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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26
HARRY O'HAGAN Is IN.
Lanky First Bascman Has Come TO
Terms.

The uncertainty which surround
ed the coming of Harry O'Hagan TO
play first base and captain the Lynn
New England league club has been
dispelled by letter received from
him by Manager Leonard. Saturday.
In il O'Hagan asked for a contract,
which was Immediately forwarded
TO him to sign. 0'Hagan announces
that he will be in better shape TO
play ball the coming summer than
ever before, according to the opin-
ion Of his physicians. who state that
he had a very light case of appen-
dicitis. With matters settled up
with O'Hagan. Outfielder Mullaney.
who was secured from New Bed
ford In a trade. declares that he
will not play ball with Lynn for
the same salary that he received
with New Bedford last season: that
instead he will quit the New Eng
land league Manager Leonard
says the baking seems TO be con-
tagious throughout the country
{ his year, and what makes il worse
Is that players are holding up man
ayers with the prospect Of a dull
season coming. By Mlllaney's
action Lynn refuses TO sign with
New Bedford. He has already re-
ceiyed two contracts and three let
tiers from the management. and has
not replied to any Of them. n IS
understood that he is holding out
for higher salary.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26
THE SPORTING NEWS.
POLO
THE HEAD ONES
WILL BE HERE
New Britain Seeking Satisfaction
For the Last Rout-Last
Nights Games.

New Britain is coming here this
evening and the fans can expect one
grand polo game. The leaders are
playing faster than ever now because
George Bone sent word to Billy Han
ma that New Haven was going to
take the rag. Why this should scare
Billy Hanna, none but himself can
tell. Be that as it may New Britain
has been fighting polo mad for the
past few days and is putting rivets
in every conceivable spot of the polo
pennant. 1t is already pretty secure
ly fastened but Billy has few more
of the rivets left and he hates to
have them go to waste. However
they are coming here tonight and
Waterbury will be prepared to well
come them. We have been going
some ourselves lately for we have
visions of passing out Pawtucket. 1t
can be done, although there Is but
a few more games to play. The locals
have promised the managers that
they are going to lose no more games
and their work up through Rhode
Island somewhat clinches that prom
Use. 1t will be case worth going
to see, this one with New Britain to-
night.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26
POOL AND BILLIARDS
Bob Stone Is The Champion Of The
State,

Bob Stone of this city won the
pool championship of southern New
England for the second time at
Campbell's in Hartford last night.
He won the pennant last year and
he went through the present tourna-
ment without losing a game, win
ming eight. He has one more game
to play, meeting George Britt on
Hartford a week from tonight, but
the outcome will not affect Stones
standing. He wins first place and
$50 In gold. Stone defeated James
De Monte of Hartford last night,
$50 to IS. De Monte had lead at
the start but he was unable to main
tain his advantage and the cham"
pion played some very dashy pool
towards the end. There was a rep
resentative gathering of patrons of
the sport present and William
Gamerdinger refereed. In speaking
about the outcome of the tourna-
ment. Manager Fraser said that
without throwing any moss roses at
himself, he regarded the tourna-
ment as the most successful one ever
pulled OF In New England, taking
play and the demeanor Of the con-
testants. The game next week may
decide the other prizes in the tour
nament. De Monte is sure of fourth
and he NAV go higher,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26
COMING EAST TO PLAY.
Jamanese Baseball Team to Tour
United States.

A team of full-blooded japanese
baseball players has arrived in the
country for the summer season. The
team is now in the west, but arrange
ments are being made by Tozan 7.
Masko. the manager of the outfit,
for games throughout New England.
The japanese team is composed al
together of players from the various
colleges and universities of Japan. II
is the only genuine Japanese base
ball team in America, and the first
to tour America. Its present pro-
prietor organized the team in Japan
in 1905.
Every player on the team is a full
blOOded japanese. Not one of them
can speak English. They do all their
conversing and coaching in japanese.
There are I'm Japan 265 middle
schools and 80 universities at which
team is composed of the pick of the
players from these institutions.
Baseball has been a popular game
in Japan for many years, and il is
said many players have been devoted
who might shine in the fastest base
bali company. Many American ma
val teams have been badly beaten
hy japanese teams, ami many tales
have been told Of the remarkable
speed Of the little fellows.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26
WRESTLING
THE GRIP OF
THE MAT MEN
Lundin Has Been Drawing Good
Crowds-Plenty of Matches
in Sight.

Hjalmar Lundin is in New York
and letter from him yesterday said
that he would be to Hartford in 4
few days. He says that his sore wrist
was caused by boil which appeared
two days before his match with Gotch
in Kansas City. He cut it and had
blood poisoning but as he didn't de-
lay getting the services of physician
he was able to fill his agements.
Mr. Lundin writes that he missed but
one engagement and that was the i'm
portant one with Hackenschmdt in
Boston. He says his wrist was so bad
that night that it was impossible for
him to go Oh the mat. Mr. Lundin
says he drew good crowds wherever
he appeared and in Kansas City,
Gotch and he had a $4,000 house.
Fritz Hanson and Young Clayton
OF England will wrestle to a finish
at the Columbia Theater in Boston
Tonight. They have wrestled twice
before.
Promoters in Kansas City have Of
fered a purse for match at Graeco-
Roman between Hackenschmidt and
Lundin. The latter will accept as
soon as his injured wrist will permit
him to wrestle.
Yankee Rogers is suing George
Kennedy of Montreal for an annuI-
ment of a contract.
Harvey Parker and Young Jenkins
who wrestled a three-round draw at
Worcester the other night, are to be
relnatched.
DR. B. f. Roller, the former T. of P.
athelete. threw Jesse Westergard il
straight falls at Seattle in a and 62
minutes.
Gus Schoenlein, known as Americas
turned down an offer to wrestle
George Hackenschmidt at Baltimore
merely for the honor of tackling the
champion.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26
THE DIAMOND
DAN TELLS SOME
BASE BALL YARNS
Springfield Manager Intjmates That
He Will Have a Winning
Combination.

Dan O'Neill has been oiling up his
vocabulary machine for the opening
of the season and to Hartford
writer the other day he dilates some
on his team and others, including
Waterbury. He speaks thusly:
When asked the other day what
he thought about the scheme adj
vanced by a baseball player to stop
the scoring of errors and give every
man a hit who reached first base
Dan O'Neil said he thought the man
was crazy. The trouble is, said the
Diogenes of the Diamond, that the
players don't get half enough errors
Balls go through the infield that old
women ought to get and when the
players fail to stab them they say
the balls are hard hit. Something
should be done, too, with those bats
men who cannot hit balloon and
who try to show the imp up when
he calls strikes on them that cut the
plate. 1t is generally understood
that these men believe that they
make themselves strong with the
managers in doing this but | was
never fooled by such tactics. With a
man On first and another on third,
a batsman does not like to fan out
and some who miss or fail to offer
at a good ball raise their bat over
their head to show that the ball was
out of reach. Now, if the newspa-
pers would get after this class of
men and tell the truth about them
it would be easier for the umpires
and it would compel the batsmen to
hit ball when it came over. Your
Mr. Clarkin made good move when
he engaged Tom Dowd for manager
for he is good one but | have got
an aggregation together that will go
right through his nine and there
won't be nothing to it when we
come together. Who is the highest
priced player in the league? Hi
Ladd, of Course. Perhaps there are
men who get more money but | al
ways dread to see him come up to
the plate with the bases filled. What
that patriarch will do to a ball If
he connects solidly causes such eX-
pressions Amt it awful, Mabel?'
Springfield has the most loyal body
of fans in the league and there is no
place where the people stand by a
team as they do there. / consider
Waterbury and Hartford hard losers
On April 1, | will give out the line
up of one of the grandest aggrega-
tions of players ever gathered to-
gether in a minor league
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26
THE PUGlLlSTS
SMALL CHAPS in
A FAST BATTLE
Mario and Earne Put Up a Good
Scrap-All the News Of the
Boxers.

Young Erne of Philadelphia and
Johnny Mario went six rounds and
broke with honors even last evening
at the Sharkey A. c.
1t was not a particularly fast bout,
as both boys appeared to be playing
for safety" Erne had at least ten
pounds the advantage in weight and
appeared to be in splendid condition
Mario was trained to the dot, in fact
appeared wee bit overturned.
The first round was a draw the
second, Marto's; the third, Erne's;
the fourth, an even break; the fifth,
Erne's, and the final, Martos. In a
ten-round go Erne would be a safe
bet.
He has greater reserve strength,
is a better ring general, and doesn I
exhaust his energy in any fancy work
or useless smuggling. When he lets
a punch go it is carefully aimed and
he intends that it shall land.
Mario last evening wasted a good
deal of strength ''fiddling" and do
ing fancy stunts. He can, when he
wants to, bore in, and bore in hard,
but In his bout with Erne didn't
show the form he usually does.
The preliminaries were of an UNI
usually high class, Philadelphia boys
clashing with New York talent. The
visitors had shade the best of the
exhibition, Young Shea defeating
Young Jones and Mike Brown beat
ing Eddie Smith. Willie Jones. of
New York, put his opponent, Young
White, away in the second round.
The best bout of the evening was
furnished by Frank Adams, of New
York, and Mike Moore, of Philadel-
phia. Moore is in the phenom class
and although Adams put up stiff
fight, had all the best of their six
round bout.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26
M'GRAW is PLEASED.
Manager Makes Some Comments on
His Players.
SnOdgrass.

SnOdgfaSS.
A letter was received yesterday by
Secretary Knowles of the New York
National League Baseball club from
Manager McGraw in Texas. McGraW
expressed himself freely on his play
ers and evidently is considerably en-
couraged by the outlook. He spoke
highly of Snodgrass, the young CATCH
er whom he brought on from Cali
fornia. Il wouldn't part with him
for a good deal" wrote Mac, mem
tioning a large sized sum. You'll
see the best all around young catcher
you ever saw. He throws like Il shot,
can hit and is very fast.
'Herzog is a wonder in the field
and on the bases. Evans is the best
hitter of the lot. All the pitchers are
showing great form except Mckenny,
who has been laid up. Donlin de-
serves a great deal of credit l never
saw such change in man, and
look for him to have the best year Of
his career. Matty is better on his legs
than he has been for two years. He
has all of his old speed and appar-
ent health.
seymour. Brcsnahan, Devlin,
Shannon and Tenney are working well
and doing all of which they are cap
able. You'll see a tremendous change
in Doyle. He is improving every
day"
McGraw also wrote that he had en-
gagged Kid Carsey to umpire the
spring games at the Polo Grounds.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26
FkV0hiic asa. AWAY.
Bad Break Of Prowlsr In First Race
Puts Him Out Of Running.

HNS SNh "
Washington. March 26.-Fairly good
sport characterized the third day of the
Washington Jockey club Spring meet
ing at Bennings The weather was
pleasant. the track good and the crowd
the largest thus far Of the meeting
Two favoriies. two second choices
and two outsiders rewarded hackers,
the talent breaking about even with
the layers The best race Of the day
was the sixth. selling affair at one
mile and forty yards. The steeple-
chase, at two miles. proved an inter
eSting event. Percentage looked TO be
much the best Of the jumpers and.
coupled with his stable companion
Penarris. went to the post 10 ia.
vOrite.
In the first race Prowler IVES made
hot fsvorite. As the horses we're going
20 the post the favOrite ran away Eve
furlongs and did not show in the race
Mama winning easily. Summaries:
First Race.-Nsnno. first: Tea Leaf.
second: L'Am0ur. third
Second Race.-Taboo. first: Bonnie
kelso. second: Ragman. third.
Third Race. Progressing. first. Orae-
uIum. second: Workmaid. third.
Fourth Race Dr. Lee. first: CAN
Roy. secand: Ferry Landing. third.
Fifth Race. Percentage. first. renar-
rs. seo0nd. Pin uarCooi. third.
Sixth Race-Auimus. FIRST: Reid
moore. sscond. Lilly. third
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26

of several good amateur players,
who showed up well but were hand
,ped in various ways. DIR I. f..
baxter, who has managed the town
team for a few years past, has re-
tired and although several efforts
have been made to bring the play
ers together for the purpose of
selecting a successor all efforts have
been futile. The Thomaston
Athletics, regarded as the second
team last season for all that they
had very creditable record, are
about to reorganize, and in all pro-
liability some Of the former town
team will be enrolled on the play
ing staff. This town maintained
one Of the strongest amateur ball
teams in the state for several years
and there is still an abundance of
material here sufficient to supply a
strong nine if the existing spirit of
jealousy could be eradicated.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26
New Britain Jean .
National Polo League Standing.
POLO NOTES.

New Britain here tonight.
Pawtucket plays in New Haven to-
night and the Boneyards may help
us in our hopes.
Managers Mcmahon and Halliwell
are getting the spring fever. The
shore resorts are reckoning them and
the summer girls are anxious.
There is one difference between a
polo player and a baseball player.
The former draws his salary during
the winter months and doesn't have
to eat snow balls. In the summer
however is where the baseball player
shines. High halls for him then
while tubs hit the polo man about
right.
Since the local managers threw
down the challenge to any of the 9TH
err teams in the league to play a
series of games for a side bet after
the season is over, Manager Hanna
Of New Britain has been chatting I'M
der the taunts OF his brother mana
gers, because he does not take up the
def. He knows why. as will be
thoroughly proven 20 him this even
ing, when we go after his winners.
The South Ends and the Ivys will
meet in the preliminary game this
evening and Manager Bill Lavlor has
been warned to have his South End
ers in perfect condition. The Ivys
propose TO throw the hook into that
aggregation and send them into the
cagge with the ball.
DO the fans remember that last
game in this city with New Britain
Fred Jean was tied up in knots and
was like a wild animal in a cage.
The boys say he will go stark raving
mad after they get through with him
tonight
There is some talk Of having the
Official scorers and timers come to-
ge,her after the season Is over and
show the managers just what they
missed By not inducing the scribes
to get into polo harness The bells
could be used as shin guards and
perhaps some Of the watches could
be utilized for the ball.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26
COMING TO WATERBURY.
Chicago Nationals Will Play Locals
Here This Season.

The open dates in the Chicago Ma
tionaI schedule will be utilized again
this year to exhibit the world
champions in as many minor league
cities as possible. President Murphy
already has arranged seven games
during the championship season, in
Guiding one game in Troy, n. Y,
June 81, which is the birthday of
Trojan second baseman, j. Evers.
Great ,doings? The exhibition dates
booked follows:
June Z. at Providence, Il. |. East
ern league.
July 81, at Troy; New York State
league.
July 90, at Bridgeport; Connect
cut State league.
August 8, at Waterbury; Connec-
ticut State league.
August ~, at Baltimore, Eastern
league.
August 10, at Rochester; n. Y;
Eastern league.
August IA, at Buffalo, n. Y;
Eastern league.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26
THAT'S PITCHING SOME.
Feats of Rube Zeller. a Recruit With
the Hiphlanders

According TO the admirers of RUDE
Zeller, who comes to the New York
Highlanders from the Southern
league, the pitcher will be one of the
finds of the coming baseball season.
They say Zeller pitches a new ball
that makes the batter's eyes blink af-
ter few innings. He is six feet three
inches in height and lives on raw
fish. This is what he did in one
game to the Montgomery Club:
struck out IL men in nine innings
and 19 in 10 innings; pitched 20
strikes in succession; didn't give a
base on balls in IS innings; made
one of the two runs made by At
lanta; never kicked on decision
and let only four hit balls go TO the
outfield.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26
COBB Is IN CLOVER.
American Leagues Premier Swats-
man Not Badly Used.

Detroit. March 2G-Ty Cobb. the
champion hitter of the American
league last year. and also the fast out
fielder of Hughey Jennings Tigers.
did not get the amount Of money
which he demanded from the officials
of the local team TO play this year,
but he Jared very WELL Just the same.
According to the contract which he
signed he is TO receive 5000 a year
for two seasons. and IL he hits over
900 and also fields over 800 he will
lie handed an extra $500. Cobb held
out for long time for a salary or
$500 for three years. but when he
rcaIized that President Nayin of the
club would not give il 10 him be nm
ally consented to accept the offer
stated and lost no time in signing the
contract. Before leaving here Cobb
informed President Naviu that he
would surely win that extra $50. as
he is confident he will bat -3DO OF
over. and also run up a fielding aver
age Of over 100.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26
WON OVERTIME GAME.

New Britain, March 26.-New
Britain won from Providence last
night in an overtime polo game at
Hanna's Armory, 6 to 5. Captain
Fred Jean scored the winning goal
in eight and one-half minutes OF
overtime play. Jean and Hardy got
into scrap and Jean struck Hardy
in the face. Referee Rorty called
fouls on both men. Malloy stopped
one ball with his hand, but Rorty
failed to see it. The overtime period
was the fastest polo playing seen in
New Britain this season. The line
up and summary:
New Britain. Providence.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26
REVISED POLO SCHEDULE.

Thursday. March 16-Pawtuckst
at New Haven. New Britain at Wa
terbury. Providence at Bridgeport
Friday. March 27-Nsw Haven at
Pawtuckst. Waterbury a. Hartford
Saturday. March 2S-Nev Haven
at Providence. Hartford az Water
bury. bridgeport at New Britsin-
Monday. March se-Hartford at
New Britain. PsWtuckst 81 Provi-
dsuce. Waterbury AZ BridgsPort
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26
TAkE our Lii INSURANCE..

Rudolph Unholz. the Boer cham
pion. rs quoted as saving that he will
not take out naturalization papers
until after his fight with Cans. He
SAYS he represents England, Austria
liza and Africa. and is DESTROYS of Civ
ing an international fiavO. to ths
match. A western scribe suggests
that Unholz. instead OF fixing out
naturalization papers after his fight
rad better take out life Insurance
papers before it.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26
NELSON AND BRIGGS DRAW.

Providence, r. l., March 26-Fight-
ing Dick Nelson of Brooklyn, n. Y,
and Jimmy Briggs of Chelsea, Mass,
fought fifteen raunds to draw last
night before the Standard Athletic
club at Lymansville. Briggs kept
boring in all the time. playing for the
body almost continually. Nelson,
however, was the more clever, using
a left jab with telling effect and
crossing stiff rights to the jaw.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26
Fight Twelve Round Draw.

Boston, March 26.-Willie Moody of
Philadelphia and Matty Baldwin of
Charlestown fought a twelve round
draw at the Armory Athletic associa-
ton. Moody had the advantage in the
early part of the fight, but Baldwin
came on with a rush in the closing
rounds and earned draw decision.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26
OTHER BASEBALL RESULTS.

At Savannah, Ga.-Philadelphia
Nationals 8, Savannah South Allan
ties /.
At Dallas-New York (N) 3,
Dallas 0.
At Chattanooga-New York (A)
s, Toledo l.
At ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS reg
ular) I, Colts 6.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26
ARTHUR COTE OVER SHEA.

At Augusta, Me, Arthur Cote of
Biddeford did most of the forcing
and landed a larger number of effec-
tive blows in a six-round bout with
Kid Shea, before the Augusta Ath-
letic association. 1t was as pretty an
exhibition of scientific boxing as has
ever been given before the club, both
men working steadily to the end of
the bout. ,,. So .......-. 49,.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26
The Final Standing.

George Sutton played a fine game
of 1872 balkline billiards last night
with George SIosson as his opponent.
The champion needed only nine in
nings to make his 500 points and
his average was IS So He started
with run Of 1l9.. made one of Is4
two innings after and then rushed
along to the finish. SlOsson was
beaten more than half way. his total
being Eli.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26
CTS GARDNER CALLED WINNER.

At Baltimore. before the Dixie a
C.. Gus Gardner Of Philadelphia vas
given the decision over Eddie Car
ter. also Of the Quaker city, after ff
teen rounds Of fighting i was By
the good grace Of the referee hat
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26
T~o.y..r-olss Rae. .. New Orleans.

New Orleans. March 2s.-Marse Abe.
vito has beaten alncst every other
twoyesr-old 81 the local tracks. won
the juvenile stakes. $1,000 added. at
City park- The distance. Eve fur
longs. was The longest run THE two
year-olls have yet Hzde here this Sea-
sna earring top weight. IL pounds.
Mars Abe usde all the paes and IN
an exiting fuish wa BE- half . length
from BrouEham.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26

Gus was given the decision. He
would have been thankful for a
draw Carter had by far The better
of the fifteen rounds. He was the
aggressor from the start to the fin
ish and landed on Gardner's face
and stomach almost at will. For 10
rounds Gardner fought like novice
and only his good condition enabled
him to withstand the awful on
slaughts of Carter.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26
BOWLING.
Results of The Contests On The
Casino Alleys.

The Russians were the real things
in the two-man tournament at the
Casino last night. They first stacked
up against the Spaniards and gave
them a good walloping, winning the
three games. The English team
tried to take fall out of them in the
second contest, but were also we'll
thrashed, winning but one game
from the "Rooshuns. The scores
were as follows:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26
BASEBALL IN THOMAsToN
Jealousy Prevents the Forming Of q
Strong Nine.

Thomsston. March 2s-Prospec-s
for a representative BASEBALL team
in this tovn the coming summer
we're never 50 uncertain az this
present Last year. two teams we're
in the field but neither was covered
with laurels 81 the close Of he ses-
son. although each uas comprised
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26
Wooster Notes,

Whitaker won the daily prize at
the Wooster last night with score
of 312.
Standing for the big pm roll off
is as follows: c. Lewis 639, Ma.
loney 5S4, Latham 573 Middleton
SIS, Diver $50, Wilson $50.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26
NJDDIES WIN OPENER

Annapolis, Md, March 26.-The
midshipmen opened yesterday after
noon and defeated the nine from
Gallaudet college by a score of IL
to 3. The visitors were clearly
outclassed at all points.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26

William Hoppe defeated John
Hendrick. the amateur. at IS.2 BIZ
lizards last night az GTnhn's academy.
Schaefer was iii and unable TO play.
Hoppe won By a score of 4e0 to I14
and averaged IS 10-I5. He will
play Mclaughlin tonight IL Schsefer
does not play