Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-17
EAsTERN LEAGUE STANDING.
here on NIonday.


 Saturday, Aug 17.-Waterbury at Norwich. New Haven at New London, Bristol at Derby, Bridgeport at Meri- den two games).
 Our two new pitchers will be tried out in Norwich to-day. Quinn and Lindermann will have chance to show what they are made of.
 Deering. a Salem twirler, pitching for New Haven. will go with an Amer ican league team shortly Brockton Times
 Joe Connor played short stop for the Cleveland team yesterday and his team was beaten by Baltimore l to 70. Joe had one putout, three assists and no error.
 The fans of Milwaukee have passed around the hat and raised $50 with which to pay Duffy's fine. Ban John son will make that fifty look sick when he gets hold of it.
 Manager Finn of Little Rock is offer ing q novel incentive to his pitchers. He has a standing offer of 50 to the first one who pitches an entire game without giving base on balls or hit ting a batter.
 That was a pretty good record for McNamara to make yesterday to strike out eleven Waterbury players. It was hard to lose such q game after working so hard but the best team won so 1t was all right.
 O'Connor, who has been playing sec ond base for Rockville, has signed with the. Bristol state league team as catcher. His place on the Rockvilles will be filled by King of the Windsor Locks nine, who Is said to be as good second baseman.- ~ SNs1 s
 CollifIower, who has been released by Waterbury, will return to umpiring next week. Collifiower was one of the best men on the staff. and will proba- bly, replace one of the poorer men now Bridgeport Farmer.
 The Columbus team of the Western association has made formal demand Son President Meyer for the expulsion of Umpire Arlie Latham. The latter is accused of ''cussing' the players. Why shouldn't he? Players have been known to swear at the umpire.
 'I think we'll finish as one, two,' says Joe Kelley of the Brooklyns. We will sure if we can play asl I've have
  been playing in and out ball all sea- son, but it looks to me cinch that we'll beat out the Philadelphias."
 ''Scrappy Bill'' Joyce left for his home Il St Louis yesterday, no agree ment being reached whereby he was to become manager of the New Yorks, as was expected when he came here. 'I can make more money in my liquor business in St Louis than I could man againg the New Yorks," said Joyce.
 Luskey has been offered a position with the Washington team of the American league and if he can secure the permission of manager Harrington he will probably accept it. Luskey is still unable to play because of the in- jury received a few days agosbut will be ready to get into the game; Monday.
 Charley Clancey deserves more than thanks for the clever wok of the last three days. He went into the game when Waller was taken out on We'd nesday and held the New Londons in check for the balance of the game. The following day he went toi New London and had the Whalers guessing all through the game. @os
 Larry Battam forced to walk the boards once more and all because Wa terbury won the game. Why Water bury could beat New London the best day she ever saw without any aid from her fielders. In fact New London need not complain about losing a game by the aid of one of her players. Wal Ter presenLed a game to New London on Wednesday and Tom Tucker knows | it.