The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-30
BASEBALL NOTES


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 Waterbury will play q doubl
 header here tomorrow.
 The Maps are not at all proud O
 the fact that they are the first buncl of western batsmen to be baked b! Collegian Davis curves.
 Cincinnati's recent victories over the Giants have boosted Manage | O'Day's stock several points and the rumor that he would go back to hi l old job of umpire next season Is nov reported to be groundless.
 Red Held, for running game, ]. l one of the best umpires the Connect | cut league has had in years. He in sists on keeping idle players where i they belong, and is prompt to choke unnecessary talk. He is firm, posi- tive, but usually good-natured.-- Springfield Republican.
 l The Yankees and Red Sox will play a double-header Monday afternoon instead of morning and afternooJ used because the seating accommoda- ttons there surpass those of New l York's other ball park.
 The Sox rooters out in Chicago watched with interest when Roy Crabb, the Athletics recruit, held the Tigers to eight scattered hits and two runs in Philadelphia Tuesday. Chi cago had a line on him when he was with Davenport, Ia., but handed the string, to Connie Mack, who seems to 1 have landed good thing. Tommy Quigley, the former Notre Dame star, who is known as the TJ 1 Cobb of the Northern Indiana league l has been made a flattering offer by l the Pittsburgh Pirates and may joir them this fall. He has been playing 1 while holding down position in the safety department of the Illinois stee company.
 Baker. the utility infielder Of tho 1 Maps, looks like a promising youns l player. He made quite a showing ir the Connecticut League, but refused to continue in the minor league ranks l Baker says he will quit the game rather than be minor leaguer, a6 1 he has profitable business that pays him better than a job in the smal 1 leagues.
 The Yankees have exercised thei, option on Young Dowd, who was turn l ed over to the Brockbon club, after 1 the youngster appeared in a, few games at short here a few months 1 ago. Dowd looks as if he would de veiop into a star with time and ex- perience.
 Rumor has it that Martin J. Sheri- dan, of the Irish American A. C., the champion discus thrower, has decided to retire. Sheridan has been in the athletic game for more than a de cade. and during that time he has won numerous championships Witf national and worlds titles. Sheridan won the discus throwing contests al l both Athens and London Olympiads. Victor Bryer, a French sport pro- 1 motor, has arrived in New York to offer Jack Johnson $s5.oOo to fight Joe Jeannette in Paris. M.. BreyeT is go- ing. to the worlds championship bi- cycle races in Newark, and he brought with him two crack bicycle riders. Boston, Aug. 30.-Thompson, of Seat tie, a Northwestern League pitcher, has been added to the staff of the Boston Nationals for next season. Del Paddock is a naturdal feft-hand batter but switches when hitting against a southpaw. Gregg had his number, recently flaming him twice, but the ranchnnan caught one of his time up and lifted it into the centre field bleacI1ers.
 Lelivelt is reported as saying he will try to make the Washington fans sor- ry that the Senators let him go. It usually gives a player lots of satis- faction to make good against team that canned him.
 The monster athletic carnival which takes place in Scranton, Pa, on La bor Day, in which Johnny Mack, the Yale trainer, will officiate by the ap- pearance of Johnny Gallagher, the Yale crack runner; Other stars who will be there are Meredith, Sheppard, Thorpe, Mercer and Schadt, the latter a sensational sE'~ butter from Cornell university.
 The Red sox, prospective champions, faltered not when they faced the worlds champions. Random missed for the Sox, who added another vic tory to their climbing string.
 The Senators kept in the pennant fight by stopping the Yankees. It was a duel between Engei, the 18- yS64T-O1Q SC11OOfbOy, Itdy from the beginning. Engel won the decision of one of the closest and most spectaeItiar games of the sea- son.
 Homers by Schulte and Leach r1la- terially assisted the Cubs in drubbing the Cardinals for the second straight, and preventing the Giants from in creasing the distance now separating the two leaders.
 The Flying Dutchnan and Grant, opposing shortstops, featured in the Pirate game by accepting 23 chances without an error. Other wise, the game was lstless and easy for the Reds
 Nap Fucker, Brooklyri's great south paw, went in the box in the 9th and got credit for losing game to the Giants.