Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-01-24
SPORTING NOTES.

| There Is probability that Ives and
schaeter will meet in a match game of
billiards for big stake. Dick Roche,
Of New York, stated at Chicago that
he IS anxious to match Jake Schaefer
against any man in the world for S. 900
side, the winner to take all the house
receipts and the loser to get nothing
He wants two matches-One fourteen
inch baik-line game Of 5000 points, the
anchor shot barred, 800 points to be
| played nightly for five successive
nights, the match to be for 81 $50 side
and house receipts; the second match
to be cushion carroms, of 800 points,
400 points each night, for the same
amount. When Ives heard Of Roche's
| challenge be immediately went to J.
| Harry Ballard and handing him five
500 bills said: Il post with you $500 as
| q forfeit to play any man in the world q
five or six night match at fourteen-inch
balk-line billiards for any part OF $10,-
| 000-by that [ mean anything from q
S. bill up to the full amount-anchor
| barred, in New York City, within thir-
ty days. This challenge is open for ten
days, and the first man who covers my
money will get the game"
| Dan Brouthers, the famous first base
man, played with Baltimore nineteen
years ago. Next season Daniel will
again cast his fortune with the Orioles.
BILLY" Sharsig states that be is get
ting together team Of colts for Indi-
annapolis a majority Of the players
| bail from the Pennsylvania League
| President Ban johnson, of the West
headquarters will hereafter be in Chi
cagO. This will place him III more
central location with clubs
Mike Donovan, the veteran pugilist
and boxing master, who has been in
structor in the manly art at the New
York Athletic Club for number Of
years, thinks Corbett will not have the
cinch he expects when he meets
Mitchell.
When Champion George Dixon
reaches Chicago week after next he
will be kept busy through his offer of
! $50 to any feather-Weight who can spar
him four rounds. His condition is that
an opponent must not scale above 122
! pounds will probably bar Critic, but it
is understood that Tommy White, Solly
Smith and Johnny Van Heest are train
! ing down SO as to come within the
F, champions limit.
Tom . ROurke, manager of George
| Dixon, the champion feather-Weight of
the world, has accepted the challenge
of Young Critic to fight to finish
! for $4,000 a side. Articles have not yet
been drawn up, but the representatives
OF the pugiLists expect to meet III Chi
cagO and complete arrangements for the
battle. The men will weigh in at 100
pounds. J. S. Culbertson, Chicago
business man, is backing Critic. The
| latter's showing against Solly Smith has
gained him many admirers and Chica-
goans will back him heavily against the
colored lad.
George ". orion, the Canadian run
ner, who is present American champion
at one mile, thinks that he, and not
Tommy Connect, should be the one to
| talk OF meeting Bacon, the English
champion, in a match race for the
world S championship. Orion acbnowl-
edges Connect as the record holder, but
says his double defeat Of the little Irish
man shuts him out Of the hunt Orion
IS At present studying at the University
OF Pennsylvania.
Foreign cyclists viii probably invade
England next year locking for her
championships. w. S. Kerr, the Aus
trallan champion, is said to be looking
for series Of races with Meinties. to
take place in South Africa after which
ne will go to England on a recordlower-
ing expedition. Hyslop, the Canadian
champion, contemplates d visit to Eng
land, where he Will place himself I'M
der Fred Osmond's care.
Efforts are being made to make the
office Of president Of the L. a. W. a sal
aried one A prominent Chicago wheel
man suggests that the president be paid
a salary Of s. 900 year
George Sutton, the Canadian billiard
champion, has accepted the terms of
Joseph CaprOn, Of Gait, to play q game
Of balk-line billiards for the Canuck
championship medal and $500 side, to
take place February - at Toronto, Ont.
Arrangements are being made for
fight between George La Blanche, ''the
Marine" and Copper" Mccoy, Of Chi
cago, the contest to take place at Osh-
kosh within three weeks. A few years
ago La Blanche was considered the best
mlddle-Weight III the country and could
command $1,000 purse at any time.
Mccoy is considered a second-rate mid
dle-Weight.
Walter Plock, who halls from the
good state of Pennsylvania, will cover
first base for indianapolis next season.
1t IS probable that Curt WEIGH, at one
time with the Baltimore Club, will be
secured to play in center field.
1t is reported that C. w Williams,
the Well-knOWn horseman of Independ-
ence, Ia, is to locate at Detroit. Mr.
Williams still has Allerton, 2:091, iii his
string of horses.
Peter Maher, the Irish Giant" states
that he has not touched the flowing
bowl for month. He intends TO chal-
lenge Joe Choynski or Steve O. Oonnell
to finish contest.