Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-09
BASEBALL NOTES.

Elberfeld has been batting at Al clip since August 1.
 George Browne made his one hun. dredth hit yesterday.
 Huggins of the Cincinnatis made five runs in one game last week
 The New York Nationals took away about 5000 as the result of the four games in Pittsburg.
 Only twice this season has Mike Donlin gone two games in succession without making hit.
 Overall, the big Cincinnati pitcher, is under the weather and will be out of the game for week,
 At meeting of the Northern league Sunday an attempt was made without success to force Burlington out of the league because of the high prices paid.
 The baseball directory contains a few magnates who have not yet made offers for Holyoke players. But the end of the season is several weeks away.
 The Boston Americans are corraling a number of young players. Their latest acquisition is Percy s. Rising, left fielder of the New London Con necticut league team.
 Joe Theisen, the veteran who was formerly with Meriden. is replaced by Bunyan at first base for New Haven. The latter's fielding is believed to be mightier than Joe's hitting.
 It has been claimed by statistician that the annual amount expended by baseball clubs in organized leagues is about $1,O0O,OOO. Of this amount more than S2,500.000 is expended !n salaries.
 Manager Kennedy of Hartford says that he intends to take on shop league and other untried talent. Since he dis covered Left Hander Wilson. kenned! thinks that there are many wonders tucked away in obscure surroundings.
 Gastmeyer of Hartford played with Rockville Saturday and was such a bad third baseman that the independ- ent club prompters think that he must have violated the rule which caused Pitcher Tuckey to be suspended last season.
 In the dressing room after the game Monday Flanagan admitted that he shouldn't have characterized Joe Horn ung in the language used. Besides, v commented Hornung himself, ''even If was wrong I should never be called such names"
 We have been getting bumped some since we came east, said .. n.,,-;. ,assardar s.hpf tx. ar,. in pretty fair shape and will endeayor to take three straight from the New Yorks. though we hear Griff's bunch are going at great clip" A report from the west says that Moriarty of the Toledo club. pro nounced the best third baseman in the minor leagues. has been sold to The New York Americans. Griffith has a couple of other high class young bloods landed for next season.
 The New York Nationals. under Nc. Graw's leadership. have never vel failed to show ability to come back after short or long spell of reverses and auy team that figures on beating | them for the pennant on the theory ' that they are short of sand is barking  ap the wrong tree.
 Troubles with umpires continue ir ! aggravated form in the TriStat' | league. Some WilliamspoTt player: recently held Umpire Laird under | shower bath until he felt pruperiy | soaked. Two Lancaster players. Syl vester and Rothfuss. were fined s2' each and suspended four days fol | jumping on Umpire Black Tim Hurst has been appointed ar | American league umpire. according t' | report. and will begin handling the in | dicator at once. Hurst has been ir | Detroit for q while. but was expected | hack in New York yesterday He um riref a few big college games this sea ' son. and his work then was excellent | showing that he had not zone bad f any as sn umpire