The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-31

The most noteworthy event In local
| sporting annals during the year,
| brought to close today, was the
starting of a new era In baseball in
, the taking over of the Bridgeport
| franchise in the Connecticut league
by new management. Other sporting
events may have attracted widespread
| attention, but they were nothing in
comparison to the greatest of all
sports, the National pastime, played
wherever an American hangs his hat.
The new management seemed to
of lethargy which existed in past sea-
sons. Through their efforts Bridge
port was once more put on the base
ball map, from which she had been
temporarily erased.
Being the sport which is thought
of the most favOrably, baseball is
considered first. Let start be made
with the professionals and go down
the ladder. AS stated the Orators
went out Of existence when on Feb
2, James H: O'Rourke sold out his
franchise and gave three years lea e
of Newfield Park to H. Eugene Nc
Cam, who has since become known
as not only one of the best generals
among the minors. but the Beau
Brummel Of all baseball chieftains..
The start of the Connecticut league
season will be one long to be remem-
bered. The whole town was out to
do honor to the Mechanics" to give
them a good send off. Throughout
sented with the best Glass B baseball
obtainable. Mccain with moneyed
interests behind him, with the &C.
ouaintance through association of
those moguls higher up, and the
knowledge of ball players. put team
int fhn nif orr Ia
season, not the runaway kind, but
just one of those zestful mixtures
which go to make baseball the game
that it is today.
to end. first Bridgeport was on top.
then Waterbury, while occasionally
New Haven went to the fore. In the
main the race was between Bridge
port and Waterbury. The last week
of the season will never be forgotten.
and neck, with the Finnegans having
a slight advantage. Bridgeport was
winning her games, Waterbury was
on the slump. Before meeting on
the next to the last day. Bridgeport
trailed Waterbury by two points. A
win would put them in the. lead. Vic
tory. however. was denied them
Waterbury won out In the race.
Bridgeport had to be content with
second place. It was great deal
OoICcT lHdn tH0 year oSlOre Wu6u the
club finished seventh.
Getting back more locally. Bridge
port had fair sized quota Of semi
professional and amateur. ball teams.
Every Sunday the West Ends under
the management of Fred Ritchel
End park, delighting Thousands. There
was also the City League composed
of the ST Josephs, Yosts. South Ends
and North Ends. The race for hon
one. At the start it appeared to be
a runaway for the Typewriter maxi
ers. but towards the end the Joes
came through with three defeats owe:
the Yosts, putting the East Siders IN
the lead. and settling the champion |
ship.
Then after considerable dickering |
and scuahbling the Joes and the |
Wes Ends got to~ether to settle the |
city Championship disrute. But three |
games were PLAYED. The first two re-
suited in tie games The third went
halt-no arrangements had been made
for more han three games. the man.
a GERS could not agree on grounds
With only one game won. that by the
Joes. the latter claimed the champion
ship.
Industrial and Factory Leagues. In
the former he Crane No. team after
q bad start pulled out victors. In
The younger organization, the Yosts
had walk away. losing but one of Is
"a neg PLAYED. ]
There were numerous other clubs
around the citv plav'ng independent
,all. Among them were he Clovers,
Renge's Plack Pocks and Ldnco'ns
The I.incolns could not seem to wrest
victories from the above three. The
Rererala fell before the Clovers. while
he Rocks spilled defeat ON the latter.
herery claircine the chamn'on ship.
Mex in importance is football. For
he first time in many wears the Park
-itv seer-ed destitute Of football clubs.
There were ENOUGH Of them. so TO
:neak. hut their calibre was not o. the
rind Of a few seq sons hack. From
he Start the Thunderholts had no OBJ
,os'tion. Their foremost rivals for
-itv horrors were the Hdeewoods. hit
hal team was out Of their class. The
after team. however. went out for
i ~ honors when on THANKSGIVING
morning thcv PLAYED t1;e Thunderbo,ts.
cs'ng so. To the westerns Is con-
eded tho championship in the Junior
great season. Under the MANAGE
rent of Tad Dunn.gan. the captaincv
p Jimmy Noonan. and coached by
larry Quinn. he eleven tore off the
tate horrors for the second consecu-
i've year They gave the fans real
was won THROUGH the {
act that the Annex team Of New Ha-
ZEN whom hey PLAYED to a So tie |
eeused 70 p'av off the tie. II the
Le3eue the High School
cam made great record. but had TO
e content with second Mace due TO A
efea on the last dav by New Brit
in. which club won the remnant.
All the local bowling alleys during
he regular season renorted busy times
oA-k D~-s1 -
yts n, ade a name for themselves. es- ]
.ecial'v the duck pin team which J
leaned up everv hing in sight walk
ne away with first r,onev. The big
in tenn did not make such a swell :
howiro. but nevertheless rolled many !
God cares This was all in the fore ,
art Of the season. At the present ,
ire Pridgeport is represented in he I
tate Rig pin LEAGUE. hut the team
: unahre 70 keer with the race set Z
" ne others This is due IN the fact
nat at the nresent time. and for some
months hack the big pin came has