Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-14
BASE BALL NOTES.

William Dahlen has signed to play shortstop with the Boston Nationals.
 George Huff, who managed the Boston Americans for few minutes last season, is to be head football coach at Illinois next season.
 The directors of the Lancaster Tri- State league team have made ar engagements to hold a mammoth skat- ing carnival during the latter part of this month for the purpose of raising funds to run the ball team next year.
 President Pulliam of the National league has decided to drop William Carpenter from his umpiring staff. His place will be taken by RuddeH- ham and the other arbiters will be O'Day, Emsile, Johnston, Klem and Rigler.
 Harry Dells, the Toledo pitcher. who was accidently shot by com panion while hunting recently. was discharged from the hospital yester- day. About March 15 he will report for the spring training trip with Toledo.
 IltslutuI JOHH I. pr uSH Ol lho New York National league club will mail a check for 1000 in a day or two to the National base ball con- mission in payment of the fine in- flicted by the commission for the games forfeited by McGraw's team at New Orleans last spring.
 Frank P. Barrett, treasurer of the Clay Hill Athletic club. has received letter from Fred Nehring. The big first baseman, who was dubbel by Manager Clarkin the Hal Chase of the Connecticut league, is anxious to return to Hartford to play and the Clay Hill Athletic club may use its influence to have him brought back into the fold.
 Secretary James H. 0'Rourke of the Connecticut League of Baseball clubs says that there are three plans for Norwich. The first is to sell the franchise outright to anybody with the right amount of cash. the second is to move the team to Meriden and run it in the hope that some of the lost cash can be regained and the last is to remain in Norwich.
 Along with the announcement of the intended sale Mir Danaher says that from Waterbury he has had an offer for Kid Sherwood. the fast out fielder, and that he has turned it down. He also announced an offe. from the Lincoln, Neb.. team of sI50 for Bill Hayward. Both men will be reserved to the team, however. n make the franchise and assets more valuable.
 Entries made recently in the rec ords of the National Baseball associa- tion concern several of the Conneci- cut league clubs. Under contracts filed. appear the following: Wi;h Waterbury, William Shane, William l.. Diehter, John Sanborn. D. Miller. Terms accepted: With Bridgeport. James Murray. with Waterbury, George Riley. Edward Fisher, D. Kelley. l.. ]. Rice. J. c. Curtis.
 An ardent St Louis fan who thinl.s we'll of Pitcher Fred Glade and h. fielder Harry Niles. stands ready 10 make the following wagers: sI09 even that Glade beats out any mell- ber of the Browns pitching corps anybody wants to pick: s100 even that Glade beats out any member of the Yankees pitching corps anybody wants to pick: s10O to s400 that Glade beats out every member of the Browns pitching corps: s100 ;o s400 that Glade beats out every member Of the Yankees pitching corps: s1OO to Si5O that Niles beats out Hoffman. C. Jones. Williams and Ferrie in batting; s2OO even that the Yankees beat out the Browns.
 Tn all probability Arthur Irwin will be selected to manage the Mon treaI club of the Eastern league. if this sensible move Is made good judges of baseball say that there wiri be a big boom in the Canadian metropolis. Irwin is a veteran ir the service He has managed msny teams and scored notable Succpssas years ago with the Boston Anlericsr association team and the PhiIaHeE phia Nationals. He had built un fhs New York Nationals to a point whfcs indicated a winning season. whzr Andrew Freedmsn suppIznted Irwir with Serzppy Bill Joyce Irufnas splendid judge Of ball plsverx. good business manager and a hzs4tsr As to baseball politics ke Is d pzS master Montreal fzrs srr tn..