Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-20
WORLD OF SPORTS.

Sporting Editor Evening DEMOCRAT Will you be so kind as to give me a small space in your valuable paper for the following proposition In our city we have many good players working in our shops, and occasionally we see in your val uable journal challenge from one shop to play the other game of ball, and each in turn claiming the champi onship. Now to make successful and interesting contest submit the following proposition: Say there are 10 shops, the players of which are willing to form league, and deposit $10 each, making the amount $100. Then let each shop play series of games for the championship and the money and thus decide the matter. When rules are drafted say whether thoro---~il4 -bo one or more prizes, which can be determined when & delegation from each shop has 8 consulta- ton. I would therefore suggest that each shop will send a committee of one or two 1 to a meeting which will be held at the DEMOCRAT office Saturday evening at 7:3O o'clock. will then submit rules to gov ern said league, and if favorable to all then proceed to business. Respectfully submitted for consideration,
 DANIEL F. KELLY
 John Morrill,, of the Bostons, never bat ted so poorly as this year.
 The next game in this city will be with the Stamfords on Friday.
 The Lowells and Worcesters are tied in first place in the New England league race.
 Anson thinks the Boston club should buy young Duffy to strengthen their in field
 Farrar has made great spurt in his bat 1 ting making one or more hits the last 12 games.
 Twenty-six errors, outside pitches and passed balls in yesterdays New York-Bos- ton game.
 President Day, of the New Works, con- siders Tom Lynch the squarest umpire in | the business.
 The New York Sun to-day prints 8 pie ture of Whitney, the New York's new third baseman.
 In yesterdays Manchester-Lynn game, Jack Campana made home run, three baser and three singles.
 "Pop" Smith and Dalrymple, of Pitts burg, are for sale They are not hitting hard enough to suit Manager Phillips.
 The Waterburys and Norwalks are play ing upon the West End grounds this after. noon. Fitzgerald and McAlenny and Collins and Fitzpatrick are the batteries. It cost Harry Allan Ely, of the Danbury Democrat just $15O to manage the Hat ting towns base ball club three days. Harry is not managing any more. He has let the job out on contract.
 Owing to having sprained one of his legs in jumping over stone wall at New Lon don, Woodruff of the Yale crew is so badly disabled that there is little possibility that he will be able to row against Harvard. Hartwell has been assigned to Woodruff's position in the boat.
 The Cleveland Club yesterday bought John F. O'Brien, the Lima clubs best pitcher, for ..$2, 900. He joins the Cleve- lands in Baltimore. O'Brien is strong, ) speedy pitcher, good hitter, base runner, and general player. Another man will pro- bably be bought within a few days.
 During the last two years the Chicago , club has made more money from the sale of players than the capital stock amounts to. The transfer of Kelly, Clarkson, Gore, Mccormick, Dalrymple and Sunday netted the club $so,000. The capital stock is only S2O, ,OOO.-St Louis Republican.
 The third annual tourney of the New Haven Lawn club commenced this morning at Il o'clock at their grounds on Whitney avenue, which have been put in excellent , order for the occasion. Many prominent entries have been made, among whom are , .. S. Cambell and V. D. Hall, his partner, both graduates of Columbia college, A. E. Wright of Trinity and H. w. Slocum, jr, ot Brooklyn, who is treasurer of the Ma tlonal Tennis association. Sears, the . champion, was not present owing to illness.