Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-11
THE DIAMOND
OLD PLAYERS
MAY RETURN
Nichols and Schincel Dissatisfied
With Present Assignments and
Deals Are On.

Popular Arthur Nichols may be
seen once more in a Waterbury uni
form, If deal, which has about been
completed, does not fall through. He
Is under contract to the Nashville
team of the Southern league, but he
has notified the management of that
team that he will not play in the
south another season. The climate
did not agree with the speedy out,
fielder, and, he believes, another sea-
son of 1t would put him on the shelf
for all time. Manager Durant has
been in communication with the
Nashville management over either
the purchase of Nichols or a trade.
The latter seems to have struck
popular chord with the Southern mag
nate, for he has agreed to take Eddie
Hogarty, one of Waterbury's best
pitchers in exchange for Nichols. The
deal will all depend on HOgarty. The
latter, who is now studying law In
New York, intimated on several oc-
casions that he would like to go to
the south to play, and, If he has not
changed his views, the deal may go
through. 1t will be an excellent thing
for Waterbury, for Nichols is pretty
valuable man to have around, when a
hit is necessary to win a game. IL
Hogarty does not consent to the deal,
Nashville will be without Nichols any
way for he says she will not report
and will play independent ball in
Pennsylvania during the coming sea-
son.
Herman Schincel may also be found
once more clothed in Waterbury
raiment. Herman was drafted,it will
be remembered, by the Oakland team
of the California league. He has all
along maintained that he would not
go so far away from home, as the
walking is not so good, judging from
the reports taken from the log book
of Mr. Weston, who recently did a
little jaunt toward that territory n
the west. To convince Herman still
further that he has no desire to wear
California summer suit the coming
season, he yesterday received his con-
tract from the Oakland management.
What was his surprise to find that the
MANAGEMENT out in the west had for
gotten any little increase In salary
over the one he received from Water
bury. As Oakland Is in higher class
league than the Connecticut repre-
sents, he was entitled to some little
raise. Back went the contract with
out a signature, but with burning
| epistle, written and rolled on Her
mans box ball alleys. Unless the
Oakland management consents to
withdraw the draft on the popular
catcher, there may be another good
nutmegger out in the Pennsylvania
independent league. Manager Du-
rant wants Shincel and will pay
good bonus to retain him here II the
Oakland management will consent to
such an arrangement.
When the New York National
league club recently paid the $l'o0o
fine inflicted by the national COM
mission because of the forfeiture OF
several games by McGraw's men TO
the Philadelphia Americans last
spring at New Orleans, John I.
Brush expressed a desire TO have
the case reopened. The commission
after considering the request, has
lust made this ruling: The New
York National league club filed an
application for a further considera-
ton and a rehearing of the claim
filed against II by the New Orleans
club some time ago with respect to
which the commission made a find
ing some time since. The rule OF
the commission pertaining to re-
hearings is plain. Rule 80 provides
that no case of any nature decided
by the commission will be reopened
unless an application for a rehear-
ing shall have been filed in writing
with the commission by the parties
interested within ten days after such
finding has been promulgated. The
New York club has not filed within
the specified time. Therefore its APP
plication is refused"
President Hedges of the ST Louis
Americans says that negotiations for
the release of Rube Waddell from
the Philadelphia Americans occu-
pied three months. Hedges will not
say how much was paid for the big