The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-29
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 row.
 New Haven is now fifth place. Int 1 Undertakers have now won foul
 straight, and see visions of the pen.
 rant. | Two wins in succession was too much sfor the Never-say-die-Or | Will they take one or two to-day l There's no telling what they're apt te do.
 In the first inning Riley didn't ap- pear to have more than glove and a toe-plate. but in the next eight he
 puzzle to the local stickers. (Waterbury Republican.)
 Riley Riley will do as an Orator. Pat Doherty. the Chicago White Sox
 crack out fielder, with his wife and son has been the guest for the past
 few days of Expressman John Hickey, at his home on Olive street. Allie Bouche-, formerly with Holy
 oke, and who has been playing great
 ball for the Little Rock club of the
 the St. Paul club of the American As
 sociation for Jack Hoey, the former
 Boston American, who received ms preliminary baseball education at Holy
 Cross.
 Jack Barry, the Meriden boy who is playing short stop for the Athletics returned to the game Tuesday, after ten days illness. His reappearance seemed to have installed new life into the team as on Tuesday they took two. games from the Senators and re- peated the trick yesterday. Jack play cd like a house afire in the four en- counters.
 In Cleveland. yesterday, Neal Ball, the Bridgeport youngster, was pre- sented with a medal secured by Cleve- land fans and members of the Cleve- land, Boston and New York clubs of the American league The medal de- picted the triple play which he pulled off against Boston on July 19.
 The purchase of Eddie Bridges of the Northampton club by the Pittsburg Nationals was officially announced by the Pirate management yesterday. The Philadelphia National league team left for a trip through the West yes erday with Billy Murray in charge of the players. The Donlin deal still hangs fire.
 It is reported that Manager McGraw in an effort to strengthen his club has made an offer to the Brooklyn Nationals for Pitcher Nap Fucker. The latter is the best port slider in either major league, and enjoys a great rep as a strike out artist Mo Graw realizes that something must be done to put the Giants in the running.
 Pitcher Eastman who left the Wat srbury club a few weeks ago and went to his home in North Adams, pitching for the club of that town has received word from Secretary Farrell of the National Commission to report at once to Waterbury or become an outlaw to organized baseball. Eastman left | because of a disagreement over salary.
 Connie Mack is more than anxious | -o have the best minor league players | Inder his care. Slapper Sam Ken | ledy, former New London manager. who is scouting for his team is now | Il the South. He tried to make a deal | with the Memphis club for the pur- ,hase of Catcher Joe 2 Casey, with | Hartford last season, but was unable | o come to terms. |
 Does the, sale of the Louisville team ,y George Tebeau to William Cray | on, Jr., the young St. Louis capitalist, | mean that the plans of the American | Association to invade major league | erritory are to be pushed? The as- ociation has a site for a park in ng with hungry eyes at St. Louis and | Cincinnati.
 Yesterdays game was the first time his season that Freddie Gibbs has ,een relieved It was clearly an off |