The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-16
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 Before Skipper Eley returns to his job in the Bridgeport outfield this af- ternoon he will have to fork over $5 to the Connecticut league treasury. Hey was fined several weeks ago in Holyoke by Umpire Held for crab ping from the bench. Before the fine was due Eley was suspended Presi- dent O'Rourke notified the umpire not to allow Eley to play today unless the coin is forthcoming.
 President O'Rourke also announced today that Gus Gardella, the Hartford shortstop, is assessed $15 for his little outbreak yesterday when he was chased off the lot by Umire Mullaney. The chances are that Gardella would have escaed with a s fine if he hadn't called the arbiter a vile name. uncie a Jeems is determined to stamp out the custom of using vulgar language to the umpire. The player who merely kicks will get off easier than the one who hands out the rough talk.
 Cooney Best, pitcher who worked for the old Dapbury team in the days when Jack Rose, of gangster fame, ran the club, was in the city today Best was shaking hands with his old friends He is now in business in Ctn- cinnati Terry Rogers was with Dan bury when Best was a pitcher there The old pals put on one of the Those Were the Happy Days acts this morning.
 An affidavit from Outfelder Jack Dell of Springfield in the Jimmy Cur ry case was received by President O'Rourke today. Dell swears that in the Holyoke dressing room before the game in which Genest was maimed, he spikes sharpened so he could get Genest that day. This affidavit. to- getKer with a statement by Manager Jack zeller of the Ponies will be for warded to the national board in an effortyto have Curry barred from or ganized~ ball.
 It is said that another big league scout is coming to look at Shortstop Cabrera, the Cuban wonder now with Waterbury. If Cabrera doesn't go to the big league it is cirlch that some class A. A. league will draft him. The trouble with Cabrera is that he has ter and then without a vacation starts in for, the summer campaign.
 Howie Baker of this city got a hit in three times up for Cleveland yes- terday. He accepted three out of four NeIQ1nS chances. The CI6V6lauQ FIa1n Dealer has the following about Bak- er's work in a recent game against the White Sox: '"The redoubtable Ed Walsh was in the box for Chicago. But although he was the first great pitcher Baker the youngster from the Nutmeg State ever had been up against, the recruit stood up to the plate with all the confidence of his famous namesake-the third baseman of the Athletics-and hammered out a slasfing single to right field which sent home Clevelands second and third runs
 Announcement of the accession of three new players was made by the management of the Boston Americans today. Options were exercised on Third Bsseman Harold Janvrin of the Jersey City International league club and on Pitcher Dutch Leonard now with Denver of the Western league Pitcher George Foster of the Houston Texas club, has been bought. These players will report at the end of their respective seasons.
 that it has secured Second Baseman Ward Mcdowell of the Portland (Or0 Nor thwestern league team, to report next spring. McDowell is leading his league in hitting, with a mark of .357.
 One week ago today the Mechanics tasted the sweets of victory.