The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-04
CLAIM LOCO
 SHOULD LOSE
 ONE CONTEST
Manager N0onan of Warmers Protests Victory Because
 Baker is Professional
(By Ira Hau.)


 Here's a hot one, don't skip a line. Manager Noonan of the Warner Bros. Go. team at 8 meeting of the Indus trial league last evening protested the 210 game his club played with the Locomobile Co. last week because the Locos worked ''Howdy' Baker, who helped out the Mechanics a few games while Foot" Ruell was nursing an injury. There is a league rule which reads that a player to participate in any game must be a bona fde ern- ploye of his factory and must work the same number of hours in his de- partment as the other workers in that department. An infringem ent of the rule constitutes a forfeiture of the game to the non-offending club. Noonan held that Baker was working for the Bridgeport club and was not employed the same number of hours as the other members of his shop de- partment
 Here's where the joke comes in. Last year the Mechanics were in the hole through an injury to Brad Koch CT and the fall from the water wag- Cam secured Eddie Lavery of the Joes and Bud" White of the Warner Bros. team to sub for the two. White did not get any chance to work, but was there ready to perform. He stayed with the club about week, and drew down pay just as Baker did. Manager Noonan must have had his nerve with him when he tried to slip such a kick through. If there was an offense committed, he was just as much an offender as Lund' berg. There however was a differ ence last year. Warmers were mak- ing a fight to keep out of last place, while the L.ocos by winning tomor- rows game will jump back upon the first rung.
 The league moguls hovered over Noonan's kick for some time. Noon an put the motion to have the game forfeited, but could not secure a manager to second his resolution. Finally to bring the matter to a head the secondiDg was made. When a vote was called for, not one voted. A motion for secret ballot then pre- vailed. Of five votes cast one was for the forfeiting of the game, and four for the game to stand as played. The result opened Manager Lund-. berg's eyes. Here was a great chance for the leading clubs to do him out of a game, but they saw the light and voted right.
 Here is something phony that the directors did do. They gave the game with the Warner Bros. and the Whitings for July 15, and not played to the Warmers. The Locos had a game scheduled with the Whit ings the Saturday before, the Whit ings not showing up, but the league directors could not see handing them a game. This may be the reason, the Warmers are in last place, while the Locos are second. Crane No. 1 has been handed game under the same conditions as the Warmers.
 The members of the St. Joseph T. l.. B. society which supports the St. Joseph team .in the City league does not cherish the idea of the City league moguls that the league should be ex- tended to include another round of games. Last evening at meeting of the society the organization vot- ed against the proposition and will in sist that the league hold to the ori- ginal schedule, which has but three more games to play.
 The Jdes no doubt see in the length ening process chance for one of the other clubs to pass them in the stand ing. The Joes feel that they can win two out of the next three games, which will give them the pennant. the club now enjoying first place. If the season is heightened and as all the clubs are playing fast ball, a good chance is given for another club to step to the top. The other managers
 
 also consider thaA completing the schedule the latter part of this month is altogether too early, when Septem- Der Sundays are ideal for baseball. The Joes will not add to their pres tige by sticking to the original sched- favor an extension without having the league force such a condition upon them, they will be the gathers all around.
 The members of the St. Josephs when they met last evening also arr ranged for an outing at Reddy's farm in Stratford Aug. 20. The committee in charge includes Bart Hurley, Thos. Riley. FraAk Ludford, Martin Coffey, John Toomey, William Gerrity, Thos, McCann, Ralph Raycroft and David Brolley.
 Owing to the Yost factory enjoying a two weeks lay off and some of the members of the \St. Josephs being away on their annual vacations but one game will be played in the City league this Sunday, the Black Rocks and Eagles meeting at St. Joseph Oval. Manager Ha1pin of the Rocks has Johnny Barron Deacon Rohr- back and "Johno" Whelan to pick as backstop. In Campion Klawberg and Amos Johnson, Manager McMahon of the Eagles has a trio of nifty fling CTS and a great little catcher in Jack Johnson.
 Johnny Barron will do the f1inging and Irvy Laubscher the catching for the West Sides in their game tomor- row with the Westvilles in the latter town. The local lads will leave on the 1:49 train.
 
 Firewarks Sunday at the Bostwick avenue flats when the Westerns and Bengals meet Lucas and Yuhas will do the hurling and Reynolds the catching for the Westerns, while But Ter and Beck will work for the Ben gals.
 The Cardinals will make an attempt to run up their twentieth victory Sat urday when they play the Rouman- ians Either Murphy or Coles will do the heaving for the Cardinals
 The Bankers and the S. N. E. T. Co. team play at Seaside park tomor- row afternoon. Game called at 3|