Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-22
Three games the last three days.

wien play here Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
 We are trying to square things with Bridgeport out on the grounds this afternoon.
 Lundgren of the Chicago Nationals has won seven of the eight games he has pitched this year.
 The other teams will have to shake their feet few this week if they eX- pect to follow Waterbury.
 City officials are looking for an- other game. They will be accommo- dated in a couple of weeks.
 That crack Fitzpatrick received on the head yesterday showed the Springfield captain to have in stock goodly amount of sand.
 Everybody in the city who knows Cy Voorhees, will be glad to know that he has got back into form and is ready for the fray at any time.
 We have begun the week we'll and at the close we expect to see the Prodigals grasping that top round of the ladder, and fighting to hold it.
 O'Hagan and Wagner are jealous of their comrades at the top of the batting column and they made a great start yesterday to get up along side of them.
 Cincinnati Is coming up steadily in the National league race. Boston Is already we'll to the rear and the lead CTS of the second division are not so very far from the Reds.
 Quite a seesaw between Norwich and Hartford for that first position. When we get up there that seesaw business will be cut out for the Prod igals will brook no interference.
 William Lawlor, president of the Shop League, was compelled to re- tire as umpire in the City Amateur league, as he could not give his time and services to both and do them jus tice
 The Shop, league ought to do we'll this season and no doubt it will. The enthusiasm has begun to be awak- ened and good fight between those teams would mean some speedy ball games.
 Jimmy Collins Misfits have tied the old Detroit team for the record of consecutive defeats sustained by a aj0r league team. Fancy the faces of that bunch when payday comes around. 4-v sf
 Before yesterdays game Bender had won six out of seven games. Wad- dell six out. of eight, and Plank all of the five he had pitched. Bender is to be charged with the defeat of yes terday.
 Players who forget to be gentle men in the games in the City Anna teur league in the future will find themselves outside the hreastworks. Better control of their tongues and tempers is what is expected.
 Tuckey. when Waterbury was in the league before. used to be feared more than any other twirler in the business. but since Waterbury has changed her name to the Prodigals, that hoodoo has been wiped out.
 That was finding the ball some aad finding 1t at the right time. Evety man on the team had hit but M.kc McAndrews and he probably thoug t he would give the other fellows a chance, he has been doing 90 well since the season opened.
 That same peculiarity of percent age figuring places Bridgeport a couple of points ahead of us again. To-day Is the Prodigals chance to shake on that peculiarity and let us hope the shake on will be on our Side of the fence.
 The City Oficials are still sore over that defeat administered to them by the Newsies and like the boy who lost his stick of candy won't be paci- fed. The newsboys are now thinking of challenging them to a game and if they do the Newsies will be on hand to back them to the limit.
 The City Amateur league has Me- morial day in the morning open and may bring some team here to play an exhibition game. The All Water burys which have been just organ ized ought to take up this date and play the Independents or some other strong aggregation.
 There was quite big crowd out at that game on Saturday between the Norwoods and the Cheshires. Nine paid admissions is all that was reported. Baseball games must be sell advertised the same as anything else if you want the crowds. Better luck next time.
 In writing upsthe City Amateur league games yesterday. notice was 1nly taken Of the bad plays made dur ing the game. There were several good plays that should have been talked about and particularly the brilliant work of William LalIier of the Brooklyn team. That vas splen- did exhibition of ball playing Sunday by this young fellow.
 Arrangements may be eonsummat- ed whereby Pitcher Patten and Ctil- Ity Fielder Stanley of the Washing lon club will be exchanged for Pitch sr Dineen of Boston. who is said to se very much Siseruntled with his present. situation and who refused to ssEn a contract until last week and hen only through the influence Of Ran B. Johnson