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

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by the home team from the Skidmores,
of Milwaukee. Haney was in the box
for " atertOwn and had the visitors at
his mercy, they making only four safe
hits. Brown, the Skidmores' twirler,
was pounded numerically, among the
long hits made being home runs by
Walthers, Schultz and Kleinow. The
score was 19 to 8.
The Watertowns were defeated at
GAINESVILLE Friday by the Y. M. G. A.
team, the score being 9 to /. Ad-
kins did the twirling for GAINESVILLE,
while Walthers was in the box for
Watertown. This was the third game
between the two teams and Water
town has the better of the argument
by majority of one. Following is
the summary:
GAINESVILLE ~ ..4 O O | q 0 9 20
Watertown.... ....... .......O 0 0 0 U 0 l OIL
:, Struck,out-Hy Adkins IA; by walthers 12.
Errors-W WatertOwn 5; GAINESVILLE l. Base on
halls-Of Adkins 2; off W althers l. Two
basehits--M -McMaster. Adkins. Janesvile;
Reutz, Watertown. Hit by pitched bali
err, Jancsville; Wathers, Schultz Water
town, Sacrifice hits-Ianesville . Water
town 8. Umpir-eMcGine ey Time 40.
Last week, through The Sentinel,
Manager SchOtr issued challenge for
the Watertown team to play the JEFF
fersOn, GAINESVILLE or Oshkosh teams
a series of games on neutral grounds
for purse of 5000 a side and the
gate receipts. the umpire to be mu-
tually selected. The challenge was
promptly accepted by Jesse Hale,
manager of the Oshkosh club, who
prescribes that one game be played at
Oshkosh, one at Watertown and the
third on neutral grounds. the wager
to be posted with the sporting editor
of The Sentinel, the winner to take
10 per cent of the gate receipts and
the loser 25 per cent, and each team
to play its present lineup. Arrange
ments for the series are now being
made and the ''fans" may look for
some hot sport.
The local team was strengthened
last week by the engagement of Haney
and Disch, star members of the Fond
du Lacs. Haney will be the regular
pitcher hereafter, while Disch will
play in the outfield. Both are valu-
able men.
Joss is now playing with the She
boygan team. Last Thursday he
pitched a ten-inning game against
Oshkosh striking out seven men and
allowing but five hits. The score was
a tie, to 4.
If The Jefferson Record will read
our last weeks account of the Jeffer-
SON Watertown ball game, it need not
remain longer in the dark as to our
opinion Of "baby" acts in baseball
We are not so partisan and unreason-
able as some other people, and will
never feel compelled to uphold i'm
proper proceedings, even if partici-
pated in by the home team. By the
way, The Record would do well to be
a little more honest and truthful in
its own remarks It's reference to
Mckinley as ''an experienced and
impartial umpire" is rather laughable.
Ask "Snap" Roessler if McGinley's
decision on the infield fly was correct,
and then ask Lynn Mills if he was
really safe at the plate in the memoir
able seventh inning.
The Jefferson and Watertown base
ball teams are becoming notorious
kickers. They tried to play two
games recently, but each broke up in
row. Jefferson jumped the game
at Watertown, and Watertown did
the same thing at Jefferson. 1t is
high time to put a stop to such con-
duct. Patrons are entitled to decent
treatment and should not be turned
away from the grounds, disgusted.
The management ought to see to it
that unruly players are promptly
taken out of the game. Finding fault
with the umpire is no excuse for rob-
bing the patrons of the pleasures of
the game. Close decisions must be
made, and one side may feel ag-
gr1eved, but no kick should be allowed.
AS rule, the umpire is right. Much
of the trouble comes from the howl
ing of petty gamblers in the audience,
who ought to be killed by the police.
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