Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-24
B. X. [. TROPHIES
miligsr Msddsl Brings His Team
 1hrosgh Ssassn te Victory.

tinues to win cups in the City league, soon there'll not be enough room In Brooklyn to hold the trophies, which the boys from across the bridge have won. Yesterday was the fourth time that the B. A. c. boys have come in on top and three of the winning combinations have been managed by the hardest working manager in the City league, Mike" Madden. Tho other manager, who handled a win ming team was Blanche I.achance.
 The Brooklyn team Individually did not, at the beginning of the season, look strong on paper and very few thought that the team would win the rag. But very few changes were made by the manager, the players worked together and as a result the pennant is theirs The catcher, La chance has improved since the season started and with another years ex. perience should be one of the best In the league. To Johnnie Kelly the twirler and captain, Brooklyn owes It's success. Although he did not start twirling in the early part of the season, allowing Donahue to occupy the slab, when he did get into action he moved his opponents down in heaps. Possessed of a head, undoubt- edly the best of the league, and with speed to burn, his only drawback be- ing wild at times. he did much to bring his nine out of bad holes. A very gentlemanly player and hard worker. Kelly has won the respect of the persons attending the City league game and his record during the sea- son Is good one
 The infleld of Brooklyn has been good. It must be said of William Lalller that he Is the best infielder in the City league, and 1t is surprising that some State league manager does not try him next season. A natural hitter, an excellent base runner and 8 very fast infielder, he makes strong player at all times and has done much If not more than any other player to win the pennant for the B. A. c.
 Legge, Cunningham and Reece made fair field and played hard. But much of the credit of the Brook lyn victory should go to that old war horse, Manager Michael Madden. But nothing need be said of Madden as anyone familiar with the league is aware of the manner in which he la- bored. At the start-off the Pastimes who finished second, the team which Is always near the top, but never winds up there looked good. Hav- ing the pitcher. Bob Moran, who really sprung up this season. is con sidered the best in the league by many, it seemed as If the team was at last to capture the trophy. They hugged the pole until the last game with the Brooklyns, when the west end team and their rooters lost bar rel of money by their defeat. Still 1t was the concensus of opinion that the team would defeat the Merrimacs yesterday and win the final game against the Brooklyn, but when on a final game the Merr- macs had to be taken into considera- ton.
 The Hills, last year champions, never really got into the race this season. brICk MCNelIiSs pii Dwyer, and Mcdonald, who were not in the lineup this season and Car mody, who was not in form. weaken ed the team considerably. Moreover the nine, although having some good men, played indifferently at times and had trouble procuring good pitcher. The North Ends was another nine which appeared very well on paper, and was in the lead for n couple of weeka Hut the fact that at va rious times the men did not show up, helped to put the indifferent feel ing in the team and fourth place Is the result.
 The NerTimacs is good team gone wrong. With such men as Slavin. Burgess, Cleary, Camp. Cassidy and Byrnes. 1t looked as if the East End ers would he one, two, three. but
 The St "Joes" came strong at the finish, and ended the season a tie for second last place. with the Merri- macs. Had the team played as well earlier in the season 1t would have made some of the leaders hustle even