Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-10
BASE BALL.
spalding and Hart Still in Conference
 in Galffnrnia

San Diego, Gal, March 10.-President Hart of the Chicago National league base ball team, continued his confer ence with A. G. Spalding through Sum- day at the latter's home at Point Loma. Both of the base ball men con- tinued to refuse to discuss their meet ing to newspaper men, but it is HOW understood hereaboutS that a crisis in the base ball war is the cause of the Chicagoan'S visit. It is believed that Spalding will not make any definite move in his cause until the courts have reached their decision as to the legality of his presidency. According to report Hart was called here to give Spalding the exact situation i'll the east up to date, and as soon as the law suit in New York is settled Spalding will re- turn to the east and renew bis fight in support of his policy. If the courts declare in favor of Mir Spalding he is expected to at once start vigorous campaign unless some compromise agreement is reached in the meantime. It is believed that an effort is being made for some sort of compromise before the season starts.
 Michael Delaney, who played second base for the Bridgeport baseball team last season, Saturday affixed his sig nature to Bridgeport contract.
 Thomas J. Tucker of Holyoke, Mass, one of the best known ball players in the country, has signed to play first base and captain the Meriden team of the Connecticut league during the com- ing season.
 Western league officials yesterday announced that William Hart, who pitched for the Cleveland American league club last year, has been ap- pointed to manage the Peoria West ern league club. Hart will also pitch for Peoria.
 The Junior Amateur league will hold an important meeting at the rooms of the Moonlight A. C., 572 Baldwin street, this evening. All teams inter- ested i'll this league should send two representatives to this meeting. The meeting will be called to order at $ o'clock.
 Manager O'Rourke has received the signed contract of Ezra Morgan and that clever player will take care of the left garden again this summer. The manager is also negotiating with q clever pitcher formerly in the State league. He hopes to have the con tract in a, few days.
 That letter Piggy Ward sent to Manager Shea of New London is about as much as could be expected of such porker To think of such a thingl The idea of his wishing New London would put it all over Norwich after having been carried on the sal ary list of the latter team last season when everyone was crying for his re- lease. He wrote for his discharge this season hoping that some miracle would intervene whereby he would be considered too valuable to be dropped. When he got his release, it was so sudden and unexpected that he got red d-headed.-Norwich Bulletin.
 Princeton, N. J., March 1O.-The ap- pearance of the candidates from the three upper classes on Wednesday set lively pace to the baseball practice at the varsity cage, and now the for ty odd men who are getting into form for the earlier games on the schedule have gone into training. The fresh man squad was reduced from forty two men to the following ten: De- laney, Freeman, Kafer, Wells, Duns- combe, Upton, Wright, Sayen, Lich- tenberger, Spurgin. These players probably will stick to the varsity un- til the outdoor practice is begun, when all but three or four will be sent to the freshman squad.
 Yale opens her baseball season next Saturday by a game in New Haven with Manhattan college of New York. The coaches and management are hoping for weather mild enough to al- low the squad to get out on the dia- mond by the middle of the week Captain Guernsey has called to his aid several graduate coaches and a cou- pie of professionals to prepare for the opening, which takes place unusually early this season. George Bone of last years Milwaukee team has been coaching the candidates for a week. The other regular professional coach, Leslie Johnston, the former Spring field Eastern league pitcher, has been with the candidates daily since prac- tice was started. The first visit paid by graduate coaches this year took place on Saturday, when Walter Car ter and Frank Robertson, last years captain, arrived here. Both are star pitchers of former years. They gave most of their attention to the develop ment of new battery material and yesterday held long conference with Captain Guernsey to discuss the play CTS and plans for the season.
 No set of professional base ball play CTS ever left their home in the east with more general regret than Tommy Leahy, George Bone and Jack Lawler, the New Haven and Derby athletes, who left New Haven Sunday for 'Fris- co. Mrs Bone will accompany her hus- band to the west. Messrs Leahy, Bone and Lawler will all be members of the San Francisco nine this season. Bone will play either second base or shrot stop, Lawler will be in his usual poSitinon in the outfield and Ieahy will either catch or play first base The San Francisco management secured the players because they were general all-round men, capable of covering al- most any position in pinch. The California league is composed of San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles and Sacramento. On the Oakland team is Shamus O'Brien, the New Haven third baseman of last season, and George Hodson, the old Hartford and New Haven pitcher. With Los Angeles will be Reach, the Hartford catcher of last season. and Billy Hess. the former Hartford first baseman and catcher. Rube Waddell, the former Pittsburg 4411, al e.. r