Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-05
WORLD OF SPORTS

Billy Anhis recently released by Worces- ter, has been signed by the Hartfords
 A game of base ball between the Naw Haven and Waterbury students will be played on the West End grounds, Wednes- day, August 14.
 Prize Fighter Johnny Began of Water bury was one of the spectators of the nandlcap ut the base ball grounds yester- daj afternoon. Began figured in a fight with the great Jake Dempsey once His business in Waterbury is to train n local lighter for coming scrap.-Meriden Jour nal '"'
 sam Thompson, colored of this city won first money in the Meriden handicnp Saturday; NJ. J. Welch of New Britain took second prize; NJ. Welch, New Brit ain, third; Ed Begley, of this city, fourth Regley ran two dead heats and was in poor condition for the final
 Brouthers is Boston's best batter with an average of .397; Darling leads Chicaoo with .333; McKeon, Cleveland. .3i9: Glasscock, Indianapolis, ,33O; Ewing New York. .aia{ Clements, Philadelphia, RI Carroll, Hittsburg, ,32S; Wilmot Washington, .3l5,
 The greatest batter in any club is Catcher Hines of the Wilkesbarres. In ! games played he made B safe hits and sacrifices {: 10 of the hits were for two bases, for three bases and hone runs. His batting average since he became a baron is .507
 The Rose Hill Hose Gu base ball nine 1 ylatel l;iainville Saturday, but were un- able to play, The field was a little wet | The members of the Waterbury team with tho aid of trooms cleared the grounds and 1 nlnt a1 than, in o uir1xy ,l, The Plainvilles, however, refused ,o play and so our boys ha.G ,i.oit trip for noth ing
 1 Co G's base ball team secured another victory Saturday, defeating the Acmea by the score of 12 to 9. Co G's team now rank as the champions of Waterbury. The batteries in Saturdays game were Carroll and Mullnney and Phelan and Wheelahan tor Co G Minnis Frenev and Delkescamp for the Acmes
 At the summer meeting of the Detroit Amateur Athletic club, John Owen ir. of Detroit, according to local timers, lowered the record for lU0-yards dash, making it m los. The best previous record was los. Owen also lowered the 220 yards run, making it in 2l 2-5s The best previous amateur record was 22s.
 One of the gentlemen who made the trip around the world last winter is talking ov CT scheme of taking about twenty of the best ball players to Australia next winter Ball teams are rapidly being organized there, and he is of the opinion that for tune can be made in this way with but lit tie risk. The scheme if carried out, will be on the cooperative plan
 Hamilton, the crack amateur D itcher of Central Kansas, started to pitch for q nine at Welr City yesterday against a team at Springfield Mo. At the third ball a snap was heard like pistol shot, and Hamilton fell to the ground ill aoony A physician was called and it was found that the young pitcher had by the mere force of his delivery broken his arm midway be- tween the shoulder and the elbow,
 In the half mile raee held Saturday in Norwalk for the championship of Connec- tlcut the runners were Henry Blackman of New Canaan, Fred Walsh of South Nor walk, James Crowley of Waterbury, Frank Healy of New Haven and Thomas Jones of Bridgeport. The first race was for gold medal and $l00, the second was for $50 and the third for S25. The races were at the Norwalk fair grounds. The races start ed at 2:3O, and winners were as fulluws James Crowley first, Thomas Jones second Frank Healy ythird.-Bridgepor News.
 Speaking ot Petit the Toronto cores pendent of Sporting Life says: Wilkesbarre was paid $4O0 for his release and he was given $2OO advance money. In 1887 Pet tit was transferred from the Waterburye of the Eastern league to the Wilkosbarres In September of the same year he was sold to Chicago for $500. He was one of the famous quartette Daly, Sullivan, Baldwin and PettiD released by Spalding last April. The official league averages for 'S1 show that i'll thirty-two games he stole six teen bases and scored twenty nine runs His batting percentage was .301, and he ranked sixth among sixteen right felders He is credited with five doubles, two tri pies and two home runs. In 1888 he led the Chicago outfeiders with tho per, 6 t age of .931, ard stood twenty seventh among the one hundred and thirty bats.nel of the league, his average being 234