Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-21
BASE BALL TID-BITS.
Hartford Saturday.

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 Somewhat of Jonah for you Nor wich, don't you think so? --.
 Cleveland has six hitters over the 300 mark-Lajoie, Clarke, Turner, Bemis, Bay and Flick. sas
 McLane, the Holyoke castoff, was pressed into service as an umpire on Hampden park yesterday and did re- markedly good work in the main.
 Mike Hickey is getting a great well come from the Lowell fans. He went in to bat in the ninth and was thrown out on grounder to short.
 Frank Murphy was in a Hartford uniform yesterday and took a work out on the field. He doesn't know just what his status with Hartford is.
 Mccormack grows thinner every day and is making every effort to feddcs his weight. He wore a heasy sweater in the game yesterday. Tot as it was.
 Harry Jope rested up yesterday and watched his substitute do the catching. It was the first game the faithful New Haven catcher has missed participating in this season.
 The Holy Cross-Brown game in Providence. which was postponed from Monday, was declared of yes terday because of conflicting dates in the Brown commencement festivities.
 When the big leagues get through picking the stars out of that Tri- State combination, the deserters from all the smaller leagues will begin to see a "nigger in the wood pile and get in out of the wet.
 More than ever after yesterdays game did the New Haven fans think they have the best team in the league. And they have the right to the opinion when it is based on the present form of the Blues.
 "Cy" Ferry of Pittsfield has drawn his blue envelope from Binghamton. And this is the end of pitcher who two years ago almost brought about a baseball war because his services were claimed by Pittsburg and De- troit.
 Newspapers all over the country were offered innumerable specials from New York last night telling of the shortage in lemons everywhere out on the Polo grounds. where the vendors won't have to buy any for a month.
 And Frank Fitzpatrick keeps right l On putting to shame those who said | he was all in. He gets encouragement | in New Haven instead of the knocks l he received in Springfield when he | was doing his best under adverse cir- 
 Just as an example of the tight | less of the Connecticut league race, | { may be noticed that if Bridgeport | lad taken both games from Holyoke | Uncle James's team would | ,e in fourth place this morning and 'nly ten points behind third
 Fielder Jones of Chicago leads both Jig leagues in fielding with a perfect |, 'ecord. The latest figures show that le had played in ~ games. and had .O3 pufouts and ! assists without an ,rror. Bay of Cleveland is second rith .as0. He made his only error of he season last Thursday.
 Hc nave tOulG Q believe a hoodoo is folloving them nd are throwing away anything and verything in the hope that they may it upon the Jonah. Their latest is
 wish to get white stockings to re- lace the red by which Cincinnati cams have been known since 1869.
 Hartford is coming on saturday nd the Prodigals are awaiting her rrfvai with anxious feelings. They annot understand how Hartford houId have more victories than Wa erbury- They will endeavor tO prove hat a mistake was made in letting hartford win a many from his city.
 The last batch of Tri-Stzte bat ing zverzEes show the well known layers to te hitting as follovs. 'eaI. -z55. Hartley. .52S. Fred Ray CT. .5zs. schriVer. 31s. woiverton- Ilz. DouEherty. -sll. Fred Crolius. i0e. Sehrias. .2sl: UngIzub. .2se; Neil. -71s: Hamilton. ass: Clay, '5e.
 Umpire George Henry had some bee decisions fo make yesterday. but Q Eot them all The secret cf both | ls znd Izck oBrienTs success .. un- lres ix fhat they have both 2Iaree 1 ,e game ani knov just where play nghs to 60 and are ~goknnis on the