Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-17
wORLD-OFs SPORTS.

Tommy Guest is playing third base for the Meriden Resolutes this afternoon in their game with the Eastons.
 Catcher Ernest Smith has received an offer from Milwaukee which he will ac- cept.
 P. F. Sheehan, who has been playing at third base and short stop for the New Haven team, was released this morning. Manager Spence is looking for better man. and it is quite probable that Wag enhurst, q reserve on the New York team and the old Princeton player will be secured.
 at Cleveland Wednesday. There were Among the purchasers were G. l.. Lilly of Waterbury, who bought Dan Huff, 2:33t, for $500 and J. c. Tallman of Bridgeport, who secured Westmoreland.
 Games to-day: National league.- Pittsburg at New York, Cleveland at Boston, Chicago at Washington, Indian apolis at Philadelphia. American as, sociation-Brooklyn at St. Louis, Atfb letics at Kansas City. Baltimore at Gin cinnati, Columbus at Louisville.
 The race between J.. D. Nolan and D, J. Mahaney's horse Nellie" will be run on the cemetery road Monday, May a0th, between and : o'clock in the evening. The race is attracting considerable atten- tion and Nolan's friends are offering to bet S25 to $15 that he will win, and have to have run great trial against time yesterday.
 LOOKING FOR A GAME.
 The following letter may be of interest to the clothing or dry goods clerks of this city,
 Editor of the DEMOCRAT:
 I am representing Meigs & Co.,, a strong commercial team of Bridgeport. We have uniforms, etc. Will you please send me the address of the captain or goods or any commercial team so that 1 can try and manage game with them.
 C. w. COURIER, Box ?. 134.
 Screeve has left the Hoosier team.
 Every home run made by Boston player on the home grounds entities him to a box of cigars.
 Lady" Baldwin, the once famous De- trot pitcher, has been requested to send his terms to the Milwaukee club. The League clubs arc all unloading their surplus players, and some fine ma terials is being placed upon tho market.
 Flint leads the League catchers in the fielding averages, but Mack, of the Wash ingtons, has the most assists.
 The members of the Flower City Rowling club have presented pitcher Bob Barr, of the Rochesters. with diamond ring.
 Honest John Morrill, says he never played ball with as sober, quiet, orderly or easily managed team us the Wash 1 ingtona.
 Pitchers Morris and Conway have been suspended without pay by Manager Phillips until they can get into condition to play ball.
 The Louisville club will find purchasers if put upou the market, but they will not pay the price put upon the club by MT. Davidson.
 AS the result of going into the box without proper training Keefe is suffering | from a lame arm and the New Yorks from & lack of pitchers.
 keefe and Welsh with lame arms, Crane badly knocked out, and Gore and Slattery in no condition to play. is the record of the Giants at present..
 Probably the only player in profess | sional club to get credit for three home runs in one game Is Willie Murphy of the Hartfords in a recent game against the l
 Manager Sutton has decided to release young Clark, the Cincinnati pitcher, who l with Kaes, formerly of Cleveland, was pounded for forty hits, with total of fifty-nine, by Sioux City.
 4 feature of the New York series was the magnificent outiielding of James O'Rourke, says the Boston Herald. There was no record playing in his work. He covered q great deal of ground and his throwing was all that could be desired.
 The latest dialogue among the stage artists Is as follows First Man-Was assa ulted last night by q Louisville base ball player, Second Man-How did you know he belonged to the Louisville club: First Man-Why he struck at me three times and missed me.
 Anson Is said to be negotiating fol Weidman, and the only thing in tho way Is the question of advanced money. The player demands $500, and the Chicagos are only willing to give $500. This is rather doubtful as Weidman has beer slaughtered by all the League clubs II the past.
 There Is a great difference between the } playing of the Clevelands and the Giants The former are light and active in theil movements, and seem always waiting for play, while the New Yorks move about on the field as though they lacked , perfect physical training The men don seem to be trained down to proper con dition for the seasons work. , The Independent. newspaper pub lished at Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey , Is run by Misses Ella Leonard and Caro line Lingle, Vassar graduates. They conceived the idea of conducting news paper while they were chums in college and learned how to set type by having , font in their rooms. Miss Leonard, tn,