Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-11
National League Record

NY SteflOuS Oily OHltn mas gone TO
st. John. y. B.. where he is to meet
Jack Burke, local middleweight, in a
twenty-round bout at catch weights.
A match will probably be made be-
tween Jack Bonner and Harry Peppers.
If the match is made they will meet
in a fifteen-round contest at Athens,
Paddy Donovan and Dave Adams are
matched to meet August 16 at New York
in a tifteen-round go in private for purse
at 10 pounds. weigh in at the ringside
Johnny Griffin. who is TO fight Solly
Smith at San Francisco on August p,
has arrived on the Pacific coast His
trainer English Jimmy Carroll, will
assist in getting Griffin into condition
Dal Hawkins has sent word to Billy
Brady asking the latter to match him
against any good 133-pounder. Brady
has proposed Tommy Shortell, and the
latter will in all probability be accepted.
Brady has notified Jack Dougherty, man
ager of Tommy Shortell of Brooklyn.
that if Shortell should be successful in
defeating Frank Erne of Buffalo in their
twenty-round contest at the Olympic Ath-
letic club on August 9, that he will hang
up a gOod-sized purse for Shortell and
Dial Hawkins of San Francisco some
time this month.
Mr.. Hartzheim of Juneau, Wis. has
offered a purse of $3.50 for the Fond du
Lac and Waupun teams to play a match
game Of baseball in his city. The winner
will receive 500 and the loser $50 The
proposition has not been accepted as yet,
but there is a probability that the game
will be arranged Waupun claims the
championship of the state and Fond du
Lac also days claim to the honor. The
game would certainly be hot one and
every inch of ground would be fought to
a finish. 1t would also be necessary to
have the 0O7Ihlp nmnirp system
Pitcher Newton has been sold to Mana
ger HanlOn of the Baltimores for $500
Newman will remain with Norfolk until
the close of the present season. The deal
was made through President BarrOWs of
the Atlantic league.
Judge Dissette of Cleveland has decided
the demurrer in the baseball case against
the club. This is the first time that a de-
cison of any kind by the common pleas
court has been squarely against the club
Judge Dissette holds that if the facts
claimed by the plaintiff are true then
baseball on Sunday is a nuisance. The
case to stop baseball will now be heard
on its merits.
Jimmy Barry informs Joe Donovan
that he may invest in a cafe before long
III chicago. luoTo Is nOIOlQG uGunlI0
yet. ParSOn Davies will attempt to get
Barry a match with some of the little fell
lows in Cincinnati. Casper Leon of New
York would scarcely care to meet Barry
for the third time, except on a split
purse basis. This the little Chica goan
would not do.
The sports in Ireland are much inter
ested in Tom Sharkey, who arrived in
that country recently. This is Toms
first visit to the land of his birth since
he became known to fame, and naturally
he was royalty received. His coming
match with Peter Maher is the topic of
conversation there just now, and efforts
are already being made to have the two
Irish pugiists settle their differences in
that country. The New Sunday World
of Dublin has the following to say re-
pecially gratifying if meeting between
Sharkey and Maher could be arranged
to take place in this country. SO far as
we can see, there is no reason why such
a meeting should not be brought off.
1t q suitable building cannot be obtained
surely large marquee could be erected
say, at the Curragh, to and from which
place excursions would TO doubt be run
at very cheap fares. With regard to
place of a suitable kind this we fancy
would be easily provided if some gentle
men we could name would interest them
Lon Beckwith, the Cleveland colored
boxer, has been matched to meet Jim
Janey of New York before the Eureka
Athletic club of Baltimore, on August
is. 1t Will be q twenty round go.
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When Jack Doyle was ordered out of
the grounds at Washington the other
day he tried to bride the policeman to
let him sit under the stand The officer
had grudge against Doyle for throw
ing ball at him when he was with I
the Giants and he was glad of the |
chance to get even. Doyle got out of |
the grounds.
The New Castle club has released Tor
reyson Rhinehart and Hughes 1t also
decided to sell Pitcher Hickman outright |
to Boston. The team will receive $3.50 |
for him, with the understanding that at |
the end of the season if he does as well |
as Manager Selee thinks he will, the
balance of the $4,000 will be paid New
Castle.