Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-11-13
SPORTING NEWS.

johnson says that Jim Mccormick
has joined the Brotherhood and will
pitch next season.
It is said that the New York Brother.
hood team is after Second Baseman
Bierbauer, of the Athletics.
Ed. Mayer, OF this seasons Danville
and Burlington clubs, has signed to play
with the Philadelphia League team
next season.
Manager "Jeems" Mutrie, of the
worlds champions, has been offered q
fabulous sum to manage a Brotherhood
team, but hes declined.
1t is the Chicago club that is bidding
for Billy Blair. Arson would like to
sign him, but Spalding prefers to
await the result of the Brotherhood agi-
taIion.
Managers Leadley, of Detroit, Dicken-
son, of Syracuse, and Fitzgerald, of Buff
falo, will represent the international
League at the meeting of the board Of
arbitration of the National League held
in New York next week.
Gil. Hatfield says he will do some
pitching next season. He is open to 60
anywhere in the League, as the New
York club has not reserved or made
any agreement with him. AS Gil is not.
a member of the Brotherhood he will
no doubt command good salary in
1890.
At meeting of the United States Le-
cation at Mexico, Ell. Remsen White
house presiding, base ball association
was formed, and two clubs, the Wash
ingtons and Hidalgos, were organized.
Another Mexican club, already practic-
ing, will be admitted to the association.
The Boston triumvirate Just now has
In view man to cover center field in
ploce of Johnston. Negotiations are
pending with Manager Wally Fessen-
den for the purchase of Patsy Donovan,
of the London, Ont, team. He is a re-
markable fielder, and just the man to
take Johnston's place.
Nunc Wallace is to be imported to
this country. He is, perhaps, the best
feather-weight in England.
Mike DAILY, who is now lin Gardiner,
Me-, writes that he will accept McAu-
life g offer to spar fifteen rounds in Bos-
ton for 81 900 purse, or be will go to
Frisco and meet any lightweight in
the country to finish.
Young Mitchell, the middle weight
champion of the Pacific Coast, has been
challenged by Charley Turner, OF
Stockton, CAL, to fight for 81 900 side
and the middle-weight championship of
the Pacific Coast.
L. r. Fulda, president of the Califor-
MIA Athletic Club, has made Toft Wall an
offer which the Englishman is seriously
considering. The club will give purse
of Sc, 600 if Wall will go out and meet
any middle-weight chosen, the winner
to receive $4,000 and the loser 81 900,
Wall to have an additional 81 900 as ex-
penses.
The new Madison Square Garden is to
have one of the finest tracks for running
and walking ever built indoors. The
managers OF the new company have
placed the building of the same in the
hands of Prof. George Goidie, of the
New York Athletic Club, and, rs he has
no equal in America in that line, it is
safe to say that the track will be all that
the Professor promises.
The cutter Thistle has been purchased
by Com. Bell, of the Scotch syndicate
and will appear as yawl next season.
Once more Teemer is said to have
backing for trip to Australia, this time
Decide, Beach's old hacker, being the
man.
The roughness of football seems to
have no terrors for the girls of Smith
College. They have engaged 100 seats
for the Yale-H Harvard game of Novem-
Der %, at Springfield.
The PAGER L. &. Lee (2:15). is report
ed permanently broken down.
Successor, the well-known 2-year-old
by Vauxhall, is very ill with pneumo-
MIA.
Malta paid $751; in the 50 mutuals at
Clifton, on Wednesday of last week,
only one ticket being sold for her.
1t is reported at the Elizabeth track
that D. ID. Withers has signed Knapp
Mccarthy "a trainer of the Brooklyn
stable for 1890.
DR.. Moorhouse, of Toronto. has pur-
chased from John Fulcher, of London,
9 4-year old sister to the high jumper,
Roseberry.
Leonard W. Jerome and De Courcey
Forbes, the presidents of the Coney Isl
and and New York Jockey Clubs re.
spectlvely. will soon sail for Europe to
spend the holidays.
Presto, the wonderful 2-year-old, by
Gen. Washington, dam by Jay Gould
that trotted last week at Lexington,
KY, in 2:253. is full brother to Rig
oletto, owned by g. & w. FL. Corson,
Plymouth Meeting, Pa.
The name of the Buenos Ayres sports
man who has purchased the renowned
English horse Ormonde Is Sig. Juan
Bocan. He is said to be one of the
wealthiest men in South America, and
has purchased large number of the
best mares in England, all of which he
has taken with Ormonde to his south
ern home.
Henry Chambers, the former groom
and now the driver of Prince Wilkes,
writes from South America that the
noted gelding is in good shape, and
that he (Chambers) is keeping up the
old rule, by driving to win. Prince
Wilkes is named in three stakes-one
for $1,000 and two for $4,000 each.
Chambers repeated the Prince in 2:3O,
2:23 and 2:l64, and says he stepped him
and that the little horse las all of his
speed yet.