Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-13

Bill Clarke recently requested ; to. know how he stood with the Boston. club. Manager Selee wired President Soden and word came back: Give Bill his. untonditienal release so that Clarke is now free man as far as the league is concerned. Selee says he has reason to believe Clarke was anX- ious to return to his old comrades.
 No manager in the Eastern league is any stricter in the enforcement of tenn perance rules for his club than Charley Dooley of Montreal. Last week n prominent infielder, who was expected to develop into capital man, reported for practice carrying an assorted cargo of high balls and cocktails. He was presented his walking papers so quick ly that it is said the shock sobered hins up completely.
 Providence has adopted the ticket scheme that was employed so success fully by Hartford last season, and in- stead of selling the old-fashioned pasteboard tickets for admission, will pass out in return for quarter dollars the smaller, thinner variety of tickets that come in strips of LOGO, all num- bered. The Providence management evidently expects pretty good attend ance this season, for its order for new tickets calls for 100000.
 The Washington Hill baseball team was yesterday defeated by the Hustlers of Fuller street by the score of 14 to ?. The lineup of the Hustlers was: Griffin e. Sheehy, D; Mulville, 1b; Shea, 2b; Sul- liyan, 3b: Thompson, ss; Bergin, If; Walsh, cf; Thompson If. Any team in the city whose players are under IA years of age desiring a game can call on Manager M. Walsh, 10 Fuller street. The Hustlefs would like to ar range a game with the Winners. 5 Catcher. Locke; pitcher, Mock; first base, Thiesen; second base, T. L.. Owens; third base. Francis; shortstop, Berry; center field c. Kennedy; right field, Sheff1er; left field. Anderson; that is the Bristol team so far. Rising. the well known pitcher, will manage the team; J. k. Kennedy is president of the association, Hon 4. Strung is treas urer, J. Cray secretary, N. J. Tracy and E. Stocking yice-presidents. The members of the team report in Bristol next Thursday. The first game will be in Meriden oh May 4.
 The Hartford players had their first days practice yesterday. The first 2dlllc WILL Dc Dllt1 cu Il ucS- day, when Manhattan college will come here. The greatest drawing card of next week will be Yale. and the Blues will be here Friday. John Gar van, son of Park Commissioner Gar van is. one of the Yale's best twirlers. and he will probably be given chance to perform. New Haven will play here April g. Bristol will also be given q date and there might be an opportuni- ty for other State league clubs as well as the University of Yermont.-Hart- ford Courant.
 The playing of, the Yale nine against the Philadelphia American team on Thursday was a revelation to 5000 spectators. Robertson, the college pitcher, held the big Quakers down to eight hits, four of which were made by Haydon, formerly of the University Of Pennsylvania. 1t took Mack's men eleven innings to win, the deciding run being due to a muff at the plate by Hirsh, the Yale catcher. While this game was going on 200 persons saw the Philadelphia Nationals defeat the Rochesters, which would seem to in- dicate that American league ball at Philadelphia is quite popular already
 The Rye lots on Baldwin street was the scene of m interesting ball game between the Washington Hills and the Young yictors, in which the latter team outpointed the former at every stage of the game, beating them by the score of 13 to ?. On Friday after noon the Young Victors defeated the Young Films by a score of 16 to II. The features of the game were a two base hit by Sullivan and Sheehy of the Young Yictors, and home run by Guilfoile for the yannuished team. Any team desiring a game may apply to W. Sheehy, 97 Baldwin street or Y. Sullivan. AT Baldwin street provided their players ages do not exceed 15 years.