Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-23
BASEBALL.
Players Beginning to Line Up for the
 Coming Season.

The activity in baseball circles is considered remarkable for this time of the year and there appears to be a general hustling and strengthening of forces all along the line.
 Heinie Gastmeyer is spending a few days at his old home in Brook lyn and when he returns he will be- gin training. Cy yoorhees. the giant pitcher of the Waterbury team, has sent word to Manager Durant that he will not report for duty this season. He says he is doing well as the Ohio manager of the Niagara Fire Distinguishing company and he has decided to quit the baseball ranks for good. He came near extinguishing q Springfield reporter once at the Hart ford park, but, fortunately, his aim was about as wild as some of his shoots that went over the catcher's head.
 Michael Mahoney of Holyoke has been signed by New Haven and will be given a tryout in the outfield the coming season. Mahoney formerly played with the HOlyoke High school team and the St Jerome Temperance society team and it was his work with the water wagon boys that prob ably appealed to Mr Danaher. He al- so had some experience in the Bi- State league.
 Manager Dan O'Neil has sent out his contracts and says he does not in- tend to make forecast about the championship until September. All the other managers should fall into line and agree not to make a claim about winning the pennant until some time in September, say the 18th. This would give all an equal chance. If the eight managers claimed the pen nant now seven of them would be wrong, as the bylaws of the league provide for only one pennant Nor wich, the present pennant-holder was allowed S25 for an oriflamme. If Bridgeport should win the pennant the coming season. Manager O'Rourke wouldn't ask for so much money for banner.
 Montreal is said to be willing to part with George Bannon for $20O and he would like to catch on with the HolyOke team. Time was when MT Danaher refused to sign Ramon when he could get him for nothing
 Harry O'Hagan has refused to go to Denver and he may be seen in Wa terbury the coming season. Manager Burnham of Newark owns O'Hagan and he sold him to the Colorado club. OHagan wanted one-half of the $500 purchase money and this claim touched Burnham in a tender spot Manager Tebeau has filled O'Hagan's place on the team with another man. If O'Hagan is played at first, Mana ger Durant will send Candy Lachance behind the bat and if Candy is placed on the first cushion Hatpin Harry may go to second or an outfield posi- ton.
 It is feared that the rents will ad- vance in New London when all of Manager Humphreys candidates re- port. Up to the present time he has signed twenty-four men outside of the pitchers and there are enough of the latter to fill up most of tile hotels. Some fans down there said they would like 10 be shown when told that New London was to have a win ming team. One of the papers an- swered the fans by saying that while the supporters of the game were jus tified in asking for proof there is no doubt but that the class of new ma terial signed this year is much bet ter than any that has been signed for several years. The fans are sat isfed now. Among the new players are Mover. Kellogg. Giebler, Corneal and others equally as highly recom- mended.
 Among the world-beaters that Manager Danaher has secured are NJ. J. Hanson of New York Charles Hoeslich of Schnectady, Charles Mur- phy St Albans. Vt. F. r. Murphy of Fall River, a Mir Heydorf of Sta pleton, s. l., a catcher named Deckol- burn from Pepperill or catcher named Peperill from Deckolburn. Will Kane of Huntsville and . few others not as we'll known. The Broad. way Athletic association of Brooklyn. the Westchester Athletic club and the Philadelphia Giants are some of the clubs that want to play exhibition games with New Haven.