Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-11-05
WORLD OF SPORTS.

The Washington team will make an effort to secure Morrill, and Tate of the Bostons, and Hanlon and Getzein of the Detroits, for next years team.
 Steve Brodie says he is going to sail for Liverpool on November 10 to jump from Hungerford Bridge, London, where Dono- van lost his life. He has taken a bet of $500 offered by Al Davis.
 How poor Detroit's base-runuing was last season is shown by the fact that the team got more men to first base than any other club, ,S43-and still the club had only 193 stolen bases, while Indianapolis, which got only ,5S9 men to first base, had $50 stolen bases.
 John Morrill, says that next season he will either play at third base or at short stop. He has grown tired of first base and says a very heavy batsman is needed at first base. John Morrill, at short stop would come pretty near leading the country.
 The attendance at the worlds series be- tween New York and St Louis was 36 000 and the receipts were $25, 900. About ST. 900 would be liberal estimate for the total expenses of both teams. This would leave SIS, GOO to be divided. It was given out that the winning team would take 60 per cent, which would give the New Works | SIC, 800 and the Browns S7,200.
 A special from Omaha to the Sporting Life says: Information from Boston, where Manager Sslee now is, is to the effect that we are to lose our crack pitcher, Tom Lovett, the Brooklyn club having made a satisfactory offer for release, and having accepted Mir Lovett's terms. There is a hitch, however, as Lovett wants slice of the purchase money, $500. This the Omaha association is not likely to pay.
 In 1883 Jim Mutrie went to New York from Bedford, Mass, without cash but with scheme. He met John B. Day and proposed that they should put sort of co operative team on the polo grounds in New York city. MT Day furnished $500, so it is said, and Mutrie furnished the hustling. The enterprise was a success from the start, and from this small begin ming the great New York club and it's $G0, OO0 annual profits sprung.
 In the pitching record of victories and defeats in the Association psnnant race we | find that Caruthers was the most success 1 full of the five pitchers against the St Louis team, Hughes being next, followed l by Mays, Terry and Foutz. Against the Athletics Hughes took the lead, Foutz being second Caruthers third Terry fourth and Mays the least. Against Gin cinnati Caruthers took the lead, followed by Hughes, Terry, Foutz and Mays.
 For twelve years John Morrill, has a gen. eral batting average sf .272, which really excellent. He says: 'I think I can ac- count for my poor stick work this season in several ways. In the first place I attended asbusiness college last winter and studied very hard. I noticed that Anson, by work ing hard in his hand ball court all winter, was in perfect condition, and led the league 1 batsmen, as we'll as the first basemen, in fielding. I shall go in the gymnasium soon, and keep in perfect condition this winter. Then again 1 tried sacrifice batting and that hurt my averages somewhat. think a first baseman should be an extra good batsman to satisfy the people nowa- days, and have made up my mind to play third base or short stop hereafter. I think I can hold my own in either of these pe- l sitions"