Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-20
BASE BALL NOTES.

Ollie Chill is the name of new umpire in the American association for next season.
 The annual meeting of tho New England Baseball league will be held at Boston, January 3.
 Daisy" McEnroe. the Waterbury infielder, lives in New Haven and bowls every night to keep his arm in condition.
 Pitcher McCloskey, whom the Rhil- lies farmed to Providence last seaeon, is reported to have made rich strike while prospecting at Cripple Creek, Col.
 Charlie Hickman of the Washing ton Americans and Doc White of the White Sox have gone into business in Washington as partners in sport ing goods store.
 Harry l.. Taylor of Buffalo, the former president of the Eastern league, has been appointed county judge of Erie county by Governor Higgins of New York.
 Mayor Reilly of Meriden shows his training as a baseball manager when he leaves the city. He never wears a stoyepipe hat when he goes away on a business Or pleasure trip.
 The next event in order is the meeting fin New York of the National Association of Baseball Leagues. em- bracing all the minor leagues. It will be held on the second Tuesday in January.
 Tom Brown, a former manager of the Springfield baseball club in East ern league days, is being pushed for ward for position on the American league umpiring staff next season. He umpired in the Tri-State league last season.
 Jimmy Collins states that he is perfectly satisfied to remain with the Boston Americans next season, and promises to play the best game that he is capable of. His knee, which bothered him considerably last sea- son, has mended entirely. Thomas F. McDermott, former manager of the Fall River baseball team, who was reported to the police of that city as missing since last Tuesday, has returned home. He has nothing to say in regard to his sud den departure and absence.
 Manager McGraw of the Giants left New York yesterday for Los An geles, where he will complete all arr arrangements for the spring training of the Giants. It will be the most expensive prep trip any team every had for big league season. Fatty Lord of the Norwich base ball team has been drafted by Indi- annapolis. Soffel is now booked to ] play second for Norwich, and the hunt is on for a new shortstop as the Champions are booked to keep Norwich on the baseball map for an other year.
 The astounding declaration is be. ing made that Charlie Murphy has secured Hans Wagner and that the big Pirate will be a Cub outfielder next season. Rumor has it that Wag. ner refused to play another year un. der Fred Clarke and that Murphy quickly realized his opportunity when told he could land him. According to President Barney Dreyfuss of the Pittsburg team the deal with the Boston team for the exchange of Abbaticchio for Ritchey Flaherty and a player to be named will go through without any trouble Dreyfuss and Clark had a full un. derstanding with Batty that he would sign with Pittsburg and with no other team.
 Viewing his case calmly, 1t may be said that Rossman at the presen, time is big, overgrown boy, anxious to make good in baseball, says Jo< Johnson in the Detroit Free Press possessed of more than the ordinary amount of ability, and needing two things-coaching and encourage, ment. Jennings will give him tho first. The other players will suppl, the second.
 The New York Americans have turned over Doc Newton, Barger Herbert and several other good play CTS to the Montreal Eastern leagu, team which will be managed nex' season by Malachi Kittredge, the vet eran catcher. who was star fol years under Captain Anson and wa a member Of the Washington team up to the latter part part of last sea