Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-12
BASEBALL TID.BITs.
Meriden tomorrow.
 Bronkie had the goods.

We are just in the right place for now.
 Bronkie seems to be getting better in every game.
 Frank Fitzpatrick had five hits, in- cluding a double, yesterday.
 City league and her officers will be protected from unjust attacks.
 Brace up you other managers if you want Waterbury to stay in the lea que.
 The Waterbury team is too good to be disrupted. Whats the matter with the cities that are not holding up their end?
 Meriden will have chance to- morrow to see two real live ball teams when the Prodigals and the Hens take the field.
 If the league will transfer all games on Saturday, in which Water bury is scheduled for out of town, to this city. Manager Durant will offer guarantee.
 A big crowd of sports are going over to Meriden tomorrow afternoon 'whenoehe' Waterbury team takes arhe trip. They will take in the Centennial as we'll as the ball game.
 Norwich broke New London's win ming streak yesterday. It had to do 1t if it wanted to stay on top. We are still among the lilies and fighting to stick our nose in front.
 George I.achance is certainly the real thing in Providence. He is now batting at 1908 and fielding at .993 Thsi is pretty good work for man that was discarded by Boston
 Talk about your plucky fights, if that Norwich bunch ain't mixing one 1t is caution. Every Norwich citi- zen ought to take big pride in that team and give the players good pat ronage.
 All the writers are discussing the ability of their pitchers to show speed. If the teams behind some of the pitchers would develop a little more speed the patronage might be- come more speedy.
 An ex-manager of the Connecticut league said yesterday that if he wanted to punish a recalcitrant play CT. he could not find a more fitting punishment than selling such a play CT to the Atlantic Coast league. Cy Parkins. take notice.
 As between the Chicagos. Pitts burgs and New Yorks for this years National league pennant, Manager Donovan of the Brooklyns is inclined to regard New York's chances as the best. He thinks the champions vii, be the most dependable In the final pinch.
 Harlan of Princeton was about the most timely hitter in the Eastern college ranks. In several important games he slammed the horsehide to distant spots and brought in the win ming runs. The Princetonians. while not hard hitting team, were a good pinch hitting team.
 President Shettsline of the PhiIa- delphia club will file a protest wftlI President Pulliam against the award. Ing of Saturdays game to Pittsburg by Umpire Klem in the eighth inning. After the game Shettsline said tha. In all his experience he never had witnessed such arbitrary rulings by an official.
 Gains and losses in points las; reek were as follows: American York. gained &: Cieve and. gained 6. Philadelphia. lost g.. Detroit. gained 12: St Louis. lost 2s. Chicago. gained S: Washington. Iost ls: Boston. lost 2. National league gained 1s. Pittsburg. gained IS: New York. gained 3s: Boston. lost {.
 What do the City Iearue msnsr- FITS want anyway" said a fan ye<fer- fay. They have been playing on m open lot for four or i've years and f iaking chances on getting a fev cents and now when they have a rood grounds and lots of cash they l ire not satisfied If they want to kfIl I he league they are going . good way ,bout it. and that fan can read the itars all right
 Not only do both Boston tezusa ,rins up the rear in the tro leagues ut they lead their respective orEsnf- f stions in the number of times they lave been shut out The Boston Irericsrs have been shut out si. imes sO far and the Boston National en times Nearly a third of the stter's defeats have been vhfte- rsshes. The Pftrssurss have the est record in the shupat line. hay