Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-01-23
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Should the National league adopt the
doube-umpire system again this season
it will not be surprising to find ''AdOnis'
Terry, the former pitcher of the AilWau-
kee club, and Joe Cantillon, who UNI
PRED in the Western league last year,
handling indicators in the big league.
Terry has had a standing offer from
President Nick Young for the past three
years, and there is little doubt about his
success in the role of umpire should he
decide to take a berth for a time. Presi-
dent Young intimated very strongly a
short time ago to a friend in Milwaukee
that he would prefer to see the double
umpire system in vogue again and that
he would like very much to add Terry
and Cantilon to his corps OF umpires.
Should the league be reduced to eight
cubs it might make some difference in
his plans, but the chances are he will try
to secure the two abOye-named men just
the same. Terry is at present running Il
bowling emporium here on the same plan
as Capt. Arson is in Chicago, and max
lug Il success of it. However, Terry has
announced that he may place a man in
charge Of his place during the summer
season and take a chance at umpirinS.
lie would certainly have the respect Of
lar player in the country than ''Adonis
Cantillon is raising chickens with kid"
Speer and Fred Barnes at Cudahy. but
the trio will no doubt take to the base,
ball field during the summer. Joe will
probably be wanted by the American
league, but at the same time he will not
throw over a good offer from the Ma
tional league
Il figure that / have lost an entire.
summer of my life" remarked Matt
KilliIea, the Milwaukee magnate. the
other n ght. Il had anticipates many
pleasant afternoons at Milwaukee park
last summer, but just as the season
opened | was taken down with pleuriSy
and did not get around again until the
baseball season was over. 1t was like
cutting that much time out Of my life
I never thought that [ would develop into
baseball crank OF the first water
but such is fact, Why, in 1894 [
would think as much about attending a
ball game as | would an Indian ghost
dance, but after Charley Cushman and
others inveigled me into the business it
was all off. At first [ took is as a good
joke, then | began to get interested and
later became convinced that it was a
good business venture if properly con-
Quoted. / will admit that | was green
to the game at first, but [ have had
many experiences since my entry into the
baseball world to study and ponder over
many questions. You meet peculiar peo-
pie in baseball and some very fine men.
| have enjoyed my experience thus far
and would not have missed it for a large
sum- With better health this season |
intend to make up the six months that
| lost last year, and if the Brewers are
in the hunt [ will do my share of the
roofing. | will not promise to outdo
Magnate Franklin, however, as L under
stand he is in a class by himself. There
will be many new faces to me. as L
have not seen the players since 1898.
An American league manager who was
in Milwaukee the other day said that Con-
ME Mack would do we'll to secure Bin
Clark of the Pittsburg club for first base.
CLARK is Il good man for the position,
remarked the manager. land would be a
valuable player to the Brewers. He IS
not fast en- the bases, but makes up for
that with his heavy hitting. [ know
that Clark does not belong TO the Pitts
burg club, as he was given to under
stand that he could have his release when
the Louisville deal went through. Bill
told me that he would not mind playing
with Connie Mack. providing he failed
to get political position, which had been
promised him at his home. Should he
fail TO land the place / do not doubt that
Mack will secure him for the Brewers. |
know, too that Connie tried to get Dick
Padden, but in my opinion he will not
come to Milwaukee, as he has better of
fers from National league clubs. / see
by reports that Mack was also after
| Dillon. Well, do not think he will get
him. for the reason that Pittsourg will
in all probability play him on first base