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Red" Waller who had nerve enough
to pitch that deciding game.-(Water-
bury Republican,
Gene Mccain has signed another
New Haven youngster in Martin Dona-
hue. an infielder. Donahue is rated as
one of the fastest semi-pro infielders
in Connecticut. and many good things
Of his ability has been handed out.
If he turns out as we'll as Bobble
Stow did Mccain will not be very
badly off for his trouble in giving the
youngster a thorough thanksgiving
field Union.)
Brockton still considers it has a
chance of landing Third Baseman
Boardman from the Boston Americans.
The Hartford club. however. has made
a fancy offer for the player, and he
can be farmed to Hartford according
to Brockton paper, but must be sold
outright to the Brockton owners If he
is to go into the New England league.
This. however, is a missatement. mas
much as the Connecticut League di
rectors have passed a rule barring
farmed PLAYERS.
Clouter Collins. the former Pony sec
petition in the scrap for the first base
job with the Chicago White SoX. Lee
TannehilI. Tex Jones and Jiggs Dona-
hue are all slated for trial for the
sack with him,
The Lawrence owners believe that
they have a sure star second baseman
in Billy Phoenix of South Boston. He
was with Bridgeport for two seasons.
but never made a hit in the games
he played. During the seasons of 1909
and 1910 he worked in the Eastern
Carolina League.
The case of Harry Noyes, the third
baseman who finished last season with
the Holyolxe club. is to be reviewed by
the board of arbitration if the Law
renee club of the New England league
has it's way. Noyes also says he is
anxious to have the board decide
whether or not he is a free agent as
he claims. Noyes formerly played in
Hartford. who turned him over to the
Nashville club of the Southern league.
According to a Lawrence view of the
case Noyes was sold by Manager
Bernhardt of the Nashville club for
$500, but if Lawrence did not pay
that sum he was to be turned back.
Noyes' playing in Lawrence was rather
cratic. and gave little satisfaction to
the fans. Late in the summer Noyes
went into the office of President e. L.
Arundel and said he was not feeling
well. He asked to be allowed to go
home for the balance Of the season.
He went. On the Thursday before the
league season closed Arundel discov-
cred that Noyes was playing with
Eolyoke. He wired Secretary ]. Fl.
Farrell of the National Commission
that Noyes had been suspended. The
effect. and Noyes did not play the last
cay.
The Nashville club changed hands.
Rernhardt went to Memphis and Own
&c Kuhn sold out his interest. The
Nashville club did not put in any claim
player IL the property of the Law
renee club. Lawrence did not pay for
the player. When the new, owners
of the Lawrence club bought the fran
cbise they were apprised of the agree
ment with Nashville in regard to
Noyes. Nashville made the agreement
void. however. by not putting in any
| claim for the third baseman. So. that
in the opinion of former President E.
L. Arundel, Moves is still owned by
Lawrence and he is not free agent.
Recently Noyes was traded to the AL
toona club of the Tri-State league. but
he does not want to go there.
Owner Edwards Of Northampton is
confident he will have a strong team
ln1S year. ne lnC60uS TO get nldny
new men. He hasn't made up his
mind as to whether Lieut.. Jimmie
Burns will be sold or traded. The
Meriden boy thinks his career of use
fulness in this league is at an end,
but Edwards realizes that Burns is a
mighty good ball player and will not
let him go unless he gets something
good in return. Though Burns usually
gives more cause for criticism than
any player in the league. he manages
to take martyr attitude and possibly
he does get some sympathy.
The Albany team of the New York
State league would like to land Burns
as a second baseman. Manager Clark
Of Albany is thinking of trying Eddie
Havel at shortstop and is said to be
ready to pay good money for Burns.
Manager Bill Luby of Northampton,
however. thinks Burns should not be
let go unless for player of equal
ability. Binghamton of the New
York State league may land Steamer
Flanagan In exchange for Catcher
Mahoney.
Owner Cameron of New Haven says
he should have had the penhant last
year. We'll get it this year" he
says. ''The only clubs I fear are
Bridgeport and Hartford. but at the
present time do not see anything to
change my opinion that New Haven
will land the pennant this year.
Here's hoping the Wings do have a
good team. They gave the Mechanics
a warm little argument last season,
but were not classy enough to win the
majority of the games. Bridgeport
looks classier this season, while New
Haven does not.
|. CLEANEAsY. THE BEST HAND