Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-25

Mccormick was away off In Judging foul fly balls yesterday.
 The Norwich team is playing good ball. They play with dash and vim that is pretty to see.
 There have been few disputes against the decisions of the umpire dur ing the last few games in this city.
 Setley's first appearance as a mem- Der of the Waterbury team was not A l. He will probably get his release.
 Just at present the Bridgeport and New Haven papers are batting their players on the backs and shouting hooray, but wait awhile until the next slump comes.
 The Bristols are sliding. and seem unable to catch their wind They don't be one-two-three in the finish. Look out for New Haven and Nor wich.-Bridgeport Farmer.
 George Shoch faced Pitcher Magee five times at Worcester. Monday. Twice he walked on balls and once he was hit by pitched ball. On the other two occasions, he lined out safe hits.
 At Fort Wayne, Ind, Thursday, First Baseman Thornton knocked Umpire Mclaughlin down and broke his nose. Thornton has been fined a months pay and suspended for the rest of the sea- son.
 Yesterday was ladies' day and large number of the fair sex was in attendance It was popular move on the part of the local management to set apart one day in each week for ladies' day.
 The Norwich players did not exhibit any pugllistic tactics yesterday. They are rather incensed at the treatment which they received in New London. They say that no punching was done by Murphy.
 New York has chased Pitcher Mills back to Schenectady, having been con- vinced by his two games that he Is too light for league company. Vile man of Schenectady and McPherson of Easton will be given trial.
 Courtney made bad huff of a fly which was responsible for two runs. There were two outs and two men on bases when George muffed the fly. The next man banged out hit and two men scored. It was costly huff.
 Buffalo is keeping up it's tail-end rep utation with a vengeance. And yet President Franklin says he will sell the team for SIP, 12,O00!-Hartford Times. We know of another tail-end club that probably can be bought for less than that.
 Chick Stahl, with 19 stolen bases to his credit, has better record than the best base runner in the National. At last accounts Gene DeMontreyille was at the head of the National league pill ferers, with 16 stolen sacks to his credit.
 Grand Rapids and Toledo played a sixteen-inning to game at Toledo, on Thursday. There was no scoring until the fourteenth inning. Toledo played an errorless game, and Grand Rapids made but one misplay. Bailey pitched for Grand Rapids.
 Roger Connor evidently steadied the New Haven Blues, for they have been playing great ball. Bridgeport is glad Big Roger has joined the New Ravens. The Orators haven't been able to beat them, but now they'll come easier.
 
 Bridgeport Farmer.
 At the Buffalo Rochester game at Rochester, on Saturday, O'Hagan and Andrews came to blows in the last half of the sixth, and both were put out of the game, after O'Hagan had hit Andrews nasty crack in the mouth O,Hagan should be put out Of the league, says the Hartford Times.
 Newell B. Lake, while playing in a baseball agme in Ogdensburg, N. Y. Monday, was fatally injured After batting ball he started for first base but fell over a broken bat which had been carelessly thrown on the ground The sharp end of the splintered bat en. tered his side below the ribs, and pass. ing upward ,protruded through his neck. E&
 This circuit would be winner with | Springfield and Hartford in it. says the Bridgeport Farmer. That's what it looks like for next year. Hartford capitalists are beginning to see it They are dropping money in the East ern league while New Haven has beer making it for several years, and Is perfectly satisfied with the class of bal furnished. When Hartford drops its ''has beens," gets some young blood and enters the State league, they vii see the difference.
 There are twenty-nine men in ths National league with batting averages of 300 or more, as follows: keeler SIS Delehanty 371, Heidrick 363, Van Hal tren 355, Kelley 352, Hartsell 349, Shek ard 343, Wolverton 342, Donovan (S Louis) 341, Wagner 332, Burkett 326 Crawford 325, Daily 324, Flick 323, De mont 322, Farrell 322, Davis (St Louis 321. Davis (New York; 320, Green SIS Nicholac Boston) 316, Wallace 315 Beckley 315, Jennings 31j, Jacklitscl 313, Douglas SIP, Bransfield BOT, Hick man 301, Strang 300, Harley 3O0
 The attendance at Saturdays bal games consisted of over 1000 fans about 9 megaphones and ditto fisl horns. There was more excitemen than has been crowded into any l, games this year, and there was every thing on the program from home run to horse running away, which hap pened back of the grandstand, as a fou tip went over and took a slice out O his ear. The horse didn't do thin when the ball struck him. He onl leaped about eight feet in the air am