Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-16

IS; M. Kelly, CT; III. Healey, IF; T. Dom
nelly, If. Anyone wishing game call
on R. Bacon, Washington extension.
Billy Lush has endeared himself in
the hearts of the fans Of Cleveland by
his brilliant fielding and throwing,
Billy is also batting well this year.
Worcester has a great pitcher in Nc
Gill, and appears to be working him
to the limit, judging from the number
of games he has been in since the open
ing of the season.
This is Bill Yale's sixth season with
O'Rourke's Orators. and during that
time he has not been absent from
game. Bill has good habits, both on
and off the ball field.
Joe Conner was a visitor in Water
bury over Sunday. Joe is looking IN
perfect trim and says that Springfield
will have a whole lot to say in the
flying OF the pennant for this season
The leaders in the two eagues are
winning at about the same percentage
The Boston Americans have played one
more game than the Giants, and have
won one more. They have each lost
i've games.
Tie Willimantic base ball season
was opened Saturday. the home team
defeating MiddletoWn, Ill to 6. The
Nichols brothers composed the Wilt
mantle battery and Ahearn pitched for
Middletown
Montreal has been strengthened by
the accession of Fred Hartman of the
Buffalos, Catcher Jack loft OF ToroN.
ton and First Baseman Clancy. former
" Of the Worcester club, who has got
back from California.
Doc" Reisling, the former Hartford
manager, now with Toledo of the
American association, recently pitched
a fourteeninning tic game against
Minneapolis He accepted thirteen
chances without an error.
Tommy Leahy, the old Providence
catcher and well known polo referee.
is doing the catching for San Francis
co Of the California league. and Is
proving himself as steady and reliable
as when iii the Eastern league.
This is the thirty9tlird year OF "Sir"
James O'Rourke's career as a ball play
er. He has not done much playing this
year. so far, as he has an excellent I'M
derstudy III Beaumont, who is putting
up u good game behind the wind-pad
and with the bat.
At Bristol tile home team defeated
a team of Hartford semi professionals.
Saturday. 13 to 10. The Bristols made
ten errors and the Hartford men made
fourteen. Duffy and Dunn pitched for
the semi-professionals and Bresnuhan
worked for Bristol.
Since 1871 no-run no-hit games have
resulted just forty-two times. In thir-
ty-three years of major league base
ball there have been $4,000 games
played. This is approximate. From
1900 TO 1904 there have been just five
no-run no-hit games. or one year.
1t Is like pulling teeth for any team
to win game from the Boston Ameri-
cans. The pitching staff is hummer.
Criger is Il peerless catcher, the ball
has TO be hit over the intielder's head to
be safe, and there are Dougherty,
freeman and Collins to drive an occG
sional hit to the fence.
Numerous professional clubs have
been trying to sign Lynch. the crack
pitcher of Brown university. but Pitts
burg has finally landed him. Lynch
was very effective for Brown last year,
but the agitation there this year for
pure amateur sport resulted in his not
playing on the regular varsity team.
He is considered fast enough for major
league company and is expected to join
Pittsburg as soon as the present coll
lege year ends.
1t is reported that Pitcher William
Milligan of the New York club has
been released to the Montreal club of
the Eeastern league. Manager George
Stalling of the Buffalo club is quoted
as. saying that he has been trying to
secure Milligan for the Bisons, the
team the left-hander pitched for last
1t is also stated that Jack
Dunn has been released or farmed to
the Providence Eastern league club, OF
which Tom DAILY is the manager. Dunn
will play shortstop.
s Henry. the centerfielder released by
Springfield. will have trial with the
Hartford team. Last season, when
with Springfield, his batting average
was 249. He made eighteen doubles
and one triple. six sacrifice hits and
stole fifteen bases. His fielding aver
age was 919. The Springfield Republic
can saws Henry Is y good ball PLAYER
ana Manager O'Neill's reason for let
ting him go is that he is not aggressive
Henry has been hitting the
ball harder this season than the Hart
ford outfielders.
Frank Donahue took a run UP to
Waterbury from New Haven Sunday
and had a heart to heart talk with
some of his old chums. Frank is en-
thusiastic over the Cleveland team
and is surprised that it is not fur
Their mp the line in average. New York,
lie says. has no license to beat Cleve-
land and Frank smiled when he said
it. because lie was the only pitcher
that got away with the Griffith bunch
during the New York series Just fin
ished. He also made the statement
and wanted to wager some or the
long green that Cleveland would beat
the Boston Americans out in the series
between the two teams. Frank says
his brother Tom IL playing with st
10 OF the Missouri league and is doing
well.
WA9ENECWN RRTfN