The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08
Rest Will Do Men Lots of Good and They Will Jump Into the Contest
 To-day With Vim.
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE STANDING.
GAMES TO-DAY.
New Haven at New Britain. Waterbury at Bridgeport. Springfield at Hartford. MerIden at IlolyolSe,

The special providence that looks after the welfare of ball players took hand in the game yesterday and sent q little rain so that the men could get a let-up in their strenuous work. Al- most since the opening day the teams have been forced along under full pressure with scarcely any chance to catch their second wind, Conse- quently in a good many instances the playing has been much below par, The harder the men tried to lift them- selves out of the rut the deeper they sank, all for want of q chance to pull themselves together and get on their feet again.
 The postponement of yesterdays games all over the country was about the best thing that could have hap pened. The managers gathered their men together for a little heart-to- heart talk and explained just where their weakness Jay.
 Billie Lush as yet has not read the riot act to his troupe, but there is a general hunch about town that they will soon hear from him in no uncer- tain terms, The crow he has under his wing just at present arc for the most part likely lot and when a few changes are made and the new pitchers arrive the local nine will be perfectly able to stand well up with the leaders. Ball players are neces- sarlly warm weather friends It may be merely coincidence, but most of New Haven's defeats have been regis tered on cold, cloudy days.
 With the advent of some good swelt- ering weather the fans will see some good ball at the rock and 1t IS up to the Knockers" to shut off their pipes till the New Haven management has had fair chance to weed out the un- desirable timber. Already people are getting the Gloomy Gus expression and the grief of the fans knows no solace. Local sentiment has received some rude shocks in past years, but at the opening of the present season with Billie Lush and q new manage ment ready to spill the coin everyone began to cheer up The team began we'll against the weaker hines, but of late seems to have lost their grip on the winning game. There is the usual amount of cigar store gossip over this, but the people are ever prone to seize an opportunity to criticise and "cuss out" ball team that loses. Those who know Billie Lush realize that he is determined to have the city represented with a first rate baseball club and there Is not the shadow of a doubt but that this condition will be lived up to.
 The members of the team have no excuse to offer and hardly man on the team will fail to admit, if cor nered, that things have been breaking badly in the collective sense. Though the pitching has been by all odds the most glarlng fault of the team, the players as whole are not going at anything like their usual speed. The inheld is prone to make errors at crit ical stages and the putlied, barring Zacher, is not as strong as 1t soon will be.
 DdHl NGlu lldS lhu lldTu ] tuck with his proposed pitching staff. First he borrowed Joe Stoup from the Newark Eastern League club and he refused to stay here. Some time ago he purchased Carrick and Jack Pap pallau from Newark and Rochester, respectively, and up to date they have { refused to appear. Just where Car rick is 1t cannot be stated, put it is well known fact that Pappallau wants to go with Manager Dohcrty up in Albany.
 AS the matter stands both men arc ' owned by New Haven and unless they < play here they cannot play in organ ized company. As outlaw ball is not pleasant at best 1t is believed that eventually both men will appear in X New Haven uniforms this season.
 It wouldn't be bad idea for every one to put up their hammers and trust to the judgment of Billie Lush and V the local management It's safe bet {, that everything will be happy in the garden in the near future,