Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-21
How the Baseball Clubs Stand. THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE,

It is reported that Mickey Walsh of Buffalo, is threatened with dead arln.- Sporting Life.
 Mickey Welch of the Buffalos is not doing any pitching, being victim of rheumatism brought on by cold, damp weather.
 Kelly of the Bostons leads the league in batting up to May IT with an average of .446. Brouthers is second and Herman third. Connor ranks twentieth with an average of .301.
 Pat Powers, the genial manager of the Jersey City club, says Roach of Wilkes as pitcher. Roach must be one of the kind that improves. When with Water bury in 1885 he was n. 2.
 Pitcher Woods contract with Hamilton is unique one, if it is of the character | reported. Under no circumstances can he be fined CT suspended, nor is he to play
 unless he feels like it. Then s'Pete' gets | $2, 700. Take it all in all there is not an otl1e-- -eontreot like Woods in existence. The Charter Oak park association, in ad- dition to it's usual SIG, ,000 guaranteed stake for 2:20 trotters, this year has instituted the standard guaranteed stake of $3, ,00O for 2:3O trotters, and the insurance guaran- teed stake of $4 ,OOO for 2:2O pacers There | are eight entries for the first named race, | IA for the second, among them Hubinger | brothers of Hartford. and Il for the third The New Works began the season with the brightest sort of prospects. The team had good batters, good felders, good pitchers, good catchers and good base runners, but these five points have as yet failed to become features of the game Now and then it is said that the men are capable of doing great things. If this is :- l. H. :L before it is too late
 Carruthers pitched brilliant game for Brooklyn yesterday and only two scattered hits were made on him. His field support, too, was of the best. Only twenty-seven men of the visiting team went to the bat, or three men in each inning. The two men who made hits were thrown out before the side retired. Altogether it was | a very fine performance, not only for Car ruthers but for the whole of the Brooklyn team.
 It is a question whether the New York club ever took the trouble to study the delivery of any pitcher, from all appear ances They get up to the bat, make des- perate lunges at the ball, knock 8 grounder, pop up fly, or strike out, with seeming indifference. This may be wrong, but careful study of the different men as they II. Herman must not be included in this, however. No one ever sees him go to the bat, and try to twist himself over the top of the grand stand in an effort to hit the ball.-Sun.
 At the games of the New York Athletic club on Saturday in New York, Yale's re- presentatives showed up in good form Sherrill won the 12O yards dash in 12 2-5 seconds Shearman won the running high jump, clearing the bar at feet, g. inches. Berger won the 120 yards hurdle race in 16 3-5 seconds. Weare won the two mile bicycle race in 6 minutes, Al 2-5 seconds Holton ran second in the half mile run and Hinck1ey second in the quarter mile rum Shearman took second place in the pole vault and Harmar third in the mile run. Berger's victory will give Yale men es- pecial satisfaction as he defeated Mapes of Columbia, who is his most dangerous com petitor in the games this week
 A Pittsburg reporter suggested to Anson that it was unfortunate for the Chicagos that they could not meet the Detroits while they were playing poorly. The Captain promptly replied t.We don't want it sir; we don't want it. We will beat the Detroits when they are in the pink of condition, and ask no odds of them at any stage. The Chicagos are out for the pennant this year, and must have it. You people are not quite due yet, but Chicago is ripe for it. We have stronger nine than last year Chicago has been furnishing $10,0OO players to the country for several years, and we will have some more of them on hand next fall. Vel have disposed of several of our star per formers, and now we propose to go in with an every day lot of men and win the flag"
 IT. H. FLA YES