The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-15
(Ry Waonerl

1t is REPORTED that there will be
trade between the Bridgeport and
New Britain clubs and that Skipper
Eley of the Mechanics may be swap
ped for Sox Waterman, the New
Britain outfielder. Manager Mccain
denied this morning that any such
trade had been completed but he
would not deny the possibility of
such a trade. Waterman is better
hitter than Eley. Last season Water
mans hitting average was .267 and
Eley's was PAS. In fielding Eley is
greatly superior to the New Britain
gardener. The Skipper was second
among the left fielders of the league
with the fine average of .96S. Water
man fielded for 1926. Eley was also
much better at throwing out runners
by long throws to the plate. He had
Is assists and Waterman had eight.
Only one player had more assists
than Eley and that was Ryan of New
Britain, who piled up 10.
Manager Mccain has signed
catcher named Timothy E. Mahoney
of Peabody, Mass The Clan Ma Gael
will pin the Good Night sign on
Mahoney when they learn that his
home address is II English street.
Mahoney is 20 years old, stands six
feet one, and weighs 172. He set
new fashion for players by enclosing
a letter from a Peabody physician
who testified that Mahoney was in
great physical shape and has no bad
habits. Mahoney has been playing
with the Father Matthew and other
crack independent clubs in the vicin-
ity of Peabody.
There will be a strange combina
ton of circumstances if Outfielder
Poland of Scranton is secured by
Hartford Poland was with Troy last
season and was traded for Frank Car
roll who is now a member of the
Bridgeport club. If Poland and Car
league this year they will probably
decide to stop tapping up the brew
for the rest of their lives.
When the lists of players eligible
for the Blue Ribbop-Crane No. 2 bas-
ketball series were submitted the
Crane management forgot to give
Ludwig's name. He has BEEN a reg.
ular member of the team all >sea son
and IS therefore added to the list.
Manager Leavy of the Ribbons made
no objection to this. The first game
of the series will start next Thurs
day evening at Eagles hall.
AT Colonial hall tonight the Indus
trial league basketball league will
stage its weekly program. Crane
No. will clash with the Singers and
Billiards will play the Newspapermen
There will be a girls game between
the Sunshines and the Edgewoods and
dancing will be enjoyed after the
basketball. First game at o'clock.
Now that New Britain has bought
first baseman Gygli from New Haven,
the fans are wondering what will be-
come of Bill Yale, the local boy who
played first for the Spuds last year
1t is reported that Owner Dan
O'Neif of Hoiyoke will buy Yale be-
cause the Papermakers will certain
ly need a first baseman. Several New
York State league clubs are after Yale
and Albany is said to have made a
good offer for him. Yale was always
regarded as a 300 hitter but he had
a bad season in 1911 when he hit .241
and stole only q bases. At that he
had it on Gygli who tapped for .21s.
Manager Mccain will have to take
the rubber bands off his bankroll The
Bridgeport and New Britain clubs are
the only one who haven't yet filed
their $4,000 bond with President
O'Rourke. Guess the local magnate
plunged so heavily on his Easter gar
ments that he didn't have any change
left.
Chic Hartley, the former Holyoke
slugger. is now with San Francisco.
In the Coast league. He has been as.
tonishing the natives by his long