Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-20
SPORTING ITEMS

At the National league meeting III New
York George Dovey of Boston presented
a resolution regulating the length OF the
lists of reserve players of the two big
leagues, and it was resolved to have a
conference with the American league on
the subject at the spring meetings. If
the American is willing the plan Will
become Il law.
Pittsburg has offered to give Catcher
Phelps and Pitcher Camnitz for Fred
Tenney. Manager Kelley will make no
deals with Pittsburg, preferring To deal
with the New York Giants, and will
meet John McGraw tomorrow for that
purpose. 1t is pretty well understood
now that John Camel will manage the
Cincinnati club next season
The New York club is anxious to make
q deal with Cincinnati, offering BreSna-
han, Dahlen, or Hannifan and Brown for
Lobert and Schlei. Hermann consid-
cred it for a long time, but finally
said no.
Manager Charles Carr, of the Indian
apolis team, is endeavoring to trade
pitcher Win Kellum to Manager Bucken-
berger. of the Rochester Eastern League
club. for leftfiel4er Jack Hayden. IT
the deal goes through Hayden probably
will be seen in Cy Coulter's old place III
the sun field next season. Manager
is also hot after Hayden and has offered
two players for lin. Buckenberger does
not want PLAYERS SO much as cash. now
ever, and would prefer to sell Hayden
outright.
President Harry Stahoefer of the
Evansville Central league team has
signed two new men for next season.
One is Charles Frye, 4 promising pitch
er. who has been twirling in and around
Cincinnati. He is from Lexington, ky.
The other one is Cunningham, Il catch
er from Vanderbilt university He will
replace Catcher Dunn, who has been
sold TO New Orleans.
The Wisconsin-Illino league will be
made ten club organization, If Il plan
placed before The directors of the league
yesterday by President Charles Mol is
adopted. Nell is DESTROYS of admitting
Rockford. Ill. and Beloit to the cir
cult and has ordered mail vote on the
question by the directors
Jack Johnson, who is now in Mime
apOlis. through his manager. Sam f1t2-
patrick of New York. has come out with
a challenge to Jim .Jeffries to battle for
the heavy weight title. The def is Is
sued regardless of Jeff's statement that
he has retired.
Whatever team Milk Kelley manages
George Hogriever will play on. George,
who is in Appleton. said today that he
had held off from signing with any team
for next season until Kelley's birth was
definitely settled and that he would then
sign Il contract with him.
Friends and admirers of Billy Papke
have raised considerable purse to
wager on him in his bout with Hugo
Kelly December 80, and it is said that
Charles Faulkner, who will place the
money. has close TO $4,000 in his hands
Joe Cans yesterday drew down the
$500 forfeit posted by him TO guarantee
Il side bet of $1,000 for Il match between
Packey Mcfarland and Battling Nelson.
Cans refused to bet his money under the
condition that the weight for the con-
test be 131 pounds instead of 1873. Cans
is now somewhere in Canada, but in
structed Il friend in Chicago TO draw
down his money. Harry Gilmore an
nounced that he will himself post this
amount and guarantee Nelson side net
of $4,000 for a meeting, part of which
he will take himself and part of which
he will get his friends to take McFar
land, who is here this week, at the Star,
says he will take $1,000 of it himself.
The Peoria, H., promoters have Of
fered John Coulon and Kid Murphy 40
per cent. of the gross receipts, and, if
agreeab BILE, will stage the contest IN two
weeks. The fighters will accept the offer
as they are both fit and anxious to de-
eide which is the better boy. There is
possible chance Of the Toys having it out
IN private for a good sized side bet.
Kid Murphy. who was prevented from
fighting Johnny Coulon at BOLTON, ILL.,.
last Tuesday night. is trying TO make
life miserable for Promoter Joe Levy by
bounding him to pay his expenses back
to New York
Mike Twin Sullivan and Jimmy Gard
ner have been offered the first match at
the new Petersburg Athletic club IN
Denver. Colo. Gardner says he VIII
meet Mike Twin ut 142 mounds 1T
o'clock or 145 pounds ringside. Sullivan
was asked by wire if he would agree
to the weight. If the two agree the
fight will take place New Years alter
noon