Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-23
WORLD OF SPORTS

WORLD OF SPORES
 Lpo rIUtspurgn Nauonai League or- hcials have reinstated Pitcher Baker,
 Indianapolis baseball playing stock is away below par in Now York.
 Third Baseman Van Alstine, late of Jersey City, has signed with Troy.
 Jim Kennedy still hopes to pull his Brooklyn team out of last place.
 Donovan. of tho Brooklyns, has been laid of permanently for weak batting.
 The Boston League team will play a postponed game in Brooklyn on Septem, Der 8.
 George Strict is Sandy McDermott's successor on the League umpire staff.
 Terry is at present the bright par ticular star of Byrne's Brooklyn aggre- gation.
 The New York papers are calling for another weeding out of Mutrie's team.
 Grand Rapids expects to be included in next seasons Western Association cir cuit
 Cartwright, Won der Ahe's big first baseman, is a ''dead ringer" for Ed Crane.
 The Columbus team played and won an exhibition game at Zanesxille Au- gust 6, by 16 to6.
 Pitcher Sullivan, formerly of Chicago, has signed with the South Royalston (Vt.) team.
 Young Burkett is actually chasing Herman for the batting lead in the Na- tional League.
 Hecker has changed his mind and now, considers Brooklyn the sure League. pennant winners.
 Frank Harris, of the defunct Detroit club, is at his home in Lynchburg. Va, disengaged.
 The Chicago League club signed Catcher Lytle, of Wheeling, but dropped him after one trial.
 Roussey, short-stop of the late Jersey City club. is playing in the outfleld for the Newark team.
 Judge McKennan, of the United States Circuit Court, frequently attends the games in Pittsburgh.
 Ted Sullivan says this is his last soa- son in baseball. He has made that re- mark many tiNles before. Outfielder Henry, late of Baltimore, will play with Atlantic City for the bal ance of the season. Manager Watkins, of St. Paul, thinks Kansas City will win the Western Asso- citation pennant
 outfielder and cx-Pitcher John Hem " has received notice of release from New York's League club.
 The Eastern clubs of the American Association have just been ''pie" for the Western clubs this trip
 There is some awtully groggy matter on base ball being sent to the Eastern papers from the Wsst.--Sporting Life.
 The League people arc busy explain ing why the Brotherhood games draw more people than their own. Among clever second hasemen, Sam Laroque, of the Pittsburgh League | team, deserves special mention.
 The Youngstown team disbanded last Saturday. The club will put team in the field again next season. Cudworth now plays right field for the New Ravens, and Lynch has bOen laid l of to make way for him. Jack Chapman. of Louisville, has fined Pitcher Meakin and Catcher Wsckbecker | for infraction of rules. Catcher McCalrcry, of Lebanon, has been fined S25 for intoXication and sus- pended for insubordination. The Columbus team has shown con- siderable improvement all around since Gus Schemlz assumed control of it. | Some players do not realize that they are public characters and it Is part of the business to suffer criticism.
 Herman has fallen off considerably in batting, and this lot down Is costing the New York team some games. l At Omaha, July 5, Umpire Bausewine was mobbsd, and but for police protec- tion might have fared badly.
 It looks as if Cleveland has at last gotten hold of good pitchers. Young and Ed Smith are showing up splendid ly.
 Jimmy Donnelly, of St. Louis, is troubled with lame arm. Rheuma- tism is tho cause of the temporary lame | ness.
 With Gus Schmelz i-i control Colum. | bians expect the Buckeyes to win henceforth four out of every six games played.