Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-24
BAD BASE BALL VEHHR

DhD DH0[ DILL W[HlIl[h Rain and Submerged Grounds
 Interfere With the Playing. I Only Two Games in the National League Yesterday Philadelphia Beats Boston in the Eighth Inning
 St Louis Trounces the Pittsburg
 Team-To-day Is the Opening For the American League Eastern
 League Opens Tomorrow. Philadelphia, April 24.-Up to the , eighth inning yesterdays game be- tween Philadelphia and Boston looked like a victory for the visitors, but a timely triple by Delehanty with three men on bases brought in the winning run for the locals. The game was we'll played by both clubs, and but for two bad fumbles by Demontreville, would have been perfect. Both Orth and Will lis were in good form, but the eighth proved an unfortunate inning for the latter. Attendance, 1,214. Score:-
 R. H. D. Phila -...OOO O1OOo4 Ol Boston .-..O 2 O0OOO1 O-3 10 2 Batteries. orth and Douglass; Will lis and Kittredge.
 At St Louis.
 St Louis, Mo, April 24.-Rube Wad-, dell only allowed St Louis three hits up to the seventh inning yesterday, then went wrong and Donovan,s men piled up five runs. assisted by the l many errors of the visitors. Young | Harper made a good start, holding the Pittsburgs to seven hits. Attendance $500. Score:
 R..H.E. St Louis 9 ooOo *-1o 10 ? Pittsburg O 21OO1O OOO-4 8 5 1 Batteries, waddell and Zimmer; Harper and schriver. I
 At Washington.
 Washington Q OOO1 8 2-9 10 o | Georgetown 70 0 0 900 o co 4 8 l Batteries. Gear. Patten and Grady; ] 1fackay and Drill.
 At Lexington, Va, Washington and Lee university, 15; Roanoke college, 1. At Medford-Tufts, IT; Williams, 2. Manager Shea of New London has signed thirty players for his new team and new men are coming in on every train. Post.
 Harry Moves, the fast little second sack artist who was with Bristol last season, has failed to come up to ex- pectations at Worcester and he will probably be returned to Bristol
 If Catcher O'Connor is not retained by Hartford. he will undoubtedly be allowed to go with New London: o'Connor's work both in practice and in exhibition games has been of a high order and with experience he should land in fast company.
 sAll wars come to an end either by one side being defeated or by arbitra- tion,'' says F. A. Abell, speaking of the National Approximation league situation. Abell says incidentally that his stock In the Brooklyn club is still for sale if 9le can get his price.
 There was a Mills pitched for the Schenectady team on Sunday, and we wonder if it is our Sam Mills of last season. Sam has not been heard from since Manager COnnor sent him con tract, but if he is playing in any other league he will be apt to hear from the local manager.
 George Prentiss is another man that will be watched closely by the local management. He of all others was the least grateful for what had been done for him, and if he attempts to play with any team under the National league rules he will be taught lesson he will not soon forget. The base ball days of Walter Brodie are over. Brodie was a member of the -Four Time Champions" and was last year a member of Comiskey's Chicago team Some trouble with his I knee kept him off the diamond dur ing the latter part of the season and this seems now to have become perma nent-
 This weather is making the Water bury manager about sick and if he gets another relapse it will be all day with him He has had about one chance 10 do his daily twenty-five mile spin and he Is getting real tired It has been almost impossible to do anything
 
 clear day will move all hands to get a hustle on and then look out for the opening next week.
 Rawson. perspective shortstop of the New Haven team, wears eye glasses and says they do not handicap his playing. Not counting smoked specta- cles for sun fields, ball players who have worn glasses on the field have been few and far between Will White. the old Cincinnati pitcher, was the most noted example of a player wearing glasses on the field. Wallace, who played right field for. Yale few years ago, wore them "Did DeIehanty act as captainT' La Joie was asked in the injunction case at Philadelphia .'No. he did not" was the answer. ..Who didgs ssWhy, Shettsline. He seemed to manage and captain from the bench. He wanted to be the whole thing" There were other interesting verbal passages. 'sHe 1 Hajoie) can dodge foul balls as we'll l as questions he don't like," remarked | Attorney Johnson On the question of