Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-06-26
WORLD OF SPORTS.

The AGNES defeated the Torringtons
on their own heather Saturday, by the
score of IL to 4. Donahue pitched for
the Acmes and struck out fifteen men.
The first five men at the bat were retired
on strikes.
The Philadelphia club has forwarded
the $500 necessary to secure the release
of Pitcher Taylor from Albany.
When Fred Pfeffer was a member of
the Chicago team good many people
thought it was his brains that made the
team SO strong, rather than the brains
of Arson. Fred must have lost his
mental powers, if such was was the
case, since joining the Louisvilles.
The base ball players of the National
league the present year are a lucky lot,
They will not only go the Worlds fair,
but will have all their expenses paid
and draw a salary of from eight to ten
dollars day besides. Every one of the
II other clubs will be the Chicagos'
guests once or twice during the summer
for periods of three days each. They
will all ride into Chicago on Pullman
palace cars, will stop at the fremont
house and it will not cost them a cent.
Their clubs pay the bills.
Harry Stovey, who was released by
the Baltimores and signed by the
latter team. Several years ago the
Brooklyn club magnates offered $4,000
for his release alone and didn't get it.
StoveY and Bierbauer were the direct
cause of the war between the League
and the American association in 1891
war that cost base ball hackers $780,
900 and retarded the revival of interest
4 in the game at least one whole year
Yet neither of the two is worth more
ha 81 n
A "south- paw" twirler has no terrors
for the New Yorks, although there are
four, and at times five, left hand batters
on the team. Herman is the only player
who does not change and bat right
handed, but he seems to line the ball
out with just as much commendable
| consistency as against a right hand
pitcher, while Ward, Conner and Davis
| find ''lefties" their ''meat." In fact,
the only two home runs Conner has
made at the polo grounds this season
have been left handed pitchers.
The board of officers of the Connecti-
cut division, L. A. w, met last Saturday
night at New Haven. Nearly all the
thirty-five officers of the division were
present and Chief Consul Schumacher
of Hartford presided. The touring COM
mittee reported that sign boards had
been erected on the junction of various
country roads and the committee asked
for an appropriation of $3.50. The voting
on the suggested appropriation was
deferred until the annual meeting of the
board in July. The officers voted
though, to hold the fall meeting at Hart
ford in September, provided the Hart
ford clubs would raise 5000 in addition
to the $500 already appropriate for the
i entertainment of the officers.
Cleveland's outfieId is in a bad way
Ewing is laid up with bad knee anC
McAleer has broken a tendon in his leg
and will probably have to lay off for thu
rest of the season.
A report was in circulation during
the week that Baltimore was trying tt
trade Shindle for Joyce, reserved by
Washington, Manager Haplon say
there is nothing in the tale.
The secret of the success the Boston
team is having in making home runs OF
its own grounds is found in the fac
that the left field fence is close and the
players have made study of lifting
balls in it's direction. just like tn,
Chicagos on their old lake-front ground
The Cleveland team is the creates
aggregation of south-paw players in thu
country. More than half of them ba
left handed, while two of them throw
with the left. Their nearest rivals are
the Pittsburgs, who have left handed
outfield in Donovan, Smith and Var
Haltren.
The Giants are fast on the base, bu
lacking in judgment. In fact, thei
Ispeed is such that they think its reckless
use ought to win out against judgment
The Chicagos are a puzzle. One day
they will put up a game that no team
can beat, and the next they go to piece
like the "colts" they are. Arson ha
all the game, fighting instincts anC
but his team is not we'll balanced enough
to get clear to the ton