Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-02

Iron Man McGinnity seems to have quite following on the Norwich pitching staff. Long and Plank have each won double headers within few days.
 Pitching two games in one after noon is becoming quite a favorite recreation for Connecticut league pitchers this season. Plank joined the list Tuesday.
 Bakers work in the field has steadily improved lately and two weeks ago the fans would not have believed him capable of the work he put up Tuesday.
 There is no man in this league that can work a sharp trick so quickly and with more conclusive results than our own Captain Harry o'Ha- gan. That winning run yesterday tells whole story.
 It is up to the other teams in the league now to go and do likewise to Norwich. Then all will have a chance to grasp for that pennant pole. Their alley can be found just as easy as can any of the others.
 Yesterday Hogarty pulled out of a bad hole in ninth inning of the sec ond game, when with three men on base he sent three good ones over the plate which Ball failed to see, but the umpire did.
 Did you notice the work of our two catchers yesterday? Not stolen base in either game. It shows how much our backstops are feared and how many met defeat at the second station.
 George Lee, pitcher of the Law renee team. was struck under the heart in the fifth inning of yester- days game with Worcester by liner from the bat of Joe Knotts, catcher. He dropped senseless in his tracks, but 1t is believed he will recover.
 Dan Shannon got rap of the ball in the seventh inning of the first game which came near putting him out of business. It struck him on the Adams apple and Dan lost his voice for a few seconds and would have fallen to the ground had not Thack- ara caught him.
 We dislike to appear as a shat terer of idols. but for sake of truth it should be stated that Catcher Jope of the New Haven club has not field ed perfectly in the last sixty-three games. His string without a misplay numbers forty-two. That is an en- viable record and. 1t is safe to say, not equaled by another catcher fin the Connecticut league.-New Haven Register.
 Frank Burke of New Haven is the real league leader in hitting. He has the fine percentage of .3Ss. The Phil adelphia Press says that Burke is re- garded as the most promising young outfielder of minor leaguedom. The report Is that Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Athletics has a string on the New Havener.
 1 The New York American says that Joe Connor at one time a catcher with the Orators and more recently with Sphingheld. has developed into wonderful first baseman. He is playing that position for the Mon- treal Eastern league team. Such a good judge as Hugh Jennings. the famous shortstop. has pronounced Joe the best in the Eastern league.
 If Hartford wins the pennant 1t would be a good idea to arrange a series of games with Rockville and Manchester for the championship of the state To make the series inter- esting Manchester would be allowed Rube Waddell and Rockville could have Joe Bean.-Hartford Courant. If Hartford wins the pennant. Wouldn't that make you long to en- joy one of those smokes yOurselfg
 Larry Hesterfer. the clever little southpaw tvirler. who jumped the Newark Eastern league team because he asserted he was not treated right by Manager Burnham and Captain Catins. has been sold to the Toronto team When told of the fact yestsr- day he said. They can sell me as much as they please. but I won't 60 to Toronto or anywhere else. st iesst not this season 1 wonder hor much Burnhzn got for me. he added. and viii he give me half if I gof"
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