Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-19

S-ick or the hidden ball yeSieTuhy- v 1 Fitzpatrick held it and nailed Harring- ton at first when he left the base. Carl l.. Lundgren, the star pitcher of the University of Illinois base ball club, signed with the Chicago National league team yesterday. He will join the club in Cincinnati immediately. l. Waterbury should defeat any team in this league seven out of ten times. That was the remark made by spec tator yesterday. It is the best team this city has had since the days of 1Soo.
 Robinson had great fun with the Nor Wich runners yesterday. It will be remembered that in Norwich the other day ten men stole bases on "Robby, ( and he said after the game that the men would never do it again. Tester day the only two men who tried the steal to second were nipped by several feet.
 The City league buttons, which have been expected for long time, will be here tomorrow. They had to be made in a. special manner and will be very attractive on the lapel of a coat. The managers will sell them to anybody and everybody, and the proceeds will go towards paying the expenses of the league.
 1 Patsy Dowd, sporting writer Of the l Worcester Telegram, wanted to be an 1 umpire, just as little Tommy wanted l to be a soldier boy, but Patsy found l ill less than a week that the job of | sporting writer and base ball umpire ! should be kept as far apart as children and matches, just as Steve Flanagan of Lawrence will find to be equally true concerning the positions of news I paper editor and polo manager 1 Lowell Mail
 John Waller, 1T, has not been sus- pended. so says Manager Harrington now. It was a case of first he was and 1 then he wasn't. Now you see it and now you don't Some one told Man ager Harrington Waller went to New York. Manager Harrington suspended l Waller. Some one else told Manager Harrington that Waller went into the country with a friend and Manager Harrington removed the suspension, and there you are.
 Roger Connor is having more hard luck. Tom Owens has skipped to the American association and will play with Toledo. Bill Clements has gone the same way and to the same place. Eddy, whom he depended on to hold | his own in the box, was hammered all over the lot in his first game yester- day. Joe Connor is still under the weather, although i'll the game. Roger has to play himself The pitchers have to play in several positions The team l is somewhat demoralized in conse- quence and Roger is trying to find out who has "hoodooed' his good luck.
 Manager Smith of the New York base ball team said last night that Jack Doyle, first baseman and formeI l captain of the nine, had been released yesterday Smith said he did not know the reason for letting Doyle go, but that he had done so in response to orders sent him by wire from the headquarters of the club in New York To fill the vacant position. Smith yes- terday signed Harry OHagan who has been playing with the Cleveland American league team during Lajoie's absence. O'Hagan formerly played with the Chicago Nationals and subSe- quently a few games with New York Doyle is one of the best players on the team. He is considered much strong CT player than O'Hagan.
 St Louis, June 19.-In the Dayton 1 street police court yesterday, Charles Life, a bleacherite, was fined S5 and costs for expressing his opinion of Jesse Burkett as ball player Ac cording to the evidence, during Tues days game between the Browns and the Orioles, Life called Burkett names Jesse pointed the offender out to q couple of policemen and the man was taken into custody. The management is determined upon putting a stop to this sort of thing.
 St Louis, June 19-Po1iceman De- laney and McQuellan arraigned Carl Graham before Judge Daniel O'Con- nell on charge of disturbing the peace. Your Honor.' said one of the officers, s'he was yelling so loud at the game between Baltimore and St Louis that you could hear him five miles" q was whooping it up a bit" Graham I admitted But rootin' is to be more or less eXpected,'' began the judge.
 ssBut, Your Honor, he was roofing against the home team" interposed I the policeman. "He was. was he.' l calculated his honor. "The prisoner l is fined $5.''
 The weeks schedule Is as follows: l Thursday-New London at Water bury. Meriden at Bridgeport, Spring field at New Haven, Norwich at Hart | ford.
 Friday-New Haven at New London, Hartford at Norwich, Springfield at l Meriden, Waterbury at Bridgeport. Saturday-New Haven at Norwich. Hartford at New London, Bridgeport at Springfield, Waterbury at Meriden. |
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