Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-05
SPORTING ITEMS
BASEBALL.

Manager Hank Ramsey of Scranton
has made the Toronto club an offer for
Jack Flynn, who is now playing first
base for the Canucks.
Tracy Williams, third bascman from
Ohio, has been signed by South Bend.
Pitcher HOlycross has been allowed to
go to Shelbyvillc, ILL.,, to manage IL team.
His release, however, is held Icy South
Bend.
The wise ones cannot understand how
Ollie Pickering was ever allowed to get
out Of the big league and to stay for
two years in the American association.
The homely boy has been the feature of
the season in st. Louis.
Claude Elliott, one of the best pitchers
on the Louisville team. and in fact III
the league. has been sent home for two
weeks TO try and get rid of Il severe at
tack Of malaral fever, which has been
troubling him for the past two weeks.
Mermod - Jaccard, by agreement with
players and managers, are turning out III
their factory at st. Louis two medals,
costing from $500 to 5000 each. one for
the champion batSman of the American
league, the other for the National, to be
given to the winners as soon as the
official batting averages are issued at the
seasons end.
The deal whereby Phil Geer was to 90
to Louisville and Orville Woodruff to
st. Paul is uD in the air. 1t seems that
after every detail in the trade had been
made Vice President Chivington of the
Louisville club stepped in and waved the
red flag. Just why is hard to explain.
Owner HavenOr of Milwaukee wanted 70
buy Geier, but Owner Lennon refused to
sell.
The great minor league organization,
the National association. is growing Won
Il f,,Il, f,r+1y
the privileges of organized ball, This
means that over 800 Of the largest cities
in the country. outside Of the ten given
mp to major league baseball. enjoy the
distinction of being members OF the most
remarkable organization in the world
given up to sport.
Merle Adkins of Beioit, Wis, now with
the Baltimore club. pitched two remark
able games against Toronto on Saturday
and made q record that will possibly
stand for some time. The teams We're
playing a doJbleheader at Toronto. Ad-
kins won the first game. ; to /. allowing
two hits, and the second game / to q.
allowing but one hit. Adkins was with
Milwaukee in 1902.
Barney Dreyfus Of the Pittsburg club
wants Kid Gleason Of the Philadelphia
team to stand for the doctor bills in the
cases of Wagner. Sheehan and Gibson
being injured claiming that Gleason pHr-
pcsely tripped the men at first base
and injured them. Gleason may draw
a fine from President Pulliam for such
work. but it is not likely that he Will
be called on to pay the bills.
Pittsburg Friday urcondtionally re-
leased Pitcher Mike Lynch and let
Pitcher Homer Hille5rand 90 to Mime
apolis The former wants to finish his
law studies in Boston. Hillebrand has
net reported TO Pittsburg this season.
having been sick. PIttsburg also re-
leased Otis Clymer to the Washington
club
Frank Schultz reported to Manager
Chance of the Cubs in Chicago Tues
day. The crack right fielder is still un-
der the weather from the effect Of his
operation and IL viii be some time be-
fore he will be able 10 get into the game.
He has been at his home in Lestershlre,
y Y, since the last eastern trip Of the
team.
Harrisburg leads the Tri-State league;
Reading the Atlantic: Toronto the
Eastern: Utica the New York State;
Memphis the Southern: Worcester the
New England. San Antonio the Texas;
Omah a the Western: Alexandria the
Gulf Coast; Danville the Virginia: Mo
bile the Cotton States, and Jacksonville
the South Atlantic.