Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-06
End of the season.


 Base ball has been king, now let us crown polo.
 Some of the Bristol players looked as if they were receiving too many congratulations over winning the pen nant.
 The hard-hitting Bridgeport team, who are now second in the Connecti- cut State league pennant race, will play the HobOken team next Sunday on the St George cricket grounds.
 That was an fnglOrious ending for the season in Waterbury. and we have to thank Waller in the first place and Timmy O'Rourke in the second place for the bad wind up. It was sort of don't care" game, anyway.
 Umpire Connolly says he will not ac- cept an apology from McGinnity, the man who spat in his face. "When a man leaves the bench. rushes up to me and spits in my face twice in succession. as he did. I want nothing whatever to do with his," says Con- molly. "a
 Next season, when. the game starts in Waterbury, there will be some changes down on the ball grounds, he-diamOnd will be moved around SO that the catcher will be directly in front of the grand stand. and there may be other changes. That is The talk now, although it is difficult to see how that will benefit the game in any way.
 The minor baseball leagues of America formally declared their in dependence at the Leland hotel, Chica- go, last night, broke away from the control of the National league and are now organized into an association of their own. .'The National Association of Professional Ball Clubs' is the title of the new body and its membership embraces clubs all the way from Oregon to Maine. All this is the result of the abrogation of the national agree ment by the National league.
 The first instance on record where an umpire was called to bat to win a game occurred in Brooklyn the other l day Emslie was not equal to the task l Of umpiring two games in one day, and I McGuire and Orth undertook the job. In the ninth inning Orth was taken off | the lines and sent to bat in place of Donohue. and he neatly turned the trick, making single and eventually scoring. Orth was allowed to umpire with the understanding that he could | be withdrawn should his services be needed. Harry White took his place, and Philadelphia won the game.
 Larkin Heron, pitcher of the Grays of Arkansas City, dropped dead on the | ball field yesterday afternoon in a l game being played with the Joplin, Mo, nine. In the seventh inning Her ron reached second base. and watch ing his opportunity, stole third. In making the base he, had to exert him. I self to the utmost, touching the bag i simultaneously with the ball by long slide. When the side was retired Her ron stepped up to the rubber to pitch tie eighth inning. He had delivered three balls with all his force when he was seen to reel and fall to the ground. Assistance quickly reached him, but with gasp or two he ex- pired Physicians said it was heart | trouble as the result of recent attack of illness, but the players insist that he ruptured blood vessel while making his slide.
 It was reported yesterday that Mathewson. who was so largely instru mentaI<in the New Yorlzs having the lead for while, may not pitch again this year. His trouble is a lame shoulder. said to be the result of ( cold caught several weeks ago. With out getting sufficient time in which tg recuperate. he was put in against tho Bostons and had little speed. After that he pitched good game in Phila delphia. but since then his arm has not been right Secretary Knowles has told him to lay of until recovered I MatheWson started ont with the prom isa If being fha most successful pitch