Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-25

not cover as much ground and is con. siderably behind Chase in speed on the bases. He is cool man at the bat and what hitting he did here was timely.
 The warm friendship of Edward Hanlon for the New Yorks prompted the Gncinnatis to trim the Pittsburgs yesterday. Wherefore and whereby the champions now are tied with the Pittsburgss for second place.
 In only three out of his last thirty one games has Hal Chase failed to make one or more hits. In seventeen straight games from May IS the peer less first bag guardian of the New York Americans hit safely in every game.
 When Frank Delehanty was with the Birmingham team he was regarded as one of the best sun fielders in the business. With Willie Keeler in right. however. there Is no opportunity for Delehanty to shine as sun fielder On the local American grounds.
 There will be two games with New Haven On the Holyoke baseball park this afternoon. and the frst one will begin at o'clock. The arrangement was made necessary by the twisting of the schedule June 13. when Holy oke played Springfield in Holyoke in stead of going to New Haven for a game. g
 It is stated positively by the Mon- son Massachusetts baseball manage ment that Spud Murphy. who has been playing shortstop for the Springfield team of the Connecticut league. will report there Friday and will play for the rest of the season with the Monson team of the Bi-State league. Murphy Is to play third base.
 In the last intersectional series in the Amefican league the Western teams. playing on their own grounds. put 1t all over their guests from She East. The westerners won 36 games to the Easts 2l. The Athletics were the only Eastern team that did not lost more games than 1t won. and the best 1t did was 10 break even. The record for the trip was as follows: New York. won [; lost q Philadel- phia. won I; lost :. Washington. won 4: lost 10 Boston. won 3; lost 10. Cleveland. won &: lost 6. Detroit. won h: lost 1. Chicago. won II: lost 1. St Louis. won [: lost [.
 The last intersectional series in the National league resulted fin 24 victor ies for the East and 2s for the West. la played in the East. the Western teams did additionally well. their showing being due principally to the work of the Chica EOS and Pittsburgs. The New Works were the only Eastern team 10 win more games than they lost. The recorI for the series was: New York. won s: lost ,. Brooklyn. won 4: lost s. Boston won q; lost [. Philadel- rhia. won 5: lost s. Chicago. won 10: lost {. Pittsburg won Q. lost 2. Gin cinnati. won (: lost :. St Louis. won 3: lost n.
 Although Msihewson. Anies. Brow nc and poniin have been on the hos pital list for different lengths of time. the New York Nationals have kept close to first place. They have done as much as they could be expected to do under the circumstances All of the absentees are likely to he back within a month and fl the champions ean hang cn for that length of time ss they have beeu doing. they srp like ly to make . swift climb in the latter heif of the season. Credit was given to file rittshurFs for hanging on with Clarke and Beaumont ont of the game and jns'Iy so. hut credit for do- ing the same thing is due the New Works to q less degree.