Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-28
THE SPORTING. NEWS.

more predictions yesterday, but he declined as he said it cost him his weeks wages for his first predictions besides the abuse he got from those who took his tips. The stars will not work properly, he says, until the warm weather gets here.
 Big Cy was not hit so safely as the score would indicate Many of the hits credited to the Orators were punky ones and the Bridgeporters played in great good luck.
 Frank Donahue got his good and plenty again yesterday and by his old team mates, the Clevelands "Red" was always a warm weather twirler and perhaps he will round into form before the setson advances very far
 l New Haven will be here Monday | and this team has been occasionine all kinds of surprises since the league opened. Everybody expected that a team that had scarcely any | preliminary practice would be easy I picking, but she took fall out oi
 Hartford the first day and came near doing the same thing yesterday. Her players are putting up remarkably strong game.
 l Kid Mccormack is many pounds lover weight, but doesn't appear tc
 have slacked up any on his bunt- eating stunts. F. Brooklyn fans will be more insist ent than ever now that Heinie Batch
 be made regular. He is about the only man on. the Brooklyn outfit who has shown any ability to hit the ball this season. f&
 The sight of Red" Waller with ( Bridgeport uniform on gladdenet the eyes of the fans as they saw hin limbering up in practice yesterday And the evasive red one had all his old time speed. When the fans saw Waller there was feeling after al that O'Rourke's assertion that his pitching department would be strong was not all hot air. Walters pres ence lends confidence to Bridgeport's supporters.-Bridgeport Telegram. The two former Bridgeport play, CTS, Pop Foster and Bill Yale, were
 
 ing game of the Eastern league be tween Newark and Toronto. Bill Yale had the honor to score the win. ming run for the Toronto nine. He secured hit, stole second, and came home with the run on a hit, making the score ? to in favor of Toronto A game played by the little fellows this morning out on the Dublin street lots was record for boys ball games. The Young Croft Schools de- feated the Eagles by the score of too and it took ten innings to do it. The pitchers for the winning team were Robitz and Druen and the catcher was Manaway. The battery for the losing team was Dillon and Budd. ...s ..-<
 Sam Mertes is living on liquid food until his injured jaw recovers it's normal condition. Mertes heard from his home in Frisco yesterday for the first time since the earthquake. A stampless letter came through from his brother.
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 The Yale varsity team is clouting the ball. It has played twelve games and made total of IA hits--an av- craze of over nine a game.
 Doolin has been a star performer for the Phillies in the series in New York.
 The Boston teams lead in shutout ThA Tannauitac ho trnu two such games and the Collinsites three So far there have been three whitewashes in the National league and five in the American. eL -.
 Fitzpatrick enjoyed himself ycster- day at the expense of his Holyoke de- riders. getting two fine hits. besides fielding perfectly.
 BagIey's great reach in tho third yesterday saved Mccormick n wild throw on Taylor's grounder.
 Dave Altizer sent Manager O'Neil $50 yesterday, the money. having been him by the Springfield man. ager.
 Pitcher Frll. the young lefthander who performed so, sensationally a gaInst Holyoke yesterday. was to Dan ONeil by Charlie Clancy, the former Holyoke pitcher.
 Heine Batch showed again yester- day that he has not lost his old time cunning with the stick. and 1t Is more than ever likely that he will soon De a regular on the Brooklyn team.
 If is now officially announced thab lack Hannifin of Holyokc is to play with the Baltimore team of the East pru league. Armbruster. the young outfieller. who was heinz tried hy the Athletics. is to he with Hanpiiin.
 After yesterdays game in Holyoks Manager O'Neil and most of the players journeye,i to Windsor Locks. to convey to Catcher p. n,oonnor. their sympathy for him in the loss he has suffered by the ieath of his mother The club tender .d a handsome floral pillow surmount- >d by emblems Of baseball and two ,ats crossed in the center. The fu- neral is to take place this morning.