Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-22
BASE BALL TID-BITs.
Springfield here Friday.


 That stop of Captain O'Hagan's in the ninth inning was a rip shorter and saved whole lot of damage.
 Dan O'Neil has squeezed another double header into his already crowded week. Two games will be played with New London tomorrow.
 Recent records show Harry Davis to be the American league leader in run getting, with Willie Keeler sec ond.
 The Cincinnati club has recalled Infielder Mowrey from Baltimore, and he will take part in the series against New York.
 Chicago need not be putting on any airs. What if they do win two pennants there? Boston is prepar- ing to win two cellar championships.
 Jiggs Donohue seems to be as cocksure of catches with one hand as with two. If he doesn't care to exert his left hand he simply shoves his gloved hand out, and the ball sticks there.
 Thomas is Bill Brown all over again." observed Mickey Welch, who saw the game at American league park last Monday. 'He carries him. self like Brown and has all of his actions"
 Treasurer Fredericks of the Chica- go Americans thinks the White Sox will win the pennant by sufficient margin not to be under strain just before tackling the Cubs. And we will give them battle, too," he says.
 Manager Tom Dowd announced last night that he had secured Billy Dyer, the old time Holy Cross college star, who has been playing in the Tri-State league for the past two seasons. Dyer is to be put in at shortstop.
 Castleton, the Youngstown pitch CT, in a game against Akron on Fri day, eaualed the worlds record by not allowing Akron any hits. Only twenty-seven men faced him, and not one reached first base.
 The only team that has any license to crow over Waterbury so far this season is Springfield. as we have on ly beaten that bunch but three times while Springfield has trimmed us seven.
 The New Haven rooters who were present yesterday did rip things up in that eighth inning when Eddie Farley was in the air. but they collapsed completely when they saw that bril- liant stop of O'IIagan's in the last inning.
 The ten thousand dollar beauty Frank Burke and the National league possibility Jack Hannifin were easy marks for Lefty Rogers in the ninth Inning yesterday. That was the time when both of those prize winners should have showed their metal.
 The clever work of Eddie Farley in the first seven innings. the steady work of Rogers in the last two. the steady coaching of Thackara. the fast work of the fielders and the phenom- enal clouting of the leather were the things tLat took the victory away from New Haven yesterday.
 All hopes that New Haven might have had of winning the pennant this season were dashed to earth yester- day. We are reminding all the teams on their Inst visit to this city this season that the Prodigals are still to he reckoned with. New Haven bid us farewell yesterday.
 We wouldn't swap Eddie swander for whole wagon load of Frank Burkes and the same remark can be made about Arthur Nichols. Both of our outfielders have that much lauded New Havener tied fast to tree when if comes to being on deck when needed.
 If Arthur McCabe had not been troubled with lame leg he could have stretched that three base hit into homer yesterday Lame as he was he had plenty of time to get to the third station before the hall was re- turned from against the fence.
 One of the scorers remarked to Phil Corcoran after that fatal inning yesterday when he was cloufed all over the lot. pretty hard luck Phll." "Never mindf' said Phil. ''this game has long time to go yet and our turn will come" Phil came near being true phophet.
 The following games nre scheduled for next Saturday in the Shop league at the Driving park Smith & Griggs vs American Ring Co. at o'clock. oakville Co vs the Waterbury Button Co. at { o'clock. Umpire Thompson will offlciate the first game and Klobedanz at the second. The Nov city Mrg Co.'S team win lay off.
 Young McEnroe makes errors. but some of his plays are so snappy that you have to forgive him for all his bad work. Those two little chaps Walsh and McEnroe make quite a bantam infield and their work com parcs most favorably with the stars who think themselves too good for this league.
 The fact that there are fewer 300 hitters In the National league than there are In the American must not be ascribed to weak hittinE. but to the superior pitching of the Ma tionai league twiriers." says Red Doolln of the Phillies. That being the case. the National league could make its game more attractive by getting rid of some of its superior pitchers"
 The average number Of points be- tween first place and the tail end in twelve professional leagues is 2s1. The most scattering race of the tveive fs fn the National laagus where. on Monday last. there vas a