Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-07
BROOKLYN B1lErs

Miss Nellie I.ahey of Danburv ii the guest of Miss Nellie AIallaney of Bank street.
 Inomas Cronan, the popular clerk III the employ of J. F.--Cronan & Co. IS missed from his regular stand to- day. He is laid up with an attack of the grip.
 Rev Father Sullivan attended yes terday the conference of the priests of the Hartford diocese held in Hartford tuesday and Wednesday. The Rev Fathers Gleeson and Jordan attended the conference on Tuesday.
 Services of a divine nature were conducted at the almshouse last even- Ing by Mir and Mrs Clifford, the mis- sionaries. who are performing such commendable work in this district. The inmates were pleased with the services.
 A game of basketball will be play ed at the B. X. c. rooms tonight. The hnockaboEts will be one of the con- testants and either the Reid x Hughes or Roger X Brothers team will be their opponents. X fast and lively game may be expected.
 A very pleasant parlor entertain nent will be held under the auspices or the Daughters of the Covenant of the Third Congregational church at the residence of Mrs Charles E. Granger or Washington avenue, next Tuesday evening. An interesting program, con- slstlng of Instrumental and vocal selections, recitations, etc, will be rendered. At the conclusion of the program g social time will be en- joyed and refreshments will be served.
 The boys connected with the has, ketban team of. the Third Congrega- tional church. are practicing earnest ly and diligently in anticipation of 8 fast and hard contest with the. St Johns church quintet. The game is return one and will be played at the !. NJ. c. A. gymnasium on next Wednesday evening as preliminary to the game of the evening between the !. M. c. A. team and the Yale | five. In the previous game, the Third | church boys were victorious over their opponents and they proposed to re- peat the victory next Wednesday. On Tuesday night they had practice game at the Y. M. c. \. gymnasium | and they will have another one this | week in order that they may be ac- 1 customed to the floor on Wednesday | evening. | What has been written in the | above article concerning the St l Thomas Cadets may also be written ill regard to the Brooklyn Athletic clubs | nine.. The club will be represented by fast. hustling lot of players. It | is fortunate, inasmuch as it will retain | most of last seasons crack team. The | new candidates are also good players. | The composition of the team will be as follows: McNellis and McAuliffe, catchers; Kelly. Pratt and Aeehan, | pitchers: Cronan. first base; Lallier, second base; Scully. third base: Ed monds. shortstop: Derwin. center field: Barnes right field: Hannon and Rogers, two new players, will be can- didates for an outfield position, while Dwyer will be a candidate for catcher. l \ meeting of the club will be held in two weeks when an election of officers l will take place and q manager will be | selected for the team.
 From present indications, the in- | terest in baseball. especially in anna teur circles. will be even of a more intense nature than last year. If q | City league is formed and there is no doubt but one will be. it will con- sist of teams which will be composed of the'best amateur material in town. Already different organizations in town are commencing to make the preliminary arrangements for q base
 ball nine. Among these are the St Thomas Cadets and the Brooklyn A. C.. who are generally represented by two of the best teams in the city
 Their teams this year will be no less formida ble than in the past. They have excellent material to choose from.
 Among those who will in all proba-
 bility wear the red and black of the
 St Thomas Cadets. are the following
 NI kenney. D. and J. Ray. C; J.
 Mitchell, D. and P. Riley. C: Rherck- 1 enstein. D. and Cunningham. C: | Sweeney. Eaters. McGrath. BaRley
 and J. Kelly for the inheld: F.. Mad
 den. w. Bagley and several others for
 the outtield The catchers and pitch
 CTS will also alternate i'll the field.
 As seen from the list of players, the
 team is a fast one and ought to be
 heard from during the coming season
 The Cadets will be minus the ser
 vices of two of their best players this
 season. W. Collins. who has removed
 his residence to New Jersey and James Iawlor. who is attending college.