Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-27
BASE BALL NOTES.


President Danaher of New Haven
has released Steupel, Schultz, Burdette
and Donovan.
innings at Springfield Monday and but
six Williston men faced him.
Anderson of New Haven did not get
hit in the Yale game and the Register
says: True, his batting might have
been stronger
The Trinity outfelders played out
by the fence towards the close of the
game yesterday and most of the flies
went out straight to them.
O'Hare, the Hartford left fielder. had
to get runner when on the bases yes
terday, as his leg muscles are swollen.
He was in a Turkish bath last night.
A curious coincidence yesterday was
the Whitewash> of the Boston Ameri-
cans by the Philadelphia and the
whitewash or the Philadelphia Ma
tionals by the Bostons.
The Philadelphia played to $4,000
persons in four consecutive games in
Greater New York--41, 900 ut three
games in New York and $4,000 at last
Sundays game in Brooklyn.
If third baseman made a brilliant
stop on which he helped run man
down, his brilliant stop would not give
him an assist if he made the put out
Such is the scoring rule. It is to
laugh.
After seeing his team shut out by
Yale Monday, 10 to O, President Dana
her said: "T'm more than satisfied and
| have great hopes for New Haven .
There is great demand to get on the
New Haven team.
While Hartford won yesterday. New
Haven, Meriden and Bridgeport lost
Bridgeport was shut out by Newark,
and New Haven made two runs to
, nineteen for Yale. President Danaher
was probably more than satisfied"
Close games are remarkably fire.
quent this season. So far there have
been nine games in the American
league won and lost by one run and
three tie games in the American and
two in the National.
"Southpaw" Milligan is regarded by
'tAIugsy" McGraw as something of
''phenom." He made fine showing in
the south during the exhibition games.
As "Ldttle Mae" explained it, THAT
fellow Milligan has noddle. and it
amt filed with peanuts either
John j. Kelly. the umpire, in speak
ing yesterday about a mixup mat he
had with Chicago player after a
game. said that lie had his eyes black
ened and three stitches taken in his
lip. Asked how the Chicago man Jared
he said-he was in bed for three weeks.
Manager Aufort of the New Haven
team released Stemple and Stult, one
of the batteries, Pitcher Burdette and
Outfielder M. J.. Donovan. Fitzmaur-
ice. Bannon and Cornell, all outfeld-
ers, are expected to join the team this
afternoon or tomorrow. First Base
Al Perkins. catcher; Michael Gran
field of Springfield, outfielder; NJ. An
derson. Harrington and Robinson, In
fielders, We're dismissed last night
George Bannon arrived yesterday and
will play regularly. Manager Danaher
has notified Manager O'Rourke of
Bridgeport that New Haven will hold
him.
Matty Matthews, ex-weIterweight
champion, has turned his attention to
the bat, now that there is little doing
in the humping line. Matty is doing
the backstop stunt for a local semi
professional nine, and is q cracker
jack. The only kick that can be made
on Matthews's work is that the catch
er's mask hides too much of his clas-
sic features.
Bobby Lowe, the great second basel
man, who was to have joined the
champion Pittsburg team recently. has
been signed by the Detroit nine OF the
American league. Manager Barrow
has been anxious for some time to- get
Lowe, and as the money demanded by
the latter for his services was agree
able to all, Lowe lost no time in af-
fixing his signature to the contract.
Jimmy Collins Boston American
league team jumped to Newark from
Sunday and took a game
from the Newark Eastern league e
4 to 5. The Beaneaters pre-
scented patched-up nine. Ferris and
did not play. Lachance
covered second bag and Catcher Far
rell played the initial bag. O'Neil
played In left garden and Doran
on 44f~Ja+ fnr TEifata,sc rsHa 80 -