The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-27
BRAC|NG BITS BOUT BASEBALL

Manager McCann returned from New
 York last evening with the Information been promised him by the Montreal
 club of the Eastern League. had been sold to Cincinnati. He had heard ru- ! feet, going down to the big town him. i self yesterday to make sure. Pitcher
 CJpham had informed him on his ar rival from the New York Americans
 last week, that it was common report
 around the New York quarters that &colvin had been purchased by the l Reds It is stated that the price paid 1 was $1, 800. Manager McCann stated 1 that he put the matter up to Manager Barrow of the Royals, yesterday, but
 ttie latter stated that he could not ex-
 pect personal friendship to stand in the way of a sale, as Colvin was to
 has not been idly sitting by letting the
 grass grow under his feet. and says
 he will have a. good infelder here be-
 fore the season opens.
 Before Manager Mccann hit the
 feathers at the Atlantic last evening
 and Jack McCauley, both of whom ar
 rived during the day. Sweeney is thd first baseman over whom McCann had great trouble with the management of
 the Atlanta Southern League club, while McCauley is a seasoned catcher who has been with Jersey City and
 The fans are wonderipg, how Mccann Wofked the deal by which Sweeney was sent to this city and not to Sa- vannah- When the Atlanta manage ment informed McCann that Savannah had prior claim on Sweeney's services, McCann wrote a little poem and ad- dressed it to the manager of the At Ianta club of the Southern League known, but it is believed that it brought the Atlanta, manager to his senses.
 Manager MCCSann in king nf prospects of his team says that he does not expect a, pennant winner on i first though, or know the reason why. ! If the boys do not prove strong i enough at the start" said McCann, 1 NH'n get men that wilI.'' ] This is the big night for the mem bers of the Bridgeport team Man ager McCann surrounded by his stai- warts will occupy one of the boxes at l Polls this evening, which is known | as as Baseball Night Throughout. the ] theatre will be scattered the members 1 of various professional and anna | teur clubs in the city, Manager Gar vey has arranged for a number of | baseball features while as grand finale there will be thrown upon the canvas pictures of one of the Detroit Pittsburg World series games. It is the greatest baseball picture ever
 Sunday baseball among the amateurs in New York State has been Iegalized l by the state legislature through the passage of the McGrath bill yesterday The vote stood 77-67 Playing for the future greats is legal between 3:3O and 6:30. Senator McGrath will soon pc flooded with mail, carrying passes 5o every diamond in the state
 Bill Murray, former manager of the Quakers and the Philadelphia club lave at last come to an agreement Yesterday officials of the club met with Murray and President Lynch in Philadelphia after which Murray gave 'ut the statement that everything had 'een arranged to his satisfaction It s stated shat Murray grabbed st. 1900. He had always contended that the Quakers were indebted to him to the mount of $15, ,500
 Bug Raymond has quit the Giants gain. Yesterday he packed his all 1 eaving the Polo grounds not inform ng his friends where he was bound ( When asked what he intended to do. i le said. tI have made up my mind to | r u&, that's all I am no paresis pa- 2 i@eI@, @ and don't need a keeper. I am j .b1e to take care of myself and if I
 can't play baseball I will make a wing. and a good one, at my trade"