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BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPOIiTS. Volume 46—No. 3. Philadelphia, September 30, 1905. Price, Five Cents. IS NEWAND_NOVEL. NOT INOOMPAT MAKING A SPRING TRAINING TRIP ARE JOINT PRACTICE Of A VOYAGE. BALL AND REUGSON. President Comiskey, of the Chicago Ball P2ayer Publicly Declares the American Club, Building a House Faith That is in Him and a Min Boat For the Use of His Men in ister of the Gospel Portrays the the South Next Spring. Earnest Player as His Ideal. SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE," New York, Sept. 26. David Fultz, the star center fielder of the New York Chicago, 111., September 27. News American League team, the other day comes from Racine, Wis., to the effect delivered an address at that Charles Comisky, president and the Harlem Y. M. C. A., owner of the Chicago which Was exceedingly American League Club, well received and made last week gave a con a strong- impression upon tract for a house boat, to the large assembly. be delivered on Novem Among other things, ber 1 at Chicago. The Davy said: "The man price is $5000. When fit who conquers the multi ted out ready for service fold temptations and vi it will represent an in cious impulses which vestment of $6500. It will come to us in the world be 50 feet long with a of base ball and all pro beam 10 feet and 0 fessional sport will suc inches and draft of 1 ceed in any line of.busi- jia.ai.JiA-/iz foot and 4 inches when ness and be an ornament Chas. Comisk©j loaded. There .will be in any phase of social life. I have tried sleeping accommodations to take Christ into my life and into for twenty guests besides the crew, base ball, incompatible as it may seem. dining-room, gallery and crew©s quar Why, some of the men around me ters. It v/ill be used in the spring, haven©t a conception of a moral or when the White Sox will be ordered religious code, and they don©t at all South for practice work at different understand me and my -way of liv cities along- the river. The team will ing, but there©s not one of them who practically live on board throughout hasn©t respect for me. There is the training- season. This is a new NO POSITION IN LIFE idea in training trips, and was first where a man can©t be a Christian, un suggested by Joe Cantillon. less, of course, his occupation is pri marily vicious and degrading. Cer tainly there is nothing in athletics or CHICA^GLEANINGS. honest, legitimate sport that should make it impossible ^or a man to lead Post-Season Plans Go Ahead Rally- a God-fearing life. Athletics clean the blood of impurities and builGs up Big Event Has the Fans All Agog the body, and my theory is that tliey SHERWOOD R. MAGEE, do pretty much the same thing for Selee©s Testimonial Promises to the mind. Outfieider of the Philadelphia (N. L.) Club. THE ATHLETIC FIELD be a Huge Affair News Notes. develops three important traits in a Sherwood Magee is of. Scotch descent and was born at Clarendon, Fa.. August 6, 1884. He man fairness, control of temper, and BY W. A. PHELON. played his first professional engagement with Allentown in 1!)03, playing with that club until it disbanded, and finishing the season with Mt. Caniiel. He started the season of perseverance. The diamond is no place Chicago, Sept. 24. Editor "Sporting 1904 with the Undner Club, of Carlisle, when he was discovered by an agent of the Phila for a quitter or a man with a yellow- Life." The local fans talk nothing but delphia National League Club. He joined the I©hillies in July 1004, and made good from the streak in him. That reminds me of post-seasons now, and the existing start, his hard hitting and equally hard and accurate throwing making him at once a the story of the two frogs who fell pennant races receive valuable player. He was re-signed for 190."> as one of the regular outfielders of the club, into a pan of milk. One of them had but little consideration. and has made good in all departments. He is a splendid fielder,, hard and timely hitter and mighty little backbone, and after a While the percentage ta excellent base runner, leading his team in the last two important departments. few struggles he concluded that it bles show that the Sox was no use arid turned over and was have a faint chance to drowned. But the other fellow was win the flag, nobody is of different calibre. He kept up his afternoon. A coin was tossed for but very weakly. The umpire decided kicking and splashjng until the milk banking on it, as it is choice of first game. Comiskey fur that he was entitled to his base for the admitted that the finish interference, and there was much dis was all churned into butter, on which away from home kills nished the coin, as neither the Cub he hopped to safety. Another thing owner- nor Charlie Murphy had any cussion as to how the play should be that athletics develop is consistency the possibilities. The thing except $1000 bills in their scored. Most of the scribes tabbed Cubs are rooted in their it as a base hit for McFarland. Three of purpose, and I like to apply this position, and will not be clothes. Commy also won the toss, to my religious life. I have no use for hurriedly pocketed the coin, and is times this year the Sox have pulled the man who says a long prayer and shifted any, and hence said to have admitted that it had a off a play no other team lias made. the local cranks can de With a runner coming down from first makes great resolutions at night and vote all their thoughts head on each side. The first game will in the morning gets up and throws limes A. Hart therefore be played Oct. 10, at White and a grounder hit across the m- away his conscience with his night to the big series between Shin Park. Then the games will al field, Donahue springs forward, takes the prides of th« West Side and the ternate day after day till somebody the throw, and hurls it down to sec shirt." ___ South Side©s pets. Many bets are be wins four of them. Ever since then, the ond after hoofing first. Three times A Minister©s Ideal. ing registered daily, ajfd© the odds vary newspaper offices have been besieged this throw has caught runners who according- to the side of town you wish had overrun second, and it seems to Peoria, 111., Sept. 17. "A conscien to do your belting- in. On the West by fans who want to know the rules tious base ball player is the type of a and the whys and wherefores. Great be a killer for fair. real man," said Rev. Dr. Lewis, one Side, the Cnbs are 10 to 9 favorites, doings. The series will draw loads OLD PETE. and the figures are exactly reversed One of the oddest, most unique, and of Peoria©s most prominent divines, to of money, and will give the local game his audience at Plymouth Congrega «w the South Side. the biggest boom in years. most beloved of the old stars has © BFRY HATCHET. passed. We will never see the like of tional Church today. He added: The axe was formally buried by QUEER PLAYS. Pete Browning1 again, nor -will we ever "It takes courage to be a base ball player. Hart and Comiskey a few days ago. There are really few ball games forget the great old Gladiator. Men I tell you that when a man walks up to bat, They met in Col. Hart©s office, and played which do not offer something who talk, eat and sleep base ball as with thousands of eyes focused on his every pledges renewed friendship, while the wholly new to the close observer. Browning did are few and far between move, knowing that if he does not do the right Some oddity, some strange angle, is thing he will hear from .lust as many angry details of the post-season series were today. Off the field, the modern player mouths, he has a goodly load of responsibility arranged with little discussion. The always coming up. The newest and becomes the man of the world, the resting on his shoulders. When the same man Rohe cas-e was settled in a hurry. Mr. funniest and yet, so some old-timers | every day citiaen: off the field, Brown is standing on the diamond and sees a ball Hart declared that he would not think said, one of the most ancient came ing was still the slugger and lived his sailing for him. and knows that he lias to of asking Comiskey to play without off September 15. McFarland was up battles over. Most of the men who ©bag© it or set fired, he is under a larger strain a second ba&eman. and with a team in the tenth. It was dark, and Frank wrote of Browning©s career referred than many a bank president." unfit to make a decent showing, and Roth, who was catching, probably to the time when Pete was ordered to Rev. Dr. Lewis is a constant attend "iohe will be allowed to play. The thought he could turn a trick and bunt and -bunted into a triple play.