The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-02
Remington Arms and Amer ican Chain Will Enter Conn. Factory League News of the Amateurs.
By CHARLES MCCULLOUGH.

By CHARLES MCCULLOUGH.
 Semi-professionaI baseball in New England, but particularly in this State and Bridgeport, will receive a boost this season for a movement IS on foot to organize senli-pro teams into sectional leagues and later in the season have them engage in inter- lea que series for the championship Of New England. Bridgeport will be represented in all probability by the American Chain Company and the Remington Arms Company.
 The local teams will send represen- tatives to Hartford on Sunday after noon when meeting of the Connec- ticut State Semi-Pro League will be held at the New Dom Hotel. The circuit will be perfected then and delegates appointed to the New Eng land Executive Board of Senni-Pro Leagues. In the league will also be included teams from New Haven, Hartford, Waterbury, New Britain, Meriden and other cities and larger towns.
 The Bridgepo Boys Club was some busy place these last few days. It is making the final preparations for the mardi- -gras and confetti dance that it will hold on next Friday even ing, May 9th. Miss Turney, super intendent of the club, tells us that this is expected to be the most suc-
 C2ssful dance of the season. The gym nasium floor has been waxed and polished for the affair.
 The Washingtons have signed an- ether star, Tut Shoondorf who has 1,oo Q
 Tut won himself an outstanding reputation, while playing in the out field for the different semi-pro teams about the city He is slated to play | third for the Washingtons.
 The Summerfield Juniors challenge 1 any 14 to 16 year old team in the city 1 or state. Any team accepting this 1 challenge, may answer through this | paper.
 i The Glenwoods are after a game i for Sunday Manager Bill Cook would | like to hear from the White Sox, 1 Royal Blues, or Red Sox. The follow | ing players are requested to repoT< for practice Sunday morning at Sea side Park: Weldon, Major, Germain,
 Cook, Bowden, Miles, Eckert, Buddy
 Chordiss, Williams, and others wish l ing a try out.
 The Laurels are now fully organ ized for the season, and they will be | in full bloom when they open theil
 season at Wallingford, next Saturday | The Laurels have a strong combina. | tion this season, and will give some | stiff opposition to many of the anna | teur and semi-pro teams of the state The manager wishes to have tht l following men report Saturday a Seaside Park: Wills. Shea, Bergman i Burke, Hurley, Callahan, Cunning
 ham, Conroy, Linley, Stirks, Douglas
 Emerson, Graether, Curtiss, Dunn Monahan, Nelson, Farrell, Bowling | Anthony and Caldrake.
 The Rubber Shop team of Milford
 will open it's season against the fas
 Myrtle Beach nine, Sunday
 The Myrtle Beach team has signe' two new players. They are:- c. Val
 Ness of Albany and Bob Poterdor
 who played in the Jersey City league The manager of the Myrtle Beach CTS requests the following men to b
 present at Fort Trumbul, Saturda at 1: 30 D. n.: Granger, Phelaln, Mar tin. Van Ness, Runner, Brewster, Ala
 sey, and Potterdon-
 The White Eagles have organize for this season, and expect to mee all the fast amateur and semi-pr teams in the city or state The Whit Sox have a permit for number dla mond for this Sunday, and would hk to arrange s game with the Jackso , A C., if possible. If the Jackson 5. have an open date. answer throug