Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-30

WnoSe putOutS are increased by the throws they frequently take at first.
 Vice President w. J. Tracy of the Connecticut Baseball league has just bought the finest mansion in Bristol. His present business is evidently more profitable than running, a baseball team.
 There's one thing commenable about Connie Mack, and that is he does not lose any time trying out new pitchers. He does not keep them on the bench to find out whether or not they will do.
 Joe Keenan, he whom Springfied fans know so fondly as Muggsy Drake, has signed his contract with Springfield and tells his fellow play CTS he was never so we'll satisfied with any location.
 String the nicknames of three of Comiskey's infielders together and they sound like cross between the name of new disease and a buzz saw cutting through a knotty log. There are Fanny and lazy and Jiggs.
 A reliable authority says that when McGinnity attacked Peitz at Pittsburg the other day he did what any man with sense of dignity would have done. McGinnity was grossly insulted by the Philadelphian, it is stated.
 Even as young player as Hal Chase has his little foibles. Every time he comes in from the field Chase lays his glove squarely across the chalk line running at right angles to the base path, the line that defines the coacher's position.
 Both of the triple plays made by major league teams came to light in July, and both belong to Greater New York teams. Yet neither was made there. The Brooklyns perpetrated theirs in St Louis and the New York Americans sprang theirs in Cleve- land.
 Elderly eggs for the ball game" is one of the signs that attract atten- tion of the fans in the western states. The egg men it is reported, do a rushing busness, and spattering the unfortunate ump with overripe hen fruit is all the rage in that section of the country.
 The North Ends had a patched up team, yet it was too good for Joe Reid's one-time champs. The whole trouble with the Merrimacs they have no one on the infield who will look after 1t in the right manner. Reid should have jumped into the game early in the year.
 Harry Durant wired Dan 0'Neil Friday offering to trade Mike McAn- drews for young Burns and $250. The answer was: What's the matter with you, Harry ? Do you think steal my money 2" Dan would like to have McAndrews. but Master Burns is doing nicely just now, thank you.
 Barbeau pulled of funny play in the second. He started to steal sec ond and when he got down half way saw Heydon's throw was perfect. He Immediately turned tail and started for first, beating the throw, while the Washington players stood with open ed eyes.-Cleveland Leader. Keeler made exactly the same play against Detroit last week.
 Jack Lawson. New Haven's new catcher. is an Elm City lad and has been catching for the Westville teams of the New Haven City league. He Is engaged so that Harry Jope will not be too much overworked in the many double-headers to come and be- cause Danaher wants his star catcher to be in good shape for the finishing round of the best race the Connecti- cut league has seen.
 Baseball is the most cosmopolitan of games, as witness the following from the Honolulu Pacific Commer- cial Advertiser: The Palamas de- feated the Japanese Athletics. II to 1. and the Chinese Athletics romped away from the Hawaiian Indepen- dents to the tune of l5 to 2. Mon Yin. for the Cinese nine, batted out a home run. repeating his perform ance of a week ago"
 Harry l.. Taylor. president of the Eastern league, Friday gave out the "In the matter of games declared forfeited to Montreal by on Tuesday. the 24th. for the reason that the Baltimore team did not appear on the field to play a postponed game pursuant to the demand of the Montreal club. a de- rision will be made by me in the mat ter as soon as have the facts from both parties. Such decision will be given out to the press when made
 wappIngers Falls always did turn out well at baseball games. but 1t re- mained for the village to outdo itself On that day it vas found necessary to postpone a funeral be- ,ause the liverymen were 60 busy that no carriages could be had for use at the funeral The Wappineers baseball nine went to Fishkill Sunday to play the Ducks of the latter place. The de- mand for carriages was 60 great that every rig St for use at q funeral had been engaged before the people who were to have the funeral appeared to eneage them The resaIt vas that the stricken family were otliwed to post pone the funeral until Monday. when If vas heid--PeekrkfrI Union.