The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-24
President
lBy Wacner.l

ern Association club, has written to the Bridgeport management offering to sell Pitcher Bill Powers to the Me ford that the Senators have secured Powers, but there must be some mis- take because Finn's letter was writ ten April 21 and at that time Pow CTS was on the market. Powers was with Holyoke until the Papermakers disbanded last June and then he went to Hartford. The national commis- sion awarded him to Kewanee and Mobile bought him. He is a good twirler, but Manager McCann figures his present pitching staff strong enough.
 President O'Rourke has ordered his umpires to report in this city to- morrow for instructions. Brown, Colgate and Held are the new offic- ials.' Bert Higgins of this city will do most of the utility work.
 The cold weather prevented the game between the Mechanics and Hamilton Parks. yesterday, but Mc- Cann's men got a good workout. Der gen, Carroll,e Norris and McMahon showed their paces. McMahon is > big fellow who looks like clever in- fielder. It was the first time he had on him cannot be passed. Norris and Carroll appeared fast in the outf1eld Bergen went behind the bat and burned a few down to second. Chief Snyder was doing the pitching and Skipper Eley also took hand at it. Hi ,Ladd sat on the bench in his store clothes.
 The Mechanics left for South Nor walk on the 1:14 train this afternoon. Secretary Reddy carried the bank roll and Trainer Red Heath carried the arnica. Chief Snyder and Dick Tuckey are slated to do the pitching. The Pittsburgh Giants, travelling organization, opposed the Mechanics.
 Uppy Upham. the former Mechanic flinger. has been called to his home in Akron, O., by the death of his father. Upham is still on the roster of the New York Americans but it is expected that he will be farmed out soon.
 Hi Ladd must be on the level with that farewell conversation. He gave away three of his precious bats yes- terday. Freddy. Gibbs got two and Cy Miller one. Gibby says he hopes to hit $2 this season. 'I only hit $1.S9 last year and if I can get two more bingles I'll be in the g class" Which means when translated that MT. Gibbs would like to bat POO.
 Bergen, the young New York Am erican backstop, is telling the Me- chanics some funny tales about Ben- ny Kauff. He says the former Bridge porter excused himself for not hit ting the southern twirlers by saying to Manager Wolverton of the Yankees. T can't hit thesee bush league pitch- ers.'' Benny also remarked later to the New York players, I'm a natural 300 hitter.''
 During a flaming bee at the Allan tic hotel last night, the players were glibly talking about how many hits they had made in one game. i. Chief Snyder remarked that the only man who ever got four hits from him in Buffalo second baseman. That hap pened when Snyder was pitching for Rochester '.I was throwing spitters and nobody else on the Buffalo team got a safety. But I couldn't get ball past Smith. Everything I put across he clouted," said Snyder.
 Bugs Reisigl has reported to New Haven When asked how he would square himself for calling Owner Cameron a cheap skate, Bugs Reisigl declared he had his. fingers crossed when he made that jest.
 President O'Rourke expects to att tend the Holyoke- Springfield game Friday to preside over the opening day festivities.
 New Haven beat the Yale team yes terday by 10 to G.. Wilson, LaFave and Reisigl worked for New Haven.
 Rochester has turned Pitcher Gaiser back to the New York Americans. Gaiser is the former Holyoke twirler.
 Joe Kustus, who was with the Me- chanics in 1910 and for part of 1911. has been i'll with pneumonia at his home in Detroit. He will. be delayed in reporting to Zanesville, O. of the Central league.
 After losing six straight games the Yankees Overcame their modesty and picked out the champion Athletics as the victims for their first win of the season. Jim Vaughn's twirling, the best he. has done in two years, was the big factor in the game.
 "One Round'' Dah1en . sat on the bench while the Brooklyn Dodgers peat the BOSCOn braves ana D1L HIS fingernails because of the opportuni- ties he missed to contest Umpire Klem's decisions. Ten days for Bill.
 Jennings shifted his lineup but couldn't get the Detroit Tigers into winning form. They dropped the sec- ond to the St. Louis Browns. Weath- CT stopped the game in the Giants Phflly match.
 The Cleveland Maps chalked up four errors in the 7th and the Chicago White Sox scored runs, enough to cinch sthe game. Altogether Cleve- land scored 12 errors.
 Fourteen men in the lineup couldn't save the Chicago Cubs from walking the plank for the Pirates. The score was E to B.
 New York. April 24-The state box ing commission met. today, to consid- CT the legality of granting a license as referee for. boxing bouts to Jack McGuigan, of Philadelphia, who has been selected as the third man in the ring when Packey Mcfarland and Matt Wells meet, Friday night. Since McGuigan is a nonresident of the state. there is some question whether the commission can act. If the com- mission refuses to allow him to offi- ciate a committee of newspapermen will select a referee.