Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-12-01
BASEBALL NEWS.
George Mulligan Has Signed With
Manager Roger Conner.

Manager Roger Connor.
George Mulligan has signed with
Manager Roger Conner of the
Springfield baseball team for next sea-
son. Mulligan will be used as an ex-
change catcher and fielder. Multi
gan. who has played with the Wash
ington Hill A. G. Of the City Amateur
league for the past two seasons, is one
of the best amateur players in the
city. He can play about any position
on the diamond His many friends
hope to see him make good as mem
Der Of the Springfield team.
The settlement or the baseball war
in the west. by which the American as
ISOLATION becomes member of the Ma
tional Association Of Professional
Baseball leagues, has upset the calcu-
lations Of several managers Of the Con-
necticut league Secretary O'Rourke
ii blamed for submitting a proposition
that robs two Of the Connecticut man
ayers Of valuable players. One Of the
provisions Of the peace terms is that
minor leagHesl composing the National
association except the Western
langue, agree to allow the American
association to retain Ill its players
signed mp to and including October 20.
1902. This takes ont of the Connecticut
league. without compensation. at least
five of its star players. Springfield and
| Meritlen arc tho losers. the former be-
| Ing now compelled to surrender Owens
and Connors a.,d the latter Al1izer.
Flanagan and Lark. Toledo has al
Of the men ard Resisting may so to that
club.
Yesterdays New Hayen Register con
| tained tho Following:
1t is interesting and Instructive to
note that all the efforts directed
against Ee:sling to prevent him from
IDlaying fine gan.a IN amy clun under
I National association protection have
utterly failcd. The genial doctor still
holds the whip hand both in lis suit
| against the I'artfo-l club for baci;
| salary and IN his staEding hrtera tlle
/ National association. III speaking or
the coming seasons work YESTERDAY,
DR. Reisling said:
/ Il have moi decided yet where will
play. / have had good offers from the
Philadelphia Americans ana fhp Brook;
lyn Natiapals. In addition TO the con-
tract rendered TO mo by tho manager OF
of the Toledo club. have given To
ledo first o9tion on nv services, but
have not signed contract | shall
give the Toledo offer first considera
ton, however, before ] sign with any
club
4 The discovery of few stubs from
i the check book of Manager Joel;
I Chapman. OF Detroit 1884. make an
interesting comparison with the saiar
les of baseball players to-day who arr
being offered the salaries of banl
presidents, college professors and
prominent diFines. Players in those
days were signed for season of sew
Ell months and paid fortnightly.
: When Detroit was admitted to thu
National LEAGUE in 1881. Pitcher Der
hy and Catcher Rernett were the onl.
members who received ST 400 for til,
season, and Hanlon S1.1O0. was til,
only other gnleinher whose contrac
ca led fer moro than 1000.
Bennett Tanlon and Pitchers Got
zein and Weidman were the only 1879
rte9 who ~,ere Innfahers of thn .Ri.
Four and Ten Mere" team that wo,
the championship three years. AM
each was q star Of the first ma gnitule
= ne t'pos FttpWS tttdi II 'Hth'h -
$1So45 was drawn in favor of Johi
M. Ward. MANAGER of the New Works
heinz the oiIlhs pcrcantnge Of the ro
ceipts from ITO Inst four games
played ihr'-a I!a"ry Wright. manage
Of thn I,hila' c1r',ias. received a chocl
, for sfnac7 f@r fhren games and .hor
rcwod 500 To meet bis expenses
The schecT- f~c'- was recently foHn'
E a"eonr tho records Of tho ccTr+y traas
,.rnr. in Detroit. Mich. stored In til
at+ic &c the ni+y hnll and Is now i
the treael,rel's record room in I'll
county building.