Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-03


club has been given his release. He was
secured flcm Buffalo in a three-cornered
deal in which Newlin was traded to
Minneapolis and Ferry to Buffalo
Manager Hugh Jennings of the Balti-
more Baseball club had his left arm
fractured by a blow from a ball.
Willie Reidy, the former Milwaukee
pitcher, who has been in the major
league for the past few years, but who
drlfted back to the American association
last fall, was handed his release by
George Tebeau of the Louisville club
last Sunday Willie was a great pitcher
at times, especially when he was with
Milwaukee under Connie Mack, but last
season he seemed to go backwards. He
was always terror to the heavy hitters
who could not fathom the slow ball. as
he had one of the best 'foaters' in the
business.
Col. Mills of the Buffalo Times sug-
gests the following rules to regulate the
use of the spit BALI:
Rule lin order not to offend the sense
of decency, the pitcher should carry the
ball back behind the club house before
splitting on it.
Rule Railways signal the catcher before
throwing the spit ball, in order TO allow
him an opportunity to don a rain coat ana
raise an umbrella.
Rule 3-Tobacco spit is strongly advised
Rule ION ladies' day pitchers should
generate saliva by chewing musk or pepper
mint scented gum.
Rule 5-One hour of practice each day
should be devoted to developing the splitting
eye, in order that proficiency in placing the
spit in the proper place on the ball may
be attained.
Rule 6-Left.handed pitchers should learn
from of 1n,,tr,
and right-handers from the left side.
First Baseman Murphy of the San
Francisco team assaulted Umpire Per
rine for calling a strike on him in the
game with Oakland Sunday. He was
ruled off the field and President Bert
suspended him indefinitely.
Three records We're broken in the atI-
letic meet at Philadelphia Saturday.
Michigan and Yale won the relay events.
In the discus throw |. Il. Garrels Of
Michigan hurled the weight 135 feet y
inch. beating the former worlds record
of 1873 feet 612 inches, held by NJ. j.
Sheridan. This record was not allowed
on account of the peculiar style of the
discus used The Wendell Phillips high
school team lowered the mark for the
rnile relay from 1876 to "a Is. Michi-
gan wound up the days sport by winning
the four mile relay championship race
from Yale by two yards in 1925 80,
which lowers the record of 1928 10.
| formerly held by Pennsylvania. The
| winners:
! Mile relay-Yale first, PENNSYLVANIA sec.
| ond. Chicago third Time, 800 40
| Two mile relay-Yale first, Dartmouth
second, Columbia third. Time S:O7 80
| Four mile re1ay-Michigan first Yale sec
ond. Cornell third. Time, 1925 So.
| High school relay-.Wendell Phillips High
school, Chicago. Time, 1874 10
! 100 yard dash-Hogenson, University of
| Chicago Time, 10.
| 120 yard hurdles-Amsler, University OF
| Pennsylvania. Time, 10 40.
| ~ inches.
High jump = Mofitt, Pennsylvania
| Height, 5 feet II inches
| S1a inches.
| Broad jump-Mountpieasant, Carlisle. Dis
lance, % feet 1 inch.
Hammer throw-Thomas, Purdue. Dis
| lance, $50 feet 10 inches.
Discus throw-Garrels, Michigan. Dis
lance, 135 feet u incn.
The Cincinnati Post we'll remarks: "a
baseball championship is really a hurdle
race paralleled on the diamond. The
club that meets its difficulties with the
grim determination to surmount them is
the one that finishes high. Faint hearts
never Won q peLnalt.