The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-25

Freddy Gibbs was going fine: The
fayorite son Of Saco, Me, held the
heavy hitting O'Neil tribe in the
pinches. Freddy is heavier than ever
this year and ought to have the best
season of his career.
Cy Miller was in bad shape yester-
SO much that the lanky third baseman
stayed in his room all day Sunday. Il
didn't know anybody there and L had
to yell to a kid on the street to go
and get me something to eat" says
Cy. When Miller showed up at the
Atlantic hotel just before the team
left for New Britain on the 1927 train
Manager Mccain looked him over and
said. you'd better stay home today"
So Jimmy Hall was sent in at short
stop and Litschi went in at third.
Red Waller is another of the Me-
chanics in bad shape. 81 caught more
cold riding around in that bus Satur-
day." declares Waller. IT was so stiff
In the arms and legs yesterday that
the boss told me to stay in the hotel
instead of reporting for morning prac-
tice. But I'll do my share of the
work later on
New Britain has second baseman
named Ostrich. When he makes an
error he hides his head in the sand
so the fans won't see him. And they
give him old bottles and nails and
tin cans to eat. Honest they do,
Steve.
Harvey Russell was on the job be-
hind the plate. Not Cubeb stole on
him and the youngster also cracked
out hit.
Ir41 1>,4 Il 1,i N1l
job. He took three of his four chances
and stole a base but couldn't break
into the hit column.
1t makes Hi Ladd sore when he
doesn't get safety In about two
weeks the old boy viii be pounding
the pitchers at a 300 clip.
Unless Pitcher Walter Johnson
braces soon the Washington club will
likely wish that it had left him re-
main a holdout.
Plank has won the only two games
credited to the Athletics.
The Cubs are starting out in an
accommodating way by letting their
opponents win the first game of the
series.
Detroit had horseshoe victory
over the Browns, being outbatted 10
to but winning by a triple play in
the ninth after st. Louis had batted
in four runs.
Eddie Collins has collected six hits
in the last two games.
Pitcher Rowan of the Quakers re-
peated against the Giants which must
be delightful news to Clark Griffith
VIII fI1r ho al drift
Becker and Schlei turned out to be
finch hitters instead of pinch hitters
for the Giants in an attempted ninth
inning rally.
Manager McGraw admits that Man
ager Doom has certain article be-
longing to him, said article being a
large sized angora.
Harry Noyes joined the Hartford
team at New1eld park today and will
play third for the Senators. Harry
was with Lawrence last year but
didn't want to go back and secured
his freedom from the New England
league. He was paid $50 by Manager
Connery to sign contract.
Holyoke got a victory over Hart
ford by 5 to f. Powers and Tretter
did the pitching for the Papermakers
and Rossbach for the Senators. Con-
nery's men had seven errors
Slapper Sam Kennedy the former
Meriden manager, is in New Haven.
Sam is now the leading scout for
Cleveland.
The next home game will be Thurs
day when the New Britain club ap-
pears at Newfield. The two Cubans
Marsans and Cabrera, have Joined
Dan O'Neil's crowd and the Cubebs
must be reckoned with now. Manager
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