The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-13
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The American Association opens it's season today.
 wear white chevio1 bIouses, and mus, have their trousers creased.
 Connie Mack has handed over Pitcher Robert Hummer to Pop Poster for his Holyoke club. Rum
 ner has never been in professional league ball. He IS but 19 years of age, and halls from Washington, DC. will be dropped by Holyoke is cast ing around for a job. He has writ ten Manager McCann for a position, but it is improbable that he will be taken on considering the fact that Mac has two speedy men in Kocher and Costello. It must seem strange to Beau to be thrown down. When he landed in Bridgeport several years ago he was in great demand all over the country In those days he was a good 300 man and was rated as a
 Hits work with Baltimore seems to be on the improve. In the short field in the last few games he has played errorless ball, while his bat ting has been sensational The fans have taken to the former Orator, en- having much to do with his improve nlent. Manager Dunn noted from the start that Hit was natural ball player, keeping him in the game, though his work did not warrant it.
 -'It's Toy that is to play here satur- McCa nns5 5Sssesterday. Both are New York Slate league clubs anyway so what's the difference.
 Troy yesterday lost to Jersey City, 6-2. The New York leaguers have in their line up Ernie Wade, the former Bridgeport pitcher, and who was with the West Ends last season. Ernie allowed the Skeeters nine hits yesterday
 This man Keiser who blew in from Massachusetts way yesterday was tried out the first station. He ap- peared to handle himself well both on the bag and at the bat He is left handed which enabled him to get a good start on two beaten bunts.
 The squad went through two hours of light practice in the morning, while they had a good scrub game 5n the afternoon. MeGann used Jakey for his second team. Both boys by their work showed they had some thing on the ball. Voltz is port slider.
 T can see where I get out said s'Ruioe'' Pollard when he faced Voltz- hanIer s in Thy mv lie" eo"i eRube'' ' was in wrong as he lined out single to left.
 Eley played in right field for the first team. His first appearance at the bat counted for 8 three bagger over Ray Keating's head in right field. E1ey was gong easy as he did not want to exert himself
 Manager McCanns has hard work chasing the boys to the dressing room after he thinks they have enough 1 practice in the afternoon "I never saw such gluttons for work in my ljfe,'' said the manager, when his voice gave out following his call to l the players to give up.
 While practice was at it's height yesterday afternoon, tile players were serena1ed by the fife and drum corps from WatsrsvilIe School. This corps 1 will be at tne park on the opening l date
 The series between the Phila- deIphia Nationals and Americans will each. The seventh and final game for yesterday was post poned because of the cold weather. nso-d day the Nationals play the Read ing team of the Tri-State league, while tomorrow the ampionship season will open.
 William .tKid'' Gleason who has been with the Philadelphia Ameri- cans for a number of seasons yester- Gay received his unconditional re- lease. It is understood Gleason will not play ball this season.