Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-04
BASE BALL NOTES.

We were idle yesterday ana HOly- oke drew farther away and Spring field came up closer.
 The Worcester New England league leaders will play a post-sea- son series with Lynn and Brockton.
 If there is benefit game for the locals, all season and all press tick cts should be called in and let every body contribute.
 A benefit game or series of games for the Waterbury and Holyoke players is being talked of in this city. sixty-ive per cent to go to the players.
 Happy Jack Iott's Bangor team has won the pennant in the Maine state league, which closed its season Labor day. Biddeford was second, Portland third and Pine Tree fourth.
 It is stated on what is considered good authority that Manager Me- Graw of the New York Nationals has offered Bowerman and bonus for Catcher Peter Noonan of the St Louis Nationals.
 Papa O'RourKe got into the game and behind the bat at that for his team up in Hartford yesterday. If Father Chadwick could only see him he would have to remark, you are entitled to my shoes friend Jeems. s.'
 The City League race is the one that will interest the fans from now until the close. Here is a betting proposition that will puzzle the wisest heads The Pastimes, Merri- macs, Brooklyns or Hills can win it. Pick your favorite.
 Holyoke will be here on Friday and Waterbury will endeavor to take a fall out of her and administer a rebuke to the pride of the Massa- chusetts city. Holyoke has trimmed us eight times, but we will just even matters up OH Friday.
 Burlington, who made a brilliant start with New Haven last week, get ting four hits in four times at bat in his first game, has not been seen since Saturday. The management thinks that he has been spirited away by some jealous rival.
 We've got that pennant cinched," remarked Manager Tom Dowd yes terday. Ever since the Holyoke team went into the lead we have never worried any about it. The team has been going along nicely and will continue to play champion ship ball right up to the last game. ," Hayward and Betcher were not with the New Haven club yesterday at Holyoke, Manager Dan Danaher stating that they had been left at home owing to injuries. Wade and Pitcher West are already with the New York Nationals and are report ed to be making a big hit as bat carriers.
 There will be no series of games with the New England league cham pions by Horyoke at the close of the season and the plans for bringing the Lancaster Tri-State up this way for a series have also been abandon ed. Experience in the past has proven that tkere is no money in any such games.
 Every home run made by Hol- yoke player either at home or on foreign fields earns the hitter a S5 bill. This money comes from Fred Winkler's private purse aud not from the club treasury. as generally supposed. It has cost him pretty penny this season, Lepine alone hay ing received so by losing eight balls over the fence.
 Although the national commission has rejected the sale of Hodge to Washington, Manager Tom Dowd does not believe that any other club will come along now and draf. him He further believes that he will be able to submit satisfactory proof to the national commission that ihe sale of Hodge was legal.