Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-18
BASE BALL TID-BITS.
New London Friday.
 Stocks were watered.

The whole league suffered as well.
 Springfield will be here for dou- ble header on Saturday.
 Jack Tighe felt like eating the fan who asked him if he had the rain checks in his grip.
 It is estimated that 1,257,346 1-16 gallons of water fell on that ball field yesterday afternoon.
 George Corr, sub-pitcher on the Niagara college team this year. is twirling for the Novelty Manufactur- ing Go.
 slE6srantswill try out a he@ pitcher against Holyoke tomorrow. He is a Holy Cross twirler. and peach, so they say.
 Maurice Reed was out in a boat looking for the copper that swiped his silk umbrella. The last seen of Maurice he was sounding out in right field.
 Grimshaw of the Boston Ameri- cans leads the team at the bat with an even 300. Ferris is third with .275, and Parent sixth with .262. Bates leads the Boston Nationals with .275. -t
 The Blue Birds defeated the Kings burys this morning by the score of 13 to 5. The Blue Birds issue a chal- lenge to any team in the city whose players average IA years of age for a s1.25 ball.
 Dr Daily has severed his connection with the Hartford team and J. H. Clarkin is now the sole owner. It is to be hoped that this will kill the Eastern league pipe dream and in- fuse new life into the team.
 If Manager Durant accepted that grand stand as perfect job. he ought to send the contractor up and look over the roof. It is not leak less one by any means, as was very much in evidence yesterday.
 Captain Bill Hayward of the New Haven team broke a finger on his left hand by running against an au- tomobile while chasing a fly ball in Bridgeport Monday. It is not certain that he will be able to play for some time.
 It will mean something for the Holyoke clubs treasury if Walter Hartley comes to terms with the Bos- ton Americans. Incidentally 1t would mean something for the Boston clubs treasury, for Chick is real ball player.
 They may say what they wish about Sam Kennedy, but he Is In the game all the time. What Is more, he has the other players taking an interest in the game and that is the reason why the Whalers play such snsppy ball.
 The veteran Billy Hamilton is thinking of getting back into big league base ball. Hamilton is still a young man and has taken good care of himself and of his money. as is shown by a bunch of real estate he owns in Clinton.
 If some one only had a kodak yes terday and take the pictures of Jack Tighe. Harry Durant. George Strobel and Jimmy Hynes. they would have a quartet of faces that would put dyspeptics in the never-ran class Can you blame them?
 That grand old man. Jim o'Rourke. is hitting in better form than he has displayed for several years. The vet ersn is tapping the ball at a .2si eIip. that other younEster. Hi Ladd. being the'only Orator to surpsss him He is hitting for .32z. and Beaumont comes third with 2S0.
 Tom Fleming has been handed the lemon by Jacksonville and will nov take a shy st base ball in the outlaw Tri-Sfste league He vas the same sort of success in Jacksonville that he was In Holyoke- Now he has Joined Harrisburg and Is to make an attempt to play the outfeld-
 Some one is hitting the pipe in Waterbury. too. Word came to the writer yesterday that Waterbury vas Iayfns wires 10 get into the Eastern leze1e next sezson- Get vie and stay oa: of it- This little league well eo1-