Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-23
THE SPORTING NEWS.
BASEBALL NOTES.

catcher, is bossing gang of work men for an electric railway company in Texas.
 Doc" Cote, the Norwich outfield- CT, has signed another contract with that team. He got his early training at the Norwich academy and four years at Yale put him in great trim. John Montgomery Wards un- known phenomenon who was recent ly recommended by him to Manager Hanlon of the Cincinnati club turns out to be William Pell, an eighteen year old infielder, who has been playing with independent teams Tn this vicinity for couple of years. Pell is employed in the New York Central's freight department and Ward, who has seen him play often, believes that he will develop into star The young man has just sign ed a Cincinnati contract and will go Ito Texas with the team for trial. Detroit's leading pitchers, Dono- van, Mullen, Slever and killiar, In the care of Third baseman Coughlin, will leave for Hot Springs to-day. They are the first major league play CTS to go south and will remain at the Springs until March z, when they will join Manager Jennings and the rest of the Wolverines at Augusta. Manager Griffith of the New York Americans has released Pitchers Sal- lee and Whalen to. the Williamsport club of the Tri-State league.
 Jack Chesbro, the great pitcher who played on the New York Amer ican league baseball team last year, announced recently in letter from his home that he is through with baseball. Jack says in part: T got letter from Griff, asking me to come to New York and sign, but I told him I am through with baseball. Gee, Pm feeling fine these days, and we are having fun.'' Chesbro was one of the best pitchers in either league few years ago. But he is evidently in earnest about his de- cision to retire from baseball. He is taking things easy at his home and spends much of his time driving horses.
 | Mike Andrews of Holyoke has written to Manager Dowd wanting to know where he stands. Waterbury I has also sent him a contract, which | he doesn't see how he can sign as the Holyoke club claims him. Manager DOwd met Manager Durant of the Waterbury club at the last meeting of the league and talked over the case but they were not able to come to any settlement. Manager Dowd claims that he paid Waterbury S1O0 for Me Andrews last season when his team was in dire need of an infielder and Manager Durant on the other hand claims that he only agreed to loan the player to Holyoke. The case rests as it is at the present.
 Trenton will have a pretty formid- able team in the Tri-State league this year as several well known players have been signed. The catchers will be Barton of Providence. Ross and Higgins; the pitchers. Poole and Nops from Providence. O'Brien and Will Hams; first base, Manager John J. Carney. second base, George MagoOn, formerly of the Brooklyns and Gin cinnatis; third base. StrObel of the Boston nationals: shortstop. the vet eran Billy Clingman: outfielders. Dick Harley from Providence: Vinson of last years Clevelands; Nance. Hor- ton. Troy and Larkin. Ground has just been broken for S3O,OOO ball park.
 President John has just announced the American league umpire staff for this year. It will be made up of Silk O'L0ughlin. Tom Connolly. Tim othy Hurst, Evans and Stafford. New England league recruit. These judges Of play, as in former years will be backed up to the. limit by John. who has always been an advo- cate of clean ball and sportsmanlike tactics.
 Clark Griffith said yesterday that the yarn from the west that Mertes and Grady of the St Louis nationals had been traded by the local Ameri- cans for third baseman Moriarity, was ridiculous. ''I would not trade Moriarity," said Griffith. flor the whole St Louis team. Manager Me- Closkey never had a chance on earth of doing any business with me-
 A letter from Honolulu, T. H.. says Barney Joy. the crack southpaw pitcher of the Hawaiian islands will depart on February 2 for San Fran cisco, to join that city's baseball team. Joy is half-white and will probably be the first Hawaiian to play professional baseball on the main. land. He is powerful pitcher and very heavy hitter. His salary for the first season is to he S125 for a month. and s1JO the second. if he is retained. Steamer passage from Honolulu has been provided. He is a