Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-27
BASE BALL NEVIS.
Players are Jumping and Re-
 Jumping Contracts.

Philadelphia Starts the First 1nJunc- ton Suit Against Lajoie-Water-
 bury May Turn Down Few of Her
 Players-No Time to Fool Away
 Now Waiting For the Men to De
 clare Themselves-Other Notes on
 the Game.
 The recalcitrant players of the Wa terbury base ball team who have lg- nored the contracts sent to them, or who have returned them unsigned will find themselves at the end of this week out in the cold world as far as playing base ball this season is concerned. un- less they play in the American league. Twenty-two applications for positions are now in Manager Connor's hands, and besides those he has five players already signed. He wanted to use the men who played under him last year in a proper manner. and he has given them plenty of time to get into the band wagon. The player whose name is not affixed to contract this week or who does not make some approaches to have his contract signed. will not play base ball this season in any leage but the American. That refers to all the players, good. bad or indiffer ent.
 The same little backcapping that started last season against the local management has cropped out again this season. and without any cause or reason. It is a wonder those people who know how to run base ball and who are certain they could do better than others. do not come out and try to buy the franchise of the local team. Manager Connor has endeavored year after year to get good base ball for Waterbury and the best people of this city are with him in his efforts. They will be with him this season. too. and they will find that he has not been idle all winter. Encourage the game; don't knock it.
 NEW BASE BALL LEAGUE.
 Fort Wayne. Ind. March 27.-The Interstate base ball league dishanded last night. A new organization. to be called the Western association. was launched. and it was announced that the new association would be protect ed by the National league. Franchis- es were awarded to Louisville, Indian apoliS. Toledo. Grand Rapids. Dayton. Fort Wayne, Marion and Columbus, O.
 Has anybody heard about the play CTS that Manage Shindle has signed for Hartford? Won't the other Eastern league teams take pity on her and help her out.
 Tommy Leach has signed a contract to play with the Pittsburg base ball fAD nf l,o Nnfi 1nor son. He will join the club in Pittsburg on Saturday.
 A base ball crank when he read the report of Rev Dr Herr's- arraignment of the wicked city of Norwich, re- marked: "One wouldn't believe that one season of Fred Doe in Norwich would so change that wn.'-Meriden Journal.
 Andrew Freedman said to-day: "Any New York player who leaves this club for the American league shall never get back. I shall refuse to counte- nance what I consider contract break ing"
 w. H. Watkins of Indianapolis, who deserted the American league. was caught in the wreck of the National association. was turned down by the Western ltague, and is now trying to DuV 1faucnlse III the Auterslate league.
 President Robison says he does not believe that Pitcher 'Cy" Young has signed with the American league club of Boston. He says he is quite sure that Young will come to terms and play with St Louis.
 President Hurley of the Worcester club expects to sign Pat Carney, the old Holy Cross pitcher and left fielder, to cover first base for Worcester this season. Catcher Frank Doran has signed for the team.
 Pitcher McCann, the mystery that Manager Hanlon of the Brooklyn club uncovered on Monday, turns out to be an American leaguer. He played with practicing with the McGraw-Robison aggregation in Baltimore.
 Manager Roger Connor is mending rapidly. He still has his mind on the game, however, for lie had his good wife, his active assistant in the busi- ness management of the team, drop q card to Secretary O'Rourke for more ontracts.-Bridgeport Post.
 John A. Gammons, coach of the Brown university base ball team. has signed with President Soden of the Boston National league. GammOnS played in the football team of Brown university as we'll as the nine. For two years he has played base ball in Attleboro and North AttlebOro
 Mike Delaney said last night that he was waiting to hear from Manager Tom Reilly of Meriden before deciding what to do this season.. He has had some communication with the Meriden manager, but he has not been told definitely just where he is at. He may stick to his job in the factory
 One of the Waterbury players who has not yet signed a contract may be traded before many days. Perhaps he won't like the company he will be sent to and perhaps he will. There is just one good man that Is wanted by the local team and if that man can be obtained by trade it will be com- pleted this week.
 Pete Kiernan has not yet called upon Manager Connor since the talk some ,vvoQES aUO a1fho11Oh fha man h