Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-06-03
WORLD OF SPORTS:


 Scheffier of the WorcesterS has been hitting the ball hard. In but three games this season has he failed to get hit
 The New Yorks are breaking in all their players as pitchers. Hatfield, Ewing and then Whitney. It's Roger Connor's turn next.
 William J. Campion, first lmseman of the Won cesters, and John Fitzgerald, pitcher of the Wilkesbarres, spent Sun day at their homes i'll this city.
 Smiling Mickey Welch says that the air at Staten Island was too strong for ball players and that it stiffened them up. .After pitching a game, said he, Il feel as though had been swinging a sledge hammer for a whole day. No pitcher can go in the box every other day as Keefe and l did at the Polo grounds last season and win.
 Hamilton, released by Worcester to Kansas City last season, has developed | into one of the sluggers of the American l association, his batting average i'll 34 games being the second best in that or ganization, .37S to 1881 for Tucker of the l Baltimores. Shannon of the yLouisvilles | has batting average of .304 for 34 games. Hamilton took his first lesson in professional ball playing in this city.
 Arthur Upham, the Boston pugilist. was in New Haven a few days ago. It is stated that he is to meet Jim Quigley, of Waterbury, for fight to finish in about two weeks, the mill to come off within 30 miles of the Elm city. The details of the affair have all been arranged and the necessary documents signed. The stakes will be $500 a side and the forfeit money is already posted.
 | >1,, | two games at Pittsburg this afternoon. Philadelphia will play at Boston, New York at Washington, Cleveland at Chi cage, St Louis at Columbus, Kansas City at Brooklyn, Louisville at Philadel- phia, Cincinnati at Baltimore, Wilkes barre at Jersey City, Easton at Newark Worcester at New Haven, Lowell at Hartford.
 Billy Campion sizes up the Atlantic association clubs in this manner: The Jersey Citys are dandies in all points oi the game: the breaking up of the New. arks cannot be accounted for, they are q strong nine; Hartford has a crowd oi hard hitters; New Haven lacks pitchers and batters, and has been playing ir hard luck: Worcester has a strong team and is the best base ball city in tho league: the Lowell team is not as strong as it looks on paper; Wilkesbarre has |; fine all round team; the Eastons are moi in the race.
 The six days race four hours a day closed at the rink Saturday night witl Cartwright in the lead, Connors second Hegelman third, Golden fourth, Taylor fifth and Carlton sixth. The last hour of the race was one of fun for runner: and spectators alike. Cigars, cigarettes pennies and anything and everything were passed to the runners, causing ; spurt of lap with the trophy held il air. Even old man Taylor received his reward of merit, carrying an apple pi, around the track. The race was deserv. ing of better patronage, but the reasons probably for this being almost a 1inan- cial failure were that the weather was unfavorablc and so many races had been run in prior to this one that the people had become tired. Hegelman and Carl ton left for New York vest raay, Con nors and Golden will leave for New Bri tain tomorrow, where Golden will com pleto arrangements for the six days rae, to commence next Monday. Cartwright will remain in Waterbury and train for that race Taylor returns home to-day All will probably enter the New Britain race and show the people of that lively sporting town some excellent running The total receipts of last weeks race were S25S.93 of which the runner: received sixty per cent.