Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-16

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Still hitting like lot OF wooden men.
The Hoboken team will play the New
Haven team Of the Connecticut state
league at the st George cricket grounds
in Hoboken tomorrow.
If the season will only last long
enough we hope to GUST Waterbury from
last place.-Norwich Record. Not on
your life; it belongs to us; we want it.
At Little Rock, Ark, last week, a
player named Crozier made home run
and gathered in $615O, most of it in
silver, which was showered over the
ball field.
And now there is talk of a series Of
post-season games between the st
Louis American league team and the
Pittsburgs, the championship bee buzz
zing loudly in the st Louis bonnet.
Dreyfuss, doubtless, VIII be found will
ing. N
Bob Short was pressed into service
as umpire yesterday Dan Shannon
was assigned, but Supervisor Challen-
ger sent a telegram stating that Shan
non could not be present because of
family troubles. Short umpired i'm
partially
Jake Beckley. it Is believed, viii stay
with the Cincinnatis next year, but
there is q feeling of uneasiness in the
Reds camp that Crawford will be with
Detroit next season. In fact, it looks
very much as if it would be tit for tat
so far as the National leagues landing
American players is concerned.
In the early part Of the season the
Dub1ins of Meriflsn wantef1to play ithe
Waterbury team for 500, with the
Maroney brothers as the battery. From
the work of that battery yesterday
their challenge was well placed. Had
the Maroneys been given good support
Waterbury would have been beaten
It is said that the reason Roger Com
nor was so quick about suspending Ed
Connors was to make few more dol
lars for that fat roll he has made up
In Springfield. I'D Connors down and
out, Roger Conner will go on first and
thus will be saved a big salary The
fans cannot now kick because there
is no one around to fill Ed Connors'
place but Roger
Mike Donlin, the base ball player
who assaulted Miss Minnie Fields, a
member OF the Ben Hur theatrical
company, I'M Baltimore on March 912
last. will be released from prison next
week 1t is likely that he will play
center field for the Cincinnati club dur
ing the remainder of the season Me-
Ginnity and several others of the old
Baltimore team raised collection to
pay Donlin's fine of $3.50.
Should New York or any other Ma.
tiona1 league club take any of our play
ers without our consent we would sue
them in the courts of law says Col
onel Rogers of Philadelphia, and the
colonel has the courage of his convie-
tons. 1.-The whole thing is absurd on
the face of it and ali comes about
through a misunderstanding on the
matter of reserve and renewal con-
ditions. Any of our reserved players.
such as Piatt, who did not renew and
whom we do not want, other clubs are
welcome to. The other players, how
ever, have renewed and are ours"
A play that is uniquely described as
zone of the most unique. was made in
Phil adelphia the other day Fultz
was on third, with Davis on first, with
two out. Davis started for second and
Buelow threw down there, Davis being
run back and forth between first and
second bases. The ball was then
thrown to Casey at third base. but
Fultz slid back to third in safety, Davis
reaching second. But Davis scooted
back for first again, got there and be-
fore Mullin could pitch the ball broke
for second once more. Fultz moved
off third, dashed for the plate and land
ed with run. Smith and Bowerman
tried play somewhat like that at the
Polo grounds a few days ago. but
King. the Chicago catcher, was heart
less enough to walk over and tag Smith
out before the play amounted to any
thing