Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-21
SPORTING ITEMS
BASEBALL.

The addition Of Patsy Flaherty. CLAIR
encc Beaumont and Ritchcy has had 4
wonderful effect i'll stimulating interest
/ III the present organization in BuStua.
says PittSburg writer. The fans are
gong Wild over the sensational playing
of beaumont and Rtchey. while the
twirling OF Flahcrty brings joy TO the
hearts of the fans.
President Murphy of the Chicago club
says that Beau is playing the hest game
III his career ut present. lie also cN-
pressed the hope that the cX-Piratc
would continue his gait. Murphy voiced
the sentiment of every true fan. Barney
Dreyfuss is happy over Beaumouts
coming back" and wishes the popular
outtielder all the success in the world.
| beaumont is model ball player. He
never grows abusive, yet plays the game
with all his might and main. Pittshurg
! fans need no Introduction or eulogy on
| itchey. 1t was not for naught that
they gave him the sobriquet Little All
Right"
Flaherty's work this season needs ne,
! defense. On the contrary it deserves
the highest laudation. He has conquered
such teams as Chicago. Pittshurg and
New York. The fans know what that
means, 1t was in Milwaukee that Beau
| mont got his first start in big league
company, and he is II Wisconsin boy lv-
ing at Rochester, Racine county.
| Official announcement is made of
| the appointment of Elmer Bliss as man
ager of the Grand Rapids Central league
team. Groeschow, the deposed man
ager, will remain with the team and
play short. President Carson reports the
! release of Catcher Snodgrass and Out
fielder Curtis of Grand Rapids and Pope
by South Bend to Terre Haute, as well
as the release of Caffey BY Terre Hautc,
| 70 hn latt .1,,h bo.,
loaned Siner to Dayton, which team is
trying to secure Bill Shriver, formerly
manager of Wheeling.
Jimmy Cockman, Newman's third
| baSeman. and who played with MilWau-
kee in 1902, puts up a claim that major
! league managers make a big mistake
| by not securing Canadian territory when
! in quest of players. Cockman says that
Canada is full of good material especial
/ ly near Guelph, Ontario, where he re
sides. According to statistics furnished
by COckman there are but eight Canucks
playing professionally in the United
! States, including himself, all of whom
have made good.
Davy Jones of Detroit, leads the,
American league in run-gettirg. His
! average is .94l.
Flick has stolen twenty-three bases
this season.
Detroit still leads the American league
/
! Hahn has played fOrty-threG games
without an error.
President II. l.. Hedges of the st
Louis American league baseball club, an
nounces that he has sold Infieldpr Jim
| Delehanty to the Washington club. The.
sale was made for Il cash consideration.
/ but the price paid was not made pub
! lie.
Nottingham, who has been playing at
short on the La Crosse team, has been
released. Vog, who has been on the.
second sack, will take his position.
Hazel. formerly with Oshkosh, has been
secured for the vacancy at second base.
Larry SchIaty, the former Brewer sec
Ond baseman, and Lave Cross, the vet
eran third sacker, have been given their
ten days notice Of release by Manager
! Cantilon at Washington.
| The Southern league is discussing
changes in the circuit. 1t is proposed to.
drop Shreveport and Little Rock and add
Mobile and Chattanooga, III order to.
eliminate long jumps.
While playing game of ball at Scy-
mour, Conn, Harry Randall, aged six
teen, who was at the bat, was struck
! over the heart by a pitched ball and in
stantly killed.
Garry Hermann of the National com
mission announces that the commission.
will not reopen the case of Jake Stahl.
| former manager of the Washington team
The veteran Fred Dutch) Hartman,
who played with the Brewers III the old
American league, is now with the Nc
Keesport team of the Z. O. NJ. league.
On the recommendation of George.
Huff Manager Babb of Memphis, has
! signed G. w. Vandergrift for his team.
He reported from Champaign, Iii.
! A special from Boston says Harry Bay
! of the Cleveland club would like to play
with Boston and wants to get his re-
! lease.
! Former President Powers of the Wis
consin league is organizing Il Nevada
State league. Reno, Carson City, Viz
| ginia City, Ryholite, TonOpah and Gold
! field will have teams i'll the gold.
! league"
Steve Griffin, the Toledo ball player
who has been outlawed by the national
! commission for several years, may be a
member of the Indianapolis club shortly.
Steve was reinstated by the commission.
| Outfielder Servatius has been recalled.
from Lancaster, Pa, by the Columbus
club to play the Outfield position made
vacant by the injury to Gessler.
! Catcher Joseph Loughlin has been.
sold to the St. Paul American associa
ton ball team by Cincinnati.
Peter Sullivan. the Fall River light
weight, who is now in Denver, is going t.
! be matched to box Tom Penderghast in
that city June "a.