The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-06

An anxious fan called Manager Nc
Cam on the phone yesterday after
| noon. Here is the way the CONVEX
sation went:
us there game this afternoon ?"
asked the fan.
Yes" replied Mccain, believing
someone was trying to string him.
Who's pIaying?'
Hall, Eley, Upham, Snyder, Mil
Ter and a few others"
''Where?"
cover in the house on the corner.
They're in a game of poker
The fan was indignant I'm a min
listers son." he said, "the game you
speak of is unknown to me-
You're just the fellow they're
looking for" came back Mccain,
they want someone who doesn't know
the game, they want piece of
change"
Down came the receiver with a
crash, and now Mccain is wondering
if the fan really was serious.
Jimmy Hall is the real cut-up kid.
He kept the boys in good humor all
day yesterday by hurting out small
pieces of junk, playing on the play
boys have learned to call them "Jim-
my Hallisms." Take the limburger
out for walk while you read
through this one. eff Jimmy Hail
beats out Litschi for short stop. who
will McCann." Please omit flowers.
Another from Jimmy's famous
| mind-"If Upham can pull two tons,
how much can Jimmy Hall?" Officer
lead him out but don't hurt him.
Gather in this one, while you're in
the humor-"If Dory Miller can sleep
six hours overtime, how much can
Frank Eley?" With sob Of des-
pair he grabbed the nickel and rush
ed into Clancy's.
You wouldn't dare insult me if
Jack were only here, but how does
this one strike you-"If Bridgeport
bats for $50, how much will Spring
/ field % With a shrek he recognized
his tailor and fell dead.
The case now rests with the jury
These buglets are being sprung con-
stantiy by Hall, however, the writer
is not responsible for any physical or
mental injury you may receive af-
ter reading through them.
Jimmy has another-"If the street
is full of mud? how will Leach
Crosse Don't take me out to lunch
Jack I'd rather have the coin.
All the boys welcomed the little
throwing practice in the armory yes
terday afternoon. 1t was Just the
thing they had been pining for, for
the past few days.
Floyd "Chalky'' Clunn has written
to Manager Mccain stating that he
will report on Sunday. He has a
job in his home town, Millville, N. j.,
and cannot quit till Saturday even
ing. Clunn reports that he is in
| fine fit
Ewald Snyder and Skipper Eley
were the only players whom the first
try out did not hurt yesterday Sny-
der has had two weeks training In
and around Washington before he
came here while Eley says that ne
has been in two games.
Pitcher Joe Phelan looks good to
Manager Mccain. The youngster
| showed loads of speed yesterday for
his first trial. He was going SO fast
Gene had to call a halt.
This Marty Donahue, the New Ha-
| ven boy is a husky youth, one who
ought to be able to easily stand a
seasons PLAYING ,,,iIs He has an easy
taking neat snap with his wrist.
Nothing on the floor could get by
| him.
Ewald Snyder and Jerry Sweeney
worked together in the throwing
fielder, he'll be going out of this
league at the end of the season." said
Mccain. HE looks good to me, but
needs an awful lot Of fly chasing
| Sweeney, too, shows PROMISE" said
Mccain: with those boys making
good. I'll have no cause to complain
about my club"
Manager Mccain was showing
Pitcher Phelan how to throw the ball
when there were men on the bases.
THE fault of most young pitchers
| breaking into the game" said Nc
| Cam, lis that they want to wind up
! and let fire, and do not practice as
| flf there were men on the paths. If
they did some of those fellows now in
the big leagues would be earning
| their salaries elsewhere
Mccain admits that he made out
| better as a pitcher when the rule
was inforced prohibiting the hop, skip
| and jump of the hurler.
| Terry Rogers, who is also coach
| ing the high school squad, was UP to
| the armory looking the boys over.
Terry was passing sentence on some
| of the recruits when Mike Kelly
| shouted out to Mccain, Use your
own judgment, Gene' Terry fell
| through the floor
| The more Mccain sees of Harry
| Gagain, the young catcher, the more
| he likes his form. He is a little fell
| low, full of pop, on his toes every
| minute, and kidding the players. He
and Jack Johnson were kept busy
| holding up Phelan, Gibbs, Snyder and
| Ladd.
The boys see treat i'm store for
| them Monday evening when they will
| be the guests of the management at
Polls theatre. Next week at the
| popular play house is to be baseball
| week. Monday being set aside as
Bridgeport night. The vaudevillians
| will be instructed on what to hand
out to the players.
| All exhibition dates for the season
have been filled. The Mechanics
weather permitting will play the ALL
| Industrials on Saturday April 8. On
Monday April 10, no game will be
played; Tuesday April IL. the Clovers
will try their hand, and Wednesday
| April IL, the Newfields; Thursday
April Is, starts the regular exhibit
ton season, when Middlebury College
| will be here.
Captain Tom Crooks. the picture of