The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-03

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 Manager James IT. ORourke this morning officially announced the make up of his team for the season of 1909 which will include William Kerr. J. w. McAloor. R. W. Jameson, Charles Ack- rrman and Al La Vigni, catchers; Art. Romer. A.. J. Mccarthy. Fred Gibbs, Ed. Nolte, Earl Powell and C. E. Pol lard. pitchers: Martin J. Phelan and William A Teehan. first basemen; John / HcKenna and Dave Bourquin, second basenen. Frank Hilt. s1lortstop; Theo- lore Miller. third base: Alfred Brooks, teft deId; A c. Ladd. center field: and Albert Doucette. right field.
 The team this season will begin to take on the name of Giants as all the n2Gn are mostly six footers or over. o,Rourke has a love for big men and will be ably seconded by the fans of the n1ty Manager O'Rourke has all the confidence in the world in his team. In 1904, we carried off the pennant. Here's hoping history will repeat itself. At present there has been twenty men sfgned up. seven of which were with lqQf faay11 fhirfaeT1 me Manager O'Rourke says he will have fhe signatures of three new men be- fore the season opens which means fwenty-three mon to try out. Figures lucky or otherwise do not count with the genial secretary. The superstiti ious claim that z3 and 13 are unlucky when they arc alone, but with the two in comb1nation there will be nothing to
 or the old team A. C. Ladd is with uS again and will .cavort in center field. Hi seems to improve with age Last season was his first in all of his ysaru of Connecticut league baseball that he fell below 300 tn bAktiflg lack Ing only five points for the honor. His noldfng average was .SI5 being led only by two men. both Of whom played a He made errors In. 127 games. Some
 ManaEer oRoprke has all the con- 4dence Tn the world in HiA who will be
 
 led all the other short stops of the league in batting last year with an average of .280. while his fielding aver age was .S59 Though some of his games were rather cratic he more than made up for it in sensational plays which would bring credit to more seasoned players. The North Ampton management offered O'Rourke tn exchangs for Hit, three players, RobarEe Accorsini and Murphy. They. were thrown back for a loss as Hit is rated as a conner. Marty Phelan1 promises to get into the games this lend to be headed by the other players. Rhelan was under the weather last S0ar which accounted for his falling p6 from his form of 1907. Ted Miller will be welcomed by the fans. some of whom went to the games just to get a took at his playing which was a treat. Miller started late in the season with khe team when the attendances were hot the best ever at the park and mAde good right off putting ginger in to the outfit, but it was too late as the team was too far in the lurch. With a esod start. this player will bear watch sng. 8 third baEeman that can bat for .z66 is worth having around.
 Two of last years pitchers will be with us again, Artie Romer and Ed. Nolte. Romer with a team that finish sd in sixth place won IS out of 36 games pitched which is considered a rood record. Most Of his games were lost by one or two runs and generally were not due to his pitching. but to errors behind him. Nolte was con- eidered the hard luck pitcher of the outfit. holding a team to a few hits in the first few innings and then taking balloon ascension only to come back too late His work last year under those conditions warranted a more suf- 6cfent try out
 Bill Kerr is the only left over catch CT. Bill has come along wonderfully for a youngster, and in the opinion of the wise ones he is due for faster com bany. He is a willing learner and will surely make good. Of the new m4n Al Doucette looms up the strongest of the bunch. Doucette halls from Charles town, N. H. the state where baseball players are born. not made. Last sea- son he was with the Rutland team of the Vermont league, being the best and hardest hitter in the league. fin- | ,460- We can see where O'Rourke will | have to move back the fences as friends of Doucette write that he is | 9 fence wrecker. He also showed class | at third base. where he filled in in the ! absence of the regular third baseman | pn- his team. Players who have seen | him play, say that he is a sure conner. | Bill Teehan, the first baseInan, who l Is also a catcher, comes from Quincy | Mass, and has been recommended to | Manager O'Rourke by Manager Fred 1 ake of the Boston Americans. Tee han has been playing in and around Boston with Semf-profeSSional teams. A number of his team mates have been tried out by both Boston teams and Ire making good. Teehan stands six loot two inches, and should out swath lround old Newfield.
 John McKenna, who has signed as a Eecond base-man, and who can also show class at short stop comes on the recommendation of Artie Romer, who knows a ball player when he sees one. McKenna halls from Staten Island, ind has made record for himself with teams around those parts.
 Dave Bourquin. a. native of Phila- 5elphiay was first signed up by the Philadelphia Americans He was taught up by Slapper sam Kennedy, who is scouting for the Athletics. The Athletics had enough men at the be- rinnfng of the season and turned 3ourquin over to the Orators. He