Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-28

Philadelphia knefleQ -4eAgnes team and leaves for the east day. Out fielder, Harry Blake, tep.s has received an American league offer. ] The left field bleachers are all ready 1 on the Huntington avenue grounds, Brooklyn, and the frames are up for the right, field side, The first of, the iron uprights was hoisted into position l yesterday. Grading is progressing rapidly, and will be finished in a week.
 No word has vet been received by President Soby or Secretary I. L. Wilt | sic from Manager Shindle regarding the success of his quest for players for the Hartford team, but letter is liable to come at any time. Until he reports there is no information to give out regarding the makeup of, the club. l-Hartford Times. G The Young Brooklyns would like to arrange a game with any team in the I city whose players are under 14 years. the Eagles preferred. The lineup is as follows: NJ. Mack, catch; P. Tenn pie, pitcher: NJ. Kane, first base: D. | Coss, second base: T. Mccarthy, third base: Edwin Erdwin, shortstop; P. 1 Baldwin, left field: J. Miller. center field; Joe Damsevize. right field Any one wishing to arrange game will ! please call at T. McCarthy's, SIS 1 Charles street.
 | Suits in equity yesterday were en- tered by the Philadelphia National league base ball club against Napoleon Latoie, William H. Bernard and Charles c. Fraser. The proceedings are to cnjoin the defendants from play ing with the Philadelphia American league club during the coming season The bills will be filed today. John I. Rogers. treasurer of the Philadelphia National league club, as attorney for the organization. recorded the suits. He declined to state what allegations are made in the bills.
 Duke Farrell, the Brooklyn catch- CT. has reported in Brooklyn for duty. lie looks to be in the best of health. and says he will be in condition in a few weeks. Farrell never had any in- tention of quitting Brooklyn. and he VIII uo his utmost to remain in his old position behind the bat. There was talk of placing Farrell on first base during Jennings's happy days at Cor iieii. eIhefe he will coach the Ithacans until about June 20. '.A1y days at first are past said Farrell. yesterday. "and catching is good enough for me, It
 
 place. Farrell fills the bill.
 Some baseball joker has been palm- ing off on Boston. Waterbury and other country papers pictures of Thomas J. Lynch of New Britain, the famous National league baseball um- pire. as pictures of Ban Johnson. the president of the American league Those who have seen both are of course undeceived for the star base ball umpire and theatrical manager has the big baseball president beaten a thousand miles on good looks.-NIeri- den Journal.
 Jimmy Collins and Hugh Duffy and Billy Dinneen, the Boston twirler who hopped from the National league to the American and then Topped back again, held conference in Syracuse yesterday. Duffy and Collins came there to try and persuade the Syra- cuse boy that his latest move was mistake. They failed, however, to make any Impression or get any sat lsfaction out of sDiBneen. who told them after careful considering the matter he had decided that Billings and the other Boston masnntes had some moral right to his services if not legal one. Then. again. Billings made present of three $500 checks to Dinneen for signingsa contract for two years which calls for $2. 400 year. Besides that, the treasurer of the Bean- eaters wired $2OO forSexpense money to him. Duffy and Collins says that C. w. Somers of Cleveland, who holds q personal contract with Dinneen, will take the case into the courts Bill lings has promised that he will stand the expense of a law suit.
 Speaking of Conny Mack recalls the fact that he was the receiving end of Hartford's famous "bone battery.' Gilmore and Mack. in the days when Hartford inflicted itself on the old State league, back in 1885. In those days Conny was about as long as n Kansas corn stalk and just about as wide. He seemed all legs and head, and he never took more than twelve steps in going to the first sack. His arms seemed as long as his legs ana when he threw down to second t1s re appeared to be some danger of his hit ting the pitcher in the face with his hand. Conny was base ball ability long drawn out, and his side partner. Gilmore, was a good match-no pun. But they could play ball, although they did not develop until they completely lost the deadly dullness acquired in Hartford. They joined the Washing ton National league team and had varied experiences. 1 never could find out what became of Gilmore. He could not quite make it go in the big league. nor could Mack. for that mat ter. Minor league training at Hart ford accounts for it. After leaving Washington Mack followed the course of empire and fetched up in th< neigh borhood of AIinnesota's twin cities. The exhilarating air of the northwest did the business and he stepped to the front rank. Bye and bye be began to slng, Il want to be magnate and with the magnates stand" His desire was gratified in time and now he ap- pears as a bold rebel, defying the great National league and the Nation al agreement. 1 understand he is talking of writing book. and the title will he SS1iInnaSa in Roco Do1l