The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-02
Rain Interferes With First Days Workout - Others Report Today-Games In New York Next Sunday.

WITH several other players on
 w their way East to join the Americans and with most of last years men back on the job, Man ager Grimes Is looking optimiSticaI- ly forward to a fast team to repre- sent Bridgeport on the Eastern Lea gue circuit this season. While in element weather yesterday interfered with his original program for the ] first days workout at Newfield park, Grimes today said that he intended to waste no time and will put his men through busy sessions from now on.
 With the seasons opening but less than two weeks off the Americans wild have to step lively to get them selves into proper trim for the int- tial clash. Most of the men with the team come from parts of the country where there is no opportunity to do any practice during the idle season. For that reason it will take consider able time to Timber them up.
 However, the task is far from a gigantic one. The local pilot is con fideut that with good weather he | will have no trouble building up a good combination. He is we'll satis fled with what material he already | has on hand and points out that sev- eral of his recruits give promise or l developing into very valuable play CTS. The loss of Alex Ferguson, who was released to Toledo by the Yan- kees the other day, Manager Grimes admitted today, was quite a blow | for it will be a near impossible job ! to fill his shoes as moundsman. | Today the team will be out again and from all indications a very pussy session it will be, too. It is too early | to attempt even to pass upon the flu ture prospects of the individual play
 CTS, for the very good reason that
 none of them has been given the op- portunity yet to give a complete ex- hibit of his wares. One thing is cer- tain though, and that is that 1t should not be a hard job for Manager
 Grimes to select a strong team, for
 most of last years better material is | here. There are but two or three va
 cancies that will need filling. The backstop berth, which has been con-
 sidered a weak spot on the local team is expected to be filled without trou-
 ble for there are no less than three
 promising lads trying for it with otn-
 CTS to fall back on if necessary.
 Today's workout, providing
 the weather will allow it, will in
 clude throwing the ball around
 to warm up the players. an hour
 or more of fielding practice to
 be followed with bunting in
 which every member of last years team will take part. While it is Manager Crimes intention of keeping his men busy from . now until the season is opened, r IL is not expected that he will , endeavor to give his squad any hard work this week at least. - ! C,-fy, is h11cxr O , over his stock and trying to build q . team to oppose the Red Caps in the
 exhibition game that is scheduled fol
 Sunday afternoon at Newfield park
 The Phf1adelphians have played sev- . eraI games this season and are ir
 fine condition for this clash. which will mark the opening of the pro-
 fessional year in Bridgeport.
 The Providence training squad alsC was prevented from working ou 3 yesterday as were those of othel ] teams in the Eastern league. Tn,
 Grays however. are losing no tim Q and have been hard at 1t for almos n a week and loom up like a, promis = ing aggregation, The other day tn d squad played a seven inning practice game with the Brown Universit! = ii'Varsity team and showed extremel, = well. Manager Eddie Eayrs is wei ', satisfied with the performances hi n men have given so far and looks l. forward to a very good season.
 Eayrs has been supplied with r strong pitching department. Toda! r Tamm and Sweatt are due to repor s to Eayrs. Norman McNeil has beel h signed and will in all probability lool g after the receiving end of the Gray Q battery. So far the Providence tean e lis able to show its best with the fol
 Flowing men in the lineup: McNen. c