Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-29
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Secretary O'Rourke Issues His Mandamus R e d Owens to Play With Brook lyn--Other News.

Secretary James H, O'Rourke has sent out notifications Of the January meeting of the Connecticut league. He has stated plainly the time and place of meeting aud thus there is sure to be d full attendance of the board.
 In spite of the resolution to the eT- feet that meetings Of the league shah be held in Hartford, the coming meet, ing is called for Hotel Garde, New Haven next Tuesday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock. 1t is very likely that another vote may be taken regarding the awarding of the pennant to Bridge port, although the officers elected at the fiIst meeting will stand.
 Dan O'Neil is not wasting any sleep over the fact that Holyoze is signing players on all sides. Dan says when the season opens he will have a team that will make Holyoke hustle. He has had letter from Altizer and has written him for terms. Al says he had rather play with Springfield than any team in the league. and it is nearly certain that; he will be back in a Springfield uniform. Dan has other plans for strengthening the infeld, but they have mot yet materialized.
 The Sporting News prints a dispatch from York. Pa, to the effect that Red OWe1ls will go back to, Shreveport in the Southern league next season ana leave York. Owens has been drafted by the Brooklyn club and will 11n- dotlbtedly play there unless presented with the York bank and all it's con tents.
 Owens was supposed to go to Brook lyn last fall, but failed to report. HN was drafted however, for the coming season, with the understanding that Manager O'Neil be given half the draft ing price when Owens signed a Brook lyn contract and half after he had been with the team thirty days. Man ager O'Neil has already received the first instalnent. which shows athaE Owens has already signed and intends playing in Brooklyn.
 Boston, Dec. 29-The two-time worlds champion Boston American league baseball team gives every indi- cation of again landing the pennant.
 The latest move of Manager Jimmy Collins. is the signing of Jesse Burkett, of the St Louis team. Both President John l. Taylor and Captain Collins have been anxious to sign this player, and the former closed the deal some time ago with President Hedges, of St -Louis.sag fIs rte4
 Yesterday Burkett called at the American league headquarters and signed a contract for next season. Burkett said he, was pleased to come to Boston, as it was near his home in Worcester, and besides he had great admiration for Captain Collins and the Boston players.
 It is known that Jesse will play for less money than he received last sea- son, but how much is sliced off his $500 of last season is not known.
 Jesse Burkett is one of the best hit ters in the American league, and his acquisition is move i'll the right di- rection by the champions.
 Their fielding has been phenomenal at all times and the lightning work of their famous "stone wall infield La chance, Ferris, Parent and Collins has always been the talk of the coun- try. But the batting of the champions has never been Anything to brag about, judged by the high standard set by their fielding.