Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-04-13
Notes From the Diamond,

Notes From the Diamond.
Greenwood will captain this years Leba
non club.
Rochester is negotiating with Pitcher
Sam Shaw.
Pitcher Mccullough has signed with
Rochester.
Jack Corcoran, who played here in 1889,
will play third base for the Lynn, Mass,
club.
A meeting of the Connecticut State
league will be held Wednesday in Water
bury.
The National league championship season
opens April % and that of the Eastern as
ISOLATION April rs.
Captain Chilly" Hill of the local polo
team has been secured and will play third
base for Waterbury.
Rochester has signed Second Bageman
Reitz and Left Fielder Roberts of last
years Sacramento club.
Gilliland and Hofford will be the battery
in to days game in Brooklyn and Horner
and Wilson tomorrow.
John Henry will play the game of his
life this season. He has not superior in
his position in any team in the associa-
ton.
All applications for positions as UNI
pires in the Connecticut State league
should be sent to H. R. Durant, Water
bury
Globe" Whiting will catch and WEIGH
pitch for the Waterbury team. They con-
stituted one of the star batteries in last
years New York State league.
Gilbert, of Baltimore, has begun the
season as if he intended to make as fine a
record in the American association as he
did in the Atlantic last year.
Manager Burnham of the New Haven
team is to be congratulated upon possess
ing such brilliant player as Center Field
er Lally. Lally covers a vast expanse of
territory. His performance never fails to
excite the enthusiasm and admiration of
all the old base ball folk, who know what
ball is.-New York Recorder.
Some fine games are promised this week,
which will greatly assist the boys in get
the New Ravens will play in Brooklyn On
Wednesday the Worcesters of the New
England league will play here. A game
with Yale may be arranged for Thursday.
On Friday and Saturday the Boston Ma
tional league club will play here. Two fine
games may be expected.
The following players have been secured
by Lebanon: Catchers, E. G. Tate. and
Charles Mccartney; pitchers, J. B. Taylor,
G. E. Smith and ]. J. Fitzgerald; first
| base, John Meister; second base, B. w. F.
| Greenwood, captain; third base, F. G.
Cook; short stop, Mont Cross; left field, A.
| F. Donahue; center field John Petrie; right
| field, George Staltz.
At a meeting of the Waterbury Amuse.
ment company last Friday the following
were elected directors: Colonel J. B.
Doherty, Selectman E. w. Pinney, Attor-
ney w. R. Madison, Chris Stobel and II.
r. Durant: The following officers wefe
secretary and treasurer, j. s. Foy. AL
the stock has been subscribed, fifty pc,
cent paid in and base ball once more sei
booming in Waterbury.
The Worcester base ball club has en-
gagged Tom O'Brien, with last years Roches
ters, first base and captain; Henry Lynch
of the Hartfords, fielder; Bird, of las
years Washingtons, third base; W. E
Sullivan, of last years Newarks, pitcher
j. F. Gazett, of Manchester, fielder; Nei
Hayes, a local amateur, catcher; James Nc
Grath, local amateur, short stop, and
young man named Wilson of Jersey city
recommended by Pat Murphy.
| 4uc y pOIGluR LILO DaSo DILL kulU6 1Ol
1891 is one Of the most valuable books OF
base ball now before the public. It i,
edited and compiled by Mr.. Francis G.
Richter. editor of The Sporting
| Life, and one of the best au
| thorities on the National game
in the country. The book. contains {
thorough and concise history Of base bal
from its inception to the present day; 9
review of the memorable year 1890 and
subsequent stirring events; official records
and averages of all of the professional or
carnations in the field in 1890; the seized
ules for 1891 and other data for ready
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revised playing rules for 1891, and much
useful information, and in addition a &C.
ries of excellent portraits of leading base
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has filed long felt want in base ball lit.
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The following is the list Of players who
have 80 far signed contracts with the
clubs of the Eastern association:
i Albany-T. Fricken, w Hanrahan, G.
Brady, R. j. Murphy, Thomas Perslin, J.
| Burns, 81. Baron, o. Sproegel, ]. Gun
shannep, g, 4. Hlford, ]. Z. Keyxiaspxs