The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-15
PLAYERS WILL BE.
 TOLD OF PLANS BY APRIL. 25
Lew Wendell, Former Water
 bury Catcher, May Be Farm
 ed by Giants to Jersey City. |
(By Wagner.)

The Eastern association managers will let their players know before April. 25 just what their plans for the present season are. Manager McCann of the New London club, has written to his players telling them that the situation is in the air until the Ma t1onal Commission hands down it's decision on the appeal taken by the busted magnates from the National Boards ruling.
 The players are naturally worried. They can't sign with any otilc> clubs and they @don't want to be left out in the cold at the last minute. But McCann has assured his men that if the Eastern decides not to start he will secure them positions with other clubs. The National commissions ruling will probably be received in few days.
 Lew Wendell, the youngster who caught for Waterbury last year, may be sent to. Jersey City by the Giants. He made a favorable impression upon McGraw by his work on the training trip but McGraw has no room for him with Meyers Mclean and Smith on the payroll.
 It was announced in these columns
  that Home Run Baker would soon return to the Athletics. Yesterday he went to Philadelphia and had a con ference with Connie Mack. Business of batting ourselves on the back. N Roy Rock, last year with New Lon 1 don, has been signed by Lowell, Mass He is also in the running for the job of managing the club.
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 Jess Willard will take part in an exhibition in Brighton Beach next summer. No opponent has yet been l selected but he will be one of the heavyweights now looking for the l title. Willard is already sick of stage l life and the managers had to promise him 8 bout in the near future in or der to keep him satisfied. T ] Opening day in the big leagues fur nished d crop of surprises. ny Cobb muffed a fly on .&his first fielding | chance of the season ands Detroit was beaten fbys5 to- l. The Philadelphia l Athletics turned around, and beat the Red Sox ',after every body had been l sympathizing with the Mackmen. be- The Boston Braves. heralded as easy winners, were shut out by the PhiIlies. who sent Alexander to the moupd ! against Dick Rudolph.
 Box scores of yesterdays battles show that Eastern association, grad uates didn't do much. Lefty High, the old Hartford outfielder, made one of the two hits the Yankees secured from Walter Johnson, the Washington wonder. Pete Shields, last year with Waterbury. played first for Cleveland. but failed to getfa hit. Kid Rehg, l pinch hitter for the Boston Red Sox, but could not come through with a safety. Uppy Dpham, former Bridge l porter, pitched one inning for the Brooklyn Federals, and allowed three hits.
 There is a. possibility that Al Ket- .chel and Young Drumnie will be matched for the semi final .in-the next l boxing show here. Ketchel wanted to meet McAuliffe but the East Side boy didn't. see why he should tackle such a heavy opponent Because of the refusal of the military authorities to allow any more boxing at the armory. Matchmaker Roach was compelled to l look around for another hall He has secured the Casino and will stage the Mohr-Robideau bout and the rest of the card there on 1Aprdl 30 instead l of April 22 as originally announced