Vol. 56—No. 26 Philadelphia, March 4, 1911 Price 5 Cents PLAYING RULES! An Important Statement by President Johnson, of the American League, Showing Why There Was No Joint Meeting of the Major Rules Committees, and How Proposed Changes Can Still Be Made.
SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." oped into as good a performer OIL the dia HI.CAGO, 111., February 27. Every mond as he has developed into a jurist. thing is perfectly lovely in^ base ball once more, and there isn©t an FOR THE BOYS. c other scrap in sight until the championship season opens. Presi dent Johnson, of the American Important Innovation to Be Tried by League, denies all intent to block President Hedges. rule revision, and declares himself in favor of everything anybody is kicking for at pres Special to "Sporting Life." ent. Mr. Johnson returned on Friday from St. Louis, Mo., February 27. President Cincinnati, where he has been at the bedside Hedges, of the St. Louis Browns, proposes of his aged father, who still is in a criti to do something also besides building great cal condition. Speaking of the criticisms which have been aimed at him for prevent grandstands and model diamonds. One of ing proposed rule changes, the American them is the entertainment of children from League executive said: "So far there have -the ©schools free. Mr. Hedges proposes to come to me from the National League sugges take the matter up with Superintendent of tions to change two rules and these changes Schools Blewett and other proper persons so have to do merely with the wording of rules, that deserving school children shall b« re not with their intent. The idea being to warded for eood work in their classes by be make their meaning clear. ing given tickets to the ball games. It is not his idea to make this affair of on* or two RULE O. K. IF FOLLOWED. week days, but to arrange matters so that "There is an outcry about elevated pitch each day during the Summer will We a cer ers© slabs. There are no such slabs in the tain number of children at the Browns© American League and would not be any game as a reward of merit for good scholar where if the plainly worded rule now in the ship. In this way Mr. Hughes says he hopes book were enforced. That rule permits rais to upbuild the love of the national game in ing the slab only fifteen Inches above the the breast of every boy and girl in the pub level of the home plate and base lines. This lic schools and to assist as far as possible Blight incline is for the purpose of drainage the authorities in enabling them to offer nu only and must be uniform. There are none merous prizes for excellence in studies. of the high mounds of which complaint has « been made in our circuit. The diamonds are carefully surveyed and the reports of the NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE surveyors are in mv possession. Merely by enforcing the existing rule the slabs can be Adopts a 126-Game Schedule and Enacts lowered so that the pitcher will have no appreciable advantage. Regarding Some New Rules. THE COACHERS© BOXES Special to "Sporting Life." American League umpires were instructed Boston, Mass., February 27. The annual last year to call out the baserunner any time meeting of the New England League, held in a coacher ran into the diamond to stop or this city today, resulted in the adoption, help him. If it is desired to keep the with only a few minor changes, of the sched coacher from stepping out of his box at all ule for the coming season as submitted by I am agreeable and it can be done by in the committee. The schedule provides for structing the umpire to forbid it. I have a total of 126 games for each club. A com been blamed for preventing the revival of mittee was appointed, consisting of Jesse the earned run. I opposed strongly the abo Burkett, Worcester; Louis P. Pieper, Law lition of the earned run when it was dis rence, and J. J. Gray, Lowell, to report on the carded and am as strongly in favor of re selection of an official ball, for next season. viving it. In fact, it probably will be made The members adopted an amendment to the part of the American League©s official scores constitution requiring that the president, this year. All these matters could have manager and treasurer of each club join in a been shaped UT> if the National League rules statement twice a month giving a list of committee had been called together at the players under contract and their salaries, Cincinnati meeting of the schedule commit failure to do which is to be punishable by tee in January. I had asked Mr. Somers and a fine of $25 for each day of offense. It was Mr. Comiskey to be prepared to serve with voted also that no player may participate me on our rules committee and wrote Presi in more than five games before signing a dent Lynch, suggesting that his committee contract. In the absence of. President Timo meet us in Cincinnati. He replied that there thy H. Murnane, D. F. Clohecy, of Haver- seemed to be no great demand for changes in the rules and apparently did TRIS SPEAKER, hill, presided. __ Outfielder of the Boston American League Club. NOT FAVOR A JOINT MEETING UP TO COURT. at that time, consequently I dropped the mat Trts Speaker, the famous outflelder of the Boston American ^League Club, hails from Hubbard ter. I did not understand there was to be City, Texas, where he was born 28 years ago. He stands five feet 11 inches and weighs 180 any demand for a joint meeting, nor any pounds. He is a typical Texan. with a rough complexion, heavy eyes, a voice like rolling Waterloo Files Brief in the 1.1.1. League later opportunity for one, so did not name thunder, and large, powerful, freckled hands. He is a regular Texas cowboy in the saddle Injunction Case. any committee. It could not be expected and can do as much with a horse as he can with a base ball bat. He reads little and is al most constantly in the open. Speaker made his debut in the Texas League in 1907, where Special to "Sporting Life." that our club owners would go to New York Scout George Huff found him and bought him for the Boston Club for $500. A year!s season at the time of the schedule meetings and ing under Mike Finn at Little Rock, in the Southern League, made Speaker fit for Boston, whose Chicago, 111., February 27. The final move we did not expect the National League com team he joined in 1908 and of which he has been the star a second Ty Cobb as it were ever by the Waterloo, Iowa, Club in its efforts mittee members to come here. Mr. Herr- sines. He is a hard hitter, fast runner, and phenomenal fielder. In the opinion of competent to retain a place in the I. I. I. League was mann is advocating a permanent rule" com critics like Managers Donovaii and McAleer, Speaker is the grandest young ball player in the mittee to serve the year round. The sugges profession. made last Friday afternoon by Attorney tion is good, but why did not Mr. Herrmann O©Brien, who filed a brief in the Superior serve on the rules committee of the National Court recapitulating all his contentions why, League when appointed last Fall? Both Mr. the ouster voted by four clubs of the league Comiskey and Mr. Somers, whom I intended is illegal. The brief touches upon all allega appointing, are leaving for the South shortly, that he is desirous of signing a contract beginning March 6, the date on which the tions made by O©Brien in the original and but if it is considered necessary to have a supplemental bills, and asks that Al Tear- joint rules committee meeting to pass on the with the Pittsburg Club for the coming sea Pirates leave for West Baden. The big ney, president of the I, I. I. League, be re Bimple suggestions made I could appoint son, that he is anxious to get to training shortstop©s name was recently drawn from strained from forming a 1911 schedule in omebody else." quarters and get himself in prime condition, the jury wheel and he was duly summoned to which Waterloo is not placed. It is expect * and that it is his purpose to play ball dur serve as a juror. Judge Evans in his youth ed that Gridley will render a decision this ing the championship season as he never was one of the best amateur second baseman week that will settle finally whether the cov WAGNER RELIEVED. played before, Judges Evans and Davis. of in this vicinity. Attorney John S. Robb, Jr., eted place in the league will be retained by- Common Pleas court No. 3 have consented, is authority for the statement that the judge Waterloo or will be held by Quincy. The Pittsburg, Pa., February 27. The Pittsburg upon his agreement to do all these things, to was tendered a contract to play professional Quincy Club was voted the franchise by the Club©s star, Hans Wagner, having announced relieve him from jury duty during the term ball. His friends say he would have devel- four members who voted to oust Waterloo. SPORTING LIFE MARCH 4,
president of the Roanoke Club two seasons »••*••••••••»+»•+•+»»•»»••«•••»••»•»»»*»»»»*••••••••» during which time the club finished first anc 4 ' + second in the race, notably having never 4 ' THIS COUPON ———————————————————————————————————————————— Jc c.^ i>x, ur^ \j^ VNv, or. ^r^ SUNDAY BALL exceeded the salary limit. Last Fall Presi 4 ' IS ONLY GOOD COUPON FOR J dent Williams was elected a member of the ' > FOR 30 DAYS Philadelphia, March 4, '11 EACH PHOTO » Board of Arbitration of the National Associa < • FROM DATE. ————————————————————————————' — utait\E,u. %» IS GAINING LEGAL GROUND IN tion. It is predicted that THE VIRGINIA LEAGrTJB ALL SECTIONS, will enjoy its most prosperous season, the salary limit having been reduced to living ii THIS COUPON WITH 5 CTS. I limit for all the clubs, thus giving an op portunity for younger players to start ii \ \ Sent to SPORTING LIFE, Philadelphia, entitles % Declared to Be Legal By the this league, and if they have the ability, be promoted to faster company, cutting out ! > the Sender to One Cabinet-Size Phototype of $ number of old players who have outlivet Indiana Supreme Court—Favor their usefulness in faster company. A few o o any Base Ball Player, as described below: J the old experienced players will be retained vf able Action Indicated by Re to balance up the clubs, thus insuring a class> ' > Sead to. -^ ,-„—-. 4& article of ball. A meeting will be callet <*• sometime in March for the purpose of adopt « > Street Address—----— —.——._. .——...... -...... cent Event in Ohio Legislature* ing a schedule for the coming season. -*- 4 > < > Towii— _ Cfofa BY JACK BYDBR. NO RED SCOUT. A Cincinnati, O., February 25.—Editor "Sport o : & ing Life.''—By the decisive vote of 81 to 13 The Cincinnati Club Will Dispense With
eft-hande.r in the country. His name, says ie best hitters he has ever seen. Keef ith base ball "forever" arid that hereafter ktr. Robison, is "Kellogg," and we can add ust therefore be regarded as highly touted, e would devote his entire time and attention hat it is none other than "Lefty" Kellogg, nd a hopeful, prospct for development into > his mortgage and real estate business in RIVALS' SIGNS ho was let go by Scranton last year, also classy player. He will report here next kron, O. He also announced, that he intend- y Wilkes-Barre and Albany, and who finish- eek and will go South with the team if he d to establish branches of his growing busi- d up with Lexington, Blue Grass League, ioks promising enough. His picture indicates ess in Chicago and Cleveland and that base nder Manager Hogan Yancey. Kellogg has lat he is a husky and alert youngster. all would "never again" lure him away EASILY DECIPHERED BY THE record of thirteen games won and two games rom his desk and the counting of the profits. ost, in Panama, and two of them were no- AT HOT SPRINGS. Ie made this announcement after a contract WORLD'S CHAMPIONS. it games. President Robison saw Lefty The weather at Hot Springs has not per alk with Charley Murphy. If Artie took 'itch two games while he was in Panama mitted much ball playing, but the Washington imself seriously he was alone. Everybody nd is highly pleased with his performances, quad has been conspicuous in the games "se took it as a joke. After "retiring" ell went to Panama to work for the govern hat have been pulled off. Clyde Milan loss tie decided to go to Akron and remain there The Athletics Were Adept Last ment and play ball, doing the latter three finger nail in yesterday's contest. Walter orever. On Wednesday night he decided to fternoons each week. ohnson's two home runs astonished the ave here "forever." Chance and Johnny atives, and one of them was the longest ever vers picked him up just before train timt^ Season at Reading Signs From WALLACE'S PITCHING STAFF. nade on the grounds. This gives Walter the nd gave him such a good time that he de- Manager Wallace, of the Browns, has decided ecord for at least two parks. Detroit grounds ded to wait over until a later train before Behind the Catchers Even in o take only twelve of the eighteen pitchers re the other. Players who will leave here laking the dust .of our fair city from his n the club's roster to Hot Springs for the ext Saturday with Manager McAleer are ices "forever." They missed that train, raining season there. The others will be [room, Moyer, Sherry, Street, Ainsmith, El- o, and the session ended by Artie giving his the World's Series Games* nstructed to report in St. Louis by the time erfeld, Cunningham, Somerlot, Bunting, Gess- erbal promise to sign a contract and "re- he Browns return from Arkansas. Wallace er, Miller, Ralston, Corbin, Conway and Keel, irn" to base ball. He shook hands with rill look them over on the home lot. The light others will go South from Hot Springs, hance on it and that ended what is prob- Cleveland, 0., February 27.—That they got itchers named by Wallace include the vete- iz., McBride, Johnson, Hughes, Walker, aly the shortest "retirement" on record. the opposition teams' battery signals last sea- ans Powell, Pelty, Bailey, Lake and Criss, )tey, Milan, Schaefer and Conway. The ———————«———————— Eon was admitted and even boasted by the nd the youngsters Nelson, Mitchell, Murphy, ollowing will go from their hom-e_s to At CONDENSED DISPATCHES. Athletics, but liow Mack's iregory, Fanning and Eaton. Mitchell and anta:- Gray, Bussey, Henry, Lelivelt and kelson were tried out last Fall. Wallace's wain. There will be 28 in camp. men did it was a mystery un 'pccial to "Sporting Life." til after they had won the Dlan to divide his pitching staff seems to be American League pennant. good one. It would hardly be possible Steve Katie, the former National League umpire, , This is no signal-tipping scan look over eighteen twirlers thoroughly at CHICAGO GLEANINGS. as signed to umpire in the Northwestern League. dal. The Athletics' way of jne time. He will have an opportunity to Third ba'semau Bobby Byrne. who has been a hold- getting the catchers' signals ass judgment on the squad he takes South ut on the PiUsburg Club, signed on February 27 at was on the level. Their secret efore the team returns to St. Louis. The Training Season of Both Local Clubs :i increased salary. was kept so they could get CATCHER NIG CLARKE, About to Start—Managers Chance and The Chicago Cubs, minus only Overall and Kling, the Cubs' signals in the he former Nap, says that he has only just eft Chicago February 26 for preliminary boiling out World's Series, which they •ecovered from the, attack of typhoid fever Duffy on Scene of Action — Hofman's West Baden, Ind. did. Fred Falkeiiberg was ie suffered last Summer. Nig thinks that In the Virginia league the Norfolk Club' has signed the first player to get onto ie will have the best year of his career, with Quick Surrender—The Sox' Chief Hope. itcher Martin Walsh. late of Danville, and pitcher the Athletics' system. The he St. Louis Browns-, next Summer. Clarke oe Finneran. of Newark. Connie Mack tall Nap pitcher knew, as did was certainly the goods a few years ago, when By Frank B. Hutchinson, Jr. The New York Highlanders, under Manager Chase's other players, that the Ath first joined the Naps, and there is evi Chicago, 111., February 25.—Editor "Spari ing, left Now York February 27 for preliminary letic batters nearly always knew what kind dently some truth in his statement that he ng Life." —It's here! What? The real raining at Hot Springs. Va. of ball was coming. Falky spent several vas in such poor health that he could not pening of the base ball training season of The Racine Club, of the Wisconsin-Illinois League, sleepless nights figuring it out. Here is how •>how well last Summer. Clarke figures that 1911. Tomorrow the Cubs as signed Lawrence Hofman, of Chicago, late of the they did it: 1 The player whose turn it was Vlanager McGuire will be sorry he allowed will start on their way to :ockford Club, as team manager. to bat next stood waiting almost lira to part, after he sees him work in St. West Baden for their prelimi The stockholders of the Wheeling (Central League'1 "louis. Nig is only a youngster and there nary conditioning work. On lub on February 25 re-elected B. W. Perklns aa BEHIND THE CATCHER does not appear to be any ground to think Monday the White Sox will resident and W. W. Irwin as secretary-treasurer. instead of in a path straight from the bench hat he is all in. hie themselves to Mineral Pitcher Leon Bull, a semi-professional player well to the home plate, which was where the next MANAGER BRESNAHAN, Wells, Texas. The Sox will n-own in South Carolina, died from heart disease, in batter of every other team waited. The play go direct to their training is 25th year, at Charleston, S. C., on February 24. of the Cardinals, came to town on Friday to grounds and begin real work Third baseman Grubb, of the Binghamton (New er waiting to bat got the catcher's signals make the final arrangements for the training at once, but the Cubs will 'ork Sta-te League) Club, has .been traded to Haver- from behind. "Get on, Harry," meant a rip of his team. The Cards will go to West linger at West Baden for five 111, of the New England League, for shortstop An- turve is coming, and ' 'Touch all the bases, Saden on March 5 and will stay there abput or six days and then depart erson. Eddie," meant that this is a straight fast wq weeks. They are to play a preliminary for New Orleans, where the Christy Mathewson and Chief Myers ended their ball, and so on. The catchers gave their sig series with the Browns in St. Louis beforft real training will be started. audeville tour it St. Louis night of Saturday, Feb- nals away to a player behind them in hiding he regular season opens. Bresnahan did F. B. HutchlMon Both teams have selected niary 25, and left at once for the Giants' camp at them from the coachers on first and third lothing in the way of trades while in New training plans that will prob- >farlln. Texas. base. Signals are given the pitcher by the York, and said that he would probably have bly get them into the best possible condition. The new Wilmington Club, of the Trt-Stat» League, catcher extending two, three or four fingers, to stand pat on his present line-up. The Cubs are going through the program as secured a lease on the old Bouth End grounds in or by holding the closed right hand against hat they are certain is all right, because tYilmingto-n, Del.; and improTement work will be the catching mitt. -Unless the mitt was held hey have used it for the last two or three tarted at once. FACING THE PITCHER FROM THE CAPITAL. years. The Sox are going to a new place, John M. Heenan. once owner of the Terre Haute jut it cannot help doing them more good than Central League) Club, at one time also owner of it was the easiest thing in the world for a heir long "train" trips to California and Irand Rapids, died of tuberculosis on February 23, player behind the catcher to get the signs. Washingtons to Have Speed-Training— ick. There has been too much traveling t Terre Haute, Ind. Falkenberg had Ted Easterly give his signals Schaefer for the Outfield — Handiboe me' in those California trips and the Red Harry Niles, formerly of the St. Louis, New York. BO they couldn't be seen from behind. Falky ^ox will probably be of the same opinion ioston and Cleveland American League teams, signed laughed at the Athletics as they stretched Now An A. A. Umpire—Andrew Keef, when they get through with theirs. rith the Toledo (American Association) Club on their necks to see what Ted was giving. Then BOTH LOCAL TEAMS "ebriiary 25, after a. long hold-out. the Athletics figured out another way. They New Outfielder, Signed. In the Ohio State League the Springfield Club has counted on the Naps spreading the news, and •omise to be in pretty good shape when the ncorpora.ted with a capital of $20,000 and has secured set out to get another line on what the pitch By Paul W. Eaton. aining trips start. Both will be "stand- , new ball park; and the Newark Club has signed er- would throw, and they got a new way. Washington, February 25.—Editor "Sport jatters" to a certain degree—the Cubs more litcher Lewis Eidaut,t of Cincinnati. Chief Bender devised it. Chief said he could ing Life."—One week from today the-Wash han the Sox. Chance will probably have Harry Lee, trainer of the New York American tell from the way the pitcher held the ball ington players who are to report here and same team in the field at the beginning of .league team, arrived in Athens, Ga., February 27, to and from his first motions in pitching go South with Manager Mc championship season as he did at the end repare for the coming of the team. Hal Chase, Aleer will be on their way 3f the last one. There is only one doubtful he manager, and the regulars are expected to reach WHAT KIND OF BALL to Atlanta, and the season of >osition, and that is third base. I dare say here on March 14. he would throw. 'Bender was stationed on 1911 may be considered fair hat neither Chance nor Steinfeldt knows Manager Mont* Cross, of Scranton, and shortstop ly under way. A feature 'of 'ho will hold that job during the coming Doolan, of the Philadelphia Nationals, have purchased one coaching line and Coombs on the other ,eason. If they don't, it is certain no one. when neither was working, and when Bender the team's Spring practice is he Steubenville franchise in the Ohio-Pennsylvania likely to be the engagement 'Ise does. The addition of a couple of pitch jeague and hare installed outfielder John Castle, or Coombs pitched Topsy Hartsel held down ers and an outfield, utility man will probably if the Scranton Club, as team manager. one of the coaching jobs. They told the of a trainer whose specialty complete the Cub roster for the big battles, batter by a word in a line of coaching talk is the development of speed in t is a question of the ability of certain vet Georga Bubser, who has managed the Rockford whether a straight fast ball, a curve his pupils. Raoul Le Mat, a ; Wisconsin -Illinois League) Club for two years, has local speed broker, is slated erans to "come back" with the White Sox.; •rough* the franchise and players from Thomas Walsh. waste ball was coming. This method was f Jimmy Callahan, Matty Mclntyre and Jiggs Bubser has also purchased pitcher Roy Eberley. of not so effective as reading the catcher's signs, for the job. It is figured that he will be able to give some Donahue can "come back" and play their Hinckley, 111., from the Boston Americans. tut it was almost as good. of the players a step more in >est game once more, the Sox will have The Louisville (American Association) Clttb has IN WORLD'S SERIES, TOO. Paul W. Eaton going to first, and this will A FIGHTING CHANCE, jigned Harry Howell, former pitcher for the St. Louis mean a considerable number Browns, as utility inflelder and as coach far thts The Athletics used the old system of getting f not more, for the pennant. The net result pitchers. Howell, after the season gets under was, the catchers signals in the World's Series. of additional hits and occasional runs, some vill be the addition of two star, hard-hitting, irobably will act as scout for President Grayson. of which may decide games. The dope looks, mtfielders and a marvelous fielding first base- It will be remembered that Johnny Kling right. Mr. Le Mat worked with some of the Fifteen members of the Detroit American League wasted three balls in the second, game with nan. I have more hopes of the ability or team, in charge of Manager Hugh Jennings, left Collins on first base, and Eddie made no players last Fall, and the results were con Callahan and Mclntyre to "come back" than Detroit February 25 in a special car for Monroe, La_, move to steal second. On the fir-st ball over sidered good, especially in the case of Jack I have of Donahue. Jiggs fell off so badly where they will begin their Spring practice on March the plate Collins stole. Johnny Kling, the Lelivelt. , m his work in the late seasons with the Ty Cobb mil join the squad about March 8. greatest throwing catcher, was stood on his SCHAEFER AN OUTFIELDER? White and after going to Washington that 1, President Comlskey, of the Chicago, Americans, an head. Kling threw as hard and accurately Another move that may improve the Wash do not think he is classy enough for the nounced on February 25 that all his players hid as he ever did in the National League race ington team is the proposed development of major leagues any more. He explained the signed 191! contracts and that the team is ready to last season, but he was a dub in the big Herman Schaefer into an outfielder. Manager falling off of his work by the fact that his start for Mineral Wells, Tex.. night of February 27 series. The answer is easy. Lou Criger al McAleer believes he will make good in the eyes went bad and that he has had them fixed to go into training. Frank Lange, the pitcher, was most started a signal-tipping scandal last position, and he should certainly be as good up until they are as good as ever. Jiggs, the last man to sign a contract. season. Lou called Umpire .Bill Dineen's at however, is a pretty wise boy, and I dp no\ Howard Camnitz, pitcher of the Pittsburg National a judge of an outfielder as anyone, for lib League team, was- married at Lexlngton, Ky., February tention to the fact that Athletic base-runners was the peer of any in his time. Schaefei think he would make an attempt to ' come made no attempt to steal when he called back" unless he is reasonably certain of be- 27 to Mary Lawrence Ciaxton. Both life in Boyle will have a thorough try-out in the field g able to deliver the goods. In my opin County, Ky. Before the marriage Camnitz announced for a ball. during the training season. He is fast, ion, both Cal and Matty have pretty good that he had received a bonus from the Ptttsburg Club wise, and a good hitter, and no reason why chances of landing places among the White and therefore had signed a contract. he should not make good is apparent. Mike Sox regulars. In a week or so more we Decatur lias offered the Bloomlngton Club $30IMV SL LOUIS'SIFTINGS, Kahoe will probably go to Atlanta with the will have a good line on the "comebacks" cash for its franchise a.nd players and the Bloomington team, and if so the young pitchers, and the directors are considering the proposition. Should there and then we can begin to figure on what the be disposition on the part of the followers of the game kid catchers as well, will receive his atten te-up of the Sox will be. Local Views of the Browns' Prospects tion. Mike's experience and knowledge ol and the business men generally to assist in financing Less Pessimistic Than Heretofore— the game should help the recruits greatly MANAGER HUGHEY DUFFY the club the offer will not be accepted. and under his tuition Ainsmith should be 2 President Johnson, of the American League, has rived in the city this week to superintend promulgated the folio-wins releases: By St. Louis to Manager Bresnahan's Plans. topliner from the start. the final arrangements for the Sox training Omaha, J. Lotz; by Cleveland to Portland Biadera, St. Louis, Mo., February 27.— Editor ED. HANDIBOE WILL UMPIRE trip. Hughey is optimistic over the outlook Bradley and Pecklnpaugh; by the Athletics to Mem "Sportin Life."—The attitude towards the and. he has a good right to be, as last yeai phis P. Donahue, to Spokane Bonner. to Baltimore At Browns is rapidly changing in this city. A the early home exhibition games of the Wash was a mighty hard one for him, but he ac kins; by Boston to Providence, C. Els-ton. few weeks ago the scribes ant ingtons—at least that is the present inten complished a lot—if nothing more than to ge The magnates of the Southwest Texas League Toted fans considered Wallace's tion. Afterward he will report to President a line on his material. Last season it was unanimously on February 21 to re-lease all lights to proposition a joke compared Chivington, of the American Association all an experiment, but this year he has some the territory of Austin and let it go to the Texas to the other American Leagu whose contract he was able to accept through ilid foundation to build his team on. Las League. The waiver was made on the recommenda clubs. After sizing up the the considerate and generous action _ of Presi vear he was forced to experiment with out tion of President Dickinson. of the Southwest Texas situation since the recent ex dent Norris O'Neill, who allowed him to ac field, infield and catchers, but this year the. •Sfeague for the best interests of all concerned. The change of players with th. cept the A. A. umpireship after he had last' two are pretty well lined up and are franchise is worth $6000. New York Highlanders, theri promised to sign with Mr. O'Neill's Western beginning to take definite shape. Lord, Me President Armour, of the Toledo (American Asso has been a slight change o League. The local fans have a treat ir Connell and Zeider or Blackburn are mfielc ciation) Club has closed a deal with Cleveland for sentiment. The feeling now store in witnessing Handiboe's sterling work ""-•tainties. Sullivan is in shape and will bt the veteran outfielder, Elmer Flick, w-ho refused to and it is a cinch that still higher honor go to Kansas City. President Armour will also sell prevails that the Browns may abl< to get into the game right at the jump pitcher Murray Crain, the Louisville base ball re not be as easy to beat °<« ""' await this local arbitrator. A Western news and Fred Payne and Jimmy Block have shown porter and ex-soldier, to the Adrian (South Michigan at first supposed. Taking paper is authority for the statement tha their,i calibre. The last two showed grea League) Club on optional agreement. Wallace's vast number of in Kid Elberfeld has applied to Ban Johnsor improvementirovement last season anaand snouiushould bei abl In the Tri-State League the Lancaster Club has Roddy Wallace terviews as a basis, and the for an appointment as umpire when he t to give an even better account of them received the signed contracts of pitcher Joe Kuberry, sentiment expressed by other through as a major league player. The Kii selves during the coming campaign. _-..„.Ther of Trenton, N. J.. and George Burns, a semi-profes men closely connected with the club, the fol is a strenuous person, and that would b is plenty of promising outfield material 01 sional player of Wildwood, N. J. The York Club has lowing line-up has been doped out for the his chance to stren. Colonel Elberfeld ough hand in Callahan, Mclntyre, Meloan, Parent signed pitcher Charles Hilbert, late of the New Castle first game of the Spring series with the Car to make a good ump. Dougherty. Cho:uinard and Bodie, besides on (Ohio-Pennsylvania. 'League) Club. Bert Conn has dinals: Catcher, Jay Clarke; pitchers, Jack A NEW OUTFIELDER or two others.. There should^be three goo signed to manage the Johnstown Club during the sea Powell or Joe Lake; first base, Pat Newnam; outfi elders in that bunch, and I am certai son of 1911. second base, Truesdale or Olson; shortstop, has been signed by the Washington Club re are. Meloan and Chouinard have show The Cleveland Club has just signed1 another young Wallace; third base, Austin; outfield, Stone, He is a Cleveland amateur, named Andre great "possibilities for youngsters and wi player in the person of Clyde Kellar, second baseman Keef, and was recommended to Manager Mt improve rapidly from now on. of the San Jose (California State League) Club last Laporte and Murray. Aleer by Bill Bradley, the grand Clevelan season, and later with the Class D organization at PRESIDENT STANLEY ROBISON, veteran. Brad, says that Keef has had man ARTIE HOFMAN Bakersfield. Kellar joins Cleveland Immediately. He of the Cardinals, reached New York last Wed offers, but would not sign anywhere withou pulled one of .the shortest "retirements" froi is the third of last year's Wan Jo^e team to be ad his advice. He assured McAleer that th base ball this week. He announced at th vanced. Jlensor being with Portland and Peters with nesday after a trip to the Panama Canal, Philadelphia. and reports that he has picked up the best youngster is wonderfully fast and is one beginning of the week that he was throug SPORTING LIFE MARCH 4, 1911
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threw out his claim without considering the ing pastimers. He will be turned loose as never be a parlor job to umpire a ball game. financial issue, on the ground that the con soon as the party hits California, watching I am not in favor of deathly peace and quiet the native teams in their practice, and mak on the field. I wouldn't give a cent for a tract itself was illegal and invalid under base ing a trip through the Pacific Coast circuit manager who didn't object if a palpably ball law as it will appear from the fallowing as soon as its season opens. The scouting wrong decision was given against his team in decision: thing has been overdone at times, but there a close game. The fans like life and activity "As the contract contains a non-reserve clause, is a happy medium between the Griffith and on the field and admire the fighting spirit." which does not bear the National Board's certificate Taylor ideas that is both profitable and A Weekly Newspaper of approval, as is provided for by the rules of the necessary. The great trouble about scouting Devoted To National Commission, whioh rules on this subject are nowadays is that organized ball allows t6o Base Ball and Trap Shooting. published semi-annually for the information of all much legalized farming under the optional NOT A CHANCE I players operating under the National Agreement, agreement system, so that unless a club and therefore the Commission declines to consider the its agent keep well informed the scout wastes Washington "Star." FOUNDED APRIL, 1883. player's contention on its merits, and hereby serves notice on all ball players that this precedent will valuable time watching and passing judg Some one with a wonderful imagination ment on players whom there is no chance to and little knowledge of conditions existing in Htla Registered In U. S. Patent Office. Copyright, be followed in all cases in which an unauthorized non-reserve clause contract is relied on to establish land. It would be much better for base ball, base ball these days makes the prediction that 1911. by The Sporting Life Publishing Co. for the young players, and for the scouts if Entered at the Philadelphia Post Office a claim against a club for salary." when the 10-year agreement under which the as second class mail .matter. this form of farming were done away with, two major leagues have operated since 1903 In this matter no injustice was done the as was the intention originally. expires next year there is going to be an player, as has been held by some misinformed other base ball war. Not a chance for any Published every Saturday by writers. This player should have known that such a thing taking place. If there is any The Sporting Life Publishing Co. one of the cardinal rules of organized ball is war it will be with the two major leagues that a non-reserve clause in a contract must VALUE OF PUBLICITY. lined up on one side trying to keep a third . 34 South Third Street, league from breaking into the fold. The won be sanctioned and made a matter of public Philadelphia "Record." PHILADELPHIA, PA., U. S. A. record. The purpose of the rule is to prevent derful prosperity of base ball since the Modern base ball games bring out the peo present agreement has been operative makes Editorial Department practical nullification of the vital Reserve ple in tremendous numbers, and an excep a war between the two major leagues almost Francis C. Richter...... Editor-in-chief Rule by secret agreement or collusion between tionally exciting game is for hours, and some impossible. The men who have their money Thomas S. Dando...... Gun Editor clubs and players. Any agreement or contract times for days, the one topic of conversation invested in the game realize on what side Thomas D. Richter...... Assistant Editor in conflict with this necessary restriction is among those who witnessed it. Thousands their bread is buttered. The two leagues E. .Fred Slear...... Assistant Editor as illegal and void in base ball as is under read about it in the newspapers, in which working in harmony have made the game a common law any civil contract to commit everything of possible interest to any one is great success. There is nothing to quarrel Business Department over. Matters are going along smoothly and Thomas S. Dando...... President crime or fraud, to perform any illegal act, or described in detail. The newspapers have made base ball, and it is this publicity that every club owner is making money, more or Francis C. Richter...... Vice-President to do anything contrary to public policy. It less. This same individual talks of a 12-club J. Cliff Dando...... Secretary-Treasurer is therefore obvious that neither a club or keeps the game alive. But for the daily re league. That was tried and found to be a Edward C. Stark...... Business Manager player can enforce any right or privilege ports of the contests all over the circuit there failure. No chance for ever coming back to SUBSCRIPTION BATES. under a contract containing an illegal pro WOULD BE NO CROWDS that sort of an arrangement. When the One Year ...... $2.00 vision. There is no way by which shady to welcome a team home from a successful present agreement expires, it will be renewed Six Months ...... 1.25 transactions can be prevented, but there is a trip abroad, and the wonderful achievements with few, if any, changes. Three Months ...... 65c way in which they can "be punished and that of favorite players would be known only to Canadian Postage, 50 cents extra per year. is by not permitting any party thereto to those who actually witnessed the game and Foreign Postage, $1.(M> extra per year. profit thereby. And that is exactly what the to those to whom a verbal description may PRESS POINTERS. National Commission means when it serves be given. The time has passed when all the newspapers could be induced to cut out base Singular Fact About the Losers In Modern notice that' its action in the Puttman case ball, for they would be merely making room 24—PAGES—24 will stand as permanent precedent for all for new publications that would give particu World's Series. similar cases and offences. lar attention to the game, but it is highly From New York "Sun." probable that more of the papers will follow Since the present World's Series of games began It the example set by some metropolitan dailies has never yet been the fortune of any one club to and reduce the space given to base ball. Look get revenge for a defeat in this series. The Red Sox TIMELY REMINDER. ing at the matter from won the series from the Pirates in 1904, but the Bostons haven't won a pennant since and the Pi CECRETARY Farrell, of the National As THE BUSINESS OFFICE rates never got another chance at them. The Giants »J sociation, in a special bulletin, calls viewpoint, the game now gets more space drubbed the Athletics -in 1905, but the Giants wore than it is, entitled to. While base ball is only second the nest time the Athletics won the!:: the attention of all clubs in the Na pennant, which was last year. The Cubs were lammed tional Association to the following rules- a sport, it is also a business, and a very by the White Sox in 1906, but though the Cubs were bearing on optional agreements, player sus profitable business, too, for the club owners, in the World's Series three times after that the Sox but not to newspapers which, give so much weren't their opponents. True, the Cubs downed the pensions and terms of release—which are space in boosting the game, except as a cir Sox in a series in 1909, but it was only a city series. part of the organic laws of the great minor culation-gainer. A five or ten-line advertise The Detroits are the only team that has had a PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 4, 1911. federation: ment on playing days is about the limit of chance to square accounts with a, team that beat them for the World's Championship, but they weren't equal "Rule 28. Club* accepting players on optional any ball club in paid advertising, and some to the occasion of revenging themselves on the Cubs. agreements must give to clubs holding title five day's do not do even that much, depending entirely The Pittsburgs won their pennant in 1909, but, the notice of release. Failing to hear from original club, on free notices. However, the advertising BEWARE THE ENTERING WEDGE! players must be released outright." Detroits and not the Bostons were their opponents. "Rule 29, When a player is reported for suspension end of base ball never can amount to very HE Editor of "Sporting life" on the 27th the reason must be given. If reason is not given much and public interest terminates with the The Players of Cuban Clubs. player's salary continues, and si^pension shall be playing of the game. T inst. received by express, obviously to considered as not In force." From New York "Sun." dodge the strict postal laws, the circular "Rule SO. In event of failure of club to notify In a letter from Havana. Cuba, an American says cf a gambling syndicate of Newport, Ky., player of his release who has not reported within that five members of the Havana base ball team styling itself "The Western Commission Co.," five days after salary becomes due on the first and WISE SAYINGS OF GREAT MEN. which has beaten the Detroits and Athletics this fifteenth . of month, the player shall become a free Winter are colored players who have been imported which offers to accept bets on the outcome of agent and salary due becomes a claim against the from this country. The Havana team's catcher, the approaching peoinant races in the National club." *The shoemaker rejoices in the Biblical named Petway, is well known here and is a. great prophecy that the last shall be first,—Waldo ball player. Ty Cobb did not steal a base on him and American Leagues and the American As The importance of strict adherence to M. Claflin. sociation, and also on club against club series. in the recent games. The American negroes are play these rules—especially in view of the recent *A friend indeed is one who is never in ing under Cuban names. In part the circular states: revelatien of scandalous laxity, to use a need.—Chas. P. Taft. The syndicate is willing to accept bets of $5 or mild term, in the matter of player-suspen instrumental music is sometimes only in Chief Factors In Success. over, which shall be sent by express, telegraph 01 sions—is so obvious as to need no further strumental in making the people next door From New York "Sun." telephone. According to the "book" it has planned move.—Frank P. Co,rridon. * to 5 Is offered that New York will not finish first comment than simple caution to minor league Loyalty, esprit de corps, whatever that intangible In the National League race. That the Giants will magnates to read and obey the rules, *We can generally forgive a bore if he yet none the less vital quality is that inspires thfe not finish second 3 to 5 is offered, and for third carries a corkscrew.—Mike Regan. one for all and all for one spirit which plays a big place 1 to 4 Is Quoted. In the American League part in winning pennants, has been a conspicuous Philadelphia is ttw favorite at 6 to 5 to win, 1 to 2 *Many a man dreams of what he would factor in the success of several recent pennant win for second place and 1 to S for third. In addition Oi SHORT METRE. do if he had a million.' As a matter of fact, ners, notably the Athletics and Pittsburgs. There was to bets on the pennant races the offer is made w he would immediately start to get another.— a subtle something in the work of these two teams lay odds on the standin« of the clubs in midseason. R. CHARLES W. ELIOT, president emeri Chas. W. Murphy. which bespoke more than mere ability and team co In fact, every sort of imaginable combination for *You can drive many a man to water, but operation, a morale, a spirit and a stanch confidence wagering is offered base ball enthusiasts. D tus, of Harvard University, is the latest you can't make him drink.—Clark Griffith. in and personal affection for the man at the head Presidents Shibe and Fogel denounced the to declare in favor of amateur sports on of the team, Connie Mack in one case and Fred Sunday. In a brief statement recently Dr. *0f two evils a man is apt to choose the Clarke in the other. Here were instances not only of scheme in unmeasured terms and each official least, if it happens to be the one he hasn't a strong team, but of a small brotherhood of players promised to call the attention of his^league to Eliot said: tried before.—Ed. J. Barrow. welded together by auite as much disinterested desire; the matter with a view to devising ways and "I am in favor of freeing the minor sports from *It is easy enough to be good natured if to win for the name they bore on their shirt fronts the restrictions of the present Sunday laws, but I as any college crew, nine- or eleven; and the per means of checking what may be regarded as am opposed to permitting on Sunday the operation of you have nothing else to do.—William H. sonality of Messrs. Mack and Clarke, as well as the first attempt at "organized gambling on theatres and moving pictures shows." Locke. their qualities of leadership, must have been as in base ball" since the '70s, when the pool Than which nothing better illustrates the *The social scale is not always life's most fluential in bringing success as actual deeds on th» reliable weighing machine.—James Potter. room dominated the diamond and so degraded growth of liberalism in even the most puri the game that only the most heroic measures tanical sections of the country. Incidentally by the National League in 1877 rescued the this is also an indirect, yet forceful, tribute POPULAR SONG TO DATE. sport from the rocks, placed it on high plane, STEADY IMPROVEMENT. to base ball as a distinct moral force in By C. P. McDonald. and made it the only clean and honest pro American life. fessional sport in this country—a condition Philadelphia "Ledger." Mamls McBride, who was known far and wide Umpires have been called "the backbone As an enthusiastic young fannette, only possible by divorcing absolutely base CHORTSTOP Knight, of the New York Am- Loved Jimmle Wise, who caught liners and flies ball and gambling. Now that the snake is of base ball." Only once in the history of Out in right anywhere on the planet; raising its head once more after the lapse of ^ ericans, in a signed article states that the game has an umpire been found guilty Mamie was there every day to declare "the manager's success depends largely of crooked work, and that was many years That the ump sure had sand in his eyes. three decades it should be scotched at once, on the work of the club scout." What did ago, when the gambling element threatened to When Jim struck the plate she would cry: "Ain't h» before it has a chance to infect the great it depend upon before the employment of kill the game for all time. Nowadays, no great 1 sport with its subtle poison. It behooves the scouts became a fashion or fad only in re matter how the fans may roast an umpire, Get wise, all youse guys, to Jim Wise I" National Commission to look up the laws of nobody seriously believes that the official is the land and then to get busy at once! cent years? ___ dishonest. At the same time there are many CHORUS. ball players who will not admit that there "Soak out a homer for me, Jim Wise! FFICIAL notice has been served by Na ever was a first-class umpire. Knock the lid off of the deep blue skies 1 tional Association Secretary Farrell of Jlmmie, just boost the sphere out of the lot, O THINGS HAVE CHANGED Give them a look at a good healthy swat I A PROTECTIVE RULING. the transfer of the franchise and players so much from the old days, when umpires Gee, ain't that twirler got oodles of nerve. of the McKeesport Club, of the Ohio-Pennsyl- were driven out of the game with shattered Wants to put over a common old curve 1 HE National Commission has handed down Tania League, to Steubenville, O. nerves caused by the actions of the players I'll try not to disguise and narrow-minded fans, that one of the There is love in my eyes T a decision of importance owing to the If you soak out a homer for me, Jim Wise! fact that it deals with a vital phase of National League indicator handlers recently remarked: "Talk about the friendless um the law of reservation. It appears that ANOTHER INDICTMENT. pire is played out. The umpires have more n. pitcher Ambrose Putfcman appealed from a de friends today than the ball players have." "Jim, I declare, you are certainly there cision of the National Board disallowing a Washington "Post." When it comes down to swinging the willow! So popular is the once thankless job at the You would suppose from the way that he throws claim of $50 unpaid salary by the Petersburg Clark Griffith, who, since becoming mana present day that President Thomas J. Lynch, He was playing the game with a pillow! (Virginia League) Club, on the ground that ger of the Cincinnati Club, has spent most of the National League, in making up his Three men on base I Jimmie, this is the place the Petersburg Club presented a receipt "in of his Winters seeking what he may reform, staff for the coming season had to turn down To produce a four-bagger today! full for the season of 1910" signed by the announces that hereafter he will employ no no less than 60 applications for the two Hooray! that's the trick! Jimmie Wise, you're » regular scouts. That is to say, he will have vacancies on the staff. When President brick! player. In his appeal to the National Com no salaried sleuths. All of the scouting will Lynch handled the indicator he was known I'm yours any time that you say!' mission Puttman presented in substantiation be job work, so to speak, some ball player as the of his claim an itemized statement of the who is out of commission, and resident in KING OF UMPIRES. amounts received by him in 1910 from the or near Cincinnati, being rushed to the scene His logic is that nerve will carry an umpire The Best Ever. Petersburg Club, and a copy of his contract of action whenever any specially desirable through any situation. "Umpiring never was Scott City, Mo., February 19.—Editor "Sporting for $200 per month with that club signed by youngster is tipped off. The Boston Ameri and never will be a cinch," says Lynch, Life."—I have just renewed my subscription to "Sport cans have gone to the other extreme, the "You can't please everybody and hence you ing Life" with great pleasure. I have bought and Manager J. J. Grim—a fatal move for Putt- party that is now on its way West including read "Sporting Life" almost seveu years and I Van, as the National Commission at once please nobody. It's better now tha,n in the simply can't do without it. It's the best ever. Veif one of Mr. Taylor's expert gazers at promis old days, though, goodness knows, it will truly yours, 1'KAJXK G. PaUITT» MARCS 4, 1911?
Schults. Schettler. Brennan, Chalmers, Alexander, sible friends who are working him for what Humphries. Yat&s. WUhelm, Thomas and Baxter. DETROIT DOTLETS, amusement they can get out of it, but whcj Infielders—Miller, Luderus, Bransfield, Knabe. Doo are unwilling to push matters to a stage "CHIEF" BENDER lan. Lobert, Lelir. Young and WalRh. Outfielders—Titus, Magee, Paskert, Mowrey, Wel Tigers Off For Their Training Quarters where the big catcher would place himself in chonce and Mayes. a position to receive a bad beating. With at Monroe, La. — Only One Player Now the ball players who left Detroit today, bound REMARKABLE I9II RECORD OF The above list includes two names riot, for the training camp, were Mrs. Jennings heretofore published, namely, Yates, a young Holding Out—Manager Jennings' Hope and representatives of the four Detroit pa-» pitcher, and Young, an infielder from Scran- pers—Bachelor, of the "Free Press"; Sal- THE INDIAN. ton. Pitcher Culp has been sold" to York, ful Views — Catcher Schmidt's Griev singer, of the "News"; Smith, of the "Jour Slaughter goes to Scranton, Knight to Oak nal," and the writer, of the "Times." land, and Helms to Jacksonville. Manager ances Largely Imaginary. pooin anticipates no changes in his regular The Athletics' Star Pitcher Was infield and outfield, so the men to be se By Paul Hale Bruske. lected after the Southern tryouts will be Detroit, February 25.—Editor "Sporting "MATTY'S*" VIEWS, utility catcher, infielder and outflelder and Life."—The Detroit Tigers to the number Punished for Only 182 Safe Hits a pitching staff. of about a score, the same constituting the The National League's Greatest Pitcher main body of the aggregation, on the Whole Season; Wash leave here tonight for Monroe, Talks Interestingly of the Art of Pitch The Athletic Club's Boater. La., the training base which Manager Mack, of the Athletics, during the has been selected for the ing in Which He Is Past Master. ington, Singularly, Excelling, past week put the finishing touches to his team's preparation. The "I received a letter from a fan some time Spring training plans. The Regulars, under players accompanying Mana in February warning me not to show how I charge of Captain Davis, will start on Wed ger Jennings from here are pitch the 'fadeaway' in my vaudeville act," BY ERNEST J. LANIGAN. nesday, March 1, for the Virginia Hot largely the bunch from the j. i ...... !."^,^._ sa^ Christy Mathewson, ofi New York, N. Y., February 25.—Editor Springs, where they will boil out twelve days, East and those who Winter the Giants, the other day. "Sporting Life."—"Big Chief" Bender, after which they will join the Yanigans at either in Detroit or in this "He insisted that the other although he did not pitch as many games as Savannah, Ga., for which place Manager Mack neighborhood. At Monroe they clubs would soon get onto the some other pitchers in the with his youngsters will depart Saturday, will be joined by almost as intricacies of this delivery American League last season, March 4. It is not likely that there will many more men, coming from and that ay the pitchers next had a phenomenal record. He be any change in the make-up of the regular their homes in the West and season would be doing the pitched 250 innings, during Athletic team, all of the players who helped Paul H. Bruakt South, and from Hot Springs, same stunt. But I'm not which time 120 players faced win the World's Championship being sure where eight of the men have afraid to tell all about tha him 879 times and hit safely of retention. Nevertheless, Manager Mack been taking the baths and doing some light 'fadeaway,' for I don't be 182 times for an average of will carry 33 players to Savannah, in the preliminary training. By the time the entire, lieve my explanation of it .207. His average was much hope of developing some of the youngsters squad gets located at Monroe it will, barring can help anybody much. I've better than Mullin's, the star into major league form. The official list of accident, comprise been • with the Giants more pitcher for 1909. Mullin, players to be taken South is as follows: THIRTY-FIVE MEN, than 10 years and have al though, in that year worked Pitchers—,T. Coombs, C. A. Bender, H. W. Krause, including Manager Jennings and Joe Sug- C. Mathawson. ways used the 'fadeaway.' I in over 50 more innings and H. R. Morgan, Eddie Plank, Jimmy Dygert, "Lefty" have tried to teach all the Russell, H. A. Tate. E. C. Freine, H. W. Martin, den, the veteran catcher, who is going along held the American League to help Jennings in weeding out of the 14 New York pitchers how to use it. Ames is batters, to an average of .255, H. Werder, P. Griffin and A. Callomore. afraid to take a chance with it, but young Catchers—Ira Thomas, "Paddy" Livingstone, J. pitchers a selection which will be the best, Drucke has almost mastered the curve and Chas. Bender Bender beating that mark by Lapp. Stephen O'Neill and .T. Leary. possible for work in the league season. As .48. Bender came close to Inftelders—H. Davis, F. Baker, J. Barry. Eddie I write all the players have signed their may work wonders this year. equalling the record set by big Ed. Walsh in Collins, J. Mclnnis, B. Houser, C. Derrick and 0. A contracts with the exception of "Chick" THE 'FADEAWAY' 1908, when he kept the batting average of Beltzer. = Lathers. The University of Michigan "Chick the American League in games which he Outflelders—Danny Murphy, Rube Oldring, "Topsy" isn't invincible, and it's not worth a cent en" has been figuring on some sort of a if it isn't used right. It must break in to pitched to .202. Bender Hartsel, Bris Lord, Amos Strunk, William Hessier contract which would preclude his release or and William Hogan. ward the batsman or he may hit the ball out WAS EXCEPTIONALLY EFFECTIVE trade to any other club. The local manage of the lot. Virgil Garvin was the first man The matter of exhibition games in the ment has been standing pat. I firmly ex against St. Louis, keeping it to a mark of to use the 'fadeaway,' but he had it only in South has not yet been definitely settled. pect that Chick will sign and accompany the the rough. I improved upon his delivery and .165. Strange to say, the team that found To date Manager Mack has arranged for his offerings the easiest to solve was a second squad, though he is not one of the players now it's the best I have. When I watched only one exhibition game—with Baltimore in who will be badly missed in case he concludes the Highlanders play just before they began division team, the erstwhile much-despised the Monumental City on March 30—but a to stick by his job of wheel inspector at a Washington team. The Senators headed the the series with the Giants I soon found out schedule will be arranged in due time by big automobile parts manufacturing estab that they didn't like curves, so that was all list in batting against the Indian, facing ,him Manager Mack, 114 times for 29 hits and the not-to-be lishment. we fed to them. In all the games I pitched j»neezed-at average of .254. Detroit's bunch THE GREATEST PROBLEM. against them I curved the ball incessantly, of sluggers were also camping on the red Athletics Get College Star. Of course, the most interesting problems, from using an out drop with excellent results, man's trail, getting an average of .236. A letter from San Jose, Calif., tinder date the superficial point of view, centre' in the especially when it broke in toward 'the bats While Carrigan, of Boston, and White, of of February 19, carries some news of partic selection of the guardian of first base, and men. A pitcher who doesn't make a , Chicago, each had an average of 1000 against ular interest to Philadelphia fans. It is in the weeding out of the young pitchers. STUDY OF THE BATSMEN Bender they are not the real leaders, having to the effect that ' 'Devereau J. Peters, for There is no change in the veteran catching batted against him only once. Clyde Milan, merly first baseman of the Santa Clara Col staff, although it is increased for the time, cannot hope to succeed. You can often tell of Washington, is the leader de facto, facing lege base ball .team, and a member of the by the return of Beckendorf from Washing from a batsman's feet what kind of a ball him 11 times for six bingles and an average Jesuit College track team in 1909, has made ton, where he was loaned last year. The he will go after. If I can't tell by his feet of .545. the announcement that he has signed a con outfield again shows Del Drake trying to I pitch a slow one just to find out which WASHINGTON LED tract with Connie Mack to play with the break in, as well as a promising young man way ho steps after it. If there's a base- Athletic team of the American League." The named Shaller from the Springfield I. I. I. runner on first the batsman will try the hit- the league in batting against Bender, three letter further states that Peters is now a League champions. and-run game with him or will bunt. If it men batting over .300 when facing him, Mi student in the law department of Stanford is the hit-and-run game the batsman, by his lan, McBride and Henry; in fact, this trio University and will not quit school until the THE YOUNG PITCHERS feet, shows that he is going to try to drive hit for over .500 each. Detroit, which acted end of the present semester, having arranged are, however, legion, and infielders are on the ball into the right field. That ia where as runner-up for Washington, had six men with Connie Mack, to report to. the. Athletics hand in a horde. Besides Donovan, Sum a pitcher can use his head by delivering. th« batting over .300, Crawford, Cobb, D. Jones, at that time. In conclusion, the letter says: mers, Mullin, Works, Willett and Stroud, who, different curves and shoots, but in a ma Delahanty, Stanage and Mullin. Boston was were on the job last year, there are Lively,, jority of cases I find that the 'fadeaway' is third, gettir^ IS hits out of 83 times for an "Peters played with the San Jose State League Club last year in the outfield and his speed and hitting Cavett, Covington, Loudell, Peasley, Mitchell a great hit-and-run killer. The pitcher must average of .217, Carrigan, Stahl, Engle and ability brought, him offers from Portland and San and Smith,- to say nothing of Lafitte, who force the batsman to swing at balls you Wagner carrying off the honors. Francisco, but he declined to consider either. He will won't report until about April 1, due to the know he can't reach, but you can't Iceep finish his post-graduate course at Palo Alto in June fact that he is completing a course in dentis them wide all the time, for there are bats and will then devote himself to base ball. It is try at his home in Atlanta. Delahanty, Bush,, men in every team who will wait for passes PHILADELPHIA POINTS. understood that Peters will be given a trial at first Moriarty,- O'Leary and Lathers, of last year's the moment you try that on them. and in the outfield by Connie Mack. The lad pre infielders, are all on the rolls. In addition fers first, base, but he has shown great form as an there are Corcoran, Kirke, Westerzill, Wuffli, THE BEST WAY All Athletic and Philadelphia Players, outflelder owing to his speed. He was one of the Ness and Gainor, the last mentioned pair be is to put the ball over the plate, working the State League sensations last Summer." ing the rivals for the first-base job. Several corners as much as possible. There's no With One Exception, Safely in the Fold of the Tigers have been training for a couple need of trying to strike out everybody, for —Both Teams Ready for the Departure of weeks at Hot Springs. This contingent you have eight men to help you with fielding. Local Jottings. includes Catcher Sta_nage, Delahanty, Craw- And that reminds me that some of the best for the Southern Training Camps. Steve O'Neill, the 20-year-old catcher signed by ford, Donovan, Mullin, Summers, Bush* and games I ever pitched were won without the Connie Mack, is a brother of Mike and Joyce O'Neill, Willett. All of them have been reported as use of curves, just a fast, straight ball, well By F. C. Richter. famous as a battery a few seasons back. sound and in as good shape as the stage of controlled, and cutting some part of the Philadelphia, Pa., February 28.—The last Manager Mark, of the Athletics, and Manager season would naturally imply. plate as often as I could get it over. Control Donin. of the Phillies, were the guests of honor night is a big factor, also prestige. Some of the day of the shortest month of the year, which of February 22 at the County Cork Men's sixth an JENNINGS' VIEWS. - marks the end of the base ball off-season, hitters you meet are faint-hearted the mo nual ball at Musical Fund Hall. I enjoyed a long talk with Hughie Jennings ment they step to the plate and prove easy finds all local players safely before'the team started for the South. Hugh under, contract except one, During the past week President Fogel arranged an victims. But if they think a pitcher is a exhibition game for the Phillies at, Wilkes-Barre on ie believes that his veterans were a shade soft mark they can hit the ball to all quarters Coombs, and he probably will Sunday, April 2.1; while Manager Mack arranged to over-confident last year and didn't realize un be signed ere this greets the of the globe." have his regular team play at Wilkes-Barre April 30, til too late that they had a tremendously ———————»——————— reader. The last of the and hia Yanigans at Lynchburg. Va.. April 5. strong foe in the Athletics. When they did Philly hold-cuts, pitcher Earl Pitcher Morgan and catcher Livlngstone, of the find this out, bad luck interfered with a win CAUGHT ON THE FLY. Moore, came to town Sunday, Athletics, will spend 10 days in Baltimore prior to ning spurt and personal disputes found their and on Monday visited the going to the Savannah camp, as guests of a close way onto, the field, with the usual result. The Clinton (Illinois-Missouri League) Club has club offices, threshed out the personal friend, namely, Edward Mullaney, captain Hughie doesn't mince matters in the least signed Walfried Lindberg, of Chicago. salary question with Presideni of the Mount St, Joseph College base ball team. when he refers to the discord which infested Fogel and Manager Dooin, and "Topsy" Hartsel will this year figure in the role the Tiger camp last year. He frankly admits, .The Brockton (New England. League) Club has. finally emerged from the inner of utility outflelder if Amos Strunk's injured knee has that Cobb had a run-in with Davy Jones, signed pitcher Joe Weafer, of Morrlsville, Vermont. sanctum the signer of a three- fully recovered. Stnink hit for .333 in 16 games with and another with Bush. Yet he says Ty Elmer Stricklett and Chick Gftndll, both of major year contract upon mutually the World's Champions last season. He Is a fast never failed to carry out a single order from league experience, hare written to Charlie Graham F. C. Richter satisfactory terms, namely, a man, but proved a disappointment In the World's him. His policy is one of "forgive and for asking for a place with the Sacramento team. Gan- substantial salary increase Series. get." He believes that the members of the dil will probably not be favored, but if Stricklett will and the promise of a bonus for every game A. H. Wilkinson. the local semi-pro, -pitcher, has team have had a long Winter in which they come to reasonable terms he will probably b« found he wins after a certain number of victories secured absolute control of the Cape May Club for a have had no World's Series coin to spend, with the Senators the coming season. have been placed to his credit. Southpaw term of five years, with option of a renewal of the and thinks that this will be a mighty in The Inter-State Colored Base Ball 1/eaeue was or pitcher Russell, the Athletic Club's "$12,000 lease on the present property for five years additional. centive to harmony. Also, he is of the opin ganized at Columbus, O., February 16, with these beauty," also came to terms yesterday after Mr. Wilkiason purchased the half interest of a part ion that the 1911 prize automobile offer won't officers: President Edward Emerson, of Columbus, a personal interview with Manager Mack. nership entered into some weeks ago. hurt his team a bit. 0.; vice-president, Walter H. Dennis, of Richmond, Ben Houser, who Is Captain Harry Davis' under Ind.; secretary, Albert Hubbard, of Dayton, O.: This resulted in the clearing up of certain THE SCHMIDT MATTER misunderstandings and the signing of a 1911 study as the Athletics' first baseman, signed his con treasurer, M. C. More, of Dayton, 0. Th« neit contract by the pitcher, who, before leaving tract last week and turned it over to Manager Connie isn't -worrying Hughie to any great extent, meeting will be held March 12 in Dayton, 0. Mack. Houser got Into enough games last season to either. Charlie has been writing letters to A South Bend, Ind., dispatch itates: "Dr. T. R. for his home in Baltimore, expressed himself satisfy Mack by his showing that he was a good man as perfectly satisfied. The signing of Russell the papers this Winter, advancing the claim Carson, president of the Central League, Is again to hold on to, and he will very likely be given a more that he has been unfairly treated by his seriously ill at his home, Nararrs Plac«, this city. completes the Athletic roster with the ex thorough trying out this year. Although the doctors are optimistic oret the outeoma ception of Coombs, and he is not a hold-out manager. Hughie comes back with the state President Fogel. of the Phlllles, last Wednesday ment that Schmidt is enough of a man to of the illness of the bas» ball man h» Is suffering and is expected to sign as soon as he reaches received the contract of pitcher Bob Ewing. The regret, in his calm afterthought, the thing Intense agony. The trouble is a recurrence of an this city today or tomorrow. veteran, who did good work for Dooln's team last which mayvhave been penned in a fit of tem abdominal complaint which kept blm bedfast during year, has been getting himself into trim for the per, and expects no trouble from the veteran a greater part of last month." Southern trip by working hard on his farm In Ohio, catcher. He points to the fact that Schmidt Hugh F. Reddy, for many years "Sporting Life's" Phillies Up to Legal Limit. and says he Is In flue shape. Same day pitcher correspondent at Bridgeport, Conn., has been appointed The Philadelphia Club's Spring training Rowan announced his acceptance of the Philadelphia had his chance in three World's Series and secretary of the Bridgeport Club and has giTen up a plans have also been concluded. About half Club's terms. failed each time. The manager is out to re lucrative position with the Union Metallic Cartridge of the team will start for Birmingham, Ala., Frank Keaney, the star Inflelder of Bates College place Schmidt as first catcher, just as he Company to give 'his entire ttm« to base ball. Mr. at 4 15 P. M. on Tuesday, February 28, signed by President Fogel, of the Phillles, will join was last year. The working out of this diffi Reddy was manager of the Bridgeport Club away bade from North Philadelphia Station, This party the team next June. He hails from Cambridge. culty will surely be one of the most inter in 1888. The next two years he managed the TJtica will comprise Chalmers, Humphries, Rowan, Mass. He played for three years on the Bates team esting features of the Spring. Schmidt is one and Norwich Clubs. After that he umpired for a as shortatop. He was elected captain last June for of those peculiar individuals who plays the time and then retired to accept the pri.Ta.te position Schettler, Shultz, Yates and Moore, pitchers; this year, but played professional ball last Summer game with hia might and main whila tha teamj which he ha* Just resigned to enter bas« ball. Ha Moran, catcher; Bransfield, Doolan and Young, and had to resign the captaincy in the Fall. He is on the field, forgetful of all else, and knows the game from every angle and Will tioubtta* infielders; Magee, Titus and Welchonce, out- Is a fast fielder and a good hitter. In face, figure then retires to nurse a more or lesa give tho Bridgeport Club good service. fielders; Manager Dooin, President Fogel, and action he is a ringer for famous Billy Lauder. Trainer Mike Dee and the newspaper men. IMAGINARY GRIEVANCE. The remaining players will go direct to He is unquestionably a grand catcher when Birmingham from their various homes. Three at his best, and has probably caught a great HUMOR AMONG THE MINORS players—Knabe, Lobert and Ewing—last week er percentage of winning games than have started for Hot Springs, where they will boil fallen to the lot of any other backstop in the NEW BASE BALL BOOK BY oiit for about ten days before reporting at league during the past four years. Just at Birmingham. The signing of Schultz brings can secure protection against accidents or disability. present the big backstop is apparently also in Edward Michael Ashenback While on the ball field for any Injury, $15.00 weekly; dulging in that peculiar delusion which makes Edited by Jack Ryder the Phillies' total of players under contract any accident sustained off the ball field, $30.00 week and reservation to the legal limit, 35 men, ly. If fatally injured and death occuring on ball him think he is destined to act as the salva Achrice to young: players. Many funhy all of whom will be given a chance to show field, $2,000; off field, $5,000.. Agents wanted every tion of the white race in the prize ring. He stories. Profusely illustrated and beau their faces at the training camp. The com where; big commissions. scheduled a fight in Fort Smith with an Ok tifully bound in cloth. For sale by M. A. plete list is as follows: lahoma boxer, but was later persuaded to Donohue & Co., 415 Dearborn St., Chicago, Catchers—Dooin, Moran, McDonough and Jaciley. Base Ball Players Health and Accident Society postpone it. From this distance it looks as if and at all Spalding stores. Pitchers—Moore, Ewing, B«etw, Bowan, SUck, 1628 EDQLEY ST., PHILA., PA. he it being campaignad by » bunch of oitea- PRICE, ONE DOLLAR. SPORTING LIFE MARCH 4,
failure of the Cubs to "get back." If the ready for some hot work right off the bat. of base ball at the Polo Grounds. He en Giants' hopes are based mainly on that they William wishes to get a start this year and joyed it immensely. A foul was batted into NEW YORK NEWS are apt to be badly disappointed. everybody is with him. the stand not far from where we sat. I am THE HIGHLANDER REGULARS AN ALLURING PROJECT. sorry to say that the boy who picked up start on Tuesday of this week for Hot It is pretty generally understood that if the the ball was apparently an Italian. He Springs, Va., for a two weeks' boiling out Brooklyn Club does not win the champion thrust it into his pocket at once. 'What an THE GIANTS HARD AT WORK before the team handles a base ball. This is ship in 1911—don't smile, there may be a outrage,' said my friend, 'and yet you brag something new in the training line and the chance—the players will be taken to Porto about the majority of players think it a fine plan. The Rico by the president. He thinks that it will DOWN IN TEXAS. Chaseites will take the baths and be rubbed, be quite a scheme to go to Porto Rico and FAIRNESS OF AMERICANS so that when they arrive at Athens they will give them a taste of big league base ball, in sport.' I suggested that the boy possibly be able to take the pill in thir hands and and there are more reasons than one why was not an American. 'But whore's your cut it loose. Special attention will be paid that looks good all around. This island of sentiment,' said my friend. 'Everybody Good Reports About Some of the to the pitchers. The arm of the twirler must Porto Rico is one of the most beautiful in all around seems to be anxious for the boy to be taken care of like a new born baby. the world. It is an American possession. steal the ball instead of returning it to its Ambitious Youngsters—John J. Chase thinks he has the best set of pitchers They play base ball down there now, and,. rightful owners. Do you call that good the Highlanders have had for some time and they would like nothing better than to have sport?' And I said nothing further." That's McGraw's Commendation for hopes to whip them into first-class condition. one of the big league clubs come down and right. For a country which is cheerful enough He has a plan whereby the pitchers will know show them how the to call attention to the fact that nothing is two days in advance when they are going to more popular in sport than absolute fair Gowdy—Chase's Plans Finished work, just as Connie Mack has. Thus the NATIONAL SPORT IS PLAYED ness, we certainly are caught up in soma pitcher who is t«ld ahead of time that he is in the major league circuits. The visit need pretty tight places. If that boy had been going to work on a certain day can get his not necessarily be confined to Porto Rico, at a race track would he have stolen the BY E. H. SIMMONS. arm in shape for that particular game. If this for there are other islands in the West In saddle from the back of the favorite and got New York City, February 27.-Editor plan works as well for Chase as it did for dies where base ball is beginning to take away with it? Let's preach that stealing "Sporting Life."—The Giants and a cold Mack there will be some pretty lively doings hold with a tight grip, and the trip could is not sport. around the American League circuit. easily be wound up "at Havana, from which wave arrived simultaneously at Marlin last port the players could cross over to Key week. Arthur (nee Bugs) THE GREATEST ADVANTAGE Raymond came into camp on West and make their way to their homes with THE VIRGINIA LEAGUE. a water wagon wearing a possessed by the Highlanders is being able no trouble. One of these days it is far from Keeley fraternity pin on his equipped at the initial sacks. Practically improbable that there will be a West Indian coat lapel. Raymond has ap every other club under Ban Johnson's con League, and if our base ball people cultivate The Danville Team Will Be Composed parently been taking good trol is weak at first. The Athletics' weak that sentiment they may find it directly to Largely of Youngsters, Forty-Four Men care of himself all winter, for ness in that respect is not so noticeable be their advantage. There is no telling just he weighs in the neighborhood cause of the phenomenal work of Eddie Col- how far our base ball game will extend. Being Held for Trying-Out Purposes. of 220. ' His playing weight lins at second. In George Stovall Cleveland With the West India islands reaching out seems to have the best of the lot, but that for it on the south, and east, and Danville, Va., Feb. 25.—Editor "Sporting, is under 185, so he has some Life."—If the number of men signed or re thing like 35 pounds to knock is saying very little. Some people may think THE JAPANESE off before he will be in con that first base is an easy job. All well and ported to have been signed by the manage good, until you see a throw four feet wide clamoring for more base ball on their side ment of the champion Danville Club for try- dition. Raymond is the only of the continent, we may become involved in regular among the twirlers as from the bag get past. That is the fault of outs for the 1911 team is worth anything, the thrower? Perhaps, but in these days of so many international championships that we then Manager Laughlin will have plenty of yet at camp. There are nine wouldn't have time to fight if there should E. H. Simmoni pitchers in camp, including speed an infielder hasnt' got a year to pick material from which to select a team, and the ball up and toss it to first. Half of the happen to be a little provocation. Base ball probably some to farm to lower class league Raymond and the eight re is one of the best preventives of war in the cruits. Wilbert Robinson is expected to work time he can't see where he's throwing. teams. As far as any records go these have all the latter and weed out the bad ones. . He Ability to stop badly thrown balls of every world. It is true that it arouses, a little signed or accepted terms with Danville: description makes spice now and then, and some acrimony very will have to do practically all the heavy work often, but it is always the case that the, Outflelders—Eddie Adler. of Baltimore; B. F. Brem- in the catching line, for Grover Hartley is HAL CHASE fellows who make the most noise while the er, of Baltimore; Clarence H. Irwin, of Harrison- the only other regular catcher in the squad. burg; George Johnson, of Baltimore; VV. II. Lumsden, It is to relieve Robinson and Hartley in a the greatest first baseman that ever lived. quarreling is going on in base ball are in Whitevllle, N. C.; Herman Kuusell, of Baltimore; measure that McGraw has determined to Combine this with a wonderful throwing variably the best friends after it is all over. George Thompson, of Washington; Joseph Ward, of •work Harry Gowdy as a catcher. According arm, knowing how to field bunts, one of the Hence the benefit of the sport as a peace Baltimore; Jack King, of Haverhlll, Mass.; Walter to McGraw, quickest thinking brains that ever happened, maker. When Alexander, of Baltimore. plenty of nerve and a fine batting eye, and "JAKE" DAUBERT Inflelders—R. H. Morgan, of Ooldsborn; Ttelnhart, HARRY GOWDY you will readily perceive the great advan of Baltimore; William Snyder (third haseman). of is a good catcher right now as Chief Meyers tage of the Highlanders. When looking over left these parts on the steamer Creole bound Baltimore; James I. Clancey, of Baltimore; Arthur A. was two years ago. The work behind the the candidates for infield positions on the for New Orleans he solemnly informed all Howell. of Tennessee; Oscar I,. Jacobs, of Aberdeen, bat in most of the practice work last week Highlanders please don't forget Earl Gard of his friends that he had never sailed the Md.; Charles Smith, of Martinsville, Va.; Herman was shared by Gowdy and Hartley. Hartley ner, the man whom John McGraw pronounced ocean in his life, that he didn't know any Russell, of Baltimore (first base or outfield), with looks very promising. He is said to throw to be one of the most natural ball players more about water than what he had seen Gaston and Schrader not yet having accepted terms. similarly to Bergen, of the Brooklyns, and he had ever seen in action. It. may happen in the pond nearest his village in Pennsyl 'Pitchers—.Tames Boland, Claude Brady. A. J. I'erry. appears to have all the latter's famous ac vania, and then offered .to wager the cigars man, I!ay Mullenes, "Nancy" Hanks. J. • V. A. Chiak, that Chase may be compelled to change his H. F. JSastman, John Diegel, C. W. Johnson, Georg*' curacy. Hartley does not seem to have let plans and let Jack Knight remain at short for the crowd that he would not be sea sick at any stage of the journey. If he was Sehaeffler, Warren Wright. himself out in his throwing to his full limit and Earl Gardner at second. Earl was Catchers—Joseph l^aughlin (manager): Harry Smith, of speed as yet, but the knack he has of greatly handicapped last year by ill health, sea-sick "Bill" Dahlen is authorized to col of last year's team; Johnny Williams, of Baltimore. getting the ball away from him with the least but reports from Sparta, 111., say that he has lect the cigars and smoke them. The only possible delay makes up for his not lining taken on weight and is in better shape now trouble is that it will be difficult to obtain In addition to these, Secretary J. H. Far- the ball after the style of Bresnahan. If than he has been for some time. After all, any confirmation as to the sailing abilities of rell's bulletin contains the following list of Hartley lives up to the reputation he made Hartzell, who was acquired from the St. Louis "Jake." It was intended to ask the cap players as having signed contracts with Dan with the Toledo Club no doubt he will be Browns by trade, may play in the outfield. tain of the boat to advise friends by wire ville: Newton Morton, John Lee, Roger B. held with the Giants, and if that is so the He is equally at home there, and Gene Elliot less, but everybody in Brooklyn forgot it Drenning, Lawrence Toomey, Jack Cudahy, chances are that Schlei will be traded or will make a strong bid for third. until it was too late. Harry Meyers, August Naxwell (or Maxwell), waivers asked for him. It is not likely that AS TO PITCHER BELL. Melvin Legates, E. R. Saylor and Leon Fry. Gowdy will be given much chance to demon strate his work as a catcher this season, but If some of the youngsters shape up well in probably he will be given the opportunity to BROOKLYN BUDGET. their work as pitchers this year it is prob Roanoke's Roster. become acquainted with big league base ball able that the good old war horse, Bell, will Roanoke, Va., February 25.—E%itor "Sport from the bench and used -some times as a The Case of the Only Superba Hold-Out not be asked to do quite so much as he did ing Life."—Judge Frank Shaughnessey, who pinch hitter. in 1910. Dahlen never had anybody else during the two years as manager of the Ro — "Silent John" Hummel in Line—The who could go in and plug up a hole as well anoke Club has captured first and second MANUSH AND JDHNSTON as Bell. Sometimes Bell had to do it when positions, will again pilot the team this sea Beern to be the two most promising recruits Players Off for Spring Training Camp— the game was against the Brooklyns, and son. Manager Shaughnessey will lose such so far. Frank Manush, the graduate third An Alluring Prospect — A Few More even if they could not win he kept the score stars as Powell, Doyle, Newton, Spratt, basemau from the New Orleans Club, is de down so that the defeat looked a little bet Schmidt and Doane, who have been sold or clared to be as finished a ball player as Mc Protests Against Stealing Base Balls. ter than it would otherwise. While the drafted and have made names around the Graw has plucked from the minor leagues players are at Hot Springs Dahlen will look Virginia circuit second to none, but has as a since the Giants" have been training at Mar- By John B. Foster. up the particular fountain which is good fon nucleus Doctor Pressley, the premier first liu. All the youngsters at present trying for Brooklyn, N. Y., February 27.—Editor men sacker; outfielder Joe Holland, the league's the team have their good points, but Manush "Sporting Life." — "Doc" Scanlon is scrap WITH SHORT WIND. leading batter; pitchers Short, Pritchard and seems to be better equipped than any of the ping. Were it not for that all would be If "Cy" Barger had been able to pitch the Jenkins, while Shaughnessey will cover one others in experience and fielding " ability. peace and marmalade in our latter half of- games during the season as well of the outfield positions. About 25 youngsters Manush is said to be by far the best field- section. "Doc" says the as he did the innings of the early part, the have been signed for try-outs to fill the va i. ^ and throwing third baseman who has tried Brooklyn management, instead Brooklyns would have had a few more vic cancies at short, second, outfielders and catch f o a berth with the Giants since Arthur of hoisting his salary, nipped tories to their credit. Barger could go like ers, also the pitching staff will be strength Devlin came from Newark and made good it a little for the season of a house afire on a prairie for about seven ened. Quite an array of young talent has several years ago. In build Manush has the 1911. He doesnt' think it is innings, and then something happened. It been ordered to report and with the several ideal proportions for an iiifielder. He is fair because he worked like wasn't stage-fright, for Barger always in older stars to lend the benefit of their ex tall, wiry and strong, and owns a pair of long blazes in 1910 and no man sisted that all of the stage-fright which he perience Roanoke will again doubtless be in arms that shoot out quickly and take in balls who works like blazes takes had came in the early part of the contest. the fight for the bunting. that appear out of range. Manush is a six kindly to a cut in salary. It must have been lack of endurance. That's footer, but is able to telescope himself and Still, it is safe to conjecture easily possible. When I was a youngster News Notes. play close to the ground on bunts and swift that "Doc" will be playing there was a farmers' big boy who lived next Manager Babb, of Norfolk, has signed pitcher Tyn- grounders. He is described as a smart-look ball with the team in 1911. to the farm which was owned by my grand dall Morrell. of last season's Jonesboro (Northeast ing chap who does not seem to entertain tin* There have been instances be father. That farmer's big boy could work Arkansas League) Club; also a young pitcher named idea that he has nothing more to learn. John B. Fotlu fore where the player took harder and faster up .to noon than any man Walker. JACK JOHNSTON, oath that nothing could induce on the hay field. After 12 o'clock, and some Southpaw Claude Brady, who signed a Richmond who has been playing at second, is highly him to walk upon the field again and yet he thing to eat, all that he could do was to contract, after having accepted terms with Uie Dan was there when the bell sounded. I don't sleep in a fence corner, and he did sleep. ville Club, will go to Danville, Secretary Farrell. of spoken of by McGraw, who declares that know just how the management is likely to The result was that he always got a half- l.hd National Board, ruling that Danville had prior Johnston should one of these days develop patch it up with "Doc," but it's safe to say days' pay, for no farmer would give him claim to the player. into as good a ball player as Josh Devore. that some arrangement will be made whereby coin for longer than 12 o'clock. He may "He's young and inexperienced," says Mc he will find it compatible with his dignity be drawing a half-day's pay to this time for Graw, "and it may be that he'll need more and practice to throw a few over the plate all that I know, as he seemed to be of the Porto Rico Boy's Team Coming. seasoning before he's fit for fast company, New York, February 24.—The public high but if he can hit them out and field any for us at Washington Pork. type which never would reform. HUMMEL IN LINE. schools at Ponce, Porto Rico, will send a thing like as well as he can bunt and run FOGEL'S IDEA CATCHING. base ball team to America this Summer to bases he'll be a valuable man in a season or That other noisy individual, "Silent John") Pretty much every owner whom I have seen play a series of championship games with two, or perhaps less. He's been playing Hummel, of somewhere in Pennsylvania, has is taking to that new idea for home and schoolboy teams from the schools of American professional ball only a year, and in that come into the fold. John said that he would traveling uniforms which has been adoptee1, cities. The scheme has the enthusiastic in year didn't get half a chance. In the first not sign for the salary which had been of by some of the clubs of the National League. dorsement of James E. Sullivan, of the A. A. 30 games of the Texas League season he fered to him. That was as far as he would I don't know who is responsible for making U., and other New York athletic officials. stole 19 bases. The records have him bat go. Not being a loquacious man, as has fre a change in the flannels, but it certainly is a Several New York high schools have applied ting poorly, but the chances are that he bat quently been explained in the public prints relief to think that we can get away from for the privilege of playing the- visitors. ted around .250; good enough for a man with of the United States, he made his declaration some of the monotony in evidence in the past. speed. He's as fa,st now in getting around and let it go at that. The writer ventured Over in England, where they pride themselves the bases as Devore was when he started out to say at the time the news was made public on being about twice as sober and sedate with us a couple of years ago." McGraw of John's threatened defection from the ranks, as the "noisy Americans," they beat us a also speaks highly of Fullerton, who has been that when the hour came for battle he would city block and some more in the variety and practicing at shortstop. He compared Ful be on the field, clad in his armor and in his color of their uniforms for athletic contests, lerton with Bonner, who used to play with right mind, and lining out a few for the and I would like to say right now that some the old Baltimores, which shows how well he success of the Brooklyn team, and lo. it is of the scenes on English athletic fields are thinks of the former. even so. Possibly such will be the fate of alluring enough to make one almost wish Get Into the Game THE FIRST PRACTICE GAME "Doc" Scanlon. We know that he is clever that he might remain in England during the and get the game of the hour! between picked teams of the Giants' re at the doctoring business, but after all, this athletic season and be a spectator of their cruits was played at Emerson Park on Wash chance to earn oyster money during the Sum games. If we can add a little more variety ington's Birthday. Six innings of snappy mer is something which does not come amiss, to our costumes for outdoor exercise I don't play entertained the spectators and gave Mc even in the medical profession. believe that anybody will object, and the OFF FOR THE SOUTH. more attractive that our pastimes become Leslie's Base Ball Game Graw's boys some valuable practice. Six pitchers saw service in the box, each work More of our young men have gone South. from an artistic sense the better the class You can play the game at home just ing two innings. Shontz, Hendricks, Jenkins, of patrons and the more of them. That can So, too, have some of the older chaps. "Bill" be relied upon in every way. as it is played on the diamond. The Tesreau, Rustenhaven and Nable pitched in Dahlen is thus early at Hot Springs in com 7 only game that shows all plays and the order named. Jenkins had the best con pany with some of the Brooklyn players and STEALING BALLS. trol of any of the twirlers. On Saturday in company with a great maify players of I have received two letters from gentlemen errors. Most exciting and fascinating and Sunday the team played exhibition games other clubs preparing for the war on the who read what little I had to write in a re indoor game ever invented. at Dallas. The base ball prophets are still field. William says that his players are not cent issue of "Sporting Life" about stealing Send us $1 .00 TO-DAY and we will predicting that the Giants will win the Na to be hurried. He has taken them to Hot base balls. They not only were kind enough tional League pennant this year, and to an Springs to get away from sore arms and not to indorse what was said, but suggested that send it prepaid, by return mail. unbiased mind the chances of McGraw's men to acquire them. If he can pump a little of the crusade should be kept up and that the do at present certainly appear very bright. the mineral salts into some muscles which editor of "Sporting Life" take a hand in Leslie Game Company But at best it is only guess work, after all. have been threatened with rheumatism, be^ the matter. "It's the most unsportsmanlike 27 William Street New York So many unforeseen things occur to upset all cause of exposure on the field and hard use act of which Americans are guilty at any predictions, and in the writer's opinion it is in all kinds of weather, he believes that he of their contests," says one. "I took a a big mistake to bank too much, upon the will be able to put his team on the diamond friend, who is from Australia, to see a game MARCH 4, 19111 SPORTING LIFE
"good old soup bones," as The. Breiten- qualification of the above rule—the fact that which at, present is most uncertain, Manager McAleer has signed Andrew Keef, a Cleveland amateur player, stein was wont to call his bread-winner. a player has finished the season with a club who is highly recommended by Bill Bradley, the A FINE OUTLOOK "LARRY" PAPE WITH BOSTON. n one league debars him from going to any veteran third baseman. Signs of the coming season are apparent other league the same season (of course, President John I. Taylor finds so much to take up despite the drop toward zero which marked his does not prevent a major league club ils tima in the Hub, with preparations for a new the week's inaugural. Larry Pape was the rom using a man from the minors after the Red Sox ball park in 1912 and other business detail* first of the American League contingent to ipon his hands, that he has given up 'his original ;lose of the latter's season, as the National intention of journeying to the Pacific Coast. respond to the call to report for duty. He Association has no jurisdiction over the ma- joined the Boston Americans at Chicago Mon ors). Notwithstanding the above rule, ac- According to the official statement made by the day night and traveled with Patsy Donovan's jording to President and Board of Directors of the Washington boys on to California. If good wishes meant Club, of the American league, the outstanding debts a famine for the other fellows, there wouldn't SECRETARY FARRELL'S FINDINGS of that organization amount to less than $10,00<0, wbil* Chairman Herrmann, of The Na be many hits made off Larry. His East Nor n the Hetling case, a club can evade the the whole capital stock of $1(>&,000 is paid in. wood followers are all hopefully willing for >lain intent of this regulation of the Na- President Comiskey, of the White Sox, has sent Pape to stick to the big show. He is a ional Board by "farming" a player to an players Gagnier and Koerner respectively to the Lin tional Commission, Is Pleased clean-cut fellow, well built, of splendid habits other league. We submit that this is not coln and Wichita Clubs, of the Western League, and good common sense. He early gave evi deciding the case in accordance either with 'omlskey has also signed for trial pitcher Robert With Recent National League dence of a "comer" while with Milwaukee he spirit or the letter of the law. Because Greenslade, of the Highland Park Club, of Chicago. and may be ripe enough to make a noise in ,he Portland Club "farmed" the player to The 15-round boxing bout between Charles Schmidt, the real band. He is long on pluck and am Spokane, should the above rale be set aside ? atcher for the Detroit team, and Joe Gonnan, of Meeting and General Prospects* Secretary Farrell says that Article 26, Sec Muskogee, which was scheduled for February 22 at bition, possesses the requisite brains and it Fort Smith, Ark., baa been postponed. It Is said an is "up to his arm." tion 3, of the National Association Agree ment, does not coyer the Hetling case. We effort is being made to keep Schmidt out of the ring. SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LiFE." THAT RESURRECTION STUNT. maintain that in intent at least it does, if "Chief" Zimmer, the veteran catcher, was compelled Cincinnati, O., February 27. — President You know there were many souls who re not in actual words. The plain intent of to turn down an offer to coach the young Detroit fused to chloroform the "Earned Run" credit hat section of the agreement is that players pitchers at Monrae, La., as his duties in the Depart Herrmann, of the Cincinnati Club, has re even after it was abolished for the official ment of the City Building Inspector at Cleveland shall not assist two clubs in different leagues would not allow his taking a vacation of two months. turned to town after a long round of visits score. The Associated Press insisted on car win pennants the same season. The fact that to Elks' Lodges, which he ad rying it for years. You are right in the iletling was "farmed" should not, we sub Addle Joss, Cleveland's great twirler, has a frac-v dressed as Grand Exalted declaration that there never was any justi mit, exempt the offending club from the pen tured ligament in his elbow, and it Is a Question Ruler. His round embraced whether he will ever get well enough to work regularly fication for the elimination of the credit. As alty imposed by Article 26, Section 3. In. again. His loss will be severely felt, for Addle is New Britain, Conn., Boston, practiced, it was not really a test of a finding that it does, we maintain that Sec one of the smartest and gamest men that ever stood Mass., New Jersey, Buffalo pitcher's real ability. Jimmy McBlue might retary Farrell has not decided this case in on a slab. and Erie. Mr. Herrmann re fill the bases with transfers over the Balls accordance with turned greatly pleased with Route and then be hit for a triple, scoring Buffalo will be Detroit's farm this season. After the recent National League three runs. Under the old rule none of them THE SPIRIT AND LETTER the Tigers return from their Spring training trip all meeting and with the situa would be counted earned off the pitcher, while of base ball law. He has resorted to mere the surplus cubs will bs turned over to StaJlings. ;echnicalities in an effort to support his con Mickey Corcoran, no doubt, will bt found this season tion in general. He also ex as a matter of fact, the pitcher was wholly ruarding the Bisons' hot coiner, M Ddahanty't leg pressed the opinion that tue responsible for every run. If the rule is tention that the Portland Club should not be las fully recovered. present harmonious relations restored then the pitcher should be charged jenalized for bringing this man back after among the rival major league as you suggest. Bases on balls and bases had finished the season with Spokane. Manager Jim McGuire, of the Naps, d»es not pro When the National Board passed upon this pose to spend much of his time on tha coaching linei men would result in much on hit by pitcher should figure as factors :he coming season. The veteran Jim thinks that, he A. Herrmann good. "With everybody work in counting up earned runs. case in Chicago it was given out that that sody had upheld President Graham, of thi» can be of more service to his team by directing things ing to elevate the game,", HARRY WHEELER'S GRAND-DAUGHTER. from the bench., and tie ii hopeful of developing » said he, "there will be increased prosperity. eague, and further had imposed a fine of good pair of coachers. Organized base ball is built upon a solid Little Jane Wheeler Werner arrived in Nor $100 upon each of the clubs involved. Now, wood a few days ago. She seemed to like Joe Sugden, the old-tiae catcher, who was in the foundation and cannot be disrupted. The apparently, Secretary Farrell, in his findings, American League for several seasons, has been signed public has unbounded confidence in the hon the place. It was her first time on earth las set aside President Graham's ruling. by the Detroit Club as an assistant coach. He will esty of the sport and that means another and her coming recalled the fact that had Why ? Because Portland, instead of comply- go South with tha team for the special purpose or boom. There is more interest in base ball Harry Wheeler lived this tiny mite would ng with base ball law in sending Hetling Looking over the yeung pitchers, allowing leanings to than ever before and the fans all over the have made him a grandfather. She is the ;o Spokane, violated base ball law by ' 'farm- give all of his time to the other players. country have been wide awake all Winter. daughter of the eldest daughter of the late "ng" the player. Thus the Jimmy McAleer announces that he will convert In response to their loyal support the govern outfielder of the only Reds that have cap PRECEDENT IS ESTABLISHED second baseman Herman Schaefer Into aa outfielder. ors of the game have planned to do things tured a pennant—the team of '82. Just one Schaefer was used in tha garden at Washington for of that famous team is occasionally seen about ;hat, if a club would escape the penalty of on a larger and broader scale, so that very one regulation of the Association, all that it a number of games last year and handled himself little fault will be found with the way the town. Joe Sommer lives across the river well. He is » fast runner, a good thrower and a and gets along so well with Father Time aas to do is to violate another one. Simply quick thinker. Schaefer prefers tha outfield. sport is conducted in future. An enormous as a matter of principle and for the future sum of money is invested in base ball nowa that he looks better than many a young Critics who have been speculating as to the prolsabla blood. prosperity of the game, I feel that Secretary days and this fact is wholly due to the pub Farrell's findings in this case should be successor of Jake SUM at Boston's first base seem to lic's patronage. If it wasn't for the fans THE PANIC IN PORKTOWN. amended to conform with President Gra- have entirely overlooked Ralph Meyers, the Sacra the game would suffer. The fans are the mento recruit. Ha is a regular first baseman. and The folly of pinning faith to base ball lam's decision, which was surely rendered therefore not in need of breaking In; and, on other real rulers." forecasts has been demonstrated so often that n accordance with the spirit and letter of counts also, he appear* to be the inert likely man it is a waste of words to really seriously oase ball law. It matters not in this par for the job. discuss the habit. That the dope is interest ticular case to whom the protested games are President Comiskey, of the Chicago White Sox, has REDBUG FEVER. ing none will deny. It takes only a little awarded, as they cut no figure in the finaV decided upon May 26 as the day for the benefit of thing to throw a team off the championship result of the pennant race here, but it is the family of the late Chicago Fire CMef Horan. In stride. Chicagoans who were rejoicing over very important that rule evasion be not coun order to work in this date for the benefit President, Cincinnati Hears Cheering News From the promise of Frank Chance's Cubs to tenanced in any way, shape or form. Comiskey will have ta hire a special train to hurry Ozarks—The Twirling Squad Off for "come back" have been driven to panic by NOT A PERSONAL MATTER. the Whit* Sox to Philadelphia to keep tbtlr data the mere suggestion that Art Hofman really with the Athletics. Hot Springs—Truth About McQuillan— intends to retire. If he is sincere in his In asking you to publish this statement, I President Taylor, of Boston, says Out t%« only declaration and is not using the possibility am not actuated by any personal feeling over team the Speed Boys will have to fear this year is Larry Pape and the Boston Americans of his quitting as part of the scenery for a the matter, but firmly believe that Secretary the Athletic team. He says New Turk and Detroit —An Echo of '82—Mulfordisms. presentation of the famous sketch, "Coming Farrell has made a serious mistake in so may be dangerous, but according to his way of reck Across With the Kale,"with Charles Webb construing the laws of our Association that a oning the one club his athletes will have to finish Murphy in the cheerful role of I. Will premium is placed upon rule evasion. Rule ahead of in order to land the pennant will !•• that By Hen Muiford, Jr. Giveup—then Chicago has something to worry 25, quoted above, is so plain and clear that representing Quakerdom, Cincinnati, O., February 25.—Editor "Sport- about. Without Hofman Chicago base ball there ought to be no escape from it. Under it The Detroit writers believe that If «n« outfield re Ing Life."—Before another week ends the tiistory would have been vastly different. a "farmed" player who has finished the sea cruit makes good for Hughie Jennings this Spring son in one league has no more right to be; that Sam Crawford, tha slugger, will be sent to first echoes of the first swats of the 1911 advance He was a valuable bolt in the grand old base used by another minor league the same sea base to rftplace Tom Jones. Crawford has done good crop will echo throughout ball machine, and right off the reel nobody son than any other player; they are all work at ttmes as a substitute first baseman, but gen the land. The box scores expects Chance to find another that will fit barred by that rule from participating in a erally his work falls eff after he ha» beeat at the are the dope that always quite so well. With Hofman out of it Chi second pennant battle after finishing the sea position'for a couple of weeks. start an epidemic of Bug- cago's chances will have to be revised. son in the first. Very truly yours, Pitcher Russell Ford was precc
to be a good man. Also Ralph Good, the out- up to his three assistants and will devote his and Mathewson wants to return the money, but none, fielder, and Pitcher Chick Evans have signed time entirely to the catchers. Grover Land, of the promoters are around. up with the "Heps," or "Rustlers," or who was secured from the Toledo Club, of the Manager Griffith, of Cincinnati, last week received TENNETS TIP whatever they are to be called. Nickerson, American Association, and , Sid Smith, pur the signed contract of Jimmy Esmond, who is one of of the "Journal," calls them the "Forlorn chased from the Atlanta, Ga., Club, of the the most promising of the Red infield candidates. Hopes," but it is a little too early to thus Southern Association, are picked as the two All the Reds have now signed except Caspar, Downejr, THAT HE WILL PLAY AS WELL consign the club to the hopeless class. most likely to be called upon to do the bulk Burns and Moren. PRESIDENT RUSSELL, of the catching for the Naps during the com As outflelder Jack Dalton and inflelrter Tony Smith ing campaign. The Naps had Land a couple have not been asked by Manager Dahlen to report in AS MANAGE, who was in town most of last week, returned of years ago, but turned him back to Bill, Hot Springs, it seems likely that President Ebbets, of to New York on Sunday to attend to some Armour at Toledo. Grover had never taken Brooklyn, has made arrangements to send these two law business. He was not feeling very well. base ball seriously until he suffered the hu players to a minor league club. He attended the Sporting Writers' banquet miliation of being turned back to a minor The last squad of the Giants left for the trainint Satisfied in His Mind That His in Philadelphia early in the week and on league club after having been up in select camp at Marlin Springs, Tex., on F-ebruary 23 by Washington's Birthday here he attended the society. The same is true of Smith, who saw boat to New Orleans. The party consisted of five annual banquet of the Ancient and Honorable service as an Athletic and St. Louis Brownie. regulars, headed by Captain Larry Doyle, who will Physical Condition Is Such That Artillery. No wonder he is not feeling well. Both got their noses to the grindstone with join the newer players already at the camp. An Ancient and Honorable banquet is enough the determination to again reach the top of to put the healthiest man on earth to the Dr. W. D. Scanlon. the Brooklyn pitcher, stated at He Can Safely Tackle the Boston 'the ladder. Both succeeded, and now they Syracuse last week that he would refuse to play bad. We don't know what you did to our say they are up here to stay. Land saw under the Brooklyn management for another season. Mr. Russell in Philadelphia, but we do know considerable service as a Cleveland player The club sent him a contract calling for a $400 cut First Base Job Next Season, what the Ancients do to their guests here. last Fall, joining the Naps late in the sea in salary, and Scanlon says that rather than accept It is understood that Mr. Russell got into son. He did very creditable work. In fact, it he will Quit base ball. base ball on account of his health. it was Land's good work in handling the kid SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." That new home suit of white with black pin stripes, SAFE IN CALIFORNIA. pitchers that enabled the new Naps to travel originated by President Fogel, of the Phillies, has Boston, Mass., February 27.—Manager With the snow nearly a foot deep around at better than a .600 clip during the last made such a hit that Chicago will follow New York Fred Tenney, of the Boston National Club, these parts we are reading of the Red Sox few weeks of the campaign. In copying it—except that the stripe will be blue confirms the impression that he intended to disporting in their swimming pool at Re- THE OTHER CATCHERS instead of black. The traveling uniform is to b« play first base when he let dondo Beach, Cal., fielding the swift ground- blue instead of gray, as heretofore. out Bayard Sharpe and Fred ers on the "skin" diamond there, and bat are Jack Adams, who made his debut by The fact that Hans Wagner had a decidedly off Beck, thus "burning his ting the ball over the fence. The training catching old Cy Young in a game in New year in 1910 seems to have brought the big German bridges behind him." Said season is on with a vengeance, and Lord York, and who later caught several games to his senses. Instead of talkiug retirement and re Manager Tenney today: "I knows we are getting plenty of news about in the Cincinnati-Cleveland series; Gus Fish fusing to go to the training camp with bis team am fully determined to play it. The newspapers are full of stories, pic er, who conies from Portland, Ore.; Walter mates, as has been his custom for many years, Wag first base the coming season. tures, cartoons and all kinds of dope from Nagle and Harold Ladd, the latter pair being ner Is now anxious to get In training. My leg was in bad shape the training camp. The Red Sox arrived at semi-professionals. Fisher is a good batter The Boston Club has secured the signed contract* when I went to Lowell last training quarters on Thursday night, only in addition to being a clever mechanical back of the clever southpaw pitcher, A. A. Itattem. and of Summer, but toward the end four hours late after a journey across the con stop. Pacific Coast critics are of the opin his younger brother, C. H. Matteni. The latter is a of the season it improved so tinent. Friday they got busy limbering up. ion that he will land a regular place, but right-hander, a strapping big fellow, who will, ia much that in August and Sep he will have to step some to nose out Adams, his brother's opinion, make good. He will be given There were 45 players in uniforms of every a thorough try-out by Manager Tenney. tember I was beating out description. They were divided into two for the third berth, in view of Jack's game- bunts and infield hits. I squads, as follows: ness in catching several good games last Manager Dahlen, with four Brooklyn players, ar Fred Tenney think it is going to be all Fall while he was a fit subject for a hos rived at Hot Springs. Ark., on February 22. Same Squad No. 1—Catchers, Carrigan, Kleinow, pital, to say nothing of being able to beat day President Ebbets announced that "Silent John" right this year, and I shall Sheehan, Thomas, Williams; pitchers, Wood, Hummel had sent in his signed contract, leaving pitch certainly play the bag, if I possibly can, for Karger, Pape, F. Smith, C. Smith, Collins, Land and Smith to the wire. Nagle and Ladd I think I can do better work if on the field have never had any league experience, and er Scanlon the only hold-out. Hummel will join Bedient, Cicotte, McHale, Moser, Hunt; in- the chances are that both will be disposed Manager Dahlen and the other players at Hot with my players all the time. I admit that fielders, Bradley, Gardner, Wagner, Purtell; Springs. I am not quite so fast as I was in 1897 or of just before the training season comes to outfielders, Lewis, Speaker, Hooper. an end. Caterer Harry Stevens, of New York, who has just 1898, but I think it will still take a lot of Squad No. 2—Catchers, Madden, Nunama- returned from a trip to Texas says: "I saw President hustling to send me to the bench. I have a ker; pitchers, Sawyer, Mahoney, Busick, BOBBY GILKS Brush, of the Giants, in Sau Antonio and he seemed first-class understudy in Bill Sweeney, who Peirce, McLeod, Arellanes, Hollis, Killilay, will have charge of the pitchers. Bob ar in better health than for many years. His lower showed last Fall that he can play first base Dale, Stanfield; infielders, Myers, Priepke, rived here several days in advance of the limbs still bother him, but 'he believes he will regain »s well as he does third or shortstop." Ten Yerkes, Engle, Janvrin, Nebinger; outfielders, first squad and saw to it that the grounds the use of them in time. He's about the gamest man ney said that he let Fred Beck go because he Riggert, Perry, Thoney, Perry. were in first-class condition. Sam Kennedy I ever saw." could not very well use him on the Boston will look after the outfield candidates and Pitcher Howard Camnltz on February 18 signed k team. His outfield will consist of Doc Miller, JACK THONEY Tom Daly will be placed in charge of the in Pittsburg contract, thus completing Manager Clarke's Wilbur Goode and either Collins or Josh was tried out at first base. He made no at fielders. By special dispensation the Naps pitching staff. Officials of the Pittsburg Club are Clarke, and there was no room on it for the tempt to throw the ball, so it cannot be told traveled out of Cleveland as part of train silent about what was stipulated in the contract. champion home-run hitter of the league. The whether his wing is in any shape or not. No. 19 on the New York Central last Satur Last year Camnltz's contract was for $2804 straight, Bostons will train at Augusta, Ga., and will Of the new men, Sheehan, Riggert, Janvrin, day. This is a limited train, and heretofore with a bonus of $1200. It is believed Camnitz at leave for that point on March 7. Williams and Perry looked good, but it is not even party tickets have been honored tached his signature to a paper for $4500. too early to throw any bouquets. Engle, who thereon. It was necessary for the Naps to Christy Mathewson says that Louis Drucke will bo was hog-fat most of last year, showed up arrive in Chicago in ample time to make con the best pitcher in the National League within two BOSTON BRIEFS. in surprisingly good form. He looked to nections with the Illinois Central leaving years. Matty has instructed the tall Texan as to the weigh 20 pounds lighter than when he quit Chicago for New Orleans at 7 P. M. It had mystery of the "fadeaway" and has shown much at the close of last season. Evidently the originally been planned to have the Naps' pride in the young man's development. Drucke fairly Davy Shean Traded to Chicago for Third former Highlander proposes to show every worships Matty and says he intends to copy every special car hooked on to train No. 21, due method employed by the latter in fooling batsmeu. Basemen Ingerton and Pitcher Fred body he is right there for business this sea in Chicago at 5.55 P. M. Inasmuch as it re son. Cicotte, the clever pitcher, also took quired the better part of an hour and a half Six hundred Elks of New York Lodge No. 1 and Pfeffer—The National Team Now Com off a lot of weight during the Winter. He to switch the car around, the railway people their guests filled the Astor gallery at the forty-third knows the management was not particularly annual banquet at the Waldorf-Astorta Hotel in pleted—The Red Sox at Work in Far- took into consideration the likelihood of No. New York night of February 20, the occasion being pleased with the way he handled himself last 21 being late and arranged to have the Naps' a complimentary dinner to August Herrmann. Grand Off California—News and Comment. season and has realized it is up to him to car hauled on No. 19, which arrived in Chi Exalted Ruler of the order. The favors were silk show something. cago at 4 P. M. umbrellas with Elk-head handles. Thomas F. Bro- By A. H. C. Mitchell. THE BOYS ARE QUARTERED ———————»_——————. gan was toastmaster and among the speakers wer» Mr. Herrmann, John e. Shaughnessy and Dudley Boston, Mass., February 27.—Editor at a large hotel which was opened early, es NATIONAL LEAGUE NOTES. Field Malone. "Sporting Life."-—Manager Fred Tenney pecially for their benefit. It is a quiet place. has at last disposed of Dave Shean, the Bos Manager Chance, of Chicago, unconsciously per It is just as well so, as the high life at Hot Jeff Overall, the big pitcher, has lolned the Cubs' haps, pays President Murphy quite a compliment when ton National second baseman. Springs last Spring did not do some of the hold-out squad, having been given a cut In salary, he says: "Murphy never meddles with the team and He succeeded in completing a Red Sox players a bit of good. Joe Wood, which was not to his liking. allows me to run things with unhampered authority. trade with Charles Murphy by the kid pitcher, who is always doing some Pitchers Fromme and McQuillnn have been caution He doesn't blame this or that man for losing a which Tenney gets Fred Pfef fool stunt, was injured in shooting the chutes ed by Manager Griffith, of the Reds, to use modera game, and never noses around looking for trouble. fer, a pitcher, and third base- at the swimming tank the first crack out of tion in their work at Hot Springs. He doesn't care whether the players like him or not. man Ingerton, a Cub recruit, the box. Some of the other players also got He pays salaries for ball players and allows me to iu exchange for Shean, the banked up slightly and Manager Donovan Sid Meroer writes from Martin. Texas, staking his decide whether the money is earned or not. Senti critical reputation that third baseman Manuseh, the ment cuts no figure with him, and whatever I may former Tri-Stater and Phillie. promptly told the men to cut out the chutes New Orleans recruit, will make good with the Giants. This ends all talk of renew from now on. suggest to benefit the team you can rest assured that ing the celebrated trade by The Boston Club will take South for a try-out, Murphy will O. K. it." which Tenney was to give upon the recommendation of Billy Lauder, a young Shean to the Giants for Shaf- infielder named Patrick Keefe, of Williamstown. Mass. fer, but which was called off The Chicago Cubs started on February 26 from after a dispute which tempo- Chicago, under Manager Frank Chance's wing, for A. H. C. Mitchell rarily threatened trouble at The Naps Now All in Camp at Alexandria, their preliminary boiling out at West Baden, Ind. . the national headquarters. President Murphy, of Chicago, on February 28 killed An odd coincidence in the new jdeal is that La., Ready for the Preparatory Work— two birds with one stone by signing shortstop Tinker Shean will substitute for Johnny Evers, the Manager McGuire's Plans Reduced Now for three years and second baseman Evers for two famous second baseman. Last summer, when years. Evers declined to sign a new contract with to Exact System—News and Gossip. Manager Dahlen, of the Brooklyn team, accompanied the Cubs, it was suggested that John P. by his star battery—pitcher Nap Hunker and catcher Harris, then owner of the Boston Club, make "Tex" Brwln, arrived at Hot Springs, Ark., Febru By Ed. F. Bang. ary 21. . him a big offer. Harris scoffed at this and Alexandria, La., February 27.—Editor declared that Shean was a better second base "Sporting Life."—The Naps are here be The Boston Club during the past week received the man than Evers, which raised a laugh in the cause they mean to condition for the 1911 signed <*ontraets of pitcher Frock, outflelder Evans base ball world. and pitcher Ralph Good, the Colby College all-around American League campaign— .athlete. THE BOSTON NATIONALS that is, most of Jim Mc Guire's family of 34 pill toss- The advance guard of the New York National are preparing to get away to their old stamp League team—Gowdy, Fullertori, Hansel and Lush, ing ground at Augusta, Ga. They will leave ers are in ramp. By most of arrived on February 18 at Marlin, Teias, for Spring here on March 6, a week from the date of them is meant all of the pitch practice. this letter. Arriving at Augusta on Wed ers except Joss and Young, who are at Hot Springs, the Despite his threats of retirement outflelder Artle nesday noon, they will start their practice Hofman came to terms with the Chicago Club on Feb on Thursday. There will be three and a half sextet of backstops, Shortstop ruary 24 after a long siege with President Murphy and weeks of practice, 10 days on the road work Ivor Olsen and Outfielders Joe Manager Chance. ing back home and then comes the opening Birmingham and Ted Easter ly. Larry, Turner, Stovall Outflelder Jimmy Sheckard on the night of February of the National League season here on April 2,r> left Ormond Beach, Florida, where he had been 12 with the Brooklyns. Nearly everybody and the others are due a week n«hing nni\ hunting, for New Orleans, to join the that Manager Tenney cares about has signed. hence. Manager McGuire Cubs at New Orleans. The past few days contracts have been re; plans to start on the hard grind Tuesday morning. Of, The Cincinnati has sold Its claim to the services of ceived that lifted a load off the manager's Ed. F. Bang pitcher Carmichael to the Chattanooga (Southern mind. Several men who were thought to be course, the work will be light League) Club. Carmichael was with Buffalo, In the holding out sent in their documents. Among at the beginning. At that McGuire is think Eastern League, last season. them was ing seriously of working the players two times SAM FROCK, daily, morning and afternoon, right off. tha Pitcher Jack Pfiester, of the Cubs, who was under reel. Jim thinks that the more the boys do the weather last season, wants more money from the BRUISES, SPRAINS, who declared in Baltimore recently that he Chicago Club, and says he will earn it by trimming wasn't satisfied with the contract tendered now the quicker they will New York 10 whole games. RHEUMATISM, Etc. him and said he would not sign. He must ROUND TO SHAPE, Harry Stednfeldt, the Cub third baseman. Is hold DEACON PHILLIPPE declares that THE SORE have changed his mind. The club made na and if there is any indication of going stale ing out for a three-year contract, with the Chicago ARM COMPLAINT would be a thing of :ne past effort to change the terms offered, but were or the weather becomes inclement he can Club and threatens not to sign unless It is given to if all ball players would use Meyer's SPECIFIC, nevertheless much pleased when Sam's con call a halt. Jim has two aides here in Scouts him at the terms he desires. the only tiling that revived his dead pitching arm. tract came through the mail. Sam is a Bobby Gilks and Tom Daly. His third man Clark Griffith will establish his farm for the Cin BONE-SETTER REESE, of Yourgstown. O.: "It pretty capable pitcher. It is not always easy Friday, Sam Kennedy, will arrive in chargo cinnati Reds at Chattanooga, Tenn. Billy Smith, is a Specific Lubricant for Contracted, Sore 01 to tell just how good a pitcher on a tail-end of the second squad next Monday. Jim has manager of the Lookout Mountain boys. Is a very Ailing Ligaments and Muscles; ,it is BETTER than club really is. Frock worked in many games his training program all mapped out and he close friend of the "Old Fox." a Liniment, for it WILL NOT BLISTER." for the Boston Nationals last year, but in not looks to the scouts to shoulder a considerable According to reports from Texas Rube Marquard At Your Druggist or Dealer, 50c and $1.00. a few cases he was not able to get beyond portion of the burden. McGuire has a gigan has been given to understand that this Is his last the first inning. If he can manage to start tic task confronting him. The Naps will be chance and that in case he fails to make good he THE MEYERS SPECIFIC CO., off better it ought to make a world of differ the only American League club to start the. will be sent to the Eastern League. 110 Park Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. ence to him. season without the services of a veterar, Jack Rowe, famous as catcher and outflelder In the PITCHER AL MATTERN, catcher. Nig Clarke was traded to St. Louis, '80s—and one of the "Big Four" who went from for Art Griggs and Harry Bemis was sold to Buffalo to Detroit In 1887—is lying critically 111 with considered the best twirler on Tenney's team, pleurisy at his home in Buffalo, N. Y. also sent in his contract. Earlier in the year Columbus, of the American Association. he recommended a right-handed pitcher, and Clarke and Bemis have been the backstop "1 wouldn't trade McQuillan for the whole Pitts- standbys in Cleveland for several seasons. burg team," says Clark Griffith. Change the "w" on the strength of Al's say so the club told McGuire has six windpad artists in camp in the second word to a "c" and we have the probable him to go ahead and get the youngster in views of Barney Dreyfuss on the matter. BALL PLAYERS' CARDS line. He proved to be another Mattern (the here and he is confident that he will be able initials are C. H.). Supposedly, he is a to develop three, and possibly four, catchers Captain Chance, of the Cubs, says that he never who will be able to hold their own in the said Archer was a better catcher than Kling. but that brother of the Boston southpaw, but the club Johnsonian organization. he probably said Archer would alternate with Kling doesn't really know. At any rate, C. H. to divide up the work. At least, so it is said. will be taken South with the others for a BY EASY STAGES. tryout. Al Mattern is a fine, straightforward Pitcher Mathewson. of the Giants, declares that he McGuire will not bother his head much about has $1000 that lie wants to get rid of. The champion SPEEDY PITCHER, HAVING CONTROL, WANTS individual and the club believes that if he the pitchers, infielders or outfielders during pitcher receiwd this money when he agreed to travel try-out with minor league; 5 feet, 11 inches; age 21, •ays C. H. is a good man he will turn out i the first couple of weeks, fie will put that with an all-star team. Tha trip never materialized. Frank Armbruster, 2353 N. Pbillip St., Philad'a. P». MARCH 4,1911 SPORTING LIFE
O'Hara, Art Brown and Jimmie Tamsett hare all tention as possible to tha playing end of the game. sent along word that they will not play unless given Joe will specialize on financial issues. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. a boost. NEWYORK CLUBS Declaring that the Connecticut League is the last Manager Monte Cross, of Scranton, has decided not hope of a ball player Jim Kennedy, late manager to recall catcher Smith from the Marion Club, of the and second baseman of the Troy team, has declared The Portland Club Secures Walter Kuhn, Ohio State League. that he will not report to the Springfield Club. It a Highly-Touted Youngster — Other LATEST NEWS FROM JOHN H, Manager Calhoun, of Elmlra, has signed Mike is said that Manager Zeller offered Dooley $500 for O'Neill, the young right-handed pitcher of the Niagara Kennedy's services. -, Clubs Signing Their Players Rapidiy. University base ball team. Pitcher Howard Mittlnger, transferred by Tscranton Portland, Ore., February 23. — Editor FARRELL'S CIRCUIT. James MitcheU, of Hazleton, Pa., has received an to Binghamton, announces that he is done with base "Sporting Life.''—Walter Kuhn, of Fresno, offer to cover second base for Syracuse, for which team ball and will stick to his position as superintendent will wear a Portland uniform this year and his brother, now with New Orleans, formerly caught. of the Bell telephone station at Huntington, Pa. Mittinger is a graduate of the civil engineering depart play with the Beavers, as At, Wilkes-Barre only Catiz, Brieger, McCloskey and ment of Perm State College. Secretary Farrell, of the Na Manager Clymer Completes His Hunter remain of the 1910 team, but it is said that tional Board, has declared only one of these—Brieger—has been sent a contract A young second baseman from Cleveland. 0., named him eligible to play. Mc- jet. J. M. Merrill, has been signed by Manager Carr Wilkes-Barre Club With the Ac and will be given a trial in the Spring exhibition Oredie signed Kuhn last Fall, Manager Can1 has unloaded a number of the last games. Merrill has played considerable semi-pro following his reinstatement, quisition of Three Players From year men at Utica, but he is having trouble with fessional ball in ajid around his home city and is said but it was then contended Ward Bastian, Scrappy Hess, centre fielder Johnson to be a promising youngster. he was eligible to play only and pitcher McSurdy. Manager Dooley. of Troy, has purchased catcher with the Milwaukee Club, of the Philadelphia National Club, "Snake" Deal's determination not to play in Syra Vandertrift, outfielder McDonald and pitcher Sam the American Association. cuse has caused Manager Ashen.ba.ch to bid for the Smith from the Toronto Club. He has also arranged Kuhn appealed to the Nation services of Simon Pauxtis, the Wilkes-Barre boy, who these exhibition games: April 15, at Jersey City; al Board, declarnig that ha Wilkes-Barre, Pa., February 25. — Editor is now the property of the Cincinnati Nationals. April 1C. A. M., at Paterson, P. M., at New York; _ _ had never played with Mil "Sporting Life."—Manager W. J. Clymer, of Manager Charley Carr, of the Utica Club, announces April 17. at Hartford. Conn.: April 18, A. M., at waukee, but had merely the Wilkes-Barre Club, has virtually com that he has completed a deal with the Boston Na- HaverhiU, Mass., P. M., at Lawrence, Mass.; April Thos. F. Graham jumped his reserve by that pleted his team for the 1911 club when he went outlaw season with the acquisition with the California State League. He, con this week of pitchers McBride tended that his status was the same as that and Girard and outfielder of Pfyl and Sheehan. This contention has Wehrell, of the Phillies. As been granted, according to Secretary Farrell's the team is composed how the 1911 Western Association Schedule official notification to McCredie. Eastern players will be catcher Brei- managers who have seen Kuhn play are a ger, of last year's team, who . Season Opens May 3; Closes September 5 unit in their expressed belief that Kuhn is will do most of the backstop the best young player in the minor leagues work; Wager, a clever young today. He is a splendid catcher and equally good at second base. The San Francisco backstop, who was fanned out FORT "SMITH AT HOME TULSA AT HOME * to the Susquehanna League Club has signed a young pitcher of the Hum- last season, and Oliver, a May Z 4 5 WH.h Vnrt. Smith ...... May 9, 10, 11 bold County League named A. G. Ehrenpfort^ He stands 6 feet 3% inches and weighs 205 promising young catcher of With Muskogee ...... May 18, 19. 20 With Sapulpa ...... May 18, 19, 20 Wm. Clymer Albany, who has done good pounds. Babe Danzig, the big first baseman, work on semi-professional With .Toplin ...... T. . May 24, 25, 26 With Coffeyville ...... May 30, 31, June 1 who has been spending the Winter at Hono teams. Arndt, bought from the Providence, lulu, has written to Manager Graham, of R. I., Club, will be used on first base in Sacramento, that he will accept the contract place of Pete Noonan, who was sold to Monte With Muskogee ...... June 23, 24. 25 With Muskogee ...... June 14, 15, 16 offered by Graham and report for training Cross, of the Scrantou team. Cranston, With Sapulpa ...... June 26, 27, 28 With Fort Smith ...... June 17, 18, 19 shortly after March 1. bought from Denver, will be at second base. June 29, 30, July 1 With Sapulpa ...... June 23. 24, 25 Boucher, of the St. Paul team, will, Clymer ...... July 8. 9, 10 believes, prove one of the best shortstops With Springfield ...... July 20, 21. 22 With Independence ...... July 14, 15, 16 THE WESTERN ASSOCIATION, , in the league, and Catiz, of last season's ...... July 17, 18, 19 team, a fine fielder, good hitter and fast on With Tulsa ...... July 29. 30. 31 With Fort Smith ...... July 26, 27. 28 the bases, will cover third base. In addition Muskogee Has the Luck to Secure a Ball to these two infielders Clymer has two clever With Sapulpa ...... August 10, 11, 12 With Muskogee ...... August 10. 11, 12 . Park, Rent Free — Movements of the youngsters in Craig and Colvin, who will be With Springfield ...... August 10. 20> 21 With Joplin ...... August 13, 14, 15 tried out, and perhaps farmed to other clubs...... August 16, 17, 18 Various Team Managers Noted. Clymer hus five good outfielders to choose . Aiisnst 31. SeDtember 1. 2 Guthrie, Ok., February, 25.—Editor "Sport from. These are Hunter, bought outright With Jopliu ...... August 28, 20, 30 With Springfield ...... September 3, 4, 5 ing Life."—United States Senator Robert L. from Montreal, and who played the latter half Owen, of Muskogee, has endeared himself to of the season with the team last year; Raf- MUSKOGEE AT HOME SAPULPA AT HOME the fans, not only of that city, but through tery, a fast and hard-hitting player, bought With Sapulpa ...... May 3. 4, 5 With Muskogeo ...... May 9, 10, 11 out the Southwest, by his recent action in from the Kansas City Club; Manusch, re With Fort Smith ...... MH.V 12. 13. 14 ...... May 15, 16, 17 permitting the Muskogee Western Associa cently bought from the Oakland, Cal., Club, ...... May 27, 28. 29 tion Club to use his ground, well toward th» and a hard hitter and fast man; Wehrell, the With Independence ...... May 30, 31, June 1 business center of the city, for a base ball promising player landed from the Phillies; Witli Springfield ...... May 24. 25. 26 diamond during the present season. Sena and Quinlan, a youngster who has shown ...... June 5, 6, 7 tor Owen asks no rent whatever from the marked promise. There are a number of I une 20 ^ 1 ''*' ...... June 1-4, 15. 16 franchise owners. No Sunday games yrill b», pitchers from whom to make a selection, and ...... June 17, 18, in played in the down-town park, but instead Clymer considers that he is well off in that June 29, 30, July 1 will be transferred to Athletic Park, outside department. Among them are McCloskey and ...... July 8, 9, 10' the city limits. Owner Galbraith and Mana Matthews, who did good work for the team ...... July 11. 12. 13 ger East of the Muskogee team announce last season ; Oberlin, the former American ...... July 14, 15, 16 they will begin the training season by play With Springfield ...... July 23, 24, 25 With Independence ...... July 17. 18, 19 League playe'r; Corey, who was obtained ...... July 26, 27, 28 ing several games at Waco, Tex., and later from Toronto, of the Eastern League; Stein, ...... August 1, 2, 3 at Dallas and Fort Worth, spending two an Eastern League player from the Jersey With Tulsa ...... August 1, 2, 3 With Fort Smith ..... weeks in the Texas cities before coming to City team; McBride, who did fine work for ...... August 13, 14, 15 Muskogee for another two weeks' training. Albany last season and was drafted by the ...... August 16, 17, 18 Lon Ury will captain the team and play first Phillies, and four young players, Glister, Kutz, . August 31, September 1, 2 base. Pitcher George Hall, who won four Jenkins and Johns, who are developing nice With Coffeyville ...... SeDtember 3. 4. 5 teen out of twenty-two games pitched for the, ly, and who after another year's experience McPherson team of the Kansas State League in smaller leagues may be strong enough for COFFEYVILLE AT HOME INDEPENDENCE AT HOME last season, has also been signed by Musko the New York State League. With Springfield ...... Mav 3.4.5 gee. He lives at Carrier, Ok. Another new- ...... Mav 6, 7, 8 pitcher is White of the Missouri State Uni ...... May 18, 19, 20 versity. Manager Monte Cross To Be a Magnate...... May 21, 22, 23 Steubenville, O., February 24. — Editor FALLS CITY RELEASES PLAYERS. "Sporting Life.'' — Accompanied by Presi ...... June 2, 3, 4 President E. H. Towle, of the Falls City dent George L. Morelaud, of "the Ohio and With Fort Smith ...... June 5. 6, 7 With Muskogee (Neb.) team has released the following play Pennsylvania League, Monte ... June 14. 15. 16 With Joplin ...... June'14,15,16 ers to Muskogee: V. G. Mecham, Tom Wil Cross, manager of the Scran- WithJopUn ...... June 17, 18. 19 With Springfield ...... June 17, 18, 19 son and Harry Adamson. Wilson is a catcher, ton New York State League With Independence ...... June 29. 30. July 1 With Coffeyville ...... "...... June 26, 27, 28 who started with Muskogee last season and team, visited Steubenville 011 With Tulsa ...... July 2. 3, 4 With Muskogee ...... July 8, 9, 10 With Sapulpa ...... July 5. G, 7 With Fort Smith ...... July 11, 12, 13 was sold to Jackson, Miss. Galbraith owned Tuesday, in regard to placing With Fort Smith ...... July 14, 15, 16 With Tulsa ...... July 20, 21, 22 and managed the Falls City team last year. a team here in the Ohio-Penn With Muskogee ...... July 17, 18, 19 With Sapulpa ...... July 23, 24, 25 Lindsey Mayes, a Cherokee Indian, and bro sylvania circuit. At a confer With Independence ...... July 29. SO, 31 With Joplin ...... August 1, 2, 3 ther of Paddy Mayes, who has been sold to ence recently Cross said he With Springfield ...... August 1. 2, 3 With Cofteyville ...... August 4, 5, 6 the Philadelphia Nationals, will be given a and Mike Doolan, the Phila'- With Joplin ...... August 10, 11. 12 With Springfield ...... August 7, 8, 9 trial by Muskogee, as will also Herbert Me- delphia National shortstop, With Muskogee ...... August 13, 14, 15 With Tulsa ...... August 19, 20, 21 lott, a Shawnee Indian fielder. Manager Mc- would back the team finan With Fort Smith ...... August 16, 17, 18 With Sapulpa ...... August 22, 23, 24 Avoy of cially if the local base ball With Sapulpa ...... August 25, 26, 27 With Muskogee ...... August 31, September 1, 2 fans would provide a park and With Tulsa ...... August 28, 29, 30- With Fort Smith ...... September 3, 4, 5 THE SAPULPA CLUB suitable ' traction facilities. will again play second base. He has signed Monte Cross After the meeting Cross clos JOPLIN AT HOME SPRINGFIELD AT HOME Pitchers Scott, Oscar Coe and Smick Myers, ed a contract by which he se With Sapulpa ...... Mav 12. IS. 14 all with Sapulpa last year, and in addition cures the franchise of the Steubenville Club With Independence ...... May 12. 13, 14 he is signing a number of recruits to report in the Ohio-Pennsylvania League. The or With CorYeyville ...... May 15, 16, 17 about March 1. Manager Bradbury of Coffey- ganization will this year consist of the same With Muskogee ...... May 27, 28, 29 With Fort Smith ...... May 27, 28, 29 ville has signed outftelder Joe McCollum, last cities as last season with the exception of With Fort Smith ...... May 30, 31, June 1 With Muskogee ...... May 30, 31, June 1 year with Bartlesville, and infielder Lee Daw- With Sapulpa ...... June 8, 9, 10 With Tulsa ...... June 8, 9, 10 the shift from McKeesport to Steubenville. ... June 11, 12, 13 With Sapulpa ...... June 11, 12, 13 kins, with Muskogee last .season. Other play East Liverpool will start work at once on the With Independence ...... Juno 20, 21, 22 With Coffcyvilie ...... June 20, 21, 22 ers signed by Bradbury are W. W. Garrety, new grounds, which will be located on tho .... June 23, 24, 25 With Independence .•...... June 23, 24, 25 Roy Reeves, H. P. Kinsall, Fred Judson, grounds of the old Pennsylvania, Ohio and With Springfield ...... June 26. 27, 28 John E. Worthington, W. C. Hicks, Tom Maryland League park. The ball field of the . . . .Tulv 8. 9. 10 Strath, Frank Tanners, J. E. Payne, Archie Steubenville Club will be situated on the With Muskogee ...... July 11, 12, lo With Tulsa ...... July 5. 6, 7 Brower, most of them youngsters. West Virginia side of the Ohio River, where With Sapulpa ...... July 20. 21, 22 With Muskogee ...... July 14, 15, 16 the P. O. M. League team played. Cross is With Tulsa ...... July 23, 24, 25 With Fort Smith ...... July 17, 18, 19 RIGGS GOES SCOUTING. pleased with the outlook and will secure the With Independence ...... July 26, 27 , 28 With Coffeyville ...... July 26, 27, 28 Arthur Riggs, manager at Fort Smith, has services of an experienced manager to pilot With Springfield ...... August 4, 5, 6 With Joplin ...... July 29, 30, 31 recently visited the Arkansas State League With Coffeyville ...... August 7. 8, 9 With Independence ...... August 10, 11, 12 towns and picked up a number of players, in his new team, while he remains in charge of With Sapulpa ...... August 19, 20, 21 With Fort. Smith ...... August 13, 14, 15 the Scranton Club. With Tulsa ...... August? 22, 23. 24 With Muskogee ...... August 16, 17, IS cluding pitchers Nuding, Hart and Perring, With Fort Smith ...... August 31. September 1, 2 With Tulsa ...... August 25, 26, 27 and infielders Goalby and Pique, all of the With Sapulpa ...... August 28, 29, 30 Caruthersville team. He has sold outfielder Scranton Secures Pitcher Gulp. Reiny, who was with El Reno last year, to Scranton, Pa., February 25. — Editor "Sport Helena, Ark., and will turn that town over a ing Life." — Manager Monte Cross slipped up number of youngsters. Riggs will have on getting Pitcher McBride, the Albany star tionals for shortstop Burg. Carr tried to make a 20, at Lynn, Mass.; April 21, at Lowell, Mass.; "Crab" Woinack on his pitching staff. Man hurler of last year from the Phillies, but he deal with Troy for Gus Ziemer, but Dooley's price was ager Tom Hayden, in addition to retaining got his hooks securely fastened on pitcher April 22, at Brockton, Mass.; April 23, Troy TS. some of his last year's players at Joplin, Gulp, whom Manager Dooin picked up last too high. Albany at Chadwick Park. has signed three new men in W. Finnegan, year at Pittsburg college. This is shown by Manager Clarke, ot the Albany team, is haring Harry Lumley, of the Bingoes, has signed every Oscar Hall and Tom Curless, while the latest official bulletin made public by trouble with catcher Harry Cheek, the midget he obtained from the Phillies last season. Cheek likes man he wants for the 1910 aggregation. They are LARRY MILTON, AT SPRINGFIELD, President Lynch, of the National League, to Fisher and Monahan, catchers: Snyder and Brennan, day. The notice shows that, the transfer of to play with Albany, but not for the salary that is signing up a bunch of youngsters. At In McBride, Girard and Wehrell to Wilkes-Barre Manager Claike offers him. first base; Gleason. second; Kaftis, third; Kddie Earl- dependence, Howard Price will depend a by the Phillies is sanctioned by the league Pete Noonan. first baseman of the. Wilkes-Barre ey and himself in the field; and pitchers McMahon, whole lot on "Chick'' Leutke, who was his also. Culp was taken to Philadelphia near the team, of the State League, was on February 17 sold Papptilau ana "Lefty" Heriderson. field captain for two years at Guthrie. end of the 1910 season and got into a few by Manager Wily Clymer to the Scranton Club. It Manager Bill Clarke, of the Albany team, is dicker "Chick" led all the second basemeu of the games at a time when the contest was prac is said that Clymer will replace Nooiian by Arndt, re ing for second baseman Joe Lundrigan, the former league in fielding during both of those years. tically decided one way or the other. He cently purchased from Providence. Penn star. Last, season 'he was with Utica. Clarke Price will have thirty youngsters report for showed fairly good form and may be a better Manager Clarke, of the Albany team, has lost out attended the Kastern League meeting in Baltimore try-outs. He believes in securing youngsters, man than McBride, but has yet to show it, in his efforts to land pitcher Uoane, of Cleveland. and virtually closed a deal with Manager Kyiin, of if possible, and developing them. Gardner, as has no minor league record. We now Manager Mc'Ouire, of the Naps, declared in a letter Jersey City, for lx>ndrigan's services. i Moad and Garrett will be three of th'e um to Clarke that they intended switching Doajie around Manager Cross, of Scranton, has signed a highly- have Culp and Slaughter, both with the same and making an outfielder of him. pires in the Western Association. kind of records for past performances. Tige touted semi-pro, pitcher of Haglclon, Pa., named Wil Malloy, who was a star at, Wilkes-Barre for If Ned Donnelly. the former Trojan, is not pitching liam Coyle, who is regarded as one of the best semi- POOR OLD BARTLESVILLE in the New York State League in 1911 it will not professional twirlers in the Lehigh coil region, and will have an independent team this year, two seasons; Jack Harking, of Oakland; be the fault of the Albany and Troy managers. Dool is expected to make good. He is not only a boxman, Lefty Upp, a veteran who has been shifted ey and Bill Clarke are both trying to induce Manager but can play the infield or outfield satisfactorily. headed by Gus Alberts, the former Joplin considerably in his base ball career, and a shortstop.' Ho will have with him catcher Jack Dunn, of Baltimore, to let them have the big F tain Phelan and Elston, although waivers has turned down a $2-500 offer by Baltimore for the ger of the Flint team in the Southern Michigan were asked on the former. Leading candi recalcitrant infielder, Neal Ball, who was transferred League. dates for the infield jobs are Tarleton, from by Cleveland to Portland and refuses to play with Me Catcher "Bunny" Larkin has signed with the Spring BARROW©S BOYS the Trenton Club, at first; Jakey Atz at sec Creole©s club. field Club, of the Connecticut League. Larkin is a ond, where he played last year; the veteran Magnate H. Clay Smith, the partner of Joe Mc Holy Cross College graduate and one of Connie Mack©s Rock at short, and Nill or Collins at third. Ginnity, of Newark, looks for the Indians to have a proteges. Other infielders who have signed are Jardes big season, and .says that the reconstructed park wil Charley Kennedy, for many years an umpire in J. Otto, from Plattsburg, and Charles J. accommodatte 25,0-00 fans, three-fifths of whom can the Connecticut League, and in 1902 an outfielder on Meehan, a former Seton Hall, N. J., first be provided with seats. the Springfield Club, is dying in Norwich, Conn., of baseman. Others who have signed are Al H. Clay Smith, of Chicago, who. with Joe Mc- tuberculosis. bert Dickenshire, pitcher, who was with the Giauity, owns the Newark Club, was in Newark las F. J. Paige, of New York City, who is organizing Grays the last part of last season, and George week on a flying visit. Mr. Smith inspected the park an interstate base ball league, last week completed F. Edwards, a catcher from Boston, who of the club and was greatly pleased with the im negotiations for locating a professional ball team at Brief Review of the Short Career was once a Boston College player. The Bos provements now being made. Pottsville, Pa! Providence this year will have a Doyle battery ton Americans have awarded catcher Ron "Slow Joe." for four seasons with the Highlanders Inflelder Jess Cornell, of Kewanee, 111., inflelder, of the Original Eastern League deau, the Worcester star, to Providence, and has signed with the Clam Diggers, and Manager Col who has had long independent ball experience, has he is expected to prove a valuable man be lins also has rounded up catcher Matthew H. Doyle signed with the Madison Club, of the Wisconsin- Which Preceded the Present 19- hind" the bat. Another catcher who has who was with Lawrence for a brief time last year. Illinois League. been, signed is Matthew H. Doyle, who was John Pollock, one of the Eastern League©s umpires The Roekford Club, of the Wisconsin-Illinois witfo the Lawrence club last season, Informed President Barrow last week that he woulc League, has purchased Alperman, outfielder, and Year-OId League by Some Years. start shortly for Hot Springs to get into condition fo Brown, inftelder, of the Flint Club, of the Southern W. J. Slee©s Toronto Tips. the strenuous season before him. Barrow signed Michigan League. Toronto, Ont., February 27. Editor "Sport Pollock, whose home is in Kewanee, III., and who Frank Norcum, the noted outflelder, late of the Newark, 1 N. J., February 25. Editor is a graduate of the Wisconsin-Illinois League, ot Augusta (South Atlantic League) Club, has been en ing Life." Joe Kelley, boss of the Toronto the recommendation of President B. B. Johnson, of gaged as manager of the Jackson Club, of the Cot "©Sporting Life." President Joe McGinnity team, is collecting some classy individuals ton States League. has almost finished a, new ball park and says for his 1911 club. Joe has the American League. he has strengthened his team been fairly successful with President Sam Lichtenhein and Manager Eddie Mc- The veteran outflelder, James Carry, has been re Cafferty, of the Montreal Club, have signed a French- leased outright by the Springfield (Connecticut League) The complete roster of the major league discards and, Canadian battery for the coming season. Johnny Club to enable him to accept the management of a Newarks is as follows: pitch judging from his present lay club at Pittsfield, Mass. out, former big leaguers will Dubuc, who was with the Royals last season, is th<© ers, McGinnity, Oleary, Lee, twirler, and Johnny Leclaire. a young backstop. Is ti Tommy Dugan, recommended by former major league Flater, Johnson, Holmes, Par hold most of the berths on be his battery partner. Benny Nash, who has beer player Perririe. has signed a Kewanee (Central As kin and Spade; catchers, Mc- his team this season. His in charge of the tickets at Atwater Park, has been sociation) Club contract. He is an infielder and Allister, Hearne, Cady and oster to date follows: catch- made secretary of the club. comes from Kansas City. McCarthy; first base, Alger; rs, Phelps (St. Louis), Kroch The new-: owner of the Jersey City Club, Mr. James v Detroit) ; pitchers, Killian, John Nairn, of Danville, 111., has been engaged as second base, Schafly, Nee and J. Lillis, says he hasn©t .a white elephant or* his 1911©manager of the Hopkinsvillc, Ky., Club, of the Meyer; third base, Frick; McGiriley, Winter (Montreal), hands in the Jersey City* Club, aand expects the Skeet- "Kitty" League. In 1910 Nairn managed the Viu- Mueller, Bachman (St.Louis), ers to make some money this season. "If they don©t, j eennes Club, same league. shortstop, Louden; outfield- Lush (St. Louis); first base, says Lillis, "it won©t be becaus-e Jersey City will no©t ers, Kelly,© Browne, Ganley Jordan (Brooklyn), Slattery; bo represented by a strong club or Uiat I will be The Brockton (New England League) Club has and Swayne. With this bunch second base, Mullen, Fitzpat- loafing on: the job of trying to make the fans come signed pitcher Joseph Weafer, of Morrisville, Vt., and Joe McGinnity Mr. McGinnity hopes to give Joseph Kelley out and patronize the team. . . has purchased pitcher Arthur Maybohin from the rick; shortstop, Vaughn; Lawrence Club, same league. Newark the first champion third base, Bradley (Cleveland) ; left field, «. « team in a quarter of a century. It is not Delehanty; centre field, O©Hara; right field, NATIONAL LEAGUE BULLETIN. The Fort Smith (Western Association) Club has generally known that just 25 years ago New Shaw; utility, Joe Kelley. The team will re signed pitcher "Rube" Walters, of Douglas, Arlz.; and ark won the first pennant in the Eastern port in Washington on March 18 for training, has been awarded Harry Womack (claimed by four League which and goes direct to Macon, where they will Contracts and Releases of Players An clubs) by the National Board. PRECEDED THE PRESENT LEAGUE. spend two weeks of hard drilling, after Thomas J. Connery, manager of (Jie Hartford Club, nounced by President Lynch. of the Connecticut League, has been engaged as coach While many persons think the Eastern League which exhibition games will be played with Montgomery, Atlanta, Birmingham, Louis New York, February 21. President Lynch of the Trinity College base ball nine. The candidates is only 19 years old, the records show it was ville, Rich©mond and Norfolk. Willie Keeler, of the National League, announced tonight will be called out on April 10. in existence as far back as 1884, the original the great outfielder, will go South with the that the following contracts and releases had President Lindsay©, of the Northwestern League, has club members being Richmond, Baltimore Leafs, and if satisfied with his condition, been approved: appointed as umpires for 1911, Cusack and Ward- Wilmington, Reading, Allentown, Harrisburg will continue with them throughout the sea Contracts With Boston, Arthur Butler, Catcher Danny Shea refuses to report to the Spokane Trenton and York. The first season was nol son. Three major league clubs are said to W. S. Collins, Clifton C. Curtis, Maurice H. Club, of the Northwestern League. » glittering success, there being only five be after him, but he prefers to stay with N. Graverson* Patrick Keefe and George A. Manager gailard, of the Lincoln team, of the Illi clubs in at the death, and two of these Kelley. Eddie McDonald will go to Buffalo, Tyler; with Brooklyn, William Bergen; with nois-Missouri League, has signed Oscar Munson, of Lancaster and York" had entered the Eastern instead of to Troy, as was arranged, the Chicago, 1911, ©12, ©13, and Henry Zimmer Sterling, to play right field and Joseph Schools, ot to take the place of teams that had fallen Bison management having refused to waive. man; with New York, Fred C. Snodgrass and Leonore, 111., as a southpaw pitcher. by the wayside. This is what the late Henry All the infield and three outfielders have sign James D. Nagle; with Philadelphia, P. J. The Davenport (I. I. I. League) Club has traded Chadwick had to say about the Eastern ed their contracts. Manager Kelley thinks Moran, S. N. Magee, 1911, ©12, ©13, and inflelder Fred Johriston for outfielder Finney, of th» League season of 1884 in the guide which he Ottumwa Club. A cash consideration accompanies edited: Jo©hnston to Manager Egan, of Ottumwa. Contracts have been received by the Bloomington "A TOUGH SEASON." (I. I. I. League) Club from Anthony Joyce, a promis "The Eastern League opened the season ing southpaw pitcher of St. Louis, Mo., and of of 1884 with eight clubs in the ranks, rep PLAY WITH "BRAINS. George Cochrane, a shortstop of Carthage, Mo. resenting Richmond, Baltimore, Wilmington, Manager Caveiider, of the Columbia (South Atlan Harrisburg, Allentown, Reading, Trenton and By W. A. Phelon. League) Club, announces the enyagemftnt of catche: Newark. Before the end of May the Monu John T. Coveney, pitcher Bob Sterling, of Mt. Vernon, mental Club, of Baltimore, was forced to dis N. Y., and outfielder Sam Elzey, a Florida amateur. band from lack of paying patronage, the When you are batting, with the bases full, President Williams, of the Virginia League, appears Ironside Club, of Lancaster, Pa., filling the And you strike out, make haste to throAv the bull a most up-to-date executive. He will employ an vacancy. July saw the retirement of the Inform your captain that the ump was rank overseer of umpires this season. The fashlcm was set Harrisburg Club and also the Actives, of Thus shall you save your face, and keep your pull. by Ban Johnson, of the American League, last Sum Reading. The York Club took Harrisburg©s mer. place and the Atlantics, of^Long Island City, If there are signs upon the outfield fence, The Mansfield Club, of th« Ohio-Pennsylvania succeeded the Actives. The Atlantics failed There©s an excuse that simply is immense League, has reorganized as a stock company with a to comply with the rules, however, and they Just tell the manager they dimmed your eye capital of $10,000. Eddie Hahn, the former Chicago And your punk average is a consequence. American League outflelder, has been decided upon as were retired after playing two games with the the team manager. Richmond Club. In August the Richmonds Do not forget to tell, how long ago, were elected to the American Association, to "Buck" Ebright, the former Western and I. I. I. You batted for four-twenty-two or so League inflelder. has opened a law office in the take the place of the disbanded Washington And how you know you can come back-, if they Bitting Building, in Wichita, Kan. the same build Club, and the same month saw the Wilmington Will give you time you©ll be the whole blamed show. ing In which Manager Frank Isbell has the Wichita Club go into the Union Association, where it (XVestern League) Club©s offices. DIED SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. For he who cons best often holds the job, Manager Hogan Yancey. of the Lexington (Blue The five clubs which remained in the associa Making folks think he is an almost-Cobb Grass League) Club has sold two players catcher You may be useless as to hands and hoofs, but this George Keifel to the Kalamazoo (Southern Michigan tion until the close of the season were Tren Will hardly stop you if you have the knob! League) Club, and first baseman "Tex" Meyers to the ton, Newark and Allentown, of the original Terre Haute (Central League) Club. eight, and York and Lancaster. Trenton \ Inflelder Martin Berghammer, of Pittsburg, signed a won the pennant, the Ironsides, of Lancaster, Kewanee (Central Association) contract February 21. being second; the Domestics, of Newark, very highly of "Mclntyre, the young Kincard William Edward Stack; with Pittsburg, Berghammer was drafted by the Philadelphia Na third; Allentown fourth and York fifth."© ine, Ont.. pitcher, and predicts that he will Thomas W. Leach, 1911, ©12, A. P. Leifleld. tionals in 1909, but was not tried on account of ill The Trenton pennant winners, whose average be one of the "finds" of the season. Joe ness. He comes to Kewanee as part of a trade for Claude R. Hendrix, Patrick F. O©Connor and inflelder Lehr. - of victories was .547, were as follows: says that the youngster showed him something Alex Maloy. Murphy, Weidel and Doyle, pitchers; Know- last Fall that will do him. "Rube" Breiten- Manager Saillard, of the Lincoln team, of the dell and Grady, catchers; Miller, Myers, steiti has been appointed secretary of the Releases By Boston, to Buffalo (E. L.), Illinois-Missouri League, has signed the following Sbetzline and L. Smith, infielders; Reccius, local club. Bayard H. Sharpe; to Utica (N. Y. S. L.), new players: C. P. Georgin, catcher and outflelder, Grady and J. Brouthers, outfielders. The Joseph P. Burg; by Philadelphia to Wilkes- of Oakland, 111.; Harvey Hatchett. first baseman, first Eastern League existed three years, Baltimore©s Exhibition Schedule. Barre (N. Y. S. L.), Ralph McBride, Fred Chattanooga, Term.; Thomas S. Kingstan, pitcher. Wehrell; to Oakland (P. C. L.), Kittie Chattanooga, Term. Washington winning the pennant in 1885 and Baltimore, Md., February 25. Editor Newark capturing the flag in 1886. Hank Knight; to Scranton (N. Y. S. L.), William The Paris Club, of the Blue Grass League, has re "Sporting Life." Manager Jack Dunn, of E. Gulp; by Pittsburg© to Kansas City (A. signed third baseman William Kuhlman. and has O©Day, now an umpire in the National League, the Baltimore Orioles, has arranged 19 games A.), Hamilton J. Hyatt; to Seattle (N. W. also signed these four young tight-handed pitchers: was one of the Senators© slabmen when they for his team to play before the Eastern L.), John F. Kading. Preston Brown, of Dayton, Ky.: Earl Hewitt, of landed the championship. League season opens. Games have been ar ——————————4————————— Bethel, 0.; R. L. Tlmme, of Newport, Ky., and Frank ranged with the Boston Nationals, Philadel Schroder, of Cincinnati. C. D. Chace's Providence Points. phia Athletics and Philadelphia Nationals, as CAUGHT ON THE FLY. In the Central Association the Keokuk Club hai well as the two New York clubs. The Orioles signed catchers Boehm, of St. Louis, and outflelder Providence, R. I., February 24. Editor will play their first game at Oriole Park, Bal First baseman Thomas Mullen, of Avoca, Pa., has Goodwill, of Knox City; and Kewanee has traded "Sporting Life." Contracts for the coming timore, on Tuesday, March 28, against Con signed with the Andersen Club, of the Carolina As pitchers A. E. Kench and Ralph Grimes to Uockford season have been received from several of nie Mack©s Athletics. Following are the sociation. for catcher Kurke. Kewanee needed a catcher and the prospective members of games that Manager Dunn has arranged to The Lynn (New England League) Cltfb has secured Uockford lacked pitchers. the 1911 Providence team, date: March 28, Philadelphia Athletics; from the Brockton Club, same league, first baseman The franchise of the McKeesport, Pa., Club, in the and the list to date, with March 29 and 30, Philadelphia Nationals: Terry McGovern. Ohio-Pennsylvania League, was on February 16 trans names of players who, in most March 31, Manhattans; April 1, Gas and ferred to Steubenville. O. The transfer was made cases, are strangers to the lo Dudley ("Lefty") Lewis has been engaged as player- Electric League; April 3 and 4, New York manager of the Jonesbore Club, of the Northeastern because of the proximity of McKeesport, to Pittsburg, cal ball yard, is evidence of Americans; April 5, Rock Hill College: April where the National League club affected the attend a reorganized team. The Arkansas League. ance at the McKeesport ball park. shake-up of the present sea 6, Western Maryland College; April 7, New The Lynchburg (Virginia League) Club has sold York Giants; April 8, Cornell University; pitcher Brandon and catcher Rowe to Albany, of the Charles F. Kennedy, a former Connecticut League son is evidently one of the April 10 and 11, Boston Nationals; April 12, player and later -an umpire in the Same circuit died biggest in.the history of base New York State League. in his 29th year in the Isolation Hospital, at Spring ball in this city and was the Georgetown College; April 13, Princeton Bernard Rutherford, of Eastport, Me., a semi-profes field, Mass., February 22, after a lingering illness. logical outcome of the poor College; April 14, Wilmington Tri-State; sional player, has been signed by the Haverhill Club, Death was. due to consumption of the intestines. Ha April 15, Walbrook A. C.; April 17, Hamp- of the New England League. left a wife and two young children. results of the last campaign. den A. C.; April 18, Mt. St. Joseph College. While many of the recruits Manager Hogan Yancey, of the Lexington (Blue President Oely, of the Greenville Club, of the Jas. J. Collins are an unknown quantity to £rass League) Club, has received acceptances from Carolina Association, on February 16 announced that the local fans, it is believed News Notes. pitchers Bobbins and Vallandingham. Dick Smith, of Philadelphia, had been signed as that the management intends, by the time Third baseman Jimmy Frick has dispelled all hold The new Hamilton Club, of the Ohio State League, manager. Smith managed the Lynchburg team, of the men are ready to report in April, to make out rumors by signing with the Newark Club. has engaged the well-known Jimmy Barton, of New the Virginia League, last season, and the Wilmington an attempt to get a team that will produce The Rochester Club has signed pitcher Walter port, Ky., as player-manager for 1911. Club, of the Eastern Carolina League, the two previous better results than those of last year. It is Ford, brother of the famous Russell Ford, of the New Umpire William J. Mackey. of North Adams, Mass., seasons. hardly likely that they could do any worse York Americans. has been engaged for the umpire staff of the Carolina President TJssery, of the Blue Grass League, hat than in the 1910 season,, and there is a Jimmy Collins, manager of the Providence Grays. Association by President J. H. Wearn. been notified that the Paris Club has signed pitcher* chance for something better than the lower s banking on Hugh Duffy for an entirely new outfleld Charley Wetterer, a well-known Cincinnati amateur Brown, of Dayton, Ky.; Hewitt, Bethel, O.: Timme, berth, although there is still criticism on ac of White Sox surplus. ball tosser, has signed to play with the Spartanburg Newport, Ky., and Schroeder, of Cincinnati. Schroe- count of the inexperience of some of the der was recommended by "Noodles" Hahn. The vari- Catcher Fred Mitchell, late of the New York High (Carolin Association) Club next season. >us Blue Grass teams will assemble for practice en recruits. "Slow Joe" Doyle is the veteran landers, has at last signed with Rochester. Catcher The Hartford Club, of the Connecticut League, has or about April 15. of the flock of new ones© and he is now Jacklitsch, secured from the Phillies, is still kicking, signed R. A. Wray and Harry Williams, the crack working out at Hot Springs, along with an however. battery of the Middlebury, Me., College. At a, meeting of the directors of the Virginia Valley other pitching recruit for the Grays, Edward Base Ball League, at Point Pleasant, W. Va.. Feb League President Ed. Barrow will go into training First baseman G. S. Llewellyn from Chicago semi- ruary 16, it was decided to change the name to tha Clark, of Chicago, who was a member of the at Hot Springs, Va., for a week or 10 days. Barrow professional ranks has been signed by Manager An Mountain State League. The season will open May City League there last season. Nill, the se expects to take his short rest cure about the middle drews for the Kewanee (Central Association) team. 12 and close September 12. The salary limit for eacn cond baseman who was secured from Wilkes- of March. Charles Slear, a semi-pro, pitcher of some reputation :eam was fixed at $1000 a month. It is likely Ironton. Barre, in the trade which sent Harry Arndt Jimmy Slagle, centre fielder of the Baltimore (East in the neighborhood of Rock Island, 111., died in that Ohio, will get Parkersburg©s franchise. to the New York State League, has received ern League) team, announces his retirement from the city-on February 19 of typhoid-pneumonia in his 24th The new Tidewater League (an independent organi about as much attention as any of the new in- game in a letter to Manager "Jack" Dunn, of the year. zation) effected permanent organization at a meeting fielder^ and is regarded as a man who will Baltimore Club. Catcher Alexander, who has been a utility man for leld at Norfolk. Va.. February 22. The circuit de make good on the team. He, like "Slow Joe" The Buffalo (Eastern League) Club has sold first the San Antonio Club, of Uie Texas League, for cided upon was Norfolk. Portsmouth, Suffolk. New- Doyle, has had major league experience. Tho baseman Eddie Sabrie to the Topeka (Western League) sral years, has been given his unconditional re x>rt News. Old Point and Hampton. All of the cities release of Harry Hoffrnari to the Oakland, Club; and has signed a young Southern catcher lease, lamed were represented, except Hampton, and Hie Cal., team makes a hole in the outfield, but named Ragsdale. Dan Cullitis, manager of the Kankitkee (Central eague decided to place a franchise in that town and it is announced that Manager Colling will re carry it until some uf the business interests take it The Portland Club, of the Pacific Coast League, Association) team last year, has been appointed mana over. MARCH 4, 1911 SPORTING LIFE 11 when the appointment was arranged he was Greater Pittsburg©s Sunday papers last week his drawback. Nature hadn©t endowed him skeptical as to Sehultz©s appearance. He in February. It came from an official source with speedy pedals. This fact ever showed PIRATE POINTS knew the powerful influences wielded over the and was the first definite information as to the itself. Hyatt wasn©t exactly rapid any boy by a Greater Pittsburger, who has been future of an old war horse. All Winter vapor- where you put him. Clarke seemed to think a quondam player-agent of the Phillies. that there was a prospect of the big fellow ings appeared to indicate that after many blossoming out into a fair guard of first base. Pirates Are Wanted. years Sammy Leever had finally lost his He advised Danny Shay to try him on that Pittsburg grjp. Eight years ago, base ball bag for a year. It wasn©t outside of the Near the close of the last week in Febru writers and fans predicted a blow-up for bounds of possibility for Hanimy to© pick up ary eight telegrams lay on Col. Barney Drey Sammy. He defied their prophecies by hang a knack at the cushion. fuss© desk. They all related to one topic. ing on and actually winning a splendid bunch On the Pittsburg payroll are Messrs. Neihoff of games. Leever certainly blasted the A Fleet One Lost. and Corriden, infielders. The last-named is an "reps" of wise prophets. There may be The Harmony Once More Prevail American League cast-off. Be that even so, something more than decline back of Leever©s Soon after Hyatt©s transfer was announced the fact doesn©t seem to mar his market let-out this. Spring. Clarke mailed him a Vincent Campbell©s farewell communication was received. "Will Campbell©s loss mean ing Likely to Have Important a recall of the Hyatt deal?" was the query put to Col. Barney. "Not in the least," was the response. "We will have Bates, Carey Beneficial Effect Upon Clubs and and even Jack Flynn, whom, I am told, cau 1911 Western League Schedule play a good game in the outfield. Jack is Players in the 1911 Season* also a catcher. I have no fear of being Season Opens April 2 1 ; Closes October 8 caught short on outer gardeners," Barney commented on Campbell©s retirement. The BY A. R. CRATTY. Pittsburg magnate has relatives in the broker DENVER age business. They accumulate thousands of Pittsburg, Pa., February 27. Editor "Sport AT HOME ST. JOSEPH AT HOME dollars in rapid-fire time. "I am sure Mana ing Life." It is worthy of comment that the With Wlehita ...... April 24 25 26 wuh SIAHV at* ...... Anril 21. 22. 23 National League starts in for the 1911 race With Lincoln ...... ADril 27 28 29 ger Clarke will join me in wishing Campbell with every one of the eight With Topeka ...... May 6, 7, 8 success in his new line," said Barney. "Base club members agreeable to the With Des Moines ...... ball is only a fleeting business at best. Camp union©s regime and its meth-J i With Omaha© ...,...;.;...... May 26, 27, 28 bell believes he can do better by engaging in With Sioux Gity i...... With Wichita a commercial venture. I hope he makes ods. Secretary Locke, of the© With St. Joseph ...... May 31, June 1, 2 good. When a Pirate he tried his best. He Pittsburg Club, called atten-© With Omaha ...... June 16, 17, 18 gave the Pittsburg Club every bit of skill and tion to this splendid state of With Des Moines ...... June 19, 20, 21 energy in his make-up. Sorry to see him affairs. Magnates are happy, With Omaha ...... June 22, 23, 24 go, but at the same time I never stand in the to permit Thomas J. Lynch With Sioux Gity ...... way of a man bettering himself." and John Heydler operate thei With St. Joseph ...... June 28, 29, 30 executive department of the ...... July 9, 10, 11 Bingos. organization. They are con With Wichita ...... ©. July 12, 13, 14 vinced that the reins of gov With Lincoln ...... "Monte Cross in town. Hope I see the ernment are in magnificent With Des Moines ...... August 3, 4, 5 old boy," commented official scorer Gruber at hands. Bickerings have been With St. Joseph ...... headquarters. Cross was a Pirate for a season A. R. Cratty thrown aside. Support to the With Sioux City ...... August 15, 16, 17 and a half over 15 years ago. Made frienda administration comes from all With Lincoln ...... August 18. 19, 20 never to be forgotten. Bides. How much different than in the days Dr. Williams, of Houstonville, Ky., adviser ...... August 25, 26, 27 for Howard Camnitz, was at the league ses of N. E. Young and Harry C. Pulliam. With Topeka ...... August 28, 29, 30 Young was nothing more than a clerk. Pul With Wichita ...... August 31, September 1, 2 sion showing a group picture of Cap. Clarke©3 liam had more sway, exercised it also, but he With Lincoln ...... With Omaha ...... September 3, 4, 4 dogs. Dr. Williams gave Cap. a collie last didn©t have the united support of the league With Omaha ...... September 27. 28, 29 ..... September 15, 16, 17 year. The animal is worth a cool $200 now. members. There was a faction that antagon With Des Moines ...... September 30, October 1, 2 ..... September 18, 19, 20 Secretary Locke delights in telling of the ized his manoeuverings. Not so now. The ..... September 21, 22, 23 hit made by his friend, W. Hepburn Russell, February session of the league clearly pointed With St. Joseph ...... September 24, 25, 26 new Boston magnate. Acted handsomely in. his initial meeting. Before entering the out the reign of harmony. Tom Lynch, en-, LINCOLN AT HOME WICHITA AT HOME trusted with big transactions, performed them sacred enclosure Mr. Russell primed himself with neatness and dispatch. Owners had con by a perusal of the constitution, by-laws and fidence in his skill and integrity. He didn©t With Denver ...... May 3, 4, 5 National Agreement, and therefore was able ...... May 6, 7, 8 to talk intelligently. fail them. Smoothness ruled the gathering...... May 9, 10, 11 It is true Mr. Ebbets raised his voice in "Here goes the paraphernalia of the sched protest against one date on the time table...... May 15, 16, 17 ...... May 15, 16, 17 ule of 1911," said Col. Dreyfuss, as he open Boston©s club was dated to appear at his With Sioux City ...... -May 19, 20, 21 ed a safe in headquarters and put away a home. He thought another should be sched- With Omaha ...... June 3, 4, 5 roll of papers large enough to wad the calibre wle,d. However, he readily accepted the sched- of a four-inch rifle. "No good any more iile. With decks clear, and every man loyal ...... June 9, 10, 11 ...... June 9, 10©, 11 this year. However, it©s a souvenir of the and standing to the guns, surely the old Na ...... June 12, 13, 14 fairest time-table I ever heard of. Is well tional starts out for 1911 with grand pros ...... June 28. 29, 30 ...... July 4, 4, 5 worth keeping." pects. "A fine meeting, and one never to be ...... July 1. 2, 3 ...... July 6, 7, 8 Bruce Noel, one young twirler who will get ...... July 9, 10, 11 a Pittsburg try-out, comes from the Oshkosh, forgotten," is Dreyfuss© comment of the last With Des Moines ...... July 15, 16, 17 council of war...... July 18, 19, 20^ Club, of which Page Pulliam, brother of the ...... July 21, 22, 23 ...... July 21, 22, 23 lamented league leader, is president. Pago Await the Call...... July 24, 25, 26 With Omaha ...... ^. July 24, 25, 26 is connected with a street railway in that ...... July 2", 28, 29 ...... July 27, 28, 29 city. Pittsburg Club officials say he is a "We are ready to play ball," said Col. nice-dispositioned fellow. Dreyfuss as the contract of Howard Camnitz John Henry Wagner in 1910 was oaly sign was received and filed. Dreyfuss was elated With Wichita ...... September 3, 4, 4 With Lincoln ...... August 28, 29, 30 ed for a one-year contract. Col. Dreyfuss over the amicable end to a sorry fall-out be August 31, September 1, 2 doesn©t believe in long-time agreements. No tween man and master. All through the af With Topeka ...... worry ^ expressed by the Pirate manage^ fair the Pittsburg boss expressed his regret ..... September 27, 28, 29 With Sioux City ...... September 27, 28, 29 ment over the possibility of Wagner holding over Camnitz©s stand. He had the Kentuck- With Des Moines ...... September 30, October 1, 2 September 30, October 1, 2 out. ian©s best interests at* heart, knew that in With St. Joseph ...... October 3, 4, 5 Col. Dreyfuss files a correction against the form Cammy was a priceless base ball server, With Sioux City . Octrrtiflr 6. 7. S With Des Moines ...... October 6. 7. 8 newspaper reports over the base ball con etc. "I assured Howard that he would lose SIOUX CITY AT HOME DES MOINES AT HOME tract. Press dispatches said the renewal was his case," declared Barney. "I had the With Omaha ...... April 24, 25, 2G With St. Joseph ...... Anril 24. 2S. 28 for 20 years. "Make it 21 and you are goods on him. Just one base ball case have ...... April 27, 28, 29 right," commented Col. B. "This year©s 1 failed on during my career. This was the agreement was cancelled and a new one for McGraw incident. I didn©t prepare my cause With Wichita ...... May 23, 24, 25 21 years made. Papers also had it wrong on the way it should have been worked up...... May 26, 27. 28 With Lincoln ...... May 26, 27, 28 the half-million dollar bonus. Too high, en- Forty witnesses for the other side. This With Topeka ...... May 29, 30, SO crushing array was too much. Since that With Wichita ...... May 31, June 1, 2 "Kept the schedule secret? You bet they case I never enter an issue without being ...... June 16, 17, 18 did. Do you know why?" So said Gel. Drey ready for any outcomes." Barney is satis With Wiehita ...... June 19, 20, 21. fuss. "Well, each man didn©t know what fied that Cammy will work diligently the com the other man had." . ing race. One great source of temptation to With Des Moines ...... June 28, 20, 30 With St. Joseph ...... July 1, 2, 3 War correspondents Dave Dayies, J. H. Jer- the tosser is no more. A hotel man in the ...... July 1, 2, 3 ...... July 4, 4, 5 vy and Harry Arkel have sent in requisitions Bowery, this city, has given up his hostelry...... July 6, 7, 8 With Omaha ...... July 12, 13, 14 for berths on the Hot Springs train. Jervy This boniface coached Camnitz in a salary ...... July 28, 29, 30 ...... July 28, 29, 30 will cover the trip for the afternoon news hold-out one year...... August 6, 7, 8 With St. Joseph ...... August 9. 10>, 11 bureau. Arkell handled both morning and With Omaha ...... August 9, 10, 11 Writh Sioux City ...... August 12, 13, 14 afternoon service last year. Too wearing on Donlin Is Out...... August 15, 16, 17 With Lincoln ...... August 15, 16, 17 one man. . With Wichita ...... August 18. 19, 20 ..... August 18, 19, 20, 21 Pittsburg officials are experimenting with. Going to a theatre in New York City with ...... August 22, 23, 24 With Wichita ...... August 22, 23, 24 Billy Muray as a companion, Col. Dreyfnss a new ticket dater for use when rain-checkt chanced to sit alongside old friends, name August 31, September 1, 2 With Omaha ...... are issued. Invented by a Chicago man. ly, Mabel Hite, the clever comedienne, and With Des Moines ...... ^September 3, 4, 4 A dyed-in-the-velvet fan wrote Col. Drey her once-famed husband, M©. J. Donlin. Even With Sioux City ...... September 11, 12, 13 fuss a 16-page letter asking for his opinion if Michael J. has been off the turf for a With Denver ...... September 15, 16, 17 With Lincoln ...... September 15, 16, 17 on a certain base ball problem. Started out trio of years his name is still entwined with With Wichita ...... September 18, 19, 20 With Topeka ...... with "fulsome flattery for. the shrewdness, memories of rna.ior league base ball. Donlin, With Lincoln i ...... September 21, 22, 23 . With Wichita ...... September 21, 22, 23 acumen, foresight and craft of the receiver.© like Bill Lange, was another base ball star ..... September 24, 25, 26 With Denver ...... "©That©s sufficient," remarked Barney as he hit the first five lines. The communication who said adieu to the sport in the height of TOPEKA AT HOME OMAHA AT HOME success. "Do you think Donlin will pl«y was turned over to Sammy Dreyfuss. He will With Llncofn ...... April 24, 25, 26 With Des Moines ...... April 21, 22, 23 tell his dad the balance. again?" was asked Col. Barney. "Never. With Wichita ...... April 27. 28, 29 With St. Joseph ...... April 30, May 1, 2 , * He is not in good health. Thin, and scarcely ...... April 30, May 1, 2 With Sioux City ...... anything like the athlete of 1908. Sorry to With Sioux City ...... May 9, 10, 11 With Lincoln ...... BRIEF HISTORY OF BASE BALL. hear of Mike©s physical decline," was the ...... May 12, 13, 14 With Wichita ...... reply. With Omaha ...... May 15, 16, 17 ...... May 19, 20., 21 With Lincoln ...... A Concise Yet Exhaustive Review of the Good As They Are. WTith Topeka ...... National Came. "Our playing rules really need no changes With Omaha ...... June 9, 10, 11 "Sporting Life" recently placed upon ths of importance. They suit the game rather With Des Moines ...... July 12, 13, 14 With St. Joseph ...... market a "Brief History of Base Ball," from well." So spoke Col. Dreyfuss. Barney had With Denver ...... July 6, 7, 8 WTith Des Moines ...... July 6. 7, 8 just finished telling of the shifts in phrase ...... July 9, 10©. 11 the pen of Editor Richter, which will be found ology brought about to clear up dubious ...... July 12, 13, 14 With Denver ...... to be to anyone sufficiently interested in the meanings. "The sport is popular. Thous With St. Joseph ...... July 15, 16, 17 With Sioux City ...... July 31, August 1, 2 National game to be versed in its history and ands of Americans enjoy it every season. With Sioux City ...... July 18, 19, 20 With Des Moines ...... August 3, 4, 5 records_a most valuable little book, alike for With Omaha ...... July 21, 22, 23 With St. Joseph ...... August 12. 13, 14 Why make alterations? The last radical With Des Moines ...... July 24, 25, 26 With Wichita ...... August 15, 16, 17 the mass of historical matter it contains, for change, that of the foul-strike rule, added With Wichita ...... July 30, 30, August 1 With Topeka . . . ,f ...... August 18, 19, 20, 21 the interesting manner in which that matter animation to the pastime. It certainly With Denver ...... August 8, 9, 10 With Lincoln ...... August 22, 23, 24 quickened the game. Its adoption met with is put before the reader, and for the compre With Lincoln ...... August 11, 12, 13 With Denver ...... August 25, 26, 27 hensive yet concise manner in which the great opposition, but this has all cleared away." With Lincoln ...... Auguet 31, September 1, 2 With Sioux City ...... September 5, 6, 7 The undersigned right here gave Ned Hanlon With Denver ...... September 3, 4, 4 With Des Moines ...... September 8, 9, 10 subject is handled. As a book of ready refer credit for the origin of the foul-strike idea. With Wichita ...... September 5, 6, 7 With St. Joseph ...... September 11, 12, 13 ence it will prove invaluable to the managers, "It wasn©t Hanlon," retorted Dreyfuss. "He With St. Joseph ...... September 27, 28, 29 With Wichita ...... September 15, 16, 17 players and fans, and last, but not least, to had men who were handicapped by the plan. September 30, October 1, 2 With Denver ...... September 18, 19, 20- the writers. This "Brief History of Base With Des Moines ...... October 3, 4, 5 With Topeka ...... September 21, 22, 23 Ball©© contains a chapter on the origin of Hank O©Day suggested the scheme. It was October 6 7, 8 With Lincoln ...... Base Ball, the records of the first organized directed against Thomas, Keeler and others." league, the National Professional Association; the complete history of the National League Schultz©s Move. from its organization in 1876 to the present Col. Dreyfuss, on his return from the league value. "Corriden and Neihoff are in de contract. It didn©t return with old-time year; the entire history of the .vigorous young meeting, assured the undersigned that he had mand," commented Dreyfuss. "I could let swiftness. Perhaps the annual stipend was American League; the history of the two big created a mess by his "Toots" Schultz story either go on the moment for $1500. Here sliced too low for Samuel. Ousting the old wars of the base ball world; tne record of in "Sporting Life." So it seems. This base are the tenders in black and white. The boys boy will bring to mind a saying attributed to minor league development through the great ball scoop of the Winter of 1910-11 and, by will not be sold. Clarke wants them for a veteran, who once declared: "What a National Association; the story of the Rise, the way, base ball scoops are rare in Greater a test. They will get it at Hot Springs. If marvelous twirler Leever would be if he had Progress and Death of the old American As Pittsburg did stir the athletic world. The they are classy we want them on the Pitts a heart." Sammy was pretty good with the sociation; and the record of the World©s writer wasn©t asked to print the story. He burg team." Other newly-signed Pirates are pump he possessed. Championship Series from 1884 to the present heard the tip, played it fairly and carefully, also wanted by minor clubs. Kading, the year jn short, a complete history of all that and then handed the news to the diamond first-bagger, was fancied by three clubs. Se is really worth while knowing of the origin, realm. Schultz signed a Philadelphia con Heavy Heaver Gone. rise and progress of our National game. The tract a few days before Christmas. The attle got him. __ That release of Ham Hyatt, heavy hitter, book should be on sale at all news stands at Pittsburg Club, as asserted, wanted the man, to Kaw City sort of surprised fans. Hyatt ten (10) cents the copy. If your newsdealer recognized his skill, and acted in good faith. Old Sammy©s Slump. in his two years with the Pirates gave solid cannot supply you, send 10 cents (coin or Col. Dreyfuss, however, had but small con "It is generally believed that Leever will evidence of ability as a batsman. He could stamps) to this office and a copy will be sent fidence in his chances. He says openly that be dropped." This on-line item appeared in sting the ball, Leaden feet, however, were you by return mail. 12 SPORTING LIFE MARCH 4, 1911 and "is such a catcher that Connie Mack is, contract has been returned, and in letters said to have been hot on his trail when Co- to local friends Brandom insists that he will THE L L L LEAGUE. THF1 JLlJu H1?JUAM rLJiJASS©N IN mnbus signed him up for.the season. Casas quit base ball and go into the, banking busi is about five feet eleven inches tall and is ness with his father in Oklahoma. "Dusty" Every Club, Including Quincy, the New built like a real .athlete. Catching is his Rhoades, who was Shay©s leading pitcher last forte, although he has occupied the mound season, is another holdout. © He refuses to Member, Has Its Manager Secured in many games. He is said to be a terrific sign at the figures offered, and may stick to PLANS FOR SPRING TRAINING hitter and in a single game got four home his job with a brokerage firm. Tony Jame Players Galore Being Signed. runs. His throwing to fcases is said to be has/about decided to play again this season- Bloomington, III., February 24. Editor NOW COMPLETED. little short of wonderful. While bringing him on one condition. That proviso is that Presi "Sporting Life." With the signing of Wil here will mean the outlay of the largest dent Tebeau boost the figures in his contract. liam Carney for manager by Rock Island all amount ever spent in transportation for a Tony insists that he will never sign the docu clubs of the I. I. 1. League local player, he will be brought on, and it ment which has been tendered him. are now supplied with lead Practically All of the Clubs Will goes without saying that after he has been ers, and all are ready for the once brought here he will be given a thor opening of the training sea Send Their Players on Condition ough try-out. Other Senators will not have News Notes. son, now but five weeks dis to learn Spanish, for the new catcher can Outnelder Niles. purchased by Toledo from Cleve tant. Rock Island was the speak English fluently, those who know him land, refuses to sign with Toledo. last association to complete ing Trips News of Managers declare. His letter to local officials was Catcher Bill Elwert, of the Toledo Club, sold to negotiations for a manager brief, but optimistic of his ability to make Montgomery, refuses to report there. and, from all reports, the se and Players From All Points* good. Southpaw pitcher Floyd Kroh, formerly of the lection was a fortunate one, Chicago "Cubs," has signed with Louisville. as he comes highly recom The Latest Official Bulletin. The Toledo Club has signed Peter Peterson, wht mended. The list of mana Chicago, 111., February 25. Editor "Sport Chicago, February 24. President T. M. played last season with the Capron, 111., Club. gers comprises: Blooming- ing Life." Practically all the American As Chivington, of the American Association, to- Eddie Handiboe, the Washington boy, who umpired ton, R. E. Kennedy, Jackson sociation clubs now " have decided on theii A. R. Tierney ville, Fla.; Danville, Jack Mc Spring training grounds, to Carthy, Chicago; Davenport, which, in most instances Daniel O©Leary, Orion, 111.; Dubuque, Clar players will report"© about ence Rowland, Dubuque, la.; Peoria, Dave) March 15. Joe Cantillon in Rowan, Peoria, 111.; Quincy, Bade Myerc, tends to take a bunch of the 1911 Central League Schedule Quincy, 111.; Rock Island, William Carney, Millers down to his Wintei Seattle, Wash.; Springfield, Dick Smith, Iron- quarters at Hickman, Ky., for Season Opens April 26; Closes September 10 I i ton, O. Should the courts decide that Water their first week, and after loo ,was not legally dropped from membership getting into physical con I .© 1 , ... © > , and the league be forced to retain that city dition there will prepare for GRAND AT :HOWE ; - jn the circuit, the team there will be managed RAPIDS AT HOME by Frank Boyle, of last season©s aggregation. the real fray with exhibition With Zanesville ...... May 4, 5, 6. 7 With Tfrre .Haute . .-...... ".© May 4. 5. G". 7 games on the way home. St Witb. Wheeling ...... May 8, 9, 10, 11 With Evansville ,...... May 8, 9, 10. 11 THE NEW LEADERS Paul will condition at Excel With Evansville, ...... May 12, 13, 14, 15 With Wheeling .... May 12, 13, 14. .15 -include Kennedy, of Blooinington.; O©Leary, of sior Springs, near Kansas With Terre Haute ...... Mav 16, 17. 18, IS With Zanesville <...... May 16. 17.© 18.-19 Davenport; Rowland, of Dubuque, and Carney, T. M. Chivington City, where the Blues also With South Bend ...... May 28. 29. SO. 30 With Dayton ....;.: .June 1. 2.©3. 4 will work, running home for With Fort Wayne ...... June 5, 6, 7, 8 With Grand Rapids .©..©. June 13;, 14; 15.-UJ of Rock Island. Myers, of Quincy, was in Saturday and Sunday contests, and ending up With Dayton ...... <...... -... June!). 10, 11, 12 With South Bend ...... June-17. 18, 19©. 20 charge of the latter team in the Central ©As their preliminary work on the home dia With Zanesrille ...... June 21. 22, 23 With Terre Haute ...... June 21, 22. 23 sociation last year. Carney, the new leader mond. Louisville will be able to do its work With Wheeling ...... June 24. 25, 26 With Evansville ...... June 24, 25. 26 of the Islanders, promises to be a worthy suc »t home, although a few of the battery men With South Bend ...... ©...... July 3, 4, 4 With Dayton ...... July 3, 4. 4 cessor to Jack Tighe, and in addition will With Evansville ...... July 5. 6, 7 With Wheeling ...... July 5. 6, 7 play an outfield position. Pie piloted Calgary may take a boiling out at West Baden in ad With Terre Haute ...... July 8, 9, 10 With Zanesville ...... Julv 8. fl. 10 into the championship in the Western Canada vance of the season. Columbus is fortunate With Dayton ...... July 11, 12, 13 With South Bend ...... July 2(i. 27, 28 League last season, and has been in the in having mineral springs near home. Jimmy With Fort Wayne ...... July 14, 15, 1G With Grand Rapids ...... July 29. 30. 31 Northwest for several years. He was origin Barrett©s Brewers are scheduled for a series With Wheeling ...... August 1. 2, 3 With Terre Haute ...... August 2. 3, 4 ally a pitcher with Minneapolis, but was of exhibition games with Huff©s University of With Zanesville ...... August 4. 5, G With Evansville ...... August 5. 6, 7 Illinois nine at Champaign. Manager Jimmy With Evansville...... August 8, 9, 10 With Dayton ...... August 14. 15, 16 transferred to the outfield on account of his Burke and his Indians will do practically all With Terre Haute ...... August 11. 12, 13 With Zanesville ...... August 17, 18. 19 slugging. He was with Dubuque in 1898, their Spring training at Washington Park. With South Bend ...... August 14, 15, 16 With Wheeling ..... August 20. 21. 22 later playing with Fargo, Youngstown and Burke will report the latter part of Febru With Fort Wayne ...... August 29, 30, 31 With Grand Rapids ..... September 6, 7, 8 Spokane. He sends word that he will bring ary, while all the men on the Indianapolis With Dayton ...... September 1, 2, 3 With South Bend . ... September 9, 10, 10 two players with him to Rock Island. J. E. Club roster are expected to be here by March Custer, a catcher, last year with Seattle; and 15. SOUTH BEND AT HOME DAYTON AT HOME Isaac Okker, a pitcher, both of whom come With Wheeling ...... May 4. 5, 6, 7 With Evansville ...... May 4, 5, 6, 7 well recommended. He has a number of Toledo Topics By Al. Howell. With Zanesville ...... May 8, 9, 10, 11 With Terre Haute ...... May 8, 9. 10, 11 other fast men in sight. With Ten-e Haute ...... May 12, 13, 14, 15 With Zanesville ...... May 12, 1-3, 14. 15 MANAGER ROWAN, Toledo, O., February 23. Editor "Sport With Kvansville ...... May 16, 17, 18, 19 With Wheeling ...... May 16, 17, 18, 19 ing Life." Manager Harry Hinchmaii has ar With Grand Rapids ...... June 1, 2, 3, 4 With Fort Wayne ...... May 28, 29, 30, 30 of Peoria, secured the contract© this week "of rived in Toledo, where he will remain until With Dayton ...... June 5, G, 7, 8 With South Bend ...... June 13, 14, 15, 1C Austin Sannders, a promising pitcher from the local players start for Chattanooga to With Fort Wayne ...... June 9, 10. 11, 12 With Grand Rapids ...... June 17, 18, 19, 20 Stratford, Ontario, whose ©work in the Ca shape up for the American Association cam With Wheeling ...... June 21, 22, 23 With Kvansville ...... June 21,22, 23 nadian League has attracted attention. Man paign. President Armour has added a num With Zanesville ...... J... June 24, 25, 26 With Terre Haute ...... June 24. 25. 26 ager Rowan has been looking out for a left ber of tossers to his club and cut away a With Terre Haute ...... July 5,6,7 With Zanesville ...... July 5, G, 7 fielder, and with such an acquisition his team couple. Shortstop Newton, who came by way With Evansville ...... July 8, 9, 10 .With Wheeling ...... July 8, fl, 10 will be practically complete. He expects to of the St. Louis Browns, was released to With Fort Wayne ...... July 11, 12, 13 With Fort Wayne ...... July 17. 18, 19 With Dayton ...... July 14, 15, 16 With Grand Rapids ...... July 26, 27, 28 retain most of last season©s players with the New Orleans. Ray Hancock, with Mans With Grand Rapids ...... July 17, 18. 19 With South Bend ...... July 29, 30, 31 exception of Ovitz and Cook. Manager field in 1910, and who pitched a game or With Zanesville ...... August 1, 2, 3 With Evansville ...... August 2, 3, 4 Rowan sent out all the contracts to two for Toledo last Fall, was sold to Albany, With Wheeling ...... August 4, 5, G With Terre Haute ...... August 5. 6, 7 THE DDBUQUE PLAYERS fH. Y., where Bill Clarke governs. Pitcher1- With Terre Haute ...... August 8, 9, 10 With Wheeling ...... August47, 18, 19 Frank GordBn, who hails from Franklin, Pa., With Evansville ...... August 11, 12, 13 With Zanesville ...... August 20, 21, 22 this week. W. E. Cooke, of Tomahawk, Wis., home of shortstop Willis Butler, will go With Dayton ...... August 29. 30. 31 With Fort Wayne ...... September 4, 4, 5 is a new catcher signed. He will be used as South with the Mud Hens for a trial. Sam With Fort Wayne ...... September 1, 2, 3 With South Bend ...... September 6, 7, 8 utility backstop, leaving Boucher, of the old McKinley, college third baseman, whose dad With Grand Rapids ...... September 4, 4, 5 With Grand Rapids ...... September 9, 10, 10 team, for the bulk of work behind the bat. is assistant to the Pittsburg fire chief, was Boucher is now at his home in St. Louis. persuaded by Bill Armour to sign a Toledo . EVANSVILLE AT HOME ZANESVILLE AT HOME Most of the old players of Dubuque will be contract. Alex. Donahue, old-time ball play With Grand Rapids ...... April 26, 27, 28, With Dayton ...... April 26, 27, 28, 29 back, although some deals have been under er, tipped Armour to the youth. Pete Peter- With South Bend ...... April 30, May 1. 2 With Fort Wayne ...... April 30., May 1, 2, 3 way which may be concluded. The long de son did such good work pitching independent With Fort Wayne ...... May 20, 21, 22, With Grand Rapids ...... May 20., 21, 22, 23 lay in settling the Waterloo litigation has ball around Capron, 111., that the local presi With Dayton ...... Mav 24, 25, 26. With South Bend ...... May 24, 25, 26, 27 created some uneasiness in Dubuque. Mana dent will look him over at Chattanooga. With Terre Haute ...... May 28. 29. 30. With Wheeling ...... May 29, 30. 30 ger Rowland, who purchased the Dubuque Catcher Hub Hart does not like the idea of With Zanesvllle June 13, 14, 15, With Wheeling ...... June 4 franchise with the understanding that the Cleveland transferring him to Toledo, and is With Wheeling ...... June 17, 18, 19, With Kvansville ...... June 5, 6, 7, 8 city remained in the league, and his team With South Bend . ,,\...... June 27, 28, With Terre Haute ...... June 9, 10, 11. 12 a holdout. So is Plarry Niles, also a Nap With Grand Rapids ...... June 30, July 1 With Fort Wayne ...... June 27, 28, 29 captain, Forest Plass, have offers elsewhere, discard. In order to be on the safe side, With Terre Haute ...... July 17, 18, With Dayton ...... June 30. July 1. 2 and announce their intention of accepting Bill Armour has signed catcher Rapp, a for With Fort Wayna ...... July 20. 21. With Terre Haute ...... July 11, 12, 13 them if the litigation is not settled in the mer Washington and Minneapolis receiver. With Dayton ...... July 23, 24. With Evansville ...... July 14. 15. 10 near future. Charles Beulow, the veteran, "Doc" White, new trainer of the Cleveland With Wheeling ...... July 26, 27, With Wheeling ...... July 17, 18, 19 who was in charge of the Dubuque team last Club, has been here some days examining With Zanesville ...... July 29. 30. With Grand Rapids ...... July 20, 21. 22 season as manager, has been given his re Addie Joss© curve arm. White announces the With Terre Haute ...... August 14. 15, With South Bend ...... July 23, 24, 25 lease and may take charge of some other trouble to be a fractured ligament. He will With Grand Rapids ...... August 17. 18, With Dayton ...... August 8, 9, 10 club. treat the, arm here until time to start South. With South Bend ...... August 20. 21, With Fort Wayne ...... August 11, 12, 13 MANAGER DAN O©LEARY, White has a reputation as a sore-arm doctor. AVith Fort Wayne ...... August 23, 24, With Wheeling ...... August 14, 15, 16 waiter Baertschi. southpaw, who twirled for With Dayton ...... August 26, 27. With South Bend ...... August 23, 24. 25 of the Davenport Club, has been active of the Monmouth (Central Association) and Su With Zanesville ...... September G, 7 With Grand Rapids ...... August .26, 27, 28 late and announces a number of deals. Pearle With Wheeling ...... September 9, 10, With EvansvillD ...... August 29, SO, 31 Holycross, who was manager in the closing perior (Minneapolis-Wisconsin) Clubs last With Terre Haute ...... September 1, 2, 3 months of the preceding season, and who was Summer, will stick around his Toledo home used as pitcher and outfielder, was traded to the coming season, having a bad arm and a HAUTE AT HOME WHEELING AT HOME good job. Pitchers Kraft and Williams TERRE Saginaw, in the South Michigan League, for drafted from the Blue Grass League by To With South Bend ...... April 2C, 27, 2S, 29 With Fort Wayne ..... April 26, 27, 28, 29 pitcher Fink, of last season©s team. Fink ledo, will do their Spring training with the With Grand Rapids ...... April 30, May 1, 2, 3 With Dayton ...... April 3D, May I, 2, 3 will prove a strong acquisition to the Prodi JSaps, as that club will have two teams on the With Dayton ...... May 20, 21, 22, 23 With South Bend ...... May 20, 21, 22, 23 gals. H. R. Decker, a promising first base- exhibition circuit. With Fort Wayne ...... May 24, 25, 26, 27 With Grand Rapids ...... May 24, 25, 26, 27 man of Lincoln, Neb,, has also been .signed. With Eransville ...... June 1, 2, 3, 4 With Zanesville ...... May 28, June 1. 2, 3 Russell Thompson, an infielder, of Aledo, 111.; With Wheeling ...... June 13, 14, 15, 16 With Terre Haute ...... June 5, 6, 7, 8 R. Ficke, a college pitcher, of Grinnell, La.; To Try Out Southern League Teams. With Zanesville ...... June 17, 18, 19, 20 With Kvansvllle ...... :... June 9, 10, 11, 12 Louisville; Ky., February 25. Twelve ©With Grand Rapids ...... June 27, 28. 29 With Dayton ...... June 27. 28, 29 G. Thoney, a pitcher, of Chicago; and Lester games will be played between clubs of the With South Bend ...... June 30, July 1, 2 With Fort Wayne ...... June 30, July 1, 2 Lund, an outfielder, of Delhi, 111., have also American Association and the Southern With Evansville ..: ...... July 3. 4, 4 With Zanesville ...... July 3, 4. 4 been .signed for a trial. Pitcher Thomas, League before the 1911 seasons of tliese two With Dayton ...... July 20, 21. 22 With KvaiLsviile ...... July 11, 12, 13 signed last season, but who failed to report, With Fort Wayne ...... July 23, 24, 25 With Terro Haute ...... July 14, 15, 16 has been sold to "Victoria, B. G. Pitcher organizations begin. It is expected thai With Zanesville ...... JulV 26, 27. 28 With South Bend ...... July 20, 21, 22 Nelson and catcher Coleman, of last year©s these contests will give the fans a good line With Wheeling ...... July 29, 30. 31 With Grand Rapids ...... July 23, 24. 25 team, have returned their contracts. on the relative playing strength of the two With South Bend ...... August 17, 18. 19 With Fort Wayne ...... August 8, 9, 10 Class A circuits, as the leaders and trailers With Grand Rapids ...... August 20, 21, 22 With Dayton ...... August 11, 12, 13 PRESIDENT KINSELLA, of last season will be matched. Manager Bill With Dayton ...... August 23. 24, 25 With Grand Rapids ...... August 23, 24, 23 of the Springfield Association, announced four Sehwartz will bring his Nashville Volunteers With Fort Wayne ...... August 26, 27, 28 With South Bend ...... August 26, 27. 28 more contracts last week, H. Bellock, Nick to Louisville for a three-game series, April With Kvansville ...... September 4, 4, 5 With Terre Haute ...... August 29, 30, 31 Pierre, Fred Hess and E. R. Bell accepting 6, 7 and 3. By that time it is expected that With Wheeling ...... September 6. 7, 8 With Evansville ...... September 1, 2, 3 terms. All are unknowns who have strong © Manager Howard will have decided upon hi? With Zanesvllle ...... September 9, 10, 10 With Zanesvilla ...... September 4, 4, 5 recommendations. The return of pitcher line-up for the opening game, scheduled for Schroeder, who was drafted by Minneapolis April 12, in the Association, so that the two last Fall, is announced. He was regarded as regular teams will meet. Manager Joe Can- one of the most effective slabmen on the tillon, of the Millers, while in Memphis the day announced, the following releases and con in the Carolina Association last year, last week signed staff of the champions. President Kinsella first of this week, closed a deal for four a contract to umpire in the American Association this tracts of clubs in his league: season. has been withholding his complete list of games, to be played by the Minneapolis Club Contracts With Louisville. Edward J. Abbaticchio, players and will not make the same public with Manager Bill Bernhardt©s Legionaries Andrew Dudley, H. B. Galbraith, George E. Howard. The Louisville Club has secured the veteran Pat until after the Waterloo litigation is con on April 1 and 2 and April 8 and 9. From Fred H. Klipp, L. Barry, J. G. Fisher, James R. Bohannon as utility infielder and pinch hitter. cluded. Memphis the Millers, who will assemble at Kelley, Floyd M. Kroh, I. C. Higginbotham, Edward Outflelder Frank O©Day laid down his billiard cue THE BLOOMINGTON CLUB Hickman, Ky., in the heart of the nightrider Miller, Kmmett Reilly, Charles Schneider and Jesse at. Portsmouth the other day long enough to affix country, for practice early next month, will W. Orendorff; with Kansas City, Harry Welch ana his John Henry to an Indianapolis contract. conducted a successful carnival during th« come North to open the season, which is Michael J. Regan. past week to raise funds for the training sea thought will be at Indianapolis. The other Releases By Columbus to Omaha, player Hall; to The Toledo Club has sold pitcher Hancock to the son. A number of exhibition games have Indianapolis, Fred Carisch. By Louisville to Saginaw, Albany Club, and has signed pitcher Frank Gordon series is a five-game set-to that Manager Mich., catcher Klipp; to Spokane, Wash., pitcher formerly of an independent club at Mayville, N. Y. been arranged with the Wesleyan College Harry Hinchman, of the Toledo Mudhens. has .chwenck; to Danville, 111., inflelder Viox; uncon team here, and also with Clinton and Lin scheduled with . Manager Billy Smith©s Chat ditionally, 0. Pickerlng. By Milwaukee to Mobile, Outflelder Orville Woodruff, late of Louisville, has coln, of the Illinois-Missouri League. Mana tanooga Lookouts. Ala., A. E. Spencer. By Toledo to KJUamazoo, Mica., been purchased ©by Indianapolis; and Louisville has ger Kennedy is after a third baseman and if Fred Streeter. signed the former major league second baseman tie lands the man he is after will regard his American Association Innovation. Calude Ritehey. team., as complete and well balanced. First Columbus, O., February 24. Editor "Sport The Blues Slow to Sign. The St. Paul (American Association) Club has pur baseman Melchoir and outfielders Godwin and ing Life." For the first time in the historv Kansas City, Mo., February 24. Editor chased from the Victoria (Southwest Texas League) Madigan hav-e. not yet signed their contracts, of the American Association, a full-blooded Club outflelder Sheffield©,© who last season stole 94 but it is believed that all three will return to ©Sporting Life. 1 © President Tebeau and bases in 115 games. ;he fold. .Seattle would like to have Melchoir Mexican will don a uniform when G. Oasas, Manager Shay, of the local club, seem to be the new catcher ;just signed by Secretary laving considerable trouble in signing up President Armour, of the Toledo Club, announces ©or the initial corner, but suggests a trade Bobby Quinn, blows into Columbus and re the fale of shortstop Newton to the New Orleans Club, which would be unsatisfactory to the Bloomef Blues for next season. In fact, only seven of the Southern league, and the purchase of third management. © ports for duty. Casas has some class, not of the Kansas City men have signed up to baseman Sam McKinley, of Slippery Rock, Pa. only as a base ball player, but as a high date, and each mail brings back unsigned brow, his title being "Collegio Engles, Wil Although Kd. Abbaticchio, the former Pirate in Should Sornerlot fall down In his, trial for the flm contracts. "Chic" Brandom, former Pitts- fielder, has announced his retirement from the dia liams Institute," which being interpreted, mrg pitcher, who failed to set this league on baseman©s berth with the Washington Americans, Me- means that he is an instructor in English at mond, President Grayson, of the Louisville Colonels, Aleer proposes to substitute either; Jack Leiivelt, the fire when returned to the local club in mid- still has hopes that Abby will sign with his club for© ©ormer Hartford outfielder, or Jolui Henry, the Am- the Williams Institute. He is 22 years old eason, is one of the holdouts. His unsigned the comioij season. Mnt backstop. MARCH 4, 1911 SPORTING 13 day of March and they are both determined to look out for the good of the Volunteei IN SOUTHLAND club, both in regards to the salary limit and the schedule. About the fifth of next months the pitchers for the Nashville team, and, by the way, Manager Schwartz has signed two THE MANAGERIAL ALIGNMENT new ones during the past few weeks, will all have reported and be ready for business. On March 15 every player signed by the local IS COMPLETE. club will be requested to report. Every fan in Nashville has got base ball in his bones and after the arrival of Manager Schwartz there will be plenty of live dope to keep them Six Clubs Will Have New Mana interested. Mr. E. F. Patterson, a former Nashvillian, now in Dallas, Tex., writes Presi dent Hirsig that Wingo Andersen should have gers, Yet There Will Be Only no trouble making good in the Southern League. Mr. Patterson states that he saw One Really "New" Manager in Wingo pitch in El Paso in 1909 against Jimmy Scott, of the White Sox, and Rube Waddell, and that he won both games with tfie League This Season, remarkable ease. The first of the Volunteers to blow into camp is pitcher Viebahn, who has appeared suddenly on the scene from his SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." home in Pennsylvania. The fair-haired Little_ Rock, Ark., February 27. Several Dutchman seems to be in as good shape now peculiarities or incidents have happened in as he was at the close of last season. Vie furnishing managers in the 1911 Southern bahn says he will go to Hot Springs for a (League pennant chase, for short time to keep in condition. when the curtain ascends on the eleventh annual campaign John W. tokiieyls M^ritgompry, Me,ms. of the biggest base, ball© or Montgomery, Ala., February 24. Editor ganization in Dixie it will be "Sporting LifeJ© -Manager Johnny , Dobbs, strange to note that one. un- of the Montgomery team, arrived in this city iamiliar face will have ap Monday and is now ready for business. He peared as manager, three fa predicts a, first division .team next season, miliar faces in managerial after weeding dowrl his big list of players affairs of the Southern League to 15 men. Martell, a new man f he declares will have disappeared, and six to© b/e a great catcher, a good hitter and base clubs have new managers. runner. .In©Martell and Savidge, Dobbs be William H. ("Ducky") lieves that he will have one of the star bat Holmes, who managed Toledo teries in the league next Summer and says W. M. Kavanaugh in the American Association that he was told as much by Billy Smith of can©t afford to take chances on your base-ball last year, and who succeeds the Chattanooga team last year. He also shoes experiments are too often costly. Take your George Reed at the helm of the Mobile Club, has another good catcher in Brooks, who will be the only new manager to the fan was secured from the Northwestern League. tip from the top-rptchers. They know. Nearly all of society of President Kavanaugh©s base ball Brooks is touted as being one of the best colony. William H. Bernhardt, who relieves throwing catchers in that league last season, them, from the days of "Harry" Wright until now, Charles Babb as Turtle boss after five years and the only reason he did not finish better, have played in of service, comes to Memphis after managing it is stated, is because the manager of the the Nashville Club during 1909-1910. The club with which he played was a catcher vacancy left by Bernhardt at Nashville will himself and did not give him a fair chance. be filled by Schwartz, who last year played Dobbs has the following to say of his pitch with the Volunteers and this year has been ing staff: "The pitching staff don©t look selected as their manager. Johnny Dobbs, ClafSin Base=ball Shoes half bad with Thomas, Sparks, Duggleby. who relieves Greminger as Montgomery©s Hickman, Savidge and Hammond, with the manager, will only shift his managerial chair youngsters Smith, Clements, Barton and Made of selected kangaroo skin the strongest, from Chattanooga to the Alabama town, hav Pruitt on the side. Last night I wrote a let lightest and most flexible of materials. Hand-sewed. ing managed the Lookouts during the 1910 ter to Zach Scheusler, of Lafayette, Ala. He campaign, Billy Smith, after one year©s ab is an amateur who made quite a reputation It fits snugly yet allows full play of foot muscles. sence from the Southern League order of last Summer when Selrna; Anniston, Green inaiagers, which time he spent piloting the ville, etc., were fighting for the State cham Spikes are hand-forged and finished; beveled to a knife Buffalo team during the 1910 Eastern League pionship. If he will come I will give him a edge; non-breakable; self-cleaning. Claflin shoes are race, returns © to take the place of Dobbs as try-out. The old pitchers, of course, the Chattanooga boss. Smith managed the At local fans know, but just watch the work of made in five grades: lanta Crackers during the 1906-09 ^pennant Harry Hammond from Sioux City of the West Struggles, landing the. flag for them in 1909. ern League. A certain manager in that league Jordan will be back at the head of the said to me last Winter, ©If you want a pitcher, Sprinter, $7.50 Professional, $5.00 Crackers and Molesworth will again lead don©t lose any time in latching on to Ham Sprinter II, $5.00 Minor League, $3.50 Birmingham. Thus will it be seen that with mond of Sioux City.© Acting on the tip that th©e possible exception of Breitenstein at Hammond and the President of the Sioux In Canvas, $2.50 ^"ew Orleans (if he has not heretofore beer. City Club did not get along the best in the Look for the W. M. C. trade-mark on the shank of the shoe you buy. If your dealer a manager), there will be six clubs in the world, I began negotiations that resulted in can©t supply you, order by mail. Fit guaranteed. Send outline of foot drawn on paper Southern League with new managers and landing him. When I had Chattanooga in the anil state size and width of street shoe. Or simply order size same as last. Remit with yet only one "new manager" in the Southern Sotith Atlantic League two years ago, Jake order aud we will prepay delivery. League. Daubert recommended Clements to me, but he could not come South that year. A few Write for booklet about Base-ball Shoes. Thilmony©s Memphis Mention. months ago I received a letter from him Memphis, Tenn., February 25. Editor saying that if I wanted him he was ready "Sporting Life." Every cog in the Turtle to© come now, and I wrote him to report to Waldo M. Claflin, 1107 Chestnut St., Philada. machine is expected to be strengthened when me here in March. © Besides the pitcher Skipper Bill starts the big that Mr. Hedges, of the St. Louis team, has wheel on its long grind in promised me, I have the promise of two April. From backstop po more pitchers from different teams in the sition to guardians of the big leagues nnd their names will cause a big outer gardens new faces will stir in the Southern League, too." be seen, some for the first his offerings to go for naught. Manager held back by reason of this dispute as to time, by Dixie fans in the Std Holland©s Atlanta Chat. Smith does not believe that any staff in the ownership between Moist and Davis. Presi Southern League,^ and while Atlanta, Ga., February 25. Editor "Sport league will compare with these five, and he dent Doherty, of the Galveston Club, has re the fan flock is hopeful, ing Life." Manager Otto Jordan is now feel has dubbed them already his "all-star pitch engaged Donnelly as manager, and together Manager Bernhardt is serene ing good over his prospects for the next sea ing staff." Whatever is done by the rest they have signed what looks to© be a strong ly confident that the Turtles son with nineteen of his men signed up. of the teams, and there are some evident team, from all angles. Following is a list of will compare favorably with There are some players not in the fold yet weaknesses, the local pilot believes that his players signed to date: Manager, Frank the other seven clubs when that Manager Jordan would like to have very pitching staff will be there from April until Donnelly; catchers, Braun, McLean and the opening blast sounds. much, and the two that are giving him the September. Braummell; pitchers, Hise, Bradford, Helm, Wm. Bernhardt First base has caused many most worry are Johns and Fisher. He now Brandt, Evans, Campbell, Warriek, Boerder- present-day managers to spend has four catchers, seven pitchers, five in- News Notes. idge, Howell, Fox and possibly Hinrickson; lleepless nights. Courtney, the new man se fielders and three outfielders with contracts Third baseman O©Dell. drafted from Syracuse, has first base, Brady and Hardy; second base, cured from Providence, comes with big ring duly signed and is not worrying much, since signed an Atlanta contract. Redmond; third base, Wetzel, Smith and experience, and if visiting players are to be he claims he could put a team in the field The Mobile Club has purchased A. E. Spencer Hooper; shortstop, Sherwood and Burton; left believed, will make the locals a valuable man. to keep up with the rest of the procession outright. f com the Milwaukee Club, of the American field, Landreth; centre field, James; right Cantillon, while here recently, lauded the Association. field, Riggs and Grider. The outfield, com withopt any trouble. Manager McAleer, of posed of Landreth, James and Riggs, will former major leaguer warmly, declaring that Washington, has promised to help Manager The Montgomery Club announces the purchase of he had many years of real base ball stowed Jordan (Mit with some good material from pitcher Ijelivelt from Detroit. He was a ©member of doubtless- make a record with the stick, if away. At second Walter East will probably his recruits. Jim Luck, halfback on the Tech the Mobile team two years ago. we are to judge by what they have done in perform, and the veteran needs no introduc the past. Riggs hit close to .300 in this com foot ball team last season, has been signed Southpaw Graham has notified Manager© Frank, of pany last year. He was secured from Fort tion to the local fans. Crandall, with his as a catcher on the Atlanta team. He is said New Orleans, that he will not play with the Pelicans healthy wing, has short nailed down, and to be a first-class ball player and the Crack this season on account of business reasons. Worth in a trade for Huber. Hunter Hill should experience an even more successful and Curly Maloney are to manage Houston ers are no, not lucky fortunate to get him. The © Birmingham Club has signed Clinton Brough. and Dallas respectively, and both of these season with East on the other side of him. President Heisman, of the Atlanta Club, has of Keokuk, la. In 1909 and 1910. he played with Dutch Altman, the league©s premier third made arrangements to buy the release of Keokuk and was one of the leading,;pitchers in. the clubs look very strong on paper. Ellis Hardy Backer, should be just as good as. he was last has been chosen to lead the Waco bunch and Washington Johns from the U. S. Army after Central Association. has yet to show that he has the qualifications season. The outfield situation . is still a bit Johns has signed a contract to play with At President Heisman, of the Atlanta Club, is to murky, but it©s worth a bet that Swalm for a successful manager, and a great many lanta. The player formerly was on the team coach the team at Georgia Tech., and will have his of the fans here are of the opinion that Waco and Baerwald will start the season. Jackson here, but quit to go into the army. After collegians ready should Manager McAleer, of the made a hit in the few games he participated the expiration of a year enlisted men can Washington team, desire any extra practice games. will finish in the ruck with Hardy as mana^ in near the end of the 1910 season, and will ger. Eli Kaphan, whose leg was broken last secure their discharge from the army by pay President W. G. Irsig. of the Nashville Club, has May, seems to think he will be as good as be given ample time to land a regular berth. ment of $120. Special dispensation must be drawn a bill making Sunday base ball in Tennessee Of the. recruits Thrasher comes with the obtained from the war department if the ap communities a matter of local option. This will be ever, even though he has a slight limp up biggest medal for past performances as he plicant for discharge has served less than a presented at once to the Tennessee Legislature, with to now. Donnelly, Kaphan, Hornsby, Braun, some prospect of favorable consideration and action. Page and Tony Smith, of the Brooklyns, attracted the Detroit management for a brief year. have all wintered here. Bush, Spencer, Wil spell last year. McCrosin and Gardner, the son and Matthews have been appointed as latter secured from Caruthersville, in the Chattanooga's Team Completed. Northeast Arkansas League, and the former THE TEXAS LEAGUE. umpires by ©©President Alien. President Do from independent fields, are the other candi Chattanooga, Tenn., February 25. Editor herty has never been accused of being nig dates for work in the garden. The gap left "Sporting Life." With the acquisition of gardly, and is spending good bunches of in the catching department when Owner Com- pitcher Carmichael, bought from Cincinnati, The Unsettled Condition Caused by Okla money to give Galveston a first-division olub Manager Billy Smith rested on his oars and if not a pennant-winner. iskey, of the Chicago White Sox, purchased announced that he would stand pat on his homa City Tangle Soon to Be Settled- * the promising young receiver, Leo McGraw, present squad. The presence of the Buffalo of the 1910 staff, has apparently been filled star settles the Lookout staff for the coming Activity at All Other Points. THE CUBAN "FATHER." \>y Manager Bernhardt©s recent acquisition season and gives Manager Smith what he of Patricio Donahue, who, with Joey Knotts, believes to be the strongest pitching staff By B. Sproule. A Statue to the Man Who First Introduced . may be developed into a most formidable de ever gathered together in the Southern Galveston, Tex., February 25. Editor partment. Of the pitchers Alien, Fritz, Good- League. While Mayberry, Yerkes, Everhart "Sporting Life." With the Spring days Base Ball. i win and Finlayson need no special mention. and Clayton will come along for try-outs, it coming on base ball sap is beginning to rise. The American ball players who visu^d Among the rookies Loomis is expected to is practically assured that the pitching staff Texas League matters are Cuba this Winter were agreeably surprised make a valient effort to hang on the payroll. will consist of Benton, Covaleskie, Dernaree, very nmch unsettled owing to to see placed in a conspicuous place in the Jack .Tones, the semi-pro, from Dayton, Tenn., More and Carmichael. Carmichael was the the dispute for the ownership city of Havana, the statue of a ball player, and Neely, who twirled for Blythville, in the no-hit hero of the Eastern League last sea of the Oklahoma City and dedicated to Stephen Belan, the native son Northeast Arkansas League, last season, will son, holding Jersey City down without a hit Austin franchise. A receiver who introduced the game in Cuba nearly 35 te given opportunities to show their wares or run August 9, and not allowing a man to has been appointed for the years ago. We might add for the information! when the training season starts next month. reach first base. He won but 13 out of 25 Oklahoma City Club by the of Americans, that Steven Belan, although a games for Buffalo, but finished leading his courts and the Austin tangle Cuban, received his education in this country Nashville News Notes. club at that. Covaleskie was the star pitcher will probably be straightened and learned the game near Troy, N. Y. In Nashville, Tenn., February 24. Manager of the Southern League and Benton was the out within the next few days, 1867 and ©68 Belan was a valued member Bill Schwartz has written President Hirsig to sensation of the South Atlantic. Added to President Alien having noti of the Haymakers of Lansingburg, playing the effect that he quits his job as superintend these three sensations of different leagues fied the litigants to either get second and third base. He returned to Cuba ent in the Diamond Tire Company at Akron are Forrest More, who managed to win 18 together, sell their club, or in the early ©70s to introduce base ball. and will report for duty today. On Saturday and lose 12 on the local club, which finished give up© the franchise to the « President H.irsig and Manager Schwartz will with a percentage of .464, and Al Demeree, Wilbur P. Alien league. Prospects look rosy Manager Wallace, of tho St. Louis Browns, will leave for New Orleans for the meeting of the who was the winning pitcher of the league in all of the towns with the take only 12 pitchers to Hot Springs, seven of them fiouthern League at that place on the first until discord in the team behind him caused exception of Oklahoma City, which has been being recruits. 14 SPORTING LIFE MARCH 4, 191* will be the first team in a number of years in this city that has started the season with out a heavy indebtedness or the necessity of TRI-STATE MEN going into debt in order to get players, and there are other conditions that in all proba bility will work for the good of the cause. The old officers were antagonized by one faction last year that is partly in control of the club this year, but the former will not attempt to "get square" by taking personal spite out on the base ball club, which by them is looked upon in the nature of a public institution, and the result will be that no The Champion Altoona Team to stones will be thrown in the club©s way. No players have been signed, but Secretary Grif- fln has sent contracts to a number, including (PATENTED) Be Taken South for Preliminary some recruits, and he anticipates no trouble in bringing the men into ©line. From what Training The Players of the can be learned-the local .club is having some difficulty coming to terms with Manager Various Clubs Rapidly Signing* Conn, but it is probable that the matter will Cork Center be straightened out in a few days and that the manager of last year©s team, who was one of the most popular ever seen in a Johnstown Altoona, Pa., February 25. Editor "Sport uniform, will soon attach his name to a con ing Life." ©Manager Hank Ramsey last Mon day mailed contracts to Conroy, Vorkees, tract. Glaze, Garrity, Miller, Lower, Schultz, Shortell, Durmeyer, Manager Wiegand Uses Axe. HAS BEEN ADOPTED AS THE Clark, Grist, Zinn, McKenna, York, Pa., February 24. Editor "Sport Kean and Himes. Eight ing Life." Seven players have been dropped signed contracts were received by Manager Weigand from York©s list of by Bamsey from Bapp, Koehl- thirty candidates. The local manager began STANDARD er, Adams, Scott, Bates, Con- the weeding-out process early, declaring that ners, Bruggy and Hurley. The he realizes that these players to whom he OF THE men who have signed their returned contracts are not of Tri-State calibre, and it would be a waste of money to bring contracts are all new to the them here to practice. The York team, as Altoona fans, but Ramsey de it now looks to Manager Weigand, is as Base Ball World clares that they are a likely follows: Catchers, Evers and Worthington; looking bunch of youngsters, pitchers, Smith, Bently, Morris and Patters©on; with one or two older heads first base, Irvine; second base, Wagner and H. D. Ramsey mixed in. Of last year©s pen IDaniels; third base, Chilcotte and Umlauf; It is the Official Ball of the American League, the club owners recog nant winners, only five will shortstop, Wilhite and Stump; outfielders, Ab nizing its superior merits after a thorough test during the latter part of be with the team during the coming season bott, Strait, and one of the pitchers. 1909. Adopted it for twenty years at their Spring meeting February, shortstop Durmeyer, second sacker Shortell, 1910. The Reach Ball has been the official ball of the American League pitcher Miller and outfielders Crist and Clark. News Notes. Bamsey has completed arrangements for the Manager Weigand, of York, is negotiating with the since its organization. The Reach Patented Cork Center Ball drives Spring training trip of his pennant pullers. Jacksonville (South Atlantic League) Club for the sale true. He will take the players to the National Sol of pitchers Rodgers and Skillman. diers© Home, at Hampton, Va., at which place Joe Kuberry, a Trenton pitcher, has signed a con WKITE FOR FREE CATALOG TO the boys hare practiced for the past several tract with Manager Hogan©a Lancaster team, being seasons. The boys will meet on the third recommended by Leo Hafford, who once pitched in Philadelphia of April,"and that will give them a month to Lancaster. Kuberry is one of the best all-around men get in good trim to again capture the glad developed in Trenton, being skUlfui both in the infield A. J. RgagH Company, and outfield. rag for the honors in this city. After a PACIFIC COAST BRANCH : PHIL. B. BEKEART, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. week of work the club will play Norfolk, The Johnstown management states that Manager Ed. Ashenbach, of Syracuse, has made an offer for pitcher April 7 and 8; Portsmouth on the 10th and Vance. who is the property of the Johnnies. Ashen llth; Petersburg, 12th and 13th; Richmond, bach offers to trade a catcher or give cash for Vance. 14th and 15th, and then come North, playing This hurler was let go to the Norfolk (Virginia either Paterson, N. J., or Brunswick on Eas League) team for the 1910 season, and won 16, lost seven and tied two games for that team. Johnstown cago City League, and outflelder Ward McDonnell, of to Kewanee for pitchers Kench and Noe or ter Sunday; Newark on Easter Monday, if the Peru, Ind. grounds there are in shape, and then Scranton, had a string on mim at the end of the- year. Grimes. . , Binghamton and Elmira in about the order The St. Joseph Club has signed a Davenport, la., AL TEBEAU, amateur pitcher named Ray Mulchau, and has pur the new manager of the Aurora team, is named reaching Altoona on May 1. Manager chased pitcher Gagnier and first baseman Borton from Ramsey today announced that he had com the Chicago American Club. busying himself lining up his team for the pleted a trade with the Waterbury Club, of season. He will probably give William Han- President O©Neill has announced his staff of um ley, captain of the Marquette University foot the Connecticut League. Outfielders Jimmy Will Economize on Free Passes This Year, pires for 1911. He has re-appointed Haskell, Clarke Clark and Brook Crist, and Pitcher John and Shoemaker, of last year©s arbitration board, and ball team, a trial on the slab. Tebeau is Lower, all of last season©s champions, were The Number Being Rigidly Limited to signed two new men in York and Kneeland. planning to secure a new catcher, first baae- given to Waterbury for third baseman C. V. man, shortstop, two new outfielders and three Fred Owen, who for four years played third base new pitchers. He will retain Harrold and Hoover. Manager Ramsey also announced the 35 for Each Club. and shortstop for the Trinidad. Col., Club, leading signing of Catcher George Boelzle, of Eliza Sioux City, la,, February 25. Editor with the bat, has been signed by the management of will try to induce Wisser to return. Rose, beth, N. J. "Sportfng Life." Annual passes in the the Lincoln team. Owen is one of the best hitters in Fitzgerald and Jacobson will probably be let Western League will be almost as scarce as Colorado. out. The New Club Member Hustling. the proverbial hen©s teeth for Plans are being drawn and will soon be in the Wilmington, Del., February 25. Editor the season of 1911. Owing to hands of Mr. Falrweatheu for the enlarging of the News Notes. "Sporting Life."--Manager Cassidy, of the the action taken on the pass seating capacity of the stands at Mizzou Park, in President Moll has called a meeting of the Wiscon question by the league but Sioux City. It is thought that the grand stand will sin-Illinois League for March 1 at Milwaukee. Wilmington club, signed another good pitcher be extended both north and south, increasing the 35 annuals will be given out "Kid" Lewee, who piloted the Appleton Club to the last week in the person of George F. Mer by the management of each seating capacity about 800. 4 chant, who comes from the East Carolina pennant last season, will not remain with that club club of the league this year, this year. He has several good offers which he is League. He was a member of the Goldsboro and, what is more, the an considering. N. C., team last season and ended it with a nuals will have to be signed WISCONSIN-ILLINOIS LEAGUE, Kutina and Campbell, of the Fond du Lac Club, batting record of .232, a fielding record of by President O©Neill in order are much In demand. * Malachi Kittredgc, manager .955 and a pitching record of .700 in eighteen to be worth anything. Last The Managers of the Various Clubs Now of the Saginavv, Mich., team, is after them now. games played. Manager Peter Cassidy now year the local management Frank J. ("Smiley") Smith, the veteran catcher of has nine men signed for the team, and of gave out over 200 annual Hard at Work Signing Players for the the Madison team, has been signed as manager fur these seven are pitchers, one a first baseman tickets, besides the several the team and ©Will start at once signing his players. Norrii O©Neill Forthcoming Championship Race. and the other a third baseman. With the passes that were given out Outfielder Al Bartllff, who was with Aurora part regular Williamsport players and the two daily. This year the man Rockford, 111., February 23. Editor of last season, going from there to the .Milwaukee or three Eastern League players to be pur agement is limited to but eight daily passes. (American Association) Club, has signed with Du- The matter would never have come before "Sporting Life." Nearly every club in the chased, the owners believe that they will Wisconsin-Illinois League made considerable buque, in the I. I. I. League. have an aggregation capable of holding its the league had it not been for the fact that when the attendance at a game was small progress in the building up Leo Shlnners, of Milwaukee, and Bert Miller, a own in the coming pennant race. When of teams which will represent southpaw, are two young pitchers the Appleton Club Manager Cassidy attended the Tri-State the majority of spectators were "dead ones," has picked up. The hitter pitched for South ])akota In speaking of the ruling of the league Torn them on the diamond during independent teams last season. League schedule meeting the magnates tried Fairweather said: "For my part, it does 1911 last week. Manager to keep him out of the meeting before they not matter how many passes I give out. I Smith, of the Madison Club, With the exception of one more pitcher to be added learned that he was one of the owners of the would like to be able to distribute just as got busy immediately on tak to the staff Manager Bubser has completed the roster Wilmington franchise. Cassidy did not fpel of the Uockford team for the 1©Jll season, thus beating many as I did last year, but it will be im ing hold of the club and six out all the other clubs in the league. The following at all discouraged at the treatment accorded possible now, owing to the stand taken by more men, all of whom.hope men will don the uniform for Spring practice: Pitch him. for he was given all privileges, as soon the league. However. I will do the best I to win regular berths on the ers, Henkle, SWenson, Burke, Williams and Webster: as it was learned that h,e was one of the can under the circumstances and try to see Senatorial aggregation, have outfielders. Belts, Reidy, Ireland and Price; catcher, owners. While at the meeting Cassidy got a that every one gets a fair show." This been signed as a conlequence. Reislinger; first, base, Severeid; second base, Collins; line on several Tri-State players, who may ruling was adopted at the recent meeting of Catcher Arthur Watson was third base, Bichards; shortstop, Hinton. join the Wilmington club if satisfactory terms the Western League magnates, and a bulletin acquired from the Oshkosh can be arranged. Arthur C. Davies, a local will be issued in the near future and all rules Club; Kubiak, a third base- newspaper man, has been appointed official adopted will be printed in the newspapers. Chas. F. Moll man; Nash, an outfielder, and scorer of the Wilmington club, but the ap Cook, a pitcher, have been se Western deague Players In Demand. cured from Battle Creek, Mich., by purchase. pointment must be confirmed by the league Arthur Johnson, a Madison product, who Some Facts Anent the Personality and president. Chicago, 111., February 25. President Nor- twirled for Green Bay two years ago, and Career of the Young Law Student, ris O©Neill, of the Western League, is proud Carlisle, a pitcher recommended by Umpire Hogan, of Lancaster, Quite Sanguine. of the fact that 45 players who have worn President of, the Mountain League Western Leagiie uniforms in the past days Pollock, have also been signed. Lancaster, Pa., February 24. Editor are announced as owned by major league THE RACINE FANS Lon H. Barringer, the new president of the "Sporting Life." Manager Marty Hogan, of clubs in the bulletins calling the men to who have been in charge of the canvass for Mountain League (formerly the Virginia Val the Lancaster Tri-State team, is not claiming practice. Of this number the American ley League), was elected at a meeting of that he will have a pennant-winning team this League has 21 and the National League has funds expect to close the deal for the fran organization on December 28, season, but he is trying to get together a 24. The Chicago White Sox lead the list chise today. They have $2500 on hand and 1910, to succeed John (\ strong team. He will be unable to secure with nine ex-Westerners, Chicago, Nationals Saturday has been named as the day on Bond. Last year was the first. experienced players, on account of the low have six, while Pittsburg with five is in third which the official transfer will take place. for his circuit in organized salary limit, and he will start the*season with place. Sixteen of these players at one time The question of a manager for the Racine base ball, but the league ©had only two old men, catchers Brittsen and played on the Des Moines team, although six men drafted by the major team is bothering the fans not a little. Larry leagues and sold two players Stannie Coveleskie. If the league lives up to some of them were there for only a short Hoft©man, who played short for Rockford last the limit, as prescribed, Hogan believes the time. Scott, of the Chicago White Sox, for to the American Association. instance, played in but one league game for season, seems to have first call on the place The Mountain League circuit Red Roses will make a good showing. Out at present. The base ball troubles at Osh of Coback, a pitcher and outfielder, he pur Des Moines, although he spent his first month is made up of the towns of in league company in Des Moines and pitched kosh have been smoothed out in a manner Huntington, Charleston, Point poses making a permanent outfielder, believ-, several pre-season games. The list of play most gratifying. The other cities about the Pleasant, Parkersburg and ing the material is in him, and he is only© ers follows: league are pleased that Cassiboine is to Montgomery in West Virginia; one of 25 youngsters to whom contracts have handle the reins of the Oshkosh Club and and the twin cities of Ash- been sent. Hogan has nine pitchers, five of Rational League New York, Schlei; Brooklyn, Ra- believe that with him at the helm the Indians gah. Quillin, Dalton; Chicago, Kling, Brown,. Pflester. L. Barringer land-Catlettsburg in Kentucky. them being southpaws, and he has his choice Kirwln, Tinker, Hofman; Pittsburg. Adams, Leifleld, will cut quite a figure in the race. The Mr. Barringer is a thirtv- of four catchers. The others will be sifted Hunter, Neihoff, Wilson; Philadelphia, Brennan, SITUATION IN ROCKFORD third degree fan, and will "bend every effort for infielders, and some are so well recom Moran, catcher, Knabe, Lobert; Boston, Graham, to keep the league a live, hustling organiza-* mended that Hogan believes he has a lot Flaherty, Brown, Miller. is not much more encouraging than it was tion. For the past nine years he has been. of grand material. He intends keeping right American League New York, Austin; Boston, Ci- a week ago. The Walsh estate has set a in business as traveling representative of the on signing; likely men, and every one will be cotte, Klelnow, Biggert: Washington, McBride, Schae- price of $2500 on the franchise and team, largest firm of wholesale grocers in the South, fer, Gessler; Detroit, O©Leary: Chicago, Koerner, Cor- but last Fall resigned that position, and at given a fair tryout, with a chance to at han, Tannehill, Chouinard, Olmstead, Scott, Lang, but all efforts to raise a sum equal to this least open the season if they make good. amount have so far failed. Despite the un present he is taking a course in the Law De Farthing; St. Louis, Nelson, Hartzell, Stone, Shotten. partment of the University of Michigan at certainty which exists regarding the Rockford Ann Arbor, Mich. That will be his address Koran©s Johnstown Jottings. News Notes. Club Manager Bubser is busy whipping his until next June, after which time he will Johnstown, Pa., February 25. Editor Outfielder Zwilling, late of the Chicago White Sor, team into shape. Alperman, an outfielder, and be actively engaged in the supervision of th» "Sporting Life." Matters are rounding into has come to terms with the St. Joseph Club. Brown, a second baseman, were acquired from league©s affairs. shape nicely for the Johnstown Club, the situ Catcher Buck Weaver and third baseman Yohe have the Flint, Mich., Club. Hinton, the infielder « ation clearing in the last few days by. the signed Denver contracts; leaving Kelly, Harris and who was obtained from Canton, O., is badly It was reported last week that I he suit of Joseph arrangements having been made to ge©t the Kenworthy as the only remaining hbld-outs. wanted "by an Eastern club, and Manager Gordon against the New York American League Club old debts provided for other than settling out Famous Bob Unglaub has signed as manager and Bubser may let him go. Manager Bubser has for a share of the profits and a block of the stock of the funds collected for maintaining the first baseman of the Lincoln Club. That organtea.- just concluded a deal which has been hang will be settled out of court. The suit has bee* game in Johnstown the coming season. This tlon has alto signed catcher Jack Rowan, of the Chi- ing fire tot a long time, trading catcher Kurke pending for more Uian two year*. MARCH 4,1911 SPORTING LIFE 15 ed contract, hut he has been traded to Youngstown for first baseman Crane. The latter should easily fill the bill here, as for IN THE CENTRAL the past year the club has been lamentably weak on that cushion! Owner Claude Var nell, of the Fort Wayne Club, who resides in this city, does not anticipate any trouble in signing his men, and thus far has not had a Ike single hold-out. The semi-pro boys are get ting busy this year. Catcher Weeks has signed to do backstopping for Terre Haute, while pitcher Joseph White, a big southpaw The New Grand Rapids Magnate will work for Zanesville this year. Terre Haute© s Big Roster. Already Has a New Team Under Terre Hauter Ind., February 25. Editor OFFICIAL "Sporting Life." Manager Eddie Wheeler, Contract What Is Doing at of the local .club, has 35 men who will report to him at Athletic Park about March 20. The first exhibition game is scheduled for Other Points in the Circuit. March 25 with the Milwaukee American As sociation Club. Wheeler has 13 men signed for the pitching staff. One of these is under Grand Rapids, Mich., February 25. Editor suspension and probably will not report. "Old ©Sporting Li|e." The ominous clouds that Cy" Alberts is considered the most reliable have hovered o©er the local base ball outlook one of the lot, and second to him are Pickett have lifted. Dr. Harley Park and Summers. Rojahn, a big miner from er, of Chicago and Grand Rapids, is the weather man Fontanet, Ind., is touted highly. He is 6 who has "brushed dem clouds feet 3 inches and weighs 210 pounds. Five In adopting ^ the Spalding away. 1 © The new franchise catchers are under contract. Wesley Holder, owner arrived in Grand Rap of Lyons, Ind., is the most valuable backstop ids this week with the cheer on paper. He hit .274 last season. He is Official National League ing announcement that he has 22 years; old. Bob Gffogan, {Clyde ©Curtis and come to remain., . He , is in Hedtori Courtneyi ire J the mtost promising in- Grand Rapids, of Grand Rap fleldet-s. l ' T\^o ^other©s are und«r contract. Ball for Twenty Years, the ids and for Grand Rijpids Four shortstops with Mart Nye as the head- from now until the peniiant liner will report in a few weeks. Eddie flies from the . masthead at Wheeler will probably play second base. Mur Secretary of theNational League, Ramoiia Park or somewiiere ray is. still owned by the; club, although he Or. F. R. Carson else. Doc, however, is op will be turned overi to Grand Rkpids In ex timistic and doesn©t give: {he change for a man. Johnny Barkwell prob Mr. John A. Heydler gave the "somewhere else" angle of the situation© stay ably will play third base. "Kit" Carney consideration whatever. The new magnate is and "Tex" Meyers will fight it out for the so cheery over his prospects that he simply first base job. The loser will be sold to following as the reason for this radiates fond hopes all about him. He Fort Wayne. Both are youngsters, highly brings with him the signed contracts of 20 recommended. Carney was sola by Charlie action: players, all but a couple of whom are as ©Carr, of the Utica New York State League piring youngsters who, he says, will astound Club, to the locals. The official roster is Central League fans by their speed. "All 1 need now," says Dr. Parker, "is a seasoned as follows: "THE catcher. I want young -players who are go Pitchers Alberts; Plckett, Summers, Higgins, 3. Vf. ing up, not old players who are going back. Smith. Fred Smith. Griffith. Herman, Hargrove, Rud- dell. Rojahn, Miner and Gilver. And I©ve got them, too. fit-and Rapids base Catchers Morical, Holder, Littlejohn, Waizer. ball patrons will be pleased to see some new Outfield Lanick, Curtis, Courtney, Grogan, Adolph, faces on the local diamond, I©m convinced. Comer. They will see them, too good, clean intelli Shortstop Haase, Nye, Pierson and Schwin. gent faces, men who will be a credit to their Third base Barkwell. SPALDING calling and to the city they represent. They Second base Wheeler, Murray, Moss. are all right, but at that I©m not going to First base Carney. Myers. Zimmerman, Arthur. stand pat with simply those I have. About the 12th or 20th of April look for some sur prises. Charles Comi&key, owner of the BILLIARD NEWS. White Sox; Manager Connie Mack, of the BALL Athletics, and Manager Chance, of the Cubs, will be casting some of their talent adrift A Tribute to a Great Adopted Son of about that time, and I have some highly was adopted by the National League for twenty gratifying assurances from each one of them. Pennsylvania Further Comment Upon The Grand Rapids team will be in the first the Progressive Decadence of Billiard years, because we recognized it as the best ball made. fight in the Central League race all the way." Business General Comment. We have used it satisfactorily for thirty-four years. Tort Waync to Battle for Player. By John Creahan. Fort Wayne, Ind., February 25. Editor The new Cork Centre Ball introduced for the first "Sporting Life." Claude S. Varnell, owner Philadelphia, Pa., February 27. Editor of the Fort Wayne Club, will not give up ©©Sporting Life." The German societies of third baseman McDermott to Pennsylvania recently unveiled a fine statue time last year, and used in the World©s Series, we Providence, of the Eastern of Dr* Muhlenberg on City Hall Plaza, Phila League, without a fight. Prov delphia. Henry Melchoir Muhlenberg w.as one believe to be the only ball for the future, and it is idence claims the infielder by of the most noted men of the Colonial" times draft, but, as the records of in this country, in his State. By calling a absolutely the best that has been used by the the Central League fail to Lutheran minister he abandoned the pulpit show the payment of the during the War of the Colonres to become a draft price of $600, Fort general in the Colonial War, after having National League in its history." Wayne holds that the draft erected a Lutheran church at Trappe nearly will not hold, notwithstand 140 years ago. ing that Providence mailed a check to Secretary Farrell, Dr. Muhlenberg left the pulpit in Virginia, Free—Spalding's New Base Ball Catalogue of the National Association, where he was then located, to fight for his which never reached its des country and take command of a Continental James Casey tination. It also developed regiment. His memory is already honored here today that a check of by a statue in the Capitol at Washington. $750 mailed by Nashville, Tenu., in payment He had three* sons who became distinguished in for the purchase of pitcher Justice, of Dayton, the military legislative and judicial world of never reached its destination. It is supposed this country. The Irish and German societies the missing checks were stolen from the mails. of this city honored each other and both col First baseman M. L. Lafferty has been pur lectively in parading and marching together chased from the Kalamazoo Club, of the on the day of the unveiling of the Muhlen NEW YORK CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO Southern Michigan League, by Fort Wayne. berg statue in Philadelphia. NEWARK BALTIMORE ST. PAUL Fifteen players have been placed upon the BOSTON WASHINGTON LOS ANGELES Wheeling roster by Manager Montgomery. Dr. Muhlenberg, the noted amateur billiard PHILADELPHIA ST. LOUIS SEATTLE They are: Pitchers, Mooney, Cook and Bier; expect, who lived in this city about a quarter PITTSBURG KANSAS CITY NEW ORLEANS infielders, Graf, Jewell, Mason, Troy, Riddle, of a century ago, was a nephew of General BUFFALO CINCINNATI ATLANTA King, Gray, Lewis and Evans; outfielders, SYRACUSE CLEVELAND DALLAS ilaceron, Osborne and Montgomery. Muhlenberg, while a nephew of the Phila MONTREAL, CANADA. TORONTO, CANADA. delphia Muhlenberg is at present in this city LONDON, ENGLAND. BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND. MANCHESTER, ENGLAND. South Bend Ante-Season Games. and is a fine amateur expert with the cue. EDINBURG, SCOTLAND. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. South Bend, Ind., February 24. Editor "Sporting Life." The management of the A room in West Philadelphia, containing Bouth Bend Club today announced the fol five tables, with entire outfit of a "modern" goods. It may account for the desire to sell Mr. Ferdinand Poggenburg, who was on a lowing list of ante-season games: April 8 room, is on the market for sale, and can be the room which I have referred to for $550 flying trip to this city. The gentleman is and 9, Saginaw, Southern Michigan League; purchased for $550 cash. This is scarcely cash: but if the tables are on a par with enthusiastic over the prospect of having a April 10 and 11, Detroit, American League, the price of two tables, not of first-class style, thei other articles in use in such rooms it great international amateur tournament, and Club; April 12 and 13, Notre Dame Univer make and construction. Although as tables would be expensive at half that price. believes that, if France and Germany are sity; April 15 and 16, Chicago Union Giants; are made at the present day for rooms of represented, as it is hoped, will he the case, April 18 and 19, Notre Dame University; this character it would be difficult to place the tournament will create more public at A professional tells of a recent visit of his to Phila tention than one between professional experts April 21, Notre Dame University; April 22, a value on the tables or say what they are delphia, Passing along one of its thoroughfares he Kalamazoo, Southern Michigan League; April worth. An odd story is going about town was almost completely paralyzed by seeing six words would. ©"Simon Wasp" in "The Billiard 23, Michigan City Grays. Michigan City will and talked of among professionals that the on a sign: "Pool Three Cues for One Centl" ist." send a big delegation on a special train when tables in a room which was not opened in Crawling nearly a sauare farther he nearly dropped the club of that city plays here. Catcher this city a quarter of a centry ago (?) could dead on seeing another and cheaper sign: "Pool Mr. F. F. Lyons, the popular manager of Watson, one of the best known catchers, who be made for $60 per table -with a very fair Four Cues for One Cent!" And he vows that only his the B. B. Collender House, of this city, was has worked in the Central ijeague, has been profit to the manufacturers. I give, of course, having to take to an ambulance prevented him from presented during the recent holiday season sold to Madison, of the Wisconsin-Illinois this story as I hear it among professionals, seeing farther and reading of five cues for a cent, with a young son, which is the second ad League. Fort Wayne and Zanesville have not having seen the tables and not expecting "The Billiardist." dition to the Lyons family during Mr. Lyons© ordered their players to report for training to see them. I refrain from placing a value It was a spirited woman, very much after professional career in thig city. on April 1, Fort Wayne has signed second on them, but it is a notorious fact that the the order of Molly Pitcher, of Colonial and baseman Vendergrift, purchased from the market at the present day is overflooded with Revolutionary immortality who recently The eleventh game of the antateur inter Adrian Southern Michigan League Club. goods of a very inferior quality. caused the "decoy duck" sign to be removed national tournament was between Albert from one of these notorious gambling dens in Poensgen, the German expert, and W. E. Wheeling Getting Into Working Shape. Ivory billiard balls which have probably the very heart of this city. A particular sort Gardner, of New Jersey. Gardner led until Wheeling, W. Va., February 24. Editor sold for from 50 to 75 per cent, higher in of game was being played in that room, which the twenty-third inning, when Mr. Poensgen, "Sporting Life." The annual meeting of the price than they should during the past 10 was brazenly advertised on the front of the with remarkably fine work, made runs of place. As her young SOD as I have been in 56, 48 and 33. He took the lead and held directors of the Wheeling Base Ball Associa or 12 years, have, as a rule, but notably so formed, lost her mon JL©S rent there in tion resulted in the election of B. F. Perkins, during the past five or six years, been of a it to the end of the game. Toward the close very fine and satisfactory character, almost gambling, which she g: "~e him to pay her of the game there was a marked^illing off president; William W. Irwin, secretary-treas landlord, she reported the same to the authori in playing on the part of both men. But urer: K. V. Robinson, business manager, and justifying an advance in price of say 25 per ties, with a result that the sign was removed, cent, of the prices of 20 years ago, while Poensgen made* an unfinished run of 43. As the old directors were re-elected. Plans for and it is a question if that peculiar sort of I write I have not been able to see the the coming season were discussed by the fif Sirnonis cloth, which probably cannot be "doctored" or juggled with in the price on game is now played in the same place. It score or averages of this contest in any of the teen stockholders present and the outlook was in the same room that the owner was daily papers. for a winning team here seems to be mighty, the market of this country, is practically held under $600 bail about a year ago for good. Manager Montgomery is taking a rest now the great article that it h$s ever been, permitting gambling in his room. And yet, and as such is like Caeser©s wife "above being entirely conscious of this fact, the Na The twelfth gam was between Edward W. here during the Winter months, his spare reproach." Most of the other goods, how Gardner and Dr. F. F. Mial and was probably time being occupied in signing players for ever, in constant use and demand in public tional Billiard Association had the audacity one of the most interesting contests of the the season. Those already in the fold are rooms, such as cues, chalk and cue leathers, to elect this man a member a few months ago. series of this great tournament. Early in outfielders Osborne and Montgomery; infield- Is it surprising that one of its members said are probably of a more inferior quality at the to the writer very recently: "The National this game with runs of 56 made in the open *rs Jewell, King, Gray, Graf and Lewis; present day than at any time during the past ing inning 36, 15, 18, 16, 25, 48 and 20, it pitchers. Troy and Bier. The hold-outs are 40 years. This is notably so of cue leathers Billiard Association has no billiard men con looked as if Dr. Mial would meet with a pitcher Doak and outtielder Donohue, but the and chalk, the price of which is practically nected with it." Waterloo. But the fitter astonished all pres latter will be sold to the Yo-ungstown (*lub. like the confiscation of a man©s place of ent by making 82, one of the-most beautiful Outfielder "Dolly" Gray also sent in his sign business, considering the inferiority of these I had the pleasure of a visit last week from exhibitions of balk line playing during th» 16 SPORTING LIFE MARCH 4, 1911 tournament, following this great run with 32 and 32. Mr. Gardner, however, was in war paint, and with runs of 10, 26, 56, 13 and 11. won by a score of 400 to 251 for his op ponent. It was a remarkable game on the r part of Dr. Mial, who has no reason to feel dissatisfied at his defeat. Winner©s average under 12; loser©s not eight. The thirteenth game was between Charles F. Conklin, of Chicago, and Edward W. GIVING FOE KEADY EEFEEENCE ALL LEAGUES UNDER THE NATIONAL AGREEMENT; TOGETHEE WITH LEAGUE Gardner, of New Jersey. Mr. Conklin proba CLASSIFICATION; AND WITH CLUB MEMBERS, OFFICIALS AND MANAGEES. bly played the normal strength of his game, while Mr. Gardner could not get started until it was too late, and then Conklin was prac AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. tically the victor, as he was at the close. THE MAJOR LEAGUES. (CLASS A.) (CLASS B.) (CLASS C.) The score was 400 to 235 for Gardner. High President THOS. M. CHIVINGTON, President J. H. FARBELL, President W. R. JOYNER, runs, 43, 34 and 34 for Conklin, and 25, 47 THE SUPREME NATIONAL BASE 1414 Fisher Bldg., Chicago, 111. Auburn, N. Y. Atlanta, Ga. and 63 for Gardner. Winner©s average under BALL COMMISSION. CLUB MEMBERS AUGUSTA, Ga.. As Clubs Finished In 1910.. As Clubs Finished In 1910. Thomas Stouch, Manager. ALBANY. 12. Loser©s not eight. It will be seen by the Chairman AUGUST HERBMANN, very small runs made by Mr. Conklin that he INNEAPOLIS CLUB, Minn©s, Minn, rLKES-BARRE CLUB, W.-Barre,Pa. Ga., Harry Mathews, Manager. Wiggins Block, Cincinnati, O. M M. E. CantiUon, President. W William F. Clymer, President CHARLESTON, S. C., Edward Ran- played a very steady game. The result of Secretary JOHN E. BRUCE. Masonic Joseph Cantillon, Manager. and Manager. aick. Manager. COLUMBIA, S. C., this contest tied Conklin and Ferdinand Pog- Temple, Cincinnati, 0. Frederick Cavender, Manager. JACK- genburg for the first honors of the tourna TOLEDO CLUB, Toledo, o. CYRACUSE CLUB, Syracuse. N. Y. THE NATIONAL COMMISSION: * William R. Armour. President. ** George N. Kuntzsch, President. SONVILE, Fla., Kohley Miller, Mana ment. In other words, for the championship. Harry Hinchman, Manager. Edward Ashenbach, Manager. ger. MACON, Ga., Perry H. Lipe. August Herrmann. of Cincinnati; Ban Manager. SAVANNAH, Ga.. Geo. H. The fourteenth, and last, game of the tour B. Johnson, of Chicago; Thomas J. COLUMBUS CLUB, Columbus, o. pLMIKA CLUB, Elmira, N. Y. Magoon, Manager. COLUMBUS, Ga., Lynch, of New York. ^ E. M. Schoenborn, President. * Lee Breese, President. nament proper was between Albert Poensgen,- William Friel, Manager. John C. Calhoun, Manager. James C. Fox, Manager. Salary limit. of Munich, Germany, and Dr. Mial, of Morris- $1,900. Season April 10-Scptember i. town, N. J. The German expert was in fine NATIONAL LEAGUE. CT. PAUL CLUB, St Paul, Minn. CRANTON CLUB. Scranton, Pa. *^ George Lenuon, President. S E. J. Coleman. President. OHIO-PENNSYLVANIA LEAGUE. form and had but little difficulty in defeating President THOMAS J. LTNCH, M. J. Kelley, Manager. Monte Cross, Manager. his opponent. With runs of 30, 11, 11, 39, Secretary JOHN A. HETDLEB. (CLASS C.) St. James Bldg., New York City. KANSAS CITY CLUB, Kan. city, Mo. LBANY CLUB, Albany, N. Y. President GEORGE L. MORELAND, 43, 73, 36, 20, 14, 13, 15 and 29, the score ** George Tebeau, President A C. M. Winchester, Jr., Pres. 741 H. W. Oliver Bldg., Pitta., Pa. was 400 to 245 for Dr. Mial. The latter©s Daniel Shay, Manager. William Clarke, Manager. CLUB MEMBERS AK RON, Le» best runs were 18, 19 and 49. Winner©s aver Season April 12-October 12. MILWAUKEE CLUB, Milwaukee, WU. TTTICA CLUB. Utica, N. Y. Fohl, Manager. CANTON, Ferd. age under 13. Loser©s not eight. The result HICAGO CLUB, Chicago, 111. 1T* Charles S. Ha,venor, President. u Harry W. Roberts, President Drumm. Manager. MANSFIELD, O., of this contest tied the German expert and C Charles W. Murphy, President. James J. Barrett, Manager. Charles Carr, Manager. Edward Hahn, Manager. NEW CASTLE, Edward W. Gardner for third place. Charles Williams, Secretary. INDIANAPOLIS CLUB, India©s, ind. TROY CLUB, Troy, N. Y. Pa., Jos. Sugden, Manager. YOUNGS- Frank L. Chance, Manager. * Wm. H. Watkins, President. 1 Charles L. Dooley, President. TOWN, O.. William C. Phillips, Man The contest to decide the championship was WEW YORK CLUB, New York, N. T. James T. Burke, Manager. George Smith, Manager. ager. ERIE, Pa., William Gilbert, Man between Charles F. Conklin, of Chicago, and 11 John T. Brush, President. T OUISVILLE CLUB, Louisville. Ky. INGHAMTON CLUB, Bingha©n. N.Y. ager. EAST LIVERPOOL, O., Alexan Mr. Poggenburg, of New York. The playing William H. Gray, Secretary. ** William Grayson, Jr., President. B William H. Hecox, President. der Sweeney, Manager. STEUBEN- en the part of the latter was mucn below his John J. McGraw, Manager. William Howard, Manager. Harry Lumley, Manager. VILLE, 0.. John Castle, Manager. average work, as his best runs were but 27, PITTSBURG CLUB, Pittsburg, Pa. Salary limit. $2,00.0. Season April 'X~ 38 and 43, with an average of under eight. * Barney Dreyfuss, President. September 10. Mr. Conklin played a steady game from the William H. Locke, Secretary. SOUTHERN LEAGUE. WESTERN LEAGUE. Frederick T. Clarke, Manager. OHIO STATE LEAGUE. outset, making runs of 29, 21, 22, 30, 36, (CLASS A.) (CLASS A.) (CLASS C.) 30, 33. 74, 18 and 13. His average was PHILADELPHIA CLUB. Phiiad©a, p». President W. M. KAVANAUGH, President NORRIS O©NEILL, President ROBERT W. REID. under 11. Score, 400 to 294 for Mr. Poggen- * Horace S. Fogel, President. Little Rock, Ark. Fisher Bldg., Chicago, 111. Charles Elliott, Secretary. Columbus, O. burg. As Clubs Finished In 1910. CLUB MEMBERS SIOUX CITY, CLUB MEMBERS LIMA, A. Newn- Charles S. Itooln, Manager. Thomas Fairweather, President; Babe ham. Manager. LANCASTER, Geo. The contest to decide the third prize was CINCINNATI CLUB, Cincinnati, o. EW ORLEANS CLUB. N. Orl©s. La. Towne, Manager. DENVER, James Mc- W. Ruff, Manager. MARION, Charles between Edw. W. Gardner and Albert Poens- ^ August Herrmann, President. N Charles Frank, President. Gill, President; Jack Hendricks, Mana Lewis, Manager. NEWARK, Charles gen, the German expert. The game lasted Frank C. Bancroft, Secretary. Theodore Breitenstein, Manager. ger. LINCOLN, D. L. Despain, Presi O©Djiy. Manager. PORTSMOUTH, Peter nearly five hours. It was won by Mr. Gard Clark Griffith, Manager. IRMINGHAM CLUB, Birm©n, Ala. dent: R. Unglaub, Manager. WICHITA, CluiflM, Manager. CHILLICOTHE, ner by a score of 400 to 376. High runs, EOOKLYN CLUB, Brooklyn, N. Y. B R. H. Baugh. President. Frank Isbell, President and Manager. "HeM Wrigley. Manager. HAMIL- B Charles H. Ebbets, President. C. Molesworth, Manager. ST. JOSEPH, John Holland, Presi TON/James Barton, Manager. SPRING 38, 50 and 68 for Gardner; 44, 50 and 52 H. W. Medicus, V. Pres.-Treaa. dent; Charles Shaffer, Manager. FIELD, Manager. Salary for Poensgen. Winner©s average not 10. ATLANTA CLUB, Atlanta, Ga. Chas. H. Ebbets, Jr.. Secretary. " 3. W. Heisman, President. OMAHA, W. Rotirke, President: Wil limit, $1600. Loser©s under 10. William Dahlen, Manager. Otto Jordan, Manager. liam Shipke, Manager. DES MOINES, T. LOUIS CLUB, St. Louis.. Mo. CHATTANOOGA CLUB, chatt©a, Tenn. Tbos. Higgens, President: Geo. Davis, WISCONSIN ILLINOIS LEAGUE. While there may have been better billiards S M. S. Robison, Pres.-Treas. *" O. B. Andrews, President. Manager. TOPEKA, Chester Wood (CLASS D.) played in some of the great amateur tourna W. S. Schofleld, Vice-Pres.-Sec. William A. Smith, Manager. ward, President; Fred Moore, Manager. President CHARLES F. MOLL, . ments of the past in this country, it is Itoger P. Bresnahan, Manager. WASHVILLE CLUB, Nashville, Tenn. Season April 21-October 8. Milwaukee, Wis. Tery much to be doubted if any amateur BOSTON CLUB, Boston, Mass. CLUB MEMBERS AURORA, ,111., 41 W. G. Hlrsig, President. Albert Tebeau. Manager FOND DU tournament of the past attracted more atten ** * W. Hepbuni Russell, President William Schwartz, Manager. NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE. tion, or created more interest in the billiard L. Cowles Page, Vice-President. LAC, Wis., Thos. O©Hara, Manager. world of this ©Country, than that which-was Frederick Murphy, Treasurer. MOBILE CLUB, Mobile, Ala. CLASS B.) GREEN BAY, Wis.. John Pickett, Frederick R. Tenney, Manager. 1T1 Charles B. Herrey, President. President-Secretary-Treasurer Manager. RACINE, Wis., W. H. Arm played at the Liederkrantz Club, New York, William H. Holmes, Manager. ROBERT H. LINDSAY, strong, Manager. MADISON, Wis., during- February. The playing was not MEMPHIS CLUB,© Memphis, Tenn. 657 New York Block, Seattle, Wash. Manager. OSHKOSH. Wis., of the pyrotechnic or sensational character AMERICAN LEAGUE. 1T1 F. P. Coleman, President. H. Cassiboine, Manager. ROCKFORD, or order at any time, with the exception CLUB MEMBERS SEATTLE, Wash., President BAN B. JOHNSON. Wm. Bernhardt. Manager. D. E. Dugdale, Provident; J. F. 111., George Bubser, Manager. AP- of ono run of 105 made by Mr. Ferdinand Secretary ROBERT M©ROY. MONTGOMERY CLUB, Montg©y, Ala. Tighe, Manager. TACOMA, Wash., PLETON, Wis., George Hogriever. Poggenburg. In this respect the tournament Fisher Bldg., Chicago, 111. 171 Charles B. Jones, President. Geo. M. Shreeder, President; M. J. Manager. Salary limit, $1,300. was probably disappointing, but steady play- John Dobbs, Manager. Lynch. Manager. SPOKANE, Wash., ijig as a rule was the order and not the excep Season April 12-October 8. Joseph P. Colm, President and Mana SOUTHWEST TEXAS LEAGUE. tion, which is probably more acceptable to ger. PORTLAND, Ore., Hon. W. W. (CLASS D.) PHILADELPHIA CLUB, Phiiad©a, p». CENTRAL LEAGUE. President B. S. D1CKINSON, the general public in tournaments or even Benjamin F. Shibe, President. McCredie, President; Nick Williams, (CLASS B.) Manager. VANCOUVER, B. C.. Rob Austin. Texas. match games. .John Shibe, Secretary. CLUB MEMBERS BAY CITY. Alien Connie Mack, Manager. President F. R. CARSON, ert P. Brown, President; Kitty Brash- South Bend, Ind. ier, Manager. VICTORIA, B. C.. L. Stlnnett, President; E. Haralson, Mana The general playing of Mr. Poggenburg, as WEW YORK CLUB, New York, N. T. A. Wattalet, President; T. S. McPher- ger. BEEVILLE, J. C. Dougherty, Presi a rule, was, I am inclined to think, a disap *© Frank J. Farrell, President. Season April 26-September 10. dent; J. C. Woesner, Manager. Thos. J. Davis, Secretary. son. Manager. Salary limit, $2200. pointment, although he captured most of the BEND CLUB, So. Bend, Ind. Season April 30-September 10. BROWNSVILLE, H. G. Dubose, Presi prizes, with the exception of the champion Harold Chase, Manager. u Leo Wills. Secretary. dent; S. Price, Manager. CORPUS ship. Probably the disappointment is the re DETROIT CLUB, Detroit, Mieh. Edward Smith, Manager. CHRIST!, Walter Timon, President; sult of not having included the first prize. " Frank J. Navin, President. pORT WAYNE CLUB, Ft. Wayne, Ind. ILLINOIS-IOWA-INDIANA LEAUGE. H. R. Sutherland, Manager. LAREDO, VV. J. Sames, President; George Mr. Gardner©s playing, fine as it was at C. H. Scliumm, Secretary. * Claude H. Varnell, President (CLASS B.) Hugh Jennings, Manager. James Casey, Manager. R. Page, Manager. VICTORIA, J. A. times, was also a disappointment to the pub President AL. H. TIERNEY, M alone, President; Hart McCormick, lic; as was the work of Dr. Mial, who is BOSTON CLUB, Boston, Mass. DAYTON CLUB, Dayton, o. Dexter Bldg., Chicago, 111. u John I. Taylor, President. Manager. Salary limit, $1,100. generally conceded to be one of the best 47 Elmer Redelle, President. CLUB MEMBERS QUINCY, 111., Hugh McBreen, Secretary. Chas. (Punch) Knoll, Manager. balk line amateur players in the country, but P. J. Donovan, Manager. Bade Meyers, Manager. DAVENPORT, EASTERN CAROLINA LEAGUE. who in this tournament probably disappointed FVANSVILLE CLUB. Evansviiie, ind. la:, Daniel O©Leary, Manager. ROCK (CLASS D.) himself as much as he did the public, artistic CLEVELAND CLUB, Cleveland, o. ** Angus A. Grant, Jr., President ISLAND, 111., William Carney, Mana President DR. JOEL WHITAKER, ^ Chas. W. Somers, President. and Manager. ger. PEORIA, 111.. Daniel Rowan, Mana as his work was when he was capable of do Ernest S. Bernard, Vice-Prest. Raleigh, N. C. ing himself justice. TERRE HAUTE CLUB, T. Haute, ind. ger. BLOOMINGTON, 111.. Robert Ken Secretary R. T. GOWAN, W. R. Blackwood, Secretary. * Louis D. Smith. President. nedy, Manager. DANVILLE, 111.. John Raleigh. N. C. James McGuire. Manager. Edward Wheeler, Manager. A. McCarthy, Manager. SPRINGFIELD, CLUB MEMBERS GOLDSBORO, The German exnert, Albert Poensgen, of CHICAGO CLUB. Chicago, in. GRAND RAPIDS CLUB, G. Rap©s.Mich 111.. Richard Smith, Manager. DU- W. D. Creech, President; M. J. Kelly, Munich, is undoubtedly a great master of ^ Charles Comlskey, President VJ Dr. Harley Parker, President BUGUE, la., Clarence Rowland, Mana Manager. FAYETTEVILLE, G. H. Na billiards, although he did not always do mas Charles Fredericks, Secretary, and Manager. ger. Salary limit, $1,750. pier, President; Chas. Clancy, Mana Hugh Duffy, Manager. terly work in the tournament. Allowance 7ANESVILLE CLUB, ZanesTille, 0. ger. RALEIGH, George W. Kelly. should be made for the fact, however, that WASHINGTON CLUB, wash©n, D. c. * W. E. Helmick. President. THE TEXAS LEAGUE. President and Manager. ROCKY he was in a strange country, surrounded by TT Thomas C. Noyes, President. Joseph Raidy, Manager. MOUNT, J. W. Mason, President; M. practically strangers, no matter how great his Benjamin S. Minor, Secretary. (CLASS B.) J. Phelan. Manager. WILSON, J. Ot- hospitality was in his reception and it was James R. McAleer, Manager. WHEELING CLUB, wheeling, w. Va. President WILBUK P. ALLEN, tinger. President; Chas. McGeehan. " B. F. Perkins, President. Austin. Texas. Manager. WILMINGTON, H. L. Fen undoubtedly such if not more, while it is ST. LOUIS CLUB, St. Louis, Mo. Roy Montgomery. Manager. more than probable that the table was less ** Robert L. Hedges, President. CLUB MEMBERS DALLAS, J. W. nel!, President; L. T. Mills. Manager. familiar to him than to the other experts, Lloyd Rickardt, Secretary. Gardner, President; James Maloney, Salary limit. $1,200. Season April 27- Roderick Wallace, Manager. TRI-STATE LEAGUE. Manager. FORT WORTH, J. Walter September 2. who have always practically played on the Morris. President. GALVESTON, Ben same make of table. Had Mr. Poensgen en (CLASS B.) C. Doherty, President; F. Donnelly, OTHER ASSOCIATION LEAGUES. countered the same men in his own country, President CHAS. F. CARPENTER, THE MINORJLEAGUES. Altoona, Pa. Manager. HOUSTON, Otto Sens BUFFor information regarding the fol there is but little doubt that his playine President. OKLAHOMA CITY, Abner lowing leagues address the Editor of would have been of a much higher order of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PRO Season May 3-September 6. Davis, President. SAN ANTONIO, "Sporting Life." artistic work. FESSIONAL BASE BALL ALTOONA CLUB. Aitoona, Pa. Morris Block, President. 1 AUSTIN, W. Carolina Association. LEAGUES. " W. H. McEldowney, President. A. Hunter, President; Dale Gear, Blue Grass League. Probably the most remarkable surprise Henry Ramsey, Manager. Manager. WACO, W. R. Davidson, Western Association of the tournament was the fine work done by President MICHAEL H. SEXTON, President; Ellis Hardy, Manager. Sea Kansas League. Rock Island, 111. T ANCASTER CLUB. Lancaster. Pa. son April 12-(September 5. Central Kansas League. Joseph Mayer, of Philadelphia, considering Secretary J. H. FARRELL. Box 214, ** John H. Myers, President. Minnesota-Wisconsin League. the fact that he did not win a prize. His Martin Hogan. Manager. Auburn, N. Y. VIRGINIA LEAGUE. Illinois-Missouri League. grand average was ten, which would be con WlLMINGTON Club, Wilmington, Del. Connecticut League. sidered masterly playing, for short ..top pro BOARD OF ARBITRATION. ** Thomas F. Brown. President. (CLASS C.) Central Association. fessional masters. His nerve and up-hill ,T. Cal F.wing. T. H. Murnane. W. M. Peter F. Cassicly. Manager. President C. R. WILLIAMS, California State League. playing were such as to warrant the hope that Kavanaugh, James II. O©Rourke, C. R. TRENTON CLUB, Trenton, N. j. Roanoke, Va. Central California League. in ©time he will be one of the foremost ama Williams, M. E. Justice, Frank R. * James H. Letts, President. CLUB MEMBERS—ROANOKE, C. Northern Association. teurs of this country. Carson, Norris O©Neill. George W. Heckert. Manager. H. Williams. President: V Shaushnes- Northeastern Arkansas League. OHNSTOWN CLUB. Johnstown. Pa. sey,© Manager. NORFOLK, Woodward Nebraska League. Ernest C. Emmerling. President. Alien, President; Chas. Babb, Manager. The Mink League. A. C. Conklin, of Chicago, \vho won the EASTERN LEAGUE. J Virginia Valley League. championship, is more than entitled to his Bert Conn. Manager. RICHMOND, W. B. Bradley. President- (CLASS A.) TTARRISBURG CLUB, Harrisburg, Pa, J. W. Sullivan, Manager. DANVILLE, Cotton States League. honors and distinction. The East will more President EDWARD G. BARROW, John W. Boswell, President; Joseph The Mountain League. than congratulate Chicago in having so mas ** W. Harry Baker. President. The K. I. T. League. 814-16 St. James Bldg., New York. Albert Selbach. Manager. Laughlin. Manager. PETERSBURG terly an expert, while the entire billiard Season April 20-September 24. Va., John C. Grim. President; Henry The Colorado State League. world of this country will feel flattered and EADING CLUB.©Reading. Pa. Bush. Manager. LYNCHBURG, J. M. Michigan League. ROCHESTER CLUB, Rochester, N. T. R Everett C. Rote. President. New England League. honored by (he fact that it is possible for iv C. T. Chapin, President. McLaughlin, President; Otis Stocks- Harry Barton. Manager. dale, Manager. Salary limit, $1,200. six amateur experts to give the public such John Ganzel, Manager. ORK CLUB, York, Pa. niiistprlv contests at billiards. WEWAKK CLUB, Newark, N. J. Y H. Kister Free, President. A * Joseph McGinnityi President Curt Weigand, Manager. SOUTHERN MICHIGAN LEAGUE C and D League Members and Manager. (CLASS C.) of the President-Secretary-Treasurer JUDGE BALTIMORE CLUB. Baltimore, Md. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. * * John Dunn. President JAMES E. BOWEN, National Association and Manager. (CLASS A.) Saginaw, Mich. Should he Represented TORONTO CLUB. Toronto, Can. President THOMAS F. GRAHAM, CLUB MEMBERS KALAMAZOO, in the * J. T. McCafTery, President. Grant Bldg., Sail Francisco, Cal. J. W. Ryder, President; Charles Wag Joseph Kelley, Manager. See.-Treas. DANIEL W. LONG, ner, Manager. LANSING. John Mor- Official League Directory MONTREAL CLUB. Montreal, can. 370 Valencia St., San Francisco. Cal. risey, President and Manager. ADRIAN, at $20 Per League iTi S. E. Lichtenhein, President. CLUB MEMBERS SAN FRANCIS F. P. Tteed, President; William E. J. MeCafferty, Manager. CO, Cal., Frank M. I5h, President; Smith, Manager. BATTLE CREEK, Card Per Annum INE TABLES, CAROM, BUFFALO CLUB, Buffalo, N. Y. Daniel W. Long. Manager. OAKLAND, T. W. Morgan. President; Jack Burke, jn order to keep Leag-ues, Cir " Jacob J. Stein. President. Edward- N. Walter, President; Harry Manager. FLINT, Dr. A. J. VVildanger. cuits and Manag-ers before the Wolverton, Manager. LOS ANGELES, President; Manager. BAY Base Ball World and thus aid F rOMRINATIft George T. Stallinzs, Manager. W. H. Berry. President; F. B. Dillon, CITY, James Frank, President; Mauricf in the Drafting, Exchanging: ERSEY CITY CLUB, Jersey City, N. J. Manager. PORTLAND, Ore., W. H. Orders from all parts of the world promptly James. J. Lillis. President. Myers. Malinger. JACKSON, C. W. and Eng-ageinent of Players, attended to. J MeCredie, President, W. II. McCredie, Sards, President; "Ho" Sleur. Mana old and young-. Non-represen John li. Ryan, Malinger. Manager. SACRAMENTO, William L. ger. SAGINAW, A. S. Burkart, Presi tation in the Directory will John Creahan, Green's Hotel, PMEad'a, Pa, PROVIDENCE CLUB, Providence, R. I. Curtain, President; Chas. H. Graham, dent; Malachi Kittrlclge, © Manager. cost every league, each year, Over 1.000,000 Nois* Subduera told. L Timothy J. Crowley, President. Manager. VERNON, Ed. H. Maier, Salary limit, $1,500. Season May 3- far more than the cost pric* James J. Collins, Manager, President; W. L. Hogan, Manager. September 17.. of advertising-. ©MARCH 4, I9I.I SPORTING LIFE THOMAS S. DANDO, Gun Editor; THOMAS D. RICHTERi and E. FRED. SLEAR, Assistant Gun Editors. 14. In the extra events, there being five at club©s traps near Wiedenmayer©s Park. While shot for over two years, won the 25-targeta 15 targets each, William Pechman was high the day was not an ideal one for target shoot handicap with a clean score. The scores: with a total of 55, with Slear runner-up with ing, the scores turned in by the marksmen Events ...... 6 * HOLIDAY SHOOTS 54. The scores: were creditable. A stiff wind blew across Targets ...... 15 25 H. Tl. Tl. TROPHY SHOOT. the traps, which made the shooting difficult. ScUoffstall ..... 10 H 21 1 22 73 Fleming was the high gun of the day, with a Troxell ...... Hp. Bk.| Hp. Bk. 12 12 16 0 16 73 score of 179 "kills" to his credit out of a Rhj-mestine ..... 9 8 14 ,T. Anthony 16 13|E. Slear . 19 19 7 21 49 TRAP SHOOTERS CELEBRATE possible 225. The scores: Teats ...... 10 6 18 6 24 55 T. Horner ...... 18 14 B. Holloway .16 18 Klinepeter ...... T. Rexon ...... 18 20 J. C. Weller 17, 17, 16, 13. 19, 21, 19, 19, 15, 11 12 20 2 22 66 WASHINGTON©S BIRTHDAY. 15, 16, 16, 12. Frank Redpath 17, 16, 16. J. Foster ...... 9 10 16 2 18 65 SHOOT-OFF. Lehn 1, 6, 14, 10. 10. William Hassinger 20, 17, Huff ...... 12 10 18 2 30 66 Hp. Bk Hp. Bk. 15, 19, 20, 19, 18, 15, 13, 21, 21. Harry Hassinger Hartman ...... 5 5 18 1 25 43 Rexon ...... 18 14[Slear ...... 19 13 7, 11, 11, 11, 12. W. Spencer 9, 17, 8, 10, 12, 17, Thoman ...... 6 9 10© 7 17 39 11, 8. G. Mossbaeher 19. 16, 13, 13. William Hunsinger ...... 10 10 17 1 18 09 Leading Clubs in All Sections of FIVE EXTRA EVENTS 15 TARGETS. Hunt 8, 14, 15. J:.J. Flemming 18, 22, 23, 20, 22, Lombard ...... 9 5 13 7 20 43 Yds. B. B. B. B. B. Tl. 20, 15, 19, 20. L. Smith 16, 1. ,Toe McGlnnity 3. W. SCHOFFSTALL. Country Draw Crowds to the Pechman ...... 29 17, 16. A. Fuchs 1, 3. ,T. Schilling 5. Slear ...... 19 Fairmont©s Annual Holiday Shoot. Rexon ...... 18 Jim Elliott High at Mohawk. Traps Principal Contests in Hlnellne ...... 19 West Chester, W. Va., February 23. The Wakeman ...... 18 Schenectady, N. Y., February 23. A big- annual Washington©s Birthday shoot of the H. Anthony ...... 16 attendance was out to witness the shooting at Fairmont Gun Club at West Chester, W. Va., Philadelphia and New York* Horner ...... IS the Mohawk Gun Club targets yesterday, was held.during one of the worst snow storms Butler ...... 16 when the annual Washington©s Birthday shoot this season. Wind, snow and extreme cold Stockton ...... 18 was held. Jim Elliott, of © the Winchester weather made the scores low, bxit considering BY THOMAS D. RICHTER, Chalmers ...... 10 Arms Company, was high professional at the B. Holloway ...... 16 the conditions they were exceptionally good. Trap shooting men throughout the country Johnson ...... 16 tournament. Elliott broke 144 out of 150 tar Lunch was serve©d at noon by the club chef, took their usual means of celebrating the .T. Anthony ...... 16 gets. Sim Glover, of the du Pont Powder and, by the way, the Fairmont Gun Club is natal day of George Washington on February Elsenhart ...... 18 Company, was second with 140; H. H. Stev becoming quite famous for their lunches, 22 and as a result inigley ...... 16 ens, of the Remington-U. M. C. Company, was which are served gratis. We think we have* we have appended Stiles ...... 16 third with 139. Of the amateurs, Barker, of the best working traps or a pair of wonders a great many H. Bartlett ...... 16 Gloversville, was high average, breaking 132, as trapper boys or both. Snyder, nine year*, shoots held by the leading clubs of the country. There was evident in all quar ters an increased attendance, a very hopeful sign for the coming season. Even in those centers where the attendance was split up among sev eral clubs, as about Philadelphia and New York, each shoot was a big success and the ^ ^l\ there were no handicaps, and the. contestants deciding round. It was finally won by Dr. Call, of Montpelier; E. W. Hall, C. W. Stata had to sit on the field and have 30 incomers De Wolfe, who actually broke 91 clay birds. and J. K. Williams, of Akron; Joe Westlake, and 10 pairs of doubles thrown at them. C. H. Newcomb, of Philadelphia, broke 95. of Kent; J. C. Butner and H. A. Gault, of HOLIDAY SHOOTS O. R. Dickey won with a score of 45, beat The latter had the high average for the day. r Barberton, and Charles Ledgett, of New Lon ing the second man by only a bird. Dickey In a five-man team shoot between the Larch don. The scores of the regular and three also did some fine shooting in the handicaps. mont Yacht Club and the New York Ath special events follow: In the first morning event he was high gun letic Club the representatives of the former TRAP SHOOTERS CELEBRATE Events ...... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Tl. and got the prize. He was second in the won by 422 to 409. Each man shot one D. A. I. Brown .. 13 15 12 13 11 14 13 13 13 14 133 other morning shoot, third in the first after hundred targets. A special fifty target shoot, J. A. Blakeslee.... 14 14 12 13 15 14 14 12 13 11 132 WASHINGTON©S BIRTHDAY. noon one and high gun again , in the second the feature of the morning©s competition, was *Burton Call ..... 12 14 13 13 14 11 15 12 11 14 129 afternoon event. As the rules provide that won by J. H, Anderson, of Philadelphia, who E. S. Rogers ..... 11 13 14 15 10 13 14 12 11 13 126 no contestant should receive the prize in made only one miss. The summaries: J. A. Prechtel.... 11 13 12 15 11 14 14 12 11 13 128 more than one of the handicaps he could not Spotts cup, handicap, 100 targets. J. A. Flick ...... 13 13 11 13 13 11 13 13 10 13 123 Leading Clubs in AH Sections of take the prize in the latter shoot. G. B. H. T.| H. T. A. Ledgett ...... 10 12 13 13 11 8 14 14 14 12 121 Clark was high gun in the second match of Dr. J>e Wolfe .... 15 10fr[W. D. Hinds ..... 11 91 Charles Haycox .. 14 13 13 14 11 10 12 12 11 10 120 the morning, and S. A. Ellis was prize win J. R. Collins F. Schauffler 91 H. A. Gault ..... 15 11 12 14 9 12 11 12 11 12 119 Country Draw Crowds to the ner in the first match of the afternoon. Ellis C. H. Newcomb .. 5 100- M. V. Lenane 10 91 Alva Jones ...... 12 12 10 13 12 12 10 11 14 12 US was second to Dickey in the second event of A, G. Southwiefc.. 14 160 Dr. Short ...... 15 90 Chas. Doolittla ... 14 10 11 13 11 12 13 10 10 13 117 J. H. Vanderveer.. 10 98 Dr. Vou Roeder ..28 90 Wm. Amblar ..... 14 14 13 13 8 10 10 10 12 13 117 Traps Principal Contests in the afternoon, but the rules prevented him E. W. Hull ...... 14 13 11 12 10 13 8 12 10 13 116 from getting the prize. Scores: W. B. Ogden 16 98 J. H. Anderson 10 89 H. L. Hoyt .. L. Crawford 15 89 J. W. Harris ..... 14 12 14 12 10 9 10 11 13 11 116 Philadelphia and New York. FIRST MORNING SHOOT. E. G. Unitt ...... 20 97 E. P. Alker ...... 1C 89 Geo. Radcliff ..... 1« 12 13 13 12 8 9 13 12 12 1H Grant ...... 13 7 13 14 13 10 12 13 9 9 113 Targets ...... 15 15 20 Tl. Hp. Net. A. E. Ranney K. L. Spotts ...... 0 89 J. H. Hendrickson 10 96 J. T. Skolly ..... 0 88 Chas. State ..... 12 10 11 13 10 10 10 12 14 11 113 0. R. Dickey ...... 14 12 18 44 »© 44 C. B. Germer ... 11 13 8 11 12 11 11 13 9 10 lit (Continued from the seventeenth page) R. A. Faye ...... 13 19 19 42 0 42 E. A. Wilson .... 12 96|P. Beale ...... 20 88 G. J. Corbett .... 11 96|C. W. Bechtel .... 15 86 G. P. Freeman . 10 11 13 8 12 9 8 13 12 14 110 *P. E. Osboru ...... 13 14 C. Ducommon ... 9 11 11 14 11 13 9 11 9 12 110 in each event of 100 targets being hotly con S. A. Ellis ...... H 11 C. W. Billings ... 10 H. a Pearsall 16 86 tested right up to the finish. Al. Ivins, of T. Lenane ...... 14 95 W. Peabody, Jr.... 11 85 E. H. Pankhorst . 9 10 13 12 9 12 9 12 8 103 G. B. Clark ,.....,-.:,. 7 1? F. D. Telling ... 9 10 13 11 12 9 7 10 11 100 Red Bank, N. J., came home a winner m T. C. Adams ...... 13 12 G. L. Ba-eady 14 94 ,T. G. Batterson ... 15 Si E. L. Robbins . 15 94 W. J. Elias ...... 14 84 J. C. Burtner ... 7 13 12 12 7 11 8 12 10 99 both events, getting first money, Piercy, *H. E. Tuttle ...... 12 12 J. K. Williams . 13 6 8 11 12 11 10 8 10 96 J. E. Lynch ...... 13 10 W. E. Bemis ... "" H. L. Edgarton .. 15 82 Shannon and Young dividing second, third J. F. Meyer ... B. M. Higginson.. 10 82 J. Weslick ...... 8 4 9 9 365759 65 P. Whitney ...... 7 9 H. C. Rockwell ..12 9 7 6 ...... V© and fouth money in the first event, and Day J. H. North ...... 5 12 F. A. Hodgman D. McMahon 20 74 W. F. Clarke .. E. Eckert ...... 18 74 Professional. getting second, E. E. Gardner third and J.~ L. Snow ...... 11 .3: Total shot at, 150. Piercy and Dalton dividing fourth moneys in M. Ballou ...... 13 8" J. W. Alker .... 15 92 F. D. Pitkin 28 71 20 71 the second event. The scores follow: D.- Dewey ...... 7 8 A. W. Church . 15 92 A. P. Walker FIRST SPECIAL EVENT. N. F. Greelejr ...... 7 7 G. W. Lembecb 15 91 P. A. Robinson 16 70 Sh. Bk.| . Brent No. 1, strings of 25 targets, distance handicap. Geo. Hassam ...... 8 10 G. F. Pelham .. 12 91 A, R. Southworfc.. 28 64 Yds. 25 25 25 25 Tl. Hayeox ...... 25 23|Pankhorst K. R. Hooker .. 10 91 State ...... 25 21|Rogers ...... 25 Geo. Piercy 20 SECOND MORNING SHOOT. *G. L. Lyon 0 91 C. T. Day ...... H. A. Gault 25 21|Germor ...... 25 17 G. B. Clark ...... 12 11 15 38 Won by Dr. De Wolfe on shoot-off. Flick ...... 25 17|Ducommon ...... 25 A. L. Ivlns ...... 16 O. R. Dickey ...... 14, 13 17 44 D. D. Engel ..... 16 FIVE MEN TEAM MATCH. Grant ...... 25 20|Prechtel ...... 25 S. A. Ellis ...... 9 12 18 39 A. B. Jones .... 25 Payne ...... 25 E. E. Gardner ... 14 M. Ballou ...... 10 11 17 38 LARCHMONT Y. C. | NEW YORE A, C. D. F. Coffin ...... 17 R. L. Spotts ...... 89[F. A. Hodgman ..... Doolittle ...... 25 Harris ...... 25 R. A. Faye ...... 11 13 14 38 Brown ...... 25 H. H. Shannon.... 22 C. C. Clapp ...... 9 11 14 34 J. H. Vanderyeer .... 88]C. W. Billings ...... E. E. Hallinger... 14 *H. E. Tuttle ...... 12 12 13 37 E. A. Wilson F. Schauffler ...... 83 SECOND SPECIAL EVENT. T. H. Foster ..... 19 *P. E. Osborn ...... 13 9 15,37 K. R. Hooker 81 M. V. Lenane ...... 81 Sh. Bk . Sh. Bk. F. R. Long ...... 11 T. C. Adama ...... 1-1 11 14 36 G. L. Bready ..;..... SO IB. M, Higginaon Haycox ...... 25 Brown 25 18 H. F, Herring .... 13 N. F. Greeley ...... 9 S 13 30 State ...... 25 16 Pankhorst ...... 25 IS P. Von Boeckman. 19 3. S. North ...... 9 12 10 31 Total ...... 422! Total ...... 409 H. A. Gault .... 25 19 Rogers_ ...... 25 24 C. Schreyvogal .... 18 15 D. Dewey ...... 7 10 13 30 Flick ...... 25 20|Germer ...... 25 16 L. W. Colauitt ... 19 19 J. E. Lynch ...... 7 11 15 33. Smith Club Attendance Good. Grant ...... 25 18|Ducommon ...... 25 21 R. Young ...... 18 13 F. Wnitney ...... 6 7 9 22 Newark, N. J., February 23. Good scores A. B. Jones .... 25 14 Prechtel ...... 25 20 W. O©Brien 13 G. Hassam ...... 10 9 11 30 Doolittl* ...... 25 21 A. M. Dalton 1.6 J. L. Snow ...... 5 6 9 29 were turned in by the gunners who partici pated in the annual Washington©s Birthday THIRD EVENT. R. B. Budd ...... 16 FIRST AFTERNOON SHOOT. J. W. Williams ... 9 shoot of the Smith Gun Club, held yesterday Sh. Bk.| Dr. Bogart ...... 13 S. A. Ellis ...... 15 afternoon over the club©s traps on Bloom- Haycox ...... 25 20| Blakeslee ...... 25 20 R. H. Strader .... 13 T. C. Adams ...... H field avenue. The shooting in the 100-target Gault ...... 25 23|Grant ...... 25 20 Dr. Groll ...... 14 O. R. Dickey ...... 13 event was interesting and resulted in a tie Rogers ...... 23 23| F. H. WALLACE. W. Raymond ..... 16 C. C. Clapp ...... 11 between Chris Feigenspan and John Geiger, J. H. Halllnger .. 4 C. M. Howell ...... 10 each having a score of 88 "kills" out of a A. Slusser ...... 16 10 G. B. Clark ...... Steubener High at Analostan. ©© *P. E. Osborn ...... possible 100. Instead of having a shoot-off Event No, 2, 100 targets, strings of 25, distance for first prize, which was an _English traveling Washington, D. C., February 23. The Ana R. A. Faye ...... lostan Gun Club held a shoot on February 23. handicap. D. Dewey ...... bag, the men drew for the prize, which Geiger Geo. Piercy ...... C. B. Tucker ...... won. Richard Bercaugh won third prize in The elements were against good scores^ Thn C. T. Day ...... M. Ballou ...... the event with a score of 85 birds. Daven- wind blew at the rate of 35 miles per hour A. L. Ivins ...... and the reader can imagine how it affec^fi©* D. D. Engel ...... the targets. It was also very cold, and tak E. B. Gardner ... ing into consideration the fact that the boys- L. W. Colquitt .. had not shot since last October, the scores H. H. Shannon .. E. E. Hallinger .. FISHIN' TROUT. were creditable. We had with us as visitor* T. H. Foster .... ©©Winchester" Worthington, "du Pont" F. R. Long ...... Lewis and "U. M. C." Anderson. Following II. F. Herring .... By J. J. Enman. are the scores: P. Von Boeekman. Sh. Bk. Sh. Bk. A. M. Dalton .... Steubener ...... 100- 85[Toohey ...... 50 26 R. H. Strader ... Oh, it©s funny sort "er work If the water©s pretty deep Anderson ...... 100© 78]Lewis ...... 50 Dr. Groll ...... 16 Fishin© trout, Let down low; Pec* ...... 75 n;>[. Varella ...... 50 18 W. Raymond ..... 16 An© yer jest got ter min© what If a trout©s meanderin© round Dnfour ...... 75 52[Harrison ...... 45 C. Schreyvogel .... 18 Yer about. Work up slow; Pa rsons ...... 65 44[Barr ...... 40 R. Young ...... 19 Yer must keep back outer sight If he gobbles up yer bait; Rray ...... 50 40©IFerree ...... 50 W. O©Brien ...... 18 Not ter give the fish affright; There©s no more time to wait; Wilson. C. S. .. 50 3S|Kervin ...... 25 20 A. Slusser ...... 16 All the time ye air a-fishin© Don©t yer show the least emotion Kahrs ...... 50 37[Drain ...... 25 1* vl. P. Dannefelser.. 16 Barnes ...... 50 3C| Brooks ...... 25 13 J. ZollingOT ...... 16 Yer must keep in one persishun Whe.n he takes his little notion Keep yer line a-gently .swishin" ., To do honor to yer potion; Wagner ...... 50 3G!Ccleman ...... 25 H J. Thompson ..... 16 Ho-gan ...... 50 nfi|Talbott ...... 25 s H. C. Simpson ... 16 An© keep wishin©, wishin©, wishin©, Give yer rod a sudden motion Stine ...... 50 36ISeabridge ...... 25 4 Dr. O©Brien ...... 16 Thet they©ll bite. Land him "natel" Dulaney ...... 50 33JMoiss ...... 15 A J. LEWIS. Wise ...... 50 SOJShoup ...... 15 3 F. Stephenson Winner at Crescent. r MERCHANDISE EVENT 25 SINGLES. F. Whitney .. Steubener 22, Peck 20, Dufour 19, Stine 19. Hogan Brooklyn, N. Y., February 23. The feature port broke his string of twenty-five birds in G. Hassam .. the prize event, but as he did not shoot in 18, Kahrs 18. Bames 18, Bray 18, Wilson 17, Du- of the Crescent A. C. tournament yesterday H. A. Jackson , laney 17, Toohey 17, Wagner 16, Brooke 13, Wise 13, was the shoot for the Holiday Cup, in which .1. H. North . the first string he was not eligible for a Barr 13, Varella 10©. MILES TAYLOR. sixteen men competed at fifty targets each. *H. E. Tivttle , prize. The twenty-five bird match between J. E. Lynch .., Peter Bey and John Erb resulted in a win Montclair Holiday Shoot. Frank B. Stephenson, shooting from scratch, J. L. Snow ... for the latter, who had but six misses, while proved the winner with 48. Scores of the N. F. Greeley Bey missed nine of the disks. The scores: Montclair, N. J., February 23. -At the holi principal shoots follow: W. Brooks .... day shoot on the grounds of the Montclair J. Geiger ...... 18 19 18 Gun Club yesterday six contestants tied ,in Holiday cup, 50 targets, handicap. SECOND AFTERNOON SHOOT. C. Feigenspan .... 16 19 18 H. T.| H, T. R. Bercaugh ..... 17 17 18 the third leg for the February trophy at F. B, Stephenson.. 0 48 .1. P. Falrchlld .... 4 ?9 0. R. Dickey .. J. Davls ...... 16 18 twenty-five targets handicap. In the shoot- F. S. Hyatt ...... 2 47 G. Felix. Jr...... 2 © 39 A. Bills© J. Wheaton ..... 14 17 off of the ties at a miss-and-out event Y. T. A. Blake ...... 2 G. G. Stephenspn.. 6 37 P. E. Osborn ...... 12 O. Naugel ...... 13 18 Frazee won out with 5 breaks. The scores: .1. F. Jaraes ...... 4 L. C. Hopkins ... 8 37 tT.- C. Adams Squires 14 G. E. Brower .... 4 H. W. Dreyer .... tR. A. Faye ...... Atwater. 8. 17 25; Van Tassel, 13. 22--2S; Eru- , 2 / 37 F: Cofpton .. 19 land. 1, 24 25: Hawden, 12. 13 25: Y. T. Fra/.ee. (i, A. E. Hendrickson. 4 42JC. H. Pulls tD. Dewey ©:...... G....©Freeman .. 16 C. Blake ...... 2 41I.M. Lang ...... M. Ballon >...... -.... 19 -25; Todd, 8, 17 25; Winslow, 9. 11 20; Herrick, H. Higgs ..... 16 I. 15 18. C. R. James ...... 2 39|J. I. Bergen ..... J. H. North ...... W. Laing .... 15 Won by F. B. Stephenson. J. L. Snow ....,;...... The scores made in the shoot.-nlT were: Fra/ee 5, (V Knight ..... 19 Atwater 4. Van Tassel and Hadwen 3 each. England F. Whitney ...... ;... L. Young ...;. Stake trophy, 25 targets, handicap. C. B. Tucker ...... 16 1. In a shoot at, 25 targets, handicap, J. G. Todd L. C. Hopkins ..... 4 23] F. B. Stephenson E. Caruso 15 was the winner. The snores: C. C. Clapp ...... P. Bey ;..... 15 Charles Blake ..... 1 21|C. R. James *H. E. Tuttle ...... Todd. II. 14 25; Hadwen. 11. 13 24; Herrick. 1, A. Blake ...... 1 21 George Brower 2 17 F. Walters ... 17 22 23: At.water, 5, 17 22; England. 2, 19 21; Wins- George Hassam ...... J. Erb ...... H. Pulis ...... 2 20 J. I. Bergen ..... 0 17 W. Brooks ...... 16 low. 5, 16 21: Van Tassel, 9, 11 20; Fraxee. 2. 16 George Felix 1 20 V. S. Hyatt 16 I*>. Stager 14 IS. J. E. Lynch ...... W. Davenport J. P. Fairchild .... 2 19 J. F. James ...... 2 16 N. F. Greeley ...... 18 The third and last event, at 25 targets straight, W. Lang ...... 4 19 A. E. Hendrickson. 2 13 S. Thorntori .. 19 was won by Herrick with 22. The other scores H. W. Dreyer ..... 1 19 G. L. HUNTER CUP. W. Jacobson . 15 were: Won by Hopkins. Targets ...... 15 F. Pohlman . 15 England 20. Frazee 20, Atwater 18, Winslow 14, Van C. R. James trophy, 25 targets, handicap. 0. R. Dickey ...,,...,.. 14 B. Shanley .. 19 Tassel 11, Todd 9, Hadwen 6. F. B. Stephenson.. 0 22[Oeorge Felix ..... D. Dewey ...... 13 J. F. Murphy 14 R. A. Faye ...... 13 R. Smith 17 >ndrickson. M. Ballou ...... 14 James Riley .. 16 Sloan Leads Meadow Spring. 2 18 H. W. Dreyer . . . '. '. 1 12 A. Castle ... 21 4 17 J. F. James ...... 2 10 G. Hassam ...... 12 Philadelphia, Pa., February 23. -Harry H. C. H. Pullsill©s ...... G. B. Clark ...... 13 J. Clayton .. 13 2 16 J. I. Bergen ...... 0 9 C. Hoppen ... 11 Sloan outshot a small field of gunners who Won by V. B. Stephenson. C. C. Clapp ...... 11 C. Cummings . participated in the special srents held under S. S. Lawson trophy, 25 targets, handicap S. A. Ellis ...... 1Q James Crane .. the auspices of the Meadow Spring Gun Club H. T.| F. Whitney ...... 9 yesterday afternoon. Out of his 100 targets H. A. Jackson ...... 6 3. Smith ..... G. G. Stephenson 3 22 Chas. Blake ...... 1 19 The sweepstake scores: ,T. Whoaton. 23, 18, 19, Sloan broke 88, beside smashing 16 of his Geo. Brower .... 2 21 W. Brooks ...... 12 A. Blake ;...... 1 18 J. North ...... 22, 17. 16; R. Bercaugh. 20, 20; P. Bey, 16. 16, 15. 12 pair of doubles. Sloan secured the silver C. H. Pulis .... 2 21 A. E. Hendrickson. 2 18 J. Davis. 22; S. Thornton. 22; W. Trowbridge, 21. dipper for his efforts in the 100-target event F. B. Stephenson P. E. Osborn .. 0 20 Geo. Felix ...... 1 17 H. E. Tuttle .. B. Shanley, 23; G. Knight, 21; F. Cofpton 24- J and also won the spoon donated for the best Dr. J. J. Key PS .. 2 20 J. F. James ...... 2 15 Erb. 19; F. Walters, 19; W. Squires. 19; G. Naugel, score in the doubles. C. T. Garrett, shooting H. W. Dreyer .. T. C. Adams .. 1 19 J. P. Fairchild .... 2 14 J. E. Lynch ... 19; E. Caruso, 23; F. Pohlman, 18; C, Feigenspan under the name of Hogan, was second high C. R. James ... 1 IS W. Lang ...... 4 F. S. Hyatt .... 1 18 J. I. Bergen J. L. Snow ... 10; B. Smith, 14; J. F. Murphy, 16. man, with 84 breaks, winning the merchan L, C. Hopkins 18 N, F.. Greeley dise event. Scores: Won by G. G. Stephenson. Guestt, tTied for first prfae. Dr. Brown High at Cleveland. Sixty-target prize shoot. Ten pair doubles, for a g\m. Cleveland, O., February 23. The Cleveland 20 20 Dbl.Dis. 15 15 15 Ab. Tl. Sixty in Larchmont Shoot. G. Smith ...... 15 17 15 18 10 10 73 Gun Club held its annual Washington©s Birth Serfass C, H. Pulis ... 13JF. B. Stephenson New York, N. Y., February 23. One of the day tournament yesterday in spite of the 15 13 16 10 10 63 George Felix . .. 13)W. Lang ...... Keenan .. 10 10 8 49 biggest shoots, of the local season was held miserable weather conditions. Dr. A. I. Brown Longbrake 11 G. G. Stephenson 121 J, I. Bergen .... by the Larchmont Yacht Cluto yesterday after was high gun for the day and won first prize 54 A. Blake ...... 11JH. M. Brig©ham . Soley 11 10 51 noon at its traps on the Sound. In addition by breaking 133 out of 150 targets in ten Hogan ... 14 15 84 George Brower 10 J. P. Fairchild .. to the home squad, there was a full repre C. Blaks .. 10 A. E. Hendrickson events of fifteen targets each. J. A. Blakes- Alexander 11 12 74 Pulis and Felix divided. sentation from the New York Athletic Club lee ran him a close second with 132. Twen Fees 11 63 and the Manhasset Bay Yacht Club. There ty-six shooters competed. President E. S. Emerson 14 66 Boston A. A.©s, Big Holiday ShoBt. were also many visiting gunners who came Rogers attended with his new 36-inch barrel Sloan .... 10 13 8$ for the shoot from Albany, Portland, Me., shotgun. He had©to stand back by the club Chandler . 9 13 Boston, Mass., February 23. The B. A. Boston, Philadelphia, Wilmirigton, Del., and house door when he shot to keep the end of A. Gun Club had an all-day shoot at the Willimantic, Conn. Several professionals also ,the barrel from/protruding. out into the snow. One of the biggest, golden eagles ever killed in Riverside traps yesterday, and it was well competed. The main e©v.ent of the day was The gun did good service, though. It won tha vicinity of Mead, Colo.. was brought down by attended. The weather was fine and the that for the trophy donated by the chairman the president the first prize in the second Ernest Hollenbeck with buckshot just, as the eagle scores good. There were two handicap was fiying off with a rooster in its claws. The of the Larchmont Shooting" Committee, Ralph special event, with 24 out of 25. Rogers was eagle had been a pest, of the chicken yards for months shoots in the morning, two in the afternoon, L. Spotts, who arranged and conducted the tied with Gault at 23 in the third special and in between there was a shoot for a cup and many shots were taken at him. The bird big programme. The shoot was a handicap event, Gault won the shoot-off. Several out- measured six feet aeten inches from Up to tip and offered by G. L. Hunter. In this match. affair, one hundred targets, and required a of-town shooters attended, including Burton will b« stuffed and mounted. SPORTING LIFE 19 Won by Mr. J. S. Day, of Midland, Texas, using Loaded Mr. Day shot at 4280 targets in Registered Tournaments, breaking 4164,^average.of: 97. ^.ex ceeding by over 2% the highest official amateur average of any previous year. Purmg the season u*y made many long runs, among which are the following: Gorman, Tex., and Walnut Springs, Tex., Aug. 15-17 245 Straight Aug. 10-11 Walnut Springs; Tex., ..... Aug. 17-18- 266 Straight Big Springs, Tex., L152 Straigh Midland, Tex., - ...... Aug. 8- 9-{ Jff fgjgg Cisco, Tex., and German, Tex., Aug. 12-15- 19O Straight PARTICULAR ATTENTION is directed to the fact that all of Mr. Day©s shooting was done with Peters Regular Factory Loads, purchased from dealers where the various tournaments were held. His shells were not special in any sense, but were regular stock goods, such as,,can be procured from any Peters dealer. You can get this Superior Ammunition as easily as ordinary loads. You may not always score 97.28%, but you will© average better than with any other make. Shoot the Shells that have established another World©s Record-97.28%-the kind that do not have to be used in any special make of gun to give best results. NEW YORK: 98 CHAMBERS STREET, T. H. KELLER, Manager SAN FRANCISCO: 608-612 HOWARD STREET, j. s. FRENCH, Manager NEW ORLEANS: 321 MAGAZINE STREET, p. R. LITZKE, Manager hare is killed by millions, and rabbits in ful are the webfeet that the few gunners who countless numbers. Then there are the deer have access to that country have failed to ISlllllfililiiffij skins, mostly used for gloyes, also the goats, make any material impression in the num of which India sen©ds close on 8,000,000 bers of ducks. skins year. Of kangaroo, now almost ex tinct, London uses about 120,000 a year. Fur Catch Is Small. The supply of mole skins is said to come St. Paul, Minn., February 25. Ttiat cir shooting, and where they can also be on chiefly from Scotland, and as one mole catcher cumstances in the North point to one of the hand for the Spring fishing and the opening killed 12,000 moles in six months the pro smallest fur catches on record is the report of the tarpon fishing March 1. cess of extermination may advance quickly. brought by travellers and traders who have GEESEAHJENTY been through those districts where the larg With regard to the usefulness of moles, a Speed of Duck on Wing. farmer, J. P. Clark, wrote to the Rev. J. G. est fur catches are usually made. Caribou Wood as follows: "An old mole catcher are more plentiful this Winter than ever be BARNEGAT BAY IS NOW ALIVE New York. N. Y., February 27. While lis came and asked me if I would have the fore, and it is easy for the Indians and tening to a discussion recently among a moles killed on my land. I said to him, ©No; Eskimos to kill them and supply themselves group of veteran gunners about the speed of if I had no moles I should have no crops.© with meat for the Winter. For this reason WITH BIRDS. ducks on the wing, they all were agreed on He replied, ©Sir, you are the first I have ever these Northern natives, who are naturally one point, and that was the terrific speed of heard say that, but you are right.© He $hen a lazy lot, prefer to sit around to tramping the bluewing teal on the wing. The bluewing went on to say, ©I killed moles once for a through the snow looking after their traps. teal is a wonderful flyer. They come in small gentleman who had a field with a large hill So the caribou meat is allowed to take the New Jersey Coast Resort Reports flocks of five to ten birds. You see a few in it. The soil was sandy and full of moles, place of the bacon and other provisions they specks in the distance coming toward you. and yet it used to grow nice crops. I killed would receive from the traders for their Indicate That Brant and Duck Before you can pick up your gun and draw the moles and it never grew anything to furs. Early in the Winter rat skins were a bead they are by and gone. With-.a fifty speak of afterward. The wire worms and selling for $1 per dozen at Fort Smith and or sixty-mile gale behind them, it is said cockchafer grubs used to eat the roots of other pelts low in proportion, and these prices Are Also Numerous and Are they fly 200 miles an hour. On the west everything that was sown, and the young are not enticing to trappers when the ther shore of the lower Chesapeake Bay, off Fair plants died off.© " mometer is all the way from 30 to 55 below Haven, thirty years ago, wild fowl moved zero. Fur of all kinds . is plentiful in the Being Taken* over the waters in immense flocks. In and California Ducks Plentiful. North this Winter, so these conditions will around Still Pond Island and Havre de Grace give the animals a chance to multiply and canvasbacks fed on the wild celery in thous San Francisco, Calif., February 24. Where recover from the inroads made upon their BY JOHN HOLLOW AY. ands, but like the wild pigeon canvasbacks have the ducks gone? is a query frequently tribes during past winters. Barnegat Bay, N. J., February 25. Barne- are now but a memory of the past. For the put by sportsmen since the rains began. A partial answer to this is the report from Pas- gat Bay is alive with geese, brant and ducks. benefit of those who are not familiar with Game Plenty in California. the speed of wild fowl on the wing, I here cualitos station, Mexico, about fifteen miles Several parties that spent the past week below Calexico. The country at that point is Paso Robles, Calif., February 25. Wild with give the following statement, taken from pigeons are in the vicinity of Paso Robles there say that there the best known recorded authorities. It tells low, overflow land along the Colorado river /f-- ,. are water fowl and Imperial valley. Numerous lagoons, to by the thousands. E. R. Cuthbert and Louis in figures the average flight a second that Rink are after the "bandtails" today. Rink / tjLSj without number, wild fowl pass throug the air: gether with the barley and alfalfa fields, v and that they shot make ideal Winter feeding grounds for wild and Charles Fraler recently shot quail limits large numbers of WILD FOWL. ducks and all kinds of shore birds. The near Maden. Valley quail will now have a brant and geese, Feet. | Feet. ducks, mostly sprig, mallard and widgeon, rest until October 1st. The season closed with their 25-20 Blue wing teal ...... 15»|Mallard ...... 75 come along in clouds, and when they settle February 1st. W. L. Dierks, a resident of rifles. The birds Canvasback ...... 130| Black duck . down in the barley fields the ground is Alaraeda, is an enthusiastic game bird fancier have not been fly Canada goose ...... 120|SDoonbill ... covered for acres. The birds prove exceed and has been singularly successful in breed Redhead ...... 120|Pintail ..... ing and raising ring-neck and other varieties ing overland and Green wing teal ..... 1151 Wood duck . ingly obnoxious to the ranchers. They will they could not Swan, ...... 100|Widgeon .... completely ruin an alfalfa field in a day. of pheasants. With the native valley quail reach them with Brant ...... 100|Gadwell .... They are particularly harmful in the irri he has accomplished wonders, rearing and. their shotguns, but Other bird* follow: gated fields, where they paddle about and taming a bird that is wild and wary under ordinary upland conditions, but can be made when approached UPLAND BIBBS. trample the young grass into the mud. Two in a boat rose in Los Angeles hunters shot forty-one birds in tamer and more docile than domestic poultry large numbers and Feet.! Feet. cutting loose with both barrels of their breech when handled intelligently. Dierks has a Quail ...... 75| Jacksnipe ... . 80 bevy of quail that he raised under better con made a fine target Prairie chicken ...... 75|Curlew ...... 60 loaders into a bunch of birds just as they for rifle shooting. rose from the water the ducks cover the sur trol and training than are some sportsmen©s Ruffed grouse ...... 781Plover» ...... 80 dogs. Local hunting conditions have been Baymen say that Dove ...... 83|Crow ...... 45 face of the lagoons for miles. Ten or a the fowl will leave dozen birds were easy at any time with a generally speaking, of but little_ importance shortly for the Some hawks, the bald eagle, the king random shot from both barrels into a flock since the rains set in. On the Suisjin marshes North, and when fisher and the South American condor, when flying close to the ground. In many instances most of the club preserves are pretty well the flight starts the blind shooting on the dropping from the upper air, are supposed the hunters locate ducks by the clouds of flooded and but few ducks have been seen. marshes will be good. New Jersey game to fall at the rate of 200 feet a second. dust which they make when a large number One exception to the prevailing stint of ducks wardens have been notified by the Game Com CAPT. O. T. WEEMS. of them are feeding in the dry, sandy fields is noted in a limit of canvasback ducks shot mission that they will soon receive a large in the farming districts. According to the a week ago by Arnby Buckley at the famous. number of ring-necked pheasants to stock the Big Demand on Fur Animals. ranchers the birds flying in such immense Pringle pond. counties in the southern section of New Jer London, Eng., February 25. It is surpris flocks make a noise with their wings that sey. Southern shooting is now on the wane. ing to read the following list of animals kill can be heard for miles. The click of their Hunting Notes. Reports from North and South Carolina and ed in a single year for use in Great Britain bills as they feed at night so many of them George L. Worthley, of Norridgewock, Me., shot a Georgia show a great falling off in the num only. North America sent 128,000 foxes, are at work can be plainly heard. It seems black fox which is estimated to be worth from $250 there are more birds there than usual this to $5ftO. Worthley thought he was on the trail of ber of quail bagged. Where the hunters 2,100 wolverines, 82,000 beavers, 15,500 ot a red fox. He had set his Kentucky fox hound were killing from 40 to 50 quail a day, they ters, besides 2,000 sea otters, 103,000 mar Winter, "millions of them," but it is now on a scent and in a few minutes after the dog had are now bringing in only 15 or 20. E. G. tens and nearly 9,000 fishers (these two almost impossible for Americans to have a made a circuit of several miles the fox ran close to Chandler, who is hunting on the Pinehurst latter are a species of weasel), 202,000 mink, duck hunt, as the Mexican Government pro where Worthley was on watch. It took but one 3hot preserves, reports poor shooting and bad 594,000 raccoons, 867,000 skunk and 2,000,- hibits the taking of firearms across the bor to lull the animal. This is the sixth black fox weather conditions during the past two weeks. 000 musquash. America also sent 500,000 der during the present revolution. The ranch that has been killed or captured In Norridgewock this Many sportsmen are leaving: for Florida. onnsRiiTTis; Australia 2.250.000 opossums, nnd ers, however, are exceedingly anxious to have season. Three of them have been captured and arc where there is still good quail and turkey 216,000 monkeys came from Africa. Th« the duck myriads decreased; but so plenti stiU ally*. 20 SPORTING LIFE MARCH 4, 1911 Donnell ...... 20| Elliott ...... 19 F. GILBERT WINS Ditto ...... 18 FOURTH DAY. GREAT WESTERN HANDICAP. Are You Prepared for 1911? Hp. K.I HP. K. Cockrill ...... 30 25|.T. W. Harlan ... 29 Arnold ...... 31 23 B. 27 ...... 31 22 Bartlett ...... 30 22JPlanck ...... 31 Baggerman ...... 81 23|Campbell ...... 31 Western Automatic Traps R. Thompson .... 31 24| Abramson ...... 28 22 Gilbert ...... 33 25|P. Franke ...... 28 Bills ...... 32 .. | G. Franke ...... 29 23 Four-Day Tournament at Kansas Day ...... 32 23 Meisenueimer ... 30 24 Maxwell ...... 31 24 Graham 31 24 and 'White Flyer" Targets Marshall ...... 32 Donnell 81 25 City Attracts Many of the Noted Dixon ...... 31 23 Snyder ...... 31 22 MacKle ...... 31 Willoughby ...... 29 HOLD THE RECORDS Buck ...... 30. Young ...... 31 23 Marksmen, and Some Excep Bonson ...... 30 23|BUett ...... 31 24 W. Veadi ...... 31 22|Schroeder ...... 30 tional Scores Are Set Up. O'Brien ...... 32 .. I Rickmers ...... 29 Nicolai ...... 31 24|DitU> ...... 31 22 Start flu Season Right—Equip Your Club with this Great Trap Gross ...... 31 23|Lind«rman •, >JLJ_. „. ©W31 Gates ...... 30 23(Stockwell, Jrl .... .7 BY DAVE ELLIOTT. Grun The Old-Time Favorite Won the Honors at Blue River Park, Kansas City, February 14-17, 1911 High Amateur Average High Professional Average Won by Won by J. R. Graham with 449x475 Fred Gilbert with 454x475 And Be Convinced of Its High Quality THIRD, MISS AND OUT. Hogan .. Sloan ... Three Extra Events Needed to Decide at Menamin Meadow Spring—Highland Starts New Garrett . predicting great success for the planting this System—Other Results. Highland's New System. Summer. The fry raised in Philadelphia, Pa., February 27.—It re Philadelphia, Pa., February 27.—Tft» first THE UTAH HATCHERIES quired three extra events to decide the high of a series of shoots for yearly class trophies gun of the prize shoot held under tha and class period trophies for Highland Gun are kept until between one and one-half aad auspices of the two inches in length—a size that has been / rim IT M/lTH MY Meadow Spring Club members was shot February 25 over the ARE PROMISED TO THE FISHER found to be the best for planting. As ob /Mil win In Gun Club, which Edge Hill traps, and Jess* Griffith took the jections to keeping the fry at the hatcheries was shot on Febru initiatory honors by breaking 24 in the former until six inches in length is found not only ary 25 with a big event, with Thomas Tansey and J. H. Ander- MAN OF UTAH* - the great cost of feeding and planting, but field participating. son sharing the remaining points with 23 the fact that a trout kept six months in a Seven men corn- each, and Biddle managing to qualify with hatchery becomes domesticated to such an batted for the hign 22. In the class shoot Tansey was high with extent that it cannot compete with wild fish prize in the shoot, 24, Griffith and Anderson being tied with 23, F« W, Chambers, State Commis when turned loose in open water. It has the honors finally and Hoover, Wentz and Meehan finishing become so used to having its two meals a going to F>. B. Gar next with 21. The class spoon winners sioner, Promises to Plant 12,- day placed in the feeding tanks that it loses rett, who outshot were: Thomas Tansey in Class A, with 24; its natural instinct to "rustle" its feed. On the other three J. H. Anderson in Class B, with 23; Doctor top of the above, the domesticated trout high men—Hogan, Wentz in Class C, with 21, and Walter Firth 000,000 Trout Fry in Various loses its gameness and much of the sport of Sloan and Mena in Class D, with 17. In this latter event fishing is lost. Mr. Chambers said yesterday min. The con Laurent tied Firth, but forfeited. The shoot Streams During Coming Season. that the prospects for one of the best fishing ditions called for is. something new for the Highland Club. seasons in recent years was bright, and that 50 targets, with a According to the conditions the first 25 tar with the annual stocking of the streams of distance handicap gets are optional practice; second 25 targets Utah as a fisherman's paradise would soon regular club shoot for yearly class trophies. Salt Lake City, Utah, February 23.— F. and a dead bird come to be recognized throughout the coun added handicap, Members are placed in Classes A, B, C, D, W. Chambers, State Fish and Game Commis try. with .all scores oi according to their actual averages based on sioner, expects to plant in Utah waters 12,- 50 OP over to shoot in extra events until 1910 scores, and will remain in that class 000,000 trout fry the winner was decided. 3. Emerson broke for the entire club year. The winners of during the year 45 of his 50 birds and reached the 50 mark these trophies will be decided at the end of 1911. The number easily by a handicap of six. Hogan also the year by actual average. A shooter mu&tr looks pretty large, (Continued from the twentieth page.) made the same record, while Sloan smashed participate in at least seven shoots to ba but the Commis 47 of his 50, his handicap of six carrying considered eligible. The third 25 targets are Ed. Patty ..... 19 for the class period trophies and monthly sioner says that he Holzworth ..... 2 the club gets one-half of this and the rest goes to swelling the size of the purses. Offi cers were elected as follows: T. C. Brown- field, Lincoln, president; W. D. Townsend, Omaha, vice-president; and F. E. Woodward, cic ss Lincoln, secretary and treasurer. All local clubs whose representatives were present ap plied for membership under the new con stitution. These clubs are those of Ansley, Adams, Beaver Crossing, Callaway, Cedar If it is a good load of shot gun powder you Bluffs, Capital Beach, (Lincoln), Omahb, Crete, Nebraska City, Columbus, Fairbury, want to use DEAD SHOT. You can always Grand Island, Hastings, Exeter, Eustis, Har Seventeen Strong Clubs Form New vard and Holdrege. depend on this load giving high velocity with good penetration. For patterns try out your Organization in Meeting at Dryd«n's Big Preserve. Sussex, N. J., February 27.—Former United own gun and you will find DEAD SHOT Lincoln and Plan for Big Season States Senator John F. Bryden, president of the Prudential Insurance Company, of New makes the best. ark, has bought the holdings of the Ruther of Sport—Brownfield President. ford estate in the Blue Mountain range, com CJ The high standard of efficiency which we prising 7000 acres, which he will convert, it is said, into a park and game preserve. Most have always maintained in DEAD SHOT Lincoln, Neb., February 25.—Reorganiza of the land lies in Wantage and Montague tion,, annulment of the old constitution, and townships. It extends north from Sandys- merits your confidence. Our guarantee of adoption of a new instrument of government, ton to the New York State line. It adjoins was the result of the High Point and Alonzo W. Little proper the stability of DEAD SHOT stands behind the meeting of the ties, now owned by Anthony Kuser, of Bern- Nebraska State ardsville, son-in-law of Mr. Dryden. Mr. all factory loaded ammunition. Sportsman's Asso Kuser owns 2000 acres. Within the boun ciation at the Lin daries of the tracts are two lakes—Lake coln Hotel this Rutherford, from which this borough gets its week. The meeting water supply, and Lake Marcia, the highest was attended by body of water in the State. Much of the about fifty dele tract that the former Senator has acquired American Powder Mills gates. The Nebras- has come down in the Rutherford family from k a Association, the original grants to the ancestors by the which was organiz proprietary governors. Five generations of ed in 187(5, is next the family have held title to the lands. A to those of Penn force of men is now at work changing the sylvania and New old High Point Inn into a residence and York, the oldest in fencing in 200 acres to confine temporarily the country. The a consignment of elk, reindeer and Michigan through the States this we«k. His average is be new constitution deer, which is expected here about March 1. ginning to hover around the 80s now. differs from the old Marion Rose came up from Baltimore and shot four in that it lowers Booster Notes. strings of 25. breaking 22, 23, 24, 24, a total of THE NEW MODEL the fees of mem 03x100. He had his gun practically rebuilt and his bership, makes it The Colorado Sportsmen's Association held an open scores are showing his good judgment. meeting recently In Denrer, to which were Invited the L. C. SMITH & BROS. impossible for individuals to affiliate with the A two-man team race between C. H. Newcomb and State association unless they belong to a members of the Legislature and others interested in trame legislation. The main object of the meeting was Geo. Lyon on one side and J. T. Skelly and VVm. local club where one is organized in their for an exchange of ideas, especially regarding open Foord on the other resulted as follows: Newcomb 90, vicinity and prorides that one cent of the Lyon 87; total 183. Skelly 96, Foord 95; total 191. two charged on each target at the State season for the larger games. According to the pres Typewriter ent law the close season on antelope will end with A. H. Lobb can justly hold the credit of being the meet shall go in the prizes. The second the present year, and next Fall there will be five oldest shooter in the du Pont Club aaid at the same change is modified by permitting an indi days when the animals may be shot. Sentiment Is time no shooter, whether at the du Pont Club or any vidual trap shooter to show reasons why he that the law should be so changed that the antelope other, has anything on him as. he is shooting about cannot affiliate with a local organization and will be protected for at least flve years longer, though as high and consistent an average as any. He is admitting him to the State association, if many believe the Increase of the last few years will the boy who was backed by Charley Davis in the old these be good. The third amendment was warrant permitting, them to be hunted for a short live-biTd match sliooting clays, and for six consecu enforced by a ruling of the national associa period each Autumn. The discussion was general, tive years he did not lose one match. many sportsmen taking part, and ended in the au- tion requiring that all shoots to which it thoriatizon of a committee to prepare the draft for George L. Lyon and John Hessian, of the Reming- contributed should be carried on under these a bill, to be submitted later to the officers of the ton-U. M. C. Company, arrived, at the grounds on provisions. Formerly two cents were collected association and then to be presented to the Legisla Friday afternoon. John broke 90x100. Ou Saturday from each man for every target shot in a ture. No very radical changes will be asked in the he did some very good rifle and pistol work. Hessian tournament, the club on whose grounds the demonstrates his good claim that shotgun work and measure, the object being more to make the game rifle shooting do not interfere with each other. On thooting took place receiving this, but now laws effective.\ February 18, at Newton, N. J., he was high over all with 138x1.50 and also was high professional at iiast Millstone on WasMngton's Birthday. Marion E. Rose .... 23]J. W. Anderson, Jr.... 16 USUAL BIG DU PONT CROWD, J. Hessian ...... 22|J. rt. Bailey ...... 16 A. F. Hickman .... 2Z|.T. T. Brown ...... lf> BENJAMIN WATERS DIES. R. L. .Naudain ...... 22]G. II. Jeffers, Sr...... 16 Attendance at New Organization in J. W. Cann ...... 22|.T. F. Porter ...... 16 J. B. McHugh ...... 22,C. 11. Kenworthy .... 16 Noted Authority on Shooting and Fishing Wilmington Remains Over Hundred T, E. Doremus .... 22:Mac Mullen ...... 16 is made by the original manufactur F. Sheehan ...... 2i|H. H. Lukens ...... 15 Topics Passes Away. ers of the L. C. Smith gun. Ball Mark—}. T. Skelly Makes High Score 0. H. Simm ...... 21 [W. E. Ross ...... 15 of Day. J. ST. Mo.Kelvey .... SliThorpe Martin ...... 15 By Thomas D. Richter. bearing Throughout. Visible Writing. H. Winchester ...... 21 j X. 1C. Smith ...... 15 All kinds of special work without H. P. Carlon ...... 2liVV. S. Jensen ...... 15 Trap shooting lost one of its best friends By E. F. Slear. Chas. Buckmaster ... 2l|Dr. Darlington ...... 35 and most earnest workers when on Monday, attachments. Write for the book. Wilmington, Del., February 27. — The fea- W. Tomlinson ...... 201 VVm. Coyna ...... 15 Feb. 27, Benjamin Waters, the veteran editor tnre of the weekly match of the du Pont Gun .T. Kaiser ...... 20|W. L. Warden ...... 14 of "Forest and Stream," died in New York, Dr. L. Rumford .... 2o,F. M. Whitehead .... 14 Club on Saturday, February 25, was the C. T. Wilkinson .... 20|Dr. Petz ...... 14 at the age of GO years. For two-score years L. C. SMITH & BROS. shooting of J. T. G. F. Huber ...... !0|L. W. Crawford ...... 14 Waters had been, a prime mover in all shoot Skelly, of this city, L. Evans ...... 2C|R. E. Bowland ...... 14 who broke 97 tar A. B. Richardson ... 20'C. R. Jeffers, Jr...... 14 7VPE WOTF£R CO. orr MTHLR gets out of a pos Dr. Bedford ...... 201 Harry Umlsay ...... 14 Syracuse, N. V. STRAIGHT sible 100. In ad C. V. Ferriday ...... 20|S. G. David ...... 1-3 dition to this re F. S. Gregg ...... 20|W. H. Nealy ...... 12 markable shooting W. G. Gregg ...... 20!D. J. Dougherty ..... 12 Charles Newcomb Joslyn ...... 20|R. B. Evans ...... 1.2 won a silver spoon W. Tomlinson ...... 19!W. D. Martin ...... 12 E. F. vSlear ...... 19JC. Leeclom ...... 11 There were no weekly prizes and the only offered the best F. Mathewson ...... 19]P. Pennington ...... 31 trophy contested for was the Weippert, the> out-of-town amateur L. B. Trott ...... 19>Dr. Bullock ...... 11 other events being for practice. The scores shooter, not a mem R. L. Connor ...... 19| J. E. Miller ...... 11 follow: ber of the club. R. W. Smith ...... 19|Harry J. Reed ...... 10 His score was one Pierty ...... 20 18 31 21 20 18 23 T. W. Keithley -„... l«|Dr. Hibbert ...... 10 Schreyvogel ...... 18 23 22 17 ...... less tha.n that of W. W. Baura ...... 1!)|E. H. Lambert ...:.. 10 Simpson ...... 1.2 16 17 10 17 Skelly. The shoot P. J. Pape ...... 19|Ross Robinson ...... 10 Young ...... 16 20" 17 19 .. was participated in A. Richards ...... 19[J. Montgomery ...... 10 Gernant ...... 17 19 18 .. .. by 115 shooters, of A. M. Lindsay ...... 19|W. A. qasey ...... 9 Zollinger ...... 15 13 12 15 whom 103 mem H. C. McLane ...... 19|H. H. Htgan ...... 9 G. H. Mitchell ...... 18|C. D. Petz ...... 9 Halllnger ...... 18 21 17 18 .. bers shot in the T. T. B. Rogers ...... 18|R. W. Lindeman .... 8 Johnson ...... Ifi 17 Coleman du Pont L. C. Lyon ...... 18|O. K. Pye ...... 7 Shannon ...... 18 18 20 18 .. merchandise event. H. L. Morgan ...... 181.T. E. Errickson ...... 7 Kelly ...... 20 18 .. .. In this event ties resulted in four classes as H. .T. Taggart ...... 18|P. H. Ferrew ...... 7 Williams ...... 17 15 ...... follows: Class A, 23 out of 25—William M. S. Tuchton ...... 18. J. Monohan ...... 6 Windisch ...... 18 19 ...... Foord, Eugene, du Pont, W. S. Simpson, F. W. S. Gavan ...... ls,J. B. D. Edge ...... 6 Herring ...... 13 ...... Holt. Class B, 19 out of 25—W. Tomlinson, J. R. Fitzgerald .... 18;Guy Lambert ...... 5 Weippert trophy, 20 targets, scratch—Toung 19, F. Mathewson, S. B. Trott, R. L. Conner, R. W. E. Husbands .... 17|W. McKinney ...... 5 Shannon 22, .Schreyvogel 19, Simpson 14, Hallinger W. Smith, T. W. Keithley, H. C. McSlane J. A. Kaiser ...... 17|F. H. Mason ...... 4 25, Herring 1,3, Pi'ercy 21, Gernant 18, L. Piercy 20, R. W. Ferguson .... 17|J. J. Baun ...... 3 Kelly 16, Williams 14, Windisch 21, Johnson 19. W. W. Bacon, P. J. Pape, A. Richards, A. M. Ten pairs targets—Piercy 10, Shannon 9, GerrUint Lindsay. Class C, - 16 out of 25—E. E. NOTES. 9, Halllnger 9, Simpson 8. Schreyvogel G, WindiscU Handy, W. Mathewson. J. W. Anderson, Jr., Mr. Joslyn broke a nice 24x25 in a practice event. 6, Johnson 6, Young 5, Williams 5. J. R. Bailey, C. R. Jeffers, Sr., J. F. Porter, C. R. Kenworthy, J. A. MacMullin. Class I» We note "Ted" Doremus was not too busy to break NOTES. —W. H. Nealy, R. B. Evans. These ties will a 22x25 this week. L. Piercy shot at 25 and kept up the family reputa be shot off next Saturday. Hessian gave C. H. Newcomb captured the "out of town ama tion by hitting 2-0 of them. some fancy shooting, breaking lumps of coal teur" trophy, breaking OGxlO'O. Charley Schreyvogel shows signs of getting back to thrown in the air with a .22 calibre rifle. He Among the missing were Ed. Banks, Linn Beau- his old-time form again, and his fine will be re was assisted by "Thorpe" Martin, of the lo champ and the Messrs. Kerr. Was it the grip? mitted if he continues to improve. cal club. E. F. Slear, of "Sporting Life," In the first event Lobb brought down great ap ing matters, both at the trap and in the field. Herring, having sent his gun to the repair shop, amused the crowd with cartoons of the shoot plause when he smashed a whole target into dust. He was considered an undoubted authority on had to borrow one, but after getting two 13s decided ers, one of A. H. Lobb being particularly it was about time to go to dinner. Our only "Tom" Chalfonte, from Atglen, Pa., had the dog and on hunting and fishing subjects. apropos. In the ties made in last week's T. charge of the office and, as usual, every one came He will be mourned by a host of sportsmen That straight of Hallinger's certainly looks good to Coleman du Pont merchandise event the shoot- out with a smile. me, as most of us had about decided that the off was as /ollows : Class B—A. H. Lobb, as a man who always fought for the main J. C. Gun Club was about out of them. Try to do Billy Foord went down only two in 75 and they tenance of high ideals in these pastimes. it again, Elmer. winner, with 23 out of 24: Class C—Dr. S. naturally would be at the worst place—in the du C. Rumford and William B. Smith again tied Pont merchandise event. George Piercy, who has about "steen" guns, came on 17. Their tie will be shot off next week. JERSEY CITY CLUB'S SHOOT. out with a brand new pump gun, his first attempt to Class D—W. F. Jensen, winner, with 15 out Prominent among the beginners is Joe Monihan, manipulate one of that style, and judging by the way of 25. George Lyon, of Durhan|, N. C.. was, with one of those sturdy and keen dispositions that George smiled after making a 23 we will see more not in the best of form in his 100 targets, goes a long way in making a shooter. Attendance Is Smaller Than Usual-and of the pump. being able to capture only 86. He promised W. H. Neeiy is using good judgment in using Double Shooting Is Tried. Kelly challenged Young to shoot a match and then to become a regular visitor. The complete differently built guns before buying. His thoroughness tried to name the conditions, but Young, being the is sure to bring him the proper reward. challenged party, insisted on attending to that littis George Lyon was the shining light with the won By J. Lewis. detail himself and took the challenge home with him derful speed in the poor background, which accounts Jersey City, N. J., February 27.—We had to think it ov«r and will spring the conditions on for him going below his average on the new grounds. only a fair turnout at the Jersey City Gun Tommy in the near future. We rather hoped with Harry Winchester this week Club shoot on February 25. We tried shoot lu the contest for the February prize which ended that he would make a 24 or 25, a.s he had a steady ing doubles, as some of the boys wanted to Shannon and Hallinger made a runaway race of it as advancement to 23x25 last week; but something hap get their hand in a bit so as to be ready for the rest of us had secured so few points that we had pened. Still, 21s are very fine. the Shannon Trophy, which is to be shot given up a week ago. Shannon finished first and W. L. Wardell. of the engineering department of for during the month of March and calls for Hallinger second. Hallinger also won a leg on the 23;li. li Haudy ...... lu Weippert trophy, getting a straight, the only une made the du Pont Company, leaves for an extended trip 10 pairs each Saturday as well as 25 singles. over our traps for several weeks. MARCH 4, 1911 SPORTING LIFE 23 OF REMINGTON-UMC, THESE FACTS WILL DISPEL IT: REMINGTON-UMC firearms are built solid breech, hammerless. That means safety— not occasionally, but ALWAYS. REMINGTON-UMC firearms are symmetrical, simple, perfectly balanced and depend able. They clean from the breech. The REMINGTON-UMC Pump Gun is the only bottom-ejecting The REMINGTON-UMC .22 Repeater has fewer, bigger, simpler pump gun. and stronger parts in its action than any other repeater. The REMINGTON-UMC Autoloading Rifle is the only recoil-oper ated rifle embodying the military style rotating bolt locking to the REMINGTON-UMC Steel Lined Shot Shells are the only Ameri barrel until recoil has ceased. can shells made with a steel lining around smokeless powder. The REMINGTON-UMC Autoloading Shotgun is the only gun of REMINGTON-UMC Cartridges are individually made and guaran its kind on the market. Recoil ejects empty, throws teed for every standard rifle in use. , ...... loaded shell in place and cocks gun. REMINGTON UMC- REMINGTON UMC REMINGTON ARMS-UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPANY UMC 299 Broadway, New York City carried through Councils and now the Quaker the fine Conduct o.f the du Pont Gun Club, the cup was G. Felix, who h»d the three best City will have one of the best marine ..col of Wilmington, Del,, at which place the East scores for the month. The total of the win lections in the country. ern Handicap will be held, is due to Thomas ner was equaled by L. C. Hopkins, but as E. DoremuSi the.yo.iing uian whom J. T. Skelly the latter marksman is now shooting in the and Ed .Banks find invaluable. . South the cup went to Mr. Felix without a ECAUSE the State of Iowa has failed to shoot-off. Frank B. Stephenson was the win B use the $125,000 received through hunt . G. N. Fish was high gun over all at the ner of the Lawson trophy, the other fixture ers' licenses, the sportsmen of Deis shoot of the Audubou Gun Club at Buffalo, that came to an end yesterday. The four Moines and the State are planning to form an N. Y., February 18. Fish used Nitro Club best scores during the month took the prize association for the purpose of preserving the shells. and in the aggregate Mr. Stephenson broke hunting and fishing in the State. Durand won the high-gun honors at the 91 out of a possible 100 targets. In addr monthly shodt of the Laurel Springs, N. J., tion the champion of the Crescent Club took Gun Club, on February 23, with 78 out of two of the regular trophy shoots. In one he ILD GEESE flying North may point to 100, just beating out Logan, of Haddon broke 25 straight targets from scratch. F. PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 4, 1911. W an early Spring,- but we believe aero B. Stephenson also was a winner of the week Heights, with 77. Hollo way was high on, ly shoot for the J. F. James trophy. The plane men flying in the same direction doubles with 16. indicate an. early Fall. other events were well distributed among the SEASON FOR EXPERIMENTS. different gunners. The Lockwood trophy fell Strain, after tjrinp with Parker in the first to W. W. Peabody, Jr., and H. M. Brigham event, beat him in the second contest at the took a special shoot at 10 pairs of doubles. F SOME shooters, who ordinarily make Newton Gun Club shoot at Gloucester, N« W. W. Peabody also was a winner of the I good scores at the traps,' are not shoot J., op February 25. gun below the elbow shoot for the C. R. ing up to their form just now, the rea H. Lacetelle was high amateur' at the Tann- James prize. The results: son will be found to be in many oases that Not Too Personal, But Just Personal haeuser Gun Club shoot, St. Louis, Mo., Feb February cup. three best scores for moot*. the shooter is experimenting. Every marks Enough—Bits of News, Gossip and Com ruary 10, breaking 91-100. On the 17th, man likes to do a certain amount of investi ment About Men Whom Lovers of Shoot Lacetelle broke 92-100 at the Blue Wing L. C. Hopldns ..... gating on his own responsibility. In no sport Gun Club, thereby winning first amateur aver F. B. Stephenson .. in the whole athletic curriculum does the de ing Know Through the Medium of Fame. age. __ J. F. James ...... votee take as little for granted as he does A. E. Hendrickson "William Severn, the president of the Phila C. H. Pulls ...... in trap shooting. At the outset he may take By Thomas D. Klcht«r. delphia Trap Shooters',, League, was, the high F. S. Hyatt ...... up a gun that is recommended by some friend With T. M. Osborne, the Forest, Fish and gun at the Eagle Gun Club at Manoa, Pa., J. H. Vanderyeer or one that he has seen widely advertised. Game Commissioner of New York State, on February 25 with the only 10 straight out C. K. James ...... 42 The same applies to his shells and powder. striving for enforcement of the game laws and of 14 gunners competing. He shot from thrj D. T. Leahy ...... 42 If the gun suits him perfectly and the shells endeavoring to ob 29-yard mark. and powder give him the results he desires tain some needed Remington-U. M. C. Holiday Winnings. changes, the Em Benjamin Martel, shooting for Robert Ham- in most cases* this combination will be his pire State should mill, won the double-barrel gun at the. Glou There were a large number of tournaments mainstay for good and all. If, however, he respond heartily to cester, N. J., shoot on February 25 with a on Washington's Birthday, and it was vary does not get the results he desires, if his his efforts. He will straight score after losing his own chance. noticeable that Remington-U. M. C. products gun does not "feel right'' to him or he does have plenty of aid were, found in the hands of the majority of not think the powder does what he wants, he in any fight he may P. R. Towne, president of the Marine and the first amateurs. Shooting in a blinding begins experimenting. Many a good shooter make for the good, Field Gun Club, of New York, won. the 300- snowstorm, Dr. A. C. Bourdreau captured because the ranks target special shoot that has been running for first amateur average at Pittsfield, Mass., has been made from an ordinary shooter by a month at the Bath Beach traps of that or this process. It is not only that he may ob of the trap shoot February 22, with Remington-U. M. C. Nitro ing fraternity in ganization. With a handicap of 72 targets Club shells. Weather conditions were also tain a better weapon or ammunition, but that State are num he took the trophy with a grand total of 238. hard at Schenectady, N. Y., February 22, while investigating the instruments with bered, men who Remington-U. M. C. shells were found in the which he hopes to obtain high scores he is have always been Two noted Philadelphia shooters were, suc hands of the first amateur, N. E.. Barker, of unconsciously studying shooting conditions in the fore in the cessful in the, .Washington's Birthday .'.,.' shoot G!ov;ersville, who relied on the Remington- and analyzing his own weak points." These light for any legis of the Larchmoht Gun Club, of New York, U. M, C. Arrow shells. At East Millstone, lution likely to act each breaking a 49 out of 50. Anderson won N. J,, on the same date, R. C. Stryker was he corrects and improves as a natural con 74$*pt the morning event and Newcomb the : after sequence. This experimental period is us for the good of the first :amateur with 169-200, using Reming-, sport. With the noon. The latter also .broke 141 out -of 150. ton-'tT. M. C. shells. The championship, of ually in the Winter months, the "off-sea •^%\ti|, aid of such men as Somerset county and the Johnson & Johnson son,'' when his scores do not bear as much . Messrs. Hookway, special event were both won by W. F. Laird significance as in the Summer months, when Smith, Pumpelly, Hendrickson, Bradford, and ment, Kansas City, Mo., February 14 with Kemington-U. M. C. shells and gun. At other active shooting men, Commissioner Os Jersey City, N. J., February 22, A. L. Ivins the various Interstate and State Champion shells, won third professional average, 446 ships are to be decided. It is very mre that borne ought to be able to keep on the right was hjgh amateur with a Remington-U. M. a shooter takes a chance ,on making big track. . C. Pump, .closely followed by George Piercy and C. T. Day, Jr., both or whom used Ni changes in the Summer months. J. R. Graham, the well-known amateur of Jack Brewer, of Hammonton, N, J., has tro Club shells. First and second amateur Long Lake, 111., won first : amateur average been matched to shoot James Spmers, of averages were won by J. W. Barre and C. at the Elliott mid-Winter tournament, Kan Easton, a 100-flyer match at the White Marsh, B. Clapp at the Moberly, Mo., Gun Club RANDOM SHOTS. sas City, Mo., February 14-18, making the Pa., grounds on March 8 for $250 a side. shoot, February 22, scoring respectively 144 excellent SCore of 449-475.' Messrs. Snyder and 140 out of 150 targets; Barre used Rem and Green won first arid .second places in the When Harry Kahler, of the Highland Gun ington-U. M. C. shells and Auto gun, and TATE Forest, Fish and Game Commis live-bird race for the Elliott Cup, scoring Club, won the first leg for the championship Clapp Remington-U. M. C. shells. sioner T. M. Osborne, of New York, has of Philadelphia with 114 out of 120 he used S respectively 48 and 46. Riley Thompson won Dead Shot powder in Western shells. called a conference of representative the Elliott Target Cup, scoring 90-100. Morgan High Gun at Ogden. sportsmen, anglers and business men interest At Mechanicsburg, O., February 17, Lon ed in the game law enforcement, to be held C. W. Billings, the famous Metropolitan Fisher, of Columbus, won high amateur aver Ogden, Utah, February 23. — With the re on March 9 and 10, in the Assembly parlor, shot, showed that he is rounding into fine age, 135-150, and C. A. Young high genera! markably fine score of 97 out of a possible form by his work at the Montclair, N. J., average, 147-150, both with Peters factory 100 birds, E. J. Moreran carried away the to discuss measures relating to the forest, Gun Club on Saturday, February 25, when he high gun honors at the shoot yesterday. Sam fish and game law and to ascertain what smashed 75 straight targets. In the team loaded shells. and George Browning chose up teams of eight changes, if any, .in the present statutes are de shoot between the Montclair and Passaic, Chris Fiegenspan was the high- scorer at men for the 100-bird shoot. The George sirable. The Forest, Fish and Game Com Clubs Billings broke 48 out of. 50, he being the Macaulay Gun Club, of Newark, N. J., Browning team won by the score of 682 to mittees of the Senate and Assembly have high gun in the event, though his club lost, on February 22, Washington's Birthday, with 654. Bigelow, of Ogden, was second to Mor promised to attend. Fish and fisheries will 481 to 479. 23 out of 25 targets. gan with a 95, while two Salt Lake men, be considered on March 9, and matters per Cummings and Mills, were close up with 94 George S. McCarty, the noted Philadelphia John B. Langmuir, of Niagara Falls, N. each. The scores follow: taining to wild game and fur-bearing animals shooter, who has held the amateur champion will be taken up on March 10. Y., led in the fourth of the weekly 100-bird GEO. BROWNING. 1 SAM BROWNING. ship for two seasons, has enrolled himself as handicap events at Pinehurst, N. C., on Feb Morgan ..... 9T| Bigelow a member of the du Pont Gun Club, of Wil- ruary 25 with 85. G. J. Adams, of Islip, Cumrnlngs .. 94|Mills ...... F THERE is any dearth of trap shooting mington, Del. N. Y., was second. G. Browning 90] S. Browning I this year, as some calamity-howlers pre Beeker ...... 89[Skeen ..... dicted, we fail to see it. There never Shooting under very hard weather condi H. A. Krofening won first amateur average Cooledge .... 8S|8mtth ...... tions at Xenia, O., February 9, C. Dinnitt Kingsley .... S4IM.cM.iUan .. was such a flood of shooting scores coming won first amateur average, breaking 86-100. at the Parker Gun Club shoot, Milwaukeer Miller ...... 84|Crouch ..... into this office as a result of the Washing Wis., February 19, breaking 90-100 with Bayne ...... ton's Birthday holiday this year. The shoots Remington-17. M. C/ Nitro Clubs. At Freehold, N. J., February 16, Neaf Ap- Total ...... 683, Total ...... 654 have been unusually well-attended also. gar won high general average, 140; 150, us At Ashville. O:, February 15, first amateur ing Peters factory loaded shells. average was won~by John S. Ript, who made NEW bill just presented in the New York the excellent score of 112-125 under hard Four Shoot at Marine. State Legislature strikes out the prohi .Edwin H. Fitler, of Philadelphia, won the weather conditions. Bath Beach, L. I., February 23.—Only three A cup offered by F. K. Burnham, of New York, ———————•——————— gunners reported at the Bath Beach traps of bition in the present law against fishing at the weekly shoot of the Florida Gun Club the Marine and Field Club yesterday. The on Sunday so that if the measure becomes a at Palm Beach, Fla., on February 25. He Crescent Trophy Shoot Ends. principal event was a shoot on the 300 law anglers may indulge in their pastime had 24 kills out of 25 "flyers," missing his Brooklyn, N. Y., February 27.—Two impor "bird"' match that is running throughout without the necessity of taking out a license. tenth, which was scored as a. kill as his han tant events came to an end at the Bay Ridge the month. J. H. Emanuel, Jr., succeeded dicap allowance. His twenty-fourth, though traps of the Crescent A. C. on February 25. in finishing a string of 200 targets, breaking hit hard, fell dead out of bounds. Howard HE plan of Mayor Reyburn, of Philadel Being the final shoot of the month, the last 143. The scores: Brokaw, .of New York, and F. A. Pittsy of leg for the February Cup was the most impor Targets ...... T phia, to make a big fish aquarium and Lakewood, divided second with 21 each. tant fixture on the .program. The event was ,T. H. Kmamiel. Jr.. historical exhibition on the site of the at 50 targets and the leg was 'taken by G. P. U. T< present Fairmount Park Waterworks has been Much of the credit for1 the rapid rise and G. Stephenson, Jr. However, the winner of C. B. Ludv] 24 SPORTING LIFE THE WINNING COMBINATION— Fred Gilbert and Winchester "Leaders* A Reliable Man and Reliable Shells Reliability will usually tell. Here was old reliable Fred Gilbert shooting in the Great Western Handicap at Live Birds with reliable Winchester "Leader" Shells. He killed the 25 straight, tieing two other shooters. Then, shooting off the tie, he killed five more straight, running ahead of his competi tors. Reliable shells help to make a reliable shooter. Win chester shells have won every World's live bird and inanimate target championship and have been the year's high average winners for years, Remember This and Shoot Winchester Shells SHOOTING AT CHICAGO TRAPS. filub Saturday, February 18, and was won by Charles L. Bush. The scores: > • H. T.!, E. T. Attendance Below Standard But Compe C. L. Bush ...... 4 21] Y. T. Frazee ...... 2 20 George Bosall .... 3 20|J. W. England .... 3 20 tition Shows no Lessening. J. C. Atwater .... 3 20| ED. WINSLOW. PPENDED will be found a complete May 23, 24—Sikeston, Mo. Sikeston Gun Club. Wm. By Wm. T. Merkle. TEAM SHOOT IN BALTIMORE. and correct list of all shooting H. Tanner, secretary. Chicago, 111., February 24.—The Chicago events scheduled for the near or May 23, 24, 25—San Antonio, Tex. Texas State Gun Club's Saturday and Sunday shoots on remote future. The list comprises tournament, under the auspices of the San An Prospect and City Clubs Win From Com tournaments registered under the tonio Gun Club. Dan O'Connell, secretary. February 18 and 19 did not draw quite as _._._ auspices of the Inter-State Asso May 23, 24, 25—Lincoln, Neb. Nebraska State tour well as usual, but there was no lack of in bination of Rivals. ciation; tournaments not register nament under the auspices of the Capitol Beach terest in the events. Scores: ed but listed by independent organizations; Gun Club. T. C. Brownfield, president. By George P. Mordecai. SATURDAY EVENT. and fixed club events. Secretaries of gun May 24. 25—Columbus, Wis. Columbus Gun Club. Baltimore, Md., February 25.—There was a clubs are requested to see that any events Carl F. Gruhn, secretary. Targets ...... HP. 25 25 T.*10<*10 T. 25 25 25»10 large and interesting gathering 'present on scheduled by their clubs are entered in this May 24, 25—Dayton, Ky. Kentucky State tournament, A. F. MacLachlan.. 18 18 21 39 16 16 32 24 21 .. 1 February 13 on the grounds of the Baltimore standing calendar and any corrections are under the auspices of the Northern Kentucky Gun J.