Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-30

on Friday they run up against the hardest proposition yet faced. The Springfield High school team will meet the Taft boys, and the locals re- member that overwhelming defeat of one year ago. when Taft scored but one run, while Springfeld's went up into the twenties. Taft expects to re- verse matters this year. The follow ing were the teams who contested yes terday and the score:
 Taft Sanford, D Cleveland (captain) c; Driggs, 1b; Scragg, 2b; McGowan, 3b Sperry, ss; Brown, If; Bartholo new, of; Baumgarten, If. Yale. 1906, Hoyt and Whittlesey, p; Waldo, c; Dousman, lib; Wheeler, 2b; Garter, 3b: Barber, ss; Smith, If; Scribner, of; Thompson, rf.> The score:
 Taft ....3 o o o ? o o 2 O-7 10 Yale Fresh O o o o o o 1-3 5 ;
 Batteries-Sanford and Cleveland; Hoyt, Whittlesey and Waldo.
 "Clarkson of Harvard" says Walter Garter, the old Yale twirler. 'can pitch rings around Matthewson."
 Bender, the Philadelphi. pitcher, who moved the New York Americans down mercilessly on Monday, is Car lisle Indian.
 Although the National league season is very young, the record of players put out of the game or off the bench by umpires for kicking is disgracefully large.
 In the last two seasons three noted players have broken a leg while sliding to base. Van Haltren and A. Davis were thus injured last year, and Duke Farrell of the Boston Ameri- cans this year. .#
 Manager Reilly received a letter from Pitcher Griffith yesterday, dated from some town in Pennsylvania. Griffith wrote that he considered MT Reilly an excellent manager and he wished him all kinds of success. He also hoped that the pennant would fly from the masthead in Hartford and he closed by saying that he could not get away from where he was for a, month, so he returned his advance money. Another letter was received from Schultz, pitcher who was engaged to report yesterday. He wrote that his father was dead and the funeral would prevent him from reporting.
 A number of the city officials attend ed a meeting at the assessors office in the Halls of Record last evening for the purpose of organizing the City Of- ficials' Baseball club. Alderman Slesin- ger, chairman of the amusement com .mittee, presided, and Clerk Halliday of the town clerks office was chosen permanent clerk. Reistrar Edward S.. , Young was chosen mana ger. It is un- derstood that Bridgeport, New Haven, Waterbury and Northampton, Mass, are eager to play with the Hartford team. Practice will begin as soon as the team is designated by Manager Young, and it is the intention to have a game week during the season.-Hart- ford Courant.
 Another new face was seen on the Hartford team. Buttman, the sec ond baseman, put in an appearance and he looks as if he would be one of the strong men on the team. He played his position in good shape and secured a single and double, besides making a good sacrifice. His arm is a little raw at this time and there is not much danger of his doing any overthrowing. Tn running bases he looks as if he was going fast, but this may be accounted for by his suit He had a green uniform, with red stock ings and sleeves, and a purple cap, and there were few other fast colors about him. He is something over six feet tall and gets around like a genu- inc ball player.
 The Springfield Ponies put in the most lively practice on Hampden park Tuesday afternoon they have put in thus far this season. The weather was perfect for baseball and the boys put great ginger into the work. Kid Berry and Mickey Delaney were pick ing up everything that came their way, while Pat O'Connor, nicknamed Rooney by, Mickey Delaney, was hold ing down third, owing to the fact that Fred Henebry has a sore hand. Kid was enjoying himself instructing Pat how to cover the bag. For a time, too, Roger Connor who was in uni form, held down third and Kid gave him plenty of advice. Later, when Roger was batting the ball out for the tnf1elders, Kid offered him 50 cents for every ball he could get by short. Of course Roger got them by every now and then, but the Kid always claimed they were out of reach and no one could capture such balls. Bob Short was out in field having been signed by Manager Connor. Bob was released on Monday by Holyoke, which was certainly foolish on Manager Harring- tons part, for he is much faster than the majority of players signed for Hol- yoke. Bob played with Springfield for short time last season, and is a nne fellow. He is a good fielder and has always had good batting aver age. Eddie Burke was in the field, but was released Tuesday night, as he has not yet rounded into condition. Burke is fast ball player, but the ill- ness he had last winter has left him in pooT condition.
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