New Britain herald., 1914-08-08
SITUATION TENSE AS SEASON CLOSES
-Four Clubs Well Bunched in East. cTn Association RaCs.

There is liable, to be rather ex- citing skirmish in our little baseball league at that during the next few weeks. The first division clubs are now going along nicely and bid fair to furnish some excitement before the gong sounds.
 Aocording to all prospects the first division clubs are quite apt to make it a race after all and end the season like a regular baseball strug- ! gle for the $100 bunting. While New London still has comfortable lead,
 the club has to play safe all the time and can't afford to take any chances.
 A little break or unavoidable slump on the part of the Planters will
 make things mighty interesting and
 is liable to alter the complexion of the association standing.
 Waterbury has stayed right up there most of the season fighting New London every inch of the ground. Lee Fohl has a good fight ing outfit and one that is at all times dangerous. Just how Waterbury man.
 ages to keep up close to the top Is hard to figure out, but the club is 1 there, nevertheless, and tie figures tell the story.
 Bridgeport always manages to hang around in the first division and make a lot of trouble for the other fellows. Springfield IS showing much more class than while ago and Bill Carey is confident of finishing in the money. His club at the present time looks as good as Bridgeport and Wa terbury and there's no reason why Carey's men won't stay up there and a nice little on.
 Already championship series be- tween the pennant winners in the Eastern association and the New England league is being discussed and most fans concede the Eastern honor to New London. They can't figure out how Plants team can possibly lose out after such brilliant race. The New England league has one leg on the championship trophy, whatever that is and it is up to our association to even up matters in September. Owner Scinski was offered a chance | to collect some real money today | the New London management ask ing him to transfer the double-header scheduled for New Britain to New London. It was the belief of the Is IT management CnaL a OOuDIo. header there on Saturday would draw better than in New Britain, but Scin- ski declined the offer.
 1t has been officially announced that Smiling Christy Wilson has been made manager of the Haverhill club of the New England league. Wilson left the Ponies to take up the man. agerial lot but several weeks ago he was deposed by former Owner Clo- hecy Since Dan Noonan has bought the franchise, Wilson has again been placed at the helm, much to the pleasure of the players.
 Butch" Kearns, who possesses the loudest voice of any player in this
 circuit, has been offered a position
 carrying big money as outside man for a side show attraction at the coun-
 try fairs in the fall. Kearns' voice
 Is so heavy that children in the neigh
 borh ood of Newfield park, Water
 bury, are unable to sleep while
 he is on the coac ching line.
 Since si Mcdonald took charge of the Springfield club the team has won
 Is and lost 5. If he can continue
 It that rate Mcdonald will pilot
 Springfield to pennant.
 Kenneth Nash, last year with Wa
 terbury, is playing we'll for the St.
 Louis Nationals. Nash is playing
 third.
 According to President ORourke
 the players must cease using profane
 language towards the umps or they
 will hear from him.
 EAST ENDS VS. KENSINGTON.