Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-25
BASE BALL NOTES.


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 Harry Dolan is reported te have ac- cepted terms with Brooklyn.
 Hahn will draw the biggest salary of any player on the Cincinnati club next season.
 Charles B. Power of Pittsburg has been elected president of the Western Base Ball association.
 It would not be at all surprising ii Jim Connor, second baseman with Providence last season, played with Worcester in 1902.
 Arthur H. Soden of Boston is the only National league official in the har- ness now who was ill the business in the seventies.
 McAleer has been given first call on the players of the St Louis National league team. He has made an offer to Pitcher Sudhoff.
 Malachi Kittredge says lie would not like anything better than Syra- cuse franchise i'll the Eastern league, with grounds on Star park.
 Cleveland has secured Oscar Streit. the left-handed pitcher. who once tried his hand in New York. but did not play well enough to hold his position.
 The veteran pitcher, Dad Clark. is wintering ill Minneapolis. Lefty" Davis of the Pittsburgs. Phyle of the New Works and Perry Werden are also residents of that city.
 Dummy Taylor of New York pitched in more games than any other last season in the National league-- forty-three. ''Cy'' Young pitched in forty-five for the Boston Americans, and AIcGinnity in forty-eight.
 Buck Freeman is credited with landing for the Boston Americans next season David Williams of Scranton, T left-handed pitcher, who did very eff. fective work in Lestershire, N. r., the past season.
 Shincel of the Hayerhills and Man chesters played six positions last sea- son-catcher, second base, first base, third base. right and left fields. Jopc of Bangor and Lewiston played catch CT. all the bases and right and left field.
 flick" Carpenter, third baseman of the Cincinnatis i'll their early days, and a member of the club when McPhee- joined it in 1882, has been appointed q special inspector of customs, stationed at NogaIes, Ariz, on the Mexican bor- der. = =
 That President Pat Powers is work ing on the addition of. Newark and Jersey City to the Eastern league is shown<by the fact that he has sum- moned Walter Burnham to work up the Newark end. Burnham has had wide experience as an organizer. Y
 An appropriate token of esteem and appreciation was paid James Il. Man ming. ex-manager of, the Washington base ball club. recently at his cosey rooms in the Gloucester, by q coterie of friends in the presentation of q handsome silver service
 The death of Alderman James Franklin of Buffalo. owner of the Buff falo club from Brotherhood days 70 the end of the past season, took place on Monday last Recently MT Frank holdings to Harry Murray of Buffalo and T. J. Philbin of Omaha, which is terminable December 10.
 The Sporting Life of November 16 said that Boston was to let out Hobe Ferris as soon as another player could be secured, but Jimmy Collins is au- thority that this is not so. Collins thinks well of Ferris and feels confi- dent he will give good account of himself next season. Collins is mak ing no effort@tO secure q new man.
 '.The last year was with Indianap- olis." said Mike Kahoe. before he start ed for Nelsonville to join Jack Taylor, there were so many players who re- ported to Watkins that it was impoSSi- ble to remember all their names. Four teen pitchers by actual count turned up. and Watty kept enough of them to win the pennant at that. =
 Says Statistician Lanigan of .AIon- treal: ''That wonderful batsman. N. Lajoie, made all other willow wielders lOw-toW to him in the matter of extra base slaps. running up the marvellous total of 1S7 from AS singles 13 triples and 13 home runs. This was 59 more than his 1900 record. and eight more than Jimmy Williams's 1899 figures, which were considered remarkably high. Larry excelled all the players in doubles and homers. honors in tri- pies going to Ba1timore'.s second base man. Jimmy Collins ranked No ?, and there were fourteen other players who secured three-fgure records
 Catcher Mike 'ISalioe of. the Chicago Nationals is the hero of the hour in Nelsonville, o. The catcher from Gin clnnatl DfdVely flSkeu HIS liIe to rescue James Beatty from drowning in the Hooking river. The hunting party, of which Kahoe, Jack Taylor and Beatty were members. had all crossed the. river on the apron of m old dam with the exception of Beatty, whose feet slipped and he slid down into the icy water ten feet deep. Kahoe, who pre- ceded him, heard the call for help and turned back just as Beatty rose to the surface, struggling for his life. "You can swim. can't you, Jim?" ke1led Ka- hoe. as he ran out on the dam. Not a lick.'' sputtered Beatty Then Ka- hoe jumped into the river and tossed nIIf his man.