Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-25


 Friday, July 25.-Meriden at&Bridge- port, Norwich at New Haven, Hartford at New London, Waterbury at Spring field
 Carlos Yznaga-Van Haltren is get ting along as well as can be expected of a man who has broken leg. When he will return to the game is doubt full.
 "All these stories put out about American league players jumping their contracts are circulated for eff feet" says the Washington Star. No player has deserted so far who could not easily be spared"
 Tt has always been the good of the game with the American league, but it IS always extermination and self in terest with the National" says Comis- key. ''So long as we deliver the goods to the public it will be with us"
 If Waterbury plays return game with Bridgeport, which it. is very like ly to do, City Clerk Ryan, who has charge of the local team, should dis charge most of the players who tried to play ball against the Bridgeports
 
 have made record on the police nine. If Manager Ryan does not care to do this it is said that he can find good ma- terial among other city officials who didn't get a chance to show what they can do at the game in the Park City.
 Manager Connor gave Charlie Ken nedy his release last night and has signed Henry, recently of the Newark team, and formerly of the Water burys. Kennedy early in the season played fast game and did some heavy hitting. Of late he has fallen off bad ly in his batting and he has let numer- ous ground balls go by him. Then again he has been unable to field the ball in to the plate or third base and catch runner. Henry, on the other hand, is a strong batter and a good fielder. Manager Connor has been af- ter Henry ever since he left Water bury and is fortunate in getting him.
 Springfield News.
 The Blake & Johnson Machine de- partment of North Elm street defeated Blake & Johnson Manufacturing de- partment of East Main street in very fast i've inning game of ball at Athlet- 1c Held Thursday night. The score was Is to in favor of the machine depart ment until the fourth inning when the manufacturing men rapidly mounted to runs, leaving the nal score, when darkness stopped the game, 13 to 9 in favor of the machine department .Um- p1re Thomas Corrigan rendered very satisfactory decisions. The fielding of of Burns was one of the features of the game. Wolfe behind the bat for the North Elm streets played a very pretty game with the grandstand to back him up. The victors stand open to challenge from any shop team in the city. Address Harry Wolfe, care Blake & Johnson Machine department.
 The Hartford and Norwich managers have arranged trade of players, but it may fall through. Martin O'Con- nor, pitcher, was secured by Hart ford some time ago and he was strong ly recommended by Connie Mack. He was unable to report until few days ago and then he was sent to Norwich. It was reported that he pitched for Norwich under the name of "O'Brien'' Tuesday and won his game. Norwich agreed to give Luke Dorsey, the cen
 
 a good fielder and base runner. It is supposed that when this arrange ment was made Norwich intended to keep Roy Clarke, who was obtained from New York. He was good man and strengthened the team. He prob ably wanted larger salary than Nor Wich was willing to pay and it was said yesterday that Montreal wanted him. Under the present circumstances Norwich may decide to keep Dorsey and then Hartford will call O'Connor back. Hartford is to play a double header in New London to-day-Hart- ford Courant
 The patience of the Waterbury pub lie is almost at an end, so far as base ball concerned, and unless something is done and done quickly the fans will quit the game for good. There must be some reason why the team is not doing better work and whatever that reason might be should at once be dis covered. If it is the fault of the manager then he should have the in terests of the city at heart and step aside and let someone else take the reins. Manager Harrington has tried hard, no doubt, to get good team to- gether. He has several corking good players on his team. but he does not seem able to control them or make them play good baseball. 1t is ap- parent to everybody that he is not paid very much attention by the players and his commands are laughed at on almost every occasion. A player who can play and will not nlay should be put on the bench without pay if the manager had to fill his team with anna teurs. There should be some obedi- ence to orders. Sulky and disobedi- ent players sould be treated in a sim | liar manner. If we need a whole new team let us have one. Right now is the time to do it. Everybody is sick of the whole thing and the peo- pie are demanding a change. They do not care if the manager, captain and the whole outfit is put on the bench if we can get a team that will hit the ball and win game once in a while. FIELD DAY TOMORROW. I Brooklyn Athletic CIuh Members Will