Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-19

an even break being about all that IS required by Reislfng's selections to give them the championship. Norwich, Bridgeport and New Haven are still in the fight for second position with Norwich q strong favorite. The state leaguers have put up superior article of ball this season and Hartford fans would like to see series arranged be- tween Bristol and Hartford for the state championship, the winner to take all the gate receipts. The Bell makers won an easy victory on their last appearance and they are evidently confident of taking q series from Hart ford without apparent effort. Reisling has worked hard for the success of baseball in the Bell town and he de serves all the praise he receives Hartford Globe.
 Some of the clubs have waited so long to play off their postponed games that it will now be practically impos- sible to fill out their full schedule. Bridgeport and Waterbury are the worst off in this respect, the former having nineteen regular and eleven postponed and tied games to play in eighteen days. Waterbury has the same number of regular, and seven postponed games to complete it's full number of assignments. There are days enough left to play them all, but the teams would hardly be able 10 stand the pressure. New Haven mas the best end of the postponed game business. It's two home games are with Bridgeport and one of them will he played in double header in New Haven on Tuesday. Only one game IS owing away from home, at Waterbury, and there are three chances to get IL pulled off. Bristol may find it mex pedient to play any but its regularly scheduled games. If the tea mis able to keep up q gait of four victories out of six games q week, there will be no necessity to try for the extra games, and as the team is seriously crippled by the injuries to players, good policy would dictate this course. On the other hand. Norwich will haye to play out it's schedule to the last extremity to wrest the lead from Bristol, and even then the result may be hanging in the balance. Meriden is fighting for a place in the first division and will be desirous of playing all the games that can be squeezed in. As for the other clubs the postponed games are only matter of money getters, and for that reason they will try to get them all in. The record stands as follows: Bristol owes game each to Bridgeport and New London Norwich owes a game to Meriden. New Haven owes game to Waterbury Bridgeport owes at least one game to every club in the cir cult except New London. Meriden owes Bristol two games and one each to Norwich and Waterbury. Water bury owes a game to Bridgeport and to New London. New London owes a game to Waterbury and to Derby. Derby owes a game to Bristol, to Wa terbury and to New London.
 Can you be guilty Al. of the follow ing three items in the Sunday Herald?
 Joe Connor is now playing right field for Cleveland. There are no terfering with Joe. Milwaukee has come up some since Joe asked for and obtained his release.
 Well, the season is drawing to a close and unless there is another spe- cial meeting to throw out games Nor wich has won and increased the per ceentage of the other teams. Captain Tighe's men will take the rag for the second time.
 Retrenchment is the order of the day in Waterbury, when Collifiower, who signed for $110 per month, has been let go. "Colly' has pitched win ming ball since he joined the team and he has played first and hit well when not fielding. A cheaper man is want ed.
 In reply to the first will simply say that Milwaukee is still at the foot of the ladder and Cleveland has come up since Joe joined the team. As to the second Norwich has a poor chance to beat Bristol out for the flag As to the third the writer does not evidently fol- low the game or he would think differ ently about Collifiower's playing.
 The schedule for this week is as fol- lows:
 Ionday-Norwich at Waterbury, New London at Bridgeport, Meriden at Bristol
 Tuesday-Norwich at Bristol, New London at Meriden, Bridgeport at New Haven two games), Derby at Water bury.
 ednesday-Meriden at New Lon doII. bIlSlOl dL 4NOENIcll. bTluSepOrL dl Derby, New Haven at Waterbury.
 Bristol at New London, Meriden at Norwich, Waterbury at Bridgeport, Derby at New Haven (two games).
 Friday-New London at Bristol, Nor wich at Derby, Waterbury at Meriden, New Haven at Bridgeport.
 Saturday-New London at New Ha- ven. Norwich at Meriden. Bristol at Bridgeport, Waterbury at Derby.