Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-04
BASEBALL NOTES.

for waivers on O'Brien, De wore ana
Phyle, three of the young players.
Manager Heckert Of the Harrisburg
Tri-State club has purchased Joe
Knots from the Worcester New Eng
land league team.
S'Gamer Flanagan ana Heine Bat"h
have reported to the Rochester club,
which has pitched a practice camp at
Harve de Grace Md.
The Meriden team is booked to play
at Lawrence the morning of April 70,
while the Bridgeport club will play
there in the afternoon.
Ham Wade, who was taken on for
a trial by the New York Nationals
near the close of last season, will be
back with the New Haven team this
year.
Pitcher Martin Walsh, brother Of
Ed Walsh, who had short trial with
Hartford last season, now training
with the Chicago Cobs, may be sent
to Fort Wayne, Ind.
Connie Mack is thinking seriously
of stationing Pitcher Coombs perma-
nently in right field. He covers lots
of ground and has been hitting well
in the practice games through the
south.
Red Owens, the former Pony, has
taken up his duties as manager of the
Reading Tri-State team. Nehring
Hartford's lanky first baseman last
season, will hold down first bag for
| Owens this season.
Catcher Frank Beaumont is the
latest member of the Bridgeport club
reported to have made up his mind
to jump Uncle Jeems. Beaumont is
said to have signed with the Mt
Carmel club in the Pennsylvania New
Jersey league, which is ranked among
the outlaw organizations.
In the latest bulletin issued by
President \. w. Lawson of the Union
league, James Burns is listed as hay
| ing signed a contract with the Phil
adelphia club. Burns is the Meriden
youngster who has refused to accept
the terms offered him by Manager
O'Neil of the Springfield club.
Hugh McKinnon is signing up a
number of Connecticut leaguers for
his team in Allentown, Pa. In addi-
ton to Red Waller of Bridgeport, who
has signed as captain and manager,
he has Bill Sawyer and Bill Phoenix,
former Orators, and Flick, Luyster
and Bill Ross, with Hartford last
season.
The Standard Electric Time CON-
pany's baseball team accepts the
challenge of the Bannatyne Watch
company's team. The Standards line
up with their famous electric battery,
is ready to play any shop nine in the
city Frank Gaylord, their manager is
willing to back them for any amount
of money.
Happy Jack lott is doing his best
to arouse interest in the formation OF
another independent baseball league
in Maine. Five teams have expressed
desire 10 join such league. but
sixth is needed and unless one more
can be secured the plans will fall
through. lott will report TO the Holy
oke club If the league fzzles out.
Jakey Volz, the former Holyoke
finger. who is with the Columbia
IS. c. club this season. pitched five
innings against the Boston Nationals
Wednesday. He had the Hub hitters
at his mercy while on the firing line,
allowing but two hits. Columbia had
Boston beaten until Volz retired,
when his successor was pounded all
over the lots.
Tom Downey. who used 70 cover
second base for Jim O'Rourke's
Bridgeport club and was with Ian
caster in the Tri-State last stason. has
reported TO the Birmingham CAlal
team of the Southern league by which
club he was drafted from Lancaster.
According To a Birmingham paper
Downey is n certainty for the third
base position.
Richard Howard. ir.. the young
BOstonian. who is coming to try for
a place on Durant's staff of pitchers,
has a record. Last season. while
pitching for East Boston against Wal
worth at Wood Island Park. Howard
egualed Cy Young's marvellous record
Of retiring his opponents during the
whole nine innings without a run or
hit Not a man reached first during