The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-07
BASEBALL NOTES.

President w. ]. Tracy of the Con-
necticut league has issued call for
the final meeting of the league prior
to the opening of the league season
for Thursday of this week in Hart
ford. The schedule prepared by Sid
Challenger of this city will be pre-
sented and in all probability adopted
without hitch.
Outfelder Jack Hoey has come to
terms with the owners of the Water
bury club and has handed in his con-
tract. The new owners did not care
to run the risk of losing the best bat
ter~on the club for a matter of sac
per month.
Information comes also from Wa
terbury that Cooney Hoover, last sea-
sons best at the dizzy corner would
not be traded to Altoona of the Tri-
State league for three men as Harry
Durant has planned. The new own
ers say Hoover is to stay in the Brass
City.
waterbury has hopes of landing
Eddie Swander for their eutheld.
Negotiations are now in progress be-
tween the owners of the Oakland club
and the Waterbury team for the pur-
chase of the smuggling outfielder
VIII some of the local fans assist
ging up a name for the champions.
f, Up in the Valley some of the fans
have suggested the Royal Family
as two Princes own the club, while
Carl Pace is to look after the bust
ness end of the club.
Neal Ball of this city, who was sold
to the Portland club of the Pacific
Coast league by Cleveland. refuses to
RI, a W.
ing the winter leagues of the Pacific
coast. and states that unless his de-
mands are met he will play in the
City league in Chicago.
Michael Finn, former manager Of
Little Rock and Nashville clubs. has
given up the managerial life for all
time. and now Is a full-nedged gum-
shoe artist, working in that capacity
for John McGraw's Giants.
Now comes a report from Haver-
hill that Billy Hamilton will not man
age that club after all the coming
season. but would act as scout for the
Boston toni, Nationals mails instead nn.s bssinning
ed up q chance to buy the Holyoke
club some months ago, Hamilton is
said to be still itching to get hold of
franchise in some strong minor
National league outfielder. Harley
has played with the Quakers and with
Cincinnati and was manager of Tor
onto in the Eastern league.
Having secured the necessary waiv-
ers from the other clubs in. the South
eru league, Manager Bernhard of the
Memphis club has sold Second Base
man Johnny Wanner. formerly of
Hartford. to the Elmira team Of the
70 1co Wo reoT
started off at a great clip with the
Memphians last season, but as the
pennant race matured the Dixie CHI
matte conditions put him on the blink
and a; s result ,s Of an attack Of ma
mnnths. He refused to return 10 the
South this season. hence the deal with
Elmira.
The national board has turned down
the claim of Frank Hit. son-in-law
Of Jim O'Rourke. and the former
Orator shortstop in his claim against
Baltimore Hit was bothered all
season by an injury to his ankle re-
which compelled him to quit the
game for the bigger part Of the year.
Hit made an attempt to compel Bal
timore to pay him his wages while on
the hospital list.
use Jimmy O'Rourke at second base
this season. Jimmy did most of his
playing around third base and short
stop last season, but is considerably
more at home at the keystone sack,
his natural position.
Jovial Joe Whelan. who assisted in
the back stop work for the Mechanics
last season. has forwarded his signed
contract to Manager Mccain.
New Orleans. March Johnny
Evers. the star second baseman of the
Cubs. is wearing the sssnile that won't
come OFF,
Not since that day in Cincinnati
when I slid into home plate and felt
my leg snap beneath me have really
felt that the bone had mended prop
erly.'' he said today. Yes terday In
practicfng two hours found that the
leg Is as good as new"
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