Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-01-10
SPORTING ITEMS

John McGraw, manager of the Giants,
and Tod Sloan, the jockey. have COM
pleted arrangements Tor the opening of
Il billiard and pool parlOr at Broadway
and FOrty-secOnd street, New York, in
the room made famous by the late Frank
Ives. when he was the champion of the
world
1t now appears doubtful If BeIoit will
have a professional baseball team this
year. There are unsettled bills from last
seasons games and suits are pending.
This has discouraged the fans, who will
hardly attempt to carry on a team. All
effort is being made in that direction,
however.
Lew Whistler. for two years manager
of the Memphis club and who signed to
manage the Terre Haute Central league
club. writes from his home in st. Louis
that owing to objections by his family
he will quit baseball.
1t is reported that John l. Taylor will
sell the Boston American club for 1925
900 and that James Collins, the mana
ger of the team, will represent a syndi-
cate which will buy.
Barney Oldfeld, the automobile cham
piOn. made his debut on the stage at
Hartford Conn, in his automobile play
The Vanderbilt Cup" Oldfield drives
the Green Dragon at full speed against
Tom Cooper on another racing car. \
treadmill effect with moving scenery pro-
dues a sensational effct.
Jack Keene ard Barney Schneider
were discussing the value of the colt
at X GO 10
is worth $780, L will sell him to
Won for $4,000 and will also give you
$4,000 cash for Radtke,' was Schreiber's
reply. Keene refused the offer for his
crack jockey.
The demise of G.. s. Boutell. the
sporting DOCTOR" removes one of the
most prominent English patrons of the
ring and turf. The deceased backed
Jem Smith, the heavy weight champion,
when he defeated Jack Knifton in
France.
w. A. Clark Jr, of Butte, Mont, has
dam of Bon Voyage (2:121) and EndOw
(2:1410. The purchase was made from
j. II. Thayer of Lexington.
The swimming and water polo cham
piOnships of the Amateur Athletic union
of the United States will open in the
natatorium of the New York Athletic
club February %. II. J. Handy, the
champion swimmer of the Chicago Cen
trail Y. NJ. G. A, is expected to meet all
the cracks of the east.
Charles Leonhardt Of Newark, n. j.,
defeated Eddie Barr of Ohio in a Graeco-
Roman wrestling match at Knoxville,
Tenn. Barr won the first fall in II min
utes Leonhardt won the second in 10
minutes and the third in % minutes.
Jack Palmer, the South African mid
die weight champion, who is listed to
box Godfrey Thorne before the London
National Sporting club, if successful, in
tends visiting America and challenging
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. Palmer
holds an undefeated record
Elmer Flick has Joined the ranks of
the Cleveland ball players who have be-
come inventors It's a new wrinkle in
the way of sliding pad which has been
keeping Elmer awake o'nights this fall.
and he has finally got what he believes
S the real thing. The new pad invented
by Flick is about four inches wide and
a foot long. 1t is attached at the top
Of the belt instead of the trousers, and
ut the bottom to the leg of the garment.
Its virtue lies in being thin enough fer
omfort and at the same time elastic
and soft enough for a protection.
Ted Murphy, manager of Jack
O'Leary, will go to Hot Springs to re
cuperate. While there he will try to ar
range match for O'Leary with someone
of his weight. O'Leary also wants an
other match with Andy Bezenah.