Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-19

At Toledo-Toledo 4; Milwaukee i.
At Indianapolis Indianapolis 4;
Minneapolis 1.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
At Milwaukee Colorado Springs 3;
Milwaukee 4.
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE.
At Haverhill-- First game Haver-
hill s.; Fall River 6. Second game
Haverhill a; Fall River g.
At Nashua Lowell 4; Nashua 2.
AT Manchester Manchester 10; Con-
cord 4.
Brooklyn was the. first club in the
National league to play 100 games.
Leitner, a deaf mute pitcher of Bal
timore, will probably receive a trial
with the Cleveland club.
Judge william M. Kavanaugh, of
Little Rock, Ark, has been elected
president of the Southern league in
place of J. B. Nichljn, resigned.
The Cincinnati pitchers say that
Captain Billy Keller of the Brooklyn
team gives them more trouble than
any other man in the league, and that
The is the best batsman, all things con-
sidered, of modern times.
| President johnson says that the
American league has not decided to
| invade New York. That matter will
be discussed at the October meeting
Iof the league johnson further says:
.sAs for peace, that cannot come till
Brush is out of the way
The National league record up to
yesterday showed the Pittsburgs to be
nearly 200 points ahead of its nearest
rival, Brooklyn. In the American
league the Philadelphia club, the lead
er, with a percentage of $40, was only
six points ahead Of st Louis.
+ @. G. Sample, an attorney Of Green
field. Indiana. is looking for the adj
ldresses of two nephews of the late
Robert Scott One is I'm Chicago The
tother formerly pitched baseball for
the Chicago club, but is now with the
| Southern league By the death of
/ their uncle they inherit jointly $780,
I09O.
The O'Neill brothers, the premier
battery of the st Louis team of the
/ National league are natives of Penn
/ sylvania. They have participated in
Il
have to work for living in keystone
mines, played football and attended
college.
Errors do rot always count in The
score and there were numerous ones
which are not credited. For instance
10 Conner and Roger let a foul drop
i between them which either might
great fondness for each other and lof
course did not wish to intrude on each
I.other's rights. After you, my dear
Roger" said Brother Joe, and kind
hearted Roger replied, mo, you first,
lay dear Joseph AS a result the ball
dropped between the two. Springfield
Union.
Ed Connors, captain and first base
man of the Springfield team has been
suspended for the remainder of the
season by President Whitlock of the
Connecticut league for striking Uln-
tpire Klimm in the Springfield Bridge
Eport game last Wednesday,. Manager
Connor has received letter from the
president, in which the latter states
THAT he has received notification from
Umpire Klimm of the assault and
that as was a disgracefTl affair he
had decided to suspend the offender.
This action on the part of the presi-
dent is somwhat peculiar to say the
least. Mr. Whitlock is only a figure
head and takes so little interest in the
/ league that he has only presided at
3 one or two meetings.. Tt is clearly to
be sen that Jim @ Rourke is in back
of the suspension. He was sore at the
loss of the game and at Manager Con
nor and took this way to get even.
BY weakening the Springfield team,
too, he thinks that BridgeslaNF TT may get
a hold on second place. O'Brien of
New Haven struck an umpire and
nothing was done There have also
been other scraps, but no actfo nwas
taken. Now, however, the president
i comes . ana lets the ak tall Con
uofs eertalhiy uesefVeu puinsnrenr, but
there. would nave been no Kick from
the other magnates had Roger Conner
been lefts TO decide this and run his
own teaH.--spfinghei Union.