Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-03-06
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II Ban Johnson carries out his threat
to put an American league team in Chi
cago this spring it means that he must
obtain President Harris consent or lose
protection from his organization under
the national agreement. President Soden
of the Boston club is quoted by President
Johnson as being in favor Of the locating
Of a second club in Chicago Questioned
on the subject in an interview at Boston,
Mr.. Soden said: About two months
ago President Johnson Informed me that
Harris consent could be obtained to place
a second club in Chicago, and after hear
ing JohnSon's argument, | said that Bos-
ton was willing to waive any objection
they had in the matter. In fact it was
up to President Hart as far as Boston
was concerned. Johnson came out strong
er and claimed that Hart had consented,
and again | informed Johnson. as | be-
ieve did Brush and Rogers, that | saw
no reason for objecting to the second club
in Chicago providing Mr.. Harris consent
was obtained.
President Soden says the league would
certainly stick by any member, and that
no second club can locate in any league
city without the full consent Of the Ma
tional league. and that would mean the
club interested. if the American league
had any papers to show that Jim Hart
agreed to a move of this kind. why the
other league magnates might feel differ
emily about the matter. 1t seems to be
q question of veracity between MessrS.
Hart and Johnson. and the league will
naturally stick TO their fellow magnate,
who seems to have found clever oppo-
nont in Charles Comiskey. who IS no
doubt planning Il campaign for the minor
league men OF the West.
President Soden is not any too anxious
to allow Il new organization to find Il
home in Chicago without a fight. Once
in Chicago the next move would be Il
struggle for st. Louis, Philadelphia and
other cities until the American league
has an Eastern circuit.
The contest between Harry Peppers OF
California and Ed Smith at Philadelphia
was stopped in the fifth round to save.
Smith from knockout. Peppers had the
best of the bout from the start.
Joe Walcott formally announces his en-
trance TO the free-for-all class. He re-
sents the charge of crookedness made by
ChCynski after the fight of last Friday
night and declares his eagerness to en-
phasize his victory Regardless of the
ugly features Of the latest important ring
battle the Barbados negro is looked
upon as the greatest fighter of his weight
and inches that ever lived, Many good
Judges DelIeYe he can whip any Of the
big fellows except Sharkey and Jeffries
John McGraw has signed a contract to
manage the Baltimore baseball team for
one season for a consideration of $4,000
and Wilbert Robinson has signed to cap
tain the team for another liberal stipend
The contracts were signed after talk
of nearly three hours between Manager
Ha2ll5n and the two noted players. Wal
ter Erode was also asked to sign a con-
tract but he refused, as the salary was
not as robust as Walter thought he
should have.
c. A. Painter, the winner Of the anna
teur wingshot championship at New
York last week, was. defeated Tuesday
in the match for the annual cup of the
Heron Hill Gun club, emblematic of the
championship of Western Pennsylvania,
at Pittsburg. The shoot was at fifty
birds.
e. G.. McConville, who coached the
Wisconsin crew last spring has accepted
an offer from the St. Johns Military
academy at .Delafeld: to coach the crew
there this year. The st. Johns team
will row the university freshmen this
spring, giving All opportunity to compare