Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-22
Meriden here tomorrow.

There was something doing down in Derby yesterday.
 | Clancy is proving his claim to being
 one of the best pitchers in the league,
 and if Waller turns out all right we
 will be in pretty good condition to climb out of the last place. Waterbury is playing in Bristol to- day and Waller will be given a chance
 to show the mettle he is made of. A
 win from Bristol to-day will mean a
 whole lot for the home games the rest
 of tho week.
 The Consolidated base ball team will have practice game on the Athletic field to-n1orrow afternoon at 6 o'clock.
 All the members are requested to be present. The team will play at Tor rington Saturday.
 Norton, the Hoboken pitcher, will not play professional ball and that settles the chance to secure him. Man. ager Connor was making an effort to get hold of this clever twirler, but he declines to enter the professional ranks.
 ''Try out your new pitchers with clubs like Bristol and Meriden. Put in your best twirlers against Derby and Waterbury and win a game or two" This advice comes from Norwich and was given to Captain Tighe.-New London Globe.
 Once in great while something really artistic is seen in base ball uni forms The playing apparel of the Pittsburgs is neat and attractive. Dark caps, which always est off uni form better than white ones, are worn
 with a white s.P'' worked on the front.
 The stockings are dark blue and red l striped.
 Orders were issued at the Polo grounds not to allow Umpire Nash in the grounds again. President Young of the National league sent telegram to Barney Dreyfuss of Pittsburg au-
 thorizing two players to umpire if
 Nash did not show up. Cunningham, the former Chicago pitcher, has been appointed league umpire. He is not
 being flooded with telegrams of con gratulation as a result. Meriden will be here tomorrow for 1 the first time this season and the root CTS ought to be out in strong force.
 Meriden is playing as fast base ball as any team in the league and by the de-
 feat of Bristol yesterday she took the | lead in the state league race. It will be an interesting battle to watch the S. their first game, and Manager Connor
 says he will have his best team in the
 field ready to take that game or die in the attempt.
 The Connecticut State league um-
 pires have decided that they must be
 better paid or they will quit in body
 June and to this end have sent a pc ton to President Sturges Whitlock, l outlining what they want. The regu- lar umpire staff consists of Connie Best, George W. Hart, Jr, David Hill
 and Thomas McCann, and they have co-operated in this movement, the pc titfon being signed by each of. them.
 The umpires are now paid $50 a month i and expenses, and are on duty six
 days a week. They figure out that 1 they arc getting less than s per gam. | for their services. In their petition
 they ask that they be allowed $25 per
 week and travelling expenses, and an extra 50 cents where they are detained | in city beyond 8 o'clock in the even 1 ing and obliged to get supper there. 1 In closing their petition they say they | will resign in a body June if their
 request is not granted.
 The schedule for this week is as fol
 lows:
 Wednesday-Br Bridgeport at New Lon-
 don, Derby at Norwich, Meriden at New Haven, Waterbury at Bristol.
 Thursday Bridgeport at Norwich,
 Derby at New London, Meriden at Wa.
 terbury, New Haven at Bristol. Friday-New London at New Haven,
 Norwich at Waterbury, Bridgeport at
 Bristol, Meriden at Derby
 Saturday--New London at Derby, Norwich at Meriden, New Haven at
 Waterbury, Bristol at Bridgeport.