Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-07
BASE BALL NOTES.

Nap Shea, the Ware boy, is out of the game with the Syracuse team, owing to a bad hand.
 Brooklyn has bought Outfielder Catterson from the Brockton club. He will report to the Superbas at the close of the New England league season.
 Umpire Conway, late of the Con- necticut league and who was drop ped some weeks ago from the East ern league, has given up umpiring to engage in business.
 Bridgeport is trying out Kerr, a Bridgeport amateur, behind the bat. Uncle Jeems has probably. come To a realization that his playing days are over, as a result of the way the Ponies stole bases on him this week.
 Barney Dreyfuss of the Pittsburg club has gone. west on a scouting trip for players. Pitcher Brandon of the Kansas City club of the Amer ican association is reported to have been bought by Dreyfuss for Septem- Der delivery.
 The Boston American manage ment announced yesterday that Pitcher Woods, who was secured from Kansas City, had refused to join the club, owing to differences over the salary question. Woods has gone to his home in Ness City, o.
 Manager Durant has been informed that Chicago will have all its regular team here for Sunday. Several of the Cubs have been on the injured list but are now back in the game and will come to this city with the team Sunday. The local management has to give a guarantee of $500, conse- quently 1t is up to the fans to attend the game if they would expect to see other big league teams here in the fu- ture.
 That field that Manager Jimmy Bannon of Binghamton and Manager Bob Drury of wilkes-Barre recent ly engaged in at wilkes-Barre was brought about. 1t seems. by Drury releasing George Bannon, formerly of the Springfield and Holyoke teams and brother of the Bingham ton man. Brother Jimmy stuck up for Brother George, and Drury. re- senting some remarks directed at him by James, sailed into him and used him up quite badly.
 More and more as the season draws to a close 1t is becoming ap- parent that the struggle for the American league pennant is liable to be a battle between Detroit and St Louis and that 1t will narrow down to an individual struggle be- tween these two clubs in the games that remain 10 be played between them. This is emphasized by the fact that exactly half of the games scheduled between the clubs still remain to he played. The way both teams are going now there is liable tt be but a few games separating tNs two clubs after the final series In the cast.
 Tommy Ramon. the former New London leader, now captain of inc Brockton New England league club. had a mixup with Shortsiop Hick- man of his team at Fall River Wed | nesday. which resulted in the re- movai of both from the grounds. ! With Ramon on second base and Hickman a; bat. the former signaled ! Tor a sacrifice. which Hickman failed l To do. As the players started out on I he field at the close of the inning. BsnnOn and Hickman had some ! rords. Ramon suddenly pushing l Hickman. who swung quickly and 1, sarely missed planting his fist on ais captains jaw.
 Connie Mack has convinced him elf that the Athletics are not going 4 .o win the American league pennaut I .his year. He frankly admits that | se just has a flair hsil-s team. which 4 s just playing fair ball" T know haven't a rennant-winnfng team aid Mack We are playing good I szli and EsttEnE the worst of the l 'resks It has heen that way all lezsou- The pitching has hesu fair y good. with fhe excepsEor of Ben Ter. ! haven't had maeh work ont I f the Inaian this season. in fact his nne against the Browns when fhey rers eszt the lzst tfns vss lis best he cf tka ssasca