The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-10
BREEZY BOSH WRITTEN
FOR BASEBALL RIOTERS
New Haven Team Shows Here Tomorrow
and Locals Hope to Turn Tables

each has the imposing percentage of
.23S.
Third Baseman Doyle of the Chi
cago Cubs looks like q merry clouter.
The fans out in Cleveland feel >elat-
ed. The reason is that bill has
been passed by the Ohio Legislature
which legalizes Sunday ball. Cleve-
SO as to permit game scheduled
with the Yankees for next Monday
be played on Sunday.
The Yankees have tabooed Joe
Walsh recruit catcher. He goes to
the Hoosiers Of the American Asso-
citation.
The Phillies are the champion home
run team SO far. Up to date they
have made eleven.
Too bad the Pirates cannot play all
their games at home. They have yet
to lose at Forbes Field.
Ingerton, Tenney's third baseman,
has made three home runs in two
days.
Jack Knight did not go West with
the Yankees. The Yankee shortstop's
arm is giving him trouble. His ply
stefan has advised him to take a
weeks rest. He is also suffering from
malaria.
The "distillery trio, Hunter, Wilson
and Gibson, were prominent as two
base histmen yesterday.
Barney Dreyfuss is building an adj
dition to Forbes Field out in Smoke
town. The contractors are now de-
nlolishing the concrete wall which ex-
tends from left field ] to centre field
bleachers. A new electric score board
will take the place of the. wall. The
board is to be a unique one, as it
batsman and the number of balls,
strikes and outs.
1t would not be bad idea if all
clubs adopted the same method of Civ
ing spectators the desired informal
ton.
Capt Sutikichi Matsuda of the Wa
soda University baseball team says
baseball is a gift of the United States
to Japan. The japanese ball player
says the most difficult thing the Japs
have to learn concerning the game is
to hit and pitch the ball. He also
says that the game is so popular in
the Flowery Kingdom now that boys
play it in the street.
Consistency is the secret of the
Tigers success to date. A never-give-
in spirit prevails among the men. The
Tigers here won number of games
when it appeared as though the other
refrigerator. There's not scrapnie!
trio than Cobb, Bush and Crawford.
Ping Bodie. the Pacific coast re-
cruit, who got his chance to enter big
company when Comiskey of the Soy
gave him a tryout is % years old. To
date the Frisco youth is one of the
year. Ping. who should be called
Bing, made thirty home runs last
season with the San Francisco club
in 212 games. He made 202 hits aver
aging nearly a hit a day.
beginning to hear the pennant flap
from Bennett Parks Flagstaff. Connie
Mack, however, says the "airship
boys will soon take a tumble. The
fans are all looking for it.
The Maps have been handicapped
greatly this year on account of ILL
ham, Griggs, Falkenburg Young. Eas-
ter1y, Laud and Graney have all paid
trips to a physician.
Sam Lever, the pitcher-manager to
whom Clarke recently gave an uncon-
ditional release. was the last of the
members of the PittSburg Pirates as
made up before the consolidation with
the Louisville club. Lever was with
the Pirates for nearly thirteen years.
He led the National Lea ON y
for several years. In percentages Of
games won he led the National league
in 1901, 1908, 1905 and 1906 He was
third in 1906.