Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-27

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 New London here tomorrow.
 We will have double header to- morrow.
 The Newburg club defeated the Ma tionals in Railway, Sunday, by to 0. Deegan, formerly of the New York league team, pitched for Newburg and struck out nineteen of the National players. Luchia of the New Haven league team caught for Newburg. It was the first of the three chil- dren's matinees at the Chicago league grounds yesterday, and about f,uoo youngsters were present as the guests of President Hart. They cheered HI their throats were raw, showing that they appreciated the ball game, even if it cost them nothing.
 Waterbury will be quite a busy city in the baseball line for the next four days. We have game here every day after to-day and three of those days we play double headers. That ought to satisfy the fans and whet their ap- petities for the game on Labor day morning with Bridgeport.
 There is much depending on the re- suit of the two games with New Lon don tomorrow. Both teams have been fighting to get away from each other about all season, but they have kept pretty close together. A double win by either team to-norrow will put some distance between them. The first game will probably start at 7 o'clock.
 B. B. Johnson, president of the American league. has ordered Manager Mack of the Philadelphia club tof re. turn Catcher Steelman to Hartford. This means that Steelman will play in Brooklyn. He was loaned by Hanlon to the Hartford club, and when the champions manager ordered him to re- port in Brooklyn last week Steelman. refused and signed with the Phila- delphias. e
 With all due respect to Dougherty's pitching ability, we are inclined to the belief that Frank Reisling is a better man in the box. He has a better head in the first place and is usually cool and collected On the other hand, Dougherty is often inclined to sulk, and that is one of the worst habits q pitcher could contract. As a batter Dougherty has far the best of it, and perhaps that is where he will make good with Cincinnati.
 A statement was published yester- day that McGraw intended retiring from the diamond. This the scrappy manager denies. He says he will be unable to play any more this season because of the injury to his leg, but if he recovers he will play again next year. First Baseman Hart refused to play yesterday and says he will go back to making paper. bags rather rather than pay the fine l0f $25 im- posed by Ban Johnson for his striking | Umpire Haskell.
 The directors of the State league should not extend. the season when they meet tonight Bristol has won the pennant fairly and squarely and there should be no attempt to take that honor away from her by extending the 1 season Of course Bristol has the same l chance to still win it as any of the | other teams. but there is always the chance a team going to pieces for a week or two and should Bristol do | this the penHant would be lost. There | is no money to be made in extending the season except in one or perhaps two cases and the directors should kill the scheme right off the reel
 Manager Canayan of the New Ha- | veil team threatens injunction proceed l ings against the New York club in the l case of young Frank Murphy, recent l ly turned over to New York by Cin- | cinnati. Canavan says he has the l signature of Nick Young to an official l bulletin stating that Murphy had been released by Boston to New Haven. l Canavan yesterday sent note to | Davis, the New York manager telling l him to give up Murphy In New Har | ven they regard the leag6e shifting l proceedings of Nick Young as an at ! tempt by Boston to evade paying ST., 1 GOO alleged to have been pledged to 1 New Haven for Murphy's release. ! Young the other day decided that Murphy belonged to Cincinnati and l not to Boston. and Cincinnati there 1 upon let New York have the privilege of negotiating for the players ser { vices