Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-05-16
.sThe Colleen Isawn."
WORLD OF SPORTS.
The Waterburys May Withdraw From
the State League.

The Waterburys May Withdraw From
the State League.
Waterbury is given the small end of
everything by the new schedule of the
State league,a copy of which was yester-
day received. BY the schedule Water
bury is given forty games at home and
fifty abb Dad. All the other teams have
the same number to play at home ard
abroad. And to make matters worse some
weeks the local team has three games
on the home grounds and other weeks
none at all. Fourth of July the club is
scheduled~to play two games at Nor
wich. The directors of the association
met last night and decided to withdraw
| from the league unless the schedule COM
mittee place Waterbury on an equal
footing with the other clubs in the
league. A meeting of the league will
be held In Hartford Monday afternoon.
The pool match at Harvey's last night,
between William Harvey and Joe Downs,
was won easily by Harvey by eleven
games to 5.
Billy Higgins is playing his usual
grand fielding game for Lowell. Billy
is the equal of any second haseman in the
business.
The New Yorks, in the last Pittsburg
game made three triples, double and
got base on balls in one inning, and
yet scored but two runs.
| A Cheshire correspondent of the New
Haven Palladium writes: For the last
three weeks from ten to twenty of oul
| young men have been to Southington
every week to see that ball team play,
but they say last Wednesdays game
with the Waterburys was the most one
sided they ever saw in the way of UNI,
piring, as the Waterbury team was
treated shamefully and given very un'
fair decisions. SouthingtOn can win al
home, but it would be well to look al
the score when they play elsewhere
No manager ought to be allowed to um.
pire game for his own nine.
About 1000 curious ones witnessed
Yesterdays game with the female base
bali club. The girls We're dressed in
black waists and stockings, short skirts
and yellow and black caps. Six innings
were played the score being II to 10 in
favor of the Waterburys.
About 800 attended the matinee at the
Waterbury driving park yesterday
afternoon, and witnessed some good
racing. The match race between Steve
loves Dick and N. w. Heaters N. w.
II. was easily won by the latter in two
straight heats, 2 594 and 3.074. Theo
dore Oliver then drove his chestnut
mare Maud H. Il quarter mile in 391
seconds. He had matched her against
time to trot the quarter in less than Al
seconds. There were four starters in
the race for local horses and the frs
two heats were won by James w. Long
worth's George L. 1t was pretty race
and the horses finished in the following
order in both heats: j. Longworth's
George L, DR. BANDS Nugget. N. j
McGrath's Joe and G. b. Browns
Never. The track was in very good
condition. Hereafter none but season
ticket holders will be allowed to use the
track. Season tickets can be procured
from Secretary Heater for So each.
The New Britains will play on the
West End ground next Tuesday.
The Philadelphia National league
team are anxious to secure Farrar OIL
the New Havens to play first base.
The West Havens are dickering fol-
Sworbach, the well known pitcher, for
merly of the New York reserves.