Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-25

 ton of the grounds, which were soggy and wet. Babb, Browne, Mertes, Me- Gam and Lauder did the best batting, while Matthewson and Taylor showed the best form in the box. All the pitchers were beautifully supported by Brenahan and Warner behind the bat.
 McGraw was out in uniform for the first time since he hurt his knee. He couldn't resist getting into the game He pitched the ninth inning for both teams, and showed that he is a foxy twirler. Taylor got a two-bagger off him, and Warner single, but he squared himself, with his players by striking out McGann.
 Davis, Dunn and Robinson will re- main in Savannah after the Giants de part on their trip on Thursday. Dunn will join the team in Baltimore on April 7.
 Manager Loftus of the Senators has asked for game with McGraw's men in Washington on April II, but owing to contest having been arranged at the Polo grounds for that day, McGraw was obliged to decline.
 The score by innings of yesterdays game:
 New York .....3 3 5 2 5 4 02 .1-23 Y. M. 0. A. % o o O 1 o o O. 1
 New York battery, Brenahan and Warner, catchers; McGinnity, Miller, Matthewson, Taylor and McGraw, pitchers. Y. M. c. A., Star, catcher; Miller, McGinnity, Matthewson, Tay- Tor and McGraw, pitchers.
 Tn Deiehanty, Ryan and Seibach, Washington has a strong looking out feld-individually Selbach's best ball has been played at the capital.
 The Worcester club of the Eastern league has twenty-five players under contract. It is planned to keep four teen, two catchers, four pitchers, four inf1elders, three outfielders and utility man.
 Credit has been variously assigned lately for the discovery of the hit and run system, but there is a we'll ground ed impression that Tommy Mccarthy and Hugh Duffy first thought out the move.
 Kittredge, catcher of the Boston Ma tional leaguers, has reported for duty at the training camp at Thomasville, Ga. The veteran has just given up coaching the Holy Cross nine and is re- pOTCou lO Dc III AOOu SohuAtAOh.
 Reports from Jacksonville, Fla, where the Athletics are training, state that Connie Mack is quite enthusias- tic over Hoffman. the new soutfielder from the Springfield club. "Connie" believes he will be fully able to Ill Dave Fultz's place.
 In sizing up inhelds for the coming season Brooklyn should not be over looked with Doyle, Flood, Dahlen ana Strang. Three of the four are good stickers and if Hanlon can mould the four into harmonious quartet 1t will keep pace with the besN
 Terry Rogers has received a tele- gram from Manager Connolly Of the Wilmington, Del, independent team, notifying him to report for duty April l. Terry and Manager O'Rourke have not as yet come to an agreement as to where Terry shall play this year. The manager is said to have under cons1d- eration several offers for the services or Rogers Terry was asked Monday re- garding his intentions, this year. Il will not play ball with the Bridgeport team," he said, land while am willing to play with some other team in the league. it looks now as if would go to Wilmington He had a long talk with O'Rourke but could not arrange it to be sold to some other team.
 W. L. Crowley has brought suit against I. l.. Wiltsie to recover dam ages of $50. The complaint alleges that on September 13, 1902, the defend ant gave to Edward Walker and Allan Miller two checks for $20 each, drawn against the Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit company and signed by the Hartford Baseball company, I. l.. Wiltsie treasurer. The checks were en- dorsed by MT Crowley, who claims that he never received the money on them Benedict M. Holden appears for MT Crowley. The action will come up for hearing before Edward l.. Steele, jus tice of the peace, Saturday morning at 10 o'clock.
 Blasting was begun yesterday at the grounds of the new American league park on Washington Heights. The first fuse was touched off at exactly 4:3O o'clock and workmen and lookers-on withdrew to safe distance and await ed results. The blast sent a great mass of stone hurtling through the air in all directions, but none of the flying -------- ------