The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-03
MANY COMECAGKS E
 MAJORS NE SEASON

In spite or the unSeGLled conole1SA of baseball, come backs seem as popular as ever with major league club owners AslperusaI of the ros- ters, of the 1 6 National and American League clubs discloses the name of many a purchased and drafted play CT among the 1915 recruits who had his chance before in fast company.
 Manager John J. NcGraw of the Giants has extended a hand of well come to a bunch of former big lea; guers Among them are Catcher Jack Adams of New Orleans. former ly of the Maps; Pitcher Gipe of Se- attle, one time a member of Connie Mack's Athletics; Stroud, a pitcher from Sacramento who was found wanting after service with the De- troit Tigers, and Cook, a twirler from Columbus who had his show in CIeve- land This fellow answered to the. name of Wincheu while in the For est City. He was a product of San Antonio. Charles H. Ebbets of Brooklyn has rescued Pitcher Toney from Louis vilIa Toney was with the Cubs for part of three seasons. The White ESox will give First Baseman Bunny Brief another trial. He was sent to Kansas City from the Browns in ex- change for OutdeIder Clarence. Walk CT. The Red Sox recalled Pitcher Babe Ruth from Rroyi idence Joe Lannin purchased this young man at a fancy price at the time when Jack Dunn was selling off his high-salaried stars of Baltimore last summer. He was sent to Providence mofessto help seasoning. The Browns have sresur- rected Miller, a former chattel who had fdrifed to, Burlington, Ia In desperation to crawl out of the cellar Cleveland will take a. chance with George Kaler. Lefty James Josh Billings and Jack Knight The Maps have also recruited Rex Devogt,, who failed to make good with the Braves. Hugh Jennings pleased with the suc- cess 6f Covelskie as a comebacks has the International and Southern Lea guas
 Rondeau, who once served as a catcher for Hugh, goes back to Wash ington as an outfie1d candidate. He was one of the stars of the American sociation outfielder who has been pro- noted is Wade KHifer, a Detroit uti1- ity player when Jennings was winning all the American League pennants. Kil1ifer at that time was a second baseman. Since then he tried the outheld with better success. He is now member of the Cincinnati Reds.
 The Cubs have rescued two former big leaguers from the sticks-Adans
 
 Buffalo. McConnen had two trials with the New York Americans, first with George Sta1nngs back in 1909 and again under Frank Chance in 1913. Adams is castoff of the Browns.
 One of the players netted by draft is Outfielder Lee. who fell into the rnaw of Connie Mack. He was with Trenton of the Tri-State League in 1914. In 92 games he batted 1929 and stole 27 bases. Clark Griffith had this player in Washington last spring, but gave him his unconditional re- 1 lease.
 The New York American League club is about the only one which fail-' ed to snare some sort of comeback. This circumstance was doubtless due to Frank FsarrelPs managerial trou- bles precipitated- toward the end of the season. After Frank Chance quit the club there was no one of experi-
 ence to advise deals and the New
 York president. depended solely upon the draft for recruiting purposes In this he had his customary luck he
 failed to draw a winning ticket