Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-25
THE WORLD OF SPORT.

The Appletons defeated the Jennv-
Graham team, of Chicago, "a to !; the
Ashlands knocked out The Inter Ocean
nine by score of II 10 4, and the w hite-
waters defeated the Janesviiles to 6
on the goth.
First baseman Strothers, of the de-
funct Davenport team, has signed with
Minneapolis.
"Reddy" Hanrahan, Of the Minneap-
oils club, was fined 800 on the 18th, and
suspended for the remainder of the sea-
son without pay. But through the Ell
forts OF some of his old pals, Morton re-
1nstated him after he had signed the
pledge and promised to reform. 1t is
pretty hard Tor ''Reddy" to do that.
Young Knoll, st. Joe's fine twirler.
was secured by Omaha for mere song.
He cost just $lG0 in money TO the st.
Joe managementand $l9Oto Knell. back
salary due him by st. Joe. Knell is de-
lighted to get away from ST. Joe, and
says that rather than play there be
would rather not play at ali. st. Joe,
however, Is getting ready to retire from
base ball entirely.
Word comes from New York that the
Amateur Athletic Union has added to
the list of sports over which the union
claims jurisdiction that of amateur base
DELL. This action was carried by a vote
OF "A to II, one club not voting. The
idea is to control amateur base ball With
the same strict hand that rules amateur
athletics, and the amateur clubs will not
be allowed to play against professional
teams. This will prove death blow to
many amateur base ball teams in that
vicinity if carried out as proposed.
This will have great effect in the COL
leges OF the East, whose teams have
been in the habit of playing profession
ways had desire to control base ball.
but has been afraid to act until now.
1t has always allowed amateur clubs to-
hire professional battery.
Tom ConnOrs has written the Illustrat-
ed News challenging any man in the
word for the 15O-pound, fve-style
wrestling championship. Tom has ONLY
lost once in seven years. He bias de-
teated Dennie II. Gallagher, D. A. Nc
MILAN, Jack Carkeek, Tommy McMa-
bon, Evan Lewis, Joe Ashton, Edwin
Blbby, Bert Scheller and others He
is anxious to meet Hugh Leonard and
Tom Mcmahon for $3.50 side.
Charley Green is getting into trim for
his match with Greek George.
McBenry Jonson, the Black Star, died
recently at Denver, Col.
John L. Sullivan's combination will
start on the road IN about ten days.
John P. Glow, the well-known heavy
weight pugilist, is dying with consump-
ton.
Mick Dooley, clever heavy weight
of Australia, is going to Frisco in few
days.
James Brown, a likely little lad, who
is pupil of Billy Murphy's, has come
from Australia. Murphy is anxious to-
match his pupil against Delaney or any
man at III pounds.
L. r. Myers, one of the fastest run
ners that the world has ever produced,
says that Carey, properly trained, will
be the speediest Splinter on the cinder
path. Carey will attend Princeton this
winter.
In a fourteen-inch balk-line game
last night between Schaefer and Louis
Ried, at Chicago, the kformer won in
nineteen innings, running 200 to Ried g
70.
The celebrated suit over the trotter
Howard j., was settled on the 18th.
Benjamin Troop, of Scranton, Pa,
the defendant, paid $4,000 in cash
to Benjamin Herrick. and the suit,
which has been pending in the United
States courts, is to be withdrawn. The
case has been running for seven or
eight years, and the costs amount to
nearly $4,000.
Following is the standing of the clubs.
in the four principal associations to
September 81: