Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-04-13
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National league has finely made j. Peck
Sharp, the old-time ball tosser and hui
morist, an offer to umpire III the north
western circuit this season. Peck has
accepted the invitation.
Pitcher Joss of the Cleveland team
wonders why clubs pay batsmen 5000
a year to put pitchers out of the bust
ness, and only pay the pitchers $4,000 Il
year to try to stay in it.
The American and National leagues
We're on the verge of going to war be-
cause both wanted the opening dates in
ali the cities. The Worth track people
are threatening war because they have to
take the opening dates in one city You
can't please all the people all the time
Chicago Tribune.
Claude Berry, catcher for the Chica-
go White SoX. split his finger III q game
at Des Moines last Sunday.
James J. Jeffries, who is to meet Jack
Munroe in championship battle at San
Francisco this spring, was in Chicago
Sunday Ell route to the coast. Jeffries
did not linger, but kept on his way, as
he wants to start training immediately
Harry Pollok, who manages Munroe
says he will not agree to let Eddie
Graney referee the bout. so there may be
Il hitch in proceedings before the con-
test takes place.
Young Corbett has abandoned his
trip to England and has called off all
negotiations for 4 fight with Ben Jordan
the English champion. Corbett was of
fered purse of $500 and his expenses
to make the trip, but he declined. Cor
hot L,
ably be with Terry McGovern, whom he
expects to meet in a siX-round bout in
Philadelphia.
The Waverly Athletic club OF Chicago
may match Bob Fitzsimmons and John
Willie. the wrestler-boXer. Bob wanted
The entire receipts at first. but after the
club notified him that Chicago was on
the map and that the club had members
who were not all millionaires the Ruby
Robert decided to come off his perch and
take Il fair proportion of the receipts in
stead of the entire Doodle However, the
match has not yet been closed. 1t takes
time to deal with the big guns.
Clarence Forbes and Kid Goodman
fought SIX rounds to Il draw in the wind
up of the Chicago Athletic associations
show Saturday night.
Tommy Burns was awarded the de-
cision over Tony Caponi in the semi
wind-up. Gus Bezenah won from Tom
my Feltz after six rounds.
Maurice Savers. the lightweight has re-
ceiyed an offer from boxing club III
Kansas City to meet Adam Ryan of Chi
cago in Il fifteen-round bout. He has ac-
cepted the offer
The famous brood mare, Lady Yeiser,
by Garrard Chief-Jewell. by Vermont
died last week at Cecilan park, Dan
vile, Ky, ct the age of % years. She
was bred by DR.. Yeiser. Danville. Ky.
Don Cozire, 2:10: Don Pizarro, 2:14M
Galena, 2:2S1a; Griseda, 2:29i4: Mis-
take. 2:29h; Chastine. 2.29A, and Lot
tie Loretta, 2:29$i. Fer son. Don Pi-
zarro. 2:14A, has sired seventeen stand
ard performers. including Armorel
Sumrall 2:10A. and Joe Rhea, 2:12A
while her daughters nave produced Sally
Bronson, 2:13A; Charley Emsley, 2:1712:
Marion Craig, 2:25A: Margaret W.,
2:2512, and King Lorraine, 2:2912.
The stakes for the grand circuit meet
ing at Columbus, o., September 10 to
% have been announced as follows: 2:1O
and 2:23 class trotting and 2:OS. 2:19
49,
worth $4,000 and will be decided by three
best heats out of five. Nominations close
May IS. The Columbus Driving associa-
ton will offer 100000 in purses.
Col Charles H. Page formerly mem
Der of the board of review of the Ma
tional Trotting association and we'll
known to trotting horsemen throughout
the United States died at Philadelphia
of
Arthur Redfern. the highest paid jock
ey in America last season, will ride in
England next year.
The directors of the Chicago Athletic
club have voted to enter a team in the
Olympian games for the events to be
held in connection with the worlds fair
at st. Louis next summer. The team
is not fully completed, but they have
secured five of the best men in their class
in the west-Fred Maloney, former cap
tain of the University of Chicago team,
who holds the 120 and 22O yards: Will
liam Maloney, also former captain of the
University of Chicago team, who won
the half-mile race at the Pan-American
exposition, Buffalo; Nelson A. Kellogg,
holder of the two-mile record made May
81, 1902, and captain of the University
of Michigan team; c. E. Dvorak, holder
or the western record Tor pOle VaultlnS
secured at the A. A. e. meet i'll 1903,
also a student at. the University of Mich
igan. William Hogenson. student at
Lewis institute, holder of the American
high school record for 100 yards. This
is the first time that the c. A. A. has
had a senior team since 1897.
& Charlie Methfessel. the Milwaukee
champion wrestler, and Max Luttbes,
the clever Cincinnati man. met in handi-
cap match last Saturday night and
Methfesse won, the man from Red
land failing to throw Charlie twice with
in the hour. Luttbeg secured one fall in
thirty-six minutes, but could not gather
enough strength to put the local man on
his back a second time. although he had
a dangerous hold toward the close of the
bout. There is talk of another meeting
between the men. Billy Mcdonald of
st. Paul, who has been managing Lutt
beg, was in Milwaukee and looked after
the interests of his protege. Mr.. Nc
Donald is also sporting editor on the st.
Paul Globe.
Napoleon Pascal, the champion wres-