Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-04-20
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week.
In the claim of the Colorado Springs
club for the services of Outfielder H. G
Lumley, now playing with Brooklyn, the
commission decided against the claim
.oohh bruce, secretary of the commits
SION, was instructed to pay to Presi-
dent Powers of the National associa-
uon, TO hold in trust, the sum of 5000,
PAID by Detroit for the release of First
Baseman Carr, until such time as it
was decided to whom this amount should
be PAD, the Providence club. from which
ne was secured, having changed hands
iii the meantime
IN the several contentious of the Bos-
ton National league it was decided that
I'h!l Geler either would have to play
win Boston or not at all. A decision of
the same kind was given in the case Of
Pitcher Bressler. The Boston clubs re-
quest for advice i'll the Bean case was
answered with the reply that Bean could
play nowhere but in Boston,
Inere will be no fall series between
the browns and Cardinals at st. Louis
and the one just closed settled the cham
plonshlp for this season, the Nationals
winning Last season a double series
was played with the championship rest
ing on both, but this arrangement was
schedule III both leagues. The National
league passed a resolution at the spring
meeting discOuntenancing both spring
and fall series between the leagues, and
heightened out the schedule in order to
prevent the latter, with the exception Of
the championship games between the
winners in each league AS a result the
regular season will continue almost I'M
til the contracts of the players have eX-
pred, and post season games are prac-
tlcally out of the question unless special
arrangements are made with the play
ers. Hence there will be no post sea-
son games next fall unless they are ar
ranged by the players.
Second Baseman Laporte and Short
stop Mattress of Buffalo, have developed
a trick on the throw down to second
base that is sure to be of use during
the season. 1t is to be used when
base runner is on first and third. La
porte runs half way to the pitchers box
and Mattress slips to the base. 1t looks
like a dead sure thing that LapOrte is
to field the ball and return it to the
catcher to hold the man on third. When
his hand is not more than six inches
from the ball he opens his arms, the
ball passes through and is felded by Nat
tress, to catch the runner to second.
They have the trick down to Il nicely,
uolhS IL Will llie picSlSiou VI SioSN"oAN'
William E. Hoy, Familiarity known to
the baseball public as Dummy, has an
nounced bis retirement from the game.
and he will probably engage in business
N Indianapolis. Hoy was one of the
best players on the Cincinnati National
league team for several years, and saved
considerable money during that time. 1t
was recently announced that he would
,,lo
year, but he has changed his mind. Hoy
was one of Frank Seele's great players at
Oshkosh in 1888.
Howard Savage, who was formerly q
student at the University of Wisconsin
and candidate for the ball team, has
left the institution. He has been I'M
able to attend classes for the past week
on account of sickness and also becoming
aDgered at the criticism of the papers be-
cause of his playing on the Hancock,
Mich, team last summer decided TO leave
the school. Savage has received an offer
from the Duluth ball team and will prob
ably accept.
As was expected the Cleveland club
succeeded in having the O'Hara case re-
opened before the National baseball COM
mission. Cleveland was not satisfied
with the decision of the commission. and
statement from President Grillo as to.
the Toledo evidence. Unless Cleveland
has something new to present, the Ma
tional commission will undoubtedly rati
fly its decision, awarding the player to
Toledo.
A special from Pittsburg, Pa. says:
Several large bulletin boards under con-
struction to display baseball scores were
ordered taken down by Bernard McStay,
heal of the police department. He
also notified the various newspapers that
they would not be permitted to display
bulletins relative to baseball during the
season. That if the fans wanted to know
anything about the games they would
have to wait until next day. None Of the
papers will issue baseball extras
Fred Clarke was made the victim of
joke at Hot Springs. A Louisville ball
player was locked up, and gave the name
Of Bransield, and Clarke was routed out
of bed at 2 a. m. to secure his release
When he discovered how he had been
hoped that they would keep him in for
life.
Lynch, the Brown university bali play
er, who went to Birmingham with the
New York Giants, is back in New York.
lie mao q JOD offered MIN with blfmlnS-
ham, but said that Jackson didn't treat
him right. Minihan of Manhattan col
lege, who was taken down to be tried
out as a pitcher, was released to Bir
mingham and he will stay there.
Glendon and Shay, the two Chicago
youngsters whom Manager Cantillon
gave a trial, have been returned to the
Windy city. They are hardly fast enough
for league company vet
Matthewson seems to be as great as
ever, for he allowed the Brooklyns only
three hits.
The Washingtons are evidently doomed
to play the tail-end act again this sea-
son, as they do not appear to have any
great strength
Cy Young, the star of the Boston
team, lost first game Of the season
against New York. This is the first time
in several years that CT has lost his first
game Of the season.