Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-02-24
WORLD OF spol,rs

| John Donovan of Bridgeport has pur.
chased of Burr Benham of this CITY a
PAGER that can make 2:2S4 and IA bay
mare, n green horse, that is reputed to
be able to beat 2:30. The horses were
shipped yesterday.
A meeting will be held March 4, al
New Haven for the purpose of or
ganizing state base ball league. Dele.
gates will be present from Bridgeport
Meriden, Hartford, Waterbury, Dan.
bury, Mlddletown and possibly from
Mystic and Norwich.
AT the meeting of the Acme base ball
club, Saturday, John Wallahan was
elected manager for the coming season.
j. Ii. Briody and Frank Becton were re-
elected secretary and treasurer respect
lively. The club have secured the SER
| vices of Pitcher Carmody of Company
Gs team of last year, and intend to give
Waterbury some first-class amateur base
ball during the coming summer.
Horse racingo on Highland lake, Win
sted, has come to a sudden stop, owing
to the action of the water commits,
sioners, who have forbidden all horse
men to go upon the lake with their
horses. The complaints of the people
were so loud and long continued that
racing had to be fol- hidden. But as
snow and ice cover all the roads in the
vicinity and in Winsted itself, horse
racing can still continue on any high
way. From present appearances excel
lent sleighing will hold there until April
1. The ice in the lakes is reported to be
over thirty inches thick.
The sports of New Haven expect to see
a prize fight within short time. Dan
Walker is looking about for chance to
show what he can do, as is also Jimmy
Eustace, the lightweight. Walker has
fought several battles and has made a
good record for himself. He is very
anxious to arrange battle with Frank
Conley, the well known Brooklyn light
weight, but Conley objects on account
of the difference in weight. Eustace has
issued challenge to fight any man of
his weight in the state, for a purse or
stake and will post a forfeit to show
that he means business. Both of the
men can get good backing and plenty of
money will follow them to fight
wherever they go.
l.. P. Bristol of Bridgeport, represent
ing the tug-of-war team which will pro-
badly compete against Co G of this city,
was in Waterbury to-day trying to com
plete arrangements for the match. Ed
L. Maloney of the DEMOCRAT, who re-
presents Co G's team, had drawn up a set
Of articles governing the match which |
were handed to Mr. Bristol for his in
'pection and signature. One part of the |
articles was that the names and resi- |
iences of the members of each
team be signed to the articles. |
and that each member of the
team must have been a resi-
lent of either Waterbury or Bridgeport
for at least six months prior to the sign
ing of the articles. This part of the
article caused a hitch in the proceed
ngs and Mr. Bristol admitted that the
cam he wished to put in the field was
'he well known Cling brothers team of
New Haven. He said he did not infer
n his challenge that the team was to be
rom Bridgeport. Mr. Maloney could
not accept the challenge until the mem
oers of the Waterbury team were con.
'ulted. 1t IS probable, however. that
he contest will take place. But it is
lot very probable that Co G will offer
$50 to 500 against such a team as the
Cling brothers, who at one time were
of the Pastime Athletic clnb of
New York. Captain Cling of the team
vas present with Mr. Bristol and said
hat he was now living in bridegroom.
md that the team had not pulled Ii
ogether in over a year.