The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-14
BASEBALL GOSSIP RIGHT
 FROM MAJORS AND MINORS
Brad kocher, Former Mechanic, Gets Praise
 From Eastern League Critic

forth some convincing circumstantial evidence.
 Will Pittsburgh make a Garrison fin- ish and win another pennamt? That's whats puzzling the rooters in tf1e Smoky City Judging from the lead the Giants and Cubs hold over Pitts burgh. it looks now as though the
 Corsairs will finish no better than third One man who expresses con- ffdence that Pittsburgh wiiq make a sensational Finish is Manager Fired Clarke. who has piloted more than ono BIrccaneer team to victory. Secre- tary William Locke is another who thinks the Pirates still have a chance. Locke backs up his argument by the following: We wind up the season on our own
 grounds. playing seven games with
 the Cubs and four with the Giants.
 The Cubs have six double-headers and don't think their pitchers will stand
 the strain. Our pitchers will do their
 share, but we need Clarke and Wag- ner back in the game Should these
 two get back soon I see no reason why we should not be in the midst of the pennant fight in another week. ' lie Giants, I think, will find the going pretty rough on the road, while we have the advantage of closing the season on our home diamond That may seem a trivial advantage, but tell you it helps {, team a lot when it's playing a- home in a close race.
 Personally, I am of the opinion hhat we kay claim to the leagues best twirldng staff Hendrix has added strength to the staff. In time he will be a star pitcher. Then there's O'Toole. We are sure that he win win his share of the games, and there are Leif1eld,. Camnitz and Adams We also have Steele and Ferry to fall back on
 Pittsburgh may appear to be out of tlhe race. Watch the team beginning with the Cub series. With Clarke and Wagner back and the pitchers about our finishing. We have a bunch of%hgiters- ,ssAs for 9the bat ting, I am positive all the men will do what is expected of them"
 Umpire Bill Bryon of the Eastern League says that the Tigers drew three good ones when they drafted Pitcher Dubuc from Montreal, Infield- CT Louden of Newark and Catcher Kocher of Toronto. Of them Bryon says:
 Pitcher Dubuc. whom the Tigers have drafted from Montreal, is we'll equipped twir1er in every way. He has a good fast ball and a good curve but is handicapped at times by poor control. When he can get the basll over he is one of the best curvers in
 ''Bil Louden, the Newark man, is a cracking player in every way. He is a sterling fielder, a fair hitter and is an aggressive, peppery lad who does a ball club good. He looks like a real ffnd
 |vo4 4nI,->, iy,f f;y,,n ic f<1 be one of the. star backstops of the country. All that he needs is a little more experience. He throws like a rifle shot, and is a fairly strong hit ter. Best Of all, he is an intelligent young ball player who is learning something every day.
 tH'S a surprise to me that the scouts haven't picked up Bill Bradley, the onetime Nap, now with Toronto. In his palmiest days in the big lea que Bill never played so we'll as he is playing this season and I think that there are several years of big league ball left in him.
 Prnceton's varsity baseball pitchers next seaon, will be coached by Wyaft Lee of the Newark Indians. Bill Clarke. the Tigers scout. who was once a catcher, is PrincetOn's head baseball coach. His contract states that he may engage assistants if he so desires. Carke has asked Lee if he will show the collegians how to twirl. Lee has consented. Both Lee and Clarke worked as partners when they played with Washington. Walter Bro die, the former Baltimore Orio1e out fielder, wih again look after the fresh men.
 Catcher Blinke of the East Liverpool club is called the George Gibson of the Ohio and Pennsylvania league. Bfinke has worked as consistently as amy of the big qeaguers this season. Until he was injured several days ago he had caught ninety straight games. He has caught seven double-headers this season Blinke has been with the team since May 16.
 the head. Morris will look out for