The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-25
BASEBALL NOTES


 Brooklyn outfits. The Reds manager is holding onto Tommy until he sees if Altizer, the former Spring1elder, will burn up the ground around short stop.
 Bobby Hart, and Bill Bannon, who are to umpire in the Eastern league, will get their preliminary workouts at Newfield and at savin Rock. They will handle the games of both the the Mechan' cs and White Wings with Eastern and New England league clubs.
 Umpire Roaring Red'' Rorty says he hasn't picked any place for work during the coming season, but that he doesn't intend to be back with the New England league. Rorty prefers to go elsewhere if he continues to work as an arbiter. Rorty may land on Kennedy's staff.
 Jack Hannifin, who plays in at short stop for Jersey City has secured his team for two games in his home town, Holyoke. for Patriots Day, April 19
 Here is a story about Jack Deal, Holyoke's old first naseman, that is now going the rounds of the Fri State league: "There is no disputing the fact that Deal is one of the best first basemen in the minor leagues to- day. Lancaster has never had his equal at the first station and since this town has been in the Tri-State league there has not been a better first baseman on the circuit. He was always heady player. Several years ago. when he was member of the Lancaster club, he made a home run and the ball never got outside the H11~ 1T- this way: The Cuban Giants were playing san exhibition game in Lancas- ter and when Deal came to bat he hit a high fly He started for first base and kept going while the entire infield and the battery all gathered in the center of the diamond, each ready to make the. catch. Deal saw plate, were unguarded. He put on more steam and while the duskies were playing the Alphonse-Gaston act, he scored, amidst the. mighty shouts and plaudits of the audience
 Frank Cox. an insurance agent of New Britain has made Dan O'Netl an offer for his New Britain franchise. Cox Is a veteran ball player. O'Neii makes the same reply to all prospec- tive buyers, that he will sell any time provided he is given his price.
 Meanwhile the New Britain manager keeps right on saying nothing, but saving wood in regard to his plans for the coming season. He Is not a believer in peddlfng out dope in the winter time. Early in April he says that he win be ready to announce the players that he has under contract, but not until then will he give out a single line on his plansS The pres- ic CfJh A1meida, Cabrera and Marsans will be back in their old posit. ons. It did look at one time as though Cincinnati would get Almeida but the Reds have apparently passed him up. About the only objection to Almeida appears to be a feeling that the big league play CTS might draw the color line. although there is plenty of proof that he is a Cuban.
 brennan is not a very common name in baseball but two players who answer to that title will fight it out for place in the Holyoke outfield this Spring. President W.nkler has re- ceved the signed contracts of one brennan of Have de Grace, Md. and from the other in Panama. The Mary land Drennan has been on the Pulpites suspension list for the past three sea sons. He was signed up at that time 
 Baker, the former Holyoke. second baseman. For the past two seasons he has remained at home. but expresses desire this year to get into the game. The other brennan is one of the number of Canal Diggers signed up by Scout Jim Burke.
 Cooney Hoover who led the third basemen- of the league in fielding last season with an average of .940 in 122 games and batted for .245 will not be found with Waterbury the coming sea- son. Hoover has been traded to All toona of the Tri-State league for Qut- fielders Christ and Clark and Pitcher Tower Christ and Clark made good records with Altoona, the pennant win- ners, last season. Chr St fielded for .974 and Clark one point less. Clark batted for .226 and Christ .25a, Tower is recruit.
 Speaking of names Cleveland has a pitcher named Fanwell. Ball is now with Portland: Bender pitches for Philadelphia: Gardner is Pirate out fielder; and Steele one of Clarke's best young base runners; Tanning is a slabnan for St. Louis; Leach is still sticking after sixteen years service. and Young is the oldest twirler in the league; Jack Swatz is with Meridian in the Cotton States circuit; Dick Hur- lar operates in that capacity on the Pacific coast. and Brad Kocher, the former Mechanic will backstop for Toronto.
 President Harold R. Durant of the Waterbury Athletic corporation yes- terday announced that it is possible Jack Hoey, who has thus far refused to sign 8 contract with Waterbury for 1911, may be traded for Eddie Swan der, the former Waterbury outfielder, who has been bouncing the hors s- hides off the fencetops at Oakland in the Pacific Coast league. Incidental to this report is story that comes by way of New Haven to the effect that Manager Tom Connery of the Hartford baseball club wrote Jack Hoey, the outfielder some time ago that he would give him $250 month with the Hartford team if Hoey would get his release from the Waterbury club.
 Phil Corcoran, the former Orator, has again signed up with New Haven. He handed Owner George Cameron his signed contract the day before yesterday. It is quite pleasing to any number of New Haven fans to see Phil sign up. His work has always been satisfactory and he is a great favorite with the fans. They all wish him a most successful season.
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