DEVOTED TO BASE BALL,.TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS Title Registered la U. S. Patent Office. Copyright. 1909, by The Sporting Life Publishing Company. Vol. 54-No. 15 , December 18, 1909 Price 5 Cents WITH FATE! The Annual Meet National Game Ow ings of the Great ing to National

Majortf Leagues*3 in League Strife and New York of Vast Possible Inter- League Friction.

BY FRANCIS 0. RICHTER. . I know Johnson as well as a y HILADELPHIA, Pa., December 14. man, and am certain he Is in earnest. If Ward J6 As "Sporting Life" goes to selected I can see nothing in sight but another base press the National and American ball war. For" five years we have built up the struc Leagues are holding their annual ture known as the supreme court of base ball. At meetings in New York City, the times we have had minor arguments, but we have come to look on one another with confidence. That National at the Waldorf-Astoria, confidence should be continued by the preservation of the American at the Wolcott. The the present membership of the National Commission. chief business of each league is to close ac For the last five years the two major leagues have counts of the season, to discuss legislation to worked together in perfect harmony. Johnson has be consummated at the Spring meeting and shown me his reasons for objecting to John M. Ward. to agree upon the 1910 playing schedules. I cannot say what they are, bat these reasons I Here there is a point of difference as some consider good and sufficient for his antagonism. There of the National League magnates favor a is no question but that the will longer schedule, one of 168 games, while back Johnson up in his stand. If certain of oar President Johnson declares that his league membership persist in Ward©s candidacy and elect would prefer going back to 140 games in him as National League president it wUl be a sorry stead of increasing to 168 games. The up day for organized base ball." shot will doubtless be a compromise agree On the eve of the National League meeting ment to retain the 154-game schedule, which the opinion appears to be that the magnates has proven satisfactory for many years. The will have to abandon both Heydler and American League has no other problems to Ward and elect solve and nothing to trouble it except a pos A COMPROMISE CANPIDATE, sible, but improbable, row with the National League over the selection of a president dis as it may prove the only way of killing two tasteful to the junior league. The National birds with one stone :namely, composing the League, on the other hand, has a factional internal factional quarrel and avoiding friction, fight on over the Presidency, which contains and possible complications with the Ameri possibilities of a big row, but which in all can League. To date the compromise possi probability will be settled without a breach, bilities mentioned in the newspapers bnt © to general satisfaction. not by the men who do the voting are ex- A. C. Anson, of Chicago; R. H. »THE PRE-ELECTION SITUATION, Brown, City Editor of the Louisville jjing the final week of the Presidential "Times;" President Joseph D. O©Brien, of © 3;n the lines were closely drawn as the American Association; William C. Tem " President John A. Heydler and Law- ple, the wealthy former owner of the Pitts- M. Ward, enough of the magnates burg Club ; Editor Martin C. Hutchins, of the into the open to indicate a close Chicago "Journal"© and Business Manager probable deadlock. Presidents William C. Shettsline, of the Philadelphia Club. f Cincinnati, and Dreyfuss, of The last-named and Secretary Charles G. Wil ^iterated their intention to sup- liams, of the Chicago Club; J. Gilbruth, of the lydler from start to finish, and Chicago "News;" and Earnest Lannigan, oi ey also publicly announced him- CHARLES SCHMIDT, the New York "Press," are also mentioned as ~ler, thus assuring the latter of the Detroit American League Club. possibilities for the National League Secretary President Murphy, of Chicago, ship. statement declared himself for Charles Schmidt, the senior catcher of the champion Detroit team, of the American League, cd President Johnson, of the is a native of Coal Hill, Ark., where he was born September 12, 1830, and where he still PRESIDENT JOHNSON©S SECOND FIRE. lue, for his de©claration that he makes his bomfc being engaged in business there as u side issue to base ball. He made his Day preceding the meeting President John e on the National IComruission professional debut with the Springfield. Mo.. Club, of the Western Association, in 1U02 and son, of the American League, created a sensa d stated that Johnson©s atti- played with that team three years. He developed so fast that in 1905 he was secured by the tion and additional complication by a second Inot influence the National Minneapolis Club, of the Class A American Association. In the Fall of 1©JOu he was pur public declaration that he would not serve President Ebbetts, of Brook- chased by the Detroit Club, of the American League, of whose team he has since been with Ward on the National Commission; that rst time declared himself. In a valued member.- He is a fine backstop and a hard hitter, his only weakness being an in the American League club owners were a eradicable tendency to erratic throwing. In all other respects he is a fine catcher who has unit in support of his stand against Ward; jment he declared himself for demonstrated his value to the Detroit team In the course of each year©s strenuous pennant fed President Heydler for his chase. that his objections to Ward were based upon stested cases last season, and other things than the Davis case; and that if omprornise of Ward for presi- Messrs. Brush and Murphy carried their point feydler for secretary-treasurer, he would insist upon the National Commission fcsh, of New York, made no sign, reopening the alleged umpire-bribing scandal f;ed with the Ward supporters, become the arbiter of the crisis, refuses to the week was President Herrmann©s declara of 1908 for the hearing of new evidence Ward, like Heydler, three as- tion of his positive belief that the American against men "higher up" than Dr. Kramer, declare himsaif in any way, thus leaving who was adjudged guilty of the attempted This puts the decision up 10 everything in the air. During the final stages League is a unit in opposition to Ward, that f-lphia and St. Louis Clubs. Of President Johnson is not bluffing in his re bribery by the National Commission and turn, Philadelphia is counted of the campaign there was a recrudescence of fusal to serve with Ward on the National barred from all ball parks in organized ball. the latter©s friends, although personal controversy, and some of the mag Commission, and that in his (Herrmann©s) President Johnson also declared that the figel refuses to declare himself nates indulged in an exchange of compli opinion the election of Ward could result in American League would not agree to any i©eting. With Philadelphia in the ments which are not worth repeating, in nothing but thing longer than a 154-game schedule and view of the fact that much of the talk is adopt such a one, even if the National the St. Louis Club will have it ANOTHER BASE BALL WAR. to deadlock the meeting by for campaign purposes only and that after League decided upon a*© 168-game schedule. eydler . or ending the. agony by election the magnates will have to adjust On this point Mr. Herrmann is quoted by In conclusion President Johnson stated that |d thus electing, Ward. their differences and become friends again, the New York papers as saying: he would urge the adoption of a uniform 12- if only out of regard for the huge business " is not bluffing when he says he will months contract for the players in order to PESSIMISTIC VIEW. interests involved, which cannot be jeopar not sit on the National Commission wjUl Jolin Bf. choke off future barnstorming and winter Lobison, of St. Louis, who has dized. The one important announcement of Ward, should that go»<#«nan be elected to head the ball tours. r SPORTING LJFB DECEMBER 18, 1909

go round th« little towns with, a ragbag ready for the Presidential sweepstakes on tha team of and substitutes, getting National course is Adrian C. Anson. As far CHICAGO CHAT beaten by scrub nines* and thus making the as the players were concerned in that great big league look cheap in comparison. battle of 1890 when the reserve rule was NEW STARS. legally flattened Anson and Ward were rival Comiskey and Murphy are both enthusing, leaders. Anson was the giant of the National PRESIDENT MURPHY IS FULL right now, over some of their new men, post- and Ward the Players© I/eagrie leader. -Seems season reports indicating that they have even odd that Anson should shy his castor in greater prizes than they had imagined. the ring and oppose Ward, who was his OF PEPPER. Commy thinks Rolla Zeider, whom he turned, old foil in that hard-fought battle against the loose a year ago and then repurchased, has reserve role. developed into an infielder so fast and clever Little Magnate Wants to Know that even Blackburn, the new Providence re Recalling An Old League Conclave Mnlfordisms. cruit, will have to step his fastesj; to keea Bob Spade turned np a good lot of pay up with him. Zeider is quoted as being a dirt the other day when he vowed he©d work Where Ban Johnson Comes in, far. better baseninner than Blackburn, and as Which Is Echoed in Presently like a Trojan for the Red cause if he was strong a hitter. The contest for a regulaif elected to linger in Porktown. Anyway Talk of the Schedule job between these two highly-touted young^ Events Ward and Anson^ Ri There©s talk, of a game of seTen-up, in sters will be an interesting feature of th^ which will hold a big hand. spring campaign. Murphy thinks Roy Mil Seven Reds for two pitchers is the dope. and New Players. ler, his newest ontfielder, who has played in, vals in ©90> and Now.; Frank Rostock is turning out a nice lot both the Western and Pacific Leagues, is of features on the Winter home life of Cin destined,to be a marvel. All the reports con cinnati ball players. BY W. A. PHBLON. cerning ©this fellow indicate that he is a ter BY REN MULFORD, JR. Undoubtedly the Athletics hope that Will Chicago, December 13.—Editor "Sporting rific batsman, left handed, but able to soak Cincinnati, O., December ^1, Editor B. G-oode wijll live up to his name. Life." -On Ms way to the big league confer either lefthanded or spitball pitchers with ©© Sporting Life.© ©-VWhile the claiis are gath Frank Batiifoft will be home in time to ence where I shall also hasten to attend the perfect ease, and that he is very fast on ering in Father Knickerbocker©s overgrown shake hands with Santa Claus.. The Old grand pow-wow of the Base bases. Last year©s records have him hitting village memories^ ,of © former War Horse has been missed by the Buz Ball Writers©. ....Association - only .273 and fielding .880 very bad for annual conclaves are playing Club. little Charlie Murphy paused an outfielcler- -but he is said to have de catcher in my brain pan. to deliver a few remarks, on veloped splendidly in every line. Somewhere I have read that the frying-pan© order, anent^ HOGG©S ILL-LUCK. when one grows reminiscent A NEW LEAGUE. Ban Johnson. It would be a-© The death of Billy Hogg a few days ago it is a sign that Father Time cold and dreary December if showed that this poor fellow was unfortunate is shuffling up the years in A Six-Club Circuit Composed of Georgia it had to pass without a few and unjustly maligned. When Hogg was rapid-fire order. As an offset mutual scorches exchanged pitching for the New .York Highlanders, and to this I may say that it takes and Alabama Towns. between Ban and Charlie, and working only semi-occasionally, he was con one who has traveled some Special to "Sporting the saying in steam-heat is tinually roasted, accused of being a sulker, along the road of experience something wonderful since or of shirking his turn, or of being drunk to spin a yarn worth listen Anniston, Ala., December IS. The Annli- this pair began to roast each when needed for duty. Griffith clung to him, ing to. I write on the eve ton Base Ball Association was organized here other. Every December Ban said the man was ill, ana that his physical of the first real row that has on the 10th inst. An invitation to join W. A. Phelon says that Charlie must be condition a complication of rheumatism and Ren Mulford, Jr. occurred in the National the South Atlantic League was rejected. Ove.r- eliminated from base ball, and kidney trouble was responsible for his poor - League family circle©for some tures were taken toward organizing an Ala very December Charlie says Ban is an over showing. Nobody believed either Hogg or bama-Georgia League under class "D," clubs years. Looking ahead twenty years seems to to comprise Anniston, Gadsden, Talladega weening prune, or words to that effect. A Griffith. Hogg was finally fired and the de be an age. A glance backward over the span little later they meet at the big banquet, and fense Griff made for him had a good deal to and Oxford, in this State, and Rome and seems like a hop, skip and jump across a Cedartown, in Georgia. E. D. "Willett was how the wine does bubble! This time the do with the Little Fox©s finally - leaving the- narrowing creek during a summer dry spell. wordy war is specially tropical, and Mr. Highland team. And now the unfortunate named president of the association; Judge H, Twenty y%ars ago © D. McCarty, vice-president; 3. M. Stillwell, Murphy let fly a few fire-tipped arrows that Hogg dies of the very ailments he declared made the National League dance to music will make Ban sit up and think awhile ere had crippled him in New York final proof secretary, and T. Gardner, Jr., treasurer. that wasn©t as sweet to their ears as Men The officers, with D. S. Smith, D. T. Goodwin be can frame a fitting answer. "Can any that the poor lad told only the truth and delssohn©s Spring Song. Some of the ojd one tell me," quoth Mr. Murphy, "what that Griffith was no falsifier. Peace be with and C. T. Kill, prominent business men, com guard will remember the important conclave pose the Board of Directors. By monthly1 busines©s it is of Ban Johnson©s what the the unlucky boy seldom was anyone more which was held in Cleveland then the scene National League does ? What has he got to abused and with less actual cause. subscriptions and individual contributions, a say about whom the National League shall of John B. Foster©s operations as a base ball sum has already been assured and work will elect as president, anyway? Just as much as historian. Not many of the boys Who wrote be started soon in putting the park in first- stories of the stormy base ball days of the class condition. Hiram Hayseed, manager of the Goshville CARDINAL PLANS. Fall of ©89 and ©90 are Still in harness. Hor Blues, and not a syllable more, that©s the ace Fogel, the new chief of the Philadelphia ituation of Mr. Johnson." forces, was one of them. Frank Hough is SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. REVERSE POSITIONS. Manager the Arbiter of another Quaker City representative who was in "Suppose, to make©my argument more in the Question of a Spring Series Between close touch with the situation. Tim Mur- Ousts Knoxville Thus Reducing the Circtjit telligible, t©hat we reverse the situation. Sup nane was "on the job" in . Chicago pose that Mr. Johnson died, or resigned. It the Cardinals and Browns. has "Heck" Hugh Keogh who was a close to the Original Six Clubs. would be up to the American League to elect St. Louis, Mo., December 13. Editor of follower of the lost base ball cause that John Special to "Sporting Life." . a new president, wouldn©t it? And do you "Sporting Life." The question of a Spring Ward represented. Before it became a lost suppose that the American League would series of games between the Browns and Car cause you better .believe that money was Augusta, Ga., December 13. At the meet tolerate, even for a moment, any interference dinals, of St. Louis, hinges on poured out like water. Fortunes went up the ing of the South Atlantic League©Directors from the National? The American League the decision of Roger Bres flue. Outside these named veterans there are here on December 11 it was decided to cut would tell us to get off the map to go and nahan, manager of Robison©s few, if any, who still chronicle diamond do the league down to six clubs. Knoxville was mind our own business, and theft©s what we team. It is known that Ro ings for the metropolitan press. Some of the eliminated from the league, and the Charles would deserve to be told. Well, what©s the bert Hedges, owner of the sporting editors of the day when the name of ton fans were given the privilege of dicker difference now? We are about to choose a Browns, has been willing to John M. Ward was mentioned as a candidate ing with Columbia for that franchise. Colum president. Maybe we will select one man, make such arrangements. for the National League Presidency to succeed bus will remain in the league. It is believed ruaybe another. What does it matter to Ban declared the John A. Heydler referred to him as the "well by the directors that Charleston"will get the Johnson? How does it concern him? He©s other day that whatever plans known golf player and formerly a base ball Columbia franchise. The season will open talking through his hat once more. I©ll bet Bresnahan wants to make are player." Ward made more stirring base ball April 10 and close on Labor Day; 140 games a little cash that the American League mag up to him. We will leave for history two decades ago than any one man in being played. President Joyner p©roduced a nates will never sustain him if we elect John Little Rock about March 4," the profession, and it was amtising to read certified check for $.2,500 from Chattanooga Ward, and he still feels hostile. They say remarked Mr. Robison, "and the references to his accomplishments on for the release of that Club from this© league. Ban never falls down. Didn©t he say, years possibly remain there until the links while his diamond achievements ago, that George ©Stallings would never be R. T. Bresnahan it is time to open the season were a blank to the youngsters who had permitted fo re-enter the American League? in St. Louis or wherever the "come in" after J. Montgomery had passed CONDENSED DISPATCHES. And isn©t Stallings in the American League schedule calls for us to open. We had bad off the big diamond ef action. BOW, just the same ? As to the Ward-Heydler luck last season , in our exhibition games, Special to "Sporting Life." controversy once again I must declare that owing to the weather conditions, so we have The Red Chief for Harmony. Outflelder Jack Barry has signed a 1910 contract I consider Mr. Heydler upright, conscientious, about decided to remain in Little Rock." ; ,. Garry Herrrnann started Eastward still with the Milwaukee (American Association) Club. praiseworthy, bot not of sufficient magnitude firm in the faith that the election of John A- or practicability to head the National League, WHAT IT MEANS. The WUkes-Barre Club, of the New York League, "This means then that there will be no Heydler is a duty the National League q©W©eg has signed Hall, of last season©s Cape May while I think Mr. Ward, ha,s .just the qualifi the public. Above the importance of the c,al,l team. cations that Mr,j,Heydler lacks." Spring series of gauges with the Browns," was aBked of Robison.- He replied: "I have of.Heydler, however, he placed "Harmony." The veteran manager, John J.. Grim, has purchased BAN SPEAKS UP, nothing to say about the The Cincinnati Club President summed up a controlling interest in the Portsmouth Club, of the Mr. Johnson who took a later train whatsoever. That is up to the manager, all the objections that have been made to Virginia League* gmiled grimly over the remarks of Mr. Mur Roger Bresnahan. What he wants to arrange Heydler by the anti-John A.©s with the The Brockton (New England League) Club has phy and then threatened to uncork a bomb and do I leave to his judgment. If Bresna declaration: "In all the «ted objections to signed outflelder Jerry J. Flood, of the Hawthorn shell by dragging an old skeleton from the han wants to play the games he can ar rulings made by President Heydler he was Club, of Brooklyn. National League closet into the light of pub range that himself. He is sole boss up to the unanimously sustained by ©the Board ©of Di: ; The Waterloo Club, of the I. I. I. League, has, licity. "It is time," quoth Mr. Johnson, time the season opens." Mr. Robison ig rectors. If Heydler is turned down ©then the purchased . Joe Wilkes from the Atlas © that the Brush-Murphy combination be looking for some important base ball deals Board of Directors should also come iinder (Southern League) Club. given a severe setback, and I am thinking during the Winter, but little at the meetings. the ban for a turn down." From a Buck The Syracuse Club, of the New York Leaguj of doing it in a painful way. Little over a © ©One never makes a big deal at a league eye tree in Redland the outlook for a lively secured an option on catcher Monte Beville,d year ago Brush and Murphy were supposed meeting," spoke up Robison, "for every one Winter of base ball politics is certain. The Rochester Club, of the Eastern League. National Commission is not outside the line to be at swords© points about the attempt to is looking for the best of it. I think and The Oakland Club, of the Pacific Coast Lq( bribe the umpires and throw the pennant to know that I made of fire. Some left-handed compliments have released manager Bill Reidy to, make roon New York, Now they are allies and united THE BIGGEST DEAL been tossed Ban Johnsonward. The defeat Wolverton, late of the Eastern League, wj in a campaign for their own interests. The of Heydler will .certainly give the news age and play third base. umpire-bribing was hushed up by keeping the of the Winter season last Fall. Yes, we are architects chances to build stories of sky- names of ©the men higher up© from the press, in the market for ball players, and so is scraping proportions. Sufficient unto the The Troy Club, of the New every other club. We will all be felt out at day is the task of providing foundations for traded pitcher Eddie Donnelly and, while Dr. Creamer was made the goat a the meetings and then the deals will be Snyder for McGamwe| poor fellow who at most acted only as a mes- the castles in the Domain of Possibility. Eugene Ryan, of Binghamton, same 1«| eenger-boy. Possibly it might jar the new made after the different club owners go to their homes and think the matter over." Be Fred Launt, a professional base bl combination and give the base ball world fore going to the New York meeting Roger A Redland Forecast. fatally scalded when a steampipe at A something to yowl about if I gave out those Bresnahan is expected in Cleveland to hold The Palace of the Fans was the earliest of the Ontario and Western Railr names at the coming meeting, and possibly a conference with Stanley Robison, who is of modern concrete structures. Intimations near Utica, N. Y., exploded Deced I may do so." Lots of fun coming this taking life easy there this Fall. have been made that the Cincinnati Club was was employed, in the roundhouse asl week. Front seats, please, on the aisle, and planning for improvements and additions The Lowell Club, of the New Engl not behind a post. which would make the finest in signed as manager-captain the vetej THE BIG SCHEDULE. BOSTON BOYS. the West. It will not be possible to equal Toft. The latter will bring with Despite the fact that Ban Johnson says the the beauty of Forbes Field with its great pitcher Fred Hickey. first basemanf American League is far more likely to call Director Harris Says Half the Veterans sweep of Schenley Park within the vision of outflelder M. P. Byrne and shor for 140 games than 168, all the signs, point the enthusiasts. This week the story came Baker. to at least one season©s trial of the gigantic Will be Dropped. out that a renewal of the lease of the ground The opening game at Havana, T>\ schedule. The tip is out that the American Pittsburg, Pa., December 13. John P. Har now occupied on Western Avenue had been tween the Havana team and the League will give an imitation of protest, thus ris, the theatrical man who last Tuesday was secured. More property is desired before the All-National team resulted in a allowing the National to adopt the fattened elected to the directorate of the Boston Na present ideas,: ca©n be carried out. League Cubans, 2-1, against Joss© pitching.^ Park is the only available base ball ground December 12, the American team won© schedule first, and will then fall into line tional League Club, who is here, to-day talked Almendares, 4-1. with the good old excuse, © ©We had to fol of plans for booming the game at the Na in the entire West End. It was .the early low suit to protect our own interests." Most tional park in Boston. A number of changes war in 1884 which was responsible for the At a meeting of the stockholders ,oJ of the American Leaguers really favor the are contemplated in the Boston team. The se transformation of (in old brick yard into a Barre Club, of .the N,ew York" Statel smooth green. The old Bank Street grounds December 10, William Clymer Was cleo long season, and argue that there is better lection of Fred Lake as manager was, in the and manager. James- Monks, the retirij base ball weather October 20 than there is opinion of Harris, the best move made for have long since given way to railroad ter minals. Redland enthusiasts have heard the disposed ©of his interest0 in the club October 8 a well-known climatic fact. Hence, the team in a long time. Harris intimated man named Adam Turkesi © ! they figure, the world©s championship could that Boston fans will be surprised before the whispered promise, of a dpuble,-decker and be settled under really better conditions than weeding out is finished. Next summer©s Boj,- if this doesn©t come in time for, .the 1910 DirectoT Max Fleischman, ,©p©f the CljJ get-away the outline for the work has, been and wife started December 12 fqr ;Ncw at present, while the barnstorming proclivi ton team will have only about half of the they were billed to : sail for j\friea ties of the players would be choked off mos{ old players. This means that there will be viewed and given a very erithuiastic .6. K. where they will do -consiaerafol^ liunt©in| abruptly. Magnates have grown tired, so lively competition with other clubs in signing leaving Mr. Fleischman "-promised eac they say, of having their men, as soon as the players. Harris is largely interested in the The G. 0. M.©s Hope. of his friends a hippopotamus and ©alj regular season ends, borrow the uniforms and team. Lined up in the stable of dark horses toid them to expect them early. 18, 3

SPARKS P.

MAGSE, 1 The 1909 Philadelphia Team of the National League Finished Fifth; Won 74 Games; Lost 79. Per cent. .484

BOTE it? given an excellent group Moore carried the team through a prolonged defiance of the club owners, thanks to an 1893 Finished Fourth ..... 72 57 .558 picture , of the Philadelphia team, batting slump, and only Moore did consistent iron-elad eontr©act. The team played good 1894 Finished Fourth ..... 71 56 .559 of the National League, which in work all season. McQuillan©s prolonged ill ball at times, but lacked the pitching and 1895*~Finished Third ...... 78 53 .595 the 1909 race finished fifth. The ness from jaundice deprived the team of his batting power for sustained effort. Singu 1896 Finished Eighth ..... 62 68 .477 Phillies, as they are known the services at the crucial starting period and larly, it failed to make a respectable stand 1897 Finished Tenth ...... 55 77 .417 country over, for the second con affected his work all season after his re this year against the leaders, whom it played 1898 Finished Sixth ...... 78 71 .523 secutive season proved to be the covery. Corridon was troubled with a lame to a standstill last year; and, more singu 1899 Finished Third ...... 94 58 .619 chief disappointment of the season, their arm for a long time. The vaunted Coveleskie larly still, the tail-end Brooklyn and Boston 1900 Finished Third ...... 75 63 .543 fall this year being even greater than last proved a complete failure, Sparks was out teams also proved hard nuts for the Phillies 1901 Finished Second ..... 83 57 .593 year. Then they fell from third to fourth of condition all season; and Foxen, Richie and to crack and in these two facts lie the 1902 Finished Seventh .... 56 81 .409 place, but made a finish which promised an Brown proved useless, the two last-named reasons for losing fourth place to Cincinnati. 1903 Finished Seventh . ... . 49 86 .363 assured first-division place this year, with being ultimately released to Boston. In bat The Philadelphia Club has been a member of 1904 Finished Eighth ..... 52 100 .342 championship possibilities. How far short of ting not one of the regulars was up to last the National League since 1883, in which 1905 Finished Fourth ...... 83 69 .546 promise the performance fell is attested by year©s standard in the first half of the sea year it was admitted to membership in the 1906 Finished Fourth ..... 71 82 .464 the fact that the team was never in the race son, Knabe was woefully w^ak in batting senior league, together with New York. The 1907 Finished Third ...... 83 64 .566 for the pennant, dropped out of the first di and Deininger and Osborne also failed to real club©s record from that day to the present 1908 -Finished Fourth ..... 83 71 .539 vision before mid-season, and thereafter lin ize expectations. A mid-season deal for Joe time is as follows: 1909 Finished Fifth ...... 74 79 .484 gered continuously in the fifth place, where Bates, of Boston, and the acquisition of Joe W. L. Pet. it finished. The causes of the team©s compar Ward from New York improved the batting 1883 Finished Eighth ...... 17 81 .173 In that long period it will be observed that ative failure were few but potent. The team and braced up the team somewhat, but by 1884 Finished Sixth ...... 39 73 .348 the Philadelphia team has never won a pen started the season under new club ownership, this time the team©s demoralization had 1885 Finished Third ...... 56 54 .509 nant. Nevertheless, it has always been a but still under the absolute control of Mana become so great that it became manifest in 1886 Finished Fourth ..... 71 43 .622 factor in the race and never more so than ger Murray, who made the mistake of stand,- Magee©s open indifference. It was 1887 Finished Second ..... 73 48 .610 in the 1908 season, when it proved the hard ing pat on the 1908 team, thus leaving him also apparent that Manager Murray had lost 1888 Finished Third ...... 69 61 .531 est team for the leaders to beat. It suc self destitute of available youngsters. From control of his team and the confidence of the 1889 Finished Fourth ..... 63 64 .496 cessively pulled Chicago, Pittsburg and New the start the te»m played a losing game owing club owners, as was made evident by the at 1890 Finished Third ...... 78 53 .595 York out of the lead, and in the last week to the lack of condition of most of the pitch- tempted Magee-Donlin deal, which only fail 1891 Finished Fourth...... 68 69 .495 of the race practically settled the champ ion- Ti. For a tine only pitchers Moren and ed because of Manager Murray©s successful 1892 Finished Fourth ..... 87 66 .569 ( Continued oa the sixth pace.). SRORTIIVQ DECEMBER 18, 1909

DEVOTED TO BASE BALL MEN AND MEASURES "WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE AND CHARITY FOR ALL"-Editor Francis C. Richter.

as a whole, must be accepted as one more player. He contends that certain payments sport that it has grown to be the greatest of striking proof of the protective power of the were not made and asks the Commission to all outdoor games. But U will not take long National Association, and of the confidence have St. Paul pay him. His claim was not to shake that confidence. The fact that a seven-game series between two teams should inspired in base ball investments by the allowed. While this case was pending the bring nearly $200,000 into the coffers is present system of "organized ball" under Commission requested Mr. Farrell, the secre dangerous. An incentive to do unscrupulous the Supreme National Agreement as administ tary of the National Association, to retain things might be created, if not by the club A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER ered with firmness, fairness, justice, and some money due the St. Paul Club on account owners by the players. Last year there were dignity by the National Commission. of the draft of a player from that club. ^ Mr. numerous charges in the American League DEVOTED TO Farrell is now directed to forward the money that certain teams were not trying win Base Ball, Trap Shooting and from their favorite in the pennant race. It to the St. Paul Club. is, of course, but natural that ball players General Sports 'LET WELL ALONE." should have their LIKES AND DISLIKES FOTJNDED APBIL, 1883. HE National Commission has just handed S BETWEEN the abandoned 140-game schedule and the suggested 168-game and that they should be more anxious t» T down an interesting decision in a case A beat one team than another. Jim might ba Title Registered In U. S. Patent Office. Copyright, involving a claim by a player against a schedule for the major leagues the happy anxious to see Jack get a share of the 1909, by The Sporting Life Publishing Co. medium will prevail. The 154-game schedule, Entered at the Philadelphia Post Office major league club, growing out of his trans World©s Series, and he might be prejudiced fer to a minor league club. Player Foster con which has now been in vogue for half a against some player on another team fighting as second class mail matter. dozen years, has been tried and not found for the flag and do his utmost to prevent tends that he was under contract with the him from getting any of the money. These Published every Saturday by Cleveland American League Club for the sea wanting. It has met every pdssible test, has overcome every objection, and has been found are, of course, conditions which as yet have The Sporting Life Publishing Co. son of 1909, and that on August 7 he was not affected the game©s popularity, but they released by that club to the New Orleans to fit all conditions imposed by the dual- should be nipped in the bud. There is too 34 -South Third Street. Club, of the Southern League, and that the league system. Therefore, no matter what much of the money end creeping into the PHILADELPHIA, PA., U. S. A. season of that club closed on September 18. may be said and urged during the Winter World©s Series, and it may be found neces off-season when the time comes in the Spring sary ere long to have these games played at EDITOBIAL BBPAETMKNT He contends that his contract with the reduced rates rathert than increased prices. FRANCIS C. BICHTBB...... Editor-in-Chiei Cleveland Club called for salary until Octo for laying the basis for the forthcoming sea son©s work on the diamond the 154-game The clubs which win pennants make barrels THOMAS S. DANDO...... Gun Editor ber 15, and, therefore, requested that a of money during the regular season and could THOMAS D. EICHTKB...... Assistant Editor finding be made in his favor for salary from schedule will be the one that will be adopted well afford to play the World©s Series for next year and doubtless fpr many years little or nothing. And it might be a good BUSINESS DKPABTMENT September 18 to October 15, inclusive, on the basis of his Cleveland contract. The player thereafter. In this matter, too, the magnates thing to cut down the players© end of thd THOMAS S. DANDO...... President have learned by costly experience to "let receipts, too. FBANCIS C. KICHTEB...... Vice President also contends that his name has been placed J. CLIFF DANDO...... Secretary-treasurer on the Cleveland Club©s reserve list for 1910. well enough alone." EDWABD C. STABK...... Business Manager In reviewing the case the Commission says: PRESS POINTERS. "There is no dispute about the facts in this case. HE sorry showing of the Detroit team in SUBSCRIPTION BATES. The Cleveland Club tried to dispose of this player©s Cuba, the broken leg sustained by catch One Year...... $2.00 services to a number of clubs, but they were unable T The Only Kind of Base Ball That it Ac Six Months...... 1.25 to make proper arrangement and finally did release er Bliss in California, and the accession ceptable to the Public. Three Months...... 65c the player to the New Orleans Club, as he claims. of players to the McAllister Cuban party From Boston "Globe." There is no dispute as to when the season of the despite club prohibitions, have made major Canadian Postage, 50 cents extra per year. Southern League ended. The claim, as made by the Fans like the game played out on the diamond. Foreign Postage, $1.00 extra per year. player in the case, however, is not valid. When the league club owners dead sore on all forms of This greed for power and its money madness does Winter ball for major league players, and the not interest them. All they want is to see good Cleveland Club released him to New Orleans it was ball players on fine fields, with ample seating accom an unconditional release and his name has been upshot may be legislative moves toward the modations for the crowds. They know the players placed on the reservation list for 1910 by -mistake. all-the-year-round contract. If that happens and their records and dope from them. To the faua Even if the release had been an optional .one and player-greed will be responsible for .further the owners are but names, meaningless. As these the player had reverted back to the Cleveland Club fans pay the freight, it is a good scheme to keep after the close of the Southern League season under necessary player-restriction. base ball clean and apart from syndicate ownership. au optional agreement, he could not have recovered Fans are square and want square sport. Syndicata for salary between the close of .the Southern League ownership of base ball clubs would, in a measure, season and the close of the American League season, destroy the spirit of inter-city rivalry, and it wouldn©t unless he had been actually in the service of the SOLIDARITY QF BASE BALL. take long to break down confidence In the greatest Cleveland Club; in other words, had been recalled of all outdoor sports. by it to active duty. The Commission has repeatedly Boston "Globe." ruled on cases of this kind in a similar manner." The thought of a third major league in the A Point Worth Considering. The Commission, upon the above finding, field will not evaporate, even before the de From New York "Telegram." rejected the player©s claim. The latter thus nials of those supposed to be working con The National League would avoid its annual trou PHILADELPHIA, DECEMBER 18, 1909. not only loses his appeal for extra salary and tinually i©or this object. The continual niinb- bles and improve its conditions largely by electing ita release from reservation as he must belong ling means something More than dancing executives for five years, in this way eliminating to New Orleans if not Cleveland but the sunbeams on the great ffase ball ocean, any politics and giving the President a chance to act time the American and National League have without a continual fear of ruffling the tender feel RENEWAL OF CREDENTIALS, latter club has a claim of $75.64 advanced trouble in getting together on any . subject, ings of some selfish magnate. the player, which it will now be able to col no matter how trivial. There is a large LL CORRESPONDENTS of the-"Sporting lect if he plays ball next season with New- army of men scattered around the country Moral Courage Properly Rewarded. A Life" are requested to return their cre Orleans or such club as he may be trans with money and brains only too anxious From Washington "Post." dentials fir renewal for 1910. Prompt ferred to. Here was a case where the maxim, TO START SOMETHING Hughey Jennings© success In landing the third to "let well enough alone," applied and from secutive American League pennant, thus establishing compliance with this request is necessary in new in base ball. The talk in the papers re a record for the organization, can to a large extent" order to facilitate the annual labor of re which players similarly situated should draw cently to the effect that Cincinnati and be attributed to his nerve in making changes when a lesson. Pittsburg would jump to the American League he believed he had discovered a weak spot or two. organizing the correspondents© corps, which if Jo©hn M. Ward was elected president of Few managers, after landing two ©flags with a team is, by the way, quite a task, owing to the the National League was a serious blow to would have dared to make trades which involved immense number of contributors the "Sport base ball as a solid business proposition. players who had done much to bring about tha GREAT BALL TEAMS. Base ball men knew well that no such play success of the team. Jennings, however, took the ing Life" has upon its staff. Failure to re bull by the horns. Just as soon as he realized that turn the old credentials will be considered a could be pulled off and yet the public was N ORDER to add to the many attractive led to believe that if Messrs. Dreyfuss and the pennant was in danger he set about to strengthen declination of further service as a corres features of "Sporting Life during the Herrmann could simply say "presto" and his team, and by clever and careful manipulation pondent. I succeeded in doing this. The result is a third pen winter "Sporting Life" is now engaged they had jumped their base ball clubs from nant for Detroit. in the publication of half-tone group pictures the of famous base ball teams. The series is DEEP TANGLED WILDWOOD League Presidents Not to be Envied. THE 1909 MINOR FIELD. designed to comprise the eight National onto the sunny plains of the American From Boston "Globe." League teams, the eight American League League. Supposing that Pittsburg and Cin Was there ever a president of any league in or OW that the Pacific Coast League has teams and probably all the champion minor cinnati could make a move of this kind, ganized base ball that pleased all the magnates of closed its belated championship cam "would you find men putting millions of their league? Presidents, like umpires and managers, N league teams about 24 groups. To date we money into new ball parks? The day has have their troubles simply because they are human, paign the 1909 cycle of minor league have published the following groups: long since past where clubs can jump from and forced to act. championship campaigns is completed. Fol The Pittsburg "Pirates," champions of the National one league to another just as it is with base lowing is given a table with the results of the League and of the World, ball players roaming about the country. The Steady Growth of Base Ball. 1909 races of all leagues embraced in the The Detroit "Tigers," champions of the American game was built up by the reserve clause in From Cincinnati "Post." National Association, arranged according to League. players© contracts and the law that welded How base ball does grow} Ten years ago a new classes five Class A leagues, seven Class B The Chicago "Cubs," second place team of the Na clubs together in one inseparable league a grand stand was built In Cincinnati and so gorgeous tional League. party to the National Agreement. and spacious was the new building that it was leagues, five Class C leagues and fourteen The PhiladelphU "Athletics," second place team christened "Palace of the Fans." Before next season Class D leagues: * in the American League. opens the seating capacity will be enlarged 12,000 at The New York "Giants," third place team of the a cost of $50,000. Other improvements will be made National League. WISE SAYINGS QF GREAT MEN. and will add 30,000 to the seating capacity of tha CLASS A. The Boston "Red Sox," third place team of the park. j League. Club. Manager. American League. The Cincinnati "Reds," fourth place team of the *The philosopher who asserted that truth Yet He Can Learn More. i American Association Louisville .... . T. Chivington. National League. was stranger than fiction evidently never dal The Chicago "White Sox," fourth pla.ce team in the lied with base ball magnates. John A. Heyd- From Cincinnati "Enquirer." [ American League. ler. Charles Webb Murphy is going to open a Jiase Western League . . , Des Moines . .... W. Dwyer. ball correspondence school, with the idea of uplifting In this issue we publish an excellent group *When you get into hot water it helps the sport and gaining points that will do the/ game CLASS B. picture of the famous Philadelphia team, some to keep your mouth shut. Charles W. good. Unnecessary. Charles Webb knows tpo much fifth place team in the National League. Murphy. about base ball already. © Tri-State League . . .Lancaster ...... M. Hogan. In our next issue, December 25, will be given *Economy is a habit that continues to grow New York League . ,Wilkes-Barre . .. M. Kittridge. a fine group picture of the noted "High on a man long after he has any use for it. landers, who finished in fifth place in the . THE OLD, OLD STORY. American League race. Thereafter the week Ill.-Io. Ind. League Rock Island . .... Jack Tighe. *The hard loser is generally the fellow Central League .... Wheeling ...... W. Phillips. ly publication of the group pictures will con Cleveland "Plaindeal/er." Connecticut League Hartford ...... J. Connery. tinue uninterruptedly, thus giving our readers who began the fight. Joe McGinnity. something besides current news and comment *There are always two ways of looking He sat on the bleachers / CLASS C. Where the sun was glarfing down; to look forward to. at a question the right way, and our way. Among the flery screechers/ Virginia League . . . .Roanoke ..... J. Shaughnessy. Jack Ryder. There was none with his \rcnown. South Atlantic ....Chattanooga . ... John Dobbs. "We also desire to call the attention of our *It takes constant exercise to keep one©s Texas League ...... Houston ...... D. Roberts. readers to the fact that "Sporting Life©s" virtues in good condition. Ren Mulford. He swore the umpire cheated issue of January 8 will be a 32-page num And a lot of other thiAgs, *There are lots of things in this life And if they were defeated CLASS D. ber, containing the complete "Chronology of better than money, but it takes money to He would beat him uW by jings! 1909," which we have made an annual fix buy them. R. L. Hedges. ture, of great value for reference and com -.—i ^ i He told the boys to win "it, South Michigan . . . .Saginaw ...... A. Burkhardt. And his voice was neveir tired; Eastern Carolina .Wilson ...... Earl Holt. parison. No one interested in the national He wasn©t still a minute ©,. -Illinois . Madison ...... H. Cassibone. game should miss this special number of BASE BALL POPULARITY. While he hollered and iperspired. Penna. -W. Virginia Uniontown . . . ..V Frank Sisley. "Sporting Life," which will be worth pre Central Association Burlington ...... Ed. Egan. Washington "Post." Carolina Association Greensboro . . . R. McKevitt. serving for instant reference until another He said that night at table Illinois-Missouri . . . Monmouth . . . .. John Corbett. season is added to the record. Base ball©s popularity continues on the That when Summer came, ©twas queer. Wisconsin-Minnesota Duluth ...... Edward Lewee. increase, as was proven by the enormous re To work he scarce felt ables Kansas State ...... Lyons ...... C. Bankhead. ceipts during the World©s Series. Every And his wife said, "Poor, dear!" Central Kansas . . . .Ellsworth ...... F. S. Foster. year the game has a larger following and Blue Grass League .Winchester ...... Newt. Horn. IN SHORT METRE. provided the necessary precautions are taken Better Than Any Other. to keep the sport clean, it is not so far off Tulare, Cal., December -i. Editor "Sporting Life." HE National Commission has handed down when games will be played before crowds of I like your paper bette,- than any other sporting All of the above leagues finished the 1909 T a decision in a case of minor importance. 100,000 or more. Structures of the kind used paper I know of, as it gives everything a base ball season in condition to resume operations next Mr. J. D. Roberts, who was part owner by the old Romans for their athletic sports fan could ask for, and when you satisfy a base ball will be erected ere many years, for even the Spring, despite some recession of interest of the Cleburne Club, of the Texas League, fan your work is well done. When I am through largest parks are already proving inadequate reading "Sporting Life" it does not go into the ash- and enthusiasm-inmost of the minor league in 1906, sold the release of W. P. Dickinson to accommodate the crowds on special oc pile, but is passed along to my friends. I never territory, and also despite hard struggles and C. B. Moran to the St. Paul (American casions these days. It is because of overlook a chance to put in a good word for ©"Sporting. against other adverse conditions here and Association) Club under an agreement which THE CONFIDENCE Life." as it richly deserves it. Wishing you continued there. This gratifying condition of affairs, success, I remain, very truly yours. provided for the payment of $500 for each that the public has in the honesty of the T. R. REYNOLDS. SRORTIJNG

singer, as his partner. Last week this pair drew be reduced considerably. Anyone can fore head as one of the results of increased pros crowded houses in Camden. In January Dooin and tell some of the changes, a few of which are perity a point that is suggested by Evans© McCool will go out on the Keith circuit. indicated above, while others are not so easy story it is just a minor incident. As a mat PHILADELPHIA to predict. The American League ter of fact, few of the players suffer from this affliction, which is more of an injury to THE CENTRAL ASSOCIATION BATTING AVERAGES those who have it than to anybody else. show most of the Washington players about Cobb has been accused of this fault, but it is as stated in this column two months ago. hard to understand why, as he is one of the The Admission of Monmouth, Which Guar Of the 16 players whose 1909 record was most modest men it would be possible to antees 30,000 Paid Attendance, Cuts made entirely with Washington and who were meet, when off the fieldj and is much more with the team at the end of the season, only noticeable for good manners thjan for any League Mileage in Half. three differ more than three points (3-1000) appearance of egotism. It is probable that from the batting averages given in this cor some of these criticisms arise from the fact Kewanee, 111., December 10. Satisfaction respondence. Of these 13 which are prac More Evidence That New Owners is being expressed all around the Central that players are not always able to devote as Association circuit over the admittance last tically in agreement, six coincide exactly. much attention to persons who have no claim And in none of the other three cases is there on their time as the latter desire. Are Local People President week to membership in the more difference than is caused by a varia league of Monmouth to £11 the tion of a or one time ; but, THE AVERAGE BIG LEAGUER Fogel©s "Masterly Inactivity" vacancy caused by Vae oust as the three players concerned were in only is a worthy individual. Being much in con ing of Waterloo. The league, a few games, this made a noticeable difference tact with a downtown life, it requires con as now composed, is one of in average. In runs scored, there are only siderable strength of character to lead as Pending the National Meeting* the most compact in the coun four cases of difference, and these slight sensible an existence as he does in a ma try and the longest jump pos ones, between official and unofficial; in sacri jority of instances. As the result of rather a sible is that from Ottumwa fice hits, all but three agree, and in stolen wide acquaintance among players, it is the BY FRANCIS C. RICHTER. to Hannibal, which cities are bases, all but two. The close agreement of writer©s opinion that there is much in them only 175 miles apart. The to commend and little to find fault with. Philadelphia, Pa., December 13. The af admittance of Monmouth will these official and unofficial figures makes them fairs of the Philadelphia Club were no less cut the mileage in two, re tend to , conspicuous in the public prints and discus ducing it to 1,500 for the CONFIRM EACH OTHER, THE VIRGINIA LEAGUE sion during the past week season. Monmouth comes into proving that both the official and unofficial than heretofore except that M. E. Justice the Central Association under were carefully kept. It is true that a mis the real. ownership approach these conditions: A guaran take in ©s home record has been Re-Elects Famous Jake Wells as President ed a trifle nearer solution. tee of 30,000 paid admissions; no Sunday found in the official figures, perhaps due to a As a starter the "Record" base ball; a waiver of all claims in case the typographical error in taking a nine for a and Raises Its Salary Limit to $1700 made a bitter and uncalled- league ousts the city at the close of the sea seven; or maybe Ty was making the homers Per Month. for personal attack upon son for failure to make good. The announce so fast that the official scorer broke his pencil President Fogel and coupled ment that Ned Egan would not be with trying to record them, and couldn©t catch Richmond, Va., December 11. A meeting that with the allegation that Burlington as manager next season has been up. "The batting figures for the locals were of the Virginia League base ball magnates the sale was a "fake" and received with regret all over the circuit. as follows: Lelivelt, .292; Gessler, .284; was held in this city December 7. Several that Messrs. Ifarham, Mc- President M. E. Justice, of Keokuk, is al Browne, .272; Unglaub, .264; Schaefer, .248; matters of momentous inter Nichol and Wolf were still ready busy on plans for a strong umpiring Conroy, 244; McBride, .234; Miller, .216; est were decided, besides the staff next season. Slattery, .214; Street, .211; Killifer, .209; election of officers, which was the real owners. This brought Reisling, .167; Gray, .146;;. Kelley, .143; the principal business of the to the front Lawyer Frank Johnson, .129; Groom, .091; Witherup, .053. evening, among them being Horace S. S. Elliott with the positive News Noteg. George McBride is the only one to show a a decision to transfer a por declaration that the sale was The reteran Phil Geier, who is going to manage the gain over last year, and he managed to add tion of the Saturday games, a bona fide cash transaction by local people, Burlington team hext season, would like to hear two points to his 1908 figure. The American which have heretofore been who had not only purchased the club in good from and about promising young players. He can Association averages show that iaith, but would also in due time buy the be addressed at 940 Selby avenue, St. Paul, Minn. sidered the exclusive pro JERRY DOWNS, perty of Richmond, to Nor park site. Messrs. McNichol and Wolf also Keokuk last week re-elected Senator McManus as folk, the conclusion being made po©sitive statements that the club had president and Louis Sterne as secretary. Largely the Washington recruit from the Minneapolis reached that Norfolk has a been sold and that they had no longer a through the worfe of these two men the Keokuk debt ranks, was NcjC 19 among the Association right to a reasonable number dollar in it. An incident of the week was has been cleared© up and $600 Is In the treasury. batters, with .271, and last of 11 second Frank Belt again will be manager. basemen, wi*h .924. He made 67 runs and of them. The most interest the purchase by President Fogel of the 13 Jake Wells ing feature of the evening in shares held by Mr. E. B. Cose immediately According to instructions to be forwarded this 19 sacrifice hits, and stole 32 bases in 167 connection with the election upon the latter©s return from Europe last week by President M. E. Justice to all applicants as games. The fact that Boston has five men of officers was the almost unanimous demand Tuesday, thus giving the new owners every of the league magnates that Jake Wells re share of the club©s capital stock. Supplemen main as president of the league for another tary to this President Fogel gave the as term. It will be remembered that there was surance that neither Mr. Murphy, of Chi considerable opposition to the re-election of cago, nor Mr. Taft, of Cincinnati, was in THE OUTFIELDER©S DREAM. Wells last year. He has been president Q£ terested in any way in the recent sale of the the league since its inception. Charles H. club. Another announcement was made By William F. Kirk. Consolvo, of Norfolk, was elected vice- during the week that there would be a shift president. Power to appoint a secretary was in the officers of the club. Frank S. Elliott, vested with the president, who will very the treasurer, will be made vice-president, probably name Secretary Gregory to succeed and William Conway, one of the directors, Wild was the night, yet a wilder night Hung ©round the fielder©s pillow. himself at a salary largely in excess of that has resigned as secretary, while Morris which he is now receiving. The salary limit Sheck will be made secretary-treasurer. For he dreamt that night of his wondrous might With the ash, also known as the willow. was raised, after considerable discussion, to A few fond cockroaches lingered near, $1,700 per month, more authority to be The Phillies© Team Management. From the mouldy moulding pouring; vested in the president to enforce the limit upon the teams. The season will open on There, were no new developments regarding They* knew, by the ©sounds that smote the ear That the hard-hitting demon was snoring. April 21 and end on Labor Day. The regu the Kling case or the managerial question lar staff of umpires will be selected, three except that Fred Lake©s engagement by Bos- They knew by the way he floundered there, regulars and one substitute. Twelve players and a manager will be allotted to each teaiti. r^o-n eliminates him as a possibility and by By the murmurs hastily spoken, ______« _ . , so much reduces President Fogel©s- already That ©he dreamed a bit of his home-run hit too-slender choice. There were also no new The day that the fence was broken. NATIONAL LEAGUE NOTES. developments in regard to Manager Mur They knew that he dreamed of his record grand, ray©s case. The latter was in New York all His wonderful batting and fielding, The Boston Club has sold first baseman Stem to the of last week assisting Pat Powers with the That he always hit safe when Ty Cobb fanned, Sioux City Club, of the Western League. Madison Square bicycle »aces. When seen That he had the pitchers yielding. Clark Griffith will have seven men to offer for there he said he "was not worrying about two high-class pitchers when the moguls gather in his two-year contract; that he had not seen Wild was the night in the farming town, New York. President Fogel as yet, and that the latter Wild as the wildest battle, Catcher Otto Mueller, drafted by Brooklyn from would have to look him up; and that pos Then the father©s voice rang out, ©©Come down Duluth, has been sold to the Milwaukee Club, of the sibly an amicable settlement could be reached And feed them gol dern cattle I" American Association. during the coming National League meeting,©© The cockroaches back to the moulding crept, Manager Griffith, of Cincinnati, has put in a claim Catcher Dooin©s name as the team manager The sleeper rose from the clover; for pitcher Olmstead, of the , on was sprung by the "Press" during the And into his boots he deftly leapt whose services Comiskey has asked for waivers. week, without eliciting anything definite from The outfielder©s dream was over. President Fogel, who refuses to discuss the says he is getting tired of the "joke matter further until after the League meeting, retirement stories" sprung about him each Winter. ^»—•————————"•••———^-^«M«- He fears the public will soon put him In the Pattl during which some idea of Kling©s future will class. be obtained. Reports that an effort to secure sohedule makers the Central Association playing among the first 13 batters in the American Tommy Leach from Pittsburg would be made season will start May 15 and close September 18. League hit©ting .294 or better ought to en Clarence ("Cupid") Chllds, the once-noted second This will allow 140 games, with only one open date. baseman of the old Cleveland team, is now running and that Magee might be traded for Jimmy courage partisans, of that club. No other a coal and wood business in the West End of Balti Bheckard, of Chicago, were denied by Presi team had more than two. As the teams size more. dent Fogel. ,up now, a race between the Red Sox, Ath The Cincinnati Club Directors have succeeded in FROM THE CAPITAL. letics and Detroits is promised, with Wash closing, negotiations for the renewal of the lease on Will Close Park Option. ington having nearly as good a chance as any the present site of the League Park with the Hulbert, of the other five, and probably a better show estate. It©s almost a certainty now that the The Washington Club©s Reserve List- than two of them. Local interest in the grounds will be purchased outright by the National League presidency continues to be President Dreyfuss. of Pittsburg, makes the pleasing new club owners. The option whicih the club Washington Players in the Official Aver acute. The general opinion is that the Ward announcement that both Clarke and Wagner will play held on the Reach and Rogers real estate party©s with the Pirates another season without the slightest plant at Broad and Huntingdon streets ex- ages Washington Club to Hold Its doubt. Ipires on December 31, and it will probably Annual Meeting January 4. CHANCES HAVE IMPROVED Manager Bresnahan, of the Cardinals, will give a, taken up by-the club this week. Business during the week. Would it be unparlia trial to catcher Tom James, late of Shreveport, wlio mentary to hint that the backers of John Manager Shettsline and a representative of By Paul W. Eaton. is a brother of William James, the noted Columbus th\9 Land Title and Trust Company visited Montgum have shown an unusual talent jfor catcher. the- grounds Thursday to go into some real Washington, December 11. Editor "Sport Ward politics? It is to be hoped that Ward©s Outfielder Roy Thomas, late of Pittsburg, has been estate details, and on reports, of the repre ing Life." The Washington Club©s reserve name will not prove significant, since its engaged as Pennsylvania University©s base ball sentatives the Board of Directors of the list for the season of 1910 was more compre first three letters spell war. The annual meet for three years. Thomas graduated from Pennsylvania Phillies will determine what they intend to hensive than had been gener ing of the Washington Base Ball Club will in 1894. do in ti«» matter. The price in the option is ally expected. It included occur on January 4, and it is thought that a Clark Griffith says his Reds will be pennant-con said to bo- $250,000, but incidentals will Cliff Blankenship, whose ac dividend will be declared. At any rate, the tenders in 1910. Griffith is satisfied with the Cin bring it close to the $300,000 mark. It is quisition of an interest in the usual addition will be made to the reserve cinnati team in every particular except its hurling also expected that work on remodeling the Tacoma team appears not to. fund. Last year there was a disbursement of department. stands will start at once. As soon as the have been consummated, af 15 per_ cent, to the stockholders, but if a Pitcher Rucker did not please President Ebbetts. plans are read/, Jim Foster, the contractor, ter all. Jiggs Donohue is also melon is cut this time it can hardly prove of Brooklyn, by going to Cuba with the MeAllister will take possession with a force of men. on the slate, which indicates to b©e as juicy as last winter©s, as expenses party, even though he declares he will pitch only threa It is not unlikely that the Spring series that arrangements have not were heavier and receipts somewhat less than games down theie. between the Phillies and Athletics will be been concluded for his trans in 1908. A forecast with regard to the elec President Dreyfuss has enjoined pitcher Powell played exclusively at Shibe Park. It is fer to Minneapolis, though tion of officers cannot be made now so well and all other Pirates from playing basket ball this possible that the, alterations on the Phillies© they doubtless will be. Jim as at a later day. Umpire Bill Evans is out Winter. It will be remembered that ©Hans Wagner stands will not be ready by the time the my Sebring is also in evi with a screed on the old question, was seriously injured at this rough game a year ago. *nte-season series starts, and then again the dence, showing that hopes of ARE BALL PLAYERS OVERPAID? President Dovey, of Boston, on ^e 7th inst. killed D...I w r.tan the rehabilitation of his un- owners would prefer not to open the gates Paul W. Eaton derpinnillg are Btm burning His answer is, "No." As usual, this um two birds with one stone: He was re-elected presi to the public until the beginning of the pire©s decision is correct. The player is en dent of the Boston Club, and declared himself for championship race. brightly. Even Harlik, the young Illinois titled to all he can get in his contract, ,if John A. Heydler©s re-election to the National League twirler whose exit, it was assumed, was final, not more. He deserves it, first, because it is Presidency. figures in the roster. So does Speed Kelley, usually only a fair percentage of what he President Dreyfuss, of the Pittsburg Club, has re Local Jottings. the South Bend infielder, who made himself draws to the gate; second, because the player fused a request from the Washington American League The Philadelphia Clnb cm Tuesday moved its down prominent by good work on two or three oc in any league above Class C is not merely Club for a series of Spring exhibition games, as no town offices from the Hint Arcade to the Stephen casions. __ an expert, but a leader among experts. Ha schedule can be arranged with the dates already Qtrard Bunding, on Twelfth Street above Chestnut. TWENTY:NINJ: PLAYERS has achieved a degree of proficiency that fixed by the Pittsburg Club. Outfielder Harry C. Hofimm. of the Providence are on the string, including the following millions are trying to^ attain. He is one man President Dreyfuss says he thinks the Pirates picked Clnb, a local boy, has accepted a position for the picked out of thousands who are all good, up a coming star in catcher Eddie Bridges, tea Winter with the American loe Company, of this city. Ditchers: Johnson, Groom, Gray, Oberlin, youngster purchased from Northampton, of the Con Reisling, Walker, Wfitherup, fforman and but not so good as he is. There is rarely a Catcher C&azfer TOooto. announced during toe put game in which he does not perform feats necticut League. He is built on the lines of Gibson Havlik. It should be easy to get good work and has all the earmarks of a wonder. week that he considerad himself entitled to a big from this staff. Johnson and Walker alone that are impossible for the rank and file of alary increase and would "told oat for it, no could pitch a majority of the team©* games athletes, although the latter are men of no Manager , of the Pirates, recently en matter whether Kiing or anybody elw get* the team without overworking. There are six catch- mean ability. Having accomplished this in gineered a big game hunt In the Osage Nation, near management." a dangerous profession and one that requires Udall, Ran. Clarke©s party, numbering 48 men. era Street, Killifer, Rapp, Slattery, Hardy killed 210 animals and birds. At the end of the big The Athletics and All-Kationala played a game at and Blankenship, which list will probably be more than average intelligence in its major Ban Francisco, December 5, for the benefit at catcher league exponents, he is entitled to a corre shoot Clarke footed the bill for an oyster supper for Bliss, of the St. Louis team, who is laid uj> with a reduced to the first three, to the advantage the party of some teams in need of good backstops. sponding reward, especially as his years of broken lee- Quite a. goodly sum was realized for usefulness are usually few and are often Secretary Fred Knowles is busy making up the the unfortunate playez. The All-Nationals, with Witfi Unglaub and Donohue for first base, Giants© Spring training schedule. The probabilities are Schaefer, Downs and Kelley for second, Mc- shortened by injuries sustained in giving his Johnson pitching against Krause, won the game, 2-1. best efforts to his employers. No; the play that while the Giants are in Texas they will play Charley Dooin, the PhiHies© catcher, ha* taken Bride at short and Conroy and Tone at third, ers are not overpaid. They deserve games with the and the St. Louis to the yandevflie stage again and has a baak ag e>f the line-up i* completed by Lelivelt, Greasier, Browns. Challenges hare been received from botli 16 wests. He is the central figus* in a b*»e ball Brcrwne, Milan, Miller and Sebring, outfield- MORE, RATHER THAN LESS, presidents, Naviu and Hedges, and if dates can b» with Urn McCeol, the w^H-Jowwa Irtai ballad era. This makes quite aa army, which will and it any of them are afflicted with swelled arranged thes« games will not be wuraed. SPORTIJNO DECEMBER i©8, 1909

good with a billiard ©hall proposition in To ary to the settlement of the war. According ronto if he could play there. But Roger in THE EASTERN LEAGUE, ly through the efforts of Messrs. Dreyfuss and formed O©Hara that it was also up to him Herrmann a syndicate of prominent local men, NEW YORK NEWS to make good in St. Louis and firmly de headed by Mr. James Potter, was organized, clined to let O©Hara off. O©Hara would un Manager Billy Smith, of Buffalo, Making which purchased the club for $170,000. doubtedly be a valuable man if he could im Greatest Progress in the Organization Under the new ownership the club was ON THE EVE OF THE MAJOR prove in his hitting. While the operated and flourished from 1903 to .the OFFICIAL BATTING AVERAGES Toward Completing His 1910 Team. Spring of 1909, when it was purchased by » Buffalo, N. Y., December 10. Editor trio of local politicians, namely, Messrs. of the American League do not reveal any re Durham, McNichol and Wolf. Mr. Durham, LEAGUE MEETS, markable brilliant talent upon the part of Sporting Life." The new manager of the Buffalo Club, Billy Smith, late of Atlanta, has who was elected as president of the club, died the Yankees in this line, it will be noted that suddenly in July and since then Senator JVlc- there are quite a few of the Highlanders in just announced a tentative line-up of the Bisonic base Nichol has been acting president of tha the division that hits between .275 and .300. club until November 30, 1909, when the How the National League Presi Only nine men broke into the select .300 ball aggregation, which gives the fans a good line on the club was again sold to a syndicate of un circle and two of them do not read their named men, headed by Horace S. Fogel, the dential Fight is Viewed in the titles clear. One is Earl Gardner, who played team which will represent this city in the Eastern sporting writer, who now represents the club with the Jersey City team up to the last as its president. month of the season, and the other is Lapp, League next season. So far * Metropolis The Moves of the the former Newark catcher, who was Re as planned the team will be turned to the Athletics before the end of the as follows: Pitchers, Malar- THE WORLD©S SERIES. Local Cubs as Regard Players, season. Gardner was a good hitter in the key, Kissinger, Carmichael, Eastern League, and by slamming the ball Dubec, Sheets and Lower; The Story of the Pittsburg Pirates© Victory for an average of .329 in 22 games he , McAllister, Williams BY E. H. SIMMONS. cinched a job for next season. Lapp helped and Woods; first base, Rob- Over the Detroit Tigers. ertson; second base, unfilled; New York City, December 13. Editor to take Joe McGinnity©s Newark team close to "Sporting Life©s" annual story of tha the top by his hard and timely hitting. He shortstop, Durmeyer, or man "Sporting Life." The meeting of the Na W. A. Smith from Boston Americans; third great World©s Championship Series is now tional League magnates this week in this city punched out an average of .336 in 21 Ameri out in book form. It is entitled "How tha can League games. Frank Laporte just base, Dave Brain; outfield, Jack White and at the Waldorf-Astoria and two fast men, one from the Southern and Pirates Won yie World©s Championship for the action of that body in re failed to get in the coveted class, his efforts 1910" and tells even to minutest detail every in 89 games resulting in a mark of .298. one from one of the big leagues. Speaking gard to the National League of his selections Manager Smith said: "Ma- thing worth reading about the great record- presidency, as well as on oth Next to him are Hal Chase and King Brock- breaking series between the Pittsburg Na ert, with notches of .283 each. Clyde Engle larkey pitched great ball last year and barr er matters of importance, con ing his injury would have led the league. tional League champions and the "^etroit stitutes at present the one ab registered .278. The Yankees were fourth American League champions, viz.: ©me com in team batting, with a mark of .248. Kissinger has pitched steady, winning ball for sorbing topic of interest several seasons and should add strength to plete story and official score of each of the among the fans of this town. BILLY HOGG, any team. Carmichael did good work for a seven games played, the complete official The air just now is full of the crack pitcher of the Louisville American tail-end club in the Three I. League last averages of the series, the financial result of warlike rumors, but it is the Association, died at New Orleans last week. season. Clark Griffith thought well of him. the contests, the official rules governing1 earnest hope of all the true Hogg, as will be remembered, was formerly Dubec was with Cincinnati all last season the series, and a lot of news, gossip, and lovers of the game that when a member of the Yankees and was released and from what I hear I would not^be sui;- incidents pertaining to the series in whole and the meeting is over the dove by the latter to the Louisville Club two prised if he shared honors with Malarkey in part. An added feature is a biographical of peace will be found to have .years ago, and has since made an excellent somewhere near the top of the league. Sheets sketch of each member of the two great E. H. Simmons spread its wings over the record with the Southern team. It was pre stands six .feet in his stockings, is a left teams. The book is neatly bound, in keeping troubled waters and that all dicted that he would soon be back again in hander, and weighs 175 pounds. He has with other volumes of "Sporting Life©s" will be serene again. Certainly it is incon major league company. Hogg died of Bright©s been a semi-pro. Lower was the best work Base Ball Library, and well printed; and ceivable that any club owner or manager disease. He was 26 years old and a native ing pitcher in the Western League last year. the whole forms a most attractive and useful would do anything that would jeopardize the of Port Huron, Mien. He pitched his first McAllister and Woods are two of the best book. The price is 10 cents the copy, and welfare of professional game with the Seattle team in catchers and all-around men in the business. will be sent by mail to any of our readers PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL, 1902. He then went to Portland, Ore., and Williams is a good man, too. Bobertson was on receipt of five 2-cent stamps. then to Spokane. He joined the Yankees in We have a few books of the 1907 and 1908 and tend to bring a sport that at present is the star first sacker of the Southern League World©s Series between the Chicago and so deservedly popular into disrepute with its the spring of 1906. The Yankees, by the last year and Dave Brain,- as everybody way, have sold Catcher Walter Blair to the Detroit Clubs, bound in similar style, at followers. As the readers of "Sporting Life" knows, played the most earnest ball of any same price, 10 cents each. Address this office. know, the present writer heartily favors the Rochester team, of the Eastern-League. Na man on the Buffalo team in 1909. Jack re-election, of John A. Heydler to the presi tional League clubs, as well as American White is a good reliable fielder and a con dency of the National League. In doing so League clubs, had a chance to purchase his sistent hitter. If the new fielders are much A NEW LEAGUE. he is convinced that he reflects the sentiment services from the New Yorks, but there were faster than Jack I may play him in right of the overwhelming majority of the base ball no bids from major league combinations for field." To Include Six Towns in the States of fans in this vicinity. He also believes that the player. Blair©s work fell below the re quired standard last season until he was News Notes. Illinois and Iowa. to refuse to recognize this sentiment and to loaned to Newark to finish the schedule. elect another man would be a big mistake. The Toronto Club is negotiating with Jersey City Peoria, 111., December 13. A new base ball If, however, the majority of the men who pre- for first baseman Calhoun. league, which will apply for a Class B fran gide over the destinies of base ball take NEW YORK LEAGUE, Manager Billy Smith will take the Buffalo team-to chise in the National Association, and will be a contrary view it must be assumed that they Macon for their Spring training. known either as the Illinois and Iowa League, on their part are acting for what they be The Montreal Club has purchased inflelder Mahllng Northern Association or Prairie States League^ lieve to be the best interests of the game. from Toronto and will play him at short field. was organized by representatives of six cities They must be fully aware that to do other The Controlling Interest in the Wilkes- Jimmy Colllns is off to train at Hot Springs. who met here on December 6. The cities wise would be in the long run to act against Barre Club, Secured by the Popular Jimmie ought to be playing a great third base at represented were: Joliet, Decatur, Jackson their own interests, and surely no one can ville, Mpline, Aurora, and Clinton, Iowa. East uspect them of being willing to do that. Manager, and Native Son, Bill Clymer. Providence next season. Wilson, the promising young catcher with Provi St. Louis and Belleville were not represented, JOHN M. WARD By Thos. J. Brislin. dence, is a college man. His right name is Scanlon but they sent assurances that they desire berths in the circuit. in personally a gentleman of irreproachable Wilkes-Barre, Pa., December 13. Editor and he Is a brother to the Brooklyn pitcher. character, one of the cleanest and cleverest "Sporting Life." Through a deal put Manager , of Toronto, says the Maple ball players of his day. If he should be through on November 29 William J. Clymer, Leafs will not train in Chatham, Ont., next Spring, AMERICAN LEAGUE NOTES. chosen president of the National League it for the last four years mana but will hike Southward to get into condition. would be an assurance, so far as his personal Providence©s new manager, Jimmy Colllns. is going character was concerned, of fair and compe ger of the Columbus team, in Shortstop Charley O©Leary has re-signed with the American Association, se to play third base, Harry Arndt going to first base. troit for 1910. tent dealing. At the present moment there ©Tis said that Cellins has purchased Duffy©s Interest is talk of some compromise candidate being cured a controlling interest in the club. During the past week Detroit 1910 contract* werg in tfhe Wilkes-Barre Base signed by O©Leary, Beckendorf and Mclntyre. chosen in case of a deadlock, but the event is Phelon, the fast fielding outfielder of the Providence DOW so close at hand that it seems idle to Ball Club, purchasing the Earl Gardner, Johnnie Warner, Hal Chase, Doyle Grays, will not be a regular next year. His place and Tiemeyer have signed contracts with New York. speculate on this matter. Just now, aside, of stock owned by George J. will be taken by a heavier hitter and he will be course, from this week©s important event, Stegmaier, the well-known The veteran minor league player and manager, Wilkes-Barre brewer and carried as a utility man. Bobby Gilks, has been engaged as scout by th* there is a dearth of base ball news, prob Hanford, Merritt and Calhoun are said to be slated ably greater than at any other season of the millionaire. Mr. Htegmaier Cleveland Club. retired on the advice of his for a change of clubs. Buffalo wants the first two, Pitcher will go South with the Red year. The unprecedented hold that base ball and as the Bisons have several that Ryan would like Sox and try to find the winning stuff that he used has upon the public is in no way better ex physician and per an an to have a trade may be arranged. nouncement made two weeks io former years. emplified than by the fact that it is the one In purchasing the Baltimore Club Is said port that throughout the entire year engages ago gave Clymer first chance and Jack Klelnow, of the High Wm. Ciymer at the stock. Mr. Clymer to have been financially backed by J. P. Bartlett, a landers, are playing with ©s New York more or less the public interest. The el© well-known turfman, who raced Live Wire on the Indoor base ball team. forts of will now become president of New York tarcks and at PImlico this year. the club and will also act as playing mana A trade of catcher Lou. Crlger, of St. Louis, for THE AMERICAN LEAGUE ger. The other stockholder is James S. Manager Ryan, of the Jersey City "Skeeters," ex outflelder Clyde Engle, of New York, is believed by to secure a shorter season are attracting con pects tq land several of the youngsters now the St. Louis critics to be most probable. Monks, of Kingston, who has acted as presi property of the Boston Americans. Kyan and Patsy sid«rable attention. President Ban Johnson dent for several years. He will no doubt re President Tom Noyes, of the Washington Club, has is quoted as saying that the American League Donovan are old chums, having played in St. Louis testified his appreciation of ex-manager Jo©e Cantlllon tain his interest in the club, but will not several seasons ago. by presenting him with a gold watch. owners would be a unit at the New York take such a prominent part as he has for meeting for a short season schedule and also The Buffalo Club has secured waivers of all Eastern The deal for a purchase of the Denver (Western the past several years. The Scranton deal League and American Association clubs on shortstop League) Club by Louis Comiskey fell through be i©or shorter games. Johnson said: "We shall is not going through. Coleman wanted $15,- Nattress, who has been with the Buffalo Club fijr cause only a half interest In the club could be se try to do away with the custom of letting the 000 for his stock and Kittridge refused to eight years an Eastern League record for continuous cured. pitcher throw four practice balls to give that much. He was willing to give service with one club. er unless the pitcher has just been at bat. I Charley Schmldt, the Detroit catcher. Just returned Coleman $12,000 for his franchise, but this "Tom" Kelly is the only member of last year©s from Cuba, declares that the* Cubans are base ball am also in favor of making the schedule of Eddie wouldn©t accept unless he was staff of umpires who is sure of his job for next crazy, and that the game promises to become the fames as short as possible. Last year seven lowed to retain a share in the club. year. Flnneran and possibly Byron may be signed, national pastime of the island. of the American League owners were in favor but no others. "Tim" Hurst is slated for a Job on of 140 fames, while the eighth wanted 154 Manager McGuire, of Cleveland, Is willing to part News Notes. President Powers© staff, und he ought to make a with 15 men, two of whom are catcher Grorer Land w games. The American League was really set Inflelder "Lil" Marcan was married on Thanksgiving good man. and pitcher Sitton, a brother of the Sitton wh(M for 140 games, but for harmony©s sake and Day to a young lady of Binghamton, N. Y. Manager McOinnity, of Newark, is hot foot after twirled for Jersey City last season. W to save muddling up the schedule we com Harry Wolverton Is a candidate for tie management a first baseman. "Bud" Sharpe Is slated for Pitts Catcher Walter Blair has been sold by the N/w promised on 154 games. In the coming year of the Syracuse team, and will probably laud the burg and Owner "Joe" is at loss for a substitute. Tork Club to the Rochester Club, of the Eastern ©we want a shorter schedule." At this writ job. Abstein may be secured, but Merkle is the man League. The Highlanders still hare four catchers ing however it does not appear likely that this wanted. McGraw has said nothing so far and the Kleinow, Sweeney, Mitchell and Walsh. I © wish will be realized, axid tne probabilities The Scranton Club has traded outflelder George Iron Alan is still waiting. are that the schedule will remain as at pres Heimvmd to the Icrnn (New England League) Club Manager Stallings, of the Highlanders, haii sent for an inflelder named O©Rourke. Since the close of the season the owners of the out a list of men whom he is willing to place witlj ent 154 games. Montreal Club have spent $3,000 in purchases, the some minor league teams next season. Nia©e names AMONG THE GOSSIP list consisting of pitcher Hoch, drafted from Harris- are on this list, five of them being pitchers. SOMETHING WORTH HAVING. burg; Wiggs and Baum, also pitchers, and Mah- that floats to the ear of the scribe at present ling. Toronto was paid $750 for Mahling©s release. President Hedges, of the St. Louis Browns, .declares i* talk that McGraw proposes to make Larry Baum is pitching for Sacramento, while Wiggs is that he will put the matter of & pre-season series Doyle captain of the Giants next season. Group Picture of the Philadelphia Team playing with Oakland. between the Cardinals and Browns next Spring up Doyle, it will be remembered, acted in that to Stanley Roblson at the meeting to be held in New The Buffalo Club has secured and signed first York. capacity toward the close of last season when of the National League. baseman James Bobertson, the big Fordham College Tenney was not playing regularly. Larry On the third page of this issue we publish lad, who last season played with Nashville. He Is a President Comiskey, of Chicago, has asked for generally is placed in charge of the team a group picture of the noted Philadelphia young giant in build, standing six feet, two inches, waivers on 11 men and President Hedges, of the St. whenever McGraw is absent. He can get team of 1909, fifth place team in the Nation and -weighs about 195 pounds when in condition. Louis Browns©, on six. One of tjne Planters who will away with a pood deal, too, as the umpires Robertson is a corking good right-hand hitter. be shipped back to the minors, unless claimed by a al League race. For the benefit of our major league club. Is outfielder Grompton. seem to like him for his good humor and readers who desire to frame the picture, we The new Toronto ball park, now In course of take hie "roasts" when they would put jin- have had same printed on heavy plate paper, erection, will be a model minor league plant. The President Comiskey is said to be seriously thinking oth©er player out. Time certainly flies." It size 13x14 inches, a copy of which will be grand stand is to seat 9,100 people, and the bleachers of trading pitcher Frank Smith for outflelder George seems only a few months ago since Doyle will accommodate 6,000 more. The diamond is laid Stone, of St. Louis, for the alleged reason that there sent postpaid to any address securely "does not appear to be room on one team for twa played his first game with the Giants, yet it wrapped in mailing tube for five two-cent out quite close to the grand stand, so that the was tvo years Tast fall. spectators will be "right on top of the play." The such star pitchers as Walsh and Smith." stamps. Particular attention is called to the right field fence will be 284 feet away from the Ty Cobb is accused by Hans Wagner of having© J. BENTLEY SEYMOUR clearness and brightness of our framing pic home plate, nearly 50 feet further than the old dia handed him a lemon in that recent Georgia hunting is among the notable athletes who expect to tures. No guesswork about who the players mond. trip. Hans says there©s precious little game la attend the base ball meeting this week. He are. Each one posed specially for these groups. Georgia and that Ty has no conception of what good has been in Cincinnati for several weeks, We have also the following 1909 groups hunting is. All Hans got was a crack at a few but is coming back to try some action on a ready f9r immediate delivery. Same size, THE PHILADELPHIA TEAM* squirrels and some barnyard chicken*. bonus he alleges is coming to him from the style, price, etc., as described above: Pitcher Schlitzer, of Boston, but week started Giants. Seymour, it is stated, told his trou Pittsburg Club, pennant winner of the National work at Chester, Pa., in the office of the Seaboard bles to Chairman Garry Herrmann, of the League, and Champions of the World for 1910. (Continued from the third page.) Steel Casting Company, the general superintendent of National Commission three weeks ago, and Detroit Club, pennant winner of the American ship by defeating New York three times with of which is S. Kverett Sproul, manager of the Sea was instructed to draw up a formal demand League. in the week. From its inception up to 1902 board Base Ball Club. Schlitzer will da clerical on Qie New York Club, which he has so far Chicago Club, second place team of the National inclusive the Philadelphia Club was owned work at the Seaboard until called, to join hi* team in failed to do. Seymour claims that the extra League. and operated by a corporation in which Col. the Spring. money was conditioned on his sticking to th©e Athletic dub, second place team of the American John I. Rogers and A. J. Beach were the Pitcher Willie Hoge. one of the Highlander pitchers League. during the Griffith refine, who played with IxraJU- water wagon and avers that he did not once New York Club, third place team of tin National controlling stockholders. Under their auspices fall off, but that the bonus was not paid. rille last season, died at New Orleans on December League. was built the magnificent Philadelphia Ball 8 from Bright©s disease. He was 38 yean eld and When Seymour files his formal complaint the Tha Boston "Red Box." third place team of the Park, up to 1909 the finest thing in the way a native of Port Huron, Mica. He pitched Ms first New York Club will be asked for a state American League. of base ball architecture extant. The war of professional game with the Seattle team In 1M2. He ment, and then the Commission will make a Th« CftMrtnnati "Beds," fourth place team at the 1901-02 between the National League and then went to Portland. Ore., and from then to Spo finding. O©Hara ia now said to be anxious National League. American League proved so costly to the kane. He joined the Yankee* in the Sprhw ef 190« to eet away frwm the- St. Louis Club. He The Chicago "White Sox," foorta place teem at Philadelphia Club that it was deemed neces and remained there onffl Hot, wbao he was sold te) told Brmraahaa that he had a chance to make the American League. sary to chaag* its ewaenfcip a* a prelimin wtta waioh teaa fee plaprt ia IMt-W. DEQEMBEE 18, 1909 SJPORTIJNO

and showed himself to be a wide-awake play mond. He want* to get a job as policeman in Wash er. He has brains and is in the game all the ington. - © . . BOSTON BRIEFS time. I should not be at all surprised if he Pitcher Dan McSurdy has been. sold by Toledo to ©were given a trial in the outfield next season. the Uttca {New York State League) Club. MeSurdy They tell me he can shine there and if he won within one of half his games in 1989. The First Deal for 1910 Was the Trade of ones is tried there that will be all there is has changed his mind about re Goode for Nicholls The Spring Dates to it. In that case Fred Beck will be placed tiring. He has written Charley Carr that he Will on first base. There are plenty of people report to the Indianapolis Club in the Spring. Not Yet Completed Another Innovation who have faith in abundance in Beck. He Jerry Freeman, of the Toledo Club, and Vie for the Improved Ball Park, Etc. certainly has the ear-marks of a first-class Fletcher, formerly a clerk in the Boody House, hare player and he, too, can play a good game opened a cigar store on a prominent downtown stree at first or in the outfield. Nothing has been corner in Toledo, By lid. F. Bang. given out about any change in the personnel Ambrose Puttmaira, Louisville©s big southpaw pitch . Cleveland, O., December 13. Editor Thus Giving the Lie to Reports of the team since the unconditional release er, is connected with the Fisher Veneer and Tile Sporting Life.©! Manager Jim MeGuire, of of Dahlen was promulgated, but it will not Manufacturing Company, of Cincinnati, and making the Naps, arrived here last week after a three- Anent the Club©s Decline or Pos be at all surprising if something dropped as a good as a salesman. weeks© hunting trip in Michi result of the meeting in New York. Moran, John Grover Perrine, the well©known player of this gan. Jim was all smiles as a the outfielder, selected froaf Providence, looks league, has purchased a moving-picture show and result of pulling off the first sible Sale Fred Lake the New like a fixture in left field. He showed up admits that he is now a real "theatrical man." J. deal of the season between. mighty well in the gaums at the close of last Grover will handle the money. American League clubs. Just season. before departing on his trip Manager of the Doves, Etc* A LUCKY DEAL. McGuire wired , Boston certainly had every reason to be NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE. manager of the Athl&tics, on BY J. 0. MORSE. satisfied with the deal with the Phillies the coast, that he would trade by which Sheau, Richie and Brown came outfielder Wilhur Goo^e fop Boston, Mass., December 13. The annual here. Shean is a fixture at second and ought President W. H. Lucas, of This League, infielder Simon Nicholls. Ha meeting of the stockholders of the Boston to do far more satisfactory work the coming Decares There Will be no War and That told Connie to wire his ac National League Base Ball Company was held season than he did: last. Richie and Brown ceptance to the club owners at the club offices, Paddock did better work than the pitchers they sup the Pacific Coast League Will Be Fair. as there was no telling just Building, on ; December 7. Ed. F. Baiiu where he weuld be in Michi President John S. G. Dovey planted in ©; the .team and there is every Milwaukee, Wis., December 10. President reason .to expect they. Will fill the bill in the Lucas, of the Northwestern League, has been gan. MeGufre spent many presided. The following di season to eome. Boston©s deals have all been weary hours on the Spring training trip try - rectors were elected;: John hera visiting relatives. In discussing, his ing to teach Goode how to overcome his weak-© S. C. Dovey, Fred ;W. Wood-, in bunches* Two have been made with Pitts league row with the Cali burg; one with Philadelphia, and one with fornia organization he says ness and for a week or ten days it looked as, cock and John P. Harris. At New York. Boston profited little by the if the youngster would develop into one of the meeting of the directors he is not at all certain that deal with New York, while both Tenney and there will be no war, but at THE STABS OF THE GAME. John S. O. Dovey Was re- Bridwell proved very useful men for Manager elected president and treas,- the same time he is doing For some reason or other he permitted him MeGraw, Tenney looked . very fit at the everything possible to avert self to return to the old ways, with the re urer. John P. Harris, the meeting here at Dovey©s office and I will not new director, has ©been a one, for he has always been sult that he was of little use to Cleveland be in the least surprised for him to show a strong advocate of organized last season. When the Naps first acquired ©stockholder since the pur lots of speed for the New York team, next chase of the club by the late base ball and Will work hard Goode in the fag-end of the 1908 campaigu season. There is no discounting the fact to avoid a split with the Na he gave every promise of being a revised George B. Dovey over three that he puts a lot of snap and speed into a years ago. His home is in tional Association of Minor edition of Ty Cobb. He hit the ball with team, and there is no man who works any Leagues. "The Northwestern effect and when it came to speed he had every Pittsburg, in that part of the Smoky City harder than he. called West Pittsburg Terrace. Mr. Harris League has been making a Cleveland player backed off the boards. Hia is president of the following enterprises: SPOKES FROM THE HUB. hard fight to keep its circuit fielding, however, was off color, and it is a Harris Amusement Company, of Detroit ; Har President John Dovey is now an Elk. He W. H. Lucas intact," said he before leay- question if his poor work in the field did not ris Amusement Company, of Wilmington, rode the goat only a short while ago. He . ing, "and I would not ven result in as many defeats for the Naps as Del. ; John P. Harris Company, Pennsylvania will be accompanied by Mrs, Dovey while in ture at this time to say just what the out his timely stick work did victories. It did Amusement Company, Western Amusement New York in attendance at the League meet come of all .this trouble will be. Judge Me- not take long for the big league pitchers to Company, and Credie is one of the grandest men that has get Goode©s measure and he was helpless ing and from New York will go to his old ever been in base ball, and you may rest before them during the last 10 days of the OUTDOOR HIPPODROME COMPANY. stamping ground in St. Louis to pass the holi days. assured that if he desires to remain with the 1908 season and all through the recent He is also connected with the Harry Davis Our old friend, former umpire George W. Northwestern League and oppose the Pacific campaign. enterprises of Pittsburg, which include the Barnum, has been making a, stay with us at Coast League he will have the support of SIMON NICHOLLS Alvin Theatre, the Duquesne Theatre and the the Tremont Theatre in support of Elsie Fer- every other member to a man. The Pacific was a star, with the Athletics in 1908, but Grand Opera House, of that city. He did guson and made a decided hit by his clever Coast people were willing to permit us to failed to show much last season. It is un not take a very active part in the club until work as the "Baron," which calls for some occupy Portland last season when they found derstood he was taken ill with malaria on the the death of the late George B. Dovey. He very fine acting. George is, and always will it impossible to do otherwise, but in claiming Spring training trip and never regained his intends to devote considerable time to the be, an ardent lover of base ball and he asked the territory again and forcing the North 1908 form. McGuire, however, is confident Boston National League Club in the future after all of his friends of his base ball days western. League to abandon it, they are doing that Simon will bolster up the Naps where and is in thorough sympathy and support of while he was here. Judge McCredie a gross injustice. You will they have been weak for some time past the policies of President Dovey anfl will do Tom Dowd will not coach at Williams Col probably recall the time when Portland be the infield. Jim considers that he gave all in his power to aid him in building up lege after all. Director James F. Smith, of longed to the Northwestern League. It is nothing for a chance, that he had planned to the club. Those present at the meeting were : the New Bedford Club, told me that he would really our territory, but the Coast League in turn Goode back to the minors, which is .John S. C. Dovey, Fred W. Woodcock, Fred handle the New Bedford Club and report vaded several of our cities and as a result equivalent to nothing as far as service to Tenney, A. . M. Goodnow and C. James Con- early in April. Right on top of that I note secured the right to Portland. The base ;he Naps is" concerned, while there is a ehanca nelly. It. is very probable that the Outdoor that Tom has put in a bid for the Waterbury ball followers of the Northwestern League that Nicholls will round into his 1908 form Hipprodrome, which made a hit in Pittsburg franchise of the Connecticut League. How circuit know full well that we have been and play good ball for the Naps. This is and is owned and directed by Mr. Harris, about that? It seems that Johnny Evers,©of striving for years to build up the game in only the first of several deals that McGuire will be seen at the Boston National League the Chicago Nationals, has been offered the that section and have been improving right Kopes to put through before the opening of Club©s Columbus Avenue grounds during the job of coaching the Williams team and will along. With Portland in our league, where the 1910 campaign. Jim will endeavor to «ve,nings when the club is on the road. accept if he can obtain permission. it belongs, we would be eligible to Class A, add a few more players With major league Jeff Pfeffer, formerly of the Chicago and and then the class of ball would be still experience. . , FRED LAKE TO MANAGE DOVES. further improved.© Should the Coast League Boston Nationals, who afterward played with THE SPRING- DATES Scarcely had the echoes of the Boston Club the Baltimore and Toronto teams, is winter try to fight us in the event of our going in meeting died away when President Dovey, on ing in Boston and occasionally looks in at dependent, the fans are wise enough to know for the Naps after they depart from tha Thursday last, sprung a big. surprise on the the Boston National League headquarters. that it would be only a temporary makeshift training camp at© Alexandria, La., have not local public when he announced that he had Jeff is in fine shape and ought to do good and that in the end they would get the worst all been arranged, but another week or two signed Fred Lake to manage the Boston Na of it. Therefore no doubt they would give will find both teams booked for games every tionals for the season of 1910. Lake- was work next season. Looks as if it would have paid to keep a string on him, for he is their support to us, as hundreds in every day from the time they leave Alexandria manager of the Boston Americans during the some pumpkins in the hitting line. town have already promised in case of trou until they arrive in Cleveland. One of the season just closed and also during part of Manager Win Clark, of the Norfolk Club, ble. The Northwestern League will not de teams w-ill play at Fort Worth, Texas, four the season of 1908. He brought the team in who formerly was with the New England cide definitely what course to pursue until days, March 17, 18, 19 and 20. A big con third in the American League race and beat League, writes that he has a side line in the we all have a chance to meet in Seattle or vention of cattlemen will be held there at the Giants in a post-season series. He and manufacture of high grade bats and is doing Portland and discuss the matter fully. I that time and the locals should pick up a President Dovey had a conference Thursday very welL No wonder that his team stands hope it will not come to base ball war, but nice bunch of coin. afternoon, and it did not take very many if it does, we will not shirk it." GEORGE UPP, minutes to come to terms. Lake signed for well in the hitting department. Win is a one year. He was willing to remain in Bos hustler and no mistake. American Association southpaw, is no longer ton, for his home is in Somerville, just out News Notes. a Nap. He was secured from Columbus last side of this city, and, of course, he is a Campbell, of Aberdeen, stole the largest number Fall and pitched several very creditable native of this city, and was identified with the THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. of bases this season 54. _ames. Manager McGuire, however, thinks club as a catcher several years ago. Manager Seattle had the hitters this season In -hat he will pick two or three left-handers Late thinks that he can land the team in the Lynch and Capron, each getting 15. from among Mitchell, Gregg, Linke, Otis and first division a_nd is already figuring on some Will Not Enter the Windy City This Year Eddie Siever, the big left-hander, who was with Abies that will have Upp beaten a city block. deals. The signing of Lake means the re and Will Re-Elect O©Brien; But Look Indianapolis in 1908, has signed to pitch for Aber Cleveland fans were surprised at the an deen again. nouncement of the Cleveland Club that Upp leasing of Harry Smith, who was appointed Out for a Scrap in 1911. would not be given another chance as they temporary manager after Prank Bowerman "Ducky" Holmes, late of the Western League, Is igured that he had fully demonstrated his handed in his resignation. Smith©s ball-play Milwaukee, Wis., December 11. There in Spokane with a view to buying that or some other ability to hang on as a regular. ing days are about over. The appointment of have been so many rumors of base ball war club in this league. Lake as manager of the Boston National* in the major leagues of late that the Ameri Manager Clarence Rowland, of Aberdeen, after a PITCHER gives general satisfaction locally. can Association has been month©s rest In DubuQue. tuts reached Aberdeen to was one of the party of barnstormers that PRESIDENT JOHN DOVEY nothing more than a side take up his work for next season. departed for Cuba night of December 4 to show. The Association mag Seattle pitchers led the league as follows: First, remain there three weeks. Inasmuch as Joss is extremely optimistic about his club and did not show very much class the past sea thinks there will be a balance on the right nates do not take any stoek Hall, with 13 yiptories and 4 defeats; second. Alien, in: the war talk and look for with 19 and 5; third, Thompson, with 26 and 9. son local fans are at a loss to know why ha side of the ledger in the season to come. should try to pitch ball in Cuba in mid- He has great faith in the abilities of Mana- peace when the leagues get Manager- Perle Casey, of the Port together in New York and land team, is trying to get his release, as he would inter without the least bit of training. They er Fred Lake who has been secured, and figure that Joss owes them his very best :elieves that with this able manager at the© look things square in the face. like to remain and play in his native town, Denver. The A. A. magnates have had ervices and if he fails to, be ready for work elm at the beginning of the 1910 campaign Manager Brown, of Spokane, has closed a deal when the bell sounds neit April he is sure here will be a different tale to tell at the a taste of war themselves and with the Columbus Club, of the American Associa tion, for shortstop Granville. He will report to Spo be the subject of considerable adverse .lose of the season than there was last sea are not over anxious to stir comment. son. Some of the critics maintain that Bos up a rumpus at present. All kane in the Spring. ton. will not make any kind of a showing talk about the Association en Bennett, of Seattle, the old National League play ANOTHER INNOVATION. unless a lot of money is expended for players tering Cleveland is pooh- er, led this league in batting with a per cent, of In keeping with the new base ball plant and believe that the League ought to come Jot. D. O©Brien poohed, also Chicago for 1910, .313. Frisk, also of Seattle, was third with .307; lere the local club owners have decided to to the rescue of the club. George Dovey did but there is a quietness when Akin, fourth, .288; Capron, ninth, .274; Lynch, tenth, upplant the colored ushers with college boys. his prettiest to hold his club together even alk of entering Chicago in 1911 is mentioned, .269; Magee, eleventh. .262. ["he new arrangement of seats will be com- when he could have had high prices for his for the belief is general that the Association >licated and Secretary Barnard figures that men. Those who find fault seem to forget finally will get into the big town. Joe he bright students at Case and Reserve Col- Jthis .fact. What happened to him is liable 3©Brien, president of the Association, denies IN THE FOLPT eges will be able to seat the thousands of h©aV lie i»~ a" ca©naittale" ior~ dTrthr il&yaieirk natrons with jrreater disnatch and with leu to happen to any club. There is no telling trtuble than the old force. when any pitcher will go to the bad. when his position at the head of the National League The Former Outlaw Atlantic League Is at arm win go back on him and all of a sudden and in turn Tommy Chivington mildly says * valuable asset will become nil. Look 1 he is not after O©Brien©s job unless it should Last, After Years of Probation, Admitted A Social Note. Here /were y»xmz "Cy" Young, Jeff Pfeffer be handed to him on a silver platter. Robert^ Brown, managing editor of the Louisville to the National Association. The engagement is announced of Edward and Tom McCarthy all in a row. When they Kenna, Charlestown editor, son of the late were at their best their work "Times," is now mentioned as a candidate Pottsville, Pa., December 9. 0. P. Parker, for Joe©s job, but no statement has been president of the Atlantic League of Base Ball Senator Kenna, and poet pitcher of the West WAS FAEKLY PHENOMENAL. forthcoming from Mr. Brown himself. It be Clubs, after nearly four years of the hardest ern League and American Association from A trade wai made by which Young went to gins to look as if the two factions in the kind of struggling, has secured National As 1902 to 1907, and Miss Frances Judscm. Pittsburg, and he did not last long there. Association would not be able to agree on a sociation protection for the Atlantic League. Beardsley, a Charlestown society girl. The Pf offer©s arm went back on him, but he candidate and that O©Brien will succeed him Secretary Farrell, of the National Associa- wedding will occur during the telidayt at will have a chance to show his mettle once self for another year at least. tional of Professional Base Ball Leagues, CharlMtown, W. V». more in fast company next year. McCarthy today forwarded him the following letter: was wanted by no club and was dumped into News Notes. "Auburn, N. T., December 7, lifts. a Class B aggregation. Estimate in dollars President© Grayson. of the Louisville Club, Is to "C. P. Parker, Atlantic League, Pottsville, Pa. and cents the loss susit&ined by the failure make an effort to induce Tex Lattimore to join the "Dear Sir Referring to your application for mem ,.of these .players -to retain their effectiveness. Colonels nest Spring. bership in the National Association, membership wffl Three other men -all, pitchers: were cast be granted in Class D, which is the class your league drift, and no major league club wanted them ShortStop Humphries, purchased by the Toledo Club Qualifies for, and a supply of uniform contracts, last Fall from Dayton, has been sold to Springfield, sales agreements, National Association agreements, Card* of eighteen war* orleavOlb* inert* Pprner, Plah.er.ty and Lindaman. The end of the Three©1. League. cents each MSB*. JM taer *igUet* wor* Ore* end r is not yet. I" exipefti .to see others go. It is and other literature will be forwarded. Kindly let each word, taitjat* andfavrr* eaimfa©ny g« one roonL___ iso easy to preach and show how to get a first- Augy Hbff, with the Lyan (New England League) me hear from yon at once and oblige, Club the past season, is keeping in shape by bowling "Very truly yours, WANTED TO HEAB 7BOM PROMISING TOCTffQ elass club. M it were as easy to build up a at bis home in Toledo. "J. H. FASRELL, Secretary." base b*Q plaren wbo mn be*. AdOress, ISA. team as it is _to gi^e -advice John Dovey Gelet, Mgr. BraJington dub, 94* 8*&y MOW would have had a ball team a long time ago. A whole lot of people think that , The towns that will be sure members of of the Reds, la the man has in mind the Atlantic League are: Pottsville, Sun- Paul. Mhm. It looks very much©© ag if Autrey would be a to direct bis Toledo Club in 1910. bury, Shamokin. Mount Carmel, Shenandoah WANTED PTiiYi©.Bg AX*. Tom Bathes, the tig pitcher, who finished UM and Lebanon; It it likely that Haklttoa aad minor teafft w«rk *t ftrtt toftS« lilt teafton With MinnempolU, tftlkt of aalttln* ttu din- oae other town win IM admitted. BOX URb C***t* SPORTING

a chance of a deal being worked out where by Tommy is assured of another berth. Might come sooner than imagined. It can be inti IN PITTSBURG mated without fear of emphatic contradiction that Leach would not object to a transfer. Ask any of the local sporting eds who watch the situation. "Tommy would like to get BARNEY DRYEFUSS© BANQUET IS away," was the assertion made by the under signed to a paragrapher who stands pretty CHIEF TOPIC. close. "He will, all right," was the re sponse. Further the deponent sayeth not. Close observers assert that Leach imagines he should be given an opportunity to bette.r Elaborate Preparations to Make It his position. Then again there is a story that Tommy has a grievance which he doesn©t air to every person. Wait for developments. is the Official as Record - Breaking as the May hear before next February. Memorable Pittsburg - Detroit Menu Mems. Buck Kennoy, a well-known player, often a member World©s Series of 1909. of newspaper teams, is recovering from an operation. has been voted the best letter writer of the Pirates. The club received an interesting mis American League Ball sive from him. Pittsburg papers cleaned up every ____tj______BY A. R. CRATTY. vestige of news in the communication. Pittsburg, December 13. Editor "Sport Jimmy Miller, better known as "Rabbit," one of ing Life." The owners of the World©s the shortest men playing base ball, insists that the IT IS THE Champions for 1909 didn©t put in all their Uniontown Club isn©t entitled to his services. De t © time playing politics prior to clares that he is a free agent and wants to sign the National League session"? with another club. This fact will be demonstarted Ed. M. Thierry, local base ball man who succeeded when the celebrities of base Charley Power as sporting editor of the "Dispatch," ball gather at the annual has left that paper and taken up work in the general spread tendered by the ban news department of the "Leader." David Davies is ner holders. Colonel Drey- the new sporting man of the "Dispatch." fuss and Secretary Locke Ground keepers O©Malley and Hauseman are busy planned to make the event a as nailers seeing that every inch of Forces Field is All the Players in the Big Leagues memory-clinger. They hoped covered with fertilizer. They find no trouble i that the asperities of the fight seeking an ample supply of soil-enriching substances. Use the for chief executive would sub Scores of stables are located in the near neighbor side and that all assembled hood. would enter into a sincere Forbes Field has a heap of portable equipment In A. R. Cratty happy celebration of the first the shape of elevators, etc. The engines, etc., are Reach Mitts am) Gloves world©s honors landed by the taken apart and leaded for the Winter. Col. Drey- Pittsburg Pirates. Locke devoted hours to fuss has a big sum invested in appliances only in the banquet. Not only was there to be a use a few months each year. They are in keeping flow tjf good things from the chef©s strong with the high-class oval and run into big figures, Write for Free Catalog to box, but entertainment was provided in the but the Pirate owner believes the expense is justified. shape of vaudeville specialties, etc. Again Pittsburg©s Railway Company is putting in an songs for the merry makers, in keeping with extensive siding at South Bank, on the Charleroi line. This switch overlooks the grounds of the Mar the hour, were composed by a master hand tins, the independent team mentioned a week or two A. J. REACH COMPANY at the art. Special souvenir menus were or ago that has often entertained crowds of 10,000 or dered, and every move calculated to royally more on Sundays. The traction work required con entertain the Pittsburg Club©s guests was siderable cribbing at a big figure, but the move is Philadelphia, Pa. brought into play. worth the company©s while. Regret was expressed by local newspaper men that Pacific Coast Branch: PHIL. B. BEKEART. San Francisco. Cal. Guests From Everywhere. Harry Smith wasn©t retained as pilot of the Bostons. Invitations were sent to base ball men They argue that Harry was showing fair as a leader the land over. Every member of the Sporting and might have worked up a good club. However, Writers© Association, bar two, were asked to there is no kick over Fred Lake©s engagement. Lake join in the festal gathering. Bids to the col comes back to Pittsburg as a manager. Last time lation were mailed to Pittsburgers, who took he worked here it was as a catcher. W. Harry Wat- an active part in the ovation tendered the kins had Fred on his staff back in 1898 or there of so commendable a nature, that the criticista victorious Pirates on their return from De abouts. which I refer to was as uncalled for as it was troit. Captain Ousler, energetic in the Clarke Good joke is told on a local news gatherer. unjust. Button©s playing during the early Listened to Col. Dreyfuss tell with glee that Cap. CREAHAN©S CHAT part of the game was of a character to testimonial; Congressman Burke, Charles S. Clarke would be at the helm again in 1910, then warrant the belief that he would win, but Black, Mayor Magee and others from the went back to his office and in a spell of absent- Steel City, accepted their tenders. William mindedness wrote a most readable yarn, but not during the latter part of the contest his C. Temple, president of the Pirates back in once was Clarke©s name mentioned. Instead the work fell off; while Cline, who .played in 1895, came from his Florida home to mingle story had John Henry Wagner as the centre pole. differently at first, steadily improved to the with Barney, Bill and the boys. "The cigars are on me," laughingly declared the man end and had it not been for his over anxiety day after. / should, and probably would, have won the Few Eegrets Presented. game. The score was 500 to 480 for Cline. Regrets came from a small number. One Best runs, 45, 58 and 78 for Sutton; 64; 67 was from Harry Plaggman, of Winfield, Kan. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. BY JOHN CREAHAN. and 73 for Cline, which was made in the last This Plaggman is a life-long friend of the Philadelphia, Pa., December 13. Editor inning. Winner©s average not 17. Loser©* Pirates© field leader. Any old time the Pitts "Sporting Life." The twelfth game of-the 16. burg management wants to reach Cap Clarke An Amicable Settlement of the Row With tournament was between Slosson and De- in jig time out goes a wire to Plaggman. the Northwestern League, Over the marest, and while not a great contest, yet The closing game to decide the champion He can be trusted with inside affairs. Four was great in spots. During the first half of ship was between George Sutton and Calvin days before the dinner Assistant Secretary Portland Territory, Assured Upon Cer the game no one could predict who the win Demarest. It is difficult to refer to this con Constans had only 10 "nays" marked after tain Conditions. ner would be, as Slosson in the eleventh in test ©as an encounter between two great mas names of invited guests. Harry Smith, Mas- ning made a fine run of 123. The youngster, ters of the game, as the result seems to be sillion©s boy, was in this list, likewise Ed San Francisco, Cal., December 8. Until however, was equal to the emergency, and as great a joke or sarcasm as the House of Greminger, Thomas F. Graham and other the return of Cal Ewing from Honolulu," and with runs of 42, 39 and 82 won by a score Lords is in England at the present day. Western base ball men. Headquarters wall he is not due until the middle of December, of 500 to 364. Winner©s average not 16. And yet there should be no levity or fri will get a new frame in a week or more. the Pacific Coast League will Loser©s under 12. The result of this con volity in commenting on or referring to the Secretary Locke has arranged to have a flash not take any action regarding test was a play-off for, or to decide, same. The past record of Mr. Sutton is such photo of the dinner of 1909 put in a post of the request of D. E. Dugdale the championship between Sutton, Demarest as to clearly show that he never loses an honor. This dinner will be some pumpkins to have a club representing and Cline. opportunity to win a contest at billiards. in the history of league meetings. Hope it the Northwestern League in The present was an exception to the rule, as marks an hour of harmony in the old union©s Portland. Frank M. Ish, The thirteenth and final game of the tour was his first encounter in this tournament ranks. owner of the San Francisco nament proper was between Slosson and Cut with Harry Cline in one inning, which proba Club, ia favorably disposed ler. Viewed from the remarkable and sensa bly cost him the game. To me it seems more Overlooked a Star. toward granting the desired tional billiards played in this tournament the than evident that during this and his previous Announcement of the fact that John Henry permission, but states that he contest was not of a sensational or pyro contest, which was also with Mr. Cline, that Wagner would again toss ©em, swat "em, will defer to Ewing. Before technic character, but was a fine, if not Mr. Sutton was physically in no condition etc., in the next race, gingered fans in the the annual meeting of the masterly, display of billiards by two great to engage in match games of so exciting©a Coasters Ewing was inclined nature or character. With the exception of steel burg. They never had any fear that to grant the privilege1 pro- masters of the game. The fact that Slosson John would retire, but then the statement Th«. F. Graham viding the Northwesterners has come out fourth in this tournament is no 47 and 19 Demarest did nothing in this en was a solace just the same. The assertion reason to forget that for nearly 35 years past counter with Sutton, np to his sixth inning, brings to mind a story told me in a letter re would agree not to seek high he has ranked as one of the world©s greatest which under ordinary or normal conditions ceived last summer from Frank P. Thyne, er classification. Quite evidently, from what players. Mr. Cutler©s day does not yet seem would have given Sutton such an opportunity veteran base ball man of Lowell, Mass. Thyne Dugdale has intimated, he is willing to con to have appeared. No one will be surprised as to more than make him hold his own with cede that point for the sake of using Port any living expert.© tells an incident of the one gigantic error land. If he does, and binds himself to such at this in the present tournament, when the of his base ball career. He had a chance to, an agreement, no doubt the desired permis playing has been of such a character as to sign Wagner, but overlooked the oppor sion will be granted. The Coast League peo practically place the experts in a sort of As it was, after the ©fifth inning Sutton tunity. Thyne says that in the winter of ple are not anxious for another war, but "topsy turvey" condition or position. It is was practically not in the game. As a mat 1895, while he was signing up players fojrthe there is no reason to believe that they are my opinion that I very much doubt if most ter of fact he was only nominally in it from lattle Rock, Ark., team, John Henry Wag afraid to face the issue if it is forced upon of the players in .the tournament can account the outset, as Demarest©s runs of 51, 117, 51, ner, shortstop and grand old man of the them. The Dugdale-Lucas combination can for the position in which they ranked at .the 33, 32 and 82 on the closing inning put Sut-J diamond, was recommended to him by Pat take that statement for what it is worth. It close. The score was 500 to 311 for Cutler. ton out of his misery. The score was 500 tf rick J. Donovan, then manager of the Pitts- is not meant in the nature of a threat, but Best runs, 55, 90 and 100 for Slosson; 39, 78 for Sutton I Winner©s average nearly 36 bnrg Club. Donovan declared that Wagner simply a plain putting of the facts. In one 50 and 60 for Cutler. Winner©s average un Loser©s 6. was a most promising shortstop. Donovan der 17. Lo«er©s not 11. also recommended Mike Hobright, , way the Coasters would be carrying the war an old Tri-State player, and a catcher named into the© enemy©s country, but they say they Demarest "s playing is said to have been Scachern, hailing from Punxsutawney. "I can get all the backing necessary if a fight The first of the play-off of games to decide one of the most beautiful exhibitions of bil signed the catcher and outfielder, but passed is to be made. It is believed the required the championship was between Demarest and liards ever eeen on a billiard table, and irp the shortstop," says Thyne. ©"Instead permission will be given, but a deal will be Cline, and was in every respect one of the there can be but little doubt of it. The re of taking Wagner I secured a short fielder made looking to an eight-team league the year most noted or remarkable games of the entire sult of the tournament is one of the greatest named George Dol^n, of Lowell, whom I had after. That ia the scheme for -which, Ish is eri*s. It cannot be said to be worthy of the victories for billiards during the past quarter seen werk. Dolan is dead and Wagner is most favorable and he wields a good bit of reputation of the experts, as they had no of a century, as it practically created two .king bee of the day. If it hadn©t been for influence if be Wants to use it. reputation made or established to warrant new champions Calvin Demarest and Harr;* knowiBt Dolan©s friends, who were also my any such remarkable or unlocked for work, P. Cline. The latter it is trn» did not win, friends, I would have taken the Carnegie News Note*. as Demarest as yet is scarcely old enough to but he has already challenged© Demarest to man. The Little Rock team of 1895 was & Inficlder Buff Boyle, of Drlfton. Pi,, m co»l miner, vote, while Cline in professional experience defend the championship and has not de brilliant one. I have ever believed that has been glgned for a trial hy th» San Francisco is as great a novice. Both experts, however, manded of manufacturers © ©a ten-year con Donoran discovered Wagner." Club. in this tournament have established such a tract at a salary of $10,000 a year, with a According to some of the major league boys Haas reputation that in the future they must of billiard room thrown in." It begins to look Stirred Up th* Boys. Wagner will soon be In California to spend the Win necessity rank foremost among the greatest as if the era of professional free booters and ter months. He has been troubled with rheumatism masters of the game. Cline made runs of soldiers of fortune in the billiard world was Wondrous is the commotion a one-line of late and figures that a few weeks on the Coast 26, 77, 44, 34, 34 and 102, while Demarest about to come to an end. base ball squib will stir up in winter days. would do him a world of good. He aims to spend made 34, 29, 82, 62, 75, 55 and 108. The Recall the comment in my letter several weeks the time in Southern California. scare was 500 to 388 for Cline. Winner©s ago, "Isn©t it about time for some one to Charley Graham, who will control both Coast and average, 25. Loser©s under 21. start a story that Tommy Leach would be State League clubs in Sacramento this coming season. the Phillies© leader." That gem struck the say» he hopes to have a new park. The trouble with news fancy, of an Eastern paragrapher. He the present grounds is their distance from the heart The contest for playing off between Sntton built a story out of it. It was either© grape- of the business section. The proposed park will be and Cline was no less remarkable than the vined or sent by genuine wires to Pitlsburg. on the line of a new electric railroad and will be average, or most, of the games in the tourna Then came the sport. Local boys tried hard within easy walking distance. ment. Ostensibly, or almost in every in to run down the possibility of a shift whereby stance, the independent, cold, stolid and Leach would be turned over to the Phillies. Umpires as Floor Walkers. phlegmatic reputation of the past was in this Nice winter yarn to unravel. The story was instance entirely changed to that of a man given credence in spots, roasted in others. Chicago, December 10. Three umpires who was suffering either from physical con INE TABLES, CAROM, One_ local man finally asserted that the entire Cusack, late of the National League; "Pipes" ditions unknown to those who were present, affair was the result of a dull day comment. Conley, of the Central League, and Eckman, or from great nervous excitement. During COMBINATION AND POOL. of the American Association are training for the progress of this game Mr. Sutton retired Leach May (ret Away. next season in an original way. The three two or three times from the hall, for which I have secured positions as floor walkers in bave seen in one of the public journals Men ridiculing the possibility of Leach go- Chicago department store and intend to rather uncalled-for comment. The reputation John Creahcu, Green©s Hotel, Philad©a, Mwh«r* should turn * car*. There to tkk at it until Spring. of Svttoa M «a expert feM b«a nob, «ad Q.J • DECEMBER rtS, 1909 SPORTIJNQ LrlFB

Crawford, Detroit ...... 139 Oldring. Philadelphia ..... 89 Vlich, Cleveland ...... 61 THE SPALDING OFFICIAL AMERICAN MEN Mllifer, Detroit -Washington 23 Goode, Cleveland ...... 80 Ntles, Boston ...... 117 Hooyer, Boston ...... 81 Messenger, Chicago ...... 31 Cree, New York ...... 77 National League Ball Altizer, Chicago ...... (>2 Birmingham, Cleveland ... 98 " The Ban Played Round the World.99 Cravath. Washington-Chicago 1" Cobb, Detroit ...... 156 The Original League Ball. Engle, New York ...... 134 The Universally Adopted League Ball Showing the Work of the Junior Devoy. St. Louis ...... 10 Dougherty, Chicago ...... 138 The Best League Ball. Gessler, Boston-Washington 125 Major League in the Defensive Hartzell, St. Louis ...... 85 Schweitzer, St. Louis ...... 22 Official Ball of the Game Browne, Washington ...... 101 Side of the Game, and the Re Stone, St. Louis ...... 81 Heitmuller. Philadelphia ... 61 for Over Thirty Years. cords of the Pitchers* White, Chicago ...... 40 Clymer, Washington ...... 41 Hinchman, Cleveland ...... 131 Griggs, St. Louis ...... 40 ADOPTED by the National Following arc the official pitching and Shotten, St. Louis ...... 17 fielding averages of the American League McAleese, St. Louis ...... 79 "" League in 1878, and the only players for the season of 1909, as prepared Crompton, St. Louis ...... 17 ball used in Championship games by Secretary Robert McRpy. These include Demmltt, New York ...... 100 all players who have participated in not less Cole, Chicago ...... 4l> since that time. Each ball than 15 games during the season, or in any .Velday, Chicago ...... one position. PITCHER.©;. : wrapped in tinfoil, packed in / IN TEAM FIELDING ^ut©or, Chicago ...... 18 a separate box, and sealed in the Chicago White Sox in- 1909, as in 1908, Crlss, St. Louis ...... 10 Jeisling, Washington ...... 10 accordance with the latest led all ofvtheir competitors. The Athletics Chesbro, New York-Boston. . 10 and Detroit follow close on Chicago©s heels, iVolter, Boston ...... 10 League regulations. Warranted respectively second and third. The Cleveland Valsh, Chicago ..©...... 31 to last a full game when used team is fourth this year as against third last lank, Philadelphia ...... 34 year. St. Louis, which was second last year, Ullian, Detroit ...... 21 under ordinary conditions. ; is this year fifth, displacing Washington, .lanning, New York ...... 2G Which dropped a peg. It is rather surprising Smith, Chicago ...... 51 to find the fast Boston team in seventh place. oss, Cleveland ...... 33 No. 1. Each, $1.25 New York this year as last is at the bottom Jineen, St. Louis ...... 17 of the fielding list. The official team record >onovan, Detroit ...... 21 Per Dozen, $15.00 follows: Hughes, ©New York ...... 25 \lullin, Detroit ...... 40 Club. G. P.O. A. E. Pet. oombs, Philadelphia ...... 30 Chicago ...... 159 4273 2327 250 .964 Summers, Detroit ...... 35 IF YOU are interested in Athletic Philadelphia ...... 153 4123 1907 246 .961 iVood, Boston ...... 24 Sport you should have a copy of the Detroit ...... 158 4243 2211 278 .950 mith, Washington-Boston.. 26 Spalding Catalogue. It©s a complete Cleveland ...... 155 4078 1960 274 .957 Ueele, Boston ...... 15 encyclopedia of What©s New in Sport, St. Louis ...... 154 4056© 1977 272 .957 Quinn, New York ...... 22 and is sent free on request. Washington ...... 156 4107 2048 283 .956 Bailey, St. Louis ...... 31 Boston ...... 152 4067 2087 298 .954 Joyle, New York ...... 17 Mew York ...... 153 4043 2003 331 .948 Morgan, Boston-Philadelphia 39 IN INDIVIDUAL FIELDING arger, Boston ...... 12 Bender, Philadelphia ...... 34 the team leaders were as follows: Isbell, of Jail, Boston ...... 11 A. G. SPALDING & BROS. Chicago, first among first basemen; Purtell, White, Chicago ...... 23 of Chicago, the leader among second basemen; 3cott, Chicago ...... 36 WASHINGTON CINCINNATI SEATTLE Bradley, of Cleveland, first among third base- {yan, Boston ...... 13 NEW OELEANS KANSAS CITY men ; Turner, of Cleveland, first among short- heck, Boston ...... "...... 17 CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO MONTREAL, CAN. stops; and Parent, of Chicago; Miller, of ©©alkenberg, Cleveland ...... 24 CLEVELAND DENVER LONDON, ENG. Washington; and Briscoe Lord, of Cleveland, Dygert, Philadelphia ...... 32 DETROIT MINNEAPOLIS BIRMINGHAM, ENG. the first three among . The best ray, Washington ...... 36 COLUMBU8 ST. PAUL EDINBURGH. SCOT. peer, Detroit ...... 13 ST. LOUIS ATLANTA SYDNEY. AUS. fielding pitcher was Sutor, of Chicago. Spen Powell, St. Louis ...... 34 cer, of Boston, led all catchers, but only par Graham, St. Louis ...... 34 ticipated in 26 games. Street, of Washing Collins. Boston ...... 12 ton, caught in 137 games, being the only Pelty. St. Louis ...... 27 Lake, New York ...... 14 11 .560 await the pleasure of Wheeling and Zanesrille, catcher to play in *>ver 100 games; whereas .Villett, Detroit ...... 40 Young, Clevelarfd ...... 19 15 .559 which are ccxnmonly discussed as undesirable mem last year three catchers Sullivan, of Chi Howell, St. Louis ...... 10 Brockett, New York ...... 10 8 .556 bers of the circuit, although not In an offensive cago; .Street, of Washington; and Schmidt, of Vickers, Philadelphia ...... 18 Killian, Detroit ...... 11 9 .550 sense. Detroit caught in over 100 games. Sulli Witherup, Washington .... 12 Check, Boston ...... 7 6 .538 Owner Bert Annis, of the South Bend Club, on van, of Chicago, this year came nearest to Krause, Philadelphia ...... 32 Donovan, Detroit ...... 8 7 .533 December 9 announced that he had sold his franchise Street with 97 games. The individual rec Varhop, New York ...... 36 White, Chicago ...... 10 9 .526 to local capitalists, but refused to divulge their names. Brockett, New York ...... 26 Palkenber, Cleveland ...... 10 9 .526 Annis says he feceived $6,000 for the franchise. ords follow: Coombs, Philadelphia ...... 12 11 .522 FIBST BASEMEN. Berger, CHeveland ...... 34 Eddie Whe«ler, of the Western League, or Joe Raidy, Johnson, Washington ...... 40 Joss, Cleveland ...... 14 13 .519 last year©s manager of the Grand Rapids team. It is layer-Club. G. P.O. A. E. Pet. Arellanes, Boston ...... 45 Morgan, Boston-Philadelphia 18 17 .514 said, will manage the team. ell, -Chicago ...... 101 1204 66 8 .994 Rhoades, Cleveland ...... 20 Scott, Chicago ...... 12 12 .500 Jnglaub, Washington ...... 57 5»5 36 5 .992 Altrock, Chicago- Washington 10 Pelty, St. Louis ...... 11 11 .500 Manager-pitcher Bill Phillips, of Wheeling, during Jtizer, Chicago ...... 45 441 S3 4 .992 Burns, Washington-Chicago. 26 Berger, Cleveland ...... 13 14 .481 a recent hunting trip, shot and killed a mountain Davis, Philadelphia .... 149 1432 74 19 Young, Cleveland ...... 34 Hughes, New York ...... 7 8 .467 bear that weighed 264 pounds. Bruin put up a IStovall, Cleveland 145 1478 109 19 .988 Lake. New York ...... 32 Warhop, New York . ... 13 15 .464 great fight, but Phillips© trusty rifle served him in © Jones, St. Louis- Detroit 139 1402 103 19 .988 Groom, Washington ...... 44 Dineen, St. Louis .. ... 6 7 .462 good stead and a timely bullet laid the brute in his Stahl, Boston ...... 126 1353 50 20 .986 Works, Detroit ...... 16 Wilson, New York .. ... 5 6 .455 tracks. This hunting exploit took place on the Wil Knight, New York .... 19 190 17 3 .986 Pape, Boston ...... 11 Bailey, St. Louis ...... 9 11 .450 son place, on the north fork of the south branch of O. Davis, Chicago ...... 17 189 15 3 .986 Burchell, Boston ...... 10 Waddell, St. Louis . ... 11 14 .440 the Potomac, Donohue, Chicago-Washing©n 83 777 30 13 .984 Wilson, New York ...... 14 Powell, St. Louia ...... 12 16 .428 Griggs, St. Louis, ...... 49 454 9 .982 Schlitzer, Phila. -Boston ... 18 Burns, Washington-Chicago. 9 13 .409 Kossman, Detroif^St. Louis. 75 913 36 18 .981 Cicotte, Boston ...... ,26 Manning, New York ...... 7 11 .389 BRIEF HISTORY OF BASE BALL Chase, New York ...... 118 1202 71 28 .978 Fiene, Chicago ...... 13 Graham, St. Louis ...... 8 14 .364 Wolter, Boston ...... 17 169 12 4 .978 Hughes, Washington ...... 22 Rhoades, Cleveland ...... fl 9 .357 Crawford, Detroit ...... 17 189 10 6 .971 Waddell, St. Louis, ...... 31 Johnson, Washington ...... 13 25 .342 A Concise Yet Exhaustive Review of the Smith, Washington-Boston.. 6 12 .333 SECOND BASEMEN, CATCHERS. Hughes, Washington ...... 4 8 .333 Birth, Rise, and Development of Our Purtell, Chicago ...... 32 72 90 5 .970 ©Player-Club. G. P.O. A. E. P.B. Pet. Schlitzer, Philadei©a-Boston. 4 8 .333 Unglaub, Washington ...... 25 54 76 4 .970 Spencer, Boston ...... 26 94 24 J 0 .992 Gray. Washington ...... 5 19 .208 National Game, in Booklet Form, by Turner, Cleveland ...... 26 60 94 5 .969 Payne, Chicago ...... 27 98©38 .987 Groom, Washington ...... 6 26 .188 Collins, Philadelphia ...... 152 373 406 27 .967 Criger, St. Louia ..... 73 .986 Editor Richter. Williams, St. Louis ...... 109 221 280 20 .962 Thomas, Philadelphia.. 84 112 .985 "Sporting Life" has just placed upon the Schaefer, Detroit-Washington 117 232 364 25 .960 Sullivan, Chicago .... 97 113 .983 market a "Brief History of Base Ball," from Lajoie. Cleveland ...... 120 282 373 28 .959 Donohue, Boston ...... 58 71 .982 THE CENTRAL LEAGUE. the pen of Editor Richter, which will be MeConnell, Boston ...... 121 251 389 31 .954 Street. Washington ... 137 210 .981 found to be by anyone suf- Atz. Chicago ...... 114 202 311 25 .954 Stephens, St. Louis .. 72 103 .980 ficently interested in the Na Ferrls, St. Louis ...... 34 92 88 9 .952 Carrigan, Boston ..... 77 110 .972 The Grarid Rapids and South Bend Clubs tional game to be versed in Delehanty, Washin©n-Detroit 131 265 338 31 .951 Beinis, Cleveland ...©.. 36 . 33, .971 Are to Swap Managers Grant Going to its history and records * Gardner, New York ...... 22 35 51 5 .945 Livingston, Philadel©a.. 64 106 .969 most valuable little book, alike LaPorte, New York ...... 83 142 208 23 .938 Kleinow-, New York ... 77 83 .966 the Big Michigan Town. for the mass of historical Knight, New York ...... 17 38 46 7 .923 Easterly, Cleveland . , 76 110 .9(53 French, Boston ...... 28 44 72 10 .921 Stanage, Detroit ...... 77 80 .964 South Bend, Ind., December 10. The South matter it contains, for the in JOUifer, Detroit-Washington. 20 33 60 10 .903 Blair, New York ...... 42 37 .964 Bend and Grand Rapids Clubs, in the Cen teresting manner in which Owen, Chicago ...... 57 62 .959 tral League, are to trade managers, accord that matter is pnt before the THIRD BASEMEN. Beckendorf, Detroit .". 15 9 .957 ing to announcement made in reader and for the compre adley, Cleveland ...... 87 89 157 11 .957 Schmidt, Detroit .... 81 107 ,95o South Bend today. A. A. hensive yet concise manner in " feld. New York ...... 44 62 91 7 .956 Clarke, Cleveland .... 44 65 .952 Grant, for seven years leader which the great subject is ice, St. Louia ...... 29 49 57 5 .955 Sweeney, New York .. 62 83 .947 of the local team, is to take handled. As a book of ready ehill, Chicago ...... 91 103 168 17 .941 Lapp. Philadelphia . . 19 26 hold of the Wolverines on reference it will prove invalu Detroit ...... 106 117 253 24 .939 Blankenship, : Washin©n. 17 12 January 1 and devote his en F. C. Rlohttr able to the managers, l>Iay- Conrov, Washington ...... 120 136 239 25 ^937 tire time to the task of de ers and fans, and last, but i©errfsXSt. Louis ...... 1U. 157 242 27. .937 The 1909 Pitching Records. jPerrinA Cleveland ..... 66 83 151 17 .932 veloping a pennant winning not least, to the writers. This "Brief History Lord, Boston .....__..... 134 180 268 34 .929 According to Secretary McRoy©s. averages club for that city. Joe Raidy, of Base Ball" contains a chapter on the Purtell. \Chicago ...... 71 90 158 19 .929 , of Detroit, led all of the who comes to South Bend origin of Base Ball, the records of the first Austin. New York ...... Ill 176 236 32 .928 American League pitchers in 1909 in per from Grand Rapids, has been organized league, the National Professional O©Leary. \Detroit ...... 54 59 118 15 . centage of victories, he having won 29 games in the league only one year, Association; the complete history in 1876 to Yohe, Washington ...... 19 23 47 6 .921 and lost 8 games for 784, during which long but he made good with a poor the present year; the entire history of tha Biker. Philadelphia ...... 146 209 277 42 .920 run he was only taken out twice. Cicotte, of lot of material. The change vigorous young American League; the history of the two big wars of the base ball world; SHOBTSTOPS. Boston, was second with .722, and Willett, Or. F. R. Canon was brought about by Bert of Detroit, third with .710. These three were Ahnis, who ow»s both teams. the record of minor league development Turner, Cleveland ...... 26 52 82 8 .957 the only pitchers to win 70 per cent, of their He will, however, dispose of the South Bend through the great National Association; the HcBride, Washington ...... 155 341 499 58 .947 story of the Rise, Progress and Death of the Wallace, St. Louis ...... 87 193 279 27 .946 games. Eight pitchers won 60 per cent, of aggregation, and for that reason decided to Elberfeld, New York ...... 61 134 178 19 .943 games pitched; fifteen pitchers won over 50 take Grant with him. old American Association; and the record of Tannehill. Chicago ...... 64 126 251 24 .940 er cent, of their games; two won an even the World©s Championship Series from 1884 Wagner. Boston ...... 123 282 413 50 .933 alf of their games; and eighteen pitchers to the present year in short, a complete E News Notes. history of all that is really worth while know Parent, Chicago ...... 98 182 357 41 .929 won less than half of their games. Prank Roy Creasy and outnelder Deil, of the K. I. O. Hartzell, St. Louii ...... 65 132 196 25 .929 Smith, of Chicago, pitched in most games, ing of the origin, rise and progress of our Barry, Philadelphia ...... 124 196 351 43 .927 League, have been signed by the Dayton Club for National game. The hook should be on sale 51; Arellanes being second with 45; Groom 1910. Bush. Detroit ...... 157 308 567 71 .92 third with 44; while Mullin, Willett and at all news stands at ten (10) cents the copy. Ball. New York-Cleveland .. 95 198 289 46 ©.914 Johnson pitched 40 games each. The re "Babe" Asher,© who pitched last season for Terre If your newsdealer cannot supply you, send Austin, New York 23 49 65 12 .905 Haute; is wintering in Pasadena, Cat, the land of 10 cents (coin or stamps) to this office and maining pitchers varied between 39 for Mor sunshine, sand and Winter base ball. Knight, New Yoric 77 141 204 38 .901 gan to 10 by BurctaaU, A.ltrock, Howell, copy will be sent you by next mail. French, Boston .. 23 42 68 14 . ______^_«—————————;———— Criss, Reisling, Chesbro and Walter. Ed. The Dayton Club has signed pitcher Steve Man BUrke, Cleveland 19 36 41 11 .875 ning, of Jamestown, N. Y. He is just 21 years of President D. M. Shively, of the Western Association, Walsh, .last year©s leader with 55 games, age and stands 5 feet 8 inches. His weight is OUTFIELDERS. this year pitched only 31 games. The record: has called the annual meeting of tliat organization Parent, Chicago ...... 37 73 6 0 1.000 around©the 170 "mark. for December 14 at the Baltimore Hotel, Kansas Miller, Washington ._~... 15 18 2 0 1.000 Player-Club. , ,W.. L. Tie.T.O.Fin, Pet. The Zahesville .Club .has secured a seven-acre site City, Mo. Lord, Cleveland ...._..... 67 110 13 1 .992 Mullin, Detroit ..... *" ©" ©"© 1 "" .for a new ball park, in the centre of the city, six Eahn, Chicago ...... 76 93 3 1 !990 Cicotte. Boston ..... minutes© walk from the court house, where a. new Ganley, Washington-PMla.. 94 204 9 4 .9! Willett, Detroit .... park will be built. Grant Park has b«en plotted Interested in Jones, Detroit ...... 57 103 4 2 .9! Bender, Philadelphia ------into city lots. The new park will have a seating Reilley. Cleveland ...... 18 46 1 1 .9© Krause, Philadelphia ...... 18 8 capacity of 4,100 people, . Murphy. Philadelphia ...... 14,9 191 17 5 .976 Summers, Detroit ...... 19 Bert AnnlS. owner, of the South Bend and Grand Hemphill, New York ....,.;. 45 75 6 2 .976 Plank, Philadelphia ...... 19 Rapids franchises, is said to have made arrangements If so* why not make money? A rare Mclntyre, Detroit ..._._. 122, 217 14 6 .975 Quinn, New Yorfe ...... 9 to dispose of not only his base ball holdings in South opportunity, is offered to one or two Speaker, Boston ...... ~... 142 S19 85 10 .973 Dygert, Philadelphia ...... 8 Bend, but also of bis business interests, and make young men in.each of the minor leagues Milan, Washington ...... 120 222 19 7 .972 Wood, Boston .... bis future residence at Grand Rapids, managing the to secure a legitimate and profitable l>llTelt, Washington ...-.; 91 179 14 6 .970 HaQ, Boston...... Smith, Chicago ... club of th»t city from the bench. business. A monopoly of this business Boflmao. St. Louis ...... 110 230 10 8 .968 Saginaw and Bay City are the latest proposed new in each league may be had. Write at one* Keeler, New York ... .. 95. Ill 9 4 .968 Walsh, Chicago ... for details to D. M. JOHNSON. 8 Gardner Bartsel. Philadelphia _~.~.. M 140 0 6 .966 Arellanet, Boston member* of the Central League. The report comes tt M i S nr X«k tram tbOM tavat, btti *U

rule, but when he misses it he loses more than twice what ©he can make when he is going right. CATCHER DUNN is to go South to catch. Needs a little more time in a minor league before he will be able to hold his own with the stronger teams. He has a good arm, but he is com pelled to wind up quite, a little before he lets the ball get away from him and that is fatal to a catcher. The only chaps who succeed behind the bat are those who can- snap the ball to the bases on the jump. It Manager Dahlen©s First Move an doesn©t do to stand around and hold it and then throw with a round arm motion. There Augury of the Many Probable are too many fast men running bases nowa days. made the remark the other day that the average speed of ball Changes in the Superba Team players had increased at least 10 per cent, since he left the diamond. "Maybe they Manager Dahlen©s Chief Aim. don©t hit the ball harder than they did in H ADAC«ES the days ef the past," said Arlie. "Proba bly they don©t hit it more frequently, but 104,35* 50* &$iqp Bottles. Brooklyn, N. Y., December 13. Editor most of the players who are in the major "Sporting Life." When Henry Chadwiek, leagues at present are able to get around the editor of Spalding©s Base Ball Guide, Was paths much faster than the big fellows who alive and actively engaged in were once a part of the game." Ferguson, Appleton ...... 38 90 Genins, Racine ...... 95 242 229 41 .920 the historical side of the Cook, Madison ...... 105 374 91 .243 Perdieu, Freeport-Appleton. 89 161 241 38 .914 game he was a member of TRADES IN SIGHT. Leewee, Freeport ...... 60 203 50 .242 Gorman, Green Bay ...... 103 228 277 48 .913 the Church of Our Father in When the National League meeting takes Kempf, Madison ...... f . f 83 271 64 .236 1 THIRD BASEMEN. place it wouldn©t surprise Brooklyn folks if Hoffman, Green Bay" ...... 10©i 378 83 .235 Brooklyn. The pastor of Mee, Madison ...... 1 121 ( 427 100 .234 Dolan, Rockford ...... 78 97 151 7 .954 that church, the Rev. Dr. there were some trades proposed which shall Richards, Rockford ...... ©. 120 436 101 .232 O©Leary, Oshkosh ...... 113 129 240 25 .937 Thomas E. Potterton, has make a heap of change to this team of ours. Shaw, Madison ...... 32 HO 34 .232 Dulin, Green Bay ...... 122 158 228 40 .927 written to Charles H. Ebbetts, "Bill" Dahlen has some radical notions Kaphan, , Rockford ...... ;...... 67© 230 58 .232 Bues,© LRacine ...... 118 178 215 32 .922 owner of the Brooklyn Club, about ball players. More than that lie has Jacobson (O. F.), Freeport ,... 31 112 26 .232 McCauley, Appleton ...... 123 153 286 41 .915 in regard to a memorial win a pretty good idea of what he has on his own Ducheln, Racine ...... 118 431. 100 .232 Armstrong, Madison ...... lOjfc 100 234 32 .913 team. His methods of going about the study Palmer, Rockford ...... 5 13 Harrod, Freeport ...... 10©p 127 230 34 .913 dow to be placed in the 3 .231 Bond, Fond du Lac ...... 121 180 211 42 .901 church to the memory of the of ball players may not be so meteoric as Genins, Racine ...... 99 ©365, 84 .230 dead writer. I beg the privi those of others, but he has his eyes about all Persch, Appleton ...... 123 491 113 .230 . lege of the columns of the time while he is visiting around the Beaumiller Appleton 109 370 85 .230 Mee, Madison ...... 122 275 110 15 .963 country, whether he is playing ball for a Mutton, Fond du Lac 44 161 37 .230 Bea,umiller, Appleton ...... 110 270 255 39 .941 John B. Fotttr ©©Sporting Life" to present Caklerhead, Oshkosh .. 103 284 88 *292 a portion of that note to home team or on the diamond of an opponent Goede, Racine ...... 107© 262 300 37 .938 There are some men on the Brooklyn team Letcher, Appleton .... 62 243 55 .226 Hoffman, Green Bay ...... 102 243 295 40 .931 its readers, as it is well worth perusal. It Stang, Appleton 97 347 78 .225 Becker, Fond du Lac ...... 85 187 242 41 .913 is addressed to Mr. Ebbetts and says: who can be spared without any appreciable Smith, Freeport ...... 144 38 ©*22 injury to the team, so far as one can see, 48 Devlin, Freeport ...... 50 91 164 25 .911 "You will remember that last Spring I spoke to Gray. Fond du Lac .. 60 21C 48 !222 Richards, Rockford ...... 122 283 295 57 .909 and it is very likely that Dahlen will not Shaub, Fond du Lac 69 258 57 .221 Groh, Oshkosh ...... 115 218 322 58 .903 you about securing, if possible, the co-operation of hesitate to let them go if he thinks that he Piddington, Madison 32 100 22 .220 Father Chadwick©s base ball friends in placing a can fill their positions to better advantage. Batemari, Oshkosh ...... 34 123 27 .220 OUTFIELDERS. memorial window to him in the Church of Our Ives, Madison ...... 50 107 7 1 .999 Father, the church that the good old man attended, A change may be a benefit to the players Warren, Oshkosh ...... 58 343 75 .218 and if such should prove to be the case it Eberley, Racine ...... 53 151 33 .219 O©Hare, Fond du Lac ..:.. 115 199 9 4 .981 and of which he was a communicant. The memorial Kempf, Madison...... 81 239 39 7 .975 window to bear some inscription like this: ©In mem would be advantageous to everybody. Ireland. Rockford ...... 116 418 91 .218 Devlin. Freeport ...... 51 170 37 .218 Bauer, Oshkosh ...... 110 428 81 16 .966 ory of , Father of Base Ball, by his Persch, Appleton ...... 122 271 29 © 11 .965 many friends.© I Would therefore request if this MORE GINGER SOUGHT. Schultz, Green Bay ...... 78 206 58 .218 Mauch, Racine ...... 53 189 41 .217 Schaub, Fond du Lac ..... 71 198 10 8 .963 appeals to you that you solicit subscriptions, not The one idea which is paramount, to every Kaphan, Rockford ...... 65 162 12 7 .961 exceeding two dollars per capita, from the newspaper thing else in Brooklyn this year is to throw Burwell, Oshkosh ...... 81 258 55 .213 Stark, Rockford ...... 1... 85 274 58 .212 Saveland, Green Bay ...... 119 313 27 13 .959 boys of your city and forward check with list of life into the club. The president is satisfied McNutt, Rockford ...... 75 100 20 7 .959 subscriptions to me. I hope to receive a large num Jones, Fond du Lac ...... 23 72 15 .208 that some of the players have been loafing Smith. Madison ...... 93 287 59 .206 Ireland, Rockford ...... 116 257 25 12 .959 ber of subscriptions and thus the inscription on the instead of trying to do their best. It has Lynch, Oshkosh ...... 94 180 31 10 .959 window will be truly indicative." Companion, Appleton ...... v . 53 132 27 .205 taken quite a little time to convert him, Parish, Green Bay ...... 18 44 9 .205 Jones, Fond du Lac ...... 23 39 2 2 .95* The other day I noticed that the editor of but now that he has changed his opinion he Grabner, Oshkosh ...... 16 49 10 .204 Duchien, Racine ...... 116 154 12 8 .954 ©©," in referring to the matter is bound that Brooklyn shall be the capital Barlow, Oshkosh ...... 28 100 20 .200 Schultz, Green Bay ...... 77 104 21 6 .954 of a memorial for "Father" Chadwick in of Gingerland next Summer if it takes ©.all Raedel, Fond du Lac ...... 107 340 68 ,200 Betts, Freeport ...... 109 154 122 9 .951 Armstrong. Madison ...... 109 381 76 .199 Gray, Fond du Lac ...... 63 70 ©7 4 .951 Greenwood Cemetery, urged co-operation and of his time to keep the club filled with spice. Chounard, Green Bay ..... 123 239 52 .assistance in furthering its erection. Pos It will not do any hurt. .One thing .is cer Ashton. Green Bay ...... 7 22 4 .190 : 15 .951 Harrod, Freeport ...... 107 380 73 .189 Ferguson, Appleton .....jij 31 72 21 5 .949 sibly Mr. Cummings has overlooked the fact tain, it will be a welcome relief to see some Bartliff, Freeport ...... :" 94 215 59 15 .948 of the Brooklyn players out on the grass, Harms, Rjieine ...... 112 369 69 .187 that the matter has been attended to and Bubser, Rockford ...... 17 32 6 .187 McLaughlin, (F.-Ut.) G. B. 91 571 88 43 .939 that the monument is now over the grave, really acting as if they would like to win a Palmer. Frceport ...... 62 216 40 .185 Kuhms, Madison ...... »85 86 21 7 .938 and the plot endowed to perpetuity, thanks to game, in preference to slowly sneaking down Nunxie, Racine ...... 66 223 41 .183 Gardner, Appleton ...... 123 218 60 18 .938 the liberality of organized base ball in the left field foul line preparatory to making Williams, Rockford ...... 48 137 .182 Seibert, Freeport ...... 33 51 20 5 .938 general, and to the National League in par a bolt into the club house and there dis McLaiighlin, Green Bay ...... 91 319 58 .182 Nunzie, Racine ..;...... 65 141 16 11 .934 ticular. appear until after the trouble is all over. Wagner, Racine ...... 121 427 77 .180 Jacobson, Freeport ...... 39 §7 3 3 .931 Foi, Rockford ...... 37 126 29 .176 Levlngs, Racine ...... 120 223 ,150 32 .921 APPEALS TO THE SCRIBES. THIS WEARY TALK McCarthy. Oshkosh ...... 44 143 25 .175 Coates, Oshkosa ...... 127 190 12 20 .91(1 This question of a memorial window is a about©another base ball war is too absurd to Carney, Preeport ...... 19 64 4 11 .172 matter which more closely concerns the bother with. Any two leagues of professional Perdieu, Appleton ...... 87 281 48 .171 Pitchers© Records. newspaper fraternity and I am sure that sport which have been able to make such Barnes, Fond du Lac ...... 21 71 12 .169 Player-Club. W. the boys, wherever they can afford it, will be records as the National League and the Nelson. Fond du Lac ...... 36 101. IT .168 Ashton, Green Bay ...... 7 willing to send a small sum to the owner of American League have made since they signed Cummings, Rockford ...... 39 108 19 .167 Theobald, Freeport ...... 12 Young, Oshkosh ...... 15 36 6 .167 Steel, Madison ...... 22 the Brooklyn Club. It is a testimonial to the peace agreement, which by some whim Gorman, Green Bay ...... 105 a man who was an honor to the profession or caprice, or petty quarrel, should jeopar 368 78 .158 Farrell, Appleton ...... 9 Fox, Freeport ...... 7 20 3 .150 Larsen, Green Bay ...... 10 of which we are members and a testimonial dize their interests and their future by en Rowley, Racine ...... 30 81 12 .148 gaging in a war of reprisal, and that©s Shaw, Madison ...... 23 to one who was honest and sincere. It will Christman. Racine ...... 26 75 11 .147 Eberle, Racine ...... 17 .654 last for all time, barring accident, and will about all that it would be, should not re Noel, Oshkosh ...... 38 316 17 .147 Dumke, Oshkosh ...... 17 .630 always be a credit to the national game, of tain the support of the American public long McCloskey, Appleton ...... 24 69 10 .145 Cummings, Rockford ...... 20 which base ball writers are a part, as well as enough to bid them good bye for all time. Baker. Freeport ...... 6 7 1 .143 Companion, Appleton ..... 22 !eu owners and players. Any amount will be Now that base ball has shown what can be Farrell, Appleton ...... 15 49 8 .140 Hansen, Appleton ...... 17 .607 cheerfully received. The church authorities done when men will be honorable, conserva Jacobson (P.), Freeport ...... 40 108 15 .139 Hatch, Appleton ...... 3 .600 have made the opportunity possible and it tive and sane, it is a Reilly, Racine ...... 22 60 8 .135 Klrwin, Fond du Lac .... 12 .600 Riley, Green Bay ...... 40 123 16 .130 is to be hoped that the newspaper writers PRETTY POOR TIME Riley, Green Bay ...... 20 .588 Rogers, Frankford ...... 31 73 9 .123 Flynn, Racine ...... 14 .583 will respond as they feel that they are best Tount, Freeport ...... 33 able. to suggest what might be done by intimating 97 11 .113 Piddington, Madison ...... 15 .577 that all the good which has been accom Flynn, Racine ...... 28 78 8 .103 Howell, Green Bay ...... 20 .571 MANAGER DAHLEN, plished can be thrown into the discard Stauffer, Oshkosh ...... 21 50 2 .040 Lavelle, Appleton ...... 4 .571 while he was at Fort Plain, announced that simply because somebody doesn©t like what Bewalda, Appleton ...... 4 .571 he had traded Dunn, our Western catcher, to somebody else has done. Base ball is now Individual Fielding. Williams, Rockford ...... 18 .563 the Mobile Club, in the South, and in ex fairly on the way to be the international PITCHERS. Palmer, Madison ...... 10 .558 changer had secured Sentelle, who is said to sport of the world. It would be a fine trick Player-Club. G. P.O. Chrisman, Racine ...... 12 .545 be something of an infielder. Guess Dahlen to upset its glorious possibilities by starting Larsen, Green Bay ...... 15 Nelson, Fond du Lac .... 17 .531 must have had an eye on that infielder man another schoolboy quarrel at home. Ashton, Green Bay ...... T McCloskey, Appleton ...... 11 .500 for future use. It was the first move which Steele, Madison ...... 43 Bubser, Rockford ...... 3 .500 Reilley, Racine ...... 22 Parish, Green Bay ...... 10 .500 hud been made by the new manager and Burwell, Oshkosh ...... 69 Rogers, Rockford ...... 12 .489 naturally there was a little discussion over it. MOLL©S MEN7 Howell, Green Bay ...... 36 Hirschie, Fond dn Lac .... 17 .472 No one believed that it meant a chance of Rogers, Rockford ...... 32 Jacobson, Freeport ...... 13 ,464 Lennox being moved away from third base, Farrell, Appleton ...... 15 Rowley, Racine ...... 10 .417 but it was the opinion of the young folks The Official Batting, Fielding and Pitching Companion, Appleton ...... 53 Burwell, Oshkosh ...... 8 .412 that it looked more as if Dahlen were putting Cummings, Rockford ...... 38 Scott, Freeport ...... 11 .4or together all that he could around the po Averages of the Players of the Wisconsin- Parish, Green Bay ...... 20 Lesie, Fond du Lac ...... 2 .400 sition of shortstop, looking forward to mak Illinois League in the 1909 Race. Nelson, Fond du Lac ..... 58 .961 Riley, Raclna ...... 9 .39J ing Brooklyn as strong as possible on the Stauffer, Oshkosh ...... t ... 17 .960 Nlcol, Rockford ...... 3 left side of the infield. There has been Following are the official batting, .fielding Jacobson, Freeport ...... 34 Young, Oshkosh ...... 5 enough weakness in Brooklyn©s infield at and pitching averages of the players of the Hirsche, Fond du Lac ..... 49 Stauffer, Oshkosh ...... 5 various times, but there seems to have been Wisconsin-Illinois League for the 1909 sea Theobald, Freeport ...... 12 Perdieu, Freeport ...... 2 son, as compiled by President Charles F. Williams, Rockford ...... 31 Newton, Appleton ...... 3 / .300 more of it on that side of the diamond than Moll: Dumke, Oshkosh ...... 30 6 Yount, Freeport ...... 8 f .296 on the "hand side" over Which Jordan la Individual Batting. Shaw, Madison ...... 53 23 Baker, Freeport ...... 2 / .288 bors. It©s pretty near a sure thing that we Riley, Green Bay ...... 41 15 Knight, Oshkosh ...... _. 4 © .288 get a Player-Club. G. AB. H. Pet. Hansen, Appleton, ...... 25 14 Johnson, Green Bay ..... 2 /© ,250 NEW SECOND BASEMAN Dolan. Bockford ...... 76 296 99 .334 Bubser, Rockford ...... IS 5 Grimes, Appleton ...... 2 .209 Luderus, Freeport ...... 118 417 134 .321 Scott, Freeport ...... 27 5 McDonald, Fond du Jjtc. . 1 .200 in 1910. Can©t tell who he will be. There Brady, Appleton ...... 123 468 148 .316 Chrisman. Racine ...... 27 14 Swensin, Rockford ...... 1 .200 are plenty of candidates. Some of them are Reidy, Rockford ...._... ._^... 114 364 © 111 304 Noel, Oshkosh ...... 38 10 Rictaford. Oshkosh ...... 0 good and some of them are unknown, and Ness, Madison ...... 122 465 140 .302 McCloskey, Apptetoa ...... 22 7 e =- some of them are ordinary, but that a new Belts, Freeport ...... Ill 400 121 .302 Eberle, Racine ...... 51 51 man will hold down that important position Coates, Oshkosh ...... 126 505 151 .292 FAN LOSES SUIT. Beecher, Freeport ...... 10 38 11 .289 Piddington, Madison ...... 23 11 appears to be about as certain as that Brook Wisaer, Fond du Lac ...... 118 430 124 .286 Flynn, Racine ...... 29 10 lyn will have a base ball dub. Alperman is Groh, Oshkosh i...... 113 431 123 .285 Rowley, Fond du Lac ..... 7 6 Pittsburg Gab Gains Verdict in Claim of a player who carries too much of a lumber McCauley, Green Bay ...... 51 169 48 .284 Kerwln, Fond du Lac ..... 14 3 camp on his shoulder. Ever since he has Harris, Rockford ...... ; 94 336 94 .280 CATCHERS. $5000 for Ejectment. been a member of the Brooklyn team he has McCauley, Appleton ...... 123 458 128 .279 Smith, Freeport ...... 45 167 Pittsburg, Pa., November 30; >A decision been engaged in controversy with somebody. Saveland, Green Bay ...... 119 444 123 .277 Smith, Madison ...... 92 510 of importance to owners of base ball parka Occasionally it has been the players of his Hanson, Appleton ...... 29 105 29 .276 Raedel, Fond du Lac ..... Ill 600 all over the country was made here today own team. There are times when it has McNutt, Rockford ...... 75 284 77 .271 Harms, Racine ...... Ill 594 when the United States Circuit Court granted been the players of other teams. Last year Sues, Racine ...... 121 443 119 .269 Erickson, Green Bay ...... 103 628 a nonsuit in the ease of Robert B. McPher- it was some of the spectators, and when it Chountrd, Green Bay ....^,... 182 506 134 .265 Kempf, Madison (C,-Ut).. 81 239 sorf, a base ball fan. who had sned the Pitta* got to the spectators the management of the Bauer, Oshkosh ...... 110 377 100 .265 Slang, Appleton, (C.-UU).. 98 313 burg Athletic Club for $5,000 damages. Mo« club thought that it had gone about far Dulin, Green Bay ...... 122 477 117 .263 Warren, Oshkosh ...... 109 546 Gardner, Appleton ...... 181 410 108 .263 Fuchs, Appleton ...... ^.. 54 236 Pherson had set forth that in August, 1908, enough and decided that it was time that O©Hara, Fond du L»e ...... 114 413 198 .262 Stark, Rockford ...... 84 371 he had purchased a ticket for the grand Alperman should be cautioned in. the shape Hirsehe, Fond du Lac ...... 49 149 29 .261 Carney, Freeport ...... 19 85 stand in Exposition Park, but there was no of a poultice. He didn©t like it and Levinis, Racine ...... 121 4452 118 .261 FIRST BASEMEN. seat for him. fie then went into the bleach CRITICISED THE FINE Carl, Madiaen ...... 115 453 118 .260 Bateman. Oshkosh ...... 34 290 ers, where he became involved in some argtt* Dumpke, Oshkosh ...... 32 96 26 .260 Ness, Madison ...... U... 121 1259 ment with a policeman and was thrown for* with language that might go in a rolling mill, Goede, Racine ...... 101 390 101 .259 cibly from the park. McPherson wanted to but jarred harshly on the ears of the presi Backer, Fond du Lie ,..._ .. 102 372 96 .258 Luderus, Freeport ...... 116 1261 dent. Since then Alperman has been a bit of a Seibert, Freeport ...... 44 140 36 .258 Brady, Appleton ...... 125 1282 prove that he had been entitled to the Beat frost with the local folks. They don©t lie Howell. Green Bay ...... 89 113 29 .257 Se»ereid, Rockford ...... 98 813 he had bought and that if he had been given awake nights and worry so much as to his Steele, Madison ...... ; ..... 43 121 31 .256 Button, Fond dn Lac .... 44, 376 this seat h* would not have got into the way Watsbn, Fond du Lao ...... 108 375 96 .250 Wagner, Racine ...... 116 976 of the bleacher policeman and would not have future as they might, and if there should McCauley, Green Bay ..... 51 479 been thrown out. The Pittsburg Club asked happen to come a chance,to make a suitable Seyeried, Rockford ...... 96 328 -83 .253 Reidy, lb-TJt., Rockford ...116 514 exchange of players it is Very likely that Al Ives, Madison ...,...... ;;. 50 182 46 .253 for a nommrt on the grounds that it waa perman may be sent to another city and For, Appleton ...... 64 226 57 ;252 SECOND BASEMEN. not responsible ior the actions of the police^ Bond. Fond du L«c ...... 118 430 108 .251 Leewee, Freeport ...... 59 163 man, as he was not employed by the Pitts there will be no huge volumne of sorrow OT>ary, Oshkosh ...... 112 417 104 .249 Carl, Madison ...... 118 239 burg Athletic Club, but the then city eJ wrapped over Brooklyn. His batting is his Bartliff, Freeport ...... 95 365 91 .249 tser, Fond da Lac ..... 121 362 Allegheny, and that the eiub paid th» eity. greatest charm and now and then the old Kuhns, Madison ...... 15 311 77 .248 Harris. Rockford ...... 97 243 for his services on that day. The OKO« tick doesn©t work just as it should. When Lynch, Othtauh ...... 123 460 115 .248 Calderhead, Oihkosa ...... X 278 granted th« nenttui aaked. JCePhenwn M* "Whitey" does ait the ball it travels as a Brkkwn, Onto Bar ...... l«i Ml 81 .347 Fox, ApplMoa ...... M 118 ffcat ft* wffl take tfc* «*** DECEMBER 18, 1909 SRORTI1XQ 11

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WISCONSIN-ILLINOIS LEAGUE. Cronin, J. Kittredge, M. Sparks. Frank. > Altoona, Pa. OMAHA, Neb., Wm. A. Rourke, Mana Cronin, Charles. Kleinow, John. Stahl, Charles. ©T. LOUIS CLUB, St. Louis, Mo. Clubs finished 1909 season as follows: ger. PUEBLO, CoL. George Hogriever, (CLASS D.) Knight, John. Stahl, Jacob. © Robert L. Hedges, President. ANCASTER CLUB, Lancaster. Pa. Manager. SIOUX CITY, la.. William President CHARLES V. MOLL. Dahlen, William. Kouetchy, Edward Stone. George. Lloyd Rickardt. Secretary. H. Holmes, Manager. TOPEKA, Kas., Milwaukee, Wia. Daly, Thomas. Koehler, Bernard. Steinfeldt, Harry. L John H. Meyers, President. John O©Connor, Manager. Martin Hogan, Manager. Richard Cooley, Manager. WICHITA, CLUB MEMBERS FREEPORT. Davis. George. Krueger, Otto. Strang. Samuel. Kas., John Holland, Manager. Frank Genius, Manager. FOND DU Davis, Harry. Stricklett. Elmer. ASHINGTON CLUB, Wash©n, D. C. EADING CLUB, Reading, Pa. LAC, Wis., Thos. O©Hara, Manager, Delehanty. James. Lajoie, Napoleon. Stovall, Geoi-ge. W Thomas C. Noyes, President. R Jacob L. Weltzel, President. GREEN BAY, Wis., John Ptekett. Dexter, Charles. Laporte, Frank. Stovall, Jesso. W. H. Fowler, Secretary. Clarence Foster, Manager. Devlln thur. Laroy, Louis. Stanley, J. B. ILLINOIS-IOWA-INDIANA LEAGUE. Manager. RACINE, Wis., W. H. Arm William. La©Chance, George. Sullivan. Wm. D. James R. McAleer, Manager. ILLIAMSPORT CLUB, Will©t. Pa. strong, Manager. MADISON, Wis., H. Dillon, Frank, Leach, Thomas. Sudhoff, Willinm. W Frank C. Bowman, President. (CLASS B.) Cassiboine, Manager. OSHKOSH, Wis., ©ooin, Charles. Leever, Samuel. gugden, Joseph. THE MINOR LEAGUES, William Coughlin. Manager. , President AL. K. TIEHNEY, E. P. Hawley, Manager. ROCKFORB. ©oolan, Michael. Lewis, Philip, Summers, Edgar. A LTOONA CLUB, Altoona, Pa. Chicago, m. HL, George Bubser, Manager. AP- ©onlin, Michael. Lee, Wyatt. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PRO " W. H. McEldowney, President. CLUB MEMBERS W ATE R LO 0, PLETON, Wis., Charles Ferguaon. olan, Harry. Lindaman, Vive. Tannehill, Lee. Henry Ramsey, Manager. la., C. Spencer, Manager. DAVEN Manager. Salary limit, $1,30*. >novan. Pi* J. Lord. Briscoe. Tannehill, Jesse. FESSIONAL BASE BALL LEAGUES. JOHNSTOWN CLUB, Johnstown, Pa. PORT, la., Chas. Shatter, Manager. Dtf ivan, William. Lowe. Robert H. Taylor, John. PENNSYLVANIA-W. VA. LEAGUE. DorVier. August. Lobert, John Taylor, Luther H. George K. Jvline, President. ROCK ISLAND, 111., John Tighe. Man DonQhue, J. Long, Herman. Tenney. Fred. President MICHAEL H. SEXTON, 1_ Manager. ager. PEORIA, 111., Frank Donnelly, (CLASS D.) Doug*>erty, P. A. Lumley, Harry. Thomas, Roy. Rock Island, 111. ABRISBURG CLUB, Harrisburg, Pa. Manager. BLOOMINGTON, 111.. James President JAMES D. GRONUfGER. DoyleV J

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a total of 95. He was closely watched in G. F. McCarty, Philadelphia ... 21 20 S3 H. E. Perry, Philadelphia ...... 21 20 24 21 86 his second 50, for if he chanced to make a F. Von Deston, New York ...... 18 21 83 H. P. Herman, Philadelphia .... 24 24 21 17 86 straight break it was seen he could tie Mc L. W. Colquitt, East Orange .... 21 21 82 G. S. K. Remsen, Brooklyn ...... 21 24 21 20 86 "CHAMPION SHOT Carty. It was getting late and the light was J. A. Henderson, New York 16 23 82 L. W. Colquitt, East Orange ..... 23 19 23 21 86 E. S. Rodgers, Cleveland ...... 22 19 81 C. T. Day, Jr., Newark ...... 20 20 22 23 85 fast weakening, a condition which had some F. Hodsdon, Boston ...... 19 19 81 F. Von Deeston, New York ..... 22 22 20 21 85 thing to do with the fact that he missed J. McArdle, Boston ...... 17 22 80 J. Savage, Buffalo ...... 22 18 22 22 84 three. It was remarkable that to take the Dr. J. D. Burtis, Red Bank ..... 15 21 80 W. J. Simpson, New York ...... 22 20 24 18 84 IS THE TITLE CAPTURED BY total score for the two days Hodgman©s R. L. Sparks, New York ...... 19 20 80 F. M. Mathews, Trenton ...... 20 19 21 24 84 figures were 187, to 181 for McCarty. There C. W. Billings, Glenridge ...... 19 19 79 G. H. Hassam, Boston ...... 22 24 19 19 84 GEORGE S, M©CARTY, was some close shooting for the third medal W. W. Peabody, Jr., Brooklyn .. 16 19 79 J. A. Henderson. New York .... 19 23 19 23 84 between A. Klrkpatrick, Albany ...... 18 18 78 J. B. Sanders, Albany ..._....23 19 22 29 84 CHARLES E. MINK, J. H. Vanderveer, Brooklyn 21 19 78 H. J. Cox. New York ...... 22 20 22 19 83 J. Savage, Brooklyn ...... 19 22 19 78 H. D. Bergen, Brooklyn ...... 22 24 18 19 83 Highland Gun Club, of Philadelphia; A. H. Powers, Atlantic City ...... 20 21 17 78 DC. J. D. Burtis, Red Bank .... 25 21 18 19 83 Philadelphia Shooter Wins National Lindley, Smith Gun Club, of Newark, and T. Howard, Peapack, N. J. .. 17 23 78 J. H. Vanderveer, Brooklyn ..... 21 18 24 20 83 H. C. Kirkwood, of Boston. They made to H. E. Perry, Philadelphia ... 16 18 77 Dr. D. L. Clriver, Jersey City ... 24 19 20 20 83 Amatetir Championship at Trav- tals of 93 per man and a shoot-off was or J. H. Hendricksofl, L. I. City. 20 20 76 Dr. H. J. Thlelman. New York.. 22 19 21 21 83 dered. This consisted of 25 targets, and Lind G. Stephenson, Jr., Brooklyn . 17 19 75 A. L. Seymour, New York ...... 23 21 17 21 83 ley proved to be the winner with 24, Mink J. H. Andrews, Philadelphia . 18 20 75 A. B. Brickner, Newton, N. J... 22 22 18 20 82 ers Island With Record Score and Kirkwood tying again with 22. There R. C. Watson, New York ...... 24 17 14 74 J. S. S. Remsen, Babylon ...... 20 19 20 23 82 was no third shoot-off, as only one man was H. D. Bergen, Brooklyn ...... 17 18 18 73 J. H. Hendrickson, Jamaica ..... 21 23 17 21 82 needed. Four men finished level with totals T. Lenane, Jr., New York ...... 17 21 16 72 H. M. Booth, New York ...... 21 24 16 21 82 C Newcomb Lands Preliminary. W. J. Ellas, New York ...... 20 12 21 71 E. S. Rogers, Cleveland ...... 22 18 19 22 81 of 91. These were Dan I. Bradley and 0. C, H. W. Dreyer, Brooklyn ...... 21 20 13 70 Dr. W. H. Mathews, Trenton .... 22 17 20 22 81 Grinnell, of the -New York A. C., and C. HT W. D. Wells. Brooklyn ...... 17 15 18 66 R. Hodsdon, Boston ...... 19 23 19 20 81 New York, N. Y., December 10. The Na Newcomb, of the Indenpendent Gun Club, of W. J. Brennan, New York ...... 11 15 21 64 J. H. Andenson, Philadelphia ... 21 20 18 21 80 tional Amateur Trapshooting Championship, Philadelphia, who won the preliminary on J. G. Waterhouse, City Island .. 10 62 C. de Quillfeldt, Amityville ..... 19 20 17 24 80 decided at the New York A. 0. traps on Wednesday. The other man was W. M. Foord, C. Schreyvogel, Hoboken ...... 11 H. H. Shannon, New York ...... 22 18 22 18 80 Tracer©s Island on December 8 and 9, prored of the Wawasett Gun Club, of Wilmington, Shoot-off for third prize. G.© Frederick, New York ...... 21 20 17 21 79 not only a record-breaking event in every Del., winner of the national title in 1906, R. M. Owens, New York ...... 23 17 21 18 79 C. Mink ...... 24 W. J. Brennan, New York ...... 22 19 18 22 79 particular, but also furnished a tri F. H. Schauffler, of the New York A. 0^ H. A. Groesbeck ...... 22 umph for Philadelphia shooters. George S. club champion, broke 90, and the same tally J. Martin, Brooklyn ...... 24 21 17 17 79 MeCarty, the noted Quaker shot, after shoot- was made by Sturah Scott, New York A. C., Professional shoot, 100 targets. T. Lenane, Jr.. New York ...... 18 20 21 20 79 teg poorly in the preliminary on the first and F. B. Stephenson, of the Crescent A. Oi L. S. German, Aberdeen ...... 24 25 24 24 97 R. C. Wataon, New York ...... 17 24 19 18 78 A. L. Ivins, of Red Bank, N. J., who made G. L. Lyon, New York ...... 24 23 25 24 96 W. C. Damron. Brooklyn ...... 24"18 17 19 7* day, captured the national title on the second W. B. Darton, Portland, Me. .... 25 22 24 21 92 G. M. Thomson, New York ...... 22 18 17 21 78 day with the record-breaking score of 98 out such a fine showing in the preliminary, made H. G. Welles, New York ...... 24 22 21 23 90 G. B. Habbell, Ossining ...... 20 18 18 22 78 of 100. Th« preliminary championship on 89 yesterday. The day was fine and dry and J. A. R. Elliott, New York ..... 24 21 24 21 90 W. Ewing, New York ...... 20 19 17 21 77 the first day was captured by Charles EL the cold did not bother the shooters. The S. Glover, New York ...... 22 23 20 23 88 J. G. Knowlton New York ...... 16 17 21 23 77 Newcomb, also of Philadelphia, whose score breeze was not so strong as on Wednesday, G. T. Skelly, Wilmington ...... 21 19 21 22 83 Dr. J. C. Ayer, New York ...... 19 21 18 19 77 of 96 was equal to the record set last year. consequently the scoring was much better. H. H. Stevens, New York ...... 22 20 19 22 83 C. Schreyvogel, Hoboken ...... 21 19 18 19 77 The attendance was very good and the event In all the fine string of 89 amateurs turned T. H. Keller, Sr., New York .... 19 19 20 24 82 T. Howard, Peapack, N. J...... 17 19 19 21 76 proved an undoubted success. out, and though the number was below the D. W. Tomlinson. Jr., Batavla... 24 19 17 22 82 A. D. Tunis, Andover, N. J...... 22 17 14 22 75 top notch figure of 106 last year the work Neat Apgar, New York ...... 22 20 18 19 70 R. L. Spotts, Larchmont ...... 16 19 18 22 75 NEWCOMB©S FINE VICTORY. all around was much better. There were 17 E. A. W. Everett; Wilmington ..22 15 17 21 75 R. Morgan, New York ...... 18 21 17 18 74 On the very first day a Philadelpbian professionals. The scores: F. E. Butler, New York ...... 16 21 17 18 72 H. Powers, Atlantic City ...... 21 18 17 18 74 proved the winner, and that, too, with a T. B. Pratt, Philadelphia ...... 16 17 18 19 70 G. G. Stephenson, Jr., Brooklyn.. 23 19 18 14 74 FIRST DAT. Dr. De Wolfe, New York ...... 23 17 16 17 73 record score of 96 out of 100, equalling the SECOND DAY. mark set last year. The victor was Charles Amateur shoot, 100 targets. C. G. Blandford, OssiniHg ...... 19 19 14 20 72 H. Newcomb, of the Independent Gun Club, Name-City. TL Amateur championship, 100 targets. L. M. Petry, White Plains ...... 17 20 18 16 71 C. H. Newcomb, Philadelphia... 25 25 25 21 96 Name and City. 25 25 25 25 Tl. G. W. Kuchler, New York ...... 23 15 16 17 71 of Philadelphia. The event was the Prelimi W. H. Ryder, Brooklyn ...... 20 15 17 19 71 nary Championship at 100 targets. Compet A. C. Ivins, Red Bank ...... 24 23 23 24 94 G. S. McCarty, Philadelphia..... 24 25 25 24 98 C. Mink, Philadelphia ...... 22 23 24 24 93 F. A- Hodgman, Tuckahoe...... 25 23 23 24 95 A. Kirkpatfick, Albany ...... 15 19 18 19 71 ing against practically the same field that H. A. Groesbeck, New York ..... 23 25 24 21 93 C. E. Mink, Philadelphia ...... 20 24 25 24 93 F. L. Bames, New York ...... 17 12 21 20 70 faced the traps in the main event, the Quaker F. A. Hodgman, Tuckahoe ...... 23 23 24 22 93 A. Lindley, Newark ...... 25 23 23 22 93 Dr. P. Moeller, Nyack ...... 17 18 16 18 69 expert finished two points ahead of his near Dr. D. L. Culver, Jersey City ... 25 23 23 21 92 H. C- Kirkwood. Boston ...... 23 25 23 22 93 H. L. Edgarton, Willlmantlc ..... 18 17 14 20 69 est rival, equaled the championship record of G. Kouwenhoven, Brooklyn ...... 22 24 24 22 92 D. I. Bradley, New York ...... 24 21 23 23 91 E. L. Warren, New York ...... 22 16 15 16 69 96 and performed the feat of breaking 80 H. C. Kirkwood, Boston ...... 25 21 23 22 91 O. C. Grinnell, Jr., New York . 24 22 20 25 91 A. C. Bostwlck, New York ...... 20 14 « 19 67 successive targets without a miss. Through F. F. Shephenson, Brooklyn ..... 23 22 24 21 90 C. H. Newcomb, Philadelphia.. . 23 24 23 24 91 E. G. Faile, New York ...... 19 16 15 16 66 out the major part of the shoot Newcomb©s J. B. Sanders, Albany ...... 21 23 22 22 88 W. H. Foord, Wilmington ..... 22 25 22 22 91 H. W. Dreyer, Brooklyn ...... 16 i8 .19 11 64 effort gave every promise of being a record- C. de Quillfeldt, Amityville ..... 22 24 23 19 88 S. Scott, New York ...... 23 21 24 22 90 T. Hyland, Ossining ...... 15 19 \ 17 60 breaking one. Starting with a perfect score H. J. Cox, Long Island City .... 21 23 22 22 88 F. B. Stephenson, Brooklyn .... 22 23 21 24 90 W. D. Wells, New York ...... 15 14 15\15 59 in his first string of 25 blue rocks, the Phila- W. Foord, Wilmington ...... 23 20 24 20 87 F. H. Schauffler, New York .. . 24 23 22 21 SO C. Sproessig, New York ...... 12 13 13 \17 55 P. M. Kling, Elizabeth ...... 23 20 23 21 87 G. K. Kouwenhoven, Brooklyn . 21 23 22 23 89 G. G. Keller, Philadelphia ...... 15 13 8 S.8 ,W delphian kept right on breaking target after W. Julian, Trenton ...... 18 13 10 V 50 target to his second trip to the trap, again W. C. Damron, Brooklyn ...... 23 21 22 21 87 P. M. Kling, Elizabeth ...... 23 21 23 22 89 G. H. Piercey, Jersey City ...... 21 22 20 23 86 A. L. Ivins, Red Bank ...... 24 22 22 21 89 Shoot-off for third prize, 25 targets A, Lindley, maintaining a clean score. Another 25 clay R. M. Owen, New York ...... 23 20 19 24 86 L. H. Schortemeier, Brooklyn . . 23 21 23 22 89 24; C. Mink, 22, and H. Kirkwood, 22. birds were sprung for Newcomb to shoot at, W. B. Clarke, Boston ...... 23 23 19 20 85 W. F- Clarke, Boston ...... 19 24 24 22 89 Professional shoot, 100 targets L. S. German, 95; and for the third time every target fell be D. I. Bradley, N«w York ...... 22 20 21 22 85 G. H. Piercy, Jersey City ...... 25 19 22 22 88 S. Glover, 95; J. A. R. Elliott, 94; H. S. Welles, 94; fore his accurate aim. By that time three- F. H. Schauffler, New York ,... 22 19 20 23 84 T. Tansey, Philadelphia ...... 23 23 23 18 87 George L. .Lyon, 92; E. Banks, 91; H. H. Stevens, fourths of the competition had been completed G. H. Hassam, Boston ...... 22 24 20 18 84 R. Faye, Boston ...... 22 18 23 24 87 90; W. B. Darton, 87; E. A. W. Everett, 86; J. T. and everybody was anxiously waiting to see J. S. Remsen, Islip ...... 19 21 21 23 84 C. W. Billings, Glen Ridge ..... 22 23 20 22 87 Skelly, 84; T. H. Keller, Sr., 80; N. Apgar, 80; whether the Philadelphian would make his R. Faye, Boston ...... 20 20 21 23 84 W. Peabody, Jr., Brooklyn ...... 21 21 21 24 87 T. H. Keller, Jr., 79; G. F. Hamlin, 79; W. D. fourth successive perfect score. H. Edgerton. WilUmantic ...... 22 21 19 21 84 J. McArdle, Boston ...... 23 23 21 20 87 Tomlinson, 76; F. E. Butler, 76, and T. B. Pratt, 73. LOOKED MKE RECORD. The question was answered in the final string, Ovejrmnxiety to maintain his record-breaking pace evidantly brought on a little nervous- e TMcJ Qu/wcxs, "fa JUST TAKE THIS ne«a, and Newcomb finally missed his eighty- OLD PHHUA*>£i.TtnA TOWN* BACK Jo firsi targe*. An increasing wind did not tend to help matters, and before finishing his task the ultimate winner was charged with three Hoy. more misses. A. C. Ivins, of Red Bank, took second prise with a total of 94, while 0. Mink,-of Philadelphia, and H. A. Broesbeck, of Hew York, tied for third with 93, the former winning the shoot-off. G. K. Kou- weahoven, the Metropolitan champion, showed Ms usual good form, his score of 92 being fifth best. Last year©s title winner, G. S. .ifcOarty, of Philadelphia, did not appear at Tli* best, missing 17 targets in his four strings. The highest total of the day was returned by a professional, Lester S. Ger man, who years ago made quite a reputation for himself as a pitcher in the National League. German, with a score of 97, was cloaely pressed for the leading honors among the "pros" by George L. Lyon, of the New York Athletic Club. Barring occasional strong puffs of wind the weather conditions were all that could be desired for the sport. M©CARTY WINS TITLE. George S. McCarty, of the Keystone Shoot ing League of Philadelphia, won the ama teur trapshooting championship of the United States on the second day, and not only did h« Mcure the title, but he hung a new record by breaking 98 out of 100. He beat the prarious tally of 96 made by himself last year, when he secured the event. This dou • i i i'i jjvuov nA^PV Tiu. I ©CfEE.WHy DON©T You f ble successive win by the tall Quaker is a _ r BECAUSE I BROUGHT THIS THESE GOOD Oil* •*- ••---—--—,• pi record in its way, for he is the first shooter Gi iUTft_S*rtrf KAZtw BARNEY AiroBPRRYS /tf to perform such a feat. McCarty©s work yesterday was an instance of the uncertainty Trtew tr i r-Jiss WITH THE of trapshooting and how a man will do miser GlB», / CAW OVERTAKC ably one day and the next perhaps cover him HIM." self with glory. In the preliminary McCarty was nowhere, quitting with the wretched core of 88. On the second day he stepped up to the traps spry and on edge. At the first set he broke 24, going down on a low swift rock, which was sprung at an ugly angle. At trap No. 2 he shattered a straight 25, and when the men adjourned for lunch he was high gun with 49. Fred A. Hodgman, of the New York A. 0., was second with 48, and F. H. Schauffler, the New York A. C. champion, third with 47. The men who did u*h brilliant work in the preliminary were way in the ruck. CROWD FOLLOWED QUAKER. When McCarty went out for his 50 in the afternoon the entire gallery, shooters and all, trwoped out after him. The set of traps at No. 3 were favorable to McCarty and he smashed the straight 25, knocking every tar- pet into smithereens. He missed a single rock at the No. 4 traps and this completed his record run. 8«eond prize went to Fred A, Bodcman, of th* New York A. O, ECHOES OF THE NEWS OF A WEEK IN THE SHOOTING WORLD. DECEMBER 18, 1909 SRORTIIXG 13

Roy Faye .... 15 13 19 23 17 87 0 87 C. B. Tucker ...... 13 11 16 22 17 79 8 87 H. H. Knight . .... 10 12 13 16 11 62 24 86 C. F. Gleason ...... 14 12 13 22 22 83 0 83 J. B. Palae ...... 12 14 15 17 20 78 4 82 C. P. Blinn ...... 12 8 16 19 15 70 10 80 J. E. 1/ynch ...... 5 10 8 16 20 59 20 79 J. H. Daffgett . .... 10 7 16 18 14 66 10 76 is possible if birds are plentiful, if your hand and R. W. Paige ...... 7 8 14 8 16 53 22 75 S. A. Ellis .... 14 11 17 15 15 72 2 74 eye are working smoothly, and if you are using F. W. Whitnej 5 11 17 13 54 16 70 G. B. Glarke .. , 11 12 12 13 .. 48 12 60 GUESTS. Tl. W. Claris* ...... 12 14 14 21 19 80 The Right Kind of Loads C. B. Majrden ...... 12 13 17 20 22 84 E. Wifglesworta ...... 8 7 13 18 .. 46 W. E. Nash, Jr...... 9 8 9 1 .. 33 SHELLS LOADED WITH A/VV ABYIiAND©S Commission on Game and H Fish Laws, appointed by Governor Oro- Watertown©s First Shoot. thers, appears to be a useful member of Watertown, Mass., December 13. The first the State commissions judging by the num winter shoot of the Watertown Gun Club took ber of important recommendations it drew up place at the club traps Saturday afternoon, last week for presentation to the Legislature. Decenaber 16. There were 14 competitors. They are aimed to preserve the game and Willard and Jordan tied for first place, get fish of the State of Maryland, and if they ting 91 out of a possible 100. The scores^ are all put into effect it is certain that they Willard ...... 91 Massur* ...... 82 SPORTING POWDER Jordan ...... 91 Leon ...... 81 will go a long way toward accomplishing this Barry ...... 90 Nomad ...... 79 end. The Commission has given much study Baldwin ...... »0 Foster ...... 76 4re the Right Kind to Use to questions presented to it, and as its mem Staples ...... ". 88 Smith ...... 74 bers are familiar with the present game laws, Coch ...... 85 Brown ...... 71 their recommendations, it is said, will have Shedd ...... 83|Adamson ...... ?0 much influence with the Governor and the Legislature. A study .has been made of every CHICAGO TRAP NEWS. Specify for f nil WIN I) POWDERS kind of game and fish that exists in the State, and each kind is discussed. One of the Com Rain and Snow Keep Shooters Away mission©s important recommendations will be ACCEPT NO OTHERS. that a $1 license fee be charged all owners From Contests. who are authorized to use nets 100 fathoms By C. P. Zacher. long and 50 cents for each additional 100 fathoms or fraction of it. Upon recommendation Chicago, 111., December 8. The Chicago of Captain T.: C. B. Howard, commander of the Gun Club was again visited by the most The oyster navy, the Commission will urge it be miserable weather imaginable on its regular . H. Fox Gun made illegal to catch fish under the following shooting days, December 4 and 5. Saturday, conditions: White perch less than 7 inches. December 4, was dark and gloomy, another bad day for target shooting, consequently the Yellow perch less than 8 inches. Bock and attendance was not very large. Despite the striped bass less than 10 inches. Black and unfavorable conditions of the weather some white bass less than 9 inches. Salmon less very good scores were made, Stannard pulling than 10 inches. Pike less than 14 inches. down three frames of 25 straight, Graham To catch rock weighing over 20 pounds in the two,© and Barto one, there being four 24s \ spawning season, which is April, May and and quite a few others tha^ count for the June. A number of important recommenda high nineties in a shooter©s average. The -__ . Here is a double barrel, tions will be made concerning duck shooting. day started our mid-winter shoots and the ip^^ hammerless gun, superior trophies and prizes offered in the program in every way to any other The Commission will request that it be un should bring out a large attendance at each built, and backed by a guarantee lawful to kill wild fowl from any power or shoot. By the way, don©t forget to tell your that means what it says. .... sail boat other than licensed sneak boats on wife, sister or sweetheart of our "Ladies© The "Fox" gun outclasses competition m beauty of line and model In the Susquehanna river flats. Anyone convict Day" shoots on Thursday afternoon of each high class materials and artistic finish-in strength and simplicity in easy ed of violating the law, the Commission week. We were very much pleased to hear handling and in dose, hard shooting ability. It©s recommends, shall be found guilty of mis that the Interstate Association has chosen the Chicago Gun Club grounds for the Grand "The Finest Gun in the W demeanor and fined not less than $100 or American Handicap for 1910 and 1911 and Half the parts in others twice the strength of others genuine Krupp Fluid Steel Barreljrln all more than $200 and boat and paraphernalia we feel confident that the shooting world in unbreakable coil main and top lever springs and a rotary locking bolt that can©t shoot loose. Art Catalogue confiscated. It will recommend that it be general will consider that they made a wise on request. Net prices $37.50 to $362.00. If your dealer cannot supply unlawful to kill any duck except teal or choice. The weather on Sunday was about you, or offers substitutes, send your order direct to us. ether marsh duck during September, or any as unfavorable for trapshooting as it can The A. H. Fox Gun Company, 4666 Worth 18th Street. Philadelphia. Fa._ goose, swan or brant between March 15 and ever be, starting in with a steady downpour of rain all morning. About noon it stopped October 25. No shooting is to be allowed raining and for a short time it promised to on Sundays. It is proposed to make it un clear off, but the wind turned and brought The Jacob Halsted December prize, 25 targets. lawful to fish with nets on the Susquehanna a regular blizzard from the West. Four H. T. H. T. GUNS, AMMUNITION river flats or in Romney creek between Octo- shooters appeared on the grounds, and Mrs. W. J. Elias .1 23 W. E. Bemis ...... 5 19 15 and March 15. If the report is adopt Shaw accompanied her husband, they think G. F. Pelham .... 3 Short and ed it will be unlawful to shoot wild fowl ing the weather was in keeping with the first T. Lenane, Jr. .... 3 s. scott ..;.. during the night time. The Commission will Sunday of our Winter season. A good fire in J. Ross Collins .... 3 23 R. L. Spotts . the club house made it very comfortable and Winner, W. B. Short. SPORTING GOODS recommend that it be unlawful to shoot they enjoyed the afternoon -very much, as The Baudouine season prize, 25 targets. ducks, wild fowl or birds with big or swivel they had all kinds of targets to shoot at. H. T. guns or© any other gun that is habitually With the wind blowing a gale from the West W. J. Elias . 24 W. B. Short J. B. SHANNON HARDWARE CO. raised from the shoulders at arms© length and driving the targets down, the traps were G. F. Pelham 25 S. Scott 816 Chestnut St., Phila. and without a rest. Several penalties will be set at their highest elevation and even then T. Lenane, Jr. Sterl. Halstead. . a specially hard gust of wind would drive J. Ross Collins R. L. Spotts . . New Gun Catalogue Sent for the Asking. recommended for violations of the provisions. the targets down and kept them jumping and VV. E. Bemis The Commission is working on a number of bobbing so that each of the shooters had Tie between Pelham, Lenane and Spotts; shoot-off other questions and expects to have its re plenty of chances to test ©his skill, and they won by Lenaue. Schreck ...... 29 51Chamberlain ...... 38 0 port in the hands of Governor Crothers before certainly made some fine shots on very hard The Accumulative aup, 25 targets. Chamberlain ..... 30 5|Stemmer ...... 30 6 the Legislature meets. Bills carrying out birds. Scores : H. T. T. R. Heikes ...... 30 4| SATURDAY SCORES. VV. J. Elias ... 22 W. B. Short EVENT No. the recommendations will also be submitted to G. F. Pelham .... 3 2S R. I*. Spotts ., the Governor with the report. Targets ...... 25 50 25 25 25*12 Sh. Bk. T. Lenane, Jr. .... 2 24 Sterl. Halstead Yds. H. Yds. H. J. B. Barto ...... 23 24 25 49 23 ...... 100 95 J. Ross Collins .... 3 20 S. Scott ...... Alkire ...... 30 20 Pohlar .. . 29 IT VV. H. Vietmeyer ... ©20 21 20 41 22 ...... 100 83 W. E. Bemis ...... 5 22 Chamberlain ..... 30 19 Schreck ...« . 29 IT E. S. Graham ..... 22 24 23 47 25 25 .... 125 119 Winner, T. Lenane, Jr. Hammersmith .... 30 19 Stemmer ...... 29 TRAP IN NEW ENGLAND. W. D. Stannard .... 25 22 25 47 25 ...... 100 97 Morris ...... 30 18 H. Heikes ...... 29 A. J. Anderson .... 18 ...... 22 24 .... 75 64 For the monthly double cup, ten doubles, scratch Webster ...... 29 18 Walker ...... 30 J. B. Pierce ...... 21 21 42 24 22 .. .. 100 88 W. J. Elias 9, S. Scott 12, W. B. Short 13, R. F. B. Heikes ...... 30 17 Sibley Victor in the IQO-Target Shoot of W. K. Haskell ...... 15 22 22 .. 75 59 Spotts 9, J. R. Collins 12. Winner, W. B. Short. EVENT No. 3. J. Taggart ...... 16 .... 13 50 20 High gun of the day out of 145 targets, scratch S. Palface Club Record of Other Shoots *Pairs. Scott 128, W. J. Elias 122, W. B. Short 120, R. L. Yds. H. Yds. H. in Yankee Land. SUNDAY SCORES. Spotts 116, J. Boss Collins 114, T. Lenane, Jr., 110, Voris ...... 30 14 Pohlar ...... 29 It G. F. Pelham 112, W. E. Bemis 102. Winner, Alkire ...... 31 14 Schreck ...... 29 13 Wellington, Mass., December 9. High gun Event No. 4, 23 yards. Chamberlain ..... 20 14 Webster ... .*... 29 11 Targets ...... 25 25 25 25 »12 Stuart Scott. Hammersmith 30 14 Morris ...... 80 10 honors went to Sibley, the Boston "©pro-", Dave Thomas ...... 24 22 22 18 13 -*- gun, at the weekly shoot of the Paleface C. R. Seelig, Sr...... 19 19 .. .. 9 Association at Wellington, yesterday after L. M. Fetherston ...... 21 21 23 18 14 DEDICATE CINCINNATI CLUB. New Club Opens Season. noon, for the second time in two weeks. Sib C. E. Shaw ...... 20 22 22 17 13 Philadelphia, Pa., December 10. :Th«| ley broke 85 of the 100 targets which con Pairs. Opening of New Shooting Clubhouse stituted the match. Todd, of Newburyport, opening of the Wheel Pump Gun Club at was the high amateur, and O. R. Dickey, the Draws Prominent Shooters. tracted a big field of live-bird devotees from Wellington veteran, both of whom broke 84 LARCHMONT©S FINE SHOOT. Cincinnati, O., December 11. At the open Flourtown, the suburbs and Philadelphia yes tlrgets, led the winner, or were tied with ing shoot of the Cincinnati Gun Club, held terday at Wheel Pump. Fourteen gunners hua^jintil the last round, which opened with entered in the 15-bird event, which was shot Yacht Club Gunners Have Keen Contest December 8, the trophy was won by Frank under the usual handicap conditions with. a the lead by two targets, while at Traps. Alkire, of Williamsport, Ohio, on a score of $10 entrance, three moneys. A gunner shoot Todd were tied. The Wellington 34 out of 35. The shoot was well attended. ing under©the title of "Yonckuna" carried jot off form, however, in the last New York, N. Y., December 13. Marks Among the prominent out-of-town shooters off the high-gun honors of the afternoojj* with ^^^^ targets, missing five birds. Sib men of the Larchmont Yacht Club acquitted present were Messrs. Holla O. Heikes and 14 out of his 15 pigeons. He hit every bird ley aiHpBPkl, despite the windy weather and themselves creditably in their weekly shoot, Horace Heikes, Dayton, O.; W. Webster and hard, but his eleventh managed to fly long ratherrbad light, shot well, but the © ©pro©© although the weather was rather cold for W. R. Chamberlain, Columbus, O.; Ed. Voris, had a metier line on the targets and register enough until it dropped dead over the boun outdoor sport. The 10 target event was Crawfordsville, Ind., and Mr. Stemmer, of dary lines. McFarland, with a 13 score, ed 18 \ "kills" to 17 for the amateur, and won by Mr. G. Fred Pelham, after a shoot- Chicago. There were three events on the finished second. In the two miss-and-ont he finished a winner by one bird. The regu off, and the 15 targets was also a shoot-off program, a five-bird miss-and-out, $3 en lar shooters were conspicuous by their ab events Beattie, with eight kills, won the first and won by W. E. Elias, who also won the trance; 20 birds, $15 entrance, three high shoot, and Poulson, with eight straight, won sence this week, a number of them, including leg on the fine gun prize after a tie with guns; 15 birds, $10 entrance, 50, 30 and 20 the other. Scores: Horace Kirkwood, the New England amateur Mr. J. Ross Collins. The leg on Mr. Jacob per cent, class shooting. The contests were champion, and George Hassam, being in New Halstead©s December Cup fell to Dr. W. B. refereed by Arthur Gambell and Levi Shep- Fifteen-bird event, handicap rise S. HothersaH York to participate in the national amateur Short, and T. Leuane, Jr., won the Baudouine ard. A large gallery of spectators watched the (29) 12, S. HothersaH (28) 10, E. P. Botzril (28) championship shoot. Scores: and Accumulative cups with 25 and 24, re 10, Hilt (28) 10, McFarland (27) 13, Pouhwm (28) sport from the club house. The arrangements 4, S. White (30) 9, a Worthlngton (28) 12, Youck- ONE HUNDRED TARGETS. spectively. Mr. Stuart Scott was high gun were in charge of Mr. Gambell, in conse una (28) 14, Oeppls (28) 11, Beattie (28) 12, O. Targets ...... 15 15 20 15 for the day and won a handsome pin, and quence of which everything ran off smoothly. Dull (28) 12, Nash (30) 12, Patrick (28) 7. W« Sibley ...... 12 12 17 12 Dr. Short took the doubles by one target. Emil Hammersmith, one of the best local Todd ...... 12 The scores follow: Kotzell (28) 10. shots, tied F. Alkire, a veteran in the game, Miss-and-out erent Beatie (28) 8, Brickius (28) *Dickey ...... 13 Ten targets, scratch W. J. Elias 8, G. F. Pelham Charles ...... 11 for high score of the day on 38 out of 40. 7, White (30) 6. Poulson (28) 5, W. Kotzell (28) 4, 10, T. Lenane, Jr., 8, R. L. Spotts, 8, J. Ross Col The second program event was the first of a Worthington (28) S, Apple (28) 3, Hill (27) 0. Dr. Newton ...... 10 lins 9, W. E. Berois 8, W. B. Short 10, S. Scott 9. Frank ...... 13 series which will be shot for a club trophy. Miss-and-out event Poulson (28) 8, White (3fl| Kingsbury ...... 13 Tie between Pelham and Short; shoot-off won by The contests will be held on the second Wed 7, W. Rotaell (28) 6, Hill (27) 3, Beatie (28) £ Fieeman ...... 12 Pelham. nesday in each month until June 1. One of BocMus (28) 2, Worthington (28) 1, Apple (28) 3. Jones ...... 7 Fifteen targets, scratch VV. J. Elias 15, G. F. the old style Cincinnati Club dinners was » _ © , Morse ...... 7 Pelham 11, T. Lenane, Jr., 10, R. L. Spotts 12, J. prepared and served in the club nouse by ©Professionals. Ross Collins 14, VV. E. Bemis 10, VV. B. Short 12, Mrs. Gambell and was a pleasing feature of On December 9, at the Northern Kentucky S. Scott 15. the day and an event where every one made Gun Club, Dayton, Ky., Mr. O. J. Holaday Todd High Gun at B. A. A. Tie between Elias and Scott; shoot-off won by a straight score. The scores: made quite a remarkable record. A novelty Boston, Ma&s., December 13. The weekly Elias. was provided in an event of five pairs o£ shoot of the B. A. A. Gun Club and guests Event No. 1. five birds, miss and out, $3 entrance, live birds. Mr. Holaday was high gun, with The Sauer gun prize. 25 targets. birds included, re-entry allowed. 8 out of 10, shooting Peters factory loaded. was held at the traps at Riverside Saturday H. T.| H. T. afternoon, December 11. © J. O. Todd, being EVENT No. 1. Ideal shells, and an ordinary trap load al VV. J. Elias ...... 2 25|W. E. Bemis ...... 5 20 that. high gun, was awarded the club cap. The G. F. Pelham ..... 3 23|W. B. Short ...... 3 24 Yds. H. I Yds. H. —————-———*————————-—— scores: T. Lenane. Jr. .... 3 23JS. Scott ...... 0 22 Ed. Voris ...... 31 F. Alkire ...... 30 4 Gross.Hp.Net. J. Ross Collins .... 3 25|R. L. Spotts ...... 2 23 Hammersmith .....30 H. Heikes ...... 29 4 At Milwaukee on December 5 J. M. J. C. Todd ...... 14 14 18 . 20 20 80 10 86 Tie between Elias and Collins; shoot-off won by Walker ...... 30 51 Morris ...... 0 2 Hughes, using Peters shells, tied for high gea» O. B. Dickey ...... 15 15 18 19 21 88 0 88 Elias. * Webster ..... 29 5|Pohlar ...... 29 1 eral average, 136 out of 150. SRORTIIVG LJFB DECEMBER 18, 1909

targets Mr. Seott cleanly smashed 47, he losing one in his first 25 and two on his last round. The clnb has offered a special QUAKER SHOTS cup to the gunners, to be shot for until won twice by the same marksman, who will then gain permanent possession of it. The open IN PHILADELPHIA CLUBS© AC ing shoot starts next Saturday. Scores: B. B. Tl Edwards ...... 24 22 46 TIVITY IS MARKED, Raymond ...... 22 23 45 Unchanged Reliable Efficient Paul ...... 22 21 43 W. L. Gaulbert ...... 16 18 34 H. M. Shetzline ...... 15 17 32 Independent Shooters Hold Special J. Metz ...... 22 22 44 If you read published records and scores, fair judg H. Scott ...... 24 23 47 Frazier ...... 14 12 26 ment must award Dead Shot © ©for yours©© during 1910. Event, and Harry K. Boyer Is Hibbs ...... 13 12 25 Fratzier ...... 16 12 28 High Gun Menamin Is Star Fetter ...... 13 11 24 New York Athletic Club©s Amateur Championship Johnstone ...... 13 » 22 Performer at Meadow Springs* Travers Island, N. Y., December 9, 1909 SPORT AT CRESCENT TRAPS. ( MR. GEORGE S. McCARTY Philadelphia, Pa., December 13. Prizes of Cold Wind Did Not Prevent Fairchild From Won With High Score Over All; 98 OUt of 100 tnrkeys w«re sufficient incentive to bring out big field of trapshooters at the special event Winning Cup. of the Independent Gun Club, at Holmesbur,g New York, N. Y., December 13. A sharp Using Dead Shot Smokeless 6 Entries) Junctio^ on December 11, and the competi northwest wind sweeping across the Crescent tions for the birds was unusually keen. Har The powder grivine: the most regular results Athletip Club©s field, at Bay Ridge, on De determines the very bestpowdertopurchase. ry K. Boyer carried off the honors of the cember 11, numbed the trigger fingers of the day, and a big, fat gobbler by making the trapshooters, but it did not derange their Mr. George S. McCarty Won Q^^f^ Qfi rVIlt nf 1 Oft high score, although aided materially by a aim, for full scores were made in four of the large handicap. Boyer won in Class A and eight matches contested, in which some 2,000 This Championship in 1908; \3COTG 9 3/O UUL Ol JL l/\J Cordery captured a turkey in Class B with clay pigeons were used. Thirteen sllot in the Using Dead Shot Smokeless (i35 Entries) out much effort. But it was for the Class C weekly match for the December Cup, and J. prize that one of the prettiest contests of P. Fairchild, with a handicap of four, shot This popular powder is "makinsr good" out West, down South, ererywhere. the shoot occurred, and after things had beqn a full score, which made him high gun, W. C. Two World©s Records, 565 Straight, also 90.77% for 11,175 targets, were made using figured out it was found that Ringgold^ Damron being the runner-up, with 23 to his Cook, Westcott and F. W. Matthews were credit. The summaries follow: tied. In the shoot-off at 25 targets Ring- gold and Matthews again tied, and, though it December cup, 25 targets, handicap. was getting rapidly dark, both were too good H. T.l H. T. sportsmen to trust to the luck of the draw, J. P. Fairchild .... 4 ©23 M. Stiner ...... 1 19 Dead Shot Smokeless W. C. Damron 2 23 D. T. Leahy ...... 0 19 and they decided to shoot off for the prize. J. H. Vanderreer .. 4 22 W. W. Marshall ... 6 19 Binggold finished ahead by the remarkably F. B. SUtphenson.. 0 21 George Brower ..... 2 19 good score under the circumstances of 19 to J. F. Armitage .... 4 21 J. 4- Keyes ...... 4 17 AMERICAN POWDER MILLS 17. The onry really consistent shooting of H. W. Woodcock .. T 20 C. W. Lockwood 2 17 BOSTON, MASS. ST. LOUIS, MO. the day was done by Wilson, who captured G. G. Stephenson .. 1 19j CHICAGO, ILL. the prize for the best net score. The shoot Stake trophy, 25 targets, handicap. was at 100 targets, originally divided into J. H. Vanderveer .. 4 25|C. W. Lockwood ... 2 21 strings of 20, but because of the large at J. F. Armitaga .... 4 25JW. C. Damron ..... 2 20 tendance, and to be able to finish by dark, J. P. Fairchild .... 4 25 F. B. Stephenson .. » 19 the last two strings had to be made 30, D. T. Leahy ...... » 23 J. J. Keyes ...... 4 18 The scores: George Brower .... 2 23 M. Stiner ...... 1 lt> A Safe Gift to Him H. W. Woodcock .. 2 22|W. W. Marshall ... 6 18 There seems to be inborn in every man a love for good firearms. Targets ...... Yds. 90 H. TO. G. G. Stephenson.. 1 211 Boyer ...... 17 17 15 100 Shoot-off Fairchild 23, Armitage 22. When the annual Christmas question. "What shall I give him ? " Wilson ...... 18 16 92 [ comes around, it is always safe to decide upon the Cordery ...... 18 16 90 Team shoot, 25 targets, handicap. George ...... 16 12 89 George Brower .... 2 25|J. J. Keyes ...... 4 18 Newcomb ...... *.. 20 15 89 J. P. Fan-child .... 3 22|H. W. Woodcock ..2 25 Lewis ...... 18 18 88 IVER JOHNSON Wells ...... 17 11 8C Total ...... 4T| Total 39 White ...... 16 13 86 D. T. Leahy ...... 0 1S|F. B. Stephenson .. » 21 Safety Automatic Revolver Tansey ...... 19 15 86 M. Stiner ...... 1 19|G. G. Stephenson .. 1 ,15 Mink ...... 20 16 85 It is so perfect and so safe that as many Iver Johnsons are being Fontaine ...... 16 14 85 Total ...... "37| Total ...... sold as of all other makes combined. It©s the best house and office W. H. Matthews.. 18 16 weapon, and the best for the pocket. If the hammer hits against Overbaugh ...... 19 14 Trophy shoot, 25 targets, handicap. the top of the bureau-drawer, or catches in the pocket, the revolver Severn ...... 19 15 George Brower .... 3 24 H. W. Woodcock was innot discharg-e. In fact you can " Hammer the Hammer" with Pratt ...... 18 13 J. H. Vanderveer .. 4 23 W. W. Marshall 23 J. J. Keyes out fear of accidental discharge. But pull the trigger and it F. W. Matthews.. 19 17 J. P. Fairchild .... 4 4 shoots quick and true. Ringgold ...... 17 9 M. Stiner ...... 1 21 F. B. Stephenson 0 17 Westcott ...... 18 15 J. F. Armitage .... 4 21 C. A. Lockwood . 2 16 G. G. Stephenson.. 1 19)D. T. Leahy .... 0 14 Our Free Booklet, "Shots" Tells More (n Detail Cook ...... 18 13 just how the Iver Johnson works. Our handsome Seltzer ...... 16 11 Trophy shoot, 25 targets, handicap. Anderson ...... 16 14 J. P. Fairchild .... 3 23 F. B. Stephenson 8 20 catalogue goes with it. Sidebotham ...... 18 16 H. W. Woodcock .. 2 J. J. Keyes 0 20 Iver Johnson Safety Hammer Revolver: Firth ...... 16 11 M. Stiner ...... 1 George Brower 2 18 Bichly nickeled, 22 calibre rim-flre; or 32 calibre Harkins ...... 16 15 W. W. Marshall .. 6 W. C. Damron center-fire, 3-inch barrel; or 38 calibre center^ Clark ...... 18 14 G. G. Stephenson .. 1 flre, 3^-inch barrel - S6.OO E. Smith ...... 16 13 Won by Fairchild. W. Fry ...... 17 11 IVER JQHNSON SAFETY Trophy shoot, 15 targets, handicap. HAMMERLESS REVOLVER Cross ...... 16 9 F. B. Stephenson.. 0 12 .T. H. Vanderreer 2 ]1 Holloway ...... 16 8 Richly nickeled, 32 calibre center-fire, 3-inch barrel; or 38 calibre cen G. G. Stephenson.. 0 12 H. W. Woodcock 1 10 ter-fire, 3M-inch barrel ...... $7.OO Koberts ...... 16 8 W. W. Marshall 3 12 J. J. Keyes 2 9 Landis ...... 20 J. F. Armitage .. 2 14 D. T. Leahy 0 8 On either, extra length barrel or blued finish at slightly extra cost. M. Stiner ...... 0 11 For sale by Hardware and Sporting Goods dealers everywhere, or will Won. by Armitage. be sent prepaid on receipt of price if your dealer will not supply. Look Menamin Meadow Springs Leader. for the owl a head on the grip and our name on the barrel. Philadelphia, Pa., December 13. In one Trophy shoot, 15 targets, handicap. of the greatest shooting events held on the J. H. Vanderveer .. 2 14|W. W. Marshall . 3 33 IVER JOHNSON©S ARMS & CYCLE WORKS, 154 River Street, Fitchborg, Mass. Meadow Springs Gun Club©s grounds this F. B. Stephenson.. 0 13JG. G. Stephenson 0 11 New Tork; 99 Chambers Street Hamburg, Germany: Pickhuben 4 M. Stiner ...... 0 13|.T. J. Keyes .... 2 9 San Francisco: Phil. B. Bekeart Co., 717 Market Street season, Menamin won the weekly prize for D. T. Leahy ..... U 12|H. W. Woodcock 1 19 the club December 11 after shooting in four Won by Vanderveer. extra events against Soley, Sloan, Murdock Scratch shoot, 15 targets. .and Clegg. A good field faced the traps for © Tl. the club shoot, which was at 25 targets per M. Stiner ...... W. C. Damron man, handicaps added to the scores, no total W. W. Marshall .... D. T. Leahy to go over 25, all ties for high gun to be F. B. Stephenson ... 13 J. F. Armitage .. shot off. Soley, Murdock, Menamin, Clegg H. W. Woodcock ... G. G. Stephenson and Sloan all reached the 25 score and then J. H. Vanderveer ... 12 C. W. Lockwood the shoot-off started to determine the win J. P. Fairchild 12] J. J. Keyes ners. These events were shot off under the Shoot-off Stiner 12, Marshall 9. AT TARGETS AND PIGEONS usual club conditions of 10 targets per man. In the first event Soley, Sloan and Menamin AT THE MISSOURI AND KANSAS LEAGUE TOURNAMENTS tied with straight scores, Murdock. going out NEW YORK A. C. SHOOT. Kansas City, November 9-10th, Were Won With of the chase with one lost targe~t, while a score of eight put Clegg on the side lines. F. H. Schauffler Leads With Victories in In the second event the three gunners again shot straight, but on the third event Sloan Three Event. fell by the wayside with a score of eight, New York, N. Y., December 13. Unus while Soley and Menamin had straight scores© ually low scores, despite favorable conditions Menamin still had his nerve and aim with at Traver©s Island Saturday, December 11, LIST IT E him in the next event, while Soley weakened marked the weekly shoot of the New York under the strain, and, letting two of the 10 Athletic Club, in which "Fred" H. Schauf The Only Perfect Dense Shotgun Smokeless Powder in the World targets get away from him while his oppo fler won the individual honors by returning nent smashed them all, gave Menamin the the highest scores in three of the half-dozen honors of the day with a clean run of 40 events contested. Only 12 gunners partici BALLISTITE A/VO EMPIR straight targets in the four extra events. The pated in the competition. Mr. Schauffler led more j-emarkable of Menamin©s shooting was (Dense) (Bulk) fir his clubmates in the Haslin and Hall cup that Tn the club event he only broke 15 of shoots, and also won the first leg on the new J. H. LAU & CO., Agents, NEW YORK his 25 targets, but as he had a handicap of De Wolfe trophy, for which the men were 10, it enabled him to tie up with the leaders, required to aim at 10 double targets. Dr. ahd then, shooting at a terrific streak, he as H. Thielman was credited with making the tonished the crowd by a wonderful run of 40 highest net total of 24 targets in the special Shoot-off P. H. Schauffler, 0-19; G. F. Pelham, In the team race between Quarryville and clean breaks. Scores: trophy event, and also proved to be high 0-18. Kawlinsville the home team won by .a score Club shoot, 25 targets, handicap added to scores. De Wolfe cup, handicap, 10 double targets gun in the gun contest. The only other win G. F. Pelham of 271 to 228. The conditions were seven Hdp. Bk. Tl. ner of the day was G. F. Pelham, who took F. H. Schauffler Murdock ...... 5 22 25 T. Lenane, Jr. E. N. Hugging men to a team, 50 targets per man, a, total of the second leg on the December Cup. The E. A. Wilsou . C. L. Edey 350 targets to a team. Scores: Menamin ...... 10 15 25 summaries: Soley ...... 6 19 25 M. Lemore .. G. W. Kuchler Events ...... 123 4 © 5 -S 7 8 9 TL Clegg ...... 5 21 25 December cup, handicap1, 25 targets. E. Brown 131 R. Beach Targets ...... 15 15 15 15 15 15 25 25 20 160 Sloan ...... 3 24 25 H. T. H. T. Dr. H. J. Thielman 1 13|E. W. Reynolds Apgar ...... 13 11 11 14| J4 12 23 23 18 126 G. F. Pelham .. T. Lenane, Jr. 3 19 Special trophy, handicap, 25 targets. Hogan ...... 3 21 24 1 2^ Lewis ...... 11 21 11 15; 12 12 19 21 13 126 Laws ...... f...... S 16 24 B. Brown ...... C. L. Edey 5 12 Dr. H. ,T. Thielman 1 25|E. N. Huggins ..... 4 IS Stevens ...... 14 11 12 9 11 13 19 23 15 127 Turner ...... 6 16 22 F. H. Schauffler 0 20[B. A. Wilson 4 18 T. Lenane, Jr. .... 3 22|E. A. Wilson ...... 4 18 Kreider ...... 14 13 14 13 11 8 24 19 17 133 Killian ...... 10 12 22 G. W. Kuchler . 1 20| E. Brown ...... 1 20 G. F. Pelham ..... 0 18 Groc ...... 12 13 15 11 11 12 20 22 17 133 Worthington ...... 6 14 20 Haslin cup, handicap, 25 targets. F. H. Schauffler .. 0 19 Tarr ...... 7 7 10 12 10 9 20 17 17 109 Law ...... 10 8 18 F. H. Schauffler 0 Dr. H. J. Thielman. 2 Ewing ...... 12 14 14 14 13 13 19 22 16 137 Herbert ...... 10 6 16 G. W. Kuchler 1 B. Brown ...... 1 Miller ...... 10 8 12 8 12 9 18 18 12 107 Camblos ...... 8 6 14 G. F. Pelham 0 21 C. L. Edey 5 LINN WORTHINGTON LANDS. Armstrong ...... 10 9 10 11 13 13 17 14 15"llJ Ely ...... 13 13 E. A. Wilson 4 20 T. Lenane, Jr. 3 Krick ...... 12 12 11 13 9 14 18 17 12 118 Emerson ...... 13 13 K. Beach ...... 2 20 Prominent Professional Takes High Honors Worthington ...... 13 14 15 13 15 15 22 23 17 147 Winsor ...... Shoot-off H. Schauffler, 0-22; G. W. Kuchler, McCush ...... 9 15 12 11 12 10 20 20 16 125 Shoot-off, 10 targets an event. 1-17. at Quarryville. Jebb ...... 9 14 12 12 14 13 21 21 13 129 1 2 Tl. Westley-Richards gun, handicap, 25 targets. Quarryville, Pa., December 11. Linn C. Armstrong ...... 11 12 10 20 12 16 81 Soley ...... 10 10 .1. E. Clark 8 15 13 17 3S Dr. H. ,T. Thielman 2 23|E. A. Wilson ...... 4 18 Worthington, the Winchester professional, Cramer Sloan ...... 10 10 28 G. F. Pelham 0 22|T. Lenane. Jr. .... 3 17 7 .. 16 15 .. Murdock ...... 9 outshot a big field of amateur and profes Handele 3 7 .. 7 16 9 F. H. Schauffler .. 0 221 G. VV. Kuchler .... 1 17 sional shots in the special target shoot of the McFalls Meuamin ...... 10 10 40 E. N. Huggins .... 5 K. Brown 11 12 17 21 13 Clegg ...... 8 R. Beach ...... 2 C. L. Edey ...... 5 Quarryville Gun Club yesterday. Twenty-one Brown 7 12 16 18 17 gunners participated in the 160 targets event Hogan ...... 9 14 20 18 11 Hall cup. handicap, 25 targets, and many of them finished with good scores. Wihlers ...... 16 14 Scott Leads at Girard. F. H. Schauffler .. 0 23IE. N. Huggins ..... 5 G. F. Pelham 0 23. E. Brown ...... 1 Worthington broke 147 of his 160 targets. Philadelphia, Pa., December 13. H. Scott, G. W. Kuchler 1 21 T. Lenane. © Jr. Neaf Apgar ran a fairly close second with Hilt and Kohler tied with nine kills each shooting in fine form, won the merchandise Tt. Beach ...... 2 20 |K. W. Reynolds ... 139 smashes, while Ewing, the Rising Sun, in the weekly white flyer shoot of the Bel- event of the Girard Gun Club Saturday, De- Dr. H. J. Thielman 1 20|M. Lemore ...... 0 16 MdT, amateur, outshot the amateurs and fin mont Gun Club at Narberth, Pa., on Decembet eember 11, at McKinley©s. Out of his 50 E. A. Wilson ...... 4 19|C. L. Edey ...... 5 13 ished right behind Apgar with a total of 137. 8. Both, brought down nine bird*. DECEMBER 18, 1909 ¥T*»j_j_«. / 1i*» • 1 A Fitting Finish Add to the five Blue Ribbon Handicaps tf 1909 the Annual Big Ama teur Shoot of the New York Athletic Club. As usual, it was a winner from start to finish. As usual, the Amateurs chose UMC Steel Lined Shells, annexing five of the six trophies. , AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP OF AMERICA— 1st. Geo. S. McCarty; Score, 98. 2d. Fred A. Hodgman; Score, 95. 3d. Andrew Liadley; Score, 93, 24 out of 25. All used UMC Steel Lined Shells, and !iMr. Liridley used a Remington Gun. .••.'•,,.,.•'- ' © ©. ". ".. '.•/-'"..;.. > ' • : • • . . • . . • ' PRELIMINARY AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP OF AMERICA— 1st. Chas. Newcomb; Score, 96. 2d. A. L. Ivins; Score, 94. Both used UMC Steel Lined Shells and Mr. Ivins $ Remington Pump Gun.

Amateur Average of the Tournament— Professional Average of the Tournament- t (Chas. Newcomb; Score, 187-200. 2d. Geo. L. Lyon; Score, 188-200. lst (Fred. A. Hodgman; Score, 187-200. Steel Lined Shells and a Both used UMC Steel Lined Shells. Remington Pump Gun.

This is a fitting finish, for the greatest record©ever made by any one make of shell in one year, is the record made in 1909 by UMC

held on New Year©s Day. Many prominent day, January 14, will comprise 10 events of PETERS© ARTISTIC CALENDAR. THOSE WE KNOW. amateurs and professionals will shoot. 20 targets each, five moneys, percentage sys tem. The second day there will be a 100- Cartridge Company Has Issued One of the Jot Too Personal, But Just Personal Frank Gray was high amateur at Eldo bird handicap race, 16 to 20 yards, high rado, Kan., with 157 out of 175 shooting guns, three moneys to every 10 entries, with Most Attractive Decorations. Enough: Bits of News, Gossip and Com repeater shells. Ed. O©Brien, who was high a trophy to the high score. The third day professional, and J. W. Gillespie, who was will be the same as the first. This shoot The Peters Cartridge Company calendar ment About Men Whom Lovers of Shoot second, both shot Winchester shells and guns. will be open to all amateurs. Professionals for 1910, while radically different from its ing Know Through the Medium of Fame. can shoot for targets. This shoot should at forerunners, both as to subject and treatment, Secretary Lon Fisher announces a big tract shooters from all parts of the country, is fully up to the standard of artistic excel By Thomas D. Eichter. ^ all-day shoot from the Columbus, O., Gun as Rogers Springs is centrally located, being lence maintained in the pictorial advertising Club, to be decided on Janualy 5. only about 60 miles from Memphis, Tenn., Mr. T. C. Montgomery, late of the Le- on the Southern Railroad. of this company. So many congratulatory feyer Arms Company, Syracuse, N. Y., has things were said of the 1,909 Pointer calen joined the traveling force of the J. Stevens Captain John W. Garrett, of Colorado dar, that it was thought any subsequent pic Arms and Tool Company, of Chicopee Falls, Springs, Col., well-known as a professional At the last shoot of the St. Louis Trap- tures would suffer by comparison, but the Mass., and will represent the company in the shooter, has been challenged by Max Hensler shooters© Association the following scores Southern section of this country. Mr. Mont for the Denver Post Challenge Trophy, which were rpade: A. J. Borden, 123 out of 125; gomery is well and favorably known in fire Garrett holds. The match will probably be Art Killam, 100 straight; Jim Bell, 90 out arms trade circles and has been identified shot on Christmas- Day at Colorado Springs. of 100. Using a 20-gauge gun, a mere toy, with the firearms business for a score, of he made the remarkable score of 48 out of years, fee was for two years traveling repre H. J. Borden was high man at St. % James©, a possible 50 and 42 out of the ratnaining 50. sentative of the Lefever Arms Company, for Mo., December 4, scoring the very high total Young, 56 out of 75; Young, Jr., 55 out of whom he traveled all over the United States, of 248 out of 250 targets with Winchester 75; Ebert, 15 straight. and prior to that secretary of the Hurty- shells and gun. Mr. Hartwell, who w,as high Simmona Hardware Company, Minneapolis, amftteur, also shot Winchester shells. Using Nitro Club shells, Mr. J. W. Bell Mum. at St. Louis recently broke 90 out of 100 Secretary Bert Fultz sets great store by targets from 16 yards with his 20-gauge William Hill, of Morrisville, won a 25- the fijsj; registered tournament of the Sulli- gun, 48 of the total being smashed in the bird_ pigeon shooting match from John McCue, v©an G,un Club, of Sullivan, 111. The event first 50. No matter what the calibre, U. M. iton, on December 11, at Morrisville, will be held at Purvis Park on December 28 C. shells are always reliable. score of 17 to 15. The event was and 29. The Sullivan Handicap on the sec side. In special matches Ed Mason ond day is the feature event. The Hercules Gun Club, of Temple, Pa., liner Mason and Chamberlin won held a white flyer shoot on December 11, amateur at Milwaukee on December Harry Coldren being high gun with a straight 5 was J. F. Wulf, who scored 129 out of kitl. The Hercules Club will hold its next 150 with Winchester shells. big shoojt on February 12, 1910. In shoot at Point Breeze track, PhiladelpJ ^ember 11, Tompkins killed The City Revolver Championship at St. The Hebron Gun Club©s shoot at Lebanon, his birds ©,, using the second barrel Louis has been concluded after a competition Pa., on December 7 was a success. Neaf Ap but four He shot from the 27-yard continuing about three months, shoots being gar was high gun, with 135 out of 150. mark and in excellent form. held every week. The trophy went to C. C. Crossm.au on a final score of 437 ex 500. Usiing a Remington autoloading gun for Evins wa£ the only gunner to finish up Mr. Crossman also annexed the Revolver Cup, the firsIrst time,me, Mr.xv i. D.j^. C.\j. Hartwell, of Web- with a straight score in the 10-bird event of scoring 254 ex 300 in the finals on a par ster Groves, Mo., at the Marameciviarameu Springsoprmgo the Eagle Gun Club, shot December 11 at ticularly nasty shooting day and in a high (St. James) tournament won the high ama Manoa, Pa. Evins and Jackson divided up wind. In this latter event Mr. Crossman teur average. the money in the miss-and-out, each gunner shot from the 56-yard mark on several occa getting three kills. sions under the handicap prevailing. The At a recent meeting of the Iroquois Rifle Bull©s-Eye Trophy, a handsome cup, also went Club, of New York, it was unanimously de Murphy, with 10 straight kills to his credit, to Mr. Crossman. In these events Mr. Cross cided to hold the annual tournament of the won the weekly lire-bird shoot of the Penrose man used U. M. C. factory loaded ammuni Indoor .22 Caliore Rifle League of the United Gun felub in Philadelphia, December 11, from tion. States some time during the first part of « * classy-^eld of gunners. February, 1910. The meeting was the largest Neaf Apgar, the noted professional, made ever held by the club, and much interest All averages, both professional and ama the best score in the two 25-target events) and enthusiasm was displayed. teur, were won by shooters shooting Win at the Quarryville, Pa., registered shoot on© chester shells at the tournament of the Ris December 10, though he was outshot for Davy Paul, of the Girard Gun Club, won ing Sun Gun Club,f December 1-2; also the first place. He broke 46 out of the 50 tar the fine gun in the shoot-off of the tie at Cecil county championship. The winning gets. white flyers at the Penrose Gun Club, Phila professionals were as follows: L. S. German, delphia, Pa., on December 8. Twenty-one tied 303; H. L. Worthington, 294; H. S. Welles, Elam Mellinger will hold his third annual for the trophy on Thanksgiving Day and in 288 out of 315. Amateurs L. Towner, 279; white flyer shoot on Monday, December 27, the shoot-off Paul broke eight straight in the J. W Ewing, 276; J. S. Gifford, 263. Mr. at Denver, .Lancaster county, Pa., at the miss-and-out. Ewing also won the Cecil county championship Denver Ball Park. A number of Pennsyl with .44 out of 50 and 25 straight on the vania©s leading white flyer experts will com Elias Spangler, a well-known Pennsylvania hoot: off, using a "Winchester gun. pete. trapshooter and captain of the York Gun story told by the subject selected for 1910, Club, died in the hospital at York, Pa.,, on with the action, coloring and extremely artis 1 Dull, shooting from 29 yards rise, killed E. B. Coe, of Nesbitt, Miss., writes that December 4 from injuries received by being tic effect combined, will bring it into great Straight in the white, flyer shoot of the during the intermission between the run thrown from the driver©s seat of a fire-engine demand for store, public place or den. Ten "Wheel. Pump Gun Club,, of Philadelphia, 6n ning of the United States Field Trials and while answering an alarm of fire. cents in coin mailed to the Peters Cartridge December 10. the national .championship race at Rogers Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, will bring a copy Springs, Tenn., Mr. J. M. Avent has ar Thaw, with 36 out of a possible 50, was of the calendar, but any dealer desiring it The Cleveland Guq CJub is making elabor- ranged to give a three days© shooting tour high gun in the shoot at The Hill School, for public display will receive one free upoj te preparations for the all-day shoot to be nament on January 14, 15 and 16. The first Pottstown, Pa., on December.4. request. SRORTIIVO DECEMBER 18, 1909 Rising Sun Shines On a Sweeping Victory for ^^ T ¥ VVw W Idlbi Repeating Shotguns and Shotgun Shells HE Ninth Annual Cecil County Tournament, held at Rising Sun, T Md., December ist and 4th, .was another big shoot where Win chester Guns and Shells swept everything before them. The Championship of Cecil County was won by Mr. J. W. Ewing, shooting Winchester Gun and Shells. Mr. Ewing also won Second High Amateur Average. High Amateur Average was won by Mr. L. Towner, and Third High Amateur Average by Mr. J. S. Gifford, both shooting Winchester ghells. L. S. German, H. L. Worthington and H. S. Welles carried off the three High Professional Averages, all shooting Winchester Shells, and Messrs. Worthington and Weljs, Winchester Shotguns. TO WIN, SHOOT THE RED W COMBINATION

Visitors are always welcome to attend and soon. The club will hold a tournament during December 31, January 1 Belleville, Ont, Canada. HASTINGS LED SHOOTERS. the early part of January, 1910. The scores Belleville Gun Club. H. Howey. secretary. participate in our shoofs. The scores : December 31 Wellington, Masi. Palefaces Gun Club. Events .... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 follow: Horace C. Kirkwood, secretary. Philadelphia Gunner Outshot Big Field at Targets ... 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 25 25 25 Sh. Bk. Sh. Bit. Trenton. West ...... 7 8 7 7 7 10 6 5 21 20 . . Roberts .... 100 92 Kirkpatrlclt ...... 100 65 JANUABY. Johnson .... 5 .. 6 7 7 7 7 . 8 . . 16 . . Sanders .... 100 91 Qulnn ...... 100 57 January 17-21 Hamilton, Ont, Canada. Hamilton Trenton, N. J., December 13. Hastings, of Tristem ..... 8 ., 8 8 10 10 .. ... 23 .... Crowley ....100 82[ Jones ...... 50 30 Gun Club. H. A. Horning, secretary. Philadelphia, outshot a classy field of ama Braddock ... 9 9 . .© 10 . .. 6 . . 23 22 Hurd . .... 100 76|Donvan ...... 25 12 January 19, 20, 21, 22 Pinehurst. N. C. Pinehun* teur and professional shots in a special event Guyor ...... 6 6 5 ...... 5 .... J. J. FABKELL. Country Club. Leonard Tufts, Presidant. Fleming .... 9 9 9 9 i. 8 . . . . 10 . . 21 20 . . JUNE. of the Trenton Shooting Association shoot Schaeffer .... 4 8 ...... 8 8 9 14 .. 22 Saturday, December 4. The Shoot was for a Weise, Jr. . . 10 10 . . 10 9 .. 1 9 .. 10 18 Target Shoot at Macungie. June 2, 3, 4 Atlantic City, N. J. New Jersey Slat* valuable gun donated by the club, but as the Schorr ...... 3 ...... tournament. A. H. Sheppard, secretary. entries failed to come up to expectations the Dr. Joerin 8 6 10 Macungie, December 13. A few members June 7, 8, 9 Syracuse, N. Y. New York Stall pun was not put up for competition. Hast CARL WE-ISE, JR. of the Macungie Gun Club took part in the Sportsmen©s Association tournament at Syracuse, ings shot in good form from the start, he regular monthly shoot at targets December N. Y. Chas. G. Blandford,_ secretary. breaking a total of 165 targets out of 175. 4. Scores: June 8, 9 Sullivan, 111. Sullivan Gun Club. Ben Sim Glover, of New York, a professional shot, Atlantic City©s Trophy Shoot, f Twenty-five targets Gaumer 11, Wetzel 14, Knausa Cochran, secretary. finished second with 156 smashes. Scores: Atlantic City, N. J., December 13.---The 15. . Walbert 3. SEPTEMBER. competition for the ©©December" spoOn at Twenty-five targets Gaumer 7, Wetzel 13, Knauss September 28, 29 Sullivan, 111. Sullivan Gun Clubi Targets . 15 15 15 10 15 15 20 20 20 25 Tl. 7, Walbert 2, Lauer 20. Ben Cochran, secretary. Muldoon . 14 14 13 10 11 12 16 13 10 21 138 the Atlantic City Gun Club, December 3, was Twenty-five targets Wetzel 15, Gaumer 16, Lauer \\. II.. M. 12 14 14 12 15 13 14 14 17 21 146 closely contested and was only won by Pow * Edwards . 10 11 12 15 12 13 15 18 17 23 146 ers after -ja shoot-off! with Wells, by one tar 19. REGULAR CLUB FIXTURES. Kliny 14 12 13 11 12 14 19 17-20 21 153 get. Pow.ers led the bunch for the afternoon. Vandum . 12 9 13 13 13 15 18 15 16 18 142 He was pushed hard by Cook and Young for FIXTURES FOR THE FUTURE. Butler ... .. 10 12 10 12 12 17 15 15 20 135 the honors. Wells had dreams of taking the Gun Clubs holding regular shoots on set Moore 7 12 11 12 9 10 14 10 10 18 113 days are arranged in the appended list, with s©poori home, but in the shoot-off he had a A Week©s Registrations. Lewis .... 10 10 12 11 12 10 16 15 18 18 140 bad session, losing five in a bunch. Scores : their shooting days and secretaries. Correc Apgar ... 14 11 14 14 13 13 18 15 19 21 152 Since our last issue the following addi tions or additions are solicited from secre Brown ... 13 11 10 13 13 13 17 16 16 19 141 SPOON EVENT. tional registration for shoots have been re taries. The list: Lamene .. 12 12 12 11 11 13 17 15 16 18 137 Targets Hp. ceived by Secretary-Manager Elmer E. Sha- Atlantic City Gun Club, Atlantic City, i Hasting .. 15 13 15 15 14 13 19 17 20 24 165 Cook Glover ... 13 14 14 10 14 J4 17 20 19 21 156 ner,-of the Interstate Association: day. A. H. Sheppard; secretary. Powers .. Analostan Gun Club, Washington, !>.- C., F. W. M. 14 13 13 13 13 12 16 17 19 23 153 Wells ... 15 February 1 ©Delaware Water Gap, Pa. Delaware Davidson 12 13 9 12 11 7 10 ...... 74 . Water Gap Gun Club. Jos. H. Graves, captain. Miles Taylor, secretary. , . Young .. Audubon Gun Club, Buffalo, N. T., Saturdi Watson . 10 March 16. 17 Baltimore. Md. A. G. Alford Sport ing Goods Company Gun Club; Geo. P. Mordecai, W. C. Wootton, secretary. Koch and Schlicher Tie. Headley I Bensoii Gun Club, Omaha, Neb., Saturday anl Adams .. 8 president. Sunday. F. T. Levering, secretary. , Bethlehem, Pa., December 6. In the Sheppard May 30 Carrick, Pa. Carrick Rod and Gun Club. Bergen Beach Gun Club, Brooklyn, N. T., second] medal shoot at the Lehigh Rod and Gun Conover . 0. G. Eaches, secretary. Tuesday. L. H. Schortemeier, secretary. Club, Saturday, December 4, Koch and Scholl ... May 31, June 1. 2, 3 Cleveland, 0. Ohio State Chicago Gun Club, Chicago. 111., Saturday and Schlicher were a tie. There were several Metis ... tournament under the auspices of the Cleveland Sunday. C. P. Zacher, secretary. other good blue rock, events. SHOOT-OFF. Gun Club. F. H. Wallace, manager. Columbus Gun Club, Columbus, 0., Wednesday and Saturday. Loii Fisher, secretary. Medal shoot, 25 targets. Powers ...... 23 Wells . Registered Tournaments. Cleveland Gun Club, Cleveland, 0., Saturday. F. Koch ...... 22|Schlicher ...... 22 ...... 16 H. Wallace, secretary. Halm ...... 20| Miller ...... 20 A. H. SHEPPARD. DECEMBER SHOOTS. Cincinnati Gun Club, Cincinnati, 0., Saturday. U Sobers ...... 19|Bruch ...... 18 December 17 Lambertville, N. J. Lambertville Rod E. Hammerschmidt, secretary. Bruch, Jr...... 16|Werst ...... 15 . and Gun Club. E. E. Bates, secretary. Dover Gun Club, Dover, Del., Wednesday. Wm. Mfteen targets Mountain View at Traps. December 20, 21, 22 Houston, Tex. Houston Gun H. Reed, secretary- Halm 111 Miller Troy, N. Y., December 13. The usual Club. Alt Gardner, manager. Deep Run Gun Club, Richmond, Va., Saturday. Sobers ...... lOIKoch weekly shoot of the Mountain View Gun Club December 27 Waco. Tex. Ambold Gun Club. J. A. V. Hechler, secretary. Fifteen targets was held December 4. The bright glare of Lemke, secretary. Frontier Rod and Gun Club, Buffalo, N. Y., Sun Halm ...... 13 Miller the sun made target shooting very difficult. December 28, 29 Sullivan, 111. Sttlllvan Gun Club. day. H. C. Utz, secretary. Koch ...... 9 Sobers Bert Fultz, secretary. Hudson Gun Club, Jersey City, N. J., Sunday, Roberts secured high gun honors by scoring December 29, 30, 31 Bryan, Texas. Bryan Gun T. H. Kelley, secretary. Fifteen targets 92 out of 100. Sanders was a close second, " Club. J. Alien Myers, secretary. Haddonfleld Gun Club, Haddonfleld, N. J., Satur Srhlicher ...... HlWerst .... he scoring 91-100. The club expects to se Dec-ember 30, 31 Artisia, New Mexico. Artisia Gun day. W. A. Shreve, secretary. Bruch ...... 12| Bruch, Jr. cure a new grounds where the targets can Club. Mark A- Corbin, secretary. Jersey City Gun Club, Jersey City, N. J., Wednes Ten targets. be thrown to the North, so as to avoid the December 31-January 1 Catasaqua, Pa. Bryden Gun day. J. Lewis, secretary. Miller ..©..:.... 81 Sobers sun. This matter will be adjusted very Club. C. E. Brown, president. Kansas City Gun Club, Kansas City, Mo., thir4 Halm ...... 6 Koch . Thursday. R. S. Elliott, secretary. Ten targets. Missouri lliver Gun Club, Kansas City, Mo., flrst Halm ...... 8|Miller Tuesday. Howard Harlan, secretary. , Koch ...... 6| Montclair Gun Club, Montclair, N. J., Saturday. Edward Winslow, secretary. Ten targets. Meadow Springs Gun Club, Philadelphia, Pg Schlicher ...... 9)Werst urday. W. II. Murdock, secretary. Jiri©ch, Jr...... 6|Bruch Northern Kentucky Gun Club. E. Daytoj urday and Sunday. I. P. Gould, secrets New York A. C., Travers Island, N., . Holland Gun Club Scores. P. R. Robinson, secretary. ^^^^^ Batavia, N. Y., December 10. The Hol Ossining Gun Club, Ossining, N. ^^^^JFday. C. land Gun Club held its Thanksgiving iDay G. Blandford, secretary. shoot yesterday. The contest for the mer Paleface Gun Club, Wellington, chandise prizes resulted as follows: Leonard Horace Klrltwood. secretary. . first and Febiger second in the first contest, Stenton Gun Club. PhiladelphlSI^^^ Thursday. and Watson first in the second contest. Tom- William Metzger, secretary. linson and Gardiner tied for second; tie will PHILADELPHIA TRAPSHOOTERS©lL/EAGUE. be shot off next shoot. Scores: January 8 At the Florists© Gun Chib, Wissinoni- Events ...... 1 A N OTHEfl OECRETAR- ing. Florists, South End (Camden), fs. S. White. Targets ...... 25 10 trap - shoot 3 IES of the At Highland Shooting Association, Ed&e Hill, High Gardiner ...... 21 ing: season is leading: clubs of land. Haddonfleld. Meadow Springs, i Febiger ...... 20 drawing: to a the country February 5 At S. S. White Gun Clfib, Holmesburi Tomlinson ...... 21 close, and send their Junction, S. S. White, Florists,© Highland. At South Walls ...... 19 "Sporting End Gun Club, Camden, N. J., South! End, Haddon Watson ....©...... 11 scores and all fleld, Meadow Springs. Baker ...... 11 Life" other Hews March 5 At Highland Gim Cl©jb, Edge Hill Leonard ...... has again dem weekly to grounds. Highland. South End. S. S. White^ At Pratt ...... , onstrated its "Sporting Haddonfleld Gun Club. Haddonfleld grounds, Had- Robson. J...... leadership as a donfield,- Florists. Meadow Springs. Prentice ...... ; medium forcon- Life." April 2 At the S. S. White Gun Club, Holmes- Robson, C...... veying: the If you do not, burg Junction. S. S. White, , Meadow Springs, South Townsend ....4.: Knd. At the Florists© Gun Club. Wissinoming shooting news Mr. Secretary, grounds. Florists© Haddonfleld. Highland. Keyes ...... ©.. you should fol Hampton ....£.. to the men who M;iy 7 At. the South Kn| Gun Club, Camden, follow this pas low their ex N. J., grounds. South End. florists©. Highland. At Vchiger, F. time. ample. Meadow Springs, 57th street and Lancaster avenua, CHAS. W. GARDINER. Meadow Springs. Haddonfield. !3. S. White. NEW season "DEGIN now! Shooting at Grove Gun Club. A willsoon be *-* Let us hear Phototypes of Famous Trap Shots. Detroit, Midi., December 13. At the last starting:. Beg-in from you regu Wo have ready for immediate delivery th» regular shoot of the Grove Gun Club, Tris- it right by.mak- larly. Remem phototypes of the following famous trap tem won A Class medal, breaking 23 out of ing: it a point to ber, however, have your club that to insure shots: J. A. R. Elliott, Fred Gilbert, liolla 25; Jacob Schaeffer won B Class medal, re©p resented O. Heikes,- W. = R. Crosby,. H©. C. Hirschy, breaking 14 out of 25, and Dr. Joerin won early publica Charles W. Budd, Tom Marshall, Harvey Mc- D Class medal, breaking 10 out of 25. Mem every week in tion, scores "Sporting should be mail Murchy, J. H. Fanning, Ralph Trimble, Neaf bers are requested to remember that the club Life©s" Apgar. These phototpyes are cabinet size is going to hold a merchandise prize shoot ed to reach this 5x7 y> inches), mounted on Mantello mats, the first day of January, 1910, so get office before shooting: col Monday noon. and are carefully packed for safe delivery in jsy. Visitors at the last shoot were Mr. umns. the mails. Sent or receipt of five 2-cent son, Mr. Guyor and Mr. Braddock. stamps for each phototype. Address this offict.