Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-01-30
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AS was expected the National league
has decided to reduce the circuit to eight
clubs, this having been accomplished by
the committee consisting of Messrs.
Brush, Hart and Rogers. At the secret
meeting in Cleveland yesterday the mag
mates practically agreed to the terms ar
ranged by the committee and all that re-
mains is for the league to ratify the
agreement at meeting to be held in
New York later on. According to the
terms the American league takes the
Cleveland and Louisville territory and
the Eastern league the Baltimore and
Washington rights.
It is doubtful, however, if the Ameri-
can league takes Louisville in the circuit,
as it may be difficult matter at this
time to get rid of Minneapolis. Cleve
land will be in the American league to a
certainty and there is no doubt that
club will also be located in Chicago.
Should Minneapolis be dropped this year
then a club would be placed in Louis
vile, but President Johnson has been
steadfast in his claim that the league did
not want Louisville. However, this may
have been done for a purpose and later
developments may show different state
of affairs. 1t seems that the Eastern
league will gain by the move the most,
as Baltimore and Washington are good
cities for 25-cent ball, but then again it
remains to be seen whether or not the
people in those cities will stand for the
kind of minor ball that will be furnished
by the Eastern league. The National
league has made a big mistake in not
granting Eastern territory to the Ameri-
can league, instead of trying to make up
two leagues on the intersectional basis.
A national shooting tournament will be
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during the week beginning February II,
1900, under the auspices of the Arkansas
Gun club. 1t will consist of target and
livebird events and will be open to the
world. The preliminaries will be held on
Monday, the 18th, to be followed by
each day, with $25 of added money to
each event. The livebird handicap will
begin on February 16, and will be con-
Guided on the day following, with 5000
of added money. Jake Parker of De
troit will have the management of the
tournament and from indications it will
be a great success, as scores of shooters
have already expressed an intention to
be present from all parts of the country.
The feature of the tournament wlll be
2-cent targets and 25-cent livebirds, af-
fOrding a great saving to shooters. 9Ihe
railroads have made a rate. of one and
one-third fare for the occasion in terri
. tory between the Atlantic ocean, and the
Rocky mountains. The Milwaukee rep
resentatives have not yet been deter
mined upon. :
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Racing men as promoters. are becoming
numerous Out at Los Angeles. McF'ar-
land and Stevens have taken the Coli
scum track; at Louisville Kimble has or
ganized a company, and now Jay Eaton
has taken the Eailsburg board track at
Newark.
+ Champion Edward II. Ten Eyck, who
won the diamond challenge SOULS at the
Henley regatta in: 1892, IS practicing hard
on the rowing machines in the University
Of Pennsylvania gymnasium: The cham
pion will go to Paris and take part - "ilt.
exposition races.
III. F. Quinn of Freehold, \. j., made
a new record for standing high jump OF
skates at the Clermont Avenue rink, New
York. He cleared feet ga inches. The