Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-18
BASE BALL TID-BITs.
New London tomorrow.

New London tomorrow.
 Weather permitting, the leader are having 1t out to-day on the loca grounds.
 New London and Sam Kenned, will be here tomorrow, and thai means a whole lot to the fans.
 The Prodigals are standing in goot position at the present time. Ther. is no need to worry, they will bt there with the goods when the bel rings.
 Lou Criger of the Boston Ameri- cans is so much improved that he ex- poets to start in this week taking light practice with the Boston Ma tionals on the South End grounds.
 Dan Hoffman is still bothered with weak knee and New York writers are scolding the Yankee management because this great player is isn't giv- en rest and allowed to round into proper form.
 Some ambitious stories have got abroad in Holyoke. One is that the club is to get either Rossman or Stow all, as the Cleveland club can't use two first basemen of their caliber. The kidder has his day.
 Old Jim o'Rourke will bear watch ing all the time in spite of the fact that many are disposed to count his team out of the race. The old man has a knack of starting out poorly and developing winner as he goes along.
 In the New York State league the clubs have to pay fine when a play CT is put out of the game and the player is obliged to remain out for three days. Not a bad scheme to stop roWdy ball, as managers won't stand for those fines long.
 Some of the grievances of the play CTS are that there was no occasion to bring Bone here as he didn't help the team and that the men don't know how long their jobs will last, with Daily hunting for new men all the time.-Hartford Courant.
 The Washington papers are after Jake Stahl all the time. They say he was in too much of a hurry when he moved Altizer away down in the batting order, and are calling on him to put Wakefield in the game oftener, as they think Kittredge is no good.
 Notwithstanding reports to the contrary the official scorer does de- eide and has decided the question of the number of balls and strikes, when an umpire is undecided. If an off, cial scorer does not keep track of them he neglects part of his duty.
 The most cutting remark heard on the side lines at the veteran pitch- CTS birthday game was piped by a small boy with a shrill voice. "I guess klobedanz is 23 today" he shouted as the balls were sailing out to the safe spots in the eighth inning New Bedford Mercury.
 Rube Waddell forgot all about his rheumatism when he reached Mt Clemens, Mich, and found there was a ball team there. He wanted to um- plre,o but the ypopulaee did not. love excitement well enough to stand for him. He is getting back to shape by batting flies to the players there.
 Fallon was ready to throw up his job after he was called out for run hing out of the base line Friday. He told the umpire that he didn't mind being called out, but he objected to being fined and called down. Fallon put his sweater on and was going to eave the grounds, but one of the Wa a 1pt @A
 The Pioneer baseball team was de- feated by the Quakers on Sunday af- ternoon by the score of Q to q. The pitcher for the Pioneers received poor support and the Quakers scored the most of their runs in the first part of he game on errors. The Pioneers would like another chance at the, Quakers and will play them for so5 ,r $50 side.
 II some one in authority will please straighten out those two ,ames of last Wednesday it will be a avor very much desired by the offl- fal scorers. Managers Durant and )anaher say the game in Meride1 ras an exhibition one and the official S'~A "eo ofhtitu hbt lp use It III | lis averages. Manager Durant also avs that the Springfield and HolyoLe | anne was an exhibition one.
 The game between the old Pots md Pans and the Crescents of Burnt ill did not take place yesterday. Manager Ward of the Pots and Pans caring to meet the Crescents after rearing that Terry Hollywood was to | itch. They were also told that Jack | iayles was going 10 catch and | gainst such combination as this ven the oldest of the old Pots and 'ans had not the courage to 20 to | he field. The game was to he played n Hill street and early in the after oon most of the Crescents were on | and. Hollywood was there in all the lory of a new armor. They waited pr the Pots and Pans to show up nd after waiting a few hours de- ided that cold feet had seized the nemy and 1t was all up with them. | he Crescents were sure of a score I 20 to Q at least. A big crowd was isappointed at the failure of the ots and Pans to show up.