Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-01
BASE BALL NENS.
Many of the Teams Have Left
 For Spring Practice.

For Spring Practice.
 The Managers Are Picking Up Their
 Men on the Way South-Mistakes
 Made by Both of the Leagues-In-
 teresting Notes About the National
 Game.
 St Louisians who follow base ball will he treated to their first view or war this week, when rival teams or tne National and Western leagues Will nlay at League park, while teams rep resenting the American league W1li3pue fn an appearance at Athletic park, the home of the old St Louis Browns, the four-time winner of the championship in the American association. Comls- key,s Chicago White Stockings will make their home at Athletic park for
 aost Of April, playing games with the Milwaukee and other American league teams. Tie Robinsons made great mistake when they did not buy Ath- lctic park this winter. It was offered to them for S3,OOO The lumber in the stand alone would sell for $10.O0O, but for some reason the Robinsons re- ltfSEG IO DuNy stA0 AOW lAG PAeeNN ACOAAAh1 up as very formidable opponent of theirs. Not only will Comiskey and hIs men play opposition games to them this spring, but during the season it is thought that many of the Sunday American league games will he trans ferred to this point.
 There will be little opportunity for the American teams to play other than college teams while in Charlottesville. As many practice games with Virginia as possible will be arranged. The Pittsburgs have gone to the Hot Springs, one of the best places in the country for spring practice. They will remain there until the opening of the championship season. Manager Duffy will hold forth in St Louis, and exhibition games will be played there during his stay. The Chicago league. team is booked to leave Sunday. morn ing for Champagne, III, where practice will be had with the University of Illinois club. Comiskey's men will rendezvous at Excelsior Springs, Mo. The New York league team will take it's practice on the Polo grounds. The Brooklyns were expected to do their practicing at Washington park in that city. but according to report they will assemble in Baltimore and go to some warmer place than the City of Church. es. The Brooklyn club has signed if teen players. Both Philadelphia clubs will take their practice on their own grounds. The league team has ar ranged many games with professional and college teams The Baltimore, Washington, St Louis and Cincinnati teams will stay at home.
 The New England squads of both the American and National league base ball teams of Boston left for their spring training quarters in the south from the south terminal station Satur- day evening. Herman Long. who is accompanied by Mrs Long on the trip. received congratulations on his eleva- ton to the captaincy of the Boston National team, while Manager Gavin of the American league team was kept busy acknowledging introductions ito the members of the rival team. Tn the National league party were Man. ager Selee, Moran. Kittredge, Brown, Nichols, Dineen, Penney, Long, Ham, ilton, Crolius and Gammons Pitcker Brooks will join the team at Balri- noses Barry, Lowe, Demont and P.t. fenger win catch on at Washington, while Faulkner, Waddell and possibly Hustings will report at Norfolk The players are due at Norfolk this morn- ing. The American league delegation was made up of Mclean. Kane, Mitch ell. Connor and Mccarthy. Connor is T young pitcher, a protege of Collins's. who saw him win a sixteens sinnings 2 to l game. Ferris and Parent will leave for the south to-day. The squad is due in Charlottesville. Va, this afternoon. Collins goas direct from Buffalo.
 The Waterbury fans enjoyed a good nights rest last night, for the first time in several weeks, for was it not announced that tPete" Kfernan, the only Pete. the leading third baseman of this md all minor leagues, had af- fixed his John Hancock as the party of the second part to contract which contained Roger Connor's name as tue party of tae first part? Pete was tho grand priz&bf Manager Rogers bunch. He has been a bit coy this season in getting his contract made up and Wa fcrbury has worried over it cou, |. r. ably. Other managers around the State league have cast sheep's eyes at Pete and he has rather firted with them, the giddy thing Pete has sev- eral small mouths to fill and, m extra dollar counts. He had an idea that some of the flirting managers might tempt Manager Roger with a bag of gold to let his prize go,. but the old man would not do it. Pete finally came to the conclusion that it was no go, so he signed and promised to cover several more acres of base ball during the coming season. Down this way we would have given a good deal to see Pete the side partner of Terry Rogers Say, but it would have been an infield! A ball would have about as much chance to get by that coinbi- nation as Q fly to escape q hungry trout. Next to having Pete ourselves we would prefer to have him with "Brother Roger5n He will again afford combination of emotions delight at seeing wonderful plays, heart psngs when our winning drives are Killed Bridgeport Post.
 Jimnay Collins and Chick Stahl bade their friends good bye Saturday and left for Charlottesville, Va. Collins