Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-27

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 There was a sudden eruption of kicking this week and procession of bounced players to the bench. May be it was the umpire-maybe it was the heat.
 Harry Lumley pushes his bat against pitch that suits him with the lazy indifference of sleepy man putting on his shoes in the morning. AS for the ball, 1t doesn't stop going until 1t has cleared the fence.
 Stanley Yerkes, released by Wat erbury has gone south to join the Nashville club. He received many offers to remain in this league but the inducements were not strong enough financially and he accepted the southern offer.
 Captain Arthur Nichols stated last night that he was through with Con necticst league baseball because he believed he had been fined unjustly. He would not pay the fines imposed and he would not remain longer to hurt the teams chances SO he will quit.
 It is reported that Bronkie will quit the team at the close of this week also and report has 1t that others will follow suit The disrup- tion spoken of above seems to have struck the team since the item was written and perhaps even now 1t is too late to stem the tide. Springfield will be here on Satur- day and the fans should turn out in large numbers if only to give the players a little encouragement under the present condition of things. Wat erbury can still get up to the top class and all that is needed is a little get-there-it-tiveness.
 It would seem to the writer as if the men who have the most money in the Waterbury team would have discovered the 'nigger in the wood | pile" long before now, but they don [ seem to get wise no matter what hap pens. Perhaps they will be awaken ed when the final crash comes, as come it will, if things are allowed to go as they have in the past.
 Pete Wilson of Hartford has made a splendid record with the senators so far this season, winning 13 out of 16 games in which he has oficiated on the slab.
 Altizer is credited with a batting average of .267 in 50 games with the Washington Americans. His fielding figures are .964. Of 50 hits made by him four have been two-baggers and one a home run.
 Jack Doyle continues to pile up fines as manager of the Milwaukee club in the American association I President J. D. O'Brien of the asso- citation has fined the Holyoke lad $50 for insulting him. the president.
 The arrest of man in St Loui. for stealing baseball reveals the rather startling fact that each of the major leagues lose on an average o $2,000 year through the theft oi balls by spectators. Those balls cos, about $1.10 each wholesale.
 The lightning bolt which stunned Rube Vickers at Williamsport Mon. day didn't impair his pitching ability to any extent. He went in the bol Tuesday for Williamsport and pitch ed his team to an to l win ovei Altoona.
 Tommy Ramon who used to eat fire when a member of the New Lon don team, caught ten dollar fin, and two days suspension with tht Lynn club in the New England league for handing warm words tt an umpire. On top of that the presi dent of the league notified him tha an other offense of the kind would cost him s25 and an infinite suspen sion.
 The Waterbury muddle brings tt mind the fact that Jim 0'Rourke al lowed his team to forfeit a game thi season and that no penalty has beer inflicted so far as the public knows It might be a good idea for tn, league directors to consider whethe these slipshod methods are respon sible for the Tagging interest il many of the cities.
 Jim o'Rourke has notified Score tary J. H. Farrell of the National as sociation that Bertwhistle, the out fielder, who has accepted his term and now refuses to report. is playinI Sunday ball with the Hoboken inde pendent team and asks that he noti fy the Hoboken club that if Bert i played again teams under the nation al agreement will not be allowed L play against them. Red Waller wen down to New Jersey twice after Bert whistle
 Well.there is Waterbury again Jos ing another game all over Nichols It's wonder Durant wouldn't wax up and see that he is not runnig th league. Should think he would con slider that he needs a few of thes games he is foolishly throwing ava, New Haven Palladium. Another game gone by the boar
 by forfeit Nothing like enforcin
 rules when they are on the books Bridgeport Telegram.
 The Washington Hill Juniors ar ready to challenge any team in tn city averaging Is years of age. Line { up is as follows: H. Daine. C, Bresns , han p.Donahue. 1b: Calvin, ,2b ;SimI son, ss: P. Hogan. 3b; Carroll. II F. Hogan. cf; HiIlstron. If. The
 want 8 game for Sunday from an } team Send all challenges to Car : tain George Bresnahsn. 423 Rive : street or Manager John Simpson, s , South street.
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