Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-20
THE DIAMOND.
Opening of City Amateur League
 !. Season Next Saturday.

An Effort Being Made to Have Some
 Music to Enliven Matters-Two
 Corking Good Games for Next Sat-
 urday-Holyoke Will Play in This
 City With the Best Picked Team
 From the League Probably Later in
 the Month-Memorial Day Will See
 Base Ball and Other Sports All Day
 Long-Scores of Games in the Sev-
 eral Leagues.
 It was a very interesting session of the City Amateur league that was held at the St Joseph's rooms last night, and all the clubs were represented with the exception of the Washington Hills. Owing to many misunderstanding on last Saturday the season was not given an suspicious opening, and next Satur- day will see the real opening of the season. One or more drum corps will be engaged for that day. Bills will be out advertising the games and every thing will be done to make the day a big one for the league and the public. The trains will leave here as usual at 1:3O and $40 in the afternoon. The first game will start promptly at 2 o'clock and the second one at 4. By going on the first train you can see both games and by taking the second train you will see the last game. Next Saturday every person who pays in at either gate will be given tag to wear in his buttonhole. All those who do not have such tags will be requested by the policemen present to quit the grounds. The managers of the league are going to considerable expense to give these Saturday games and all they ask is the public to patronize them and they will give the people good run for their money.
 The schedule for next Saturday will be the St Josephs and Pastimes for the first game and the Washington Hills and North Ends for the second game. There will be two hot games, and par tfcularly the last game. Manager Thompson of the North Ends was former manager of the Washington Hills, and the present manager of the team, James Kelly, says he will trim the sails of that aggregation from the north end of the city just as easy as rolling off a log. That will be one of the warmest games that can be seen this season. In Waterville there will be game, too. between the Merrimacs and the Brooklyn Athletic club. It is necessary to have this other game in order to keep up the regular schedule. On these grounds, too, the managers will endeayor to get the people who witness the game to,contribute little towards defraying expenses. To that end tagswiIl be used there and all those wearing them can feel that they are paying just little for all the free base ball they have seen on Sundays for the past few years.
 The foul strike rule will be tried for the first time and if it proves satisfac- tory to a najor4ty of the managers 1t will be used continuously during the season. 1t certainly will be a big ad- vantage to. the pitchers and where two games are played 1t will end the games in good season.
 The president reported to the meet ing last night that he would have the Holyoke base ball team here some time during the season, perhaps very soon. That will be great day for Water bury, for all the fans will be glad to see the former Waterbury team. The strongest team that can be played will be picked on that day and perhaps the City league boys might give those Holyoke ghosts" good run for their money.
 While the two games have been ar ranged for Memorial day. there may be other attractions besides those games. Gus Ruhlin wants to come here to wrestle one Andrew Kroner, and Charley Leonhardt also wants a crack at this new Waterbury wrestler. It is more than likely that either one of the two will be given chance at the game. Special attractions will be ar ranged for every holiday and on the Fourth of July, Labor day and other days of the kind the league will be up to date in furnishing sporting events.
 Hartford, May 20.--Hartford gave Holyoke dose of it's own medicine yesterday, and the portion was an allo- pathic one. Those who like plenty of hitting and many errors were much pleased with the game. The Holyokes had two new pitchers on the ground and in trying them out before the game was started the discovery was made that neither had anything ex cept straight ball, and that was not swift enough to escape observation. Under the circumstances it was de- cided to trot out Charlie Clancy, who had defeated Hartford the previousday. Clancy was wild to begin with and drove the ball to the four corners.
 A change was made in the batting order of the Hartfords and 1t worked well yesterday. No matter how the men had been placed they would have banged the ball. as Thomas was the only one who failed to secure bingo. Clancy was given a good deal of en- after the game had been lost to Holyoke, but in the early stages he was advised to retire One of the worst errors of the day was made by Captain Woodruff. and he did not give the others his customary call. In the eighth inning Woodruff was on the coaching line and a small boy ran out to him with a goblet of water. The first man flew out to left field. Another glass was sent out to him and No batsman flew out tof center. The