DEVOTED TO BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL
VOLUME 36, NO. 2. PHILADELPHIA, SEPTEMBER 29, 1900. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. PLAYERS© HOPES KHDCKLfflG POM CENTRED NOW IN THE HEW NATIONAL PLAYERS WILL BE RECOGNIZED BI ASSOCIATION. EMPLOYERS. Majority o! League Ball Tossers Haye President Young Says That the Ha- Well-Grounded Confidence That tional League Magnates Favor Ap This Time the Association Move pointing aCommittee ol Club Owners ment Will be Entirely Successful. to Meet the Committee ol Players,
The base ball editor of the Cincinnati President Nick Young, of the National ©©Times-Star," Mr. Zuber, who made the re League, the other day gave out some in cent Eastern trip with the© Cincinnati team, formation regarding the position which one day last week wired his paper the the League will take^ iu dealing with the following interesting story, containing new Players© Protective Association. Said facts, not mere gossip: Mr. Young: "During the stay of the Reds in Philadelphia "I have received two letters from Harry Tay- 1 had it from a prominent player that they tte lor, the attorney for the players. The first has plB.v-frs --took more stock in the proposed Na been published, I believe, but the second uas tional Association than the general public or not. It is written in a most friendly tone, and Ihf owners of the League clubs thought for. and expresses the wishes of the players to do their that there was little or no doubt that If the part in improving the game. He said that it movement was launched, that any number of was the purpose of the Association to help the players who are now drawing salary from the game In every way possible, for by so doing Mational League would be found within the fold the players would be benefited. In answer to of (lie new organization. Mr. Taylor©s letter 1 said that his request for a "Tbis player added that all the teams In the conference would be submitted to the different National Association had practically been made clubs. This has been dane, and I find a major ity favor the appointing of a committee to meet ur> of players who had pledged themselves to Join the new movement if certain conditions the representatives of the players." W»TK acceded to, and that the promoters had Though the committee has not been prced to these conditions. There is no doubt named it is said that A. H. Soden and ©hut the players of the National I^eague bo- John T. Brush will be members. The Itpvc tjvfit. as a rule, they have been badly Uettifd. They want all kinds of reforms and players, of course, profess to be greatly might be induced lo join some organization that pleased to hear that the League has grant will promise to conduct its affairs as much in ed them a conference, and now look for a conformity with the ideas of the players as successful issue of their plans. Is consistent for its success. "That the proposed National Association will make this promise there is no doubt, for in no FALLEN IDOLS? ether way can its promoters hope to secure p©sycrs from the National League; and making Catcher Edward McFarland, o! Philadelphia. New York Fans Said to be Aching the promise, it will have to live up 1o the let For the Scalps of-Those Two Great ter of It, for the player who will jump from Players, t»avis and Gleason. the National League to a rival organization stockholders if they could not live up to their will jump back just as readily if he finds that QUIN©S QUIVER agreement to get out, which they did. 1 run my Charlie Zuber sends his paper, the Cin hr has been fooled. The National Association base ball enterprises as 1 do my business, on cinnati "Times-Star,"- f the following item will have to do wonders to get the confidence Is Pull of Sharp-Pointed Arrows For business principles only. There is " not one from New York, of general Interest, con of HIP public and the players. If it does this All Who Oppose the New National ball player in the country who played ball for cerning as it does two of the most popu It will succeed." Association. me who did not receive a check in full every lar players in the profession: The following letter from the man who, fifteen days, as they will in 1901 in the National Association. "In base ball there is nothing so fleeting 88 A MARTYR. in conjunction with United States Sena Four of the six cjubs who deposited their fame, and the hero of to-day may be the lobster tor Clarke©s son, will operate the Mil $5000 as a guarantee fund in the Mercantile of to-morrow. * » New York at present Is Jack Warner©s Devotion to Duty waukee club of the new National Associa Loan and Trust Co.. of Baltimore. Md.. will in the throes of a revolution against some of Causing: Him Much Suffering in tion, explains itself: have no Ban Johnson in theirs, and the other the Giants© players, and, as usual, two of the two clubs were not present when the secretary former idols of the fans are the men whose suc His Badly Broken Arm. Milwaukee, Sept. 24. Editor "Sporting Life:" ship was discussed, as they were admitted cessors the patrons of the game desire to wel Catcher Jack Warner, of the New York A weird tale appears iu special correspondence later. The National Association will be an en come. One of the men is Gleason, whose gen ton in, is a martyr to excruciating pain. to Chicago press from the pen of Hal Reed, of tirely independent body, not looking for trouble, eral work has shown a falling off in the past The disabled catcher, who suffered the Indianapolis, about the National Association and asking uo favors of anybody, of professional few years, and the other is George Davis, man most serious injury of the present cam approaching players for next season, on which base ball leagues or associations. ager of the team. When William Ewiug. after paign on League fields, is able to be they did not look with favor, also favoring As far as the Milwaukee end of the National abdicating as manager of the Giants, declared amalgamation with American League, with Ban Association is concerned. I think there is room that Davis always got out of the game on the about, but it was only marvelous surgery Johnson at the head of the consolidated bodies; that enabled him to save an arm for two clubs here, and I would not pay one slightest pretext, he planted a seed in the also that the Milwaukee rival clubs would not penny for a rival club to vacate the field. I miuds of the fans that has grown rapidly until that he shattered in chasing a foul consent to it. on account of bad feeling between am fully capable of taking care of a club in my now they say that Da-vis "soldiers" and they cndnr the stand. Warner was the best catcher Matt Killilea. president of the Milwaukee Base city, and ask assistance from no one. Respect- want a successor to him who will be interested do the New York team, and when the Reds Ball Club, and myself. were there last July he was directly responsible There may be such a feeling existing on Mr. fuli* y UVS© H. D. QUIN. to the extent that he will not lay off after every little hurt. Poor Gleason and Da vis! Fickle fans! for one of their defeats. For nine days after Killilea©s part, and if so. it troubles me not.. President Milwaukee Club. National Association his accident his left arm was swollen larger Mr. Killilea and his base ball club, when occu of Professional Base Ball Clubs. than a baby©s body. The splintered bones were pying my ball park for playing purposes, were Struck Out Eighteen Men. actually wired together, and expert surgeons be- back in rent, and for which 1 commenced suit Morganfield. Ky., Sept. 12. A game of ball lievo he will again bo able to play ball. His In October, and which was settled the follow Murnane Lands Another. was played at Dekoven, Ky., yesterday between case u-as one that attracted the attention of ing spring ere coming to trial. The Milwaukee St. Louis and Brooklyn have worked their the club of that place and the Morganfield Club, M. D.©s of the East. Had he not been a ball Base Ball Club©s lease called for $2500 per old Baltimore-Cleveland methods into the game resulting in a victory for 1-ne Morgauficld Club. player amnutation would have been urged, but annum, which they failed to carry out. and bulldozing the umpires. The attendance at the The .-core was seven to five. The Morganfield the greatest skill was called into action, and. if in lieu thereof offered me $2000 per annum (al games iu Brooklyn is proof enough that the pub battery was Morgan and Garr; for Dekoveu, the elbow does not stiffen under the treatment, though their lease called for S2500), which I lic in that city will uot stauU tor the old Dempsey and Whitehead. Struck out By Mor may be able to again don. the livcrpad. peremptorily refused, ami stated to one of tiie ods. Boston "Globe/* gan, IS, Ity Dempsej©, 10. SPORTING- LIFE. Sept. a 9.
better fiehlin?. Newton went up in (no a>r in the —Corcornn, Thoinas. Dolan. Hit by pitcher—Thomas' ColliDs.Hb... 4 I 1 1 2 2|Flick, rf..... 6 0 0 0 09 fifth inning, when h« gavo three bases on balls, nil Wild pitch—Donahue. Passed ball—Dougloi. Um- Dnffv. If..... 11100 OJMcFdrla'd,e4 22 4 n 1 of which resulted in runs. The score: pir»—liuist. Time—1.40. Freeman, rf 3 1220 0| Dolan, 3b.... 400 2 82 CINCINNA l.AB.R.B. P. A.E[PHILADA. AB.R. B. P. A. K NEW YORK vs. PITTSBURO AT NEW YORK SEPT. 19. Lowe.2b...... 3 1142 0 jCross, ss...... 3 0 0 0 3 I JUvrett, cf... 5 0 1 1 1 OIThomad, cf.. 3 0 2 3 10 —Chesbro WHS a stumbling block tor the NKW Yorks, Sullivan, c.. 4 1 0 3 1 OjOrth, p...... 401 1 20 Ilariey, If... 403 3 Siu«le, If.....4 0 0 1 and as a, result Pittcburi; took the rubber game. Lewis, p...... a 5 o o 0 0| Total...... 39 2 9 21 ll 5 Irwiu, rf..... 501 1 Delelm'y.lb 3119 Oarriek pitclma for the Uarlemiteg and did fairly Total...... 33 5 8 'il 1J! ai THE NERVE OF BROOKiYHHD PITT5- Berkley. Ib4 0 1 13 0 OjLajoie.ib.... 521 2 well. The visitors played a fine fleldme game. Boston ...... 0 3100010 x—5 Corcoran, ss 5 1 5 o: Flick, rf..... 3101 The FCore: Philadelphia...... 00000101 0—2 BURG THE FACTOR HOI, Steiufeld.Sbl I 0 4 1 JIcFarla'd.c4 1 3 4 P1TTSBUBO. AB.tt. B. P. A.«[N»W TQEK. AB.B.B. Earned runs—Boston 1, Philadelphia 1. Two-base Qninn, lib.... 4 1 % 1 2 0|Do!an.3b..... 5 0 0 3 10 Clarke, If... 400 2 01* VanHa'n.cf 4 001 hits—Freemnn, Lajols 2, McFarland 2. Three-base Peitz, c...... 31040 ij Cross, ss...... 211 3 30 Beimmo't.cfS 01 3 00 Selbacb. If.. 3 0 1 2 hit—Freeman. Double plays—polau. Lajoie; Lajoie, Newton, j>.. 302 0 ]_ o Fraser, p... 4_ 0 2_ 1_ 20 Kitchey, 2b 4014 Hickmau,3b4 I 0 1 Delehanty. First on balls—Off Lewis3. Orth 4. Stolen Pittsburg Almost on Era Terms With Total..... 37 i 12'24 13 ~i Total...... 33 tf 9~ 27 13 1 Wagner, rf..4 013 0 0 Bernard, rf.. 4 020 bases—Hamilton 2. Tenuey, Duffy. Struck out—By Cincinnati...... 0 400000 0 u—4 O'Brien, lb 5 2 2 10 0 0 Doyle, lb.... 4 0 0 12 40 Lewis 3, Orth 2. Umoire—IJurst. Time—].58. Philadelphia...... 0 0004002 x—ti Williama,3b 3 I 2 1 4 01 Davis, BS..... 3 0 0 362 the Leaders, Who Are Breaking Badly Earned runs —Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia 1. Two- Q'Connor, c 4 0 3 2 1 OiMiirphy, 2b 3 0 0 350 CLUB STANDING SEPTEMBEK 20. base hit—Beckley. Left on bases-Cincinnati 11, Phila Ely, ss...... 4 1 1 2 2 OJBowerm'n,c3 1 1 4 10 Won.Lost.Pet.( Won.Loat.Pct. delphia 13. Sacrifice hits—Steiufeld, Siagle. Stolen Cheobro, p... 3 \ 1^ 0 1 n'Carrick, p.. 2 0 1 1 10 Brooklyn.... 73 47 .tiOBjChicago ...... 57 68 .40.5 —New York's Battle to Escape From bases—Barrett, Irwiu. Newton, Delehanty, Lajoie, Tutal..... 305 T227 H 0 *3eyuionr.... 1 '» 0 0 00 Pittaburg..... 71 51 .5821St. Loins...... 54 68 .450 Cross 'i. Struck out—Barrett, Newton. Lajoie, Dolsn. Taylor, p... »_i>J'_ 0_ « () Philadelphia (H 56 .533 Cincinnati... £3 .434 Last Place Likely to Succeed, Fraser. First ou errors—Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia Total..... 31 li 6 27 17 2 Boston ...... 60 59 .504 Now York... 51 .421 1. First ou balls—Hurley, Beckley, Peitz. Newton, *Batted for Carrick in eighth inning. Thomas 2, Delehauty, Flick 2, McFarlaud, Cross 2. Pittsbure...... 0 0110012 0—5 Games Played Friday, Sept. 31. The third and last trip of the Western teams Hit by pitcher—Delehauty. Passed bal's—Peilx, Me- New York...... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 o 1—2 Farland 2. Umpire—Hiirst. Time—2.20. Earned runs—ljutsburg 3, New York 1. First on BSOOKLYS vs. Niw lonK AT BROOKLYN SBPT. 21.— to the East began September !5 and ended Sep Brooklyn had one run to wet to tie, one man out and tember 19. As usual the result was decidedly NBW YOUK vg. PiTTSBUtto AT NEW YORK SEPT. .18.— error—Pittsburir. Left on baseir-Pitlaburg 9, New By timely butting thu Pittsburgh won another gnnie York 4. First 011 balls—OffChesbro 2, Oarrick 2. Sac two on bases, when McGiuity hit to Davis and a poor, except lor Pittsburg, which made the best from Now York. Wnddell, besides strikinsr out eivrht rifice hits—Clarke,Chesbro. Stiuck out—By Chesbro double play resulted. The decision at first was cluse, record achieved in recent years by a Western batters, had the local players completely at hia 1. Carrick 2. Double plays—Davi*. Doyle 2; Davis, and the Brooklyn players made a domoastration mercy. Hawley was hit hard and oi'icn. The score: Murphy. Doyle. Two-base hits—O'Brien, O'Connor. against the ruling of Umpire Snydor, Kplley throw lesttD, and by its magnificent spurt on Eastern ing his glove at him and McGinity pushing him PITTSBUBa. AB.B.B. P. A. K NEW YORK. AB.R. B. P. A. K Hit by pitcher—By Taylorl. Passed bail—0 Connor, diamonds not only clinched second place but around. The official was escorted from the grounds CUrke.lt'..... 5 2 2 0 0 VaoHa'ii.cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 Bowormnu. Umpire—.Snyder. Tim«—1.40. put itself into the running for the pennant. by the police amid the hooting of the crowd, who Beaumo't. cf3 1 1 0 1 ielbaeh.lf.... 4 123 1 0 BROOKLYN vs. ST. Louis AT BROOKLYN SEPT. 19.— Of the Eastern teams Philadelphia did by far Hitchev, 2b 523 1 11 Hickman,3M 0 0 2 2 0 This game ended in u forfeiture l>y St. Louis in the surged upon tho field. In the eighth inning Bswley the be&t work, thus strengthening her grip on Wagner,rf... 512 3 .0 0 Bernard, if.. 4 (i 0 3 0 0 third inning with the score 2 to 0 in favor of Brook also attacked the umpire on a decision at third baso O'Brien. lb.. 5 01 6 0 0 Doyle, lb... 501 7 1 0 lyn. With Farrell oil third, Jones sent u ^rounder to and was ordmed out of the grounds. Tho game was third place. Brooklyn also did fairly well, hotly contested, DoMontreville practically losing it but not up to her sivefage at home, thus giving Williams,3b 432 0 I 0] Davis. SB..... 3 t) 1 4 3 1 Wallace, who threw badly to the plate. Farrell slid Zi miner, c... 502 9 Murphy. 2b 4 1 2 2 under Kobinson'a bunds and was declared safe. Tho by a wild throw to the plate in the eixth. Tbe score: rittaburg a chance to crawl within striking dis Ely. ss...... 403 6 40 erm'u.c 401 5 2 0 lattor jumped un. and after throwing the ball at Gafl- NE\V YORK.AB.lt. B. P. A. E IBKOOELYN. AB.E. B. P. A. C tance. Boston made her poorest showing of Waddell. p.. 500 0 20 Hawley, ji... 311 1 1 0 VaiiUitl'n.cf* 0 1 4 0 01 Jo ties, cf..... 210 2 0 0 ney, rushed up and pushed him and called him a rob 0 0 Total...... 4~l (jf6 27 lb 2 *Foster ...... 100 0 0 0 ber. Gaffney, with his mask in the right baud,aimed Selbach, If.. 4003 0 0 Kuelcr, rf... 412 3 tbt- season on her own grounds, even Now York Hlckmau.:ib5 121 0 OiJenuiugs.lb 400 9 1 0 excelling her. Following is the correct record Total...... 354 9 27 13 4 a blow at Robinson's head. By that time several St. *Batted for Hawley in ninth inning. Louis players bad jumped in between tho combatant.-) Bernard, rf 4 I 2 1 0 0 Sheckard, If 4 0 1 3 fur ths trip: Pittsburjr...... 2 0 0 1 o 1 1 0 4—9 and tht> fight was stopped. Gaffney then fined Kob- Doyle.lb..... 2 00 9 20 DeM<.n'«,2b 3 00 2 11 Davi*. 88.... 3 01 2 4 'i Cross,3b...... 4 01 2 ' 3 (I Extern Clubs. | Western Clubs. New York...... 21001000 0—4 inson $5 and ordered him out of the game. Captain Wou.Lo3t.Pct. Wou.Lost.Pct. MeGraw protested against this as he had no other Murphy. 2b 4 0 0 * 40 Dahleu, BS.. 301 1 20 First on errors—Pittsbnrd 4, Now York 1. Left on Bowerm n,c3 00 2 30 Fnrroil,c..... 300 5 10 PhilBdelp'a.. 12 4 .750 Pittsburg .... 13 3 .813 bases—PittsbuiK 9. New York 5. First on balls—Oil catcher available and could not play out the gamu, Brooklyn..... 11 7 .(ill |st. Louis ..... 6 10 .375 Waddfill 2, Hawley 1. Sacrifice hits—Beaumont, Ely, thus disappointing the spectators. Gaffney theu Mercer, p... 3 2 2_ 1_ 41 McGioiiy, p4 0 2 0 21 New York . H !) .6QUiChicai:o ...... 5 13 .278 VauHaltren. Stolen base—Murphy. Struck out—By asked Captain Kelley, of Brooklyn, whether Robin- Total...... 32 4 8 27 17 3 "Kellay...... J 1^ 1 0 00 Boston ...... 7 8,, .467JC'inciuuati .. 4 13 .235 Waddell 8, Hawley 5. Double play—Ely, O'Urieu. eon should be permitted to re-enter the itanie, but Total...... 32 3 8 27 10:4 On the first trip to tho West the Eastern Home runs— liitchey.Selbach. Three-base hit—Wil Keliey refused to siive his consent. Then Gaffney *Batted for DeMontreville in ninth inuing. liams. Two-base hits—Williams, Selbach. Murphy. forfeited tbe game just as Uobinson was about to New York...... 0 0000210 1—4 teams won 24 games and lost 27; on the second Hit by pitcher—By Hawley 1. Passed ball—Bower- hand liis implements over to Crigor who has a Brooklyn...... 20000000 1—3 trip the record was 10 victories and 38 defeats; niau. Umpire—Snyder, Time—2h. broken rib. Part of the SOO spectators received ruin Earned runs—New York 1, Brooklyn 1. Threo-b»ae on the third trip 22 games were won and 30 BOSTON vs. CHICAGO AT BOSTON SEPT. 18.—Chicago checks, and those who c^gtnanded it received their hits—VanHaltruu, Keelor. Two-base hit—McGinity. lost—a total of 62 victories and 95 defeats in looked like an easy winner l\>r five innings, but Boa- money back. Before the game the St. Louis club's First on errors—lirooklj n 2. Lett on bases—Kavir the enemy's country. Tho total record for these ton tied the score by clean hitting hi (tie sixth, and expected share of the receipts was attached by Depu York 8, BrooUl>u 6. Sacrifice hits—YanH..ltri'n, in the seventh some very ragged playing by tho vis ty Sheriff O'Donuell upon »u order of Supreme Court Davis. Stolen base—Bownrman. Stiuck out—13y three Western trips is: itors enabled eight Boston men/to score. The score: Justice Herrick. of Brooklyn, on behalf of pitcher McGinity 1, Mercer 1. First on balls—Off McGinity Western Clubs. Eastern Clubs. BOSTON. AB.B.B. P. A. Bl CHICAGO. AB.B.B. P. A.*. Weyhins who claims that the St. Louis club owes 4, Mercer 3. Double plays— Davis, Murphy, Doyle 2. Wou.Lost.Pct. Won.Lost.Pct. Ilainlltoii.cf 4 1 3 3 0 0|StraUK, 3b.. 4 10 2 11 him SiOO for the ten days alter his releagtf. Hit by pitcher—By McGinity 1, Mercer 1. Passed ball— Bowernmii. Umpire—Snyder. Time—1.55. Chicago ...... 27 12 Brooklyn,.... 22, 17 .564 Long, 88..... 610 1 McCart'y.lf 5 13 3 10 CLUB STANDING- SEPTEMBER 19. Pittsburg..... 27 13 bfiston ...... H 25 .359 Stabl. rf..... 5001 Childs. 2b... 412 0 11 PlTTSBURG VS. ST. LOUIS AT Pl'I'TSBUKO SEPT. 21.—• Won. Lost. I'ct.! Wou.Lost.Pct. Th» homa team ag>»iu defeated St. Louis rather easily, St. Lomfl,.... 24 10 t'hiladoljdiia-H 26 .350 Tenney, lb.. 5 3 2 11 Ryau,rf...... 4 I 1 0 0 1 Brooklyn...... 73 4H .6I3lCnicago ...... 57 66 .403 Cincinnati... 17 21 New York... 12 27 .30$ Collins, 3b... 4. 2 3 Merles, cf... 4 1 1 0 01 Young beiujj hit ireely. The lenture of the irame Pittsburg...... 70 51 .579 St. Louis ...... 54 05 .454 Was a great throw from deep rifjht tield by Waguer, Duffy, If..... 5 2 3 Bradley, lb 4 01 7 20 Philadelphia, 64 55 .o'iSllJincinriati..... 53 63 .434 . Qn; the first 'Eastern trip of the Western LOWB, 2b..... 521 catehintr Heidrick at the plate. The score: McCor'k, 88 3 0 2 2 50 Boston...... 59 59 ,500) \; ew York.... 50 70 .417 teams 16 games were won and 37 lost; on the Sullivan, c.. 5 2 3 1 0 Dexter, c.... 400 823 PITTSBURGH AB.B.B. P. A,. K ST. LOUIS. AS R. B. P. A. B second trip the record was 12 victories and 29 Pittiuger, p 5 13 0 1 0 Cunain'ni,p 4 (I 0 2 2 o McCrea'y, If 5 132 McGraw. 3b 4 1 1 0 30 Games played Thursday, Sept. 20. Beaumo't, cf 4 0 1 2 Burkett, If.. 411 4 0 0 defeats; on the final trip 2S games we^e won Total...... 44 HIS 21 la 0 Total..... 3U 5 H) 2~t H7 PlTl'SBUBS VS. ST. LOUIS AT PlTTSBUKO S6PT. 20. — Kitchey. 2b. 4 143 Ueidrick, cf 4 1 2 3 0 O arid 3'J lost—a total for the three trips «f 56 Boston ...... 0 0010481 x—14 0 I) Chicago ...... 104000000—5 The victorious Pirates were met at the train in the Wagner, rf..o 2 I 1 Douovau, rt 4 0 1 1 victories and. 105 defeats. Following is the O'Brien, II... 4 u 1 11 WallacH. BS.. 4 U 1 I 3 0 Eiyned runs—Boston 3, Chicago 4. Tvvo-baae hits morning by 10,000 people with a brass band, repre tabulated result of the three Eastern trips: — McCormick, Bradley, Lowe. Double plays—Cun- sentative reception conunitae and, after a parade, Willinms.Sb 412 0 iieister, 2b.. 402 1 4 2 0.0 ningbam, McConnick, Bratiley; Dexter, Bradley. were entertained at breakfast. The game was started O'Connor,c.. 411 5 UcGann. lb 4 U 0 12 i&stern C]nba. Western Clubs. Ely, ss...... 301 3 liobiusou, c4 0 1 2 0 0 Won. Lost. Pet, Won. Lost. Pet. Fiist on balls—Oft Pittinger 2. Cunningiiain 2. Hit in a shower. A crowd of 7,000 persons were present by pitcher—Coilins. Stolen bases—Teuney 2, Mc In spite of the ram. There was more music, some Phiilippi.p.. 411 0 1 (• i'ouug, p... 3 0 2 0 40 Philadelphia 29 It .725 Pittsbnrs..... 21 18 .538 i>onhn ..... I 0 1_ 0 0 (i Boston ...... 28 13 ,uS3 St. Louis ..... 13 27 .325 Carthy, Childs. Struck out—By Fittinger 4, Cun- presents for Ihe players and pluuty of enthusiasm. ToUl...... 37 7 15 27 15 i Brooklyn .....24 15 .f.10 Chicago ...... 13 29 .283. ningham 2. Umpire—Murray. Time—1.58. The Pirates had no trouble in hulling out another Total...... 38 3 }~2 24 H 1 Sew York..,. 24 17 585 Oincitiuatl... 10 31 .244 BEOOKLYN vs. ST. Louis AT BEOOKLTN SEPT. 18.—St. victory, and bad Uieir opponents shut out until the *B«tted for Young in Li'ath inning. Louis won in a canter, Wejlnug »turted the pitch eltrhth iuniun when McGiaw's ineu eeorpd four runs Pittsburg...... 1 01210-20 x—7 On the whole season there were 318 games ing, but, after McGraw had walked, Burkett had and five hits. Manager Clarice, who played a strong St. Louis...... I 000000 2 . U—3 Dlaycd between the two sections, ot which the lined out a home ruu and ilf-hlrick raceived auotlier game, sprained his unklo i>ud retired in the sixth. Earned runs—Pittsbure 3. Two-base hits—Wag East won 167 apd the West 151, thus showing pass, Kennedy was eubstitut"d. It made no differ The score: ner, Williams. Ely. Three-base lifts—O'Brien, Heid a slight superiority for the East. Brooklyn, ence, the visitors butted hard. Young pitched good PITTSBimO. AB.R. B. P. A.. BiST.i. LOUIS. 48 B. B. P A K rick. Double play—Wagner, O'Conuor. First ou ball at all tiin«s. McGraw made four hits in fiva Clarke.lf..... 322 3 0 OjiUcGntw, 3b 5 i> i) 2 0 balls—Oil \oung 1. Sacrifice hits—Boaumont, Eiy, fame as last year, made the best individual times at bat. The score: Leach. It..... 1 10 0 OJBurkctt. If.. 4 12 00 McGraw. Stolen bases — Wagner. McGraw, Keisisr team shewing against the combined West, ST. LOUIS. AB.R.B. P. A. K BROOKLYN. AB.R. B. P. A. B Beaumo't. cf3 1 1 00 Heidrick, cf 4 1 I 00 2. Siruck out—By Phillippi 3. Passed ball—O'Cou- •while Pittsburg this year carried off the honors McGraw. 3b 534 3 0 Jones, cf..... 4 0 U Kitchey, 2l>. 2 21 Donovail , rf4 123 0 0 nor 3, Jtobinso. Wild pitch—Young. Umpire— fer the AVest by even larger margin than Brook Burkett, If.. 6132 Ketler. rf.... 4 0 1 Wagner, rf.. 4 I 3 Wallace, m.. 4 0 0 0 2 1 O'Day. Ti inn—1.55. lyn. Following is the season record of the Heidrick, cf 4 1 2 2 1 0 J-neckard. If 4 111 O'Brieu. lh-4 0 1 10 01 Keis.ter. 2b.. 4 121 2 0 BOSTON vs. PHILADELPHIA AT BOSTON SEPT. 21.— Donovan.rf 5 01 0 0 u lielley.lb... 400 tt Williams.S.b 4 1 2 0 2 0 MpGann, lb 4 0 2 11 lu (v, M. AMD p. M.)—Diueeu was in the box, and he total intersectional series: Wallace, ss.. 4 00 2 52 Daly, 2b..... 4 004 Zimmer, C...4 01110 Kobinsou, c4 0 0 2 00 had the slugsrert completely at his mercy, letting Western Clubs. Eastern Clubs. Keister. 21... 3 11131 Cross, 3b...... 4111 Miy, ss...... 400 2 Powell, p... 302~ 0 40 them down with four measly hits and shut them out, Won.Loet.Pct. Won.Lost.Pct. McGann, lb 5 0 1 14 1 0 DeMon'e, ss 4 0 0 2 Taunehill,p4 2 2 0 1^0 Total...... 364~ 11 21 U 1 Dun u was hit hard at all times. Tbe score: Pittfburg ..... 48 31 .608 Brooklyn ..... 46 32 .590 Robinson, coll 6 0 0 MoGnire. c.. 4 0 2 4 Totil ...... 33 1U 13 24 9 2 BOUTOH. AB.B.B. V. A. E AB.B. B, P. A. B Gnioago...... 39 41" .488 Philadelphia' 43 37 .538 Young, p.... 4 2 0 0 S 1 0 Pittsburg...... 2 100331 x— 10 Hamilton, cf 3 31 4 00 Thomas, cf.. 301 0 0 0 St. Louia ...... 37 43 A&S Bost,pn ...... 42 KS .525 Total...... 41 y" 13 27 104 lvennedy> p 3 0 2 0 St. Louis ...... 0 000000 4—4 Long, KS...... 5232 1 0 Slagle. If.... 401 4 o i 0 0 Deleha'y, lb 2 0 0 ,5 Cincinnati ... 27 62. ,34'>|New York..... 36 44 ^450 Total..... 35 2 7 27 15 ti Earned ruus — Piltsburg 5, St. Louis 2. Two-base Stabl. If...... 4213 o o Tenney, lb 4 2 2 D Chiles, lb... 200 4 0 (I With but three 'weeks of the season left tbe St. Louis ...... 2 0112120 0—0 hits— Clarke. Williann 2, Tanuehill. Three-base hit Brooklyn...... 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0—2 —Clarke. First on balls— Oil Tannehill 1, Poweli 1. Collins, 3b... 423 0 Liijoie, 2b... 300 5 0 really debatable positions remaining are first Earned runs—St. Louis 8, Brooklyn 1. Home run Hit by pitcher — Uitchey. Sucrifice hits — Beaumont. Freeman, rl'3 o 0 0 0 Khck.rf...... 301 0 0 0 place, as between Uiwklyn and Pittsburg, and — Hurliett. Three-base hit—Heidrifk. Two-base hits l{i:ehe.y. Stolen buses — Clarke, Kitchey, Wagner 4, Lowe, 2b... 501 2 5 0 Douglas, c... 3 00 2 0 0 Ziuimer. Struck out — By Tanuehill 1, Powell 2, Clftfke.c..... 400 7 1 u Uolan, 3b... 3003 2 a seventh place, as between Cincinnati and New —Donovan, McGnire, Kennedy. First on errors— 2 ( St. Louis 4. Jirooklyn 2. Left on bases—i$t. Louis 12, Passed ball — Uobinsou. Umpire — O'Day. Time — 1.45. Diueen, p... 4 0 % Oroaa, ss...... 300 3 2 0 York. It now appears like a §ure thing that Duun,p...... 3 0 1 0 1 U New York will beat Cincinnati out. In the great Brooklyn 6. Sacrifics hits—Heidrick, Keinter. Stolen NEW YoitK vg. BROOKLYN AT NEW YOBK SEPT. 20. Total..... 3(i 11 1327 12 1 bases—Keistor, Jones. Struck out—By 'Kennedy 1, — The New Yorks beat the champions lu a ten inning Total..... 29 04 24 11 3 tattle for first place Pittsburg, having a shade Young 3. First on biills—03 Weyhing 2. Kennedy game. With ono out in the tenth inning, Hlckman Boston ...... 1 042000 .4 x—VI the best by finishing with weaker teams than 4. DoiiUlo plays—Daly, DeMontreville. Kellei; Ken hammered the ball to deep right Held for three bases. Philadelphia...... 0 0000000 0-- 0 Brooklyn, has drawn Eerself up almost abreast nedy, De31ontievil|e, Kelley; McGann un assisted. Seymour, who baited for Bernard, got his base on JEanied ruus—Boston 3. Two-base hits—Tenney, Phased ball—McGuire. Umpire—Gaffney. Timo—2.07. balls, and Doyle, sent Mercer home, the latter run (jollius. Home runs—fjong, Coilins. Double play* of the champions, and from now on the ques ning ior llicknmn, with a hit to Jennings, which the — Lajoie. Chiles; Cross, Lajoie, Chiles. First on ball* tion, as between the two, will be largely ono of CLUB STANDING SEPTEMBER 18. hitter could not get to McGuire in titua to head off —0 Dineon 1, Dunn 4. Hit by piicher—Freeuiiiu, nerve. Brooklyn received a fearful blow by Won. Lost. I'ct. i Wou. Uwt.Pct. Mercer. Dahlen was put out of the game for kick Teuney. Stolen bases—Long, Stahl 2, Lowe, Dinoea losing three straight games to the despised Brooklyn..... 72 40 ,6IO[Chicago...... 57 G6 AM ing in the ninth inumif. The score: 2. Struck out—By Diueen 5, Dunn 2. Passed balli tail-enders, and will have to pull herself to Pittsbnrj:..... 69 51 .5751 St. Louie...... 54 61 .458 BUOOKLYN. AB.B. B. P. A. B NEW YORK. AB.R.B. P. A. B —Douglas 2. Umpire—Hnrst. Time—1.55. Philadelphia fiS 55 .fl34IOiucinnati... 53 67 .412 Jones, cf..... 5 0 1 5 0 0 VanHal'n.cf* 0 1 200 In the second game the Phillios won by hard hit gether at once. Third and fifth places are Boston ...... 69 59 .500jNew York.... 50 69 .420 Keeler, rf... 503 2 01 Selbacb.tf.... 501 4 00 ting. Lajoie in particular laced the ball with terrifiO apparently assured to Philadelphia and Chicago 8heckard.lt'. 200 0 00 UicknTn,3b5 02 3 42 force, Uvo home runs and a three-bagger being hia respectively. The record to September 26, in- Games Played Wednesday, Sept. 19. Jenuing3.1b4 1 0 14 00 *Mercer...... 010 0 00 contribution. The score: =efu«i?e, is an follows:————————————————— PHILADELPHIA vs. CINCINNATI AT 1'uit.An Da!y.2b..i... *• 0-0 0 30 Bernard.rf.. 3 Ch-0 0--Q- aB.-n.vBr -P» SEPT. It).—(Jninn's slowness was responsible for three Cross, 3b...... 411 2 iSeymour... 000 0 00 Harnilton.fif 3 01 1 00 Thomas, cf. 3 2 0 0 10 •si!, 2 t\ 9P: 551 5 run, thus toning hia team Ihe final game. The Iteds Dahleu. ss.. 3001 Doyle, lb..... 412 1 1 Long, ss...... 411 1 61 Slagle, If..... 4 0 0 2 00 ^ knocked Beruhard out in five inuinga, but could do DeMon o.ssO 00000 Davis, ss..... 4 11 0 0 Barry, If..... 401 3 00 Deleha'y, Ib5 22 820 ^ nothing with Douahue. The score; McUuire, c.. 3 0 1 4 filurphy, 2b3 0 0 1 20 Teuney, lb..4 23 9 0 0 kujoie, 2b.... 5 33 6 20 *i CINCINNATI. AB.R.B. P. A.E PHILA. AB.R.B. P. A.E lutson, p.... 402 0 I!owerm"n,c 403 5 50 Collins,3b..'.'5 122 3 1 Flick, rf..... 5111 5T Barrett, cf.. 512 1 10 Thomas, cf.. 242 2 00 Total..... 34 2 fc*2S U 1 Tayior, p ... 3_ 0 0^ 0 1 0 Freeman, rf 3 1 2 0 0 McFarl'd, c 5 1 3 4 3 0 Hartley. If.. 5 2 2 2 0 0 Slagle. If... 221 2 00 Totil ..... 35 3 10 3D 13 3 Lowe._ __ 2b....._ 400_ _ 2 0 Dolan.__ __ 3b..._ 4111__ ^ 21 Bo:tnn ...... 11 Irwiu. if.... 5 1200 0 Deleha'y.lb 2 00 (3 00 'Winning run made with one out. tKau for Hick- Sullivan, c.. 400 4 00 Cross.'s*..... 300 3 fi 2 ItiooUlyn ...... 74j.5!)2 Beckley, Ibn 1 1 12 0 0 Chiles, lb... 1 0 1 G inan in Ihe tenth. |Batted for Bernard in the tenth. Nichols. p... 4 \ \ 1 1 0 Fraser. p..... 4 0 0 210 (,']liC!li.'0...... fill .40!) Corcprau, oil 0 0 2 3 0;Lajoie,2b... 4 01 4 Brooklyn...... 0 00000200 0—2 Total...... 35011 27 12 a Total..... 3810 To 27 173 (;incinn»ti...... 91 • U|ll ft.?!.437 .Steiuf'd, 3b4 0 0 3 3 0 Flick, rf..... 4020 New York...... 0 00000200 1—3 Boston ...... 0 12000030—6 Ntw'York :...... 4 «! Gil- 531.-421 Quinu, 2b.... 4 1 4 11 Douglas, c.. 4 21 420 First on errors—Brooklyn 2. Left OB bases- Philadelphia...... 01013101 3—10 fi8 .540 Pietz, c...... 4 02 1.1 lIDolau, 3b... 2 00 0 6 I Brooklyn 6, New York 10. Fir-st op bails—OS KittQU Karnea runs—Boston 4, Phila'dMphia 5. Two-base 73 .57.5 Phillips, p.. -V !_ !_ 0 !_ l)!Cro«.'ss..... 4 0 1 3 01 3, Taylor 3. Sacr.fice hits—Bernard, Boweimau, Tay bits—Flick. McFarland, Delehauty. Three-base hits 671 Total..... 3T 7 12 £1 Ida Bernhard.p. 200 0 00 lor. Stolen bases— t'ellmch, Boweruian. Struck out — Harry, McFarland, Delehauty, Lajoie. Home runs [Djnahue, p 2^ 0 (}_ .0 1 0 —By Kitson 2, Tavlor 5. Three-base hit—Uickmau. —Lajoie 2,. Freeman. Double plays—Lowe, Long, •'.•'_ I Total...... 2U 8 9" 27 Ifi 0 Two-base hit—VauHaltren. Hit by pitcher—By Teuney; Dolan, Lajoie, Delehanty. First on balls— SUMMARY. Cincinnati ...... 00313000 0—7 Tttylor 2. Umpire—Snyder. Time—2h. Off mchols 3, Fraser 4. Sacrifice hits—Barry, Freo- Wan.Lnst.Pct.l '-. Won.Lost.Pct. Philado!i4iin.."...... 2 0102111 x—8 BOSTON vs. PHILADELPHIA AT BOSTON SEPT. 20.— tnau. Stolen bases—Thomas, Dolan, Cross. Struck Brooklyn...... 74 51 ,0!)2|ChicaKO...... 60 (IS .4(i!) Earned runs—Cincinnati 5, Philadelphia 3. Two- The Pnillies could not hit Lewis at tho right time, out—By Nichols 1. Frater 2. Passed ball—McB'ar- Pittsburc ..... 73 54 .575JS'. Louis ...... S7 6S .45() baaa hits—H;ir:ey, Irwin. Peitz, Douglas. Throe-baso Boston v,on the came in the third inning on two laud. Wild pitch—Nichols. Umpire—Hurst. Tiina Philadelphia.. 68 58 .54iljC,nciiui«ti..... 55 71 .437 hits—Chilf«, Fiicl;. I^t-ft on bases—Cincinnati G, iingles, a stolen bas» and an error by Dolan. Score: —2.18. Bo: ton ...... 64 •'61 .512lNew York..... 511 73 .421 Philadelphia.4. Sacrifice hit—Corcoran 2, Slajle 2, BOSTON. /.B.B.B. P. A. B PU1LA. AH.B. 8. P. A.E CINCINNATI vs. CHICAGO AT CINCINNATI SEPT. 21.— Di'leliiitity, Dolan. Stolon bases— Harley, Un'ckley. Hamilton.ciH 01 0 00 Thomas, cf.. 503 2 00 Chicago could not hit llahn. Garviu, as usual, had Games Played Tdestiaj©, Sept. IS. Poijz, Thomas, l.ujole. Struck out—Barrett 2. Irwin. Long, ss.... 401 0 01 SUele, If..... 400 4 01 a lad inning. Hartsell and Geier, tbe new men, Puini>Ei.rHi/L vs. CINCINNATI AT f'HiLADF.LPHiA Donblo play—SteuifeUI, Quinu, Bockley. First ou Stalll.rf,If... 401 2 0 0 Dfclelia'y,lb5 01 8 10 made a good impression. President N. K. Youug euvr /%fcu, 18.—Philadelphia ag^iiu dcfuated Ciucinuuti by errors—CiuciuuaU 2, I'iiiladelptiia 2, First on bulls Tenuey, lb,, 300 9 10 Lnjoie, 2b.,, 5 0 a 3 20 big first gume of the eeiiBOQ. The score; Sept. [PORTING 3
CtNCINN'l. All.E B. P. A.«! CHICAGO. AB.R.B. P. A.R St. Louis ...... 0 000000 0 1—1
enter the base ball business under false cinnati earne along and took two out of three. Then there was a rally and six straight games pretenses. It will not mislead the public, were won from Chicago and Philadelphia. SPORTINGLlFE bamboozle the press or betray the players. Captaiu Duffy has been hitting as hard as A WEEKLY JOURNAL And therefore it is not going to make any anyone on the team. He was out of the game overtures whatever to players until it is the latter part of last week on account of au Devoted to Injury received in one of the Chicago games. fully prepared to do business. When that WHERE THE NATIONAL LEAGUE IS Diueen, Lewis and Willis have been doing BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING time comes within a month it will be the best work of the pitchers. The catchers, fully equipped to do business on business Clarke and Sullivan are both in the best ot AND GENERAL SPORTS. VERY WEAK, (© form. Boston may not end in third place, but basis. It will then take ground far in ad will make a strong bid for that position. Trads marked by the Sporting Life Fub. Ca vance of the National League, and will The only games that remain to be played here Entered at Philadelphia Post OlSce offer the players such a contract as they will be with Brooklyn on Tuesday, Wednesday St, Louis and Philadelphia Are Spots and Thursday, October 2, 3 aud 4. and then as Second Class Hatter. have been vainly demanding for years, Boston will end the season by playing four and as will meet every just demand! In games in New York and four iu Philadelphia. Published by short a contract that will be devoid of all In the League Fortification That GOOD YOUNGSTERS. unfair or inhuman conditions and will be Chicago certainly got a pair of fine ball toss- era in Strang and Kling. They are the kind TEE SPORTING LIFE PUBLISHING CO, as binding upon the club as upon the the New National Association Will woefully needed in the League ranks young, am player. bitious and clever. Few third bas«men hava 34 South Third St., Find It Easy to Batter Down. played any better ball than Strang did in the Philadelphia, Pa., U. S. A, ON HIGH PLANE. games here, and he threw magnificently. Kliug was like a veteran behind the bat. He uurt a In other words the National Association finger in the first game of Sept. 17 aud retired SUBSCRIPTION RATES: is going to make an honest effort to place Writing from Philadelphia to the Cincin in favor of Dexter for the remainder of tha base ball upon a fair sporting and busi nati Post that clever writer, Ron Mul- series. He is all right. I am not at all sur t©ord points out two League cities, the prised to learn from Chicago that there will b» onths...... 1.25 ness basis, and from the start will put it capture of which will undoubtedly prove some extensive changes Iu the team there ill Single Copy...... 6c. up to the players to help achieve that easy work for the new National Associa another season. They are needed. The fielding Foreign I©ostage, &1.O4 Extra per Annual. which the National League long ago con tion. Here is Mr. Mulford©s logical argu of the Chlcagos was fessed itself unable to do. The leaders of ment aneut the situation: SOMETHING WOEFUL. PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Loftus has cot succeeded iu getting men wh» the National Association tirmly believe that Vulnerable Points. have the ambition to play ball, arid without, clubs and players can do business and get such men a team must lie demoralized. Tha along amicably upon a mutual basis, des "Undoubtedly the success of Charles A. Com- last game won b.v Boston after Chicago had a THE SEW MTIOML ASSOCIATION iskey©s White Stockings on the South Side in lead of 5 u> 1 in five innings was a travesty on, pite the long-standing claims to the con Chicago this year has strengthened the faith the game. Merles muffed a fly and Ryan did tha trary of the National League magnates; of the hopeful, who believe they arc children same thing allowing three men to score. An
never had so much fun in my life on the road. win the Philadelphia scries without a doubt, And. why not? We were winning nnd all was BROOKLYN BUDGET. and think that if they get through that with working as well as as you know that bell you no Setback they can take Care of the rest. hear of once in a while. Make any money? Still Confident of Winning the Pen COMPLAINT ABOUT UMPIRES. Well, yes, we scooped in a few dollars. We The Brooklyn management cannot see why the drew well in Boston, and then had the best nant Again—The Troubles of the best umpires of the National League are sent crowd that the Brooklyn team played too since Champions Due to a Collapsed to the West just at this present .time, when THE OLD TOWN HAS GOHE BASE the opening of the year. Philly was nothing Pitching Department Aided by the fight is so hard between Brooklyn and Pitts to brag of, and New York, you are aware of, is burg. . I nothing to boast of. However, we got a nice Light Hitting—The Situation Re It is well known that thrf players have little BALL MAD. sum and have no kick coming. viewed. confidence in Snyder, not from anything that © One thing that pleased me was the energy would attach to his probity, or his sincere hon of the players. Every man tried might and Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 24. Editor "Sport esty on the field, but they believe that his main to get there. It was a case of win with ing Life:" Unmistakable worry was in eyesight is not as good as it was, and that Tlie Prospect oi Winning the League them." Just then a fan jocularly said: "Why evidence on the face of Manager Ned he misses the close decisions. didn©t you win those three games yon lost?" Hanlon after the outcome of the game Onco in awhile something may get away from "That©s true," answered Harry. "I want to Saturday between the champions and the him, but after ©all, when everything is taken Flag and the Assurance oi Second say that one of them, that event at Brooklyn, New Yorks. As worried as he was, how into consideration, he did well in the recent was a hard luck affair. All Ely had to do was ever, he had not lost one bit of his con series in which he took part la Brooklyn and to grab the ball and toss it to second base. He fidence :©n the ability of the Brooklyns New York. Place at Least Has Stirred up En set for the grounder. but just as !t reached him to win the championship and insisted ALL EVEN. it took a sudden leap and shot through his that they would be able to pull out at There are few umpires who at some time do thusiasm in an Unparalleled Degree, legs." the finish of the race in their usual plucky not miss a strike, or who do not get wrong on a Harry called attention to the fact that 5n ball, according to the men who sit in the stands only one game of the trip was the pitching bad. style. PITCHERS AT FAULT. and according to the players. What is ihe use Pittsburg has become base ball mart as That was at Philly, where Jack Cheshro didn©t of making so much fuss about it, especially so fi result of the return of the Fittsburgers have a thing, aud was hit from the call, but It is quite needless to observe that Han far as the players are concerned, when it ia in second place. On the 20th over 10,000 then it was the best policy to keep him in, as lon knows very well the trouble with the well known that (he players miss strikes time people, armed with horns, rattles, etc., the schedule had been made up for a certain Brooklvns. It is not that they are playing and time again when a pitcher is at his best way and could not be well fractured. ball anv worse they were earlier in the season against them. gathered at Union Station at an early FOOT BALL ENTHUSIASM CHECKED. when they beat Philadelphia out of first place If the players would go on the field prepared hour and welcomed the team home from The great play of the Piiates has given foot after a hard fight, but is due entirely to the to give the umpire half a chance there wouldn©t Its great Eastern trip, on which it won ball© a set-back. For some seasons past, about collapse of the pitching corps. be so much trouble. The fact of the matter 13 games and tied 1 out of 17 played. The this time of the year, the gridiron man began From the day that Jack Dunn passed out is the umpire knows from the start that he ia men were greeted with enthusiasm, and to show to the fore, and had the centre of of sight as a factor in the winning career of going to get the worst of it, if it is possible after a parade, in which the St. Louis the stage until Thanksgiving Day and even the Brooklyns they have gone from bad to for the player to give the worst of it, and the players declined to .join, the players were longer. He must bo patient now. The Du- worse. Some attempt has been made to prove result is bad work, due just as much to over- entertained at breakfast by a rooter club. quesnes had the park engaged for their gamos. that Kitson ia a star pitcher and better than anxiety as a player will often do bad work Speechmaking by politicians and others but find that they will be compelled to cancel the ordinary- It doesa©t appear very plain to from the same cause. was the feature. Papers issued extra edi a few owing to the fact that the post season those who have watched his work this year. Some of the same persons who are criticising tions about the return. In the afternoon, games of the Brooklyns and Pirates will come In fact, if he had pitched an successfully as Snyder were doing the same thingi. by Emslie despite the fact that there was n drizzle about the tirno that the bouts are on. he did last vear with the Baltimores the Brook- not so very long ago, and it is hard to oee how when the game was called, nearly 0000 By the way. those silver cup games have been lyns would "not be in such a ticklish place as they could be pleased in any event. arranged to start about Oct. 15. That is the tliey are to-day. people were on hand. Floral tributes, hats, present intention, but it is subject to change ATTENDANCE A LITTLE BETTER. etc., comprised the gifts. Since the re for the reason that the Pittsburgs have in CHAMPIONSHIP NOT LOST. As the race gets closer day by day, and the turn the attendance has averaged over GOOO mind a field day, and want to get a nice wad But the championship is not lost. Indeed, fight between the Brooklyns and the Pittsburgh per game, thus assuring the club a tremen of cash out of it ere the post-season games are it is some \vuy iroui being lost. At that it has more of the element of uncertainty to it, dous profit on the season. started. This field day is a pet idea of Mana seems to me that the Pittsburgs will have it there are more people seeing the games than did. ger Clarke©s. He thinks that the boys can easier from this time on, owing to the fact The series with New York did very well both scoop in the price of a couple of overcoats, etc. that the Western teams are not playing as on the Brooklyn and the New York sides of the There will be the usual throwing, ba*? running strong a game aa those in the East, while river. Indead the excitement at the Polo PITTSBURG POINTS. and other sports. The first ticket will be sold littsbnrg seems doing every bit as well as the Grounds on Saturday afternoon reminded those to the highest bidder. This will briug a few cbampiorm. present of the old-fashioned crowds who onca The Pirates Are in Pull Cry For the dollars in itself. Brooklyn will have a finishing series with went up to Harlem ready to root until their Pennant—Their Chances Are High PENNANT BEES. New York, and if the question of rhe champion hair fell out for the Giants. They tell one goctl joke of the reception break ship has not been decided before that series From the very beginning of the game the Cluss—Great BallTMuying and JLots fast, "judge Boiay Mullen, a rotund, fat, little tabes place rest assuied there will be some crowd was on edge. They were ready with of Coin. fellow, who is a fan after the style of Judge rather warm ball on the Polo Grounds and at whoops and yella for all the New York players, McCollum of the old New York fame, was Washington Park, for New Y©ork has been quite not forgetting to throw in plenty of cheers to Pittsburg, Sept. 24. Editor "Sporting seated around the festal board and suddenly strong against Brooklyn all the year, just as some of the Brooklyns who made good plays. Life:" Shouts for. the flag are now heard discovered that there was one of the Pirates it has been strong against the ©Pittsburgs and In many ways it was more like an old-time Ua^e In the old town. It begins to look as ruissinji-. Turning to a friend he said: ©Tell the Cineinnatis. ball crowd in New York than, any that has ii there was a tine chnuce of the Pirates me which is Ritchey; I know them all but him." In all contests between these organizations New seen the game for years. getting an honor they have coveted for The friend, who is fond of a gag, pointed to York has had a trifle the better of It, for the Apparently the Introduction of new blood into years. Colonel B. has come out in border pitchers now working for the Giants are get the ^-anks of the Giants has waked the people Lee Mcllwaln, the chubby narasirapher. ting away with their games quite as success up. and they begin to believe that there is de type and declared that the pennant is "Funny." said the Judge, "Ritchey must have fully as the pitching corps of any of the clubs. termination on the part of the owners to get coming this way beyond doubt. He says fattened up on the trip." Million was about Taylor and Matthewsou are undoubtedly men a good team for another year. The nucleus of that lie has heretofore only said that the to congratulate the supposed Ritchey on his in of great strength and Carrlck, Hawley and one is there without question. boys would get a good place, but he is crease in flesh when the spcechmaking was Mercer have been pitching almost uniformly good now certain that they have the banner started. CHANGES FOR 1901. The breakfast started at 9.30 A. M., bat Col. ball for the last three months. Hawley, in The rumor factory has started out, and Brook won from the champs. The Plttsburg B. was still on hand at noon. He met a man particular, seems to have found a winning lyn has got mixed uj> with it. This city is tot men certainly are cutting a figure in the who .could talk base ball intcllljently, and streak of the kind that made him famous when be. a member of the new Association, and it they fought it out on that line until far into he was at his bost in the West. is not to be. Efforts have been made to get tha PLAYING GREAT BALL. the afternoon. HARD TO LOSE. owners to affiliate with the Western promoters, Five out of six games last week from One of the best hits of the welcome home pa No game of the recent series between the and they have not been made. teams like the New York and St. Louis rade, and in fact, the festivities of the day, New Yorks and the Brooklyns was fought out Greater New York is to- have a representative Is tlfe record. The team haa been playing was made by Michael J. Thornton. the hotel more desperately than that in which Taylor of ia the Association and it is not to have. You a great fielding game and then al man whom the writer spoke of last week as ficiated ia the box for New Yorks. The mute can pay your money and take your choice. In most every man has been sending having been calling the turn on recent, games, simply was at his best and the Brooklyns could fact, it looks as if there will be more rumors the ball in all directions with the bats. and getting a bundle of firewood for the cold not touch that sharp outcurve that he. sent to the square inch than there are hairs on tha months. He got about 100 newsies and gave over the rubber with such great effect. head of the human b&ing. In the two first games with the St. Louis men them a banner. They presented Clarke with a In addition to that Taylor showed skill in If out of it there will come something that they swatted hard and at the right time lhat box of tobies, and at the game gave "Big Rube" fielding nig position and in the manner iu which will give us base ball with a little zest to it, man Wagner has gone to work, and he ngres a bos of hard shell crabs. he played for the batters. There was a little so much the better. Healthy rivalry never did in nlav after play. Let me say that for manj The parade did not pass the door of Captain disposition to laugh when it was announced any harm in sport. months past there has been a belief among Kerr©s mercantile bouse, much to the chagrin of that New York had signed a deaf and dumb While we may not get the millenium plan the PittsbiTg players that all they bad to do the many employes, who declared that l!u» com pitcher, but after watching him at work it this year we may get some sort of a shake-up was to get the men on thosos bases, and when mittee in charge of the proeessioi was guilty Is no wonder that the New York spectators that will do as much good, and if inJications Wanner came up he was dead sure to bring, them are not misleading there will be more base ball in "He has made goad in this respect so often of a serious blunder. The committee admitted wish that other deaf acd dumb players had been as much. signed by the management for the present sea- to the cities in the various circuits, whan that the balance©of the nine acts accordingly. They say that Billy Schriver©s arm is not in sou. everything is arranged, than there has been Pat Donovan, of the St. Louis men, declared DONOVAN©S DEBUT. for a long, long time, and how happy it will that he had seen fine work this year, but the shape", and for this reason he is mot being sent to the backstop. Then, again, O©Connor and On Saturday Hanlon tried Donovan in the bos. make some of the old guard feel. nlav of Wagner was far In advance of that JOHN B. FOSTER. of "any man. The big fellow is no slob on the Zimtner have been doing great work, and it He is a pitcher with wonderful speed and bases He gets around in speedy style anil would be folly to put another man in. for a right-hand man one of the wildest young will go down to second as much if not more than Mr. W. C. Temple continues to improve, sters ever seen in these parts. If he were a anv man on the team. He reminds one a great though he is suffering intensely. They say that left bander nothing would be thought, for PLAIN SPEAKING deal of Billy Lange in his palmy days. He gets he is black and blue about the shoulders nnd the left-hand pitches is supposed to have a away with daring moves. Tboy look silly when body from the shock of the bullet. His collar spt.cial heritage to be as wild as he pleases By a Ijeague Magnate as to the he starts in. br.t some how or other they pan bone is shattered. There is one organization Donovan got along all right for three innings out the right way. Saturday the giant was that is sorely missing the clever promoter. He and then Selbach hit th~ ball for a three-bagger Ijeague's Attitude Toward the Play caught in two of these moves and the fans was to be the boomer of the Homestead foot to right Held. On top of that Donovan gave ers' Association and Its Demands. Instead of roasting him. yelled: "Good boy, ball tenm the coming season, and had already Hiekman an awful wallop on the side of the gotten in some fine licks for the team in a row head with the ball and then it was all over. President Ebbetts, of Brooklyn, who has Bonus. Can©t get ©em all." with the Duquesnes. It a tight game it needed just something of just preferred charges against Robisou and AN EXPECTANT WEEK. Uncle Al. Prntt has sent the pennant to the that kind to throw him off his balance and McGraw, says the League will have to This week the club will have goes with the winning Dayton team. The team colors were he was thrown good and hard. Hanlon hasn©t take some action on rowdyism at the De St. Louis men and the Reds. They played put on at the earnest solicitation of Manager lost a bit of faith in him at that. cember meeting. In Mr. Ebbetts© opinion at St Louis yesterday and won by a close score, Armour. "the players are getting beyond them beating Jack" Powell. To-day they expected to A feature of the reception was the fact thnt KENNEDY ALL RIGHT AGAIN. , meet Jim Hughey and beat him. In Sunday©s scores of people camp here from near towns. While the game resulted in a disappointing selves because they believe they are strong game Wagner was nearly the whole thing. He The Monongahela Valley, which is a base ball defeat for the Brooklyns, it demonstrated tue er through tne Protective Association." scored two of the three runs needed to win, hot-bed, had a big gang on hand. thing, and that is, that Kennedy is back in Regarding the alleged effort being made and in addition to batting well ran the bags "Jiggs" Donohue is enjoying life. He has winning form. The minute that he got in the to get the Brooklyn Club to jump to the like a champion. To-morrow is an off day, but not been called on to do more than five in box the scoring of the New Yorks ceased. new National Association Mr. Ebbetts on Wednesday the teem starts to play four Kennedy has been specially strong against nings since he joined the team. Hustings is in New York, and would have been uaed by Han said: games with the Reds. The latter have beaten the same boat. The latter may take a hand "No one has approached me on the subject, them often this season and say that they will in a couple of exhibition games to be played lon, but for that fact that "Roaring Bill" .bad do it asain, but the Pirates threaten to break been in the doldrums for about two weeks, his and. so far as I am concerned, 1 shall remain soon with the Dayton nine. There was a re usual fall trouble,© and Hanlon was afraid that loyal to the League. Why should we quit an es- the hoodoo this time. Fred Clarke, who has port that the men would stop over at Dayton ta©blished .organization for something that only ,been off duty for several days, owing to an in to-morrow and play a gfime, but it was wrong. he would give the game away by his wildness. jured ankle "will be in the game. He has been Charley Ruschaupt will leave town with more The game was lost for exactly that reason, but exists on paper©/" missed to a certain extent, hut then there can than $10,000. He must have made close onto it was Cot through any fault of Kennedy. Being reminded that Brooklyn might be little fault found with McCreery, who has one-third of that amount during the Pirates© When he got in the box he showed that he bo frozen out of the League at the end played a fair game of ball. trip. Day in and day out the theatre was had his command of the ball back again, and in of the ten-year agreement, and that there If the team does well in the series with the thronged with sports watching the little dum addition to that had speed, and a change of fore it might be policy to jump now, Mr. Reds there are scores of people who will bet pace that kept the New Yorks standing on their mies play the game. "R. R. O." was the sign hends. In fact, he was the Kennedy of the Ebbetts said: their last cent that the flag belongs to the Pitts long before the game started. "This is for my partners to determine. But burgh. They ar? figuring on ihe chimps getting: To give you an idea of the grip the Pirates early spring-time. hit hard in every &. me they play with the If he can pitch ball as he bas pitched all the I think the league wants Brooklyn now more have held "on the sports, let it be said thnt year pj-ior to the time thnt he became tempo than ever. At one time the New York Club, Pbillies and Borons-. on Saturday the betting was 20 to 7- on /the © " © R; Day, tried to buy us out in AN OLD SAYING WITHDRAWN. rarily wild. Brooklyn will not have so muct iHnntu - i .. Pittsburgs. © Even in the eighth inning, when to fear, and it ia possible that by holding their order to combine the two teams and "S No longer dees the management of the Pitts the Pirates were one run to the bad, n man the Giants. That was when we left Eastern burg Club say that they are not sure that the was heard to shout that he would bet 10 to 7 own this week, and part of next, the "season club will m&ke money this season. The fact is will have gotten so far along that Pittsburg, Park for Washington Park. But since then I that the Pittsburgs would win the game. There presumably meeting a defeat or two, will flnd believe that Mr. Froedman feels as we do, that admitted, tut then the statement that it will were no takers to the offer. two clubs are necessary to base ball in Greater reach $50.000 or more is laughed at. There was That was a fine picture of Bones Ely on the it impossible to close with the leaders. certainly a plurr. in ©he games last week. The WEAK IN BATTING. New York, and there will be no attempt to first page last week. The old man. by the way, In the New York series the Brooklyns did not crowd us out: for thi-re is no city to be found game oh Thursday when the men came home has played one of the greatest games at short that is better than Brooklyn, despite the poor from the Eastern trip crew cut over 6300. The stop in" the land this year. Many persons say hit very hard. Hanlon admitted after the game grandstand held the Unit. Uncle Al Prntt, who that the men who are usually strong with the attendance we have had this season. Of course, tlif.t he excelled all of the short fielders. stick were disappointing him; but. as he re if it comes to that, we shall be compelled to has charge of the sale of seats over town, sold Colonel B. had forty-seven letters of congrat look out for our own interests, but at the present $1700 worth in four hears.There was a rush par ulations to answer on Saturday. CIRCLE-. marked, they were disappointing themselves a tially because the rain clouds were hovering great deal more. Keeler, Kelley, Jones and time, so far as 1 am concerned, there is 110 low and many people imagined that there would jennings fell off, and when they are not batting intention to join the new organisation." be no game. The fact that rain kept off long PLAYERS' tip to their best, it makes something of a dif Regarding the report that the League enough gives an idea of the super!) luck that ference with the Brooklyns. players would jump"to the National Asso the team is playing in this year: look at the Professionals Who Escaped the Fary "1 don©t believe that it is the strain of the ciation in case the League should refuse Eastern trip! None; the nine got them All in. race that is affecting the players," said Han their demands, \.v. Ebiwtts said: Saturday©s crowd of 8600 was one calculated of Galveston©s Cyclone. lon. "These beys have been through too much to set an owner howling with delight. The Portsmouth, Va., Sept. 24.--Editor "Sorting of this sort of thing. It isn©t the first time that "Let the players jump. No club has treated overflow was strong enough to pay salaries of Life:" We are glad to state that pitcher Lui- they have been asked to make a great finish, the players better than the Brooklyn Club, and the team for many a day. The weather was tich, of the Portsmouth team in the Virginia and they always have done it. The trouble .is there are no grievances against us. But, if they a trifle cold and there were suggestions of rain, League, passed safely through the recent Gal- that luck is not breaking our way as it was a decide to jump, the League will find a way to but nothing could keep the happy patrons away veston hurricane, but does not wish to repeat! few weeks ago. It is needless to say that there meet the situation. The players do not control from the game. This week there will be the act again. is always a certain amount of luck with aay the League as yet. If they want more salaries, another plum for a Western team. The Reds The relatives of Murry. the star fielder of the team that wins a pennant race. Brooklyn had let them purify the game by playing clean, fast. come here the latter part of this week and Virginia League, ,,were also fortunate enough to it for awhile, but it bas dropped out for a few ball, and, if they win back the public, the they will get the benefit of the second reception escape with their lives in the GalvestOn hurri days just to worry us, perhaps. When it gets magnates will be only too glad to improve their to the Pirates. cane. back again we will do as well as the Pitts salaries. Those who are entitled to better sal FUN ON THE ROAD. The players on the local team who are win burgs, in spite of the fact that I hear so much aries next year will get them, but a wholesale "There Is one Eastern trip that I can say tering here are captain Clark, Keauasr, Murry, croaking that we are going to lose the pen raise after the present bad season is out of the fb&t I enjoyed," declared CoL PuUiam. "I Ed GUligaa and Landxum. nant." The champions believe that they will question." 6 Sept.
Two-base lilt—Gremlnger. Three-base hit—Cnm- their batting rally in the eighth, when they scored TORONTO. AB.B.B. P. A. E PBOVID'E. AB.B. B. P. A. U pau. Sacrifice hits—O'Hagan 2, Bean. Stolen base three runs after a hard up-hill game from tbe be J.Banuon,cf5 214 1 l Friend,, cf.lf 4 0 0 I1 0 0 — Lush. Double play—Myers, Massey. First on balls ginning. The score: Grey, If...... 4120 0 0 Conner, 2b.. 402 4 o u EASTERNJEAGUE TOBONTO. AB.R.B. P. A.I T.I5annon.rf4 23 3 00 Cnssidy,lt,ct4 00 2 0 0 —Off Hemmiug 2, Murnhy 2. Struck out—Bv Mur WORCEST'R. AB.B. B P. A.B phy 3. Hemming 1. Left ou bases—Rochester G, Hart J.Baunon.cf 4 0 0 2 Sharrott, rf.. 5 022 Cnri,lb...... 4 0 2 10 C 2 Clemenls.lb3 0 0 12 0 (• ford 9. Passed ball—Steelman. Umpire—Hunt. Grey, If...... 4004 Rickert, If.. 5222 Lynch, 2b... 401220 Stafford,~ ' rf..' 4' 0" o 0" 0" O' Time—1.40. T.Bann'n.rfS 1 1 1 Deieha'y, ss 4 1 2 2 Roach, c..... 401 6 11 Parent, ss... 4013 2 0 ENDS ITS 1900 CHAMPIONSHIP CAM MONTREAL vs. PROVIDENCE AT MONTREAL SEPT. 17 Carr.lb...... 4 0 0 10 21 Bransn'd.lb4 037 Clynier. ss... 411 2 40 Corridon.3b 402 3 U — Duukle kept the Moutreais' hits well scattered and Lynch, 2b... 4 1 1 4 2 Carney, cf....3 1 0 1 Schanb,3b...4.._--.._,„... . 34 0_ 00.. Leahv.___.. c...... 400. 20 PAIGN^ GOOD_SHAPE. shut them out. The score: Roach, c...... 211 6 3 0 Wrigloy. 2b 2 0 1 5 Duggle'by,'p4 o 1 0 30 Braunip...... 3 0 0 0 00 PROVIDBN'E.AB.B.B. P. A. E MONTREAL. AB.B.B. P. A. K Clymer, ss... 4123 3 0 Kittridge, c3 0 1 4 Total...... 37' 9 16 27 fl 3| Total..'..., 34 6 6 24 13 5 Walters, rf.. • 1 1 2 0 olJohnaon. 2b 400 2 30 Schaub. 3b.. 303 1 3 0 Unglaub.3b4 001 Toronto...... 10203210 x—9 Connor,, 2b..5.. 11 1 20 Raub, lb..... 401 Williams, p 4 0 0 0 20 Slagee. p..... 4 0 0 {I Providence...... 00000000 0—0 Providence Once More Floats a Pen Cassidy. lb..4 0 2 10 1 0 Delehairy,lf4 0 1 3 ToUl...... 32 5 « 27 17 I Total...... 34 4 II 24 8 2 Two-base hits—-J. Bannou, Schaub, Carr, Olymsr, Davi«, If...... 402 2 00 Odwell, cf... 3 0 I Toronto ...... 02000003 x—5 Roach. Three-base hit—Scnaub. Stolen bases—• nant—A Briel Resume ol the Race Stafford, cf.. 4 10 2 10 Henry, :lb.... 3 001 Worcester...... 20110000 0—4 Parent, Corrideu. Double plays—.1. Bannon, Lynch: Parent, ss... 4 2 1 2 5 0 Sheibeck,s»..3 o 0 2 Two-base hits—Clymer, Lynch. Stolen bases— Parent, Connor, Clements; Clements, unasiisted. Smith. 3b... 433 2 1 OlUezotte, rf.. 300 1 Sharrott, Rickert. Double plays—Lynch, Clymer, First on balls—Off Dugs'eby 1. Struck out—By —A Satisfactory Finish Despite Leahy, c.... 4 0 1 2 0 0| Moran, c..... 3 036 Carr; Carr, Lynch, Carr; Unnglaub, Wrigley, Brans- Duggleby 8. Left on bases—Toronto 4, Providenc* Dunkle, p... 4 0 2 1 2 0 Felix.p...... 2 0 I 0_ field. First on balls—Off Magee 4, Williams 1. Struck 8. Time—1.25. Umpire—Rinn. Total..... 38 8 13 24 12 6 Total...... 29 6 7~ 24 8 4 out—By Williams 3. Umpiie—Rinn. Time—1.40. Toronto won the second game by hitting together, Many Adverse Conditions. Providence ...... 2101020 2—8 .In the second game the Torontos batted both Crys- assisted by the errors of the visitors. After the first Montreal ...... 0 000000 0—0 tivll and Klobedanz all over the lot. U was so dark inning Williams settled down and kept the hits scat The Eastern League championship sea- Stolen bases—Davis, Stafford, Leahy. Two-base that Umpire Rinn called the game at the end of the tered. Sahaub's batting iu both game* was th» Bou ended September 22 with Providence hits—Delehauty, Odwell, Connor. Cassidy 2, Dunkle, sixth. The score: feature. Score: as the champion team. This was one of the Davls. Smith. First on balls—Off Dunkle 1. Struck TORONTO. AB.R.B. P. A.E|WORCKST R. AB.R.B. P. A. TORONTO. AB.R.B. P. A.B PROVIDE©E. AB.R.B. P. A. II most exciting and best conducted cam out—By Dunkle 2, Felix 3. Double rilay—Parent, J.Baunon.cfS 1000 0 Sharrott, rf3 0 0 2 T,Banuon,cf4 10 2 10 Friend, If.... 4 1 0 :! 0 0 paigns in the country. For months there Connor, Cassidy, Left ou bases—Providence 6, Mont Grey, If...... 423 2 0 U Rickert, If.. 300 i Grey, If...... 322 2 00 Connor,2b... 4 1 3 1 2 0 was a close struggle between Providence real 6. Umpire—ligan. Time—1.45. T.Baunon.rft 1 2 3 0 0 Deieha'y, SB 2 1 0 I J.Baunon,rf4 11 0 00 Cassidy, rf.. 4 2 2 1 0 0 and Rochester, with Worcester and Hart Carr, lb...... 4 236 0 0 Uransfi'd,lb3 033 Curr, lb...... 4 1 1 12 00 Clements.! b 4 116 0 0 ford as possibilities at. various stages. The Games Played Tuesday, Sept. 18. Lvnch,2b... 3111 3 1 Carney, cf... 300 2 Lynch, 2b.... 4 1 6 3 Stafford, of.. 3014 1 O Providence team, made up almost entirely Bemis, c..... 3113 1 0 Wrielev,2b3 014 Eemis.c...... 4 1 1 0 Parent. SB... 400 7 2 2 ROCHESTER vs. HARTFORI> AT ROCHESTER SEPT. 18. Clymer, ss.. 3031 0 0 Kittridge, c 2 0 0 4 Clymer. as... 4 0 2 2 2 of former National League players, played —(p. u. AND p. M.)—Rochester and Hartford broke „---. -... _ _ _ 3 0 Corrid'n.3b 4 0 1 O steady ball under the capable handling Schaub, 3b.. 3002 3 0 Unglaub, 3b 2 0 0 1 Schaub, 3b..4 03 0 10 Leahy, If.... 4 0 1 even. Errors were largely responsible for Hartford's Alloway, p.. 211 000 Crystall.o... 000 0 10 Williams,p.. 4 0_ 1 0 2 0 Evans,'p..... 4 0 0 0 1 o of Manager Billy Murray, and fairly de defeat in the first game. The score: Klobeda'z,p 200 (I 10 serves the honor of having won for the BOCHESTEB.AB.R. B. P. A. J£ HARTFORD. AB.R. B. P. Total.... 29 9" 14 18 7 1 Total..... t5 7 12 2~7 14 3 Total...... 35 5 U 24 fo i second time in its history the Kastern Lush,of...... 3 0020 Oj'iurner, rf... 5 012 Total..... 23 I 4 18 62 Toronto ...... 20300101 x—7 League championship. Rochester, which Bi-iin. 2b..... 501 4 31 Shindle, 3b.. 4 0 1 3 Torbnto...... 4 0103 1—9 Providence ...... 40000100 0—5 won the obampiouship last year, finished a O'Haean, Ib5 0 1 15 01 Mi-era, 2b... 501 0 Worcester ...... 0 0010 0—1 Two-base hit—Leahy. Three base hit—Schaub. good second this season, afler keeping Bonuer. ss...5 02040 Stratton, If.. 5 1 1 Two-base bits—Clvmer, Beuiis. Three-base hiis— Stolen basea—Stafford, Cassidy. Double play*—Cl>- Providence guessing all the time almost Campau. If.. 510 0 0 0 Gfttins, us... 4 1 2 Grey 2, Bransfield." First on balls—Off Aboway 1, nier, Carr; Stafford, Parent. First ou balls—Oft Wil to the finish. The Hartford team, as put Uouseh'r.rf 410 1 00 Massev. lb.. 4 0 2 Crislall 1, Klobedanz 1. Struck out—By Alloway 2. liams 1, i.vaiis I. Struck out—By Wiiliuma K. Kvans 2. together by the lamented Billy Bamio, Grernin'r.3b4 12 0 70 Fleming, cf.4ct.4 0 1 Cristall 1, Klobtdanz 3. Passed ball—Kittridge. Left on bases—Toronto 5. Providence 4. Time—1.35. despite a poor start came up strong in Phelps, c...... 3 12 0 0 Steelman. c 2 1 0 Wild pitch—Crystal!. Umpire—RinD. Time—1.20. SYRACUSE vs. HABTFORD AT SYRACUSE Supr. 22.— Hurilord gained the lead in the first innm«, which the middle of the season, and rose by de McParil'n.pl^ 00 ^ ^ Flaherty, p. 4 0 1_ 0 30 MONTBEAL VS. PROVIDENCE AT MONTREAL SiPT. 19. grees from last place to third place, where Total..... 354" 8" 27 l!> 2 Total...... 37 3 10*23 9 7 — Both teams played errorless games, but Montreal's carried it to victory. The features of tho xame «eru it finished. For this a large meed of Rochester...... 0 0 1 20010 x—4 was marred by a misjudged foul and a fly which fell home runs by Flaherty and Rothfnss. The score: praise Is due Bill Shindle, who assumed Hartford ...... 002 10000 0—3 safe between two fielders. These practically lost the SYRACUSE. AB.R.B. P. A. K HARTFORD. AB.B. B. P. A.B the reins after the untimely death of *O'Haitan hit by batted ball. game. The score: White. 2b... 4oo 3 10 Turner, rf.. 5 o o 2 0 0 Two-base hit — Massey. Three-base hit — Gremin- PROVIDE©E. AB.B. B. P. A. K MONTREAL. AB.R. B. P. A. E Brown, rf... 411 1 00 Shiudle, rfb.. 4 12 2 11 Manager Barnie. The high salaried Wor Walters, rf.. 401 0 00 Johnson, 2b 4 U 0 2 1 0 Rothfnss, 103 i 2 11 00 Myers. 2b... 5 012 I 0 cester team, which finished third in 1899, eer. Home run — Gatius. Sacrifice hit — McPartliu. 0 0 this season managed to keep in the race Stolen base— Fleming. Double pUiy — Gremineer, Connor, 2b.. 400 2 30 Raub, It)..... 400 8 2 0 Kuhnti.3b... 401 2 30 Strattou, If.. 5 112 Bean, O'Hagan. First on balla— 0£f Flaherty 5, off Cassidy, lb.. 4 1 1 17 00 Deieha'y, If4 0 0 0 Hargrove.cf 4 10 0 00 Gatiu», ss... 411 2 3 0 all the time, but could not finish higher 0 0 Gilbert, ss.... 4 02 2 21 Massey, Hi.. 4 0 2 11 II I) than fourth. Toronto fell down a peg, McPartliu 2. Hit by pitcher — Gatius. Struck out— Davis." If..... 4 01 2 00 Odwell, cf... 4 112 By Flaherty 2. by McPartlin 2. Left on bases- Stafford, cf.. 2 1 1 0 0 0 Altrock, If.. 300 2 1 L Fleniiiin, ct. 401 1 0 (I finishing fifth against fourth last year, Parent, ss... 3221 1 0 Duff, c...... 300 4 2 0 Steelmau,c.. 4 2 2 5 0 0 while Springfield also dropped off, finishing Hartford 7. Rochester 11. Passed ball— Phelps. Umpire — Hunt. Smith. .%„,. 201 2 40 Shiebeck, «a 3 0 1 5 3 0 Eason, p..... 310 2 5 (o Fiaherty, p. 4 2 2 0 10 I) sixth. The worst fall was that of Mon in the second game Hartford won by errorlea-j Leahy. c..... 302 3 00 Moran, c..... 200 3 4 C Total...... 32 40 27 H : | Total..... ':«) 7' 12 v;7 15 I treal, which last year fell from first place Dunkle, p... 2 00 (I 4 0 Cross, p...... 301 2 2010100 0—7 to second place, and this season dropped fielding, while liochester played poony. The score: _ _ _ _ 'i _ Hartford ...... HARTFORD. AR.R.B. A. r. ROCIIES©B. AB.B.B. P. A. Total..... !d8 4 U 27 17 0 Total..... 3l "I 5 24 13 0 Syracuse...... 0 0001300 0—i clear to seventh place, thus showing Turner, rf... 411 l o Lush, cf..... 2 3 1 Providence...... 0 1 0 0 o 3 0 0 x—4 Two-base hit—BUasey. Uutiie runs—Fiahei ty, progressive decay. Syracuse, now, as last Shindle.3b.. 5 1 2 i o Bean, 2b..... 4 0 2 Montreal...... 0 1000000 0—1 Rotlifnss. Stolen bases—Steelmau. Shiudie. Doubla year, finished last, and proved to be once JH.vers.2t>..... 5 111 4 0 O'H«gan,lb4 0 1 17 00 Stolen bases—Odwell 2. Three-base hit—Delehan play—Altrock. Rothluss. Struck out—By Jiuou 4, more the League's old-man-of-the-sea, as Stratton, If.. 5 0 0 2 Boumir.ss... 400 0 72 ty. First on balls—Off DunKle 1. Cross 2. Struck out Flaherty 4. First on balls—Off Kisoul, Fialierty 1. the club was a financial wreck long before Gatins, ss..... 421 3 30 Catupau, If.. 3 11 1 02 —By Duukle 1, Cross 1. Double play— Shiebeck, Umpire—O'Loughlin. Time—1.40. the middle of the season, and finally had Maasey, lb.. 4 1 2 13 0 0 Househ'r, rf 4 0 1 1 00 Raub. Left on bases—Providence 3, Montreal 4. Um ROCHESTEB vs. SPRINUFIELD AT RociiKSTtit SEPT, to be transferred once more to new back- Fleming. cf3 212 0 0 Gremiu'r.3b4 01130 pire—Egau. Time—1.35. 22.—(P. M. ANB p. M )—Rochester w".>u aud l.ml wiiu eis. Financially the League's season was Steelman.c.. 4004 0 0 Dixon, c.... 400 3 10 ROCHESTER vs. HABTFQBD AT ROCHESTER SEPT. 19. Springfield. Morse was rather wild, but effective, iu not a success, as the off year affected Miller, p..... 4 1 1 1 1 0 Walker, p... 2 1^0 0 30 — Eighteen hits and seven earned runs by Hartford toe first game, and Springfield was taiily deleiueii. the Eastern League no less than all other Total...... 359 9 27 100 Total..... 31 5 7 27 17 5 sent Rochester down to defeat. Boweu was taken Springfield...... 0 0100100 0—2 base ball organizations. Hartford is be Hartford...... 01004220 0—9 out at the end of the fourth inning aud Murphy sub Rochester ...... 10200020 x—5 lieved to lead in the matter of profit. Rochester...... ! 0000102 1—5 stituted. He fooled Hartford for two innings, but Hits—Spilngfield 5, Rochester 13. Etrors—Spriuu- Providence and Worcester are also some Three-base hits—Shiudle, Greminger, Campau. they lauded ou him iu the sixth for seven hits. Score: field 1, Rochester 1. Baiteriea—Morse, PUelp'j thing to the good, and Rochester and Home run—Lneti. Sacrifice hit--Fleming. Stolen HABTFORD. AB.R.B. P. A.I BOCHESTEB.AB.B,B. P. A. B Brown, Toft. Montreal probably broke about even. The bases—Myfrs. O'Hagan. Double plays—Massey unas Turner, rf... 622 1 0 0 Lush, cf..... 501 4 0 0 In the second game Springfield was rather lucky, rest may be safely claimed as losers. Not sisted; Gating Mvers. M»ssev; Dixon, O'llagan. First Shindle. 3b_ 6 1 3 3 1 2 Bean, 2b..... 5112 0 1 two of their three passes isaued by McPartliu yielding withstanding the discouraging result the on balls-Off Walker 1, Miller4. Struck out—By Walk Myers. 2b... 5004 2 0 O'Hagan, lb 4 0 0 9 0 0 runs. League has been steered on an even keel er 2, Miller 2. Left on bases—Rochenter 3, Hartford 4. Strattou, If. 5 0 1 1 Bonuer.sa... 412 2 5 0 Springfield ...... 0 2010002 0—5 by that capable official. President P. T. Pa-wed ball-r—Steelmau. Umpire—Hunt. Time—1.55. Gatins. BS... 4234 Campau, If.. 301 3 0 0 Rochester...... 10011100 0—4 Powers, and the prospect for next year MONTRBAL vs. PROVIDENCE AT MONTREAL SEPT. 18. Maseey. lb.. 3 1 1 9 Househ'r, rf 4 012 0 1 Hits—Springfield 11, Rochester U. Errors—Spring Is fairly encouraging—very much so com Sandera' ba^es on balls were co^tl;,-, being followed by Fleming, cf 5 2 4 4 Gremi'r, 3b 3 0 0 4 2 0 field 1, Rochester 4. Batteries—McPart.iu, Phelpn; pared with the American League, into hi'i. Montreal conld do but little with Evans. Steelman, c. 4 1 1 0 (J Phelps, c.... 400 1 1 0 Woods, Toft. whose territory the new National Associa Toe score: Jiemmiug.p 5 1_ 3 0 1 ( Bowen, p... 100 0 20 NOTE—Rain prevented the Montreal-Worcester tion is bound to cut, while the Eastern PUOVJDK'JS. ARK. P. B. A. KiMONTBEAL. AB.B. B. P. A.I Total.™.. 431018 27 11 4 Murphy.p... 301 0 11 game. League will escape scott free. The full \Valt*r4, rf.. 4 1 2 0 0 0|joliR 9on, 21> 4 10110 Total...... 36 27 27 113 Bcasou's record lss follows: OoMior. Kb.. 3 1104 OIKaub, lb...«3 0 2 6 0 0 Hartford.....,...... ! 2 1 0 U 5 0 0 1—10 Final Game Played Sunday, Sept. 23. Casaidy. lb.. 4 » 1 14 0 (.'[Deieha'y, If 4 0 1 1 0 0 Rochester...... ! 00000010—2 SYRACUSE vs. HARTFORD AT SYRACUSE SEPT. ^3.— Davig, It..... 3 10 2 0 OJOdwell/cf.... 411 0 0 Two-base hits—Maasey. Bonner. Three-base hits Hartford easily defeated Syracuse iu the closiu«: «ame Stafford, cf..4 123 Lezotte, rf.. 400 0 0 —Steelmau, Turner. Home runs—Turner, Shindle. of the Eastern League season. Dineen. a brother of Parent. s»... 401 3 Henry, 3b.... 402 2 0 0 Sacrifice hits—Massey, O'Hagan. Stolen base—Flem the Boston pitcher by that name, twirled for the Smith, 3b.... 221 1 Shlebeck, BB 3 0 0 3 21 ing. Double play—Myera, Massey. lirtt on balls— locals. Ryan, another amateur, was in the box for Leahy, c_... 412 Moran, c..... 400 8 2 0 Off Hemmiug 2, Murphy 1. Left on bases—Hartford Hartford. Tbe score: Evans, p.._. 4 0 0 U 0 0 Souders, p.... 3 111 30 HAKTFOBD. AB.lt. B. P. A.llSYRACUSE. AB.R. B. Hartford ...... 9, Rochester 7. Umpire—Hunt. Time—1.35. Total..... 32710 27141 Total...... 333 7 24 8 1 SPRINGFIELD vs. SYRACUSE AT SCHKNECTEDY SEPT. Turner, If... 612 0 00 White, It.... 400 2 00 Montreal...... Shindle, 3b 6 1 2 0 4 U Altrock,If... 100 1 0 U Providenc*...... Providence...... 2 1110101 x—7 19.—The game waa a Bluggiug match. Pappallau Montreal...... ! 0100000 1—3 was given better support than Pfanuiiller aud pulled Myers, 2b.... 502 1 40 Urown, rf... 5231 Rochester...... Flaberty,rt..5 21 0 00 Rotb.fasg.lb5 1 1 Springfield...... SacdficehiU—Connor, Ranb. Stolen bases—Wal the game through, although the Stars made a great ters, Davw. Leahv, Raub, Souders. Three-base hit— finish. The feature was a triple play in which Eason. Gattins,ss... 023 3 20 Kuhijs,3b... 512 Syracuse...... Massey, lb.. 5 1 2 IB 0 1 Hargrove.cf 4 I 2 Toronto...... 6 12 OdweM. Home run—Stafford. First on balls—Off who wan covering right field, White and Duff had a Senders 4. Hit by pitcher—Sliiobeck. Struck out— hand. The score: llemmi'g, cf5 122 0 1 Gilbert, ss.... 4 0 0 Worcester ...... 9 11' 64 Uuuu,2b..... 300 2 By Evans 2, Souders 5. Passed ball—Aloran. Double SPBINOF U. AB.R.B. P. JL. E SYRACUSE. AB.B. B. P. A. E Steelmau, c 1 0 0 0 00 Duff. c...... 411 play—Parent, Cassidy. Lett on bases—Providence 6, Shannon, eg 5 2 2 0 41 White, 2b... 5 3 2 1 6 1 Urquhurt, c 4 0 1 5 20 Lost, 5572:5367 65|84 68 63 517 Ryan, p...... 3 2 1^ 0 21 Diueen, p... 2 0 0041 Montreal 5. Umpire—Egan. Time—1.50. Curley, 2b.. 523 440 lirown, rf... 2013 1 4 \Von.lx>st. I©ct. Won.Lost. Pet. TORONTO vs. WORCESTER AT TORONTO SF.PT. 18.— Dolau, rf..... 524 1 00 Eason. rf... 201 1 0 0 Total...... 451016 27 1-13 Total...... 37 0" 'J 27" fo 5 Providence „ 85 53 .616 Toronto ...... 65 68 .489 Worcester, by timely hitting and some sharp field Knoll, cf..... 5022 0 0 Wiltse, lb... 5 1 1 11 0 0 Hartford ...... 0 i 132220 0—10 Rochester.... 75 57 .568 Springfield... 61 06 .48t ing, won. The locals had three good chances to tie Shoch, lf_... 3 2 2 2 0 0 Kub.iiB.3b.... 5112 2 0 Syracuse...... 2 0 2010001—6 Hartford...... G9 55 Montreal...... 54 72 .129 the score or do better, but were never successful. Cargo, 3b.... 500 0 11 Hargrove.cf 411 1 0 1 Two-base hit—Massey. Home run—Uargiove. Worcester.... 61 63 .504|Syracuse...... 44 8i .314 The score: Tucker, lb.. 4 2 2 12 Gilbert,es... 4121 2 0 Stolen bases—Gilbert, Uuff, Flaherty, Massey. First WORCEST'B.AB.R. B. P. A.E|TOBONTO. AB.R.B. P. A. E Toll, c...... 4126 R..SS. lf...._. 4220 0 0 on balls—Off Ryan 3, Diaeen 8. Umpire—O'Lough Game Played Sunday, Sept. 1C. Sharrott, rf. 301 1 OjJ.Bannon,ci5 0 3 0 0 Fapnalau, p 3 1 1 0 10 Duff. c...... 4013 1 0 lin. Time—2h. ROCHESTEB vs. WORCESTER AT ROCHKSTKU SP.PT. 16. Rickert.lf... 5 1 3 0 0 Grey. If ..... 5 0 0 0 0 Total..... b91218 27 fi 3 Pfaumil'r, p 4 1 1 1 3 0 —Kiltridpe's men w«re not greatly troubled over Deieha'y, ss 5 0 1 T.Bann'n. rfn 021 1 0 Total...... 39 1013-2410 6 Items of Interest. Bowen's offering, while Mavee pitched a strong, Bransfi'd.lb 3 2 1 Carr, lb. ... 5 0 I 11 2 1 Springfield...... 0 7002102 x—12 Homer Smoot will be the Worcester first base- iiendy game from start to finish, and was backed up Oarney. cf.. 312 Lynch, 2b.... 4133 3 0 Syracuse...... ! 0003003 3—10 mun next season. fliielr by his team. The score: Wrigley, 2b 2 0 I Bemis, c..... 4 d 1 6 4 0 Two-base hit—Ross. Three-base hits—White. Ross. Tom Delehanty is now the leading batsman of WOKCES'R. AB.B.B. P. A. KIROCHF.ST'R.AB.B.B. p. A.B Kittridge. c 4 0 I Clymer, ss... 402 3 l a Home run—Hargrove. Stolen base—White. Triple the Worcester club. Sharrott,rf.. 5 1! 1 4 00 Lush, cf..... 511 3 00 Unulaub.Sb 4 fl 1 Sciiaub,3b... 4131 l i play—Eason. White, Duff. First OD balls—Oft Pap Kittridge, of Worcester, has caught over 120 Rlckert.lf... 423 2 00 Bean, 2b..... 412 3 20 Klobeda'z, p4 1 2 o 1 0 Duggleby, p3 01 0 10 0 pallau 4, off Pfanmiller 1, Hit by pitcher—By Pup- consecutive games for his club this season. . 4 1211 OO'Hagau.lbS 0 1 6 (I 0 Total...... 335 13 27 10 1 Total..... 3U L": 22 5 palau 1, Pfaumiller 1. Struck out—liy Pappalau 4. Cariiey, who played centre for Worcester, waa Branffi'd.lbS 1(1 7 00 Bouuer. ss.. 502 1 21 Worcester ...... 0 0100201 1—5 Pfaumtller 2. Passed ball—DuB, Umpire—O'Lough- captain of the Holy Cross College Team. Carney, cf.. 513 1 10 Cami«ui. If.. 522 3 00 Toronto...... 0 0001100 0—2 lin. Time—1.45. Oultielder Garry, of Montreal, iiaa been re Wriifiey, 2b 4 1 2 0 40 HousehT, rf 4 12 1 00 Two-base hits—Bntusfield, J. Bannou. Three-base leased and Odvveli is back iu the centre garden. KHtrid*e. c4 0 0 11 10 Greniin'r,3b 3 00621 hits—Lynch, Rickert. Home run—Carney. Stolen Bonner, who has a batting average of .3011, Unulaub,3b4 01 I 0 0 Phelps. c..... 2 (I 0 4 3 0 bases—Delehanty, J. Bannon, T. Bannou. Double Game Played Friday, Sept. 21. Is the only player in the Rochester team abova Magee, p... i_ 0_ 1 0 00 Bowen, p. .i. 400~ 0 plays—Wriirley, Bransfield; Delehanty, Wrigley. MONTBEAL vs. WO«CESTKB AT MONTREAL SEPT. 21.— .300. Total...... 3781327 To Total...... 376~10 27 iu 2 First on balls—Ofl Duegleby 2. Hit by pitcher— Worcester won when, alier three singles. Bransfield Montreal did not win a game in the last Worcester ...... 10021100 3—8 Bransfield. Struck out—By Duggleby 3, Klobedanz put the ball over the fence. Montreal hit Horton two weeks of the Kastern League season. Alas, Rochester ...... 00100201 1—5 1. Pa»sed ball—Bemis. Wild pitches—Duggleby. often, but not opoortunely. The score: poor Dooley! Klobedanz. Umpire—Hinn. Time—1.55. All of the games scheduled for Sept. 20 W3re Two-base hits—Majjee. Lush, Householder, Bon WORCKST'R.AB.R. B. p. A. K MONTREAL. AB.B.B. p. A.B prevented by rain, aud on tbe next day only oua ner. Home run—Householder. Sacrifice hit—Wrig- SPRINGFIELD vs. SYBACUSE AT SCHNECTADT SEPT. Sharrott, rf. 4 14001 Ranb.lb...... 501 7 00 game conld be played because of bad weather. ley. Stolen bases--Kickert 2, Delehanty. Branstield, 18.—Tlie Ponies won by bunching hits, and, with the Rickert, If.. 4 11 4 00 Odwel!,cf.... 513 3 10 Manager Kittridge, of Worcester, "chased" Carney. Wrigley 2. First on bulls—Off 15oweu 3, Ma- aid of numerous errors on the part of the Stars, were Deieha'y, bs 4 1 1 2 Deieha'y, If ft 0 2 0 0 third baseman Delehanty out of a game at j>re 3. llit by pitcher—liy Bowen 1. Magce 1. Struck able to win out. The score: RraDsfi'd,lb4 1 2 12 Henry, 3u.... 4 111 1 0 Rochester last week and fined nini $25 for bacS out—By Mapee 10, Bowen 3. Left on bases —Worces SPRINSF©rr. All R. B. P. A. E 8YRACUSF.. AB.B.B. P. A. B Carney, cf... 400 1 0 0 Shieheck.ss. 400 4 0 talk. ter 7, Rocliestfr ». Wild pitches—Boweu 2. Umpire Shannon, ss 4 I 3 2 I 1 White. 2b... 512 Wrigley. 2b4 0 0 1 4 OiJohuson, 2b 401 2 1 0 The Providence team, winners of the Eastern — Riun. Time—2.10. Curley, 2h.. 521 I Brown, rf.... 514 Kittridge, c 3 0 2 ti 0 OJLtfzotte, rf.. 302 1 0 0 fjeague penuaut, is with only a single excep Dolau, rf..... 423 2 4 1 Kothtus<,lb 4 0 0 Unglaub. 3b 3 0 0 I 4 I Uorau. c..... 4 0 I 3 0 0 tion made up entirely of former National Leagua Games Played Monday, Sept, 17. Knoll, ct.... 51 21 U OiKiirin8.3b... 5 1 2 Horton, p.... 3 0 2 0 1 Oj Felix, p...... 4 0 1^ 0 3 0 players. ROOHISTBR vs. HABTF'OKD AT ROCHESTER SKPT. 17. Shoch. If..... 301 3 0 lijllurgruv,.. cf 4 o 0 Total...... 33 412 27 12 a i Total..... 08 i F2 ©!-. if) o 'i here is likely to be some litigation between — Kovlis-s er found Ilt- i in ilia's] cun-.-s t-axv Mild had Canto. 30....5 o 0 2 ert, ss... i 1 2 Montrenl...... 0 0 0 0 0 001 1—2 Hie recent owners of the Syracuse Club aud tha Hartford bcatm troni t he start. The cold weather Tucker.lt>... 4 1 0 9 Kosa. It...... 3 o l 0 d 0 Worcester...... 0 0 0 o 0 4 0 0 x_4 Kastern League over the back salaries of tha hamt:ciit pfl I In- fielders. The scoi e: Toft. c...... 4105 Duff. c...... 421 3 12 Two-base hits—Drlehunty.. Henry. Lenottev Home players.' , BOCHEST B. AB.K. B. P. A. KiHAKTFORD. AB.B.B. P. A.B Bauuon.p... 4 1 1^ 2 AltrocU, p.. 1 2 0^ 3 11 run — Bransfield. Struck out—By iiortou 3, Felix'3. According: to Springfield advises outfielJer Lnsh, cf..... 3 ;i z 3 o 0; Turner, rf.. 3 00 2 00 Total...... 189 fl -27 liKij Total ... 35 8" la 2~t 13 8 Double plays—Shiel.eck, Johnson, Raub; Felix, Slue- Harry Dolan has been sold to the Chicago Club. Bean. 2t>...... 323 1 2 o;.»hindie, 3t>. 401 3 10 Sm-inpneld...... 1 2 0 0 i 4 (, 2 x—9 beck, liaub. Lett on bases—Worcester 5, Montreal The terms are $250 down and $250 more if O'HaK>»n,lb 111 0 1 o'MjMN.21)..... 411 2 10 Syracuse ...... 4 1 0 2 ( 1 o () 0—8 11. Umpire—li^au. Time—1.30. Dolan makes good. }{«iiiiei,-B... 4 O I 0 4 11-Mrs.tton. If.. 4 021 1 0 Three-base hits—ROR>>, Knoll. Stol u t>a»e—Brown. There doesn't seem to he anything the matter Camp iu. If.. 4 1240 o Gatina, ss... 400 1 11 Fir-,t on balla--0tt Alin.ck 4. B.'.iinon 4. Hit by with' that young wagonmaker now iu the raniis HoiiM-h'r, rf3 1 O 0 0 l!Mas-.ey. lb.. 3 11 8 (II pitcher—By Altrock I. SirncU out—By Altrocii 2 Games Played Saturday, Sept. 23. of Syracuse. Kason. lias won both games iu Gremi'r, 3b 4 0 2 1 1 OlKleirmiff.cf.. 301 3 1 o Bannon 2. Passed bull-—Dull 2. Wild pitch—A.t- TORONTO vs. PROVIDENCE AT TORONTO SEPT. 22._ which ho pitched. Dixon, e..... 4 01 50 ojSfesslumn. c 2 0 1 1 0 0 , .Manager Bill Murray, of the Providence Club, rock. I'nipire—O'Loiijihiin. Time —1.40. (p. M. A.ND p. M.)—I'tie Ka-tern 1 «anu-e season ended thinks he has in his young short, stop, Fred'ty Murphy, p.. 4 1^ 2 I 0 HemmiuK.p :< 0 1 0 3 o with a double-header. In the ,iist, witli DugKlehv Games Played Wednesday, Sept. If), Parent, ihe greatest natural ball tosser, barring Total.. ... 30 9 14 2"l 8 Total..... 30 si b 2l 8 5 iu the I'ox. the locals made (.lio champion* look none, that ever wore a uniform. Rochester...... 204210 0—9 TORONTO vs. WORCESTER AT TORONTO SETT. 19._ rather cheap, beating them vary badly. Toronto Manager Murray, of Providence, is of the opin Hartford ...„.,..... 1 10000 0—2 (p. M. AND p. M.)—Turouto wou the first game by pounded Brauin all over the lot. Score; ion that Montreal and Springfield should b« Sept. 29. S."PO~RTIlSra
dropped from the Eastern League next year, thing frightful. To Bason©s credit it must be rate there were three balls to Tom Coreor- and -it possible Buffalo and Xew Haven taken said that he continued throughout the game to an©s credit aud only one strike charged against CHICAGO GLEANINGS. in in their stead. do his best. Kason is well thought of by the him. Instead of playing it safe and "taking There may be & breach in the Eastern end of fifty-four fans that witnessed Saturday©s game, another" Corcorau whacked away at a bad The Old Gag of "Walt Until Next tho circuit next season. New Haven is .thought and the young pitcher was about the only ball and popped a fiy for Monte Cross. That to be ripe for faster than State League com player on the field who received any encourage was a mighty poor example for a captain to give TL©ear" Once More Sprung The pany. If Jimmy Canavan©s team gets in, Spring ment. his men. It was poor judgment, and it helped Problems Confronting Manager field is doomed to die. YOUNG PITCHERS TRIED. lose the day, for Harry Steinfeldt, who followed, Torn Burns has given it out flat that he will Yesterday©s game at Athletic Field with drove out a liner that Lajoie dragged dowu. JLioftus American Ijeagners Worth Hot manage the Springfield Eastern team next Hartford was given a little interest by the There have been dozens of just such glaring Picking, Etc. season. With the weak material he had to fact that two young pitchers, Kyan arid Di- exhibits of poor judgment this year. With an Chicago, Sept. 23. Editor "Sporting work with. Tom Burns did wonders to keep neen, were in tbe game. These youngsters are infield batting far below .300 the Reds are Life;" Amid the chills and frost which Springfield well up in the bunch. members of Maroney©s Shamrocks and Dinneen about as high as they can get when handicapped by repeated blunders akin to the one cited. mark the passing of the baseball year., The Rochester players have presented Manager is a younger brother of Will Dinneen, of the the weary fans, studying the percentage Buckenberger with a gold watch, chain and Bostons. Ryan pitched for Hartford and Din TWO MIDGET RECRUITS. table, say " , ©." in heavy ac charm, and the Worcester players have given neen for Syracuse. Ryan did very creditable The Reds have moved on toward the Smoky Manager Kittridge a diamond-studded Knights work and is quite promising. He received line City. They©ll be back for a farewell game cents, and then wonder about the doings ef Columbus badge. Now where does the cham support from the Hartford players. On the with the Pirates next Sunday, and after thnt of next year. Next year! -It©s been "next pion manager, Billy Murray, come in? other hand, young Dinneen did poorly. He was has been played three contests With St. Louis year" for the last fourteen seasons, and Manager Leonard, of Syracuse, will start out wild, and was in the air most of the time. He will complete the season©s allotment at League "next year" it will probably continuf to next season with a lot of trial horses. Ross was poorly supported by the local players. Park. During the Chicago series , two hew be till time shall be uo more or and Easoti, of the New York State League, i-nd Dinneen, of course, lacks experience. faces were visible in the Red round-up. "Top- until the Chicago ball club plays Duff and Ferris, ef the Connecticut State UMPIRE O©LOUGHLIN sy" Hartsel, who isn©t much bigger than the winning ball. We are told that there League, have been reserved by the sagacious was taken sick during yesterday©s game. The late Tom Thumb, made his appearance in left shall be new faces next season and that tbe manager of the Stars. hoodlums present advised him to quit drinking, field, and Little Phil Geier, who came West club will be so reinforced that it will skin all Pitcher Dunkle. of Providence, has made a get in the house nights, etc. This was very last spring looking like a fat boy goin
1, Amola 3. Hit by pitcher—PadJt n. Urn; ire— CHICAGO vs. INDIANAPOLIS AT CHICAGO SEPT. Ifi.— plnys—Hyan. Dillon; Sheehnn. Dillop. Passed bull* Dwyer. Time—l.:VT. IndiHiinpolis Buttered a ithut-out owini: to the fine —Shaw, Nichola. Umpirii— Dwy.-r. Time—1:39. MILWAUKEE vs. INDIANAPOLIS AT MILWAUKEE SEPT. p t! hinu of Patteraon and the excellent support given In the lust inning ol ihe s •onnl game McAllister 1.1.—The home team won hnmU down. tl«<;riever IP in. T!i« K;nre: went in to pitch and Casey went behin-l the bat, Dillou was jmt out of ihe game for kicKiut;. The score: CHICAGO. AB.U.B. P. A.t INDIANA'S. AB. n.n. KOIIIK to third and Pitcher Owen to first. It ma-lea MILWAU'E. AB.U.B. p. A.KIINDIANS. AB.H. B. p. A. E Hoy, cf...... 4 2 2 0 ( Hartsell, II. 4 0 0 0 O 0 lot of fun tor the playuis and the crowd. McAllister Ketchain.cf (j 3 ;i urt.-ell. If 4 1 (I 0 2 McFarl'd. rt 4 10 1 0 0 Magouu,2b.. 3 0 2 2 5 (I has uow played every position on the team. Score: THE CHAMPIONSHIP CAMPAIGN OF Waldron," rf 2 3 1 Magoun.'-'b.. 401 4 0 Padden, 2b..3 113 1 0 Geier, ss..... 403 2 41 DETROIT. AB.B. B. P. A. E MINNEiP©S. AB.K.H. P. A.B HBllmau, If 4 '2 3 1 10 Geier, ss...... 3 U 'I 3 0 Wood, c...... 4 028 Seybold, cf. 401 3 0 0 Cosey, 3b, c 5 2 1 1 40 Lally, If..... 4012 0 0 Arider'u. Ib 5 1 1 7 10 Sejbold. cf.. 401 1 0 Sugden, Ib.. 300 7 2 0 Kellv.lb..... 40011 1 1 Dil)oii,lb,3b5 1 2 12 00 Wilm't. H,rf4 0 1 2 0 0 1900 ENDED,' Fultz. 2b..... 433 1 01 Kelly, Ib..... 4 1 1 0 1 Hartman.db 311 0 0 0 Heydon. c... 4024 1 0 McAlli'r,c.D3 22 3 00 Nauce.'Sb.... 4 1 1 1 1 1 Couroy.ss.... 501 2 41 Heyjon.c... 422 0 1 Brain. 2b... 1001 0 0 H.>Kriev'r,rf4 Oil 0 1 Ryan, 2!>..... 401 6 4 0 Werden. Ib4 1 4 12 0 •> Burke. 3b... 310 2 50 Hogrie'r, rf 1 0 0 0 0 Shunart, BS_ 4 1 1 1 0 0 tlickey, 3b.. 4 0 0 0 20 Nicol.cf...... 401 1 0 0 Smith, BS.... 400 2 4 0 Comisfcey's Team Captures the Pen Smith, c_... 502 5 0 0 Gardner. rf..3 0 1 0 I Dillanl, If.... 4 0 1 0 1 0 Gardner, p.. 4_ l»_0 Jones, If..... 4 12 ! 0 I 1 Nichols, c.... 4 0 0 1 0 0 Ketteer, p.. 3 1_ 0 1 0 o Mickey. 3b.. 4 1 1 3 4 1 Patterson, p4 0 0 I Total...„ 350"9~ 24 14 3 Frisk, rf..... 4110 00 Ehret, )>...... 3 0 0 I 2 2 Total..... 37 fi It 27 12 2 Million, o 4 0 0 0 2 0 Total...... 34 6 8 27 Sheehan. ss 4 1 1 2 71 McCano.cf.. 3003 0 1 nant—Results ol the Expansion Total..... 355 7*23 14 6 Chicago ...... 20020020 x—6 Sievers, p.... 311 0 20 Krouse, 2b« 3 02 0 SO *Fultz out for running out of line. Indianapolis ...... 0 0 0 0 u u 0 0 0—0 Owens, p..... 0 0_ 0_ 1 00 Total..... 34 V! 9 24 iTl 4 Policy Hot up to Expectation Ow Milwaukee ...... 5 2204001 x—14 JSarued runs—Chicago 4. Left on bases—Chicago Total...... 369 fI 27 17 ~i Indianapolis...... 0 0000220 1—5 6, Indianapolis 8. Two-base hit—Wood. Sacrifice Detroit...... 3 1 000500 x—9 Earned runs—Milwaukee 7. Indianapolis 2. Two- hits—Ptidtien, McFarland. Stolen bases —Hoy, Pad- Minneapolis...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 U--2 ing to Much increased Expenses. baso hits—Antlerson. Seybolcl. Three-base hits— den, Shugttrt. Struck out—By Pattersou 4. Gardner 2. Earned rnns—Detroit 5, Minneapolis 1. Two-basa Smith, Fultz, lleydon. Stolen ba*es—Conroy 2, First ou balls—Off Patterson 1, Gardner 3. Wild hits—Frisk. Nance, Wenlen. Thiee-bsise hits—Dil Fintz, Burke, Waldnn. First on balla—Oif Ketteer pitch—Gardner. Umpire—McDonald. Time—1.37. lon, Sievers, McAllister. Sacrifice hit*—Siovers, Mc The American League championship sea 2, Milligun 8. Hit by pitcher—Burke. Struck out— KANSAS CITV vs. BUFFALO AT KANSAS CITY SEPT. 1R. Allister. Stoleu base—McAllister. First ou balls— son came to an end .September 18 with By Rettger 4, Milligan 5. Lett on bases—Milwaukee —Kerwin was hit hard at opportune times, while Off Sievers 2. First on errors—Detroit 3. Minneapolis Chicago as the champion team by a coni- 8, IndiauanoliB 5. Umpire—Sheridan. Time—2h. Lee pitched au excellent game aud received good 2. Left on bases—Detroit 5, Minneapolis 7. Struck lortabie margin, followed in order by KANSAS CITY vs. DETROIT AT KANSAS CITY SEPT. 15. support. The score: out—Bv Sievers 1. Double plays—Sievers, Kyan, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Detroit, Kansas —(p. M. AND p. M.)—ihe first game was won in the BUFFALO. AB.R.B. P. A. It |KAN. CITV. AB.R.B. P. A. B milon; Ryan, Sheehan, Dillou; Cagey, Uvau, Dillou. City, Cleveland, Burfalo and Minneapolis. ninth inning by the Cowboys, Coughlin scoring on Hart. rf...... 6 1 0 0 He.mphill.rf 3 3 2 Umpire—Dwyer. Time—1.25. The hig'h-salaried Chicago team, which Nicol's error. The score: Schrecout.co Oil Farrell. cf... 200 MILWAUKEE vs. CLEVELAND AT HII.WAPKEB SEPT. was catered to by the entire League KAN. C IY. AB.n.B. P. A. K DETP.OIT. AB.B. B. P. A. K Halliean, 114 0 1 3 00 O'Urien, If.. 4 1 2 2 0 0 18.—Though the home team played good ball, a few from start to finish, owes its triumph in Hsmphill.rf 4 1 1 2 1 0 Cascy. 3b..... 4 U 0 I 23 Carey. Ib.... 4 0 1 10 DaUgan, Ib4 0 1 9 errors in the opening innings gave the visitors a a large measure to its excellent pitching Farrell, cf... 3 110 Uillou, Ib... 4 0 2 10 0 0 Gettman, cf4 01 Cliugm»Q,ss4 01 2 lead which could not be overcome, lleust and Bett- corps, which was largely aided by the O'Brien.lf... 3012 McAllis'r.rf 4 023 ) 1 Andrews,3b 401 CougUlin,3b4 012 eer both pitched fine ball.' The score: Dungan.lb.. 4 02 9 Rvara.2b..... 3 1 1 3 5 0 Bierba'r, 2b4 1 3 Stewart, 2b_ 200 5 HILWAU'E. AB.R. B. P. A. E CLETELANll.AB.R.B. P. A. tt extreme slowness of the new Chicago Broderi'k,ss 4 0 1 McMauus, c 200 5 ground. Milwaukee, also a high salaried *Jliugmau,s*4 0 0 0 20 Nicol. cf..... 300 0 0 1 Ketcham, cf 4 0 2 4 10 Pickeri'g.rf .11 3 0 II Cou(jhliu,3b4 1 1 420 Jouat, If..... 411 0 0 Kerwin, p.. 413 Lee, p...... 3_1~ 0_ 2 Waldron, rf 3 0 0 1 00 Genius, If... 5 0 I 2 o 0 aggregation, met with many misfortunes Stewart,2b.. 401 251 Shaw, c...... 401 0 1 Total...... 3d »"12 24 1ft 5 Total...... 28 5 7 27 "Hallman, If 4 0 0 2 00 Jones, rf...... 5 00 2 0 0 and slumped badly ut one time, but to McManus, c4 0 1 7 0.0 feheehan, ss 4 0 1 1 0 Kansas City...... fl 0200201 0—5 Ab,bati:o, Ib4 1 1 11 01 Lachan'e.lb 5 I) 1 8 0 0 wards the end pulled itself together and Gear. p...... 300 1_ 30 Cronin. p... 4000 •20 Buffalo...... 0 0000020 1—3 Fullz. 2b..... 3 1132 0 Shay, ss..... 3 I 2 3 4 I managed to finish second. Indianapolis Total..... ai'3 S 27 llii Total..... 3428*24 HO Burned runs—Kansas City 2, Buffalo I. Three-bane Conroy, ss.. 400 242 Flood. 2b... 3113 3 0 >yhich earlier in the season had a good ;No one out when winning run was scored. hit—O'Brieu. Sasriiice hits—Farrell. Klswart, Mc Burke, 3b... 301 3 31 Tamsett, 3b 4 0 I 2 0 (I lead, could not hold the pace and fell back, Kansas City ...... 0 .001010 01—3 Manus, Halligau. First on balls—Off Lee 2. Kerwin Spies, c...... 3 00110 Cross. c_..... 4 0 0 4 1 II at one time touching fourth place. Detroit Detroit...... ™...... 00020000 0-2 1. Left ou bases—Kansas Cit.v 6, Buffalo 9. Struck Rettger, p.. 3 0 (I 0 3 6 Ueunt, p..... 4 0 (I 1 0 made a poor start and, besides, had a lot Earned run—Kansas City. Two-base hits—Cough out—By L«e ©2., Kerwin 1. Double play—Clingman, Total...... 31 Z 5 27 14 i Total..... 3S 3 8 27 9 I of trouble with the League executive, but lin, McAllioter, Dillon. Sacrifice hits—O'Urion, Stewart, Dungan. Wild pitch—Lee. Umpire—Can- Milwaukee...... 0 0 0 0 o 0 2 00—2 by a long and hard pull came up from Nicol. Stolen bases—Ht-mphiil, Farrell,Stewait, flic- tillou. Time—1.50. Cleveland...... ! 1001000 0—3 the bottom, and made a strong bid for Jttanus, Jones. First ou balls—Off Gear 1, Crouin 1. Earned runs— .Milwaukee 2. Two-base hits—Shen. second place, and then through further mis Left ou bases—Kansas City fl, Detroit 7. Double play Games Played Monday, Sept. 17. Tamsett. Three-base hits—Fultz, Flood. First on fortunes fell back to fourth place—a very —Gear, Dungan. Stiuck out—By Gear 4, Crouin 3. KANSAS CITY vs. BUFFALO AT KANSAS CITY SEPT. 17. balls—Off Rettger 2. Keust 1. Hit by pitcher— Fultz. creditable position all things considered. Umpire—Cantillon. Time—i.55. — Errors by Kerwin and Bierbaner were responsible Stolen base—Burke. Struck out—By Retttrer 1, Kansas City also got a bad start, and made The second game required thirteen Innings. A for Buffalo's defeat. Gibson was in flue term, and Reust 2. Double plays—Ketcham. Conroy; lieust. some injudicious trades which further han double by Nicol aud single by Shaw won the game for the home team played an errorless game. The score: Flood, Lachance. Left on buses—Milwaukee 3, Cleve dicapped the team, so that fifth place was Detrott. The score: K.AN8. CITY. AB.R.B. P. A.I BUFFALO. AB.B. B. P. A. R land 3. Umpire—Sheriilau. Time—1.55. a very fair position. Cleveland was a KAN. CITY. AB.lt. B. P. A. B DETROIT. AB.R.R. P. A. E He.mphill.rf 4 02 0 00 Kerwiu, If.. 400 2 0 1 KANSAS CITY vs. BUFFALO AT KANSAS CITY SEPT. 18. disappointment, as the team (Started strong Hemphill, rf 6 02200 Casey, 3b... 5 0 2 1 30 Fan-ell, cf... 401 4 Schrecon't,c4 1 I 3 0 0 —The bane hits were abuut equally divided, but ilie Farrell. cf.... 501 2 00 Dillou, Ib... 5 0 2 15 00 O'Brien.lf... 4131 Halligau, rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 lociils got theirs at more ou| ortuue time", and profited and then went down through various mis by the horse play, which was the priudpal leamrb of fortunes never to recover. Buffalo was O'Brien If... 010 2 01 McAllisT, if 5 014 Dunean. Ib4 0 1 18 00 Carcy. Ib... 4017 0 0 Dun gun, Ib 6 0 1 12 31 Ryan,2b..... 6 1 2 2 Clingman,ss4 00070 Gettman, cf4 0 2 7 0 0 the came. The score: another disappointment through poor man Cliugman.985 14 640 Nicol, =f..... 6114 Coughlin,3b4 00000 Audiews, 3b4 0 0 0 U KA8. CITY. AB.B.R. P. A. E | BTJFTALO. AB.B. B. P. A.E agement, as the team appeared to be a Cougulin.SoG 02010 Jones, If..... Gil Stewart, 2b.. 401 3 70 Bierba'r, 2b 3 0 0 4 1 Heruphill.rf 5 3 3 1 0 0| Kerwiu, rf.. o 2 2 0 1 0 Strong oaie at the start. Minneapolis, with Stewart, 2b.. 5 02 3 40 Shaw, C...... 603 5 McManud.c 40111 Broden'k.ssS 010 1 0 Farrell.cf... 5 3 3 2 0 OiSehrecou't.c 5 0 3 G 0 0 a very fair team, never cut any figure in Gondlug, c.. 4 0 1 9 40 Sheehan.ss.. 500 4 Gibseu.p.... 2 1 1 ^ Hooker, p... 3^ 0_0_ 1 1 0 O'Brieu, If.. 4 1 3 0 0 Halliuan. It 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 the race, and after a big struggle with Patton, p... 500 3 2 0 Sievers, p.... 3 1005_ 0 Total...... 8421027 16 0 Total..... 3l 1 6*23 6 2 Lee. If...... 1002 Uaiey. Ib... 5 1 1 11 Buffalo fell into the last ditch and re *McManus..l 00 0 00 Total...- 47 4 12 3y *Farrell out,-hit by batted ball. Dungau. Ib4 0 0 4 GetuiaD. cf.. 501 1 10 mained there to the finish. The club was fLee ...... 100 0 00 Kansas City ...... 0 0000011 x—2 Suaeffer, ss.. 4022 Ai>drnwg,3b5 0 3 0 21 CoUKhliu,3b4 004 Bierba'r, 2b 4 1 2 2 3 I a dead weight upon the League and was Total..... 5"u-2"l3 3~9 18 5 Buffalo...... !...... 0 0000000 1—1 compelled to transfer many of its games. •Batted for Gondiug in thirteenth. ~.tewurt. 2b.. 4 0 2 Hroderi'k.s* 412 2 4 0 Earned run—Buffalo. Two-base hits—O'Brien 2. 3 1 On the whole the season was more suc tBatted lor Puttou in thirteenth. Three-base hits—Geitumn,Schreconiront. Stolen bases Goudiug, c.. 4 1 0 6 20 Foreman, p. 3 1 2 0 cessful artistically than financially, as the Kansas City ...... 100001000000 0—2 —Hemphill, Carey. First on balls—Off Gibsou 1, Pattou, p..... 412 0 10 Total...... 4261624 164 large returns looked for did not mater Detroit...... 001 lo 0000000 2—4 Hooker 1. Left ou bases—Kansas City 9. Buffalo 5. Total...... 39 9 15 27 ialize. The attendance was not up to Earned runs—Kansas City 1. Detroit 3. Two-base Struck out—By Gibsoii 1, Hooker 2. Umpire—Can Kansas Oitv ...... 2 3 ^©0 3 0 1 00 x 9 expectation, except in perhaps two cities, hits—Nicol, Couehlin, Shaw, Jones. Sacrifice hits— tillon. Time—1.15. Buffalo...... 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0—« and this, added to the increased all-round Stewart, Goudlng, .Farrell, Dillon. Stolen bases— MILWAUKEE vs. CLEVELAND AT MILWAUKEE SEPT. Earned runs—Kau*«s,City 7, Bul)alo4. Two-bat* expense- due to expansion cut deep into the Stewart, Gouding. First on balls—Ol'f Palton 4, 17.—Sparks had the visitors at his mercy, holding hits—Schecongost, Gettuian, Farrell, O'Britm 2, treasuries. Chicago made about $7500, it Sievers . Lelt ou Dase»—Kansas City 13, Detroit 10. them down to three singles. The fielding on both Hun phi II, Stewart. Stolen bases— Shatter, llemphill, Is believed, thus not covering the expense Double plays—Cliugmaii, Dungan; McAllister, Dil sides was loose. The score: Farrell 2. First on balls—Off Patton 2, Foreman 1. lou. Stiuck out—By Puttoa 6, Sievera 3. Umpire— MILWAU'E. AB.R.B, A. P. E BLEVELAND.AB.R.B. p. A.E Struck out—By I'atton 3, Foreman 1. Left on bases of equipment. Nevertheless this is a good —Kansas City 7, Buffalo 11. Umpires—Gear, Hooker. showing considering that this is the first Cautillon. Time—2.15. Ketcham, cf 4 00200 Pickeri'g, cf 3 10102 Waldron, rf3 0 1 4 0 OJGeiiina, If.... 5 0 I 2 00 Time—1.30. instance of a minor league clnb in a major CHICAGO vs. INPIANAPOLIS AT CHICAGO SEPT. 18.— league city becoming self-sustaining—a re Games Played Sunday, Sept. 16. Hallman. If 1 0 1 0 0 OjJones, rf..... 400 1 10 MILWAUKEE vs. CLEVELAND AT MILWAUKEE SEPT. Anders'u,lb4 0 0 8 1 2 Lachan'e.lb 3 0 0 11 00 The American League season closed with a defeat tor sult almost wholly due to the conditions Fult;:,2b..... 3 1 0 0 0 Shea, ss...... 3 001 Chicago. The visitors bunched their hits oft Tnotnas 16.— (p. M. AND p. M.)-- -Ihe hoius tenui captured the in the first and fourth innings, and forced him to re surrounding; the Chicago League Club. De first Komo after 11 struggle of thirteen innings. It Conroy, ss_.. 3 112 6 2 Flood, 2b.... 401 1 troit was iJit- largest winner, being about was a pitchers' battle, in which lieiily excelled. Both Burke. 3b....4 11121 Tamaett, 3b 3 0 0 2 tire. Both teams fielded brilliantly at tinm.-. Score: $10,000 to the good. Milwaukee has a teams played brilliantly in the field. The score: Syies, c...... 211 6 50 Cross, c...... 800 5 CHICAGO. AB.R. B P. A. I! NDIANAP 8 AII.U.B. P. A.E Hoy.cf...... 400 1 00 Hart«ell, If.. 521 2 (! 0 nice sum ah-eatl of the game. It is prob MILWAUKEE. AB.B. B. P. A. K iCLEVELA©D. AB.R. R. P. A. B park?, p... 300 1 40 Braguius.p.. 300 0 61 Me Farl'd, rf 4 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 able that Kansas City and Indianapolis Ketchuiu. cf 6 0 0 1 0 Oirtcken'g, cf6 0 1 3 Oo Total..... 271 "7 2~7 155 *McAloer... 101 0 00 Mugoon, 2h 4101 also finished a little better th&n even. As Padden, 2b.. 400 1 3 0 Geier. ss..... 4 1 1 2 (I Waldron. rf 623 6 0 0 Genius, If... 601 2 01 Total..... 32 13 21 14 4 II 0 for the remaining three clubs it is pretty lialluiac. If 6 0 0 3 01) Jones, rf...... fl 01 1 00 *Battod for Bragging tn the ninth inning. Wood, c...... 4115 1 0 Seybold, cf.. 411 3 safe to'class them as more or less heavy Auders'u.lb 5 0 0 15 10 Sugden, Ib.. 4 0 3 13 2 0 Kelly. Ib... 401 9 0 0 Lachau'e.lbB 1 0 18 Kansas City...... U 2020000 x—4 0 0 finnncvnl losers. The above is a conserva Abbali'o, 2b t 1 1 4 0 Shi-u, B'*...... 3110 Cleveland ...... 100 00000 0—I Brain, 3b... 4 0 0 1 0 1 Heydon. c.... 4 o 1 5 O'Leary, ss.. 401 1 Hogrie'r, rt 4 1 2 2 U Q tive estimate, being based upon • trust- C«nroy, as- 502 1 0 Fiood, 2b.... 401 2 Earned runs—Milwaukee 2. Two-base hit—Spies. O 0 Burke. 3b.... 4 0 0 Tamsett, 3b. 2 0 O First on balls—Off Sparks 6. Braggius 4. Hit by Dillard, If... 401 2 0 U Hickey, 31... 4123 worfav information, and not upon padded Tliomas.p... 100 0 4 0 attendance flgnres for public consumption. Spies, c...... 501 Cnsham.c... 501 pitcher—Spies. Wild pitch—Braggins. Struck out 42 dtlmuiel, p.. 41.1 0 Fisher, p..... 3_0«_ 130 Total...... 37 8 U) 27 10 0 However, upon the whole, the American Keidy, p..... 5 0 1_ 50 Hart, p...... 501 090 —By Sparks 5, Braggins 2. Double plays—Shea, La- League has reason to congratulate itself Total...... 45 3 8 39 Total....- 43 2 7*37 21 4 chance, Flood; Jones, Lachance. Left ou bases — Total..._ 36 1 9 2~i 16 J upon t3ie outcome of a season, remark- *0ue out when winning ruu was scored. Milwaukee 7, Cleveland 10. Umpire—Sheridan. Chicago...... 0 0100000 0—1 aWle far poor business everywhere. A Milwaukee I 0000 001 0000 1—3 Time—1.25. Indianapolis...... 4 0400000 0— S chamDioRship table, credited to President Cleveland.. 000101000000 0—2 CHICAGO vs. INDIANAPOLIS AT CHICAGO SEPT. 17.— Earned rnns — Chicago 1. Indianapolis 4. Left ou Johnson, now going the rounds, will need Karned run—Milwaukee. Two-base hits—Wal- Chicago won by better all-arouud play. Deuzer basos — Chicago 6, Indianapolis 1. Two-base hits — some revision, as it contains several er droii, Abbatlchic. Spies, Conroy, Shea. Stolen bases pitched a good game. Harwell's home run was the Wood, Fisher. Three-base hits — McFailand. Suiiden. —Wnldrou 2. First on bulls—Off Keidy 3, Hart 4. feature. The. score: Struck out— By Thomas 1, Fisher 3, Stimmel 2. First rors and the defeats do not tally with the on balls— Off Stimmel 1. Wild pilches— Thouins, victories. Following is the full season's Hit by pitcher—Tamsett. Sacrifice hits—Abbatichio, CHIOAOO. AB.R.B. P. A. E ,IND1ANAPTS AB.B.B. P. A. K Burke, Shea, Flood. Struck out—By Hart 3.' Left Hoy. of...... 4 00 50 Oi Hartsell, If.. 4 1210 0 Stimmel. Umpire— McDonald. Time— 1.15. record as kept by "Sporting Life:'' McFar'd, it 4 1 1 0 0 0;MHgoou, 2b2 00 it 31 i-< on bases—Milwaukee 10, Cleveland 7. Umpire— oo- oy 0 ?3 !2J Sheridan. Time—1.37. Paddeu, 2b.. 2 012 3 OjGardner, 2b 2 00 2 1 News and Gossip. c.*© 3. C In the second game the Milwankees played horse Wood, c...... 4 02 -i 2 OIGeier, BS...... 401 42 " o o S and gave the visitors an easy victory. The score: Sug-len. Ib.. 4 1 1 60 0 Seybold, cf.. 4011 I' 0 Pitcher Jteidy, of Milwaukee, will finish fhs ." 5 »" f©i MILWAU E. AB.B. B. P. A. E jCLEVELA©D.AB.B. B. P. A.E Brain, 3b... 112210"Kelly, Ib...." 4 0- 0- -10 0 0 season with the 1'ittsburg team. Ketcham, ct3 0 0 1 0 OiPickeriV.cf 4 3 2 210 0' Leary, ss.. 300 3 50 Heydon. c... 200 4 20 Manager Connie Mack has sent in a claim for Waldron. rl 2 0 0 0 O-OJOeuiiig, If... 411 2 01 DillartC If... 400 6 00 HoKrlev'r,rf3 00 0 00 pitcher Sessions, of the K-acine Club. • Buffalo ...... 9 11 9 6 5 10 Hallmau, If 2 0 2 2 0 0 Jones, rf..... 412 210 Denzer, p... 301 000 Hickey. 3b.. 3012 20 First baseman Anderson, of Milwaukee, led Chicago...... 13 10 12 7 17 Anders'n.lb3 0191 OJ Lachan'e.lb 4 11 8 00 Total™.. 32 38 27 11 0 Kellum, p... 3 0 1_ 1 30 the American League iu stolen bases. 7 7 14 9 9 Abbuti'o, 2b3 00 1,3 UlSheit. SB...... 3 0 0 2 0 1 Total..... 30 1 (j 24 16 5 The Chicago White Stockings, Amei'Jraa Cleveland ...... League pennant winners, are touring Illinois. Detroit...... ?..... 10 12 7 lljll Cuuroy.iw... 2 10 4 2 01 Flood, 2b..... 4 Oil Indianapolis...... 0 '0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0—1 u 5 12 1C 12 Burke, 3b.... 3 0 0 1 1 1 Tamsett,3b..3 002 Unofficial records show that not a score cf Indianapolis ...... Chicago...... 0 1001001 x—3 American League players are strong enough for Kansas City...... 13110 9 4 7" Spies. C...... 2 0 I P.ross, c...... 210 2 Earned runs—Indianapolis 1, Chicago 1. Left on 3 11 9 faster company. Blinneapolis...... 8 Uowliug, p.. 3 0 1 Baker.p...... 4 1 2 U bases—Indianapolis 3, Chicago 5. Two-base hits— Manager Manning, of Kansas City, has put In Mil wiiuk on...... 6 11 11 13 15 14 Total..... 23 1 6 21 135 Total..... 32 8 9 21 7 Denzer, Wood, Brain. Home run—Hartsell. Stolon a claim for second baseman Joe Quinu, late of Milwaukee...... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0—1 base—McFurlaud. Sacrifice hits—Kellum, O'Leary. Cincinnati, for next season. Lost. 53 73 67 64j7l) 86 Cleveland ...... 4200 0 2 0—8 Doubie plays—Geier, Mngoon, Kelly; O'Leary, Pad- Isbell, the utility player of the Chicago Ameri ~Won.Lost. Pet. VVon.Lo8t.Pct. EaniO'i iuu—Cleveland. Two-base hits—Genius, den. Sugden; Wood, O'Leary, Sugden. Struck out— can League Club, Is sick in bed with malarial Chicago...... 82 ' 53 .607 Kansas City 69 70 .490 Lachance, Jones, Cross. Stolen base—Picketing. By Kellum 3, Denzer 2. First ou balls—Off Kellnrn fever, and his condition is reported to be crit .577 Cleveland.... 153 73 .463 First ou balls—Off Dowling 3, Baker 3. Hit by 2, Denser 1. Passed ball—Ileydou. Umpire—Mc ical. Milwaukee.. 79 68 Donald. Time—1.27. Indianapolis 71 64 .626 Buffalo...... 61 78 .439 pitcher—Shea. Wild pitch—Dowling. Struck out— Seybold, of Lndianapolis, leads the American League in home runs, with 10. It Is just the Detroit...... 71 67 .614| Minneapolis 53 86 .381 By DowliuR 2. Double play—Tamsett, Lachance. Left on bases—Milwaukee 6, Cleveland 7. Umpire— Final Games Played Tuesday, Sept. IS. number Flick, who leads the National League, hns. Game* Played Saturday, Sept. 15. Sheridan. Time—1.10. DETROIT vs. MINNEAPOLIS AT DETROIT SEPT. 18.— DETROIT TB. MINNEAPOLIS AT DETROIT SEPT. 16.— (p. M. AJ*D a. M.)—Detroit took the last two games of Phil Geier leads the Indianapolis team in bat CHICAGO vs. BUFKALO AT CHICAGO SEPT. 15.—Buffalo Minneapolis won in the ninth inning when, with two ting, with a percentage, unofficial, of .324.' The the season without trouble. Both Crouin aud Sievers season closed with three batters in the .300 bunched hits on Fisher in the heveuth inning and out and two on bases, Bailey won Ills own game by kept the hits well scattered, while the locals bunched making a triple. The score: row—Geier, Magoon and Seybold. tieil the score, and won out in the last iuning ou two them on McCann aud Khret. Ehrat'a hlttini; and Charley Comiskey has been presented with an hits. The score: DETROIT. AB.K.B. P. A. K iMINNEA©S. AB.R.B. P. A. E holding was the feature of the first game. The score: elegant cane and umbrella by the policemen of CHICAGO. B U. B. P. A. E BUFFALO. AB.n. B. P. A. E Casey.3h..... 41011 uiLallv. If..... 5 » 0 0 0 DETROIT. AD.R. B. P. A. E MINNEAP'S AB.R.B. P. A. B Chicago, who have been extended courtesies by Ho.v. cf...... 3102 0 Ojdart. rf...... f> 1 2 2 0 0 Dillou, Ib.... 3 o 1 7 0 0 Wilmot.rf... 4 0 1 0 0 Casey, 3I>.... 433 2 21 Lally, If...... 411 1 00 the manager of the White Stockings. Padden, 2b.. 411 1 3 OiSpeer, c...... 401 1 0 McAllis'r. if 3 0 0 4 0 ol Nance. Sb... 401 5 0 Dillou. Ib... 5 1 I 14 01 Wflinot. rf.. 4 0 0 0 1 0 It is said that Cllngman, of the Kansas City i.e.... 3 1 2 3 0 OiHallixari.ir 5 1 2 0 0 U.VBII, 2h..... 4 0 0 2 (I OJWerdeii, Ib. 4 O L 1 1 McAllisT.rf 4 13 1 00 Nance, 3b... 312 2 30 Club, desiring to get back into the League, ap Hartmaii 3b5 1230 OjCarev. Ib... 5 1 2 11 11 Nicol. cf..... 3 0 0 3 (i OjSrnith. •*..... 4 2 3 1 0 IJyan.Sb..... 3011 20 Werden, Ib 4 0 1 11 01 proached Manager Alien, of the Cincinnatis, but label Ib...... 4 <> 1 14 O 0'Grttninu. cl 4 1 3 00 Janes, If..... 4 1 2 0 0 lijNichois, 2b.. 4 1 1 4 0 Nicol, cf.... 4 0 8 2 0 0 Smith, 6S.....4 0 0 0 30 was given to understand that he was not wanted. Dillanl If.. 401 ©.©, 0 0 Andrews. 31.3 1 I 2 1 0 4 0 1 9 3 OJFiMier. c..... 4 1 2 (i 2 0 JOIIIB, If...... 4 0 II 1 (I (>..Ni<-lu,l8. c.... 4 0 0 6 0 2 It is suid that Anderson, of the Milwaukee. Khiii.'ar!,«.i..3 0 0 1 4 1 j Binrbn'r. 21. 3 0 0 2 3 II Shevhan, sa. 312 0 Krutue, cf.. 4 0 1 0 (I 0 Jjlmw, c...... 4 014 0 1 Ehret.cf..... 8 02 2 10 Club, will play the National League season, out JUcFarl'd, rf3 0 0 i 1 0|Broderi'k.iM 3 Oil 4 1 Fiisfc.p...... 2 0 » 0 Bailey, p.... 402 I 11 .Sheehau, ss 2 1 I) 2 5 OiKnuiSf. 2b.. 3 0 0 2 8 1 with Brooklyn in the role of a general utility Fisher, p.... 3 n '> " 4 " Aniole, p... 4 0 0 3 1 Total...... 3U 3 f> i7 Total..... 87 412 27 11 ri Croi.in.p...... 2 1_o o >> fiJMcCann. p.. 3<» 0 0 20 man. He will join the champions within a weok. Total ..... 32 4 7 27 15 1 Total...... 30 5 12 27 13 3 Detroi t...... ) 1 1 i) 0 0 1 0—3 Total..... a* 7 1:4 27 11 5| Total..... 32 V 8 24 134 Ban Johnson. Comiskey, Killilea, of Mllwau-. Chicago ...... 3 0 0 0 1 O 0 0 0—4 Miiuicapulis...... 0 £000000 2—4 Detroit...... 2 0 0 0 12 0 2 x—7 keo, and Burns, of Detroit, left last week foe- Buffalo...... 10000301 0—5 Two-b»rte hit—Fisl Three-base hit—Bailey. Minneapolis...... 2 0 0 0 0 0 a- 0 0—2 si ten-days' fishing trip in the wilds of Minne sota. Trying hard to square matters with Burns, Earned runs—Chicago 3. Buffalo 3. Left en Imsfs— Home run—Junes. Double plays—Kriek. Shaw, L)il- Karned runs-Detroit 2. Two-base hits-Lally, Elnet, oh ©©. Chicago 8, Buffalo 7. Two-bane hits--Isbel, Padden, I in; Nichols. Wordeii. Hit by pitcher—By ISailey I. N.cul, Kian. Sacrifice hits—McAllister, Cronin, Manager Watkins will live in Indianapolis Hariinan. llalligau. Carey, Getiman, Broderick. First cm balls—Oft Builey 3. Sacrifice hit—Dillji). Ryan. .stolen bases—Lally, Cai>ey 3. BlcA.lli.ster. Stolen bases—Sheehau. Nicol. Struck out—By FnsR this winter. Ho has tho programme privilege Sacrifice hits—DlcFarland, Sugden. Shugart, Speer, First on balls—Off Croniri 1, McCann 3. Hit by at the Grand Opera House and Park Theatre, Andrews, Broderick. Stolen basts—flay, Sugdeu. 6. Bailey 1. Passed bull—Fisher. First on error— pitcher—Kyan. Sheehan. First on errors—Detroit 1, and that, together with the base ball business* Double play—Broderick, Bierbaner. Oaroy. Struck Detroit. Loft on bases—Detroit 5, Minneapolis 6. Minneapolis 1. Left on bases—Detroit 9, Minneapolis will keep him busy. •lit—By Fisher 1, Amolo 2. First on balls—Off Fisher Umpire—Dwyer. Time—1.45. 4. Struck out—By Crouin 3, McCaiin 5. Double Manager M:eAleer tells Cleveland scribes that Sept. 29. SPORTING- LIFE. o
It third baseman Buelow had not been put out probable. With a combination of that kind East, and some time ago the "News" an upon us as to how the team ever forged to *h* of the game by a serious injury to his knee against the new Association it would be rather nounced that he had made all preparation fore with such a weak pitching corps. But t!:i» Cleveland would hare been fighting it out with hard rowing for the newcomers, unless they for putting clubs in three .eastern cities. Just but emphasizes the great work ot the I©.roou- Chicago at the finish. should have a trump card to spring in the way how far the new National Association will con lyns. All these things come out before us uovir Dale Gear, Manning©s star pitcher and utility of star players, etc. flict with President Johnson©s arrangements re because last week we had player, will resume the practice of law in Kan SOME KODGH PLACES. mains to be seen. sas City as soon as the season closes. He has There have been rumors that the new Asso THE BIG LEAGUE MAY HELP. A TURBULENT SERIES a great following in and about the States of ciation was anxious to secure President Ban The rumor that the new Association and of games between the local clubs. The frames Kansas and Missouri. Johnson, of the American League, as presiding American League may join forces or rather, the were all close and exciting, and the hcpc of A guarantee of $1000 has been offered by officer. There is hardly any truth to the report, American League lose three of its clubs to the pulling down the champions, and nt the same George Tebeau, of the Denver Club, to have although the Milwaukee men who are interested National Association is again current. There is time pulling out of last place, spurred on the Joe Cantillon and bis band of star players In in the new Association are not backward in another way in which the American League may local team. It also brought out good cruvvds, the Western metropolis seven days. Oantillon stating that there were friends of Mr. Johnson get into the East. If the National League and that was a source of delight to the hearts has accepted the offer. who wanted to know if there was a possibility magnates find the infant strong and husky they of the money-side men, who have not seen Manager Connie Mack makes the statement of combining the forces and having Johnson as may decide to join forces with the American much long green at the Polo grounds this year. that Milwaukee cleared $10,000 on the season. the president. It is a well-known fact that League, and turn over the Baltimore and Rowdyism in all shapes and forms WHS iii And yet a lato dispatch from Milwaukee says Milwaukee would prove a stumbling block to Washington franchises; also to give the league evidence, and both teams contributed to it. "the stockholders are ready to sell the club such negotiations, as H. D. Quin would not con permission to enter Philadelphia, and, In addi The series resulted in three straight victories because it has lost money." sent to give way to President Matt Kfllilea, of tion, revise the National Agreement, making each, won by the margin of one run by the Pultz, the fine young iufielder of the Milwau the local club, and Charles Havener would not the American. League a party to the instrument. Davis team. The games were interesting J.i kee Club, will coach the University of Missouri consent to draw away from Chicago. It would This depends largely on the strength shown every detail, and, minus the disgraceful conduct Foot Ball eleven at Columbia, Mo., until (lot. 1, be a great move if the National Association and by the National Association. President Johnson of the teams in Brooklyn on Friday, the series after which date he will play with the Hoine- American League could combine and form a is keenly alive to the situation and will over could well have been called Btead, Pa., foot ball team. league that would be the equal of the National look no opportunity to advance the interests THE BEST OF THE SEASON. The annual meeting of the American League League in every respect. It would be the best of the American League. To local cranks this appeals strongly, because will be held at Chicago, Oct. 9. The five-year thing that ever happened to the national game. the New Yorks thrice defeated the hated cham agreement will expire this year, but the club THE MEAT OF IT. pions, who have had the audacity to lead in the owners will at once reorganize, Louisville prob There are apparently three angles to the DETROIT DOINGS. race while their favorites have trailed in t tin ably taking the place of Minneapolis. situation. First, the American League would rear. The success of Davis in taking I hose Pitcher Patterson, of Chicago, has built his affiliate with the National Association in order The Pl»yers, Who Are Unionists, Now three games was due to the fine work of Ne\v record up from a loser to the position of king to gain concessions from the National League; Scatter For the Winter. York©s, pitchers, although what seemed a i nw pitcher of the American League. His rank as second, the players will urge the new Associa decision against Brooklyn on Friday cost i Inn- chief winner is disputed by two men. Reidy, of tion on iu order to further their interests and Detroit, Mich., Sept. 21. Editor "Sporting Ion a game. But, despite this, it is a matter Milwaukee, and Gear, of Kansas City. secure better wages; third, the Association will Life:" Just before the Detroit team disbanded of record that in the three games the champion* \,One thing all records will show©--©the men who have to absorb the American League players iu an informal meeting was held, the result being made but eight hits in each, aud that tells tht- figure cannot get away from ©It--is that the order to hold its end with the National League. that all of the Tigers pledged themselves ta tale. Taylor held them down to two runs In the Detroit team is easil? the lender" in base run join the Players© Protective Association. They first game, and which was won in the tenth ning, with Harley, McAllister. Casey and Holmes also decided to sign no contracts for next ye-ar inning on hits by Hickman and Doyle. Mercer figuring prominently in the thefts of sacks. MILWAUKEE MEMS. until another season approaches, that being in faced McGinnity in the second game, which Billy Haft., who has pitched such good ball accordance with the cause so much of a row, and Hawley -refused to for the Cleveland Club this year, has kept all The Club Made Money But Refuses SPIRIT OF THE UNION, go up in the air in the iinal game: while Iiono- the young blood pitchers hustling to stay in the promoters realizing that if demands are to van©s wlldness caused the third de-feat ot© Ilau- his class. In spite of his long service on .the to State the Amount. be made of the -magnates, there is a better lon©s men. Thus the New Yorks defeated the Blab, he still has a good arm and can stand as Milwaukee, Wls., Sept. 23. Editor "Sporting chance of securing the desired concessions if champions three times without using their star much work as any pitcher in the country. Life:" The Milwaukee American League team the players are not bound to the clubs, espe pitcher, Carrick. The New Yorks did not play Milwaukee has the remarkable record of win finished in second placj which was most credit cially when a leverage is to be obtained through any remarkable ball, but their pitchers held the ning twenty-seven garnet by one run and losing able under the circumstances. Milwaukee was the avenue of the proposed rival Natioual Asso champions at bay, and after the tii-st game 1C twenty-four. Of the six games won from Chi- always in the race, having at the opening of ciation. Some of the men had not signed con- was plain to see that Hanlon©s men were suf eago. five were won by one run, Chicago making the season what was admitted to be a winning tiacts for the season just closed, and the last fering from a bad attack of rattles. The pros the same number of one-run wins, but out of a team, but accidents took away several of the salary was not paid to them yesterday until pect of losing the pennant has put them la total of twelve games taken from the Brew strongest players, other tea:ns in the meantime they attached their names to contracts, that a high state of nervous excitement. ers. having strengthened themselves, particularly they might thereby be reserved. An uprising WHO SAID ROWDYISM? "Owner Franklin, of the Buffalo team, is said Chicago, which from one reason and another has was threatened when they read "1901" in the Mr. Snyder, one of the League©s umpires, who to have a line out for Pat Powers, president of been able to add to its playing strength right contracts, but when Manager Stallings was in has often showed poor judgment, had a warm the Eastern League, to manage his team next along. terviewed, he declared it to be a mistake and time at Washington" Park last Friday. In the season. It is not believed that there will be AS TO THE FUTURE. changed it to 190O, so everything was satis eighth inning Doyle took two much room off an Eastern League next season." Detroit Tri The elub has made money this year, though factorily adjusted. third base and Farrell snapped the ball to bune. In the East the same idea is entertained the officials will not give an approximation of WHERE THE PLAYERS GO. Cross, who put it on Jack, and Snyder said out. about the American League. the amount, nor what amounts to the same The men were all paid up in full and are now A great row ensued, in which most- of the New President Ban .Johnson does not fear the ad thing, of the attendance. Regarding the future free to do as they please until they report for Yorks took a hand. Suddenly Hawley, who was vent of the third base ball club in Chicago, as the base ball political world is unsettled, but duty next spring, there being- scarcely a man on on the bench, pulled up his anchor and made a threatened by the organization of the new Na Manager Mack said yesterday that he expected the team who is not willing and anxious to wild rush at Snyder, and after telling him he tional Association at Baltimore recently. "There to have practically the same team of players return to Detroit. Charley Jones, who is a. was a robber and expressing a desire to smash will never be three clubs in Chicago, mark my for next year, with possibly a change or two, paperhanger and painter by trade, has decided his jaw, Hawley was in the act of punching words on that." says President Johnson. "I though ha was not able to say what those to remain in Detroit this winter. Roscoe Mil Snyder, and only Davis© timely interference have no fear that this new League will ever changes would be. Anderson and Fiiltr^ are both ler left for Corydon, Ind., last night, and Joe prevented an assault. After that Snyder ordered get very far." believed to belong to the Brooklyn Club, though Yeager was to start East to join the Superbas. Hawley off the field, and the enraged New Milwaukee claims to own them outright. Pitts- Casey and Dillon expect to remain here a few- Yorks cooled down. Then, in the ninth inning, NO INTER-LEAGUE SERIES. burg has an option on Harry Smith and may days, while McAllister will take the boat for after Brooklyn had scored one run and one take him. Cleveland to-night. Cronin and Ryan will start man was out, with Cross on third, and Dahlen THE PLAYERS, for the East some time to-day. Nicol will re on first, McGinnity hit one to Davis, who passed The American League Cannot Muster or, at least, a majority of them, will for the turn to Milwaukee, Shaw goes to his home, the ball to Murphy, forcing Dahlen, who rushed present continue playing base ball. Mack having Urichsville, O., Frisk will put on his big dia up a Good Enough Team. mond and again clerk in a hotel at, St. Ignace, into the base in no gentle fashion. Murphy shot Chicago, 111., Sept. 23. Editor "Sporting the larger number on his list for his barn-storm the ball to Doyle, to catch McGinnity. while ing trip. Anderson has gone to his home in and Sheehan will return to Cleveland. Magnate Cross rushed over the plate with what would Life:" President Ban Johnson has been Worcester. Dave Fultz will go to the University Burns is now in a position to pay a little at have been the tieing run, had Snyder not de unable to obtain players for the All- of Missouri, where he will act as foot ball coach. tention to the brickyard and Manager Stallings clared McGinnity out at first base. When lie American team which he tried to organize Waldron, who was the only player on the team will busy himself with matches for ©future did so the Brooklyns stormed and raged like ,to play the Orphans. As soon as he re to play in every game this year, will join Can- shows at the Cadillac Athletic Club. angry oceans, and Captain Kelley was so mad ceived President Hart©s challenge he at tillon©s barn-storming aggregation; Smith will that he threw his glove at Snyder. In the mean once telegraphed the players he had pick go to his home at Massilon, O.; Spnrks will MILWAUKEE SCARED? time McGinnity, wild with rage, soaked Snyder ed and asked them if they would repre leave at once for Anniston, Ala., and Spies will in the back, and was about to pull him down sent their respective clubs on. the AH- pass the winter in New Orleans. Reidy will A Report Calculated to Frighten when the other players interfered. Surely it American team. Replies have been dis remain in Milwaukee for the winter. was a great day for rowdyism. appointing, so many men having signed American Leaguers. THE LOCAL PAPERS for barnstorming tours. The following JOHNSON©S JOLLY. Special to "Sporting Life." made much of it. They all denounced the rows, letter from Mr. Johnson to Mr. Hart ex Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 26. Harry D. Quln, and varied only in their methods of doing so. He Talks of Success Though Some who, with the sou of Senator darke, of Mon For instance, the "Evening World" handed Joe plains itself: tana, will operate the local National Association Kelley a hot roast and virtually overlooked Haw- Chicago, 111., Sept. 20. James A. Hart, Clubs Are Admitted Losers. club, on last night punctured the story of a ley©s outbreak. The "Journal" the next morn President Chicago National League Club Dear Chicago. 111.. Sept. 22 Editor "Sporting Life:" possible amalgamation between the Association ing gave a graphic description of the rowdyism Sir: Your favor of September 14 received and President Johnson, in an interview concerning and the American League, saying: "There is of the Brooklyns, but never mentioned the con contents noted. There is no evading the fact thi American League season, which closes Tues not an atom of truth in the story that we .will tribution of Davis and his men to the disgrace that a series of games between the Chicago Na day, says that it has been by far the most suc unite and that Johnson will be the president. ful row. "The Sun," which has carried on a. tional League Club and the White Stockings cessful season ever enjoyed by a minor league. You can say for me that I will not stand for consistent and determined war against rowdy would awaken a great deal of interest among While some of the clubs have lost money, due Johnson, and I know that four of the six elub ism in all forms, sipared no one, and denounced the patrons of base ball in this city. I would largely to the inability of the management to owners who have put up their cash for the in characteristic terms the behavior of both lend my efforts to bring about the games if the secure expected talent and the unlocked for teams feel as 1 do. How the other two are teams. Both decisions were wrong. The one teams could enter the contests on an equal falling off in the work of old players, the I cannot say. For my part I want to see two against Dovle at third would have been given footing. For many good reasons such a series majority of the ciubs have had a successful sea clubs in Milwaukee. It will liven things up and diffet-ently if the double umpire system had been could not be arranged. Any experienced base ball son. He added: cause competition which will be good for the in force, as Snyder did not get a clear view ot man will at once concede the point that it is FINANCES SATISFACTORY. game. We are not out to beat any other club the play at third base. The decision at first next to impossible to hold a team of players "There have been ups and downs, but en the out and are uot making a fight, but 1 would base was a close one, and to many it looked as together and keep them in perfect physical whole it has been eminently satisfactory to all like to see a little competition, and if two though McGinnity touched the bag as Doyle condition for two or three weeks after the concerned, the managers as well as players. clubs cannot live let the best win out." caught the ball, and he should have been close of a championship season. Exhibition games That the great, base ball going public has READY TO QUIT? called safe. But the players of both teams In would hardly serve to keep the players on edge viewed it in the same light is evident from A. H. Koch, the backer of the new National dulged in rowdy tactics, and such actions can for a series such as you propose between the the remarkably liberal support given the differ Association Philadelphia Club, said last night not be excused because Snyder blundered. As National League Club and the White Stockings. ent clubs. that the Milwaukee American League club vras to the merits of both the close decisions I quote "Acting on your suggestion, relative to a se "The success, however, obtained can be meas offered , to him, -but that the proposition was Mr. Schell, a well known rooter for the Xew ries of games between the Chicago National ured by the results secured. Financially the declined. Regarding this statement a stock Yorks. Before the game at the Pclo Grounds on League Club and a team of players made up season has been satisfactory. No large fortunes holder of the local American League club stated Saturday he said: "The game is over now, ami from the ranks of the American League, I have been accumulated on the season©s rceipts that while he did not know a tender of the I rooted for all I was worth for the New Yorks, have brought the matter to the attention of sev but all expenses have been met promptly and franchise had been made to Mr. Koch, he would but frankly I will say that both decisions were eral of our managers. Guided by their advice. 15 the league, when the business is wound up in gladly disrpose of.-his holdings, as the Brewers wrong." players were selected for the series. Of that a few days, will not owe a cent. this year lost about $3000, in spite of their DAY©S VIEW. number only three expressed a willingness to AN ARTISTIC SUCCESS. splendid showing in the race. The loss was due When seen at the Polo Grounds on Saturday, remain over for the games. Four demanded a "Artistically, I think that the season just to the light attendance in other cities and the Inspector of Players and Chief of Umpires I guarantee, and the others refused to consider coming to a close has borne evidence of a heavy expense incurred in securing National think that is all there is to it John B. Dii.v the proposition for various reasons. If there great improvement over last. Every team in League stars and paying high salaries. He says said he did not witness the row, and \vas sorry Is to be a series of games between the Chicago the league has been playing the greatest kind the stockholders are discouraged by the result, that the papers had made so much of it. "Tlwe National League Club and the White Stock- of ball, and it has been of the fighting sort and believe there is no money in ba©cking a base is no more trouble on the ball field now than Ings, early next spring would seem to mo the that the fans enthuse over. I think the work of ball team. there used to be, but the papers elaborate on it." best time for the two teams to decide the the umpires has been as good as any like of DENIALS. OF COURSE. said Mr. Day. He did not have a word to snv mooted question of superiority. I am. yours ficials in the country. To-day Fred C. Gross and Henry Killilea each about Snyder©s poor decisions or the outbreak truly, "B. B. JOHNSON." "Coming to the individual teams a retrospect denied this story, and said it was foolish and of Hawley and MeGinnity; nor did he expliitn shows some of the vicissitudes of the great without foundation. Matt Killilea. president of why an umpire like Snyder was assigned lo this BUFFALO©S BELIEF American game. Teams that at the beginning the club, is out of the city. No timneial state important series, when Enislie was sent to um of the season were awarded the pennant in ment of the receipts of the Milwaukee Club pire the unimportant Chicago-Cincinnati series. Is That the National Association "Will advance finished in the second division while this year has been made, but the figures are He did not even state that, but for the- nfl-rrw- others whose playing strength was looked upon believed to be about $8000 net proceeds. mindednes of the New York Club. Tim Hurst, Mi* Things up Badly. with misgivings finished the season strong." than whom there is no better umpire, might have Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 25. Editor "Sporting umpired this series. Mr. Day©s position, despite Life:" Base ball rumors will be flying thick JOHNSON©S SCHEMES. its high-flown title, seems to be about as barren and fast the coming winter and Buffalo prom NEW YORK NUGGETS. f authority as that of Uncle Nick Yt.m:ig. who ises to be right in line as far as furnishing her Into Which the Ne\v Association Has bears the title of president of this much tangl",! share of them. The fact that the National The Eventful Series Between New National league. Yet we hear that Young i<» Association has made a start by orgaai.iing at Put a Large Crimp. to be retired to make room for a "strons" Baltimore with six clubs as a nucleus shows that Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 24. Editor "Sport York and Brooklyn The Much man. What matters it who be the man if in the men who were behind the movement a year ing Life:" The National Association of Ball Advertised and Criticized Display stead of being a real executive officer, he nr.i«t ago have not been frightened out, but are still Clubs, which was organized in Baltimore, Mon take orders from club owners, even as to the In the field and more anxious than ever to do day, caused barely a ripple among the Indian of Rowdyism Inspector Day©s Tart assigning of umpires. Just like the magnates business. What the result will be is hard ta apolis players. The promoters are, for the most Remarks, Etc. to put the blame anywhere and on anyone in foretell, unless there is an understanding be part, the men who attempted to form the order to cover up the real source of all the ills. New York, Sept. 24. Editor "Sporting AROUND THE BASES. tween the big leagues before the season of 1901 American Association last winter but failed. Life:" The narrowest possible margin Both Milwaukee and Chicago were represented The National Association is now viewed ns a A COMBINATION POSSIBLE, at the meeting, and.secured franchises. These, seperates New York and Cincinnati, and fact, and not as a fancv. and the visit of acting Now that the National Association has shown however, could easily be transferred, in case it the battle to escape the humiliation of President Peterson to Brooklyn last wvrk ". " !> its hand it is only fair to suppose that the was deemed advisable to cut into the Amer going on record as a taileuder, is a hot ise to a rumor that perhaps Brooklyn would American League and the Natio-nal League will ican League. The Chicago pla.vers feel san- one between the great "also ran" teams ump to the pew organization. Stranger Ihiugs Combine their interests to light the newcomer. juine that the new Association will prove a of Cincinnati and New York. As that re have happened. The American League will be in a position now success, and it will draw several recruits from sult, is in doubt, so is the outcome for urpbv. the Norwich second baseman. who to demand right©s which it would not dare have the ranks of the White Stockings. has displaced Gleason is playing good ball for a first honors. Pittsburg is pushing Brook new one. asked for two years ago. It is reasonable to JOHNSON HAS PLANS. lyn © so closely that, Hanlon©s famous team Secretary Simpson. of the Brooklyn Club, who expect that if the Association invades the East The American League annual meeting will mnst make a far better showing against will manage the trip of the New York nml the National (League will want the American to be held in this city the first week in October. Philadelphia and Boston in the final games help it, tight the Association, consequently, it It will probably be one of the most important Brooklyn players to Cuba says the Irin is a will be necessary to have the American League gatherings «t the minor league magnates ever than they did against DavLs© men if they o-o and©that tin.© Spanish as well as the Amerie;i©i represented in the East. In that event it would held, as the policy the organization will hope to win out. As. a matter of fact papers on the islaud are booming the (hh;
will have a team worthy of the name. The. move calculated to create no end of trouble fot question of manager, has not been settled as the Brush-Freedman-Soden combine, which has yt>t. Walter Burnnam, Wiu. Nash. Tom O©Brien been directing affairs in the League for the and Piggy Ward have been mentioned as pos past year. It is a fact that the players during sibilities. The circuit next season, it the plans the past month have been talking "new league** don©t go aglee, will comprise Biughamton. El- business incessantly, and that most of theta mira, Troy, Albany, Rochester, Syracuse, Sche- have expressed a desire to be ©©placed" in cer HOLDS ITS USUAL PEL MEET- uectady and Utica, which would© form one of THE SEHSATIOHOYIHG SCRIBES IN tain cities. The open threat by Brush and other the most compact minor leagues in the country, League magnates to reduce salaries has caused aad would be a go from the start. much ill-feeling among the players, who say ING ON.TIME. MINOR MENTION. THEIR GLORY, they will welcome any kind of a :uovemeiit that "Jim" Brodin, the local boy on the Bing- will keep their salaries up. That there Will be to hamton team finished the season with n clean clash between the Protective Association and fielding average, not having an error in 47 the National League there is no doubt. Number of Disputes Settled, Finan games. The New National Association Made A LEAGUE MAN STUMPED. Short stofr Pete O©Brleti, of the Cortland A prominent magnate said to a reporter at cial Matters Adjusted, the Pennant team, is one of the fow players in the League "The Sun" the other day: that is worthy of promotion. He is simpiy a the Basis For Ml Sorts o! Startling "Tbe League will gladly grant the players a wonder iu the field, at bat, and oti the bases. hearing, but so far-as giving into their demands, Awarded to Utica and Other De The club securing him will win the prize of the and Improbable Stories in WMch that is another question. If we refuse to accetia year. to their demands the players Will order a Strika The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Dave and tie us up. Well and good. We Will keave CalhoUn has given the people the finest But the magnate, when asked how Ihe Nation* exhibition of first base play ever seen here. He are once,more in their glory; and all sorts al League, with twelve clubs and the player* championship was awarded to Utica, the has made tae people forget old Mike Lehane. of stories, with little or no foundation of on strike, could put up a successful tight, gama o(11 ciul standing . being as follows: J. T. S. fact, are being sent©out almost daily. The for garlic, with the National Association, tcrntcfc- Cluta. Won. Lost. Per cent. enterprising and indefatigable Joe Vila, of ed his head and said: UticaS...... 75 43 .G33 the New York Sun, is now in his element "Well, we haven©t got to that bridge yet." Cortland...... 70 43 .618 CALIFORNIA CULLIMS. and the way he is "seein" things" is a LEAGUE IN A PANIC. Rome...... tO 44 .614 caution. His skill in combining tact with From other remarks that have been made by Schenectady...... 66 B3 .514 fancy and making up n plausible story is League men it will not be at all surprising if Albany...... 55 63 .466 'Frisco Still Gaining on Sacramento the old twelve-club circuit is restored. In that Binghainpton...... 42 62 ,447 ~The Latter iii Bad Shape— As to really niarvelous, as will be attested by the v ay the magnates feel that opposition would Troy...... 48 67 .417 following article published in the New be killed; that two good cities, like Baltimore IClrnita...... 32 74 .302 the Umpires, Jfctc. York Sun last Monday and sent broad and Washington, would not be without has Disputed games vrere left to President San Ffancisco, Sept. 25. Editor "Sport- cast. It makes good reading, especially for ball another year, and that the Western cir John H. Farrell. He decided that Utica Ing Life:" Sacramento and San Francisco those in the National Association swim and cuit could be greatly strengthened by taking ;o must pay to Cortland, Cortland must pay promise to furnish a pennant race this therefore familiar with all the real facts. Detroit and Milwaukee to fill the places former season unprecedented. The home guards Here is Vila©s great story: ly held by Louisville and Cleveland. The League to Rome, and Utica must pay to Troy guar men also say that the eight-club circuit is a autees which were in dispute as the result are now in a position to dispute the right with the Brewers for the lead and when failure because a club below third place ia of refusal to play games. Utica was not Alleged Gigantic Scheme. looked upon as a tail-ender, whereas in a twelv»- represented at the meeting and Cortland it comes to the final show down it would Though the League championship base ball club circuit the first Six can bold the public made a great fight for the pennant. H. .1. be a safe prediction to say that Harris© season has several weeks to run. tlieve is evi interest almost the entire season. Earl was telegraphed for and arrived this German band will be boss of the road. dence of an upheaval that may result in an ^s a matter of fact, however, the League meq evening. He was made to pay guarantees The entirely new reorganization of the various to-day seem to be in a state of panic. They to Cortla-nd and Troy before the pennant INDIVIDDAL WORK circuits or a base ball war which in magnitude have" had an unprofitable year and this, too, was awarded. Treasurer W. P. Wraylaud of the players should not go un will dwarf the Brotherhood affair of 1890. The without opposition of any kind and with th* wa.8 not here and his report was not read. noticed. There is Pabst for instance, other
sports" of that city dropping some "long green© on the series. A LAW SUIT. A suit in attachment has been issasd In Magis trate Markey©s court by the Marion (Ind.) Base Ball Association against the Wheeling (W. Va., Base Ball Club. The Magistrate allowed a writ. Spalding©s Foot Ball Supplies CONTAINED SOME GOOD HITTERS Garnishee proceedings will be heard Thursday and President Youngman, of the Dayton Base Are universally used ^vhere- Ball dub, has been served with a notice. The THIS SEASON. Marion team claims that it is entitled to $45 ever the game is played, the as its share of the receipts from tb>e game play ed by Marion at Wheeling, Sept. 8. The at trade mark being the guar tempt to attach the receipts at Dayton was not Second Baseman Beck, ol Toledo, successful. Since the above was written Wheel- antee. Ing has settled the case by paying Marion $40. A REMINDER. the Leading Batsman List ol the Frank Torreyson, at one time an Interstate The Spalding Official League magnate, was in the city yesterday. Mr. Torreyson Is now located a-t Braddock, Pa., Intercollegiate Foot Ball Happy Men Wiio Finished Inside where he conducts a large billiard hall. He wil! also open up a place at McKeesport shortly. Is used by all the leading the Coveted ,300 Mark. "I am through with base ball forever," sale Mr. Torreyson. "I mads enough out of the colleges and athletic clubs game to start in business with and I will let the Following are some interesting statis sport go for others from now on." Mr. Torrey- of the country. Price, $4. eon formerly managed the Dayton and Gran<] tics relating to tbe batting in the fast lit Rapids teams. tle Inter-State League for the season of POWERS HAS ENOUGH. Every requisite for Foot Ball 31)00: Second Baseman Erve Beck, of the The Inter-state League finished the season with Toledos, leads the Inter-State League in eight teams, but a majority of its clubs are in and all other Athletic Sports. batting honors, with a percentage of .366. such poor shape that its prospects are anything Beck was at the bat 526 times during the but reassuring. C. B. Powers, who has guldec Beason, and made 208 hits. He played in it through many storms, announces that lie will Send for Catalogue. every game from the start to the close ot not accept the presidency again. His retirement the season. He is followed by Kleinow, is to be regretted, for no one is so well equipped Spalding©g Official Foot Ball Guide, with the new Rules for 1900, and records, reviews of Fort Wayne, with an average of .;>ot>, as he to direct its affairs and bring back to it and instructions, including pictures of 1000 players, Is more attractive than ever and but Kleinow did not play in more than the prestige and prosperity it enjoyed until C. should be read by all players. Price, 10 cents. 20 games. He was 70 times at bat, and J. Strobel. the owner of the Toledo Club, be made 27 hits. Beck participated in more came a disturbing factor. A year ago Strobe] SANDOWS SPRING-GEIP DUMB-BELLS began a fight on Mr. Powers and lost it because Invented by Sandow. Has no equal as an exerciser and developer. Exercises games than any other player in the League. his associate club members knew that the THE .300 MEN. League was well conducted, and Strobel and not every muscle, especially those not reached by ordimary bells. The heavy hitters of the Inter-State Powers was at fault. Mr. Powers consented to League appear in the following order at its serve another year rather than retire under "H. VAEDON" GOLF CLUBS close, as given by the unofficial figures. fire, and the future will show that he can get Made from Harry Vardon©s own models furnished exclusively to us. The Vardon The official averages may change the per along without the Inter-state League better clubs have no equal for fine workmanship, and the great demand for them is proof centage of some of the players slightly, but than it can do without him. of their superiority. not much: Locke, of Andersen, .342, wa SPALDING©S CHAMPIONSHIP HAMMER 152 times at the bat; Donahue, of Dayton, PHILAPELPHlFPOINTS. With ball-bearing pivot and wire handles. Used by John Flanagan, of the New York 430 at bat, average .332; Grafims, of New A. C., in all his contests, and by all other experts. Castle (signed by Toledo for next season), 417 times at bat. average .316; Gilpatrjck, The Quakers Now Well Entrenched SPALDING©S ATHLETIC LIBRARY of Dayton, 121 times at bat, average .314; In Third Place Thanks to Their Devoted to Athletic Sports. Published Monthly. Ten cents per copy. Send for list. Flournoy, of Mansfield, 394 times at bat, Good Work on the Last Eastern average .309; Delehanty, of Marion, 171 times at bat, average .309; McCann, of An- Trip. derson. 461 times at bat, average, .305; Philadelphia. Pa., Sept. 26. The Phillies Turner, of Wheeling, 432 times at bat, aver closed their Western series with, Cincin age, 305; Belden, of Fort Wayne, 509 times nati, beating that team five games, there at bat, average .©:!04: Turner, of Toledo, by just managing to win the season series A. G. SPALDING & BROS. 530 times at bat. average .303; Krueger. of by 31 games to 9, in which our team tal (INCORPORATED) Ft. Wayne. 510 times at bat, average .303; lied lia and Cincinnati 98 runs. Had the Cuese. of Marion, 76 times at bat, average, Reds won a single game on their last trip NEW YOEK CHICAGO DENVER .302; Gaston. of Dayton. 53 times at bat, here the season©s series would have re average .302; Burns, of Dayton. 346 times mained tied, though this team is next to at bat, average, .300: Truby. of Mansfield, last in the race thus accentuating the fact 444 times at bat, average .300. that the Phillies habitually make a poorer stand against the second division teams than LESSER. LIGHTS. against the leaders. The four games in Boston This includes all of the .300 or better bat resulted in an even break, thus materially in ters in the Inter State League. The 68 creasing the Phillies© chances of finishing in other players who took part in the league third place. The 11 to 0 defeat was a crusher, REBCH •—g- games have batting averages ranging from and the last victory on Saturday was, we are .231 to .299. Of the heavy hitters of last told, largely due to umpire Hurst©s assistance. year©s Toledos only Beck kept up the pace. By the way, this has been one season that the Hartman, Gilks, Smith and Arthur fell Philadelphia team has no reason to complain by the wayside. of the umpires, who have of course, uninten tionally given the local club more than even breaks all season. Next week the Phillies will COLUMBUS CHEER. be home for the final games of the season, with New York, Brooklyn and Boston. Are on Sale SOME BATTING FIGURES. Expects to Re-enter the Interstate Flick has dropped considerably in his batting League Next Year in Place of of late, having up to date an average of only .367, and Lajoie is fast overhauling him, with Anderson, Intl. an average of .350, and did not play in thirty- Columbus, O., Sept. 22. Editor "Sporting two games. In the last thirty-six games, up to Tuesday, Lajoie has made one or more hits, Everywhere. Life." Most of the players of the former Columbus team reached home from Ander- with the exception of five games, having made eon, Ind.. during the week, preceding Mana 54 hits, including 10 doubles, 5 triples and 3 home runs a total of 83 bases. In the same ASE BALL. CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES. ger Qninn. They unite in saying that Co number of games Flick has failed in ten to B Philadelphia Ball Park, Broad and HtmtiagdoD. lumbus will probably be in the Inter-State make a hit. He made 45 hits, including 5 Tuwday, Oct. 2 PHIL&. v«. NEW YORK. League next year, and they all hope to doubles, 2 triples and 2 home runs a total of WwJuesday, Uct. 3 PHILA. va. NEW YOBK. A Long Lesson play here again. The boys say that Anderson 60 bases. Thomas also failed ten times to Thursday. Oct. 4 PI1ILA. TS. NKW YORK. is a very poor ball town, so far as attendance make a bit, but made 46 singles and 1 double Friday, Oct. 5 PHI LA. \s. BROOKLYN. goes, and that the reports sent out of large total 47 bases. Delahanty failed nine times. crowds were greatly exaggerated. The week Saturday, Oct. 6 PHILA, TB. BROOKLYN. He made 46 singles, 10 doubles and 2 triples a General admission, 25c. Play at 3.80 P. M. Well Learned day attendance was usually less than 100, and total of 60 bases. Flick leads the Phillies in that on Sunday not over 500. The field is not triples. He scored his fourteenth Monday. And a good one, being so situated that the sun what a timely hit it was, coming, as it did, Shines directly in the eyes of the pitcher and when the bases were filled! Harley for Slagle©s position in the Phillies© left most of the fi»lders. They also say that Quinn SACRIFICE HITS AND STOLEN BASES. field. Is not pleased with the town, anil will make Slagle leads the Philadelphia team in both Up to yesterday Fraser had won six straight every effort to get back to Columbus. stolen bases and sacrifice hits, as will be seen games. He is justly entitled to the premiership ANDERSON AFFAIRS. by the following table, up to Mondav la; of tike local pitching corps. F. C. RICHTER, The situation is this: Three Anderson men S.H. S.B. | S.H. S.B. put up a little over $1000 to get the team Slagle ...... 22 34 Wolverton 4 EASTEWRESERVES. transferred to their town. This money was used Flick ...... 6 31 |Chiles ...... ,i 2 for the payment of salaries and other expenses, Thomas ...... 12 20|Dohohue . 0 2 nil of which claims have been settled in full. Lajoie ...... 3 22 | Murphy ...... 1 1 I»ist of Players Under Contract to The franchise therefore practically belongs to Cross ...... 4 18 (Fraser ...... 3 0 Eastern League Clubs Who Will Anderson, and the team cannot be taken away Delahanty .... 15 14 Orth ...... 2 0 be Held Under Reservation. until the sum advanced by these gentlemen has McFarland ... 7 12 Bernhard .... 0 0 been paid. If Columbus- citizens want base Dolan ...... 5 7 Piatt ...... 0 0 New York, September 25. The follow The experience of a quarter* of a ball next year there is no time like the present Douglass ..... 1 7 Jacklitsch ... 0 0 ing players now under© contract to the century has taught the makers of the for proving it. A little encouragement given to LOCAL JOTTINGS. Eastern League have been regularly re Manager Quinn as soon as he reaches home The score of the last Philadelphia-Boston served by their respective clubs: may be the means of bringing the team back. game might justly read: Monte Cross 5, Boston TRUBY©S SPECULATION. 4. Tbe slender shortstop scored three tallies By Toronto C. C. Oarr, H. W. Lynch, Robt. Several of the players are going to Iron- himself and helped with the other two. He Schaub, R. O. Gray, Jas. Bannon, Thos. Ban- Remington ton to put in a month or so on Harry Truby©s made a single, a triple and a home run and non, M. S. Roach, H. I©. Bemis, W. M. Wil team. Truby was in the city yesterday and en fielded in his usual brilliant fashion. liams, A. Alloway and Louis Bruce. gaged Locke and McCallister as outtielders, McFarland was put out for kicking at Brook By Montreal P. J. Moran, T. liaub, Al John Williams as pitcher and third baseman, and lyn, Monday. Will it cost him $50 in accordance son, E. Henry, F. Scheibeck, H. Savmder, A. Typewriter Robinson to play short stop. Mahaffy will prob with the club rules? D. McFarlan, H. Felix, Geo. L. Cross, Joe ably accompany the team, which will play a Pitcher Piatt is recovering nicely from the se Delehanty, F. W. Odwell, Jas. Garry, Abel how to produce the most durable, re series of games with the Ohio River towns and vere attack of typhoid fever which laid him up Lezotte and Geo. Winters. wind up with four games with the Cincinnati By Rochester Ed Phelps, Ed Dixon, C. H. liable and generally efficient writing for three weeks. He has hopes of joining the Morse, S. Bowen, F. McPartlin, Bd Murphy. Reds after the National League season Is Quakers within two weeks, but the physicians machine. over. H. O©Hagan, G. H. Smith, F. Banner, Bd say he will be too weak to play at that time. Greminger, Joe Bean, O. C. Campau, W. L* Wolverton got back in the game and made Lush. E. Householder, G. C. Barclay, I. Fran WYCKOFF, SEAMANS & BENEDICT two timely hits. cis and B. A. Mattern. INTERSTATE NEWS. Charles Dryden the other day got off the fol- By Syracuse J. White, C. Kuhn, N. Altrock, 105 South Ninth St., Philadelphia owing good one: "Pete Chiles, the Human Push G. Pfanmillw, L. Wiltse, J. Itothfuss, G. EX A Post-Season Series Between Day Button, is far from well. At Boston a man Brown and W. Hargrove. named Diamond Joe. who peddles precious gems By Springfield J. Taft, Frank Doran, ,T. Pappa- ton and Fort Wayne A Little around the hotels, showed Petie five $1000 bills, lau, W. T. Woods, Geo. Bannon, T. J. Tucker, Inter-Club Dispute in Court. and he is still dazed from tbe shock. Diamond W. J. Cut-ley, Frank Shannon, Charles Cargo. Mansfield, O., Sept. 24. Editor "Sporting loe should have broken the bills gently." Geo. Schoeh, J. M. Knoll, Harry Dolau and Life:" Manager Daniel J. Lowney ex- The Philadelphia Club appears to be doing noth- J. J. Cahill. ng toward strengthening for next season. By Hartford T. V. Fleming, P. J. Flaherty, F. ©pects to leave the city for Saginaw, Midi., In the spring Bernhard gave every promise of Gating, G. B. Hemming, W. H. Massey. Bert to-day, where he will spend the winter in turning out to be a craek-a-jack, but during the Meyere, B. D. Miller. William Shlndle, P. S. a medical college or hospital. Dan re- ©jast two months has done very poorly, proving Stratton, G. A. Turner and W. ll©rquhart. .ceived a telegram to-day noon from in easy mark for all the teams that have batted 8y Worcester M. J. Kit fridge. F. Klohcd.inz, the; owners of the Bay City base against him. William Ma«ee, J. M. Sharrot.t. B. Iv. Morion. ball, team asking him to come and play short The Phillies have eight men in the .300 class W. K. Bransfield. H. Hiuoot. Jus. l>elch:inr.v. stop in au exhibition game there Saturday n batting. George Wrigley, P. Cnrney. Joe Kaii.iy. .l.jscph FlneTablea, Carom, Combination and Pool afternoon. ( One must go away from home for news. Says Rickarf. A. G. Unglanb and Harry Noyi©s. oltho Brims wick-iialke-CollBncler Make. POST-SEASON SKTIIKS. he Boston Herald:" The Philadelphia Club "is 3y Providence James Connor, Thos. Leuhy, Ed Ordprat©roin ail !».rts ..i [tie »«rkl prompt H utt-u i« trap, which worked to perfection, throw it was very cold and the wind was blow ing a clean, steady flight. bvV^ the back ing. Score: 50 blue rocks. ground had two or three trees which inter Miss King ...1101110100100111111111101 KEYSTONES AGAIN. fered with the sight on many of the oioii urn lorn 10110 imi 38 flights. Mrs. Myers . .11011 mil 11100 mil 10111 The following sweeps were shot before oim moi oom 11010 omi 39 THEY III THE SECOND HATCH the team match: Mrs. Myers also won the 23 live bird THE GDI CLUB TRIES A DISTIHCE Event No. 1. 15 targets Torpey 9, Crothors race and the $25 purse by a score of 20 12, J. H. Miller 12. Holman 13. Landis 15. to 14. Miss King will shoot Mrs. Myers FROM PHffiHL Adams 8, Buckwalter 15. Hobbs 11. W. S. 15, again soon. It was thought that she would Ridge 15. Cartledge 10, Henry 10, Sanford 12, win this time.© The referees were C. A. VVynue 13, Hoy 9. Event No. 2 Landis 13.. W. W. S. 15. Henry Young, of this city, and Rollo Guy, of The Keystones Shot a Very Uniform 12, Cartledge 14, Crothers 14, Buckwalter 14, Mechnnicsburg; Ben Davis, of this city, It Was a Surprise in the Remaning Torpey 13, Dotterer 13, Hobbs 12, Pehlert 7, judge. There were several other events Ridge 13. J. H. Miller 14. shot during the day. Race Hallowell, Ridge and W. N, Event No. 3 Adams 9, Wynn 11. Torpey 8, William Eaton Proved a Winner Cartledge 12, Ridge 13. Halrnan 13, Johnson 12, Sanford 12, Miller 11. Hines 9, Hagy 14. Pochiu BROOKLYN GUN CLUB. Steyenson in the Lead Ptaix n. Hoy 11, Crothers 13, Buck 13, W. Miller 11, From the Regula^Mark The Long Pehlert 12. All-Day Shoot Held at Interstate Event No. 4 Adams 9, Crothers 11. Buck- Distance isn Did Well. Gunners Twenty Birds Behind. waiter 13, Halman 14, Johnson 7, Miller IS, Park. J. H. Miller 13, Maggy 12. An all-day shoot was given by the Brook The return match between teams of the lyn Gun Club at Interstate Park, N. X-. Oil City, Pa.. Sept. 22. Editor "Sport Keystone Shooting League, of Philadel September 20. It was a successful affair ing Life:" The Oil City Gun Club held phia, and the Phoenix Gun Club, of Fhoe- TRAP AT BALTIMORE. and the entire programme was carried out the first shoot of a series under ti distance nUyille, Pa., occurred Saturday, Sept. 22, in a pleasing manner. handicap to-day aiid it proved entirely sat oa tbe grounds of the latter organization. Opening of the Live Bird Season on One of tbe events was the final contest isfactory. At first it was quite a surprise, Tbe first match between these clubs was a Popular Ground. for the Sanders-Storm trophy, emblem as the known crack shots did not win. shot on the grounds of tbe Keystone Shoot Baltimore, Md., Sept. 22. Editor "Sport- atic of the target championship of Great On this occasion William Eaton was ing League, at Philadelphia, Aug. 25. At ihg Life:©" To-day started the live bird er New York. Edward Banks had won the the winner with a score of 22 out of 23 that time the home club won. scoring 501 shooting at tbe Baltimore Shooting Asso trophy twice and Schenck Remsen once. from the 16-yard mark. George Kern, ac to 458 out of a possible 600 Blue Rocks, ciation, but only a few shooters put in Banks scored another victory and made 14 yards scored 22, but was defeated by thrown from Magautrap. Tbe Phoenix an appearance, as they have been doing the prize his personal property. Among the former in the shoot-off. men claimed they shot below their aver so much shooting on the flats, but in our the many shooters present was Louis The distance handicap proved a. surprise age and would make a better score in the next we hope to have all the boys prac Davenport, who made the best shot of to many svho had an idea that the crack nest contest. In the first race only three tising for our coming Dupout Cup shoot the day in one of the sweepstake events. shots would defeat the poor ones, even of the twelve men on the Keystone fell ou October 23, 24 and 25, and the boys The bird was dark blue in color and sprang under a 20-yard handicap. While it is below 8u per cent., while the Phoenix had are going to give you a good shoot. fram No. 3 trap like a flash. Tbe bird admitted that a handicap of distance does but foor men who reached this mark. If you don©t think so just come and Went straight-away for fully twenty yards, not improve the shooting of an SO per The Phoenix gunners did put up a much trv if. The feature of to-day©s event was then turned sharply to the left at a sixty cent, shot it shows beyond a doubt tiiat better race on their own grounds than the 50 bird race between Schultze and mile an hour rate. Davenport©s second three or four yards handicap on a 90 when away from home, and in the return Savage, for price of birds and a side bet. barrel did the trick, however, and the per cent, shot brings him down on a level race broke 475 out of the 600, With twelve The birds were a selected lot and with shot was loudly applauded. . with the 80 per cent. man. men to a team, 50©targets per man. This a strong wind behind them made very hard The shooting was started at 11 A. M. In this case the short distance men won, score, however, was not good enough to shooting, and the scores are considered with a 15 target event. Another 15 and but in a few weeks the 20 yard shooters defeat the Quakers, as they sbot the same very good under such conditions. Schnltze©s a 20 target event followed, and then a will catch on to the new conditions, un steady gait that pulled them out winners 5th© and 80th were dead just over bounds; live bird handicap was started. Then derstand the "lead" better and show an in many a hard-fought battle, and they also Savage©s 30th and 38th. came the battle for the championship improvement, while the 14 and 1C yard slightly improved their previous record by There was quite an interesting race for trophy, and then Manager Jack Wright will have to shoot keener or suffer defeat, breaking; 5U5, an average of 84 per cent, price of birds, 5 birds each; losers pay started the principal live bird event of the the same as under the old rules. to a man. Por a twelve-man team race, at for birds between Schultze, Bonday and day, which was also won by Banks. The This system is fair when once under, 50 targets, this is certainly a very strong Darling on one side and Malone, Burke next three events were to have been at stood and the qualities of the contestants showing, and it would take a picked team and Savage on the other. Sehultze©s side targets, but the boys, having had a taste settled. It is not always justice to place of expert)? to bent it. lost the first race, but won the second. of live bird shooting, refused to give up two !)0 per cent, shots at 20 yards as one Tlvj match was shot by squads of six The bovs want to know how Schultze that kind of sport. Tbe shoot was prob man may be able to suffer a severe han men, three from each team, shooting over could possibly lose with that large ugly ably tbe most successful ever held at In dicap bettor than the other. a Msga©utr&i), at 25 Bine Racks to a string. terstate Park by tbe Brooklyn Gun Club. The best shooting for the day was done hat of his decked out with the blue, red Scores: The first «©.}U£»d ctmsiKtwl Of Landis. Hal- and yellow mascots brought from Rich CLUB SHOOT -10 BIRDS. by Loomls, who broke 84 per cent.; Dor- loweil and W. N. Stevenson, of the visitors, mond. Edward Banks (29)...... 21111 11212 10 worth had 82 per cent., while Clickner and Johnson, Pehlert and Hoiman, of th-- Following are the scores: Dr. Wynn (29)...... 21222 10221- 9 made the only straight score. home.- i-Hi.b. The Keystooers shot a hard Fifty birds, thirty yards. L T. Davenport (30)...... 12112 21202 ©J The scores follow: raee, sewing 70 one of the first 75, while Schultze . .2121» 21222 22222 11222 12112-24 John Hopkins (28)...... 21220 22222- 9 Club shoot, 25 Blue Rocks, handicap of dis- the Phgrnis me.n could only account for 2221* 12112 11111. 21220 11221 2:1 47 J S. S. Remsen (29)...... 20222 22222- 9 KlUoa (1G) . . . 11111,11111 1U11 11100 01111-22 52. TlUr, v/as a big lead for tbe visitors, Savage . .12221 01101 20121 10122 01212 20 Ur -Webber (30)...... 22002 22222- 8 Kern (14) ... .lOl©ll 11111 HOll 11101 11111-22 and while.the. home team had other so.uads 2112* 11112 11*11 11022 11111-22 42 William Hopkins (28)...... 22102 02222 Clickner (£0) . 11111 10111 10101 11111 lulU--21 which made small -gain©s, they could not Matches for price of birds. Doi-worth (2UK.U01!) 11011 01H1 11111 11111 1:1 catcli the clever Quakers, and at the fin No. 1. No. 2. p, c LHV (is) lino oiiii inn nut luioi 21 ish were twenty" birds behind. Schultee ...... 11111 5 11211-5 Mc-Lc:utu"(14) .1111.0 01111 111 11 10111 01111-21 The finest work was done by W. N. Bcndav ...... 121*1-4 11222 5 Dr. Darling ...... 12110 4 10121- 4 Looniis (20).©. ..11100 11111 11101 01011 11111 20 Stevenson. liidsre and I-lallowel!, each scor Ben Waters, 28 yards, 6; H. H. Blauvelt, 28 Crozier (18) . 11111 11111 HUH 11110 00101-2t> ing 47 out. of their 50 targets. Landis had 14 Srnedley (20) 1)1011 11011 11101 10111 01110-18 4R, Saofon.1 and Vnn J./oon 44. For the yards, 6; C. M. Uncolu, 28 yards, 3; William 01111 01111 11110 11110 00110-18 Malone ...... 12111- 5 02111- 4 Hopkins, 28 yards, 3. Duucan (16) . Phoenix team Buekwalter and J. 1J. Miller Burke ...... 21111 5 21012- 4 Sweepstake, miss and out Davenport 4, J, Dinamooi- (16) loin lion oiooi lino loin is did the best shooting, each scoring 45; ...... 01212 4 10010 2 B Topkins 4. Webber 3, W. HopUlns 3, 3. S. Dicsuioor .__. . (10),.-...10100 11111 11110 11101 00110-17 Kngy bad 44, Heloi&n and W. Miller 43. Savage Rates (20) ... .00111 10010 10110 10111 11110 18 s© Rerasen 3, Dr. Wynn 1, Morfey 1, Postans 1, C Lay, Jr (20).1101.1 10111 00111 00000 11010 14 For the day, counting the sweeps. W. N. 10 Banks 0 f^eTpusor. of the Keystones.© broke 87 out Sweepstake, miss and out Dr. Webber 11. J. Cooper (14) . . .00000 00000 00000 00011 00010 3 Shoot-off of ties on 22. of 00, wbich was tbe best; record made. TORONTO ROD AND GUN CLUB. B Hopkins 11, Morfey 11, Davenport 10, J. a. Eaton (16) .. .11110 11111 11111 11111 11001-22 Th* visitors were pleasantly entertained S.© Remsen 9. Postans 5, Sanders 3, Dr. \\ynn Kern (14) .. - .01111 00110 11110 10101 11111 IS by t.hr- Phoenix Club And given a dinner Annual Meeting and Election of Offi 2 Banks 2. W. Hopkins 1. After the shoot the following scores were made fit the Gen. Pike Hotel, near the grounds. Final contest for the Sanders-Storms trophy, SO at f> targets at 20yds. rise, viz.: Clickuer 13, S; There was a large crowd of spectators and cers Held. tarkets-Banks 47. J. S. S. Itemsen 43, U 1> Remsen 39. Uncoln 37. sandcrs 30. bill 2.i, C. H. Lay 2, 5. 9: Smedley 11, 12: Loomls 13, the sport will receive qnite a boom in Tbe annual meeting of the Toronto Rod 12: Dorworthti 11, 11; Eaton 9, 12: McLouth 7, Phoenix ville as a result of these matches. and Gun Club was held in the parlors of withdrew: Postans 18, withdrew; Dr. \\ebber S: Duncan 2. 13: It. C. Lay 8. 13: Bates 5, 13; Tbe club is In n flourishing condition, has the Dominion Hotel. Toronto, Can., Sep 15S^ephsE© 15 targets-GUI 13. W Hopkins J. D. Dinemoor 13. L. E. Dlnsmoor 9. pleasant grounds, conveniently reached in tember 19. The meeting was a representa 13 Brewer 12, Banks 11. J. Hopkins 11, .Thomas At 15 targets. 16yds. rise Uonvortb scored 14, ten minutes from the main street of the tive one, and certainly the most successful ll© Lincoln 10, Waters 8. Van Alien 8. Loomls U. C. H. Lay 12, Crozier 10. 13; Dun- town, and a comfortable club house af can 10, 12, 11; Farmer 9. Ccop«r 2, J. D. Dins- ever held by the club. There was a Harris ...... 17 10 13 40 marksman to miss a shot, as the birds do Massey ...... 15 7 18 40 GAME AND FIELD NOTES. not fly fast, and rise at short range where Haywood ...... 17 7 14 38 a cylinder-bore barrel can throw the Dorp ...... 16 2 19 37 W. H. Armstrong, of Sayre, Pa., was ac ounce and a quarter of small shot in a Smith ...... 15 w 15 cidentally shot While out hunting with his good wide circle, and yet so thickly that Jobann ...... 6 2 .. &c Castner 4 .. 6 brother, F. A. Armstrong, C. T. Benuett an English sparrow would have small REGULAR SHOOT HELD FOR THE For high gun medal, 50 targets: Anderson 41, and Mr. Cooper, on Sept. 3. The party was change of escape. The mention of Eng Landis 38, Life 38. Barrett 36. Bell 34, Parsons on Talmadge Hill, two miles north of lish sparrows call attention to the fact 31, McKaraher 27. Whitaker 28, Harris 27. Waverly, N. Y., aud were having an enjoy that reedbird shooting is now in season: "L C. P." TROPHY, Clark 25. Haywood 24, Wescott 22. Massey 22. able time, when a bird suddenly rose and the connection of ^idea©s is not far to seek, Hunter 21, Dorp 18, Johann 8, Castner 6, Smith the Armstrong brothers, who were not for it is beyond peradventure that many 15 w. together then, both aimed at it. W. H. English sparrows find their last resting After the club contest was completed a Armstrong was behind a stump fence and places on a piece of teasty being served Tiiree Men Tied For High Place An tie was finished between Anderson and hidden from view. The bird flew toward as reedbirds in more than one restaurant Barrett, which had been standing for two the fence, and E^red, not knowing that any in Philadelphia aad New York. dersen Igaia Wins High GQQ Medal or three months. The men had tied for one was in line with the gun, fired, strik first and second prize in a series of four ing his brother, most of the twenty-five No. Charles Cautz, of Bridesburg. Pa., was club shoots. Barrett had three or four 6 shot lodging in the body. The wounds accidentally killed while gunning with Landis in Second Position A targets the best of Anderson, but the are not serious, the distance between the companions on Tuesday of this week. He, latter shot a 90 per cent, race and won two being so great that the pellets barely in company with his brother Joseph, and Larga Attendance in Fine leather, out. The scores: went through the skin. One struck near W. Miller, of Tacony, started for the 25 known, from five traps; 25 unknown, from the left eye, just missing the eyeball. Mr. marsh opposite Tacony for rail birds. A Magautrap: Armstrong was at once taken to his home large bird flew over their head and Miller The second monthly shoot of the Flor Anderson .11111 11111 11111 11111 10111 24 and a physician called, Who extracted some pulled up his gun to fire. As he did so ist©s Gnu Club, of Philadelphia, for the 11111 11111 11110 11110 10110 21 45 of the pellets. Cautz, who was sitting with his back to Barrett ...11101 10111 10011 11111 01110 19 The above is clipped from an exchange. L. C. P. trophy occured 011 their Wissi- 11101 11111 00000 11101 01110 15 35 Miller arose and the load from Miller©s gtm noniing grounds, September 2t>th. The They should have added that Mr. Arm tore his head off. This is the second ac strong and party were violating the game ideal weather made the day a pleasant one TRAP IN NJBW ORJLEANS. cident of the kiad on the Delaware this find eighteen shooters were on hand. The laws of New York State and all should season. trappers did better work than at the have gotten a dose of shot. "first Tuesday" shoot and little fault could The City Park Gun Club a Flourish- be found with the running of the traps, lug Organization. Mrs. Colonel Morehead is the champion CLEVELAND GUN CLUB. but the "scorcher" who propelled the ma The City Park Gun Club, of New Or rail bird shooter of Cumberland County, chinery on the Magautrap, gave the boys leans, La., held its regular weefcly shoot N. J. Colonel Morehead and Mrs. More- Stanley Team Won Owing to His a lot of fun. at targets on September 23. Owing to head, both of them expert shots, took a Fine Score. The conditions of the contest on this the ideal weather, the attendance was party of friends out on the Cohausey For some time there has been the great day were 30 singles under reversed pull, large and the scores excellent. In the Creek on September llth, after rail birds, est rivalry between certaiii members of from five expert traps, and 10 pair from prize shoot Mr. Newman carried off the and Mrs. Morehead came in "high boat," the Cleveland Gun Club. As a result ot Magautrap, all 16 yards rise,* rapid fire honors with a straight score and the win with 159 rail birds; the Colonel had 140, this two teams were recently organized system. The first string under reversed was a popular one. Mr. C. Smith and Mr. J. B. Taylor. of and tbe first shoot was held September pull was shot in good order, Anderson aad The club entertained as a guest Mr. Trenton, each had 110 birds: Dr. Vanlinier, 22, at Cleveland, O. "Jack©s" team won. "Life" having the lead with 28 each. Bell, Lane, of Galveston. He is a thorough of Philadelphia, shot 86, and City Coun by nine birds from "Ajax©s" team. The Barrett and Laudis were next with 24; sportsman, for during the recent storm cilman Frederick Connor, of Bridgeton. most remarkable part of the shooting was McKaraher third in position with 22. Two he lost everything, but managed to save N. J., shot (58. Total for the party, 082 the work of Stanley, who missed but one new members tried their skill and they his gun and rod. Mr. Ansley H. Pox. of birds. out of a possible fifty. He Biissed the should not feel discouraged over their Baltimore, Md., was the guest of the sixteenth bird. poor showing as reversed angles is ex secretarv, Mr. Benedict. He has the rec Fish Warden Torton had quite an excit "Ajax©s" team has challenged the win tremely hard for novices and no easy ord of the United States on doubles, and ing chase after some Chester, Peuna., ners for another match, and it is quite cinch for experts. did some very pretty shooting with his men that were illegally gunning on the likely they will be accommodated. Sev On the second part at 10 pair from Winchester pump. marsh, near the mouth of Raccoon creek eral shooters arrived too late to join the Magautrap the shooting was exceedingly Two interesting and novel events were on September 10. The evaders of the teams and participated in the practice. trying. ©The trap worked well, but the the doubles and triples. To the initiated law were reported to Mr. Torton and he a glance at the detail score in the prize at once started in his naptha launch after Following are the figures which tell tlie speed was quite high for single targets story: and entirely too fast for doubles. As shoot, and tabulation of events, will suf them. The intruders, however, got wind Team match, 50 Blue Rocks per man: the captain was absent no one took the fice to show the remarkable average of in some way as to what was going on and JACK©S TEAM. responsibility of having the speed reduc the club. started to make their escape before Mr. Stanley ...... 11111 11111 11111 01111 11111 ed. In the first two squads of six men Prize shoot (handicap in parenthesis) Torton got to his destination. Mr. Torton, 11111 11111 11111 11111 11111 49 each, and some of them fairly good. shots, Newman (10) Hit- Ttl- whi©e hunting for the men, saw vhere Johns ...... 11111 10111 11111 lllll 11111 too. no one made over fifty per cent. Some 1011101010010111111011110-17-25 they had pulled their boat across the 11111 lllll 01111 lllll 11110-47 of the older members who have good rec Tiblier < )- ull nm lom mn inn_24-24 marsh and following up the track came Franklyn .....1111111101001111111111100 ords on doubles, fell down to 2, 4, 5 and across a handsome gunning skiff that they 01011 lllll 10111 11011 11111 41 6 out of the possible 20. Such shooting as Nov ce ~~10111 01010 lom noil 11111 19-23 had hid in a corn field. Mr. Torton brought Davis ...... OlOli 01111 01111 11110 10110 this does the amateur no possible good. the boat home with him and is now wait 01111 111 11 11010 10110 10011 36 Du Pont (7) White ...... 11001 oml loou 10011 10111 Double shooting is hard © enough at 14 10011 10100 01111 01111 00111 16 23 ing for the owners to call for it. lllll 00101 lllll 01101 11111 37 yards, but when it is done from 16 yards Campbell (5) Cleve ...... 001H OHIO 10011 1100001101 at such fast birds, the gun and not the 11010 11101 10111 lllll 01011 19 24 While gunning for rail birds on Chester 00011 11110 lllll 01001 01010 23 shooter is beaten, particularly on the sec Lane (0) Island, Sept. 14, Fred. Kennedy, of Fort ond shot. 10111 11110 11010 10001 10010 15 15 Washington, Pa., accidentally killed James Total ...... 239 In this scrimmage Anderson, who shoots Stone (0)- mio mii ulloooool OU10_17_17 Potts, colored, aged 42 years, of Essiagton. AJAX©S TEAM. in very quick, snap-shot style, did the Pa. Potts was pushing Kennedy for rail Forester ...... 11011 10111 11101 lllll 10101 Huber (10) 11110 10111 11100 11101 11011 39 best work and his score of 15 out of 20 00010 10001 10111 11110 10001 -13 23 and a bird arose. Kennedy got ready to j. C. o...... 11111 nm oiioi nm mil was a highly creditable one. This gave McKay (0) shoot and called to Potts to "mark." Ken nm bom mu mn 01111-45 him the best score from scratch for the 10111 lllll lllll 01111 11101-22 22 nedy was so long taking aim that the un Lewis ...... 10110 10011 mn 10111 mn high gun medal and he continues to let Saucier (0) fortunate pusher, thinking his gunner was nm moi mn oim nooi 41 it dangle from his vest. Landis shot his lllll 10111 01011 lllll 11111-22-22 not going to shoot, arose in the boat to ChapiB ...... noil 0110110111 nm loooi doubles in good form with 14 out of 20 Benedict (0) mark the flight of the bird. At that mo 00100 lllll 11110 10000 10011 32 and ©"Life" had 12. None of the others in 11110 lllll lllll lllll 11111 24-24 ment Kennedy fired, and the load of shot Hadden ...... moo OHIO Iftlll mil 10110 this field of eighteen broke over half Fox (0) struck Potts in the head, killing him in mil mn 01011 omi omi 39 of them, and but three were that good. 11111 lllll 10111 lllll 10110 23 23 stantly. North ...... 00110 omi loioi 11110 01111 After the handicaps had been added it SWEEPSTAKE EVENTS. 01111 11101 11001 10000 01101-32 was found that Bell with 14, Life with 10 Targets ...... 10 10 15 15 15 20 25 Interest in September hunting in the and Anderson with 7 h:\d. a total of 48, New in an ...... 5 11 .., 10 15 State of Maine is greater than last year, Total which gave them 3 points each. Whitaker Tiblier ...... 9 12 .. 18 24 and nearly double the number of campers with 18 and Parsons with 15, handicap Novice ...... 7 13 13 15 .19 have gone into the woods this season than KANSAS PITY. GTJN CLUB. had two points each on a total of 46: Benedict ...... 8 12 15 15 19 24 during the same period of time last year. Clark took one point with 20, handicap Saucier ...... 10 12 13 12 19 22 At Kineo alone last year $1000 worth of Ourtice. Millett and Porter Tied For added to his 25 broken. For the two Du Pont ...... 5 6 9 10 7 14 16 licenses to kill deer in September were shoots Bell and Life lead with 6 points McKay ...... 9 10 14 12 14 sold, and this season©s sales will exceed tbe Medal. . each. The scores follow: Lhote ...... 6 . . 9 that number. About $600 worth have been The Kansas City Gun Club laeld its Sep Club shoot, 30 singles, reversed pull. Lane ...... 6 .. 8 9 9 .. .1 5 sold to sportsmen from all parts of the tember shoot at Washington Park. Kaa- "Life - 11101_2g Campbel ...... 5 5 8 12 9 14 ?9 country. Deer are very plentiful in the sa©s City, September 20. There wa» a fair Fox ...... 9 9 13 14 14 18 22 vicinity of Kineo, and no trouble is ex attendance and several visitors participat Stone ...... 11 12 . . . . 17 perienced in securing either venison or a ed in the shoot, prominent among them be mio_26 Smith ...... 9 . . . . trophy in the shape of a head in the vel ing W. Y. Sedam, of Denver, J. A. R. El- Landis Hubert ...... 13 Five Pair Lhote 6, Me Kay 4, Fox 7, Saucier vet, either close at hand or in distant liott aud Mr. Evans. Tbe birds were a parts. Barrett 9, Stone 6, Du Pont 6, Novice 6, Campbell 7, good average lot and Messrs. J. M. Cur- Lane 9, Benedict 9, New an 1. tice, S. S. Millett, and J. B. Porter tied Five Triples Fox 13, Benedict 14, Saucier The hunting season in New York State on tweuty-four out of tweaty-flve. The Bel1 lllll lllll 11101 11101 11110 11000 24 12, McKay 9. may now be said to have formally opened scores: McKaraher for the year of 1900 on September 15. Twenty-five -live birds. 01010 lllll 11010 11110 10101 11111 22 PEORIA GUN CLUB. It is too soon to expect good results from J.MCurtice. .22222 22222 22201 21222 22222-24 Parsons a trip into the woods, as the foliage is as S S. MHlett...lim lllll 12012 21211 22211-24 11101 lllll 01010 11011 01111 10001 21 The Monthly Medal Shoot Won by thick as on the Fourth of July, and ruf .? B Porter. .12212 22111 22110 12111 22212-24 Wescott fed grouse (partridges) do not as a rule W Y. Sedtttn.22211 20112 11220 21222 12221-23 lllll 11001 lllll 00101 1001001101 20 Gus Portinan. take to the open when flushed. Reports J A. Elliott. .22212 22222 12222 20012 2i222~23 Whitaker The Peoria Gun Club held their regular from all parts of the State tell of good Dr Longfellow. 11111 02211 01201 lllll 12212-22 11000 11001 11110-11111 10011 01001^-19 monthly live bird shoot, at Peoria, 111., prospects for sport when the leaves get A.©H. Gleaner. 11112 01211 21122 12121 HO 10-22 Clark September 23. The medal event had six F J Smith... 22012 11221 12211 21121 00101-5-1 off the trees. It seems to have been a Evans ...... 02212 12011 02211 22112 11011-21 01010 11010 moo moo 1010111111—19 teen entries and two straight scores of most favorable season for the raising of Haywood ten birds. The shoot-oft©, miss and out J Bramhall...22011 12211 20.111 10101 12120 20 01101 10101 10011 00101 01111 01100 17 young birds, the only drawbacks appear Bob Elliott ... 101220112100201 01202 11121-18 resulted in a miss for each on the first ing to be the depredations of foxes, which arris ^^ QQUQ mil 00111 00100 011DO 17 round. The ties were Meidroth and Gus are far too numerous for the best interests Portrnan. On the sixth round Portmau of game preservation. In referring to AT WATSON©S PABK. rP~ 01101 01100 11100 00100 11110 01011-1Q won, as his competitor skipped a bird at that stage. Portinan is a hard man to the open season in New York State, it Audubon Gun Club Holds Regular 10011 OQ101 0011 11110 10011 01001 16 defeat if he gets in a. tie. should not be overlooked that in Ulster Smith- The weather was fine and the birds and Sullivan counties the season on ruffed Handicap Shoot. 11000 moi 01010 moo 01100 00011 15 a good lot. The scores follow: grouse does not open until October 1, and The Audubon Gun Club held their regu Massey_ Club shoot, 10 birds: that on Long Island neither quail nor lar handicap shoot at live birds SepteM^ 01011 00010 00110 01001 OHIO 01111 15 Meidroth ...... 22122 22212-10 grouse can be shot until November I: la ber 18th OB John Watson©s shooting Johann Portmar, G...... 11222 22111-10 fact, quail cannot be hunted in any part grounds, Chicago. 00000 10000 10101 10000 00010 00000 6 of the State until November 1. There were three ties on 15 and in tae Castner 00000 00000 00000 01000 00000 00001 2 gar -::::::::::::::::mjo- lilt § second shoot off Amberg was the winner. Ten pair,, Magautrap, 16yds. rise: Ambrose Hodges, City Marshall of Ro- The scores follow: S^"!Z".v.:v.-.:::::::-.:^figi=S chelle, 111., was arrested recently for shoot Felton (3) 2112* 01221 22220 3 15 ©Anderson ...... 11 11 11 10 10 10 01 10 11 11 15 WalDort© ...... 20220 11212- 8 .12222 "0001 w 1 J Landis ...... 01 11 Jl 10 01 10 10 11 10 11-14 Weiberz ...... 11001 11211 8 ing prairie chickens out of season and Crow (1) .... "Life" ...... 01 10 01 00 10 11 11 10 11 10 12 weiDGig _.._ . .11021 02022- 7 fined forty dollars. It is bard to keep the Gillis (4)... .12111 21210 122*2-4 15 Bell ...... 11 11 00 10 01 00 10 00 11 10 10 average gtinner from violating the game Amberg (2) .11212 21112 22212 0 15 ZiiT " © ...... 22002 20122- 7 Baker (0) . . .1*121 21112 22**2 0 12 Harris ...... 11 00 Ot 11 00 00 11 00 11 10 10 Wbiffen ©...... 12222 02010- 7 laws when men sworn in office to protect .*0210 11021 *0220 0 8 Parsons ...... 10 11 01 00 10 00 00 11 11 10 10 Hurley ...... 10011 21011 7 game openly violate the laws. DeWolf .... WMtaker ...... 01 10 11 11 00 01 01 00 10 00 9 Rhoads (01 ., .00111 lllll 21212 0-13 Fulton. J B...... 22200 22202- 7 Ties on 15. Barrett ...... 10 10 00 10 11 00 11 01 00 01 9 McGucUen ...... 02202 20221- 7 Two prominent society ladies, of Toluca, ...... 02211 4 020*2 2 Massey ...... 10 00 11 01 00 00 10 00 11 00 7 Grant ...... 01211 21010- 7 Cal.. were recently arrested for shooting Felton ..... Haywood ...... 00 00 10 01 01 00 11 00 00 11 7 Willis ...... 0260W--1 SAinmis ...... 102w - 2 quail out of season. They were in camp, AmberM^.f, ...... 11022-4 21121-5 Clark ...... 00 11 CO 01 00 01 00 00 10 01 6 Shoot-off of tie on 10: Mntnn <- accompanied by a man, who acted as Practice, Felton 4-5; Grow 1-2; Baker 2-2; Hunter ...... 01 00 10 00 01 10 00 00 00 01- 5 Portman...... -WJ122-5 guide and valet. The ladles had been en McKaraher .... .00 10 00 10 00 00 10 00 00 10 5 Mfirlrnth ...... 02K220 4 Gillis 2-2. . . _____ . Castner ...... 00 10 00 10 00 00 10 10 00 00 4 joying good shooting and were feasting Dorp ...... 00 00 00 10 00 10 00 00 0000 2 on quail when the constable put in his ap For Glen Rock. Westcott ...... 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 01 2 pearance and took them to court. The Johauu ...... 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 2 The following scores were made at the shoot Judge was easy with them and made the A shoot of tbe Glen Rock Gun Club will be SUMMARY. of the South Side Gun Club. Milwaukee, Wis., fine $20 each. given at Glen Rock, Pa., Oct. 10, for amateurs Rev©d. Pairs. Hand©p. Total. only. Commencing at 9.30 A. M.© ten events Anderson ...... 26 15 7 48 " Targets ©...... 10 10 10 10 10 5p 5p 10 Rail shooting is just now at its best, will be shot at targets, Nos. 1 and 6 at 10 S. P. Life ...... 26 12 10 48 and large bags have been reported. Of singles, 50 cents; Nqs. 2, 4 and 0 at 15-singles, Bell ...... 2.4 10 14 48 Hare ...... 7.. 7 course the flights of railbirds are nothing 75 cents: Nos. 3 and 8 at 20 singles, $1; No. 5 Parsons ...... 21 10 15 46 Ehe ...... 6 9.. at 25 singles. $2; No. 10 at 25 singles, $1, under Guutuer ...... 7 .. 8 like what they were some years ago. but a handicap; No. 7 at 10 singles and five pair. Whitaker ...... 19 0 18 4fi 7 .. 8 in some places bags of over 100 to a gun Commencing at 2 P. M. three events will be Clark ...... 19 6 20 45 Zimmerling ..... in a single tide are not uncommon. The Barrett ...... 34 11 9 44 Horlich ...... 0 7 9 shot at live birds. No. 1 at 7 birds. $5; No. Gropper 6 10 strangest part about railbird shooting is 2 at 10 birds, 7, and No. 3 a miss and out, McKaraher ...... 22 5 1G 43 that it is about as easy as it can be made; Landis ...... 24 14 5 43 T.. M.. Dwight...... 7 .. 7 .. 8 $1. the price of birds included In events 1 and 2. Hunter ...... 16 5 20 41 Bush...... 9 10 8 10 too easy in fact, to be real sport for a Purses divided class shooting. Manufacturers© iWcscott© ...... 20 ;. S 19 . 41 T. J. Drought..,, ,. , . ,, ,, ,,. ,. 6 good siiot. The exception is for a good agents shoot foe price ot birds oaljr. 14 SPORTING LIFE. Sept. 29, ard Powder Companies, Cincinnati, made best general average at Chattanooga. Tenn.. Sept. 11 and 12. He shot at 4u;) THOSE YOU KflOl. targets and broke 368, an average of yj ONCE MORE PROVES ITS RIGHT TO THE TITLE, AT per cent. Dr. Wilson, of Savannah, was THE ieoo. second: K. L. Brown, of Rirsnii^ham. Ala., tst, H D. Bates, with 59 Straight Kills. 2nd, J. R. Ma- ROT TOO PERSONAL BDT JUST PER- third, and A. H. Fox. of Baltimore, fourth. lone, wilh 58 Straight Kills. 3d, Phil. Daly, Jr., witil 31 Straight Kills. John L. Winston. the famous "147" in ALL USED THE : SONAL ENOUGH. trap shooting circles two or three years ago, has again crawled out of retirement and issued a challenge. He desires to "OLD RELIABLE." smash targets with Elmer E. Neal, of Bits ol News, Gossip and Comment Bloomfield, lud.. and requests that the match be shot at Winston©s home, in About Men HOT Lovers ol Shoot Washington, Ind. ing Know in Parson or Through Steve Van Alien, the rising young shot of Jamaica, N. Y., who was recently de feated in a hundred-bird match by Dr. the Medium ol General Fama, Webber, is anxious for another race, and wants the stakes $1000 a side. Also, as the official records show, 54$ of the entire purse won with Parkers, 37.5^ of all guns winning money were Parkers, and 34.6$ of all guns en S. A. Tucker, the well known traveling tered were Parkers, which proves that the Parker is unquestionably the salesman for Parker .Brothers, Meriden, Ralph Trimble, of the Winchester Re most popular and "reliable" gun in the world. Conn., was in the Qualter City last week peating Arms Co., made the best average He was working towar&s his home in the for the day©s shooting at the Magic City Send for Catalogue. PARKER BROS., Meriden, Conn. West, where he would enjoy some field Gun Club, Muncie, Ind., September 3d. shooting. He reported business so rushing He broke 143 out of 155 targets. Kirby with Parker Bros., that tiiey were working was second and Apperson third. QjTnrLrinjumJxruTruinjTruTrm^ full capacity and placing more guns than ever before. While the moderate ©priced guns were the favorixes the orders for Edward Banks, secretary of the "E. C." high grade guns were coming In a satis and "Schultze" Powder Co., won the last factory manner. shoot for the Sander-Storm trophy, em blematic of the target championship of A WONDERFUL RECORD W. R. Crostoy tried his ne-w Smith gnn at Greater New York, at Interstate Park, In tbe Contest for the E. C. Cap, August 31,1900, St. Louis a few days ago and smashed fif September 20th. As this was a third win ty targets straight in a special prize match. for Mr. Banks, the trophy becomes his MR. FRED. GILBERT "Billy" was at scratch and had to "break property. He was using a Winchester re ©em all." Then he withdrew and allowed peating shotgun, E. C. powder in U. M. Made tbe following Score: a young shooter who had tied him with C. factory loaded shells. a long handicap to- tak~e the prize. Crosby©s work this season with E. C. powder and Mr. F. E. Butler, ("McCoy"), of the OUT OF HE USED Leader shells has been of the highest or Keystone Shooting League, Philadelphia, der. defeated Harry Dull, of Hickorytown, at UNKNOWN ANGLES Fort Side Inn, Pa., on September 22d, in J. S. Fanning, of the Laflin and Rand a match at 50 live birds. Butler scored 43 OUT OF Powder Co., vfeited Haney McMurchy at to Dulls 42. The match was for a purse Syracuse, N. Y., last week and "Mac" of $100. The birds were a fine lot and EXPERT RULES took him grouse shooting. It was "Jack©s many clever kills were made. first experience with this noble game bird and this is the way he expresses his ex Sim Glover, of Rochester, N. 1., made SO perience: "I killed my first grouse; in best average at the Sodus, N. Y. shoot on DOUBLES fact the very first one I ever shot at. I September 21. He broke 152 out of 160 flushed it myself in heavy underbrush and targets, an average of 95 per cent. Wind belted away at something that sou-nded like sor Morris, of Baldwinsville. was second E. I. OU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO., Wilmington, Del. |. a buzz-saw and went like a flash. Then I and C. J. Dalley, of BaldwinsTille, was hurried up and gave the whatever-it- was" the other barrel a-la-grandstand third. pigeon shooting style and then I wondered what I had shot at. After a Mime the The Peters Cartridge Co., of Cincinnati, dog found it and a tine cock grouse It was. announce that they will give a tournament Pigeon shooting is very tame sport com under the auspices of the Montgomery Gun pared to a ruffed grouse shooting, espec (nub at Montgomery, Ala., October 16 and Over 91 Per Cent, at 21 Yards Rise. ially when an old cock bird is in a hurry." 17. John Parker will be manager. Added money to the purses. At the Detroit Tournament, September 11-13, the GOLD MEDAL In the opening day of the fall festival of The West Chester, Pa. Gun Club will the Califarnia Schue.tzen club, at San hold an all-day tournament at Blue Rock FOR BEST GENERAL AVERAGE was won by W. R. Crosby, Francisco, Cal.. September 17th, A. F. targets, thrown from Magautrap on Oc Pape smashed the American rifle record on tober 4th, commencing at 10 A. M. The who made the great score of 493 targets out of 54O shot at point shooting, off-hand, at two hundred morning programme calls for five events Yards, his score, 388 in 200 shots, beat at 10 and 15 targets, 50c., 75c. and $1.00 ing the record of William Hayes, of entrance, with $2.50 added in two of the HF12 fWOr TWTT *y\ VKTSIY^d HITMiai-ir Newark, N. J., the former champion, by events. In the afternoon nine events are JrJrfAJjML IJnLlL <&L YAJrlUo JmJllllv Bijteen points. The bull©s-eye of the tar scheduled at 10 and 15 targets. 50c., 75c. get used was twelve inches in diameter, and $1.00 entrance, with $2.50 added to Mr. Orosby, of course, used his old favorite "E. C." Powder. and Pape hit it 198 times out of 200, six events. The purses will be divided percentage system. Lunch and loaded Captain A. W. Money, of the "E. C." shells on the grounds. Targets two cents. THE AMERICAN "E. C." & "SCHUITZE" GUNPOWDER CO., Ltd. and Seliultze" Gunpowder Co., sailed The events are open to all. F. H. Eachus, la«,t week for a trip to England. His secretary. Works: Oakland, Bergen County, N. J. Offices: 318 Broadway, New York. friends wish aim a safe journey and re turn. It Is with much regret that we learn of the ill health of N. P. Leach, who has B B. Neal announces a tournament at been manager of the Robin Hood Powder EVERYBODY SATISFIED B©.comfield. 111.. October 2 and 5. Sparrows Co. since its beginning. It is for this and targets will be used and $200 In cash reason that he was compelled to resign as his position of manager. The Burling Easton, Pa., Sept. xoth, igoo* added to the purses. ton, Vermont, Daily Free Press, of Sep The Chamberlin Cartridge & Target Co., Cleveland, O. tember 21st, contains the following no L. E. Isham was elected president of tice: Gentlemen : We received our MAGAUTRAP No. 696, and had the Sonth FYamiogham Gun Club, of "At a meeting of the directors of the NO TROUBLE in setting it up and running it. After having our South Frnmingham, Mass.. at their last Robin Hood Powder Company, held at first shoot over it we feel SATISFIED there is NO OTHER WAY meeting. The other officers were as fol Swanton Thursday afternoon, N. P. Leach lows: Vice president. F. C. Underbill: sec resigned his position as general manager, to shoot, and that without a MAGAUTRAP we would not be in it. retary, W. L. Bowen; treasurer, E. E. on account of ill health, much to the re No club can say they are UP TO DATE, UNLESS they use a. Oliver; captain L/. A. Isham. gret of his associates. Mr. Leach will MAGAUTRAP. Yours truly, II. A. Welch, the pigeon shot, and C. F. continue, however, as an active member Lockwood. of New York, have gone to Min of the board of directors, retaining all THE INDEPENDENT GUN CLUB, nesota, in a prairie chicken hunt. They his interests in the company. His resig J. E. MAURER, Secretary. will be guests of Emil Werk, of Cincinnati, nation as general manager comes as the at his shooting lodge. After polishfng up result of the strenuous advice of his the ehickens a visit will be made on the physicians. Mr. Leach has worked early THE CHAMBERLIN CARTRIDGE & TARGET CO. ducks. As "Bobby" is in rare form with and late getting the new company started CLEVELAND, O. the shot gun he will make the game suffer. and, overcoming many obstacles, he has brought the Robin Hood Powder Com Over 7OO Magautraps In Use. Send for List. It is said that Ed Banks, who attended pany to the front rank among the manu the Inter-State shoot at Salem, N. Y., re- facturing concerns of its class on this con rently, by mistake took his gun case con tinent. The directors find everything run arc quite adequate on the Baltimore Shoot taining g©olf sticks, inste.ad of a gun, and ning smoothly, with a good trade already ing Association grounds for handling a never discovered the difference until on begun, and still brighter prospects for large crowd. The tournament will be the shooting grounds. This accounts for the future. New machinery and pther re GUNS*"© managed by James Malone and H. P. Col- his leaving on the second day. sources are being added to the plant, and lius, both prominent business men and the success of this enterprise means much well qualified lor the position. J. A. U. Elliott and Fred Gilbert shoot for the future of Swanton." for the Du Pout live bird trophy, now held by Elliott. at Kansas City, Mo.. October Ed. O. Bower writes from Sistersville. The Lancaster, O., Gun Club, will give a J. B. SHANNON & SONS, i!. The match will be at 100 live birds W. Va.. to "Sporting Life" under date of tournament on October 18 and 19. 102O Market St., Philadelphia. per man. .30 yards rise. After the match September 22 that the Sistersville Gun the winner will give up the trophy to the Club will hold an all day tournament "Mink killed five snipe last Saturday," Hand Loaded Shells a Specialty. E. I. Du Pont, de Nemours & Co., and re October 17th. He desired to announce to said "Vie." "Did you see them©.©" querred Our New Gun Catalogue sent for the askiug. ceive $100. The trophy will then be placed the world that they expect added money Bill. "Yes," replied Vie. "He gave them in open competition at Baltimore, October and merchandise prizes: and so he asked to me." "Then. Mink killed five snipe," ac 25. that, the notice be placed in thelse columns, quiesced Bill. Smith gun has been in great demand since which was quite the©proper place to reach it was placed on the market. The Brooklyn Gun Club will give its sec the world of shooters. WILL K. PARK. ; ond annual tooth tournament and clam Under date of September 26th, Edward bake, at Interstate Park, New York, Sept. Banks, secretary of the "E. C." and The second annual clambake given by "Schultze" Powder Co., writes us as fol More Peters Tournaments. 29. nt 5.30 P. M. This affair last year was the Shuler Shooting Club will be held at a grand success, and all who attended en Saratoga Park, Pottstown. Pa., Saturday, lows: "I have just received a telegraph Savannah, Ga., Sept. 22. Editor "Sporting joyed themselves in a thorough manner. ic communication from Mr. Fred. Gilbert Life:" Kindly make known through the col September 29. There will be an all-day informing me that in deference to a re umns of your valuable journal the fact that shoot in connection with the same. Every quest from Mr. W. R. Crosby, the date for The Peters Cartridge Company, of Cincinnati, John Parker©s annual tournament, at De body is invited to attend and participate O., will give a grand tournament, Oct. 20, 30 troit recently, was a pleasant and suc in the shooting and feast. W. S. Royer, the match between Messrs. Gilbert and and 31, at Jacksonville, Fal., under the aus cessful one, and the paid experts did not secretary. Crosby for the "E. C." Cup and tlie Inani pices of the Jacksonville Gun Club. The third win ;;1I the money, as a handicap of dis mate Target Championship has been post poned until Tuesday, October 9th. The day will be devoted to. pigeon shooting; .the tance fixed -them proper and gave the ordi From the requests already coming in, club has about 1200 birds on hand. The^ first nary shots an equal chance to win. This place will be as previously stated, Watson©s two days will be on targets, and the Peters Car the shoot at Baltimore, October 23-24 and Park, Chicago." is another victory for the distance handi 25 will be one of the old-time live bird tridge Company will add $100 each day to the cap. programme. Mr. John Parker, of tbe above affairs. The amount of money guaran company, will manage tbe shoot, which is of teed in the contest for the DuPont trophy Thomas Hunter, of the Hunter Arms Co., itself a guarantee of success. The Peters Car James Crothers won the tri-monthly is $500, which will have a drawing ef Fulton, N. Y., was in Philadelphia on tridge Company will furnish full information, shoot of the Twin City Gun Club at Roy- fect on the experts all over the country. Saturday of last vyeek. He was looking or Mr. T. H. Keller, their Eastern agent, 80 ersforrl. Pa., September 15, breaking 24 This event should have at least fifty en after orders for high grade L. C. Smith Chambers street, New York, and Mr. Parker, o£ oat of 25 Blue Rocks. tries, which would make a purse of $1250 guns, as their entire output of cheap the above company, or yours truly, H. B. to be divided. The other live bird events grades was sold up to the first of the year. Lemcke, Southeastern representative of the F»« tutfcer Squier. of tfcfc Du Pont and Haz will Ue well filled and the arrangements The new cheap grade lianuaerless L, c. ters Cartridge Company, SajanBah, Ga* , Sept. 29. 15 Ammunition is the important thing connected with your hunting trip. A faulty primer will lose you the big buck, no matter how skillful is the "man behind the gun." U. M. C. Primers are Perfect. U. M. C. Cartridges are the Standard -^-whether large caliber or small. BRIDGEPORT, CONN. Agency, 313 Broadway, N. Y. KILL AT 6O is a pleasant Fowder to uaa; no sore shoulders or bruised faces or offensive odors. A Craok Live Bird Shot writes:© " Its cloge oattern and great velocity makes it para lyzing to birds. I kill nearly every bird with my first barrel. Seldom have to use the second, etc., etc." CAN B£ USED IN ANY CHEAP SHELL AND GUN. NO CORROSION IN ITS RESIDUUM through many exacting experiments, has been brought to the Maniffseturedby THE ROBISM HOOD POWDER CO. Swan ton, Vermont JMgfaest stage of perfection. Loaded with KINGS SMOKE LESS, gives quickest ignition, highest velocity and best pattern of any load on the market. can be made with a clean gun. To keep your gun from rusting use Positively the best rust preventative and lubricant on the market. Clean to use, sure in action. Ask your dealer for it, or write to the manufacturers. THE N. P. LEACH CO., Swatiton, Vt. Eastern Agency, T, H. KELLER, Manager, 80 Chambers St., NEW YORK SHOOTERS, TAKE NOTICE! When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for shooters to use THE BEST POWDER ON EARTH, they will look to their laurels by shooting THE QUICKEST OF ALL, The Leading Powder for Game and Trap Shooting £ Because Shootsrs, Sportsmen and Gun Clubs all over the world recognize that beyond all others it is Accurate, Reliable, Safe and Sure, Pleasant to Shoot, Smokeless, Waterproof, Has Great Velocity, Has Practically No Recoil. It does not foul or injure the gun barrels. It will keep in any climate any length of time. For the same reasons Nobel©s Sporting Ballistite has been accepted by sportsmen as the Favorite Sporting Powder. . J. H. LAU & COEVIPAfW, Shells loaded with this Powder can be Sole Agents for Nobel©s Sporting Ballistite, obtained from all Cartridge Companies, No. 75 CHAMBERS ST., NEW YORK, N, ¥. Gun and Ammunition Psalers. Importers and Dealers in Fire Arms, Ammunition and Fencing1 Goods We make seventeen grades, ranging in price ^ will do well from - - - $37.00 to $740.00 5 to consider Colorado, before making up their Smith Gufts never Shoot Loose WRITS FOR CATALOGUE minds where to go for game. Mountain Lion, Mountain Sheep, Elk, Deer, Antelope, Bear, Lynx, HUNTER ARMS CO., Fulton, N. Y. hould b« In the bunds of every Sportsman u^ing a Wild Cats, Turkeys, Brant, Geese, ehotjjun. It will remove the lead or rust from inside Puoks, Quail, Grouse, and Trout ot barrel quicker ami better tbitn by any other method; will last for years; is endorsed and used bj are plentiful, on the line of the THE HAZARD POWDER CO. Elliott, Budd, Crosby, Courtney, Biehl, Heikes, Fap- Why did Mr. J. A. E. Elliott win sixteen out of niDjr, and all of the expert shots who have seen it. Price $1.00. Libantl discount to the trade. Msuu- DENVER & BI0 GHAHHi R, B. 00. seventeen live bird matches all the live bird by P. M. LEFISVKK & SON, For information write tn .n» matches shot by him during the years 1898 and 113 Park Avenue, Syracuse, N. Y, H. E. TUPPER, G. E. P. A., 1899? 353 Broadway, New York City Because he used Hazard©s Smokeless Powder. What was the score in the match he lost? Miller Gun Club. S. K. HOOPER, G. P. &T. A., Mr. Elliott 97, opponent 98,.Mr. Elliott losing The fall tournament of the Miller CJun Club Denver, Colorado two birds dead just out of bounds. xdll be held at Toledo, O., Oct. ?, 3 imd 4. Professional and paid experts barred frofli all Has any shooter, with other powder, ever equalled amateur events. A fine gold watch charm wjll what Mr. Elliott has accomplished ? be giveu to the expert mating the best average No ! Therefore to be certain that your powder is shooting iu all programme events, amateurs right always see that your shells are loaded with barred from winning this prize. ©These tiny Capsni©ea ST.. The grounds will be open on October 2. The vest in 4S hours without Hazard©s "Blue Ribbon" Smokeless Powder, events on this day will be open to all. The »neonvpnience, ailectioas Write for Circulars to events \yijl be at 15 targets, four moneys, per U» wSwcfa _C«paiba. CJu. centage plan. On the other two days the Rose .oeos an<3 fniectsons fail. pystem will govern purses. On the second day, THE HAZARD POWDER CO. Oct. 3., ten events buve been arruflged, live at 44, 46, 48 Cedar St., New York City. 15 Blue Rwks. $1.50, and five at 20 Plue dflecks, $2.00. Professionals barred frem purses. reserved for average money, divided 30, 25, 20. Rose system. The third day, October 4, js the 15 and 10 per cent, to amateurs shooting in all Rich Hunuewell, of South Danville, Me., \V. N. Bates, secretary of the Palmyra same as the preceding day. Magautyap event? each day. For prpgraipme uddjega George jtvou tbe target cliampio^gliiy of tliat State (Mo.) Guu Club announces a tournament bo used for tnrowuis Siua $odis, Volk,-3l Krie street, Toledo, 0. - - ©» at Portland recently. October ©X S:PO-RTI:N~G Sept. 29. T©S the ".30 Winchester" Model 1894 Repeating Rifle that experienced hunters are so enthusiastic about as an all-round gun for shooting big game, such as Moose, Elk, Bear, Mountain Sheep, Antelope, Deer, etc. The ".30 Winchester" cartridge which this rifle handles belongs to the most modern type of high power Smokeless powder ammunition, and with a soft-nosed bullet has as much shocking, smashing, and killing power as a .45-caliber cartridge and a much flatter trajectory besides. With short range cartridges the Model ©94 is just the gun to shoot grouse, squirrels, wild fowl, and other small game with. It is made in regular, carbine, " Take Down," and Extra Light Weight styles. Don©t buy a rifle for your fall hunting trip until you have investigatedjhejneritsj)f, the £.30 Winchester." Send for our large illustrated ^catalogue, Jt©sjree^ WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO.,1, ^ -^ -("© ^ -J "*©-, & -NEW© HAVEN,TCONNr The military revolver championship of the CINCINNATI GUN CLUB. chase or sale of deer, pheasant, quail, wild TRADE NEWS. United States was won by Lieutenant turkey and woodcock within the State. R. H. Say re; second prize was taken by Renewed Interest in the Regular Dr. Kaibfus says this law covered simply The Peters Cartridge Co.. Cincinnati, O. J. A. Dietz. Both men used U. M. C. am the game of our own State. "We were have senU out a circular entitled "Th munition. The "pistol championship was Target Shoot. prevented," he adds, "from legislating Revolver-Its Use," in which the followin won by A. L. A. Himmelwright, who used The regular semi-monthly shoot for th against the sale of game from out of the may be interesting: U. M. C. ammunition. The rifle and re trophy presented by the Peters Arms an State by the Inter-State Commerce law. Revolver .shooting is rapidly Increasing In volver cartridges loaded by the U. M. C. Sporting Goods Company to the Cincin This has now been overcome by the Lacey popularity among sportsmen, and as a trainin Co., are guaranteed reliable at all times. nati Gun Club was held September 22 a bill, and it is unlawful to purchase or sell for military officers its importance Is generally Tbe shot gun ammunition loaded -by the the club grounds in Cincinnati. O., an in Pennsylvania deer, pheasants, quail, recognized. U. M. C. Co., has won many victories of drew out an exceptionally large number o wild turkey or woodcock, no difference The recent war with Spain showed that tb importance at the traps for years past. entries. where they come from. revolver was essentially the weapon for the of Write to the makers for price list, circulars Almost half of the number taking par "Hotels and restaurants cannot supply ficer. and tbe South African war lias stil and formulas of loads. in the affair finished with clean scores t them to their customers, nor can they be further demonstrated this. * * * their credit, while three others misse Henceforth tbe officers of the United State but one bird. The scores were as follows exposed for sale at the markets as here Army aud the Volunteer Militia will cultivat The Quaker City Arms and Bicycle tofore. What we desire is to give the tin: use of the revolver. Besides qualifying a Works, 208 North Second street, Phila Allow. 1st 25. 2d 25. Hdcp. Tot public full notice of these facts, and that marksmen with that arm. there will be many delphia, under the management of William Kitsch ...... 12 20 19 11 we intend to see to it that the law ia matches shot with it at tbe prominent tourna Du Bray ..... 16 20 11 enforced." ruenls at bonie and abroad. There will, too Wurffiein, are doing a good business in Mackie ...... 12 21 19 9 be national and international contests wit their line. They manufacture targets of Fogarty ...... 14 13 *9 revolvers. all kinds for rifle galleries and carry the Richmond .... 13 16 20 TRAP IN COLUMBUS. lU-voIver shooting of old and revolver shoot furnishings for these places. They manu Jay Bee ...... 21 23 19 10 Ing to-day are quite different. This is mainly facture target gallery rifles for any de Bunker ...... 25 20 19 31 Ward Defended the Wolfe Trophy due to improvements in arms and ammunition sired work. They are agents for the McBreen ..... 50 8 7 Against Spangler. especially in the latter. Peters© cartridges loadei Peters Cartridge Co., and King Powder Heyl ...... 20 19 21 10 with King©s semi-smokeless powder represent th Co., carrying a full line of these com Sullivan ..... 20 J4 19 16 The match at Columbus, O., September greatest improvement, and tbe highest develop panies© goods, Frederick ..... 30 16 16 19 22d, between James Ward and Mr. Spang nient of modern ammunition for revolver an< * * * Teipel ...... 23 17 ler for the WTolfe Challenge trophy was rifle. Many incidents prove this. In the recen Frohligep 28 19 20 a victory for the holder, Mr. Ward. The International revolver match between teams rep Tver Johnson Sporting Goods Co., suc Ackley .. 21 21 11 match was a hot one and at the first fifty resenting tpe United States and France, the cessors to John P. Lovell Arms Co., man Ahlers .. 6 21 C targets resulted in a tie on 42. In the highest score at long range, and the ufacturers, importers, wholesalers, retail Kohler .. 21 18 15 w shoot off at "25 targets Ward smashed 24 highest score at short range were made with Myers ... 45 12 11 14 and Spaugler 22. .This left Ward Still in, Peters cartridges. The one hundred shot araa ers of sporting goods, 163-165 Wsyshing- Liudsley 24 14 14 18 teur record of the world was recently broken tou street, Boston, Mass., have issuec Wanda .. 45 16 17 17 possession of the prize. with Peters 44 mid-range cartridges, and an their new fall catalogue. It is complet FIRST TIE. The scores follow: «< ! almost uninterrupted series of victories for the with all kinds of sporting goods, guns am Allow. Score. Udep. Tot Fifty targets, unKtiown,. past few years has been secured with tills munition and supplies for sportsmen. The Kirsch ...... t> IS Spangler .. ..1111111110111111111111011 tctodern up-to-date ammunition. ivcr Johnson Co. make their own bicycle Du Bray ...... 8 21 fl 11101 10111 11111 11101 01C01 42 Those using Peters cartridges find them to gun and revolver as well as other articles Jay Bee ©...... 10 20 5 Ward ...... 10101 11111 lllll oilll 10111 excel in accuracy and cleanliness, and to have and are thus enabled to- make-the price> Bunker ...... 12 21 1 11111 10101 01101 lllll 11111-42 less recoil and smoke than other makes. Tbe Heyl ...... 10 18 7 Shoot-off. Peters Cartridge Co., Cincinnati. O., U. S. A at a low ligui©e. Tiiey are the agents fot Frederick ...... 15 15 30 pangler ....01011 01111 lllll lllll 11111 22 lias tern department, SO Chambers street. New the Greener gun. .Write for their new Frohliger ...... 14 15 11 Ward ...... lllll lllll 11110 lllll 11111 24 \"oi k. T. H. Keller, manager, catalogue. Ackley ...... 10 21 4 * * * * * Wanda ...... :.....22 17 8 Forthcoming Events. Those who delight in a clean gun, .have SECOND TIE. NOT. 13, Dexter Park, Brooklyn Under The trap shooters of this country are Du Bray ...... 8 21 4 auspices of the Greater New York Gun pr<-:;.v weii acquainted with Richard Mer found that the N. 1 P. L. gun and bicycle Jay Bee ...... 10 20 3 Club; three-men team race; 20 live birds per rill, ot Milwaukee. He has done but lit oil positively prevents rust from forming Bunker ...... 12 18 7 man; 29yds. Members of any organized gun tic wor©ii at. the traps in America duriu_ on the outside or inside of the gun bar Heyl ...... 10 23 a club in the United States are eligible. Com the past two seasons, but he has not for rels after they, have been once wiped. 11 Ackley ...... 10 15 w mences at 2 P. M. Sweepstake shooting com Silken tbe sport. On a trip to Europe this is indespensable when gunning on the sea Wanda ...... 22 w mences at 10 A. M. Mr. L. Schortemeier and Bummer he participated in the Inanimate shore as it keeps the bawdis free from THIRD TIE. Dr. A. A. Webber, managers. Bird Shoting Association Championship rust by coating thoroughly,©before start Heyl ...... 10 20 6 2f Oct. 2-4, Swanton, Vt. Robin Hood Gun Club©s meeting at London, June 5 to 9. One ol ing out. It is clean to use and sure in Bunker ...... ©...... 12 23 ©Z three-days© tournament. FOURTH TIE, Oct. 4 West Chester, Pa., all day, targets, $20, the features was a contest of shooting at action. W©rite to the makers, N. P. Leach Heyl ...... 10 17 4r 21 targc-u thrown from a 90 ft. tower. This Co., Swanton, Vt., or inquire at any gun added money. store. J. B. Shannon & Son, 1020 Market Bunker ...... 12 17 5 Oct. 9 and Nov. 23, Hackensack Bridge and Is to re-present shooting at driven grouse The final tie decided the race in favor of Bunk Rutherford road, N. J. Under auspices of the mid is said to be very hard work. Mr. strecrf. Philadelphia, handle the N. P. L, er, who woa from Heyl, the former holder oj Moonachie Gun Club; three-men team race; Merrill made a consecutive run of 7C gun. oil in this city. the trophy. 20 live birds per man; 29yds. Members of any breaks and a total of 84 out of 85 bird * * * - , ,, .,,,.,, ,,; organized gun club in the United States ar» thrown. This was considered marvelous WINCHESTER GUN CLUR eligible. Commences at 2 P. M. Sweep shooting under the rules. He used in this The Baker Gun and Forging Co., Ba stake shooting commences at 10 A. M. Mr. contest Nobel©s Sporting Ballistite powder. tavia, N. Y., claim an absolutely safe gun. Brodie Had High Score With Only L. H. Schortemeier and Dr. A. A. Webber, At the National Gun Club in Scotland at The shooting qualities are guaranteed to managers. ©ilasjrow, July 31 and August 1st, Mr. E. be the very highest, while the workman One Missed Bird. Oct. 11, Greensburg, Ind. Tournament of th» ]>ol)ic made a consecutive run of 108 ship, material and general finish will please The regular club shoot of the Winchester Gfeensburg Gun Club. C. I). Tillson, secre breaks, using Nobel©s Sporting Ballistite. the most exacting. The price of the Baker Gun Club was held at Detroit, Mich., Sep tary. It nniKt be remembered that the inanimate gun is within the reach of all and every tember 22, Brodie made the high score Oct. 10, 14 Circleville, O.," targets and IJT« gun is guaranteed. The Baker Gun Quar birds. G. E. Haswell, secretary. 1 first-is used abroad are much heavier and of 54 out of 55 targets. In the club event, Oct. 12-14, Louisville, Ky. Kentucky Gun thicker than the Cleveland Blue Rocks terly, an illustrated journal devoted to the Brodie was the winner in Class A with Club©s tournament; targets and live birds. ft Mil are thrown at a much faster speed gun, will be mailed free to all who ap 24; T. Reid In class B, with 21, and Rack- Emile Pragoff, secretary. thai) allowed at most of the gun clubs in ply to the Baker Gun and Forging Co., ham in class C, with 17. The score: Oct. 13, Altoona, Pa. Altoona Rod and Gnu America. Nobel©s Sporting Ballistite pow- Batavia, N. Y. Targets...... 10 10 10 .©0 10 25 Club©s live-bird handicap. G. G. -Zeth, secre tii-r is wonderfully quick, safe, strong and * * * tary, Altoona, Pa, fibsolutely reliable. It is loaded by the Brodie ...... 10 .. 10 Oct. 16, 17, Raleigh, N. C. Peters Cartridga The Chamberlin Cartridge and Target Burr ...... 8 .. Company©s tournament; $150 added money. T©tiion Metallic Cartridge Co., and the Co., Cleveland, O., appear to have the Laugdon ...... , 8 4 For programme write J. H. Mackie, mana Winchester Repeating Arms Co., or can only traps and inanimate targets now on Lane ...... 9 7 .. ger. Cincinnati, O.; or. Major McKissick, Bat be ordered direct through the sole agents the market. At least they are the only Weir ...... G .. .. tery Park Hotel, Asheville, N. C. J. H. Lau & Co., 75 Chambers street, J\Tew concern now advertising such goods.. It Shiell ...... 8 8 Oct. 16-17 Montgomery, Ala., Peters Cartridga York. appears to be a "survival of the attest." Huntington ...... , 6 8 Company©s tournament; added money. John * * * Hitchcock ...... 6 (5 Parker, manager. Blue Rock targets have always been T. Reld ...... 9 7 8 Now that tbe season for hunting big "right" and the Blue Rock expet ^=^T Oct. 17 Sistervllle, W. Va. All-day targets. have never been excelled in any way. Raekham open" to the world; added money. Ed O, pa me is approaching the sportsman who Gibbs ... 7 10 Bower, secretary. desires the best weapon will naturally look These traps are standard in all gun clubs 10 Oct. 23, 24, 25. Atlanta, Ga. Peters Cartridga for tlie latest improved. The "MO" Win throughout the United States. Later the Nash ...... Company©s tournament; $150 added money, chester, model 1894, repeating rifle is an Magautrap has taken the place of the Corbett...... two days, targets; one day, live birds. For all around gun for big game, such as moose, five traps in many clubs and it is the most Cady...... programme write J. H. Mackie, Cincinnati, elk, bear, mountain sheep, antelope, deer, popular target throwing arrangement ever Swift...... 8 O.; or, Stephen A. Ryan, Atlanta, Ga. etc. The cartridges for the "30 Winches placed on the market. It reduces cost of Havens...... 6 Oct. 23, 24, 25. Baltimore, Md. Lire birds. ter" are the most modern type of high rrapping, revives the sport of trap shoot- Warner...... Du Pont trophy on Oct. 25; 25 birds, $25: power smokeless powder ammunition, with "ng and creates more pleasure. Write to Herbert...... 6 $500 guaranteed. H. P. Cpllins, secretary, 22 a soft-nose: bullet, which has such smash South Calvert st©.eet, Baltimore. Md. the makers for circular of " loaded am MORE ABOUT THE LACY BILL. 3ct. 26, Interstate Park, Queens Under auspice* ing, shocking and killing power with a flat munition, target, traps, etc. of Medicus Gun Club, three-men team race; 20 trajectory. With short range cartridges, Dr. Knlbfus Plainly States Just live birds per man; 28yds. Members of »ay the model ©94 is a suitable weapon for regularly organized, gun club In the United squirrels, grouse, wild fowl and other West Chester Gun Club. What It Means. States are eligible. Commences at 2 P. M.. small game. This rifle is made in regular, West Chester, Pa., Sept. 20. The semi-month- Harrisburg, Sept. 20. Dr. Joseph Kalb- Sweepstake shooting commences at 10 A. M. carbine. "Take Down" and extra light y shoot of the West Chester Gun Club this fus, secretary of the State Game Com Mr. L. H. Schortemeier and Dr. A. A. Webber, weight styles. Look at the "30 Winchester" afternoon was won by Hoar, after ©hooting off mission, says there is still in the public managers. before purchasing your rifle for fall hunt with Howard. The scores follow: mind a false impression of the full import ct. 29, 30, 31 .Tacksonville, Fla. Peters Car ing. Write to the maker. The Winchester Semi-monthly match. 25 Blue Rocks Gill 17, of the Lacey bill, approved by President tridge Company©s tournament. Two days tar Repeating Anns Co.. New Haven, Conn., loar 19, Howard 19, Foulke 12, Henry 15, Ford VlcKinley last May. The chief of the gets, one day live birds; $100 added money. for their new illustrated catalogue. It 3iological Survey at Washington, in a let- John Parker manager. W. B. Sperry, secre contains much valuable information. Shoot-off Hoar 10, Howard 7. tary, Jacksonville, Fla. » * * Sweep No. 1. at 10 Blue Rocks Ford 3, Hoar :er, says:- "\Vhen birds are imported into [onthly contest for the Dewar trophy till June, . Foulke 5, Gill 6, Howard 8. tbe State of Pennsylvania they are dealt 1902; handicap; 25 live birds; $5 entrance. The Union Metallic Cartridge Co., Bridge Sweep No. 2. at ?0 Blue Rocks Ford 5, Hoar with by the Federal law not as the State First contest© took place June 20, 1900. port. Conn., announce victories for their , KoulUe T, Gill 8, Howard 5. deals with imported birds, but as it deals nterstate Park, Queens Weekly shoot of the metallic ammunition in several important Sweep No. 3. at 10 Blue Rocks Ford 3, with its own birds." New Utrecht Gun Club; Saturdays, matches at©tlie recent Sea Girt rifle meet. ©oulke 7, Uill 8, Howajd 7, ©Ike State act of 1S37 forbids Uxe pur ewark, N. J. South Sid£ Gun Club, tlioot every Satordaj aXtemooa,