The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-01-11
DlWNEY TO STAY
WITH The "REDS"
Yep of Scribes Over His Con-
templated Letting Out Put
KibOSh on Scheme
Comment and Gossip of the
Daily Doings in the World
of FandOm

As the result of big hub bub
raised by the baseball writer's on the
Cincinnati papers, Manager Clark
Griffith of the Reds is to retain Tom
my Downey. Waivers had been ask
ed on the local boy but Brooklyn re-
he was to bank this season on Dave
Altizer at short stop, The Cincinnati
scribes demanded that Downey be
kept and kept he is.
Altogether Mccain thinks he will
have some ball club and one which
will make the 1911 pennant race just
as interesting from the Bridgeport
standpoint as last years. Bridgeport
needs lot of baseball education and
He promises that the coming season
will be no exceptioh.-Springfield
Union.
The Chicago Cubs are to turn over
to Louisville of the American AS
Hartford HEAVIER, in part payment for
Jimmy Doyle, who was sold to the
Cubs just before the drafting season
began in 1910. FoXen was obtained
last season from the Philadelphia Ma.
tionals. Doyle is a Niagara Univer-
sity product and is to succeed Stein
feldt at third for the National league
winners.
Pitcher Darby O'Brien secured
from the Hartford club last season by
the Boston Americans. is the latest
to send in his contract to that club
He is to make the trip to the coast
with the Hub crowd and is looked
upon as one of the most promising
of the teams recruits.
Another backstop who will be given
a trial is Kerr, Bridgeport product.
Kerr is said to have the makingS of
a star backstop and under McCann's
coaching should show what he Is real
ly worth. The Bridgeport manager is
not a poor Judge of ball players
Springfield Union. Mccain brought
Bobby Stowe, member of the West
Ends. until at the end of the~ sea OH
he was drafted by the Yankees. Kerr
has been with the West Ends for the
past few seasons.
Chief of umpires, Kennedy has de-
cided that Elmer, the Cleveland boy,
who broke into the league last season
will be one of his pickings.
Sandy Bannister, the Waterbury
pitcher, who was sold to the Oak
hand. Cal, club ct the end Of last
season, and whose home is in Buffalo
that he will quit baseball rather than
to go out to the coast play.
The three Cubans on the New
Britain team Almeida. Cabrera and
Marsans, are not held in reserve by
that club. but are free agents. How
evtr, each is said to have pledged his
word to Owner Dan O'Neil that if
he plays anywhere in this country it
will be zas member of the New
Britain team, provided of course, that
ONeil wants him.
Herman Schincel is now a full
fedged Senator. having sent in his
contract to Owner Clarkin during the
week He is to be the first string
back stop, replacing Handsome Mike
Wadleigh, who expects to be with
faster company when the season
opens.
Carl Lundgren. at one time a crack
pitcher of the Chicago Cub staff and
who was with the Hartford club part
of last season, has made application
as an umpire in the National league.
Lundgren was recalled by Toronto of
the Eastern league at the end Of last
season, having been loaned by that
club to the Hartford team. The
Canucks farmed him out to Albany in
the New York state league. Lund-
gren is the HEAVIER who pitcher for
Hartford the day RED" Waller made
his great no hit no run record. Wal
tOA "dS OPPOSSQ. ny OdIDys " bTl0n
in the first game, letting the Senator's
down with seven hits. O'Brien gave
the Mechanics but four hits, yet they
won Az. Waller after pitching such
great game, went into the second
contest wading through the nine in
nings without allowing either a hit
or run. Often have pitchers worked
in no hit game, but it has seldom
if ever been recorded where a gunner
after pitching one game, turned in
the trick in the second game.
Every member Of the Mechanic
staff has sent in his contract to- Man.
ager Mccain with the exception of
"Chalky" Clunn and Skipper Eley.
Tom Crook, the giant first base
man of the Mechanics. writes to a
friend in this city that this will be
his last year in baseball. He states
that he can have an appointment on
the Washington. D. c., police force
and will take it at the end of the
next playing season. Crook stated
when he left Bridgeport last Septem-
Der that he did not know whether he
would return or not as he had the
chance to become pavement
FOUNDER.