The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-14

 Park in time to get in two games for Patriots Day April 19 The Bridge ports will probably be the opposing forces.
 Because of his experience in the Eastern league McCann is in close as well as with some of those higher up He says Bridgeport is to have a real baseball team, one that would hold it's own in the Eastern league. McCann has impressed the other man agers with the idea that he is some hustler and he says that he will make his team one of the greatest draw ing cards of the circuit.-Springheld Union.
 Wee Willie Keeler states that he in tends to stay in the game for another season at least, and will play with the team offering him the best in- ducements: Already the Brooklyns, Giants Cincinnati Reds, Baltimores and Torontos are burning the wires with offers William has hopes that McGraw will be the high man.
 When the returns for 1910 are all in,'' says Roger Bresnahan. cit will be found that yours truly is the Iron Man of the catchers of the country and not George Gibson and Jim Mo Guire.'' Bresnahan has made the bold resolution to catch every game this l season for his St. Louis team Fans are worrying about Napoleon Lajoie who this season will cover the first station for the Maps, though he has been at second for a number of years past How can he '1earn the fine points at first base playing so late in his career, Records show that La. Ia joie played first base for Fall River of the New England league in 1896, when Arthur Irwin purchased his re- lease for $500 for the Philadelph1a club. Lajoie then covered first for the Quakers. Incidentally he made a clean home run the first time he faced Amos Rusie.
 Fred Penney declare that he will be in great form this season just as good as of yore. But the dubious McGra.w. is triyng out various first base can dfdates just the same
 Haven franchise, writes to friends in New Haven that he will be home about April 2nd ready to start base ball operations for the season. George They leave Thursday for Mobile and then go to Tampa, Fla, where they expect to remain about week.
 Herman schinee1, the Waterbury back stop, has received a check for s100 from Secretary J. H. Farrell of him square with Harry Durant for back wages.
 Eddie Lennox, former New Haven third basernan. who made a great rec ord with Broo'-lyn at that station last season is laid up with bad attack of grip with the additional ailnnent of an abscess. He will not be able to join the Dodgers for several weeks.
 Manager McA1eer of the Washington Americans has three ex-csptains on his teanl-Bob JInglaub of stl1e Bostons, Kid Elberfield Of the New Yorks, and Scha efer of the Detroits. He has con- cluded not to have 9 field captain this year.
 Meriden is anxious to join the re- gently organized Connecticut Baseball Associ ation. to make up the sixth team providing Manchester is unwilling to join the circuit. Several prominent Silver City promoters have put it up to the directors of the league, and it is probab ble that that city will be recog- nized. Manchester has the preference as it is better situated for the other cities of the circuit. The only kick possible that could be made against Meriden would be that it is too far from Norwich and New London, who are at the other end of the circuit. Meriden has been without league base ball since 1908, when the State lea- que team was transferred to North ampton.