Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-07-13
WORLD OF SPORTS.

Campion leads the Atlantic association in home runs, having six to his credit.
 In nine consecutive games Roger Connor has made 12 hits with total of 31, in cluding two doubles, triple, and five home runs.
 Jerry Denny is the only player this sea- son in the league who has been at the bat six times in game and made hit at each appearance.
 Verhoff, of the New Haven Bicycle club, has gone to Europe with his wheel and in tends touring through England, Scotland and France.
 Bob Petit is doing some remarkable ball playing these days. Here is his rec ord for yesterday: Runs B. hits 4, put out :, assisted 5, no errors.
 The New York team have at last man aged to squeeze into second place, and will now chase the Bostons. The latter team are but thirty four points ahead.
 Steve O'Donnell was ill the Police Ga zette office yesterday anxious to match Frank Bosworth to fight Arthur Upham for purse offered by the Troy Crib.
 The Detroits took the lead in the Inter- national race on Friday for the first time this season. All honor and credit to Manager Leadley and his splendid team.
 President Brush of the Indianapolis club denies the truth of the Associated Press dispatch from New Bedford that Bancroft had resigned the management of the In dianapolis club.
 John Irwin would make a far better man for Washington than Sweeney. He is better man in every department of the game, especially in base running and fielding.
 The Bostons have purchased the release of Pitcher Daley of the Jersey City. The price paid is said to be $3,OOO. Louisville will probably pay $500 for the release of Joe Gerhard of the Jerseys.
 At summers night festival held by the governors foot guard and Colts band, at Hartford recently, S125 was realized of which S100 was sent to the widow of Chris Missel. Mrs Missel's brother, whose name member of the foot guard. Chris man aged teams in Hartford ill 1883 and 1884. Manager Bancroft of the Indianapolis base ball club has rendered his resignation to the directors of the club to take effect after the New York series. He says he has had no trouble either with the play CTS or the directors bnt that the club is il, a rut and unable to play good ball, and that he thinks they might us we'll save his | salary.
 | Gentle Willie Murphy of the Hartfords, | who was released last week, has not yet signed with any club, although he has re ceived number of offers. Murphy was a good man for Hartford, but he and John Henry could not agree on account of in compatibility of temper. If he ever plays against Hartford there will be music
 Our old friend Higgins distinguished himself, July 9, at Detroit. He made foul hits, one a triple, made sacrifice, put out three men, and assisted seven times, some of them being marvellous plays. In the same game, Kearns, the second base man of the Hamilton club, put out and assisted eight tim. s without an error
 Charles Petty, the New Orleans pitcher has given the Cincinnatis the ''razzle , After accepting the terms of the Cincin nati club and signing an agreement te play ball here he backed ont and joined Spies, Polhemus and McQuirk in thei, pilgrimage to Hamilton, Ontario Notice of the contract with Petty has been pro mulgated by President Wikoff and this morning President Stern sent telegrams tc all the International association clubs warning them against playing with Petty The Cincinnatis will push the case inthe board of arbitration