Volume 44—No. 24. , February 25, 1905. Price, Five Cents.

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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, 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 , 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 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 a grocery store. established. The practical many days was compelled to stay in the had been 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 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 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 . 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. Joe stands out firmly held around March 1. morning papers in this city. Frank B. Harry Ball, the fast centre fielder, and Jerry McQuiston, the sporting writer now en and says he will not accept the coin. If he Nops. formerly of Baltimore, but last season gaged in handling a correspondence bureau SOUTHERN SAYINGS. doesu©t, despite all his unquestioned value with Lebanon, have signed contracts to play in partnership with L. L. Carson, has an to the team, he will not be taken to the with Providence next season. nounced his intention of going with the Harmann has signed a Nashville con coast, and Arthur Hofmann will be given Charles Kissinger. pitcher of the Buffalo team, boys just for a trip. Mac has been there tract. all the chance in the world to show his finished his last examination at the University ever since 1902, and he enjoys the jaunt to Frank Shannon has signed to go to paces. Possibly Hofmann can make good, of Michigan on the 10th iust. He will be a the valley of the Ozarks. Some of Montgomery, Ala., with Tom O©Brien. in which case Tinker, if he finally comes mechanical engineer after graduation next year. Carpenter will act as arbitrator in all into the fold, will have to sit upon the All of last year©s Buffalo , Kissinger. THE OUTSIDERS the ante-season games to be played at New plank till the youngster falls down or is Matthews. McGee, Yerkes. Greene and Brockett. who plan to get on cue of the cars are Orleans. disabled. These hold-outs are always like have all signed, and. as previously stated, "Uncle" Robert Kennedy, Alexander B©or- have^been ordered to report at Haddocks, Ga., The New Orleans club has sold second base- ly to end in two wholly different ways, land. James P. Barr, "Squire" Mansfield, Sometimes the youngster who succeeds the on March 1. nnd possibly John Harris. Barr is a former man Evans to the Shreveport club. The latter The Newark club has sold Jimmy player. He is a cousin of W. J. Barr, who has sold inflelder Norcum to Nashville. recalcitrant will show s©uch class and speed Bannon to the Montreal club for $500. Jimmy was sent to England some years ago to Catcher George Fox. of the New Orleans that the veteran never gets his job back, will be manager-captain of the Royals. Hi©s aid the Britons in establishing America©s Club, threatens to play with one of the Tri- and is either traded to another team, re place will be taken by Frank Murphy, whom great game. Raymond Jones, of the Penn State League clubs owing to a cut in salary. leased outright or given the bench job at the Newark club has purchased from Norwich. sylvania lines, and John R. Jarnes, Iron A proposition has been received in Nashville a smaller salary. On the other hand, it The Providence Club expects to secure big Mountain route, wilL go with the party to from , owner of the Louisville often happens that the youngster falls all Bill Drew, the rattling of the club. American Association, offering to sell over his feet after the real campaign be Norwich team, of the Connecticut League Drew see that they take .good care of them Hugh Hill. selves. Jones has a reputation as a vocal gins, and the team management has to bow Played in Pennsylvania and he is said to be Mike Finn, the manager of the Toledo "club in the dust before the man who is off the growing all the time. He is 6 feet 3 inches ist. He sang in the B. P. O. Elks© min- tall. Btrels last summer. Jones has agreed to refuses to sell Gene Demontreville to Atlanta reservation, give him all he asked or make because that city treated him rudelv when he a compromise in a hurry. New men signed by Providence are infielder coach the ex-champions© quartet. A new was a manager in the Southern League. Frank Watterson. of Chester. Pa.; outfielder four will have to be drilled, for Bransfleld, Judge Kavanaugh©s opposition to race suicide COMMY©S SCARE. Mullin. of Harrisburg. Pa.; pitcher Masterson. Sebring and others are no longer with the is as keen as his love for baseball. He is the A report that Lee Tannehill was dying of of Dunkirk. Pa.; catcher Brennan, of Georgetown hoys. The Premiers on leaving the Springs devoted father of five children and owns a pneumonia, consequent upon a plunge mto University; pitcher James A. Bloy and infielder will put in four days at Louisville. Colonel delightful home in the Arkansas metropolis. a frozen river, reached here early last C. J. Wedlar. both from Indiana. Dreyfuss believes that the weather there Messrs. Joyce and Dickinson. the new owners week, and maybe the good old Romau, An agreement has been reached between Mr will not stiffen them up. In recent years of the Atlanta Club, who attended the tnalor . didn©t keep the wires Henry Anthes. of the Toronto Foundry Company, the team has worked farther North and league meetings in New York last week, got superheated for a time! When it was at and the directorate of the Toronto Base Ball often caught severe colds a day or two be what they went after. They purchased second last announced that Tanuy was ill, but not Club, whereby the club has secured a three baseman Otto Jordan from the Brccklyn Club. half as badly as had been reported, the years© lease of the 98 feet to the end of the fore the gong sounded for the getaway. He will be the team manager. T, ,- ,? FLOODS THIS YEAR. veteran leader breathed a long sigh of re base ball grounds on Fraser avenue, and in Mr. O Maley, the ground-keeper, said the Manager Henry Vaughn, of Birmingham has lief. "I was mightily worried,©© said he, cluded within the present limits of the ball rented a house in Birmingham, where he will "and as much personally as in a baseball grounds, The yearly rental will be $400. other day: "Have you ^noticed that we nx up quarters for his men. keeping them have had no floods to worry us this win> together. He has signed Stagger Selee, a 19- way. For this boy Tannehill is not only ter?" Fact; up to date the water has not year-old wonder, from Higgiusport. O.. who is a great and a tower of CENTRAL LEAGUE CHATTER. risen to a point near the outer fence. Col b feet 3 inches tall, has a freakishly long arm strength to my team, but is the kind of lad onel Dreyfuss last summer wanted to make and can pitch a ball fftce a shot. every team should aim to get. He is a gen At the league meeting at Springfield, O , me a bet that there would be no floods in tleman on and off the field, his habits and March 6 an effort is expected to be made to the winter of 1904 and 1905 I don©t know behavior are faultless, and everybody has have the salary limit of $1200 a month raised how he guessed it, but he has the best of NORTHERN LEAGUENOTES. a warm spot in his heart for him." The to $1500. the argument up to date. One year ago fans would hate to think of anything going Manager Knoll, of Dayton, has furnished a (.his time the water had been on the dia Manager L. Van Praagh, of Duluth, has signed wrong with Lee, who worked his way into list of players as follows: Hawkins and Niemil- Pitcher Dennis Potts, of AUron. O. and first their affections last season. He was un ler, : Smith. Pearson. Johns. Beverly mond as far as second base six times. There baseman Jack Boyle, of Brainard. ©Minn be Bennett and Hammond. pitchers: Viox Austin were eight, freshets in all during the win sides Nolden and Willies, of last year©s team. popular in 1903 simply for his clumsiness at short. The moment he showed the speed Walsh and McDonnel. infielders. and Picket. ter. This was© a record breaker. I am Grand Forks people paid $6600 to see base Paskert and Knoll, . Niemiller is told at one time a sheet of ice four inches ball last season, but the club of that city went and class that are his at third the Chicago counted upon as regular first baseman and thick and five feet above the ground held into the hole financially. If the Class D salary baseball public tool^ him to its collective change catcher. Knoll does not name Baird, sway. The damage to the ground runs up limit had been adhered to it is estimated that bosom, and Tanny became an intense favor and Biery. of last year©s team. into many dollars when a flood lasts anv the club woull have come out about $2500 to the ite with every fan. As a result of a conference on Feb 11 be length of time, for a slimy deposit compels good. BEST BASE RUNNER. tween Manager W. A. Dugan. of the©Marion. the hiring of extra help to rid the surface Brainerd and St. Cloud will be two good Here©s an odd assertion, but if anvone Ind.. base ball team, which was transferred to of the same. Speaking of this towns to have in the league. Games of only Springfield. O.. and Manager F. J. Green of local interest attracted as many as 2400 people will take the trouble to rake up the base the Springfield. Troy & Piqua Electric Railway FAMOUS PARK Sunday last season in Brainerd. and St Cloud ball guides of the past ten years and look Company, it is announced that the company will let me repeat that a public-spirited man is as good a town as they make for legitimate over the minor league records he can see not bear all of the $8000 expense for the©park has come forward with a suggesti%i to sport of any kind. that it is correct: The greatest baserunner Unless John T. Bushnell keeps his promise and till up all lower Allegheny to the depth With an $850 a month salary limit the of in the world, on actual accomplishment pays the difference Central League ball in. of 15 feet. This is a dream, but it may ficials expect to get many college players and and number of bases stolen, is one Lippert, Springfield remains in doubt. come true. Just across from the park Ss other playe.rs who can make good, and who an outrieldcr, who plays wherever he can Following is a list of the players signed bv the Phipps playground, a plot presented to hope one day to be called up higher in the base get a show, and is not destined to shine the Terre Haute Club to date: Catchers. W. C. the school children by one of the Carnegie ball business. This will insure clean, honest Pierce. Jr William Forney. William Love; steel company millionaires. It is fullv 10 ball and a more tractable "bunch" In evert in the big leagues: This Lippert, who is pitchers. Clyde Gay. James Clark, Louis Hun" case. .- "© a Chicago man, has been a minor league Cecil Gray. John Miller, Fred Smith William© feet above the street level and was filled player an o.utfielder for goodness knows Fleet: infielders, W. H. Richardson, first base- iu. Mr. Phipps is planning to build a A meeting of the Northern officials© will be how many years, and is probably 35 years J. A. Sherman. second base: H. Etoerts, second 1000-room apartment house just across from held at Fargo Feb. 18 to consider the application old by now. During his long career he has base: John Susman. shortstop; Charles Kraut the ball park. It will take the place of the of cities to enter teams for the season of 1908 The committee appointed at the meeting Jan always and Invariably led the baserunning stortstop; Evert 10. Dennis, third base: Charles old b-ornes where so many ball players on 28 to make certain changes in the rules and by- records of whatever©league he has been in. De Armond. third base: H. F. Welch, third the Pittsburg te.atn haye boarded since the laws to sustain the Class D arrangement will | and, I think, has nearly always stolen more base; outfielders, F. Warrender. manager; Mar- eaU.blis.bment of the park. Bierbauer then be ready to report. sacks per annum than any otner man in Harr* February 25> I9 5© SPORTEVO LIFE.

1902. In 1903 he officiated in the New York League and in 1904 he was the star umpire of the American Association. SOUTH ATLANTIC Perhaps won©t have a task to pick out his outfield from nine candidates. "I©ll be one of the three," Billy Maloney Is singing at North Attleboro. FAST GETTING INTO GOOD SHAPE is making a reputation put on the coast as a plunger. is bet ting on the ponies, too, but Jake©s limit is a FOR 1905. ollar across the board. lone, but they didn©t make that argument Catcher Peitz says he was never in better when they stuck that obnoxious rule on hape. He has been working out of doors all he books. It was under the foul-strike winter and says he is fit to play good ball for HUB HAPPENINGS. hat the local Americans won two pen Many New Faces to Greet the Pat ils new love. Pittsburg. nants. No reason why they can©t do it "Daff" Gammons, the old Bostonian. Is In the ccident insurance line at Providence, and you gain, and they will try mighty hard. A rons of This Fast Young Or an take out a policy on the proposition that THE TWO SCHEDULES PLEASING ew people s©eem to be possessed of the le©s through with the game. dea that the "champs" are stronger than Charley Nicols is president of the Kansas hey were last season. They certainly are ganization List of the Players Ity Bowling Association and captain of the TO LOCAL CLUBS. no weaker. eading team in the race. He has entered his SPOKES FROM THE HDB. Signed by the Clubs to Date. earn in the tournament. Outfielder Gessler recently asked for Ms re- Jack Dunn certainly ought to make a ease from Brooklyn. He was told that $1000 Points of Vafltage For the National plendid man for the Providence Club. He would secure it. Gessler is now trying to get s a hustler and a worker, and will earn BY S. T. COLBMAN. some major league club to put up the price. very cent of the salary paid him. He is Macon, Ga., Nov. 20. Editor "Sporting John K. Tener, the erstwhile Pittsburg twirl- and American Contestants The ure to be popular with the players and the Life." Fully one-third of the athletes who r, now a banker at Charlerol, is very proud of ans, and if he does not come very near to will wear South Atlantic uniforms this i gold medal won as a trophy for a billiard vic- ifting the game in that city to its old season will be new to the ory at the Elks© Club at his Pennsylvania Batting Question Not Settled Al (lane of success I will be decidedly mis- fans. Since the close of home. aken. It was a very graceful thing of Frank Hershey, drafted by from the he New York Club to allow him to go. last season the managers of Ilion Club, is said to be a clever pitcher. He though No Rule Changes Were Made Manager Collius was in town at the time the various teams have s 24 years of age and weighs 175 pounds. He f the meeting and it was expected he scoured the South and have s hig©hly recommended by Secretary John H. would appear but he failed to materialize. coralled the pick of the Bv JACOB C MORSB. Manager Fred Doe took in the fun at players of Snnland. But Manager W. R. Armour claims to have booked not only from, the ranks of more games for the than Frank Boston, Feb. 21. Editor "Sporting Life:" \Tew York last week. You can always :ount on him to be on hand on any occa- Dixie have new men been Bancroft has for ©s Redbirds. The The local fans are delighted that the days secured. Manager; Smith old war horse lost three dates that he thought of conflicts have gone by. It took some ion of that kind. "Me for left-handers," were nailed down. ays Fred, "so long as they do not have and the rest have delved© skillful maneuvering to into the baseball magazines Paducah early home of has bring this about in Boston, he kind of delivery." It was very agreeable news that the yarn and have fouird the names for the Nationals are aiul addresses of players scheduled for five double- ibout the injury to Jess1 Tannehill was a AU.VUI 01 Lire oxejuiucK.v headers on non-holiday gross exaggeration and that he is all right. Chas. W. Boyer living amid that section of nto the frenzied stakes. dates, viz.: Two with the Tommy McCarthy is fast ridding himself the land now bound in ice Ernest Dlehl, of Cincinnati, who played a New York Nationals on f superfluous adipose in the cage at Holy and snow. Former residence cuts no figure lumber of games with the Pirates to help out Saturdays, June 3 and ;ross, and he bids fair to turn out a good with the managers and a good man from aast season, says, in answer to a. charge of pro Sept. 16; one with Pitts- aggregation. "ripple Creek is as useful as a t wirier of fessionalism, that he never received a cent for burg on Thursday. Aug. 24; "Billy" Keeler and "Jack" Chesbro start epute hailing from Georgia. bis services as a ball player two with Chicago on ed in at Harvard on Monday. Both looked MANAGER SMITH Harry McCormick©s transfer from the Pittsburg Wednesday, May 10, and plendidly. The perspiration just rolls off spent the late fall and winter at Knoxville, am is wholly bis own fault. He had no regard ind while iu that city secured the majority ar President Dreyfuss© wishes or personalty Thursday, July 20, so we ack these days, and Billy stands by and and Mr. Dreyfuss is not the man to stand for have but 69 dates .on the smiles. Chesbro Js7 just deluged with in of the men who are to report here for duty quiries about the spit ball, and if they do "n march. Eddie Ashenback©s sojourn in a disobedience or disrespect from ball players. L C, Morse local The noted ex-outfielder George Edward An grounds this season. Bos- lot let up on him he will be daffy before nore distant city addell players to his list. drews, now a Florida plantation owner, entered ton plays five Sundays away from home, ong. Charlie Boyer, after the wind-up in 1904, the shadow for the big motor boat parade at two each in Cincinnati and one in Chicago. Billy" Hamilton has started in with the eft for Hagerstown, Md., and there signed Palm Beach. Fla., and sent a torpedo stern Boston gets 10 Saturdays at home, two with Dartufouth team ball aspirants© and many new men. Nearly all the minor hunting cabin launch after the racing trophies. New York, Cincinnati and St. Louis: one promises to turn out a clever lot. eagues of the country h.ave been drawn Indignant over the conduct of certain Brook each with Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Pitts- is back at his home again from aud their players will fight for the lyn players on the team of 3904 Manager Han- burg and Chicago, and 16 away, two each after burying his father and his only )ennant around this circuit. lon announces that his former policy of moral in Cincinnati, St. Louis and Brooklyn; trother, the latter a young man killed in a THE TEAMS. persuasion will be superseded by the strictest of three each in New York and Chicago, and terrible accident. Following is a partial list of the men discipline, and all offenders may expect to suffer. four in Philadelphia. The locals don©t get Malachi Kittredge is missod in Worcester signed: All the old officers of the New York National his season. Always lively times when he club, including President John T. Brush and a Saturday in Pittsburg. They open Charleston Catchers. Carson and Munsen: ©^cretary and Treasurer Frederick M. Knowles, here the day before the holiday. April 18, was around. pitchers, Ernie Murray, Dummy Rosson, Copper ere re-elected at the annual meeting of the and play home 23 games in May, and play Tom McCarthy, without a peer in his line and Turner: first base, Pat Newman. a Texas ganization in Jersey City on the 17th Inst. n his day, is getting ready to coach at >roncho; second base. Warrior McKernan, an 24 games in succession here in May and old favorite at the keystone sack: shortstop. It is not generally known that the Cincinnati June. They are scheduled for 32 games Holy Cross. Holy Cross cut high jinks Leou de Montreville. brother of the premier Club refused to "coyer up" Dan Kerwin for at home before they go West. After play aider his efficient tutelage last season, and short fielder, late with Abner Powell©s Atlanta Louisville. Two days after Carry Herrmann ing Brooklyn here April 20, that club will Tom wants to do even better this year. Colonels in the Southern League; third base, ifused to "hide" Kerwin for Tebeau he was not be again seen here until Sept. 1, and Incidentally he intends to unload a deal of Peter Tihald: outfielder. Butinan. sold" to Captain Comiskey for more money is down for eight games in that month. ils winter weight. Columbia Pitchers. Jesse Reynolds, Jersey tnan was asked when he was offered to Cincin Connet, Fritz and Ashton: first base, Sabrie; nati. The schedule looks to be far better than Farrell is going about in a very happy second base. Kuhn; shortstop, MacCarthy, one that of last season and ought to be a money way, and is whistling "You Can©t Lose Ale, of the fastest in the minor .leagues; third base, Manager Selee, it is tipped, has signed Pfeffer, make©r. Charley." Daly: outfield. Guuter. Manager Earle Is a the University of Illinois pitcher, Pfeffer is catcher. touted as a good man, but it would be fine to THE CHAMPION©S SCHEDULE. Augusta Catcher and manager, Andy Roth: keep him on the team for sentimental reasons. The Americans get but four Sundays, pitchers, McLaughlln. Whipple. Holmes and How delightful it would sound to the Chicago two each in Chicago and St. Louis. They NEWS. Buchanan; first base. Dexter; second base. En- old-timers to hear "Pfeffer at tie bat" once get two Saturdays in each of those cities, ile or Nowell: shortstop Meehan. Duriham or ore! two in Detroit and one in , none The Concord Club has signed pitcher William Young: third base. Ruhlaud or MeGilligan; out Shortstop "Rudy" Hulswitt is being adver F. Sline. of FJast Walpole. fielders, Smith, Wilson. Copeland and Cobb; tised a bit in St. Louis by a man whose real in Washington, three in Philadelphia and utility Lanzon. me is J. V. Swengle. This party used the two in New York, or 12 away. Washing Catcher .Tope, of the Newarks. has an offer Macon Catchers--Nick Harnish and Harring- name of the ex-Philadelphia shortstop in that ton gets three Saturdays in Boston, St. from Syracuse, but lie has as yet been unable ton: pitchers. Johnny Segars, Billy Leval. "Ho town and was able to cash a $400 check. It Louis, Cleveland, New York and Detroit to secure his release to accept It. mer" Davenport. Geo. Dwyer and Eddie Herr; turned out that the paper was "N. G., and the each two, Philadelphia and Chicago each Nashua will play in Lynn April 19, and the first base. Thrasher or Fox; second base. Peopo; worker of the racket is in jail. Massachusetts team will play two games in shortstop, Sentell: third base. Commodore Perry one, 13 in all. The June 17 holiday comes Lipe; outfielders, Kapham. Smith (manager). "I can©t figure out," says Jim Hart, "just on a Saturday and falls to Detroit. Bos the New Hampshire city on its Fast day, a Savannah Catcher. Holmes, the social favo where a professional trainer comes in. The trou ton is not scheduled for a single double- few days later. rite: pitchers Lee Staley and seven unknowns ble is this: All the players desire the trainers header at home, but is down for one at Manager Connors, of the Ix>well Base Ball (Ralph Savidge. if he fails to make good with services at the same time. If a trainer could Club, says that ©Hafforrl. Lowell©s third base- the Nationals); shortstop. Billy Oyler; third divide himself into 16 parts be could give satis Washington on Wednesday, May 31, and man, who has been reported as going to Bir base. Mowrey; outfielder, Yancey faction to all men under his care otherwise I another in the same city on Monday, Sept. mingham. Ala., is signed for LowelU Jacksonville Catcher and manager. Bob Pend- am afraid the plan would be impossible. © 18. making four games in two days. They Haverhill is not to have a new base ball park er of the Cotton States League; pitchers. Er At the great Elks banquet in New York Feb ha©ve 27 games running in June and July. this year, that is a settled matter now, al ratic Chappie and Eddie Persons: first base, ruary 15 Garrv Herrmann was presented with an On but five days will there be no major though no place in the country stands in need I©ratz: third base, Ruhland; outfielders. Curran Elks© diamond fob by the New York Lodge of games in Boston after the opening here. of such an improvement more than does that and Violatta. Jack Robinson may be behind the Elks The charm strikes the Elks© hour 11 April 18 May 26 and 27, June 19, July 28 city. swatters again^ ^ _ __j__ and was a token of appreciation of the Red and Aug. 31. Woonsocket. having tired of exhibition games, chief©s efforts in making the Cincinnati re would like to see the New England I^eeague ex union the greatest in the history of the B. t. NATIONAL AFFAIRS. pand 10 a 10-club circuit, taking In Powtuckct NATIONAL LEAGUE NEWS. O. E. President Soden was obliged to take In and Woonsocket. This, however, is out of the Mrs. Doheny has written President Dreyfuss the New York meeting without the com question. has re-signed with New York. that ex-pitcher Doheny shows no signs of im pany of his veteran comrade, Mr. Conard, provement at the Danvers. Mass.. asylum, and Outiiflrler Harry Billet, vho is on Manches thinks "Deerfoot" Barclay will will probably never recover his reason. He is the latter being unable to attend on account ter©s reserve list. SH.VS he will stay in York. be of great assistance to the Boston Nationals. of illness. Mr. Soden was himself under it aeable too rerecognize any of his friends.. Do- Pa., where he caught the "dough." If lie st:..vs Pitcher Jack Taylor has signed a St. Louis hen y has some brothers who are men of influ the weather while in New York, and it ihis year lie will ©lie forever barred from or contract calling for a $000 reduction in hiss sal enc One is a clergyman in Vermont. They was only his splendid grit that carried him ganized ball. ary. are aiding the family of the unfortunate through. "Billy" Rogers, the new busi Manager Billy Connors, of Lowell. is quietly Barney Dreyfuss has received Short Stop brother. ness manager, was at the meeting. hustling to gather a good team for that city George McBride©s photograph, and likes hi Treasurer Knowles. of the Giants, has received Now that the meeting is over Mr. Soden for next season. Connors was Fre©~ .xke©s looks. from a St Ixjuis philanthropist a sample of a right bower, while the latter had char; ><-n I>ow- can give his attention to signing his men, Beaumont and Robertaille have signed Pitts patent pneumonia seat cushion for grand stands. and there will be things doing the next ell. and has had therefore the best of ©tutelage. burg contracts. Wagner and Leach are still un It looks like an enlarged doughnut, being ring- few weeks. Thus far all the attention has The New England League is the only base signed. shaped and made of inflated rubber balls and been directed to the men drafted. No ball organization that manages to live without Jack Warner signed his contract with the St. covered with canvas. As an object to hurl at trouble of any kind is anticipated, however, Sunday games, the Connecticut Lencrne coming Louis National League club during the League an umpire it is believed the new cushion will unless it is the matter of inducing Fred in a close second. Kail River could play Sun meeting. be less ruffling to the feelings than the- ordinary Tenney to play Sunday ball, and it will be day ball across the river in Rhode Island, hut cushion. the aecommoilati >-is are cot satisfactory for President Herrmann has not vet given up W. A. Pbolon touts Reulbach, the Notre Dame surprising, indeed, if Fred can be brought seating the spectators. hope of De Armond joining the Reds at spring pitcher, drafted by Chicago, as being one of the around. There are but five games, it is Jimmie McGinley. the Haverhill pitcher.* who practice. best twirlers in the country. Nothing could true, but five games can cut a big figure in was sold last fall to the St. Louis National Now ©tis said that Niehols will take his St beat Notre Dame with Ruelbach in the box. an.l a championship struggle. League Club, was discharged from the Hale Louis men to the Warm Springs Instead of tt during the summer he pitched in the Missouri THE BATTING QUESTION. Hospital, of Ilaverhill, on January 13, after an Houston. Trx. V©allev League under the name of Law-son. Ihen operation for appendicitis. Mack was in pretty Dick Coolev says he will play in the Tri-State he went east and pitched for, independent teams. "Tenn" is not alone of leaders© who bad shape for a while, and the physicians de Players who have batted against him say be is want something done to pro_ruote more clared that it was only his perfect physical League if Boston tries to send him to some condition that pulled him through alive. "bush league." a wonder. hitting.. I see is disgusted Danny Shay©s health has improved so much ! Through the efforts of George Munson the le- because the hitting is practically nil. Everything in Haverhill now is base ball. Man California that he has decided to play anothet niains of the veteran I©M. Cuthbert. who died You hit the nail on the head, Mr. ager Hamilton©s rellnqulshment of the team season with St. Louis. in St Louis February 6. wf|re on the 8th Inst. Editor, when you alluded to the fact for a job in Harrisburg having awakened an interest in the game some months before it Pitcher Kellum has changed his mind and buried iu Bellefontaiuc Cenr.et.ery. Not a player that in 1902 the umpires had not the ordinarily would manifest itself. Everybody now writes that he is perfectly satisfied©to go attended the funeral. The pallbearers were least difficulty so far as fouling balls was is sorry to lose Billie. but the general opinion to the St. Louis Nationals. Chris Yon der Ahe. Oscar Bollman. a well-known concerned. They didn©t. Yet writers will is that he would have been foolish to let a good musician; ,1. Fitzgibbons. a contractor, formerly thing like the Harrisburg proposition gel awa.\ All of the 24 players on Cincinnati reserve Us a on the Hartford team; W. continually harp on this feature which are under contract to play uext season. The las Spink. a well-known local sportsman: James does not enter into the case at all. Umpire from him. There is, therefore, considerable to get in the fold was Eddie Phelps. was a foul-strike man at the rejoicing over Billie©s good fortune mixed with McTague and Johnny Ryan. the regret for his departure. Business Manager Rogers has scheduled 12 The report that Frank Chance hart sustained start, but he can be put on record as being exhibition games for the RSS©ton Nationals, tr a broken arm was due to the San Francisco re acute enough to see that the game needs be played before the regular season. porter who sent out the story of the accident more hitting, and I regard his opinion on George Pecbiuey, the one-time Cincinnat which caused the report. He wrote: "Chance the matter as nothing short of prophetic. K.-I.-T. LEAGUE NEWS. pitcher, is in the iron fence manufacturing line crashed into Egan and broke his arm." It proba The only way to kill a bad rule is to try with his brother in Cummingsville, O. bly never occurred to the reporter that not President Brown has 50 applications for u to enforce it, and the only way to get more Cincinnati should secure Schwarnwebber from everybody who would read that had seen that bitting is to have less, and that is exactly plres. He has about decided on the three to accident, otherwise he might have been more appointed, and will announce their names Detroit as a running mate for Hoelsketter. Thei specific as to the possession of the fractured what the national game is going to get- a few days. there would be a strike of the local scoreis. arm. It happened to be Bpan©s. less hitting. I look for a most successfu President Charles Brown will call a meeting Vie Willis© salary will receive another cu season for all that. The surroundings of of the league for March 12 to arrange a sched this year and come down to $2400. Two rear the game are now such that it never was ule. He favors a schedule of 156 games. Last ago he worked Boston for more than $4000. NEW YORK LEAGUE NUGGETS. more popular, but that do.es not augur season 120 games were played. Outfielder Sharpe. of the Boston Nationa that improvements© should not be made The Viucennes Baseball Association, member Club, looks good. He lives in West Chester The Binghampton Club has resigned catcher when an opportunity is afforded to do some of the K. I. T. League, has elected C. C. Gos- Pa., and has played with the strongest iiide Bob Drury. thing in that line. Here the Amencar nell president and treasnrer. and D. D. Green pendent teams. secretary, who, with William Ewlng. William The veteran outfielder, Elmer Smith, denies League is on record as feeling the public Miller John Tuite and John C. Cox. will serve William .1. Klem. the new umpire, was born the statement published in Sporting Life to the nulse and as desirous of acting accordingly as directors. Eddie Kolb. of Cincinnati, who is, in Rocbelle. N. Y.: is five feet seven inches liig© effect that he has signed with the Ilion Club but it cannot bring this about single-hand now in Florida, was elected team manager some and weighs 158 pounds. He marie a successfu and wants it understood that he has signed no «d They talk about leaving well enough time ago. debut as umpire iu the Connecticut League in contract nor is he under reserve with any club. 4 SPORTEVG LIFE. February 25, 1905. 1905 Schedule of the National League.

Boston Brooklyn New York Philadelphia Pittsburg Cincinnati Chicago St. Louis AT HOME AT HOME AT HOME AT HOME AT HOME AT HOME AT HOME AT HOME

April 21, 22, 24, 25 April 14. 15, 17 April 26, 27, 28, 23 June 12, 13. 14 June 15, 16, 17, 18 June 7, 8, 9, 10 June 19, 20,21,22 May 26, 27 July 3, 4, 4, 5 May 5, 6, 8 August 7, 7, 8, 9, 10 August 11, 12, 13, 14 August 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 July 29,30,31, Aug. 1 ABROAD43- October 5, 6, 7 June 24, 26, 27 June 28,29, 30 October 2, 3, 4 September 25, 26. 27 September 28, 30 September 22, 23, 24 September 7, 8 July 1, September 9

April 18, 19, 19, 20 May 26, 27. 29, 30, 30 May 5, 6, 8 June 19, 20, 21, 22 June 7, 8, 9, 10 June 15, 16, 17, 18 June 11, 12, 13, 14 September 1, 2, 4, 4 July 6, 7, 8 June 24, 24, 26,27 July 29,31, Aug. 1, 16 August 2, 3. 5, 6 August 11, 12, 13, 14 August 7, 8, 9, 10 ABROAD49" September 18, 19,20 September 9, 11, 12 September 5, 6, 7, 8 September 28, 29, 30 September 22, 23, 24 September 25, 26, 27 October 1, 2, 3

Mauu Vnnlr May 1, 2,3,4 April 26, 27, 28, 29 April 21, 22, 24, 25 June 7, 8, 9, 10 June 19, 20, 21, 22 June 11, 12, 13, 14 June 15, 16, 17, 18 June 1,2,3,3, 5 May 31, June 28,29,30 July3, 4, 4, 5 August 2, 3, 4, 5 July 29, 30, 31, Aug. 1 August 7, 8, 9, 10 August 11, 12, 13, 14 ABROAVJtef© September 16. 16 July 1, 10, Sept. 13 September 18, 19, 20 September 25, 26, 27 October 1, 2, 3 September 22, 23, 24 September 28, 29, 30

May 29, 30, 30, 31 April 14. 15, 17 April 18, 19, 20 June 6, 15,16. 17 June 11, 12, 13, 14 June 19, 20,21,22 June 7, 8. 9, 10 Philadelphia- Julys. 7,8,10 May 1, 2, 3, 4 Aug. 31, Sept. 1,2,4, 4 August 11, 12. 14, 15 August 7, 8, 9, 10 July 29, 30, 31, Aug. 1 August 2, 3, 5, 6 ABROADJKS" September 13, 14, 15 June 1, 2,3, Sept. 16 October 5, 6, 7 September 21, 22, 23 September 28, 29, 30 October 1, 2, 3 September 25, 26, 27

May 23, 24, 25 May 13, 15, 16, 17 May 18, 19, 20, 22 May 9, 10, 11, 12 April 14, 15, 16, 17 April 23, 24, 25 , April 30, May 1, i, 3 July 24, 25, 26,27 July 11, 12, 13, 14 July 15, 17, 18, 19 July 20, 20,21,22 May 7, 28, July 2 June 4, 5 June 25, 26, 27, 28 ABROAD JJS~ August 24, 24, 25, 26 August 17, 18, 19 August 21, 22, 23 August 28, 29, 30 Sept. 14, 16,17, Oct. 8 July 5,6, 7, 8,9, Sept. 3 September 10, 11, 12

May 13, 15, 16, 17 May 9, 10, 11, 12 May 23, 24, 25 May 18, 19, 20, 22 May 5, 6, 8, 27 April 19, 20, 21, 22 April 26, 27, 28, 29 July 11, 12, 13, 14 July 20, 20, 21, 22 July 24, 25, 26, 27 July 15, 17, 18, 19 June 24, July 3, 4, 4 June 25, 26, July 1 June 3, 4 ABKOAD&S" August 17, 18, 19 August 28, 29, 30 August 24. 24, 25, 26 August 21, 22, 23 September 7, 8, 9 September 1, 2, 19, 20 Sept. 3, 4, 4, Oct. 4, 5

May 10, 10, 11, 12 May 18, 19, 20, 22 May 13, 15 16, 17 May 23, 24, 25 April 26, 27. 28, 29 April 30, May 1, 2, 3 April 14, 15, 16, 17 July 20,20, 21, 22 July 15, 17, 18, 19 July 11, 12, 13, 14 July 24, 25, 26, 27 June 1, 2, 3 May 29,30, 30, 31 June 23, 24, July 2 ABROADj(JtS" August 28. 29, 30 August 21, 22, 23 August 17, 18, 19 August 24, 24, 25, 26 Sept. 4, 4, Oct. 6, 7 September 10, 11, 12 September 8, 9, 14, 16 St. Louis "...- . May 18, 19, 20, 22 May 23, 24, 25 May 9, 10, 11, 12 May 13, 15, 16, 17 April 19, 20, 21, 22 April 23, 24. 25 May 4, 5, 6, 7, 27, 28 July 15, 17, 18, 19 Julv 24, 25, 26,27 July 20, 20, 21, 22 © ©©. 12, 13 14 May 29,30,30, June 30 June 1,2, July 6, 7, 8,9 July 4, 4 ABROAD^ " August 21, 22, 23 August 24, 24,25,26 August 28, 29, 30 Aug.. ©8, 19 July 1, Aug. 31,Sept.2 October 6, 7 Sept. 17, 18, Oct. 8

435°* TO FIND WHICH GAMES ARE PLAYED AWAY FROM HOME, READ ACROSS THE PAGE. TO FIND THE HOME GAMES, READ THE DOWN COLUMNS "

President Pulliam was instructed to act Mr. Brush was absent in the West, and Mr. with President Johnson on any reasonable Hart declined to act. Lawyers Clarence, THE . compromise that the American League J. Burleigh, Jr., and E. Englert were coun MAJORS© MEETINGS would offer iu order to break the existing sel for the Pittsburg club. deadlock and reach a satisfactory amend President Johnson©s Schedule Accepted ment of the National Agreement. The re THE HEARING. and His Attitude in the Minor League THE BIG LEAGUES SET THEIR port of the Playing Rules Committee and Fourteen affidavits on behalf of the Pitts the National Commission©s plan for govern burg club were presented to the Board. Controversy Fully Sustained, ing world©s championship series were ap Taylor©s testimony was oral, and he was The spring meeting of the American HOUSES IN ORDER. proved. One constitutional change was also armed with affidavits, the latter in League was held at the Hotel Breslin one made, providing that, in the event of any cluding an affidavit by Mike Grady, who block above the National League meeting club not waiving claim to a player whom caught Taylor in the game in question, and place February 16-17. The another club wants to dispose of to a who declared that Taylor pitched according meeting was delayed, ow Model Schedules With Few Conflicting minor league, the former must pay the to signals. Manager Nichols and President ing to the fyct that the latter $1000 for the player, or else an Robison, of the St. Louis club, also appear Western delegates were amount equal to the draft price of the ed as- witnesses for the accused player. slow in arriving owing to Dates Adopted Future World©s player. Such a rule has been in force iu The hearing was private and the evidence was not given out in detail, as much of it blockades en route. When the American League for two years. was unprintable, and all of it was of such President call Championships Series Provided THE SCHEDULE. a nature that no good purpose could have ed the meeting to order the clubs were represented The important and final business of the been accomplished by giving it publicity. Taylor admitted he was out with friends as follows: New York, For All National Agreement meeting was the adoption of the champion Frank ,7. Varrell and Joseph. ship schedule, which had been reported by all night before the game of July 30; that he became intoxicated and was in no con Gordon; Boston, John I. President Pulliam after comparison with Taylor and Curl M. Greene; Amendments Lost in a Deadlock. the American League schedule. This dition to pitch on that day. He strenuous ly denied that he had anything to do with Philadelphia, Benj. F. schedule calls for the opening of the Ban. B. Johnson Shibe and Connie Mack; championship season on Friday, April 14, the betting on the game, or that he had BY FRANCIS C. RICHTER. dealings of any kind with the Pittsburg Washington, B. S. Miner and for 354 games for each club. The sea gamblers, and claimed that he tried his and Thomas S. Noyes; Chicago, Cbas. A. New York city last week witnessed son will close in the East on October 7 and best to win the game, although not in con Comiskey; Cleveland, C. W. Somers and the completion of the major leagues© end in the West on October 8. There are dition to pitch as well as usual. J. F. Kilfoyle; St. Louis, Robert L. Hedges; but twenty conflicting dates, as against Detroit, F. J. Navin. Mr. Robert McRoy preparations for the 1905 championship fifty-four last year. There will be no A STRONG POINT. acted as secretary at all of the sessions. season. The National League and conflicts at Boston, one in Philadelphia, on The strongest point in favor of ©Taylor The sale of the Washington Club to September 0; three conflicts in New York, was the evidence of Michael Grady, the Messrs. Thomas Noyes, Scott Bone, H. L. American League adopted 154-game all of which the Phillies drew on Septem St. Louis catcher who caught for Taylor Miner and Harry liapley, substantial and ber 2 and Labor day; seven in St. Louis in the Pittsburg game. Grady said he did well-known citizens of the Capital City, schedules with but 20 conflicting dates. and nine in Chicago. Nearly all the con all of the signaling and Taylor never cross was ratified by the American League. Incidentally, the Taylor trial resulted in flicts at Chicago and St. Louis will be 011 ed him once; the score was 5 to 3 in favor Sundays. THE MINOR©S DEMAND. the acquittal of the accused player; the of Pittsburg, and was tied up to the last President Johnson©s report of the pro A DESERVED COMPLIMENT. inning, when, with the bases full and two world©s championship contests were out, Smith had two strikes on him and ceedings at the Cincinnati meeting of the Before adjournment the National League Grady signaled Taylor for a fast ball close National Commission was- first read and placed under control of the National ordered a basket of roses sent to President to Smith©s chin. The batsman pulled away considered. After expression of opinion Commission; and the American League Dreyfuss, of the Pittsburg Club, together and the ball, hitting the handle of his bat, by each delegate regarding the demands of with a message expressing regret for his dropped just out of reach of the third base- the National Association for National won out in its battle with the National first absence from a National League meet man. It was a scratch hit. Agreement amendment President Johnson©s ing and hopes for his speedy recovery. position was unanimously approved. It Association. The American League THE VERDICT. THE ATTENDANCE. was the sense of the meeting that some sustained President Johnson©s refusal to After the evidence had been all submitted concessions should be made© the minors of magnates, managers, players and scribes the Directors spent several hours cou- if the latter were willing to compromise. accede to the National Association©s was large, as was to have been expected sidering the case, and late in the evening On Thursday evening, while the League at a simultaneous meeting of the two great rendered the following decision: was in session, a message was received proposed draft clause amendment, and major leagues. Following is a list of at from the National Board, asking for a con tendants: The board of directors of the National League, the minor body declined to accept a in meeting assembled at the Victoria Hotel, ference between one of their members and The managers present -were William Rogers, New York city, February 14 and 15, 1905, after a an American League member, preferably compromise proposed by the American of Boston: Hanlon, of Brooklyn; Jones, of Chi President Johnson. The latter was there League and indorsed by the National cago: Barrows, of Indianapolis; Nichols. of St. fair and impartial hearing given to John W. Louis; Stallings, of Buffalo: Burnham, of New laylor. a member of the St Louis tall club, upon delegated to meet the National As League, thus blocking all of the pro ark; Earle. of A. J. G.; Murray, of Jersey City; under formal charges made against said player, sociation representative, which be did later Doe, of New Bedford: Tebeau. of Louisville; which charges may he summarized as follows: in the evening. Alter a four-hour confer posed National Agreement amendments. trank. of New Orleans. The players were Billy First, entering into an agreement with certain ence President Johnson submitted the com Following is a concise and accurate re Keeler , Mike Gradv. Tom Cor- residents of Allegheny County, Pa., with a pur promise measure detailed in another col corau. . Dick Cooley. Jack AVaruer pose of unduly influencing the result of a game port of the proceedings: Jimmy Bannon. Jack Cronin. T. Duly. J. Hurley of baseball played on Julv 30. 1904. iu Alle umn as an ultimatum. Its rejection by the Clarke Griffith. Jack Taylor, Tom Doran, Jerry gheny, Pa., between the St. Louis and Pitts National Association©s Board left the Banuon and Jimmy Gorman. Umpires present burg baseball clubs. American League no alternative except to were Klem O©Loujrhlin. Connelly. Sheridan. Second, that on or about the 30th day of July leave matters in statu quo. Hurst and Kelly. Minor magnates present were 19U4, the said John \V. Taylor misbehaved and Secretary J. H. Farrell. of the National Associa misconducted himself iu the said county of Al THE SCHEDULE. tion; President Kavanaugh. of the Southern legheny, in the .State of Pennsylvania,©to such President Johnson on Thursday evening Adopts the Schedule Prepared by Presi League; President Griffith, of Jersey City an extent and in such a manner as to be guilty compared his schedule with that© of Presi Messrs. Jqyner and Dickiuson, of the "Atlanta of the grossest violation of the laws, rules and dent Pulliam and Closes up All Other club: President Kreiiner. of Montreal: President orders of his own club, and also the law, rulas dent Pulliam, pud after making a few c; H- Williams, of Spokane: Stockholder Walsh, and orders of the National League of Profession changes the two officials signed an agree Preparatory Business. of Washington; President Powers, of the East al Baseball Clubs, makes the following finding: ment that no change of date that would The spring meeting of the National ern League: President Harry L. Taylor, of the In the first count the board was confronted work a hardship to the rival club in any League was held at the Victoria Hotel, Buffalo club, and President O©Brien, of the with a great deal of documentary and oral tes city where two clubs were located could be Feb. 14-15. The delegates were: New American Association. Conspicuous rooters timony; but. inasmuch as a verdict of guilty made in either schedule without the pro were Hector Clem, of New York, and Mike would carry with it expulsion of this player and York Fred S. Knowles, Regan. of Boston. The visiting scribes wore loss of livelihood, the board, after weighing the posed change being first submitted to the secretary, acting for Presi Muraane, Morse, Barnes and O©Connell of Bos evidence carefully and giving tne ylaver the other president. The schedule was then dent Brush; Brooklyn- ton; Mercer, of St. Louis; Jack Ryder, of Cin submitted to the American League and cinnati, and Fogel. Weart, Hough and Editor benefit of every possible doubt, finds him not Charles H. Bbbets and Ed Riehter, of Philadelphia. guilty on the first charge. formally adopted. It cuts conflicting dates ward Hanlon; Philadelphia On second count the evidence offered in sup down to twenty in all, nine in Chicago, William J. Shettsline and port of the charges is as conclusive as it pos seven in St. Louis, three in New York sibly can be. including as It does the player©s D. Le Roy Reeves; Pitts owu statement, under oath, bearing out bevoud and one in Philadelphia. The season opens burg W. H. Locke, acting THE TAYLOR CASE. any doubt a finding of guilty on this cnsfrge. April 14 an 1 clcscs- October 8. for President Dreyfuss-, who The verdict of the board, therefore, is that the REMAINING BUSINESS. was ill; Chicago James A. The Accused Player Acquitted of the said John W. Taylor is found guilty on the se> The remaining business of public im Hart; Cincinnati August ond count of the eb?-rg;es preferred against him, portance was consideration and acceptance Herrmann; St. Louis Charge of Crookedness, But Justly and a pecuniary penalty of $300 is hereby Im of the rules formulated by the National Frank De Haas Robison. posed, the said John W. Taylor being ineligible Punished For Bad Conduct. to play in any game of the National League un Commission for the establishment and con President Pulliam presided til the penalty so imposed Is paid. trol of the world©s championship series as Harry C. Pulliam at all sessions. Four ses The Board of Directors of the National an annual fixture. The report of the Joint sions were held in between jeague convened on February 14 to try While the Board was considering the Committee on Playing Rules, providing for meetings of the National Commission and pitcher Jack Taylor on two charges pre evidence pitcher Taylor bethought him no changes whatever in the code, was read the Joint Rules Committee. The latter met ferred by the Pittsburg self to secure counsel and at once engaged and adopted. It was decided to strictly on Wednesday and voted to make no change Ckib. The first count was Lawyer Ward. The latter appeared before enforce the balk rule; also the rule to keep whatever in the playing rules. Those pres that he had conspired with the Board and on Taylor©s behalf demand level all the pitchers© boxes on American ent were Pulliam, proxy for Fleishman; divers gamblers and others ed a suspension of judgment until he had League grounds. After disposing of some Hanlon, Comiskey, Kilfoyl and Mack. On to lose the game in mies- time to go over the evidence and prepare cases growing out of player drafts and the question of the foul-strike rule Kilfoyl tion. The second count .s a defense for the accused player. This was transfers of interest only to certain clubs and Slack voted for excision and the other that he had been gui 1 - of refused on the ground that the directors the American League adjourned. three for retention. No- other changes were conduct in violation c t the had given the player a full and hair hear UMPIRES INSTRUCTED. either proposed or considered. constitution of the National ing and had agreed upon a decision which On Saturday President Johnson held a IMPORTANT LEGISLATION. League and prejudicial to would be given out shortly. When the de session of instruction with his umpires the best interests of the na cision was announced the player and his When the league went into session the tional game. The judges Those present were O©Loughlin, Sheridan; report of Presidents Pulliam and Herrmanu counsel were inclined to take exception Kelly and Connolly. McCarthy, a new were Garry Herrmann, as to the amount of the fine, but later -wisely man, was not able to come on from Cali on the Cincinnati meeting of the National proxy for Mr. Dreyfuss; Commission was read and approved. The came to the conclusion to accept the ver fornia. President Johnson instructed his Mr. Sodeu and President dict without contest in view of the gener umpires to exercise unusual care in enforc demands of the National Association were Pulliam, ex officio member then once more considered at length, and ally expressed opinion that Taylor got ing the balk rule this year. The umpires of the Board. Of the remaining Directors off cheaply. were also informed that it would be their February 25, 1905. SPORTING LIFE. 5 1905 Schedule of the American League.

Chicago St. Louis Detroit Cleveland Washington Philadelphia New York Boston AT HOME AT HOMB AT HOME AT HOMB AT HOME AT HOMB AT HOMB AT HOME

April 24, 25, 26, 27 April 19, 20. 21,22 May 5, 6, 8,9 June 10, 12,13, 14 June 6, 7, 8, 9 June 15, 16, 17, 19 June 20, 21, 22, 23 June 30, July 1 June 24, July 7,8 July 4,4, 5. 6 August 3, 4, 5, 7 July 29,31, Aug. 1,2 August 8, 9. 10, 11 August 12, 14, 15, 16 ABROADJ85?" Sept. 18, 19, Oct. 6,7,8 September 4, 4, 5, 6 September 1,2, 20 October 2,3, 4 September 28, 29, 30 September 21, 2?, 23 September 25, 26, 27 St. Louis ...... April 14. 15, 16, 17 May 1, 2,3,4 April 28, 29 June 20,21, 22,23 June 15. 16, 17. 19 June 10, 12, 13, 14 June 6, 7, 8, 9 June 21 , 28, 29 July 4,4, 5,6 May 29,30,30,31 August 8, 9, 10, 11 August 12 14, 15, 16 August 3, 4. 5,7 July 29, 31, Aug. 1,2 ABROAD/Bef" Sept. 12, 13, 15, 16 September 7,8, 9 June 24, Sept. 4,4, 5, 6 September 28, 29,30 October 2, 3, 4 September 25, 26, 27 September 21, 22, 23 Detroit -...... April 23, 28, 29, 30 May 5, 6,7 April 14, 15, 17, 18 June 6, 7, 8, 9 June 10, 12, 13, 14 June 20.21, 22, 23 June 15, 16, 17, 17 May 29,30,30,31 June l, 2, 3,4, 25 June 30, July 1 July 29,31. Aug. 1,2 August 3,4, 5, 7 August 12, 14, 15, 16 August 8, 9, 10. 11 ABROAD49*- July 2,9, Sept. 10 September 2,3, 17 Sept. 18, 19, Oct. 5, 6, 7 September 21, 22, 23 September 25,26,27 October 2, 3, 4 September 28, 29, 30 Cleveland...... May 2, 3, 7 April 19,21,22,23,30 April 24, 25, 26, 27 June 15, 16, 17, 19 June 20. 21. 22, 23 June 6, 7, 8, 9 June 10, 12, 13, 14 June 1, 3, 4, 25 July 2.3,7,8,9 June 26, 27,28 August 12, 14. 15, 16 August 8, 9, 10, 11 July 29,31, Aug. 1, 2 August 3, 4, 5, 7 ABROAD.8 "" September 3, 8, 9, 17 September 10 Sept. 12, 13, 14, 16 September 25, 26, 27 September 21, 22, 23 September 28, 29,30 October 2, 3, 4 May 20. 21, 23,24 May 25,26, 27,28 May 16, 17, 18, 19 May 11, 12, 13, 15 May 1, 2, 3, 4 April 21,22,24, 25 April 26, 27, 28, 29 July 14, 15, 16, ,18 July 10, 11, 12, 13 July 19,20, 21,22 July 24, 25, 26, 27 June 1, 2 3, 5 July 4, 4, 5 June 29, 30, July 1,3 AUROADvKjf August 28, 29, 30 August 25,26, 27 August 22, 23, 24 August 18, 19, 21 September 2,4, 4 Sept. 13, 14 15, 16 September 9, 11, 12

May 16, I 7, IS, 19 May 12, 13. 14, 15 May 25. 26,27 May 20, 22, 23, 24 May 5, 6, 8, 9 April 26, 27, 28, 29 April 21, 22, 24, 25 Philadelphia July 23, 24, 25, 26 July 19, 20,21,22 July 14, 15, 17,18 July 10, 11, 12, 13 June 24, 26,27,28 June 29, 30, July 1, 3 July 4.4, 5 ABROAD^ " August 22, 23, 24 August 18, 19,20 August 17, 25.26, 23 August 29, 30, 31 October 5,6,7 September 18, 19. 20 September 5,6, 7,8 New York ...... May 12, 13, 14, 15 May 16, 17, 18, 19 May 20, 22,23,24 May 25, 26, 27 April 14, 15,17 April 18, 19, 20 May 5, 6. 8. 9 July 19, 20,21,22 July 23,24,25, 26 July 10, 11, 12, 13 July 14, 15, 17. 18 July 6,7,8,8 May 29,30,30,31 June 24,26,27,28 ABROADJ85?" August 18, 19, 23 August 22, 23, 24 August 29, 30, 31 August 17, 25, 26,28 September 5, 6, 7, 8 September 9,11, 11, 12 October 5, 6, 7

May 25, 26. 27, 28 May 20, 21,23,24 May 11, 12, 13, 15 May 16, 17, 18, 19 April 18, 19, 20 April 14, 15, 17 May 1, 2. 3, 4 July 10, 11, 12, 13 July 14, 15. 16, 18 July 24, 25, 26,27 July 19,20. 21, 22 May 30,30,31,31 July 6. 7, 8. 8 June 1, 2. 3,5 ABROAD^ " August 25, 26, 27 August 29, 30,31 August 18, 19, 21 August 22, 23, 24 Sept. 18, 18, 19,20 Sept. 13, 14, 15, 16 September 2, 4, 4

TO FIND WHICH GAMES ARE PLAYED AWAY FROM HOME, READ ACROSS THE PAGE. TO FIND THE HOME GAMES, HEAD THE DOWN COLUMNS© duty to see that the pitcher©s box is per suitable emblem as a memento of the cham yer Griffiths was put forward as the spokes fair and should have been accepted for a fectly level with the rest of the diamond. pionship. man upon all occasions. year©s trial at least. Lawyer Griffith subse The sanies are to be held under the auspices quently also gave a statement to the news This will do away with the practice of of the National Commission. ASSOCIATION WEAKNESSES. raising the box so©that the pitcheu, has an Seven sanies are to complete a scries, unless From the moment of the arrival of the papers to the effect that the National Board immense advantage over the batsman. Fur one team shall win four victories before that American League delegates the Board aad no alternative except rejection of the thermore, the umpires were ordered to en number has been played, in which case the members began their work of converting Johnson proposition under its instructions force the rules against kicking and disorder series shall be declared closed. the opposition to their pet draft clause to accept only the original amendment pro The games are to be played under the rules posed for the benefit of "Class A;" that as with even greater strictness than before, of the major leagues. amendment. They made little progress, and they were assured that they wouiu The first six games are to be played in the hovvcvi©V. as the © American league men t~he "Class A" leagues believed the one- receive the support of President^ Johnson cities represented bv tho championship teams, were determined to stand by President man draft to be the most vital to their to the limit. the place for playing the first three games to Johnson©s amendment, although disposed interests, while the American League be JOURNALISTS ENTERTAINED. be decided by lot. The place for playing the to listen to any other form of compromise. lieved that that would produce a corner in seventh game, if necessary, will be decided Their refusal to accept the National Board©s "Class A" players, nothing could be done On Friday evening, after adjournment, by the National Commission. except to" agree to disagree and let matters the American League tendered the local Each competing club must put up a forfeit amendment was-largely due to bitterness occasioned by fierce attacks upon Johnson go as they lay. In conclusion he stated that and visiting newspaper men a dinner. The to guarantee its appearance and to live up to President Johnson, had treated him person function took place in the grill-room of the provisions of the agreement. and the American League by National As There shall be two umpires, invested with sociation men and papers. They were also ally with fairness and consideration. the Hotel Breslin and was an imposing full afithority while the teams are on the field, affair. The utmost good feeling and jollity the same as "during a championship game. The influenced in their opposition by the un JOHNSON©S LAST WORD. prevailed among the 80 guests. Wine was president of each major league shall select one diplomatic way the matter had been han President Johnson, of the American plentiful as water and the dinner was in umpire, and their compensation shall be fixed dled from the start and by the evident lack League, in a brief review of the matter keeping with the character of the magnifi-" bv the commission. . of unity among the Association people. It after adjournment, said: cent new hotel. The menu was as follows: The gate receipts are to be divided in this was also made to appear by the comment "The minor leagues have nobody to blame but THE AMERICAN LEAGUE OF PROFESSION The National Commission shall receive 10 per of magnates of the smaller classes that this themselves. They were represented here by men AL, BASEl BALL CLUB©S COMPLIMENT cent, of the gross receipts of-all games, this was not so much an Association matter as who were looking out for their own personal ARY DINNEIK TO THEIR FRIENDS, sum to be used for the payment of umpires, the a purely "Class A" affair. Furthermore, interests and who muddled things in a most THE BOYS OF THE PRESS. purchase of a pennant, emblems, etc. If this the Class A men were not a unit, as inter unfortunate way. I have the opinion of many sum is not sufficient, each league is to be as nal dissension was created in the Eastern persons interested in minor league clubs that the Oyster Cocktail a la J!an B. Johnson sessed to make up the deficit. All other ex proposition made by us yesterday was perfectly penses, railroad fare, hotel bills, ground at League end by the apparent side-tracking fair. As the National League had approved of Olives Celery taches, etc., are to be paid by the clubs. of President Powers; while in the Ameri it beforehand, the minor leagues stood alone In After deducting the 10 per cent, for the Na can Association end the ghost of the recent their opposition to it. It would have been good tional Commission. 40 per cent, of the balance presidential election feud rose. This also policy on their part to have accepted it; but it Chicken Gumbo en Tasse for the first four games is to form a pool tor is too late now. The American League has been the players. Of this pool, 75 per cent, is to had its influence upon the National League fair to the minors at all times, and will be fair Broiled Green Bluefish with Cucumters go to the winning team and 25 per cent, to the men to such an extent that they weakened in the future; but I cannot say that the minors losing team. , on_ then- former stand in favor of the have been fair to us. As the case stands now, Filet of Beef The remainder from the first four games and "Class A" amendment and instructed the minor leagues are not in. harmony with the gate receipts from the other games neces President Pulliam to work with President one another and have not bettered themselves American League Punch, Honestly Illustrated sary to complete the. series are to be divided a particle, in spite of the fact that they had equally between the owners or the two clubs. Johnson in the move for a compromise. * an extraordinary chance to do so yesterday." Havre de Grace Teal Duck If tho series is extended beyond the time of A NEW JOHNSON PROPOSITION. the plavers© contracts, the salaries of the play The American League men, while deter Grilled White Potatoes. Fried Hominy. ers shall continue at the same rate as their con- mined not to accept the Class A amend Other Important Board Business. ment, were disposed to agree upon a less The National Board during the week Breslin Salad ©The free list©shall be suspended except for the radical amendment, and when the National held a session with President Theodore P1Anv ©^other questions" and all differences that Board asked for a conference between Creamer of the independent Tri-State mav©arise are to be decided by the commission. President Johnson and Lawyer Griffiths League with a view to bringing that or Each plaver of each major league is to be tho request was readily granted. For four ganization under protection. As Mr. G. H. Muumm©s Extra Dry and Selected Brut mailed a copy of these rules before ilarch 10 ot hours these two gentlemen threshed the Creamer had no power to act for his or each year. matter out without reaching an agreement. ganization, no definite result could be ar Cigarettes Cigars The same rules are to apply to local Griffith stuck to his original proposition, rived at. On Fridav night President C. White Rock championship series, in case the clubs in which was as follows: H. Williams, of the Spokane Club, appear ed before the Board to protest against the Open Bar Order what you like volved request it. As the clubs would Fifteen hundred dollars for every player taken have to pav the Commission 10 per cent, from a Class A A club, and only one player to forfeiture of the Pacific National League©s February 17th, 1905 for the permission they are not likely to be taken from any one club; $1000 for Class A protection rights. He blamed ex-President players: $750 for Class B players; $600 for Lucas for the mix-up and charged him witu. President Johnson, the toastmaster, in 9 © THE COMISKEY-HART CASE. Class C players; $400 for Class D players. neglect of duty and treachery. As Mr. Lu his introductory address, paid a glowing lu all classes except Class A A. Class A and cas was not present to defend himself it tribute to the press for its good work in Before adjourning the Commission con Class B there was no limit to be put on the sidered the Comiskey-Hart case, resulting was decided to have another hearing of behalf of national game and for its stead number of players that could be taken from any the case at Chicago on March 2. fast support of the American League. Law from the latter©s alleged stories of pitcher one club. yer Elkins spoke for the New York Ameri Taylor©s performances in the Chicago post- President Johnson receded from the OTHER CASES DISPOSED OF. can League* club, and President Noyes, ot I©son series in 1903, and, while no action amendment he proposed at the Cincinnati Among other business transacted by the Washington, and President Taylor, of Bos was taken, it can be said that a definite conference and submitted the following Board was action on the application of ton made addresses. and George decision will be handed down some time amendment, favored also by the© National the Texas League for advancement to Tidden of New York; , ot next* week. It is understood that it will Class C; from the Western Association to League, as an ultimatum: be advanced to Class B, and from the South Boston,© and F. C, Richter, of Philadelphia, b«vln the shape of mild censure of Mr. Ha; One thousand dollars for Class A (Class A spoke for the press; Mike Itegan, of Bos for indiscretion. This will dose th> 1 Class A A being grouped); $750 for Class Atlantic League to Class B, All were de ton, spoke for the rooters, and a number nastiest episode in the history of the na V. and $500 for all other leagues. The number nied on the ground that the cities in the of local rooters contributed recitations and tional game since 1877. when Devhn, Hall of players to be taken from any one club in leagues lacked the requisite aggregate pop songs. It was after 3 o©clock in the morn and two others were blacklisted for crook- any league to be limited to two. The sum for ulation. ing when the dinner adjourned with cheers each player drafted to be paid in full at time THE ROACH CASE. for the American League. The souvenirs AGREEMENT AMENDMENTS. of draft; if not retained player to be returned In the celebrated Roach case no action were sterling silver balls, regulation size, Another session of the Commission would gratis to the club from which drafted. was taken upon the National Commission©s in which the ices were served. have been necessary had the American President Johnson suggested to Mr. Grif order to take that player from the Butte League and the National Associations fith that his plan be given a trial for this Club©s reserve list. It was agreed to do Board agreed upon a draft clause amend year, and then if it was found to work a s©o at the Cincinnati conference, but the ment As the National Board, however, hardship to the minor leagues the question Board held that that action fell along with iTHE NATIONAL COMMISSION e the proposition which the Ameri could be gone over again next fall. Mr. the proposed National Agreement amend League offered as an ultimatum, no Johnson argued that under his plan of pay ments which failed of adoption and that ing the entire sum down the clubs would Prepares Ample Rules For Governing Commiission meeting was necessary as all this case along with all other disputed e other proposed amendments fell be very careful in drafting players and cases reverted to its former status. World©s Series and Considers the of the the plan would in a large measure restrict with the rejected drafting clause amend Comiskey-Hart Case. and the old agreement remains in the number of men drafted. ment JOHNSON DECLARES HIMSELF. CONNECTICUT LEAGUE CHIPS. The National Commission held a meeting force another year. Mr. Griffith laid Mr. Johnson©s proposition in between sessions of the two major before the National Board on Friday morn Pitcher Ira Plank© has signed a 1905 Norwich Leagues and formulated a plan for regula ing, and was instructed to notify Mr. John contract. ting and controlling future , THE NATIONAUSSOCIATION. son of its rejection. This he did in the Ned Crollns has signed for Norwich a premis world©s championship series. hotel corridor, and then Mr. Johnson ven ing New York player named William Seudder. The plan is along the lines The National Board, Failing to Convert tilated his views of the National Associa Second baseman Ed Cannon, of Springfield, will suggested oy President tion©s position. He voiced his belief that probably sign with the Oakland, Cal., club, as Brush of the New York the American League, Refuses Com the whole trouble arose out of the efforts of he is free to sign anywhere. National Club, in his fa promise and Blocks All Amendments a few leading spirits in the Eastern League The Norwich Club has received the siiroed con mous letter published last and American Association to work the Na tract of Harry Zollers, who will be tried out at fall. Under the regulations The National Board of the National As tional Agreement for personal benefit, and shortstop against Jack Hannifan. the owners of the champion sociation was present in force during the that their work had not the sanction or Owner Danaher. of the New Haven Club. teams in the National and meetings of the two major leagues in order backing of any classes in the National As still expects to dispose of his club and that, American Leagues will ben- to ratify possible amend sociation except two "Class A" leagues; too at his price, which is the modest sum ot S-eflt by the playing of ments to the National and that they could serve no other pur $10.000. _____ I games for the world©s Agreement. The members pose than to disrupt the National Associa championship. Every effort in attendance were Chair tion. He particularly denounced Tebeau, Letter List man George Tebeau, Coun Hon.Hon R.HenmaaaA Hermann thcwas rulegm^6 tQin preventdrawing anyup Stallings. Hanlon and Griffith for making The following letters, in care of "Sporting selor Howard Griffiths, threats of withdrawal and reprisal, and de Life." will be immediately forwarded upon possible chance or incentive to hippodrom- Judge Kavanaugh, Tim clared that if they attempted to create new iag; in fact, the players can benefit noth Murnane and Secretary trouble in base ball by endeavoring to with receipt of address: ing by playing more than four games, the Farrell. They were rein draw the Association from the National David Altizer Billy Hallman, Sr. (a) number of victories necessary to win the forced throughout by Hau- Agreement condign punishment would be J. Weigert Howard Camnitz lon, Stallings, Kreitner, visited upon them. Frauds Mencke W. J. Cooley 6© THE SYSTEM. Wendelshaefer, Burnham, FINAL STATEMENTS. Sec. j. M. Farnbaker Wally Taylor The principal points of the rules are O©Brien, Barrows and other Subsequently President Johnson publicly M©g©r Kelchner, Lebanon Virgil Garvin minor magnates, and by explained his proposition to the assembled Manager P. McGraft Robert Emslie as follows: I Ceoroe Tebeaa President Powers, of the newspaper men and asked for an opinion "Buck" Washer Tohn Ganiel The teams will play for a pennant and each Hub Knoll John S. Ray player on tne winning team stall receive a National Association. Law thereon; the consensus was that it was SPOUTING LIFE. February 25, 1905.

himself open to the serious charge made pearing to care for no interests apart from against him and thereby endangered the TO OUR REAPERS. their own pet measure. good repute of the game itself. In pursuance of "Sporting Life©s" On the other hand it is a question A WEEKLY JOURNAL Under the circumstances Taylor©s $3(X whether peace within the National Associa fine was well deserved; in fact he was ex announced purpose to print weekly tion would have been assured even had the devoted to tremely lucky to get off so cheaply, it throughout the fall and winter a great Class "A" leagues accepted the Johnson Base Bail, Trap Shooting and is up to him now to exhibit a chastened series of group pictures, comprising compromise. That acceptance would have General Sports spirit and to make a strong effort to rein the sixteen major league teams and entailed also the acceptance of all the state himself in public favor and confidence other amendments previously agreed upon the champion teams of all the minor FOUNDED APRIL, 1883. by good ball playing and better conduct. between the National Commission and Na For all other ball players Taylor©s troubles leagues, there have been published to tional Board. In the doing of this the should serve as a wholesome warning date the following group pictures: latter body had exceeded its authority, Trade-marked by the Sporting Life Pub. Co. against bad habits, evil associations, and which, under the Kavanaugh resolution of Entered at Philadelphia Post Office Oct. 15 The New York National team. as second class matter indiscreet manner or speech on or off Oct. '22— The Boston American team. last October, had been limited to negotiat particularly off the diamond. Out. 29 The New York American team. ing only draft clause amendments. As Published by .Nov. 5 The Chicago National team. some of the other amendments1 affected Nov. 12 The Chicago American team. Association prerogatives there is little THE SPORTING LIFE A BATTLE_WON. Nov. 19 The Cincinnati National team. doubt that their acceptance would have Nov. 26© The Cleveland American team. caused a row notwithstanding the undoubt PUBLISHING CO. The Amercian League has won out in its Dec. 3 The Pittsburg National team. battle with the National Board of the Dec. 10 The Athletic American team. ed general benefit conferred by the Johnson 34 South Third Street amendment. But even at that the minors© PHILADELPHIA, PA., U. S. A. National Association on the question of Dec. 17 The St. Louis National team. draft clause amendment of the National Dec. 24 The St. Louis American team. situation would have been infinitely better Agreement, and that, too by the keenest Dec. 31 The Brooklyn National team. than it now is. THOMAS S. DANDO...... President diplomacy and cleverest tactics yet ex Jaii. 7 The Detroit American team. From the present situation the National Jan. 14 The Boston National team. J. CLIFF. DANPO...... Treasurer hibited by that organization. Incidentally Association as a body will necessarily suffer WILL K. PARK...... Secretary Jau. 21 The Washington American team. chiefly; in fact we fear for it serious re it extricated itself from an unenviable Jan. 28 The Philadelphia National team. FRANCIS C. RICHTER...... Editor-in-Chiel sults from the Class "A" opening of the EDWARD C. STARK...... Business Manager position and placed itself favorably before Feb. 4 The Buffalo Eastern League team. press and public. Feb. 11 The St. Paul Am. Ass. team. "Pandora box." Wounds have been made With the solid support of his organiza Feb, 18 The Syracuse N. Y. League team. which will be slow to heal; dissensions, Subscription Rates tion behind him President Johnson placed Having completed the list of sixteen suspicions and distrust have infected the One Year ...... $2.00 himself firmly upon three propositions: entire organization; and from a firm, united Six Months ...... 1.25 major league teams we have entered body it has been gradually transformed Stogie Copy ...... 5c. First, that the increased draft prices de Foreign Postage . $1.04 extra per annum manded would inevitably establish an ex upon a series of champion teams of into a faction-rent aggregation of hostile Payable In Advance cessive standard of purchase prices; second, minor leagues, in the current issue is and distrustful leagues whose independ that the one-man draft would create a ence is tottering. Well may the friends of given a fine group picture of the Mem the National Association regard the future corner in Class "A" players, the kind most phis team, champions of the Southern needed by major leagues; third, that .the with deepest apprehension. proposed draft clause amendment would League. In the next issue, March 4, the not benefit the National Association as a Haverhill team, champions of the New LATE NEWS BY WIRE. whole and was simply designed to conserve England League, will be presented. the interest of Class "A©* leagues only. Special to "Spot-tins Life." Against these contentious the National Don©t miss any of these group pictures. Pitcher Camuitz has signed a Toledo contract. Copies of the papers of the above dates OuUielder has re-signed with Board, controlled by the Class1 "A" leagues, Cleveland. made a futile battle. The draft price cut are still in print and can be secured Pitcher C. Holmes, of Douglas, Kas.. has sign little figure with them, the crux of their at any time upon remission to this ed a Pittsburg contract. position being the one-man draft; and on Shreveport has purchased infielder Arthur Hess office of five cents for each copy de from the Indianapolis Club. that proposition they found it impossible Charley Zimmer has accepted appointment as WORK WELL DONE, co simultaneously combat the vital inter sired. an Kasteru League umpire. ests of the major leagues and the thinly Better still, we can deliver copies Manager Buckenberger, of the Rochester team, The two major leagues are to be con disguised hostility of the lesser leagues of of each group above mentioned pre has signed catcher F. A. Hartman. gratulated upon the harmonious and sensi The Utioa Club has signed pitcher Frank Me- their own organization. pared for framing purposes. These Cormick, late of the Southern Tier League. ble way in which, they conducted the busi That the lesser leagues gave little sym The remains of the late second baseman Wil ness of their spring meetings and upon the pathy and less support to the Class "A" specially prepared copies are printed liam Kagan have been interred in a Colorado excellent lines they have laid for the ap cemetery. ^contenders was plainly apparent in public on heavy enameled paper, size 13 x 14 The Coucord Club has signed pitcher Samuel proaching season. The schedules drawn by and potentially evident in secret. Presi inches. These will be sent by mail, Frock, of Baltimore, who pitched last for the the two presidents are models, and with dent Johnson availed himself to the full UKIgei.r. Mil., team. securely wrapped in tubes, at .ten Ernest Diehl. who played a few games with conflicting dates reduced to the lowest of this National Association division and Pittsburg last season, has been declared a pro minimum only good weather and fairly finally cut the ground from under the Class cents the copy, prepaid. fessional by the A. A. U. close races are needed to enable all of the George Reed, manager of the Pine Bluff Club, "A" men by a compromise proposition, champions of the Cotton States League, has been clubs of the two leagues to more than meet which, while it denied the vital point aimed A BATTLE LOST. appointed manager of the Greenville Club. expenses. at by the Class "A" leagues, was so broad The National Board has rendered a final de A pleasing feature of the meetings was and fair to all other minor leagues that the cision in the case cf pitcher Albert Minor in The Class "A" leagues of the National favor of Newark, as against Elvansyllle and the joint adoption of the system which Class "A" leagues had no alternative but Deliver. Association lost their fight for their pet makes a world©s championship series a to accept it in the broader interest of the Pitcher© Jack Ta.vlor In an interview In St. draft-clause amendment of the National compulsory annual event, hedges it about entire National Association, or to reject it Louis says he has instructed Lawyer John M. Agreement, which it would be fooMsh or Ward to flght his $300 tine, which he regards with comprehensive safeguarding restric and thus give up the fight. as excessive. mendacious to deny was largely in the tions, and vests the control thereof in the They chose the latter course and left According to a Wichita (Kas.) dispatch Frank interest of the Class "A" leagues, who de Isbeil, of the Chicago Americans, is to become unbiased National Commission. Thus is the American League master of the field, sired thus to protect what they consider manager of the Wichita Club. He is engaged in the public assured of an annual sporting with renewed alliance with the National the plumbing business in Wichita. the greater financial interests of the Na event of supreme importance, ^nd thus League and a host of sympathizers and The National Commission has denied the tional Association. With this defeat goes appeal of catcher Sullivan, of the St. Paul is removed from the field of debo another friends in the formerly hostile National Club, from release under a non-reserve agree for naught the labor of two years. The potential cause of discord and inction. As©sociation. In all ways was it the great ment made without a regular contract. causes of defeat were defective manage Chairman Herrmann. of the National Commis As ,was expected, nothing was done to re est diplomatic battle yet won by the Ameri ment, lack of tact and judgment at critical sion, has written the decision in the Comiskuy- duce pitcher dominance, the foul-strike rule can League. Hart case and forwarded the same to Pulliam being retained in the code of playing rules times, more or less hostility of the lesser and Johnson for signatures. It will be ready by consent of both major leagues. For leagues, and, finally, dissensions in their for the public in about a week. The Pacific National League at a meeting in tunately, however, no other change was PUBLIC OPINION. own ranks. Butte has admitted Ogden and Helena, tabled proposed or considered. The foul-strike By rejecting the Johnson compromise and the application of Great Falls for admission, transferred the Butte franchise from Walter rule is thus left to work out its salvation A Western Guess at Race Results and thus causing all amendments to fall the Wilmot to Charles Laue. and decided to play in or ruin without new confusing or distract Class "A" leagues got some measure of dependently it protection is withheld by the Ail-Star Teams. National Board of the National Association. ing experiments. Further batting decline St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 21. Editor "Sporting revenge upon the major leagues who greatly Before leaving New York for St. Louis pitcher this season, after the progressive slump of Life:" Although a reader of your valuable desired some of the already accepted Jack Taylor stated that the St. Louis Club the past three years, will doubtless con paper for many years, I am not a sub amendments; and also revenge upon the would P©iy his $300 line. At his trial Taylor scriber. Being constantly "on the road, I told the League Directors some stories about vince even the most rabid advocate of the non-supporting lesser leagues who have his dealings with other ball players while a purchase it in different cities at the news member of the Chicago Naticraals that are on rule of its pernicious effects. We believe stands. I need only say 1 consider it the thus been cut out of considerable benefit record now and will be used against him if the rule has now been given rope enough only paper in its line. that would have accrued to them under he should decide to bring damage suits against to hang itself. Being a "dyed-in-the-wool" fan, I have the Johnson draft clause amendment. By bis accusers. ———————0———,————_ already "figured out" the way the clubs will finish this season. Here it is: Amer this rejection the Class "A" leagues also A GRATIFYING RESULT. ican League First, Cleveland; second, Chi give themselves time to reform their lines PACIFIC COAST PALAVER. cago; third, Boston: fourth, New York; for renewal of the battle for draft clause fifth, Philadelphia; sixth, Detroit; seventh, The veteran outfielder. , As was hoped and believed, the trial of St. Louis; eighth, Washington. National amendment next fall. has been transferred by the Seattle club to pitcher Jack Taylor, accused of crooked League IHrst, Cincinnati; second, New It is a question, however, whether this the Oakland club. ness and bad conduct, resulted in his ex York; third, Pittsburg; fourth, Chicago; Speaking of the Tacoma champions the Tacoma fifth, Brooklyn; sixth, Philadelphia; sev rejection was not a tactical blunder. If Ledger says: "And the best part about the oneration from the graver charge, and his enth, St. Louis; eig)- J X Boston. the Class "A" leagues intend to abide by champions of 1904 is that they were all gentle conviction of the less©er offence. The result Can any of your i

ting good material get away. The money wa.s not lacking in Brooklyn, nor the incen tive, but money could not buy the material, THE VICTOR BROOKLYN BUDGET. and none knew that better than those who wanted to buy and those who had some thing to sell. If by some chance the trou WHY HANLON MAY FURNISH A SUR ble in the racing world should happen to result in something like actual warfare BASE BALL among the associations it will be of great PRISE FOR THE FANS. help to base ball. Racing lias undoubtedly attracted some old lovers of the sport from Made in the Best Style, from the Best Flannels, the game. But they seem to be growing a little dissatisfied with racing, and unques^ and Give the Best Service. The Veteran ^Manager Not Content tionably would come back to the ball field if racing matters were stirred up to the to Rest Upon His Well-Earned extent that the associations would actually Our uniforms are used in every league and in all the larger engage in fighting one another. leagues by several clubs. They have always SALARY CUTTING. Laurels, But Will Make History A great deal of quiet rebellion has been proved satisfactory. floating around through the playing fra ternity because of the cutting of salaries Repeat Itself. and the transfers that have been made of players. Practically the same situation Right in Price, Style, Fit and Finish. Some New and exists now as did before the American BY JOHN B. FOSTER. League was organized, with the exception Attractive Colors for 1905. Send for Samples. Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 20. Editor "Sport- that the owners are really in a more com Ing Life." This Brooklyn base ball club is manding position, since the American likely to get some players one of these League stands squarely on the platform days which will astonish a which was :n existence when the players few who believe that Han- threatened the National League and then lon is keeping too quiet. the base ball war resulted in salaries Ueing VICTOR SPORTING GOODS CO. The "boss manager" has advanced for the time. been hanging back looking When salaries were advanced, when over the material which is thousands of dollars were tacked to the pay SPRINGFIELD, MASS. in evidence in both leagues, rolls, those who had seen other base ball and it is possible that sev wars and been through like experiences, eral propositions have al knew that it was only a question of time ing the past 18 months. The introduction professional experts of this country sold ready been made to other before a medium would have to be reached here of the "speculators and promoters" in themselves to manufacturers that the pub managers asking them how by which the promoters of base ball could what are known as huge billiard plants lic refused to be hoodwinked by such they will trade. Hanlon has be assured of some return on the money have practically not only ruined the entire Judaism; with a result that Jacob Schaefer not lost his cunning in dis which they were pledged to expend and billiard room business, with perhaps the could not to-day draw a corporal©s guard in covering men with a great for v hich they assumed personal liability. exception of One or two rooms, but must of a public hall; while 30 years ago experts lotta B. Foster deal of base ball in them THE OTHER SIDE. necessity make bankrupts of the huge not half his equal, professionally speaking, who are overlooked by oth- Ball players must remember that while "plants or gold mines" in the end, owing could fill the largest halls in the country, ers on the hunt for base ball material. a team may make money one year it may to the vast expense of such places. These simply because it was known that they There are some players in both the Na run behind for half a dozen seasons, and more than bogus speculations, which never were sincerely engaged in business, and tional and the American Leagues at the the profits of the one year nc-ver are quite should have been permitted to have been not paid, like Schaeft©er and his petty little present time who are not. playing all the likely to equalize the losses of the seasons opened in this city, not only ruin them band of professional conspirators, to ad ball of which they are capable. The Brook, which showed a deficit in the final account selves, but while they exist ruin all, or vertise tables upon which they rarely play lyn manager is well aware of the fact, and ing. In other words, the players have got practically the legitimate rooms of this, ed bona fide contests. there are" one or two of them whom he to give the owners a show if they expect city. It is common rumor that one of would like to have with him. It is the base ball to be kept in existence a©nd to be these "gold-brick-gold-mines" which is said Billiardists of experience, who have close general impression here that he will go sufficiently prosperous to permit them to to have been on the market for sale here ly followed the work of Jacob Scfeaefer after them, and if, he can make any kind earn a livelihood with very little risk to for nearly a year is not to-day doing more hi his Western tour with William F. of a deal that is satisfactory he will land themselves, and with a great deal of good than 25 per cent, of the business which Hoppe, declare that they see signs of the them. They will fit in finely with the treatment in more ways than one. it did a year ago. "Wizzard©s" returning to his old form de scheme which he has in view to develop an WHAT GOOD? spite the long succession o_f Hoppe vic other championship outfit for Brooklyn. There has been some talk of forming an There has been no time during the past tories. Schaefer has been ill for several Don©t think for a moment that Hanlon has other players© organization. What will be 30 years when the billiard room business months, and his trip with Hoppe was given up the idea of bringing a pennant the result? Simply a repetition of what was- as bad as it was in this city during against the advice of his, friends and phy again to Brooklyn. Quite the contrary it always has gone before, except that this the last six months of last year. It was, sician. Although he was convalescent, he has become more a hobby with him than time two major leagues will be put on the it is true, Presidential year, but at the had not been in practice for months. He ever it was. From the little which I have defensive instead of one. So long as base same time it was one of the best years in is now preparing for a match game with heard him say from time to time I believe ball permits of salaries averaging $2000 for business ever known to billiard table man Slposon or a big tournament, and a Chicago that Hanlon thinks bis six months© work, it seems to many people ufacturers, but notably so in this- city, friend writes asking that opinion as to his BASEBALL REPUTATION that the players would show their best owing to the craze in bowling, and the form be suspended for a time. Schaefer never will ^ecome quite fully established judgment by letting a good thing alone and more than crazy craze in opening billiard celebrated his fiftieth birthday yesterday. rooms in a city where there is practically Vignaux, who holds the championship em until he wins the championship for Brook not trying again to disturb their own busi blem, is fifty-seven years of age. New lyn a second time. It has been said by ness. a billiard table at the present day for every some critics, some ball players and some one billiard player. It should not be neces York Times. enemies of Hanlon that he was not the sary to state that there can be no improve man who was most responsible for the de ment in the business in this city while The Rope and Twine Trust in having there are so many billiard rooms. Just hanged itself, should have left enough of velopment of the outfit that o«ce repre its stock in trade to put the "gold mines" sented Baltimore, and won the champion CREAHAN©S LETTER. which of them shall go out of business ship, and after that f~? the fine club which first the "gold mines" or the legitimate of this city out of their misery. was given to this city. Not Hanlon, but ooms remains to be seen. If new "victims" the players, made the team is the argument can be "played on" to purchase "stock" in ©I gness the public will soon be getting ABOUT MEN AND AFFAIRS IN THE the "gold mines" they will continue in tired of seeing me play billiards," said Jake which is thus advanced. Everybody knows Schaefer the other day in Cincinnati. "I that Hanlon had an uncommonly good lot business while the "victims" put up their money. When they fail to do the "gold do not know of another champion who of ball players. You can©t pick up men with WORLD OF BILLIARDS. has been at his chosen profession as long the intelligence and base ball perception of mines©© will become a thing of the past, but not sooner. as I have, but I like the game, and will McGraw, Kelley and Keeler every day. keep up my standard as long as I can. The You can©t get a good, reliable, brainy man BY JOHN CRBAHAN. youngster, Willie Hoppe, is fast coming to behind the bat like . The Billiard rooms continue to open in this Schaefer declares that professional bil the front, and I tell you it won©t be long fact speaks for itself, since two of the men city, if not exactly to increase and multi liards is now at its lowest ebb in America, before he will be at the top. I guess I have become managers of reputation and ply, notwithstanding the fact that at the and that he will make an effort to create shall have to send my son after him for both the others have shown their ability to present writing I can name six rooms a new interest in the game while here. "I the championship honors. My boy is learn handle base ball charges successfully. But which are on the market for sale, and a do not expect to stay in America very long, ing the game very fast and does some those very same players in frequent con seventh which could not be given; away but I want to see the game on a new foot wonderful work with the cue. Some day versations tave always subscribed to the gratuitously for a term of five or ten years ing before I leave," he said. "Professional you will hear of Schaefer and Hoppe play- benefit which they received by playing un rent free, if the expenses had to be paid billiards is losing its interest with the pub Ing for the championship, but it will not der Hanlon©s management. There has lieeri by the unfortunate owner. Some of these lic, and I would like to see what can be be this JaJje, but Jake, Jr." nothing mean nor underhanded in tneir rooms have been "on the market" during done toward helping the game along. I expressions. the past five or six years, but manage to have always wished that Americans would Jake Schaefer Injured. MUST REPEAT. hang on by their "eyelids," owing to the show the same interest in the game as the So Hanlon believes that it is up to him to fact that the expenses are but nominal. French. The Germans give considerable Pittsburg. Feb. 19. A small bit of ice put together another team which shall re I can also name not© less than five rooms attention to the sport, although there are on the steps of the residence of George peat the performance of that great outfit which have closed out here during the fewer good players among them than Meyers in Edgewood, a suburb, to-nig"t which commended base ball respect wher past two years. I do not now make any among the Freneh." gave Jake Schaefer, the wizard, a fall ever it went and which played base ball reference to rooms which are for sale or which may be the means of keeping him that it was always a pleasure to see. And rooms which have disappeared which have Mr. Schaefer©s remarks would be refresh out of the billiard game for the rest of his been, unknown to me. ing were they not so audacious. There life. The right hand of Schaefer was shat he is going about the organization of such was a period in the life of Jacob Schaefer tered, his little finger being broken and a a team just as he did before. The young great gash made in his hand between the blood he considers essential and has decid The latest room to open here is at the when be might have been in a measure a Biugham House, which was expected to second Michael Phelan. That he has done thumb and the index finger. Six stitches ed to experiment with it this season; but in much to encourage and foster young ex were required to close the wound, and the meantime will be laying plans for more open about October 15 last, but which was Dr. Ford, who set the finger and sewed and more strength another year. That he not ready for business before January 14. perts in the past is a matter of history, The room contains six Pfister tables of me and history will not refuse to accord him the gash, said it would be many months will leave Brooklyn before he is successful such credit. That he occupies the same before the billiard player would be able no one believes who knows how thoroughly Brunswick Balke Collender make, and is to put his hand to a cue again. His tour his heart is set upon having another cham one of the most complete resorts of its position in the billiard world as an expert kind in this city, where billiard rooms are that Joseph Jefferson does in the theatrical with Hoppe was called off, and Hoppe, pionship team in the National League. world is also a matter of history. One who was on his way to Philadelphia, was With the good that may be got out of this so numerous that some of them might be glad to sell out for 10 cents on the dollar, of the most gigantic, most foul, most rot stopped at Harrisburg. The accident oc year©s team and the good that may be the Bingham Hotel room should prove to be ten, most corrupt, most outrageous and curred at the residence of Mr. Meyer, with secured by transfers and the purchase of a paying investment, if only from the most infamous monopolies in this country whom Mr. and Mrs. Schaefer had taken players, Brooklyn may assume a command patronage of this very .popular and success to-day is the Theatrical Trust; yet there dinner. ing position in the base ball world before ful house, which, like Green©s Hotel, has was a time or period in the life of Joseph another two years© history has been added practically enough business locally or in the Jefferson when it was in his power to but Colored Ball Clubs. to our American game. hotel to make the billiard room independent say the word and the Theatrical Trust Manager Jcbn M. Bright, of the famous Origi THE BROOKLYN TEAM of outside trade. In saying all of this it would have been blotted out of existence. nal , informs us that he will have of this year may not be such a weak sister must not be imagined or inferred that Richer probably, than any other actor on a stronger team than ever on the field next sea as some imagine. Pre-season form on any hotel billiard room in this city, or any the stage in this country or Europe* Mr. son. Last year©s team played 133 games, of paper alone is not always the most reliable Jefferson preferred his personal ease and \-hicu two were tied and only 29 lost. John other, can be a financial success if it has to Watkins will captain the 1905 team, for which thing by which to form estimates of a depend on the patronage of the hotel ex pleasure to the emancipation of the mem Manager Bright is now booking dates. Manager nine©s strength. There- have been abun clusively. bers of a great profession, whose mem Bright can be addressed at West Hoboken, N. J. dant surprises In base ball in years other bers have practically become nonentities Moses Corbin, minager of the New York Color than 1905, and there may be some great The best-paying hotel room that was ever under the Theatrical Trust; although many ed Giants, is now booking dates for next season. surprises in store this season. Teams in this country, or probably ever will be, of its leading artists made a desperate He will have a strong team, including two mem which have looked no stronger than the fight to free "themselves from their bond bers of the "Ail Cubans," and players fro-m the was that at the Continental Hotel for a Cuban X Giants and the Philadelphia Giants. Brooklyns have developed ability to play period of nearly 40 years. Yet it is a fact age; but Mr. Jefferson was not among the Mr. Corbin can be addressed at 62 West 135th that has been astonishingly good, and the that in its most halcyon days 15 per cent, number. Why should he be? Was not uis street, New York city. Brooklyns this year may jump into the of the trade did not come from the guests fortune alreadv made, and had life not a race with a dash that will astonish all of the house. It is more than probable that William Winter, of the New York Trib those who have the opportunity to see 50 per cent, of the trade of Green©s room, une to proclaim him to the world as the them. A good start will mean everything which is unquestionably the best-paying "dean of the dramatic profession," whose and if the players get away well they will room in this city to-day, comes from the only object was to foster dramatic art? hold their own longer and more persistent patrons of the hotel. At the same time ly than some seem to think possible. I can name a hotel room in this city which, Jacob Schaefer is to-day, and has been NOT A WHOLE LOT 30 years ago, received telegrams regularly since the introduction of the salary-cursed was needed last year to make the Brook to reserve tables for specified hours "if not experts, to billiards what Jefferson, has lyn team a formidable nine. Game after engaged," where the trade to-day will prob lieen to the "best" (?) interest of the the game was lost only by a run and the weak ably not average a dollar a day from the atrical profession" or the fostering (?) points were in evidence, so that it was guests of the same house! "To what base of dramatic art. It was Jefferson and possible to ascertain what the nine needed uses must we come at last." Schaefer first, last and always, as the in INE TABLES, CAROM, to make it dreaded to the other teams in exorable finger, of time has written the F the National League. The great trouble The truth is that there has been a vast names of both men on the pages of his COMBINATION AND POOL. was that it was out of the question to get revolution in the billiard rooms of this city tory. As far back as the early fifties the Orders from all parts of the world promptly the players who would have done some during the past quarter of a century, and American public supported professional bil attended to. good to the organization, since base bail for the matter of that, in the billiard busi liards in this country with an enthusiasm John Creahan, Green©s Hotel, Philad©a, Pa. was everywhere so prosperous that no one ness generally here during the past 10 which could probably not be known in wanted to think of making a trade or let years, but notably so in billiard rooms dur- any other nation. It was only wben the Over 1,000,000 Noise Subduers Sold. 8 SPORTING LIFE. February 25, 1905.

ed to remove claim to Gettman and Mc- AUlster who were to be returned to Stall- ings© Buffalo Club by Cleveland. The New York Nationals have been ask ed to report at Savannah on March 6 in stead of Washington on March 1. left last night for Cam Just Look bridge, where he and will begin the work of coaching the Harvard players. series, and both leagues ratified that ac , although not yet tion, a good job was done, and the fans signed, has written to the club that he will are at least assured that there will be be on hand at the proper time. for This M©GRAW©S MIND no more dodging of an issue that is sure Outfielder Eugene Gorman, formerly of the New England League and last with to provide some rare sport. The details Atlantic. City, had the misfortune to lose governing the series are of little interest, his mother bv death last week. She was AT EASE REGARDING THE COMING to the fans, whose interest centres upon buried from 887 E. 141st street, this city, the gamps alone. Should both the local and among the pall bearers were Tim Jor flubs win this year the public is satis dan and Tom Doran. NATIONAL RACE. fied that instead of a newspaper contro Secretary Abe Nahon, while on a shoot versy they will see a royal battle between ing trip ^yith Jack Chesbro in Massachu two clubs for the highest honors. There setts, having driven all the rabbits out of is no question but that the irresistible that State with his little gun, is due to Says He Has Fixed up the Weak force of public opinion, so emphatically resume business at the Flatiron building. expressed last fall, was the medium for - At the grand masque ball of the All-Pro bringing this issue to the point it has now fessional Base Ball Association of this city Spots in the Giants© Ranks and is reached, and from which . it is difficult last night at the West End Casino, Catch to see how tiny club can afford to refuse er Tom Doran. of the Boston Americans©, Confident That One of His Young to meet the issue in the future. The fact who is president of the Association, led that President Brush was not present at the grand march with the beautiful Miss the meeting that ratified the action of the Paul, of the Ward and Yokes Company. Players Will Become a Star. National Commission was commented upon, Fred Knowles made a hit with the Ameri but as his club was officially represented can League magnates by exchanging Sun by Secretary Knowles it is bound by the day exhibition game dates in Newark with SPECIAL TO SPORTING LIFE. action of the National League. the Boston Americans. Boston was booked It gives the same value to HARMONY IN EVIDENCE. to play in Newark on April 23, but the Hot Springs, Ark., Feb. 22. In an inter It did not look very war-like in the cor view with Manager McGraw, of the New schedule made too big a jump. The date base ball goods as the ridors of the New Hotel Bresliu, where the would have been .cancelled had not the York Giants, anent 1905 prospects, that American League meeting was held. Garry H^ .. .. gentleman says: "I have New York secretary given Boston the April Herrmann and Frank Farrell seemed to 16 date, taking April 23 for the Giants. United States Gov nothing to worry about. enjoy each other©s company, and President Iil-1:, Pittsburg, Chicago and Gin Taylor, of the Boston Americans and Pres s© !".- cinuati clubmen can do all ident Pulliam were seen together more or ernment stamp the talking they want. less. "Look at that chance for an artist," ST. LOUIS SAYINGS. Games are only won on the said Lawyer Hills, the hot American diamond. My club should League rooter, as he pointed out Abe Na- President Hedges Well Pleased With does to a be, barring accident, hon and Fred Knowles in earnest conver stronger thaii the champion sation. The two secretaries were joining the Outcome of the American Meet bond. ship club of 1904, which was in the harmony chorus. Why it was real ing The©Cardinals© Owners Also in about as good a club as nice to see thes©e two good club swingers New York city ever had. of different persuasion, Joe Vila and John Hopeful Mood. Of the old men. all except Foster, marching arm in arm. President Mathewson, McGann and BY WM. G. MURPHY. . Marshall have signed, and Gordon was enthusiastic over his desire to ioha J. Me Gravy put another deck on the grand stand at St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 18. Editor "Sport every man who was a Giant American , to provide for a at the close of last season, with the ex ing Life:" All St. Louis is rejoicing be press box, a few private boxes and a bunch cause the long term of winter politics has ception of ©©Pop" Warner, will be in the of reserved seats. George Tidden had a ranks again. Among the four new men trying time endeavoring to shake off a bug ended, and within two there looms up Offa Neal. star of the Three with a silk hat who insisted upon address weeks the searchlight will Base Balls, I League. Neal was purchased outright ing the "World©s" portly base ball writer be turned on the players from the Springfield (111.) club, because-^of as the proprietor of the hotel. The Bres- once more. President R. L. lads fast work in the infield and his: reputa Hedges has notified me tion as a clever youngster in college ball. lin should be a good place for a news that the St. Louis clubs will The other three new ones are ©Sammy© paper man, as the lobby is full of columns. conduct their own inter- Base Ball Mitts. Strang, who was secured for infield work Genial Frank Robison was in evidence at league series without help at the close of last season from Brooklyn; the Breslin and was in his old-time good from, the Commission. He Pitcher Lindeman, drafted from Toronto, humor. and Fielder Jones has engaged Umpire Sheri and known for his work in pitching for were much, together during the meeting. dan to officiate for the Hoboken. and Outfielder Graham, drafted Jones declares that both Griffith and Ches- Browns and Mr. Robisou Base Ball Gloves. from the Manchester (N. H.) club, of the bro owe him hats on the result of last will have Hank O©Day for New England League. Neal is young, only year©s race. Jones talked shop with Tip the Cardinals. Now that 21, full of ginger and especially speedy in O©Neill, the Western League president, Wm. C. Murphy] ^l^*5* f crooketoess handling infield hits. I intend to give him as they are both in the oil business. Base Ball Everything. a thorough trying out on the Southern THE BALK EULE. "HONEST" JACK TAYLOR trip. He has a chance to be the star of While there were no changes in rules, has gone up in the air like a clothesline on 1905, just as Devlin was last season. War- the fact that President Johnson will urge a windy day it is hoped that the mag uer, who goes to brace up St. Louis, will his umpires to ewas music to the ears of ed the limelight long enough. When the Donlin stays in the outfield." Manager Jonef s>f the White Sox. Said verdict reached here, the fans took tne Jones. "Speed is going to be the great lid off a yell that woke Joe Folk over at factor this year with the light hitting un his State House, and Treasurer M. Stan Send at once for free illus METROPOLITAN MENTION. der the foul-strike rule. The Sox are the ley Robisou, who has indorsed and stood fastest base-running team in the league by Jack through all his prosecution, was trated catalog giving and with the balk-rule enforced the speed in his office praying for power to The Absence of Excessive Local Con of our team will be an advantage." laugh just five minutes longer. May the GRIFFITH ANSWRHS ANSON. Taylor fiasco rest in peace and never rise full description. flicts] Particularly Gratifying Evi Clark Griffith in discussing Pop Anson©s again! dences of Harmony.at the Two Major observations of the spit ball, said that he TEXAS FOR SPRING PRACTICE. would make Anson a proposition in order The Cardinals will go to Marlin Springs, League Meetings. to give the veteran a chance to make good while the Browns go to Dallas for spring his declaration that he could murder the practice. President Hedges will go witu BY WM. F. H. KOBLSCH. new ball. Said Grif: his men and will help Jimmy McAleer keep "I will bet Anse that in 15 times with an eye on the thirty players that will start New York, Feb. 20. Editor "Sporting Chesbro pitching the spit ball he cannot make Life:" The plans, for what many people oue base hit. Then, iu order to give the old the season wearing the brown hose. believe wil be the most prosperous base warrior a chance to get even. 1 will bet him MUCK.BNFU8S TALKS. .A. J. Reach Co. brail season on record, were that he cannot hit one ball in fair ground in 10 I had the pleasure of a little chat with outlined last week, when times at bat. I am willing to give him a chance B. Stewart Muckenftiss, the busy business both major leagues adopted to accept my proposition when we play in Chi manager of the Cardinals last week. Mr. schedules that were drawn cago next summer, making the event a curtain- Muckenfuss has entirely recovered from Philadelphia. in harmony. The right raiser to one of our games." his recent indisposition and is as healthy spirit prevailed in this mat Anson had one advocate during the dis a looking fugitive from a cemetery as it ter, and both Ban Johnson cussion. Sam Crane declared that there is possible to find in this base ball burg. and Harry Pulliam are to never was a ball Anse could not hit and "Yes, I think we have a chance to annex be congratulated for the he said he would take the Anson end of the flag," he said in answer to my question. manner in which they a bet. Many believed that Anson has been "Our artillery department is A No. 1, and Pacific Coast Branch: handled the schedule mat but of the game so long that he could not you might say to my friend, Editor© Richter, ter. In this city there will hit a straight ball now. But old Anse told that our new recruit, ©Buster© Brown, will be but three conflicting the Chicago scribes that he would bet make some of the National©s batters think his bowling alley that he could bat Happy Matthewson is doing the pitching before dates namely, on Satur- Jack©s new offering, and that he could Phil. B. Bekeart Co. W F H Kn^Ufh day, Sept. 2 and twice on the season is half gone. Manager Charley catch the ball with ease. Same old Anse. Nichols well he©ll be the same old Nichols noe/scn 1>ab?r Day There are Griffith says that his old boss could not onlv five days during the coming season in the box what greater praise could be 114 Second Street, catch the spit ball in an apron. It is up handed a twirler? Taylor and McFarland. when New York will be without base ball, to Anson now. and, unlike last year, conflicts will be you can put it down as a certainty will San Francisco, Cat. materialy less, and, in addition, there will READY TO MOVE. be as good this year as ever, and Thiel- not be a Saturday this year without a Secretary Fred Knowles to-day will no man, the Portland boy, they say don©t game at either of the local grounds. An tify all the players of the New York Na need the ©spit ball© he has the goods al other commendable feature was added in tional League team that they are wanted ready in larger packages, nicely wrapped the agreement between the two presidents by Manager John McGraw in Savannah up in blue ribbon. Then there are the two that no change of date could be made in on March 6 to begin training for the sea boys from Grille©s© last years© Association, son. Seventeen of the Giants have signed Eg©an and Campbell! Beckley, Farrell, to watch the great Waddell. This year either schedule without the proposed contracts, and the others are expected to change being first submitted to the other Brain and Shay \yill be at the ©four© cor the wily Hedges will have the Athletics president. The club that should attempt fall in line before reporting time. Mc ners with ©Hustling© ready come twice on Sunday, and perhaps three Graw will join the team from Hot Springs, and capable to sandwich in. Behind the times. Mr. Hedges intimates that to upset that agreement should not go accompanied by Mike Donlin, Dan Mc bat there is ©Reliable© Jack Warner, in my .unpunished. "Brains" Padden may be found regularly Gann and . Much is expected opinion one of the best receivers who ever at second base for the Browns next sea SOUND COMMON SENSE of Graham, Neal and Lindeman, the re-, broke into the game; and don©t forget Mike has prevailed in the schedule making, and son. At any rate, he .will not let the crults. Offa Neal comes to the Giants with Grady, who slammed them clear down the Machiavellian Padden get away before giv 4t is up to the club owners to see to it the reputation of having been the snap pike so frequently last year. Zearfoss, who ing Rockenfield a thorough trial. that there is no disturbance of the har piest inflelder in the "Three I" League last ©showed.© so well last year, is good for a monious plans so well defined by their season. Graham is an outfielder, and ©place© this campaign. Charley Nichols POWE1LL AND O©CONNOR©S NEW VENTURE. own executives. Their was little comfort Lindeman a pitcher. Sammy Strang will gave the fans a taste of what he could do Jack O©Connor and Jack Powell have for the war-dogs of the game in the har also be on hand to once more become a full- last year and I want to say, that under opened a cafe in the heart of the downtown monious action of the magnates on the fledged Giant. Shumza Sugimoto, the his regime this year, the Giants will have district. Both boys are prospering as schedule matter. A matter of much and Japanese ball player, who is now at Hot to watch out, for we©re out for the flag, nicely in the new venture as in the days favorable discussion during the recent Springs, and may be taken South by Mc hook, line and sinker?" when the Boilermaker used to put them meetings was the dinner arranged by the Graw, does not like the drawing of the NATIONAL©S OPENING GAME. over to O©Connor for so many "three Philadelphia scribes, and at which Messrs. color line in his case, and says he will re The Cardinals are booked by the Nation strikes and out." Mack and Shettsline were the guests of main a semi-professional with the Creole al©s Schedule Committee to have their DONOVAN PRAISES STAHL,. honor. The Quaker City is not only for Former Manager "Patsy" Donovan, of Stars of New Orleans if his engagement inaugural with the Friday, Washington, is a visitor, and friends find tunate in being well provided with good by the Giants will be resented by the April 14. It is denominated in the boiid scribes, but is also in a happy position him the same gentlemanly, urbane players of other clubs. that Jack Taylor will hand the "spit ball" "Patsy." He speaks highly of Garland because of the good feeling between and MISCELLANY. over for the St. Louis boys. I wonder sportsman-like attiture of the two clubs Manager McGraw sent word from Hot who Manager Selee will name for the off Stahl, his successor, and predicts pros in that city. That the attitude of the Springs that Mike Donlin has signed a springs of the Bruin family? perity for the former University of Illinois base ball writers of Philadelphia has been contract. HEDGES IN GOTHAM. boy. the most potent factor in developing such Many believed that the minor league folks The astute Robert Lee Hedges gained a satisfactory condition is plainly evident. made a mistake in refusing to accept Ban some good Sunday attractions for his Misapprehension. It is a pity that the same conditions do Johnson©s compromise proposition. It was brown-hosed lads while in New York. Silas "By gum! I©m going to the base ball not prevail in New York. Last season the Philadelphia Athletics, al grounds Friday." also evident that a report of dissensions Cyrus "Any special attraction?" A GOOD JOB. among the minors was featured by certain ways a big card, did not appear for even Silas "Yeas. The ad says ©Ladles free oa When the National Commission adopted parties. one Sunday game in St. Louis. Think of Friday. I©m going early an© select one befor* a code to govern the world©s championship It was reported that Frank Farrell refus- , the mourning thousands who had no chance they get picked over." February 25, 1905. SPORTING LIFE.

ly and advised "Feed ©em ginger snaps." The vast body of enthusiasts seem con tent to let Kel run his end of the game to CHAMPS OP OLD. the best *>f his ability. They want to see him enforce discipline with fln iron hand SEASON 1905 and unless he does so© he will lose caste.: 6 GRADES 8 SHADES IN EACH 48 STYLES IN ALL THE TAYLOR VERDICT. THE FIRST WORLD©S CLASH WAS Fandom seems to think Jack Taylor©s sentence will have a good effect on the few Requests for Sample Lines from Clubs, IN OLD REDLAND. disloyal roysterers who have been as grave Colleges and Schools Solicited offenders against fair play to clubs and fans as the Cardinal pitcher. That he preserved his honor under hot tire redounds LARGEST LINES—LOWEST P RICES—HIGHEST GRADES to the credit of the game and upset the A Reminiscence Brought Out by Capt. prophesies of at least one Chicago critic SPEEDY DELIVERIES who announced that it was all cut and Have Sold National League and Largest Colleges for 20 Years Past Anson©s Wail on the Lost Art of dried to railroad Taylor on to the blacklist and that Frank Robison had been pacified by the release of Win Kellum. That was INTERNATIONAL UNIFORM COMPANY Batting When Chicago Met Cin cruelly unfair to Garry Herrmann, and the Office, Sales and Sample Rooms outcome of the case was a vindication of the Red Chief against such a baseless 119 Nassau Street and 5 Beekman Street cinnati in ©82 The Taylor Case. slander. I was surprised when Garry Herr- manii expressed his opinion of Taylor as he Factory: Brooklyn, N. Y. NEW YORK did, but the brakeman twirler was person BY REN MULFORD, JR. ally responsible for much of his trouble. Cincinnati, O., Feb. 27,-Editor "Sport He gave numerous exhibitions of talking dence Grays rgrny shirts, trousers and caps, ing Life:" Are we living in an age of against time and to no good purpose. Jack willi blue stockings and belts. The home uni pessimism? Balldorn never enjoyed greater Taylor isn©t the only big leaguer who has form will be white, as usual, with blue trim prosperity than marked failed in his duty and the punishment met ATLANTA AFFAIRS. mings. the campaign of 1904. ed out to him should serve as a warning Jcs.se Burkett, "Kitty" Bransfleld und John There were losses always to that small clan of witless players who Anderson are practically daily in u Worcester will be losses because base think that they are above all rules of dis (Mass.) gym. They will need all the work they ball is a lunacy, not a cipline. THE NEW CLUB OWNERS STSLL can ^et, for they all have their positions to business. Here is Cincin earn. One fan suggests that the name Senators be nati, for instance, carry HUNTING A MANAGER. changed to "Stalwarts." as a good title any ing along a $«0,000 pay FROM THE CAPITAL how, and having the additional credit of being roll ten times larger than a pun ou the name of , the child that of the "U9 Reds, who Player Changes Minor League De manager. walloped everything in Why the Efforts to Secure De- sees no reason why the pitching knickerbockers from the mands Refused Washington Pleased of the "spit ball" should be stopped. Jiauzel Atlantic seaboard to the says: "If a pitcher is clever enough to fool Pacific Coast and yet Red- With American League Meeting Re montreville Failed New Officials us. no matter what kind of a ball he pitches, Ren Mulford, Jr. land wasn©t in the deficit sults. __ why not give him the credit for it?" belt. Despite the great Chosen by the Club The Players Short Stop Turner, of the Clevelauds, is con song of the turnstile, there are discordant BY PAUL W. EATON. » sidered the best pool and billiard player iu the notes heard here and there^ouly a few profession. John Kling can give anybody au to be sure. I am disposed to take issue Washington, Feb. 19. Editor "Sporting Under Contract to Date. argument on the pool question, and can un with the Grand Old Man of the game on Life:" As the playing season approaches, doubtedly beat any ball player at that game. his last accredited outbreak. Batting is the team gradually begins to take form. Jack O©Connor siys he will not "stand" for Itr~fs announced, and accept a cut. President Hedges declares that Jack a lost art, says A. C. Ansoii. I©m only a BY ROBERT MORAN. O©Connor was paid at the rate of $150 a game spring chicken with plu feathers com ed as a fact, that McCor last season. He considers this too much, hence pared to Uncle, but at that I can re mick will go to Milwaukee. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 18. Editor "Sporting Life." The selection of a manager for the cut in the catcher©s salary for next season. member the tall, flaxen-haired Giant when Jack O©Neill goes with him, Dave Fultz last week passed the law exam 1 first saw him here in Cincinnati in ©82. the two players being given i the Atlanta team is the one question under inations of the New York State Board, and is He brought his champion Chicagos to in consideration of the discussion in sporting, cir- now a full-fledged lawyer, with an office at 41 meet Cincinnati©s champion Reds the Brewers relinquishing their des in the Gate City of the Wall street. He says he may play ball one only flag winners we©ve ever taken to our claim to Huelsman. The South. Mike Finn has turn more season If the New York club conies to Porktown hearts. There wasn©t much bat deal is certainly a good one ed down Demontreville©s re his terms. ting in the two games played in that for Manasrer Cantillon, but quest for his release from What with Sheridan, O©Loughlin. Co©nnolly. earliest of world©s championships. The its advantage to Washing Toledo in order that he Kelly and McCarthy constituting the American result was a draw. outplayed ton is not so certain, and might come to terms with League umpire staff it lacks only O©Hooligan and will depend upon whether Atlanta as manager. Joe Fitz Shaughenessy ,to round out a branch of Fred Goldsmith in the opener, which was Clan-Na-Gael or a party on its way to a Hiber won by "Bid" McPhee and Larry Cor- Huelsonan shows enough Beau, of Jersey City, has Paul W. Eah3 improvement over last asked a prohibitive salary, nian picnic. coran beat Harry McCormick in the other. one better than that paid Catcher Billy Sullivan, of the White Kox, is 2 to 0 I think the score was, and both year©s form to justify it. O©Neill is a valuable man. On the other to major leaguers© this year. engaged at the Chicago stockyards learning the runs came in on a wild throw from the Detroit has about decided commercial end of the business, with a view Held by ! hand, Manager Stahl has faith in Huels to retain Bobby Lowe as to becoming as expect in shipping dressed beef IMPROVED DEFENSE. man, and the fans c*re disposed to rely around the country as he ia in shooting the ball upon his judgment. President Noyes and flbner Povtell utility man. This leaves to second base. I©ve an idea that the G. O. M. is the Secretary Minor represented the club at Magoon, recently secured Ltijoie says Cleveland is the city par excellence victim of a space filler, because no one THE LEAGUE MEET by Manager Powell, and two unknowns, for turning out third basemen. In proof he a blind man would assert that in these in New York. They went with the inten major leaguers, who are being sought by cites Bradley. Ijparh. Cross. Jim and Joe Dele- days "not an honest, good, hard blow is tion of lauding Mullen and Hayden for the the Atlanta owners. lianty; also these minor leaguers: Sam Havell, struck," and a blind man©s evidence Senators. This news has been discounted THE IRONY OF FATE Hopke. Tom Mylett, Bd Hllley, Dan Sheehan, wouldn©t count. Think of that, ye fans, in "Sporting Life" for sxime time: and is is shown in the case of Demontreville. Last iJave O©jBrien and Kmest Aukiam. who have seen Napoleon Lajole or Hans merely confirmatory of its former state vear he was the idol of the Atlanta base Our Omaha correspondent writes: "Sam Craw- Wagner make the horse hide squeal. The ments. While Mullen has not yet shown ball public. All he had to do was to have ford, of the Detroits, lives here, and bids fair kept in condition at the end of the season to rival Pat Klaherty on the ballroom floor. He styles in batting have changed. That was himself a better hitter in major company always appears iu full-dress suit, and to have an imperative necessity. Perhaps the than McCormick, the management evident and refused to tie himself up with any a dance with him is a pleasure not soon forgot hitting has not improved with the de ly figured that he stood to improve, while club, and this year he would have been manager of the© Crackers beyond dispute. ten by the©maidens he dances with." fense. I have an idea that is true. Out- Mac did not. Mullen is just as good a field I^ew Ciiger has on display in his wet goods flelders of to-day especially are all stars, er for a youngster as Mac is for a veteran. There is some talk of changing the name emporium iu Klkhart. Ind., the ball pitched by and are dangerous as fly destroyers, mak In fact some of his work last year was of the Atlanta team from Crackers or Col Dineen when he struck out Wagner, clinching ing easy captures of drives that the old phenomenal, and he has all the marks© of a onels, as you will, to Firemen, on account the world©s series with Pittsburg, as well as the guild had to "dig for." The study of star, if he can do a little more to boost of the fact that the new president of the ball sent over the plate when Pat Dougherty location has improved, and fielders in Al. Reach©s business. There is quite a local club is the chief of the Fire Depart struck out for the finish of the series with New the past who were wont to wear the grass liking for young blood here just now. ment. The Atlanta team has done well York last fall. out in one particular spot would open THE MINORS enough as Crackers. There is no need of a Ekl Killian. better known as "Lefty," is in their eyes to see the moderns change came out as was expected on their draft further change of coat. constant training at his home in Racine. Wis., propositions. According to the information EXHIBITION GAMES at Danny Smith©s popular gymnasium, together positions as batsman succeeds batsman. with "Toddy" Fredricks. who made such a hit There are fewer strike-outs to-day than received here, instead of the American have been arranged with Cleveland, De with the Green Bay. Wis.. team last season, in the year that some of the mourners League joining the National in conceding troit, New York Americans and Philadel and who will in all probability be given a trial call the©halcyon period. I loved base ball their demands, the latter league acted in phia Americans. Brooklyn may get a date. with the Dubuque team this season. in the years when I belonged to the Knot harmony with the American in offering South Atlantic League clubs will also be Fred Glade, of the St. Louis Browns, does Hole Society, and I find myself a more them, the compromise proposed by Presi taken ou. Chief W. H. Joyuer is president not have to pitch ball for a living, as his fam devoted admirer than in those salad days. dent Johnson. This was in the absence of the club, and Bernard Broyles is finan ily controls three flour mills, and Glade, with, There is little profit in taking issue with of Mr. Brush, whose powerful influence cial secretary. Anderson, a new recruit his brothers, runs one of the three. While he those who declare the old school play might otherwise have been thrown to the desired by New Orleaus, has signed an is away during the ball season Glade©s broth superior to that of the modern©s. Indeed, National Association, to whose wishes he Atlanta contract, and so has Dexter, Shea, ers run the mill, and thus he is able to pick there are not enough mourners to fill the has shown a particular inclination to ac Burnham and Sparks. Contracts have been up a couple of thousand dollars in addition to amen corner at a Methodist class meeting. cede. The present arrangement calls for sent to Krug, McCay. McMakin, Ely, Win the income from the mill. So let ©eni mouse. $750 for class A players. $500 for Class© B ters, and Scott Winters, Crozier, Kucker, Rooter Mike Regan has presented the Bos and $300 for Class C. The Association de Dwyer, Butler have been secured from ton club with a beautiful world©s pennant THE RED PLUMS. mands $1500 for Class A A, $1000 for Class Portland, and Magoou from Indianapolis. flag. The iieunant will be similar to the one Like manna to the wanderers in the wil presented last year by General Dixwell. and derness those schedules. National and A, $750 for Class B and $500 for all other will be ;<0 feet long by 15 feet wide. In be American, were food for the starving fans. classes. The compromise offered was $1000 half of the players President Taylor has ac for Class A, and proportionate prices for cepted the pennant from Regan. From a Red point of view Cincinnati©s ap lower classes. In Washington this is con AMERICAN LEAGUE NOTES. portionment looks very fat. They get no sidered by most of the fans not only a Ed. Killian, the clover south-paw of the De holidays in the East and repeat the doubt Pitcher Otto Hess has signed a Cleveland troit Tigers, who is wintering at his home iu fair but a liberal and generous offer. As contract. Racine, Wis.. is an expert bowler and is consid ful experiment of playing Memorial Day three-fourths of the players purchased, or ered one of the best in the city. Not long ago in Redland. The Cardinals will be the at least a very large proportion of them Walter Clarkson has been appointed coach of while playing with the "Podunks," of the Citv © Reds© opponents that afternoon, and they would be turned back, it would make every the West Point base ball team. League, Ed rolled a perfect score, to the deflgbt return the holiday visit by spending La valuable player secured cost several thou Fred Parent thinks the spit ball will cut of the many spectators. Killian says he enjoys bor Dav in Missouri. Pittsburg on the sand dollars. The offer is a much better down hitting another 16 2-3 Dor cent. the game immensely, and is therefore thinking Fourth of July will be a corker if the Pi Hoke Ferris has already begun practice with seriously of opening an alley. As he is one ot rates happen to be up there or thereabouts. one than would have been made but for the the base hall candidates. the most widely-known and popular boys of the rivalry existing between the major leagues. town the venture should prove to be a financial .May and July will be the hard months for The Elmer Flick is training the filly Mabel M. for success. Cincinnati on the road, and June the great WAR GOSSIP a special race with White Streak on the snow. est time for home hay making. A game to the effect that the National and Eastern St. Louis© right garden lies between Van won in April is as valuable a championship Leagues would form a new National Agree Zandt, Kyiies or Frisk, as Hemphill has been Max Flcisliinan's Roundelay. asset as one captured in September. If it ment and freeze out the America_n. does let out. The baker©s bank account may grow, hadn©t been for the early consistent good not seem to have much foundation. If Elmer Flick, of the Cleveland team, will play And yet it seems quite droll work of Win Kellum last spring the Reds the National was looking for trouble, which his one thousandth championship game in fast To think that lie should kuead the dough, would have finished below Pittsburg. The is not believed to be the case, it could company this season. And still should have a roll. schedule gives Cincinnati a chance for its probably make a better fight by its lone It is very likely that President Ban Johnson white alley, provided the spring pattern some. It is no secret that the American will hold his conference with his umpires in is of pennant cloth. is League, while better prepared for war Buffalo. N. Y.. before the season opens. already filling in the open time and wants than ever before, is extremely desirous of "Connie" Mack says that in his experience Buffalo and Johnstown for two off days he peace. But if a conflict must come, it can smaller salaried men were usually the most am CALL PLAYERS© CARDS. has discovered in the schedule. say, like James Fitz James: "Come one. bitious to make a good showing in the game. "SNAPPY BALL." Owner Hedges, of St. Louis, is under the come all!" impression that he has secured a treasure in My old associate. Charles Heinrich Zu- short stop Jimmy Smith, purchased from New Cards of eigliieen iDords or less will be inserted for ftftii ber," has been trying to stir up the fans of cents tack issue. AU over eighteen icords three cents for Redland to shoot suggestions into Manager Orleans. SOUTH ATLANTIC SCRAPS. The Washington club has decided to retain each word, initials and figures counting as one word. Kelley, and tell him how to win the flag. outtielder Hulseman, and has turned over to Most of those who have responded to the Jack Frost is the name of a young player Milwaukee outtielder O©Neil and second basemau WANTED Pitcher for strong semi-professional Invitation to provide recipes for snappy secured for the Jacksonville. Fla.. club. Barry McCormick. team playing Saturdays and holidays; state salary. ball have refrained from signing their Eddie Ashenbaeh has accepted the invitation to coach the University of South Carolina boys Outtielder Byi Friel. \vho was turned down bv H. P. Baker, 522 Maple Ave., Elizabeth, N. J. names, but under the pseudonyms have at Charleston. Cincinnati for Al Bridwell. is running a bil thrown bricks at and plac Clarence Munson. the Sea Gull catcher, drag liard hall at Kenovo. Pa. He expects to be well WANTED Experienced man, capable ot taking ed Tom Corcoran at second with Al. Brid- ged an old man out of the river at Cincinnati, tried out, by Cleveland. charge of the manufacturing of base ball supplies well at short. Others have taken falls out and is now a Hero. with, a large H, and wet R. H. Wood, the official scorer of the Wash and sporting goods. P. Goldsmith©s Sons, Cin of . There is peril in a con feet. ington Club in ©87-S. suggests that Rough cinnati. Ohio. tinuance of that sort of thing. No two fans Ed Ashenback writes that he has arranged six Riders be the Senators© new name. In uniforms in Redland would ran the team alike and games between his team, the Charlestons, and of brown they©d prove a novelty. the injustice of shelving "The Rabbit" be the Boston Nationals. All will be played in Charleston, viz.: March. 22, 23. 28. 29, April Chesbro, the highest-salaried pitcher in the Ball Players, Umpires and Managers fore anyone knows how the experiments 1 and 3. © . profession, started as a catcher, and was re proposed would work savors of unfairness The banquet which was to have been given garded ;xs n good man to nip base runners. He Seeking positions : Send two-cent stamp for valu to the native son who was excelled by the Reds on their arrival in Jacksonville has made no mistake when he switched to twirling. able information. Hans Wagner and Clarence Beaumont alone been declared off. Manager Kelley©s views Clark Griffith has decided that the New York INTERNATIONAL BASE BALL BUREAU, as a run-getter last season. One facetious in the matter are Indorsed by the Jacksonville Americans will wear uniforms on the road this mortal refused to take the matter serious officials. year patterned after those of the famous Provi 322 South Salina St., Syracuse, N. Y. TO LIFE. February 25, 1905,

championship. The other two clubs were a tie for second place. The president of the league is J. M. Eilbeck, who is acting BASE BALL GOODS BEARING THE Sheriff during his father©s absence in this city. S. D. Magnum is secretary and J. J. Crawford treasurer. The official umpire of the games was Leroy Tozier, while W. SPALDIMC TRADE MARK Of THE NATIONAL AMERICAN AND Lyons was the scorer. Sheriff Rilbwk says that the Yukon Ter MINOR LEAGUE CLUBS. ritory authorities appropriated $12,000 for are tljie acme of perfection. If you are a base ball player, fine base ball grounds and that the great you should know that the goods manufactured by A. G. American game has entered the Yukon country permanently as a night©s pleasure Spalding & Bros, are the best that can possibly be produced. Beautiful, Well Executed Half-Tone during the summer months. Spalding©s Base Ball goods are known and sold by all first- "Provided they play during the same hours the Dawson clubs do next summer, class dealers and used by all first-class players. They have Pictures, Printed on Heavy Enam the Yukon people will give odds that their organizations can beat any or all the clubs been on the market twenty-eight years, and during that time eled Paper, Size 13x14 Inches, in the Pacific Coast League," remarked they have given perfect satisfaction. the Sheriff, without a smile. Intended For Framing Purposes. Do not permit a dealer to palm off some cheap substitute CHADWICK7S CHAT. on you, but insist upon receiving We have group pictures (size 13x14 inches) SPALDING©S TRADE MARK GOODS of any of the following clubs, printed on The "Father of the Game" Greatly heavy plate paper and especially intended Pleased With the Spirit and Success "First be sure it©s a Spalding then go ahead and buy." Send for a copy of Spald for framing purposes. Price 10 cents jor ing©s Illustrated Catalogue of all Sports it©s free. each copy by mail, securely wrapped in of the Philadelphia Writers© Banquet tube. By the dozen (assorted or all of one to Shetts and Connie. kind) $1.00. In ordering specify the name of the club and league and be sure to men BY . tion the year. The following is our com Brooklyn, Feb. 18. Editor "Sporting plete list. We have no others: Life." I read with much pleasure your in teresting report of the dinner tendered to LARGEST MANUFACTURERS IN THE WORLD OF OFFICIAL 1902. Messrs. Shettsline and ATHLETIC GOODS Pittsburg Club of 1902, National League Cham Mack by the baseball scribes of Philadelphia, last New York Washington Kansas City Pittsburg pions. Philadelphia San Francisco Minneapolis Syracuse Philadelphia Club ("Athletics") of 1902, American week. It was, indeed, "a happy thought" of the one St. Louis Chicago Denver New Orleans League Champions. Baltimore Boston Montreal, Canada Cincinnati Toronto Club of 1902. Eastern League Champions. who started the idea, and Buffalo London, England Indianapolis Club of 1502, American Association a precedent that might be Champions. followed up in the future Kansas City Club of 1902, Western League Cham with most beneficial results pions. to both scribes and man Manchester Club of 1902, New England League agers. It would have given PHILADELPHIA POINTS. Champions. pleasure to me to have been £ "Play Ball " with Koenitfs Dollar League 5 Nashville Club of 1602, Southern League Cham present, but death in my The PhiUies and Athletics Fare Well in It©s Guaranteed pions. family prevented. My es- New Haven Club of 1902, .Connecticut League HenryHenru Chadw/cXchiHaiifk teemedMR friend,SHEJTTSLINE. the Schedules Umpires Appointed Champions. for KOENIG©S Butte Club ,of 1902, Pacific Northwest League I have known for over 20 years, and For the Spring Local Championship Champions. as an official representative of the Base Ball Uniform Albany Club of 1902, New York State League Philadelphia Club in all that time I Series. Champions. have ever been tbe recipient of the most Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 20. The two local No. E, Rockiord Club of 1902, I.-I.-I. League Champions. courteous attention from him, not only as a clubs have fared well in their respective schedules. The Phillies will open their 1903. member of the press, but also from per when bought in sonal regard, which I have fully appreci season at Brooklyn April 14 team lots. Singly Pittsburg Club of 1903, National League Cham ated. My old friend, and play their first cham pions. CONNIE MACK. pionship game at home they©re $5.5 , New York Club of 1903. of. the National League. too, is another club manager who I am April 21 with New York, though $7.00 Chicago Club of 1903, of the National League. happy to include among my esteemed will be in Boston on Memo would be a close Cincinnati Club of 1903, of the National League. friends of the fraternity; one,"too, from rial day, will entertain the Brooklyn Club of 1903, of the National League. whom I was the recipient of special cour New York champions at price. A capital outfit for amateur Boston Club of 1903, of the National League. tesies at his club grounds last year. What Broad and Huntingdon clubs. Suits are made up of spe Pniiadelphia Club ot 1903, of the National League. pleased me greatly was to learn that the streets on July 4, and will cially woven flannels (nine popular St. Louis Club of 1903, of the National League. two veterans Colonel Rogers and Brother play New York here on Boston Clubof 1903, American League Champions. Shibe were seated side by side at this Labor day, September 4. colors ) : best workmanship and fit Philadelphia Club ("Athletics") of 1903, of the feast of "peace and goodwill toward men." Thus on all the big days, assured. Shirt, Pants, Stockings, American League. And there, too, was old gray-headed Al. barring April 14 and Memo Cap and Belt nothing extra for Cleveland Club of 1903, of the American League. Reach with them, who I used to see play rial Day, they are due to lettering. New York Club of 1903, of the American League. on the old Eckford grounds, in Brooklyn, Hugh Dufl/ play the New York chain- Detroit Club of 1903, of the American League. 40 years ago; and I should not wonder a piohs either here or on their Samples of this and other grades sent free St. Louis Club of 1903, of the American League. bit "if he were to say to me that he would own grounds, The Phillies will have thir- on request Chicago Club of 1903, of the American League. "play ball now just as well as ever." It©s teen Saturday dates at home and fourteen Washington Club of 1903, ot the American League. a way these old duffers have, you know. abroad, while they are also scheduled for bt. Paul Club of 1903, American Association Cham- A GREAT RECORD. four Sunday games in the West. They p.ons. Just think of Shettsline beating all rec have but one conflicting date at home, Sept. q 377 Broad Street, Newark, N. J. {j Jersey City Club of 1903. Eastern League Cham ords in faithful base ball service to one 9, and that may be obviated by a transfer. pions. club, as he has done! No other president Lowe 1 Club of 1903, New England League Cham in any professional league equals it. Well THE ATHLETICS© SCHF^DULK. pions. is also a very favorable one. The American did you say of him that season will open on April 14, and on that Fort Wayne Club of 1903, Central League Cham In sunshine and shadow, in prosperity and pions. adversity, the interests of the Philadelphia day Mack©s men will start their battle for other clubs five games in each series in Holyoke Club of 1903, Connecticut League Cham Club were always the first and last considera the pennant by playing the the same division. The winner in each di pions. tion with this loyal gentleman. In good times Boston champions at Co vision will play for the championship of Memphis Club of 1903, Southern League Cham and had times he was always the same loyal, lumbia Park, Philadelphia. Philadelphia. The victor in this final com pions. honest, genial and courteous gentleman, whose One vjeek later, April 21, petition will play teams from other cities Sedalia Club of 1903, Missouri Valley League whole-souled qualities secured the esteem of his the Athletics will open the for the intercity championship. Champions. employers, the .friendship of the public, the re spect of magnates and players, and the affection championship season in Bos Harry Wolverton still refuses to sign with Los Angeles Club of 1903, Pacific Coa»t League of the writers, all of whom will heartily wish ton. On Memorial day and the Boston Nationals, and has applied to Champions. him the highest possible success in all his ef Labor Day Connie©s team the Williamsport Club, of the independent Schenectady Club of 1903, New York State League forts as president to retrieve for the Philadel will play at home with Tri-State League, for terms. Champions. phia Club its ancient prestige and prosperity. New York and Washington, One hundred dollars has been subscribed 1904. Amen! say I to this merited eulogium. respectively, and on July 4 by the members of the Athletic club to help A MUTUAL HOPE. they will be at Boston. In defray the expenses of the Vesper Boat New York Club of 1904, National League Cham Club crew to the Henley Regatta. pions. I have aged greatly since I was on the addition, the Athletics will Chicago Club of 1P04, of the National League. Athletic Club grounds last year, and was be at home on thirteen Sat Cincinnati Club of 1904, of the National League. their mascot on the occasion, and especially Conn/e Mack urdays and are scheduled TWO VETERANS GONE. Pittsburg Club of 1904, of the National League. since, last September; but I hope to be for three Sunday dates in St. Louis Club of 1904, of the National League. able to greet President Shettsline at the Chicago and St. Louis. © Brooklyn Club of 1904, of the National League. opening game on his club grounds on April THE LOCAL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES. Bill Eagan and Tommy Poorman Strike Boston Club of 1904, of the National League. 21, when they meet President Brush©s team There will be a spring series between the Out Finally. Philadelphia C©ub of 1904, of the National League. for the first time in Philadelphia. Phillies and Athletics, but just how many Boston Club of 1904, American League Champions. Present my kind regards to my old news games will be played will depend upon the William Eagan, the well-known second base- New York Club of 1904, ot the American League. paper friends in your city, especially "Mark weather conditions. Manager Mack and Chicago Club of 1904, of the American League. Twain" Dryden and the dear old growler, President Shettsline have agreed to start Cleveland Club of 1904. of the American League. Frank Hough. the series on April \ and play every after reer as a pcer on Philadelphia Club ("Athletics"; of 1904. ol the noon that the weather is propitious for the old Kenny club, of Camden. His first American League. base ball up to the day before the cham professional engagement was with Farring- St^ Louis Club ot 1904, of the American League. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION AFFAIRS. pionship season of the two big Leagues toa©s Camden club, along with "Kid©© Gleason, Detroit Club of 1904, of the American League. with whom Eagan later went to Syracuse. He opens on April 14. Thus, the series may made a national reputation with that team and Washington Clubof 1904, of the American League. Pop Schrlever .has signed a Louisville con consist of seven, nine or eleven games, it was drafted by Chicago. He was soon re tract. Pop was not so slow as he was a year all depending, as stated, how the weather leased, and signed with St. Louis, when he ago. man will treat the two local clubs. It has again got his walking papers owing to bad Frank Dessau, the Geneva College pitcher, not yet been decided on which ground to habits and a fight with Mr. Von der Ahe. He . BALL AT NIGHT. who signed with Louisville, may jump to the play the first and odd game. The two man returned to Syracuse, and later was sold to Altoona Tri-State team. agers have agreed, to wait until a day or Pittsburg. While with that team he attempted A Country Where Base Ball is Played The Columbus Club has sent out its 1905 two before the series begins, and then contracts to its players. Not any of the old to Enthusiastic Crowds After Eight players have been cut in salary. select the ground that has least if any , antly or frost left in its top soil, and is in the best a couple of years, when he again fell from O©clock Evenings. Manager Finn has received a check from shape to play on. Messrs. Shettsline and gra the Montgomery Club, of the Southern League, Mack have agreed upon the double umpire thr San Francisco, Feb. 1G. Editor "Sporting for Arthur Brouthers. tbe third baseman. system, and with two major league offi W Lift?:" -"The Yukon country went wild Eugene Demontreville has come into line by cials in charge of the games George Baus- a , over base ball last summer, and crowds at notifying Manager Finn that he will sign with wine, of the National League, and Tom gerous man while drunk. tended the games at Dawson twice a week Toledo, and give that club his best services. Connolly, of the American League staffs between 8 1©. M. and midnight from May Second Baseman Billy Hallman, transferred the public will be assured of good umpiring Tommy Poorman Dead. ul to August 25 last. There was between by Denver to Kansas City, is reported as in this series. Thomas I. Poorman died in Lock Haven, Pa., 3000 and 4000 people at each game, and I having signed with the Williamsport, Pa., on February 18, of pulmonary troubles. In take it that nowhere else in the world Club, of the Independent Tri-State League. LOCAL JOTTINGS. the seventies Poorman was one of the best pro luis the game ever been played at night Manager Watkins has signed seven catchers Harry Davis has been appointed batting fessional ball players in the country. He was for his Minneapolis team. They are Kunkle. coach of the Pennsylvania University base among the first successful curve pitchers, and from 8 o©clock on towards the midnight Leslie, Quisle, Ludwig, Reading, O©Leary and ball team. assisted in winning the pennant for Providence. hours." Schmidt. The Millers report for practice at It is safe to say that outfielder Henry National League, several seasons. He also did So spoke Sheriff K. J. Eilbeck at the Champaign. 111.. March 28. McCormick will play with the Phillies next good work for the Boston, Athletic and other California. He is here spending the winter. The Indianapolis Club has sold infielder Ma- season, despite that position with the Unit professional clubs. He and J. M. Wacd first Mr. Kiibeck©b" home is in Dawson. He is ed States Steel Corporation. attracted attention as pitchers when members of Sheriff of the Yukon Territory and has Infielder Connie McGeehau, who was the Lock Haven Athletic Association. under him forty deputies. His jurisdiction Biven a brief trial by Manager Mack, has rovers 400,000 square miles. He is as en mati. Tbe latter had signed with Williamsport but accepted Indianapolis terms at once, and been signed by the Montreal Club, of the Lawyer Jennings© First Case. thusiastic about base ball as the irrepres- will play there. Eastern League. .siblc San Francisco bleacherite, and in the The Athletic Club has turned over two Manager Jennings. of Baltimore, has decided summer time in the land of the midnight The list of Minneapolis players up\ to Jate to let out Hoaney and McFarland. The terms follows: Pitchers, Stimmel. Seiver. Gehring more players to the Toronto Club for de of Whitney. an outfielder. who played last sea stm ho says, there is a good article of the Gregory, Keir.v. Corns. Cruig, Chappel. Craven,© velopment, namely, third baseman O©Brien son with Hornellsville, N. Y., have been ac game produced and some very clever play Chflpiu: catchers. Leslie. Quiestser. Kuokie, and second baseman Soffel. cepted. He is a right-handed batter, weighs ers developed. I.H©lwia. O©Leary. Reading, Schmidt: first base. Infielder Mullen has finally been turned 185 pounds, is fast and young and thoroughly Last summer three teams competed, play Mellor. Freeman. Elton: second base, KO.T: over to the Washington Club by Manager able to fill McFarland©s shoes. For shortstob ing twenty games each. The teams were third base, Greminger: shortstop, Oyler, Cheat- Mack. another player has been secured in Cranston, the Colts. J. M. Eilbeck, manager; N. C.©n, wood. Fleming; ouftielders Coulterv House, Clav, The Philadelphia Police Base Ball League from Avoca, Pa. He has only played semi- VV. J. Caruey: utility. McNlc-hols. Graham, professional ball as ypt, hut is said to be clever S. D. Magnum, manager: Nonpareils, E. Scharnwet>er. But before the season opens has arranged a schedule of games for the and a good sticker. McNamara. a catcher with Bollong, manager. The Colts won twelve just watch for a couple of bi« leaguers whom coming season, beginning May 15. There Scranton last rear, to the third newcomer OB games and lost eight, thereby winning the Watty will uncover. will be two series, each club playing tbe tbe list. February 25, 1905. SPORTING LIFE. OFFICIAL ASSOCIATION NEWS. Latest Bulletin Promulgated by National Association Secretary Farrell Con taining Information of General In terest and Importance. BY SECRETARY J. H, FARRELL. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION LEAGUES. >O1SE CLUB. Boise, Idaho. CENTRAL LEAGUE. Auburn, N. Y., Feb. 15. Headquarters of > W, R. Sebree, President, (CLASS B.) the National Association of Professional William Weaver, Manager. Base Ball Leagues. Following is the latest NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFES President, Dr. F. R. Carson, South Bend, Ind. official bulletin of the secretary: SIONAL BASK KALI, LEAGUES. ^ALT LAKK CLUB, Salt Lake City, Utah. -pjAYTON CLUB, Dayton, Ohio. ^ © Samuel Newhouse, President, PRRS., P. T. POWERS, 220 Broadway, New York -L^ W. S. Landers, President, With St. Paul-PJ. Carney! Frank Richards, ______^©reclerick Clarke. Manager.____ Hub Knoll, Manager. C. if. Neighbor. SEC©Y, J. H. FARRELL, Box 214, Auburn, N. Y. With Ouiaha Joe Dolan, Robert Carter, H. ^POKANE CLUB, Spokane, Wash. UVAJNsVli,L.t; CLUB, Evansville, Ind. Seewald. BOARD OF ARBITRATION: 5 C. H. Williams, President, •^ C. E. Maley, President, With Sioux City Charles McDonald J. George W. Tebeau, Howard Griffith. Eugene F. Charles T. R^illy, Manager. O©ttara. W. J. Cm-ley. Jas. E. Ryan, Manager. With Colorado Springs John A Tavlor Ray Bert, T. H. Murnane, W. M. Kavanaugh. Kelley. © NEW VORK LEAGUE. li, Ft. Wayne, Ind. With St. Joseph H. A. Witt. W. K. Annis, EASTERN LEAGUE. (CLASS I!.) 1. Manluer, President, Hush Lally, Orel Clark. Lee Quillan. (CLASS A.) President, J. H. Farnll, Auburn, N. Y. Bade Myers, Manager. With Kansas City James Durham. Ward Is- President, P. T. Powers, 220 Broadway, N. Y, beil. A LBANY CLUB, Albany, N. Y. KAP1D.-5 CLUB, Grand Rapids, Mich. John M. Heenan, President, With Shreveport Grant McLynn. UFFALO CLUB, Buffalo, N. Y. **• President, With Atlanta F. B. Buruiun D. J. Shea. Henry Spiesman, Manager John Morrissey, Manager. With Little Rock W. G. Hartruan, W. H. B Harry L. Taylor, President, Ua.vlor. M. Welday. Virgil L Garviu. George T. Stalling*, Manager. lkLD CLUB, tp> mgtield, Ohio. With Birmingham W. V. Pylant, Joe Hen- A MSTERDAM-JOHNSTOWN-GLOVERSV©E William Duggan, President, nessy, F. K. Moore. ALTIMORE CLUB, Baltimore, Md. " M. F. Button, of Gloversville, President, Michael Lawrtuce, Manager. With leaven worth G. A. Coombs B Conway W. Sams, President, Howard J. Earl, Manager. Hugh jennings, Manacer. With Springfield, Mo. It. Byrne, F. R. Shu- TDINC-HAMTON CLUB, Binghamtou, N. Y. COUTH 1JEND CLUB, South Bend, Ind. -ERSEY CITY CLUli, Jersey City, N. J. F. R. Carson. President, With Oklahoma City B. C. Risley -0 F. F. Hammond, President, A. A. Grant, Manager. With Topcka Dick Brown, Charles R. Farrell, Howard Griffiths, President, Charles Campau, Manager. S. A. Abbott, Harry Lander, C. C. Stewart. Wm. J. Murray, Manacer. TL1ON CLUB, llion, N. Y. HAUTE CLUB, Terre Haute, Ind. With Savannah Chip Hauford, D. L. Staley, EWARK. CLUB, Newark, N. J. L. D. Smith, President, Corry Bachus. * Samuel Irlam, President, F. Wanender, Manager. With Jacksonville Jack Frost. Sta©nley Arthur, N Matthis 1!. Puder, President, John H. Sharrott, Manager. K. O. Chappie. H. J. Fleming, Richard Jones, ______Walter W. Knrnham, Manager. •\\T HEELING CLUB, Wheeling, W. Va. F. it. Dingle, Con. Conover. E CLUB, Providence, R.I. CRAN TON CLUB, Scranton. Pa. * * B. F. Perkins, President, With Bingharutou it. Miller, George McCrick- S John Barnes, President, * Ted Price, Manager. c-tt. .1. A. Messerly. Frank W. Moore, C. C. Felix R. Wendelschaefer, President, James Garry, Manager. vaimpau, T. W. Ramsey, H. M. Smythe, J. T. Thomas Daly, Manager. Cliuton, H. C. Niles, 11. A. Welch. L. K. Wil- OCHESTER CLUB, Rochester, N. Y. vYRACUSE CLUli, Syracuse, N. Y. INOIANA-ILLINOIS-IOWA LEAGUE. iig. 1/eo A. Folil. Frank Spates. ^ George N. Kuntzsch, President, (CLASS B.) With Syracuse C, P. Carter. Arthur Egan. R C. T. Chapin, President, With Utica F. P. Swayue. A. C. Buckenberger. Manager. T. C. Griffin, Manager. President, Edward Holland, Bloomington, 111. With llion M. S. Roach. CLUB MEMBERS Cedar Rapids, la., B. Hill, With Albany W. P. Ryan, Rube Bowers, M. MMJKONTO CLUK, Toronto, Out. ROY CLUB, Troy, N. Y. J. Spiesrnan, P. J. Greene, J. B. Schrall Au J- J. J. McCafTrey President, T Louis Bacon, President Manager; Davenport, la., J. T. Hayes, Manager; gustus Kox. J. F. Marouey. W. J. Landy, Rob ______Richard Harley Manager. and Manager. Rock Island, III.. J. B. McConnell, Manager; Pe- ert ClK«Ue\v, H. M. Loats, Ray Wenieu, J. A. ona, 111., Hugh Nicol, Manager; Bloomingtou, 111., Russell. C. C. Behreudt, Homer Mock Joseph ONTRKAL CLUB, Montreal, Can. TTTICA CLUB, Utica, N. Y. W. Connors, Manager; Decatur, 111., Monte Mc- Wail. M John Kreitner, President, U H. E. Devendorf, President. Farland,Manager; Springfield,111., Frank Donuelly, With Corsicana M. A. Haffey. T. M. Lovett. Manager. John Lawler, Manager. Manager; Dubuque, la., Chas. Buelow, Manager. With Memphis J. E. Tamsett (non-reserve), O. W. Streit. E. Ilerr, J. J. Duft©y (non-re SOUTHERN LEAGUE. CONNECTICUT LEAGUE. serve). AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. (CLASS B.) With Concord Frank Eustace. (O.ASS A..) (CLASS B.) t With Jackson. Miss. P. J. Dollar, B. Wells, President, Joseph D. O©J©rien. Chicago, 111. President, W. M. Kavanaugh, Little Rock, Ark. President, Sturgis Whitlock, Huntington, Conn. D. B. Connet. D. D. Lewis, H. Smith, P. Ryan, CLUB MEMBERS Hartford, W. Kennedy, Man J. Hyan, B. L. Method. Sam Seefert. fAOLUMBUS CLUB, Columbus, O. TLANTA CLUB, Atlanta, Ga. W. R. Joyner, Presiden©, ager; Springfield, D. O©Neili, Manager; Meriden, With Waco Samuel Peer. K. R. Sapp, George V-" T. J. Bryce, President, A S. J. Kennedy, Manager; New Haven, James Chtimbers, A. It. Buro. K. R. Spencer. L. W. William Clymer, Manager. Manager. Metz. Don Curtis. C. B. Buylor, L. Schettier, Canavan, Manager; Bridgeport, J. H. O©Rourke, O. A. HeJnz, J. D. Lower, C. L. Pruitt. ®. ND1ANAPOLIS CLUB, Indianapolis, Ind. IRMINGHAM CLUB, Birmingham, Ala. Manager; New London, C. H. Humphry, Man liorlebaugh. C. F. Ruschaupt, President, B R. H. Baugh, Pres.; C. E. Jackson, Sec©y. ager; Holyoke, Jesse Freysinger, Manager; Nor With Keokuk George Andrews. Edward Barrow, Manager. Harry Vaughn, Manager. wich, George A. Alien, Manager. With Kvansville Robert Lynch, George B. Collins. C. B. Mitler. ANSAS CITY CLUB, Kansas City, Mo. T 1TTLE ROCK CLUB, Little Rock, Ark. HUOSON RIVER LEAGUE. With Wheeling. W. Va. James Lucas, C. A. K Arthur Irwin, President M Aaron Frank, Pres.; C. P. Perrie, Sec©y, Dt-itors. W. B. I©owoil. J. B. Price, Earl Sykes. (CLASS C.) Ohai©lps DcMoss. 11. Edwards, Frank Kellar, F. and Manager. Dale Gear, Manager. president, C. S. Harvey, Hudson, N. Y. K. tlittle, A. G. Cook, Ben Wilson. T OU1SV1LLE CLUB, Louisville, Ky. EMPH1S CLUB, Memphis, Tenn. CLUB MEMBERS Kingston, A. Van Etten, Presi \Vilh Des .Moines George J. Keitz. -W George Tebtau. President With LoweU N. F. Tuurstou. R. B. Miller. M Caruther Ewing, Pres.; E. L. Menego, Sec©y, dent, H. D. Ramsey, Manager; Saugerties, H. T. TERMS ACCKPTED. and Manager. Lewis Whistler, Manager. Keeney, President, John O©Hallaran, Manager; With Seattle Fred lloutz. James B. McHaie. 1LWAUKEE CLUB, Milwaukee, Wis. Hudson, W. Petry, President, A. Schnack, Mana Wirh Bridgeport Harry Cornen. EW ORLEANS CLUB, New Orleans, La. ger; New burgh, Wm. Fisher, President, Chas. Fisher, Chas. S. Havenor, President, Frederick P. Morrill, President, With Utica Ben Eliis. , Manager. N Manager; Catskill, J. M Evans, President anJ With Albany Gordon Vosburg. Charles Frank, Manager. Manager; Peekskill, T. Torphy, President, F.Val With Uoncprd H. T. Galvin. Robert Me- 1NNEAPOL1S CLUB, Minneapolis, Minn. ASHV1LLE CLUB, Nashville, Tenn. entine, Manager; Poughkeepsie, Wm. McCab^. LouKliljin. G. J. Waddell. 3. W. E. FarrelJ. Wm. H. Watkins, President President and Manager; Patersoii. N J., R. Cogaii, With Manchester- -Winneld W. Clark. and Manager. N James Palmer, Pres.; W. W. Taylor, Sec y, With Little Rock J. J. Thomas. Newton Fisher, Manager. Manager; Elizabeth, N. J., Walter Dobbins, Man Wiih St. Joseph Vat Wrisht, H. W. Brown, PAUL CLUB, St. Paul, Minn. ager; Vonkers, N. Y., H. D. Ramsey, Manager. KTVA.COMA CLUB, Tacoma, Wash. (CLASS 1).; * Davicl Evans, President, ^AVANNAH CLUB, Savannah, Ga. President, D. J. Laxdal, Cavalier, N. D. By Columbus to New Orleans Pitcher Gleiidon. 5 C. W. Boyer, Pres., Chas. McCammon, Sec©y, Bv Portland to New Orleans Erve Beck, Phil M. A. Fisher, Manager. CLUB MEMBERS Winnipeg, J. M. Lamb, Presi Naaeau. Manager. By New Orleans to Portland Atz. French. dent and Wm. Wilson, Manager; Duluth, Minn., Bv Seattle to Oakland Van Haltrau. WESTERN LEAGUE. NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE. L. Van Praagh, Manager; Superior, Wis, William By Oakland to Seattle Ganley. (CLASS A.,) (CLASS B.) Bray, Manager; Fargo, N . D., A. Sterns, Secretary; Bv Seattle to Des Moines Gaiile.v. Delehanty. President, Morris O©Neil, Chicago, 111. Pres. T.H.Murnane, Sec. J.C.Morse,Boston,Mass. Grand Forks, N. D., E. G. Cooper, Manager; By Des Moines to Seattle D. E. Miller. Crookston, Minn., W. S. Lycan, Manager. ___ By Springfield. 111., to Peoria F. Smith. Ben ENVER CLUB, Denver, Colo. ONCORD CLUB, Concord, N. H. CoftVyn. D R. R. Burke, President, NORTH TEXAS LEAGUE. By Springfield to Davenport F. Schneiberg. William Everitt, Manager. C W. F. Ray, President (CLASS D.) By Davenport to Springfield Mike Jacobs. Frank Eustace, Manager. " President, W. A. Abey, Ft. Worth, Texas. By Columbus to Philadelphia (N. L.) Fred OLOR ADO SPRINGS CLUB,Col.Springs, Col. EW BEDFORD CLUB, New Bedford, Mass. Abbott. C Thomas F. Burns, Pres., H. Masterson, Sec. CLUB MEMBERS Corsicana, J.D. Roberts, Man By Philadelphia to Columbus R. E. Hulswitt. Manager. N A. G. Doe, President ager; Dallas, J. W. Gardner, Manager; Ft. Worth, By Memphis to Kansas City J. A. Dowries©. and Manager. T. JOSEPH CLUB, St. Joseph, Mo. W. H. Ward, Manager; Paris, Mike O©Contior, By Kansas City to Memphis O. S. Collins. AVERH1LL CLUB, Haverhil©, Mass. Manager. ______By Portland, Ore., to Oakland Ham iberg, S Percy Chamberlain, President, H John J. Carrigg, President, W. W. Kelly. Wm. B. Douglass, Manager. Connie Murphy, Manager. SOUTH TEXAS LEAGUE. By Oakland to Portland Harry Schlafy. (CLASS U.) By New Bedford to Lowell A. F. Hafford. MAHA CLUB, Omaha, Neb. ALL RIVER CLUB, Fall River, Mass. By St. Joseph to Rock Island Jack McCoanell. O William A. Rourke, President r President, Bliss Gorham. Houston, Texas. RELEASED. Thos. F. McDermott, President and Manager. and Manager. CLUB MEMBERS San Antonio, Wade Moore, By Macon R. II. Chandler, Etlbert Kerr. Manager; Houston, (flaude Reilly, Manager; By Sioux City James O©Hara. CITY CLUB, Sioux City, la. By Evansville Claud Gouzzie. W. F. Duncan, President, OWELL CLUB, Lowell, Mass. Beaumont, F- W. Greer, Manager; Galveston, By St. Joseph E. D. Webster. ^ President Marcene Johnson, Manager.______John J. Carney, Manager. Wm. F. Connors, Manager. REINSTATED. IOWA LEAGUE. By Concord Frank Eustace. ES MOINES CLUB, Des Moines, la. YNN CLUB, Lynn, Mass. By Birmingham Edward Minaehan. Joseph Cantillon, President, (CLASS IX) By Memphis Milo Stratton. D Y Frederick Lake, President President, Frank S. Norton, Burlington, Iowa. NOTICE. Herman Long, Manager. and Manager. The territory of Temple, Texas, has been sub CLUB MEMBERS Waterloo, J. W. Myers. Man stituted for that of Ardmore, I. T., in the PACIFIC NATIONAL LEAGUE. ANCHESTER CLUB, Manchester, N. H. ager; Keokuk, Ed Eagan, Manager; Burlington, Texas League. (CLASS B.) M William J. Freeman, President, A. P. Owens, Manager; Ottumwa, A. L. Kennedy, Springfield. O., has been substituted for Mar- President, Wm. D. Ri hel Salt Lnke City, Utah. Win field Clark, Manager. Manager; Ft. Dodge, Frank Boyle, Manager; Ion iBd., in the Central League. Marshalltown, Robert Warner, Manager; Booae, SPECIAL NOTICE. UTTE CLUB, Butte, Mont ASHUA CLUB, Nashua, N. H. At a meeting of the representatives of the B Charles H. Lane, President, N Charles T. Lund, President, Frank S. Haller, Manager; Oskaloosa, W. J. National Association, held with the National Walter Wilmot, Manager. S. D. Flanagan, Manager. Filley, Manager. Commission, on January 9, 1905. it was agreed that the names of all players awarded to Ma jor League Clubs under what is known as the © Cincinnati Peace Compact." and also the names Beaumont on Bunting. the plafe with his right foot close to the plate, just meeting it so that the sphere will fall dead of all players purchased or drafted by Major his hands grasping the bat about the middle, in front of the plate." _____ League Clubs from National Association Clubs Outfielder Beaumont, of Pittsburg, said ihe and the upper part of the stick held close to his shall not be carried on the Reserve Lists of other day: "Much of the success of a hunter de- ear. Whether he is going to ©lay it down© or .lit In Skirts or Knickers ? National Association Clubs until such players ends on his ability to fool the opposing third it out is practically impossible to foretell, for And now we have the woman umpire. Mrs. have been regularly released by Major League Easeman. To do this he must stand at the plate this position is assumed at all times by him. M. G. Turner, of Cleveland, won distinction by Clubs- The "8t * reserved players will be just as he does when he swings on the ball to If he intends to and the ball suits him umpiring a game in the Lower Peninsula Lak« la accordance wltb this understanding. drive it to the outfield. An expert Btan-J* at the stick cornea dowa to a level with the ball, League at Lake Orion, Mich., recently. SPORTING LIFE. February 25, 1905.

Scores ran rather low in the team match, jumpers, wide angles or straightaways, it the New Havens having an eight-target was all grist that came to his mill. lead at the finish. Stevenson and Mack, NEW ENGLAND NEWS of New Haven, with Thompson, of Yale, Everett Hilliard has returned from an tied for high individual honors, having extended pleasure journey in© the South, made just 80 per cent, scores. and Captain Frank is jubilant, realizing TRAP SHOOTING GREATLY BENE In Ihe 25-target prize shoot Hepburn won that the Birch Brooks will he represented first, a medicine flask, with a score of 24; by their strongest team at the fourth PLEASANT WEATHER MADE TRAP Basset, second, Star razor, score 22; Mack, shoot in the Boston Shooting Association©s EITTED BY GOOD WEATHER. third, fine pipe, after winning the shoot- team series, Saturday, Feb. 25. SHOOTING POPULAR. off between the 21s. Scores follow: Team match, 50 targets per shooter. Messrs. Butler and Woodruff have re New Haveu Gun Club.! Yale Gun Club. turned from their Southern shooting trip Boston Gun C!ub Hold Third Shoot o Stevenson ...... 40i Thompson ...... 40 in the best of health and spirits, though Clearview Gun Club Opened New Mack ...... 40jBorden ...... 38 the terrible weather, cousisling of snow, Savage ...... 37|Kine ...... 35 rain and ice in good quantities, put the Series—Dickey's Good Handiea Lines ...... 331 Pugsley ...... 84 covers in such a state as to curtail shooting Grounds—Florists Defeated Lans- Robertson ...... i 281Sturges ...... 23 materially. ___ Work—Boston Shooting Associa Total ...... 17SI Total ...... 170 dale—Harrison Won at Keystone Individual prize shoot at 25 targets. G. M. Wheeler, the New England rep Hepbimi ...... 241 Stevenson ...... 20 resentative of the Peters© Cartridge Com tion's Good Turn-out, Etc. Bassett ...... 22IBrlstoe ...... 19 pany, has been under the weather lately Shooting League—Other Events. Mack ...... 211 Robortson ...... 18 with an attack of grip, but his friends will Lines ...... 21! Smith ...... 18 be glad to know that he is on the improve Bates ...... 211 Savage ...... 17 Boston, Mass., Feb. 20. Editor "Sportin and will be among them on Washington©s Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 20. Pleasant Lite: © Splendid weather again favored th Mack also wen a sportsman©s hatchet in the Birthday. Boston Gun Club on the occasion of it shoot-off with Thompson and Stevenson. weather on Saturday brought forth a good Shooters In this vicinity have had con ly gathering of trap shooters on the vari third serial shoot at We BOSTON SHOOTING ASSOCIATION. siderable trouble of late with shotgun ous gun club grounds. The Clearview Gun liugton, on February 1J Club gave its opening shoot on the new and the result was a larg The third shoot for the B. S. A., team shells breaking at the join of paper and championship look place at Wellington. brass, also with the brass portion ruptur grounds, at Seventy-second street, and attendance and compan thirty men tried the targets in the club lively high scores. Sever Feb. 11, the result being win number ©2 ing at the outer edge or rim. As it hap teen shoolers put in an ap for the Watertown Gun Club, which they pens with different makes of shells and match. At the Wissinoming grounds the pearance and as a larg took hands down, leading the Lowell Club with both hand and factory loading we Florists defeated I.ansdale in an 18-men majority of them start by 24 targets, and Birch Brook by 29 tar opine that the powder is being made team race. Hillside Gun Club had a lively early and tarried late gets. Watertown ^yas reinforced by Dr. unduly impulsive in starting the shot 011 its time; Highland drew a good list at Gorgas, shooting through practicall Gleason, who has just returned from a target breaking journey. Such as this North Camden held a practice shoot, and the entire programme, J Southern trip, and Baldwin, making their suggests what benefits might accrue to both Point Breeze and Keystone Shooting caused little changing r quintet a full hand of cracks. Birch consumer and manufacturer, if we had the League had regular live-bird events. squads and we had one c Brooks were also out with a very strong similar Clearing House for investigation the slickest and smoothes team, and an unusually close contest was of complaints that British sportsmen CLEARVIEW©S OPENING. 0. ff. Dickey afternoon shoots imagir. looked for, with scores soaring to high have. The "London Field" is referred to, The opening shoot of the Clearview Gun able, where everyone retir altitudes. Trap shooting expectations are and their experts give unbiased judgments Club on its new grounds near Seventy-sec ed in a happy vein, ©ready and eager for th very uncertain, and this case further em on reasonable complaints of all guns and ond street station of the B. & O., ©drew next shoot. phasized that conclusion, two of the Birch ammunition failing to perform expected out 30 gunners. In the club event Apker We had with us three new faces thi Brooks dropping to unheard-of scores (for duty. Occupying a strong position as high made best score from scratch, 23 out of week, Worthing, of Boston, who made : them), helping materially to relegate that authority on such matters prevents the 25, but J. A. R. Elliott, a visitor, cracked first Visit to the traps in many moon club to last position. Ray and Frank were manufacturers of criticised products from out the same number. F. Muller Springer though barely free from a severe cold tied for high individual score, with 44, sulking, and instead of assuming an in and Fisher broke 22 each, and Sibole had C. H. Sadler, the B. A. A.©s superintend the latter missing the chance to gather in jured air they gird on their rrmor to rem 21. By adding a handicap to those need ent of shooling grounds, who fairl the honor alone by losing the last target, edy the defects. The improved product ing it, Elwell, Colton, Downs and Springer slaughtered the innocents©, taking care o while Baldwin and Kirkwood were close when tested and proved receives due re scored a possible 25 for the club prizes. third high average, and "Hollis," wh by with 43. the latter spoiling a fine score cognition through the same channel. Wherry, Sibole, Paulson and Letford lack passed through Ihe novitial stages on th by missing 5 out of the last 15. Other ed one point of the coveted number. grounds of the late Dedham Gun Club. Ur good, bad or indifferent streaks of target The Massachusetts Fish and Game Pro J. A. R. Elliott. a visitor, shot in good fortunately now, business ties prevent hit smashing by the different individuals can tective Association held its annual dinner form and broke 94 out of 100 for the after from atlending trap shoots other than a be gleaned from the appended, table of at the Copley Square Hotel, Feb. 16, di rare intervals. © scores, a fitful wind being nnynly re viding the, five hours appropriate to the The scores follow: Dickey won high average with .875 sponsible for the ups and downs: event between eating, singing and story- Club shoot. 25 targets added handicap. though Frank was hanging right on with Team shoot. 50 targets per shooter, 23 known, telling, with a moderate admixture of Hp. B. Tl.l Hp. B. Tl. .806, while straights were as thick ar 25 unknown angles 16 yards serious talk on fish and game protection. Muller...... 22 22|Sibole...... 3 21 24 watchers waiting for a fat political plun Elliott...... 23 23 Apkflr...... Watertown Gun Club. Lowell R. & G Club. Ihe special guests of the evening were Elwell...... to drop. Dickey led also in this depart K. U. Till 16 25 Paulion..... U. Ttl Judge Jabez Fox, of the Superior Court; Colton. 19 25|Umh3lti!..... inent. with 3, one a 15, Griffiths catching Kev. W. H. Ryder, of Gloucester; Admiral Franklin. ... Roy .... 23 21 441 Climax 19 2(J j Springer. a couple. Maynard, of the U. S. N.; Hon. E. D. T. Wherry..... Iti 'J/1I1X71 W. SmithC*vii4->l A., After the sixth event all shooting wa Baldwin 23 20 431 Rule . . 21 Chambers, of Quebec, president of ©the Dr. Charlton Bnrtiett 21 20 41|Deau . . . 23| Simon...... from the 16-yard mark and the way th .15 North American Game Protective Asteocia- Kelly...... 14|Redman. ... Gleason 18 20 381 Edwards .15 *Bowen..... back markers mauled the targets was Barry 15 15 30 i Currier . 13 tion; George Field, Fish Commissioner for 14! Patchel. ... caution. The prize match was the "piece Massachusetts; E. H. Forbush, official Downs...... 25|Letferd..... Lndwig..... de resistance" and here everybody takes Totals 96 196 Totals 19| Huber...... 85 87 172 Davison.... Flslier... 22 22 care-to see that every mental and physica BIRCH BROOK GUN CLUB. Dyer...... Carr..... 8 15 duty pertaining to target breaking is faith K. U. Ttl K. U. Ttl Lang...... 211 Bilhartz. , 12 22 fully performed, the scores showing lhat Bivens...... 161 Edwards. 17 23 the task was performed with unusual pre Frank . .. . . 22 22 44 12 10 22 Cormack. The associatf has admitted "Visitor. cision generally. Kirkwood ... 24 19 43l 132 new members. "BEANIAN." Four ties on 26 for first position evi Bell ...... 18 19 37! CLEARVIEW©S NEW GROUNDS. clences how keen the contest was and be Rowe . .. .. 13 10 231 Totals The Clearview Gun" Club, of Philadelphia, mg distributed among 21, 19 and 16-yard Scores of other events. 16 yards CINCINNATI GUN CLUB. has secured new. grounds at Seventy-fifth shooters, two of them being made by ©long Targets ... ..10 35 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 and Brewster avenue, West Philadelphia. distance men, adds one more link to the Frank ...... 87 9 12 8 13 ~7 15 -8 13 Pfeiffer, Boeh and Bloch Make Pos The grounds are easily reached by B. & already strong chain of evidence refuting Kirkwood .... 4 10 9 10 5 9 689 15 O. R. R., Seventy-second Street Static ..; the claim of "over handicapping the gun," Straw ...... 4 10 4 11 6 5 7 9 10 9 sible Fifty in Handicap. also convenient to Island Road and South which opponents of the distance handicap Uowe ...... 5 4 8 12 4 10 6 10 ..... Cincinnati, O., Feb. 14. A large entry western trolleys. The club has erected a are so fond of hiding behind. Their sheltei Pbilhrook ..... 4 tj 5 9 3 6 4.8.. .. list was seen in the Peters Cartridge Com new shooting house and two trap houses, considered invulnerable, is really about a lordan ...... 610 5 9 5 10 .. .. pany©s prize contest at the Cincinnati all connected by boardwalks. The back safe as the ostrich©s defense. Gleason and Peabody .... . 3 5 5 7 Gun Club ground Feb. 11. The 21 men ground is the sky. All arrangements will Burns with scores of 24 had to be content Umax ...... 611 8 13 lOdward...... 6 52 9 9 shooting had an average of within a frac l>e up-to-date and visitors will always be with 5th and 6th position. Ordinarily ">ean ...... 612 7 12 tion of 84 per cent, of actual breaks. The welcomed. On May 30 the Clearview Gun scores m the 20s are pretty sure of a posi Harlow ...... 8 9 8 11 scores have shown decided improvement Club will hold an all-day shoot. H. B. Fish tion well up the list, but in this case it. McKittrick ... 5 12 4 8 for some time and this week©s shoot was er, 7125 Woodland avenue, West Philadel took telescopes to find them when viewed N.ve ...... 6 8 6 8 the highest seen in a long time. phia, is the secretary. from Ihe winner©s position Scores as fol ;?arry ...... 2 7 5 5 Pfeiffer and Bleh scored 48 actual breaks lows: Gleason ...... 7 11 7 11 Roy ...... 1014 and their handicaps gave them a possible HIGHLAND GUN CLUB. Events ..... 1 2 3 4 5 C 7 8 9 10 50. Boeh also made 50 by breaking 43 Targets ... Bnrtiett ...... 5 . . 6 . . Franklin won the first and second prizes 10 15 10 10 15 15 10 15 10 10 Pot ""ester ...... 6 .. 3 . . and having 3 added. in the special club shoot of the Highland iollins ...... 5 . . 4 . . A squad consisting of Fa ran, Pfeiffer, Dickey (21).., 9 11 8 7 13 13 10 15 9 10 Gun Club, held Saturday at Gorgas. The Frank (19)..., Durrler ...... 2 .. Pohlar and Osterfield had the honor to 9 11 9 8 12 14 9 13 9 10 ilule ...... 6 .. shoot was shot in eight sweepstakes, six Sndler (16). . .. 7 13 7 10 13 13 8 14 9 . . break 15 straight apiece. at 10 targets and two at five each. Frank Gleason (19).. 8 13 9 8 11 13 ...... The members regretted that Superintend lin shot through the program twice, mak Griffiths (21).. 10 7 9 14 12 10 11 10 0 NEW ENGLAND KENNEL, CLUB. ent Gambell was confined to his room ing a score of 49 on his first trial and 48 Kirk wood (20). 9 13 10 9 12 9 8 12 . . There was a large attendance and some with a sprained knee caused by an icv on his second. A. Ballentine and Nixon Baker (1C)...... 8 .. sood scoring at the weekly shoot of the sidewalk hitting it. Uoy (19)...... tied for second prize, and on the shoot-off 9 13 8 810 12 ...... VTCW England Kennel Club. Braintree There will probably be a race between Nixon won. Ringgold won the fourth Hollis (19).... (512 8 Gil 9 71410 9 Mass.. February 11. The club cup was won the "pump guns" and the "double guns" Bell (20)...... 8 12 8 6 11 9 7 14 10 9 y Isaac R. Thomas, with a score of 22, trophy and T. Ballantine the fifth. The Burns 16). .... ~9 1113 7 7 11 13 7 9 6 10 on the 22d.. but the real match of the weather was ideal for shooting and high Woodruff (17). . 0 8 9 13 9 13 ...... ,. nd Ihe leg for the Monatiquot cup went winter wil not be pulled off until Ahlers scores were the rule. Scores: Worthing (17). 711 8 4 10 10 10 13 .... .730 o W,» R. Goodnow, whose score was 26. comes home. The scores follow: Targets. Owen (10). .... 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 5 5 12 11 6 8 8 . .6-15 In the club cup shoot Ihe best net score Peters Trophy. 50 targets, added handicap 6 ~ Ken ton (16). .. 7 10 77787 9 78 .641 was made by Mr. Thomas, who got the Hdcp. Bk. T©l.l TTJ__ M,-. Nixon ...... 6 4 47 Paul (1C)...... Hdep. Br. T©l. 9 5 ...... 6 10 8 7 10 .... .G30 up, and the best net score in the Mona- Pfeiffer... 7 48 50 Faran..... 1 45 4fi Ringgold ...... 7 8 C 7 3-4G Willard (1C)...... 8 10 10 7 5 ... .615 Bleb...... 4 47 Brace (16).... iqnot shoot was made by R. O. Harding, ~ 48 W> Hesser .".";.©.. 2 44 A. Ballantine ...... 8 7 10 9 7 ...... 3 5 6 3 3 .... .307 vho got 24 targets and came within one Boeh..... 43 50 Snnderb©h.A 2 44 T. Ballantine ...... 5 5 7 5 9 3 39 Events 78. 9. 10. 16 yards: all others dis Williams. . Franklin ...... 7 4 49 tance handicap. f having a clean score. The scores: 48 Pohlar..r.. .. 43 (i 10 6 10 Kalk...... 481 Barker... . o 45 Ringgold ...... 5 4 2 7 9 5 42 Merchandise match. 30 unknown, distance han CLUB CUP. Peters..... 46 47|0sterfeld... 2 43 Franklin ...... 4 7 8 C 8 5 48 dicap. Net. Hdep. Gross. Medico.... 46 47 Herman... 3 42 Greenwood ...... x C 7 3 10 0 30 Griffiths (21) 111111111110111111101011111011 26 . R. Thomas ...... 21 1 22 Bullerdick. 43 Uoll...... 42 Nixon ...... 4 Harig..... 6 6 3 40 Dickey (21). .101111111111011101111011111111 26 ©. F. Baxter ...... 20 1 21 43 Maynard... 2 41 Lutz ...... 6 5 7 1-35 Frank (19).. .110111111110401111111111111110 26 )r. C. G. Weld ...... 20 1 21 Kirby..... 46 Snnderb©h.H 4, 30 Don Minto, Dunlevy ...... x 5 6 0 26 Sadler (1C)..-Ill 11111.1110011011111111110111 2(> O. narding ...... 18 1 19 45 Kirby, R.W. » 32 Green ...... x 6 6 x 12 Gleason (19).000111111111101011111110111111 24 Perry ...... 13 6 19 Everyman ...... x 5 5 3-14 Burns (16). . .101011111001111111111111110011 24 C. Nash ...... 11 8 19 AMERICAN WINS AT MONTE CARLO- Pinkerton ...... x 4-19 Owen (16). . .011111011101111001111011111110 23 Silsbee ...... 18 .. 18 Shaffer ...... x 3-28 Roy (19). . . . .011011101101110111101110111011 22 V. R. Goodnow ...... 12 5 37 Steel ...... x 2-17 W©druff (17) 011101101101010101011111111111 22 . I. Taylor ...... 9 8 17 Charles Macalister Beats Out the Best K©kw©d (20). 111001011111111110110101011100 21 !. Brooks ...... 8 5 13 FLORISTS DEFEAT LANSDALE. Bell (20). ... .001010111111111111010010010111 20 MONATIOUOT CUP. Foreign Shots. The strong Lansdale Gun Club made a W thing (17). 110101100101111001111101101103 20 T. R. Goodnow ...... 21 5 26 Baltimore. Md., Feb. 18. Word has been friendly visit to the Florists© on Saturday Willard (16). 101011101011011100111110101011 20 . O. Harding ...... 24 1 25 Paul (16).. ..01111.1011011100011001010011110 18 >r. C. G. Weld ...... 23 . . 23 received here that Charles Macalister© form and went home with defeat sticking out Hollis (19). ..1110100101101111100100011000O1 10 ©. Silsbee ...... 22 . 22 erly of Baltimore, won the Prix De Fevrier of Iheir pockets. Eighteen men shot on Fenton (16). . 011010000OO1111111110010100001 15 R. Thomas ...... 22 .. 22 at Monte Carlo, worth 1000 francs The each side, and the visitors put up a great Bruce (16). . .010011010000010100001110100100 11 . C. Nash ...... 17 5 22 shoot was at live birds, and Mr. Macalister score, causing the "Posies" to shoot Iheir , I. Taylor ...... 13 6 10 was in competition with a field of 54 shoot best to win. It was not until the last . F. Baxter ...... 15 1 ic ers. Quite a number of these dropped out squad went out that the locals felt sure NEW HAVEN (CONN.) GUN CLUB. . Perry ...... 10 4 14 The Ne\v Haven Gun Club started their in the first round, and the principal con of victory, as Sanford, Landis and Hutten- 1905 series of monthly shoots with a smart NEW ENGLAND BRIEIFS. test was between the Baltimorean, Mr C lock put down 70 out of 75 and brought afl.©aii- on Feb. 8. A five man team malch Beresford and Count Feny Joum©u The the Florists out well ahead, as the three O. R. Dickey was trying a new Parker last-named is the pride of France ©in the Lansdaleites scored but 55. The Florists batween the New Haven and Yale College t the Boston Gun Club on the 15th, and shooting line. averaged 20 1-3, and the Lansdales 19%. Gun Clubs and a 25-target prize shoot were seems to be "just what the Doctor or- Mr. Macalister is a member__ of the Balti- Honor score was made by Sanford and special events that proved interesting fea ered." It made little difference whether more Shooting Association and rankTamo©n? tures to the large attendance present. Huttenlock, 24 each, both. Florists. Fino, he targets were little dumpers or long | the world©s best live-bird and field shots. © CONTINUED ON FIFTEENTH PACK. February 25, 1905. SPORTING LIFE.

people who inhabited the world at the time of Christ. We believe there are enough people of sense in Virginia not to allow such a foolish bill to see the light of day. From South Carolina comes a statement STILL SUPREME of the doings of the cranks in that State. The Indoor . 22 Caliber Rifle Championship of the United States won with A bill has been introduced in the Legis lature of South Carolina prohibiting shoot ing matches for prizes of value. Just what the shooters of South Carolina can contest PROTECT SONG BIRDS. for in clay target matches is not men PETERS 22 SHORT CARTRIDGES tioned. Such a law would stop club shoots The protection of song birds and in- for gold medals and rifle shooting contests. scctlverous birds is being strongly advo Why not prohibit the fishing ponds and A NEW RECORD cated in many States, and sever©al States grab bags at church fairs. This is just now have bills in their Legislatures of this L. P. Ittel scores 2459 out of a possible 2500 ; Second place won by as bad (?) as shooting at a mark for a Dr. A. A. Stillman, using PETERS .22 Long-rifle Cartridges. Third and nature. Of recent years the journals de silver badge. A law needed -liiost of all voted to shooting have given much space to is one prohibiting the introducing of such fourth positions a tie between H. M. Pope and W. A. Tewes, using PETERS bird protection, and surely have educated foolish bills as the above, and imposing a .22 Stevens-Pope Armory Cartridges. thfe sportsmen to protect song birds. And heavy fine and imprisonment on the person much good has resulted. Against the song or persons formulating such bills. ASK FOR THM SEMI-SMOKELESS KIND. birds we find the foreigners, who appar ently know no laws, killing all kinds of birds which come before their aim. So THE DETROIT TOURNAMENT. Wide Awake Dealers Sell Peters Goods. Up-to-date Sportsmen great has become the slaughter of song R. R. Bennett Won the International Demand Them. The Makers Will Continue to Furnish Them. birds by foreigners that in some parts of New York State they are beyond the con Live Bird Trophy. Detroit, Mich., Feb. 20. Cold weather trol of the Game Wardens. In order to and a strong wind were the conditions for more thoroughly handle the matter a bill the second Grand Sportsman©s Handicap has been offered at Albany prohibiting the at the Rusch House grounds on Feb^iar3r NEW YORK, 96 CHAMBERS ST. 15, 16 and 17. The first day had ten events T. H. KELLER, MANAGER CINCINNATI, O. i carrying of firearms by aliens. This bill at targets for amateurs only, professionals has been indorsed by the Audubon Society, shooting for price of targets; $10 was add and it is believed that its passage will ed to each purse, a handsome trophy to winner. greatly benefit the citizens of New York The target events were shot from han State. It will prevent loss of life and, by dicap distance, Blackbird targets and traps prohibiting aliens from carrying firearms being used with good results. The wind In the Hands of Both Experts and Amateurs and snow blowing in the shooters1 faces of any kind, will thwart the lowest class made extremely hard shooting. of foreigners from slaughtering sons find High average was made by Alex. Tolsma, insectivorous birds as they are doing at of Detroit, on a score of 17tJ from IS yards, and he was awarded a diamond medal. the present time. Lefever Arms Co. Guns Gilbert at 21 yards and Wood at 18 yards Pennsylvania has a similar bill before its broke 17,©i, Spencer and Fisher tied on 172. Legislature, and it is to be hoped that On the second day three events at live birds was shot, a six, nine and ten-bird it will pass. For years Joseph Kalbfus, race. The weather was a slight improve secretary of the Game Commission, has ment over the first day, but the wind at all the prominent tournaments. No gitn built worked constantly to protect our game still continued to help the birds to escape the gun. C. G. Spencer made a clean will outwear or outshoot them. birds, also song and insectiverous birds, score in each event, a total of 25. C. W. but has met with much annoyance from the Budd, I. Chapman, F. Gilbert and A. H. We will be pleased to mail our 1905 catalogue to answer foreign-born hunters. So frequent has been King had but one miss. On the third day the 25 bird handicap inquires write us. the demands and from so many parts of for the Gilman-Barnes International trophy the State that a hundred game wardens was on the card. This prize has changed 50 cents buys our Ideal Brass Wire Gun Cleaner. would not have been enough to cover the hands many times during the past ten years or more, it lias been in competition territory where this lawless element was and no one is able to get three wins1 on it. Won©t scratch the barrels. shooting birds© of all kinds. In several Alex. Tolsma, the previous winner, started cases where arrests of foreigners wn.s at in with 22 straight and then something LEFEVER ARMS CO., SYRACUSE, N. Y. happened and the next three birds escaped. tempted the officers had to resort to force It looks bad ou paper that way, but Alex and fire upon the law breakers. can explain how. The value of song and insectiverous birds The winner was R. R. Bennett, of Pitts- Vietmeyer (28) ...... burg, Pa., an amateur, who killtd 24 out Tolsma (31) ...... | to mankind is beyond question. Each fam of 25 from 29 yards. W. R. Crosby at 33 Clark (28) ...... -5 5 ..-13 The Greatest Event of 1904, ily of birds has special work in life, each yards, H. Scane at 30 yards, I. Chapman Clark (28) ...... 5 .. ..-jo Fiscber (28) ...... -o 6 11 doing a particular good that no other fam at 30 yards, had 23 kills. The entrance Allmn (30) ...... -5 5 -JO The Grand American Han ily attempts to do except to a limited ex- was $25, with $100 added and the purse McMac-ken (26) ...... 10 10 was divided high guns. Gay lord (26) ...... 2 7 .. 9 dicap, was won with twit. In addition to the Gilman-Barnes trophy Armstrong (27) ...... b .. .. o Professor Surface, Economic Zoologist of which Mr. Bennett will hold, he received Younsrblood (29) ...... 6 .. .. 0 $128.25 in cash. The 23s drew out $83.90 Hawthorne (29) ...... -5 .. . 5 Pennsylvania, states that the annual loss each, and the 22s received $11.85 each. Cox (28) ...... -5 .. .. 5 to agriculture in the United States aggre Under the conditions of a gale and blind Galtou (2G) ...... 1 .- I "Infallible" gates millions of dollars from the ravages ing snow the scores were of a high order of plant lice alone. If the natural increase and an average seldom seen in such con THIRD DAY. FEE 17. tests. International live bird trophy event. 25 birds, During this meeting of plant lice was not curbed in some way, The shoot was well managed by John $20, handicap rise. v (33) 22212 22222 20122 22022 12222-23 ofBce and handed out the winnings as fast Cuapman (30 22222 22220 22222 22202 22221-23 also won High General great protectors of plant lice is the com Scane (30) . . . .02021 11222 22121 22112 22212-23 as the events were finished. Gilbert (33) .22222 12022 22222 20222 20222 22 Average while mon ant. and the greatest destroyer of the The scores follow: K is (30) 12111 21202 11112 22022 22022-22 ant is the flicker, or yellow hammer. It is Smifh (27) . ©. ©. ©. 22222 22022 22022 22220 22222-22 "SCHULTZE" FIRST DAY, FEB. 15. Pbellis. (29 : : . .22112 20222 02122 22222 02212-22 stated that an examination of the stomach Targets ...... 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 200 T E Reid (29) 2O121 11221 02121 11122 12012 22 won the Preliminary Handi of a flicker shows that a single flicker will Talsma 31 22122 22222 22222 22222 22000-22 Tolsma (18). .. 18 19 16 19 19 18 15 19 17 16 176 Mavhew (30) 21211 12222 02022 22012 11221-22 caps and consume nine thousand ants at one meal. Gilbert (21).... 19 18 17 17 15 20 14 19 16 18-173 Coffee ^20) 22221 21001 21121 11110 22222-23 Wood (18).."... 20 20 16 19 1(5 18 13 17 1C 18 173 "E. C." The flicker is a friendly bird and does not Fisher (18). . .. 20 19 18 18 10 17 15 19 16 20-172 have much fear of man. therefore is easily Spencer (20).. 17 18 10 19 18 17 16 20 12 9 172 Scbortnieier (17) J8 17 17 10 1(> 18 18 18 18 14 170 the Consolation Handicap. approached and the pot hunter has a sure Crofsby (21)... 18 17 15 18 17 19 15 16 16 17 168 mark. Scbuman (10). . 18 16 16 18 14 18 15 18 15 18 KW & RAND POWDER CO. Tript) (17)..... 15 16 16 16 17 17 16 17 15 19 164 Marsha 1 (31) 22222 22202 20222 22022 22202-21 "The man with the gun" receives many S<>aiie (18). .... 18 20 11 18 14 19 13 20 13 17 163 I, H Reid (29 12210 20121 10112 02201 10202-18 blows from the anti-killing cranks, but McMahen (16). . 13 16 15 19 14 IB 17 18 14 17 161 Sparks (27) 22212 00100 21220 11110 11000-16 Cox (J8)...... 1617 13 15 15 17 14 20 15 19 161 Fisher (28) .©.© 02222 22202 2222O 02222 w -16 the sportsmen of to-day give more real Phellis (18)... 14 19 15 17 13 18 14 19 17 13 159 Budd (32) . .12121 01 220 12120 10102 w -15 protection to song birds than the majority McKall (3(5). .. 16 17 15 16 14 15 IS l!i 18 16 158 McCall (20). . . .01201 11211 20112 w -12 Couover (IS). . . 18 16 18 17 13 15 10 17 15 18 157 Cos (28,...... - 00211 02221 w < Pawtuxet Gun Club. of these cranks. Not only does the true Stanly (17). ... 16 17 14 19 14 14 11 16 10 18 149 sportsman spare song birds when 011 a Taylor (19). ... 14 15 . . 17 17 18 16 17 17 16-148 Pawtucket, R. I., Feb. 15. The Paw- Bndd (10)..... 14 17 13 17 14 13 14 16 15 15 148 tucket Gun Club drew out nine shooters gunning trip, but he goes out of his way Clark (!!»..... 15 15 1116 0 19 8 14 14 17 138 Good Sized Bait. on Feb. 11 in spite of the bad weather. to destroy the natural enemies of the song Vief.moier (18). 12 15 15 11 12 13 14 15 15 10 132 At the Amateur Journalists© convention All had good sport, and 11 events at 5 birds, i. e., the fox, skunk, weasel, mink, T. 1C. Reed (19). 1415 9131012 7141316 123 targets each were pulled off by the gun L. A. Heed (19) 10 10 13 13 8 11 10 16 10 14 115 in Baltimore, a Philadelphia!! said of James ners besides swapping hunting yarns owl and hawk. The Audubon Society need (JH.vlord (17) .. 15 16 10 13 10 ...... 04 M. Beck, who is one of the associations 12 18 10 11 ...... 51 around the club house stove in which hon .have little fear of the sportsmen destroying Chapman (17). most distinguished members: ors were pretty well divided. W. Barstow Dnlton (17). . . . 15 10 . . 10 ...... 35 "When we had our convention in Phila other than game birds or their natural Albion (17).... 12 14 ...... 26 was high man in the shooting and put up E-parks (18)... 11 16 12 18 14 13 13 18 . . 13 delphia, Mr. Beck was the life of it. He a score not to be ashamed of on a summer enemies. It is occasionally the thoughtless Gill (16)...... 1215848.. 89- kept the table in a roar. In repartee it day, 27 out of 30. All events were shot youth, but more frequently the lawless Renlck (16). . . . 18 14 ...... was impossible to get the better of him. under distance handicaps. The scores fol .larvis (16)...... 17 10 18 15 16 17 19 16 17 "At one time he was talking about fish low: foreigner, who must be checked, and strict .Tohnsou (16). . ..16 8 15 14 12 ...... ing. laws covering the latter class will be the NacUer (16)...... 17 15 11 9 ...... © ©The best day©s sport I ever had.© he Events. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S 9 10 11 LanicraDd (16)...... 15 16 15 15 ...... Targets. 55555555555 only means of preventing the ruthless kill said, ©was off the Florida coast. There were two of us, we each had three rods, Barstow ...... 5 55 4 5 3 . . . . . ing of song birds. SECOND DAY. FEB. 16. and all day long we pulled in fish as fast Sholdon, W...... 3 5 3325. . . . . as we could throw out our lines. I forget.© Knight...... 4331334. . . . Live birds ...... 8 9 10 Ttl. Shfldou, J...... 24321434234 lie added thoughtfully, ©\vhat kind of fish Waterman...... 431412. . . . . MEDDLESOME CRANKS. Spencer (31) ...... 6 tliey were.© Ixjekwood...... 35220332233 Chapman (20) ...... 5 " ©Perhaps they were whales/ someone A born...... 2 3 2 1 2 1 3 5 . . . From Richmond, Va., comes a report that Budd (31) ...... 6 suggested. Shorman...... 1213.., A. N. King (30) ...... G "Whales©.© said Mr. Beck. ©Why. man, Mooney...... 1 . . . . . the meddlesome busybodies, who have no Gilbert (33) ...... 6 Scane (80) ...... 5 we were baiting with whales.©" Ex pleasure in life except to interfere with K. Coffee (30) ...... 4 change. -Try and Remember. -the affairs of others, have offered a law Rffiitb (28) ...... C) Crosbv (33) ...... 6 Tile Grand American Handicap. When speaking to your friend who is in the Virginia Legislature prohibiting all Tavlor (28) ..... interested in base ball or trap shooting, or hunting and fishing. Such bills are so Mayhew (30) ... We are glad to note a radical departure sports closely allied to them, don©t for ridiculous that they are hardly worth con J. IS. lveid (29) . from past methods in the plan adopted by get to mention "Sporting Ivife." Perhaps McCall (29) .... he does not see this journal, and you will sidering. Birds and fishes have been killed Cantelon (30) ... the Hoyt Metal Company, St. Louis, in Scott (20) ...... marketing their Blackbird Automatic Club do both of us a good turn by recommend and eaten ever since the world was created, Jarvis (28) ..... Trap. They sell it outright with no strings ing "Sporting Life." There is surely 5 and the multitudes were fed on them Pbellis (29) ...... 5 tied to it. whatever. From all we can cents© worth of reading matter to any one Poods (30) ...... G learn it is the best trap on the market connected or interested with base ball or even in the ancient times of Bible history. R. R. Beunett (30) ...... 5 trap shooting. If you have any difficulty V. H. Held (28) ...... 0 and the only one which throws perfect Maybe these narrow-minded, stingy cranks Gles (26) ...... 2 doubles. It will be used exclusively at the in getting it of your newsdealer promptly, think themselves a little better than the Marshall (31) ...... 5 Grand American Handicap. *** write direct to us. February 25, 1905.

trade in this city on Friday last. They re mained over and took part in shoots aroun the city on Saturday. NEW PRICE. The State of Illinois thinks so well of it game interests that it will spend $5000 i NOT TOO PERSONAL BUT JUS putting out food for quail and prairi chickens. We wonder how much the ultra No. 00 Armor Steel kind-hearted anti-killing cranks will spen PERSONAL ENOUGH. and how much work they will do towar saving these birds. L 0. Smith Gun . . Speaking of the 500 straight targets re Bits of News, Gossip and Gommen ported to have been broken by LeRo ALL GUN, NO EXTRAS. Leach in North Dakota recently, a Phila delphia sport remarked that if Mr. Leac About Men Whom Lovers of Shoot could break 100 straight targets on a cer tain ground in this city that he could easil ing Know in Person or Througl win $1000 any time he desired to try ii And he might allow Mr. Leach the us the Medium of General Fame. of both barrels, too. The Mullerite Gun Club will give a tour nament at Lakewood, N. J., on Saturday BY WILL K. PARK. March 11. Special events for amateurs "Sporting Life©s Trap Shooting A. A. Schoverling is the manager. view" for 19O5 is now issued in boolc form anrt will be sent free to an J. Dempsey, of Greenberry, and J. Kim one applying; for same with 5 cent mel, of Donaldson, have been matched t Sold through dealers only* Send for catalogue. shoot two pigeon matches for $150 a side in stamps. This Review is wort The first match will be shot on Saturday Mending for and worth keeping. 1 Feb. 25, at Donaldson, and the secon HUNTER ARMS COMPANY, FIJI/TON, N. Y. contains a snmanary of the printe at Greenberry, Friday, March 17. reports of trap shooting tonrna inents which have been held dnrin; Lloyd, of Morea and Goettler, of York the season of 1OO4. It contains al ville, are matched to shoot at Mahano of the best records made by profes City Park, on March 17, for $150 a side sioiijils and amuteurs. It sliows th Each is to shoot at fifteen birds. actual work; done by a number o the leading trap shots, also averag R. R. Bennett, of the Herron Hill Gu Club, Pittsburg, won the Gilman-Barne wins of over 1OOO men. Send for a live-bird trophy at the Detroit shoot, Feb copy of this book at once. It wil 17. He killed ©24 out of 25 live birds be sent free while the snpply lasts W. R. Crosby, H. Scane and I. Chapma Enclose 5 cents in stamps for post DuPont Smokeless scored 23 each. Mr. Bennett, the winner age. is a very popular and prominent amateu shot of the Smoky City. Jacob Pleiss, an amateur trap shot, o team THE CHAMPION! Eastern, Pa., is to be congratulated on hi Frank Pragoff, secretary of the Kei victory at the Alert Gun Club on February tucky Trap Shooters© League, announce 11. He made high average, defeating lou the third annual target tournament undf prominent professionals with from four t the auspices of the Jefferson County Gu DuPont Smokeless won the Professional and thirty-nine targets to spare. Mr. Pleis Club, Louisville, Ky., May 29, 30, 31. surely did tine shooting on this occasion Amateur Championships for 1904. but he has always been ranked as Eastou© Elmer Shaner. secretary-treasurer of th best shot. Interstate Assosiation, announces a torn Mr. Fred Gilbert, High Professional. Mr. John nament at Owensboro, Ky., May 17-18, un The program for the Anglers© tournament der the auspices of the Davies Count W. Garrett, High Amateur. which will be held at Madison Squar Gun Club. Garden, N. Y., in connection with th Sportsmen©s Show February 21 to Marc] George L. Lyon, secretary of the Nort Why Hon©f You Shoot 9. inclusive, has been received. There ar Carolina Trap Shooters© Association 28 fly casting events scheduled, one fo claims June.>21-22 for the second annu every afternoon and evening of the show tournament. Two hundred dollars will 1 In all events there will be three prizes added to each day©s event. For program first a gold medal, second a silver medal address George L. Lyon, Durham, N. C. DUPONT SMOKELESS? third a bronze medal. Bethlehem, Pa., sportsmen have pur The Grand Canadian Handicap, the priu chased live dozen of Kansas quail to restock cipal trap shooting event in Canada, whicl rovers in that vicinity. The birds cos was held at Hamilton, Ont., during th< $7 a dozen and will be released about the week of Jan. 10, was won by A. S. Tolsma middle of March. This is one excellent way of Detroit, ©Mien., with a straight scon to get quail shooting around Bethlehem of 20. Mr. Tolsma used in winning this next fall. event Winchester factory-loaded "Leader© Ibe AUSTIN CARTRIDGE CO., shells, and defeated a large field of con OF CLEVELAND, OHIO. Dr. J. H. V. Bache, president of th© testants. Bound Brook (N. J.) Gun Club, write that the Bound Brook Gun Club is making A JOKE THAT PAID. LOADED arfi EMPTY SHOTGUN SHELLS preparations for an all-day shoot to b Ijfli.l on Tuesday, May 80. How One Gunner Was Saved From Will Load Any Standard Bulk Smokeless Powder Desired. After several years of lethargy the New Heavy Fine. Jersey State sportsmen have taken new They were three jolly good fellows. *El Branch office: 330 Hanover St., Baltimore, Md. Wm. Baskervill, Manager. life and will hold u State shoot June 13 residents of Penua., and spending a fe 14, 13. days in New Jersey shooting quail. One of the party. George by name, had to Tom Marshall, who has been on a trip leave for home ou the third day, and he PAUL NORTH©S OFFER. to Panama, returned home last week. earnestly desired a few of the deli-cious GUNS ant birds to go back with him. The law of $500 For Proof That He Favored the George Goetter, of Pottsville, and W. New Jersey strictly forbids the taking of Lloyd, of Morea, will shoot a match at quail or grouse out of the State. George Anti-Pigeon Bill. GOODS, Mahanoy City, Pa., March 17. It will be was determined to tnke some birds over Cleveland, O., Feb. 18. Editor "Sporting a trap and handle affair at 15 birds, for the line. Charlie and Tom advised him J, B. SHANNON & SONS, $200 a side, and a thousand more will- be ife:" A gentleman who,, was formerly against it. "Too much risk; game warden i resident of Cleveland and a prominent wagered on the match. always at Camden ferry: uas dogs which 316 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. nember of the Cleveland Gun Club and smell the birds in-year dresssuit case etc." HAND LOADED SHELLS A SPECIALTY. Chris. Gottlieb. of Kansas City, Mo., has At night George packed a dozen plump personal friend of the writer©s, has re taken a position with the Winchester Re juail in his leather gun case, put his gun cently moved to Philadelphia, and I have Our new Gun Catalogue sent for the asking. peating Arms Company. Chris is a popular stock in his dresssuit case, and the barrels ust received a letter from him to-day in lellow and personally acquainted with n an old newspaper. "I©ll fool ©em," said every trap shooter in the West, all of n©hich he. states that a number of the trap when it is so entirely false and contrary eorge; "they will never think of looking ihooters in and around Philadelphia are whom are willing to borrow money of n my gun cover." The case of birds was to the writer©s desires. him at any time the shooting game is lung in a cool place aud the three chums ccusing me of haying been instrumental Trusting that you will favor me by pub too severe. He will make a valuable addi down to supper. While the cigars were u having the anti-pigeon bill passed in lishing the above letter. I remain, tion to the W. R. A. Co.©s force. ug consumed Charlie slipped out; took Jhio and inferring that 1 am also iustru- Yours truly, quail from George©s gun case and sub nenta! in the introduction of a bill in PAUL NORTH. James T. Skelly. manager shotsun smoke stituted grass aud stones to the required ©ennsylvania. less bureau of B. I. duPont Company, has weight. When George alighted from the Every time a bill of this sort comes up Chicago Trap Shooters© Association. been making a business trip through the rain that evening in Camden, with bag >efore any State Legislature, especially in Southwest. He took part in the Houston he East, there is some one, I would give The Chicago Trap Shooters© Association and gun case, he felt no fear, but just will hold a tournament Feb. 23-26. on Wat (Texas) shoot, and made a splendid show is he was about to step aboard the ferry n good deal to know who, industriously ing. But "Jim" always did shoot better irculates the above report for some rca- son©s grounds, Burnside, 111. All shoot hand touched his shoulder. "Just a mo at 16 .vardsl Purses open only to ama a way from home thau ou Wilmington ment, please. I am an officer, and wish to on that 1 cannot fathom. grounds. I will give $500 toward a fund to be rais- teurs. The program both days has 12 examine your bag for game," ancl a very d to work against the passage of an events, each at 15 targets, $1.50 entrance, pleasant man with a delightful smile, nc- a total of 180 shots at a cost of $18. The Trap shooters use Elliott©s Ear Protector ©ompanied by a black dog, stood by nti-pigeon bill in Pennsylvania if anyone Saves headache, prevents deafness, stops an prove that 1 ever appeared before the purses will be divided Chicago fashion, joerge©s ride. "Certainly,"© answered three moneys in each event. All reaching flinching, obviates noises. Circulars free .reorge cheerfully, "help yourself; here©s Msh and Game Committee of any legisla- J. A. U. Elliott. Box 201, New York. ure; ever spoke to or wrote a letter to first, second and third place will divide my bag. open it and look it over." T! ny member of any legislature favoring equally the entire purse. A shooter break kind, smiling-faced warden opened the ing i:.» or 14 receives the same amount as Sportsmen who purchase and release vesssuit case, pawed over the canvas coat, n anti-pigeon bill or in any way what- Southern quail in this State should put oever used any influence direct or iudi- one getting 15 straight. The incentive to elt In the shoes, and ©without erasing his make straights^, ia provided in the $50 av some distinguishing mark ou each bird mile reached for the gun case which ect toward the passage of any such bill. l!y this means it can be determined if On the contrary, I like to shoot live erage money. iDn the first day there will George held tightly in his hand. "Let rne igeons; believe it is a legitimate sport be $20 divided into five moneys, and on the any of these particular birds are killed next ee your gun. I always like to see the fa I. A small wire or tag on the leg or a nd stood ready at the time the bill was second day $30 divided into six moneys. On :ind of guns Pbiladeiphiaus bring over aased in Ohio to work against same in the second day an extra 50-target event, $5 colored dye on the wing feathers will prove iere." and the warden reached for that whether or not Southern quail remain in o-operatiou \vith the gun clubs of the entrance, will be shot; handicaps 16 to 19 this State after November 1. recions case. Then George told him it tate, but the sentiment was so strong yards; five moneys. For program write vns only a cheap gun and he was ashamed i favor of the bill in the Legislature that E. B. Shogren, Sec., Room 940, First f it: did Dot care to show it. particularly - It is reported that a bill has been offered was considered useless to make any at- National Bank Building, Chicago. 111. vhen there was such a crowd of curious ernpt. The bill passed the Legislature, I to the Delaware Legislature to stop all copies around. But the smiling game war- gunning and fishing at all times. The med elieve, with but one dissenting voice. eu insisted, and George pleaded but no From a business point of view as to its The Fulford Memorial. dlesome anti-killing cranks are surelv try se. "It©s all over. I am a sucker: ing to prevent the citizens of this country ffectiug the business of the Chamberliu The committee having charge of the Ful welve quail, $10 each. $120. I©m a artridge and Target Co., I do not think ford memorial fund have contracted with from indulging in any sport that does not ankety-blank fool, etc.," thought George, meet with their approval. What a queer hat the stopping of live pigeon shooting Jenny & Nelbach, of Utica. N. Y., to erect uddeiily his eyes bulged, his heart ncreases the consumption of targets. As a monument at a cost of $600 to the mem world this would be if such narrow-minded umped and he let out a yell which numbskulls were allowed to rule! n instance of this, I call your attention ory of the late Elijah D. Fulford. This irred the spectators. The ga©me warden > the Riverton Gun Club of Philadelphia, monument will be erected on the family- vas pulling out grass and stones from that ho were quite large consumers of Blue plot in New Forrest Hill Cemetery, Utica, W. A. Murrel. secretary of the Traverse un case: the quail were not there, lie ocks before the passage of the anti-pigeon N. Y.. and will be dedicated on ©the first City (Midi.) Gun Club, claims July 6-7 for iw it all a joke. Charlie and Tome, sure, ill in New Jersey and who to the best of day of the tournament of the New York the annual shoot. $220 will be given in ood boys. Whoop la. He jumped up and y knowledge since the passage of the State Sportsmen©s Association, which takes added money for amateurs. High average own and yelled in glee. "Those fellows 11, have not shot a Blue Rock on their place in June. Mr. G. L. Biederman, of money for professionals and amateurs will ill get the best dinner they ever had," be given. rounds. Utica, N. Y., has kindly consented to de- ?ll-ed George. "That fellow©s crazy, I I believe anything that induces any man Iver the memorial address. uess," aaid the game warden, minus his J. A. R. Elliott, of the W. R. A. Co.: Neaf i use a shot gun in any way, creates a mile. "Went broke and pawned his gun respective customer for our g©oods. H. A. Brehm announces a tournament at Apgar, of the P. C. Co., and L. J. Squier o get home, I guess," muttered a specta- of the duPont Co., were calling on the It seems too bad that anyone would Ocean City, Md., July 24-28. $4tX> will be or. nowingly circulate a report like the above added to the purses. February 25, 1905. SPORTING LIFE. MIN FIELD GUNS

for although they shoot hard and last long they can be bought at a moderate price. The Remington Sportsmen prefer the Remington because they "K" retails at $25.00; other grades stand the racket. at higher prices. ASK THE OLD HUNTER. REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY Agency: 315 Broadway, Depot: 86 First Street, New York City. I LION, N. Y. San Francisco, Cal.

Armstrong. 13: Whit, 13; Harrison. 12; Hay- Race Track with a good entry list. Five THE BRENHAM SHOOT. wood, 11; Kirk, 7. events were shot, and the scores as a rule Event No. 4. 15 targets Bodifield. 13; West were good. Scores: PHILADELPHIANEWS cott, 13; Holt. 9; Bevan, 9. Gilbert Won First General Average in Targets 25 10 10 5 5 | Targets. 25 10 10 5 5 Sunny }t South Handicap. KEYSTONE SHOOTING LEAGUE. Sharp.. 10 7 Webber.. 9 . . 4 .... CONTINUED PROM TWELFTH PAGE. Walter Harrisou scored his second Appleton 18 6 5 5 4 Davis... 16 7 733 Brenham, Tex., Feb. 15. The fourth an straight victory in the Keystone Shooting Alker... 17 4 3 Titlow.. 16 5 554 nual Sunny South Handicap was held here Schwartz and Bright led the Lansdales League©s silver cup handicap event, shot Duffleld. 20 7 8.. .. Dwyer.. 12 .. 3 .. January 23-28. The first day had an 8 with 23. on the club grounds at Holmes-burg Junc Dill..... 10...... 3|Haines..l8 and a 12 live-bird event. The second day The return match is booked for March tion. Harrison shot in splendid form, G. EJmrsn 15 .. 4 3 4 IJ. Emrsn 11 an 8-bird event, and the Sunny South Han 4 at Lausdale, with 18 men to a team. and finished with a straight score of 20 dicap at 25 birds, was shot. The third The scores follow: kills. Frank was second with 19 out of AT POINT BREEZE TRACK. day saw the finish of the Handicap. The Team match. 25 targets. 20. He lost his last bird dead out of The regular weekly live-bird shoot was fourth day had the Chronicle Cup contest, FLORISTS. I LANSDALM. bounds. held Saturday by the Point Breeze Gun for amateurs of the Southern States, and K. Coleinan ...... 231 F. Henry ...... The birds were a splendid lot of flyers, Club. The regular club handicap event, the Preliminary Handicap, open to all. On ""Finletter " . .22!W. Henry ...... and were aided by a right-quartering wind, a special at five birds and a miss and out the fifth day there were five events at 20 Shew ...... 161 Finn ...... which made them fast flyers and hard to evewt made up the card. targets and the Sunny South Handicap, at 3. B. H.iywood . . .201 Schwartz .. KNlian and Ferguson tied for first place 100 targets, a total of 200 shots. The C. W. Haywood . .2210. Schwartz bring down, a number of them lasting in the handicap at 10 birds, with straight P. Dupout ...... 171 Bender .... long enough to drop dead out of bounds. sixth day had 11 events at 20 targets, a Stevens ...... ISISchultz .... The scores of the cup event follow: Har Scores. Aimau won the five-bird event, total of 220 shots. Whittaker ...... 2211 Sehultz .., rison, 20; Frank, 19; Brodie, 18; Williams, and Felix and Murphy divided in the miss For the program of 520 shots at targets Westcott ...... 2u| Bright 17; Muns, 18; Albert, 17; Stoddart, 16; and out. The scores: Gilbert led with 469; Heikes broke 468; Anderson ...... 19iW. Brig] Club handicap, 10 live birds. Crosby, 461; Atchison, 456; H. G. Tavlor, Bell ...... 20IJ. Whit Jones, 16; Edwards, 16; Watkins, 15. Killian 26) ...... 22222 22222 10 Sheeler ...... 23iKauflic There were four miss-and-out events. Ferguson (26) ...... 22212 21222 10 455. McKaraher ...... ISIZearfoss Frank won the first event with 11 straight Murphy (30) ...... 12022 21212 9 The Sunny South Handicap at targets Massey ...... _,.... .22|N. Clark_.. kills, and the second with six straight. Aimau (28) ...... 202©2 21222 .8 >vas won by Crosby on 94 out of 100, shoot F. Coleman ...... 20] Lynch The third event was divided between Martin (26) ...... *22*2 22221- 8 ing out Gilbert in the tie 47 to 46 out of Sanford ...... 241 W. Clark Frank and Williams, with six straight Felix (30) ...... 22012 22*20- 7 50. Gilbert shot from 20 yards and Crosby Landis ...... 22!Lamb6rn each, and Williams took first money alone Five birds, $2 entrance Aimau 5. Felix 4, from 19 yards. The Chronicle Cup was Huttonlock ...... 24!Metz Murphy 4. Martin 4. won by M. B. Atchison on 81 out of 100 in the fourth event, grassing eight straight. Miss and out, $2 entrance Martin 1, Aiman KEYSTONB,,,PROGR.AMME. targets. W. H. Heer won the preliminary 360 1 348 3, Dull 5. Felix 6. Murphy 6. handicap, on 87 out of 100 from 20 yards. The Keystone Shooting League has sent POINT BREEZE©S HOLIDAY. OTHER EVENTS. out an invitation to the live-bird events On Monday a holiday shoot at Point In the live-bird events a total of 53. Gil Targets .. . .25 15 101 Targets ... .25 15 10 bert, at 32 yards: H. G. Taylor, at 29 yards, arranged for their grounds. Every Sat Breeze brought out a fair crowd and five and Charles G. Spencer, at 31 yards, killed Sanford .... . 22 . . SIC. Haywood . 15 . . urday on the arrival of the 1.10 P. M. train men entered the handicap at 10 birds. C. a total of 50. Hubby, at 31 yards, and Coe, F. Coleman .2214 91 Buck waiter .2512 from Broad Street Station, a 20-bird handi S. Aiman was the good shot this day and at 29 yards, scored 49. Landis .... .2011 9! Warner ... .1914 cap will be shot, entrance $10 (birds in made a clean score alone. Brown, Murphy In the Sunny South Handicap, at live B. Coleman .20 . . . . IMack ...... 11 . . cluded), three high guns, open to all. There and Silver tied 011 9, and Dyer stood last birds, H. G. Taylor, R. O. Heikes, C. D. Huttonlock .10.. 8! Whittaker.. ..10 will be a beautiful cup, emblematic of the with 8. In a 5-bird sweep, Brown, Aiman Kllison, B. B. Coe and J. Burmister tied on Finletter .. .22.. 10! W. Clark... championship of the club, open to members and Murphy divded on 5, Dyer again trail Shew ...... 22 . . 9IB. Clark.... 23 kills. * In the shoot-off, miss and out, Anderson . .. .21 . . 81 White...... only, with entrance free. Scores in the 20- ed behind.© The scores follow: Taylor won on the seventh bird. Heikes©, Bell ...... 19 .. ..iMitchell.... bird race count for the cup. The member Event No. 1 $5 entrance, 10 birds, handicap Coe and Ellisou dropped out ,ou this round. McKaraher .10 . . . . IKrause. .... winning it the greatest number of times1 Counting the entire program of targets Sheeler .... .22 . . .. I Massey...... during February, March and April to be Brown (29) ...... 22221 12x22 9 and live birds, a total of 573 shots. Gilbert 3. Haywood .19 . . .. I W; inert...... the owner. Members can shoot for cup Aiman (30) ...... 21-121 21112 10 Wpstcott .. .20 . . . . I Bender...... without entering the money event if desir Murphy (29) ..;...... 22211 22022 9 had 519, Heikes 516, Crosby, 508, Taylor Snuier ...... 17 . . . . I Schwartz. .... ed. Sweepstake shooting to follow club .Silver (28) ...... 12221 22022 9 505, Atchison 502. The first three high Stevons .... .16 .. ..I Bright...... event. The invitation is open to all shoot Dyer (27) ...... 02*02 12222 8 guns won $25, $15 and $10, respectively. Du Pont ... .16 .. Event No. 2 $2 entrance. 5 birds. The shoot was well managed by Alf Gar- ers. Luther G. Terry is secretary of the Brown (29). . . 12222 5 Dyer <2f).... 02122 4 diner, but the amateurs did not turn out as club. ___ Aiman (30)... 12121 5 Murphy (29).. 22122 5 well as expected, or as the added money FLORISTS© CLUB SHOOT. HILLSIDE GUN CLUB. and distance handicap warranted. The On Tuesday the Florists© Gun Clul> had The regular monthly club handicap of CRESCENT DEFEATS YALE. scores follow: tegular shoot. The intense cold appeared the Hillside Gun Club was shot Saturday TARGET EVENTS. to have no effect on the attendance, as on the Chestmit Hill grounds, 50 targets The Brooklyn Gunners Take the Sec Jan.26. Jan.27.Jan.28.Total. 16 shooters were present and scores aver per man, with the handicap counting. Yds. 100 200 220 520 aged high. There was iio wind to bother Phil Laurent won the club©s gold medal, ond Match From the Collegians. Gilbert ...... 20 82 183 204 469 the steady flights and eight of the 16 en Heikes ...... 19 84 185 199 468 with 48, and he captured his own trophy Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 20. Six young men Crosby 20 72 184, 205 461 tries broke SOjper cent, or over. by scoring 12 straight breaks, after the from Yale University made an excellent Heer ...... 20 87 178 193 458 High score was made by Bell an.d B. C. starting of the first string of 25. R. showing in a match at shooting clay tar Atchison 17 86 175 195 456 Coleman on 45 out of 50, which also led Bisbiug took the straight-away badge by gets against the more experienced gunners Taylor, H. G. 18 78 181 196 455 in Class A. Bodifleld and Armstrong, two making 16 straight breaks at the begin of the Crescent Athletic Club of Brook Spencer 19 77 175 199 451 visitors, broke 44 each. P. Coleman had Tucker 14 71 177 196 444 ning of the shoot. The scores and handi lyn at the traps of the clubmen at Bay Flinn ...... 17 68 182 190 440 48 with Haywood, the latter being high caps follow: Ridge Saturday. The collegians brought Waters 18 85 163 184 432 in Class B. Thomas was the only repre Hdcp. 1st. 2d. Totl. with them from New Haven the best shots Money .... IS 77 164 186 427 sentative of Class C present, and his score P. Laurent ...... 12 19 17 48 at their command, and it was no discredit Faurote . . 19 76 162 188 426 of 16 gave him a win in his class. W. Aimau ...... 18 16 45 to them to be beaten by representatives Hubby .... 19 69 156 197 422 In 100 targets for the afternoon Harry M. Bisbing ...... 16 20 45 of a club possessing the strongest amateur Burmister 15 84 162 174 420 Landis, the old reliable target smasher of J. Haywood ..... 17 17 44 Jackson ... 17 77 163 R. Bisbing ...... 22 15 42 trap shooters in America by a score of 248 Heard .... 16 t>5 this city, broke a total of 87. Fred Cole A. Caie ...... 15 12 39 to 232. The match was in return for the Bllison .... 15 71 man was next with one less break. ©Rudolph ...... 14 14 28 one decided at New Haven about six weeks Baggerman 17 72 Several other events filled in the after *Rudd ...... 0 12 10 22 ago, and which was won by the Crescents Fleming .. 17 80 noon, F. Coleman and Westcott making Miller ...... 16 64 "Visitors. ___ by 18 targets after the sons of Old Eli Clark ...... 17 77 straights. The scores follow: NORTH CAMDEJN GUN CLOB. had fed the score in the first %alf. Wade ...... 17 155 180 Club shoot. 50 targets, three classes. Points On Saturday the North Camden Gun The match called for 50 targets a man, Andersou ..... 17 171 198 to winners. Club held a prize shoot at North Cramer 25 to be shot at on each of the two plat Young ...... 18 166 199 Class. 25. 25. T©t©l. Pts. Hill grounds. There was a large crowd and forms. LIVE BIRD EVENTS. Bell ...... A 23 22 45 3 Total. E. Coleman .... A 21 24 45 3 scores showed up well. The scores follow: Yards. 12 8 25 53 Bodlneld ...... X 23 21 44 In the first prize shoot at 25 targets Team match. 50 .t«et* CENT A ^ Gilbert ...... 32 12 22 50 Armstrong ..... X 23 21 44 Marcy shot out Bray on the tie of 23 and C. G. Spencer. ..31 12 22 50 F. Coleman..... A 23 20 32 2 won. In the second Fleming won the shoot 25 25 Ttl.l 25 25 Ttl. H. G. Taylor.. ..20 11 50 Haywood ...... B 23 20 32 3 off, after breaking 22, cutting out Marcy Coe ...... 29 12 23 49 Landis ...... A 22 20 42 A Mertz ..23 21 44iBrieham ...23 23 46 Hubby ...... 31 11 22 49 Westcott ...... B 22 20 42 2 and Patters©on. T© Clark© .. .21 18 40iPaluier. Jr. .22 23 45 Whit ...... B 19 20 39 1 The scores follow: K Rugsley.20 20 4O1F Steph©n. .20 20 40 R. O. Heikes . ..30 10 23 48 Harrison ...... A 19 17 30 0 Targets 15 15 20 25 251 Targets 15.15 20 25 25 R Thompson 20 20 401 G. S©ph©n.Jr.20 19 39 Crosby ...... ©.©.28 11 21 47 Wilson ...... X Ki 20 36 C Kine -.18 18 361 A. Southw©t.18 21 30 T. Anderson .. 9 22 47 Bevan ...... B 14 18 32 0 Fleming 11 14 .. 22 22|Tilton . . . 22 .. J? Bordeu:.,17 15- 32iO. Gri©ll, Jr.22 17- 39 Baggerman ... ..28 10 22 47 Kirk ...... X 14 16 30 Patterson 13 .. 17 18 22|Peterson. 19 22 21 Burmister -.27 10 23 46 Shew ...... B Hi 13 29 0 21 . .©jAlbrisht . 19 Total ...119113 232 Total ....125123 248 J. L. Jones...... 30 12 22 46 Holt ...... B 15 13 28 0 Lee Atchison ..29 10 22 46 Smith ...12 .. 1 Fry ...... 19 W. He,er ..31 12 19 45 Thomas ...... C 5 11 16 Johnson . .11 ..(Marshall . 19 Recipe Wanted. X Visitors. ..jGlegg .... 16 Nalle ...... 30 9 20 43 Green .. .1 . . Youn.? Mrs. Vinton looked over the H. Money ..31 11 20 43 100-TARGET EVENT. Jameson 12 .. ..I Hay ...... 15 F. Fanrote ... ..28 10 21 43 Lawlis ...... 22 20 20 25 87 Arthur .. . 12.- ...... IHiRRins ... 18 fence that separates her back yard from H. Clark ..29 9 19 43 F. Coleman ...... 23 20 23 20 86 Marcy .. . 13 17 23 23 FAllersburg 14 Mrs. Hardy©s, and her pretty face was L. J. Wade..., ..29 21 42 Wilcox ...... 16 20 20 20 76 Kraiiier . . 13 ...... Green .... 18 troubled, says the Chicago "News." Waters ...... 29 21 42 Harrison ...... 19 17 20 15 71 McGage .. 14 ...... Magee .. . 17 "Mrs. Hardy!" she called softly. G. Tucker ..27 17 39 Armstrong ...... 23 21 2i .. ba Newton . . 11 ...... Flynn .... 18 "Yes. What is it?" and Mrs. Hardy©s Gardiner ..30 13 35 Bodlfield ...... 23 21 20 64 Heisler.. . 10 ...... Herger .. . 17 matronly figure appeared in her kitchen D. Jackson ... ..28 Shew ...... 16 13 13 15 57 Bray ...... 18 23 22 Garrigues . 16 D. W. King. .. ..28 Bevan ...... 14 18 .. 19 51 Ireton .. Id . . . . Jackson . . 16 door. W. Miller ...28 Holt ...:.....-..-.. 15 13 18 .. 46 Silver ...... 17 .. 20 Archer .... 10 "I©m so sorry to trouble you," Mrs. J. S. Day...... 28 6 Sweepstakes Event No. 1. 10 targets F. Cole- McGonlgle .. 15 .. __ Vinton went on, "but will you tell me some C. D. Ellison.. ..27 23 ma*. 10; Harrison, 8; Haywood, 8; E. Coleman, good way to cook clay pigeons? Jimmy has J. A. Jackson, ..30 8 22 NARBERTH GDN CLUB. just sent me word that he is going out A. S. Flinn.. ..28 ©Event©No.©2. 10 targets Westcott, 10: Holt, The Narberth Gun Club of the Trap to shoot some. He©s bound to bring a lot Shoot-off for cup in 25-bird race, miss and out 9- Bevan 9; Whit, 8; Armstrong 7: Kirk, 6; Shooters© League held its monthly target home, and I haven©t the remotest idea Taylor, 7; Heikes, 6; Ellifwn. 6; Coe, 6; Bur- Bodifleld, 5; Thomas, 4. mister, 4. fivent No. 3. 15 tareeU F. Coleman, 13; shoot Saturday afternoou at the Belmont how to prepare them." February 25, 1905. i6 LIFE.

The Grand Canadian Handicap The Shooting Eventn of the Year Ein the Dominion won by FACTORY LOADED SHELLS At Hamilton, Ont., January *otli, A. S. Tolsma, of Detroit, Mien., shooting from the so-yard mark, outshot a field of 49 Canadian and American crack shots and won the important Grand Canadian Handicap, killing 20 live birds straight, using Winchester Factory LoadedatI9t°" "leader"yards Shells.The High average Sunny for the tournament South was won by J. A. R. HandicapElliott, with a score of 435 out of 480 targets, shooting

At this tournament, held in Brenham, Tex., January 27th, W. R. Crosby won the Sunny South Handicap Cup with a score of 94 out of loo targets, shooting Winchester Factory Loaded " Leader©© Shells. The Central Texas Handicap At Tavlor January iSth, this big state event was won by J. A. Jackson from a strong field with a score of 19 out of 20 live birds, shot at 29 yards, using Winchester Factory Loaded "Leader" Shells. From Canada to Texas Winchester Factory Loaded "Leader" Shells are the ones the winners use, and it©s no wonder they continue to make

May 16. 17. 18-Kansas State Shoot, Herrlngton. TRAP AT OSSINING. race. Hawkins succeeded in making high TRAP Kas. Geo. TV. Lewis, Secretary. average by the score of 99 out of 100, May 17, 18 Auburn. N. Y. Knox & Knapp, while Poole made a score of 93. Both Frank Riehl Led in the Two Days at Managers The Home Clnb Defeated Poughkeepsie Hawkins and Poole shot in fine form, and May 17, 18. 19 Stanley Gun Club. Toronto, in a Team Match. Dr. W. E. Barnard was third with a Pistakee Bay. Can. Alexander Dey. Sect., 178 Mill St. score of 86. The scores; May 18, 19 Owosso Mieh. Ossining N. Y., Feb. 16. The team of Pistakee Bay, 111., Feb. 15,-Editor May 23. 24, 25 Illinois State Shoot. Lincoln. HI. the Ossining Gun Club was again victori Targets. 10 10 15 15 25 25 Shot. Br. "Sporting Life:" A two-days© shoot was May 24, 25 Kane Sportsmen©s Club, Kane, i©a. ous in their match With the Poughkeepsie J. M. Hawkins..... 10 10 14 15 25 25 100 99 given by Ben Stilling at this place Febru H. K. Brown, secretary. F. Poole...... 10 9 14 13 22 25 100——93 ary 11-12. The weather was cold and May 30 Enterprise Gun Clnb. McKeesport, Pa., Gun Club team at Ossining on the 13th in W. K. Barnard..... 8 914121924 100——86 stant. The teams are evenly matched, for T. Webb...... 51014122021 100——-82 snowy and a strong wind cut capers with George W. Mains, secretary. each club has two wins to its credit. The R. K. Jones...... 10 7 13 11 20 1(5 100——77 the targets. On the first day eight men May 30 Clearview Gun Club. 72d Street Station. 7 9 14 14 15 17 100-—75 shot through the program of 225 shots, B. & O. R. R.. West Philadelphia. H. B. third match at Poughkeepsie on January 2 H. Poole...... 100——75 Fisher. Secretary. 7125 Woodland avenue. was a 10-man team affair and was won by C. S. Stevens. 8 4 12 12 20 19 Riehl leading with 208 breaks. T. E. Gra Philadelphia. H. Wright...... 6 8 12 10 24 15 100——75 ham was high amateur. On the second Ossining with the small lead of three tar M. Da vis...... 6 10 9 11 15 16 100——67 May 30 Bound Brook. N. J. Dr. J. H. V. gets. The weather was threatening and W. B. Kates...... 10 912 922.. 75 62 day Riehl led again with 219 out of 225. Bache. President. cold, but 30 shooters braved it all and shot Stilling and J. Graham tied for amateur May 3O. 31 Analostan Gnn Club. Washington, honors on 213. For both days Riehl broke D. C. Miles Taylor. secretary. 222 F street. through, there being 4100 targets thrown TRAP IN TEXAS. Northwest. out of one trap. 427 out of 250, Stilling 404. May 30, 3|- Annual tournament Cumberland There were but two trade representa On the second day .7. Graham had a Shooting (^ib, Cumberland, Md. W. T. Craw- tives present Sim. Glover and Harry Atchison Carried Off the Honors For run of 83 straight and Riehl broke 71 in a ford, secretary. Welles, who were hustling their respective row. May 31. June 1. 2 South Dakota State Shoot. powders. Sim. Glover was high profes Three Days© Shoot. The trade had Lord, Riehl and Vietmeyer. Vermilion. S. D. Geo O. Harris. Secretary. sional with 142 out of 160. J. B. Sanders, Houston, Tex., Feb. 15. The three days© The scores follow: June 1. 2 North Branch, N. J. H. B. Ten of Albany, won first high amateur average shoot held by the Houston Gun Club, under Feb. 11. Feb. 12. Total. Eyck. secretary. with 134; I. Tallman, of South MilbrooK, the management of Alf Gardiner, was suc Shot. Broke. Shot. Broke. June 6. 7. 8 Soo Gun Club. Sioux City. la. Riehl ...... 225 208 225 219 427 W. F. Duncan Secretary won second high average; A. Bedell won cessfully carried out on Feb. 7, 8, 9. Bad 213 404 June 9 Sliamokln, Pa. S. C. Yocnm, secretary. prize for high score on the Ossining team. weather greatly hindered the sport, a Stilling ...... 225 191 225 June 13. 14. 15 Ohio State Shoot. Cunton. O. K. S. Graham ..... 225 192 225 204 396 In the evening the Ossining Gun Club gave downpour of rain dampening things gen Lord ...... 225 187 225 199 386 June 13, 14. 15, 16 New York State shoot, a banquet at the Weskora Hotel in honor erally on the opening day. 196 369 Utica, N. Y. J. M. Brown. Secretary. 65 of the visiting team. The dining-room was Vanct ...... 225 173 225 Taylor avenue. The events were open to all under dis Vietmeyer ...... 225 148 225 153 301 June 20. 21. 22 New London, la. Dr. C. B. finely decorated with sportsmen©s trophies tance handicaps, but the amateurs were T. R Graham ..... 225 194 ... "4 ©.©.©. Cook. Secretary. and firearms collected from the members a bit shy, or too busy thinking of the Wilcox ...... 225 177 10 June 20, 21, 22 23 Warm Springs. Ga. Charles by E. McDonald, proprietor of the hotel. coming crops, to flock in any great num De Munn ...... 155 111 10 7 ... L. Davis. manager. This dinner was a pleasant sequel to a fine bers. As it was, the "profesh" did not J. Graham ...... 225 213 June 27, 28, 29. 30 Indianapolis. Ind. The In day©s fun. carry off all the honors, as the coveted B. Dunnell ...... 225 207 ... terstate Association©s Grand American Handi Mr. Heath, of the U. M. C. Co., kindly Jackson 225 199 cap Tournament; $1000 added money. Elmer prize for high average was won by M. E. Hook ...... 225 205 ... K. Shnner. secretary-manager. Pittsbiirg. Pa. helped in scoring and squad hustling. Atcbison. a 17-yard amateur shot, of Gid- Palmer ...... 80 56 15 6 ... July 4 Shamokin, Pa.. S. C. Yocum. Secretary. The scores follow: dings. Tex. The prize was the Houston Harter ...... 85 60 July, 6, 7 Traverse City, Mich., amateurs. $200 Rvents ...... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Post trophy, valued at $100, and was a Howell ...... 30 20 added. W. A. Murrol. sect. Targets...... 15 15 15 15 15 15 25 15 15 15 160 watch charm, which will please Mr. Atchi WILLIAMS. July 12. 13 Menominee, Mich. The Interstate son to show at any time. Association©s tournament, under the auspices S. Glover ...... 14 15 11 12 10 14 22 14 15 15 142 The professionals had a great race of the Menominee Gun Club. W. W. McQueen. J. B. Sanders.. 13 12 10 14 13 13 22 1211 14 134 Want Present Laws. secretary. I. Tallman...... 13 14 11 13 12 H 18 12 13 12 129 among themselves from different marks July 24, 25, 26. 27. 28. Brehm©s Ocean City J. Q. Adams. . ..13 12 12 12 12 12 18 13 10 10 124 from 18 to 21 yards. Crosby and Gilbert New York. Feb. 15. Members of the Au- target tournament. Ocean City, Md., $400 C. G. Blandford.13 12 13 12 12 11 18 11 11 10 123 shot from ~"21 yards, Crosby having two dubon Society of the State of New York added. H. A. Brehm. manager, Baltimore, C. W. Floyd. ...14 10 12 14 12 9171313 9 123 targets the best of Gilbert for the three have adopted resolutions regarding bills Md. A. Bedell...... 9 12 11 11 10 11 22 11 13 13 123 days. Spencer stood even with Gilbert on introduced in the State Legislature that, if Aug. 2, 4 Albert Lea, Minn. The Interstate As K. A. Staples. ..13 13 14 13 11 9 17 11 13 8 122 596. "Pop" Heikes pulled up to 595. top passed, will repeal the law now prohibiting sociation©s tournament, under the auspices of H. Welles...... 10 12 12 9 14 12 20 11 13 8 121 ping the list on the second day with 210 the killing of ducks, geese and swan after the Albert Lea Gun Club. N. B. Peterson, sec J. Rhoades ..101013 9131120 710 8 111 January 1. These resolutions protest retary. A. Travef ..7 t> 13 9 8 81711 811 101 out of 220 from 20 yards rise, having a Aug. 16. 17, 18 Kansas City. Mo. The In J. Hyland ,..8844 5 5 17 12 9 10 82 run of three 20 straights in a row and 99 against the passage of the new bill, on the terstate Association©s tournament, under tb« A. L. Burns.... 885 3 4 10 13 8 9 8 76 out of 100. ground that one of the greatest factors in auspices of the O. K. Gun Club. S. G. Her L. R. McDonald 6 11 9 6 9 10 .. 10 10 11 Of the twenty-one men who shot through the rapid decrease of wild fowl is spring man, secretary. T. Rhoades ...... 61010 7 9 517 7 10 thirteen were professionals. It is doubtful shooting at a time when the birds are mi Au