Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-21
BASE BALL TALK.

Jerry Denny signed with Indianapolis for $2,5OO.
 The Athletics have twelve Saturday games at home.
 It is three strikes, and the pitchers are very thankful.
 Clarkson gets $500 for coaching the Har- yard players.
 Baltimore's new ground will not be finished until next year.
 The Washington team was the first of the season to be shut out.
 The Omaha club went all the way to Boston for it's uniforms.
 It has not yet been decided who shall cap tain the Now York team.
 Games will be close this year, and there will be falling off in batting.
 Mike Kelly didn't go to Europe, as re- ported. He is at his home in Hyde Park, New York.
 Peter Sweeney, we'll known California player, has signed with the Troy club.
 The National Association of Baseball Scorers will meet in St. Louis in December next.
 Harry Wright has sold his one share in the Boston club to Soden, Billings & Conant for S1,0O0.
 The Philadelphia managers have gone to Cape My to inspect a ground for spring practice.
 The schedule meeting of the Central Penn sylvana league will be held at Mount Car mel on April 6.
 The book Mike Kelly has been writing will be out about the 10th of April. It is to be called Play Ball."
 St. Louis is to spend $6O,0OO in improving its ground and in tle erection of mammoth grand stand in 1SoJ.
 There are two Childs in the profession, one with Philadelphia and the other with Charleston. They are brothers.
 The fight for the American Association ball between Messrs. Reach and Mason will be one of the interesting things of the meeting next December.
 Baseball is keeping astride of the time in San Francisco The California league will purchase 1000 opera chairs for the grand stand at the Haight street grounds.
 The mileage of the League teams for this season will be as follows: Chicago, 1O.512 miles: Detroit 10, l3S; New York, 10O69; Pittsburg, 9,S61; Boston, O., ,794; Indianapolis, 9,729; Washington, S,S4O; Philadelphia, S,613.
 Spalding told Clarkson to name his own figures so sign again with Chicago, to which the pitcher replied: "I have no figures to offer Personal reasons will prevent me from ever again playing with the Chicago club.'
 Jackson, the big fellow who played first base for Indianapolis a while last season, and who proved to be a very promising amateur, and will be given another trial by the club, doesn't have to play for a living. He pays taxes on S100,000 of real estate ill Unlonvllle, Ind
 According to Manager Phillips figures, the Pittsbllrg club must take in SS0,OOO before a cent of profit can be made. Mir. Phillips IS also authority that the gross receipts ill the past never exceeded $10,0OO for any one sea- son. This means that the club must take i'll s1O,OOO more than ever before to come out even.
 Captain Anson has been talking to a Chi cago reporter about how the Chicago club IS going to win the pennant next season. He ad- mits, however, that the Philadelphia and Pittsburg clubs will give his team some trouble to beat them, which is more than he would have done last year. He thinks that Detroit will be about fourth ill the race.
 Healy, ''the Egyptian wonder" has gone to Hot Springs with the Chicagos He will remain there until April 1. In the meantime he expects to get in great form. He writes: ''With the elimination of the fourth strike, l expect to be even more effective than was iii 'oJ' The three strike rule will, perhaps, benefit Hcaly more than any other pitcher in he Teaoua