Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-30
THE SPORTING NEWS.

was the Hartford's big backstop and a part of the season their captain last year, is back at his home. He broke a finger in a recent game playing with the Providence eastern league team, where he was sold by Newark in the early spring.
 AS a result of the hasco at Rock vile last Saturday, when the W1lli- mantic team left the grounds on the charge that the umpire had a bet of $50 up on Rockville, Manager Dunn of the WilIimantic team. offers to bet $1,000 that his team can beat Rock vile with neutral umpire and on neutral grounds.
 A gentle, kind word now and then ought not to be ignored. At the game Thursday two specta tors agreed that not only New Bedford. but Fall River, too, is taking money under false pre- tences. This comment indicates that the observers have seen league base ball game in the course of their lives. New Bedford Mercury.
 Sunday baseball is being talked of in New Haven. Several of the city officials are in favor and are quoted as having said they would give per mission for the club to play ball on Sunday. An exhibition Sunday game at Savfn Rock between two National league team is being considered by the fans
 It is funny an umpire can't be found who knows the game and can give universal satisfaction M,errtck is farce and now a man by the name of Martens has come to life who is a good deal worse. Conway seems to be the only reliable umpire in the state league. He will no doubt lose his reputation some fine day associat- ing with the present aggregation of of f1cials.-Nw Haven Palladium.
 Pat Conroy, who is due for notice of his release, says he doesn't care. "Just look at this,'' he said with a chuckIe, as he flashed a telegram from the man. ager of the Altoona, Pa, independent club, telling him to pack up his grip and hurry there. The amount named means a substantial increase over the salary he received from Count Doe. Then besides he will not be a Jumper and liable to the ban of clubs under the national ement.-HayerhilI Ga- zette.
 The evils of the Connecticut league schedule are again shown by the ar rangement of games for this week. Springfield and Holyoke each have on ly two home games, and these are on the same days, tomorrow and Friday, A new arrangement of games will have to be made for July 4, as Spring field cannot play in Norwich in the morning and at home in the after. noon. The league directors ought to go further, if possible. and make a new schedule for the rest of the sea. son. Springfield Republican.
 The fight between a player and an umpire in the New England league has won considerable press notice l largely because Of the fact that the l umpire won the bout There seems l to be feeling that Ia ball player ought to be able to thrash an umpire at any time and place, and if he cant 1 do it the joke is most decidedly or \ the player. The baseball world is not especially in love with a ball player who thrashes an umpire, but player l who tries to whip one and fails is the object of the Jeers and deep joy of all mankind. -Meriden Journal.
 Concord of the New England league had 9-year-old boy in a game witt Lowell Saturday. Concord went tc Lowell with but ten men, and as one retired voluntarily and one was ban ished by the umpire, the manager rather than forfeit the game, put young Diggins, the uniformed mascot, in right l field. He had no chances, and wheT he came to bat it was decided, afte1 some discussion, that he should stand away from the plate rather than risl l getting hurt. So Bushey shot tnret strikes across the plate. Few will dis pute the assertion that Diggins is the youngest player who ever took part II a professional game.
 The Young Eagles of Brooklyn, who recently defeated the Young Rosehilli l by a score of 2S to 8, would like t' l play any team in the city under tn age of thirteen and fourteen years They will play the snappers of Col ] street for dollar a side and SIP ball, and If the latter decline to ac cet the challenge the Eagles will pla! the Young Brass City nine under tn.
 same conditions. The lineup of tn
 challenging team is as follows: Over
 ton, c; M. Holland, D; D. Cronan, 1b
 M. Colon, 2b; Dewey, ss; M. McAuf
 fie 3b; R. Torglor, If; R. Bierner, cf J. Doyle, rf The manager can b, reached at 614 Bank street and tn
 captain at 23 South Riverside street