New Britain herald., 1925-07-29

ulu QOL get square dedl at tht
 hands of the Hartford management
 and that had he been given the op
 portunity to play steadily and at tht
 position where he has always played
 he would be able to keep his stand
 ing with the best Of them in Hart.
 ford or any other team in the East.
 ern league.
 The Hartford team today fails tc
 Win consistently and there seems tc
 De no reason for 1t but that harmony
 is lacking on the team. Some day
 perhaps. O'Connor will wake up tc
 the fact that youngsters who show
 great promise of coming through as
 ball players cannot stand the steady
 grabbing and pickering such as he
 has handed out on many occasions,
 O'Connor is "a name that has brought with it honor down through the history of the ages. Perhaps the lineal descent which has come down to the Hartford baseball team manager was crossed somewhere, because Paddy hasn't shown the same sense of square dealing that should have characterized his work as a groomer of ball players.
 Here vas the situation Woak started off last spring with the Chi Caso White SoX. His arm troubled him and he was sent home to rest Up. He was here in New Britain when presentstives of the Hart ford baseball team interviewed him and asked him 10 play ball. Wojak Was reluctant to go to Hartford, probably sensing that it wouldn't be Q good thing for him.
 The Hartford people were persist ent and Wojak joined. the team. He started to hit right away and was burning the league up. His arm, with careful treatment, was coming around all right again. He was, ill tact playing wonderful ball.
 He was from New Britain, and that makes a difference in Hartford. From the first the Hartford fans hoped on him. O'Connor, playing to the grandstand, followed the suit Of the fans, "Chucky' was put in right field after playing d whale of a game at second. He had never before played in that section of a ball park Item No. 1.
 Then he was shifted around like a football from right field to second 10 right field and back 10 second. Then he was put on the bcnch./ He was up her and there and on the bench 2 sain. We was yanked from this s%me. He was sent into another S"me. He was baWIed out publicly ny U'Connor.
 Then on day when about 2ou loys from the East End were taken Q Hartford 10 ste "ChuCky" play, i despite the fact that his name was contained in the lineup 10 play that lay he was suddenly ordered to sit :, m the bench and the poor lads from Ne" Britain went without seeing 1 her favoIlte perform. This loo, at | | time when "Chucky" was playing | wonderful ball at first base.
 Then came thc first Sunday Same | n Hartford, This day also. Wojak . as henched although he had been laying wonderful game at first { 'ase. About $50 New Britain fans 'erG in the stands that day, but did hat make any difference" IL did 'ci. Paddy O'Connor is running hat team and only Hartford fans .et any consideration from him.
 Finally, "Chucky' i. hcnchrd for .'er two weeks. And yesterday he "is his unconditional release with he Hartford OConuor oracle saving hat Hartford tried to place Woi2r n jo""T IeaEHo hut they couldn't Q il hcrauso he vas hcn~ath the t9ndards of the Eastcrn league .iaNer5. he was lei so.
 Bunk
 This may he z i'sron to ether "mrrs in this tuy that then thcy n''r the rrnlcsslrual ranks. they re io steer cle1r ot Hartford and ifs ilid crowd of tsns who cant for a' the old'time fo"linG for this city.