The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-10
CRIMES WILL
 SOON BE HERE
Bridgeport Team Getting Into
 Shape-BaIl News.

With three players already signed and with as many others expected to be taken into the fold within the next "A hours, the Bridgeport club is be- ginning to take on signs of early or sanitation. Although there are still many weeks before the official season of the Eastern League is expected to be opened, Manager Grimes will, in all probability, be in our midst either late this week or early next week.
 This is really Grimes first year as manager. When the club got rid of Paul Kriohell last season, Grimes was appointed manager pro-tem. How ever, he made such a satisfactory showing that President Lane found no other course open to him but to appoint him as permanent pilot. So it can be said that this is his first season as pilot.
 Grimes found the going easy-going last season, because when he took had been built. Whatever has been said against Paul Kricheu by his op- ponents here, it must be admitted that the New Yorker organized a first class team for the Americans, so that when Grimes slipped in the future had already been paved for the team. This year, however, Crimes will be up against an entirely different proposition.
 IL is a question of whether Crimes is big enough baseball man to make success of the task assigned to him. Time only will tell. The sit uation must not be mininized, for it is gigantic task, particularly at such a time as this. Building a team is not the everyday job of an ordinary day player. Grimes has never been out to the test, so his behavior in the coming five weeks will be a source of studtous observation.
 And in coming to these parts four or five weeks in advance of the sea son opening, Grimes is pursuing wise course. There is much he can learn by being on the scene bright and early.
 With Worcester and Providence out of the Eastern League circuit this season, Danny O'NeiPs supporters see a big year for that organization. These two clubs ate much of the lit tie profit that was made. The league however, will hold it's territorial 1lSlllS lO DOLIl pldCeS, IONeNtT
 Joe Wood. formerly star hur1er with the Red Sox is going South with the Cleveland pitchers this spring to get into condition and also coach the fingers. He was a big success in this work a year ago?
 Toronto newspaper critics comment quite favorably on the aequisi son of Eusible Gonzales from the Spring field club by the Leafs. The Cuban played eleven games there last sea son, ffelded fairly well, ran the bases in smart fashion and hit for PIP, d fairly good batting average.
 Mike Garrity, who formerly man aged the Portland Eastern League aggregation, is through with the show business. Advices coming from the Maine metropolis have it that he has given up the mana cement of the Jefferson theatre in that city and will return to baseball next season
 Indianapolis has received the sign ed contract of Pitcher Virgil voyles, last season with the Providence Grays. The Grays had him under an optional agreement. He won 10 games out of the r that he twirled. He is a wonderful heaver with lots of steam and pep-and control.
 The owner of the Frisco Pacific Coast League says he Is going to have more pep and ginger in his games this season, and by the way of getting that commodity Is trying to land Germany Schaefer.
 Detroit secured Jimmy Cooney from the Red Sox, but the Cincinnati team wanted him and wanted him badly Which after all isn't a bad reputation to have consMering the short time the ProvideDs boy has been in the major league