Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-03
Some enthusiasm there.


 Hats off to the little Waterbury lad Timmy.
 Saturday-New London at Meriden, Norwich at Bristol. Waterbury at New Haven, Derby at Bridgeport.
 One pretty play has vanished since the catchers have been playing up be- hind the bat, that play being the foul tips which shot from the bat back to the catcher.
 Murphy ought to have hit that ball a little harder. for he deserved a box of cigars and he would have got it had not Luke Dorsey been so fast at field ing it.
 One of the old time crowds was in attendance and how they did root and cheer the local players. It was the big gest crowd at any ball game this sea son outside of the holiday games.
 "Any designs the American league may have on Pittsburg are not worry ing me in the least. 'ssaid Barney Drey- full yesterday. ''I have the grounds there and the ball players, so let them do what they can.' %
 The games scheduled in the CiEy1 Amateur league for tomorrow are as follows: St Thomas Cadets vs Wash ington Hill A. C., Riverside park; Brooklyn A. O., ys Jeffersons, Water vile; St Josephs vs Pastime A. G., Oakville.
 McGraw, it is said, will play short stop when he gets in the game again. Dunn staying at third and Keister go ing to center field. McGraw used to play short for the Orioles before he came to be a star.
 Murphy is proving to the fans that he can play baseball if he puts his mind on the game. Look at his work. of yesterday and it will be seen that. he can hold his own with any of the men covering the short field. It was a pleasure to see that kind of ball play ing.
 The office nine and a nine from the casting department of the Holmes. Booth & Hayden concern met on the ball field yesterday afternoon. The former won easily by the score of 13 to 4. Rule and Demo was the battery for the office nine and Field and Hub bard for the casters.
 McCormiek's work in that game yes terday was gilt edge with diamond centers. Nine chances and some of them warm ones and not one failure. The kid never played a better game in his life and he opened the eyes of the Norwich players at his clever stop ping and throwing.
 Dan Murphy is a dangerous man, whether at the bat or in the field. Yes terday he made the spectators very tired when he faced the pitcher at i'm portant portions of the game. In the field too he was world of help in keep ing the locals from scoring You can not disguise the fact that Dan Murphy is valuable man.
 X new man appeared here yesterday to umpire They say his name is Hamlin from Meriden. of Southington He was up to snuff on several decis- ions and the Norwich players did not take kindly to him at all. In fact they said some very rude things to him and he was froced to draw his stop watch to keep them in line. Frank Fitzpatrick is always looking for some loop hole to get through and also for some trap to spring on his opponents. That new ball appeared so quickly when Waterbury was at bat and was lost so effectively when Nor wich was trying her hand with the ash that even an unsophisticated per son would have his suspicious. Manager O'Rourke has made ar- engagements for the services of Gafoni for extra games throughout the rest of this season. Gar0ni was member of the Bridgeport club two years ago.