Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-02-08

Sharkey or any other heavyweight; but
| hardly believe that Mccoy will ever
gain much weight. He seems to belong
III the middleweight class, and if he
elects 70 remain in it | believe that he
will be the worlds champion before very
long. The only man in the way is Fitz-
simmons. and judging from recent re-
ports, | hardly believe that the Austria
liam will again try to train down to the
middleweight limit
methods of cycle training introduced
into this country by Jimmie Michael,
says Frank Egan, have come into al
most universal use. and are now so com
monplace that Michael's reward is lost
sight Of. Walking, running and general
athletic exercise was little thought Of in
preparing for short and middle-distance
races previous to the advent of the Rab-
bit. but it was in jumping rope that Nj
chael gave to the Americans the most
distinctive training method. Now the
better part of the riders jump rope daily
III training. and all aver that the bene-
fits are numerous from this method Of
work.
President Nick Young in speaking of
the minor league players says: In look
ing over the list Of players drafted and
purchased from the minor leagues this
season | find that thirty-fOur players, all
minor leaguers, were secured by the va
rious clubs Of the tWelve-club league be-
fore the actual drafting season began.
That is, there was an understanding be-
tween the major and minor league clubs
that certain players were pledged to play
in the big league this year. Wolverton
was turned over to the Chicago club at
the expiration of the Western league
playing season as an even exchange for
ll9 who a
bus team by Manager Burns during the
championship season. WOlyertOn is a
promising young third baseman of the
Columbus team. Pitcher Taylor was
purchased outright by the Chicago club
from Milwaukee during the season. SO
was Pitcher Phyle from st. Paul Out
fielder Green and Backstop Nichols were
handed over to the Chicago club before
the draft season, for consideration that
amounted to at least an average of $1,000
each, or $500 each over the draft price.
They are from Springfield, Mass.
Among the other players who were ex-
empt from the draft were Slagle and
O'Brien. secured by PittSburg and
turned over to Washington in the Reitz
deal; Phillippi, the Minneapolis pitcher,
who goes to Louisville; Tom DAILY, who
returns to Brooklyn from Milwaukee;
Third Baseman Williams, from Kansas
City to Pittsburg; Pitcher Pardee, also
from Kansas City to Pittsburg; Jimmy
Casey, from Toronto to Washington
Freeman, from Toronto to Washington,
and Catcher Hayden, purchased in Sep
TENDER by Hanlon from the Reading
club.
THE unusually large number of play
ers pledged to the major league in adj
vance of the draft shows that the man
ayers and club-OwnerS in the big league
have great faith in these players, other
wise they would have stood of:
4 @11- 4. IL
The most promising of the lot,
to judge by the newspapers estimates,
are Slagel and O'Brien of Washington;
Pitchers Phillip Taylor and Phyle;
Third Basemen Wolverton and VIII
liams. Pitcher Pardee, from Kansas City
to Pittsburg; old Tom DAILY. Catcher
Hayden, from Reading to Baltimore,
Backstop Nichols and Outfelder Green"
Walter Nolan and Frank BARLEY have
been signed to box at the c.. A. A. on
February %. Nolan has been doing
good work of late in and around Chi
cagO.
Jack Hanlon of Chicago has been Sc
cured to meet Gus Turner before the
East Side Athletic club of Baltimore for
twenty-round go.
Perry Queenan's match with Jack
Lewis, which was to have taken place ut
Dixon. ILL.,. on February 10, has been
postponed until later in the month. Lewis
was not in shape to meet the Milwaukee
boy.
John Brown. the Racine co1ored ball
player, has signed to play with the Fence
Page Giants the coming season. He y
a fairly good batter and fine fielder.
Charley Wittmer, the Cincinnati
Graeco-Roman wrestler, and Hall Adali,
the Turk, may meet again on the mat.