Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-09
THE WORLD OF SPORTS.

Campion has caught on in great shape in Lowell
 Ike Weir, the Belfast spider, while wrestling at Boston Friday night, fell and fractured leg.
 Tle franchise of the Meriden polo team has been sold by Sands and Reilly to Sey- mour w. Lucas.
 The three strike rule will benefit "Phen- omenal" Smith as much, if not more, than any p1cher in the association.
 John Begley of Waterbury, who has good record, has signed with W1lkesbarre to play second base and change pitcher. He goes April IA with Fitzgerald.-Hart- | ford Globe.
 | The league season of the Connecticut dl- vision has ended and the standing ot the league is as follows: Hartford 55 games won, "A lost; New Haven AT won, 50 lost; Meriden 3S won, Al lost; Bridgeport 29 won, AT lost; Waterbury 27 won, 49 lost.
 It is due to Weidman to say that he had poor support while with Kansas City and the Nets, and no batting to speak of be- hind him, and that at Detroit he did not have the confidence of the team. He will have good support and batting from the New Yorks, and the boys have great faith in him. With everything in his favor he ought to redeem himself, and every Giant believes he will
 The gentleman who proclaimed to the world that he would lay brick before he would sign with the St. Louis for less than S3000 has arrived in town. It is MT. Milli- gan, he of the coal oil regions and a catcher by profession. He signed for 8 great deal less than his 'bricklay ing terms, and now says he never made the prepos- terous proposition which has been travel ling the country OCT concerning his pur- poses Milligan says he will catch ''the game of his life" this season. It is to be hoped he will He will not lack opportun- ities.-St Louis Post-Dispatch.
 Washington correspondent Sporting Life: ''Daily bids fair to do large share of our best work during the championship campaign, for when the pitching, batting and base-running are considered together he is probably one of the most valuable men in the team. As great deal depends upon this affable and energetic young man, he will doubtless take good care of himself the ensuing year. John Irwin is the ac- knowledged superior of Jimmie Donnelly in stick work. He leads the little fellow very comfortably in that line. Donnelly is unquestiably quicker and surer fielder and also excels Irwin in running. He is as
  ing sometimes the most desperate chances.
 An exchange speaking of the close of the polo season says: "The salary list for the New Ravens has been higher than that of any other team and on an average the men were better paid than elsewhere. The New Haven payroll averaged about $215 week. Hartford paid out some $20S weekly; Meri- den, $50; Bridgeport, $40; and Water bury S135. The expenses for a well regu- lated team amount to upwards of $4OO a week. It is also estimated that fully $S, ,00O is necessary to run a team for season. Of high salaried players Cotter of Hartford doubtless takes the lead. It is said that he gets $40 week. It is certain that he re- ceived at least $35. Seely gets like amount. Pierce and J. Smith of Bridge ' port were paid s30 week each for thei1 . services and Parsons about S25 for his. The lowest salaried men were on the Waterbury team. Some of the players were paid but $15 a week."