The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-10
NEWS
 AND GOSSIP
By CHARLES MCCULLOUGH.

Twilight baseball is indeed making q big hit with the Factory League players and followers. The twilight idea has proven a tremendous boost for amateur and semi-pro baseball and is being tried out successfully by many teams in the city. The Recre- ation Board is awarding permits for the use of the various grounds in en- couraging the scheme along.
 Particularly attractive is twilight ball to those independent teams whose players either work or attend school. To these teams twilight baseball means a lot these days and every member of such a team is boosting the extra hour proposition along. There are many players, who work during the day, who cannot start playing much before 5:3O or 6 o'clock. To these twilight ball affords a long sought opportunity to play.
 There are no less than ten teams scattered throughout the city that are playing twilight ball, but these have been so successful that surprise will be occasioned if others follow the example.
 The North Ends have signed an- other star player for their infield. This new man is none other than Jim mic Trainor, former second base man of the Centers. Manager O'Brien, signed Jim up the other day. At the start of the season Jim played sec ond for the Bridgeport Hardware Co.,, and in two games he batted out two three baggers, a single and a home run The North Ends have signed many new stars who will be a great help in the race for local honors.
 Ray Campana, of the St. Joes, man aged to reach Toots Connprs for triple last Sunday.
 The Bridgeport Brass Co. has a very speedy team. The team has been in three contests so far this season and has met with only one defeat, that coming from the Malleable Iron, the score being to 1. The both teams only received three hits in the nine innings.
 The Bridgeport Hardware was de- feated for the first time this season by the Malleable Iron Go. by the score of 10 to 4. The game was not finished as another team had the permit for the diamond, and it had to end at the sixth inning. Malshen who Is playing short stop for the Hardware had to do the pitching in the absence of ths.r regular twirler Haggerty, who was out of town.
 Many games in the City League were postponed on account of the un- settled weather. The Athletics who were scheduled to meet the North Ends did not put in an appearance, and the St. Josephs-Rosebudd duel was called off on account of wet grounds.
 Manager Dixon informed the writer that he has room for a good first baseman. If there is any good semi pro first baseman in town who would like to get on with this team he can see MT. Dixon any evening after seven o'clock at the club rooms on Bar mum avenue.
 The Spaine Brothers are proving themselves a winning combination for the Hardware team The both brothers are stationed in the infield. Frank ati third and Dick playing first.
 Cunningham, the star twir1er of the Company team pitcLed in big Boys Club Sunday allowing them onlJ~ three hits.
 The Blessed Sacrements, strong amateur team would like to meet any | for any Sunday in the month of July. | This team has played ten games and | are victors in them all.