The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-15
United Press Wire Service
BIG LEAGUE GOSSIP

Harry Gaspar has been one of the sorest disappointments of Hank O'Day's first season as manager. Waivers were asked on the former Iowa photographer, but Brooklyn re- looking for "a chance to trade his pitcher. Gsa From once having look-in at the pennant Hank sO'Day will now be con- tent to- stay in the first division, and the. collapse of his hurling corps pre- dicted when the Reds were going at top speed is responsible for the blight to the former ump's ambition. Having skipped out of first place. Jimmy Callahan will now have a chance to show his real ability as . manager. If he can check the slump of the White Sox he will be doing we'll without worrying about winning a pennant.
 It is significant, if only coincideut that the Athletics should strike their stride at the same time the White Sox started to slump. Connie Mack always claimed that the time to over- take a team was when it was hurling itself rapidly back toward you. Washington is living on the sole and single topic of the wonderful showing of the Nationals, and even the heated political campaign has been shunted into second place of things interesting. Yet for fear tho team will break its winning streak ev. cry one is knocking wood. And in this connection Griff linda
 himself real popular for the first time In many moons. He can now afford to forgive the fans at Redland; in fact he can laugh at them. Add to this that Hughie Jennings declares the. NationalP will De con-
 that the club is being: taken serious ly at last. sse.5 ~st Not rnuchs better proof Of the hon. esty of baseball could be offered than
 the fact that McGraw is pushing his
 team to win every day. despite the fact that they have made a joke of
 the National League race and are los- ing money through the falling on in
 interest. Any other sport would
 have had the attention of the dops doctor by this time.
 Figuring along the lines that when Uncle Sam cut the postage rate from three cents to two cents businefo was doubled Horace Fogef has crt the Fatas Ph;Isdea.b;e eh aamlson rs9s at. at 4ss s n ranks q the prosFessfves x Barney Pelty of the Bsowns p4tch- ing corps has been secured by Nan agef t1fffth for Washington.
 sThefS is rumor, unconfIrned and not denied. that the owners of the Boston Braves want to quit the game. It W understood that they are ,d5uat- ianed with Kling as a man4get and want Huggins of the Cardinals for the job.
 Another phase of the rumor is to the effect that Hughey Jennings Ia dickering through John McGraW for the control of the club. Me0rs. Ganney and Carroll, it is said, would be glad to sell out.
 However, simultaneously with the Boston rumors comes word from Mr. Ganney that the team is to be re- built. It Is generally admitted that the club needs something.
 It looks like Fred Clarke would soon be back in the Pirate lineup in spite of his resolution. In fact it is said now that he is remaining out only because of an injured finger.
 George stallings' Bisons are doing some remarkable stickwork in the International League and the former Yankee leader is threatening to win the pennant. Bues, the Seattle fence buster, sent to Buffalo by John Mc- Graw, is among those most often present with hits.
 Ban Johnson probably has his own ideas as to what constitute6 an of- fence against the rules. But his leniency toward Manager Jimmy Call lahan of the White Sox has started talk that Johnson is not so much of a czar or else he has his favorftes and plays them.
 Before the Yankees got Ray Keat- ing, the Lawrence, Mass, pitcher, the Dodgers had looked him over and turned him down because of the price, it develops now. In paying 37,00O for him Frank Farrell said he didn't want the youngster to bloom for some one else.
 Until Otto Miller was put fin to catch the Dodgers were consldered generally as the team to fatten ba0e- stealing records on- Miller is show ing throwing ability that Erwin and Phelps lack. FIRST HARVARD
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