Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-04-13
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
! SPORTING NEWS.
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| tlye-mile bicycle champion, came within
an ace of being killed "a the Coliseum
track at Atlanta. Mertens was going at
terrific pace around the steep track,
which is made Of abrupt curves. In the
incline near the grand stand both of his
front forks snapped and he was hurled
! over the handlebarS onto the track, where
he lay unconscious. An hours work was
| required to restore him, and physicians
fear he is internally injured.
Dan Mcleod, the wrestler. has accept
! ed the challenge of Prof. Dwyer of st.
Paul and a match will probably be ar
ranged to take place about the third week
this month. Mcleod agrees to throw
DWyer three times III an hour or forfeit
| the match
The New York team. which has been in
training i'll Lakewood, \. j., for three
weeks, is far from ready to begin the
season. The weather has been unusually
cold. and the men upon whom Manager
Joyce depends most for early victories
have not had Il chance to train properly.
Rusie and Meekin, the star pitchers, are
stiff and sore. Grady, the new catcher.
OF whom great things are expected, is so
much under the weather that he can
hardly walk. As a matter Of fact, Van
Haltren. Davis, Herman, Gleason. Nc
| Crecry and Gettig are the only members
OF the team i'll good condition.
Jack Sheridan, who was one of Nick
1Oung'S uDlpires last season, but who
will this year handle the Indicator in the
! Western league, has been secured by
Manager LOTUS to umpire the exhibition
games which viii be played in Columbus
before the championship season opens.
The reason Nash has not come East to
join the Philadelphias is because the club
sent him a contract for much less than
S24O0, the salary which he received last
year. Elberfed, however. is slated to
play third base even if Nash does report
for duty later on.
MANY a young pitcher has knocked his
arm out for good by cutting loose in the
l@2en makes enquiries daily as to the
cold, damp weather of early spring and
whipping the ball over the plate with the
speed of rifle shot" said Tom Smith.
Il had dose of it last spring. Mime
| apolis sent for me and | was asked to
pitch the day | stepped off the cars. It
was raw, chilly day, and we had hard
! game. Like Il sucker, | never let UP for
| raise my arm and it was worthless the
rest Of the year. The doctor advised me
not TO Work it while it was sore, and |
laid off the entire summer. / think it's
all right now, and if it don't go back
on me. believe | will be able to hold
my job with the Browns"
A letter from Perry Werden to the
Minneapolis Journal bubbles over with
enthusiasm. The big first baseman saws
that he IS III the game with a vengeance
and can't be lost this year. He says that
the MillerS are pretty warm combina-
ton and adds that the team is going to be
F.y,,, Il
TO pick out Il team, says Perry. because
all the youngsters are doing SO finely Gus
won't know who to drop" Perry sings
Schmelz 5 praises with a vim, and says
IF you ask me how l like Gus [ say,
The best in the business anywhere
Youssouf, the Turk. ana Ernest Roebor
have been matched to Wrestle in New
York the latter part of this month or the
first week in May. This time there will
be guards around the ring so that ROcber
will be unable to fall off.
Scott Stratton the old pitcher and who
played with st. Paul two years ago. has
signed to play the field for the Reading
club in the Pennsylvania league.
Tommy Ryan has deposited $3.50 with
the Syracuse Herald as final endeavor
70 bring about Il match with Tommy
Syracuse, \. Y, is making frantic efforts
to bring the two TOmmies together. but
without much success.
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Wheelmen of this country who think the
League OF American Whcclmen alone in
its class of organizations may be sur
prlSed to know that the Cyclists Touring
club of England has a cash balance in
its treasury of over $4,000, and its net
assets, including investments III bonds, are
orer 100000.
NJ. ]. Connolly, the hacker of Peter
Naher, received Il telegram from Tom
y ROurke stating that after the Goth inst
Jeffries would go to Pittsburg to meet
Peter Maher and arrange a fight. It now
looks as if there will be an encounter
between these two ''heayies' in Greater
New York
The six night ladies' bicycle race at Ca
umet. Mich, resulted in victory for Til
lie Anderson, beating Lizzie CLAW by
ten feet and breaking the nine hours rec
miles. Marie Fiering was injured early
in the race. breaking her collarbone in
an accident
The young pitchers whom Vanderbcck
signed-John Thomas, Lee billiard and
league this year. They will be farmed
out and held in reserve for next year.
Van thinks they will develop.
Ben Jordan's victory over Eddie Curry
in England has raised him several
notches i'll the estimation of ring follow
ers. Tom O'ROurke has cabled to him
offering substantial inducements to cone
on and meet Dixon.