Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-20
THE. DIAM OND PRODIGALS
 RETURNING
Manager Durant Has a List of Thirty-Five Players to Select
 From This Season.


 all up for the Waterbury team. which will be better than ever this coming season. If you don't believe it wait untilsyou read the list of players that Manager Durant has cerailed He has not been idle during those winter months and when the bell rings for the opening he will line up some play CTS that will mako the other teams step some to defeat. In all he has on his list thirty-five players. That comes pretty near beating the record, and every one of them comes we'll recommended Of course he cannot carry all that bunch during the sea- son, nor far into the season, nor per- haps up 10 the opening of the season, as he is not running players farm, but he will have the greatest and best list of players to select from that was ever seen in Waterbury. Here they are and judge for yourself.
 Fourteen pitchers have affixed their names to contracts Or have sig nif1ed their willingness to wear the colors of the Waterbury team First of all we have Stanley Yerkes. he of the, big league reputation; Eddie Far ley the most popular and best pitch CT in the league last year. Bronkic who was let out to Hartford last year but who has been released by New ark to Waterbury, and, by the way, BrOnkie wants more money. but he won't get it and may be sold: Rogers, the left handed one who was doing splendid work at the close of last season; Young. another left handler about whom there Is an air of imys- tery and who will report here June l; Lewis of Newark who has been recommended by Harry O'Hagan; Raub, another left handler of Eastern league caliber and who has played with Rochester; Flaherty of Peter- boro, Canada, who for two years has had twelve strike outs to his credit in every game pitched and in thirty two games only an average of six hits were made off him: gSoudant of Col linsville who pitched for Stanford university in California last season; McShane of Roxbury, Mass, who comes with no titles: Hogarty, an- other chap who is seeking for more money but who will get the marble heart: Treat, who will not be sean here by the way. as he will be traded: Monat, who pitched for Dunkirk last season. accepted Manager Durant's terms last December. signed up with Buffalo this year, but whom the base ball commission tells to report to or take to the woods and play independent ball, and the last one on the list and by no menas the least one O'Donnell. first cousin to O'Donnell Aboo, six feet two inches in height, weighs one hundred and ninety pounds. resides at present in Westerly, Rhode Island and is said to be whole team in himself.
 For catchers we have Moran of hustler from Hustler vile, O'Leary of Holyoke whom Man. ager Durant stole away from the managers; Farley, a brother of Eddie Farley and who is said to be as good as his brother. which makes him solid; Mcdonald Of Fordham college, our own Cy and last, Thackara. who may be sent to some southern team. if he keeps up his demands for more coin.
 As infielders we have George La- chance on first base and we all know him SO we'll there is no need of saying more about him; in the other positions Cooney Rice. Mike Ward. shortstop who comes from Erie. Pennsylvania. Me Enroe of New Haven. Curtiss a good man from Stamford, Walsh, our little Jimmy from Southington and he will still retain his nom de plume and Brick McNellis of this city.
 In the outfleld we have Swander and Nichols who need no introduc- tion. Clarke of New York, who play cd on Charley Wagner's team. Ryan who comes from the New England league and Douglass of Indianapolis. another of the mysterious ones. Aside from those we have three college men who will appear when the days are warmer and the school days are over.
 The most of those will report here on April 10 and we will start of with eight pitchers. The rest of the bunch will get here by April 17. perhaps some of them are on the way now. Lewis the pitcher by the way is the one who shut out the Hoboken team last season without hit Or a run. Cooney Rice met with his first acci- dent already as he lost finger nail while practicing in the Cornell cage the other day. Season tickets are now on the market and only twenty five will be issued this year, which cuts the supply down ten. The fans should now begin to bestir them