Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-07-06
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

Waukegan team. Duffy has been en-
gagged by the Joliet Standards for the
season.
S. d. Loucks, one of Manager Reillys
star pitchers at Spokane, has jumped
town and is supposed to be headed for
one of the southern leagues.
George Tredway, better known as
odd Hoss,, who has played ball in
nearly every league in the country, is
rounding out somewhat checkered ca
reer in Sedro-W oolley, in the Puget
Sound league, and the old boy is still
crashing that big black bat up against
the horsehide at a 800 clip.
The official batting averages of the
Pacific Coast league show that Emil
Frisk is leading the entire bunch with an
average of .339. Mohler is right behind
him with .334 and Eagan next with an
In a baseball throwing contest at Co
lumbus Billy Hallman the ex-Brewer,
threw the sphere 1913 feet, while Lefty
Davis made throw of 300 feet. Neither
Larry Twitchell back in early 9O's, when
he threw the ball around $50 feet.
1t is probable that Pitcher Groth Of
Port Washington will soon branch out
as good minor league pitcher. He has
been doing excellent work for the Port
team and is considered one of the best
young pitchers in the state. George
Disch, the former Milwaukee player,
who is now with Fort Worth in the
Texas league, knew of Groth and he
was here the other day to secure him for
Fort Worth. Cristman of Mantowoc
and Second Baseman Schaetzke of Mil
| thn
league and are doing good work. Discf
is also making a success of it,
Outfelder g. E. Darymple has been
released by the Rockford Three Eyes
league team.
The New Orleans club has purchased
Pitcher Al Whittridge from the Oakland
(CalD club. Pitcher Brown has been in
definitely suspended.
President Kavanaugh has instructed
every umpire in the Southern league
that wrangling must be stopped; that
they must be firm; that discipline must
be enforced, and rowdyism and umpire
batting must be dispensed with.
The Providence club has secured
Pitcher Pullman from the New York
American club and has offered $1,000
cash for Outfelder John Anderson.
Cleveland wants Anderson and Catcher
Beyille.
Manager George Smith of the Roches-
ter team, says he will not sell Kuhns
for $1,000.
Catcher Byers has been released by
the ST. Louis Cardinals to Baltimore.
Others players are also carded for re-
lease.
E. r. Thomas says he would by all
means enter Hermis in a special race at
one mile, designed to attract the best
horses of the east for the purpose of get
ting back to New York the American
record for one mile which Dick Welles
took to Chicago when he ran one mile
in 1877 % at Harlem track he be-
'lieves, and Alex Shields agrees with him.
that either Hermis or Irish Lad could
take up scale weight-12S and 126
pounds respectivel y-and step mile over
either Sheepshead bay or Brighton track
in race properly paced and equal or
lower the present record.
The northwestern state fair circuit
was organized last week at Chippewa
Falls. 1t includes Augusta, Chippewa
Falls, Menomonie and New Richmond.
| A. G. Cox of Augusta was elected presI-
dent; George Galloway of Menomonie,
vice president, and L. A. Baker of New
Richmond, secretary. The dates are:
Augusta, September 6, Z, s; Chippewa
Falls, September II to 16; New Rich
mond, September 20 to %; Menomonie,
September II to 30.
George Gardner, ex-ight heavyweight
champion, and John Willie, the Chicago
boxer. fought six rough rounds to draw
| in 1,o win DIM of 20
Battery ID Athletic club at Chicago last
| week There was not, in the opinion or
the referee, enough advantage on which
to hinge decision, and the verdict met
with the approval Of small crowd.
The men were to have weighed in at
| 165 pounds, but Willie injured his back
while in training. and was unable to
make the stipulated weight. He went
into the ring weighing close to lo3
pounds and as the result, lost half Of
his forfeit money. Gardnef was ooWn
to the required weight. The fight was
Oh the rough and ready order from start
| to finish, rhe men pulling, hauling, and
punching at close quarters. and there
was scarcely arv long range lighting
l. Gardner showed to the best advantage IN
clever work at close quarters, he had
margin on points Willie came back
strong in the third and fourth and evened
up matters. The fifth was Gardner,S,
but Willie had the better of the sixth. In
the semi-windup Johnny Thompson
stopped Bob Porter in the fourth round
Pitcher Claude Elliott of the Cincin-
natl Reds has been added to the pitching
staff of the New York Giants. Elliott.
lives at Pardeevile. Wis.
Charley McKeever, the well known
middle weight, who claims the cham
pionship of England in that class, is
now in Seattle, ard says he is not averse
| to taking on any man of his weight if the
| inducements are right.
A. J. Weston has sold to James Butler
of New York for r. w. Rosemore of
Goshen. n. Y, the 5-year-old bay trotting
mare NIinter for $1,000. As a 3-year-old
she got record of 2:2Sa4 on a half-mile
track 1t is believed that she will trot
in 2:O5 this year.
There was sorrow in the home of Ter