Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-05
BASEBALL NOTES.

Manager Durant has landed anoth- CT big man in Clark A. Sharpley. who played last season with the Tough keepsie team of the New York ,State. league. Sharpley is an outfielder and is said to he hard hitter. He is j
 feet II inches tall and weighs 1S5 pounds. .s..~,
 Jim O,Rourkc is out with a new ambition. to play baseball for half d century. He says that after he rounds out an even fifty years on ihe dia- mond he will quit and give some of tLe young fellows a chance. This is his fortieth year in the game.
 II. A. Buckley of Hartford said last night that he had signed contract to pitch for Norwich this season. He joined the Norwich club late last sea son and pitched six games. one a one hit game against Bridgeport. He mad good success in the box and Jack Tighc was much pleased with his work. Tighe says that Buckley is due for one of the major leagues. Buck Icy is the only member of last years pitching staff to be retained.
 The Rockville baseball managers have selected Tommy BannOn to man. age the team this season. but accord ing 10 advices from New London he would not refuse an offer to go there. It seems that Ramon has not accept cd the offer from Rockville aud it is not expected that he will go there. \ New London man who recently had a talk with Bannon was told that if he took the New London team again and ran it to suit himself that he would land tho Rabbits up among the leaders.
 Tommy Leahy of New Haven. the catcher for tho St Louis Nationals the past season. has just signed q con tract as backstop for thah team again. His signature has been sent to PreSi- dent Robinson of the Cardinals and lIe has received word tO report for practice with that team at Houston, Texas. about March !.
 Never was there more faithful ad- mirer of the great Mike Kelley than Undertaken Joe Quinn of St Louis. who maintains to this day that "Kel'' was the greatest ball player who ever wore a spike. 'The stars of today are not in his class" said Joe the other day.
 According to advices that come from Jimmy Sebring has signed Bob Tnglaub of the Boston Americans for the WiIliamsport club. He also secured tho signatures of Pitcher Frank Corridor and Catcher StreIt. the latter formerly with Cincin- anti.
 Il was very nice of Jack Carney to give Fred Doe Outfielder O'lIara. The latter made great hit in the New league. but did not seem to I,e in the swim in the west. Doe is much tickletI over the fact that he has secured this player. and looks for big results the coming spring.
 The veteran Jack Chapman not only discovered Jimmy Collins. but also Bill Dinepn. who was then pitching iu Wee,lsJort. V. Y. Rig Bill sought q iols from Chapman and got it. S1tzD pe- montb. and then asked. How murh advance. showing that he had his eye teeth cut at a very carly periVsI in the base ball career
 George Tel,esu keeps hold of the Kansas City franchise despite the tsIE aI-sut his letting co- He iS willing rB part with it al his own figure. hut DO one shows any disposition fo meci it- It certainly sInacks veTy strongly of synsIicatism for one owner to have two ,-llilSs in the same hague Then George stiil has Denver in the Western
 IBIging hy the advancc noiiess from in regard to what the Brass City TTspg-esS to hand out fu the baseball Iinc this ses~sn it woull seem ss tllsnzis Harry Dursnt has aI- rezdy pirke,l ont q T-ennsnt nss peie 'hsf cpuld l,e srrn from New Hayca-- New Haven faIlz.Iium.