Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-30
BROOKLYN BRIEFS.

-"Ted" Sullivan is on vacation in. Pennsylvania.
 Joseph Reilley has accepted a posi- ton in Smiths drug store.
 Miss Margaret Cronin is on a va- cation to Asbury Park, N. j..
 -Matthew Dunphy resumed his old position in the Buckle factory this afternoon.
 Miss Mary Scully, who was in- jured in the trolley accident on Bank street some weeks ago is able to get around by the aid of crutcaes.
 While at work in the Farrell foundry yesterday afternoon Charles Kalis of North Leonard street had two fingers of his left hand crushed.
 The third and deciding game Of the series between the ball teams rep resenting the Brooklyn Business Men and the Letter Carriers will be played at Corcorans' lots on Friday after noon. Each nine has won game, and as the rivalry between the teams is keen, the game of Friday should be hummer Both aggregations wlll have their star men in the game and the loser will have no excuse to offer.
 A special meeting of the Junior Amateur league has been called for Thursday evening, at which time the protested game of the Rosebuds and Athletics will be decided. The mana gers met last evening, but as Presi- dent Smith was unable. to be present, It was decided to meet again on Thurs day night. The Rosebuds, who are now tied fo' second place in the league race were defeated a week ago Sum day by the Athletics. the score being II to :. But now the Rosebud mana ger claims that the Athletics had couple of City league players in their lineup, and as this is a violation of the rules of the league the protest was entered. The race for the leadership of the Junior league is close one and it would be something of a task to pick the winner at this stage of the season.
 One of the hottest arguments heard in Brooklyn since the old pool days, when those in the controversy did everything but land on each other. was that of last evening when a group of base ball enthusiasts discussed point which recently came up, so 1t Is said, in the Eastern league. There were three men on base, the man at the bat had two strikes and tbree balls. As the pitcher started to de- liver the next ball the player on third bolted for home The ball went a trifie wide, but the catcher recovered it in time to touch the runner who was en- deavoring to cross the rubber, conse- quently it made four balls for the bat ter and naturally he expected the free route. This would have forced all the runners, consequently the man going home would be safe. But the umpire at the time evidently did not see 1t in that light, and declared -ne runner out at home It all depends upon whether the pitcher had started to deliver the ball before the man on third attempted to steal. If he had not made the preliminary motion in- cidental in sending She ball to the bar- ter but simply threw to the catcher to nab the player going in. it would ap- pear as though the umpire was justI- fed in declaring the player out. But if the man had sprinted as the twirl- CT was about to deliver the spheroId and the ball went wide, on tho face of things. it was base on balls and every runner was forced. consequently no one could be put out on the play. It is point which seldom comes up in game. It was "doped" out in Brooklyn a hundred different ways. The discussion will continue this even- ing. The public is invited. Place In front of Leary's barber shop.