Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-26

ter street grounds, Bristol, Tuesd1y McGovern will also umpire the gaIne. "Wednesday Thomas Lynch of 6 New Britain, formerly the famous autocrat of the National league, will umpire in the Bristol Bridgeport contest in Bris-s tol.
 NE. Young, secretary of the NaS tional base ball league, Saturday sent to James Fl. O'Rourke of the Connecti- cut State league. an official bulletin, which stated that Frank Murphy, who is now playing second base for New York, has been declared q New Haven player. Murphy may be ordered 10 leave New York and report to Canayan of New Haven, or to the Boston Ma tional league club, to whom Canavan sold his release q month ago. Secre- tary Young has reversed his former decision. which declared that Murphy belonged to Cincinnati.
 An agent of the Cincinnati National league base ball club was in Bristol Saturday and made tempting offers to Manager Reisling, Pitcher Mock and Shortstop Berry to join that team. The offer to Reisling was salary of S3,OO0 if he would sign contract for next year. All three of the players declined to accept the proposition unless they received an advance of $500 each. This the agent was not empowered to pay, but negotiations are suspended until he can communicate further with the Cincinnati management. In case the negotiations are successful the players will not leave Bristol until the close of the. State league season.
 A series between the Meriden and Bristol teams would undoubtedly prove of interest, but the seasons schedule should have satisfactorily decided that question. An Eastern state league series between Hartford and Bristol for the championship of Connecticut would be the only proper event, the contest to last a week and include five games. Two to be played in Bristol, two in Hartford and the last one in Meriden. winner to take all the re- ceipts each day or diyisoin of 60 and 40.- This would bring out the sporting blood and decide an interesting ques- ton. Still more, there should be some money in it for the managers and players.-Hartford Globe.
 Manager O'Rourke is willing to play off postponed games as rapidly as they can be assigned, and says that all he asks is that the managers give him sufficient notice so that he can pre- pare. Contrary to the general under standing, clubs in the league are obliged to play their postponed games when the home team demands it. The Bristol club, for instance, did not want to play off their games with Bridge port. but Manager O'Rourke insisted that they should play the game due the Bridgeport club next Saturday. The rules require it.-Bridgeport Farm CT. Now will you be good The writer and Secretary O'Rourke must have a little book of rules Of their own. ? J z ,'g
 Waterbury will be kept quite busy this week in the base ball line, for Manager Harrington has cut out a lot of work for the home team No less than ten games will be played if the weather permits. Clancy, Waller, Linderman and Miriam will do the twirling. and perhaps Quinn may be called in to take a turn ill the box. To day we are playing in Bristol and to- morrow we go to New Haven. On Wednesday New London comes here for double header, and as the two teams are now tied those games will be interesting. Thursday Meriden comes here for double header, and as Meriden is just above Waterbury the results of those games Eill be very important. Terry McGOveth may also umpire those games. On Friday we go to New Haven for double header, and on Saturday Derby comes here for two games. That will make great week of base ball.
 Billy Lush, who is playing fast ball with the Rochester nine is the subject of comment oftentimes in the Roches- ter Chronicle, and just to let the fans know how he is getting along a few specimens are given below: "As team, Rochester has made the most runs and stolen the most bases. As to its individual work. it has the cham pion base stealers, O'Hagan and Lush; it has three long distance hitters, Lush. Greminger and Grey. wh6 Noa gether have accumulated hits for SIS bases. greater, number than has been put together by any other three s1Aeu working on the same team And finafz ". it has man leading off in the order of batting who makes more runs than any other fellow in the business, the popular William, otherwise Billy. Lush. Among the long distance hit ters of all the leagues, Lush of. the Rochesters, in the Eastern league, is fifth, with 121 hits, to August 12. Of these twenty were two-baggers, nine lGeu luIcG-DdSe ullS dHu SlA At one of the ball games in Rochester concert was given by Hebing's mili- tary band, and each member of the team had selection dedicated to him. This is what Billy got at the top of the list: Overture, Hungarian Lushpiel, Suppe. Dedicated to our star center fielder, Billy (Sunshine) Lush'
 The schedule for this week is as fol lows:
 Monday-Derby at Bridgeport two games), New London at Norwich. New Haven at Meriden, Waterbury at Bris-. tol.
 Tuesday-Derby at Bristol, Norwich at New London. Waterbury at New Haven. Meriden at Bridgeport.
 Wednesday-yew London at Water bury. Norwich at New Haven Derby at Meriden, Bridgeport at Bristol
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