Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-07-27
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American Association

American association season.
frank Callahan, the star shOrtstOp of
the Interstate league in the season of
1903, has been signed TO play with Ike
nosha.
The well known baseball catcher. VIII
nam Douglass, has retired from the Phil
adelphia team and returned to his home
in Wellsville, Mo. He was wanted by
Toledo, but could not sign, as he is held
to Philadelphia reserve.
Ed ). Merrill, formerly director of attn
letlcs at Colorado college and coach at
Beloit college, is playing professional ball
with the Bloomington team of the Three
L league and is distinguishing himself,
particularly by his batting
Harvey Bailey. who was with ST. Paul
last season and with Minneapolis this
spring. has been released by the New
ark club in the Eastern league and is
| now with the Utica club in the New
York State league.
Outfelder McKevitt, who played in the
Pacific league last season, has been
signed by the management of the Calu-
met team of the Copper Country league.
Tebeau says he is going out again and
sever his connections with Kansas City
baseball. This would be good news if it
were only true, but the fans will remem-
Der that George made the same an
nouncement last year Shortly before the
| close of the season Tebeau said that
Gear had secured q controlling interest
in the club when, a matter of fact
Gear probably did not have 500 invested
in the team. Mr.. Tebeau may dispose OF
some of his stock-he can hardly be
blamed, as there has certainly been no
dividends declared this year-but the
stock will go to Mr.. Barker or someone
else who will do what he says.-Kansas
| City Star.
Manager Barrow has resigned his posi-
| ton with the Detroit ball team of the
American league and the resignation has
been accepted. 1t is reported that man
ager and proprietor part on good terms.
| Others say Barrow got his ticket of
leave before the team went away on it's
present tour and was offered a check for
| 800 in payment of all claims. The
| players, it is said. do not like Barrow.
| Bobby Lowe captain of the team, will
| act as manager. Lowe was with Mil
| waukee at one time and later joined the
Boston club of the National league,
| where he was great success. Last
| year he TOOK the management OF the
| Denver club. but left ut the close of the
season. and this year he was signed by
Detroit. He will be popular with the
players and is heady ball player.
This is Catcher Jim McGuires twenty
first year behind the bat and he is almost
as good as ever. Mcclure in his career
has participated in 1919 championship
games as q catcher. He has been pulled
into many Others, as pinch batter. The
records show that he has had 1890
chances. His general fielding average
for the twenty-one years is .S02, and his
general batting average, .271. The most
remarkable feature perhaps, of Nc
Cures career is that he has never been
in any way. The placid. easy-going.
Woodworking and thoroughly conscien-
tious Mcclure always plays good ball.
but never kicks. He is catching for the
New York Americans. alternating with
Johnnie Kleinow, a Milwaukee boy.
Eddie Heimerl of Jefferson, Wis, the
southpaw signed by Racine. has pitched
fOrty-fOur consecutive Shut-Out innings.
He has pitched five games. for Racine
and four were shut-OutS. these games
being against Manitowoc Port Washing
ton. Marquettes of Chicago and divers
of Woodstock, Ill.
The Canadians have not yet named the
defender. The trials thus far held have
been very close between Thorella H.. the
defender Of year ago, and Noornah q
new boat. Noornah has had shade the
best of it in the last part of the trials.
although Thorella led off with a number
of races. Both challenger and the de-
fender will have until five. days within
the time of the first race to make their
nominations.
j. J. Morley, Antioch. Ill., has sold to
Dr. f. E. Stone of Burlington. Wis, for
5. 5. Bernard, Colorado Springs. Colo,
the bay stallion, J. J. NJ, Jr.. by Robin
out of Lurline. by Princeps, for $500
Ihls stallion has been a mile in 2:20.
quarter in O:33b. with Mr.. Morley. who
weighs 22O pounds, up. He has record
Chicago's richest stake race of the
summer, the $4,000 Twentieth Century
handicap, for 3-year-olds and upward,
at a mile and sixteenth. has been set
by Secretary Williamson for September
Agents of Baron Franchetti, horse
breeder Of Florence. Italy, have pur-
chased of J. L. Druien of Bardstown,
Ky, the famous stallion Onward Silver,
2:O5A. The price paid was sd, 900. On
ward Silver is by Onward-Silyian Maid,
by Aberdeen.
English boxers are again threatening to
invade this country The invaders. 90
eSrding to reports from the other side,
are to be Jabez White, undefeated light
weight champion: Ben Jordan, feather
weight; and Jem Bowker, champion
bantam weight of England.
Twin Sullivan left Chicago cor 'Frsco
Saturday, where he will join Jack Mum
roes training staff
The invitation tennis tournament which
ended at Seabright, n. j., Saturday, re-
suited in William A Larned, ex-nationaI
champion, winning the challenge match
for the cup held by Beals Z. Wright of
Boston. Wrenn brothers won the doubles
from Larned and Wright.
Private Perry of Canada won the kings
prize with q score of 321 points in the