Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-12
BASE BA[L WEATHER.

BASE BILL WEATHER. . The First Day of Real Sunshine
 in Over a Week. Waterbury Players Will Report April 2s-score Cards VIII Play an I-.. portant Part h. the Games Here More Interest Taken In Waterbury In Base Ball Than For Several Years-Results of the Games Tester day.
 Norfolk, April 12-The champions made short work of the Portsmouth team at Portsmouth yesterday. The local boys had beaten Boston earlier ID the week and expected to give Han- Ions team hard fight Donovan ana Mccain, however, had them guessing, and the visitors hit Martins delivery good and hard. The Brooklyns tielded almost faultlessly and are fast rOund- ing into form. To-day they play the Norfolk team. The score:
 Brooklyn .O13 4O06 6 *-15 14 l Portsmo'th 0 0 0 0 O O. 3 s Batteries-Donovan McCann, Me Guire and Steelman; Martin, Voltz, Russ and Westlake.
 At Philadelphia.
 Philadelphia, April 12.-It took the Philadelphia American league team eleven innings yesterday to defeat the Yale nine. Old Eli outbatted Connie Maek's men. but their work in the field was rather ragged. The score:
 R. II. E.. Phfla 70 ooo0a osooo2A 8 4 Yale .. 0 0 1 0 0 1-3 10 .6 Batteries s-Robertson and Hirsh; Piatt, Powers, Bernhard and Sugden; umpire, Arlie Latham.
 Philadelphia. April 12.-The Roches- ter team of the Eastern league gave the Philadelphia National league team hard fight for first honors yesterday. Up to the ninth inning it looked like victory would perch on the banners of the New York state club, but in that inning Morse, who had succeeded Me Partlin in the box weakened percepti- bly, and the Quakers had no trouble batting out victory. The score:
 R.H. E. Philadelphia 0 OO3 00O10 .3-7 .13 5 Rochester 70 o 2 2 2 o 0 0-6 10 5 Batteries-Dunn, Townsend, Conn and Jacklitsch; 4IcPartlin, Morse and Glepps; umpire, Mir. Orth.
 
 At Jasper Oval
 Manhattan 5 51o2s1o7 *-i9 14 Q x. T. U., 70 0 % 1 0-71 3 6 Batteries Friedman and Duff; Sell ening, Taylor and Rorke.
 At Baltimore.
 Baltimore g All g 2 6 5*-3S B 2 Atlantic 70 0 GOO 13.O 9-I 13s g Batteries-Howe1l, Callahan and Robinson; Gettig. Lippert and Deal. Frank Fitzpatrick will be in Roger Connor's lineup when the whistle. blows May 4.-Meriden Journal.
 Hanlon will probably worry along with Gatins at shortstop and Dahlen at third. until Jennings joins the team in June.
 Francis, the shortstop, who is claimed by Bristol, of the State league. has reported to Manager Buckenber- ger. of Rochester, at Paterson.
 Napoleon Lajoie is said to be show ing that be feels his responsibility as captain of the Athletics, and his friends think 1t may be the making of the big fellow.
 Third base has been weakened more by the American league raid than any other position in the National league. Boston lost Collins, Brooklyn Lave Cross and Pittsbnrg Williams
 Captain Flavell of the University of Pennsylvania team may not be able to play this year. He received three conditions In his mid-year examina- tions, and as yet has not made himself eligible.
 'WalIy" Rand. the old Harvard left fielder, has finally given in to the so- licitations of the Harvard players, and will leave for Durham Sunday or Mon day to assist Coach Nichols in getting the boys in condition.
 A4-c 4cafluS LII -lHe pfOcGPQlUSS brought by the Philadelphia ball club of the National league to prevent Sec ond Baseman Lajoie and Pitchers Bernhard and Fraser from playing with the American league will take place tomorrow There is more real interest being taken. in base ball in this city this seq son than since the old days when We were in the big league. Everybody is talking base ball and if the new men are as good as their recommendation and records say they are, then we will have q great season of base ball.
 Manager Connor has ordered his men to be in Waterbury on April %. He will play no exhibition games, but will give the men practice himself. He stin contests the Matthews claim and if that player was-tiue salary from last season and has not made any terms with any other club he will claim him and will get him.
 Manager Shea, of the New London ball team. is getting all sorts of letters from people who desire a job. They