Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-03-22

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President J. D. O'Brien of the Amer
lean association completed his staff of
umpires last Saturday for the season of
1905. The list includes: Jack Haskell,
who has umpired in the association be-
fore and who is a frst-class official; Will
liam Hart, who umpired in the associa
ton last season; S. J. Kane Of Louis
Vile, who has been in the Central aSsO-
citation; George Stone Of Rochester, n
Y, who comes well recommended from
the east. President O'Brien was after
Tom Brown, but the latter signed in the
east.
When asked what he thought about
| Manager Jimmy McAleers statement
that George Stone, the Milwaukee out
| fielder who led the American asaoca-
erage Of over 400. would also lead the
American league this season in batting,
| Napoleon lajOie smiled significantly and
remarked: Il never have made any
boasts as to my ability to hit, but | see
a chance here to get a new hat, SO If
McAleer or any one else thinks that
Stone will beat me out in batting this
year, al they have got to do is to bet
a hat and l will accept the wager. And
l don't care how many make the bet,
either"
Of the st. Paul team, says the Amer-
can association recruits to the Detroit
teams are doing good work in practice at
Augusta Ga. ''Schaeffer,' he says, is
still the same 'Schaef,' and is full Of
ginger at all times. Dennis Sullivan.
as ever, and looks about the same, and
the same can he said about Ford and
Thomas, also Of last years Minneapolis
team. Lew Drill, the catcher, who spent
the winter in ST. Paul, is a fine fellow
and is getting into shape quick, AMI
Bob Wood and O'Leary are as natural
as life, and are delivering the goods
Jack is also making hit with the
Tigers.
4 report from Colorado Springs. Coo,
says that Frank Gatins, who will be re
membered az the crack shortstop Of
Hugh Duffy's fast Milwaukee bunch,
will look after Tom Burns Colorado
Springs bunch as captain and manager
the coming season. From what can be
learned, Burns will have the fastest team
that ever represented the city at the
foot of Pixies peak. 1t was reported
in the elst that Gatins had also agreed
| to captain the Jersey City team this
season.
The Toledo club has been making
a strong effort to get Jiggs Donahue
from the Chicago White SoX. but New
York and Detroit have refused to waive
claim to him. There IS some chance of
Jiggs landing in New York in case Clark
Griffith is unable to bring First Base
man Chase to terms. The fans would be
glad to see Jiggs with bang up team
like the Highlanders if he cannot play
with the White Sox.
Fred Apologize Of Williamsport, Pa.
who has signed to pitch for Williams
!
of the Philadelphia Athletics. Harley
manager of the Toronto team, with
which Apologize played last season,
tried to make the twirler see it that he
should sign Mack's contract, but so far
he has declined.
President Powers Of the Wisconsin
Association Of Baseball clubs says the
prospects are good for team at Rock
ford, ILL., Madison also is a new pros
! pect. BelOit has its guarantee all raised
and players will begin reporting April 1.
Pitcher Jack Taylor of the ST. Louis
! National league baseball club has been
exonerated by the national commission
| of conduct detrimental to the welfare and
good repute Of the club in a majority de-
cision handed down by August Herr
tional commission. and also by the mi
nority opinion of Harry c. Pulliam. The
commission is divided as to other points
in the controversy.
|
Harry Vaughn, who at one time played
with Milwaukee, and who is now man
ager, captain and first baseman of the
Birmingham team, has asked Manager
! McGraW for the pick of the extra men
who will not be taken along with the
Giants.
A deal was put through at Brooklyn
| last week by which Henry r. Wonder
| in the Brooklyn baseball club to Henry
w. Medicus and G. H. Ebbets No fig
ures are announced, but it is said Med
| icus and Ebbets now hold considerably
more than 81 per cent. of the stock
! Vonderhorst retaining few shares. Eb-
Brooklyn club, and Hanion will remain
as manager.
The southpaw pitchers in the associa-
| ton this season will be hickey of Column
bus, Lee of Toledo; McGill of Indiana
st. Paul: Mansky Of Milwaukee. Only
Kansas City is shy a left-hander.
George W. Krick, the best pitcher
ever turned out by the South Bend high
school and Knox college, has signed to
| pitch for Ottumwa of the Iowa league.
jim Jeffries' press agent will be kept
! busy during the next month. The cham
! pion will be in New York at the end Of
! April to give an exhibition of what he
! knows about jiu-jitsu. n squad of Japs
! have already been engaged to teach the
champion some of the tricks of the
game but they had better be careful of
the champions mighty fists during the