Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-30

s sSn;s 7ssS 2 fS5 s1Isg TIT v SSyho h ked Wl3H l4mAnss club, ! Maia 1 l4eiks n III stgped Nut theW1 nearly two months ago, and only Hast Monday he called upon me t6r $10O more advance money, which T gave him.
 Woodruff, for three seasons with the | New London team. has signed q con- tract to play with the Norwich team l this year. Dorsey has accepted the arrangements fgupes and will play l positions on the team have practically been filled and the makeup of the team will be about as follows: Pitchers, Woodwork, Curran and Gray; catch CT, Manning: first base, Captain Tighe; second base, Ward; third base Har- rington; shortstop, McDermott; left l field, Woodruff; center field, Dorsey; right field, Recius.
 Pitcher Dineen put in an appearance in this city yesterday. He called on l Director Billings at the office of the latter on Lincoln street, and while he was there Director Conant, Manager Selee and Pitcher Nichols dropped in. The manager took the pitcher in tow. and the two kept each other company during the afternoon. Dineen had
  ing out for himself. II know I have lost lot of friends,' he said. "and I am sorry. but 1 am looking out for myself I was offered lot of money, and would have been q chumD not to take it.. The boys have my good will'' Boston Herald.
 Contracts promulgated by the Utica l Baseball association yesterday show that two players who are held by Con- necticut State league teams have cast their fortunes with the New York and Harry Gleason. Gleason is still reserved uy Meriden, Jack Lawler with Derby. It is expected that prompt action will be taken ordering them to return or else to compel the Utica team to pay well for their ser vices. No intimation whatever has been given that they were dickering with any team outside of those by whom they are held in Connecticut, and the announcement by the Utica managers that they are signed by that team comes with genuine surprise.
 Manager Connor is endeavoring to have. Mr Griswold erect bleecher stand from the. first base line to the press stand for the coming season. It is what is needed down there and the 1 cost would be very small indeed. There is not money enough made by the local management to stand such expense and here is chance where some of the big lumber dealers or car penters of the city could help the game | along. Manager, ,Connor has never asked for one contribution to boom the game and he is deserving of assistance as much SIS any other manager in the l State league. Here is a chance for some of the lovers of the game to fix up the grounds as they should be fixed up. @E A--
 Captain Hugh Duffy of the, NIii- waukee club was in conference with Ban Johnson yesterday- Speaking of Dineen's adefecti4n, he said: ''Stahl and I saw Di1leen the night after he signed with Billings. It was said that Dineen was run sup against a lawyer who told him that the option clause was all right, but ,Dineen denied that to us He really sold himself to Soden and Billings for $1,5OQ. without giving Somers q chance to bid. And it. was the money, only.s 1hat he was after. he said. Somers needs a good pitcher now. That is the only hole in his team. The fact of the matter is, Dineen is sorry he made the jump, but thinks one jump is. enough It was pretty tough for him to throw Collins, an old friend, the way he did,
 The attorneys Of the Philadelphia American base ball league club, Messrs Turner and Dale. have decided to take action immediately in relation to the suit brought by the Philadelphia Ma tional league club yesterday against Lajoie and other, players, to enjoin : them from playing with the American league club. They will not take ad- vantage of the privilege of fifteen days allowed by law for the filing of : an answer to the bill, but to-day the common pleas court will meet the petition of the National league club with a demurrer The. incorporated . title of the Philadelphia National league club is the Philadelphia Ball club. limited" and the principal point raised in the demurrer is that, under , the act of 1874, relating to limited partnerships the players contracts cannot be enforced. because the con- , tracts. while creating q liability great , CT than $500, are not signed by two stockholders of the club. The law re- ferred to, it is asserted, provides that l any expenditure of more than that amount shall require the signature of
 at least two stockholders. The de
 murrer also contends that the contract does not bind the plaintiff, except fol
 the season of 1900, and that there is nc , mutual obligation between the parties for the season of 1901. A further con !; tention in the demurrer is that the con- tract is upon its face contrary to pulp
 lie policy and in violation of the con:
 stitutional rights of American free , men. and is an attempt to subject the defendants to continuous Seryitude fol
 an indeterminate period.