Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-16

versity of Vermont closed the season here yesterday by shutting out Colum- bia in a game that was well played by both sides. Only three visitors got as far as second. The score: RH.E. Vermont ...1 o 2 0 o o #-S 10 1 Columbia 70 o 0 % 0 o O-O ? 6
 Batteries-Davis and Orton; Grant and Goodman.
 Rain interfered with all the games in the Connecticut league yesterday.
 There will be a meeting of the City Amateur league managers this evening at the rooms of the St Joseph society.
 Eugene De Montreville, second base man of the Washington team, has been released internationally.
 "Pop'' Williams, the formeu pitcher of the Chicago Nationals, has been signed by the Philadelphia Nationals.
 Poor Jim O'Rourke is getting his bumps down in his native city. Per haps that bunch he went to Hartford with will help him out of his present dilemma. Mayor MmlvihiIl can afford to have at least one smile over the dis comfture of one of his antagonists in that political mix up. ,.- ...-s
 A benefit game for Kid Berry in Springfield ought to draw close to 10, GOO people, and every cent taken in should go to that player. He was se- rtously injured while doing his duty and he is deserving of every considera- tion. There should be no expense at tached to such game and the fund should be so swelled that Berry will be in position to care for himself and family for some time to come
 There was one feature of the Yale Princeton game last Saturday that was very tiresome, and the same con- dition will make all contests tiresome, has been introduced into the game The absence of the foul-strike rule from the college games makes them tame compared to the professional game. The collegians cannot adopt the foul-stTike rule any too soon If they would improve their contests.
 Strange, isn't it, that Dan O'Neill can come into the Connecticut league, almost stranger to all the other man agers and players, and yet when he wants to brace up his team he can do so? Where does the secret lie? He can even loan players ito some of the other managers who are said to have been hunting the country for good men. Perhaps if the secret were known it would be discovered that O'Neiu is not afraid to pay a man a good salary. There are others in the league who should take the hint
 Manager Connor stated last evening that he received the promise of Mana ger Dan O'Neil of the Holyoke base ball team Saturday that Landy, the Paper City shortstop, would be turned over for work on the Springfield team. This will make up in a measure for the loss of Kid Berry, who will be out of the game for the rest of the season as result of the broken leg he got while sliding to second in the game Saturday. It will. however, necessi- tate shifting the positions of the men. Tansey will be brought in from left field to third, Landy taking the place in the garden. Tiernan will move over from short to third and Flynn or Delaney will cover second.
 Joe Connor's E'finds'' in New York have not banned out heavily as yet. Kiernan has done some clever work at third, but his throwing Sis not up to par, and he is said to be having trouble with his arm. Flynn seems pretty light to cover second base. As for his batting, it is hardly fair to judge him by his experience with Vickers. N3r7Cr and Page, the first baseman, recom- mended by Jack Chapman, is appar- ently not coming. In place of him the hope is held out that Ed Connors may come. Springfield may hold a place in the first division for a week or two with the players now on hand, but it can hardly be expected that a gain on Holyoke will be made.
 The team which ought to be playing the best ball in the country, but which is not, considering it's personnel, is the CleveIands. Looking over the team individually, it presents a rare array of talent. There is McCarthy, a first class outfielder: Bay as fast man on the bases as there is in the game; Flick. first class outfelder and hard n1TC6rs f11CKTldll, d 1dlE uESC bdSGlIdll and hard sticker; .Lajoie, an all-round gem: Gochnaur. fair sticker and fast infielder; Bradley, hard hitter and peer less third baseman; a strong pitching staff. including Joss, Bernhard. Moore and Wright, and Abbott and Bemis, a couple of steady-going catchers. How ever. a catcher like Kling or Garter would help that team good deal. If the team had the dash and team play of Connie Mack's aggregation there would be no stopping them.
 Dave Murphy, the cratic inf1elder, who was sold to the Atlanta team of the Southern league by the Norwich team some days ago for sum various ly estimated from $200 to $500 landed back in Norwich the other day. Dave says he did not like the country, the players nor the manager. It will be to hear what their likes or dislikes were. Some reports have it that Murphy was taken for one of the colored population, as he is pretty dark skinned. and that he was told to