Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-05-11
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STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

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National League
New York Z : 81 81 St Louis. Y . 3 IS rs
BrooE2n u u S Ss F F2itGn y 1889
Chicago. =. 8 Z .562 Philelphia u 80
President E. j. Grillo of the Ameri-
can association spent last Sunday in Mil
waulee and witnessed the game be-
tween Milwaukee and Louisville Mr..
Grillo is just returning from a swing
around the circuit, having visited the
various cities except Kansas City, and
he will go there later on. Mr.. Grillo
says that despite the bad start the as
ISOLATION clubs are doing we'll and the
outlook is most promising for success
full season, especially since the salaries
are much lower than last year. He fig
ureS that the teams are much better bal
anced this season, and says that Toledo
| viii surprise some of them before the
season is much older He looks for Mil
waukee, st. Paul, Indianapolis and Co
lumbus to keep in the fight, with Mime
apolis and Toledo as trouble makers. He
also figures Louisville higher in the race
as soon as Owner Tebeau gets couple
of new men he is after.
''Selee of Chicago offered me $500 for
the release Of Bobby Keefe." said Mana
ger Fisher recently. HE signed the
check and stuck it under my nose. OF
course some people say that [ hate mon
ey, but it is not so, but when [ saw that
check, jut came back at Selee by say
| ing: If you bring me another pitcher
like Keefe / will give you $2500.' OF
course [ did not have the $500; who
would have any money after trying to
run ball team in Sacramento, but |
was taking no chances, for [ knew Selee
could not find another pitcher like Bob
by.'-TacOma News.
Manager Henry Harris of the San
! Francisco club has sent a request to Sec
retary Farrell that Marshall and Gochen-
auer. who have failed to report, he placed
on the suspension list. AS he has two
bona fide contracts with these two play
ers Farrell must take the action the
Frisco manager requests.
Winnie Cutter is now free to sign with
any club wanting pitcher After Thurs
days game for San Francisco he drew
his release, which was not unexpected,
as he has been of no use to the team.
When the team was at Fresno Manager
| Harris sent him home to condition him
self, but he failed to show any decided
| improvement.
Cutter is the young pitcher whom
| Manager Cantillon signed on the coast
year ago for the Brewers, but he jumped
back again.
Harry Hardy, the only southpaw in
| Manager Clymers collection of Columbus
twirlers, has been released to the Little
Rock Southern league club. Mick Finn,
manager of Little Rock, made a good of
fer for the left-handed twirler and the
pitching staff still being topheavy the of
fer was accepted.
John Reedles, released a week ago by
| Dubuque as pitcher. was Sunday APP
pointed umpire in the Three-I league by
President Holland to succeed Lewis Kra-
mer of Louisville, Ky, resigned.
Louie Gruebner, the Milwaukee boy
who was playing with Decatur in the
Three-I league, is out of the game with
Il broken nose.
President Ed Grilo has announced
that all teams in the association will be
expected to cut down to thirteen men by
May 20.
The second annual Northwestern inter
scholastic meet, held at Evanston. fell
an easy prey to the Lewis institute team
Saturday, which outciassed their OPP
ponents completely, winning with Al
points, their nearest competitor, Pontiac,
coming second with 20 points. One state
scholastic record was broken and anotl-
er equaled In the hammer throw Ger
ry Williamson of the east division high
school of Milwaukee smashed the previ-
Gus record Of III feet by hurting the
twelve pound weight LA feet and 2
inches. George Shipley of Oak Park
equaled Tommy Webster's record of 2:O4
in the half mile, winning after hard
fight with Phair of Marquette college of
Milwaukee and Gordon of the uniyer-
sity high.
Yale won the annual spring track
games with Princeton on Yale field. The
star performance was the worlds pole
1905, of Yale, who vaulted clean
twelve feet in exhibition. McLanahan
had repeatedly beaten Moore, and the
three Yale men against him, and was
anxious to attempt to break the record.
Trainer Murphy acquiesced and Me-
Lanahan cleverly vaulted twelve feet
Two records for Yale-Princeton dual
meets were also made. John r. De Witt
of Princeton threw the sixteen pound
| Glass, the Yale football guard, put the
shot As feet 49, inches. beating the rec
ord made in Yale dual meets by Fred
Beck, who holds the intercollegiate rec
| ord.
Chicago easily defeated Illinois in the
dual meet on Illinois field Saturday by
a score of 1872 to 461a. NIelins victory
in the two mile run was the feature. The
time, 1854, was four seconds better
than the conference record, held by kel-
logg of Michigan.
Purdue defeated Indiana in annual
dual meet Saturday. Score, 81 TO 40.
The star performance of the day was