Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-20


 them of tlie great young pitcher he had discoYered. Manager Hanlon strolled out to the. rivat club grounds |in Baltimore one afternoon just about the time that Robfnson was receiving the congratulations of his fellow mag mates. Hanlon watched McCann's work and then offered him q good sal ary to come to Brooklyn. The young man accepted. The next day Robin son learned of his loss, and now Han- Ion is no longer on Robinson and Me Graw's calling list.
 Mike Delaney, small but ambitious, having failed to get a place with Mer- iden, wants to get settled at short or second in New London. He will be welcome to show up with the bunch, but will have to stand his own ex- penses. Manager Shea advised him to be on the lookout for another job in the meantime.-New London Globe.
 Mike Delaney, late of Meriden and | formerly of Waterbury, has been mak-. | ing 'goo goo eyes at Manager Shea with the hope of getting place here, as he is out of q job. If MT Shea was really hard up for player to fill ii: Mike might possibly do, but he is not considered enough of a phenomenon to warrant talking business with him now.-New London Day.
 Waterbury of the state league will play in this city this afternoon. The 1 team calls itself the Waterbury Con solidated team but it is really the State League team and the name was changed so that the players could share the profits A peculiarity of Man ager Roger Connor Of Waterbury is that he wants every ything in sight in the way of money. By the present ar rangement the players get the best of the old manager.-Hartford Courant. We are very much surprised to find that even good writer like the Cour- ant man can be hoodwiaked and led. into error We are sorry also to see him use his pen unkindly and unjustly. There is but one of this seasons team playing in Hartford this afternoon, that is the first error. What inspired the writer to hammer Manager Con- nor we do not know, but this we do know that it is an unfair accusation and we might perhaps find the author or authors among several distinguished ex-players.
 The Democrat is in receipt of the following from Manager T. l.. Reilly of the Meriden base ball team: After long and careful consideration the makeup of the Meriden team for the preliminary season, which opens April l 27, has been decided upon. An effort l was made to get as many of last years team as possible, but only five will be back, the others being either drafted 1 by or let go to other clubs at salaries greatly in excess of what N1eriden or | the Connecticut league can afford to pay. Some have held off because they l felt that they could not accept the clubs limit of salary. The fifteen players who will report here next l Thursday, April 9, will be eventually reduced to eleven or twelve at the out l side, and if they fill the bill will consti- ute the Meriden team of 1901; if they l do not after a fair trial they will be dropped and others secured. It is be- 1 lieyed by the management that few changes will be found necessary, for as rule only players personally known to be all right have been en- gagged. List of players: Catchers, Frank Beaumont, North Attleboro, Mass; Pierre Lamar, New York city; pitchers. George c. Brooks, Baltimore, Md; Robert Durnbaugh, Shamokin, Pa; "Cy. Ferry. Pittsfield, Mass; ". w. Thatcher, Rochester, N. r.; R. F. Spencer, Rocky Hill; first base, E. J. Connors, Pittston, Pa; second base, M. F. Hickey. Springfield, Mass; third base, W. W. Kelley. Otter River, Mass, left field, John D. O'Reilly, South Bos- ton, Mass; center field, F, w. Buckley, Meriden: right field. Edward Bird, l Spencer, Mass. orJ. F. Crowther. Bal | timore, Md. The members of last years team who come back are Brooks, Durnbaugh, Buckley, Hickey and Con- nors. five The management could not afford to pay Gleason and VigneuA what they demanded and while there is regret at their nOn-return it is be- lieyed that men just as good have been secured. Of the other players of last 1 years team Shannon is with Indianap- olis. Brown with Montreal, Foutz with McGraw's Baltimores, and Unglaub with Worcester. Magee is not going to play. it is said, and Delaney will probably play on Saturdays with a Waterbury club or else go to New London.
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