Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-16
BASE BALL NOTES.

The Chicago Nationals have draft ed Tommy Downey, the former sec- ond baseman for Bridgeport, Dow ney has played the past season with Birmingham in the Southern league.
 One hundred admirers of Harry Covaleski, the Philadelphia Nation als' pitcher, who recently defeated New York three times, rendered him a banquet at his home in Shamokin, Pa, the other night and presented him with gold watch and chain.
 Harry Wolverton will probably manage the Newark Tigers next sea- son. Wolverton formerly played with the Philadelphia and Boston National league teams. When with Boston he jumped to the Tri-State league, and after the. settlement of the outlaw war Williamsport gained title to Wolyerton by paying $500 to Boston.
 One of the biggest deals in the his tory of base ball is said to be under way. Hughey Jennings of the De- troit Tigers wants Hal Chase, the Highlander first baseman who quit the club this summer. He would also like Conroy and Moriarity. In exchange for Chase he is willing to give the Highlanders George Mullin, Rossman, Downs, Killifer and cash bonus for Conroy and Moriarity.
 They ao say that when Jennings supplanted Summer with Winter he made a seasonable change, but after all Chicago did the Tigers up Brown. The Cubs King to first place be- cause while they took every Chance they did not Tinker with their team. And they do say that Steinfeldt like Killian Mullin when he won that game Overall they could do to stop him, but the whole team knew How ard the job was and have kept them apart Evers since.
 Hal Chase, the premier first base man of the New York Highlanders, who jumped to the Stockton team in the California state league, is re- ceiving $1,000 to play out the re- mainder of the season with Manager Cy Moreing. This sum with trans portation both for himself and wife from New York to California, was of fered by Moreing Chase was hired to play twenty-three games, te num- Der on schedule, and at the above rate is getting about $45 a game.
 It has become known that Billy Murray. manager of the Philadelphia Nationals, refused S10,000 a year to supervise the destinies of the Cleve- land Americans. Murray, the story relates. was offered the princely sal ary under a five year contract He rejected it because he had already signed a Quaker contract for next season. This means that the 'bell'' has or is about to ring on Nap" La ioie's managerial career and he will probably not lead Cleveland when the 1909 pennant chase begins.
 The New Works, although they lost the National league pennant, won in the receipts league. New York's profits for the year are in the neigh borhood of s200, ,000-the largest cleanup ever made by club in the big leagues. There was only one day when the attendance got near the 1000 mark. that date being August 6, when Cincinnati. against their wishes, were compelled to play game started long after the schedule time. Then it rained until 3:30 o'clock and the field was thoroughly soaked.
 During the past season there were 163 shutouts in the National league. The American league had 131, 40 of which were of the 1. to 0 kind. The American league had 63 overtime games. the longest of which went six teen innings, Chicago beating the Athletics 5 to 4, tying Washington 2 to 2. and Washington beating St Louis 2 to l. There were 5l long games in the National. three of them going seventeen innings. Chicago and Boston tied to 1, Brooklyn lost to Pittsburg to 0, and tied Phila- delphia. to 3.