Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04
BASE BALL NOTES.

Detroit. is to have two National league pitchers, n catcher, an infielder and two outfielders for it's American league team.
 Frank Hough says that Ned Hanlon is the Foxy Quiller of the National league. Hough says that Hanlon's de- sire for peace shows that the wish is father to the thought.
 Buffalo scribes do not take very kindly to the return of their club to the Eastern league, which they term contemptuously 'The Milk and Water league" '"The Dinky Powers Circuit" and the 'Way Station League"
 John B. Day lost soft snap when the league decided to do away with a supervisor of umpires. Charles Pow CT. who gave up good position to accept the presidency of the American association. was in line for Dav,s place but was placated by a good big check for the time he spent in running about the country.
 Base ball or no base ball. that is the question that is troubling the local ad- mirei's of the game. The semi-occa- sional statements to the effect that New London is to have a/first class team seem to lack tho t1nfiniteness about details that are needed to make everybody feel hapDv.-New London Correspondent New Haven Register.
 From Norwich comes the story that Hobe Ferris Is quite willing and DOS sibly anxious to play in Norwich but his case with the Cincinnati club has not yet been settled, and Ferris is vet in the dark as to his ball playing next hnf js, hnnnS hof ], be allowed to return to Norwich. In regard to Ferris. Joe Oonnor says lie will play with Milwaukee
 The changes in the base ball rules adopted by the National league last week, will not be endorsed by the American league. President Johnson declares. that the new rule calling foul balls strikes is absurd and that the one hurrying pitchers into the box without q chance to '.warm up.' is un- just. in that many valuable twirlers may injure their arms by working them when ''cold.'
 The veteran Harry Chadwick ob- serves: 'The first interesting para graph I find in my record book is the report of the first match game of base ball ever played in the Philippine is lands, and it took place in February. 1900. the contestinS hines being teams of the Sixth United States Artillery corps, Battery H. and of the Hospital corps and Third Artillery combined the former winning by score of 10 to 4" ,.. ,-.t.
 Manager Duffy thinks very highly of young Conner, the brother of Ror- CT. the veteran first baseman. T think the youngster will make Il hit,'' he says. 'He is an easy thrower and by no means q poor batsman. He has confidence. which is half the bat tie. l liked his work very well while with Boston last fall.'' Manager Se- lee also thinks well of ,Connor, and did not release him on account of any dissatisfaction with lis playing-Bos- ton Herald. g.
 Mir Davenport of Norwich possibly feels little sore over tho fact that he must pay fine of $50 for playing Lewis of tho Rnstnns when it was generally known that Lewis was to be used by the. Norwich team. and not the slightest objection was offered and the cranks claim that the fine would never have been imposed had the Br1dgeports instead of Norwich won the pennant. Norwich may not win the pennant the coming season, but Bridgeport will not ybe-allowed to eap. ture it. if good ball playing on the part or the local team can prevent it. Sc speaks an authority from Norwich.
 Il tilt my tile to Ban Johnson" re- marks Davis Hawley, former secretary of the National club in this city ''He Is teaching base ball politics to men who have been in the game for tWen. ty years. l was afraid; at one time 1 that the game was dying, but Johnson 1 appears to have revived it. I particu larly admire him for his courageous stand against the monstrous doctrine that because the National league ex. lsts, no other base ball organization can come into life without the ole leagues consent. By the same law would have no right to build a hote | in Cleveland without the consent ol the Cleveland Hotel association ''- Cleveland Press.
 Frank Donahue of this city. the pop ular pitcher Of the Philadelphia Ma tionh league team, las charge of the base ball candidates in Villanova Throwing and catching, with a little | fielding, continues to be the work oi the men. It is expected that Goa cl l i'oiittNue NHt get the men down tC hard work by the first of the week, a1 Which time batting practice will be in dulged in more freely. Several oi last years players who are t,n the tracl team have been able to Go but little work, on account of their time being occupied ill training for the academy meet and other spring events. Witt two of last years pitchers and thret
 new men. the college is unusually sue
 cessful in being well supplied witt
 pitchers. All of these men have abil fty, and with Coach "Donahue. wht
 thoroughly understands the art, to giv,
 them few points, Villanova shoult
 have q very effective force of twirler | this year.
 The Boston Herald of yesterday pub
 lished good portrait of Joe Como
 and the following story about him
 Joseph Connor, the promising youn
 catcher. signed by Manager Hug
 Duffy for the Milwaukee Americas
 league club. is brother of the vel