Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-30
THE DIAMOND.
Citv Amateur League Ready
 For the Finish

Rounding Up for the Race to the Tape
 Any One of Four Teams Can Win
 out-The American League Closed
 the Season Yesterday-Resuits or
 Games and Other News of Interest
 The regular weekly meeting of the r,ttv Amateur league was held iasl lsiaht at the St Joseph rooms and II ivcsa me of the quietest held this sea san Affairs have narrowed down to ,ealch a close point that the managers ara now on edge and onfy want to see +he season wind up as speedily as pos sible. The Washington Hills were ,+o be scheduled to play next Sunday, birt some of their players have to be away and the team will not play uu- tal the following Sunday.
 The two games for next Sunday will De played as follows: At o'clocK the Broollyns and the Merrimacs Will meet for the last time this season. Right here 1t might just as well De said to all the players in these teams that the 2 o'clock rule will be strictly enforced next Sunday. The umpire will receive instructions to call the game at ? o'clock sharp and not one minute later If a team is not pres er,t 1t will lose by forfeit There will be no waiting for the next car. The ,rauna must start at o'clock and not five. ten or fifteen minutes later. The Brooklyn players and the Merr1mac players should paste that fact in their nAts and remember 1t.
 The second game will be an inter egting one because it may mean the thanpionship. The St Josephs are now one game In the lead. Next Sun day they will face the North Ends, who are tied for second place with the Hills and the Brooxlyns. A win by The Tabs will mean almost the pen uAnt. A win by the North Ends will put that team in the lead in good shape for the championship. Both teams will dine up their strongest players. The players on both those teams want 10 remember this also. That if the Hrst game is over at 3:3O the other game must start immediately. It will be well, therefore, not to wait for the last car to get you there just before o'clock. You may lose the game by 6orfeit if you do.
 As the weather is getting cold there will only be one more Sunday game probably after next Sunday It will be necessary to play three games one week from Sunday and that will finish up matters unless two teams are tied for first place If they are. then the tie game may be played of on some Saturday.
 Ames gave the Jersey City cham pions an exhibition of his ability as a pitcher yesterday. Consequently the Giants took another game with almost ridiculous ease True, the score was hot what might be called jug-handled, but it could have been had the New Yorks exerted themselves to the limit. In only two innings was the home team able to get-a man around. and then only aided by errors. The next game with National league team will be with Brooklyn on Friday. The ecore:
 Jersey City LOO ? o 0 O. 3 A New York ....3 o O 0 2 1 %-7
 Batteries Friedman and Mc1Eanus; Ames and Warner; umpire, Turner; at tendance, 4.e00.
 Because Chicago lost second place m the National league race some queer bets will be paid off at the end of the week. One man will parade the busi- ness district in base ball uniform Another will walk out upon the flo -~ Df the stock exchange wearing straw hat As this latter exploit is strictly against the rules after September 15 some Of the members of the daring bettor's family may have to wear crape nn their hats after the bet is paid