Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-28
BASE BALL NEWS.
Manager Harrington has Signed
 Five Players.

He Will Have a Ball Team, He Says,
 and There Need Be No Worry
 Quinn's Case Now Under Examina-
 tion-Luskey Has Signed a Con-
 tract-Other Baseball News.
 Manager Harrington has not been idle, as many people have intimated' ill the matter of signing players for next season. While he has not signed a full complement of players he is get ting applications every day. and he has already attached five names to con tracts He will not sign all of last sea- sons team and but very few of that team, providing, however, he can se- cure better men. For instance, a con tract has been sent to Bob Drew, and this cratic player will be used on first base unless there is better man among the applicants. Drew, when he among the applicants. Drew is as good afirst baseman as there is in the league and he can bat as well as the best of them. The manager promises the Water bury public that he will have team, and a cOrker, too As to the matter of forming a stock company, Manager Harrington could not talk definitely. There were four or five that wanted to come into such a company and it would all depend on certain circumstances as to whether the company would be formed As to the change of grounds, that was also indefinite. The party who made the offer for one-half inter- est in the team, providing he would furnish and equip a new base ball grounds in the northern part of the city. still makes the same offer and within a few weeks that matter will be definitely settled.
 Luskey of Washington, who has been holding out for more money and who has also asked to be allowed to go to some other league, will be seen ill q Waterbury uniform next season. He has had several good offers. but Man. ager Harrington made everything satis- factory to him and his name is now attached to a contract. Luskey has promised to bring with him valuable infielder and if he does not prove q find he has agreed to be cut the raise that Manager Harrington has promised him.
 Another player signed is 'Red" Wal Ter. There is not the slightest doubt but that Waller is just as good pitch CT as there is in this league, provided he takes care of himself He was not in the best of condition during the last half of last season, and this. coupled with some very biting criticism on his work, made him a hard man to control. He has learned his lesson. however. and this season he promises to be at the head of the pitching aggregation in this league
 Henry, who played with New Lon- don last season, has also affixed his name to contract. He has been any. ious to get into this city and he will make good man at the bat and in the field. He also is filled 10 overflow ing with promises as to his ability to play with the best of them and per haps he. will keep his promises.
 Fisher is the name of another player that comes with all the recommends tions that go to make T ball player. He comes here from Baltimore and is rated as one of the best ball players in the south
 Of course. Captain Fitzpatrick has signed for the season, and there couId be found no better man for tho nosi. ton of second haseman than this same fltzpatrlck. He is 1evel-headed and knows the game from top to bottom lie is one of the best men in tigbt l place at the bat that there is in the Efleague and he is anxieusly waiting tc 1 get out on the practice field.
 Relative to Quinn, who has mt his name to Norwich contract. Manape, Harrington says that there will bf something doing i'll his case righ1 ! away. The Waterbury manager re celved q letter yesterday from T. IF faffell, secretary of the Association ot Leagues, acknowledging the receipt ot Manager Harrington's reserve list il winch Qulnn's name is mentioned. Ht asKs the local manager to forward Qulnn full name and address and alsf all paftlculars as to the games il winch Quinn participated. The frs reserve list that Manager Harrington sent III was not correct and Secretar, raffell told him to send in q correc one, ana this Manager Harrington did Secretary Farrell says that Oninn,, l case Will be given immediate considera tion. .
 Sockalexis, the Indian ball tossar has written to Manager Lake aslTine Tor a position on the Lowell team Sockalexis is taking life easy in hi nome among the wilds of Maine. ..I1 this man is in good condition" saif Lake, II will sign him immediately,
 Thielman, the Manhattan colleg, pitcher, signed for New York by Flor ace Fogel, has just attained his major ity. He is , feet 10 inches tall. weieh, lS0 pounds, is strongly built, and, mos of all, is rather intelligent. Thiel mans curves are deceptive and speedv and he has cool head at every sta Q, of the game.
 When Fred Doe came along to ru1 baseball i'll New Bedford with such so cial lions as Al Weddige and Jacl Ilghe, and Nyce and other worthy citi Zens who fractured every law on th, statute books at every game, the hor rifed women put their hands over thei ears and fled to their homes and locked the doors; and baseball has never done anything since in the whaling metrop oils.
 It was semi-officially announced yesterday that the New York team fol fha c0nin0 caacnt, ic oo,,,,,Io41 frS1s :,