The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-28

l in the history of Texas baseball that ] the Giants have lost a game in that state. According to all reports Ernie Lush who covered first base for the Giants was the performing light of the game. The following from the New York American tells what the local youth did:
 '"The bright, particular star of the occasion was young Ernest Lush, the promising outfielder who played first base. He played the bag like a vet eran, and made some stops that would have done credit to Hal Chase. In fact, Chase and Lush resemble each other very much in their physical makeup. Where Lush Shone was at the bat. Out of five times up he whacked four clean hits across the daisies, and each time he drove runs in ahead of him. With the bases full he hit safe on two occasions. New York got most of her runs as result of the stick work of this youngster who has never played in a professional league in his life.''
 Manager Bill Luby of the North amptons, with the kind assistance of "Slapper Sam Kennedy has 21 names on the Hamp rooster for the coming season. Bill has a hard task before him, in this his first year as a man. ager, in building up practically a brand new team. For pitchers he has "Jum" Warner, Fleet from the Three lea que who takes "Tacks'' Delave's place, Murphy from Cambridge, McGlynn, a. semi-pro from Pennsylvania, Ralph Spongle from the Three I league, Len hoff from Hartford, who will be re- membered by fans in this city as hav- ing pitched for the All-Hartford team against the West Ends, and Oakley and Roedman, two men taken from H. Yale, Burns, F'rasier, Gardella and Kane are looking for infield jobs, and Golden, Boyle, Schwartzmaier and Luby complete the outfieId.
 The following Arlie Latham stuff comes by way of the Waterbury Re publican:
 Tony Pastor, the guy who says that a catcher could get fouls which land on top of the grandstand if he uses Reach glove, has left this league after several years service. Tony was one of the real cards and he will be miss ed.
 ''Silent John" Hummel1, former Pa permaker, and all around Brooklyn player, who has been a holdout will go South with the club, though he has not yet signed a contract, but has re- ceived a letter from Pres. EbbettS. He takes this to mean that after a con- ference that he will get the raise he is looking for.
 Eddie Justice of the Hartford club has been sold to the Fort Wayne Ind, club of the Central league. Earlier in the season Justice was sold to- the Ab- erdeen Club of the Northwestern lea que, but when that club was dropped from the circuit the deal was called off.
 Hogan Yancey. the former Hartford crack has secured his release from the Birmingham club of the Southern lea que, and will manage the Lexington club in the Blue Grass league
 In another week all of the big league clubs will have an army of players at Southern training camps. More than one hundred representing the Brook lyns, Pittsburgs and Boston Red Sox, will be at Hot Springs alone. More than $2OO, 900 will be spent by the club owners in preparing their teams for the pennant races, which is considered a necessary investment. The Giants for instance, will have nearly forty men in Texas. They will shend nearly fifty days away from home. The board bill will amount to about S6, ,OOO The travelling expenses will reach the S4 900 mark, with $2,500 for incidentals. The California trip of the Chicago White Sox will cost at least $50, ,O0O and Own CT COmiskey has spent double that sum since last season for new material But the magnateS are not worrying for they expect a record breaking bus mess this year.