The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-28
BASEBALL BUNK BUNDLED FOR
 VANISHED FANS
Secretary Reddy Gets Into Harness Today After a Score of Years Lay-off.

twirler is a free agent and is privileged to sign where he so pleases. Last year Temple was taken South by the New York Nationals. At the begin ming of, the season Temple was farm ed out to New Bedford of the New England league. Tommy Dowd did not take to Temple and sent him back to the Giants, who in turn plac- ed him with Northampton. He re- fused to sign a Lark contract, work ing out under/ a salary agreement. His contract with the\ Giants covered from the beginning of the season to Oct. Is. Inasmuch as the Nutmeg season closed Sept. 10, Gil Edwards could not see paying Temple when he was not playing baseball. Because of this fact Temple refused to come across with his signature The LarSs have placed Temples name on their reservation list, but Edwards had re- ceived word from Secretary Farrell that as Temple had not signed con- tract he was a free agent according to baseball law. Had the Giants placed Temple on their reservation list there would have been another story to relate.
 Cy Perkins may not play in the New York state league after all. Or- ly a short while age he was traded by Springfield to Albany for Catcher Porte. Now it is announced that I wants to change Catcher Butch Rementer for Perkins The deal is quite likely to go through. It So happens that both Perkins and Rem enter were former Papermakers.
 Hugh Reddy, the Mechanics new secretary tcck up his duties in that office to-day. He is to have fuil charge of the financial affairs of the club Reddy. gets back into harness in the baseball game. after mere taan q score of years, doing other turns. Reddy was greatly interested in base- ball in this city n 1SS7-8S. being a, the head of a fiossy bunch of play CTS In 1889. Reddy was manager Of the Utica club of the New York the Norwich club in1 the Connecticu league. The team did net go right since which time Reddy has cult the game. However. during his layoff lie has been a great booster for any team with the name Bridgeport. across the breast.
 Northampton has opened negotia- tions with the Binghampton club of the New York state league in an ef- fort to trade outfielder steamer Flanagan for Outfielder Monahan The New York leaguers say that Mona han is too good man to let go while Bill Luby says that he is not good enough to be accepted in a trade for Flanagan.
 Eddie Farley who was with North aampton and Waterbury last season but could not show anything wal make an attempt to reenter the game with the Memphis club of the South ern league. Farley has an awful job on his hands in returning to the game, as he appeared to be all gone last season.
 New Haven has signed up Jimmy Prosser of Cleveland on the reconi- mend of Roger Peckinpaugh who played short for the White Wings last Season and who has been sent to Portland by the Cleveland Americans Prosser and Peckinpaugh played high school ball in Cleveland a few sea- sons ago.
 Pitcher Sam Griffith and Utility man George Needham of last seasons pennant winners will be in other parts this coming season. Griffith who came to Waterbury from the Cincinnati Reds has signed with Port land, while Needham will be found with the St. Joseph club of the West ern league.
 Mickey Finn who brought a cham pion team to the Brass city last sea- son has offered to take charge of the Oklahoma team in the Texas league He wants to purchase a share in the teams holdings and offers to bring along 10 men, six of whom are on the Waterbury reserve list and four under contract with Little Rock.
 Bill Belden who was with the White Wings last season, but suspended fol- lowing a mix-up with Manager Bill Carrick has had his suspension rais- ed by Owner Cameron. Belden had been cutting into the amber too strongly and was called by his man ager. As Belden still~has some base ball worth left in his makeup, Own er-Manager Cameron will probably trade him to some club, but outside this league