Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-23
BASE BALL TD.BITs.
Too bad, Springfield.

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 Jack Tighe must have smiled yes terday.
 We will just about trim Spring field again on Friday when she comes here.
 Hartford, the Eastern league pos sibility, got it twice yesterday and is now crying bad umpire"
 The Springfield writers some weeks ago said that Waterbury was no bet ter than a fourth place possibility. Wonder what they think now?
 Moriarty, a former Connecticut league pitcher. now with the Newark team, shut out Montreal without hit yesterday.
 Saturday is the drafting day and the local players are wondering how many of them will get the ticket At last three of them will be in the drafting circle when 1t is completed.
 Just put this down in your head gear and remember 1t: If Jack Tighe and his bunch of Norwichers do not win this pennant, Waterbury will, and either one of the teams deserves the victory.
 Holyoke has at last got out of that last place. The lid has been held down pretty close on the former champions. Bridgeport can now rest quietly at the bottom. for there is where she is likely to remain.
 The windjammers baseball team wants to play the winner of the Rose bud-Pioneer game. which Is to be played next Sunday. and a challenge to that effect Is given. The Wind tanners defeated the West Sides last Sunday by a score of II to S.
 Danbury. with Ernie Nade in the box, beat the Tigers of New Haven yesterday by the scoreo IS to 1. The Tigers would not have scored at all had not two of the Danbury outfielders come together in trying for fly ball.
 So Dan O'Neil is getting pugna- cious again. is he! Wants to fight our Captain Harry. does he7 When he comes here on Friday we will ask little Jimmy Walsh 10 take him out in the lot and teach him a lesson in good manners.
 Billy Lauder landed from the steamer in New York to-day and he may be in the game tomorrow. un- less his long trip has tired him out. All the old fans will remember Lau- der when Harry Durant had the team of collegians.
 What will become of Norwich next season if New London drops out, lt looks as though that place would have to go, too. New Britain and Meriden business men who want to see good baseball should get busy right away and seek for franchises. Both cities would be all right with a manager of the caliber of Harry Durant behind them.
 Dan O'Neil tried to provoke a quarrel with Captain o'Hagan be- fore the game yesterday. but found that the Waterbury captain had his good behavior with him. Dan got % pugnscious that he wanted the local captain to come behind the grand stand and settle their griev- ances fl they had any. Dan must be getting vexed as he sees tae pennant slipping away from him.
 Springfield comes here to-morrow. and, Of course. Dan 0'Neil will come. too. Dan has just bought a couple of new players and he thought he had a good chance to vin the pen nant- Waterbury stopped his think ing for a minute yesterday and to- ve will just about drive him to the funny house. O res. Dan can fight. but ve are not scrappers-ve are ball players Just get out there and sse the fun-
 Nev London is ratins her last to retire from the Con necffcut IszEue. All New London games srheduled for the whaling town for the rest of the season viii be transferred All players on the team that can be soif wiil be solf- It Ix said that scr-e parties ia New London are eping to trT and refain the franckise. but it is not protabIe the otkex managerx wiIl stnnf fpf tL