The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-30
Sport Notes Of interest

| Pirates are sweet on Tim Jordan, the
 Toronto first baseman." Remember | Timothy !? Tim at one time played first base for Charley Ebbets Super
 bas until he got a trif1e lazy. Sever | al seasons ago Jordan was one of | the big stickers in the National Lea que. His speciality was cracking out | home runs. For a while Jordan
 was the idol of Brooklyn fans. After
 he slumped in batting he fell off in favor. Then Ebbets got hold of Jake Daubert and Tim was of no further use to the Washington Park CTS. Jordan has been playing good ball for Toronto this year and his re- | turn to big league company has been | predicted. It is understood that
 Manager Clarke of the Pirates is anx- | ious to get the former Brooklyn play | CT.
 A baseball curiosity-John I. Tay- Tor runs the Boston Red Sox team,
 but yet he planes his manager, Pat
 sy Donovan, for the Bostenians' poor showing this year.
 The Laudermilks and Fa1kenbergs will look like pygnfes alongside of the Red Sox's new twirler, Pitcher
 Mains, who is said to be feet z in-
 ches tall: The sox recently pur-
 Mich., team. Mains is 25 years old. In two games of double-header
 Mains recently held his opponents to four hits.
 There is rumor current in East
 ern League circles that Jack Ryan
 will not be manager of the Jersey
 City team next year. Billy Murray, who
 is scouting for the Pirates, is said to
 be the man who will pilot the Skeet-
 CTS next season. Murray is an ex-
 1o1 Phillies for several seasons. He is the man who picked up the celebrat- ed O'Toole-Kelly battery for the Pi- rates.
 Umpire Billy Evans says that Olaf Henriksen, the new player the Red Sox recently purchased from the New England bushes, is the smallest and fastest player that has broken into big company in many months. Evans says the player with the Swedish name can run down to second from the initial bag as fast as Ty Cobb. In view of his size. the indicator holder thinks that Henriksens sprinting feats are wonderful. Evans predicts a bright future for Henriksen and says that the Red Sox picked up valuable man when they got hold of this diminutive player. In Detroit Henriksen recently got eight hits ing three games. He also performed the remarkable feat of beating out six infield drives. Three of these grounders went to Owen Bush, who is considered one of the fastest short stops in the business.
 And now they call the Chicagos the "Chanceless Cubs.'' The Quakers are termed the "Dooinless Phillies."
 After the Phillies complete their schedule the Quakers are slated to make a tour of Cuba. Secretary Ban croft of the Reds has secured Fogels permission to take the team there. Hans Lobert will be in charge of the team.
 Manager McAleer of the Washing ton Nationals is a great admirer of the Athletics. McAleer says he is sure the Athletics are going to win in walk. "The Athletics will win the American League pennant this | year just as easy as they did last | said McAleer recently. "The | Tigers have a great team but they | can't class with Mack's. The Athlet- ! ics have an advantage in the fact that | play on their home grounds, and it the worlds champions on their own diamond Only miracle will bring !, the pennant to Detroit
 Minneapolis is to have a new large ]! ball park. The Cantillions have plan 1 ned to erect it in 1913. The park | will be an up-to-date one in every respect, as the stands are to be erect ed of concrete and steel.