Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-20

| follows: J Vance c, R. Galway D | J. Cronan 1b, T. Conlon 2b. J. Daley
 SD, B. Aheran ss, F. Miller If, D
 Leary Of. J. Cavanaugh rf. Any tean
 in the city wishing a game call or
 Manager J. Daley. PAS Baldwin street
 or Captain Miller, the East Mair streets preferred.
 ABOUT GEORGE LAGRANGE. | Big George Lachance. the Montrea first baseman. who is playing in the | present series in Newark. has had
 an interesting career in the nationa 1 game From the guardian of the in l ltial sack on the Boston Americans
 when that team was twice champions
 Tn the greatest league in the coun
 try. to a similar position on the tall
 end team of a minor league. in one
 season. is not the least of his exper fences. Another incident brought
 about by his shift is the severing of
 long-standing companionship be
 tween Big George" and Freddy Pa rent. the great little shortstop of the
 Boston Americans. of which the Cleveland World says:
 The release of Lachance will
 break up one of the closest friend ships in the American league. that ex. isting between Big George and
 Little Freddy Parent It would be hard to find more oddly contrasted pair that this-I.achance big. ungain- i ly. awkwar1:' Parent. small neat. graceful-yet they have been insep- arable companions for years There is much in unison between the two. though. at that. Roth are French Canadians and both got their start in baseball in the New England leagues. Tt is related of the two that dur ing one of the early trips of the Bos- ton club to Chicago several years ago. Jimmy Collins said to Parent one night as the latter was starting for stroll:
 Better take your gun along. Fred dy. This is a pretty bad town, you know
 "'Don't want any gum was Pa rents response. Got Big George along. He's better than gun and there isn't any comebacks.'"
 BASE BALL PLAYERS ROBBED.
 St Louis. June 20-Manager Henry C. Lewis of the Southern hotel re ported to Detective Richard Joyce at police headquarters yesterday at noon that five rooms at the hotel were en- tered by a sneak thief Saturday after noon in the absence of the guests and robbed of clothing and valuables.
 Among those robbed were Roger Bresnahan catcher of the New York NaticS als. and Dan McGann. first base man of the New York team. Me Cams base ball shoes were taken and Bresnahan lost pair of patent leather shoes. Both players had left their val uables in the office safe.
 All of the rooms footed were on the third floor. except one on the second, or parlor, floor. An examination showed that the thief had entered each room through the street windows. evi. dently having crawled along the ledge in broad daylight and in view of pass ersby.
 The robberies were not reported to the police until yesterday. Manage: Lewis relying on the house detectives. Yesterday morning it was learned that one of the employees of the hotel who was under suspicion disappeared Sat urday night and is thought to have left the city. The hotel, Mir Lewis said, would make good all the losses.
 Bresnahan, when not playing ball. is a detective. but he didn't go sleuthins after his lost shoes.
 CpIEETTu AETEP EnSEN
 Hartford. June 20.-Manager Grif- filth of the New York Americans is said to be after William Foxen. the Hart ford pitcher. who is regarded as the leagues premier twirler. It is report ed that the New York manager hae had an agent taking notes of the pitchers work and the reports were satisfactory. Before the season opened Foxen pitched in a game against six of the New York Americans and at that time Griffith's eyes were opened.
 Griffith has had hard luck with his pitchers this season. Cheshro, the mainstay and the most successful user of the spit ball. has lame arm. None of the pitchers is in good shape The team tried left-hander from Pater- son. nut De 0luH fldht EOOu. ll Wds reported in New York that Griffith had decided to give the Hartford pitcher a trial.
 Foxen was seen last night He said he learned that the New York team was ready to do business with him. but negotiations had not been opened as yet. FoHen said he was unable to say what he would do if he received an offer. If Foxen goes it will make big hole in the Hartford team He was secured last season after his brother had pitched here a short time. This season the management was in doubt for some time whether he would come here or % to Jersey City. as that team claimed him
 CONNOR MAKING GOOD.
 Exhibiting reinvigorated form. the Nevsrks won in gsllop from Mon treai ve<rerriav afternoon ar Wia1au-