Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-07-06
WORLD OF SPORTS.

The Echoes were defeated II to | at Winsted, Wednesday.
 Harry Wright has had over 100 players on the Philadelphia clubs payroll since he became manager of the team.
 Whitney continues to do good work at third for the Giants. There is not weak spot in the New York infeld now.
 The base ball club of Isabella Council. K. of O., of Seuthington, are anxious to ar range for game with team from Sheri- dan Council of this city.
 James Mcclure, the catcher, recently re- leased by Philadelphia, has been signed by the Detroit management. This was the club that sold Mcclure to the ''Phillies" about three years ago.
 Dalrymple is said to have asked for his release because Manager Phillips laid him off on the Eastern trip. Dal says he was batting as well as the rest of the team, and 1 his lay, of was uncalled for. 4 meeting of candidates for positions upon Sheridan councils base ball team will be held at the DEMOCRAT office this evening to arrange game with team from Columbia council of New Haven, in this city, July 19
 What team could be made up of players who made their reputations in Waterbury. Con Daily and Walker, catchers; Lovett and Hughes, pitchers; Connor, Higgins and Battin on the bases; Campana, short stop; Ed Daily, Petit and McGeachy in the out field
 In one of the Lowell Manchester games on the Fourth, Billy Campion made three home runs. twice driving the ball over the fence, and scoring once on n hit inside the fence. In the three games played that day the Lowells made 37 hits with total of 6G
 bases.
 "The1e," exclaimed an inexperienced
 young woman at the polo grounds, as Mickey Welch landed the ball in the pit of the
 batter's food department, while the latter
 lay down and tore up handfuls of grass,
 ''he has hit him at last. Does that win
 the game :'
 Sam Thompson, of the Detroits, has bat
 ted and felded so miserably this season
 that he will be laid off. His arm is now lanse, and he cannot throw across the dia
 mond. It is probable that Charley Cam pau, who has been released by Kansas
 City, will be given trial in right garden The Waterburys disbanded after tht games Fourth of July. Yesterday, Man } ager Guest received telegram from Gap tain Barrett, of the Derbys, guaranteeing him $40 if he would, bring the team dow1 to play game that had been advertised for yesterday. The boys went down anc played three innings the score standing l to in their favor, before they found ou that that the Derbys were going back ol their agreement and would not pay tn, promised guarantee. The Waterburys re fused to go on with the game and left tn r grounds.
 The Central league is about to go t. niecas and the Naw FDplaD6 is not lnucl better off. In the Central, Newark anC Jersey City are the only cities that ar paying, while in New England there i I not enough clubs in the league to keep u] t the interest. For 1888 we would suggest league that would include Newark, Jerse City, Waterbury, Hartford, Lowell - Worcester, Lynn and Salem. In such s league Waterbury and Hartford are s I situated that the expenses would not b - more than in 1886, and if properly man : aged no money would be lost in the ven T ture.