Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-19

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 Manager Doe wrote Manager Burnham yesterday that lie thought everything would be all right and would know certainly by Saturday.
 ''The great fault of the team as it stands to-day" says a recent issue of the Yale Alumni Weekly, lis it's un- steadiness and lack of good team play. Three weeks of hard practice, judging from what has already been done should give Yale team of exceptional strength"
 Skopec is the only Bohemian player ill the two big leagues; Jake Gettman is Russian, Griffith is of Welsh de scent, Harry Smith, the catcher, is az Bob Wood was born in Scotland, La joie and Lachance are French-Cana dians; John Anderson is q Norwegian
 Bradley, the Chicago third baseman, who jumped to the Cleveland team, made foolish break. Bradley only got $1 ,000 last year in Chicago and jumped to Cleveland for $1,500. The day after he made the flop he received letter from Jim Hart offering S2, 400 for this season and Bradley is now kicking himself.
 Thomas P. Hennelly, the Waltham Mass, Six-footer. who was confidently expected for first base in New London, and to whom contract had been for warded to for signature, returned the contract, unsigned, with the statement that 1.-two ex-Nationai league players advised him not re sign with any team this season"-and he has taken their advice.
 New London was after a first base man who fas said to be q pretty good rival for the Chinese giant. He had an idea that he could play ball, but somebody advised him that he had ber- ter keep out of the game as long as the hit by pitched ball rule was not in force or the twrilers would be putting the sphere through his slats.--Bridge- port Post.
 The Young Slashers of Dublin street would like 10 play any team in the city whose players are under II years of age. The lineup of the team is as follows: T. Kennedy, catcher; R.. Phe- Ian, pitcher; F. Kennedy, first base; F. Kennedy, second base; w. Wilson, third base, IF. Slavin, short stop; T. Thibault. center field; w. Tobin, right field;J. Cahill, left field.
 Long John" Wiley has received a number of offers to play ball during the coming season, some of which are very tempting while others are equally as ludicrous. The one which he probably will accept is from Davenport, Ia., of the Western league. Billy Parsons, the polo player, who is running a team in Portland, Me, is after Wiley but it is hardly likely that he will succeed in his efforts.
 The opening of the National league base ball season was scheduled for yes terday, but the weat ther was not favor able, and the games in St Louis, Cin- cinnati and New York were postponed. New York was to open the season at home with Boston, but the team will play in Boston to-day and open the season in New York tomorrow. St Louis will play Chicago at home to- day and Cincinnati will play Pitts burg. s
 Walter Camp, head of athletics at Yale university, announced last night that the Yale field corporation at a meeting held yesterday afternoon, had decided to build a new base ball stand. The contract will be awarded to-day. Camp stated -tliat between. $6,000 and ST, 7,000 had already been subscribed for the new building and. that it would cost about S10,Q00. It will seat 5000. Work will be begun on the new stand at once and, it will be completed in four weeks.
 Managers of the opposing teams COIN tinue to make threats, Manager Burns of Detroit received q letter from, John T. Brush which said: "This is to for mally notify you that the Cincinnati base ball club has contract with James Barrett for the base ball season of 1901. It is reported that you had contracted with him Cor the current season, and We shall hold you respon- sible with Mir Barrett If through any action of yours Mr. Barrett fails to carry out his agreement with the Gin cinnati club" Burns laughed when he read the letter and said 1t was just a bluff
 Billy Derwin may be seen in a State league uniform this season, and the fans will all be glad tosee. the popular Waterbury player back in the. game. Here is good man for New London for the outfield and he would smake good man for any tea m The reason he is not played by Manager Connor. is simply that all ball players can play better ball away from home-Waferi bury Democrat The New London management had some correspondence with Derw1n and while it was in pro- gross looked up his record His value as q fielder was acknowledged but he was adjudged to have fallen short of the standard set fSf New London as a. batter and negotiations stopped right herc.--Ncw London Globe.