Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-04


 contract jumpers. I Detroit boasts of havlngbt he fastests outfield in4t merican3le III bar7 rett, Nance and Holiness & Games to-day: Princeton-MontreaI, at Chester, Pa; Yale-G -Georgetown, tat Georgetown, Washington, and Lee University of Pennsylvania at Lexing- ton, Va; Lehigh- Virginia at Charlottes- vile; Manhattan-Yale Law school, at New York.
 Center Fielder Jones of last years
 Brooklyns has gone south with the Chicago Americans. He says he has signed for three years at a salary of $3,000 a year. He further says that he refused an offer of similar propor- tions from the Brooklyn club.
 Only about $5,O00 of the $1O,Oo0 wanted for the new grand stand at
 Yale has been raised. It is expected
 that more subscriptions will be secured during the Easter vacation, and that
 the task of beginning the grand stand
 can be begun as soon as the spring
 term opens.
 Much speculation is going on all
 ready as to who will lead the American
 league in batting and fielding. About eight people in every ten award the
 premiership to LaJoie, with McGraw
 second and Barrett third. Barrett, it
 Is believed, will lead in base running, with McGraw second.
 Il Things have come to pretty pass
 when a National league president feels called upon to beseech a wan derlng player to return to the fold and enjoy the roast veal. J. A. Hart, of
 Chicago, went to Cleveland and urged
 Third Baseman Bradley to return to
 the Chicago club, from which he re- gently jumped Worst of all, Bradley
 refused the invitation
 P. L. Shea, who Is to manage the
 New London base ball team the com
 ing season, said this morning that the team would report for duty on April %. As the State league season begins
 May 4, this will give time enough to
 get line on the men and sort them
 over. This was the banner day for
 applications for places on the team. I Mfr Shea's mail this morning contained forty requests for places. These re- quests came through Spalding. Powers of tlie Eastern league and Bob Wheel ock, who played with New London in
 1899 and started in. to manage the team
 last year. but had to give up on ac-
 count of his physical condition. Judg- ing from these applications there is
 no dearth of players on the market. Just as soon as the big leagues begin to do business they will have lot of men to dispose of and some of them have from sixteen to eighteen on their reserve list.-New London Day.
 Shortstop is the only position now
 which remains to be filled. If the ere
 dentials of the player recommended Dy
 Dorsey come up to the mark he will
 be given a trial If he does not try
 out in good shape no expense will be
 spared in filling the place with a
 strong man. The team as now consti-
 tuted consists of Curran, Woodwork
 and Gray, pitchers; Manning and Rec
 cius, catchers; Captain Tighe, first
 base; Ward, second base; Harrington,
 third base; Woodruff, left field; Dor sey, center field; Reccius, right field.
 Woodworth has promised to sign, but
 his contract has not been received yet.
 The tea mas made up Is very promis-
 ing, both the fielding and batting de-
 partments being strong. With such
 heavy hitters as Tighe, Ward and
 Woodruff on the team it is probable that opposing pitchers will get their
 bumps from the start. Dorsey and
 Manning are also pretty clever with
 the stick and will undoubtedly give
 good account of thems9yes.TNorwich
 The Eastern league base ball season
 will begin Thursday. April 9, and end
 Saturday, September q. Tn all, 126
 games have been scheduled. Frank O'Loughlin, John Hunt and Frank F. Rim have been engaged as umpires for the season. There still remains one vacancy on the staff of umpires, and negotiations are in progress with Tim Hurst with a view of his filling the position. The players contracts : were amended in conformity with the National leagues agreement, by which l clubs will not sell or trade any play. , CT during the season without his con. sent. They also agree not to release him without giving him three days : notice. The new contracts give the
 club an option on the players services : for two years, and permit it to ex. p change or sell his services between n the playing seasons to any association f equal in rank to the Eastern league e According to the request of Professor ( Franklin, of Buffalo, permission was 1 granted to his club to transfer a part ' of them to the stadium in the Exposi ? tion grounds.
 h Zimmer is probably beginning to re e aliZe that his task as the ball players e Moses is a thankless one, He has beer q roasted again and again. After tue y American league won over the players t through conceding every demand il e will be remembered that the Nationa ? signed the agreement after Zimmel o had been in consultation with the
 magnates for several hours. Now il . is alleged that at that time the presi I dent of the Players association agreed 2 to do everything in his power to have ! the stars return to the Nationa t league It is alleged. that proof has Q been secured yesterday by yice-Presi dent Somers that it was through ! Zimmer that Wallace, Heidrick, Flicl X and Mcfarland did not join forces . with the American league. It is also . charged that he tried to induce Brad ley to jump the Cleveland club and gC $ back to the Chicagos. He is also saiC to have tried to persuade Lave Gross :. to remain with the National league ' The latest sensation was sprung yes