Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-11
SPORTING EVENTS.

First Baseman George Carey Of the
Louisville club, and Dad Clarke, the
famous pitcher, who was traded by the
New York club last year 10 the Colonies.
and considered one of the best pitchers in
the big league last season, are marked
for the farm or to figure in deal with
some Of the National league clubs. II IS
learned on the best of authority that the
Louisville management Will let these two
players out within Il short time. Carey
first came into prominence through his
connection with the Milwaukee club be-
ing purchased from the Lancaster cluh
by Charley Cushman, now q National
league umpire. He was drafted by BALI
more and farmed by that club to club
in the Atlantic league and then recalled.
Last season he was traded to the Louis
vile club. Dad" Clarke made his start
in the Western league twelve years ago.
1t is not known just when the axe will
fall, but. it will not be q great while.
Either man would strengthen the West
ern league teams.
Omaha has released Mckinney and
Mckibben, and, it is said, are now nego-
tlating with Lotus for either Butler or
Lally.
Kommer of the Houston, Tex, club is
a handy man with the bat. In a game
I,
made three home runs and two singles
Each OF his hOmers We're made when
two were on bases, and his singles
brought in three runs, q total of twelve
runs that fell to his credit out of sixteen
scored by the club.
Marion Mills, the lone PAGER Of Osh-
kosh, has been sent to Long Island. where
she Will open the racing season.
Billy Stiff will shortly leave for Louis
vile, where he hopes to get on a match
Tommy White and Jack Lewis have
been signed by Chicago club. They
meet at 40 pounds, weigh in at II
o'clock.
The Leon-Forbes match for the next
show at the America Athletic association
is not yet definitely arranged The little
New Yorker is holding off for a larger
purse.
Puglistic skies in Greater New York
are frightening. Licenses have been is
sued to seven clubs, and prospects are
that the sport will soon be again in full
swing. Dave Sullivan and Sammy Kelly
are likely to be the first stars to appear
Lord Clinton, 2:0S34, one of the fastest,
handsOmest and most remarkable trotters
ever seen in the grand circuit, was
knocked down for the small sum of $500
at the NJ. H. Tichenor sale in the Amer
lean horse exchange. New York
Catcher Fuller has been given his ten
days notice of release by Louisville
Billy Brady's Turk, Yousouf, defeated
Ed Atherton, the Eastern wrestler. in a
mixed match at Rochester, Wednesday
night. Yousouf took the first fall in %
minutes and the second in / minute and
so seconds. The big Turk acted as
though he knew the game thoroughly and
did not attempt to use any foul tactics
He said that Anterior was a better man
than Roeber and Brady offered to match
him against Roeber for $500 a side.
Chesbro, one of the pitchers of the
Richmond club. is making a great record
for himself. His work this season has
been phenomenal and the chances are
that he will be wanted by some of the
larger leagues next season. He has been
holding the opposing teams down to four
and six hits a game. Bill Sharsig, the
old Western league manager, says that
CheSbrO is certainly a conner