Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-05
WATERBURY, EVENING DEMOCRAT. WEDNESDAY. AUG

greater part of the season and could
not appear to recuperate, so he decided
to stop playing ball for a time.
Frank Donahue, formerly of the st
Louis Americans, played his first game
for the Cleveland yesterday, and lost IL.
He was pitching against the DetrolC,
and although but nine hits were mace
or his delivery most of those came III
the first three innings, when four runs
We're scored.
Manager Humphrey to-day received
check for $50 from Walter Learned,
president Of the New London Street
Railway Co. The following note ac-
companied the check, which explains
the gift: Although the base ball team
has not succeeded in getting into the
first division by August 1, their efforts
have been so promising and the prog
ress so great that take pleasure in en-
closing you a check for $50."-New
London Globe.
P. Frank Woodruff, the ex-ball
player, lost a diamond ring in the wa
tiers of Alewffe cove Saturday after
noon while skylarking with Robert II.
Congdop, jr, in a rowboat. Mr. Wool
ruff advertfses reward Of 500 for
the finding of the ring. The bottom
Of the cove where it was lost has been
secured, but no trace of it can be found.
Congdon and Woodruff were in row
boat and the former pushed the ball
player overheard. The ring, which
fitted loosely; was lost while he was
getting out of the water. Woodruff
valued the ring at 1926. The stone
was in a Tiffany setting.-New Lon
don Telegraph.
Manager Conner has received a let
ter from the manager of the New Or
leans team asking if he cannot keep Ed
Connors the rest of the season. The
New Orleans manager says Connors
will not return to Springfield, but will
go to Milwaukee and play in the Amer
lean association If given his walking
papers. He further says he has had
all kinds of hard luck and Is short
handed and it will be a great accommo-
dalton If he can keep Connors. Ed has
not been playing with the team since
letter from Secretary Farrell warned
the New Orleans manager not to play
him. Manager Common will not allow
Ed to stay In New Orleans, for he be-
longs to Springfield and jumped to the
Southern league knowing the conse-
quences.
Jake Beckley says: "The hits that
Brothers, O'Neill and Browning made
were the real thing. They fairly
smoked as they sped along. / think
that those three fellows, Arson, Connor
and Dave Orr, il they could be back in
the game and sas husky as they were
then, would beat $50 easy, in spite Of
the foul strike rule. All the players
would have fatter records if the mod
ern scoring system had been in use in
those times. don't think there's much
difference in individual batters.
think Wagner and Lajoie are just as
great as the old timers, and think the
old timers were as good as they are
now. But what I do believe is this:
That there were three or four mighty
sluggers in those days where there IS
one to-day. OF course there were many
more stolen bases, but that Isn't stick
work-just an incidental"
Jimmy Barry closed his work with
Haverhill in the New England league
Saturday and returned to his home in
this city, says the Holyoke Transcript,
He says Haverhill Is in bad shape and
he expects that the club, which is the
lowest in the league, will be sold any
day The present management is suf-
fering from an attempt to freeze them
out Barry says: 'Up in the New
England league towns it Is recognized
that this is the last year of the present
league The salaries have reached
such a point there that the smaller
towns cannot stand it beyond this year.
Manchester, which leads the league
now, and made 400 per cent last year
for the stockholders, is making no
money this year. Up that way they
say there will be new league next
year. It will include Springfield, Hart
ford or New Haven, Worcester. and
Providence. They are figuring on it
now" So they figure on Worcester,
Hartford and Providence. Everyone
Of them is a, dead town, as far as base
ball is concerned They are welcome
to everyone OF them. But when it
comes to New Haven or Springfield, the
Connecticut league will have something
to say, and it is safe betting that the
New England league will not be in
either of the cities next year nor in
Hartford, If this league doesn't want 1t,
and it is probable that it doesn't, for
Hartford vet will be q good town with
better team.-New London Day