Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-18
READY FOR THE GAME.
List of Players Who Win Represent
 Connecticut League.


 In order to find out of just what timber the teams of the Connecticut league were to be this season, the sporting editor of the Democrat put himself in communication with the va riouS managers and the responses to his inquiries were very prompt and generous. In glancing over the ap- pended list everyone familiar with baseball will be surprised and pleased to see how strong each team is. There is scarcely a weak spot in any one of them and if this season does not see some fast baseball it will be surpris- ing. Neither will it be surprising if from the Connecticut league of this season another crop of players will graduate into the larger leagues. Fast ball it certainly will be and faster than any other league in this country outside of the two big leagues. The official scorer of each team and the paper each represents is also append ed.
 Tho first manager heard from was Manager and Captain Jack Tighe of the Norwich team and he reports his team as follows: Catchers, Harry Nelson and Tommy Manning; pitchers, A. F. Gallagher, Clarence Quinn, Ev- erett Jenkins and Kid Wade; first base, Jack TigN@. second base, Dan Murphy; third base, Joe Harrington; shortstop, Harry Manner; left field, Mike Sullivan; center field, Luke Dor sey; right field, Tuck Turner; substi- tute outfielder, Dan Mccormick. The official scorer win be Dan Driscoll of the Norwich Bulletin,
 Manager Roger Connor was the next to be heard from and he reported as follows: The catchers will be Joe Connor. Beaumont and O'Connor; pitchers, Clements. Mclean, Bush, Butcher and one other whosa name he will not now disclose; first base, Rog- CT Connor; second base Tom Owens; third base, Francis; shortstop, Berry left field, Eddie. Burke: center field, Charley Kennedy; right field, Sheffier l or one of the catchers. The official scorer will be Stacey, who writes un- der the nom de plume of "Sted' for the Springfield Union.
 l Manager Conrad Miller of the Meri- \ den team came next in order and he ! prefaceS his list of candidates by 1 stating that Meriden will come first in the race this season and that he trusts Waterbury will be second. His list is as follows: Catchers. J. A. King, Boston, Mass; John w. Smith, York, Pa; Eugene Leary, Holyoke, Mass; Joseph Downie, Hoosick Falls, N. Y.; pitchers, O. c. Hodges, Philadelphia, Pa; R. Durnbaugh, Meriden; George c. Brooks, New Haven; Edward Mer- cer, Biddeford, Me; Ed F. McGroarty, | T2 Sraoec nA,,I1x mont, N. H.; shortstop, F. A. Larkin, Haydenville, Mass; first base, Thomas !. Tucker, HolyolSe, Mass; second base, J. F. Gilmartin, Meriden, Ed McTiernan, Scranton, Pa; third base w. E. Fallon. New York city, N r. Thurston, Somerville, Mass, William Handy, Norris Plains, N. Y.; left fed 1 James Flanagan, Kingston, Pa; center field, John J. Morrison, Somerville Mass; right field, Eugene Hart, Meri den. Fred Borst of the Meriden Journal will be the official scorer.
 Manager James Fl. O'Rourke of the Bridgeport team was right on the heels of Meriden and without comment he named the following as the team that will represent his city, and while he did not say so it may be that he senr the names of the players in the order in which they will bat: Yale, ID Delaney, -2b: Rogers, ss: Ryan, 3b Morgan, If; Ladd, cf; Wing, If and D I ORourke, c; Corcoran, McCullougl ! and Humphries, pitchers. The off cial scorer will be c. Challenger of tn, Bridgeport Post.
 Manager James D. Canavan of tn, New Haven team was next heard iron and he reported that he had signed tn, following for his team: Catchers Locke, Robinson, Connell and Scan lon; pitchers, Dereing. Coughlin Moore, Ramon, Ford, Hannifin anC Kline; infielders, positions not yet as signed, Braun, Canavan, J. O'Brien Smith and T. O'Brien; outfielders Arcllam, Fitzmaurice with either Ban
 non or Connell. The official score
 will be A. V. Beecher of the New Ha
 ven Leader.
 Secretary Wfltsie of tEz Hartfor,
 baseball team followed with his lon,
 list of players and they are as follows
 Catchers, Scannell, McCann and Kel , ly; pitchers, Reisling, Tuckey. O'Con ], nor, Drohan. Miller, Miriam, Duff an Wolfe; infielders, Smith. Claxtor AACh, ldIih, IlcUUIe dIu Kane. out 7 fielders. Miller, McAllister, Banno i and Robinson. The official scorer vii be ". D. Freer of the Hartford Cour ant.
 After waiting for almost wee
 and no word being received from Ney
 London, we quote the players wh have been credited to that team b,
 the newspapers of that city. The,
 are as follows: Pitchers, Ashe. Me Laughlin, Page, Long, Butcher, catch
 CTS, Spiesman, Smith, Buckmaster first base, Mercer; second base, Lithi cum; shortstop, Kuhn; third base . Moves, McCluskey; left field, Ramon center field, Finn; right field, Wilson Kelley. Andrewa CnhflI The off cial scorer is not known at present. l Last but not least by any mean comes the Waterbury team. Manage
 Harrington has not been idle and h
 has the following on his list: Catch , CT, Luskey: pitchers, Clancy, Waller Drohn and Prentiss. afterf May l first base, Slater; second base, Fitz patrick; third base. Mccormack; short
 stop. Hannifin: left field. Weisbecker center field, Henry; right field, Thomp
 son. The official scorer will be E. L ! Maloney of the Waterbury Democrat