Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-01
WATERBURY EVENING DEMOCRAT TUESDAY, MAY i, 1906
THE SPORTING NEWS.
BASEBALL NOTES.
Norwich here Tomorrow.

| iNNOhNO tuD DOuiS uoDC.
 Swander acts the part of a ball
 player ever minute.
 Jack Tighe has a bunch of fast ones.
 Brother. Bill" was in evidence
 yesterday. Has he received a diploma
 assigning him to the "23" class? The New York American league
 club has released Pitcher Hughes to
 the Atlanta team of the Southern
 league.
 Many thought that Ritter got Sher-
 woods hit before it touched the
 ground, but Hickey could not see it
 that way
 | Give us Engle, Cooney, Rice and
 that college first baseman Manager Durant is after and we will make
 things hum.
 | If the trolley company would only
 run spur track over to the gate. we
 would forgive them for all the long
 waits. ,........ Newton caught two Boston base runners mapping at first yesterday, but Evans incorrectly called both
 men safe. ss In the fourth inning Swander while attempting to cross the plate was spiked accidentally by Jope. Dr
 Hayes treated the bruise Long, Thoney and Mccarthy. for
 mer members of the New York Amer jeans, now of Toronto, saw Collins S
 men smash the Griffithites yester- day.
 In the fifth inning yesterday Par ent scored from first base on single. It was fine running, but clean han ding of the ball at the plate would
 have shut off the run.
 'If we had those grounds to play on for the past few seasons I would have been in the National or Ameri- can league by this time,' said one ol the fast City league players yetser- day. % 'f afs
 The young Second Wards defeated the Long Hills on Long hill by the score of 20 to 19 Saturday afternoon. Anyone wishing game please call on Manager Brennan or Captain Mar tel at 116 Round Hill street. McAndrews, McCabe, Swander and Nichols, who head the batting list, got nine of the twelve hits yesterday. Nine safe ories for total of fifteen bases is enough to make one sit up and think about it.
 The Brooklyns are going to have pretty natty uniform this season. It will be similar in many respects to the home suits of the Waterbury state league team, only the blue will be navy instead of Yale.
 George Harrington should give a box of cigars to the man that can make three base hit. It is a case of either two-bagger or home run. On, ,accountof the fence. it is, iplpos- sibie to get three sacker
 The old athletic association of St Joseph's should get a hustle on and put a winning team into the field. They can do 1t if they set out for it. The St Joseph boys should take pride in making race for the cup this year.
 Lefty Rogers has made good and it is now up to Cy Voorhees,, Parker, Treat and Fenske to do likewise. The local pitchers. Wallace and Bar ker, can be depended upon to $ do their best when called upon 2#Tl
 Jack Powell of the St Louis Browns was suspended yesterday fo. failing to report for duty when the team departed for Cleveland. Man ager McAleer announced Powell's suspension for not maintaining him. self in condition to play base ball.
 The ball game played last Satur- day between the Young Eagles A. C. and the Young Croft Schools was not | the right score The right score was 1 6 to { in favor of the Young Eagles | A. c. They will give a return game next Saturday.
 Mayor Tom Reilly of Meriden. formerly owner of the state league | team there. was an interested spec | tators at the game. He regrets that | Meriden has not a nine this year. | He expects to come over again when | Sam Kennedy and New London are here
 Norwich, with Jack Tighe at the head. will be on hand tomorrow and the fans will see one of the snappiest teams in the league when they gaze on that Norwich outfit Jack Tighe worked all winter long getting. lines on players and he has team that will make them all step up and hustle To win.
 The Crescents would like to ar range a game of ball with any team In the city under 14 years of age. The lineup Is as follows: c. Leo. C: Thomas AicNought. D. ]. Kelly. 1h: E. Egan. 2b: J. 70. 3b; C. King. .s: P. Lachance. If. NJ. Austin. If. Dulac. lf Would like to play Eagles. Manager Fred Miller. s53 Baldwin street
 Captain Frank Fitzpatrick of the ball team received a let er yesterday from Dave Altizer. who avs he has made ID his mind to Ts- nsin in the Tri-State ieague. Dave avs. too. that he doesn't believe Dan )'NeiI would have him blscklisted- The manager says that Altizer will ,e blackIisted if he doesn't show uS IIondsy. Catcher Paddy O'Connor ejoined fhe team yesterday after 'eing absent on account Of the death 4 his mother
 President Harry l.. Taylor of the Eastern league yesterday fined Man ger Ramon Of Montreal $50 for re- moving his team from the field at { ersay City on Friday last. Players 1 fcCann. vandergrift and Merritt of I Jersey Civ were also fined sia each