Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-06
THE SPORTING NEWS.

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 The St Josephs will be strengthened by Cy Mcdonald. McNellis, Johnn. Moran and couple more of the col lege boys when they come home fol the summer vacation.
 It is not often that the races in eacf of the big leagues are as interesting as they are proving this season. In cidentally the Connecticut league is having a pretty race of it's own.
 Seventeen hits and only four runs did you ever hear of such thing be fore? New Haven must have beer toying with Bridgeport and when the spurt came was there with the goods
 In the eleven straight games which they won the New York Americans made total of S1 runs and 11S hits That is an average of over seven runs a game and over ten hits game
 Mike McAndrews got back in the game yesterday and made himself felt too. Get couple of pillows Mike in those practice plays and throw nc more scares into us like the last one
 Manager McGraw fined Bill Dahlen $1O0 that day in Pittsburg that the latter was tagged out by Wagner or the hide the ball trick. However, the manager remitted the fine the next day.
 When we get "Cooney" Rice in the infeld and Pitcher Treat has recov. cred from his injury. perhaps the managers of either of the Boston teams may want to swap team for team.
 It was mean trick to let Bridge port think she had the game yesterday and then steal it away from her in the last two innings No one but Con- ny Danaher would do such thing to Jim ORourke.
 That chap who made the bet of $500 to $1OO that Waterbury wouldn't win the pennant. when the season opened, is probably having few thinks just now. Sandy fellow was that $100 man.
 It is a rarity when one of Connie Mack's players is put out of the game for kicking; this apropos of Armbrust- CTS ejectment last Saturday. The Ath- letics are about the, best behaved team on the field.
 Hartford comes here Friday for the first time in just one month. It was May 8 that the Capitol city took our measure last in this city. Farley is about due to show Hartford few things on Friday.
 The crowds are still watching and waiting for the Democrat bulletins. It is well worth the pen of an artist to see the men. women and children who jot down the scores every night in front of this office.
 To date the New York Americans are ahead on the series with every rival except Cleveland. The New York Nationals are ahead on every series except with Pittsburg and St Louis. being tied with the latter.
 On their recent trip west the New York Nationals played to the biggest gate ever done by team on trip. Yet it is said the aggregate attend ance at baseball this season has not been up to that of last year.
 That New Haven crowd will need watching and don't forget 1t. It on !y needed little Waterbury fire to set that bunch agoing and Frank supplied the fuse. They deserve all the success they can at tain.
 The Connecticut league shouldn't fool around long in deciding whether Tom Crook belongs to Holyoke or Hartford. If Holyoke can show any agreement on terms with Crook. there is no question but what he belongs there.
 Charlie Armbruster is likely to he chased back into minor league base ball before this month is up. Fred Lake wants him for his New Eng land league team in Lowell. He would help out some team in the Connecti- cut league in fine shape.
 The New London and Waterbury players are going to take in the en- tertainmen down at the Physical Gull turne club in Simonsville tonight. The New York entertainers will be Joe Hanrahan and Bud Freeman. Nelson and Paddy smith and Ownle Flynn and Frankie Hoffman.
 Pittsburg's claim to Dave Altizer won't get much consideration when Dan O'Neil shows letter acknowl- adging the return to Pittsburg of s250 of the draft money sent on last 'all. The draft was never completed by Pittsburg when it was learned that Dave was not in good shape or play ng ball
 It is said that the Pittsburg club Will not seek a renewal of it's contract, with Mike Lynch when the Holyoke' nan has completed the three years work called for. Lynch is studying aw and Is willing to quit professional baseball. in which he has not been Inyihing like the success that he ooked good for in his pitching days It Brown university.
 Let us recall a few things. Spring. ield and Holyoke were once ashamed . he known as members of the Con lecticut league Hartford set herself ID on a pinnacle. So high that it he- anne top heavy. Bridgeport longed or the title of the leading city. while fher cities fin the league. Waterbury. Sew Haven. New London and Nor i rich were classed as second raferS. What a chance has cou,a orar |. aff