Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-17
BASEBALL NOTES.
Frank Donahue Coaching at yillano'
 College

Setley, a pitcher last season with Meriden, and formerly with the New England league, is in Havana.
 Pitcher Jack Katoll of the Chicago Americans, was the victim of a accident in Detroit. While bowling his right leg slipped and plunged in to the ball rack, cutting a gash that required ten stitches to heal.
 As Jennings will not play with the Phillies at the opening of the sea son, Manager Shettsline has decided to give a chance to Oscar Lang, foot ball coach of Susquehanna univers- ity, who has had considerable experi- ence on the diamond.
 Fort Wayne has the honor of being the home of one of the best and most prominent players in the biz league teams. It is Chick Stahl, the famous left fielder of the Bos- tons last year, and for two years with the American league. Tn the field and at the bat he has a record that Is among the best.-Toledo Blade.
 The stories that are being printed to tbe effect that Roger Connor is of fering the Bristol players $65 and $7O a month to play with him in Springfield are probably untrue. Those players are pennant winners and Roger knows as well as anyone that they will not play for that mon ey. He probably doesn't expect they will and will come to their terms when necessary to close the deal Of course Roger has right to get them Tor SID month if he can.-Mariden Journal.
 The popularity of the national game outside of the professional arena, is shown in the great amount of baseball material sold to junior cluDs and players. Over 36,O0O pairs or batting gloves had been sold to the juniors before the end of last July, and of baseball mittens and gloves of all kinds a record of $40 Ooo pairs were sold up to the close of the July campaign in 1901. It is not too much tQ- say that fully 3OO.- uoo dozens of baseballs was the out put of the season of 1901
 Though I have been playinp hall Tor a good many years, I have never suHered with sore arm in inc spring of the year." says Charlay Zimmer. '.I can throw the first hail III the spring just as hard as r can at any tune during the season. Fur- Ihermore, l have never had a finger nurI since 1 have been in the IeagIla was with the Cleveland team 13 years, and in F of the 13 years [ caught over 1000 games, vet I neyar nad a finger hurt nor even nail bruised. l have but two broken fin gers on my hands. and I broke. tbem OeIore was playing professionally 7
 Three months from this time the baseball season will be in full blast ana the fans will whooping if mn aI Hanover park and the other lea aeua grounds. Meriden rooters are nar- tlcularly anxious to make inc trin ~ Hartford and Springfield and get ac- qualnted with the new cranks Tbera IS promise of many warm moments during the coming season. With thn new trolley deals and steam road links between here and Waterhnrv Merlden people will undoubtedlv bava facilities the coming summer to go to Waterbury and it is not impossibl,A tnat the old time rivalry between the Brass and Silver cities will he re- neWed.-AIeriden Journal.
 The greatest feat have seen nar- formed on the diamond in Iate vearS was play Lajoie made at Pbiiadal, phia last summer,s' remarked Too Cantillion to Frisco Bulletin man
 Ihe bases were full and Larry was piaylng almost up to the pitcher to prevent lhe man on third from SCOT ing on any hit to the infield. The pall was nit a-htlmming down to him ana 10 ms left. He dropped down that big left paw, but the ball was traveling with such force that if nearly tipped him over. As if wae ne went down on one knee b11t wifi, out waiting to straighten up he tossad the ball from his left into his riob+ mana and threw the man out on fbe plate. l thought the audience wol1Id never stop applauding."
 Coach Frank Donohue of watar- bury, signed to pitch for St Io,,is of the American league next season ar- rived at Villanova Saturday and so captlVated was he with the new ovm- naslum that it was with reluctanca ne ana Captain Weir, 1902, began nre- llmlnary practice in the old basaha1l cage. An unusual number If candi- dates from this years freshman c1ass number of uniforms representing va rlous academies and High schools captain Weir will likely have one of the strongest teams i'll the minor coJ- leges. Of the members of last vaar,s team who will try for the Varsity are the following: Captain Weir. second base; Greene, third hasa. Doolin. shortstop; Powers. right field. O Rourke, left. field; Mcbride. center held; Tom Donohue. catcher Three or last years scrub team will try for the varsity. They are Harvey. cen ter field; Sheeran, left field: Sbradt pitcher. The only infield position va cant IS first base and from the ap- pearance of the new candidates there Will De great rivalry for the position. John Devaney, the big guard of last years football team, is likely can d1date for first base. Devaney played two years on a team in Wilkesbarre. known as the Bankers So far the only promising candidate for pitcher is Billy Miles of this city, as he is well developed and has had consider able experience on a High school and team. O'Rourke. Donohua and Miles are all Waterbury boys and have played in the Connecticut State league.
 
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