Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-18

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 Jack Sheridan, the American league baseball umpire. was brought toS Chi fcago yesterday inscare of friends. He is said to be suffering from mental derangement. While on his way from San Jose, Cal, to Chicago, Sheridan got off the train at Marceline, Mo, where he was taken into custody be- cause of his strange actions. {. 1tis re- ported that he had donned his baseball suit, went out on the street and began ,hmpiring9 an imaginary baseball game. When President Ban Johnson of the American league heard of his condi- ton, he felegraphed that the patient be sent to Chicago immediately.
 The two weeks preliminary training Is over and to-day the race for. the Ma tional league baseball pennant of 1901 will begin. Owing to the. more than unusual uncertainty as to the strength of the eight teams, caused by trades and inroads by the American league for players, there is more interest than Is generally the case to see. how the teams will shape up. Those of the teams that went South for practice have returned pretty fit for the cham pionship fight, while 1t remains ito be seen whether those that trained in the cold and wet North are fit as their rivals. The games scheduled for to- day follow: Brooklyn at Philadelphia, Boston at New York. Pittsburg at Cin- cinnati. Chicago at St. Louis.
 Pitcher Carrick, formerly with the New Yorks, but now with the Wash ington-American league club, .has something to say why he did not sign nl.. ,fes season. The following dated Hamp- ton, Va, comes from him: II have seen statements that demanded an exorbitant price for my services this season, regardless of the kind and gen .erous treatment that have received from the New York club. These are the facts: Last season they sent me contract calling for $1.500. g. a very small raise from my 1899 salary, so I wrote the management asking them to make it $1,S00, but did not get even an answer. Rather than not play ball at all worked for that sum last sea son, and worked hard, hoping what II asked for would be made up at the end of the season. or at least recognized in this seasons contract. My contract for 1901 calls for $2.000. $500 more than last season, but feel that $500 was due me on last seasons work. Hence I did not appreciate the ad- vance, especially as had been offered much more by Washington. Now about my wanting half of Manhattan Island. etc. asked for $3,000 and no bonus for signing"
 The contract for making the uni- forms of the Hartford ball. club has been awarded to Major John F. Moran. Several of the players went to his store to be measured yesterday. The first man to face the tapeFwas George Hemming. who Is about six feet six inches tall and Is big all over. When Major Moran found that his chest measurement was forty-fou inches and the other measurements were in proportion, he thought of the quanti- ty of flannel that would be required for the suit. The next one was Bert Myers, who was an inch or so shorter around the chest and about the same at the hips The furnishing goods dealer thought he was up against it. His hopes arose swhen he measured Urquhart's slim waist. Tuck Turner has asbig chest and when Big Bill Mas sey stalked in It was thought that it would be all aff. Word was quietly sent to John James Coughlin, the New Hampshire giant, who is six feet four inches. that he had better walt a day to save the fellnegs of the manufacture urer. Major Moran said he would make the suits if the factory had to run night land day to turn out the flannel The fbest quality of flannel willsbe used and I 1t will be gray. Blue stockings and belts and Chicago caps. with two rows of blue, will be worn. Hartford" will appear in blue letters across the shirt, | which will be buttoned Instead of I laced. This is the first time that Hart | ford's team has appeared in Seidlitz
 powder suit, or blue and gray. Hart
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