Volume 44—No. 24. Philadelphia, February 25, 1905. Price, Five Cents. ©/MEMPHIS c E.HEHR.P. 0? SPORTING LIFE. February 25, 1905. Mack and others once rented a house for a any league. Of late years this remarkable year. A high water made them look for sprinter has weakened in his batting, anil other quarters. now hits perhaps .250 in the little organ JUNGLES. izations; but his feet are nimble as ever, Charley Mitchell, who is getting up the and he keeps right on going round the score cards, reports much interest taken iu sacks. A minor leaguer said to me yester CLUB OFFICIALS READY FOR THE the coming season by advertisers. He has BALKY CUBS WILL LOSE THAT day that this Lippert was always so fast, landed a couple of men who would not in any company, that he made all the other dabble last year. players look as if they had been tied to u HOT SPRINGS TRIP. Clarence Preston, one of the finest little CALIFORNIA TRIP. post. He is quite a good fielder, and, had athletes in this section, died the other day he been gathered by the big fellows ten from pneumonia. He was a star at base years ago, might have become a star. It ball, hockey, basket ball; in fact, any of is too late now, and the crowds round the Outlook For a Large Delegation of the standard sports. The boy played on ^Comiskey Gets a Big Scare Over big circuits will never see the fastest man the D. C. & A. C. base ball nine. He since Lange and Hamilton performed. served in Battery B, Pennsylvania Volun Baserunning is queer stuff, anyhow. I re Players and Friends For the teers during the Spanish-American war. Lee Jannehill The Fastest Base- member one season that Barry McCormick Edgar, the clever ball player on the W. took a notion to steal bases, and he stole- Jaunt—The Ball Park in Good U. P. foot ball team, is a student in the Runner in the Game is a Minor them by the score. Never before nor since Medical Department and will play on a: nine has Barry stolen half as many sacks, and to be formed there. East, last year with he is not how regarded as a Billy Sunday. Condition. Akron will return to his old©stamping Leaguer. BARRY M©CORMICK. ground. I understand, sinks back to the minors this © Jim Harris, the score-card man, is an year, after many seasons© faithful service. BY A. R. CRATTY. owner of a part interest in a new style BY W. A. PHELON. Anson brought him out, and always main Pittsburg, Feb. 20. Editor "Sporting roller coaster which gives the rider a 11 the Chicago, Feb. 20. Editor "Sporting tained that he was a comer. There are no Life." There is one object! re point in the motions in the calendar. He may have Life." Woe, and likewise more woe, to faster men in turning for a double play, conduct of the Pittsburg club just now. been East on the affair. the recalcitrant Cub wbo cannot see the and they don©t make any finer fellows It is the trip to the South, Beaai, Clymer, Larry, Smith, Flaherty and contract as the Chicago Na than McCormick, personally. He is still The club©s policy drill out probably Wagner may form the advance tionals do offer the same to young enough and good enough for three the slow and put iu the guard to the Springs. him! For he who kicketh more seasons in the topmost leagues. I fast m-en, so that more runs Colonel Barney fell a victim to the grip and sayeth that the figures see ©tis reported that Mike O©Neill will will be secured is firmly last week, and for the first time in thereon1 look as though they quit the game and run a grocery store. established. The practical many days was compelled to stay in the had been hit with a bung- What! A ball player prefer salt herring part of the plan is to come house. Secretary Locke has been having starter will not only lose and flour to pitching on the National next, and this will be the the same affliction in his family. out in the struggle for ulti League circuit, the adulation of the fans, main point in view at the Charley Phillippe had a grand time at mate position, but will lose the travel, the excitement, and the glory? Springs. Not long since Mt. Clemens. The old man is putting out Come again. If Mike O©Neill does anything Clarke wrote that all men hard earned coin of the realm to stay at campaign the swell train like that he will be regarded as a freak of must work on their short the Michigan resort, but lie feels that it is ing trip to California! For nature, sure. His brother Jack did good comings. The veteran being well expended. Mr. Hart has come out service for the Cubs last season, and the means it. He wants speed. A brother of Otis ^lymer landed at head plainly, and has expressed fans were wholly satisfied with his per Chances lost on the bases quarters the other day. He carne from James A. Hart himself thusly: "If you formance. O©Neill©s throwing was very A. R. Crafty next summer are going to Lebanon, Pa., and told that things were don©t sign, you can©t bask good; he backstopped so steadily that he count heavily against the offender, for dull down that way. "I" work in the iron in the soft airs of the Golden Gate. Inas seldom had a passed ball or a muff, and every man will be told plainly that he must mills," said the youngster, "but if I catch much as we have a numerous bunch we his few hits were always of the timely be awake in ball games. More runs, more on to any kind of a job 1 am going to try will not take anybody to the coast except order. vim, more get-there qualities. These are it." Secretary Locke spoks for the youth the men who have signed their contracts. Clarke©s aims. It is hoped that he will and he is now an omnibus in a Dia©mond So sign or stay in the shivery regions!© land the goals wished for. Most every de street restaurant. This course of action will make some of EASTERN LEAGUE EVENTS. tail for the trip to Whittingtou Park has I want to thank Addie Richardson "The the rebellious ones come in under the blan been arranged. All the boys have been ©noti Sporting Life©s" representative at Hamil kets in a hurry, for that California trip is Catcher McCabe. a star in his Dartmouth Col fied. Perhaps the glamor will not be so ton, Ont.. for a letter of introduction to one of the things the Chicago player yearns lege days, has signed with the Rochester Club. strong as in days gone by, when flags were William Davis, the Indian, who was one for, talks about and dreams about. It is Bill Murray, of Jersey City, is likelv to have won. Still a rousing jaunt is in sight. of the contestants in the six days© twelve- too good a thing to be lost, and foolish, in the Patriots© day plum in New Bedford April WILL. BE FORTY STRONG. hotir-a-day race run here by Lew Moore, deed, is©the man who will not accept a fair 19. The outlook is for a party of 40. John R. promoter, of Philadelphia. and decent salary when that tour of the Manager Jenningg. of Baltimore, has signed "Chris." Lindsay is wanted by Little to coach the Princeton base ball team this James, representing the Iron Mountain sunny coast is thrown in free of charge. spring. Railroad, has asked for two sleepers for Rock. This is the man whom Billy Phil TINKER©S CASE. lips took to Indianapolis last year to play Manager Harley, of Toronto, has signed Mi March 14. The request was put in some The most prominent of the kicking clan chael 1<. Sullivan, a promising young cr. I- r, weeks ago, so as to avoid any trouble in second base. He failed to make good, last year with Norwich. that respect. The fourth estate will be came home and started to play first for is Joseph Tinker, a most speedy short- Homestead. He made a great hit, batted stop, and. as a rule, a fare batter. Mr. Connie McGeehan has signed with To:i •>. represented by Charley Power, of this Tinker was caught in the shuffle last sea of the Eastern League, to which, club lie was city, who goes as representative of the grandly and helped to win most of the son, and what he didn©t do with the stick sold last year by Connie Mack. Dispatch, The Tri-State News Bureau has games from the Youngstown team. was plenty. It was1 the poorest year he Following the meetings of the two big leagues gone to Wheeling for a man. Mr. Arkell "Bill" Kommer is wanted by Russ Hall©s ever had with the ash, and hence he was President Powers will issue a call for the spring will send daily reports to that organiza Seattle team. Kornmer was with Niles not tendered as much money as he expect meeting of the Eastern League. Tuis will be tion. The service includes all of the* four Ohio, last year. ed to receive for 1905.