Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-05-09
WORLD OF SPORTS.
SHOP TEAMS MATCHED.

Representatives of the Buckle shop
base ball nine and the Holmes, Booth s.
Haydens team, met at the DEMOCRAT
Office last night and arranged for game
for $50 side and the shop champion
ship Of Waterbury, to be played on the
The mines will be composed as follows
Holmes, Booth & Haydsns-G. La
chance, A. Hickey, L. Feldt, J. Downey,
w. Mellon, w. Brick, E. Hoye, NJ.
Devine, T. Hickey Buckle shop-F.
Phalon, T. Fitzgerald, ]. Finley, j. Beg
ley. j. Cavanaugh, j. Flood, j. Preston,
j. Hughes, w. Coyle. Both teams con-
tain well seasoned timber and rafting
game may be expected.
At the meeting of the Derby Agricul-
tural and Driving company, September
2-5, guarantee colt stakes will be offered.
A purse Of 500 will be offered for foals
1887. For particulars address A. F.
Sherwood, secretary, Derby, Conn.
Louisville, which had the poorest at
tendance in the association last season,
80 far this season actually leads the as
snciatiOn in this respect.
During four consecutive seasons, Pink
ney of the Brooklyes has played in every
game of the club. Last week he was
accidentally spiked and was laid off.
Schoeneck, the 24O pound first base
man of New Haven, is batting hard. In
twelve games he has made twenty-five
hits.
Wilmington has secured Coogan, the
ex-Newark right fielder, who led the
Central league in batting two years ago.
Wilmington is now in good shape, and
the association is the most evenly halan-
ced organization in the country.
Rainey of the Buffalo club, who was
hit on the head while standing at the
plate, on the Buffalo grounds a week
ago, by q ball pitched by Baldwin of
the Chicagos, is at his home in Birming-
ham, Mich, in precarious condition.
The score Of the New Haven female
walking match at midnight last night
was: Bell SO miles, Lawrence so, Harvey
A, Brooks 43, Emmett 40.
Pitcher Madden of the Boston club
left Brooklyn yesterday for his home in
Boston. He is quite a sick man indeed.
John L. Sullivan and Joe Lannon have
been engaged by Duncan B. Harrison to
appear in . four-round set-to, incidental
to the play Of 1.-THE Paymastsr."
Tommy Sexton of Hartford has ac-
cepted the challenge Of Adams of Al
bany. He will fight at 1T pounds, for
500 or upward.
The young Stars of Brooklyn would
like to meet the Young Waverlys of
Baldwin street at the corner of Grand
and South Main streets, Monday even
ing at 8 o'clock. They also challenge
any nine in the city under II years of
age to a game of ball. J. Kilbride, 6
Simon street, manager.
Says the New Haven Journal and
Courier Doran was the first left hand
ed pitcher that the Worcester team has
faced this season.. Campion SAYS that
the first balls that came up to the plate
looked as small as peas to him, It is
noticeable that the first baseman picked
out pea and shot it for three bases.
Tom Moriarty of St Mary's school
would like to run Joseph Bowe of the
Washington street school any distance
from 100 yards to a mile, for 81 90.
Where are you, Josie?
While leaving the Buffalo grounds,
Monday, small boy threw a stone and
cut quite a cash in Latham's head. He
caught and chastised the offending
juvenile.
The great struggle between the two
New York clubs for last place continues,
and the New York Sun advises them to
have q care, else their victory percent
ages will vanish entirely.