Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-22

WORLD OF SPORTS.

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 The Bostons will release Sutton, Burdock and Brown.
 Roger Connor has not made hit in the three Boston games.
 The Manchesters have signed pitcher Knowlton of the Newarks of 1886.
 John l.. Sullivan once in while attends the base ball games in Boston, and in variably holds down.a seat on the bleach ing boards.
 It is an exceedingly difficult matter to make home run in Denver. The rariied air causes a player to become badly ex- hausted before he can make the circuit.
 The crash will come after the Fourth of July among the clubs paying fancy salaries. No club in the New England league can afford to pay over $175 per month to the finest player in the land.
 O'Neil is not only the greatest batter in the country, but his position at the bat is g picture. He stands straight. as an arrow, holds his bat on his shoulder, picks out the good ones, and drives them like shot to the outfeld
 Manager Guest, of the Waterburys, re- ceived telegram this morning announcing the disbanding of the Stamford club. He also received notice that there would be a meeting of the managers at Bridgeport this afternoon to arrange new schedule, and he left on the 10:54 train to be present at the meeting. The Waterburys. will play with the Mattatucks this afternoon.
 The Boston's want Gore, whom they think is better player than he is given credit for being. It is very likely that George will be traded or sold to them. He has been in hard luck and wants to get away from New York, saying that he never receives a word of praise for good play, but is criticised at all times. There is some truth in this, and if he gets with Boston he may pick up in playing and be himself again.
 Pete Browning of the Louisvilles, who took the Francis Murphy pledge with the break in Kansas City. It rained hard Tues day night, and the gutters were filled with water Tha next morning the Gladiator, who was full, secured two fishing poles and lines, and planting himself in front of the hotel where the club was stopping, proceeded to fish ill the water flowing in the gutter. He made terrible exhibition of himself.
 PETER JACKSON. the champion boxer of Aus. trnlia, has sailed for America.
 V ADD1 MAN Will IeA6 LlOAIu Suy HIS CsaS G6E 'u' of the ring and begin work in the United States Mint in San Francisco.
 ". R. BoNsall. of Baltimore, class '89, has
 'n elected captain of the Princeton College
 ,rosse team for tho ensuing year.
 THE city of Boston has appropriated $500 or lacrosse July 4. This will probably wake ID lacrosse men in and around Boston.
 A FIGHT for S5.OO0 and purse of $1O0 has .een arranged between Joe McAuliffe, of San Francisco, and Mike Conley. the Ithaca giant, 70 take place in August in San Francisco.
 JAKE KILRA1N can be instructor of sparrtng it the new Boston Athletic Club if he will .c. cept the place. Tho directors have as' cd xilrain to accept the place and are awaiting :is answer.
 TOM MEADOWS, the Lightweight champion 'f Australia, has arrived in San Francisco from Sydney, N. S. w., and offers to fight any :an in America at 133 pounds for $1 ,000 Q 'iae and the light-wei. t championship.
 A MATCH has been made between Frank Murphy, of England, and Jack Havlin of Bos- on. to fight to finish with kid gloves for s2, 900 (open to SC .O0O) and the feather weight championship of the world, within ten weeks. UNDER the now intercollegiate foot ball rules rushers are not permitted to use their hands in any way. Tho importance Of tn15 provision can hardly be overestimated. Yale foot ball players ass # that it will make the .,::mc so tame as to be utterly devoid of in- tcrcSt. .%a>a