Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07

Tom O'Connell of the Worcesters has a very lame arm.
 Lyons of the Athletics leads the Ameri- can Association in batting up to May 1, with an average of .476.
 Ten thousand dollar Carruthers is Brook lyn's losing pitcher. The Baltimores downed the Bridgegrooms again yesterday, 7 to3 8.
 Michael Welch, Troy boy, has signed with Albany as pitcher. This makes three Mickey Welches who are baseball pitchers. Who says there is nothing in name?
 Fred Bullin, manager of the Bridgeport Ball club, told a DEMOCRAT reporter last evening that he never saw two teams more evenly matched than the Bridgeport and Waterburys He is loud in praise of young Fitzgerald's pitching.
 What with releasing Broughton, sending Lady Baldwin home with the advice to learn to pitch, and shipping Sutcliffe to the same destination, and fining Hanlon $10 for not sliding to base, it looks as if Watkins was still manager of the Detroits.
 The veteran player, Jack Manning, tells some good stories of the Boston nine of 1878. ''Talk about winning game with three hits as the Bostons did the other day at Philadelphia, that's nothing said Jack. ''Why, the nine we had in Cleveland in '7S won a game from the Cincinnati club. They made fourteen hits and we got two Snyder and Bond was the battery. We not only beat them, but we shnt them out.
 The Whitney-Gruber deal is off, as Phillips could not make terms with the Detroit pitcher, and neither Detroit or Pittsburg would pay money for the release of the man wanted. Whitney wanted $2,50O from Detroit, bnt would have signed fo" $2, 300. Phillips offered Gruber $2,OOO, but that twirler wanted $500 more and the negotiations stopped right there. Gruber has large stock of Connecticut nerve on hand.
 Following are the National league games troit, Philadelphia at Pittsburg, New York at Indianapolis; May 10, ii, 12, Boston at Pittsburg, Philadelphia at Detroit, New York at Chicago, Washington at Indian apolis. The American association games will be: May 9, 10 II, 12, Baltimore at Cleveland May 8, 9, 10, Il, St Louis at Cincinnati Kansas City at Louisville; May 9, 10, 12, Brooklyn at Philadelphia; May 12, Louisville at Cincinnati, Kansas City at St Louis.
 Peter Kemp of Australia defeated Ed ward Hanlan of Canada Saturday in scull- ing match over the Parametta course in Australia. Kemp took the lead at the start. Hanlan's boat came in contact with that of his opponent before the mile post was reached. Kemp stopped and let Han Ian pass and then went after him. When off Gascoigns bay Hanlan crossed the bow of Kemp's boat and again fculed him. Kemp got clear and proceeded, winning ty five lengths. An enormous crowd wit. messed the race.
 The battle between Jem Fell and George LaBlanche, the Marine, says the New York Sun, should be corker. If Fell wants te make any showing with his adversary he will have to pay some attention to train ing So far he has never faced a man il this vicinity when in anything like proper form His rushes are not so dreaded now as they were and there is growing belle that his tales of his wonderful deeds in thu far West are to be taken not with a grail but cellarful of salt. In other words, h. must fight hard and we'll to redeem him self, or he will soon be numbered anon the great army of 'have beens."