Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-07-05
WORLD OF SPORTS.

Chicago wants to dispose of Krock and Sommer.
 Philadelphia paid $4, 900 for the re- lease of Myers.
 There is talk about Shoch replacing Sutton as captain of the Milwaukees.
 The Athletics have released Catcher Cunning.
 Haddock and Sweeney have been sent home by Manager Morrill,.
 Burns Is the Brooklyn's heaviest hitter and he ranks eleventh in the association.
 John Glasscock was tho first player to get 0 home run of Madden, of Boston, this season.
 One triple and two doubles are all the long hits credited to Bassett. of Indian apolis, this season.
 Connor is getting to be 6 notorious home run hitter. He has made four of them in seven games.
 Gore Is now among the players who have become distinguished for making two houae runs in one game.
 Now that the association has increased Gaffney's salary he will continue to um plre unIii tho season clOses
 Ryan of the Chicagos has been doing a great deal of ragged work in Chicago of late.
 Arthur Upham of Norwich is matche to fight Frank Bosworth of Troy early in August.
 The Buffalos hold the record. Twice this season they have been blanked three times in succession.
 At Portland yesterday the Acmcs ot this city defeated the home team after an. exciting struggle by the score of 15 tC IA.
 The Louisville base ball club was sold last night for S6 900 to George Reiger representing syndicate of wealthy men. Campion pitched three innings in ono of the Worcester-Lowell games ycster day. Twelve runs were made while Inc was in the box. News comes from Buffalo that the Pittsburg club will release neither White nor Rowe. They will probably join the league club soon. Each will get $1 ,25( release money and $500 of their salary. Ed Williamson has joined the Chica gos. His leg, which he injured during the trip around the world, is still weak | and it is doubtful if he will get down tC work for d month or so. It is probable that the ball game Ee tween Company G and the Rose Hil social club will be played on Saturday July Is. The money will all be posted | tomorrow night and the articles o1 agreement signed. One of the features of the arrival ol the New Works on the home grounds ol Monday will be the presentation uf :; handsome gold stem- winding watch tx Buck Ewing by several of his admirer: | from the New York Stock Exchange. A special to the New York Press say. that kilrain has ''funked' and :ill no meet Sullivan in the ring. Lyney Trace ) of New Orleans,a q Sullivan man last nigh offered to bet w. E. Harding of the Police Gazette, $50 that Kilrain would not ap pear in the ring and Harding would mol accept.
 l Borchers, who for the past two years has been committing various offences il baseball circles, has been arrested fol setting fire to his mothers farm in Sac ramento, because she refused to advanc, him money.
 l Umpire Gaffney sports a big gold headed cane, a gift from Fogarty. Th' latter had 1t made at the Sandwich Islands, and carried 1t around the world The inscription on the head reads =
 "From Fog to Gaff,'' and upon a gol,
 band below the head are tho words =
 "Around the World" It Is q very hand
 some present. and Gaffney is very prou l of it.