The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-17

oCuSQui0Q game TUT IOQdys~ LO De played at later date.
 The Meadowlarks with clean rec ord of eleven straight victories will attempt to make it twelve tomorrow at Newfield, Pitcher Forefnan.i the new twirler secured from the Philadel- phia Americans is due to serve 'em LID. a4.-ast -@s-. -se =r1tfe
 Philadelphia Americans by winning from Washington yesterday vent ahead sin the American league race,
 the Tigers remaining idle.
 Big league clubs who book exhibi.
 tions with the minors he'd better be-
 ware. should they not show up Yes- terday the National Commission at
 club to pay $500 to Wilkesbarre of the New York State league They fail ed to keep an exhibition date on July
 The National Commission has deeid- ed that Pitcher Vaughn of the Macon, Go., club who was claimed by Gin cinnati and Brooklyn and sthe New
 York Americans is the property of the Louisville American association club. This is equivalent to awarding him to Cincinnati as that club .pur- chased him from Louisville with the understanding that he was to be turned over to the Reds when called for.
 Here's boost from the Waterbury
 Republican. and one that will bring out the sentiment of many a local fan: 'Lookihg over Jim O'Rourke's players individually, it is difficult to understand why the club does not win
 more games. The unsteadiness of the pitchers seems to be the weakness. In all the other positions are players who can hit as well as field. Looking ov- CT the team it sizes up as about the gastest aggregation of tailenders which has ever graced the cellar Of this league.
 In the last Is games with the Sea- board clubs, Detroit made the worst showing that it has in three years. The Champions won but five and tied one. The Giants were saved from defe at vest erday by a wonderful bare hand
 ed catch by Red Murray of what was to have been three bagger. Press reports say that it was the greatest
 catch ever seen in Smokevi1le. The Chattanooga South Atlantic
 club has produced three major lea
 guers this season First baseman
 Wheeler goes to Cincinnati, Second
 baseman Forbes Alcock to Brooklyn,
 and Pitcher Baskette to Cleveland.
 At present Cincinnati boasts of fourteen native players in fast com pany. namely: Huggins. Schlei. Dooin the two Tannehills, Backman,, Schweit- ger, Altrock. Elberfield. Kahoe, Pape, Sweeney, Pfester ard Leerer.
 Long Larry Mclean of Cincinnati i who had his knee cap fractured in | a recent contest and who will prob ably be out of the game for the rest | of the season was having a bad day | throwing to second and the-fans got after him. After the game the big catcher visited President Garry Her
 mann. eff you are not satisfied with
 my catching. I've little bet I'd like
 to make with you.' said Larry. "You give me s1 for every man throw out
 at second and I'll give you the same amount for every man that steals ''
 The president did not take the wag- er.
 The suspension of George Bannon will give ''Rube" Pollard chance to shine in the outfield. If the Rube was used regularly he might star the bet | ter in his batting. When he took his
 turn regularly in the box, his clout- | ing Featured
 Brad Kocher has been called to his home in Pennsylvania because of the
 serious illness of his mother. Till his
 return Captain Bunyan will officiate 1 as receiving clerk.