Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-27
Base Ball Notes.

The New England leagues salary limit is $1,50O.
 Connie Mack paid $36,OOO in salar- ies last season.
 Broadway A1eck Smith is looking for a job forNnext season. He would like to play with the Boston National league team.
 Charley Dexter has been released by the Boston National league club and has signed with the Louisville American association team.
 The Milwaukee A. A. club has transferred First Baseman Corners to the Baltimore club. and signed a northern Michigan pitcher named Hi ram Wood, standing six feet three inches.
 A Fredericton (N. B.) infelder named Tommy Howe, for short time with Montreal last year, has signed with Hartford; and Fredericton shortstop named Tinnamon is negoti- ating with Bridgeport,
 President Hermann of the Cincin- nah club has been so pressed by St Louis and Philadelphia for Jake Beckley that he has put it up to the player to choose which of the two clubs he will play with. N
 Clarence PoD Foster, of the Bridgeport team, will have to undergo an operation. for the removal of q splinter. which entered the sole of his foot some time ago. Since the injury he has been compelled to go around on crutches.
 Fault is found with college ball >fo- 4hair for the summer and play baseball to help pay their way through college. Many collegians prefer this to wait ing on table and washing dishes i'll restaurants during the summer months.
 Bill Dineen thinks that Boston Will win the American championship over again, and that Pittsburg will win in the National. Bill says that Boston can beat Pittsburg again in such an. event, no matter how the Nauonai Ieaguers are fixed for pitchers. we have the batsmen, said he, and our men do not know what defeat is.
 Fritz Klobedanz has returned from the west, where he oficiated as ret cree in the polo league. ln speak ing. with the writer in Lawrence few nights ago, Kloby said he would be seen in a Lawrence uniform next season. notwithstanding rumors to the effect that he had signed with Memphis. Fritz thought Marion would win the western polo league mpionship.--Loweil Citizen.
 Joe Connor may play no more pro- fessional baseball. He has been ap- pointed temporarily to fill one of the positions on the police force made va cant by the discharge of Policemen Allen and Smith. Rumor has it that he will receive regular appointment if he wants it and this rumor also says that he will accept such q posi- tion. Of course the pay will not be as large, but he will be at home and will have steady position. which means a whole lot to Joe just now.
 Tim Hurst. known to baseball fans wherever the game is played. has probably held the counter for the last time He will not officiate in any games the coming season. He has arranged to go into business in New York. President Grillo of the Amer fcan association. who had hoped to secure inc services of the veteran, announces that Hurst is out of the game. but that if he ever decided to re-enter. the American association would have the call on Tim Whether Hurst will officiate at prize fghts in the future is vet 10 be determined.
 Manager Humphrey of the New London baseball club has received a contract bearing the signature of Joe Curtis. clever infieIder. who prom ises to be a source of strength to the New London team during the coming season. Curtis can cover either third or short Last year he was with the Baltimore Americans all through the practice season. He also took part in 14 cha mnionship games. Tn six of the games he was at short and in the others looked after the third corner of the diamond. The fact that he