Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-15
THE DIAMOND.

Fans around the state are regret ting the departure of Jack Tighe from Norwich. Jack had faculty of gathering pretty fast bunch around him each year.
 It is settled that Catcher Mike Grady will be permitted to get away from St Louis, but 1t is not settled whether New York or Cincinnati will obtain his services. A Davenport. Iowa, report is that Catcher Tom Walsh of the Cubs will retire permanently from baseball, as he has become associated in business
 with his father who is railroad con- tractor.
 Barney Dreyfuss now admits he has been angling for Abbaticchio for several years.
 Catcher Eddie Phelps is the father of new boy. He and Fred Odwell have just returned from a successful hunting trip in northern New York.
 Pitcher Ferguson of the Giants is one of the cleverest basketball play CTS of southern Indiana.
 Two Pacific coast managers, Mo- Creedie and Van Haltren, consider Sweeney the best and fastest short- stop yet developed out there, and dead sure to make good with Cincin- nati.
 Grimshaw of the Boston Americans may wear a Providence uniform next season. succeeding Candy Lachance on first base.
 With Unglaub a certainty and Stahl of Washington a possibility the Bostons will be long on first basemen, and Messrs Duffy and Doe are nego- tiating with Colonel Taylor for the purchase of the former Buffalo man.
 Pat" Dougherty has signed with the Chicago American league club for 1907, and baseball players won- der whether his luck will land him with another championship team. He has played with two American league organizations that have won the pennant.
 Jesse Burkett has signed Curtis Temple, captain and first baseman of Concord's 190- team in the New Eng land league to play second base and captain the Worcester team next sea- son. He has also signed Gus Monet. a pitcher. with Dunkirk. N. Y.. last year.
 It has repeatedly been asserted that Gleason will not be a member of the Philadelphia National league team this year. The owners of the club have come forward with a posi- tive declaration that he will be a member, although they do not say whether he will be a regular player or a substitute.
 Jack Dunn of last years Provi- dence club was formally chosen man. ager of the Baltimore Eastern league club on Saturday in place of Hugh Jennings. who is manager of the De- troit Americans. Two new players have been secured for Baltimore third baseman of Rochester. and Rapp. formerly a Toronto first baseman.
 Ddluc Ditfhuoss Ifcctucut ot tut Pittsburg ball club of the National league. has withdrawn his request Tor waivers to the services of Third Baseman Sheehan. As Brooklyn re- 'used to waive claim. Manager Clarke decided not to part with Sheehan, md the deai in which the third base man was to have figured has been called oR.
 The Boston American league team Is trying to effect some sort of deal which will put Hillebrsnd, the old Princeton pitcher. In Boston Hille- brand really belonu to Washington. put he will not play in that city, while he has announced that he Eould not be averse to entering the professional ieId if he could 90 to ,ome place which appealed to him nore.
 With the Tri-state league taken nto the National agreement fold here appear to be at least two new 'outlav" circuits that nay make trouble 0ne Of then is the pruspec- i've Atlantic Ieagus. fru0 vhich l rsoatoa an1 VI1mfngtoa vsrs tnhen | ..n-- M