Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-07-25
WORLD OF SpOHfA,

Hamilton of the Kansas Citys stole four bases in yesterdays game.
 Wilkesbarre papers claim that Fitzger- aid has not been sold to Pittsburg.
 The Hartfards secured only one hit, and in yesterdays game.
 Van Haltren has fallen off in his effect i've work with the bat. He have not made hit in six successive games.
 Tim Keefe felt called upon to leave the box ta avoid punishment yesterday for the first time in his life.
 NJ. Kelly and J. Moore of this city are among the entries for the foot handicap to be run in Meriden Saturday. In five consecutive games up to yesterr day the Philadelphias has made 80 hits. No club in the country has appl cached this.
 Manager Mutrie is very much dissatis- fled with the playing of the Giants. Un- loss there is a vast improvement in some quarters the riot act will be read shortly
 If the Washingtons had kept Donnelly they would have made no mistake. He is far ahead of Sweeney as fielder, and as a batter and base runner is not far enaugh Ill the rear to make any difference. Jack Taylor, the sporting editer of the Boston Globe, says that Connie Mack is getting fat. Jack ayers that when Mack stands up alongside his bat he hides all but the bnsipess end of the stick from view.
 The 135 yard foot race between Tanning of New Britain and Flynn of Meriden was run at Meriden yesterday afternoon and was won by the latter in 13 4-5 seconds. Eo, aschk rIs | could have won the race if he wished.
 Jimmy Carroll wants to go to California badly, and has written to the California Athletic club offe, ing to fight the winner of the Le Blanche Dempsey fight for the middle weight championship Dempsey meets Le Blanche in San Francisco August a7 for S5, ,5O0,of which $5,0O0 goes to the winner.
 Ben Bates, while umpiring ball game near Owensboro for two clubs of boys Sun day afternoon last made decision in the sixth inning to which Frank Morris at the bat, objected. A bitter quarrel ensued and fight followed, resulting in Bates fatally stabbing Morris with a pocket-knife. He was arrested and Morris soon died Bates is but sixteen years old. Richardson and Whitney of the New Works have reduced sacrifice hitting down to science. The latter has a low batting average, but when there is q run to be brought in there is no better hitter on the nine. O'Rourke is also a fine sacrifice batsman. 1t is this quality in the New Works that has been so faithfully and as siduously practised that there is no team in the country to compare with it in this respect.
 THE DEFIANT ROSE HILLS. The Rose Hill Hose company base ball club claims to be the champion club of this city and will defend that title against all clubs for $50 or $10O side. Any club wishing to accept this challenge will find that we mean business, and that we will not endeavor to sneak out of it by promis- ing to play you game next Christmas. We have several Saturday games booked for the remainder of the season, but that will not prevent us from playing cham pionship game five other days in the week. The club contemplates tour through Europe after the close of the base ball sea son in this country. consequently may not be here to play bail next winter. Address J F. DONAHUE