The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-12
BASEBALL NOTES.


 have the hardest road to travel when i 1t comes to building up 8 team for l next season. The Ponies have lost 1 their entire outfeld of last season, Maggert, Waite and Rising. Second Baseman Jack Collins has been draft ed by Chicago, Joe Connor was turned over to New Britain, and Bill Luby goes to Northampton. These six play CTS represent almost the entire batting strength of the Ponies. Even Mur- ray Parker, it is said will not be with the team when May rolls around. It lis said that he is in bad because of his trip to the coast. There is probably a little building strength left Ira Plank comes from the Larks for Luby and Harry Mason from New Britain in exchange for Joe Connor. If Zeller can produce a championship team he will be in line for all kinds of bou- 7quets.
 Hartford, though she has maintain ed the best pitching staff in the lea glue for the past two seasons, will have to travel some this year to keep up to that rep. They have lost by sales their two premier artists of last season, Ray Fisher and Chic Evans, Unless the Senators pick up some good slab artists their prestige will be lost as New Britain is looming up strong, promising to have the best staff at the getaway in Case, Ward, Brown and Hardy.
 Mike Mccormick, playing manager for the Holyokes last season, and who was drafted by the Boston Americans will be seen with the St. Paul club of the American Association when the bats and balls are brought out of stor- age. The Red Sox, will let the former big leaguer have Class A seasoning before trying him out.
 One familiar figure who will be mis- sing in the ranks of the Connecticut leaguers will be Pop Rising of the Springfelds Pop is desirious pf becoming a manager in his old days away. With the probable exception of Hi Ladd of the Orators, and Jerry Cornell of New Haven, Pop" has served the longest term in the league. His departure from these parts will be relief to many of the pitchers, as he broke up many a game with his wallops.
 The new contract for the Pittsburg players provides for the retention of 20 percent. of salaries, to prevent players fndulging in hockey. basket ball, Or baseball during the winter. The 20 per cent, retained by the club
 
 during the winter in equal monthly installments.
 Manager Fred Lake of the Boston Nationals thinks that by pinning the pitcher down so that he will be fore ed to put the ball over batsmen will stand a better chance of stinging the ball and accordingly sending out one of those long raps that send the bleachers into ecstasies and the out fielders on the hotfoot for the centre field fence.
 Reduce the number of balls from four to three and you have a solution fo the question:" said Lake. If the con1rnittee on ruls adopts the sug- gestion that several of the major lea que managers are now considering think that it will result, not only in increasing the batting but also in s shortening the game, and in addition developing greater accuracy by the pitchers.
 By forcing the pitcher to send the ball over with reasonable frequency the batting will not only be increased but greater accuracy will follow and the chances of injury to the bats 1 man will not be so great. Seldom does batsman get hit by we'll l pitched ball It is one of the wild and fast ones that catches player | in the face or ribs and forces him to l retire from the game"
 There is liable to be a big rumpus l raised at the opening of the season of 1 the State baseball league. Anyway | there will be something doing if any of the club owners exceed the salary | limit agreed upon by the directors. Secretary O'Rourke is out hammer and | tongs after the violators of the salary | limit and declared that the coming sea- son he will make it point to see that | every team owner abides by the rules made by the league directors.
 The directors have agreed upon $2.000 | } month as a salary limit This does not include, however, the salary of the | team manager. He may be paid what ever the team owner desires and is aot included in the $2, 900.
 Several of the league team owners nave taken up the salary question within the past few days and all feel hat James Clarlxin the Hartford owner will start off the season with a team ar in excess of the amount to be paid he players monthly as voted at the eague meeting. Secretary ORourke ;ays that a team owner carrying | Hub exceeding the salary limit will be iuod and his pan,eS forfeited