Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22
The Springfield High school base ball

l The Springfield High school base bal team went up against the Springfield Ponies on Hampden park yesterday af ternoon, and, of course, was beaten 1 the score being Il to o. The game wa: interesting at times, but the result was
 a foregone conclusion before the frs ball was pitched, and that tended te
 detract from the excitement.
 There should be big crowd present
 on Thursday when Montreal comes
 here. This is rated as one of the best
 teams in the Eastern league. Spring field defeated that team in ten innings
 on Saturday, Hartford beat her in a
 1 to o game yesterday and Waterbury
 will have chance to show what she
 can do on Thursday. Drohn may be
 called on to do the twirling,
 Tom Donahue, who has been prac-
 ticing with the Jersey City team, was
 in the right garden for that team yes
 terday. Tom was bit nervous yes
 terday and did not play as well as us-
 ual. This morning he left for Phila-
 delphia where he will perhaps remain
 for the rest of the season. He may
 join the Jersey City team later on in
 the season.
 Patrick Kane, whom the boys fa- signed to play the right garden for days game and handled himself we'll
 Kane is one of the best players in the amateur league of this city and is a natural hitter. He should make a go of it after he gets worked into the mysteries of bigger league.
 Those complacent Connecticut writ CTS who have predicted that there will be no kicking at umpires' decisions in the Nutmeg league this season would probably not be so pleased at the out look if they could have witnessed Sat- llrday's game at Hampden park. MT Reardon, who officiated, and who is one of the Connecticut league staff, made some of the most remarkable decisions ever rendered on that dia- mond. Raub, the first batter up, was thrown out at first by several feet, and the crowd was simply paralyzed with astonishment when Reardon told the angry Canuck to hold his base. A few more decisions like that during the championship season and the song, More work for the undertaken will be heard i'll the peaceful Connecticut valley.-Springfield News.
 Connors, who is claimed by Spring field as one of last seasons Bristol team, was on the first bag for the vis- itors. He said that Springfield had no claim on him as he held release from Bristol Possibly it is like some of the other releases some of the Bris- tol players held, not worth the paper it is written on. However, 1t is doubtful if Roger Connor is making any great strides to get him as he is not q very popular ball player even with his own team mates The rest of the Jersey City team do not take kindly to him and Tom Reilly has not many warm spots in his heart for this player. -Connors was fired out of Meriden when Tom Reilly was mana ger for being too fresh and for being | disturber. He is about as fresh ball player as they find these days.
 Manager O'Rourke to-day wired Manager Connor of Springfield that he must have either Joe Connor or Beau mont O'Rourke agreed to give Joe Connor in exchange for Catcher An lerson, but the latter '.jumped'' his Springfield contract, going to the Pa cific coast to play. Manager O'Rourke received letter from Manager Con. nor this morning in which the Spring. field manager said he would send Catcher O'Connor to the Bridgeport slub. O'Connor is a young catcher whom Reisling signed for the Bristols he latter part of last year. He was Ill untried man, but made good showing. Manager O'Rourke. how ever believes that he should have Beaumont, whose playing qualities are znoWn, and he will insist upon the re- urn of Joe Connor if he is not given Beaumont Bridgeport Farmer