Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-07
THE WORLD OF SPORTS.

In the game at New Orleans on Sunday, which resulted in victory for Washing ton, to 2, the home team made only four hits off Gilmore. Sboch played right field and had two hits; Connie Mack had nine put outs, one assist and one error. His hit in the ninth inning won the game for his team.
 phia, Charles Daniels securing him the opening.
 The New Ravens have failed to obtain any new players. One manager wanted $500 for the loan of two men for three weeks.
 The association which made such fias- co of running base ball club in this city last season has for the last six months been enjoying repose as sound and un broken as if there were no shadow of un- paid debts hanging over it. The voice of the unfortunate and unpaid creditor has been hushed, and the mis-man cement of the association seems to have con .ratulat ed itself that it was hushed fol, yer. But just now it's peaceful rest is thre ltened with interruption by the clamor of claim ant which will not be still. It is no other than what was left of the Connecticut League at the end of the season-the Dan- bury and Waterbury clubs. They now come to the front with an invitation to tne New Haven association to pay up $25O forfeit for the failure of the local club to play the season out. Bridgeport and Hartford are | favored with similar invitations which are | to be vigorously pressed upon the recipi- ents.-New Haven Union. It took nineteen minutes and four sec onds for New Haven to win the first goal from Meriden last night. The long play ing seemed to exhaust the Meridens and the New Ravens had easy work in caging the ball the next two goals. The features of the game were the plays of Newcombe, of New Haven, who caged three times and of Null Smith, of Meriden, who played a splendid game at center Score, New Ha- ven 8, Meriden l.
 The New York s'Colts' played their sec ond game at New Orleans yesterday and won by the score of to 1. Crane pitched for the New Yorks and kept the New Orleans team down to three hits. Mutrie says that when the season opens he will have four as fine players as ever appeared upon the diamond, selected from his new material.
 Wood the English jockey, whose license was refused by the Jockey club this year, is reported to be worth s40O,00O. Barrett, his companion in retirement, is credited $100,00O. These tough jockeys can endure much comfort with this money during their summer vacation
 Billy Dacey, the New York light weight, is oat with another challenge to fight any l33 pound man in the world
 B. c. Carter, of the New York Athletic club, will sail for England early in June to run ill the five and ten mile championships of Great Britain.
 Arrangements have been made between Conley, the Ithaca giant, and John P. Glow for six round fight at Ashland, Wis, on | April 7 Each man has deposited S25O and the winner to take 75 per cent of the re- ceipts.
 After carefully looking at Sullivan re- gently when he attended the Kempton races, two of Smiths principal packers, Charley White and John Percival, openly declared 1 that the Englishman was no match for the | champion.
 The American champion pigeon shot, Capt. John l.. Brewer, IS creating quite sensation among the knights of the trigger ill England He has won great many sweepstakes and several matches. Having displayed such | good form, he is now unable to get on a ! match for suitable stake money, and is barred out of many of the handicap sweep 1 stakes.
 St. Paul, Minn., is to have big atheletic park At a recent meeting it was proposed to organize stock company on a basis of $50,0oO as the capital stock, divided into shares of $50 each, 35 Der cent. to be paid in at once to make the first payment improve the grounds and erect grand stand and the | necessary fences. The intention is to have a | bicycle track and conveniences for cricket, 1 lacrosse and baseball clubs, l An excellent Square Piano $75, at B.