Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-05

William Duggleby, pitcher, whom the Athletics took from the Philadel- phia National League team this year, has decided to return to the Philadel- phias without further action at law. Young Joe Brennan is still playing fast ball for Holy Cross. Tn Satur- days game he had one hit, three put outs and two assists. He also par ticfpated in a sensational catch and double play.
 Slater certainly made good his claim, in the first game at least, that he was not letting himself out in the practice games He hammered out a two-bagger and a single on Saturday, two of the five hits of the game.
 Mike Delaney has his old attack of Charley Horse and cannot handle himself as well as usual. The warm days will work that out of the lad and he will be found on deck with the rest of that bunch before many days have passed by.
 Manager o'Rourke took things easy and let the other managers furnish him some of his players. Manager Harrington hustled all over the coun- try and got together a bunch of play CTS who have been practicing steadily for two weeks. Then Bridgeport trims the Waterburys with ridiculous ease.
 1t would not be bit surprising to see Pete Kiernan playing some posi- tion on the local team before the week is out. Pete wants to get back in the game again. He is in good form and his throwing arm is again in perfect condition. If Pete could only get back into his first years form he would give some of the infelders in this league cards and spades. The two major leagues are well started on their races and the Ameri- can league teams are making q much closer and consequently better race of it than their National league contem- poraries The end of two weeks of playing finds much greater differ ence between the first and last teams in the National league than ten days of playing finds between the leaders and tail-enders of the American lea que. In the National league the Pitts burgs are as far in the lead as St Louis is in the rear. With the close of last week there was a difference of 679 points between Pittsburg and St l Louis. The former had lost only, two games out of thirteen games played, l while the latter had won only two games out of eleven played. On their work to date the two teams are not | in the same class. Last weeks close found a difference of only AT points between the leaders and tail-enders of the American league. This, in itself, is no inconsiderable difference and probably is slightly over the average of end of the season margins. but it is small compared to the wide. margin at present existent in the National lea que.
 The schedule for this week is as follows:
 Monday-New Haven at Water l bury. Bridgeport at Hartford, Norwich at Springfield, New London at Meri- | den.
 Tuesday-New London at Spring field, Norwich at Hartford, New Ha- ven at Ieriden, Bridgeport at Water bury.
 Wednesday-Water at New London, Meriden at Norwich, Hart ford at New Haven, Springfield at Bridgeport.
 Thursday-Waterbrry at Norwich, Meriden at New London. Springfield at New Haven, Hartford at Bridge l port.
 | Friday-Norwich at Bridgeport, Meriden at Springfield, Waterbury at
 Hartford, New London at New Haven
 Saturday-Norwich at Meriden
 New London at Waterbury, Hartford
 at Springfield, New Haven at Bridge