Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-01

 New Orleans 2.
 Jacob Beckley, good eye,' thinks the batters of nowadays are not so| good as the oldutfmers-the Ansons, the Connors, the Broutherses the Orrs and so on. Beckley forgets to include old Dan Brouthers in his list but we put him in, just the same.
 Beckley may be right when 1t comes right down to out and out slugging, but it is doubtful if any of these old- time swatters would last long on a modern, up-to-date, 1908 team. Ansop did very we'll, indeed, as a batsman, and played first base like a dummy He had championship team when no other manager was, "wise.'' .Hescouln'ta run bases, and as a captain expended most of his time in kicking. When skill in management became manifest Anson became a fourth-rater. He would not announce his batting order until he had consulted a clairvoyant.. He lasted long time, but the longer he lasted the worse he became. Brouthers could pound the ball twice around the earth, but that was all he could do. He could not stop a ground CT, he could not steal a base, and he could not sacrifice.
 Roger Connor the same
 Ditto Dave Orr.
 A manager like Seeley, or Hanlon, or Clarke or Griffith would rather have one good, all-around first base man, like Penney, we'll say, than two or three Ansons and Connors Ten nav co5c ,hS+ ci oIns two -bo o,cyoYseS sacrifice, bunt, run bases, and stop more wild throws in one game than Anson could in a seaosn.
 How cranky we old timers are get ting to ibe!-New York Telegraph.
 Tom Dowd is now playing first base for Atlantic City.
 Fitzpatrick has again equaled the record he made earlier in the season, as he played his 21st consecutive game yesterday without an error. In the 21 gan1es he has accepted 78 chances.
 Bill Donovan of Detroit is after the seasons pitching laurels. Twice he has held opponents to five hits game, while he has held them to four hits four times and three hits four times
 Catcher Thomas of the Hartford club tells of a cross-eyed player who was at the bat. There was man on first and the pitcher threw the ball to first, and the man with queer vision struck at 1t.
 Hugh Duffy has one of the best catch CTS in minor leaguedom in Lucia, who got out of the game the other day after catching in 57 consecutive games.- Fall River Globe. "'S9 And he is another graduate from Connecticut ranks
 Fred Doe states that he has made $2.20O since going to New Bedford, not including the $3,0OO given to him to transfer from Brockton.-Lowell Citi- zen. That sounds pretty good. Did the Count say what per cent was stage money-Fall River Globe.
 There is said to be friction between Manager McGraw and Pitcher M athew- son, because that player refused point blank to pitch against Pittsburg July 1S The big fellow says he rebelled because he thought he had been get ting the worst of it lately from the New York club.''
 George Lachance is putting up a fast
  cans. In yesterdays game he had home run, a two-base hit, a single, made one run, and had thirteen put outs. The whole Boston infield is fast one and no mistake, and three of them are Connecticut players.
 At least three clubs of the New Eng land league have been doing their ut most to secure Hamilton, formerly of IT Grif OF4 4ha New York Americans literally promis- ed him his own figure if he would con sent to play with the New York team. Hamilton has refused offers that would catch most men on second. Boston Herald z The Young Nutmegs defeated the Altar Boys by the score of 16 to 5. They will n1ay any team in tAe city