The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-03-09
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BASEBALL NOTES

Benny Kauff. who played with
Parkersburg, Va, last season and is
now working out with the Yankee re-
cruits at Athens. Ca, will try as hard
as any OF the youngsters to win a
place on the team, because if he is
good enough to stick with the YAM
KEGS until the first Of June, his faith
er, wealthy coal mine owner. will
present him $4,000. Kauff plays bail
for the fun he gets out of it. He
was in the Virginia Valley League
last season, and is credited with a
batting average of AIT on that cir
cult He is a left-handed batsman.
Where is Togo Hammanoto, the
japanese athlete, who was going TO
train with the Giants at Marlin
sprinss' Togo burned up the cables
1cGraw to get inside information on
training baseball team, and Nc
Graw gave him permission to join the
camp. But he hasn't appeared, and
nothing has been heard from him.
Charles Comiskey Of the Chicago
White Sox told somebody the other
day that he would not take $25, 900
for Third Baseman Harry Lord. He
wouldn't pay that much for him,
either.
The Chicago Cubs for the past five
years have established a record un-
equaled in the history of baseball.
They have won $50 games in that
time. four pennants, and two worlds
championships. In 1906 the team won
1.6 games; in 1907, 107 games; in
1908, 80 games; in 1909, 104 games,
and last season, 104 games.
Catcher Lou Criger, who was re-
leased by the Yankees, will probably
be a college coach this Spring, and Is
now negotiating with several tnstitu-
tons of learning for the position OF
Professor of Baseball Criger has had
fourteen years of service as a big
Lacquer.
Johnny Evers gave his damaged
ankle hard test at New Orleans the
just as strong as ever. For more
than lwo hours Evers played fast ball.
When he got on the bases, he tried
the twist slide and the hook slide
up into the air, landing on his dam
aged ankle, and said the next day that
the injured ankle was not so lame
after the activity as his other ankle.
After watching Evers cut Hp capers,
Manager Chance said that great
load had been lifted from his mind.
1t is estimated that each major
league club will use about twenty
DOZENS of baseballs in the South,
which makes $3.50 balls consumed be-
fore the regular season opens.
Joe jackson, the young Cleveland
outfelder, who hit for 1897 in twenty
.ames last season and was placed at
the top of the American League list.
brand new bat The first time he
used It he got three hits out OF four
times up. Jackson made the bat dur
Of ash from a bat manufacturer and
shaped it to suit himself.
j. Earl OIL, who is now working
out with Bobby WA1lace's ST. Louis
team, seems to be making the rounds
of the major league clubs in the
Spring time, trying to catch on where !
he can. Four years ago he was with
Youngstown, and had a cup OF coffee
with several major league teams. He
SO wild when he tried out with the
Philadelphia Nationals that they
turned him loose. Then Manager Nc
Aleer gave him a tryOut, both as
pitcner and first haseman; Now ne
Hot Springs. Oil is seeing lots of tho
country, anyway.
New Orleans. March 9-That Hairy
Steinfeldt and Heine Zimmerman Will
battle for the third base position on
the Chicago National League team Is
the latest bunk IN the Cub 'shakeup'
here today. Zimmerman Is thought
to be the most likely candidate for the
veterans Job.
Monroe. La. March "a game be-
tween the Chicago Cubs and Detroit
Tigers is practically assured. today.
following the receipt of telegram
from Chance by Manager Jennings, Of
the Detroit club. saying the Peerless
leader will send his team any day
next week except Saturday or Sunday.
for a guarantee Of $1,000 and so per
cent. of the gate.
Marlin. Tex. March 9The Giants
are feeling none too well today as the
result of their work during the ex-
cessive heat Of yesterday. The mer-
curry ran up to 100 and several were
well nigh Frustrated when they left