Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-11-16
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WORLD OF SPORTS.

Manager Phillips refused to give Calvin any advance money, and the latter has gone to St Louis in huff
 Director Billings has returned to Boston carrying back with him the signature of big Dan Brcu cuthers to play ball with Boston next year.
 Tim keefe thinks Sam Wise would make a strong man for New York "Au the players would be delighted to see Sam with them," Keefe says.
 A musical entertainment by the choir was the principal attraction at the Sacred Heart church fair last evening. There was good sized audience present.
 Tom Mccarthy, the Browns great right helder, will ask Non der Ahe for <, 800 salary next season, and and will not sign unless he gets his share of the prize money offered by the association
 John Glenn, who was shot near Roches- ter last week for criminal assault on a little girl, Is the old Chicago League player who covered left field in 1873 and 1874. He was one ot the best players of that day.
 Manager Watkins of the Kansas City club tavors Worcester to fill the vacancy in | the association which will be made by Cleveland's retirement. Next to Worces- ter he would like to see Buffalo admitted.
 The New Haven News says there is a liquor saloon keeper in Waterbury who sells lager and ale by weight instead of measure, and makes money on it. He says 1t Is the only correct way to sell these drinks.
 In the pool match for the championship or the state between Leary of New Haven and Murphy of Hartford, played in Hart ford yesterday evening, Murphy won l 1 out of T. games and the match Murphy is now the champion of the state.
 Detroit is not out of base bah by any means. It took but two hours to sell S9 shares of stock for the base ball enterprise. Many who did not care to subscribe for stock will be glad to buy season tickets which will be sold for SIS each Schetfler will undoubtedly play on the nine
 The American Sporting association of New Britain will give 135 yards foot handicap at Rentschler's park Thanksgiy- ing day. There will be four prizes, viz, $I0, SEQ, Sl0, S5. w. C. Rice will be manager and handicapper.
 The Kellys, Mike the player and John the umpire, have sent to their friends all over the country invitations to the grand opening of their wine room in New York, corner of Thirty-hrst street and Sixth avenue; Thursday evening, November P. The event will occur during the coming league meet.
 The Washington Post of Nov ? was nothing If not funny. It includes as mem bers of the Washington nine of 1889 Ganzel, who has just signed with Boston, and makes Ward very desirous of coming to that city. Then it goes on to say that Boston would doubtless be glad to ex- change Wise and Quinn and money con sideration for Myers.
 MoDsrro,. JJarr;, the polo team he has in view for the com ing season is: Parsons, first rush; Pierce. second rush; Turnbull, center; Mckay, half back; Smith, goal. Pierce, Parsons, Smith and Mckay will, he says, certainly go there, but Tarnbull's signing is not certain. but he will work zealously to secure him.
 Arthur Martin, ten year old boy of Chatheld avenue, was before the court this morning charged with hitting boy on the head with stone. Two witnesses aged six and seven years old respectively were on hand to hght for Martin. The children were cautioned against throwing stones and sent home to their mothers
 George Mason, protege of the Marquis of Queensberry, is expected to arrive to- morrow from England, to take part in the forthcoming six days walking match at Madison Square Garden. The marquis called upon Managers O'Brien and Ken pedy to-day and said that he would per sonally start the walkers. The entries close on the 2Oth inst.
 George Gore walked into President Days office yesterday and declared that he was ready to sign contract for next season, and to receive his advance money He neither got his money nor signed con- tract. President Day did not seem to be in any hurry to have George put his name on New York contract although George was rather anxious to do so. MT Day does not intend to have any shirking among his men next season, and although Gore is a good ball player when he is in form, he has not been doing himself credit this season.
 John L. Sullivan says ''It is now seven teen weeks since l have allowed anything but what d strict temperance man would approve of to pass my lips, and it will be seventeen years before 1 again do anything that will have the least tendency to cause a recurrence of the trouble I have just overcome. 1 think that two or three weeks more will bring me out all right, and that in three months I will be stronger and better man all round than ever before, and in this opinion I am for tifed by the statements of my physician"
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