Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-04

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 Game To-morrow-The Consolidated and Laehance Teams Will do Battle Norwich Has About Signed All the Men-New York Has Its Team Complete-Practicing in the South.
 The first base ball game of the sea son will take place tomorrow after noon on the West end grounds, be- tween the Consolidated team, under the management of M.' Brennan, and the George Lachance warriors.
 There are quite a number of the fans who are dasirous of seeing the game start off in this city this season with a rush, and they would like to see also every fan in the city get out to the first game. Of course, it Is long way off as yet, but, still, 1t is not too early to start a boom for the open Ing game of the season.
 Manager Connor should seeN to it that he Is not neglected in Saturday afternoon games this season. The factories will undoubtedly be idle Sat urday afternoons during the summer season. and the local team should get quite a number of these days. In fact. much attention should be given to the makeup of the schedule this season.
 The American league has accom- plIshed one thing certain, and that IS raise in salary for about all the good ball players in the country. Even in the minor leagues, many of the play CTS have demanded and have received raise. Certainly, the working men of this country should be staunch SUD- porters of the American league.
 Higher salaries will be paid this year in every league in the country. than was the rule last season. Even the, little Connecticut league looks as if it might be affected with that ques- tion- Of course, there should be a salary limit, but some of the players want the earth. and while some of them may get slice of this earth, there are many who will have to be satisfied with very few crumbs.
 Outfelder Algie Mcbride yesterday signed n Cincinnati National league contract. Hc played with the Cincin- nati team last season
 The slashers of ScoviH street will arrange n el-,e fri tomorrow with any teaIa jp f.ip city whose players are under IT Ter'-< af 9a. The Eagles are rrefcrrefI 5-iic elssilers will be up on Scnvili stree ta.s evening from to 10 o'csacl7
 Victor Willis. who was reported to have. joined the Philadelphia American leagne teams pitching staff. has fol- lowed DiBcen's example and returned oI.xT. Director Billings makes this an- nouncement and says Willis will re- port to Selee' at Norfolk to-day.
 Catcher Bowerman and Pitchers Fisher and Dentzer came in yester- day. The New York team will prob ably practice in the Knickerbocker A. -aCss gymnasium today, owing to wet grounds. The work at the Polo grounds will begin in earnest on Sat urday afternoon, when the New York players face the Manhattan college nine. The Columbia college team will oppose the. New York players on Tues day and the fast aggregation from Yale will be their opponents on We'd nesday-
 President Johnson announced yes ferday that the American league had decided to fight the National league of fensIvely as we'll as defensively through the courts. Action will be taken against the players that have jumped American league contracts and against the clubs which have in duced them to jump. The first gun will be fired at Outfielder Heidrick and the St Louis club. and action will be commenced in the St Louis courts this week to enforce the contract which Heidrick signed with President Com iskey of Chicago.
 Manager Joseph Reid of the Jeffer son base ball team has the make-ul Of his team for theScoming season about completed. The composition O the team will be practically the sam, as Inst year. The team will lose tn services of James Lawlor. pitcher, an, James Ray, outfelder; but this is no worrying the management, as it ha secured men equally as good. Jame Hoar, who twirled for the St Josepl team Inst year, will. it Is said, hold tn slab for the Jeffersons this year. H is good man. The Jeffersons inteni to uphold the reputation gained b, winning the city championship las year and expect to repeat the sam this year. A number of games wit crack teams in other towns will als be arranged.
 The Brooklyn team arrived at Char lotte yesterday and in the afternoon put in several hours practiclng at tn, ball park Most of the players are 1T good shape. Lefty Davis, who lief Connie Mack's American league club t, join the Brooklyns. arrived yesterda, morning and practiced with the boys He gave the reason for quitting MacI because the latter had treated hin unfairly, and was conceding every thing to the National leagne player who jumped to his team. Hanlon say the Brooklyn club will protect Davi should Mack try to make any trouble Some of the Brooklyn players say tha Jimmy Williams, who signed witt Pittsburg. and was then corralIed an, signed by AIcGraw, is thinking serious ly of returning to Pittsburg, as h. fears Dreyfuss will make trouble fo him. Pitcher Kitson will arrive to day.