Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-17

Perhaps after Kloby gets his bumps a few more times he will retire where the Woodsmen work. He has got his just about six times this year so far. ,--Brockton Enterprise.
 Manager O'Neil of Holyoke has wir- ed Pitcher Williams, just released by Philadelphia, to see if he is available for Holyoke. Word was, received yes terday from Vickers, however, that he would join the team next week, so that Williams will not be needed.
 President Ban Johnson of the Amer ican league announced that he pro tetsed to the American association at the playing by Toledo of. 0uthelder Hoffman of the Philadelphia American league club, who left the latter organi- zation last week while under contract
 President Davenport of Norwich has submitted the question over the $500 the Atlanta team agreed to pay for Dave" Murphy's services to the na- tional. board of arbitration. President Farrell has notified him that it will be brought before the next meeting of the board.
 Jack Deening, the pitcher, who has OSG4A Rkdy tAS W4CA U1lC IICIfRtC can league team, returned to New Ha- ven 8 couple of days ago upon orders of Manager Ganayan of the New Aa- ven ttsaRal. team. Deegda& signed with MitElha Can avan last September, but he has been playing with the Detroosit team pending negotiations with Ganavan for his transfer. As the negotiations have not reached a settlement, Deering was or dered to report. 1f tne negotia tions fail Manager Canavan will sell him to some other of the big league teams Meanwhile Deering will pitch in the game with Norwich Saturday, Iuckey having been called to Union City by the serious illness of his sister.
 The City Amateur league will play a three game series to7morrow after noon and as the teams are now ap- preaching the final series and several are punched close together, undoubted- ly big crowds will be in attendance. At Riverside park the first game will be contested by the St Josephs and the Merrimacs and this will be played at 2 o'clock. The second game will find the Brooklyns, the winners of the championship last season, and the Washington Hills, the winners of the season before, up against each other. Those will be. two corking good games for the St Joseph's, Brooklyns and Washington Hills are close together and each is looking for victory. The third game will be. played at the Driv- ing park and the Pastimes and North Ends will meet each other. Here, too, will be struggle for the North Ends o aaaaI ino 0 u%a hid Gn,s nant and the Pastinas will endeaEor to put g kink in their aspirations.
 Phil Corcoran has deserted the Bridgeport team. Where he has gone no one knows, but 1t is presumed that he will play independent ball. Mana ger O ORourke had receVed no complains and not a word of discomfort by the popular player had been heard by him Wednesday night yafter the team hao been paid off, Corcoran said to the manager: Well, I guess I'll quit the team" What is the 1natter?' asked Mir O'Rourke in astonishment. Cor coran replied that he thought he couh do better elsewhere and wished tc
 make the trial. He was reminded tha1 he promised to remain throughout the season. Notwithstanding this he an nounced that his decision was final Manager OaRourke then said that he regarded it as a matter of honor fol
 Corcoran to remain according to hi'
 contract. Coreoran, who hails from ! New Haven, has played with tht
 Bridgeport team for several years, ant has been regarded almost as a fixture | This year his work has been very gooC and it is regretted that he has decided 1 to leave. He is debarred from play | ing with any team associated with th' l National Association of Professiona 1 Baseball Leagues, which includes nearly every league in the country ex cept some small ones in the west. Hy was to have pitched at Hartford yes
 terday. Nichols was sent in to talk
 his place. 4.