Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-29
CITY LEAGUE.
A REVIEW OF
 THE SEASON
City Amateur League Was Sue cessful.-How the Clubs Look
 ed to An Observer.

Now that the baseball season is over
 and the many friends and admirers
 of the different teams that go to
 make up the City Amateur league
 get together, they try to dope 1t out
 how 1t was that their favorite team
 did not come out first. After a little
 deliberation on the strong and weak
 spots in the different teams, the fans
 Will agree, at least the unbiased ones,
 that the cup was won by the best
 team.
 To the Brooklyn team the winners
 or the cup, too much credit cannot
 De given. Starting the season with
 a team, its chances being judged by
 the individual worth of it's members
 the previous season, 1t did not occur
 to many that 1t bore the ear marks of champion team. But under the
 guidance of man who knows the game. coupled with the earnest and untiring efforts of each man on the team, 1t eventually landed the covet- ed honor. Although the names of seventeen different players appeared in the scores of this team during the season, about six of them were candi- dates for the position of third-base, which, at times, seemed to be the weak spot on the team. The team was especially strong at the bat, hav- ing scored 145 runs to their oppon- ents 95. Then with one voice, let every true fan exclaim: "All honor to Mike Madden and his 1906 champ ions."
 The Pastimes, the second team in the race, deserve more than a little credit, as 1t was a neck and neck race between themselves and the leaders all season. Had the rest of the team work been as strong as the pitching department, there is no doubt as to what would have been the outcome. The proof of this is shown by the fact that there were only "A runs scored by the teams opponents. The team itself was not extra strong at the bat, having scored only 103 runs. At different times during the season the, team was minus the ser vices of some of its best players, mak- ing it necessary to introduce new talent, using twenty players during the season.
 The third place goes to the Wash lngton Hills, last seasons champions. this year minus the services of four or five of last years team, 1t soon ran upon the rocks of diversity. third in the race, in the matter of run getting they were sec- ond, having secured 122 runs to their opponents IA, showing that they had not forgotten how to use the bat. During the season this team used men of which number 'our played with the Waterbury team 1t different times during the season.
 The North End team which finished ourth was the disappointment of the eague. With good lineup and start ng off strong, they looked very But some of the players to loose interest in the team y absenting themselves from the ,ames with the result that new ma erial was introduced, from which he team did not profit. During the eason they used twenty-five men, md scored ninety-five runs, while heir opponents scored 10S.
 The fifth position is held jointly y the St Joseph's and Merrimacs. The latter team is another one of the ,ood things that failed to make good. with team that looked ood on paper, it proved only SO. 'airly strong in Its pitching depart 1ent, 1t was weak in the field and | lore so at the bat, having scored but Ighty-four runs to its opponents 109. turing the season twenty-four men yere used.
 The St Joseph's team work was not , disappointing as not much was ex- ected of 1t. Beginning the season 'ith two of last years players and
 bunch of willing, if not experienced Il layers, they were soon anchored at le bottom. After six or seven .raight games had been lost. the engagement decided that a more ex- erienced lot of players would have , be secured and as a result of said lange. the team won about half and ,st a few by close margin of its games. In comparison 'ith the work of the "All Star" ag- regation that represented thesociety Ist year. this years work is consid- ed good. As run getter the team ood fourth, having secured ninety ght runs. and the weakness of its and fielding departments in le early part of the season Is shown ' the fact that its opponents se- ired 147 runs. This team used lirty-fnur nlayers during the season