Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-20
Afannings.s fleld,s in Washington, is

Afannings's fleldy in Washington, is $50 feet long by 450 wide.
 Hamilton's nose is knitting nicely, and when the wound is healed nothing will be left to indicate that he met with any unpleasantness.
 Can't stand for that foul strike rule at all,'' says Comiskey. Any time q man makes a good honest drive, ana it goes past third or first base by an inch. it's not right to soak him with q strike
 Hartford has now assumed an ar of happiness, for after many weeks or entreaty they have discovered several angels who are willing to squander l little of the ''long green" in an effort | to make Hartford q member of the Eastern 'Ice Cart league. It Will | certainly be a beautiful team that will | be put together now. When the Hart l ford people want to see good base ball, however. base ball with ding, why | they will have to take the third rall | to Bristol, or any of the branch rall- roads to any of the other State league | towns and there they will find what they want.
 President Robison of the St Louis | base ball club has not yet agreed 10 terms submitted by Jesse Burkett, the l Y that magnate a little time in which to think over his proposition for q raise 1 in salary The time has expired. lie | does not like to cut loose from the old team. but says he will unless Robison | comes to time The offers Burkett has received from two of the American | league teams are too good to De turned | down. He will take q trip to St Louis this week and have a talk with Frank De Hass Robison.
 kip Selbachs New York contract arrived in the mail yesterday and now is in the possession of Secretary
 Knowles of the New York base ball club. The ~same mail brought q signed contract from Foster, who is utilized occasionally at the shortStop l position when George Davis is indis- posed. Foster has proved himself
 useful man at times, and he fact that
 he has signed indicates that those who
 are holding off are doing so simply
 because nearly two weeks remain in
 which they can qFlake terms
 President Sobys is q firm believer in
 clean baseball and q strong effort will
 be made to have. rowdyism cut out. 1 In these days of hOrseless vehicles and | f1ourlesS bread there ought to be jaw | less baseball. After last nights act
 ion the State league will probably
 make up it's circuit the same as last
 year. Some of the State league cities
 seem to be under the impression that
 Hartford is opposed to that league
 This is not the case. Hartford base
 ball managers and patrons have noth-
 ing but good wishes for the minor
 league but they want it kept out of
 Hartford. Hartford Courant. Chick.
 ems will come home to roost some day
 and they will find the roost occupied.
 Hartford will continue to remain
 a member of the Eastern league. There
 are several matters that have not been
 definitely decided upon and consider
 able preliminary work is to be done,
 but the promoters of the sport have re-
 ceiyed such assurances that they de-
 cided last night to have President Soby
 Hartford at once and consult with the
 officials regarding getting the team to-
 gether. Shindle is now in GIoster N
 J., and he will probably be here to-
 day or tomorrow. It was said last
 night that he might decide to stop over
 in q few places to get contracts from
 some men he had in yfeW-Hartford
 Courant.
 The Boston National league club
 will give a trial to a young pitcher
 named Faulkner. who pitched effect ively for the North Attleboro tear..
 One of the Pittsburg club is also eS-
 pected to come to the league team
 here, and it is strongly expected that
 he will be John ID. Chesbro. the North Adams boy. for whom Boston people have a strong liking. Ghesbro will
 greatly strengthen the club and the other clubs of the league Win not hesi tate to help Boston as much as possi ble. The Pittsburg club has such ar array of pitchers that it can well af
 ford to unload some of its talent. II has Leever, Phillipe. Tannehill. Ches : bro. Wiltse, Poole and the left handler t Waddell
 The much talked of schedule meet ing of the American league will be held at Philadelphia to-day. There is great deal of business to be trans
 acted before the new organization car . be pronounced ready for the campaign :. . The question whether there will be : | | conflict of dates or not at Boston , Philadelphia and Chicago, the officia N makeup of the teams, the adoption o1 o new rules and plan to defend thos' V. players who have jumped the Nation o al league are some of the things to b' decided. President Johnson and Nic' !. President Somers have come out witt \ a statement that the National league l. will not take the "option clause int
 court. but will simply let those play e CTS who have jumped go their owl q way. Johnson says that his league q will land a number of other star play Il CTS, whose names have hitherto no Il been mentioned. Among them is sait d to be Pink" Hawley of the Nev e Works, who threatens to sign witt e Hugh Duffy's Milwaukee team unles
 the New York club raises his salary I is Hawley and Mercer join Carricll in 1t revolt the New Yorks will be in It serious fix for pitching talent Um sr pire Thomas Connolly. who was O 's the National league staff last year, ha $ signed an American league contract. e CHARTER OAK GRAND CIRCUIT q Hartford. March 2O.-The manage
 ment of Charter Oak park has aI Il nounced six early closing races for tn h grand circuit meeting here in SaDten