Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-03
EASTERN LEAGUE STANDING.
Derby here tomorrow.

Hard luck and a little bad playing lost us that game ill Bridgeport.
 Paddy Boyle,2 the former Hartford infielder, is covering the third station for Nashua of the New England league.
 John Handiboe, who was a member of the Hartford club i'll 'S9, is cover ing an outfield position for Memphis of the Southern league.
 It is estimated that 100000 people attended league base ball games on Thursday The national game seems destined to live many years yet.
 Roy Evans, the. Providence deserter the California league, held Sacramento to eight hits and one run in his initial game, but lost his game.
 Waller lost his first game, but it was no disgraceful defeat. Had the team behind him did the same work he showed for eight innings the result would have been q shut out.
 Phenomenal John Smith is manag- ing the Manchester team of the New England league and covering the cen ter garden. He is hitting the ball at a 400 gait and fielding like a young ster.
 Frank Bancroft, the veteran mag nate, asays: Playing double-headers at this season of the year is not good policy Double-headers are bargain counter sales until the demand for spring goods is over and you have to put forward your remnants
 Kid Wade, the phenomenal boy pitcher of the New London team, has been released The Kid was phe- nomenal pitcher for just one or two games and he then demanded an in- crease of salary 1t was given him, but in the last few games he has fallen off and his release game, of course.
 Sammy .NIcMackfn, the former Hart ford twirler, is taking his usual mid- season tour in the Western association. Sammy started off with Louisville and then he Ioomed up with Marion. He remained in the natural gas district for several days and now he is doing duty with Columaus of the same league.
 Pechold has left the Waterbury team, or it was reported that he was going to take free leave to-day. AIIe willtnot be badly missed, for he never would have made good in the short field position. If Manager ConnOr really wanted the man he would make an example of him, but he is not worth the bother.
 Jerry Denny and all his sluggers will be on hand tomorrow to try their hands at Waller, the new twirler, and it is safe to say that the Derbyltes will not find him the picnic they have so many twirlers of the. State league. Derby is playing pretty rapid base ball and the fight between Roger and Jerry is an interesting one.
 Several of the Eastern 4eaghe eftfes will have, trouble lSeeping 2 team ill fife Geld unl nlesftl1e w9atber is favora- bIe and the crowds increase They were, counting on large holiday crowds to fatten the treasury, but the weather was such that the attendance was comparatively small. Springfield Bnion.
 George Courtney will be seen in the short field hereafter. Courtney has written many letters to Manager Con- nor asking for a chance to redeem himself, and he promises to play better ball than eyer Courtney could play good ball at one time and if he can get back into his old form he will be a valuable addition to the local team.
 The Eureka A.sC., of the West End defeated the Eagles Of Brook lyn yesterday by score of 21 to = Tle lineup of tue victors was as follows: I. Moran, catch; F. Moran, pitch; r. Quinn, first base, J. Fruin, second base. s. Hene- Dry, third base; ]. Kelley, short stop; J. Ennis, left field; J. Burke, center field F. Finn, right field.
 Splinter CoughIin, the New Hamp-s shire wonder, who was turned adrift by Hartford, continues to dazzle the stick artists of the New England sec tion CouglIlin has won five straight games for Billy Parsons's Portland club, who are now in first place. The big fellow is also hitting the hall hard a and is considered the MattheWson of the Down East league.
 Louis Sockalexis, the famous Indian who began his base ball career at Holy Cross and played with the Cleve- land National league team until ruined by freWater, has been following the narrow train again, and is said to be getting along finely Sock will play in the outfeld for the Shamrocks Of Portland semi-professional team that is to tour the provfnces.--Norce ter Spy.
 Louis Weisbecker and Beck played with the Hoboken team yesterday against the West New Works Ho- boken won by the score of 3 to '. Weisbeeker had one run, two-base hit. one put out and no error Beck had eight put outs, two assists and one error. Cusick also played with the Hobokens at shortstop and had two hits, one run, five put outs. one assist and no error.
 New Haven's ex-third basaman, Jack Cusick, is making q determined effort to secure the raising of his sus- pension. He has written to Manager Canavan to release him. but this the will not do. Manager Con- nor wants him on the Waterbury team. but Cusick will have to do the right l thing by the New Haven manager be- fore any action is taken on his appli- Haven Register.
 It has been learned that the Meriden mana agement tried to prevail upon Umpire MeCann to prefer charges against George Ramon after the row that was started on the Meriden grounds a couple of weeks ago by Manager Miller Umpire A1cCann eyi- l dently thought that if charges were to be preferred Ramon should not be made the scapegoat. so he declined to
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