Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-06-27
WORLD OF SPORTS.

Roger Connor made two home runs yesterday.
 Tom Brown of the Bostons is playing a great game.
 Indianapolis has passed Pittsburg and is going for Chicago at rattling gait.
 Decker. Irwin's successor in Philadel- phia, has made two hits in nine games. McGeachy made his first error in twenty games Tuesday. Mac is batting i'll the first class.
 Campion, of the Worcesters, has made three home runs on hit !, il sids the home grounds this season.
 Catcher Knowlton has signed with Hartford and Catcher Tony Murphy has been released by Wilkesbarre.
 Thompson, of the Phillies, and Maui, of the Pittsburgs, have thus far made more sacrifice hits than any two men in the league.
 Twitchell has failed in but six games out of 50 to make hit. Next to Brou. thers, hone of the Detroiters of 'SS has made so good a showing with the stick. His batting has been simply terrific.
 A special meeting of the Atlantic as- sociation has been called to meet at New York this evening to take steps toward filling the vacancy in the associ- ation caused by the Easton disband- ment
 II. G. Cornell of Hartford has accept ed the challenge of F. J. Noonan of the same city to swim in the Connecticut river for the amateur championship of the state and $50 medal both to swim until one acknowledges defeat.
 Games to-day: Bostons at Indianapo- lis, Philadelphias at Cleveland, New Works at Chicago, Washingtons at Pitts burg, Cincinnatis at St Louis, Columb bus at Baltimore, Louisvilles at Kansas City, Jersey Citys at New Haven, Newarks at Hartford, Wilkesbarres at Lowell.
 President Speas, one of the Kansas Cltys, Is to try a novel scheme for the benefit of the poor umpire. His players have received orders not to say word to the umpire, however rank his de- cisio ns may be. By this method he be- lieves that, although it may not be a success at the start, it will result in ben eft to the club in the long run.
 They have to get some fun out of life in Chicago, even if Anson isn't winning any games. Here is what they say If Curry: ''One of the features of the game was Mir Curry's umpiring. His physical construction makes him a valuable man for this position. He can stand directly in line with the plate, but he is so thin that by turning his edge to the pitcher he can avoid the ball without stepping aside."
 The Atlantic association held a special meeting at the Fifth avenue hCts las t evening for the purpose of admitting a club to take the place of the disbanded Easton club. A committee consisting of Braden, Lang and Bogert was ap- pointed to visit Scranton and a few other cities and report to the association. which will meet again on Friday morn ing at the Wyoming hotel, Scranton.
 The colors of Jake kilrain in his com ing fight with John l.. Sullivan for S2O,- 900 and the championship of the world have come to hand. They are printed on large white silk handkerchief. In the centre is a picture of the champion strip ped for lattle i'll a defensive attidude. The upper corners bear the flag of the United States of America and the arms of Maryland, while ill the lower corners are two shields, one with the American, the other with the Irish arms. Between these lower corher emblems is an eagle carrying in his peak the champions belt.