Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-23

they could not understand why the game was not played. The grounds were not in bad shape at all they de- clare.
 The state official scorer gives us the honor of having one man in the 300 class but how he does it, we fall to understand. The official records as kept in this office cannot do so al though we would be pleased to ac- cord Bronkie the place of honor if 1t was correct.
 The City league schedule as ar ranged last night will give the fans great run for their money next Sunday. The two old rivals the Brooklyns and the Hills meet In the second game and as both are tied for second place the battle will be hot one.
 Jim .ORourke says that never again will any team in this league administer a no hit punishment to his team. We'll we will give him anotn- CT crack tomorrow and stranger things have happened than that we should disabuse his mind of that statement.
 The enthusiastic fan who is spring ing hot air continually and who be- lieved that ten thousand people would see the game last Sunday must have reeeiveds quite setback 1T he was shown the official slip, but you don't often see that slip.
 Dan ONeil has at last decided that there is no use in having weak spot in the infield to secure a talky play CT. Joe Keenan, the noisy little short stop, who was as much clown as a ball player, has been released. Burns will play short after this and Stank- ard will return to second. Tansey going to center field. This will im- prove the fielding.
 At the City league meeting last night it was decided to let the Merri- macs and the North Ends play the first game next Sunday and bring the Brooklyns and Hills together in the second contest. This will place the Pastimes and the St Josephs in the final game.
 Sketches of various cups were shown to the managers of the City league last night and all were beau ties. The championship emblem this year will be better than ever before and as soon as purchased will be plac- ed on exhibition in some centrally located window.
 Mems S2 and S3 fancy wash vests $1-00 at Upson, Singleton X Cos.
 Stanley Yerkes the former Water bury pitcher who recently went south joining the Nashville, Tenn, club, is now down with a harsh touch of fev- CT and will be out of the game for some weeks. Yerkes was doing splen- did work fo .rthe Nashvilles. Kid Mccormack, the former Holyoke cap tain, is also under the weather and has been playing when hardly able to do so.
 Joe Connor's timely single in the ninth inning, when two men were out, brought in the winning run for Springfield yesterday. Joe had two hits in the game.
 Manager Clarkin wants to buy Eddie Farley and would put up a good sized bundle for the premier twirler of the league. Manager Du- rant answered nay, nay, instead of giving the Eagle greeting of yea, yea. If Farley is ever sold it will be to the team to which he desires to go but not in this league.
 "Braggo" McEnroe who has been hu fha 1naol team all season has been signed by Manchester and will play at short for that team for the rest of the sea- son.
 The North End Ponies defeated the Sacred Heart base ball nine on the Hill street diamond yesterday at- ternoon by the score of 26 to l2. The Ponies led throughout the con test They played as follows: Lariv- lers, c; Gahan, D; Hanley, 1b; Sa- yard, 2b; Delaney, ss; Joy, If; Blod- gett, 3b; Solomon. of; Leggett-Nie gle, If.
 Nine double plays were made in Chicago Sunday.
 Billy Maloney has picked up in his hitting and once on the base he is a dangerous man on account of his speed.
 Umpire Rigler has his knee encas- ed in bandages. A foul tip struck him there the other day and did something to a cartilage.
 Stricklett is doing some telling pitching He shut out the New Works. Chicagos and Pittsburgs in succession, then held the Reds to one run.
 President Murphy says the Chica- gos will train in Hamilton. Bermuda. next spring, adding. however, that we reserve the right to change our minds
 An ulcerated tooth kept Captain Chance out of last Saturdays game. The Cubs miss Chance when he is out of the game. good player though, Hoffman is.
 Fred Tenny says: Jennings was a great ball player. but Long had it all over him" With all due respect. Sc. nobody had it all over Jennings or was his equal as a shortstop.
 Chief Kimmer announces his per- manent retirement from baseball. The chief is 47 years old. He was in the game for over twenty years and in that time was catcher. manager and umpire.
 Tommy Leach though a midget in statue, is right up with the select bunch in making long distance hits. Another peewee who can bang the ball to the boundaries is Miller Hug gins of the Reds.