Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-03

would like to arrange a game Wlth any team in the city under 15 years of age. The .Iine-iip is as follows: Griffin, catcher; Shea and Mulville, pitchers; Joe Thompson, first base; John Thompson. second base; M. Walsh, third base; ". Sheehy, short stop; ". Thompson, left field; NJ. Hart nell, center field; W. Bergin, right field. Any team desiring game. call at the home of Manager Bergin, 4S Fuller street.
 "The Consolidated boys after George Lachance's scalpn' The above threat was telephoned to the Democrat at noon to-day, followed by this. state ment: 1.-The first game of the season will take place on the Athletic field on Good Friday between George La chances professionals and the Consol- dated team of Waterbury. It will be a hot one and ought to bring out a large crowd. Tn order to make sure of capturing big Georges scalp, Ham, ! lin, a former Yale varsity pitcher, with William Miles for the Consoli- dated. The game will be called at 3 D. ID. Roger Connor will umpire, which means n square deal for both teams. There will be a business meet ing of the Consolidated team at T:30 o'clock tomorrow night at the Mon- iitor rooms on South Main street. The I lineup will appear in tomorrow nights issue of the Democrat.
 It was too cold and the surface of Manhattan field was too hard and rough for base ball practice yesterday, but the New York players were or dered out just the same. Perhaps fif- ty enthusiasts watched the labored ef- ] forts of the men in the morning and not more than 100 in the afternoon, the vantage point being the viaduct along 155th street It was impossible for the men to handle grounders or to throw across the diamond, while the pitchers took no chances. Matthew son of Bucknell university was among those who reported According to Manager Mack of the Philadelphia American league club he Is q contract i jumper, having signed with that club and accepted advance money two months ago. Secretary Knowles stat ed that Pitcher Roger Denzer of the Chicago American league team last year was due to report to Manager Da- ] wis last night, but 9 dispatch from Chicago says that he will live up to his contract with Comiskey; that he received q good offer from Manager Davis, but did not even consider it. Statements made to the effect that the New YOrks are stronger than ever be- fore and that they have chance for the pennant have made their annual appearance, but ball players who know the game cannot be misled by such ir- responsible press work. What few old time cranks looked the material over yesterday, threw up their hands and sorrowfully walked away.
 i John I. Rogers and John c. John son, counsel for the Philadelphia Ma tfonal league base ball club. yesterday filed amendments to the bills in equity in the suits brought against Pitchers Bernhard and Fraser and Second Base man Lajoie. to restrain them from playing with Philadelphia American l league club. 4 demurrer was filed : by the latter organization, claiming that the contracts signed by the play CTS were not binding, as they were not signed by two managers of the Phila- edelphia base ball club 0imited, as the law relating to limited co-partner- ships requires when a liability great
 than $500 is created. The amendments filed yesterday set forth that the con- tracts named in the bills were execut- ed by the secretary, who also was a manager, upon the express direction of the three managers of the club, and /: Immediately upon such execution was approved by two of the managers by written endorsement. Regarding the renewal clause, which the club officials claim holds the players for another year, an amendment is made to the ef- feet that the notice of renewal sent to the players was written and served by the express e-rectfon of the three man. agers. The third amendment sets i forth that Endorsed on Lajoie's con- tract were the words within contract approved