The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-06
BLACK ROCKS TO
HAVE FINE FIELD
NEAR ACID WORKS
Have Acquired Excellant Dia-
mond-Will Put Strong Team
Into the Field

With the formation of the Black
Rock baseball club under the manage
ment of William D. Taylor, another
classy aggregation of ball tossers is
added to Bridgeport's already large
list of amateur and semi-professional
ball clubs
Manager Taylor is the owner of a
six-acre tract of land in Brewster
street, near the railroad, and next to
the three acre plot of land known as
the Acid Works grounds, where base
ball has been played for some time.
This latter piece Of property fronting
on the railroad tracks has been leased
from the railroad by Manager Taylor.
The fence separating both pieces Of
land has been RACED, and the whole
made into a baseball field second to
none in the city. A leveler piece of
ground could not be located. A
skinned diamond and rolled outfeld,
complete the work. In progress of
building is a ggandstand capable of
seating 500 spectators.
Manager Taylor has secured the city
for the best talent available, and will
place in the field a real classy aggre-
cation. He is mapping out a pro-
gram with the intention Of bringing
some of the best professional
clubs in this State and New York to
this city.
Among those men whom he has Sc
cured are Deacon" Rohrbach, crack
pitcher for the Yost club last season
in the Factory and City leagues;
Dutch Havenfeltz of the Maple
woods, who is looked upon as the best
amateur HEAVIER in the city: Hubert
Shorty" Donnelly, former B. H. S.
backstop, and last season catcher for
the champion Crane No. team of the
Industrial league, and the Yost club
of the City league; Bill O'Malley, for
mer B. II. S. star, and member of the
Bridgeport State League Basketball
club, who will try for the first base
position; Frank Mccormick. catcher,
ball nine; and Will Flanagan, first
baseman for the same college, will
join the club after the finish of their
college season, June 5; Eddie Reilly,
known to every baseball fan in the
city, and last season with the Yost
club; Patsy Cunningham, a star of
many seasons, will holds down second
and captain the club; Eddie Cassidy,
member of last seasons Black Rocks,
will try for an outf1eld position; Louis
Marks, last season with the Maple
woods. intends to make good at an in
field Job: "Toots' Slattery, wanted by
every manager in the city, will fill in
at third base; Andy Larsen, who for
the past few seasons has been playing
will try out for that position. Man
ager Taylor desires that any good
amateur who wants try out to re-
port with the rest of the players at
the grounds on Sunday morning at 10
O'Clock.
Orders for new suits for the club
are now with the makers. A mixed
grey will be the idea. The stockings
will be blue, as also will be the caps.
The team will play under the name
Black Rocks, though there is a club
of the same name in the City league.
Manager Taylor will start the sea-
son on Sunday, April Is, when the Ma
plewoods will play an exhibition con-
test. On April %, the crack Fairfield
club will be the Black Rocks guests.
Sunday, April 80, is open for any good
amateur club in the city. The regu-
lar season will open Sunday, May Z,
when the Ansonia team will be here,
and the following Sunday, May IA,
Danbury.
Pete Verrelle has been engaged by
Manager Taylor to coach the team.