The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-02
Among Local Teams
Notes Gathered From City
League and Independent
Clubs
(By Ira Hau.)

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The City League will start its Sec
ond season with games next Sunday
The North Ends will entertain the
Eagles at Hairs lot; the ST. Josephs
will mix 1t up with the Sokols at St
Joseph Oval;> and the Yosts will try
conclusions with the Black Rocks at
Yost Field.
Indications point to a successful
season for the City leaguers. All the
clubs have strengthened, while the
three new teams to be entered, the
Eagles, Black Rocks and Sokols pos
sess nifty lineups.
"Cy" Miller who has had a varied
experience with the u. NJ. G. team,
late of the Industrial league, the
Brooksides and the Newf1elds has
North End team. Miller is down on
the list to play third base.
Manager Voos expects record
breaking attendance when his club
meets the Eagles Sunday at Hairs
lot. voos is also expecting to rub it
into the Eagles on their initial ap
pearances as City leaguers.
The North Ends will present a
bach and doc" Mohs viii do the
back stop work: Jack Radel, a south
paw. Bill Sfocum, Al Meerbach and
Red Coughlin. pitchers; MONS, first
base; Tick" Smith, second; Buckley,
short stop: Miller, third base; and
Evitts. Marty O'Connell, Fritz Miller
and "Corky'' McMu1len, outfielders.
Within the past few weeks, Hairs
lot. the home of the North Ends, has
The infieid has been rolled and flied
/ in, and the outfield graded. Bleach
ers will be erected in time for the
opening of the season.
Local teams are complaining of the
work of Umpire Null, who officiates
| 3n all the games for the Westport
team. Either he will have to change
/ his tactics or another man obtained,
or 1t will be a difficult matter for
| the Westport manager to book games
with local teams.
The members of the Black Rock
team of the City league, meeting at
! the BoyS club last evening, received
their new uniforms. The suits are
ings gray. also with two black stripes
tThey VIII wear Philadelphia cap.
The Black Rocks claim to have the
youngest aggregation in the City lea
que in Egan. catch and captain; Whal-
! en-. Higgins. Nichols and Barron.
pitchers; T. Healy, first base: Kenny
short stop; Fray, third base; Koran,
second base: W. Healy, right field;
Hurley, left field; and Liggins, center
field.
On the drawing for the five dollar
gold piece given by the Black Rocks,
the FLYER went to pretty Nellie Healy
, resident of Black Rock
This Broker touted as a wonder by
the Yosts WILL never doI He tried
his hand at the pitching game Satur-
day against the Edgewoods. showing
nothing but a bunch of Witness IN
he worked out in center field. At
two times at bat he secured a long
fly and a pass. His attempt at hit
ting the dirt following steal was
temusing.
The Yosts do not shape up as we'll
this season as year ago. though the
absence of Lalley and Kearns from
Sundays game might have made q
difference. Lohse, behind the bat is
lf1cient on the throwing game
| Who will the Yosts depend upon in
,fhefr games should Frank White fall
down? Brocker has not the goods,
while there is no one else at present.
The Black Rock club desires to
thank Percy Farwell for the gift TO
the club of the iron roller, which will
tbe a great help in keeping the field
fin good condition.
Shorty" Donnelly reports that he
will not play Sunday baseball this
year, and Is undecided as to whether
he will get into the game on Satur-