Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-17
THE SPORTING NEWS.
BASE BALL TID-BITs.
Hartford tomorrow.

First Saturday at home in three weeks.
 A double-header with Hartford ought to draw out the fans.
 It is too bad that Jim O'Rourke could not get both those games with Waterbury. His sharp trick failed to hold with the directors, who let him down easy when they ordered the second game played over. It may not be played this season.
 It has come to pass. that which has been expected for long time. Cyrus Voorhees, has received his final re- lease. It was at his own request, for the big, good natured pitcher real- ized that he was not in shape to twirl in those strenuous times.
 The Prodigals are called quitters, are they? We'll, we will show some of those heroic ones just how quit ter can work when taunted by such an accusation. Crippled as we are, this league will see fight, before the season is over, that will make the fans sit up and cheer Waterbury.
 The games scheduled in the Shop league tomorrow will be played at the Driving park, the first game being between Smith & Griggs and the Oakville Co, and the second between the Novelty Manufacturing Go and the Waterbury Button Go. The first game will be called at 9 o'clock. The league directors held meet ing. but for heavens sake what did they accomplish? They decided the easy dispute between Hartford and New Haven and the one between Wa terbury and Bridgeport. They listen ed to Bill Peet's eloquence and to their own hot air and then they went | home.
 AS the directors failed to straight en out the standing, the Democrat proposes to give its own standing and count in the two games between Wa terbury and New Haven. Those have been counted right along by this paper both in the standing and in the averages and the only change made in the Democrat standing will be on the Bridgeport games.
 Manager Humphrey of New Lon- don has engaged Charles O'Neil, an outfielder who has been playing in- dependent ball in New Jersey. He ertson from Camden, N. J., who is said to be fast. Catcher Page will probably be able to work with the Whalers the last week in the sea. son.
 If the crowd that turned out fol
 the Springfield double-header hert
 had gone to game in Norwich thu ticket sellers would have beer swamped. The Norwich tickets TUT
 from 1 to 1900 and if the lattel
 number is reached the Norwich pa
 pers talk about 1t for a week.
 rainy Monday in Hartford is as goot
 as a double-header Saturday in tn,
 roque town.-Hartford Courant. Il Hartford will come here tomorrow
 and play the Prodigals double
 header and with any kind of lucl
 running our way we ought to cap
 ture both of those games. A hurri cane finish is what We want in tn, } last two days of this week and If W, : capture the two games to-day iron New London and the two to-morrov
 from Hartford we will be up in tn
 running once more.
 , In reference to the counting c
 runs in the pools, that is matte that will have to be settled by what
 ever agreement Is made between tn
 parties interested. Waterbury score
 ten runs and Bridgeport scored notf
 ing in the second game in Bridgepol Monday. Last night the director
 called it no game and decided
 should be played over. Some poo count all runs no matter whether l is a game or not. It is impossible } give a ruling that will govern all.
 Malachi Kittredge. the vetera
 catcher, had conference with Fran :. Farrell yesterday, the outcome bein . that Kittredge has bought part in !, terest in the Montreal club of tn Eastern league from Farrell. Xii
 tredge will manage the Montreal
 and catch for them. He will joi the team in Baltimore to-day. 7. few seasons ago Kittredge left bi 5 league company to catch for mino 2 league club, but his ability brougf 7 him back to fast company again. 7 am done with the majors this time, : he said yesterday.
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