Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-02-01

terday, and he said that he was in IA
yOr of transferring the Columbus fran
chlse to Cleveland. He considered that
| Cleveland would round out the Western
circuit to nicely and that the city
would probably be one of the best in
the league.
Three of the minor preliminaries Of the
next TattersallS show, to be held Febru-
airy 3, have been arranged and are as fol-
lows: Steven Flanagan and Harry Har-
rs, Perry Queenan and Jim Fernes, and
Jack Ryan and Waiter Bloom. Three or
four other bouts between tOp-nOtch heav-
Ter men will be arranged.
On February and the Milwaukee
Gun club VIII conduct an amateur handi-
cap livebiTd shoot, which will mark a
new departure in trapshooting in Mil
Waukee as professionals will be barred
and the contestants handicapped accord
ing to their proficiency, the shooting dis
tances from the traps ranging from TWEEN
ty-eight to thirty-two yards.
1t is reported that an effort will be
made to bring Hardenbrook and Kid Nc
Coy together for a limited-round contest
the match to be pulled off in Cincinnati,
Pittsburg or st. Louis. Hardenbrook is
the Indiana champion who made a sensa-
tiOnal showing with Mccoy about year
ago. The fight at once brought him into
great prominence. Hardenbrook has good
backing.
The sportsmen Of Appleton are organ
izing a shooting club which Will begir,
practice in the spring. The plan is to
build a clubhouse and a trapshed On the
line of the Interurban road between there
nah nd TO hnx-r
neyS once a week.
Capt. Ewing denies that there is anv
deal Oh between the ST. Louis and Gin
cinnati clubs for an exchange of Irwin
for Lave Cross. '"There is nothing in
that story at all, remarked the Reds
manager. Il understand that all the
players that are on the st. Louis reserve
list will either play in st. Louis next sea-
son or be transferred to some other team,
IN the event that the Cleveland club
should move into the Mound city. I
won't say that we would not consider a
proposition for a trade of Irwin for Cross,
but [ am sure that 10 such proposition
will be made
COrnelFs representative in the recent
conference of the members of the Amer
lean Rowing association, Prof. Benjamin
Ide Wheeler, has returned to Ithaca well
pleased that the regatta for next June
will take place on the Hudson. Cornell.
Pennsylvania and Columbia were repre-
sented. The question whether q Cana
dian crew will be likely to enter was dis
cussed, and it is thought probable an
eight from Toronto will be represented in
the POughkeepsie regatta. Wisconsin is
considered a sure entry, despite the re-
port credited to Coach O'Dea Of Har-
ward that the Westerners will not send
a crew East this spring.
Tommy White of Chicago and Jack
O'Keefe of Louisville fought twenty
rounds to a draw at Memphis. White
OutpOinted O'keefe throughout, but the
latter's great endurance enabled him to
last the round limit.
Chicago Jack DAILY and Tom Moriarty
of Lowell, Mass, boxed six rounds, to, Il
draw at kenSingtOn Tuesday night.
Outfelder Van Buren, of last years
Cedar Rapids baseball team has signed
to play with Youngstown in the Inter
state league.
Australian Billy Murphy has been
matched with Joe Maxfeld, to fight at
the Rockport Athletic club, Cleveland,
February u. The men will weigh in at
the ringside at 112 pounds.
The deal for the trading of Chicago's
eX-captain, William Dahlen, for Gene
DenOntreVllle, was concluded last week
between President Hart and Manager
HanlOn of Baltimore. The rising young
Frenchman will fill shortstop position for
the Orphans next season. Dahlen-Chi-
cagO's star for half dozen years or so
is slated to cover third base for the trans
planted BaItimOres at Brooklyn. The
trade was forced to conclusion Thurs
day Hart has been holding. out hoping
to secure SCOrbett i'll a kind of omnibus
deal with the Baltimore management
He would have been willing to give sew
eral young players and Dahlen for Cor
bett and DemOnt, as the latter is gen
orally known. But the persistent re-
fusal of the pugilist's brother to. re-enter
the game mas convinced the Chicago pres
ident that he had small chance in that
direction In addition, HanlOn was acting
a little skittish and feigning a disposition
to back out of the deal unless closed
at once, so Hart concluded to- close. with
him.
Coming boxing events to- take place
in Oshkosh have been announced. Harry
Fails and Jack Magmer are booked for
a go early in February. Jim Melon
ough of st. Paul and George Ryan Of
Milwaukee will also appear later. Har-
ry Fails and Otto Tonne, who fought an
eight-rOund draw at the Oshkosh Athletic
club recently have been matched for an
other fight to take place soon.