Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-22
WORLD OE SPORTS.
New Britain Captures the Pcnnant of the
Y. MI. C.. A.

New Britain Captures the Pcnnant of the
Y. M. C. A.
The second field day athletic sports of
the Connecticut Y. NJ. G. A. were given
Saturday afternoon at Charter Oak
park. There was only a moderate at
tendance owing to the threatening
weather. New Britain won first place
in the association with 43 points. In the
100 yard dash Goss of Waterbury won
in II seconds. In the mile ordinary,
Ballou of New Haven crossed the tape
in $40 Is. Connolly of New Haven
won in the hammer throwing contest in
70 feet 10 inches. In the standing broad
jump Goss of Waterbury was first MAX
ing 8 feet inches. In pole vaulting E.
II. Hart of New Britain won by 8 feet,
and Hughey of New Haven put the shot
the furthest making 30 feet 81 inches.
In the 22O yard hurdle race Herman of
Waterbury finished first in 800 seconds.
Goss of Waterbury was first in the run
ming high jump, scoring feet and II
inches. The mile safety was won by
Sage of Hartford $3.50 3-5. The mile run
was won by Lyon of Hartford in 1853
2-5. Fitzpatrick and Page were a tie in
the standing high jump making feet 8
inches. Kenna of New Haven won the
mile walk in 8 minutes seconds, and
Chapman of New Britain won the
quarter mile run in "a 40 seconds,
Protests were entered against Chapman
of Hartford, Kast of Waterbury, Hart
of New Britain and Mcmahon of New
Haven, on the ground that they were
not amateurs.
Meekin and Raymond, who jumped
their contracts with western association
clubs to play with Louisville, are now
on the perpetual blacklist and forever
barred from playing with clubs under
the national agreement.
Capt Arson of Chicago wants Catcher
Myers of Syracuse and wants him
badly. He has deposited the ST 900
necessary, but Manager Frazer of SYRIA
cuse is kicking so vigorously that Arson
may abandon the scheme.
The Acmes went to Winsted Saturday
and with Frank Donahue and George
Lachance for battery shut out the home
team by a score of 6 to 0. Only three
hits were made off Donahue.
The AGNES will play the Naugatucks
next Saturday and Co G's team will
nine July 4. Both games will be in
Naugatuck.
The Naugatucks won another victory
Saturday on the home grounds, defeat
ing the Birminghams by score of IA to
6. Klobodanz and Phelan of this city
were the battery for the Naugatucks.
Only one hit was made off the former.
The six runs were made by errors.
Keavney played good second base for
the Naugatucks. Carey, the colored
player, has been dropped by the mana
ger.
Joe Battin will probably play third
base for Rochester soon.
Pettee leads the New Havens in bat
ting, his average being .31S.
Roger Connor's batting average is now
1870; fielding 1884. He has struck out
twenty-three times this season.
The Meriden and Waterbury High
school mines played a very interesting
game of ball on the Y. M. C. A.,
grounds in Meriden Saturday afternoon,
resulting in victory for the visitors by
score of to 2. Tracy and Holmes
were the Waterbury battery and Cole
man and Mcguire were in the points for
the Meriden Toys.
During the game at Pittsburg, between
the Pittsburgs and Cincinnatis, Satur-
day, Umpire Battin fined keenan, $40
for disputing strike.