The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-14
NEWS OF CONNECTICUT
BOSTON LEAGUE TEAMS TALKoVER
YESTERDAY IN DERBY.

No Prize Fighting to he Allowed in New
Rohbers--New Haven Trout Fishermen
Connections Tobacco Trade-Burned to
Death-Died of Heart Disease--A Base
ball Accident.
Derby, April 13,-The baseball game
between the Boston League team and
the Sprlnglelds this afternoon was a
clean walkover for the former nine.
The score when playing ceased was SO
to in favor OF the Boston team, The
attendance was large. Nearly the
whole city turned out to witness the
game. There were delegations from all
the towns of any size in this vicinity.
Many did not stay to see the game
ended as the sport was too one sided
! to afford any excitement. The Bos-
{ tons made twenty-nine hits. Long of
| the Bostons made two home runs;
] also made a two Dagger. The other
: long hits made by the Boston players
:, were two base. Lowe, Hamilton, Col
Inns (2o, Bannon. Nichols and Stivetts
! did the twirling for Boston, and Gala
' han and Simonds for the Springfelds.
! Bergen and Ryan caught for the Hub
4 team and Leahy stood back FOR the
Springfelds during the entire game.
] The score by innings was:
] 1 5 6 s
| Boston ......4 10 0 7 0 0-33
! Springfield 20 0 l 0 1 0 0 o. 2
4 The Boston team left here at tbs for
\ Middletown.
i STATE ATTORNEY SAYS NO.
I Norwich, April 13.-Tall1 of a prize
I fight between two prominent pugilists
\ of New London county has been aban-
I doned, the hackers of the enterprise
4 having concluded that the position of
\ States Attorney Lucas on the subject
of the prize ring will not permit a
| "bout" being pulled off here. For two
|! months arrangements have been quiet
\ ly going on, and a match was to have
l been held about the middle of this
I month, somewhere in the vicinity of
! Norwich. Forfeits had been posted,
4 and the principals had already gone
l into training when their managers de-
( cided that it would not be safe to con-
\ tinue further, they having been inform
( ed that the authorities were cogniZant
of their movements AS a matter Of
i fact, it is well known among the sport
L Ing fraternity that two or more spot
I ters" have been engaged by the author
4 tiles to watch the movements Of the
L fighters, and that they have already
y reported to States Attorney Lucas
\ what facts they have been able to as
A certain. The local sports are very in
n dignant over the attitude of the Off
4 Ger mentioned, and say they will yet
4 best him in their endeavors. Even
\ boxing exhibitions are not to be per-
mitted in this county hereafter
H THOSE THREE BOLD ROBBERS.
East Hampton, April 13.--At late
N hour tonight the authorities had been
A unable to obtain any clue to the three
n bold robbers who entered the railroad
Il station here this morning, and blew
open the safe after having bound Sta
\ ton Agent Michael Phillips to the fur
mace. Sheriff Thomas Brown has been
investigating all possible clues, but has
not been able to locate the men. Their
. descriptions have been scattered
| broadcast. and it is believed they can
not escape the vigilance of the author
j tiles.
RIVER RISING.
Hartford April 13-The water in the
| Connecticut river is rising again This
/ afternoon the water was eleven feet
ABOVE low water mark, but there is no
trouble anticipated. The ferries have
. not as yet been Inconvenience. But
| little ice is to. be seen. in the stream.
TOBACCO TRADE.
Tariffville, April 13.-It is expected
that considerable tobacco will move in
this vicinity in the course of the next
| few days. George Nicholson, a dealer
| in Connecticut tobacco on an extensive
scale in st. Paul, Mimi, is here this
afternoon. He will look over the stock
of several growers in this neighbour
hood He will then visit the towns
south of here
NEW HAVEN TROUTING PARTIES.
Orange, April 13.-Nunlerous trouting
| parties come out here daily from New
Haven and Bridgeport and spend the
day fishing in the brooks of this vicin-
ity. These disciples of Izaak Walton
have thus far made several notable
catches. Many large speckled beauties
are pulled out of the water, and the
fishing is pronounced the equal of that
in any section Of the state. A party
of law students came out to-day, and
went home with long strings Of the
toothsome denizens OF the rocky
brooks
STREET SPRINKLING.
Wallingford, April ia meeting Of
the young people was held at the home
of Miss Hattie Wallace on Main street
tonight for the consideration of plans
to have the principal streets of the Dor
ough sprinkled during the coming sum-
mer The experiment has been tried
Ind proved a blessing during the last
two years, and the young ladies are
determined not to lose the opportunity
of making their feelings known on the
subject Invitations were extended the
men by the ladies.
DEATH OF e. Fl. YALE OF MERI-
DEN.
Meriden, April BACKWARD H. Yale,
O. we'll known resident of this city, died
this afternoon of heart disease. He
was fifty-five years old and had fol,
lowed farming for livelihood the
greater part of his life.
FIRE IN HARTFORD.
Hartford. April 13.-The Center school
house at East Hartford was damaged
by fire this morning. The scholars had
Just got seated when flames issued