Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-07-07

may return to Kentucky. He has al
ready been offered q place in the Min
neapolis team by Walter Wilmot, but
refused to listen to the proposition. Pfef-
fer was, in his day, the king of all sec
ond basemen. In just one feature he
won renoWn, and that was in touching
baserunners. He was fast and shifty on
his feet, and no matter where the ball
was thrown always tagged his man. His
baseball career started in the '1Os.
Delahanty is batting like a fend for
Philadelphia
Herman Long is playing the greatest
shOrtstop in the country.
Louisville has signed Tom Delehanty
whom Syracuse was reported to be after
Chicago made total of fifty-one bases
off the lucklesS Louisville pitchers Mon
day.
Rochester is said to have tried to land
Gus Schmelz as manager before closing
with George Weldman.
While Chick Stahl is playing with the
Bostons he is too weak to run the bases
and is allowed a substitute.
Boston has considerable of a patchwork
team with Lowe and Tenney out of the
game, but it is winning just the same.
Big Jantzen. who played here several
years ago and who was with Detroit
in '94, is now playing down in the Texas
league. Hhe was with Fort Worth for
q time, but was released and is now play
ing with a minor club. He has seen his
best days as a ball player. Jantzen was
one of the tallest men playing ball and
at one time was considered a good catch
er; in fact, McClOskey, who was manag
ing Louisville, drafted him from the
Western league for the Colonies, but he
fell short.
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dleweight protege, has challenged Kid
Mccoy.
Casper Leon has challenged Jimmy Bar
ry to fight for the 110-pound champion
ship of the world.
The National Sporting club of London
has practically matched Pedlar Palmer
and Solly Smith for a finish fight to be de-
cided in October.
Joe Bernstein wants to take Jack Down
ey's place against Martin Flaherty in the
bout which had been arranged for the
Empire A. G. of Buffalo.
SoIIy Smith and Billy O'Donnen have
asked the Empire A. c.. of Buffalo to
twenty-round bout. O'Donnell is the
promising Southern featherweight whom
Dixon refused to meet.
Pitcher Frank McPartlin of the Corn
ing On W club has been signed by Buff
falo. He has quite reputation.
Carney has been managing the Cow
boys this season, but he has fallen
long way short of making a success of
the team. 1t is the first time in the his
tory of Manning's connection with ball
club that ne has had a tail-end club, and
it must make him feel like kicking him
self when he considers what salaries he
paid the men who were selected to rep
resent Kansas City. They have played
''rotten" ball and that is why they have
lost so many games. There is no one
to blame but Carney, as he was given
free swing from the jump and signed
the men he desired. The fans at Kansas
City want Manning to again take charge
of the team, but he has declined to in
terfere with Carney this season. 1t is
dollars to doughnuts that Manning ham
dies the reinS next season.
There is no doubt that Stafford will
be drafted by the big league next sea-
ing first base in the big league now who
are not in his class. Jimmy Manning
says he considers Stafford by long odds
the finest first baseman in the Western
league.
Pitcher Pappalau did not report in De-
troit as ordered by President Robson of
the Cleveland club. Pappalau stated
that he would not go to Detroit and the
Cleveland manager could not force him
to do So Vanderbeck is making an eff
fort to coax "PaDDy" to Join the Tigers.