Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-15

o'Rourke for a berth in bigger
 league next season. President
 Tracy is also in the deal. Do they want to get rid of him in that easy manner?
 1 Swander's catch of Gardner's hit 1 to the field foul line in the first in- ming yesterday was one of the star kind that Eddie is so used to pull- l ing off every now and then. It was great and brought the fans to tneir 1 feet with jump.
 The second game of yesterday had just begun and one man had been retired on the Hartford side when everybody, including the umpire, ran 1 for shelter. The rain came down in torrents and all thoughts of further playing were dispelled.
 The wonder is will Jim O'Rourke now recommend Rorty for the Dig league after the calling of that game of yesterday. It makes quite diff ference on whose foot the shoe is when it pinches and Jim has as ten- der feet as any other manager.
 Meriden is now playing the most consistent base ball of any team in the league. She is third in the race and bids fair to make some of the | leaders hustle for that pennant She will be here tomorrow with all col- ors flying and rooters by the score to | cheer her.
 Manager George D. Bone. has
 signed Steve O'Rourke, the Holy Cross third paseman for a utility man. ORourke will report to New Haven Thursday. If the young
 player makes good he will prob ably be played in Simmons place
 unless Simmons picks up in his ] fielding and batting.
 Billy Hanna is getting in bad with l the powers that be since he has be- come the owner of the New Britain l team. He began to turn down all passes issued by President Tracy, | claiming that there were too many issued in the vicinity of New Bri- l tain, but President Tracy has called up with round turn.
 The Waterbury Police baseball l team has arranged a game to be l played with the New Haven police In New Haven, Monday, July 20. The New Havens will play a return game in Waterbury Wednesday. July 29. Games are also to be ] played with the Meriden, Bridgeport and Hartford police teams.
 Murphy had chance to do some thing in the seventh inning with men on third and first and two out. Il Y.A A. han rr by him and give the man on first q chance to go to second and let third take advantage of the throw. Tn- stead he popped up fly from the first ball and retired the side.
 New Ravens slump can easily be traced to the brainless methods used | by George Bone. Simmons was | fined s5 Saturday for not sliding l home. and it was the second pea atty of that sort inflicted on him. Had managers used that same tac- tics when Bone was a player, George would have been in the poorhouse now.
 Without any reflection on Sid Challenger of Bridgeport. it can be truthfully be said that "oficial" averages in the Connecticut league are a good deal of a joke. Tn sev- eral cities there is no such thing as an official scorer and Mir Chals lenger simply takes hls figures from The Associated Press scores. which are frequently far from accurate.---@ Springfield Union.
 Manager Osterhaudt of Southing- ton is arranging for three games this week The team will play in Collinsville tomorrow. on Friday tt wiil play in Bristol and Naugatuck urday. Matty Welch. who has won eleven out of twelve games this season. will be in the box to-mors row and Saturday. and King of Wa terbury will pitch against Bristol.
 The weather Is having fun with the letter carriers and business men. Tuesday. that is a week ago yester- day. the teams were to meet at the golf grounds. but the heat was 60 oppressive that the game had to be postponed. Yesterday afternoon the teams were again to meet. but once more did the atmospheric conditions esuse the players to be disappointed. The game may be played on Friday. The Nsugatuck business men are ne- g0tiating for game for some day next week.
 There was a wild yarn in one of the dope factories yesterday to the effect that Hartford purposeiy lost the game here with Waterbury In order to have a larger attendancs in Waterbury yesterday. A manager sho told a player to drop a game would have to work winter and sum mer t0 pay bisekmail There is 10 such thing in dropping games for gate receipts in this league. Games are often iost by bad playing anf foolish management. but the dollar sign never figures Manager Clsrkln fs more anxious Co win the pernant tEzn ke is to make a biE plece of change snd if he loses all kls money ia winning the rag he csn nsks q Eocd livfne as sn suc1onsers--Hsr<