Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-26
THE DIAMOND.
City Amateur League Managers
 Warming Up.


 Session Last Night Developed More
 Than the Usual Amount of Interest
 Four Teams Are Close Up in the
 Race for First Place Schedule of
 Games for This Week-Results of
 Games in All Leagues Yesterday.
 As it draws near the end of the sea- son, the managers of the six teams OF the City Amateur league of this city are putting forth every effort tQ make the windup a whirlwind affalr. NO team in the league has the pennant clinched for there is still chance TOT the four leaders to win that coveted trophy. The Washington Hills stlll lead the league by narrow margin and the team is playing fast bali. Manager Kelly says he will win ana win easily. The three teams back or his team are making great battle TOT first honors and one of them may Wrest the Iaurels from the Hills The St 'io- seph's. North Ends and Brooklyns are close up in the running and win or a couple of games by either team VIII mean much.
 It is because of this closeness of the race that the meetings of the managers are getting warmer and warmer. Fast night the air in the vicinity of the meeting room in the St Joseph's Dulid- ing was decidedly sweltering. It was expected that several protests were TO be entered by one management against in The clash between the managers, how eyer. was just as interesting as if a protest had been made. Each mana ger is looking for every little point and will, get it if he can The president of the league is sometimes placed in very undesirable position, but he IS following the rules as strictly as he can and so far has smoothed out all differences.
 The same rule will hold good for this season that was in vogue last season All postponed games must be played off no matter if those will have to be played when the season closes. This will give every team chance to get up in the first division. The matter of rowdyism came up once more and the managers were plainly told that any such work would be punished and the guilty parties put out of the game for the rest of the season. This is the last warning that will be given and if the managers and the players do not want to see their teams suffer by the loss of one or more players they must put a check on themselves for the rest of the season. This means also that any player will be put out of the game right on the field in which he is play ing if it is considered he has been guilty of any act touching on rowdy+ ism. This is all done for the good of the league.
 Owing to the Driving park being occupied next Saturday three games will be played on the Riverside grounds Two games will take place on :hc regular diamond and one will be played on the upper diamond. The ganaes were scheduled as follows: On the regular field st ? o'clock the Washington Hills vs the Brooklyn Athletic club. At 4 o'clock on the same field the North Ends vs the Pas times. On the upper diamond at 3 o'clock the St Joseph's and the Merri- macs will be the contestants.
 The schedule for tho Sunday games at the Driving park will be as follows: The first game will be at o'clock and will bring together the St Joseph $ and the Pastimes. The second game at o'clock will find a warm contest. Last Sunday the Brooklyns and the Merrimaes played a ten-inning tie game. This game will be the 4 o'clock game next Sunday. The Merrimacs still have chance to get up among the leaders and if they win on Sunday they will be in position to do some talking about that pennant
 At Holyoke.
 Holyoke, Aug 2G.-Bridgeport's game with Holyoke yesterday was called at the beginning of the third in- ming on account of rain. At that time the score was 4 to 1 in Bridgeport's s favor. Waller and O'Rourke were the battery for Bridgeport; Vickers and Schincel for Holyoke. Bridgeport had seven hits and no errors; Holyoke two hits and one error.
 At New London.
 New London, Aug 26.-New London won from New Haven yesterday by a score of s to 5. Most of the game was played in drizzle of rain and an approaching thunder storm necessitat- ed calling the game at the end of the