Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-20
WORLD OF SPORTS.
Danny Monroe. of this city. is pitching creat ball at Canton Q


 great ball at Canton, o.
 The syracuse Stars have. won ten straight championship games.
 Joe Simmons, eN-manager, fs working as a house painter at Rochester.
 The watch factory team was defeated by the score of 15 to 10 in Watertown Saturday.
 Billy Higgins has accepted sixty cut -sf sixty-three chances in six games and yet Detroit cannot win.
 The California league has been a,i mitted to protection under the national agreement and thus the last haven of the contract jumper has been closed.
 The records show tlat the giants lead the league in batting and fielding. and have earned more and scored more runs than either Boston or Philadelphia.
 Entries for the ten hour race to take place at the rink Thursday. will close tomorrow. Among those who have 'en- tered are Hardy, Dayton, Carroll. Nc Donald, Klobedanz and Fltz. The 100 yards dash between Bunce Flynn. of Sollthington. and an ",n- known of the East end. Bridgeport. which was to take place at Seaside park | this afternoon. is declared off. The 'un- | known took water.
 When Connor made his professional debut in New Bedford he was paid the insignificant sum of $40 per month by Bancroft, and wasn't retained even at that salary because 'he couldn't bat.
 The DEMOCRAT was the only paper on earth that dared predict that the New Havens would win Saturdays game l after twelve successive defeats. They won. which ought to be convincing proof that the DEMOCRAT is a mascot.
 The Waverlys of this city were defeat ed at Cheshire Saturday by the score of 13 to s. Base hits. Waverlvs 12 Cheshires, :: errors, Waverlys 3. Chesh- ires B batteries. Luddy and Flood, NIul- vey and Tracy.
 Early yesterday morning fire des- troyed the grand stand of the Brooklyn base ball grounds. The fire had ob- tained strong headway before it was discovered and then all efforts to eXtin- gulsh it were useless. Loss SlS.00O.
 The race between D. J. Mahoney's horse and J. D. Nolan will take place on the cemetery road at :, o'clock to- night The horse will endeavor to run a mile while Nolan runs 1000 yards, for $50 side. Beth man and horse are be- ing backed heavily.
 The barbers of this city will play the barbers of Waterbury May 21th instead of next Monday as the grounds could not be secured in Waterbury for the game Each man of the victorious nine will be entitled to one set of razors and a hone.-Merden Republican.
 Connie Mack is doing nearly all the catching for Washington and is doing il we'll Just now he is a little weak phy- sically. the result of a bad cold contracted early in the spring. but he is gradually getting into shape. Mack is not only a good mechanical but likewise a brainy ball player and one of the most thorough gentlemen iu the profession.
 The Philadelphia club has succeeded in purchasing the release of Jack Glass cock from the Indianapolis club. Glass cock has not yet signed. but he has hat two interviews with President Reach Six thousand dollars is mentioned as the price named for him. II Glasscock ]; signed Irwin will probably go to Indian apolis.
 Teams from the Waverly and Big Si> social club played ball recently, tht score being 9 to in favor of the Wa verlys. Hits, Waverlys 10. with tota of r Big Six, with a total of $; hom, runs, Wheelehan; three base hi Wheelehan; two base hit Wheclehan Kelly, Carmody : struck out, Carnoay
 
 Burns, Carmody and Wheetehan.
 The six day go-as-you-please race fo females, advertised to take place in tn rink beginning May 21, has been post ronel until Monday June F. on accoun of a female race taking place in Wash ington on the same date. Manage Hardy has arranged twenty four hou race. four hours day for the champion ship of America to take place at tn rink, beginning May 21. between Hegel man, Malone, Cartwright. Connors } Carlton, Taylor. Golden, Davis and Herty Another proof of the effect of the fou ball rule in increasing the batting of tn league is shown in the formidable list O players who at this date have a singl base batting average of 300 and over Brouthers easily leads the list. which in cludes the following Brouthers. .50t Radbourn, .444; Van Haltren, .442. Ew ing All: Denny, .420; Daily, .416; Gle , ments .415; Haddock, .400 Maui, .3ot ] Buckley, .3S6: Anson, .3i,3; Pfetfer. .36; Glasscock, .356 Connor, .350; Strickel .350: Mulvey, .331; Duffy, .336; Hoy .342: Mckean, .320: Quinn, .325: Ricl ardson (Boston). .320: Sunday. .3l5, Del : ehanty, .315: Ryan. .314; Brown. U5o> tom .310: Beckley, .30l: Kelley. 80, Ray, .3O1; Gore, Carroll, Murphy an Hines, 300 each.