Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-16

Simonds, the present chiefconsrl of the
Wisconsin Division, has decided to re-
sign the position. Mr.. Simopds has
been one of the most earnest workers
the league ever had, but he thinks it
would benefit the organization to put
new blood into it and for that reason he
has decided to retire from Office. The
selection Of successor to Mr.. SlmOnds
has already created a stir in cycling
circles throughout the state and many
names have been mentioned in con-
nection with it. Local Wheelmen are
of the opinion that some person outside
of Milwaukee should have the office
and many of them have suggested
Irwin +. Strauss, chairman of the board
of control Of the Ripon Cycling Club.
Mr.. Strauss has been interested in the
welfare of the league for several years
and is spoken of as an excellent person
tor the position,w Frank Morawetz, sec
rotary and treasurer Of the Wisconsin
Division, L. A. W., has decided to re-
sign also. He thinks that by getting
will have a beneficial effect Martin
Rotier, editor of the Pneumatic, will be
the unanimous choice of Milwaukee
wheelmen for the position and he will
also have the support Of large major
ity of cyClers in the state. Mr.. ROtier
! is the right man for the office. He is
energetic and capable and takes great
pride in advancing the interests OF the
League of American Wheelmen. He
is a strong advocate of better roads and
uses his paper as a medium through
which to further this end.
Two candidates for the defense of the
America cup, the Vigilant and Colonia,
sailed their maiden race yesterday off
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the public an idea as to their respective
merits. Other starters were the Queen
| Nab, Lasca, MayhoWer, Constellation,
| Dauntless, Pomona, Marguerite and
Ariel. The Queen Nab jumped away
into the lead at the start, but the Vigil
ant rapidly cut her down. She left the
Queen behind, and was outsailing all
the other BOATS including the Colonia,
when she ran into a sQuall of wind
which robbed her of her topsail, top
mast, bowsprit and balloon jib and put
her out of the race. The others were
prepared for the sQuall and weathered
it without accident The Colonia won
the race. Queen Nab was second.
Time, . hours I minutes. Distance,
tWentysiX miles.
Budd Doble worked Nancy Hanks a
half-mile in :015 and Stamboul half in
:G25 a few DAYS ago. The little mare is
in fine form and Mr.. Doble expects
soon tosend her against her own worlds
record.
/ Solly Smith and George Dixon have
been matched to fight before the Coney
Island Club on September 25. The con-
test will be for a $4,000 purse.
Pat McHugh, of Fond du Lac, and
Wisdom Eilers, of Oshkosh, engaged in
a wrestling match at Fond du Lac, Nc
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The contest was for 500 side and the
gate receipts.
c. NJ. Murphy, who was entered in
the international bicycle races at Chi
cago, has been declared professional.
1t is probable that he will take out q
license in the National Cycling Associa-
ton.
The sale of Keller by New York to
Brooklyn has not been well received by
any of the New York papers, and some
have even criticized it severely. Keller
has become very popular in Brooklyn.
Every player on the New York team
had good opinion regarding Keeler's
ability as a player with the exception
men ex-Manager Powers signed are be-
ing weeded out one at a time.
/. u. Appleby, who left Pawtucket,
r. l., June 3, to row to Chicago in an
aluminium shell, reached Mackinaw
City, Mich, Monday in excellent con-
dition. He resumed his trip yesterday
The shell in which he is making this re-
markable voyage is 81 feet inches long
and weighs but IS pounds.
Harry Bethune and T. G. Morris ran
q 100-yard dash at Fulton, ILL.,, on the
9th, Bethune winning in 81 seconds.
Bethune has issued a challenge to run
any man Ill the United States tor 81 600
a side.
Mccarthy, the new acquisition of the
Cincinnati base Dall team, is very val
liable man. Last year he filed every
position III the Salem club. He is a
tirSt-class catcher, can cover first base
eXcellently, but is hampered as an in
fielder by being left handed. He is a
good base runner and hitter The Bos-
tons could have had him for a song last
winter, but passed him by.
Lou NJ. Houseman, Of Chicago, Oh
the 9th inst, turned over to VIII J.
Davis, the well-known theatrical man
ager, who was agreed upon as stake
holder, in the Jackson-Corbett match,
$1,000, the first deposit in the proposed
match between Corbett and the dusky
Australian. With the money the orig
inal articles of agreement drawn up
June II, were turned over by House
man.
solly Smith, who recently came into
prominence in sporting circles by his
defeat of Johnny Griffin, is not having
quite as smooth sailing in the East as he
might have expected. There are few
: sporting men in the East who do not
think that Griffin can whip Smith and
they look upon the latter's victory as a
fuke. Smith, while in Boston a few
days ago, said: ''To show the Eastern
people that it was no fuke, and to let
them judge of my abilities, I will spar
any local man in my class you can
get" The news was not an hour old
when Frank White, on behalf of ''Bos-
ton Billy" Murphy, accepted Smith s
offer and said that Murphy would meet
the Californian at any time Unless
Smith was bluffing there is good
chance Of the two feather weights com
ing together.
The Bostons have suffered in the box
this year as much as any club Nichols
is the only pitcher who has done any
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