Show GIANTS walden IN OLDEN DAYS bays roger connor was one of greatest batsmen batsman in his day orator also played on new york team each managed team in n little litile connecticut villey va aley circuit at the age of fifty two roger con aar the famous first baseman of the new york giants made three base hits in lour four times at bat in a game between springfield and meri len don of the connecticut valley league and one of them was a three bagger the famous swats man of national league fame was one of the greatest batsmen batsman in his day and generation for 12 seasons he batted well over the mark and his smashes were wera of the sensational order james orator was the big noise in the same league holding the office of secretary of the league leabu e also manager and catcher for the bridgeport club and feelis had been playing ball for 32 seasons previous to this orator ORo urle was a professional ball player aften roger connor was a raw raw recruit these two grand players wera on the new york giants for many years and through men of their ilk that the name nama giants was affixed to the gotham organization for they were giants in more ways than one after many years these vets met again on the diamond green and bolt well over the halt half century mark in the season of 1903 each managed a team in the little league known as the connecticut valley circuit roger was wab still playing his old position at first base and the oraton Ora ni catch ing the curves of hurlers who seen the light of day when he was waa grabbing the benders ot of mickey welsh and tim keefe but on tto other hand and cota cot nor have much trouble in soli ing the curves of the modern day huri huiel er every time their teams met abe 06 two old boys would have a batting tilt in one game made five hits bits while roger made hut but two but as a rule connor had the shade on the lawyer and beat him out in the seamond sea average that same season james had his son playing third base tor for him a circumstance hardly ever chronicled in baseball the competition between these two tor for batting honors was fierce but ORo urko sr had it all over the child james played ball many seasons after that year |