Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-02

more and Boston euueu Ill TOW NiiSiis but for the interference of the police, might have resulted seriously for Um- pire Sheridan. In the last inning MT Sheridan refused to allow NIcGraw his base after having been, it was claimed, hit by a pitched ball. The vigorous protest offered by the manager of the Baltimore team resulted in his being ordered to the bench, at which the oc- | cupants of the bleachers took excep- | tions. At the conclusion of the game | the crowd surged onto the field and sur | rounded the umpire menacingly. One | man threw a brick which cut the face | of a policeman who was trying to pro- tect Sheridan. He was finally escort ed from the grounds without sustaining bodily harm.
 If the plans of Prosecutor James s. Erwin of Hudson county, N. J., do not miscarry, the Jersey City team of the Eastern league will not be permitted to
 play Sunday ball games at West New l York. Yesterday Prosecutor Erwin ir- formed Sheriff Reumpler and the chiefs
 of police in the various municipalities
 in the county that Sunday base ball playing must be suppressed. The prosecutor said he was told the law
 was being violated regularly each Sun day in Hoboken. West New York and
 other places and that the evil must be
 stamped out by arresting the offenders.
 This will be a severe blow to Pat Pow
 CTS Eastern league, as Jersey City and
 other teams expected to reap q rich
 harvest from the Sunday games which
 were scheduled to be played in West
 New York. The blow will fall heavily
 on several National League and Amer
 ican League teams which during the
 season play exhibition games on Sun-
 day with New Jersey clubs.
 John Marnett, pitcher of the Spring
 field base ball team, jumped the club
 Wednesday night and took the G:45
 o'clock train west Manager Connor is
 not in the last troubled over Marnett's action, for he says he intended releas-
 ing him any way. Marnett and Daley came here recommended by Tom Dono- D van, one of the New York State league
 managers. Daley was given a trial at short and promised to make good. He
 was not fast enough, however. to meet with Manager Connor's approval and
 so was given his release on Monday Marnett was tried in the box, and all !. though he did not show any remarka- :; ble ability. yet he was not hit hard, by
 any means, and when in condition
 would probably be a good man on the : team. Now that Manager Connor has
 received word from Mclean he will not g require AIarnett, and had intended giv- : ing his release in a few days. Man.
 ager Connor called on Mayor Ellis ! Wednesday and asked him if he would = pitch the first ball in the game here or IT Monday with Norwich. Mayor Ellis = not only promised to do this. but sai6
 | ha Hn o1l in Ri n;r
 base ball this season, and trusted tht e team would be successful 1inanciali, 'c and otherwise. Eddie Mann, who play: T. under the name of James Eddy, vii Il probably sign a contract within a few e days and will complete the corps c er pitchers. The team is now ready ant
 will no doubt make q good siIown-s Il r. the game with Hartford-Springfie le Union.
 ;e Counsel for the Philadelphia Ameri + can League club yesterday appeared D, in court of common pleas No , to enter n bond pending an appeal to be made t' lo the supreme court ill the case of Sec III ond Baseman Lajoie and Pitcher
 Bernhard and Fraser, formerly of tn in Philadelphia National League club i'll who were enjoined on Tuesday of las " week from playing with the Americal n League club. Anticipating that an in S junction would be applied for by tn at National League club to restrain Dele ln hanty, Wolverton. Townsend and Ortl
 formerly Philadelphia National Leagu a- players, but now members of tn at Washington American League team an from playing in the opening game i Tn Philadelphia to-day, an effort also wa ea made by counsel for the latter organ re zation to enter security for these fou ie players pending the appeal to the sr
 preme court in the case of the enjoine - players. Owing to the absence fro1 @ ' from the city of Judge Ralston, wh sin uI granted the injunction, action in bot 5 a1i cases was postponed until Monda. .u Bills in Equity have not as yet bee ls aa filed against the four Washingto v players though it is expected that t III day John I. Rogers of the Philadelphi
 National League club will apply for o!i- preliminary in junction restrainiI e1l them from participating in the gam on The absence of Judge Ralston will pr zen vent the appearance of Lajoie, Der ep- hard or Fraser on the field Had S Ice curity been entered and an appeal t he ken to the supreme court such actic as would have operated as stay of u 20; injunction.