Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-22

Eu1AauSlHQl8 ck34O WlII2pEOCetus s04 AluSe Lajoie at the earliest possible opper- tunity, and that the Boston people Will act in the cases of Collins and the other players who have jumped.
 1t may be that big Ed Murphy, the : Rochester pitcher who agreed to play with the Americans in Boston, will change his mind. At any rate the Boston people will not worry much if he does not fulfil his obligation.
 Captain Doyle of the Chicago team says: "On form, as the teams are to- day, there are only two clubs in the National league we've got to beat Pittsburg and Brooklyn Pittsburg is pretty good on pitchers, but you can't likely to go through one year in fine style and break down the next. If the Pittsburg pitchers fade we've got them whipped"
 President Robison of fhe St Louis National league club announces that he has signed the following players for the coming season: Donovan, Wal lace, Heldrick, Donlin, Powell. Jones, Harper Kneffer, Kruger, Padden, Chiles, O'Donnell and Nichols. Bur kett is expected to sign in a few days, who was the president of the Protec tive association, has decided to retire from baseball. It is said that he is considerably cut up over the comments of the players aimed at him because of his recent negotiations with the Ma tional league.
 Twenty-fou hours have not simpli- fled the base ball situation in this city and the possibility of New London being left out in the cold seems to be stronger to-day than at any time since {la tot loo Tn a1-
 son and Thomas Hernon had another conference last night and MT Jackson told the owner of the franchise plain ly that he was not disposed to pay him anything for the right to run the team. This dispoSes effectually of one proposition that was made by Hernon. MT Jackson also stated this morning to the Days base ball man that he had no intention of going into partner ship with anybody in the base ball business. If there was any money to be made he intended to make it, and II there was anything lost he would lose it. This seems to dispose of the stock associa ton plan proposed by MT Her non so far as Mir Jackson Is con cerned. The price of the rental of the Athletic field will not have any bear ing with Mir Jackson in regard to his position. and he said this morning that lie Woulll uOtllIlS, lOI tllc whether the field cost $2O a game or 20 cents. The talk about the possibn- | ity of disagreement over the price of | the field have caused the people inter ested in base ball to turn their atten- l ton toward the line of the Montville road for a place to play the game. 1t | is believed that some concession could l be had from that road in return for | the amount of business that would be | gained. A base ball field in that di- | rection would not be as advantageous | for New London. however for the peo- | pie who come down from Norwich to | see a game would go back immediate | ly without visiting the city and con | sequently would not have. q chance to spend any money here. Unless, some
 thing is done immediately in regard | to the team Mir Jackson says he will
 have nothing to do with it. II have | other matters to attend to- said he. and if this matter is to be dragged
 out for two or three weeks I simply
 will not tuch the team." Mir Jackson ] does not believe that it would be eX-
 tween the management of last year
 and this. No matter how well the par
 ties who had the team made good, this | year he believes that their connection
 with it would be a handicap that would
 interfere seriously with success. The | Connecticut State league has given MT | HernOn a week to see what he can do l and thus far the results of his efforts
 do not seem to have been very satisfac- 1 tory.-NeW London Day.