The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-29


 i mond at the circus lot into proper l shape. The Coe-stapley team will l hold several workouts there this ] week.
 1 The Walnuts showed real class in l the game with the Lynn Giants. Sun 1 day afternoon. Although no opposi- i tion at all was shown against them ! they showed the old time form that i was so prominent when they won the 1 local eemi-pro championship two 1 years ago, They are finding 1t very i hard in getting games for the season and wish to hear from some of the | fast senli-pros in this vicinity. Ath- l letics please take notice. Address ] Bridgeport Times -Flrmer, Sporting l Department.
 Tim NIcNamara, who is one of the 1 finest pitchers in Bridgeport. will return to the St. Joseph's lineup as 1 soon as the baseball season at Ford 1 ham College closes in June. Tim
 will sign a contract with the St Joes in a. couple of days, according l to announcement made today. i Robbie Green, the popular man | ager of the Royal Blues, is a persis- 1 tent booster of "Rube'' Robinson. Robbie is now trying to land this
 crack backstop for his combination for this season.
 The Centers are going very strong l just at present and nothing would 1 delight them more than to have
 any of the following teams meet them in the near future: Waysides, 1 Waseacas or ScofieId Juniors. The
 Waysides are preferred. Address all communications or acceptances of
 challenges to Centers' manager, care of sporting department, Bridgeport
 Times Farmer.
 The Irin A. c. defeated the fast
 Walnut Juniors Sunday afternoon by
 the score of 8 to l. Jim O'Donnel
 stood out as the star player of the
 game, batting out a homer with the
 bases literally cho1ed.
 Bob Farrell, who did great work
 for the Company K team last season l will again play this year. Bob has
 attached his John Hancock to a con
 tract with the Company K combina- i ton of 1919.
 i 1IlelS 4S C 1LL4 u I1LeL4N-LA5 Us
 rounds among amateur and seni-pro 1 fane that the Royal Blues and Lynn
 Giants will combine forces soon for
 a series to decide the coIored semi
 pro championship of Bridgeport. Not
 a bad idea 'Twou1d be a good series
 at that.
 Pete Wilson. former hurIer with
 the Hartford Eastern League club will be seen twirIing semi-pro ball
 this year in Bridgeport. He has just signed a contract With the manage . ment of the American Graphophone Company team.
 The Lake Torpedo Boat Company
 has signed George Moshier for the season. George will probably dc most of the catching for the Lake Torpedoes this year. . Dorkin will cover first base for the Athletics this season. Just now he is playing with the Lehigh College nine He will join the Athletics as soon as college closes for the summer. : Little Dicky Bowden Is playing 2 5 great game at short with the Bridge | potr High School nine The B. H. s : predicted a big season for this young
 ster when he first saw him work Looks as if the prediction will bt
 carried out.
 I Amateur and semi-pro fans art \ certainly hit hard by the increased 3 cost of baseball equipment. Many 2 team will not be able to outfit it g players because of the prices.  V There is a strong possibility tha l Tom Wells will replace Bill Dugga1 : as manager of the Athletics. Thi l statement is made following expres
 sions given br certain members O Q the team
 V The New London semi-pros lost t ! the Loughun Lyceums in New Yorl y the other day by the score of t 0.
 A fast semi-pro team that callet Il Il itself Bridgeport was defeated by tn . Hollis, L. l., combination, at the lat ter place on Sunday by the score o
 to l. The Bridgeport lineup in
 cluded: Joyce, 8b.; Dunnigan, ss. a Grassick, C.; Poole, cf.; Myers, 1b. Il Rose, If; Sullivan, If; Hamilton, 2b
 
 3 Art Johnson who pitched Harve, e Hubbeu to the championship in 191 l. has been grabbed off by the Ffsl d Red Tops of Holyoke. g James Iavery the young Bridge It port High School twtrler, distinguish Il ed himself Saturday afternoon a a WaHingford by pitching a no-h1t ,- no-run game against The Choat o School and defeating them by tn e score of IS to 0.
 The Alpine Juniors would like t a know if the game with the Victor d for May 4th Is good, and if so answe
 through the Times-Farmer Sportn
 Department.
 The Acme Juniors have an ope d date for May Il, and would like t d hear from the St. James Juniors an