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 inglorious 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. want nothing whatever to do with his," says Con- molly.
 Next season, when the game starts in Waterbury, there will be some changes down on the. ball q grounds The diamond will be moved around So that the catcher will De directly ih 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 it's 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 day. Emslie was not equal to the task of umpiring two games in one day, and AIcGuire 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 a single and eventually l 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 Orth was allowed to umpire with the understanding that he could | be withdrawn should his services be needed.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. l Larkin Heron, pitcher of the Grays of Arkansas City, dropped dead on the ball field yesterday afternoon in a game being played with the Joplin. Mo, nine. In the seventh inning Her. ron reached second base, and watchZ ing his opportunity, stole third. h | making the base he had to exert him. self to the utmost. touching the bag | simultaneously with the ball by long 1 slide. When the side was retired Her. ron stepped up to the rubber to pitch l the eighth inning. He had delivered | three balls with all his force when he l was seen to reel and fall to the | ground. Assistance quickly reached him, but with a gasp or two he ex- l pired. Physicians said 1t was heart | trouble as the result of recent attack | of illness, but the players insist that he | ruptured a blood vessel while making his slide
 It was reported yesterday thai Mathewson. who was so largely instru mental in the New YOrks having the lead for a while, may not pitch again | this year. His trouble is lame shoulder. said to be the result of ( cold caught several weeks ago. With | out getting sufficient time in which tt recuperate. he was put in against tht Bostons and had little speed. After that he pitched good game in Phila 1 delphia, but since then his arm has not been right. Secretary Knowles has told him to lay off until recovered I Mathewson started out with the prom