Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-25
GLOBE TROTTING TRIP.
McGraw and Selee to Take Their Men
 No Championship Series.

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 MCGraw and Selee to Take Their Men
 No Championship Series. Chicago, July 25.-All question of a worlds championship series between either New York or Chicago and any American league team was ended Sat urday, when Selee and McGraw agreed to take their teams on trip around l the world at the end of the current season Plans have been practically completed, and the teams are to follow about the same route as that taken by 1 the tourists of 1888, going to Australia, Egypt and various European countries. Both managers are wildly enthuslas- tic, and full sanction has been given by James A. Hart and John T. Brush. Each team will carry twelve men on the expedition. and the start will be made about October 21.
 Allen, one of the crack pitchers of Yale's team, has signed with the Bridgeport team
 If Fred Doe had all the players whom he thought he would have, the race for the pennant would have died down into procession ere this-Fall River Herald.
 There is no one better pleased to have Lush get back to his batting than the members of the Cleveland team, as he is q favarite with the players, Tn Thursday game he was five times at the bat and made four hits.
 Frank Fitzpatrick narrowly escaped being subjected to the displeasure of experiencing week of hitting barren ness. Until Saturday, when he made one clout for two bases, Fftz hadn't found it possible to sting one safely.
 Joe Connor has it on all other base runners in the league in sliding. Con- n6r isn't the fastest runner, but the neryieSt and most successful base stealer because of the combination of bit more than moderate speed and Judgment he is enable to do shis swip- ing stunts.
 Batch showed his loyalty to the Hol- yoke team recently, likewise his long headedness, by refusing an attractive offer from Pennsylvania independent team. Heine will enter the National league in the fall with reputation for uprightness that will be on a par with his superb playing record.
 y His work was refreshing after what we have had here for some time. There was no attempt to dispute his decisions at any stage of the game, and the lack of wrangling oyer a de cision was very much enjoyed by the spectators, Bridgeport Telegram.
 A dispatch to Q western paper says that Manager Clark Griffith fears that l1 LEo gold brick. AS regards fielding Iougherty is certainly not all that ever was. but for a hitter a man who rattles lem for about .329 and leads his club is not such hollow sell after all
 Several of the Waterbury Consoli- dated team were scattered around the state teams on Saturday. Tommy Law Tor played center field for Bristol and had five putouts to his credit, but no hits or runs. Camp played right field for Willimantic and had neither runs, hits or ,putouts. Henebry played third base for Willimantfc and had one assist, with no hits or runs.
 According to Secretary James H. O'Rourke, i've of the league directors have demanded the resignation of Henry Martens as umpire. MT O'Rourke appears to hold Martens re- sponsible for game lost in Bridgeport last week, when Springfield made Il hits, three errors and scored seven runs, against one run, eight hits and half dozen misplays for Bridgeport.
 Bob Lyman, the well known ball tosser, until recently manager of the Coe Brass baseball club, was united in matrimony at his former home iE Lime Rock to a Miss Ostrom, on Tues day last. The ceremony was wit messed by only the members of the families of the contracting parties. Lyman has friends throughout the state, having played with Waterbury when the Brass City was represented in the Connecticut league. and later on with Holyoke.
 The New York Americans have played not bit stronger ball since Dougherty Joined them than before. He has been as much of value because he gave the team another outfielder when Fultz and Keeler were laid off as for any individual prowess. He has hit harder than Anderson, but not so much of late and Anderson has done the more timely hitting and better all around work. An outfield composed of Anderson. Fultz and Reeler is as strong as one with Dougherty in it. One of Dougherty's strong points is his speed on the bases. but Anderson is not slow. All of which goes to show that those who labored under the delusion that Dougherty was sent here for the express purpose of "help- ing New York win the pennant'' have another guess.-New, York Sun.