TRADEMARKS!) BY THE SPORTING LIFE PUB. CO. ENTERED AT PHILA. P.O. A3 SECOND CLASS MATTES VOLUME 26, NO. 20. PHILADELPHIA, FEBRUARY 8, 1898.
NOT AT VARIANCE. SOUTH JERSEY©S LEAGUE The Minneapolis Triumvirate as To be Organized at a Meeting on WILL BE A FIZZLE. United Now as Ever. the lOth. Minneapolis, Feb. 4. Marcus P. Hayne, who is The South Jersey Base Ball League, which associated with Hal Watson and John Goodnow was last season one of the best paying or THE CHURCH CITY TEAM ABOUT iu the ownership of the Minneapolis Ball Club, ganizations in the semi-professional ranks, will THE LEAGUE "HARRY WRIGHT" DAY consented to talk a little yesterday concerning hold a meeting at Caindeu on the 10th inst., at the stories that have been going the rounds, which the question of Increasing the circuit to UNSEASONABLE. SETTLED ON claiming that the owners were a house divided six cities will be discussed at length. Cam- agiinst itself. den will be© taken in and probably Claytou © There is absolutely nothing in that story," and one other good ball town. said Mr. Hayne. "We are ail working in har The league at present consists of three clubs, As "Sporting Life" Predicted Few, il Twenty Men Will be Carried Mike mony©, and everything has been harmonious right namely, Millville, Brldgetou and Salem. These along. We have agreed with Air. Goodnow in clubs wanted Carnden in the circuit last sea Griffin Out ol the Brewery Busi everything he has done, arid if anyone is trying son, but the schedule was completed before Any, Clubs Will be in Shape to to stir up a row between us they will find that the latter club organized. It is probable that they cannot do it. When Mr. Goodnow came the circuit will be enlarged to six clubs. Meet ness Death of the Veteran Player home from the Milwaukee meeting be told us ings will also be held in Bridgeton, Salem Make a Respectable Showing so that Omaha had been turned down, and he was and Millville, and everything will be in readi ready to quit the controversy. We said: "All ness for the opening of the season about the Thomas Deyyr, Etc/ right. We are with you!" We have not had any middle of May. Early as April 13. misunderstanding, and while Mr. Goodnow has taken hold more than the rest of us, I am glad LIGHT AT LAST. Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 5. "Editor Sport of it. I am in the law business and do not New York, Feb. 5. Harry Wright day, ing Life:" It is now practically settled pretend to be a base ball manager, and we are which was created at the annual meeting that the team which will represent. Brook glad to have Mr. Goodnow look after the details. A Tip to the World as to the League of the National League last November, lyn in the National League this season We expect to give Minneapolis a good ball team, Schedule. promises to be a huge n©asco, owing to will be made up as follows: © Pitchers, and depend upon it, there will be no friction be Washington, Feb. 4.-Of the schedule Mr. the unseasonable day set by the League Kennedy, Stine, Gumbert, Daub, Abbey, tween the owners." Young had this to say: "I have framed the committee for paltry exhibition games. The Harper and Payne; catchers, Gritu, Con Dailoy schedule on the same general lines as that of Brooklyn team c* that date, April 13, will and Bun-ell; intielders, Lachance, Tom Daly, NASHVILLE NOT SLEEPING. last year, changing the holiday dates so as to be somewhere in the South; the Bostons Bonner, Coreoran, Shindle aid Schoirh; out- give the clubs that had poor attractions last will play in an obscure New England village, fielders, Griffin, McCarthy. Andereon and Jones. year the© strongest clubs to play with this and the other ten National League club* hay« Griftm will be the captain and Foutz will be A Manager to Succeed Stallings in year. In other words, I have tried, to distribute made no arrangement for the day. the manager of the team. "View. the ©good things© in the schedule so that every NEW YORK©S HAI/TING PLAN. Nashville, Tenn.. Feb. 5. The directors of club will receive its share of the sweet as GRIFFIN -WILL PLAY. well as the bitter. The Western clubs will Here in. New York Irwin proposed to arranga Mike Griffin, captain and centre fielder of the the Nashville Club will meet, soon to look a game at the Pclo Grounds between the Giants thoroughly into the question of the selection play in the East on Decoration Day, and also Brooklyns, vvjll during the coming base ball sea on Labor Day, because those holidays are more and the Orange Athletic Club©s team, with Ward son be enabled to devote bis entire attention of a manager for the club in the event George playing second base tor the latter and Wester- Stallings decides to go to Detroit to manage generally observed in the East. Fourth of to playing instead of being bothered by other July is a great holiday all over the country, and velt pitching. It was stated the other day that business affairs. Griffin has had a one-third the team there. Among the would-be steppers the manage- of the Orange A. C.©s- refused to into the "doctor©s" shoes is Dan Sweeney. one therefore there will be a home and home ser interest in the Watertown, N. Y.. Brewing ies East and West. That Is, the Western play. Probably a picked nine could be secured, Company, and about a year ago said that he of Nashville©s catchers last season. Dan man which ©would be as satisfactory as© the Orange aged the Oshkosh team in the Northwestern clubs will play together in the West, and the would retire from tie diamond because he could Eastern clubs will play in the East." A. C. team. There a .re Ward, Hatfteld, Ger- not spare the time, during the summer to leave League the season they won the championship. hardt. Murphy. Gore, Lynch. Hornung. Crane and his Interests unprotected. Griffin, however, en The great McCarthy, now of Boston, was a few other former New York favorites, from joys base ball for the pastime itself, and this, brought out by Sweeney that, season. OUR OLD FRIEND AGAIN. whom a good nine could He formed. together with the fact that be receives a big Peck Sharp, who captained and.played second A FUTILE WESTERN SCHEME. salary from the local organization, enabled for Milwaukee last season, is also one of the Another "Big Four" Gang to Make la Cincinnati they are trying to get together President Byrne to induce him to reconsider applicants for the place. .T. F. Houseman, cap Large Offers For. such a, nine of the old time favorites, including his determination. According to a letter from tain of the Richmond (Va.) Club last season, which won the championship of the Virginia Baltimore, Feb. 4. While Hanlon was on & re "Charley" Gould. famous as the first, baseman Watertown, Griffin has sold out his interest cent visit to ©New York he was approached by of the ©original Ked Stockings; "Will" White, in the brewing company to his partners, and League, has been mentioned for the place, and "Jim" White. Reilly, Carpenter, Fullmer. Jones, says he is prepared to devote his entire atten it is understood that Con Strouthers. who play certain capitalists who are fond of the game, ed first base and captained for Detroit last who made him a rather startling proposition. It Sweasey, Leonard, and probably "Bug" Alli- tion to base ball. He will probably sign a con was nothing less than an offer to buy the Big son These former favorites are widely scat tract with the Brooklyns nest week. year w6uld not refuse if he had a chance. President Robinson, of the Cleveland Club, Four Jennings, McGraw, Keeler and Kelley tered, but an effort will be made to get them A VETERAN PLAYER DEAD. was in the city Saturday trying to purchase and one other player for a. sum of ready money together for the occasion. Thomas Devyr, one of the best base ball pitcher John Ballard from the local team. He in the neighborhood of $30,000. The name of BETTER ABANDON IT. players of his day, died recently at his home failed to make connection. the fifth player has not been disclosed. Indi The day, 13th, is unlucky, and the scbeuift in Greeupoint, and was interred in the family cations point to two of the newer members Of is unworthy of the demands upon the Na plot at Mount Olivet. When a boy he learned the team who are held in high favor and con tional League. If the magnates are wise they to play ball with the Marion Club, a junior VAN DERBECK©S IDEA. sidered certain comers. The proposition struck will afc their meeting this month call Harry organization of Williamsburg. He then Hanlon as so ridiculous that he laughed in the Wright Dav off, and, following the suggestion farmed the Eckfords, and was one of their Expects to Break Into the Big League faces of those wh:> made it, and deigned no of Messrs. *Abell and Freednmn last November, champion nine. He subsequently became a further notice of it than to reply: "Gentlemen, each open his purse and contribute to an member of the famous Mutual Club, of New in a Year or Two. if you want to take the pennant away from Bal amount sufficient to erect the desired monu York with which he played until be retired Detroit, Feb. 5. George Arthur Van Derbeck, timore you must beat the team. You can©t buy ment, for the National League alone owes it to from the field to devote himself to politics, at the head of the Detroit Base Ball Club, return it." the memory of the distinguished dead baseball which be wus also quite successful. ed from an extended visit in the East last week. organizer and manager. Many of the natrons of the old Union ground There is no truth in the report industriously cir EXPENSIVE TRAVELING. will recall the trim athletic figure and curly culated from New York and Pittsburg that De head of Tommy Devyr as he guarded short troit will shake the minor and enter the major THE SOUTHERN©S RATING. field in many of the greatest games played league at least not this year. The Railroads Want More Base Ball there. He was described as "a heavy bats The City of the Straits is not at this time Pudding. Quite Satisfied to Remain iu man, yet agile and active as a cat, and as prepared to make the change. Mr. Van Derbeck Washington, D. C., Feb. 4. This year will be watchful, also." He was a universal favorite, admitted yesterday that one of the objects of more expensive than usual to baseball clubs Class "B." for it was always in the closest contests that his trip East was to size up the situation. He in point of traveling. The recent iron bound New Orleans, Feb. 5.-It looks as though there his most brilliant plays were made. Of all met the heads of all the clubs of importance and rate agreement among tre railroad trunk lines will be some lively discussion in the next meet the many prizes he received during his base was assured that Detroit was warmly favored materially affects every club in the National ing of the Southern League, in regard to ap ball career none remained in his possession in every respect. League. The rate for parties of ten or more plying for Class A protection. Some advocate at the time of his death, save a book of "Van" is satisfied that if he wants to break has been fixed at two cents per mile, while last this step, but it would be better and more poems, bestowed on him by Colonel Fitzgerald, into the League he can be accommodated. He year some of the teams traveled on a rate of economical should the League remain iu (.lass president of the Athletic Club, of Philadelphia. is not anxious to break iu this year. If he can o©ie and a quartsr cents. Inasmuch as- each club B. To secure Class A protection it means an ODDS AND ENDS. make the riffle in 1897 or the following year he ave/agcs about 12.000 miles during the season extra outlay of money, which yrill go to the Manager Foutz said the other day: "I don©t, will be satisfied. Detroit will be represented as and carries probably fourteen tuen, the increased National League, so that when it is reasoned know where we will play on ©Harry Wright usual in the Western League this year. traveling expenses will be in excess of a thous out that the drafting of players from the South and dollars to a club. What is more, the new ern League by the National League or other Day © Our programme is not to return to organizations in Class A is so very rare, it is Eastern Park till after the season opens." THE STATE LEAGUE. agreement leaves the clubs no choice of roads. "Charley" Ebetts. treasurer of the Brooklyns, Any © team which travels betwen New York and better that, the League remain in Ciass B. and member of the Legislature, is on the Sol Chicago must take the road to which it is as President Powers said that be looked at the diers© Home Committee at Albany. He promises President Hou«jh Says Easton and signed, whose turn it is to take out the next matter from that standpoint, and it is very troupe. Tliis new arrangement may tax some probable that after the facts are brought before to introduce a bill making worn-out ball players Reading Are in Line. the sponsors of this move it will be dropped. eligible as inmates to all military homes Now that the misunderstandings caused by©the of the clubs to make all their scheduled dates. in this State. maliciously untruthful reports of the State President Byrne said the other day: "I League meeting sent out from Allentown have A NICE MAM, THIS. AN APPEAL MADE. never advocated the abolition of^spikes nor did spent their force, the prospects for a speedy I favor rubber shoes as a substitute. You completion of the circuit are unusually bright. Catcher Bolan in Jail For Wife Dallas Was Not Heard in the Elber- couldn©t get an accident policy out on a player Easton will undoubtedly have a club in the Boating and Contempt. who used rubber shoes in the field. If we League under the direction of the veteran, fleld Case. could get a good substitute- for the spikes Memphis. Feb. 4. Paddy Bolan. a member of Dallas, Tes., Feb. 2. It is settled that the William R. Parks. In order to insure .its .smc© the Memphis and Milwaukee Base Ball teams, many an injury and many an oath would be cess the Easton Sunday Call has conceived the Dallas Club will take an appeal from the de will hardly play on the diamond this year. cision of the National Board in the matter of gnved." excellent scheme of starting a. popular loan Judge Galloway, in the Second Circuit Court, on President Byrne will send out contracts this Every loyal Eastonian will have an opportunity the award of Norman Elberneld, the Norwood boy, Saturday granted Bolan©s wife a divorce and who bad signed a Dallas contract, but who has week and make other arrangements for the to contribute anything from 50 cents upward, sent the ball tosser to jail for contempt of court. approaching eason. The team will start for until the necessary amount is raised. been awarded to Montgomery. It seems that When Mrs. Bolan filed suit for separation a few President McNealus, of Dallas, was not notified t? f South on or about March 10. Mr. George B. Weidner, of the Rending days ago the Court issued an injunction re Outfieldfr Treadwav has been transferred to Eagle, will see that his city is appropriately of the fact that a protest against Elberneld. straining her husband from maltreating her in going to Dallas had been filed. Neither was he the Grand Rapids Club. represented in the State League. Though he any way. Bolan paid no attention to this order entertains the kindliest feeling for Mr. Wit-man, notified that tb» Montgomery Club would present and hunted her up and administered a terrible its claim at the National Board meeting. Hence A Decision Against Sunday Playinsr. whom, he says, has still many friends in Read boating. An indictment was found by the Grind ing, lie will do that lie can do to strengthen the Dallas side of the story has fot beeu heard. The Nebraska Supreme Court has decided Jury charging assault with intent to murder, After McNealus has had bis say, the decision of thai. Sunday playing is contrary to the statutes the hands of "Jack" Milligan. who will manage and the prospects are that he will spend the sum of that State. the team the coming seasoi. Philadelphia Press. mer in the workhouse or penitentiary. tte board may be reversed. LIFE. 8.
Louis for the holiday games in this city they best men who ever wore a uniform; in r&oa* are again demonstrating thfcir inconsistency. Be departments of play few have excelled ntm iu cause you can talk about your twelve club circuit the past, and there is no likelihood of Graj (©of a million years, it is nevertheless a most ever equaling him in either respect." W^ll. pronounced fact that the New York base ball it just happens that this run gc ting and base public has never ceased to deplore the day when running ability more than offse s any failure the old eight-club circuit was abolish^!. New to field hot grounders or to s ug for home PRESIDENT FREEDMAN ONCE MORE Yorkers want to see Boston, Baltimore, Chicago FATHER CHADWICK ALSO runs. Latham is a great team vorker at th* Philadelphia, and teams of that class three bat. as he hag brains to exce in it. But nmes during the season, instead of having bu Latham stands alone as the greatest of IN EVIDENCE. two series with such teams as is now t.he case v INTO LINE. coachers. one full of original humor and of It must be remembered that on holidays there, great natural raillery, and to ac extent which are usually thany first-class attractions in and no other single coacher in the Leaprne possesses. around New York, and while the great national HENRY CHADWICK: Tfte New York Chief Gives His Views game has first call, too much dependence must His Voice Against the Farming System not be placed upon that gratifying fact. It one respect, however, the schedule will be an PHILADELPHIA POINTERS. on a Number o! Topics Gossip improvement over last year, and that is in the The Evil Results of It Pointed abolition of the alternate days for Western clubs Extensive Improvements at the Hall About the Players and Comment betwed the Polo Grounds and Eastern Park Oat Clearly and Forcibly Other Each club©will play the series at once, as of eld Park—Seating Capacity For 5OOo NOTES AND COMMENT. IViore People Being Arranged For — OB the League Schedule, It is by no means an established fact tha Topics Touched Upon, Current Gossip and Comment. George Dtvis will be the captsiiu . f tUe.Nev Yorks. .. - Philadelphia, Feb. 5. When Uie Philadel N«*vr YorlJ. Feb. ci. Editor "Sporting E. B. Talcott©s many friends will be glad i< Sag. Harbor. N? , i©., .E©eh.. 3:. Skitter phia Base Ball grounds are arranged i<> Life": He has returned. WhoV Why hear that the ex-magnate is improving. He was "Sporting Life:" I was very glad :to see suith the management they will be .tb« "His Whiskers" with the fish stories unite seriously ill last weok with ©an attack b" that editorial paragraph of yours in, your most complete in many ways of any of the President Freedman slipped into town last gastritis, and narrowly escaped- typhoid fever. issue of the 18th inst,".iu -which you justly League diamonds. This winter the 1\eid Thursday evening arm in arm with his Thomas L. Hamiltoii. has »a.bnmie
Mr. Von der Ahe a long letter, prating about ;ign where he pleased. If Hutchiuson proves the "interests of harmony," and offering any 10 is not fast enough, the home team will-Lot Boston player bar Nichols and a cash bonus anything, but be it stated to the credit of for the southpaw. Mr. Von der Ahe©s©refusal THE INTER-STATE lutchinson that he stands much ,higher in the to trade was prompt and decisive. tverages than does McFarland, of 1 >cs Moines, vhom Louisville drafted some time, ago. LINE HITS. JOHN J. SA©« ©XDERS. The St. Louis Club© has signed a new pitcher WILL BE A LIVING ORGANIZATION named Jacob Ford. He was with the Shamokin, Pa., team last season, and won 28 out of 32 ATLANTA AFFAIRS. games. He is recommended by Doruinick Lynch, AFTER ALL. who put Jack Stivetts in the field. Heine Pietz was at Von der Abe©s race track The Southern League Moves, En Saturday. He looks as fine as silk. dorsed Why Atlanta Was Repre Manager Diddlebock gives out that he intends unnells, ol Toledo, Succeeds in His sented by Proxy Manager Knowles to make a salary list that will be satisfactory to every man on it. •• > to be Let. Out, Etc. At the next meeting of the Southern Illinois Task The League Pat Upon Its Atlanta, Ga., Feb., 3. Editor "Sporting ; Amateur League, April 5, a staff of four umpires ^ife:" I knew it!! Said so air the time!!! will be appointed. Applications should be filed \nd the Southeastern is in its coffin, as far with Wm. Schmidt, secretary, Belleville, 111. Feet With a Circuit ol Six Live as Atlanta is concerned. Well! .Well!© Well!!! The diamond at Sportsman©s Park is to be re tfay its ashes rest in peace. Funny, isn©t it? modeled and given a new surfacing. It needs it t was the Southern which was supposed to be badly. Naturally one Of the finest base ball and Large Western Towns. lead, but presto things have, changed and: grounds in the country, poor handling made it ignt has again proven victor in the Bght- the poorest. Toledo, Feb. 4. The Interstate League Novv as organized bere to-day at a meeting THAT MEETING BUBNHAM©S BROCKTONS. eld in tbe Hotel Madisqu. It it Memphis last week was air right, wasn©t ROYAL WELCOME ACCORDED THE vas decided to run a six-team t? Pretty lively sort of, a corpse that, eh, ^amar? Let©s see, in my last letter I s;aid that How This Team Will Doubtless be ircuit, unless Akron and Dayton, each sentiment would cut no figure in running ©thft KEW MAMGER. Made up. f which nave asked a week further time iffairs of the Association this year, and that ) decide to come in. The circuit is »ach club wrould have to plank down the -guar- Brockton, Mass., Feb. 5. Editor "Sporting tfde up of Wheeling, W. Va.; Toledo and Life:" Fred E. Patterson, whom it was sup mtee in full before she is fully eligible to par oungstown, O.; Washington and New Castle, ticipation in tho division of the spoils. Well, Introduced to His New Associates in a posed would cover first, will probably not be a., .and Fort Wayne, Ind. seen tere. Manager Burnham wired Patterson ;he news from the meeting fully bears out, Buckenberger will own the Wheling team, and Lhis assertion, as that was one of the very_ for tcims, and that player replied stating same. reorge L. Morelaud will be manager. William Happy Manner New to Ball Managers vi©h©ch were accepted. A little later and along lyers is behind Fort Wayne, while the niil- strong features decided on, and it will be" comes a letter from Patterson stating that he onaire oil man, B. I). McKeon, puts in a team carried out to the letter, too. Sorry Nicklin- had previously signed a contract with Glenalvin iv.ould not accept a renomination. But the elec^ t Washington, under a stiff guarantee. A. A. tion of Powers gives us the very best man Yon Der Ahe Talks o! His Trip to go to Portland, Ore., but he preferred to inderson backs the Youngstown team. J. L. play East, and, thinking Glenalvin would re in sight for that trying and important position, IcFate for New Castle, and J. W. Gunnells is ind the Association can feel itself fortunate, lease hiro, and that there w.ia no National Agree shind Toledo. Breitenstein Obdurate, Etc. ment protection for Portland, Ore., he had mnde C. B. fowers, of Pittsburg, was elected presi- indeed, in making this happy choice. The terms with Brockton, but now he had received a ent, secretary and treasurer. The salary limit ATLANTA CLUB letter from Glenalvin offering to release him i $1000, guarantee, $500; season five months, ras not represented in person, but wired Powers St. Louis, Feb. 4. Editor "Sporting only for a consideration from the club that want cm Mav 1 to Oct. 1. There is ample funds back tier proxy, as it happened that. Joe Hirsh, the Life." Mr. Von der Ahe returned from the ed him. f the venture, which starts off in a Haltering president of the club, was at Hot Springs East, with his architect, Mr. Wiess, but Manager Burnham, at the lequcst of Patter- nanner. in search of health. Treasurer Richert was in; without Mr. Diddlebock, in a very happy son, wrote Glenaivin some ten days ago to know California on his wedding trip, and several of frame of mind. He said he had found out if he cared to name a small sum for the re- the directors were out of town. Secretary" Dick- ail he wanted to about "chutes." While leass of the player or consider some player un LOUISVILLE LINES. erson could not leave his business without .a., East he had engaged Manager Diddlebock, der control of the Brockton Club in exchange. most unjustifiable sacrifice©, and hence Atlanta had signed a couple of the old players, and Receiving no reply from Glenalvin, and having a Another Catcher Drafted More of was ic the unusual position of not being, repre chance to secure E L. Breckenridge, for sev sented at u base ball meeting. I don©t exactly ©had laid lines for deals which Diddlebock the Youngsters Being Farmed Out will carry out. In regard to the fake stor eral seasons past with Eastern League clubs., know where Ed Bniffy was, I guess he must and last season with Rochester, an agreement The Candidates For Short Field. have been down in Florida trying to get a ies from New York "and Pittsburg, Chris was reached Friday night last. chance to interview some stray Cuban refugees, said that he would not sell the St. Louis Breckenridge was well to the front last season Louisville, Feb. 4. Editor "Sporting and incidentally look up, the bearings of the franchise; on the contrary he was pre as a hitter, having a batting average of .338 Ate:"—The Louisville Club has another Flying Squadron, or perhaps he just took a pared to buy out the entire Cleveland outfit. in 87 games and a fielding average of .976. The tew player. During the past week the club run down to Venezuela to get statistics on the He further said that, although he had been big fellow will be a running mate for Birming las drafted Catcher Eddie Boyle, of the St. boundary question. At any rate Buff was not offered big money for his club he had no notion ham, of New Bedford. He will be well re ©aul Club, of the Western League. Good it that League meeting. That much is certain. of retiring from base ball. ceived here, and Manager Burnham is to be udges who have seen him. play say he is THE PERSONNEL A ROYAL RECEPTION. congratulated on securing so experienced and re i comer. He is a brother of Jack Boyle, of next season©s Atlanta team is at present, Harry Diddlebock arrived in St. Louis Wed liable a player. Mick Wise, reserved by the if the Philadelphia Club, about Jack©s size undecided. A meeting of the stockholders of. nesday night. He knew he was here, and he club, will now be released or traded1. aid looks enough like Jack to be a twin. the Atlanta Club will be held this week, when will never forget it. Hardly had the new For backstop we have Shea reserved, and Ball players who have played against him definite plans will be laid as to the. policy manager alighted from his train than he was two excellent young catchers have been se ay he is cool, a fine thrower, good batsman they intend to pursue the coming year. In seized by a reception committee and hustled cured in Fred Buclow, with, Columbus and Cyg ind has a remarkably good head behind onversatlon with one of the directors of into Colonel Coakley©s office, where he was net, O., Clubs, last season, and James Stevick, he bat for a youngster, and with a year©s ex- ^he club, who is in touch with thf< doings of held until the tally-ho coach with a special who was with Sharon, Pa., last summer in tbe >erience in the National League will make a that organization, I learn that; the club will delegation of twelve came and got him. With Iron and Oil League, and, ranked next to Frank first-class catcher. Last season he caught every this year be run on a strictly business basis, out ceremony he was conducted to the tally-ho Boyd, the reliable backstop, signed with Ro ime for St. Paul, and was considered a big ind that economy will be the watchword.with coach, the party proceeded direct to the chester for 1896. Lvorite in every city in the Western League. ..hem. Knowles, I was sorry to hear, will On the infield we have reserved Hiekey, second Planters© Hotel, where Manager Weaver and THAT LETS ONE CATCHER OUT. hardly be re-signed, ns his terms are too steep his affable assistant, Colonel Cunningbam, had base; Stackhouse, third base, and Sheehan, short to suit the present purposes and plans of ©thn stop. The latter will no doubt be released to Now, with the addition of Boyle, Louisville "touched the button," and well, the force of ill have Warner, Boyle and Miller, and will directory. I think there is no better man make room for MacKenzie, a promising young available for the position, and think a penqy- the Planters© did the rest. player from the New Jersey League, who has e well fixed for catchers, the three named do- ug the regular work. Bills, of Grand Kapids, wise-pound,foolish policy in the signing of so A FEAST. been signed. The terms of James Kelly, an important a personage to the make-up of a infielder last season with Sharon; Pa., have also s anxious to get Spies, and he wil probably go Happy speeches were made by the guests here. Spies makes a first-class minor league team as its manager is, speaking, a big mistake of tlie evening, President, Von der Ahe, Vice been accepted. A good manager, one who besides is an ex In the outfield Pettit, Nadeau and Dorsey will an, but he is hardly up to the standard of the President Peckington, Secretary of the Board ational League, as the pitchers say he. is cellent infielder. hard hitter and judicious base Hetzel, Private Secretary Muckenfuss, repre be found when the "bell rings." Pettit has eking in head* work behind the stick, and tor runner, is not to be found lying idle at every sentatives of the various St. Louis newspapers, not been heard from : since he left Brockton. turn in the road these days, and I think it Gus Heckel, Police Commissioner Forster, J. M. Manager Burnham has written him twice, and this reason Buck Ewing let him go. However, xperience should bring him around. would be an unwise move on the part of the Hunt, Larry O©Day, Dan Donnelly and a num has received no reply. Can it be that Bob in Atlanta Club to allow so valuable a man .to ber of others. Colonel Hayues and Manager tends to quit the game? ARE THEY WORTH IT? slip through their fingers. AL. WEINFELD. Peckington sang a few old English songs, Fred A new pitcher has been landed the past week Said a well-known director the other day: "I Foster entertained the company with vocal by Manager Burnham.. His* name is William ead in the "Sporting Life" where Circle, of selections, and when at midnight the party McKenna, and lie was with Lynch burg, Va., rMttsburg, says that McCreery would prefer to WACO WILL BE IN IT. broke up the affair was voted a brilliant suc- last season. He is regarded as a strong man, work for $1800 per season at base ball than to and comes highly recommended by several persons ave a clerical position in Pittsburg at 81200. Organization Perfected to Put a who have seen him work. This will make the Jow this all sounds very nice, said he, but let DIDDLEBOCK©S POLICY. le tell you that, the only way Louisville could Team in the Texas League. Manager Diddlebock outlined the policy he pitching department consist of Kerwan, Magee, Waco, Jan. 27. Editor "Sporting Life:" The will pursue in St. Louis briefly, but to the Noblett and McKenna. eep McCreery out of the game would be to While there may be some changes it is safe age him. This talk about $1800 per annum for lovers of the national game in Waco are once point. He does not intend to talk much; he is t aw young pitchers is all bosh, the half of the lore happy, and the "fans" have already coru- going to work, achieve results, and talk about to say that the Brockton team will be made up pretty close on the lines I have given. Brock above amount would sound much better." And lenced to talk. Waco has decided to become them afterwards. He has not yet become le is right. Few experiments are worth that a, member1 of the Texas League. AtCy Young order, very speedy and fine batsmen. His remarks were well received by the meet*- cial business, too looking for an escaped prison McFarland pitched for Bvansville, Ind., in the ing, and upon motion of Mr. Costella, the chaiml- St. Joseph, Mo., Feb. 3.-Editor "Sporting Southern League last year, and Hermann pitched man appointed a committee© of five, consisting er. The crack pitcher never looked better iu Life:" Manager Haller has his team complete bis life. He has developed very much about the for Nashville, of the same League. By 1897, of W. T. Harris, Jr., chairman; Bill Poague, now, and everything is in readiness for the open Louisville should have two first-class pitchers M. Grider, Mike Guinan and TOrfl. Ciostella, who shoulders and his lower body is still that of an ing of the Western Association championship sea athlete. Breitenstein is just 20 years old; he in these two plavers, as their Eastern League ex were authorized to perfect an organization, draft) is 5 feet 7 inches tall, and weighs in condition son. it rience is likelv to develop them in tine style. by-laws and to canvass the merchants " of Waco The players that are signed so far are as fol MORE TO GO. to subscribe for stock. © Several of our leading 165 pounds, more than 100 of whicli is above lows, and unless changes are made tbe team his belt. If splendid condition is any criterion Three more of the Colonels will be farmed out merchants were present who signified their will that will represent St. Joseph is: Catchers, Morton to Memphis, of the Southern League. Ross Mil ingness to assist the club all in their power, be should pitch the game of his existence this Mitchell and James Parker; pitchers, John Slagle, year. He still asserts that he will never pitch ler, a pitcher of Corydon, Ind.. Billy Fuller, and there is no doubt but that they will all W. S. Woodsides, James Flanagan, Lou Johnson, catcher and first baseman, and John M. Godar, respond liberally when the committee calls on another ball for St. Louis unless Mr. Von de Ahe Harry Colburn and Ed Reinhart; Manager Haller, third baseman, of Cincinnati. These three should them, and Waco Is thereby at last assured of a pays him a salary proportionate to his work and first base; George Reese, second base; Geo. Ross, itrengthen Memphis, as they are considered good first-class club iu the League. The committee Ills value to the St. Louis Club. shortstop; Tony Esterquest, third base; Fergusou minor league men. Now, if Louisville develops will report at a meeting to be held©on Saturday, MANAGER AND PLAYER TALK. McVicker and McHale outneiders. two or three good men out of what players they February 1, at which time a manager "will be While here Breitenstein bearded the lion in In addition to these the following will be giv farm out they should be well satisfied. the selected and players signed1 at once. "ROX.Y." his den by paying a visit to Sportsman©s Park, en a trial: Miles. Driscoll, Early, McConnell. Con lub officials are taking no chances for the salarj but Vou der Ahe did not act as though he bad nors, Jenkins and Weigenstein. Manager Haller ,,f these players, every player farmed out taking A Creditable Showing. any interest in Theodore©s prospects during the haa several trades on hand, which, if completed his own chances for his salary. P. T. Powers, who has ju©at been re-elected coming season, but referred him to the new will add much to the strength of the team. One FOR SHORTSTOF. president of the Eastern League for the fourth manager, DSddlebock. The latter then tried to of the most promising men signed by Manage] There is a good deal of talk here regarding the consecutive term, says that after years of hard get Theodore to sign a contract at the limit Hadder is Geo. Ross. position of shortstop for the coming season. The work the Eastern is firmly established beyond $2400. But "Breit" only smiled and said: At last the National Board has recognized th< club is believed to have two quite promising all fear of disaster. At times, during the first, "You©ll have to do business with Mr. Havill, of minor league clubs. That is in the case of Me vo-ingsters in Frank Shannon, of Springfield, an( years of his administration, the situation became Chester." Breiteisteiii assured Mr. Diddlebock Hale and the Columbus team. Now Bobby wil Frank Eustace, of Pottsville. of the Pennsylvania ticklish, but they managed to weather the fiuau- that his salary of $2500 was secured to him play with St. Joe or he will not play at all. Sta te League, both are highly spoken of as cal storms and anchor in a haven of solidity. by a certified check, and again reiterated his in Work will soon be commenced on the ball park pro:uinising players. The southern trip should give tentions of playing in Chester. Seeing that fur Catcher Claude Jones, of last year©s Saints, i •a. line on who is best adapted for the position, ther argument would not help his case, Mr. Did critically ill at his home in Kansas City. and the better batsman. Eustace is exceptionally Dartmouth Organized. dlebock wished the pitcher every possible suc It is rumored that the Association scbedul well spoken of in this connection, but time will HHanover. Jan. 30. The Dartmouth Base©Ball cess in his new venture and bid him good after- will correspond with that of the Western League tell There is evident satisfaction, however, in AS5 oCiation has chosen these officers: C. H. Rich- Kin ©DO president: J. ©O. Slmpson, ©!>7. vice coon, so that the two leagues may exchange games. having two such men as candidates for the po- ard Pittsburg has offered $300 for shortstop Ross pre ndent; J. W. Etlerly, "J
ceipts, can easily be imagined. The very does from the man who had charge of the team on the field last year, shows the way the wind thought of the coJlusions, corruptions and is blowing, and William Joyce, for captain, will SPORTING LIFE scandals that would inevitably be bred by come pretty near getting the unanimous vote of a system that would open the door to his associates next spring. A WEEKLY JOURNAL jickeying is appalling. MERCER ALL RIGHT. We have already had a reminder, In a Good news comes In a screed from William Devoted to THE WESTERN LEAGUE HERTS HIS Mercer, the popular young twirler of the Wash quiet way, in the Temple Cup series, of ington Club. Nothing" could sound more assuring, BASE BALL, BICYCLING, SHOOT. how quickly the nonor and glory of the PROPOSITIONS. after dread thoughts of losing him, than 10 ING. GENERAL SPORTS championship may be entirely lost sight read he is once more anxious for the season ti> of, or at least made secondary to a ques open. That fortune is not so severe on the Sen AND PASTIMES. ators in winter time as in the playing season tion of extra compensation. To have the The Difficulty Over the Toledo Club©s is evidenced by the fact that Mercer has not Temple Cup experience injected as a regu only fully regained his health. »but says ^ he Published by lar thing into the whole championship cam feels stronger than ever before in his life. This paign would be simply intolerable. Reserved Players Adjusted to tlie is not an ante-contract-siguing jolly, by the THE SPORTING LIFE PUBLISHING CO. way, for his signature was affixed to a con tract last fall, and he will receive a liberal in 34 South Third St., If extra inducements 5n the shape of Grand Rapids Magnate©s Liking crease over his salary of ©95. Whatever figure Philadelphia, Pa., U. S. A. money prizes are desirable at all they this fact may cut in the matter ho Is no\v should be only offered and controlled by the thoroughly satisfied to remain in Washington, aud and Satisfaction, says: "I will go to work training the 1st <>f SUBSCRIPTION KATES: League, and not by individual clubs there February, and expect to be In line condition t>y of; and in such event not one team, but Chicago, Feb. 3. The Board of Directors the time I report to Manager Scbinelz." On« Year...... &4.00 a series of teams should be graded bene Although next season will be Mercer©s rhird Six Monlhs...... 2.25 of the Western League met to-day at the ficiaries, with a view to enhancing the Great Northern Hotel in response to a year in the League he is still a very 5onus Three Months...... 1.25 special call sent out by President John man, and bound to improve. As it is, not a club (single Copy...... lOc. benefits and minimizing the dangers of a in the League goes up against him with tin- ex prize system. son. Mr. Goodnow, of Minneapolis, pectation of having an easy thing. Manager Foreign Postage, $1.O4 Extra per Annum. was the only absentee. Those Schmelz says look out for him this year. Individual clubs can be depended upon present were President Johnson, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. to do their best, under the spur of their STOCKSDALE©S SECOND TRIAL. Messrs. KHlilea, of Milwaukee, Van A month or so ago the undersigned ventured respective constituencies, without recourse derbeck, of Detroit; Coraiskey, pf St. Paul, to predict that Otis Stocksdale would receive readers of SPORTING LIFE who to extraordinary measures, unless it be and Edlis. of Grand Rapids, liave .not facilities for reaching news Mr. Ellis had had considerable trouble in ar another trial in the League, though it was not violently assumed that base ball magnates ranging with the players, for whose release the Baltimore manager who was after him at that dealers should by all means subscribe, are fools, without regard ior the public, time. Stocksdale last year was not in form and thus assuring themselves regular and from Toledo provision was made by the League. invariably went to pieces after pitching five or and, therefore, reckless of their personal The understanding was that he was to pay six winning innings. Now, however, that he is prompt delivery by mail direct from interests. There are no such magnates in $2500 for the Toledo men. but Mr. Ellis was this office. not able to make arrangements with them all. rid of the effects of his last spring©s illness, the National League, at least; nor in any At the meeting to-day, after Ellis had de and will be in company that will infuse ginger other league, for that matter. posited the $1000 guarantee demanded by the into his work, his real worth will soon be de INDEX TO CON7TENTS. League for the franchise in Grand Rapids, termined, ills work under Hanlon©s guidance the Board decided that he should be compelled will be watched here with interest. Ten-thousand-dollar offers for players of CORBETTS BROTHER. Base Ball News...... Pages 3 to 1O to pay only pro rata for the players he got more or less note are becoming suspiciously from Toledo at the rate of $2500 for ttie en And Joe Corbett, also, Is to join the Bal- Shooting News...... Pages 11 to 14 frequent and a trifle monotonous. Won©t tire ten. The players that Ellis will get under timores! When last fall the Washington man Cycling News...... Pages 15 to 16 this arrangement will be probably Hughey, agement saw something of promise in the e.i- some magnate please stir up things With, Mops, Carney, Connor. Gilks and Roach. He al champion©s brother, and played him in three or say, a $20,000 offer? It won©t really amount ready has negotiated £or Treadway, of the four games, it was all a farce a play for gate to anything more, so far as practical re Brooklyn League Club. receipts. Hanlon©s determination to give him a President Johnson declared that this Is the trial, however, will doubtless be heralded as a m UNDESIRABLE INNOVATION. sults go. than the lesser sum, and will yet only business transacted to-day. There was brilliant stroke. A certain writer called it a serve to inject a little variation Into the much dickering, however, about exchange of "hipnodroming nnd speculative feature of base The effort of the Record of this city to tiresome game of bluffing and cheap ad players, and it is thought likely that the ball" for the Washington Olub to play Corbott. prod the Philadelphia Club into hang- vertising. ______date of the schedule me-eting at St. Paul on To be with a winner, is, perhaps, another Ing up a $10,000 purse for the February 24 will he changed in order not to matter. Does anyone believe the champions are J©hillies to divide if they win-the League conflict with the meeting of the National taking oa Joe Corbett as a drawing caidV Some writers expected that Theodore Breiten- League in New York. MINOR MENTION championship this year is* not likely to be stein would be blacklisted at Monday©s meeting successful for one very potential reason: of the National Board because of bis determi.ia- Ted Sullivan predicts that Ernie Hodge, the tion to play in Chester, 111. Some writers proved FROM THE CAPITAL. young Washington catcher whom lie h;is signed The club owners naturally dread the false touts. Cincinnati "Times-Star." for the New Haven Club, will open the eyes of effect forever after upon players and pub Eastern fans. If Hodge©s Improvement as a pro For the very good reason that mere re How the News as to the Movements fessional has been as rapid as was his rise in the lic alike should the scheme .succeed, if only fusal to sign a contract is not an offense of Brown and McGuire is Regarded ranks of the local amateurs Sullivan certainly for one season. They believe that the under League of National Agreement rules; has a catcher to be proud of. perpetuation of: such a system or rather Chats About and With Ball Play Texas League players here say that if any of least of all one punishable with such ex ers, Etc. concession would thereafter be regarded treme penalty as blacklistment. the pitchers drafted from that organization can and insisted upon as a right by public and Washington, D. C., Feb. 5. Editor hold their own in the National League it will "Sporting Life:" Just as we imagine the be pitcher McFarland, who-has been signed by players, and make the latter, always ex The newly-organized Soutb Eastern Senators thoroughly protected against mis Chicago. acting and avaricous though well-paid, Joe Hannigan, one of the best-known am League shut itself out of the National fortune or accident by a long and promis ateurs hereabouts, is desirous of branching out even more difficult to deal with. Agreement family when it incorporated in ing string of players along comes Mr. professionally and would like a trial as infielder They furthermore believe that success one Saunders and informs us that Tom Brown the circuit the City of Atlanta, which is has purchased one of the leading restau on some minor league team,. Joe is a steady, year and failure the next would prove the home of the Atlanta Club of the South reliable young man, is a good hitter and imde disastrous to the club and so demoraliz rants in Louisville, and, if it proves a pay quite a reputation as second baseman of the team ern League, and therefore the exclusive ing investment, may retire from base ball. from which De Montreville and several other ing to the players as to forever after de territory of that League while it exists and In the wake of this bit of information players graduated Into the professional ranks. stroy hope of pennant-winning. This, of remains under National Agreement protec comes a dispatch from Allegan, Micji-, to He can be addressed care of Washington "Post." course, is viewing the question from a nec the effect that Jim McGuire, our JOHN HEYDLER. essarily narrow club point of view. tion. - mainstay, has experienced religion at© a revival meeting and is thinking of giving up GERttlTY GETS THERE. The spring schedule meeting of the West base ball and devote his time to preaching, pre- There is little doubt that the purse ern League, set for February 24, will prob haps. His Lewiston Team is Now Quite money would be taken in at the gates ably be held one week earlier, to allow that There may be something in the former state through increased attendance, although ment to cause apprehension, for Tom Brown has Completed. League to send a committee to the spring from all accounts a promising business, and, Lewiston, Feb. 4. Editor "Sporting Llfe:"-I that, may have reached its limit in the schedule meeting of the National League what©s more, he is not given to talking for am now at liberty to give the names of the enormous total of last season. There is in New York. It has not been decided effect. entire Lewiston Club for the season of 1896, and less certainty, however, that even such FEELING AGAINST SALOON-KEEPING. the names of the men who will be seen in whether the Western League meeting will Then, too, there seems to be a combine among Lewiston uniforms are as follows: Vetter and a huge purse would get enough work out be held in Chicago or St. Paul. League magnates against saloon-keeping players, Messitt, catchers; Mains, Williams, Morse and of the players to land the pennant. which intends to make the player choose be Forred, pitchers; Meyers, first base; Pettie, sec The presumption is that the hope of tween the saloon and the National League. At ond base; Nattress, third base; Hickman, short- Philadelphia will probably be the scene least, it is said that pressure had been brought stop, and Llppert, Miller and Goodhart, out- extra gain will cause a powerful team to of the schedule meeting of the Pennsyl to bear upon several players who recently gave fielders. Manager Garrity writes that he thinks work together better, will prompt individ vania State League. No time has been set up the liquor business, and rumor also has it he will not sign any more men, as he has con ual attention to condition and will cause for it, but it will not be held until after that Tom McCarthy©s troubles with the Boston fidence in the men now signed. He expects the players to act in self interest as men Olub were brought to a head when he refused to sign another first-class pitcher. The team the National League meeting, which oc to fall into line with Duft©y and quit the busi will report about the middle of April, and tors and guardians to each other. It is curs on February 24. By that time Pres ness. play exhibition games through Maine and ijuite possible, however, that this very ident Hough says the Pennsylvania That there is a silent moral warfare being Massachusetts. condition may produce just the opposite waged against liquor sellers in the profession According to the Portland papers the Port League circuit will be filled. may or may not be so. It looks that way. land Club has twenty-two men under contract effect, and so strain all the relations of ______- At any rate, the Washington C]ub can ill af or reservation, the latest addition being second the players toward each other as to make ford to lose Tom Brown©s services, at least not baseman Mifcser, of Williamsport, Pa. success impossible, on the principle that When we recently stated that under Mr. until Lush has demonstrated his ability and Portland wanted an umpire from that city ap nver-eagerr.esis and over-anxiety as a Tim Murnane©s able administration a su another good substitute has been corralled, for pointed on the staff, but did not get one, while rule produce impotence. perior class of capitalists had become in Lush©s bad finger may prove troublesome. It is Lewiston did, and now the Portland people terested in the .New England League we to be hoped that Brown will not consider the come out and say they were not particular. - It is possible, or rather quite probable, spoke advisedly. Among the officials of retiring subject just now, when the Senators© Secretary Morse has used excellent judgment that the great stake at issue, the individual propects appear brighter than for several years in selecting the umpires for next season, and it New England League Clubs are a mayor, past. is the universal opinion that it is the strongest Interest of the players in it and the conse a postmaster and two members of Gover DON©T BELIEVE IT. quartette of umpjres that has ever been ap quent censorship over each other, will pro As to McGuire©s giving up base ball for re pointed at one time in the New England duce a lack of charity for sins of omission nor©s staffs.______.____: ligion, that will do to tell the marines. If Mac League. The umpires are Thomas Connolly, M. and commission, n chronic habit of fault felt bent on doing missionary work his duty H. Bradley, Stephen Kelly and Mr. Hunt. The annual meeting of the League of is to remain right where he is. But be will Heckman, our new sbortstop, has played In finding, an intolerable system of espionage, American Wheelmen to be held in Balti be baek next April doing just as brilliant work the New York State League and through Penn and a spirit of mutual distrust and sus^ more this month will be one of the most behind the bat as last year. He will have no sylvania, and is said to be a fast player. picion that will breed discord, hatred and redress, however, if he is addressed hereafter as exciting that has ever taken place in the "Deacon" McGuire. JIM O©ROURKE SUCCESSFUL. jealousy, neutralize all team work and history of the organization. More new Altogether, there Is very little in the two crush out the undaunted spirit that is ideas will be introduced and more stub reports to cause Washington rooters any uneaai- The Naugatuck Valley League Makes needed to sustain fortitude in the hour of bornly debated than at any previous meet ness, but the fact that these unfoVeseen oc disaster that comes to all teams at some currences in base ball sometimes happen is a Start. period in the long race. ing. well to remember. Should the Washington Club, Bridgeport, Feb. 5. The Naugatuek Valley by some misfortune, lose McGuire. ©..here would Base Ball League was organized in Derby yes The Virginia League will meet on the be breakers ahead, indeed. terday, D, W. Porter, superintendent of the Der But, viewing the matter broadly, for 10th inst., for two important purposes- ED CARTWRIGHT, by Traction Company, being elected president, Its effect upon the League and the game the good-natured big first baseman of the Sen and T. M. Burns, of Torrington, Bee.reta.ry and one to select a salaried secretary-manager, ators, is Btili enjoying the excitement and treasurer. The other representatives present were at, large, we cannot commend this effort to the other to adopt a championship schedule. sport which the hunting regions of North Car James H. O©Rourke, of Bridgeport; Thomas Houl- make any one club hang up special induce Every care should be taken to select for©j olina afford. He writes that he took a hand ihan, of Ansonia; T. R. Greisfc, of the Edge- ments for pennant-winning. It would set the office of secretary-manager a man of in a deer bunt last Friday and managed to woods, New Haven, and Eugene McCarthy, of a ma©rk for all players to shoot at and make bring down one of the antlered creatures, tie Winsted. Waterbury wants to enter the circuit. character as well as capacity. is now gone on a two weeks© ducking trip, from It was decided to play a schedule of 50 games, of the race for them a campaign for boodle which he expects to return somewhat less of to begin May 9 and end Sept. 26. Two games a alone. It would set a precedent which, if President Young, of the National League, weight and in good condition, though he fails week will be played, and the home club will take to mention anything about his going to "play successful, other clubs would by their pub says he will have something to say this j the gate receipts except on holidays, when they the game of his life, etc." will be divided. lic be forced to follow, regardless of season in regard to the appointment of of If Cartwright was as noisy or received one-half financial or other conditions. The result ficial scorers in the several cities and cut the advertisement accorded Beckley and Tucker LETTER LIST. would- be manifestly to the disadvantage he would be the greatest first baseman in the busi off those whose negligence has kept his ness to-day. This is not idle talk. The recent of the smaller cities, and the weaker and averages in arrears. This is a move in offer of the Baltimore Club for Caxtwright©s re We have letters for the followlngr-named poorer clubs, and would in time make the the right direction. lease has in a measure awakened the local fans persons which will be forwarded upon re champioriship a mere matter of barter to his value, and it is safe to say his work ceipt of address or stamped envelope: for the highest bidder among the few clubs The "Boston Herald" says that the cry will be more appreciated this year. It was his William Sweeney. Harry Staley, Tom Nlchol- misfortune to be placed in the batting list son, Mike Lawrence, M. Boyle. W. Stellberger, able co pay the ever-increasing price. "get good umpires, not new rules©-©- ig a after men who managed to get on bases fre- Con Strouthers, J. Dunn, Jack Huston, Ed. Breck- just one. Why? Good umpires have been auently, and not being able to drive them in enridge. Dan. Sweeney, Al Maguire, John J. Han- The effect upon the players of a compe the rule rather than the exception in the every time, criticism was not wanting. Still, lon, Billy Sharsig. Robert Westlake. Jud Smith, tition conducted for and dependent largely ther is not a heavier-hitting first baseman in J. J. Mears, Pitcher Wood, Red Armstrong, Tom National League and leading minor the League; not one can touch him as a base my O©Brien. Larry Kinsella, Jack Walters, pitch upon the amount of bonus shall we say leagues for some years. runner, and mighty few can give him points In er Willis. Manager Russell, A. C. Buckenberger, bribes©.© offeied to themselves for simply ——————————:———————«—————————i———,————— fielding. George Dolan, Wm. Dougherty, M. Doyle, pitcher (loir:;.? their duty, merely to enhance some The professional sprinter certainly gets a With reference to the captaining of the Sen Klobedanz, shotstop Alleson, Burke, of Evans- ators, Cartwright writes: "I should like to see ville; John Newell, E. B. Waters, Sam Crane, Liii club©s already amcle eate re fuu for his money. W, JcLVfie pur naxt caDtain."- This, comine. as It . 8.
D enny of old a matchless combination of clean team, is interested in a series of cycle races good chance. If he develops properly in his stops, running catches and splendid throws. that are being held in various armories in Chi new company he will have his opportunity in Then he went after growlers as well as ground- cago. the box. He will be a general utility man, erst, and his job went glinitaering. I hear that Frank W. Torreyson has signed as manager Manager Selee, of Boston, is quoted as Preston has reformed, and is living the life of of the Toledo Club of the Interstate League. saying that Cy Young Is the only player in the sober. If so. he has a clear road before him Players should address him at once, at McKees- the League worth $10,000. Selee seems to to the top of the ladder again. Letcher, Roach port, Pa. hold his own ex-champions rather cheap to go says, is expected to also swear off, and, as Manager Tebeau has bought himself a pretty so far from home for a shining high-price star. he is a young man yet, may be seen in the little house, only a stone©s throw from tbe Cleve Stephen Crane, who has jumped into fame National some day. land ball park, "and is cow domiciled there With as the author of the "Red Badge of Courage" FRANK HOUSEMAN his family. and ""The Black Riders," was a student at came in yesterday and showed me a pocketful Al McFarlan, late of Montgomery, will man Syracuse "University, where he made no record as of letters and telegrams, all asking his services age the Charleston team of the Southeastern a student, but was active as a base ball player. for the season. He has letters there from every League. Players can address him at Pewee President Young intends to make the League league. I funcy, in the country, and hates to Valley, Ky. complimentary tickets this year for the clubs as announce that he is already tied up. has signed It is likely that Pottsville will have a State a sort of souvenir, and it is said will Issue the, a contract, and cannot play with all his friends, passes to the clubs in the form of silver tablets. CHICAGO GLEANINGS. much as he would like to. Frank is notW doing League club,, under the auspices of the Schuyl- Each club will receive twenty-five, making the the kindly boost act 1. e., is trying to get his kill Electric Railway Company, with Mart Swift friends in the local base ball colony into some as manager. number 300. of tbe chances offered himself. No less than three McFarlands are going to In Jimmy Ryan©s opinion Fred Pfeffer always ANOTHER ALLEGED WONDER FOR W. A. PHELO©N, JR. play in the Virginia League tl is season, while was and is still the finest second baseman in the two more of the tribe will gambol on National profession a man who plays the position in an CHICAGO©S CLUB. League diamonds. inimitable manner and can give any second NEWS AND COMMENT. Jimmy Ryan thinks that Parker and Friend baseman in the League points how the position will prove great pitching successes this season, should be played. Pitcher Killen has re-engaged with Pittsburg. and that therefore the Colts will be strictly Arthur Irwin has Informed Van Haltren iu the pennant race. that if he played on the New York nine this Walter Wilmot Unearths a New Pitching Pitcher Charles Haynes has signed with Paw- year he would be compelled to quit his exces tucket. Dr. Arlington Pcnd, late pitcher of the Baltiirores, is now on the Baltimore City Hos- sive smoking. "Van" is an alleged slave to Phenomenon Gossip About Noted Short stop Jimmy Ritz has signed with New pit il stuff. The young doctor is making rapid cigars. What absurdity next in the name of, Orleans. strides in his life profession. so-called discipline? Cleveland is going to loan Mike O©Connor to There are now two Powers In power. Pat is Hanlon will take his Orioles, seventeen in Players Now Playing in Western Dubuque. president of the Eastern League, while Henry all. Southward the middle of March. They will Centrefielder Jimmy Long has been captured has just been elected president of the Southern go no further than Macon, as experience has Minor Leagues, Etc. by Dubuque. League. More power to ©em. taught Hanlon that New Orleans is too warm1 Petersburg has signed outfielder Congalton, of Deacon Efllis evidently does not intend to for men who will have to return to a colder cli Guelph. Ont. respect the Western League wishes as to farm mate in a short time. Chicago, Feb. 4. "Editor Sporting Life:" Fred Pfeffer is on a bear bunting trip In ing, as It is reported that he has borrowed in- President Freedman claims to have Informa Northern Wisconsin. nelder Niles from Pittsburg. tion to the effect that John J>t. Ward has made There are signs of resuscitation, so to application for a Western League franchise. speak, in the national game the boys are Cleveland tried in vain to buy pitcher Bal- "Cal" Farrington, business partner of Mickey This is singular, in view of the fact that there coming out of their shells, and raising lard from Nashville. Welch, of Holyoke, arid formerly business mana is no vacancy in the Western League, Ward, by the good old cry of "Where is my advance "The Elk" is the name of Tom Brown©s ^ew ger of the New York Club of the Players© League, died of consumption on Feb. 3., the way, flatly denies it. money?" The advance money shriek is saloon in Louisville. Mr. Freedman says if there Is anything at always the first real note of the season. Catcher J. H. Berry, late of Poughkeepsie, -Managers Mack and Tebeau have decided on all in the alleged St. Louis-Cleveland-Detroit deal I can remember when a big chunk of ad has signed with Rockford. behalf of their respective teams to play a series it is only another scheme of Brush and Robison vance money \vas the imperative proviso Pitcher Jacob Forced, of Shamokin, Pa., is to of games for a silver cup while training at to secure control of the Western end of the with every man who signed a contract, be given a trial by St. Louis. Hot Springs in March. Poor policy. League circuit. Haven©t they got that already Tip O©Neil, the famous ex-Brown, Is now without further scheming?" and there are many players who still think President Freedman thinks the Louisvilles in the tobacco business in Montreal, and is that a club is in duty bound to cough will be the surprise of 181)6. doing well. His health has been bad for two The Whitehill family, of Brookville, Pa., has up a fat slice of coin long before the needy The Buffalo Club has released Jake Drauby years, but. is now much improved. furnished three brothers to base ball. Pitcher ball tosser has shown whether he is worth from reservation at his request. Alex Whitehill is the pitcher remanded to De cue red cent or a kick in the collar-boiie. Herman Doescher is out in New Albany, Ind., troit; his brother, Bruce Whitehill, also a pitcher, A Wheeling dispatch says Jack Glasscock is visiting his aged mother, who hag recently suffer has signed with Newark; and a third brother, ANOTHER TREASURER. to play first for and captain Toronto. ed a stroke of paralysis. He has as yet made no Mal Whitehill, will play second base for "Walter Wilmot has just accumulated a Guy Meeker, the erstwhile great pitcher, is arrangements to umpire next season. Roanoke. fat bit of the needful. He has had a hand now a meiuiber of Councils in Oil City, Pa. The one blemish to John M. Ward©s lone What is fame? O. P. Caylor says Hardie in managing th<§ female bicycle race, Pitcher Barnes has accepted Milwaukee©s career on the diamond is his fail-ire to iver lard Henderson was Emslie©s catcher in the i-ighties which ended yesterday, and which drew ele terms, but catcher Speer is still holding off. the championship with any team he handled. when all the world knows that Heuderson was gant crowds. Walter carried away enough money Jirn Corbett is going, at his expense, to send Second was tte highest he ever got. a very capable and famous pitcher of the Phila to buy three or four players for Minneapolis, brother Joe South for a trial with the Baltimores. Patsy Tebeau says it©s an ex-Cleveland delphia, Athletic and Baltimore Clubs, who If he ©needs them. There is one player, though, Manager Comiskey, of the St. Paul Club, has manager,, Gus Schmelz. who does more talking shared with Emslie the pitching honors in the whom Walter wants, and won©t get; that is bought the release of Shugart from Louisville for about Cleveland©s alleged poor support of base Baltimore Club. a voung fellow named Rice, and he is from $500. ball than any other man in base ball. Hoopeston, 111. When the Colts went barn It is possible that the annual reports about storming last fall they tackled the little Pitcher McDougall, of the Browns, is handling President Young announces that the League the sale of the Cleveland Club may repel the village of Hoopeston, and to their vast surprise the cash at You der Abe©s bur at Sportsman©s staff of umpires will consist of Lynch. Emslie, home public instead of rallying it to better sup found old Cliff Ckirroll, once of Chicago, Boston Park. Keefc, Hurst, Sheridan and two ex-pitchers, port of what should be a paying Cleveland in and other large cities, monarch of all he sur Ned Hnnlon says tbe Baltimore Club knows Hardie Hendcrson and George Weidman. stitution. But if Mr. Robison can©t make a veyed down there. Cliff is Regent and Ruling absolutely nothing ©about any St. Louis-Cleveland The Little Rock Club, of the Southern League, League club pay in the Forest City it is a sure Monarch of Hoopeston, and bus a little ball .deal. has engaged third baseinan Paul Russell, of thing that nobody can. club of his own, which plays games with Lan "Kid" Baldwin, the once famous catcher, last season©s Chattanooga, team, as manager. Manager M. J. Finn©s Newport, R. 1., team ark and Mount OigroU and similar metropolises has been appointed groundkeeper at Kansas He can be addressed at Phillipsburg, Pa. is about completed. It will be Catchers Dan of the golden West. Kndbourne, I believe, has City. The Chicago Club has engaged for trial a Burke, P. J. Crisham; pitchers, Steve Ashe, J. J. a similar club in another little jay town, but Jack Doyle is spending a week in Baltimore, young pitcher named D. H. Rice. He was recom Oallahan; inrielders, J. J. Oott-us, D. Dextraze. the old gladiators keep out of one another©s way. as the guest of Manager Hanlon. You can guess mended to Anson by Cliff Carroll, who is BOW W. France, G. Garri<: ; outnelders, J. Gilbert, D. It is better so. Think of the horrors of war running a little team in Hoopestown, 111. Kelley, J. Carroll. A few good pitchers are still the result. wanted and a heavy-hitting outflelder. fchould the ball clubs of Radbourne and Cliff Jack Glasseock has been engaged to coach the President Hough, of the Pennsylvania League, Carroll- ever meet think of the splintering of team of the Washington and Jefferson College in has approved these contracts: With Hazleton, The Columbus, Western League, Club, of aged bones and the slaughter of the hayseeds! J. Ira Davis; with Reading, William Young, ficially has withdrawn from an agreement where Well, anyway, Cliff Carroll is running the Hoopes Pennsylvania. John Farrell, William Hynes and George Fox. by the Clevelands were to farm out some of their Catcher Jim Me Guire, of the Wnsbingtons, ton Ball Club, and he had a young pHch.er a President Robison says the League has ten extra players to the first-named club. Torn right bander named D. H. Rice. Cliff remarked has become a religious convert and may retire Loftus evidently intends to remain in touch from base ball. pitchers who are about of an equal value. They when the Gilts struck 1he town that his pitcher are Young, Cuppy, Breitenstein, Hawley, Rusie, with the sentiment of his colleagues and at the was the good tiling, but Unit there was no one Pitcher Clark Griffith, of the Chicagos, bas Stivetts, Nicbols, Dwyer, Hotter and Kennedy. same time build up a property that will Have in ITo©.ipeston or in all the surrounding country declined an offer to coach the University of value In time,- apart from; the franchise. Wisconsin team. Pitcher "Silver" King wants to go back to who could hold him. So Wilmot, who was en pitching, and asks for his release from reserva Jesse Burkett says the Eastern Park, la gineering Die Colts© tour, generously lent Car- John M. Ward says he is doing even better tion by the Cincinnatis. It will be granted, Brooklyn, is the best base ball ground In the roll Tim Donahue, and the game was played than he expected as a lawyer, although business Natior.al League on which to bat a ball, ou with due solemnity. People who wc-re there as he is no longer fast enough for the big League. isn©t rushing yet. Among the eleventh-hour drafts were pitcher account of the green background. It is a well- tell me that this man Rirse made howling monkeys President Jim Hart is so busy nowadays with established fact that a background of green of all the Colts, mid showed himself to be a Willie Mains from Lewiston by Boston, and is the best of all when a batsman has to face real estate syndicate matters that he has no catcher Ed Boyle from St. Paul by Louisville. rattling good pitcher, with curves, speed and time for base ball. a ball. Figures, mixed colors or letters make good control. This is a brother of Jack Boyle, of the Phillies. the worst combination to blind the man at the After all, Cupid Childs bns re-signed with the Captain Ewing says that abstinence from GEuVEROSlTY REWARDED. Cleveland Club, and the Forest City fans once bat. Wilmot. carne back, recommended the man to beer docs not prevent one getting "hog fat" in more breathe easy. the winter. The players who do not drink beer Tommy Burns and A. C. Buckenberger are Jim Hart and secured a contract for him. © A John H. Stafford writes that tbe Columbus avowed enemies, and it is therefore natural for few days ago Walter, now a fullfiedged minor take on as much weight as those that do drink. Springfielders to conclude that Buckenberger has league magnate, dropped into Hart©s office and Club has no claim on him, and that he is free to Louis Bierbauer has signed his Pittsburg gotten Baltimore to draft third baseman Don- innocently remarked: "I suppose, Jim, that you sign with any club. contract for next year. In his letter to Manager nelly at the last moment for the purpose of don©t really care alwut that bo.v Rice. He©s only President R obi son officially and definitely an Mack, Bfaier says any youngsters who think cf "knnirg" him to Toronto, and depriving Spring tin experiment, and the club can©t afford to try nounces that Cleveland will remain in the taking his position will have all kinds of trouble. field of his services. Such a deal was jossible many more experiments. I©ll take him and try League another year. Jack Sharrott has informed the Bangor Club owing to the absence of any Eastern League rule him out, if you are willing." Jim smiled a wily Cedar Rapids has signed James Meyers, of that he will continue to manage a billiard ball against the wiles of base ball fanners. smile. "The Chicago Club," said he, "never Swan, la., a pitcher who has made an excellent rather than play for less than $200 per month A neat little pamphlet has been issued by the release a man witho11 *- a fair trial. This fellow record as an amateur. next season. The sum he rejects is $150 per Overman Wheel Company, giving a description of may not be any good, but we will let him have The report that Dahlen, Chicago©s shortstop, month. their famous Victor ball, together with an ex ft little show on the Southern trip, you know." has broken his arm is denied by the player Buck Ewing last season had to contend with position of the ball question now before the Na Walter looked surprised and anxious. "Give himself now by letter. sickness, death and accident, and yet did tional League, and a large number of indorse you $500 for him. Jim/!" he pleaded. "Ob, John M. Henry and Thomas York, of Hart better with the Cincinnatis\ than his prede- ments of tbe Victor ball. The whole work is no." responded Jnmcs. "I think we will keep ford, have applied for a franchise for Waterbury cessor* the much-lauded Comiskey, had been very interesting reading. The pamphlet can be him. and ranch obliged for reminding us of him!" able to do. And Jim s:>r down to write a letter to the in the Atlantic Association. secured upon application to the Overman Wheel Cincinnati will have something ne©W in the Walter Wilmot has an idea that the only Company, Chicopee Falls, Mass, or branch stores. Hoopeston worder. while Walter skipped away way to end rowdyism on the fall field is to fine in a sorrowiul mood. amateur base ball Hue next season in the form No tears were shed by President Crane and Walter is getting a corking good team together of a colored amateur league. the manager whenever a member of his team is his Atlantic Association colleagues when Buck- up in Minneapolis just the same. All he wants Catcher D. W. Zearfoss, of the Dover (Del.) permitted to become disorderly and offensive. Not etibersrer severed his connection with the or- now to fill out his string is Hutchinson, and Club, has been signed by New York. Manager .a bad idea. sranizition although it must be said in justice he may possibly pet him. Hutch doesn©t want Irwin considers him a wonder. The Cincinnati papers are again having a ! to Buckenbersrer that he did his level best to to leave the big League, but if his day is really Buck Ewing is said to be acting as recruiting squabble over the alien ownership question. All organize a club for Trenton, and would have over, and his glory has departed, he would agent for the Mobile Club of the Southern the papers, with tbe exception of the "Commer carried out. his agreement, despite rather poor rather work for Wilmot than any other manager. League. Wl at is the interest? cial-Gazette," are now enlisted on the side of prospects, had the railway companies assumed THE GAME IN THE WEST. Cincinnati©s star pitcher, Frank Dwyer, has re Mr. Brush. «f a fair share of the labor and expense inciden I was visited yesterday by a rising young signed with that club. He thinks the Keds Infielder McGormick. of New Orleans, rec tal to a start. pitcher Roach, of Des Moines a Chicago boy, should finish in the first division. ommends a young Cincinnati outfielder, Eddie Jim Hart has another rebel to deal with. who has been doing great deeds in the woolly Ned Hanloo says his best offer for pitcher Hennekes, who is anxious to become a profes Like lAngc pitcher Clark Griffith thinks he is West. He is under reserve to Des Moines, and McDennott. of Louisville, was $1000, and that sional, as one of the most promising young play worth rather more money than has been hither says it is a corking good town, but that he is all he would give for the nitin. ers he has ever seen . to doled out to him, especially in view of the would like to go East some time, if possible. Manager Long, of the Bangors, intends to Infielder Al. Tebeau and the Portland Club fact that the club has made a heap of .money. Roach says that quite a number of old timers, play George Moore at third. He will have a are on the outs. After accepting a certain Jim Hart savs he won©t meet Griffith©s demands, so antiquated . that they can hardly toddle, are sum Tebeau promptly raised his price and despite th? fact that they do not exceed the lim new battery and a new outfielder. called for another contract. It has not been playing out his way. Traffley. manager and The New York Club has engaged J. R. Davis it. What would he have? Fourth place and a catcher of the Des Moines Club, and still a sent, and will not be. barrel Of profit, a club, especially a low sala good ball player, is probably the oldest minor as trainer for the team. Davis was an asrfist- The Overman Wheel Company have iunde ried club, must expect to pay for. leaguer in the business. He is about 45, and ant to Mike Murphy, the Yale trainer. further improvement upon their inimitable The Cincinnati Club, to make everything safe The Toronto Club©s new owner. A,. C. Buck will be remembered by many fans in bigger catcher glove by deepening the artificial hollow enberger, just to show that the Eastern League cities. Old Paul Hines is out that way, too at the last moment of grace, formally drafted in the palm. One of these gloves can be seen at outfielder Snapper Kennedy, from Lincoln. made no mistake in taking him to its bosom, in Burlington. Roach also said that there was "Sporting Life" office at one swoop has borrowed from the Pittsbursj last season with Des Moines a man whom every They are resting easily in Pittsburg now, The Cleveland "World" says: "No bnse Club five players, viz.; Padden, second base; body in the West once thought would surely that their "king of short stops." Ely. has come© ball war is probable before 1600: then look I Moron, pitcher: Genius; inflekler. O©Brien, out- he the greatest outfielder in the big League at to his milk and signed for next season. out." That©s putting it a long way off. in i fielder, and Stuart, shortstop. Toronto as tail to no distant day. The man is named Letcber, and The York Club has decided to leave the view of the fact that base ball wars develop I the Pittsburg kite, iu tbe same category as Jer his brilliant playing was the minor league sen Cumberland Valley League and enter the Penn quickly and unexpectedly. sey City©s Club, eh? What a pitiable sight to see sation of some seasons.ago. Chris Van d©er Ahe sylvania League, where it really belongs. Ned Hanlon says that with McMahon in condi the four-vpiir-old Eastern Le-ijnie put to shifts and John Brush wanted him and the fellow was Ex-Maguate Talcott isn©t a believer In tion, and Doyle on first base, the Baltimore team barely excusable in a new and struggling ven extolled to the skies. From all accounts he "young blood." He pins his faith to the next season will, with due respect to the old ture like the Atlantic Association. must at that time have been much after the players who are tried and seasoned. boys now retired, be the "strongest team that At. the last moment Manager Hanlon drafted pattern of Charley Miller, the star of Cincinnati. Tim Murnane thinks that Irwin will not be ever steppd on a diamond." " VICTIMS OF BOCHiE. pitcher Gray from Toronto und third baseman able to fill Latham©s place and that a big In Ewing©s opinion Rvisie is the only pitcher Jimmy Donm©lly. of Springfield, recently rejected Where is be now? Playing with a little Iowa disappointment is in store for Cincinnati. who cfln pitch every other day and-make a suc by Louisville. This looks as if Hanlon intended club for about the same money as when he The BaJriiiiares© pitchers this season will be cess of it. Furthermore, of tbe fourteen pitchers to guard upainst possible (liability of both started into the business, and about one-fourth Hoffe-r, McMahou, Hemming. Espcr, raau»u uLur i saw him i»ut uo a, fiauie like Jem Waiter Wiirnot. manager oi Uitf ilinnea.yolis jrood eaoujiii for Washington auti Boston, a tract is How void. , SPOUTING LIFE. 8-
with him this year. Brockton s.ecured Brecken- action of the base ball magnates on the ques ridge, whd must have been sought for by half a tion of rates. "No, I didn©t," said he; "but dozen .clubs. Lewiston will make many changes let me assure you that they might as well nor this year, having released five of its 1895 men PITTSBURG POINTS. trv any bluff tactics. The Tratfiic Association from reserve. Manager Marston, of the Fall is©an organization which will not be worried bj Rivers, says he will play "Doc;." Kennedy on first the threats of any collection of base ball met. base, If he does not secure some better man. It will take something stronger to knock them Lewiston is feeling very happy that "Willie" QUIET REIGNS IN THE CAMP OF out. Passenger agents are simply tied up a« Mains was not drafted, as it was feared would present, and can do nothing. I know it. I be .the case. Manager Long, of the Bangor team, have tried and been knecked out. Yes, the says he will retain Tom O©Brien on first base, THE PIRATES. clubs going out of Pittsburg will run Into a and that "Bobby" Moore will be on his team. A pool. Thev will not be able to select their shortstop is what the Bangor tnfuiager is aow routes as they used to. At least that is in? after. Long things Wheeler will do finely this understanding of the matter just now." year. He is of the Rusie build, a strapping Little to Disturb the Monotony- TILLMANS. fellow. Pawtucket wanted to play in Law Billy Stuart Is head over heels in the real rence on Patriot©s Day, but Bangor got in ahead. Wholesale Farming-Oat to the Tor estate" business. He finds little time to visit Ed. Norton, manager of the Nashua team last headquarters and give the boys a jolly. The season, has got hold of Lawrence and will run first week Chauncey had to write seven hours HAPPENINGS, an independent team there if he receives any pa onto Club The Strong Railroad a day. He complained of a sore arm. Any tronage. This ought, to be a successful move©. kind of real work goes hard with a ball player, Fred Doe has not. been heard from to any ex when one is not iu condition. tent. A). Weddige, his new third baseman, has Pool Bits of Gossip, Etc, "Eagle Eye" Jake Beckley is much interested THINGS MOVING NICELY IN THE NEW already reported, however. If ©©Jimmy" Canavan in the swell society of Pittsburg and her sister gets his release, as he should, he would doubt city. He wrote a friend to-day requesting less play iu New Bedford, ajid this would be as Pittsburg, Feb. 3. Little to disturb th hum-drum of affairs here occurred duriu him to please put him down for a daily paper ENGLAND LEAGUE. it should be, as Canavan©s presence is needed and he would settle on his return. As "Jakey" in New Bedford, and there should be no reason in the week just ended. It was Iu nmrke has been known to borrow cash on trips and refusing him a release under the circumstances, contrast to the previous seven days, whe promptly pay up on his return home, the friend and why he should be compelled to play for his F. De Haas Hobison stirred up the camp decided to accept his credit. Comment on Powers© Plea For a Differ release is not clear, as the whole is a matter of About the only thing to vary the monotou Elmer Smith is president pro-tern of a new convenience to himself, rather than to any club. was the , wholesale farming out of flv ten-cent limit club, to be organized in the SPOKES PROM THE HUB. Pirates to one© club, a © move that cause1 First ward, Allegheny, to separate people ent National Board Selee©s Latest It. is surprising there should be any criticisms some siguificant glances co be distribute from their money. The club is not fully or made of the secretary about the appointments when.it was announced. ganized as yet, because a couple of prospective Moies Unjust Criticism by a Cap of the umpires, as that official simply engaged It all occurred the day after A members are reading up on the gay and festive the men" named by the League at the annual Buekenberg.er©s return froru the East game. They will be duly qualified next week. meeting. with the statement that. he ha It is costing them $4 every experimental sitting. tious Provincial Critic Resented. Six of the first 12 men signed for Lewiston secured the franchise of the Tt Secretary BaJ.liett has finally departed for were Pennsylvanians. routo Club, an hour after his arriva Chicago. Tratlic associations don©t, bother the ©llie weather was so open iast Friday that, the he had a chat with Manager Mack. They parte secretary. He can get "trains" on any railroad Boston! Feb. 0.^-"Editor Sporting Life;" Harvard candidates were able to obtain outdoor with the understanding that they would whenever he desires. Frank will be gone (or Joe Kelley left, here Monday at midnight batting practice. The next day it. snowed hard. each other again before night. about two weeks. for tlie liot Springs via Baltimore. Hi; Many of "Billy" Hallman©s friends have pa Asked what was in the wind, Connie said tha Al. C:UT, a near tcv/n player, and farmot t-\p©ects lo meot McGraw in Baltimore, and tronized the Howard, where he has been, doing he might give Buck a, couple , of players whoi P-roi\n, of ,©ast year©s Iron City League fame, both will yy together. They will stay at a turn the past week, and has found much favor. Pittsburg didn©t need. It had © been decided no dropped into b
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In a pigeon hole of that desk was a letter Ho, ho! Lucky? Why, if one single lota of luck above and feel satisfied that I had covered the offering the young man who had been idle all had come our way last year we would have field, but, alas, I cannot. winter WON THE PENNANT There is in this city an army made up of the CLEYELABDCHATTER $200 PUR MONTH meanest Tories ever encountered. No other city in a slow walk. Luck? Why, the cheap nonde for six months. The very grateful young man script nobodies that President Young gave us is so pestered with sat down _at my desk and wrote this reply, the for umpires in place of such men as Hurst, Lynch, TIN HORN GAMBLERS. original manuscript of "which is now before me: etc., etc., cost the Cleveland team enough games You can see them when the pool rooms open, be AIEEK OF EXCITEMENT FOR THE Cleveland., O.. Dec. 20, 1894 Mr. •.:—} to win the pennant flag twice over. And what fore the games are called. From the pockets of do know wish two play Base Ball for my Health, about your own gang of quitters, Sir Jacob? It some Reuben or from the earnings of the nefarious LOCAL FANS, Your talk of $200 Per mo. makes, me Very Weary. will need more than a mere newspaper paragraph women who keep them alive they will secure a Do you think i want to Pitch as Good Ball as to convince me or any other close attendant of dollar or two and will immediately bet against Rusie or Nickels or young for $200 a. month V the game that a club constituted like the Bos the home team, usually getting good odds. Last no; Speak up like a man and i will join.you:., tons of ©98, ©94 and ©95 could not win the League year the usual prices quoted in the pools were pennant whenever they seriously tried. about as follows: Cleveland, $20; Louisville, $8; Sensational Rumors Galore Presi This letter was left me to deliver to one of Cleveland, $20, St. Louis, $9; Cleveland, $20, Chi AFTER MR. WELD OX. cago, $18; Cleveland $20, Pittsburg, $18; Cleve the local magnates. I pondered over it for Quite a funny paragraph appeared in last Sun dent ; Robison Doesn©t Relieve the A GOOD HOUR. © © . land $20, Baltimore, $20; Cleveland $20, Brook day©s Cincinnati "Enquirer." It was to the lyn, $14; Cleveland $20, New York, $15; Cleve For $45 a week I was supposed to report to the effect that all the games won by Cleveland last land $20, Washington $12; Cleveland $2O, Boston, Tension He Merely Says He Thinks office at 6.30 o©clock every morning. I was slip- year were dine to a "pair of jewels" Young $20; Cleveland, $20, Philadelphia, $20; Cleveland posed to be able to handle from 25,000 to 35.000 and Ciippy. Of course McAleer, the greatest $20, Cincinnati, $15 (weekday games). words of telegraphic copy per day. 1 was i-ulled outtielder in the League; Burkett. the best bat After making the wagers against the home He Has a Winning Team This Year. upon to©.write, from GO to 30 headlines bt-tweeu ter iu the League; O©Connor and Tebeau, who team a dozen or more of these representative t V) 6.30 A. M. and 3 P. M,;. I had to read over stand at the head of the first basemen; McKean. eitioens would hie themselves to the base ball 200 exchanges for press notices; I was expected who drives mure runs over the plate than any park and hoot and hiss at the home players, iu :Cleveland, .O., Tan.. 5 Editor. "Sporting to chronicle all the local pews that came under batsman living; McGarr, who has only one equal an effort to help the other side, and incidentally, Life:" The average Cleveland, sporting; my observation; to get a day off I had to plead at third Billy Nash; Zinimer, who outclasses of course; win their money locked up the pool ctlitor continues to be a. person of great sickness or the sickness of. .svmeone very near all catchers in reliability, and the others have akin, but here 1 found myself wasting, time, nothing to do with it all. Oh, up. Young and rooms downtown. importance. After sixteen or eighten dif energy, pencil and paper defending a main abso Cuppy do it all! . J have often heard the presidents, the secreta ferent kind of news agencies have publish-© lutely devoid of the rir^t rudiments, of educa ries and the managers of other clubs cni©a© piece of information the local papers will A QUEER SITUATION. EXPRESS GREAT SURPRISE tion or refinement, who could earn as much Nothing could be funnier than the efforts of come along with a head-line a yard long and re- in six months as I could in seven and earn it by at these demonstrations against the home team. the home papers to defend the club against the "Why," said one of the Wagners to me one imblisb it all. That settles it. There©s no ap A MONSTROUS BLUFF. peal from that. claim that it is not appreciated or properly pa day last fall, when the tin horn contingent was The only real news of the past week was Now, it is a pleasure to -say . that the Cleve tronized at home. hissing the umpire for giving Cleveland the land team is made up of men of quite a dif Now, I have never questioned, never will and the ferent stamp. If there is a. man in the club©s benefit of n close but just decision, "I did not SIGNING OP CHILDS, could not if I would the loyalty of the people know there was a Washington delegation here employ who considers his services indi&l>ensable who do go to the games of base ball in this city. to-day." ami there is a story behind that. Childs is I do not know of him. Burkett, of course, never No city in the whole League has a more loyal usually the last tnau on the team to affix his signs until the last moment Last year he bat? "It©s not a Washington delegation," I remark name to a contract. This year it was different. crowd. The 1100 or 1200 people who attend the ed. "That©s only a demonstration on the part of ted like a fiend, and sfter he had once gained games that©s about an average crowd in Cleve our Tory element. Some of that crowd have as Childs© friends were not wholly inactive. They the lead was never headed. Burkett©a ambition land are loyal to the core. They swear by the told him that he was likely to be displaced is to play In New York, where his great bat- much as 60 cents bet on the result of this game, by a youngster who is a fast base runner and club: they bet everyone opposed to them to a and are trying to earn their money." tins would be appreciated, but he is wanted standstill; no one can bluff them; no business or Mr. Wagner relapsed into profound silence, re n© fair fielder. Sundry other of the evils of here, and, as Cleveland has agreed to pay him personal affairs can keep them from the game. hanging out against the inevitable were shown the salary he asks, his! signed contract is.. .ex- viving shortly afterwards fbns enough to spy: the little, chubby boy. Then he signed. They believe as Mr. Robison does, as hundreds "Thank heaven, we have no Tories at home." pected along almost any day. do, as the writer certainly does, that the Cleve In the meantime my proposition to wager $o
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ourselves on it to any length at the present Should there be more than 40 and not exceed time. ing 50 entries all money in the pu-rse in excess* In some cases this plan might work very of the $1000 will be divided 50, 30 and 20 yec GUNS AND GUNNING. well, but in many cases it would keep the FAIR PLAY1 cent, to the 4th, 5th "and 6th highest guns. paid expert at home as he could not win Should there be more than 50 and not exceed enough to pay hotel bill, and his company ing GO entries all money in the purse ia excess GROELTI IH PIGEON SHOOTHG would lose car fare, entrance fees and cost of the $1000 will be divided 30, 25, 20. 15 and I HE WRITES AGAIN ON THE HANDI j 10 per cent, to the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7tfc ana Slh of shells, as we know of many tourna highest guns. FROM TRAPS. ments where the paid experts were losers Should there be more than 60 and not exceed even when they got into first place, part CAP QUESTION. . ing 70 entries all money in the purse in excess of the time, and if their only winnings of the $1000 will.be divided 25, 20. 15, 12*4, had been from first place they would have , 12V2, 10 and 5 per cent, to the 4th, 5tn, 6ta, ffhy American Shooting Association been a loser of at least $50 in a three j 7th, Stb, 9th and 10th highest guns. days© shoot, besides all other expenses. He Would Like to See All Expert Should there be tnoro tlian 70 and not exceed- There are a number of men who are em lag 100 entries all money in the purse In ex Rules Should Goiern More Skill ployed to sell glu.s, powder or shells, who Trap Shooters be Made to Win cess of the $1000 will be divided 12, 12, 12, 10. are popular fellows, and who have suffi 10, 10, S, 8, 8. 5 and 5 per cent, to the 4th 5th cient hustling qualities and business ability 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, llth, 12th, 13tn and Required Than Under Rhode Island to sell the product of their company, but First Place or None ia toe Big 14th highest guns. who are dead sure losers at nearly every Briefly summarizing the foregoing it will bo tournament they attend, and do not get j noted that the purse will be divided in accord. Rules and Less Suffering For- Birds, Tournaments, i ance with the number of entries received; tho into first place more than once or twice in three high guns in any case receiving respective a day©s shoot. We know of men who would ly §500, $300 and $200. The shooting of live pigeons from trap come under the name of professional or Erie, »Pa.. Feb. 4. "Editor Sporting j It should be remembered that the Grand Ameri ** lx;I ming more popular every year, and paid shooter, who would not get. into first Life:"- I notice in the American Field of can Handicap is not class shooting and higU many large gun clubs use no other mark place once in fifty times if the events were January 11 an article by Jac Art. saying, guns will win. but the live bird. A few years ago the all at 20 targets. We think this is a little, among many other things, that the ama Had the above division of moneys been in force rules known as "Rhode Island" were too severe, but we would like to have the teur is not being robbed ia these days. last year ten high guns would have participated most commonly used, and these rules call views of some of the paid experts on it. He is fully able to take eare of himself. in the division of the purse, instead of three, for the use of one barrel only, gun held and also what the wlr.nings would be com He only wants a chance to get into a big as was the case in that particular instance. below the elbow until the bird Hies, and pared to the old system. purse, etc., etc. In an article I sent you Entries for the Grand American Handicap will but two traps to be used. These traps are WILL K. PARK. some time ago I referred to the position be received at the New York office. J. A. H. ©21 yards from the shooter, and are pulled Dressel, secretary-treasurer, 313 Broadway, New according to which side of a coin turns up, the amateur occupies at the present time, York, N. Y. either "head or tail," so that the marks TRADE NEWS. and under the rules now obtaining at near The prospects are very bright for the largest man always know which trap will be ly all large tournaments I want to go number of entries that the handicap has ever opened for him. The boundary is a very Weibusch & Hilger. L©tcl. New York City. over a portion of the same ground again, had. and while seventy-five contestants nre ex generous oue, being a circle 80 yards from : i port very good sales for the S. S. powder, for only upon this being admitted as pected, it may find a hundred men entered in a point half way between the two traps, and state that the cartridge loading com- true can I see the way to increase the the day of the big match. All arrangement* ptir:es are using it in considerable quanti attendance of the amateur at the will be very complete, and this will be tne Dig which are 10 yards apart. large, or open tournaments, and, in fact I be live bird shoot of the country. ties. Their rifle po»vder has also met with lieve it to be the only way in which he can be These rules are still in use among a few good favor through the trade, and they are retained in his present numerical strength. The small clubs in different parts of the coun making a ponder for revolvers called "re life of au open tournament is In its numbers. REDUCED RATES. try, where the gunners have not had the volver riflete," which is receiving experi mental tests, and will soon be ready for The more the merrier. When the tournament is teachings of the more advanced sportsman simmered down to the paid expert, and a very How to Reach the Sportsmen©s Expo of the present day. the market. Weibuseh & Hilger are agents few of the best shots among the amateurs, then It is often amusing when attending a for the guns made by P. Dumouil & Co., iu a very short time it will be a thing of the sition at a Low Cost. pigeon, shoot where the American Shoot Leige, Belgium, and report good sales in past ns far as being what it is now in numbers this line. and enthusiasm is concerned. Shooting is about The following information has been fur ing Association rules are in force to hear * * * the only sport where amateurs are largely de nished by the Exposition Committee for some of the "old school" pigeon shooters pended upon to keep up the enthusiasm, and iu the benefit of those who wish to attend the discuss the way of "slaughtering pigeons The B. C. Powder Company, of Oakland. Sportsmen©s Exposition at a low cost for with guu glued to the shoulder," and that Bergen County, N. J., have been filling which so much depends upon them to help it some very large orders for gun cotton. along. Tennis is almost strictly an amateur transportation: there was no skill in that kind of shooting sport; they have no salaried experts to contend and anybody could kill pigeons on the Pirms needing nitrated cotton of any sort ©"The Trunk Line Association (passenger de cannot do bc-©tter tban to apply to the "E. with. It Is not so with shooting. Bicycling partment), has agreed that delegates to the An ground, etc. These same men will not C." Powder Company for prices. has had to rule against the men who make that nual Convention of the Sportsmen©s Association shoot under the rules used by every club » » * sport their business. If the bicycle men had not at Madison Square Garden, New York, March of prominence throughout this entire coun done this, the amateur rider would scarcely be 16-21, who pay first-class fare going to the meet try, as they say that there is no sport in We were recently shown samples of a heard from. So it must be in shooting. As I ing, shall be returned at one-third of the highest it, but they will attend a shooting match new nitro powder by Prank Laurence, of said before, there seems only one way, and that limited fare by the route traveled, on presenta at pigeons where the marksman stands 21 New York. It was called the Vou Poster, is to so arrange it that the salaried man shall tion oi© the committee©s certificate. yarls from the trap and uses but one bar and was made In Berlin. This powder re not have so great au advantage over the nou- "The following associations have been advised rel, and consider it great fun. sembled common brown paper clipped up sularied one. You made one mistake in printing by the Trunk Line Association of their action, into pieces about 1-16 of an inch square, my last article. J stated that the salaried man namely: "New England Passenger Company," and was very light and flakey to the touch. had the advantage over the non-salaried man Central Trunk1 Association," "Wescern Lines i©as- If these men who think there©is no skill It had been sent in loaded shells, and has of just what the expense of attending the senger Association" and "Southern States Pas required to stand 30 yards from five traps not been placed upon the market, as the shootj-would be to the man who paid his railroad senger Association." These associations are com with a dead line at 30 yards and kill shells made in this country were hardly fare, hotel bills, for his shells, etc., let alone posed of many railroads, each acting individually, pigeons, even if the gnu is placed at the adapted for it, and we doubt if it ever gets the amount of salary received by the one. I and it is anticipated they will adopt the a-ctiou shoulder when calling "pull." will give a place among the sportsmen of this coun said the unpaid man must earn $50 to $100 of the Trunk Line Association. it a trial they will find out that it does try. before he could start even with the man who "Your attention is particularly called to the require skill and plenty of it to knock down had his expenses paid, and consequently con * * + tended that the salaried man had a handicap necessity of obtaining a. certificate from the a good swift flyer, even when the use of Trap shooters in Philadelphia and vicin of just that amount over the non-salaried man. ticket agent at your starting point. In the ab both barrels is allowed. When a man ity will be glad to learn that the firm of Even-one knowq that if free transportation, sence of this certificate the reduced fare will kicks because the use of the second barrel J. B. Shannon & Son, 1020 Market street, free ©ammunition, lodgings, etc., etc., should be not be granted. is allowed to be shot at the bird, even if Philadelphia, have taken the agency for offered to amateurs, there would be an immense "The method of procedure is as follows: The on the ground, it is because he never looked person intending to visit the convention «in«l the celebrated Peters© loaded shellsi, and turn out. This is just what the salaried man Sportsmen©s Exposition so informs his home tick into the matter and understood why such will furnish them to shooters at the low gets, with his salary tacked on to boot. So et agent. If the agent©s railroad has granted the a rule waa made. price of $2.25 per hundred. The shells are anyone, it appears to me, can readily see that reduced rate and supplied agent with certificate* the latest improved Peters© Reinforced, the amateur is at a disadvantage at the start, the passenger buys ticket to New York at full In the recent cases where men were and would be, even could he shoot as well as having a long brass extension on the out the man who is paid a salary because of his fare and the agent gives him an official certi arresled for shoot©ng pigeons by the So side and a reinforced paper base on the shooting ability. The amateur should not be ficate, stating that he is a paseuger to Sports ciety to Prevent Cruelty to Animals it was inside, making a strong and serviceable made to put up his money against such odds. men©s Convention, and on conditions entitled to shown that one barrel only was used, and shell. They are all loaded with the King©s Jack Art suggests a system of high gun shooting return ticket at one-third full fare. when the bird was killed, and with the Smokeless powder, which is being manu that, as he frankly says, would "tend to fatten "This certificate is examined and vised by first shot, there Were no grounds for the factured by Milt P. Lindsley, and those the expert." Just try it, and the experts Harry C. Palmer, secretary, and the railroad society to work on, but a few birds es who have tried these shells are loud in would have to shoot for their own money. What agent at Madison Sqaure Garden, New York City. caped badly wounded with the first barrel, their praise of their good qualities. The the sport of shooting needs most, is a system of "Upon presentation of certificate, properly vis and as the second was not allowed the wadding is of good material, and only dividing purses, that will tend to lessen ihe ed, a return ticket at reduced fare can be se bird had a hard time dying. Whereas, if chilled shot is used. Call on Shannon & amount it costs the amateur to indulge in it. I cured. the rule had been to allow the use of both Son and get a hundred for trial. Mr. Dorp, suggc sted before that in my humble opinion there "Immediately upon arrival In New York, your barrels the pigeon slightly wounded with is but one wav, and that is to make the paid certificate should be deposited at the Madison in. charge of that department, will be glad man shoot for the first place or get no place. Square Garden office of the Sportsmen©s Associa the first shot might have been killed witE to meet all sportsmen at any time. There is not a man under salary to-day, who tion. A receipt for the same will be given. The the second. The reason for allowing the would go away from a tournament a loser under certificate will be properly vised and returned use of both barrels in the Hurlingham such conditions, and they could make good to you upon presentation of your receipt. rules and American Shooting Association . HER¥A|DTHERE. wages, but they would not clear from $100 to "AH some of the railroads have not yet grant rules was to kill the bird if possible and $500 at every tournament as they are doing now. ed reduced rate, and as some ticket agents are not allow it to suffer, and it was so formed An interesting live bird shoot between The salaried man shoots right through a tour not supplied with official certificates, you are as to allow the killing of a bird on the John Avery and Stewart Hoghes, both of nament and never shoots out of a place, and particularly requested to co-operate with this ground with the second barrel, provided the Bmlington, Ia., came off Jan. 24, on the he depends on the money left by the amateur office in securing the concession and distribution first had been shot while the bird was in bottoms north of that city. The match was who does shoot out of place for his earnings. of certificates by at once calling upon your home the air, was to end all suffering for the 25 birds each, 30 yards rise, use of both Now so arrange it that the salaried man will ticket agent, notifying him of the number ot wounded birds, as it was considered that barrels for a purse of $50, American Asso shoot out of place once in a while, and even certificates probably desired, and asking him if ciation rules. Hughes won. killing 23 birds things up It is no more than fair. Now look at his railroad has granted the reduced rate, and no bird would alight on the ground after if he is supplied with certificates. one load of shot had been sent after it un to 21 for Avery. A large crowd was in at- the advantage of the salaried man has over the tiidence despite the bad weather. unpaid one. First, he can shoot anywhere from "These inquiries, if made at once, will ma less some of the pellets had struck it and 10 per cent, to 25 per cent better, with very terially assist in securing the concession "and pro caused a wound in some way. few exceptions; then he Is shooting nearly all of vision of certificates." At a pigeon shoot at Hagerstown, Md., the time and is in training, so to speak Ihen Another reason why both barrels sihould on Jan. 27, D. M. Scheller won first money, he has the before mentioned amount of trom be used when shooting ut pigeons from killing 11 out of 12 pigeons. Samuel Burger THE TELPORD SHOOT. trap is that pigeon shooting is a practice killed 10 out of 12: L. Edward Moore, 9 for field sport, and whoever thought of out of 12; J. \V. Evans and William Rauth- Duke Seemed to be at the Top For fixn©ng into the field with but one shell in raulT each 8 out of 10;-D. A. Willson, 7 i he gun. A double-barrel gun is used be cut of 10; Charles !- Stem and J. Mar- the Day©s Sport. cause it gives the sportsman two chances bourg Keedy, 6 out of 10. alwavs in it. As I have said before, so arrange The Telford (Pa.) Gun Club held an all-day !<- that he must sometimes fall out of place shoot on their grounds on January 2y. which to kill. It allows him to end the suffering Geo. Deiter, H. P. Bos-worth, and Dr. and leave his entrance be divided among of birds wounded at the first shot and J. L. Williamscn, of Milwaukee, shot a be -lau- play It was fairly attended. The live-bird match be places him In a position to kill his game others. This would only tween Kgolf and © Merkel resulted iu a tie. match at 100 birds on Jan. 25. and Deiter which was won by Merkel in the shoot off. with the least mount of suffering. A dou won by scoring 89, while Bosworth scored The other events were at targets from five ble-barrel gun was made with two barrels S7, and Williamson 85. because it was expected that both barrels traps. Following are the scores: would be used by the gunner, and in First event, 10 targets Duke 9. Thomas 7, In the pigeon shooting at Monte Carlo, svstem Vou adopt, onlv ©make salaried men shoot Hiltebeitel 8, Hensel 9, Wiedeman 7, Boil- pigeon shooting, as well as at game, on the February 18, the Poule d©Essal was won eau 6, Brsy 10. wing, both barrels should be fired when fo- the©highest place; failing to land there, let by Heygate with 23 birds killed. Poccard their entrance be divided among those who^ wm Second event, 10 targets Thomas 9, Weide- ever necessary to kill the bird fired at was second, and Count Frautmansdorft FA1K PLAY. man 9, Duke 7, Hensel 7, Hiltebeitel 8, third. The entries for the event were a place. Brey 8, Miller 6. If the clubs that now use the Rhode large. The American, Dolan, won a large Third e\eut, 10 targets Thomas 8, Weidman Island rules, allowing but oue barrel to be prize. COMPLETING ARRANGEMENTS. 9 Duke 9. Hensel 8, Hiltebeitel 8, Brey y, used, would change to the revised rules of Miller 5, Headman 9. Boileau 7 the American Shooting Association and Fourth event, live-bird match between Merkel More Matches For King1. How the Money Will l>e Divided in and Etrolf, for a purse of $50. use both barrels whenever the bird showed A. H. King, the Pittsburg crack, and Dr. E. Reolf .©...... O1102 21011 01000 01100 01110 13 the least sign of life there would be less M. Cundall, of Washington, have been matched the Grand American Handicap. Merkel ...... 02110 02000 00110 02121 11002-13 irhance for the Society to Prevent Cruelty to shoot three races of 100 live birds each., each Tie shot off at miss and out Egolf 0, Merkel to Animals to find any excuse for making race for $100 a side. The first will be shot 2. Merkel won the match. arrests for shooting of pigeons. February 6 at Washington, Pa., the second Feb Fifth event, 15 targets Weideman 13. Brey ruary 13 at Exposition Park, Allegheny, P*., the 13 Hensel 11, Duke 13. Trumbone 12, Thomas In another column of this week©s issue | third on February 21 at the Braddock base ball 13©, Worth 9, Hiltebeitel 14, Yearfoss 6, will be found a letter from "Pair Play 1 © ! grounds. According1 to the terms agreed upon the rds was "given to vToiden Brothers, Harvisburg, Garner 12, Headman 13, Boileau 5, Ely 10, >u the expert question, and he thinks that j loser will taie all the gate receipts and pay all Merkel 3. the paid shooter or expert shot, who is I expenses, the winner taking down the $200 stake Sixth event, 10 targets Thomas 7. Trumbone under hire to some manufacturer, should money on each event. 7 Duke 10, Helet 9. Hensel 7, Brey 10, Gar Tie allowed to win only when he gets into The shooting will be at 28 yards rise. Ground ner 10. Hiltebeitel 10. first place, and whenever he falls into sec- traps will be used. Norwood Johnson will act Seventh event. 15 targets Duke 14, Thomas 14, .)tid. third or fourth place he gets nothing. as judge for Dr. Cundall and H. H. Mohler for vvi1 ! ©be presented with a beautiful silver cup HeUt 12, Hiltebeitel 13, Brey 13. Garner 10. Mr. King. Elmer E. Shaner will referee, and donat-U by Messrs. Pull Daly, Sr., and Pull Daly, Eighth event, 10 targets-Thomas ti, Duke 10, While we have thought over this question J. A. Peon, oi Wheeling, will pull the traps. Hensel 8, Hiltebetel 8, Brey 8. all, Instead of drudgery for a few. Let the gun Shaaber ...... 11111 01111 11111 11101-18 he has done in so successfully carrying out his clubs of WilmJngton unite and form one big H. Thurman ...... 11110 10111 11110 11111—17 ecd of the programme in these three matches, rousing organization of trap scooters that wil Peters ...... 10101 11111 10111 11111—17 and it will undoubtedly boom target shooting in be a credit to the sportsmen of that city. Cleaver ...... 11111110011111011111—17 this city. ON THE GROUNDS. Trombone ...... 10111 11101 11110 11111—17 James Cowen was much disappointed at his The rain had ceased by the time the groundi Ewing ...... 11111 11101 11101 01111-17 poor score, but he bad to use a boa-rowed gun were reached, and while there was no wim Anderson ...... 11111 10100 11111 11111—17 and this of course bothered him. He did not stirring, a heavy fog hung along the rive Fertch ...... 11111 11101 10111 01111-17 want anyone to know that he shot so poorly and the air was damp and close. The target Tredway ...... 10111 01111 11101 11111—17 and requested that we change his name, so Wa flew irregular enough, so that straight score; Blunden ...... 11110 11111 10110 11111—17 spelled it backward in the team match, and BO always paid good profit. A number of shooten R. Miller ...... 11111 10101 11101 11111—17 one will know who it was. "Jimmy" is a from other towns were present to take par Longnecker ...... 01111 11111 11111 10101—17 first-class shot and always good for 85 to 90 in the sweeps which were shot before and afte W. Bird ...... 11111 11110 11110 11010—16 p*?r cent. the team race. J. Shaaber came down from Gaughen ...... 00111 10111 00111 11111—15 Win. Garvin took charge of affairs in the Reading; Duke, with his hand-loaded shells G Huber ...... 10001 11111 11110 11101—15 office in a satisfactory manner. Members of Trombone and E. Boileau, of Hatboro; A E Boileau ...... 10110 01011 00101 00111—11 the Keystone Shooting League gave assistance Boileau, of Hartsville; P. Yost, J. Kerper, ant Walker ...... 01010 01011 01011 01011—11 In hustling squads, scoring and making things n few others from Norristown, Pa., and i All ties divided. pleasant for the visitors. THE THIRD iND FINAL CONTEST larg-e number of sportsmen from the vicinity o Event No. 6, 10 targets, unknown. $1, 17 G, Huber came near making 25 straight, but Philadelphia. Two sets of traps were in opera entries: he slipped up on a straightaway target and tion. and visitors had all the shooting the; Lane .. .llllllllll—10| Landis ..1101111101—8 stopped with 24 to hia credit.. SETTLED, could desire. The team race began in thi Shaaber 1111111111—101 Anderson 1011101111— 8 J. Evans shot a good race in the match and early part of the afternoon, and Captain Thur Cleaver .1111011111— 9i Peters ..1101110110— 7 sweeps, but he had the hard luck to lose his mau put on the best 17 men he had agains Gaughen 1110111111— 9[Hack . . .1111011000— 6 first target in several events. the same number from Delaware. Thurrnai Thurman 1111111001— 81 Longnecker Blondin kept up his good average In the team Owing to a Misunderstanding Only could have placed on a full team of 25 men hae Duke ...1111011110—8; 1011011010—6 match and won the Peters Cartridge Company'* it been necessary, but he agreed With "Bob' Tredway 1110111011— 8| David ...1101010101— 6 prize for highest seoree for the three matches. Miller, who acted as captain on this occasioi Evans ..OllllHOll— 8 Burton ..0011101110— 6 His load of Schultze was certainly doing great Seventeen Men Snot on a Side, But in the absence of Charles Ferenbach, to shoo Cowen ..0111110111— 8 Bisbing ..0110011100— 5 work. the match with 17 men on a side and let th< All ties divided. Will Pack, of the Keystones, was smashing best team win. The conditions were: Seven Event No. 7, 10 targets, known, $1, 24 entries: targets finely aad got half of second money ia the Philadelphia1 Shooters Were teen men on a side, each man to sho^t at 25 W. Pack 1111111111- -"10 Henry ..1110011111—8 the optional sweep in the team match. targets, known traps and angles, losers pay fo Landis ..1111111111- -10 Thurman 1100111111— 8 Landis made his usual" good score and cap Obliged to Sutler Defeat. targets. Following is the score: Lane .. .1111101111— 9 Burton ..1010111011—7 tured several nice purses in the sweeps. H« DELAWARE TEAM. Peters ..1011111111— 9|Saylor ...0111111001— 7 was shooting his old gun—the L. C. Smith— G. Huber... .11111 11111 11111 11111 10111—24 Evans . .0111111111—-91 Learning 1010110111—7 and will make the best of them hustle In Saturday, February 1, was the date se' G. Miller ...01111 mil 11111 01111 11301—22 Walker .1110111111— 9!Cleaver .1010111011— 7 the three matches against Reading shooters. for the third and "final contest betweei J. Evans. ... .11111 01111 11111 11011 1101 i—2' Shaaber 1111011111— 9! Anderson 1111110100— 7 Whitcomb came up to about his usual aver F. Ewing ...11111 11111 mil moi 10011—2' Huber . .1111111101— 9 ! Gleaaon .1001101011—6 age, and that was after he lost three out of iJ5 trap shooters yf Philadelphia agains Duke . ..1101111111— 9!Pepper ..1101010011—6 a like number selected from the sports L. Maul .....11010 11111 11101 Hill 11H1—2 the first four targets shot at, but he only ir.en of Delaware. W. Bird ....10111 11101 11011 10111 11111—2 David ..1111111101— 9i Boileau .1110001011-^ 6 dropped one out of the last 20 and his score J. Gaughen ..11101 11101 11110 11111 10111-2 Tread way i Ewing ..0010011110—5 of 21 was very good. The Philadelphia marksmen won the firs1 F. Martin ..11111 01011 11101 10111 11101—2( 'milllOll— 9lOopple ..1000110100— 4 George Anderson, the crack shot of the match, which took place on December 7 J. Spring ....11010 11101 11111 01111 01011—IS Hock ...1011111011— 81 Florists' Club, started out poorly, losing six on the grounds of the Keystone Shooting X. White ....11101 01011 00111 11011 01111—1? AH ties divided. out of the first eight shot at. but broke the League, at Philadelphia, and was won b; I. Cleaver. ...10101 11011 01111 01101 11101—1? Event No. 8, 20 targets, unknown, $2, eight balance straight, using Shannon's hand-loaded Hie 1'hiladelphia gunners by a score o E. Mason ...11111 11.101 01011 11110 01010—IS entries. This event was shot during the progress shells. 489 to 402. The second match occurred a G. Springer ..11110 01101 11110 Ulll 00101-18 of. the team match, which accounts for the small J. P.urton was hardly In his usual shooting Wilmiiigton, Del., ou January 4, and wa C. Buckm'r. ..10011 10111 10111 10011 10011—1 number of entries: form, and 16 is a low score for him to make. clo&ely contested,. Philadelphia finally win R. Miller....01011 11101 11000 01100 11011—1 Shaaber ...... 11111 01111 11111 Hill—19 Joe Learning was not prepared to shoot and lii-ig by a close niargiu of 6 targets, th J. Huber..... 11011 01101 01111 11010 01101—17 Lane ...... 11111 11101 1111011111—18 his shells were some which had been loaded score standing 487 to 481. The score o N. Ford ....00111 01011 01111 01001 01011—1 Landis ...... 10111 11111 1111011111—18 for field use and hardly heavy enough for tlie final match, which was shot ou th Thurixan ...... 11101 11111 11111 11101—18 targets. Joe seldom falls below 20, but his grounds of the Keystone Shooting League Team total ...... 331 Learning ...... 11111 00111 11111 11101—17 score on this occasion was somewhat excusable. at Philadelphia, on February 1, resultec PHILADELPHIA TEAM" Pepper ...... 11110 11111 11011 11101—17 It was quite a surprise to see Walker shoot iu a victory for the Delaware men, tin H. Blondin.. Ill 11 11101 11111 Hill 11111-2. W. Pack ...... 01101 11011 11110 11111—16 «o low. He was the only man to get as high as W. Peters ..11111 11111 10111 Hill Copple ...... 1001.1 01011 11000 10100—10 24 at Wilmington, but in the match he had a Score standing1 331 for Delaware to 313 foi 10111—23 Event No 9. 10 targete, known, $1, 12 entries: Philadelphia, although, owing to a mis W Pack ....01111 11111 11111 Hill 11101—2;- fit and finished with 11 to bis credit, which H. Landis ..11101 10111 11111 mil 10111-2L Peters . .1111111111—lOiCleaver .0111111111— 9 was not a score to be proud of. undersumdiug, only 17 rneu contested 01 David ..llllllllll—10 Pepper ..1101111101—8 Harry Thurman made the same score In each a side, instead of 25, as in the prevloui F. Whitcomb. 10001 11111 11111 11011 11111-2 J. Tredway. .01111 11111 01111 U100 11110—20 Boileau llllllllll—10 Treadway 0111110111— 8 of the three matches, 18 being his record contests. It ci'ii. hardly be said that tin G. Anderson.00100 10111 Hill 11111 urn—2 challenge to shoot for the Du Pont THE SECOND ANNUAL trophy on February 22, at Chicago, but, ex ercising his privilege as holder of the tro phy, insists that 100 birds be shot at for SPORTSMEN©S EXPOSITION each man, loser to pay for birds aud 12- guage guns to be used. Under the auspices of the Mr. Clarence Dolan, a member of the ASSOCIATION. Riverton Gun Club of Philadelphia and a brother to the well-known amateur shot, AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York, MARCH 16 to 21, 1896. H. Yale Dolan. won a large prize at Monte Promises to be the most complete and interesting exhibit of Sportsmen©s poods and appliances Carlo pigeon shoot, on February 1. ever held. Intending exhibitors who have not yet secured space for their exhibits should apply at once, for diagrams, application blanks, and particulars, to Harry Lyons, of the Kentucky Gun Club of Louisville, Ky.. announces a shoot on Frank W. Sanger, Manager, Madison Square Garden, New York City their grounds on February 22. They will offer a silver cup as a prize in one event, Among those to whom spaces have been awarded and reserved th us far are the following: TOO PERSONAL BUT JUST PER- open only to their club members. The other events will be open to shooters of the E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.jVon Lengerke & Detmold. . G. W. Cole & Co. Overman Wheel Co. IB. Altman & Co U. S. Net & Twine Co. Central States, and a large number of H. H. Kiffe Co. Peters Cartridge Co. A. G. Spalding & Bros. visiting sportsmen are expected. Obrig Camera Co. Hermann Boker & Co. Miss Cornelia T. Crosby. Recreation Publishing Co. Syracuse Arms Co. King Powder Co. Harry Coldron, of Adamstown. Pa., is Francis Bannerman. Parker Bros. Tatham Bros. Bits oi News and Gossip About Men anxious to get a match with James O-.;ting Publishing Co. Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle W©ks. Cheever, Coit & Co. Schmech, of Reading, Pa., who is the Cleveland Target Co, Union Metallic Cartridge Co. The Tie Co. acknowledged champion shot of Berks Marlm Firearms Co. George Paddock. Housatonic Boat Co. Whom All Lovers ol Shooting Know County. Coldron has been shooting in flue Schoverling, Da!y & Gales. iCushmau & Denison. JA. J. Cammeyer. form of late, and is confident that he can Colt Patent Firearms Mfg Co. JLaflin Rand Powder Co. Lehigh Valley R. R. Co. in Person or Through the Medium defeat the "Jolly German," and it is hoped Forest & Stream. [Electric Boat Co. Lefever Arms Company. that a match can be arranged. Empire Target Co. j Bridgeport Gun Implement Co. American Smokeless Powder Co. Hunter Arms Co. j Remington Arms Co. Standard Typewriter Co. of General Fame. BESSEMER WON FIRST. Leroy Shot & Lead Works. Hazard Powder Co. Winchester Repeating Arms Co. Anker Bouillon Capsule Co. J.. H. \lackie has be^n elected secretary The Herron Hill Gun Club©s Handi of ibe King©s Smokeless Guu Club, which cap Was Successful, \vas recently organized at Maclisonville, O., The Herron Hill Gun Olub, of Pittsburg, with twelve charter members. Pa., gave a handicap live pigeon shoot ou Jan uary 30, In which B. W. Claridge and H. W. REINFORCED SHE2XS Mr. E. S. Rice, of Chicago, western Kingsbury, of the Baltimore Shooting Associa agent of the^Du Pont Powder Company, tion, took part. Charles Macalester had also informs us that the second annual cham entered,© but was unable to be present. pionship tournament of the Du Pont Com J. E, England, ("Bessemer,") of Pitts pany will be held in Chicago, on Aug. 4, 5, burg, njade a straight string and won first and 6. It will be conducted on the Hues money in the 25-bird race, but not without the intelligent assistance of "Sandy" Mc- similar to their first tournament, which was Phersou©s new dog. The dog, which is an held in Baltimore, and will doubtless be excellent retriever, did duty for all the a big success. shooters, and saved more than one man©s score, but "Bessemer" benefited particu We have just received from Mr. L. L. larly. His first bird, although hit hard TLompsou, of the "Army and Navy Reg- with both barrels, was fluttering toward If.ler." a boon by Major Hall. Assistant the dead line, and would have crossed the Wonderful Velocity. Little Strain on Gun. Adjutant General, U. S. Army, entitled: mark if "Art," with a barli and a bound had "How to Shoot a Revolver." It is a not seized a mouthful of feathers and held on. LIGHT RECOIL. GREAT PENETRATION. BEAUTIFUL PATTERN. work that will interest everyone who uses A man coiild Dot have retrieved the bird in a revolver, and contains some useful infor time. Our SMOKELESS METALLIC AMMUNITION Now Ready. Ask for it, mation on the subject. It was nip and tuck between "Bessemer" and Mr. Claridge up to the 24th bird. "Bessemer" Joe Hazleton, a Kansas gunner, made a scored, but Mr. Claridge©s bird fell dead just THE PETERS CARTRIDGE COMPANY, great record on quail on Jan. 28, near two feet over the boundary line. Mr. Claridge Third and Main Streets, - - CINCINNATI, O. Deuison, Tex. He killed 151 quail from divided second money with C. A. "May," who sunrise to sunset, shooting over a Gordon missed his Hth bird. It was feared that the birds would run short, setter. This must have been great sport and it was, therefore, agreed that the shooters aud the birds very plentiful. should fall out after missing four birds. The Kings both went out on the 23d bird. There Paul North, of the Cleveland Target were 14 entries in all. The entries, with han- Company, announces a novel programme dieans, were as follows: for the coming tournament, to be given A. H. King, B. W. daridge, H. W. Kings- by their company on June 17 to 19, at bury and C. A. "May," 30 yards; E. H. Me- Cleveland, O. "Targets thrown free of Whorter and "Bessemer," 29 yards; W. S. charge; $770 added to the purse." This King, "T. F©armer," "Jacque" and J. E. Wright, means the same as $1200 added to the 28 yards; "Sandy" McPberson and T. Loughi-ey, April 4 and 5, 1895, -won byj. G. purses (if 40,000 targets are thrown), and 27 yards; "Cleveland" and "Fargo," 26 yards. BLUE RIBBON" BRAND will surely draw a large crowd of shooters The scores follow: Messner, with A. H. King. .212*1 22222 22012 22912 220. .-19 and pay winners well. Paul is a hustler, McWhorter ..112*1 22212 22012 21112 21221 23 SMOKELESS and has a long head. W. S. King. .22202 12201 12012 22222 210. . 19 Maepherson ,11122 2211* 21200 22111 22202 21 C. M. Hostetter, "Old Hoss," of Pitts- Claridge .....21222 22222 22212 22111 122*2 24 When ordering Shells, insist that they be burg, Pa., is devoted to trap shooting, but Kingsbury ..01212 12011 21121 20222 10... 18 loaded with this powder. at the present time is on a man hunt. Farmer .... .22210 20112 22100 20022 .... . 14 It seems that "Old Hoss" shot in the re May ...... 12112 11122 21102 21222 21111 24 cent 100 target race in Pittsburg, and be Jacque ...... *2221 22200 22222 21222 12212r-22 Du Font©s Rifle. fore entering swore by his best shooting Bessemer ... .22222 22222 22232 22222 22222 25 FOR SHOT GUNS. Unequalled for general use In Rifle or Shot iron that he would sell his gun if he Cleveland ...22022 1*022 02001 11212 ..... 14 LtHighrey ....112211111221222 220022122 23 FEW EQUAL. NONE BETTER. gun. didn©t break 75 targets. He only scored Wrigbt ...... 2*112 22102 2120? 2120...... 16 74, and since then has been very quiet Fargo ...... 12222 *2202 10222 12200 .... . 15 Du Font©s Choke Bore. and thinking deeply, but last Saturday he Bessemer won first money, $75.60. BLACK POWDER Shoots clean and strong. Kspecially adapt was taken with a feeling of grip, or wanted May and Claridge divided second. $56.70. ed for Prairie and Upland Shooting. to get a grip on the villain who sent the Loughrey and McWhorter third, $37.80. FOR AM, PURPOSES. following adv. to a New York sportsman©s Jaoque won third, $18.90. Du Font©s Trap Powder. paper: "For sale A flue $150 gun. Owner The race was for $20 entrance, including don©t want to shoot any more. Inquire birds, and the moneys were 40, 30, 20 and 10 WRITE FOR CIRCULARS TO Marked V. G. P. Something new for Trap of ©Old Hoss, Pittsburg, Pa." Hoss swears per cent. After it was completed a 10-bird Shooters. Strong, Clean, and Quick. that if he finds the miscreant who did handicap, $8 entrance, money divided by the the joke that a certain man©s family will four high guns, was shot, with 13 entries. Du Font©s Eagle Ducking. consider crape very appropriate to wear. "Bessemer," not content with the record of Prepared especially for Seaside and Field having killed the first straight string ever Shooting. killed in a 25-bird sweepstake event in Pitts We have a copy of the decision given 44, 46 & 48 CEDAR ST., NEW YORK CITY. by Chief Justice Paxon in the pigeon burg, added 10 more to the list, making his Du Font©s Crystal Grain. shooting case which was tried in the Su day©s record 35 straight. Mr. Claridge did as Or the fol©owing agents, who are constantly in The Highest Grade of Powder Manufactured. well, all his birds falling well within the line supply of Fresh Powder: preme Court in 1887, in which the Phila this time, A. H King, Wright, "Farmer" and delphia Gun Club came out victorious, and "Cleveland," not caring to split the meagre 10 Shoemaker & Voute, Philadelphia, Pa. which established without any doubt that per cent, which fell to their share, tried con £ /. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. the shooting of pigeons from trap was not clusions on the few remaining birds, Each H. P. Collins, Baltimore, Aid. illegal, and that the men indulging in this killed six straight, and then the pigeons gave sport were not guilty of cruelty any more out. So they had to split both the money and Wilmington, Delaware. than when shooting at game in the field. the extra expense. SPECIAL REQUEST.—As agents and mer A. H. King ...... 211132222* 0 We will reprint the de-cision in our next chants sell other brands as well, be particular to SEND POSTAL. FOR CATALOGUE. week©s issue in full as it will be very MoWhortcr ...... 2101102202 7 specify "HAZARD'S." interesting for a large number of our Wright ...... 0212222211- 9 Cleveland ...... 2221220001 7 readers, especially around Philadelphia. Farmer ...... 0112222111 9 Elmer Shaner, manager of the Inter- Murray ...... ,2011010221 7 entrance; no one back of thirty yards: match State Association, writes us that they have Maepherson ...... 222212*002 7 to begin at 11 A. M. and continue until finish "THREE IN ONE." made arrangements to give a tournament W. S. King ...... 2202201021 7 ed. The balance of the week will be devoted C. A. May ...... 111*221122 9 to sweepstake shooting. FOR GUNS and BICYCLES. at Burlington. Vt., on August 26 and 27, Claridge ...... 1121122212 10 iitl\ely Prevents Rust. under the auspices of the kake Side Rod Kingsbury ...... ©..... 122101*211 8 IT Cleans all Farts Thoroughly. aud Gun Club. Fargo ...... 2112212121-10 SMITH WON THE FIRST. a Perfect Lubricant and Bessemer ...... 2221222222 10 _ does not Uuui. We have received from Richard H. Hall. Two Buffalo Marksmen Will Shoot a Sample sent for 10 cts. in stamps. secretary of the River Range (Mioh.) Gun STOCK YARD SCORES. at a Thousand Targets. * G. W. COLE d, CO. Club, an invitation to /attend their all-day G. O. Miller and B. F. Smith engaged in shoot on February 11, and a complimentary R. P. Baree Carried Off the First Trinity Building, New York© a friendlv shooting a>atch at Smith©s grounds. Ask jour dealer for it. ticket for their annual ball, which will Medal With a Clean Score. Buffalo. N. Y., on Jan. 28, and the latter lie held in the evening. We thank the sportsman seemed to have an easy time of it, River Rouge Guu Club for their kindness, The Stock Yards Gun Club held its regular monthly shoot at Washington Park. Kansas hitting 80 of the 100 targets to Miller©s 68. and we. wish them success in every way. City, Mo., on February 1. K. P. Barse carried Mr. Miller did not shoot his usual string. The We are sorry that we will be unable off the honors and first medal with a clean contestants immediately agreed upon a second to swing our gun after the targets at the score of 15. L. Overly won second medal in match of 1000 targets to each man, 100 tar shoot and swing our partner after the a shoot-off by killing seven straight. C. 1. gets to be shot ou each Saturday until the match Our Special G un Catalogue is now ready. shoot is over. Success to the River is completed, beginning Feb. 1. The loser of Mills got tbird medal and Mike Steele fourth the match must purchase for the winner a new Send for it and see our low prices for High Rouge Gun Club. medal. The score: suit of clothes. The result of ibe first shoot was: G. W. Stockwell .. 11122 10112 Class Sporting Goods. E. W. Davies. for several years secretary L. R. Overly ..... 02221 11121 Smith ...11111 11111 10111 11100 11111 22 of the Gun Club at Athens. Pa., moved to J. F. Fry ...... 01210 11110 OHIO 10110 U111 11001 18 J. E3. SHAIOffOW <3c SOWS, 11121 11100 01111 11111 10101 11111 20 Everett. Wash., about a year ago. Mr. L. J. Gillespie .. . 10111 11110 10100 11111 11111 20 80 Hardware, Guns and Fishing Tack e, Davies Is a most skillful fisherman, as well R. K. Campbell .. 12111 Miller ..11101 10001 10111 01111 01100 16 as a fine wing shot, and recently sent R. P. Barse ..... 22122 11001 01101 00110 01111 11110 16 1020 Market Street, Philadelphia. to his friends in Athens five silver salmon, G. M. Walden .... 12200 10111 10111 10011 11110 10111 19 which weighed sixty-eight pounds, and C. P. Baldwin ... 11111 11101 OHIO 01111 01010 10111 17 68 which were most beautiful fish to look M. Steele 11220 upon. It takes but a moment to close B, J. Means .., 22021 tary, Richard H. Hall; treasurer. W. A. Ci- our eyes and see ©"Gene" standing in nis L. O. Nutter . , 22102 RIVER ROUGE GUN CLUB cotte; captain, Joseph Cabanaw. B. F. Baldwin 12020 The club has 26 members In good standing, boat playing a flue fish and hear him give A. W. Keck . . 21121 the "Fish Club yell" as it makes an un Will Give a Shoot and Hold Their with prospects of Increasing same to 50 before J. C. MrOoy .. spring. successful attempt to shake the hook from C. 1. Mills Annual Ball. It was decided at the meeting that the club its mouth. Mr. Davies is undoubtedly in Detroit, Mich.. Feb. 1. Editor "Sporting hold an all-day shoot February 11, and conclude a paradise for fisherman, and we doubt Baltimore Shoot. Life:" At the annual meeting of the "River with a dance in the erening. A committee com if "Old Izaak" ever enjoyed this sport Stanley Baker, 1820 Madison avenue, Balti Ilouge Gun Club." held at Joseph Cabanaw©s, posed of Messrs. Kurgaeon, Oicotte, Hall, Smith any more than "The Old Man D." more, writes us that the. Baltimore Shooting January 7. the following officers were elected for and Fleishier, was appointed to make ail ne Association Handicap will be held on their the ensuing year; President, William A. Fur- cessary arrangements for the same. Fred Gilbert has acceoted John Avery©a grounds on February 12, tweatj-fiye birds, $25 gason; vice president, Henry B. Visgrer; sewe- ItlCHAIvD a. HAL-L, Secretary, 14 SPORTING- 8. The following shot through for the price of birds only and were not in the sweep. THE AMATEUR. Reibole ...10111 11101 10111 11111 01101—20 01101 11101 11101 11111 11011—20 10111 10001 00101 01101 lllll-*-16 ....CHAMPIONSHIP.... 01010 11111 11101 11111 01110—19—75 W.C.Collins 11011 00111 01111 00111 11000-10 10110 01100 11011 OHIO 11111—17 was won by Mr. Edgar Murphy at Larchmont, on January llth, with 10111 11111 10111 10111 10111—21 00111 10111 10001 10111 11110—17—71 Mr Chas. Macalester 2d, both of these gentlemen used < :, ; Dr. JacksonlOlll 11001 10111 01101 10110—17 10111 lOfll 11011 10111 11100—19 11001 11001 11111 10111 10000—16 11110 10001 11011 11011 11011—18—70 Agneau .. .00000 11101 00110 00110 01101—11 00010 00010 01011 10011 10011—11 SHAW I AS HIGH MAN 11011 OHIO 10010 00110 10001—13 01011 11011 01111 OHIO 11110—18—53 Ehrhart . .00110 10001 10011 10110 01110—13 00100 10001 00110 00000 00001— 6 HANDICAP TARGET RACE 00010 01000 00001 00000 11000— 5 & BIG 01010 10111 22220 01100 11110—16—40 because it is absolutelyE.C. reliable, being the only smokeless powder to hold Dodds ... .01000 10(00 01100 OO100 00001— 6 WELL ATTENDED. 01100 11100 00111 10111 00110—14 its pattern with a heavy charge. 10010 10001 00100 01100 10001— 9 11001 00010 00001 00000 10000— 6—35 Huber „ . .01011 00001 10000 10100 10101—10 The Elizabeth Gun Club Gave a 11010 00001 OOOdl 00100 11010— 9 AMERICAN "E. C." POWDER CO., 10010 10000 00000 10011 01000— 7 00000 00100 00000 01000 10001— 4-30 OAKLAND, BERGEN CO., N. J. Pleasant Shoot Which Drew Out The following extra sweeps were then shot, with the following winners: 1st, 2d, and 3d average at the great San Antonio Tournament were all won with "E. C." Many oi the Crack Target Smashers Extra 1—Dutchy, first, 7; Harrington, Has singer. Grier. second, 6. Extra 2—Dutchy, Edwards, first, 9; Has —Details oi the Event, singer, second, 8. Extra 3—Harrington. first, 10: Dutcby, sec ond. 9. The Elizabeth Gun Club held a well-at Extra 4—Harrington, Hassinger. first, 10; tended shoot £rt targets on their grounds, Edwards, second. 9. IMJG TRADE MARK. at Elizabeth, N. J., on January 30. The , Extra_. . 5—Dutchy.. Harrington. first, 9; Apgar. TRADE MAJSK. main event was at 100 empire targets, un- | Capt. Money. Lintherson. Grier, Hassinger, sec- linown angles: entrance. $5, targets extra, ond, 8; N. E. Money, Morfrey, Edwards, Duff, CARD BOARD WADS. WHITE FELT WADS. PINK ED<5E WAD5. Handicap allowance of extra targets third, Shaw, Piercy, Riebolt, Winters, "A" Thickness, foreverPowd'r % in. thick. For use over Regular. Thin'. % in. thick. which was not made public until after fourth. 6. "B" Thickness, for over Shot. powder only. Prevent leading Extra 6—Dutchy. first. 10: Hassinger, second, and fouling of the barrel and the shoot, a novel feature which the man 9; Apgar. Edwards. Harrington, third, 8. "C" Thickness, Extra Thin. agement believe would prevent dropping Extra 7—Harrington, first. 9; Edwards, sec do not blow to pieces. for place, as the shooter did not know ond. 8; Dutchy, C. Von Leuporte, Collins, Ag- how many extra targets was allowed to new. third, 7. BLACK EDGE WADS. EXPRESS (White Felt) WADS. SHOT FELT WADS. him until called upon to stop when shoot Extra 8, unknown trap—Apgar, Piercy. first, Regular, packed 250 in box. A lubricated White Felt Wad,covered Thin Black Edge. ing at his allowance targets. The purse S; Dutchy. second. 7: Edwards, Capt. Money, % in. thick, 25<> in box. with black grease-proof material. Spe Not Lubricated, For •was divided into five moneys—30, 25, 20. N. E. Money, third. 6. % ill. thick, 125 in box. cially adaptad for use over nitro povvd'r use over Shot. 15 and 10 per cent. The shoot was well managed by William M. Parker and N. IT TOOK WELLi. TRAP (Field) WADS. H. Astfalk. of Elizabeth Gun Club, and SALMON WADS. William R. Hobart. of the South Side An Unusual Number Tried the Cleve A soft black edge Wad, without grease, Specially made to be used over Powder with the coveredcoverea withwnn salmonsaimon coloredcoiorea paper on blackDUICK sidesine downu<>wn andauu are thoroughlyluorouyuiy waterproof;wjnerpiroi ; thaiu Gun Club, of Newark. Handicapper, Edw. land Gun Club©s New Plan. both sides, especially for Nitro Powders, protecting the powder from dampness and grease. Banks; referee. N. H. Astfalk; scorer, H. The Qrst club shoot under an entirely new sys B. Chetwood. We are indebted to our tem of handicapping occurred January 30 at the friend. William U. Hobart, for the follow traps of the Cleveland; (Ohio) Gun Clab, on MANUFACTURED BY THE ing scores: Cedar Heights. If the system proves as satis Agency: Depot: Shaw .....Hill 11001 10101 01101 01110—17 factory during the ensuing contests as it did 617 MARKET ST. 11111 11111 01101 Hilt Ollll—22 on this occasion the club badges will be laid 313 BROADWAY, UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE Co., OOOOO 11111 10111 00011 11111—16 aside... for un indefiniie period. Curiosity re New York. San Francisco. 11110 10011 11111 H101 01111—20 garding the result of the test shoot caused an BRIDGEPORT, CONN., U. S. A. Allowance ...... 11 01010 mil— 9—84 unusually large attendance, 27 marksmen com Capt Moneylllll 10111 01101 10101 11111—20 peting for the certificates wrich were awarded 2d entry 01011 Ollll 11111 11101 01111—20 in lieu of the three club badges heretofore used. on the Powder question, If you have not yet tried the 10011 OOlll 10001 11111 11111—18 A number of ties were made, which, owing Don©t be misled hard grain Smokeless 10111 11001 11100 11111 11011—19 to darkness, coirU not be shot off. This will Allowance ...... 010 Hill— 6—83 be .done at the next regular shoot. Wilson and C. VL'ke .00011 11110 lOlll 11111 01110—18 Redwing were the only scratch men, the others 11111 11110 11110 10011 11111—21 having an allowance of points added to tleir 11011 11111 Hill 10111.11111—23 score. The score was as follows: SCHULTZE POWDER 01011 10011 11111 11011 01110—18 Black ....2 111011110111110111110111111011—27 insist upon doing so; or try it again and leave sentiments out of the question. If your regular Allowance ...... 01011— 3—83 George ...4 1111111111111 .illOllllllOllllll—30 dealer does not keep SCHULTZE Powder or SCHULTZE Powder L> aded Shells, procure them Grier .....11111 11111 10110 11011 01000—18 Elliott ...5 llHOllllllOlOlllOllllOlllllll—30 from an other dealer and don't take other ammunition, because interested parties tell you it's just 11111 11111 Hill 10111 10111—23 Wilson ...S 111111111111111111111111111111—30 as good or better. 00011 01101 10011 10101 10111—15 Sterling ..7 010111001111111111101100111111—30 TTs/Piva ic nnna //icf /? Retter Hard &rain SCHULTZE Powder 10110 00011 11101 11011 11111—18 G. E. W..3 OHHlHlinifllHlOnillllHl—30 mere IS none JUSl aS VOOO Or Oeiier. Willglve a larger volume..fgas.load Allowance ...... 11110 01011— 7—81 Somcrs ...9 100110011111111111101010011011—29 for load, than any other similar Powder, and therefore gets the shot there quicker ami harder. As Blliott ....11011 11111 10111 11111 11110—22 Bosworth .9 011110100100001010110111101001—25 it is made by the oldest, best equipped, largest mid most experienced company, and in the largest Hill 11111 11111 11101 10111—23 Drake . .6 111111011110101110010010100110—26 quantities, und mixed in the largest batches, it is the most even, m.tst reliable and safest. 10100 01100 Ollll 11110 10111—16 White . . .4 010111110100111111111110111111—30 On a recent trip through the country we took pains to look into the various ammunition for 11001 11111 11011 11100 01111—19—80 Ijeor.ard. ..9 111110111111111111111110111111—30 sale and in use, and wondered why people will buy inferior goods when THE BEST cau be had No allowance. Held ... . .6 111010011101111110011111111110—29 for the same money. B. Miller.. 11111 11110 11111 101H 01011—21 G. T...... 9 100000000001110010011100111100—21 01101 11011 Ollll (.OOH 10101 — 16 Red Wing S 111011101111111111111111111111—28 USE SCHULTZE POWDER Ollll 11011 11100 11110 11111-20 Brockway .7 111111111111101010101001011110—29 and increase your killing range 10 yards, do away with crippled birds, and save money shooting 11111 11101 10110 11101 11111-21 Grant .3 101111010111111111111111111111-30 artificial targets by decreasing your loads. Allowance ...... 11— 2—80 Bodie .. .6 011010111111010011010111100111—26 Send 5 cents in postage stamps for new 100 page Catalogue. Dutcby ...111101111001011 1101011111—19 West ... .6 011010010111111111110101111111—29 11101 11101 Hill Hill 11011-22 Don .... .0 H 0110001010001011011110101011—26 VON LENGERKE &, DETMOLD, 8 Murray Street, New York. 10011 11011 10110 OOlll 11101—17 Tamblyn .G 111011101111110111001111011110—29 01110 loin 0101110011 iion—17 Sherman .4 110110111101011011111111101111—28 Allowance ...... 1111— 4—79 McDonald .9 110111111101011000110010001000—25 Edwards ..11011 Ollll Ollll 11011 10011—19 J. I. C.. . .5 111011101111011101011111101101—28 01101 11001 11011 10101 11101—17 Alberts ..8 111001010011110111001101101000—25 onoi oiin lorn inn HOio—19 Page . . .4 011101111111111111111101111111—30 loin 10110 loon oiiio noio—Kj DtHton . .5 101111011011111101111111111111—30 Allowance ...... 00111 11110— 7—78 Beard . .0 001010010001111010100111111010—25 Made under the personal supervision of FoUooa ...101010110011100(0101 11110—14 Milt. F. Lfiidsley, inventor and late 100H OOlll 01011 Ollll 01011—16 A FINE SCORE. manufacturer of Wood Powder. 11101 01111 11110 10111 00101—18 10111 11110 11110 10001 11011—18 Allowance ...... 1110011101101101-11—77 Rochester Trap Shots Run up a E. Sickley .11101 Hill 11001 1000001111-17 Great Average. IT EXCELS IN VELOCITY. 11111 11111 11101 01101 10001—19 It will tie a long, long time before any three LOW PRESSURE. oiooi oim lino moi inoi—18 members of the Rochester, N. Y., Rod and Gun lion loni'mm 10101 11101—19 Club equal the score that was made January 29 Allowance ...... 11011— 4—77 by Jones. DeWitt and "Dutch" in their shoot Is Smooth and Clean, Safe and Reliable, Scaaffer ...011101100010101 1111110111—17 a,gainst the Byer trio of cracks. One hundred 10101 OOlH 11001 01100 Hill—16 and forty-one out of a possible 150 is the record, Remember Velocity and hold on to bird. 11001 11001 10011 10011 10101—15 each of the three eagle-eyed gunners missing iioioiioiooiioi mil iim—19 three out of 50. DeWitt made a run of 35 with Your dealer will furnish it. Allowance ...... 00001 1010011111— 8—75 out a miss, and "Dutch" was in line with Piercy ... .00100 10001 10111 00101 11011—13 a string of 30. Here is the full score: 11011 11101 11111 01011 11011—20 DEWITT'S TEAM. THE K1NQ POWDER C5. 10101 00101 00101 OOlll 11101—14 Joces ...Hill Hill 11101 11111 Ollll Main and Third Streets, 11110 11111 00101 10101 10111—18 11111 lllli 11110 11111 11111—47 Allowance ...... 11010 Ollll 11 — 9—74 DeWitt .11101 Hill 11100 11111 11111 CINCINNATI, - OHIO. Ha=i3inger .00111 11101 111110000011111-17 Hill 11111 11111 11111 11111—47 loooi lion lono lino 00101—15 Dutch ..inn inn inu inn inn OHIO 11101 11111 00100 11111—18 11111 01011 110H 11111 11111—47—141 10010 01101 Ollll OHIO 01111-16 BYB3R'S TEAM. MOST ACCURATE GALLERY AMMUNITION. Allowrnce...... 1101001011—6—72 Borst ...11110 01000 11101 11101 11111 Morfey ...11111 10011 11111 11101 11010—20 11111 10HO 11101 11011 10101—39 11110 11110 00101 11001 11011-17 Slocum .11100 11011-11111 11101 11111 11011 OOlll OHIO 11111 01100—17 11111 10011 ll!ll 11111 01110—42 00110 00001 01011 OOlll 01011-12—66 Byer .....11111 11111 11111 11011 mil Withdrew from allowance. 11111 11111 11111 11110 moi—47—128 UNITED STATES CARTRIDGE CO. Herring-ton 01110100100110000111 11111-15 The Byer team were the challengers and when OOOOO OOlll 01011 00011 11011—12 the match was made they figured that they I*O\VEUU, MASS. 01010 inn lono 11101 oim-18 had a cinch. They told the other three that 10110 OO100 11110 11001 00001—12 the race could have only one result, but now Allowance ...... 01111 1101 -7—64 they see that there must have been an error U. T. HUNGERFORD, Selling Agent, Thomas.. 10000 10011 OOlll 00011 10111—13 somewhere in their calculations. They will 29 Chambers St., New York City. 00111 10101 111011000011010—14 have to practice about five hours after each 11101 11101 11001 00010 01100—14 meal for a year or so before they can beat that 01011 10110 10010 10110 11001-15 score of 141 out of a possible 150. Allowance ...... 111 00011— 5—61 Tbe high men divided. The Excelsiors© Shoot. s. Duff ...oim moo mil 10111 nooo—is Two five-bird events, with entrances, re- 1100010000111101010111011 — 14 suited thus: The Excelsior Rod and Gun Club, of Brooklyn, 11001 11101 1000! 0110011001 — 14 White. 5. 4: Bird. 5. 3: Penrose, 5. 5; Chairs. had its first shoot of the year at North Beach, : ooooo ooioi loooi 10000 10001— e In the Four-Cornered Live Bird 4, 2; Kingsbury. 3. 5; Sims, -i, 5: Whistler 4 4; Jan. 28. W. H. Archer, Harry Jackson and Allowance ...... 11000 10111 11 — S-60 Match at Baltimore. Macalester, 5. B; PVanklin. 5. 4; Thomas, 3. r. Henry Heirnberger each killed nine. ID the Cap MoneyllOlO Ollll 110100011000000—12 The first event was shot off for first place, shoot off Archer won. The scores: At the Baltimore Shooting Association's grounds H. K. Heirnberger, 29 yds. rise .22210 11112—ft 11010 11001 Ollll 10101 10110—16 on January 29 an exciting four-cornered match miss and out style, until it narrowed down to OOlll 00100 10101 11000 00010—10 Bird. Macalester and Franklin, when they di W. H. Archer, 26 yds. rise.. .11211 11011—ft was shot. The conditions were 25 birds. $25 each Henry Jackson, 26 yds. rise.. .21112 01111-a 10100 01001 11111 11101 01010—15 shooter: 30yds. rise: the high gun to ^jke the vided. The high taen also divided the second Allowance ...... 111 OOlll- 6—59 match. George Orton. 28 yds. rise.... .10110 22111—8 $100. It resulted as follows: T. E. Richards, 2S yds. rise.. .02*01 2222.1—8 N. Money. .10010 OOOOO 00101 11110 11000—10 Thomas ...... 20221 11212 11212 12221 12120—23 11011 10010 Ollll 11101 11111—19 "Conny" Ferguson, the 13-year old son of Samuel Williams. 27 yds. rise .10210 11021—7 Sims ...... 10200 21212 11222 11122 21121—22 R. E. Deegaii. 27 vds. rise... .2*101 22210—7 0100000100 Ollll 1011100100—11 Kingsbury ...21122 11121 12100 12102 21101—21 Corneyus Fergusou, Jr.. of the New Utrecht 0001001001010101001001011—10 Gun Club of Brooklyn, shot a match with his D. J. Kingsland. 27 yds. rise .00222 20202—6 Whistler ....02022 11101 12101 22201 12011—19 Benjamin Williams. 26 yds. ri .21000 21110—* Allowance ...... 11— 2—52 This was followed by an interesting ten-bird father at fifty live birds, on February 1. "Conny" led up to the forty-fifth round and A. T. Siegel. 28 yds. rise . .10011 00012—f, Snaw won first money: C. Von Lengerke and sweepstake, the gross entrance of • which was T. I>. Henderson, 26 vds. rise .12000 02220—f> CapttUti Mone.v divided second; Grier won third; i $7.50. It resulted as follows: then began to weaken, and lost four birds straight, which lost him the match by two J. W. Odell. 26 yds. rise... .00201 01022—5 Flliott and Miller divided fourth; Duteby woe ! Penrose. Macalester. 1'J; Sims, Wlilte. 9; Bird, David Nelson. 26 yds. rise, .10000 10010—3 • 8; Thomas, 7; Kiugsbury. 8. birds, the score standing 41 for tae lather and 33 tor tbs son. . _ _ __. _..-__.._. Loui» Wilson, 26 yds. rise...... '0200 01000-3 . 8- SPOPtTIlSrG LIFE. the same riders appearing so frequently The question of bicycle races at the In it becomes easy to detect a fault. A cur- tercollegiate meetings has been a question ious-iooking throng hangs about the bet of earnest discussion by the member©s ting booth, which in Italy is called "to- of the association for a long time. It is talizzatore." well Unown that a track which may be LIKE /AiL used for running is not suitable for bi REASONS WHH HE SHOULD BE RE- cycle runs, and several of the colleges L. A. W. JUNK SHOP. have been in favor of abolishing the bi cycle races altogether, and there is little UNEQUALLED, ELECTED. Prize Puzzles and Rubber Door doubt that some move looking to the Mats to be Dealt in. divorcing of these two branches of sport v softens at moderate exposure to warmth Early in the day. before the sun .Has, ad TRADE NEWS,© vaiiced far on his daily course, the© air i cool and the tire fast. In the middle o Among the companies incorporated at Albany the da©y. when the sun gets warmed iif ist. week with the Secretary of State was MORGAN &WRIGHTTIRES be Rochester Pedal Company, of Rochester, ©, . •' \' \'f' © ©©"." the cement warms up too and release .3 manufacture bicycle pedals. The capital is its hold on rim and "tire, with the resu. 10,000, and the directors are Frederick J. that the tire slides. Later in the. day tl) orster, William M. Furliong. Thomas A. air gets cooler again, and the tire is onet loughton, J. B. Warren and John M. Stall. ARE GOOD TIRES m©ore made fast. it Rochester. We do not think that there will be s< With .the beginning of the year the Charles many creeping tires this year as last. W< 5. Caff rev Co., carriage builders, -of Cauiden. have had frequent occasion to refer t© \. J., made their intial bow to the cycling slight defects in construction shown ii .vorld as manufacturers of bicycles. election and general business will be transact : The Hunters© Arms Co., of Fulton, N. Y., ed. The Maryland division will entertain the many ©95 wheels as a resuit of hasty at lave combined their gun and bicycle business wheelmen with a theatre party on February 12. tempts to stock a waiting market. Cement it their New York store, 294 Broadway, from not of the very best quality, sue* as arc which the firm will soon remove to more com absolutely necessary to the purpose, wen modious quarters in the same locality, as they HERE THERE AND EVERYWHERE. used on rims to a greater extent than ind their present. . store wholly inadequate to they ever will be again. However, it is Jieet the demands of their largely increased Jacksonville, Fla., held ..a bicycle race well enough for every new rider to be iiisiness. The New York branch will be under meet ou February 4. CLASS B informed on the subject. The Cyclist. ,he management of C. E. Teel, Plainfleld, N. The Metropolitan Association of Cycling Clubs I., who is a well-known figure to wheelmen n the metropolitan district. In addition to his will hold their annual dinner on April 3. BALTIMORE BUDGET. osition as manager of the New York branch. Pittsburg is to have a cycle show. It will bo WILL RECEIVE A NEW LEASE OF \Ir. Teel will also act in the capacity of at Old City Hall, from February 24 to Febru Shadows of the League Assembly .uperintendent of agencies. ary 29. The© Hendee & Nelson Manufacturing Co.. of During the cyclo show beld at. New York $18,- LIFE. Cast Before the Coining Events. Springfield, Mass., have made a contract with 000 worth of souvenirs were given away ©by the Baltimore, Feb. 5. Mr. Conway W. Sams, H. A. Lozier & Co., of Cleveland. O.. by exhibitors. chief consul of the Maryland division, which the latter firm have agreed to sell the There is to be a cycle show held at St. League of American Whelmen, will to-day Silver King wheel at their branch stores at Louis oa February 20, 21 and 22. It promises Little Doubt That the Recommendation go to Annapolis to arrange for a. hearing Philadelphia, New York, Toledo, Toronto and to be a great affair. of the committe,e having in charge the good Cleveland. , Overriding is a frequent cause of insomnia, on the Subject by Committees ol the roads bills. While at the capital Mr. Sams- Cycle manufacture is spreading through the while the same annoying trouble is often com will have a talk with Governor Lowndet U©est like a genuine prairie fire. We surmise pletely cured by cycling in moderation. relative to the Governor©s attendance upon that the industry will be very much overdone u certain sections. It has been suggested that boys out of em L. A. W. and Cycle Board ol Trade the L. A. W. Convention in Baltimore on The Keating Wheel Company, of Holyoke, ployment could make a comfortable living by Goods Roads Day, February 10. Mass., have completed arrangements to open establishing stands in prominent places about The list of speakers on this occasion has a branch store in Philadelphia, with Samuel the city for cleaning bicycles. Will be Accepted by the National not yet been perfected. After the speech- T. Clark, formerly of Baltimore, and one of It is the iptention of the New.^Torlj Divi making at the Young- Men©s Christian As the best-known men in the trade, in charge. sion officers to push the bicycle baggage ques Assembly. sociation Hall a banquet will be given the Mr. Clark has bad 17 years© experience in tion to the limit of their power. They desire attending delegates and speakers at the the bicycle busmess. He will be assisted by to hare the test decided in this State, and Maryland Bicycle club house. The number Fohu E. Doughty, formerly with H. A. Lozier will spare neither pains uor expense to obtain Tu its report last week of the conference of banqueters will be limited to 250. Con fe Co. a favorable verdict. between special committees representing sul Sams has about 75 tickets, which can be The Alien & Mitchell Cycle Company, of The Chicago show cleared $20,000, one-half the League of American Wheelmen and the procured by members interested in the good Portland, Ore., have filed incorporation papers. of which goes to the Board of Trade and one- Cycle Board of Trade, a New York paper roads question. with a capital stock of ?5000. The iueorpora- half to the Cycle Exhibition Company. The The Board of Trustees, headed by Presi tors aro E. W. Alien, A. B. Mitchell and New York show, after all expenses are paid, stated that it was the sense of the meet E. B. Alien. will net at, least $60,000, of which the Board ing- that Class B be retained. The pro dent Silvester, of the Maryland Agricul The Warwick Tube Company was incorporat of Trade will get half. ceedings were private, but this fact leaked tural College, is taking much interest in ed in New Jersey last week, with a capital out at: the time, and since then the deci the good raads movement, and will aid the utock of $100.000. and the following officers: sion of the committees has been verified cause at Annapolis when the bills are in C. S. Stockton, president: George T. Warwick, Points Worth Noting. unofficially. The report of the joint con troduced. vice president and general manager; A. Milne, There, are a few rules which the cyclist should ference in favor of Class B will doubtless Mr. Sams says he expects the Teledo and t-eastirer; H. Dreyfus, secretary. The head observe when riding, and whicli may prevent have the result at the National Assembly Louisville boomers in Baltimore about. Fri quarters will be at Newark. The plant is accidents. The rider should never gaze at his of giving that division a fresh lease of day, and he expects much entertaining now being put. In, active operations will com feet for the reason that he hardly appreciates life. A majority o.f the prominent firms lobbying from each delegation in efforts mence immediately and it is expected that the rate of speed at which he is going, and which maintained Class B racing teams to have the national meet held, in its par tubing will be drawn in about a mouth. would not unlikely run into some obstruction last year have made plans to do so this ticular city. He says that President A. C. The Roy Manufacturing Company, of New before he knew it, and perhaps receive a serious Willisou©s chances for re-election were York city, has been incorporated to make bi injury. It is proper when passing a team or season. cycles, jewelry and watch cases, with a pedestrian on the road always to keep to the never better than at present; that there is, capital stock of $15,000. The directors are right, or, if they are going the same way, so far as he has been able to judge, no August X. Roy and Maxime Bouquet, of pass them on the left. It is no more than right ANOTHER RICHMOND. wavering in the ranks of the Marylander©s Brooklyn; K. P. Lyon and U. Schley Muller, when meeting a horse that appears to be fright adherents. The election will take place on of New York. ened that the rider should dismount. These A. C. Morrison a Candidate For the the 12th; which is to be the last day of A receiver, Alfred W. Day, has been appoint few courtesies are appreciated by every one, L. A. W. Presidency. the convention. ed for the insolvent bicycle firm of Matthews and will not only gain respect for wheelmen, & Kross, of Asbury Park, N. ,T., as a result but will make the sport more popular than ever. The "Western members of the L. A. W. of action brought by Mrs. Sarah E. Mathews, are urging A. C. Morrisou, of Milwaukee, A NEW INDUSTRY one of the partners, against the other member. second vice president of the? League, to Joseph R. C. Kross, for executing a chattel stand for the office of president at the Opened up by the Wheel For In mortgage in favor of his aunt covering the National Assembly meeting next week, in dustrious Poor. firm©s property. opposition to both Willison and Elliott, It. seems as though before long that there The Queen City Cycle Company, of Buffalo, Morrison is advanced as a candidate by would be a good field in every city for bi- favorably known for the past, three years as the Western contingent in view of the dif j cycle cleaning stands, or at least for boys manufacturers of Erie bicycles, has become ference of opinion that now prevails about a corporation, with a capital stock of ,$50,000. , who have a desire to1, make a little money The directors are G. Frank Fries, Louis E. the chances of either Willison or Elliott for I and become known as capable, of cleaning Fries and J. H. Isham, all of Buffalo. The tilling the office satisfactorily. In the West i bicycles in good shape. Even if such a place company©s factory is located at Idlewood, 18 the conservative and successful policy car 1 as a bicycle stand were not available, if miles southwest of the city. ried out by President Willison last season it were known that, boys could be procured The wood handle-bar exhibited at the New Is attributed to second vice president Mor at certain places who would call when re York show by the Indiana Novelty Manufactur rison. and the feeling exists that as the quested and clean a bicycle properly for a ing Company, of Plymouth. Ind.. was classed as vote for the office is now divided a Western fixed price it seems as thought they would one of the most taking and novel improvements candidate will stand an excellent chance of be in great demand. Also, if this were the of the year. election. case, there would be a good many more The Hodgmau Rubber Company, of 450 and Again the argument is advanced that the bicycles cleared than there are being now. 461 Broadway, New York city, have begun the Western wheelmen deserve recognition and The wheels would last longer and, of manufacture of single tube bicycle tires in two that the presidency of the League is about grades, the "Hodgman" and the " S. R. W.," course, be more valuable. Notwithstanding the only difference lying in the outer covering, due to a Western mail. Eastern wheelmen the fact that people may intend to clean the latter being a trifle lower in price, but having held the office successively for the their wheels, it is often .neglected and p-ut at. the same time calculated to stand the most last five years. The selection of a West off. when, if there were a boy around whom severe usage. ern man to the presidency, it is thought, they knew would do it for them for ten E. C. Stearns & Co.. of Syracuse, N. Y.. would be beneficial to the L. A. W. in the or fifteen cents, their wheels would always have now on their pay-roll a total of 1070 way of aiding its growth in the West. look as good as new. This seems like a employes. The new store of the Stearns Buffalo Mr. Morrison. at the Assembly meeting good opening for enterprising boys, aiid branch, at 552 Main street, has been opened, held in New York last year, made a very there ought to be money in it for them. wkh Manager John A. Williamson in charge. favorable impression upon the Assembly, The Moore Cycle Company, of Milwaukee. and, with the undivided support of the Wis.. has been organized, with a capital stock West, he would prove a very formidable MINORS ARE LIABLE. of $15.000, to manufacture and deal in bicycles, opponent to the declared candidates. Mor with the following incorporators: Samuel H. Edward T. and V. M. Moore. rison has not signified his willingness to Important Ruling on the Sale of The Windle Cycle Company of Worcester has accept the nomination, but. considering the Wheels on the Instalment Plan. made an assignment, but it is said that all decidedly uncertain© condition of League Milwaukee, Wis.. Feb. 1. A suit, that is debts will be paid and the concern will be politics, it is though likely that he would of interest to all dealers who sell bicycles continued; Willie Windle, the ex-champion, Is consent if assured of strong support. The secretary of the company. idea of the office going West is distasteful on time has just been tried in the Circuit to the New York and Massachusetts wheel- Court of this county. The suit was brought ineu, and they, will likely plan to defeat by William Motnsen against Paul Adrian The Assembly Programme. auy such move. for alleged wrongful conversion of a wheel. The outline for the meeting of the L. A. W. The wheel was sold to Adrian for $75, he to be held in Baltimore next week is in the WESTERN WHEEL WORKS* signing an agreement to pay for it in hands of the Maryland Bicycle Club. On Mon -BUILDERS- CREEPING TIRES. monthly installments. After the first he re day the L. A. W. will discuss the good road fused to make any further payments on question. In the evening a banquet, will be CHICAGO- NEW YOBK- A Few Facts For the Use of New the ground that he was a minor, being only tendered to the delegates at the Maryland Bi 17 years of age. The Court ruled that he cycle Club. On Tuesday and Wednesday the Riders. could not avoid the contract unless the A very common source of annoyance to bicycle has previously been returned to Mr. Dew riders. And it is surprising how long Momsen. a good many cyclists will remain victims The case went to the jury on the ques to the creeping tire after they should have tion whether Adrian refused to give up the fiilly ascertained the cause of the trouble bicycle when the demand was made, and and its remedy. The rider, starting out in the jury immediately brought in a verdict the cool of the morning, makes sure that in favor of the plaintiff. Adrian was or liis tires are well cemented to the rims and dered to pay for the bicycle according to practically immovable. We have noticed the contract he made or to give up the that new riders, the very ones who get wheel to the plaintiff. caught with creeping tires, as a class are very particular about making sure that the The oil-hole caps on a wheel should never tires are firmly fastened before starting. be allowed to slide around in sir-li a manner Having found everything all right the nov that dust cau force its way into the hearings, THE ice starts out with confidence in the sta and, with the oil, form a paste, which makes RIDE bility of his tires and returns in the cool the wheel run perceptibly harder. of the evening to find that the tire of his driving wheel has slid a half inch or so from its true position on the rim-, with the $1OO Reward, $1CO. result of a cut or choked valve stem; and The renders of (his paper will lie pi asad f> Ifarn yet he finds that the tire is as solidly fixed that there is al lonst OUH dreaded disease that ecieuce to the rim as it was in the morning; and IIHS been able to cflre iu all its sta«< e, and that is he cannot understand it at all. How in Catarrh. Hall©s Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure the world that tire got moved, when, with known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a F* V-TOIM the united strength of his two hands, he couotitutionul (1i*t-ase, requires a coDHtitutiona! treat could not budge it at either start or finish, ment. Hall©s C.itarrfa Cure is taker, internally, acting is a mystery to him. ilirectly upon the Mood and mucous Mirfaceii©of the