The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25
Local EIks Are
 Hopeful of Winning

The more closely one scrutinize. the list of players that Manager Wa ters has corralled to represent the local lodge of Elks on the baseball diamond, the more one is struck by the dissimilitude of baseball experi- ence the individuals offer. To begir
 with, every player on the club roster has had a wealth of baseball play ing, and all have shown their worth in the field that developed them. The professional class of player, is repre-
 scented, as is the semi-professional
 while the collegiate and amateur ranks have their opponents. and ir the welding together, make up 8 formidable whole. q Of course the battery of any base
 ball machine is invariably its mos, important cog. and in this respect il
 must be said that the local Elks nine
 are indeed, fortunate. Gene Nc
 Cam and Jim O'Rourke, as pitcher
 and catcher, respectively, are a pair
 of stars who could fit in as battery
 in any big leageu club with credit
 to it.
 The name of O'Rourke means much
 to baseball. as it belongs to a man
 who has been one of the greatest stars the American game has ever
 known, and as long as it is played, deavors extend over period of twenty-five years, and in all that while, his lustre never dimmed. Columns upon columns in newspapers have been used in exploiting his prowess as batsman and fielder, and he is today acknowledged one of baSebaIPs greatest personages. How he has so long retained his ability and agility of youth is the eighth wonder of the world, and can only be solved. by the fact, that he has aI- ways lived a clean and exemplary f0 ftof 4I- the present day could we'll afford .o emulate. His work in the recent game in Derby, shows that he has lost none of his old time vigor, and it can in truth be said, that his playing in that contest was one of it's most brilliant assume that his playing will be one of the bright spots in the coming struggle. All Bridgeport feels proud of Jim O'Rourke, and his associates on the Elks' team, are honored by his presence in the lineup.
 While he may not have achieved the fame attained by O'Rourke, Gene" McCann, who has been se- lected to fool the Derby batsmen, is another player who has seen much amateur games upon the street lots of Baltimore and his later work with semi-pr professional and minor league clubs may not serve as much food for the baseball fans, but his moves since that time are known to every real follower of the game. Drafted by Manager Hanlon. of the then pen nant winning Superbas of the Nation al league, his debut in fast company was unusually successful, and glance at the records of that institu- ton will show that for years he was one of it's luminous stars. When ne became manager of the Jersey City club, he gave up active play, al- though he never failed to take great care of his physical self. The sale of the Bridgeport team franchise brought Gene" to Bridgeport in the capacity of magnate and emanager, and his ability in the latter direction is at once evident by referring to the present standing of the State league. When 1t was first announced that Me Cam would do slab work for the Elks, misgivings were felt as to his ability to display his old time form. The history of the game in which he known to bear repetition here, but