Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-04-27
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STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
American Association
IIndi'apoIis. 2 o1ooo Toledo. -. ? sS;'
St. Paul. | .667 Louisville. 1 1873
Milwaukee / .60T Columbus 1 1888
Min apois. 1 667 Kan. City 0 900
American League
P P1ie ID6a s SS7 S SeH Yor 45s
Detroit. :. 3 8 800 W'shingt'n 0 s 900
National League
New York " : l. t s5s Boston v. / P !4s5
chicl 3 s23 3 Brocklyn .4 42
! st. Louis. 800 Philelphia 1893
Pinkey Evans. the little Boston fighter
who was knocked out at Battery d, Chi
cago, Friday night by Billy Finucane,
made his second appearance in Chicago
Paddy Nee of Pittsburg in the principal
bout of the show held by the Chica go
Athletic association.
The reference back of the entry of
Lou Scholes for the diamond souls by
the Henley stewards to the Canadian
Association of Amateur Oarsmen may
prevent the Canadian champion taking
part at Henley this year. 1t is extremely
doubtful whether the Canadian associa-
ton will youch for Scholes under the
amateur definition of the Henley stew
ards
Kid Mccoy and Philadelphia Jack
O'Brien are to meet in battle on June IA
| in laH oil nj, rti bor
signed for a six-round bout at the middle
weight limit, 15S pounds
James Coffroth of the Yosemite club,
/ San Francisco, is trying to get the Fitz-
simmons-McCoy fight for Decoration day
! He promoted the contest in which Fitz-
simmons took the light heavy weight
championship from Gardner last Novem-
| Der.
Lou Dillon, ''the trotting queen" has
begun training at the Memphis track,
and the famous mare shows as much an
tipathy toward travelling in front of a
sulky as youngster just being broken
TO harness. Willard Sanders. her train
or, endureS all her vagaries with unfail-
ing good temper and says she acted just
the same last spring In California when
she started to train. Thus far she has
absolutely refused to trOt in harness, and
Fl
thoroughbred, giving her a long gallop
daily under the saddle, a performance
she appears to enjoy remarkably. The
moment she is hooked up to q cart, how
ever, she starts a performance worthy Of
a circus. Sanders makes little effort to
curb these antics, and says she will set
| tie down to her old self In a week or
two. He has confidence that she will be
trotting fast miles in few weeks.
If the plans now under consideration
are carried out. the champion trotter will
! go after all existing records this season,
and as she was hardly extended to her
limit last summer. it appears probable
that she will be the wonder of the trot
ting orld this year. Her most important
work will be an effort to reduce Cresceus
record of 2:02H, without the aid of wind
shields or other artificial speed producers,
and her handler declares she can do it
with hardly an effort.
DR.. J. I. Hernsheim. formerly of Ke-
nosha, Wis, has sold his property in that
town and moved on his farm at Pleasant
Prairie, Wis. He will ship his good
mare Abbie Strathmore (2:07A) TO
Bloomington, Ind. to the Gentry farm
to be bred to the great Mckinney
(2:11N. Ed Hall, who trained for the
doctor last season, is now at Louisville,
Ky, with q string of good youngsters,
and reports the black mare Phyllis
/ eliza to be in good shape She is
owned also by DR.. Hernsheim.
The speed committee of the West Chi
cago Driving club has decided upon the
following classes and purses for the meet
ing for July 1916 inclusive. Trot, 2:35,
226. 2:19, PIP, 2:3O, 2:23. Pace, 2:13,
2:25, 2:20, 2:10, PIG, 2:35
Coach Alonzo Stagg of the University
of Chicago was formally received into
mem bership at the first session of the
football rules committee held III Philadel-
phia Saturday.
1t was a significant occasion when the
west for the first time was represented
in the deliberations of this important.
| body and the eastern men united III say
ing that the recognition of the west ar
gued we'll for the success of the sport
the coming year..
The official guide of the National As
ISOLATION of Professional Baseball
! leagues, more generally known as the
minor league guide and published by
A. G. Spa ding & Bros, has reached the
third year Of it's publication. The editor
England league and sporting editor of
the Boston Globe. 1t is devoted to minor
league affairs exclusively and is valuable
to baseball fans and players alike.
Harry Maxwell. a well-known sporting
character of Oshkosh, died last Sunday
from dropsy. aged 40 years. He was
quite an authority on boxing and base
] ball and never missed a boxing bout that
was within reach of Oshkosh
Kansas won the mid-winter interstate
team race at live birds at Kansas City
last week with a score of 11S out of
possible 125. The Iowa and st. Joseph
teams tied for second honors, each maxi,
| ing a score of 116.
Buddy Ryan's manager, Sig Hart, has
received an offer to match his man
against either Martin Candle or Willie
Fitzgerald in Butte, Mont, June Ii,
which is Miners day" Charlie Neary,
however, has the preference if Herrera,
Yanger or Mowatt will meet him.