srinor has II st rat mere Is OLSEN
sion in the ranks of the u. M. c. Co.
team. It's up to Manager Ball to
patch up his differences and trot out
the bad men. It would be too bad to
break up a good team.
Crane Co. No. team will have Kelly
at first, Mcmahon at short. and Baker
at third; all new blood, good players,
but easily ratified. The outfield will
be the old standbys, Heating, Morgan
and Farrell, all good throwers and
stickers, but poor on covering terri
tory.
Manage Coles of the A. & B. team
says that he has been keeping mum
about the prospects of his team. but
that they will be there at the start
and set the league Attire with some
of the biggest surprises that have ever
been emotied.
Look out for George Ellsworth's
Crane Co. team. All young lads. each
willing to break his neck to win. |
They'll be there from start to finish. |
Moshier at catch, Stirks in the box, |
and Richards, Casparack, O'Day. Var |
don, Weber, Mccarthy and Wilson. |
They look and are classy
Brassies will trot out nifty a
bunch of young ball tosserS as can be |
found in weeks walking. They're |
under a good leader, who will bring |
out the best there is in them.
man in Baker who leaves to-day to &C |
cept a position with the Singer Co. |
The Crane Co.'S loss is the Singers |
gain.
Crane Co. No. will play the Lin
coins tomorrow at Burnham field at |
2 30 o'clock.