Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-23
BASE BALL NOTES.

ent make up.
 Jack O'Connor, the veteran back stop, is said to be slated to manage Louisville.
 The two Boston clubs have signed 9S men to date. The Americans have an even 50 on the roster.
 First Baseman Kitty Bransfield of the Philadelphia Nationals is anxious to become minor league magnate.
 Gene Demont, the one-time Boston second baseman, has retired to be- come assistant treasurer of the Ala bama State Fair association.
 Pitcher Newton of Sheriden, Ind, who has been signed by the Cleve- lands struck out I'll men in II games last season. In one he famed 17.
 According to the last bulletin of the National association, the minors got $157,300 from the big leagues for players purchased and drafted this fall.
 Frank Connaughton, the veteran infielder, has turned down an offer to become a manager. He prefers to re- main in the New England league be- cause of his business interests in Bos- ton.
 Here's a real fan. F. H. Doyle of Detroit has just purchased box No 1 at Bennett field, Detroit, for the en- tire season of 1908. He paid $462 for it and is entitled to the box for the full v games of the season. Pitcher Frank Sparks of Philadel- phia accumulated a group of three singles during the season of 1907. His first did not come until August IA. The second arrived September 12 and the final clout was recorded 1 on October 4.
 A youngster, Carl w. Brown of Gloucester City. has been signed to pitch for the New London baseball | team in the season of 1908. Cranks in Gloucester are reported to feel confiedent that he will give a good account of himself.
 Manager Canavan wants to see a first-class press box installed at | Athletic park. New Bedford, and says if the writers will make their 1 wants known in regard to location. 1 he will see that the much needed 1 improvement is made.
 Warren Gill of the Oklahoma club of the Western association. an out. l law league, was signed by Fred 1 Clarke of the Pittsburg club to play 1 first base next season. Gill is six feet tall and his home is at Arkansas | City. about ten miles from Fred | Clarke's farm at Winfield. Kan. Clarke has been trying for several years to sign Gill,
 The New England league should put a stop to the practice of some of its players of participating in winter baseball in the south. Several play. CTS who were in the Banana league sO-called, last winter. went stale be- | fore the season was over and several managers have concluded to pass uU the young men who want to play the game the year around. James Callahan. who ran semi professional team in Chicago last sum- mer. says that Mike DOnlin. wiO play ed first base for him. showed that he had regained his best form and that as a first haseman he proved that he ! was close to the top of his class. Gal lahan says that DOnlin did not care tO play in the OutfieId because he was | afraid that his weak ankle would gO l hack On him aud cause his permaH- ent retirement. Incidentally Callahan | still believes that pOnlin will play ! first lIase for the New York Nationals in spite of the recent Tenny deal.
 When Garry Hermann decided not ! to engage George StaIIings as man. [ ager of ihe Cincinnati team it was rumOred that Ran Johnson was the man who put in a knock. But from a | reliable source it has been learned | that Johnson never opened his mouth on the subject and that Barney Drpy- fuss was the one who got HerTmann-s s i ear. DrpyfuSs bIOcke,l sO many deals at the recent league meeting tn New | York that it lsegins to lOOk as if he < had suddenly Isey70me q baselsalI ora ' eIe. Hermann could have made s 2 worse move than the engagement Of
 StaIlings. who is a well posted Fs1se-
 ball man 0f bong eEreTienre-
 The announcement that Iamps ! Callahan might manage the pTDEzseI
 Amer5rsu association club fn Chicago