The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-05-03
BREEZY BOSH CONCERNING
OUR BASEBALL CELEBRITIES
Biz Crowd Will Turn Out to Greet HoIvoke
Team Saturday

(By Wagner.)
Six victories out of the last eight
games.
McCann's men are only one game
behind from first place today. They
have been going great since the man
| ager shifted the infield.
Tom Crooks, HI Ladd and Harvey
| Russell were the leaders with the will
| low. Each grabbed a two Dagger and
a single. Russell hits much better
on the road than at home.
Benny Kauff has not failed to make
a hit in any game since he joined the
Mechanics He contributed one yes
terday and also played well in the
field.
Old DIR. Hayes and other Waterbury
fans were in a pale green haze after
that eighth inning. The PAGERS were
ahead by to 1 up to that stanza and
the Brass City rooters were yelling
the rough stuff at the Mechanics.
Manager Mccain declined to take
any more chances after Waterbury
began to tap Tex Rumsey in the
eighth. He rushed Freddy Gibbs to
the mound and the pride of Saco, Me-,
stopped the enemy.
Lou Litschi is another Mechanic who
is clouting steadily The stocly third
baseman seldom fails to chip in with
his daily swat.
Tomorrow the local team starts on
two days trip into Massachusetts,.
They will arrive home Saturday to
stack UP against Holyoke at Newf1eld
see Mike Smalling in Holyoke uni
form. Manager Mccain will prob
ably sent Uppy Upham against the
Papermakers.
New Haven has secured Pitcher
Fleet Mavberry from Cleveland He
has already reported to the White
Wings.
Manager Connery Of Hartford has
closed a deal whereby he secures the
services of Jim Hart, the hard hitting
outfielder. Hart has been with st.
Paul of the American Association this
season. Last year he hit .304 for the
Senators.
Search warrants are being issued for
the skeptical who limited during the
winter that Mullin of Detroit was go
ing back.
Twenty-seven players took part in
the New York-Brooklyn struggle be-
fore Otis Crandal1 finally won his own
game by slamming out single in the
9Th
Umpire Mu1lin called Eddie Collins
bluff on his steal to second when
Johnson had smeared him with the
ball three feet from the bag. Collins
is so speedy that he doesn't need the
umpire's favor but ito him that hath
shall be given" etc.
Titus of Philadelphia repeated on
the home run proposition.
Five in a row for Mullin!
Walter Johnson is beginning to make
that $1,000 year look like a good in
vestment. He blanked the Red Sox,
yesterday.
Fourteen hits are all Russ Ford has
allowed in the three games he has
pitched. Going slightly.
Otis Johnson did some tall rapping
for the Highlanders, reaching Chief
Bender's best for single and twt
triples in three times up. He won the
game for the New York Americans.
Manager Zeller Of Springfield told
Herman Reich, the refreshment king,
that Bridgeport has the fastest team
in the league. i've seen them all,
declares Zeller ''and McCann's bunch
seem to have the edge on the rest of
them"
Joe Kustus left for his home in
Detroit this morning. He and Brad
Kocher, who is to join the Toronto
owl @,,I-
on the same train.
Cy Miller says he can come back.
I'm in good shape now" says the
Ianky boy, i'and I'll show them some
thingyyet."
Capt. Tom Crook tried to sell dog
to Manager Mccain at the Atlantic
hotel this morning. Tom didn't own
the dog but friend of his told him
What do I want with a dog?' de-
manded the manager as he eased
himself into the barber shop to get
his daily massage.
AS he was bidding the players good
bye this morning Joe Kustus took
Bob Stowe aside and told him to keep
on hitting them into right field
That's the place to drop EN-" de-
clared Joe.
Manager Mccain says he hopes
the other teams will send their left
handlers against the Mechanics. 'T
want the boys to get used to swatting
the southPaws." declares Gene.
Skipper Eley almost broke Pitcher
Smiths leg off with a drive that start
ed the rally in the eighth yesterday
Colvin, whom Bridgeport was after
last season, has Joined Waterbury,
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