Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-30
,atiOnal League Record.

Louisville. AZ - - 1886
st. Louis. ........ So II AZ .20S
There is sadness in the hearts of Chi
cago ball fans and even "Your Uncle
Arson has about given up hope of ever
getting into the race. In a telegram to
the Tribune the old man says: "You may
say authoritatively and from headquar-
ters that the Chicago Baseball club is
out to trade for anybody and will trade
anybody. The team is playing rotten
ball and has been doing so even when
we won. l want you to say at the head
Of the column in black type that the
team won't do; that there are weak
spots that must be filled; and that we are
out for trades that will fill them. A. G.
Arson to the Tribune The team must
indeed be bad when Arson admits it.
Arson hints bnt vaguely at changes, but
u new left fielder is almost an assured
fact. Arson is trying for one of the fast
est felderS in the country, with fair
prospects of getting him. Then, 100, he
may give Catcher Fred Lake a trial.
Lake has abandoned the Kansas City
team after troubles, and is a fair catcher.
There is one CLEAN of hope in Arson S
outlook. He has found prize in Jimmy
Callahan, and thinks he has another in
Korwan. He has all the earmarks Of Il
pitcher" said Arson. Its just Clark
sons speed over again. The same ia
nous fast raise ball. But better than
that, the boy has brains, and is IL good
fielder He uses his head in pitching,
and | believe him to be a conner" Such
is baseball life.
Dick O'Brien and Jack Bonner, the ris-
ing young Philadelphia middle-Weight,
who fought kid" Mccoy recently. have
been matched to box fifteen rounds at
Athens, Pa, on July 6, for a $1,000
purse.
kid Mcfarland and Jack Hermann
will leave for England next month In
the meantime Mcfarland will take on
all the matches in sight. He is at pres
ent dickering to box kid" Lavigne six
rounds at Philadelphia.
Paddy Purtell of Kansas City, who left
New York a few weeks ago for the pur-
pose of going to South Africa, has turned
up at Birmingham, England. Purtell has
issued a challenge to fight Dick Burge
or any other 144-pound man in England
Eddie Curry may go to San Francisco
and meet Dial Hawkins or some of the
boxers in his class. Curry has received
several offers to go to the Pacific coast
and will probably accept.
New York to Fall River, met with an ac-
cident that will disable him for the re-
mainder Of the season. In the fourth
inning of the Fall River-New Bedford
game he stole second, and sliding feet
first fractured the outer bone of his left
foot. He will be laid up for six weeks
''Kid' Lavigne expects to soon engage
in another international match for the
lightweight championship of the world.
Sam Fitzpatrick, Layigne's manager, re-
ceived an offer from the Olympic Ath-
letic club of Birmingham to have the
champion go across the water and meet
Tom Causer, who seems to be the best
lightweight in England at present. Be
fore replying to the offer Fitzpatrick will
wait and see how Lavigne fares in his
bout with young" Critic, which will
take place at the Winter circus, Phila
delphia, ON June %. Lavigne and Critic
will box six rounds. In the event of
an agreement, the ''Kid'' will in all prob
ability face Dick Burge again.
Late advices from Australia are to the
effect that in their recent 20-round bout
Joe Goddard was clearly bested by Tut
Ryan, although the referee declared it
draw. In view Of the poor form he
then showed, Goddard has concluded not
to come to America at the present time
for the purpose of challenging Fitzsim-
mons.
Vanderbeck has added "Kid" Griffin,
late of the State league, to his Detroit
aggregation.
Manager John G. Chapman of the
Meridian Conn club says that Catcher
Thiesen of his team is as good as any
catcher in the National league. Chap
comes pretty near knowing what he is
talking about.
Manager Rowe of Buffalo has accept
ed the terms of Pitcher Bert Inks, re-
Gently released by the Springfield club
H. M. Beville, who was signed by In
dianapolis as an extra catcher, has been
farmed out to Saginaw and will manage
and captain that team in the Michigan
league.
Scott Stratton is another of the many
who are gradually dropping out of sight.
He was not fast enough for Springfield
and his release by that club leaves him
helplessly adrift.
There is a movement on foot among
Canadian wheelmen to secure the big in
ternational wheelmens convention for
Toronto next year. 1t is to be held this
year in Glasgow, July % to August =,
and q Canadian representative will be
present there and will endeavor to induce
ada.