The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-06-22
PHEW !! HOWE
BAKER PLAYS
TENNIS WITH
EARLY BIRDS
By Head Office Boy.
Especial to The Times.)

Especial to The Times-)
Pittsfeld. Mass. June % - Gus
GardelIa is the big cheese in this
town; every blamed native being in
rf1ated with the idea he is going to cop
the pennant again. The Bridgeport
bunch was mighty glad to see me,
especially HOWE Baker.
How are you punching the old
leather gall says I to HOWE.
I'm still after that home run
record. You can tell Connie Lewis
and the rest of the home guard"
HOWE says. I'm getting there slowly
because 1 have big ambitions. 1 want
to make five in one game and you
can look for something like that after
the Fourth of July. You know I'm
getting down to weight by playing
tennis now"
''First 1 heard of it, and I guess
the first time anyone in Bridgeport
will hear of it. I hope it won't give
anyone the heart clippings. when
they do" says I.
HOWE Baker Playing Tennis.
80 do l." says HOWE. Il get up
$50, take a cold bath and run out to
the Y. NJ. c. A, a. couple of miles UP
that hill, before the train turns the
bend in the railroad. and I stick to
the court until 1890. You just
oughtta see me when I get through.
Wringing wet. but feeling fine. It's
improving my batting and running
powers. I can run 205 feet and get
under a fly without getting tired. So
have given up the hammock for
good"
Interviews Gus GardelIa.
I hunted up Gus GardeIla to get an
interview from him on "Pennant
Prospects" Gus appeared very affa-
BILE and courageous in his talk. He
apparently means what he says. any
how, frankie Stapleton and Johnny
Tillman says so.
Amy dope Gus gives you, count it
100 proof stuff says Stapey.
"All right" says I. that's what
I'm always looking for
Gus was singing a fork into some
beans in lunch wagon when I saw
him. He's quite witty. Soon as he
espied my eyes on him made this
crack which made everybody grin:
"Just Hka da digga the fresh
beano outa da garden with da pitch
fork says he.
Now. you wanta da interview.
Well I getta my name in -6a palpe
more than any other guy around
gotta used to eet- 20 Hka to see too
much of Bigga Da Gus stuff in the
pape. No Wilma da game Sure, we
beata the Mccain. Hees nice fel and
players are nice fel, Roddy, too, I
laka da Bridgeport fan. They call M
+banan and spaget.' I jus kida them
along Some l<nOcIxn do hall
over da fence with three on. 1 getta
lots of bets up. Then no more mon
for Joe Smith to buy the penutt for
nick a bag. That will be muzeek too
me da monk. Me no care. We win
da, two games straight, then beee
fight. Paddy the O'Connor too mucha
talk. He. no sense with jumps.
have. l just kidda them along leetle
by leetle. We win the flag. sure.
Gooda da team with bangup boss.
Giva regard to Lou Bogash. He, too a
spaghet bod and goeda a fight
Far From Green River.
Secy. Jimmy Kelly and me had an
elevator ride UP to the top of a wind
mill. Jimmy thought he pointed
something out to me. and says:
See those specks yonder, they be
the Green Mountains of Verm ont
Must be near Green River" says I.
81 never heard of that burg al
though I've been in the Connecticut
Gene Mccain, Slim Bornhoeft and
Bobby Emmerich are keeping up
their courage.
Last night fSlim" dreamed he won
his 18th battle and was sent to the
Island of zap for the balance of the
season. I tell you, Slim was a
mighty glad fellow when he found
out it was only a dream
Gene Mcann told him all young
pitchers dream that way before they
get upon into the Big Show and not
to worry.
- Tom we be in Hartford.