Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-08
THE SPORTING NEWS.
BASE BALL.
HUSTLINC FOR
 WORCESTER.

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 chise-.New York Ameri- cans Play in Ridgewood. The Hartford Courant speaks as follows Of the Worcester deal: Back stop Kittredge of Worcester has new scheme whereby his town may enter the Connecticut league. He in tends to try to have the New England league waive its rights to Worcester, and if thds is done there will be noth- ing to prevent Worcester from becom- ing member Of this league. Under baseball law the league must put a club into Worcester within thirty days or forfeit rights to the city. In stead of waiting for the time to eX- pire Kittredge will endeayor to have President Murnane give up the New England league claim and forward written announcement to Secretary J. Fl. Farrell of the National Association of Minor Leagues. Then the New Haven franchise can be transferred. If New Haven's franchise is trans ferred to Worcester the Meriden team might be transferred to New Haven. The traction company in New Haven has until a week from to-day to To- cate grounds. Victor Bourden, who played with Hartford last year, Is still owned by the local management and he must return here if he IS wanted. He has planned to go to Haverhill to play with Billy Hamil- toms New England league team. As he is regarded as good man a trade may be effected if Hayerhill is anx- ious for his services.
 In answer to q question yesterday as to what the National league would do about changing the disputed date calling for New York to open in Brooklyn on April 14. the same day the New York Americans open at home, Barney Dreyfuss of the Ma tional league schedule committee said: Nothing, unless there is unan- imous vote of the National league to change the schedule. That is the only way change can be made.'
 According to Johnson's statement yesterday, Dreyfuss admitted to Herr mann that after the two schedule committees had agreed upon dates the National league schedule was changed as far as two more conflict ing dates in New York were concern ed. On Johnson's authority, Herr mann informed Dreyfuss that such hction was entirely wrong and insist ed that the error should be rectified. Johnson, who left New York for Phil adelphia yesterday afternoon, declared that the minutes Of the joint sclied- ule committees would show that it mutually agreed that the New York Nationals should open in Philadelphia on April 14, and he said he would bring the matter before James A. Hart, chairman of the Joint commit tee. without further delay.
 Willie Keeler will have these mem bers of the New York Americans re- port to him tomorrow in Washing ton: Wolf. Bliss, Conroy, Fultz, Ung- lanb and Anderson. They will go to Atlanta, where Clark Griffith will bring the other members of the team from the west Chesbro, who Is coaching the Harvard team, will re- main in Cambridge until March 23, when he will join the team in the south. Last year Chesbro never weighed less than 200 pounds, but at present he tips the scales at 1So and is ready to begin the battle for the pennant. Mike Martin, Ia we'll known trainer, accompanies Griffith's men during the training trip.
 According to President Powers the Eastern league is now the strongest
 minor league organization in exist ence. Five of the clubs own their own grounds and prosperity is seen on all sides.
 Ira Thomas, who will do the prin- cipal backstop work for the Hartford team, was formerly weak on fouls, but since he caught for Newark he is said to have overcome this weakness
 At one of the games down there he took foul under the roof of thu play ers' bench. a feat never attempted be. fore. Hermann and Johnson, constitut- ing majority of the national com mission, decided yesterday that the New York Americans may play exhi- bition games on Sundays at Ridge wood park this season Treasurer Farrell said that he would try to ar l range games with all the Eastern
 league teams which would be eligible to play his team under the new rul. ing of the commission. This means
 that thousands of ball cranks in New
 York will have chance to see some good ball on Sundays all summer h.
 cidentally 1t may be said that if the
 RldgeWood games are successful fi-
 nancfally, the majority of National league clubs will make determined l effort to have championship games played there next season.
 John T. Brush. president of the New York Nationals, has declined the | offer of the New York Americans to play a series of three games before the opening of the championship sea- 1 son.
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