The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-24
FOOD FOR THE FANS
Meaty Gossip Pertaining to Plays and Players in the National
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E1rSt again.
 But will we be there tonight?
 All out at Newfield this afternoon twin bill with Waterbury.
 Many of the local factories are talk ing their weekly half holiday this afternoon instead of on Saturday. Tear off the old story this evening about not a wheel turned.
 Pop" Fosters Holyoke sluggers will pay their farewell visit to~New- field park tomorrow. It being the last home game of the week, it goes down on the books as Ladies' Day.
 Third last Ladies' Day of the sea- son. Remember the fair sex can come and go as they please on their afternoon. No admission to either the field or grand stand.
 when you enter the field. They're free.
 That hitless quality could not keep away long. The boys were due to come back, turning the trick yester- day much to the discomforture of Pitcher Fairbanks.
 Fairbanks is the latest addition to Zellers staff He comes from the New York state league where he has good record.
 - The list of purchased players sent out by the National Commission yes terday includes the sale of Brad Kocher of the Mec3anics to the New York Americans.
 
 = If Gene -McCann has any thoughts of winning the pennant he certainly wants to read the riot act to a couple of his players. He has the pitchers and the fielding is above par, but the hitherto sluggers have fallen away off and this is the cause Of the teams drop into second place.-New Haven Register But did you notice how they did it yesterday. Yes and what is more MeCann intends to be sepa- rated from the rest of the herd by wide margin this evening.
 New York. Aug. 24-The announce ment by President Charles H. Ebbetts of the Brooklyn team that Bad Bill' Dahlen will manage the team again next year. was a bit of welcome news to Brooklyn fans. Although the Dodgers cannot finish better than sixth place this year, Dahlen is given
  Brooklyn has lost nearly % games this season by one run, which means that if the team had two or three really good batters it would now be we'll up in the first division. Dahlen has announced that he will have a 9 per cent. better hitting team next year and the Brook lyn fans are again building hopes. their chief amusement since the old Hanlon regime.
 Including today's games the Mechan- ics have six more contests to play with Waterbury. four here and two in F'inn's town. With New Britain. the here and three there.
 New Britain and Waterbury have finished their series though according to the schedule they are down for two more games. but both have been ad- vanced to Sunday dates in Water bury.
 Howard Baker certainly made an suspicious start with the St. Paul club of the American Association to which team he was sold by Holyoke. In the first game of double header he made two hits in four times up and accepted ten chances without an error In the second game he had one hit in three times up took car of four chances and had one stolen base
 Freddie Gibbs is proving his worth with the Hartford cub. Yesterday he pitched and won both games for the Senators over Holyoke. the first 5-2 and the second AZ To be more than sure of winning both games Manager Connery sent in Darby O'Brien to fin ish the ninth innings in both games.
 What evil spirit possessed Brad Kocher to attempt to make home after his triple in the sixth. When he