Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-16

Joe Connor caught for Newark again Monday and helped in losing 6 to
 game against Jersey City, making two
 bad throws to third.
 Pete Wilson will be in the box for
 Hartford today in the game al
 Bridgeport Pete is pitching winning
 ball and he is all to the carrots. If he is up to form he ought to mow the
 Orators down.
 Secretary James H. O'Rourke has requested Secretary Farrell of the Ma tional Association of Minor Leagues to rush a decision on Holyoke's appeal from the order of the league directors to play last weeks game over.
 The Waterbury Independents were to have held practice last night at the west end, but had to postpone it on ac- count of the wet field until Thursday evening. Roger Connor will coach the boys so as to have them in trim for the games in Naugatuck Labor day.
 The Norwich team is said to be after Grant. who was with the now defunct Lowell team of the New Eng land league. Grant will be remem- bered by some of the old Holyoke play CTS and fans as a fast outfielder who figured in the Lowell-Holyoke series two years ago.
 They say that when Gastmeyer played with Bristol in Rockville one Saturday not so long ago. he didn't receive a cent for his services. and didn't even get dinner out of it. Tuckey played independent ball again two weeks ago. according to the Bridgeport Telegram.
 It is rumored in Connecticut that Jim 0'Rourke will make another at- tempt to play Sunday ball on Steeple- chase Island. The big league idea of charging no admission fee. but re- qulring each spectator to buy a score card at the regular admission price, is the method to be used.
 Connie Mack evidently likes to hear words of tencoura cement from his friends af former days. He isn't mak- ing any exrravagant claims for his team, but in a letter to Springfield friends of long ago he intimates that the Athletics will be heard from in the American league race.
 Meriden is losing players so fast that il is just as well that Foxen was not allowed to get at Perry Thackera when they had a misunderstanding a few days ago The interference of disinterested ones was timely and fl they had not acted quickly Meriden would have been out catcher.
 Bill Hayward and young Sherwood are the leading hitters of the New Haven team. each man having a bat ting average of 2Tg Frank Burke the former Meriden slugzer. who was so badly wanted by Dan O'NeiL has not yet found New Haven surroundings conducive to heavy stick work. His average with the Dsnaher crew is but .Is2.
 George Stone. the heavy hitting out fielder of the St Louis Americans. was traded by Manager Collins of Boston in exchange for Jesse Burkert and cash bonus. As the once-Srear Burk- cit has a batting average of 70 this year. and Stone is pushing Keeier and Lsjoie for the league leadership. Ir is likely that Jfmsy feels that he made mistake
 PhiIadelpais enthusiasts have si- ready begun to figure out the caznces that the Athletics would have in the event Of their winning the Americzn league flag The Philadelphia Press l,elieve~ thst st the present time the Quaker CItv szzrezzticn Ts slightly s.-o-~rr -rzu Nef-.n-s <~ r- ss relying on the pitching force and th- fine array of steady xtickers to come cat o1 top