BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS.

Volume 48—No. 24. Philadelphia, February 23, 1907. Price, Five Cents.

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ticut League has her Orator James H. "Just watch my smoke next spring," etc., etc. CVRpurke, Cincinnati her Billy Hart! Let©s hope the dope Is not upset in the good While I was pondering over the old summer time. strange scene Hart once more in red I see that Tom Parrott broke into the realm MANAGER©S HOPE hose I turned over in bed and woke of reminiscence the other day and told a up. This is no idle fancy. That ad yarn on Charley Snyder, George Gore and big venture of mine in Dreamland is in Roger Connor. When Snyder was In uniform A CANAL ZONE STORY THAT COMES explicable. Still we Cincinnati fans I©m Inclined to think Sir Tom was play lug have dreamed long and dreamed often. marbles with other little Oregonlans. VIA REDLAND. Some day we will wake up and find a winner in the good old burg. THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Base Ball in the New Republic—Cin A "Kid" Baldwin Memory. Pitcher Tom Fisher, Shreveport©s New Not Even a Manager of Undaunted Col. A. S. Stern, who has retired from the cares of business with a Manager, Signs and Releases a Few cinnati Gets the News—Some boot leg full of what is known as Ability and Experience Can Make "rhino" by the Akoond of Swat and Men The Outlook For the Club. other notables with large batting ; Yarns That Pans Will Enjoy— averages, has gone to New York for BY HAESY C. GEIGGS. a Success Without the Right a few week©s sojourn on the wide Shreveport, La., Feb. 18. Editor Aaron Stern's Reminiscenses. path known as Broadway. The Colonel "Sporting Life." After a three Kind of Ball Players to Help Him. was in reminiscent mood the Other month©s sojourn in the land of the afternoon. "One of the funniest things majors, scheming and fighting for new during my career as a mogul occurred BY H33T MTJUFOED, JB. material, Manager Fisher returned Cincinnati, O., Feb. 18. Editor in New York. I was there with the last week and handed out some pretty "Sporting Life." Frank Bancroft, the Cincinnati, O.. February 9. Editor team. One night Gus Schmelz-and I fair dope for the ball season of 1907. veteran business man of the Reds, Sporting Life." During my career as were sitting in the corridor chatting Several changes are to be made in historian of the diamond game it has away when "Kid" Baldwin, the old the infield, and from the amount of who has a world of ex , been my privilege to be catcher, came along. It wasn©t very raw material that has been signed for perience in every de | in close touch with those late, but the ©Kid© commenced to a try-out in the outer garden there partment of base ball, <• .who play it in South© yawn. He sidled up to where we ought to be some pretty good devel says that no manager Africa, Hawaii and Mex were sitting and remarked: ©I feel a opments by early March. Fischer can win without th©e ico. When the "Star and little tired tonight after that hard hands out the following as a prospec right kind of players to Herald" reached me game this afternoon. I guess I©ll go tive line-up: Pitchers, Fisher, Beeker, second his efforts. Says from Panama the other to bed early.© Then he got his key Graham, Hamilton, Hickman, Fritz, he: "My opinion is that day with its chronicle and sauntered off to the elevator. I Noah and Gaskell; catchers, Graffius, base ball managers are of the inaugural game don©t know how it happened, but less Rapp, Massing and Powell. first base, the most misunderstood played at Empire Park than an hour afterward we discovered Fred Clarke; second ©base, Bevan; people in the country. dedicated in the Canal the ©Kid© making his exit down the third base, John Carr; shortstop, Hess; One season a certain zone to Yankee Doodle©s flre escape. He simply planned to outfielders, King, Daly, Jeffries, Ken manager will have a great sport I welcomed throw us off the scent." It has been nedy, Farrell, Hazel and Tony Smith. successful year and he the privilege of turning many a year_ since "Kid" crossed the All of last season©s warriors. Beeker, Frank Bancroft is Proclaimed the great ReuMulford, Jr over to "Sporting Life" plate in the slide we all must make Fritz and Hickman, together with est manager on earth. the score of the first into Eternity. Manager Fisher, are slated as the pick He has managed the best ball club contest ever played at the new park, in the country, and instead of the of the regulars. Of the newcomers team getting part of the credit the close to the world©s greatest undertak Another Stemesqne Tale. Gaskell and Noah, the latter who has ing. There are some good old base ball been touted by Fred Clarke as a find, manager gets it all. names in the line-ups that recall Back in the old days when the are considered the best, "Graff," the A CASE IN POINT. earlier times to Redlanders. To the Colonel used to shuffle up "novelties" old war horse, is sure to be found "In 1882, while I was managing De Old Guard there is magic in the roster for the base ball historians he fed one doing about all the receiving, with a troit and ©Cap© Ansort managed Chi which holds McKnight and Fogarty youth with winter stories of the likelihood of Rapp and Massing fight cago in those days the greatest club although the Panama man has an "e" prowess of a new shortstop who was ing it out for second honors. Fred on earth one of our directors called where "Jimmy ©the Great" used an "a." in range of his Presidential vision. Clarke will again, be seen holding me into his office one night after Empire Park is described as a bit For several days this paper ©scooped© down the initial sack. Bevan, a new Chicago had wiped the ground up rough, but the score wasn©t half bad all contemporaries with the story of comer, from the Ohio State University, with us and said: ©I believe Ansqn 7 to 3. The name of the umpire the possible capture of George Bliss will probably handle the second sack, could take nine cigar signs and win Huff sounds strangely familiar. Has as a man who could make Ollie Beard arid if reports are to be relied upon the pennant.© History shows that Charles Waldorf Murphy sent the old look like a, counterfeit half in a stack he will be about the best of the sea Anson- later on lost his star players, scout of the Cu©bs into new lands for of $20 gold pieces. Bliss now a suc son©s finds. Hess goes from third base got the nine cigar signs and they put promising material? Here is a score cessful Indianapolis clothing merchant to short this season for a try-out, and him out of the business. that should be preserved *as part of was then a traveling salesman for if there is a chance of his making HANLON©S HARROWING EXPERIENCE. Panama©s early base ball history: Col. Stern. The story got into circu good he will probably stick. On third ©©Hanlon with a star team in Balti Gorgona. AB.B. P.A.EiEmpire. AB.B. P.A.E lation on the trail covered by Bliss a new face will be seen in the person more and Brooklyn, used to have a Brady, as.. 4 1 1 0 0 Pickles, c..4 1 8 31 and he finally sent an appeal to the of one John Carr, a pretty fast man runaway race for the pennant. Later Holland, c. 4 1 5 41 Fogg, p... 3 1 0 10 Boss. "In the name of goodness, from the Indianapolis team of lait conditions changed, and with inferior Etsenault, If 4 1 1 00 Rigney, Ib. 4 1 6 00 goodness, Agnes, quit your kidding. season. In the outfield a very haru talent Hanlon was unable to reach the M©Knl©t, cf 1 0 0 10 Brown, If. 4 0 2 00 My customers are guessing." As Bliss fight is to be pulled off -among the new championship goal. Now, no one doubts Fogerty. cf 2 0 0 00 Eurle, 3b.. 3 1 1 21 was bigger than John L. Sullivan is recruits. Daly and King look pretty but that both Anson and Hanlon had Seebt, rf..4 1 0 0 0 Cleary, 2b. 1 0210 today the thought of him in uniform good on last year©s form, with the the same ability when they had a Sprec©n, Ib 4 0 8 2 2|Lingley, rf. 2 1 0 00 at short was in itself a rib-tickler to new member, Jeffries, pushing them loser that they had with a winner, Lucas, 2b.. 4 2 8 20 Weimer, ss 3 0 0 04 all who knew him. This same George hard. Anyway the fight will be as hot but without the men to carry out their Massen. 3b 2 0 3 1 3 Toone. rf..l 0 0 00 Bliss now a thorobred was given as Fisher can make it in that terri ideas they were helpless." Lever©g, 3b 2 1 000 Stage, 2b.. 2 0 2 00 his first degrees in New York life by AN OLD STORY. Doyle, p... 4 1 1 82 tory, and when that eventful day in Hattofl, cf. 2 0 3 10 Col. Stern. They were ©Stopping at the April rolls around the man who has "In 1884, with Radbourn at his best Totals.. 34 827188 Totals.. 26 ~5 24 ~9 6 Hoffman and on their first morning gained the honor will be found mak and a good team behind him, Provi Gorgona ...... 1 10 0 1 1 2 1 x 7 went to Delmonico©s for breakfast. ing base hits the balance of the sea dence, under my management, won Empire ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 The Colonel handed the bill of fare son. The boys, will be blowing in the pennant. In 1885, with the same Runs Brady 3. Seebt, Lucas 2, Doyle; Rig- to his guest from Hoosierdom with about the early part of March for team, taut several players disabled and Bey, Eurle, Stage. Earned runs Gorgona 3, the French side up. "Oh you better spring practice, and if the weather Radbourn pumped out after his stren Empire 1. Two-base hits Levering, Eisenault, order," said Mr. Bliss. "Well, this stays to the good here Manager uous work in 18S4, the team dropped Earle. Three-base hit Lucas. First on balls ©sausage a la gastronome© looks pretty Fisher, will be busy handing out a down in the race and people who Off Doyle 4, Fogg 2. Struck out By Doyle good," responded the Colonel and the few lemons to the unfortunate few lauded my management in 1884 were 4, Fogg 5. Double play Doyle, Sprechen. dish was brought. The same per a little later on. © the first ones to condemn me in 1885. Umpire Huff. formance took place at luncheon. At It was a repetition of the old story dinner Col. Stern had given directions News Notes. without a team the manager is help From the Wrong Angle. for another consignment of the same less to deliver the goods. food when Mr. Bliss observed: "To Manager Tom Fisher, of Shreveport, expects TRIBUTE TO SELEE. In his "Don©t Knock" sermon Miller to take his regular turn in the box this Huggins did not intend to convey the Crawfordsville with this Delmonico©s! season as well as© looking after the managerial "From my experience, a manager Idea that he believed the scribes Let©s gjs somewhere©s where we can end of Hie club. Tom has been a power in the should have two strong points abil should hand out salve when hot get something else besides sausage!" Sbrevpport Club since its advent in the South ity to organize and to train a.nd abil poultices were needed, im Hamilton ern League and the citizens there think there ity to get all the, work out of the players there is in them after they is on the wrong track. There must In Short Meter. is nothing too good for him. be truth told in the stories of the Manager Smith, of Atlanta, has now nine are organized. To my mind Frank games, but the charter members of Little Rock has landed him and Billy Hart men under contract and has players available Selee was one of the greatest organiz the Hammer Club who howl abuse will be an Arkansaw traveler this year. for every position, but Is casting about for ers ever born. Just as he had put the from© the stands upon the heads of un Billy Ransom wants to umpire. He has one more good pitcher. He hopes to secure Chicago team on a winnig basis he fortunates who err are the gentlemen taken the degrees in the Virginia League. the -return of- pitcher Tom Hughes from the was -obliged to resign on account of to whom "The Rabbit" referred in his Mike Mowery confesses that what he doesn©t New York American Club. The men who have sickness, and others reaped the bene recent one-day©s splurge in the boots know about playing shortstop would fill a signed Atlanta contracts thus far are: Fox, fit of his efforts. book bigger than Reach©s Guide. Jordan, Ball, Ford. Rid Smith, Winters, NOT HANLON©S FAULT. of a sporting editor. O©Leary, Schoop and Castro. Nick Altrock Is going to Hot Springs to "While the Cincinnati Club finished boll out rHe wiener wursts before he tackles The Nashville Club has been enjoined to pre low in the race last season, it is no "The Kins of Rooters." real hot tamales of the Mexican brand. vent the building of a base ball park on the reflection on Hanlon, as the team was Whenever there is anything for a property adjoining Centennial Park, which is not selected by him. This season Good Samaritan to do you can wa^er E. Roosevelt Ashenbach will give the St. under lease to the park commission. Suit was Hanlon has picked his own team, and Paul bugs a run for their lucre. He is going entered by the Elliston heirs, owners of the all you©ve got that Redland©s "King to Hot Springs before St. Patrick©s Day. land. It , is claimed that the commission is while he may not land them first, he of Rooters" is THERE or thereabouts. Give Billy Hoy credit for another chance violating its contract, that the park will create will be able to follow out the policy During the flood days when Distress accepted. He©s singing lullabies to a new a nuisance, etc. It is not believed by the com he adopted in Baltimore and Brooklyn ruled in the bottom lands Morris H Miss Hoy on the farm near Mt. Healthy. mission that the injunction will be sustained, teach the players his ideas and Isaacs was chief among the angels "Cy 1 © Vorhees, the tall ex-Philadelphian is but work on the new field will be delayed. eventually should land a winner for of mercy who gave his time to the likely to be seen in semi-professional garb here Cincinnati. great duty of relief. All Cincinnati next summer. Amateur managers are after "To sum up, the best chauffeur in honors Morris Isaacs. He has a heart him In clusters. BASE BALLJN FLORIDA. the world cannot win with an inferior as big as a dozen league balls and Norwood, which proved a big financial winner auto; the best jockey in the world the same sort of enthusiasm he has and artistic loser last year, will stick to the Personnel of the Nine Which Is Play cannot win on an inferior race horse; for the Reds is put into any good Saturday League. K. Nelson High succeeds and the best manager in the world cause in which he enlists. Llewellyn Evans as manager. ing For Palm Beach. cannot win a pennant with a second- Charley Zuber tips Fred Odwell and "Lefty" Palm Beach, Fla., Feb. 18. Base division team." Billy Hart©s ]Vew Role. Davls as outfield regulars after the spring ball has the call all along the Florida I had a queer experience the other shuffle is over. "Zube©© is one of the main east coast, and professional teams Rcportortal Shift at St. Louis. morning-. I jumped on a Clark street gazaboes in the new Pen and Pencil Club. have been gathered at all the leading Harold W. Lanigan, well known as the car and trolleyed out to the West Mr. August Herrmann is no longer starring rgsorts. The make-up of the Palm End ..grounds. Somehow or other I as Mr. E. Z. Mark In the one act playlet Beach team is: Pitchers, Eason, of the felt like getting out and doing a little "A Sofr.Thing." Red players will have to put Brooklyn Nationals, and Duggan, of in the way of fly chasing. When I got up stuff for their own railroad tickets to the New York Nationals; catcher, the ponies for a mopth, after which he will to the clubhouse I found the room Cincinnati this year. Shaw, of the Louisville League tea.m; have charge of the sporting page of the St. crowded with perspiring athletes_ Larry McLean is teaching young Bostonians first base, Sabrie, of the Philadelphia© Louis "Times," a new evening paper to be how to box. If he can knock the cover off Nationals; second base, Bierkhart, of started in March. He is succeeded as sporting some of them steaming in the bath the ball Redland will carve his name on the the Vincennes Ind.) . League team; editor of the "Star-Chronicle" by Myron W. Chief among them was my old friend Townsend, formerly of the Boston "Traveler." Billy Hart. "What in the.name of T base upon which the "Llttle-Boy-of-the-Water- third base, Louis, of the Savannah Roosevelt are YOU doing here?" was Works" stands in Fountain Square. South Atlantic League; ©shortstop, Ed. Van Anda, the Central Leaguer drafted Huggins, of the Cincinnati Nationals; Horse Kills Ball Player. the question I put to him. "I©ve just by the Reds last year, is to be an Oriole. right field, Queissner, of Indianapolis Shelbyville. Ind,, Feb. 8. Michael Schaffer, been signed," was his response. Then They say Edward is a composite "Rube" League team; left field, Maloney, of who has played shortstop with the Shelbyville I hustled back through the years to Waddell, "Rube" Vicijers, and "Tacks" Par- the Chicago Americans; center field, Grays for the last, three seasons, died yesterday the days of frost at the "Onion Patch" rott; but he can also pitch some eccentric Henninger, of Jacksonville League from injuries received from a horse some time on Bank street. It was in 1884 just curves. team; Hogan Yancey, of the Scranton ago. Schaffer was kicked over the heart, and skidoo years ©..ago that Billy Hart, The usual mid-winter reports are coming in. State League team, has also signed as after the first shock . thought little of the then a young typo, donned the uni injury fqr more than a week. He was finallv You know what, they are. "Never felt better an all round player. Clarence Hug- taken to bis bed and died from the effects of form of a Union player. The Connec in my life." "Will report in prime condition." gins is the manager. the injury. February 23, 1907. SPORTEVG LIFE.

pitcher Case Patten was to be sold or traded to New York. Some of these reports represent that Cantillon and FROM TH[ CAPITAL Patten had a falling-out and the former agreed to let New YorK have the player, but the two became re conciled later and the Washington MANAGER CANTIILON ANNOUNCES manager repudiated his bargain. It is and after a fruitless search of several also a feature of these yarns that months relatives and friends gave him HIS SPRING PLANS. Patten (so they allege) "is anxious to up for dead. get away from Washington." As any THE DRESSING RULE HIS STORY. one can easily see who stops to think This ends that portion of Williams© the matter over for a minute or less, history which was known before last The Itinerary of the Washington thegs stories Wednesday, when he told the remain ARE ALL ROT. WILL BE ENFORCED IN THE NA ing portion of his story. "From the As a matter of fact, every allegation time I walked out of the Briggs House Team The Start For Texas to Included in them is exactly the op TIONAL LEAGUE, on July 3," he said, "until I came to posite of the actual conditions. In the, myself in Hammond three days later, first place, Manager Cantillon has my mind was completely a blank. My be Made From Chicago on IVIarch never even met Patten, so there has money, watch and part of my clothing been but little opportunity for a quar President Herrmann, of Cincinnati, were gone. I wandered about the sand 4 Fhe Complete List of Games. rel and reconciliation between them. dunes, through little villages, and Then, too, if Cantillon welched on any finally I landed here in Merrillville. agreement there must be some evi Believes That All Clubs Will Obey Since then, at intervals, my mind has dence of the bargain. Where are the played the same trick on me that it SPECIAL TO "SPOUTING LIFE." papers? A manager may talk for a did at first. Sometimes the lapses con Chicago, 111., Feb. 19. Manager Joe -week about what he thinks he may be , the Law The Hotels Aggressively tinue for several hours, and some Cantillon, of the Washington Club, an willing to do in the way of a deal, but times for several days." nounced his spring plans yesterday until some definite and tangible action In Favor of the Innovation. WIFE©S URGING FRUITLESS. and has ordered the is taken, it.can©t be said that there is Wiliams was married to Miss Clara players to report to him anything doing. Another statement Saxton, of Merrillville, six years ago. in this city ready to that can be made without any doubt They have no children. Mrs. Williams, start for Galveston on or qualification is that Patten is not SPECIAL TO "SPOHTING LIFE." •who is 45 years old, three years her March 4. Manager Can only desirous of playing- elsewhere, Cincinnati, O., Feb. 20. The recent husband©s senior, has never ceased her tillon expects twenty-one but that he decidedly prefers Wash big Ohio River flood inundated the efforts to persuade him to make use or more Senators to meet ington to any other place. At one time, Cincinnati National League ball park, of his education instead of eking out him here for the get when there was some gossip about his but has subsided suf a homely living at odd jobs, as he has away on that date. They being exchanged, he continually took ficiently to show that no been doing. His family at White Water are scheduled to arrive occasion to assure one of the club of very considerable dam is one of the most prominent in that in Galveston, Tex., on ficials of his wish to remain here. It age was done. Work section of the Badger State. His father March 6 and will spend was quite evident from Patten©s talk was today resumed on was a wealthy farmer and a brother three days in practice at the end of last season that he ex the new club house be now conducts the farm homestead. there before tackling the pected and wished to be here in 1907. ing erected for visiting Galveston team in exhi PRESIDENT NOYES, players. In this con Joe Cantillon bition games on March of the local club, states that at no nection President Garry ERIE WHSJUSE. 9 and*10. The list of games for the time since Manager Cantillon has been Herrmann said today: entire trip scheduled follows: March in charge here has a sale or trade of "Despite the reports 9 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 22, with Galveston Patten even been thought of. Such a that one or two teams The Champion Club of the Interstate team; March 23, 24, with St. Louis Na move would be the very worst one intend to dress at hotels League Buys Release to Enter the tionals at Galveston and Houston; the club could make, and it does not instead of using the March 25, at Waco; March 26, at Dal take Mr. Cantillon long to .get wised dressing rooms that will Ohio-Pennsylvania League. las; March 27, at Ft. Worth; March 28, up to such facts. About all the foun A. Herrmann dation, there is for such a story is that be provided for them at Special to "Sporting Life." at Wichita; March 29, at Topeka; the various parks, I believe that when March 30, 31, at Kansas City; April 1, at Chicago, when he was pressed to the season opens all clubs will be Oil City, Pa,, Feb. 19. After many 2, at Springfield, 111.; April 3, 4, a,t put a price on Patten, Cantillon is re found doing away with the old method conferences Erie has finally succeeded Indianapolis; April 5, at Cincinnati; ported to haA^e said that he would of driving to and from the parks in in breaking away from the Interstate April 6, at Dayton; April 7, at Spring take Chesbro and Yeager for him. This uniforms, giving their players op League and securing a berth in the field, O.; April 8, 9, at Columbus. offer, if macie, was not proposed for portunities to wrangle with the peo Ohio-Pennsylvania League. The ©deal the sake of having it accepted. It io ple along the streets, thus making was closed Friday by Charles Michler, understood that the bargain some of them marks for the missiles and bad of Sandusky, who paid the $2500 de WASHINGTON "WAY. these New York papers think -was in language on the part of disappointed manded by the Interstate League. The view was a trade of Patten for Clark- or vindictive fans." One local hotel Sandusky people were anxious to have son and Delehanty and wouldn©t t.hnt heretofore patronized by the visiting Brie join them in the Ohio-Pennsyl Signs of the Base Ball Times Can be a Hadean deal for Washington? teams has come out with the an vania League. The, deal must be rati The writer believes that Delehanty nouncement that it will this season fied by the Ohio-Pennsylvania League tillon as a "Welcher" (?)-Wash has a promising future and would be entertain only such teams as do not directors. Warren, Brookville and ington©s Second Base Problem glajd. to see every brother of Ed. Dele wear their base ball togs in the Clearfield are applying for the place hanty do well, but Frank has yet to hostelry. This order will shut out made vacant by Erie in the Interstate Latest Developments as to Stahl, show, in the full sense of the word. the Chicago Nationals, provided Pres League. A meeting of the directors Clarkson -will never be a Patten. Th« ident Murphy sticks to his resolution will be held February 22. Kilkbrand and Nill. most positive asserter of this alleged to have a parade before every game agreement does not specify any evi with his players and horses or wagons CONDENSED DESPATCHES. BY PAUL W. EATON". dence or say that anything has been decorated wHli gaudy horse blankets. Washington, D. C., Feb. 17. Bdito signed, sealed or delivered in connec Special to "Sporting Life." "Sporting Life." Base ball news dur tion with it. In other -words, on the The Scranton Club has signed pitcher Benny ing the past week has been mostly ©Showing of the assertors themselves, A NEW LEAGUE. Hessliuger, of Honesdale, Pa. confined to a string of IT WAS NEVER MADE. " Surely the representatives of the The Dallas (Texas) Club has signed two very similar stories, to St. Louis players catcher Kern and outflelder the effect that Bill Slug- New York dailies concerned must roll The Eastern Illinois League is a New Tim O©Brien. sky, the star player of their own dope, as it©s certainly not Six-CJub Organization Under the last year©s Blanks, has the standard brand and for this they Outfielder James Sebring, of the Williamsport acquired an interest in a draw real money. After all, ©tis an Lead of Charles Wilbort. Clu.b, has accepted an offer to coach the State peanut stand and will easy world for some. A feature of College base ball team. quit the game, etc., etc. some of the Patten stories which must Special to "Sporting Life." Pitcher Frank Donahue. the Detroit recalci It is nearly time for this be annoying to Mr. Farrell represents Charleston, 111., Feb. 19. Represen trant, has signed to play with the Wilniinston output to be called in, as him as holding up the trade of Hille- tatives from Taylorville, Pana, Shelby- Club, of the independent Atlantic League. the teams are about to brand to Pittsburg as a piece of spite ville and this city met here on Febru Secretary Farrell, of the National Associa get busy. The next line work because of this alleged breach ary 12 and organized the Eastern Illin tion, has awarded outfiejder Frank Can-oil, of fairy tales to fade of agreement. For_two very©good rea ois League. The following officers claimed by Ilaverhill and Syracuse, to the away will be the kind sons Mr. Farrell is incapable of any were elected: Charles Wilbort, Pana, Haverhill Club. like one some old-timers such action. In the first place, unless president and secretary; Fred More, The Toronto Club has at last waived claim to Paul W. Eaton were smiling over the the writer©s acquaintance with Farrell Charleston, treasurer. Directors: B. catcher George Barton, thus enabling Providence has misled him, the New Yorker is to transfer him to the Trenton Club, of the other day, by which the readers of the J. Cunningham, Taylorville; Joe Young Trl-State League. tinted supplements were informed the last man living who would adopt and O. W. Walker, Shelbyville. The that Cooney, the Hudson River League such tactics with his business associ league will contain six cities, the two Lawyer Dnyid Fultz. of New York, late of catcher signed by New York, would do ates. And in the second place, Ameri others to be announced on March 1. the New York American League team, has contracted to coach the Navy base ball team as good work this season as Billy can League sentiment would not be It is understood that Centralia is to beginning March 1. Sullivan, of the Sox. Nobody noticed very tolerant of hold-up methods be one of the others in the circuit and CHARLEY COMISKEY \vithin ©the organization. Manager Mattoon or Paris will be the other. The Indianapolis Club has purchased from the hustling by special train to New Griffith has been in communication Another meeting will be held at Shel Brooklyn Clu.b the lelease of pitcher Bert York to try to trade Sullivan for with Hillebrand for some weeks and byville February 20 to decide on the ("Buttons") Briggs. who has been idle for a year; and Briggs has signed an Indianapolis Cooney. The statisticians are working the Washington owners and a large other city, arrange © a schedule and contract. hard to provide a more substantial section of the local fans hope he will adopt rules. The teams will be semi- line of goods for the mid-winter fans. get the pitcher. The Highlanders professional, with a salary limit of The veteran Dick Cooley. late manager and ARE PRIME FAVORITES part owner of the Topeka Club, of the Western The latest compilation purports to $600 a month. The season will open Association, has accepted terms to manage the show the percentage of games won by here and deserve to be. However, the on May 15 and close on September 20. Louisville Club, of the American Association. the various big teams during their Washington Club is distinctly advised Sunday games will be played in some He will also play first base. entire major league history. "Wash that Hillebrand will never play any of the cities and the occasional open The Toledo Club lias signed pitcher West, ington comes last, with 1899 games where except in Pittsburg, and if Ne©W dates will occur on Mondays. C. G. late of Cleveland, and pitcher William Lat- played in nineteen years, 6S1 victories, York money fail©s to change his deter Gosnell, president of the K.-I.-T, timer, purchased from the St. Louis American 1218 defeats, and an average of .358. mination, the Gothamites will prob League, was present and tried to get League Club. Evansvllle, Ind.. lias been The writer saw nine of the victories ably let go when they are satisfied of a franchise for the ©Vincennes team. definitely selected as the team©s training place. and 1200 of the defeats, and can testify that fact. As for Patten, they cannot But as he refused to give up the name In the American League pitcher Killian has that all but one of the latter were get him, though they could have done of K.-I.-T. League the franchise was re-signed with Chicago; pitchers Orth and Doyle caused by the umpires. There is one so more than a year ago, as stated fn refused. have re-signed with New York; pitcher Walsh good point about that general average this correspondence at the time, for refuses to sign with Chicago without an In from Joe Cantillon©s point of view, and Williams and Laporte. It is no use crease on the figures offered, and shortstop that is that it©s not hard to improve to expect ©to get a top-liner like Patten DEAD PITCHER ALIVE, Parent wants a three-year contract from Boston. upon. With reporting time only two for a few try-outs, and though Wil At Wilkesbarre, Pa., February 10, City Con weeks away, the liams and Laporte are valuable assets, troller 1©red Goeringer bought the franchise of TEAM©S LINE-UP it is pitchers that New York needs, Charles G. Williams, Once the Star the Wilkesbarre Club of the New York State is already becoming a subject of and a man like Patten should be cheap Pitcher of Wisconsin University, Re League when it was offered for sale by Sheriff speculation, although it will take the to it at almost any cost. At present, Davis. Goeringer held judgments against the Texas tests to decide it in some in Washington is well fixed on the infield turns After Being Missing For Thir club for what it was sold, $2000. He will run stances. The most interest is attached so much so that it is thought in the club. to the competition between Schafly well-informed quarters that teen Years. President Ban Johnson, of the American and Perrine for the position of regular GEORGE NILL Special to "Sporting Life." League, has announced that he will call in second baseman, which is said to be will play elsewhere next season, prob- Tommy Connolly, of his staff of umpires, to Chicago, 111., Feb. 20. "Slugged" in on the cards. Perrine is strongly ablv, it is intimated, in another meet, the Rules Committee in New Y©ork City touted and has made fine records in American League team. Nill is a good Chicago thirteen years ago and "awak on February 24, and will ask President Harry all around pjayer, and if he could bat ing" three days later in Hammond, Ind., Pulliam to add one of his umpires to the the Western League and the American minus all the money he possessed and Association. Schafly is the goods at better would be one of the capital conference. the second station, is a streak on the prizes of the game. As it is, he hit half his clothing, Charles McGee Wil Ex-Captain Anson is going into independent above .250 last year until he broke his liams, once a star University of Wis ball in Chicago and will figure as owner- paths and hit fifteen points better in consin base ball pitcher, a graduate of manager and© possibly as player. He has signed the American League tnan he did© on finger. George is a big favorite here, the Madison Law School, became tem a lease for a park at Champlain avenue and the Coast. If Harry would pay less and most of the fans would hate to porarily a tramp. Given up for dead 61st street. Chicago. He will at once erect attention to the umpires and more to see him go. If Garland Stahl should by his relatives and friends, Williams© suitable buildings and begin securing a strong the pitchers when he is at bat he positively refuse to play here regrets whereabouts remained a deep mystery semi-professional team. would quickly show a still greater im will begin to arise that he ,was not until last week, when he was found at E. M. (Bert) Dasher, a noted theatrical man, provement with the bingoes. He looks traded for Matty Mclntyre, if, as was Merrillville, Ind., by a friend of his died at Indianapolis, lud.. on February 11 in his like a hard man to displace. But it said the deal could have been made. youth. Williams© brother was notified 40th year. He was a great friend of John T. is a very significant fact that Presi Probably it is all off with Detroit now, and the family has been reunited. Brush and achieved mucli notoriety in the 80s dent Noyes© newspaper speaks of Per as Claude Rossman is a fine young- HIS DISAPPEARANCE1. when in defence of Mr. Brush he engaged in a rine as ©©©assured of an infield position" fellow and will soon learn from Hugh Williams came to Chicago in the pitched battle with Andrew Freedman in the and mentions Schafly as being destined Jennings all he needs to make his Fifth .Avenue Hotel.. New York City. for infield utility roles. fielding as good as his batting. By the latter part of June, 1894, to begin The annual meeting of the South Atlantic CANTILLON >A "WE©LCHER?" way what a lot of good first basemen practising law. On July 3 following Base Ball League was held at Augusta, Ga., Well, n,ot so that you©d notice it. there are in the major leagues just he disappeared. Dean B. Bryant, of February 13. It was decided to continue with Yet that is the title some New York now. Mcjntyre would make the Wash the Madison Law School, took a per the six-club circuit, including Augusta, Jlacon, dailies have been affixing- to the Wash ington team look fine and dandy. sonal interest in the case and engaged Savannah. Charleston, Jacksonville and Colum ing-tori general. According to their Boston, St. Louis and Cleveland still Chicago private detectives to trace bia. A salary limit was adopted, limiting clubs the missing lawyer. The detectives to thirteen players, exclusive of the manager. stories Cantillon made an agreement want Stahl, and it is more than likely g-ot no further than the Briggs House, Charles K. Buyer was re-elected as president- with Mr. Farrell or his astute repre that some sort of a trade for him will where Williams registered on July 3, secretary-treasurer. sentative, Clark Griffith, by which be framed up at the February meeting;. SPOMTEVG LIFE. February 23, 1907.

VEVOTEO TO BASE BALL WCW fl/VO MEASURES, "WITH MALICE TOWA^ ..~,.i. *ND CHARITV FOR 41. L. "-Editor Francis G. RivMer.

Failure of any club to do so in any rarer from year to year. The art of well in recent years which Is the "hitting her where the other fellows very best evidence of public satisfac and every case acts as release from ain©t," to quote Willie Keeler, should SPORTING LIFE tion that the rule-makers are wisely reservation. be encouraged. These changes would content to let well enoug-h alone. To certainly help some. In addition, less A WEEKLY JOURNAL The National Commission will hold control by the pitchers, through re make even one change would open the fusal to permit them to "warm up" devoted to door to a flood of suggestion, debate, a special session in New York immedi before each inning, would put more Base Ball, Trap Shooting and controversy and recrimination which ately preceding the meeting of the runners on the bases by means of major leagues on February 25. Among bases on balls. More men on the General Sports would probably rouse sectional, fac bases means more life in a contest and tional or partisan issues and lead no the cases that will be considered is better base running. Year after year one knows whither. the claim of the Western League, a the pitchers have been gaining in ef FOUNDED APRIL, 1883. Class A organization, to add Topeka, fectiveness while the batsmen have All things considered the need of been standing still or retrograding. At playing1 rule revision is not sufficiently a city of the Western Association, to present the twirlers have all the best Trade-marked by the Sporting Life Pub. Co. urgent, either with the players or its circuit of the situation and this should not be Entered at Philadelphia Post Office . the case. as second class matter patrons of the game, to warrant in any particular, including playing1 rules, the GROUP PICTURES. PRESS POINTERS. Published by slightest disturbance of the existing peaceful and satisfactory status of the "Sporting Life" is now engaged in the publication of a series of group The National Commission Keeping; sport both in the major and the minor pictures of minor league champion Abreast of the Times. The Sporting Life Publishing Company field. 34 South Third Street teams. The series began in last issue From Chicago "Tribune." with a fine group picture of the Buf The action of the National Commission, pro PHILADELPHIA, PA., U. S. A. viding a rule to curtail the practice of drafting EASY TO EXECUTE. falo team, champions for 1907 of the players Into the major leagues for the purpose Eastern League. In this number is of turning them over In the following season given a group picture of the Columbus to friendly managers in another minor league, THOMAS S. DANBO...... President The umpire arm-signal plan, so well will meet with the approval of every one except J. CLIFF DANDO...... Treasurer demonstrated during the world©s cham team, champions of the American As the few minor magnates who have profited by FRANCIS C. RicnTER_...... Editor-m-Cnief sociation. In our next issue, March 1, it. Formerly players were purchased from one MRS. WILL K. PARK...... -Gun Editor pionship series, is growing in favor, clu,b and sold to another in the same class, and, from appearances, will be in gen will be given a picture of the Scranton or were "covered up" and given back to the EDWARD C. STARK...... Business Manager team, the champions of the New York club from which they were bought. The Com eral use next season. Its introduction mission made rules putting a handicap on that is made easy by the fact that no League. Thereafter the series will be system, and then the draft was resorted to iu Subscription Rates league legislation is necessary for its continued for an indefinite period. order to get around the spirit of the National Our series of group pictures of Agreement. Under the rules announced recent One Year ...... $2.00 introduction or use. It is within the ly another season will see less of these evils Six Months ...... 1 major league teams, sixteen in all, than ever before, and major clubs will be re StngSe Cooy ...... - province of each league president to has been completed. This series com stricted to drafting players for their own needs. Foreign Postage . $1.04 extra per annum order its use forthwith by his um prises the world©s champion Chicago The major league club owners will not object, Payable In Advance as the practice is more or less of a bother to pires. President Johnson, of the Amer team and the New York, Cleveland, them, and the minors will be benefited decid ican League, President Pulliam, of Athletic, St. Louis, Detroit. Washing edly. thte National League, and President ton and Boston teams, of the American O©Brien, of the American Association, League; and group pictures of the A Human Sign-Board is Best. have already decided to introduce the champion Chicagos and the New York, From Boston "Herald." An Indianapolis man has Invented a sign desirable innovation in their respec Pittsburg, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Cin board for use to indicate balls and strikes as tive leagues next season; and we have cinnati, St. Louis and Boston teams, of called by the umpire. Nothing is better than the National League. the scheme adopted iu the last world©s series no doubt all other league officials will of having the umpire raise his arm when he soon or late follow suit. The only calls a strike and keeping it down when a voice raised in criticism or opposition ball is called. to date is that of Umpire O©Day, who WISE SAYINGS OP GREAT MEN. Sunday Bnll In New England. is quoted as follows: *The vermiform appendix has not From Boston "Post." "If euch a change In the rules Is made yet been removed from the dictionary. The agitation for Sunday base ball has at It will not only be a hardship on the um Frank Roth. last reached the old "Bay State" in earnest. CONCERNING RULES. pire by adding greater burdens to bis lot *It©s a long worm that has no A bill now before the legislature in favor of than he now has, but he will not think of turning.: Chas. Ebbetts. allowing outdoor sports on Sunday has many it half the time, for his mind will be friends behind it. New York. Pennsylvania "Father" Chadwick, the original rule- getting down to first base when there is *The moonshiner who makes money and Rhode Island are among other States now- maker, writes "Sporting- Life" that play coming off there or to some other base from a\ still proves that silence is considering Sunday ball. The idea is mostly he has but two amendments to the when there Is a play there. Such a rule will golden. Andrew Stevenson. to give the amateurs a chance for Sunday work all right when, there are two umpires *Some actresses are so conceited recreation. President Dovey says that the playing rules to suggest. For one he in a game. One of the umpires could stand that they actually believe what their beat people of the West and South are strong advocates the addition of a section to back of the pitcher and easily raise his arm press agents say about them.- Si Good- supporters of Sunday base ball. At Columbus, for every ball pitched, for he would have O., and in many other Western cities the the scoring rules for 1907 in these nothing else to take up his mind, but when friend. clergy attend the games on Sunday afternoon? there is only one man officiating in a game, *Some men are so busy giving advice and are the strongest supporters the game has. words: such a thing as raising an arm will not occur "Section 6. The number of base hits which to an umpire when there is play on the bases. that they never have time to take any. forward base runners. Then, again, if an umpire has a double-header Horace Fog-el. Will Keep All In Action. "Section S. A base hit should be scored. to work In he will be unable to keep lifting "There are few things more certain From New York "Herald." When a ball from the bat goes to the outfield his arms, for that will be hard work." than expenses that we hadn©t counted foul on the ground, or on a low line hit, after on.- George B. Dovey. Six umpires will be carried on the National passing first or third base over fair ground." Umpire O©Day probably spoke with League staff next season and they will be ."The follow who is content to follow used every day. In all series which seem to In support of the first amendment out reflection. The umpire who cannot the crowd will never get to the front. be of unusual interest or take place "^between Mr. Chadwick makes this declaration: use the arm signal system without P. J. Donovan. the clubs which aro- close together in Ihe race two men will officiate. That will serve to "I claim that the record of base hits for confusion or trouble is not fit even for *Some people enjoy good health keep all hands keyed up. warding the runners is the only record that amateur umpiring. All that is requir almost as much as other people enjoy truly Indicates superiority in batting, and that ed of him is to raise his right arm being invalids. A. J. Reach. the average of such hits in a season©s batting is "The fellow who shaves himself is the only data that yields a true criterion of every time he calls a "strike." No excellence In -batting, and the only one that apt to cut his best friend. Sam Craw- should decide the question of championship iu signal is necessary to indicate a "call ford. batting honors." ed ball," as the fact that he does not There arp lots of people who would A Suggestion to Have But One Foul*. Mr. Chadwick©s suggested change in raise his arm denotes that no strike like to see the grass grow under their Strike Instead of Two. feet at this time of the year. Harry Detroit, Midi., Feb. 15. -Editor "Sporting Section 3 would involve a change in has been called and therefore neces C. Pulliam. Life." ©Ilierc is apparently no question in the the "sacred" foul-strike rule. Regard sarily the decision must be a "called minds of the fans but that batting should be *The brave may deserve the fair, but improved. I have noted with much interest ing his proposition Mr. Chadwick says: Ball." Furthermore, vocal announce they can©t always support them. G. suggestions along this -Hue that iiave appeared "It Is an injustice to the batsman to deprive ment will not be abandoned, but will Ed. Waddell. from time to time iu ihe columns of your him of the credit of a base hit in calling a be used simultaneously with the arm valuable paper. ball hit to the outfield on a low line foul, when It has occurred to me that the solution of it touches foul ground after passing over fair signal. TO HELP THE POOR BATSMAN. the matter would be to have BUT ONE FOUL- ground and which passes *rst or third base The system was tried in the world©s STRIKE INSTEAD OF TWO as at present ob before touching foul ground. In the first place tain. The indicator could be arranged to no such foul ball hit is intentionally made, and championship series and worked to a From Philadelphia "Press," register one foul-strike so that the umpire therefore does not rightfully come within the charm so well, in fact, that every There has been little discussion would always know when he had called one. penalty of a called foul ball. Making the over the playing rules and gradually Certainly this would improve the batting. The. hitting of such a low line ball a fair hit, as body wondered why it has not been the club owners are coming- to the pitchers could not complain much, as they it should be so recorded, will undoubtedly thought of, or tried, in the regular point where they believe that these would be better off than befo©e we had any materially increase the batting in the game." championship games long ago. As should not be tinkered with-,any more. kind of a foul-strike rule. The rabid foul- There are some slight changes which strike rule exponents could not kick much, as In reference to Mr. Bbbetts© idea of Umpire O©Day witnessed the world©s it would be simply a modification and not a abolishing the foul fly catch as a set- could be made with profit. For in repeal of their pet rule. series, and therefore the arm-signal stance, there should be an amendment The fans would welcome the change almost off to the foul-strike rule, and osten system also, his belated objection is to the foul-strike rule, exempting a to a man. There may be many excellent sibly in the interest of more batting- rather singular, to say the least. We batsman from a strike (unless two are reasons why my idea will not work, but at already called) when the ball strikes present writing 1 cannot think of a single Mr. Chadwick writes: expect to see the simple little scheme his bat while he is trying to get out reasonable objection. Very truly yours, "While I favor the lessening of the punish in universal use next season. of the road of it. In many cases the JOSEPH S.© CAMPBELL. ment of the batsman by the call of "foul" rule as it now stands really exempts 507 Woodward avenue. on a hit ball from which he derives no off setting advantage, I should regret to see a a pitcher from a wild pitch by such an method of catching a fly ball, which admits of accident and gives him a premium of Always Good, Winder or Summer. such opportunities of making a beautiful catch IN SHORT METRE. a strike when ho really should be Auburn, Me.. Feb. 15. Editor "Sporting as the foul fly ball catch does, removed from penalized for his wildness. There has Life." Although not able to see many big the Held of play, I would favor, however, the Secretary Farrell, of the National been no great agitation for such a league games during the summer. I follow the continuing of the foul ball fly catch if it -were change, but nevertheless it should be game as closelyv.as tho© I were "Johnny on the limited to difficult running catches, which limit Board, has issued a circular calling i made in all fairness to the batsmen. spot." I lra,ve\ been taking your paper ten can easily be defined." the attention of National Association | who have none«|the best of it at any years now mid find it. both summer and winter, In conclusion the grand old man, time in the contests with the pitchers. a most valuable reference on the world©s great clubs to the National Board rule 9, I ANOTHER. CHANGE est game. Yours, etc.. s pioneer of rule-makers of base ball, which reads as follows: "The first that should be made, if merely to CHARLES S. TERRY. mournfully writes: notice of ©terms accepted© received by minimize the growing- ascendency of "But the rules committees of the period have the secretary©s office by wire, or other the pitcher over the batsman, is the been so opposed to the adoption of "ye old rule permitting the twirler to warm VALENTINE (TFHE man©s suggestions" in regard to amendments wise (followed by proofs) shall have up before each inning-. This not only of the rules since 1902, that I have no hopes precedence, and shall be binding." As g-ives the pitcher an advantage which By Grantland Sice, of any of the above suggestions meeting with this is the busy season of player-sign is undeserved by enabling him to se The rose is red. so is tlie pink, their favor." / cure control, but also is a waste of And so lire several brands of ink We can assure the venerable Mr. ing all clubs would do well to bear time. The batsman is not, allowed an So is this sporting page, we hope, Chadwick that the rule-makers of the in ©mind Mr. Farrell©s timely warning-. extra swing© at the ball in order to By those who care for t©eslive dope; The early bird©will ©get the ©worm. g-et his eye in "shape." Then why Hut none of this luis yiisjlil. to iuio litu1 . ning©? Both of these changes could be And give decisions on encli play, to suggestions by anybody and every managers is called to a most import made with a slig©ht Not as they look, but OUR way. ant *fact. All reserved players must Now this is on the level. body and is based solely on prudent BENEFIT TO BATTING, Or else no valentine you©ll be. ground. The game has prospered so be tendered contracts before March 1. and, after all, base hits are getting- (Rooter©s Row.) February 23, 1907. SPORTING LIFE.

as he is generally known, will be ex to sign the contract tendered him, insisting tremely popular, not only with the upon nil increase of $000. players, but all with whom he comes "Dad" Clarbe, the old New York twirler, into contact. He is a very quiet, un now" is hiwtliiiK in a hotel at Lorain, 0. His assuming chaL©p, and ono of the most pitching wing is still good for a game a week obliging it would be possible to meet. among the independents. He ought to be a fellow after "Shetts"© Outtie.lder, Dolan. pitcher Lindaman, outfielder own heart, for he has had ten children, Bates and inflelder Howard have turned in six of them now living. He knows his signed Boston contracts. "Cy" Young is now business full well a.nd I do not doubt the only unsigned player. in the least he will do the boys a world Dan McGann. of the Giants, thinks that Chi seems that he must. Williamsport has of good. He is very enthusiastic over cago. New York, Pittsburg and Brooklyn are tried hard to buy him, but has made his new position and will do all in the best teams in the National League and will UNGLAUB©S UPSET. no such offer as would secure him from hi\ power to bring the boys to that finish very close together next fall. a major league club, and there is no state in which they will be winners. Chairman Barney Dreyfuss. of the National chance that waivers could be ob League Rules Committee, has called a special tained for that player. With President Tenney Attending to Business. meeting© for Pittsbnrg, February 23, for Use THE PLAYER STILL SN DOUBT AS Taylor, Treasurer McBreen and Train Fred Tenney is a busy man these purpose of considering- amendments. er Green there will be thirty-three in da^ys. He has made a decided success The Chicago Club has "© unconditionally re the party. It is expected all the news in©his talks on base ball and has been leased two young pitchers, William Kumm, of TO HIS STATUS. papers %vill be represented on the trip deluged with so many invitations to Milwaukee, and Gladstone Graimey, who last the "Globe" by Murnane, the "Post" chat on that subject that he cannot year played in the Empire State League. by O©Connell, the "Journal" by Maher, possibly attend to all of them. To The father of third baseman Storke, of the the "Record" by Eaton, the "American" night he is booked to speak at North Pittsburgs, caught for Amherst in the seventies, The Wifliasnsport Club Not Yet Con- by Mitchell, the "Herald" by Morse, Andover, Mass.,^February 21 before when John B. Stanchfield who ran for Governor and that will swell the party to forty- the G. A. R. at Maiden, Mass., Febrti- of New York in 1900, was the pitcher. two. Without any doubt there will be ary 26 at West End House, Boston, Catcher Bill Bergen, of the Brooklyns, has vinced That Its Star Cannot be a special car for the entire distance. March 4, New Old South Church, Bos been coaching the Notre Dame candidates at Anotber adjunct I almost forgot to ton; March 5, Oxford Club. Lynn. That Richmond, Ind., and has made an excellent Reclaimed Boston Club Shows mention is Bill Cahill, one of the ought to keep him very bus©y indeed. impression upon the faculty and students, world©s series tourists of ©93, who went I attended one of these talks out in Catcher Jack McLean lias resigned his job as to Jacksonville with the bunch two Dorchester the other night. At the physical director of a Roxbury (Mass.) gym Him His Course of Procedure. seasons- ago. Bill will make number conclusion of his chat "Ten" express nasium. He is packing up. preparatory" to 43. Those in Boston and vicinity will ed a willing-ness to answer any ques going West shortly to join the.Cincinnati team. leave here via the Fall River Line on tions, and the rapid fire to which he A novel souvenir will be presented to the SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." Thursday, the 28th, at 6 P. M. They submitted at that occasion was sur patrons of the Polo Grounds this year in the will join the New York contingent, prising- indeed, and at the end of the shape of a fan containing a picture of members Boston, Mass., Feb. 20. The status which will be at the 23d street ferry quiz he was given three rousing of the team and with the inscription "A fan of first baseman Robert Unglaub, the of the B. & O. at 9.50 A. M. Philadel cheers and a tlg-©er. He made a great for a fan." ineligible Boston American reserve- phia will be reached at 12.53 and Cin hit with the fans on that occasion. Outfielder John B. Kelly, of Clifton Heights, jumper, who is remanded cinnati at 8.05 the next morning. Young1 and Lindaman have not yet Pa., who played center field for the Baltimore to the Boston Club, is Leave Cincinnati at 9 A. M., arrive at signed contracts, but President Dovey Club last season, will join the St. Louis Car still unsettled. President St. Louis at 5.27 P. M., leave at 8.11 feels confident he will have them in dinals March 3. He is in the pink of condition Taylor, of the Boston P. M., arrive, at destination at Little line all right. Young is in fine condi and should make good. , American Club, has noti Rock 6.55 A. M. Stay at the Marion tion and is working- for a shoe house Manager Tenney, of Boston, thinks the Rules fied Unglaub that he House. The rate per man from New here. Committee should do something to prevent bats must appeal to the Na York will be $35, including- sleeper. men (like Bresnehan, for instance) stepping tional Commission for Spokes From the Hub. over the line to hit a ball when it curves, or reinstatement before the Some Team News. to let a slow ball hit him. Boston Club can do bus Word was received from Jim Collins Dave She.in. of the Athletics, will leave here From California come stories that Rimer iness with him for next for Philadelphia to join Mack©s bunch on Stricklett. the Brooklyn twirler, is busy prac season. The National that he left the Hot Springs in the February 28. ticing a new style ball, which he calculates to Commission will fine the finest possible shape and there was not .Tack Carney.. manager of the Trenton CN. J.) mix up with his "spitters." It is known as the slightest chance lie would not Club is often in the city and looks in at both the "spit floater© ©and is very elnsive. player $100, or more, for make good the coming season. His headquarters. E, A, Unglaub nis summer©s outing, and knee does not give him the slightest Fitzgerald, the promising young catcher, who after he has settled the inconvenience. He says he is very Bill Hamilton wants a couple of games for has been with the Giants for two seasons, will Boston Club will talk business with his Haverhlll array April 22 and 23, and New be taken to the Slope this spring. McGraw him. Meantime the Williamsport Club glad to be freed from the annoyances Bedford is open for April -13. says that if he is ever able to teach Fitzgerald has not entirely abandoned hope of of team management and to be allowed Trainer Rudderham, of the Phillies. has a to get the ball away quickly in throwing he retaining- Unglaub as per the follow to give his entire attention to the class in boilng at a swell school in Newton- will make him one of the best catchers who ing dispatch: playing end of the game. Ferris is vllle, Mass., and is a great favorite with the ever walked behind the bat. still among- the unsigned, but there is boys under him. The Pittsburg Club during the week disposed Williamsport, Pa., Feb. 17. The Williams- no doubt at all he will swing into line of these players: Pitcher Case, last season port Club has conferred with the Boston man President Dovey contributed a pair of season before the club goes South, or at least tickets, one good for a gentleman and one for with Rochester, to Kansas City; .pitcher Manske, agement to the end that Robert Unglaub might by the time ,{or playing a champion last season with Des Moines, back to that club: be purchased from thnt club. The©Bostons re a lady, to the Boston Lodge of Rlks, an atten ship game arrives. It is the general tion it may be believed was highly appreciated. pitcher Mosiimam last seasoii farmed to fused on tho ground that he was worth more expectation that Jake Stahl will b* Jersey City, to Louisville; and pitchsr Maxwell. than $500, which Secretary Gray, of the local on first base by that time, if Tiot be Uncle Bill Conant is around again after a of the Montgomery team, of the Southern elnb, offered to pay. Unglaub is perfectly dose of the grip, looking well as ever. Presi League, back to that club. willing to don a Williamsport uniform in the fore, for President Taylor promised at dent Soden says he never felt happier and free season of 1U07, but the Boston people seem the Chicago meeting that that would from care than since©he has been out of base Pitcher Irving Young is still holding ont for Inclined to keep a tight hold upon him and come about and Cantillon has been ball. lie is frequently seen at the Boston that $3000, but President Dovey does not en every advance that might tend toward the given to understand that Stahl will Chess Club, of which he is a very active mem thuse over the proposition. Barney Dreyfuss purchase of the player is met with a refusal. not play in Washington arid does want ber. and Charley Murphy have their ears close to TJnglaub might have been signed by the Boston to be traded to Boston, and in that the ground. The Boston left-hander looks goo.l Club ere this time had it not been that the case Joe is lucky Indeed to command IVew England Leagne Notes. to them. Dreyfuss has nothing to offer in the management of that club wished to cut his the services of such a player as Myron way of players, but the Chicago magnate is salary to $.1000 when he had a contract with Pitcher Fred Gatchcornb has re-signed with rich in this respect, and has men that would Williamspoi©t that called for more money. Grimshaw, a.nd if the "trade comes Lawrence. help oat the Boston Club. Unglaub went .to Boston, but no agreement around I predict that "Grim" will Valdois, New Bedford©s third baseman, is at Outfielder "Dutch" Meier has returned his could be reached and the deal is not closed, or make ©g-ood. Ralph Glaze is visiting Cincinnati, and spends much of his time bowl- 1907 contract unsigned to President Dreyfu.-.s even thought of seriously. his mother in Denver and is doubtless tag for exercise. with the statement that his relatives have per having a royal time, for he has not This year it looks as If Sunday base ball suaded him to quit playing professional ball, been in his old home for a long- time. playing would be sanctioned by legislation on and he will devote his future to business, al Ralph swung int line very gracefully all government reservations in Massachusetts. though he expects to play semi-professional bail and I expect lie will make ©a very good Fred Cflbbs, the star pitcher of the Biddeford 1n Chicago during the coming season. Mr. showing- in the season to come. An (Me.) semi-professional team, --who for a couple Dreyfuss will not consider Meier a contract- Officials of the Two Local Clubs Hard other arrival during the week in the of years has been the idol of local sports, has jumper, even though he does play in Chicago way of a contract was that of out- signed a contract to .pitch for Haverbill. with the semi-professionals next season. at Work Frt paring For the Spring fielder Sullivan, who has been winter "Phenomenal" John Smith, who is managing Last summer pitcher Lindaman. of the Bos ing at Mijlbank, S. D. We all hope the Manchester (N. H.) team of tlie New ton Club, was fined $100 by the National Com Trips News From the Headquarters that this young man will make good mission for playing a Sunday game with an Hampshire League, writes that he would like independent club in the. Metropolitan District. of Both Clubs. next season, and if the work he did to hear from young players who think they When Lindaman was asked to sign a contract in the American Association last sea could make good in the New Hampshire State for the coming season he spoke of the fine to BY J. C, MORSE. son moans anything he will connect League. Address J. F. Smith, No. 230 Grove the new owner of the Boston Club and sug all right. Of course the club will not street, Manchester, N. H. gested that Boston should pay it. This Mr. Boston, Mass., Feb. 18. Editor carry any eleven pitchers or six catch Manager Coveny, of the New Bedford team, Dovey is disinclined to do. and Lindaman, as a "Sporting- Life." President John I. ers, so there will be not a few who has announced his players for the coming consequence, has refused to sign a 1907 con Taylor, of the Americans, will have will fall by the wayside between the season as follows: Mullaiiey, left field; Kehoe, tract. his hands full methinks present time and the llth of April. center; Austin, right; Fineke or Klobedanz, when he returns from first base; McDonald, second; Valdois, third; Letter List. that Western trip. He Boston National News. pitchers, Andrew McCarthy and .lames Drohan, will have some cases of of New Bedford; Robinson, Blliott. Coffin and We have letters for the following persons: President George B. Dovey, ©of the Frost; catchers, Coveny, Galvin and N orris. which will be forwarded on receipt of address: hold-me-o"uts to attend National, has had his hands full as Bobby Rotb.er.mel, Perry Thackeray, Aoel Le- to. Treasurer Hugh Mc- can be imagined with a man who has zotte, Jim Connors, Vestin Maggert, pitcher Breen had a fruitless a world of detail to attend to conse , NATIONAL LEAGUE NEWS. Dannehauer, Jack Nugent, William Hynes, G. trip to cold Maine last quent on what is to amount to a S. Needham, Jack Dunn, Perry Lipe, J. F. week. He tried to sign complete reorganization of the Quinn, Umpire George Miller, Fred Paige. catcher Carrig-an and grounds, etc. He is getting along- Catcher Schlel has signed his 1907 contract Fred Parent and was splendidly with his task. He is a with Cincinnati. disappointed in both in glutton for work and it is surprising Third baseman Ed. Zimmerman has accepted stances. Carrigan want what an amount of correspondence he the terms of the St. Louis Club. "Koenig Trade-Mark Base Ball line- ed more money and can attend to himself. The design has The ©Cincinnati Club has stricken the name i. G. Morse Parent not only wanted been decided upon for the invitations of catcher George Starnagle from its reserve guaranteed to satisfy, or money back." more money but a three- to the opening game April 11, and I list. year contract. I can see some rare can safely say that I never saw any During the past week the Pittsburg Club re fun when he comes against John I. thing finer in my experience, and I ceived the signed contract of first baseman One of the Koenig Grades; with that proposition. According to a, believe the same will be said by any Nealon. wire from Sanford, Me., Parent threat one who is privileged to be the pos"- Pitcher Ferguson, of the Giants, is one of Koenig©s ened to quit if he did not get what he sessor of one of them. There will be the cleverest basket ball players of Southern Grade wanted. Well, that is a kind of a a coat of arms in color, an eagle and Indiana. No. 1 tune that has .been sung before in all standards being prominent features in Third baseman Courtney has re-signed with kinds of keys. I do not know of any the decoration. Expense has not been the Phillies. He expects to be the team©s game that Fred can hit that will pay regular third baseman. him better than the job tendered him spared in securing the finest thing in by Mr. Taylor. He has been one of this line possible. A first-class band Pitcher Mike Lynch announces that he will the high-salaried men of the club, and will give music at the opening. The not retire but will go to Hot Springs with the if rumor has it true, has drawn $4000 score card will be a beauty. Mr. Dovey Pittsburg pitchers in March. per for the last three seasons. Parent sent for examples from© all parts of Outfielder Kruger, one of the Reds© Pacific PER SUiT-lESS 20 will be at the schedule meeting next the country and the card that he Coast recruits, has accepted the terms offered week to talk over matters with the adopts will be one that will embody him by the Cincinnati Club. PER GENT. TO CLUBS Chief, and it is a good wager that the the best features of all those submit The National Commission has honorably re pair will arrive at some kind of an ted to him. It has been decided that instated Rd. Abbaticehio without a fine, thus Made in 15 colors, specially woven understanding. McBreen said that the Spalding will furnish the suits and enabling him to play with Pittsburg. base ball flannels expert tailoring1, same liberal offer had been made to Charley White was on last Saturday "Jimmy" Casey has filed in the Detroit perfect fit, and Carrigan that had been made to him .to give the matter his own personal registry a deed for a house and lot and will long wear as- attention. The traveling suits will be make that city his home when he quits the the season before. He, too, will have of gray with natural wool stockings, sured. Outfit an opportunity to have an interview game. comprises shirt, with Mr. Taylor and to find out how and the home suits will be of white President Dovey is making himself acquainted far the latter will go. Pruitt is anoth with white stockings, so we will have and popular in Boston by attending all sport pants, hose, cap, er man who found that the figures our own White Sox and the home club ing events of every description, including glove belt no extra mentioned in his contract were not to can be hereafter dubbed the Boston fights. charge for let- his liking, and his cry is also "come White Sox. The colors of these stock Manager MeCloskey, of the Cardinals, says tering: shirts. ings were adopted with the idea .of that pitcher "Buster" Brown is worth every again." / doing away with any stockings that penny of $10,000, and will not sell the player An exceptionally popular suit; contained any idea and Manager for less. never offered before at the price. Players Galore For the Trip. Tenney thinks that red is the worst The veteran Frank Foreman has assured Send for .samples, measurement Under any circumstances there need color a club can wear. President Herrmann that catcher Laughlin, of blanks and catalogue of Roenigr©s be no fear that there will be any the Virginia League, secured by Cincinnati, is Trade-Mark Base Ball Goods. dearth of players when the club ar The Phillies© New Trainer. a sure comer. rives at Little Rock. Treasurer Mc I had a very pleasant visit last week First baseman Jordan, of the Brooklyns, Breen told me the other day he ex from my old friend Johnny Rudder- thinks its a cinch the team will beat out the E. G. KOENIG, pected there would be thirty players ham, who is to train the Philadelphia Phillies this year: Is that the reason he insists in the party. This includes some eleven Nationals. His pedigree has been upon a $4000 salary? 877 Broad, Newark, N. J. pitchers and six catchers, four regu pretty well exploited throughout the Manager McGraw, of the New Yorks, has A new and novel "Bate Ball Scorer" frte lar infielders, five outfielders and Chad- country. John is a splendid fellow and ordered Mike Donlin and Christy Mathewson for the asking. bourne, Lord, Wagner and Unglaub, I think that Billy Murray has made a to join him at once in Los Angeles, so he may if the latter enters the fold, and it very wise selection and that "Ruddy," see what shape they are In. Donlin has refused SPOTTING ~ LIFE. February 23, 1907.

Louis team, the Detroit team, the Washington Howard Wakefield did well, and Branch Rlckey team and the Boston team. performed like a veterna for St. Louis. National League The champion Chlcag Catcher Clarke. of Cleveland, says that pitch team, the New York team, the Pittsburg team er Hess Is the hardest man in the league to the Philadelphia team, the Brooklyn team, the catch, not excepting even Waddell. Hess broke Cincinnati team, the St. Louis team and th a finger for Clarke in 1905 and again in 1900. Boston team. MINOR LEAGUE TEAMS. Jimmy Collins reports himself as down to 179 The 1906 Buffalo team, champions of tin pounds about 20 pounds lighter than he was Eastern League. this time last year. He returned last week to OTHER GROUPS. Buffalo, there to remain until the Bostons We also have group pictures of any of th start South. Orth, Hogg, Elberfeld, Thomas, Keefe teams in the National and American league; Danny Hoffman looks like he will be a big Doyle, Kleinow, Hoffman, Yeager and for the years 1903, 1904 and 1905. factor in center field for the Yankess next Keeler. Copies of any of these can be had a season. Danny was getting his eye on the ball METROPOLIS MEMS same price, three 2-cent stamps for each during the close of last season, and his base Donlin Balks. Address this office. running was superb. Just two Boston American fielders led their The distinguished outfielder of the positions in six seasons Warner, the catcher, LOCAL CLUBS NOW WAITING ONLY former champions, Mike Donlin, has in 1902, and Lachance, the first baseman, In, taken the center of the stage and is PHILADELPHIA WRITERS basking ©in the limelight of publicity, 1904. Warner had a fielding percentage of but somehow or another the club man .979 and.Lachance of .991. fOR STARTING SIGNAL. Will Give Another of Their Famou Titcher Bill Hogg, of the New Yorks, writes agement shows no signs of loss of that he Is holding down a job with a street sleep. Donlin ©wants $600 more for Dinners Connie Mack and Billy paving company out at Pueblo, Col. He is boss his services than he received last sea of the job at $5 per day, which he thinks The New York Nationals© Long Cali son, when, owing to an accident on the Murray to be the Guests of Honor is not so bad in snow ball time. first Western trip, he was practically Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 19. Manager Ted Sullivan Is quoted as saying that from out of active service during the entire William Murray, of the Phillies, anc his personal knowledge the Washington Club fornia Trip Mapped Out Clarke season. Donlin spoke his little piece Connie Mack, manager of the Athleti will pay Manager Joe Cantillon "nearly twice to the scribes and seemed to feel Clu©b, will be tendered a dinner by th the salary of a United States Senator, and Griffith on Deck to Assume Com badly because the club had not paid sporting writers of the city, Thursday twice the salary of any bench manager in the a $75 doctor©s bill which was run up February 28, at the Majestic, Broad East." here upon his return here from Cincin street and Girard avenue. Mr. Mur "Jiggs" Donohue says he Is going to hit over mand of the American Forces. nati, where his injury occurred. The ray is the new manager of the Phillies .290 this year. He drove in as many runs as hard-hitting man declared that unless and the sporting writers wish to paj any of his teammates last year, being the best his request, which he considers very their compliments to him and to mee pinch hitter on the team, but he is not satis BY WM. F. H. KOELSCH, seasonable, is granted he will not be him formally. They also consider i fied with that and now wants to get closer to on the job this year; at least not in fitting that they and as many of th> the .300 class. New York, Feb. 17. Editor "Sport- a New York uniform. Donlin says he Ing Life." Secretary Knowles has fans as wish to attend the dinner Manager Griffith, a member of the Joint has other opportunities and will be should bring Mr. Murray and Mr. Mach Rules Committee, says: "1 have looked over the completed all arrangements for the ready to leave Chicago with the club rules very carefully and I don©t see where long trip to Los Angeles if his terms are met. Since Donlin together in a friendly handshake ovei there can be any Improvements aside from which is about to begin the festive board. This is the third left for Chicago rumors have been annual dinner of the sporting writers making the wording more plain." He endorses As usual the local Na heard of his intention to either jump the arm-signal idea. tionals will again be the the first to Managers Rhettsline anc to the new outlaw league or join one Mack, at the Bellevue-Stratford, anc Manager Hughey Jennings, of the Detroit first to take the Held. A of the independent clubs in Chicago Club, announces he is willing to trade out letter from Manager Mc the second to Lave Cross, a planked if he does not agree upon terms with shad affair at Washington Park. Th< fielder Matty Mclutyre, for whom several clubs Graw, who is now quite the local club. Secretary Knowles are sighing, on condition that he can get a at home in Los Angeles invited guests will include Presiden pitcher or two, satisfactory to Jenniugs, for comment on the Donlin question wai Johnson, of the American League states that he regrets as follows: Donlin©s contract was made the Staten Island boy. that he has not made the President Pulliam, of the Nationa iout as usual and handed to him two League, and President Carpenter, o: Dr. G. Harris White, the crack southpaw of move before, as he has weeks ago. It was the same as hi the White Sox, last week received a degree of never experienced such contract last year. It is true tha. the Tri-State League. Master Mason in the Dawsou Lodge, No. 10, delightful conditions for he asked for an increase, but that is F, A. A. M.. at Masonic Hall, in Washington. getting a team in shape nothing extraordinary. There is no The other Masons on the White Sox team are W.F.H.Koelsch "^he thermometer regis trouble between the New York Club AMERICAN LEAGUE NOTES. Fielder Jones, Frank Isbell and Jay Towne. ters about 80 degrees and Donlin. He simply has his con The first application for a pension under the daily. McGraw believes that in three tract and it©s up to Him to sign it and Pitcher Lee Qulllm has re-sigend with CM new service pension law to be made in New weeeks© time all hands will be in good return it if he expects to play this cago. Philadelphia, O., was that of Denton Young, form and recalls with regret the season." "It is simply a business Catcher Harry Bemls has re-signed with father of "Cy" Young, the well known ball team©s experience in Memphis last proposition," quoth Mr. Donlin, and Cleveland. player. He is seventy-four years old and under year, when out of the three week the provisions of the law will receive $15 a the club regards it in about the same Clark Griffith claims to be the originator of month. spent in that city there were only light. As a betting proposition it is the squeeze play. eleven days when it was fit for the about a 20 to 1 shot that Donlin plays The Detroit catchers had but nine passed balls players to be out in the open. ball on the Polo grounds from the Catcher Carrigan has refused to re-sign with last season, leading the American players in start. This affair, which it is hardly Boston at his 100C salary. that position, and the catchers of the White How the Men Will Assemble. Detroit Is the bugbear of the schedule mak Sox ranked second with sixteen. Payne and fair to dignify by terming it a con ers, owing to the trotting races there. Sehmidt had four each, and Jack Warner had On February 24 Secretary Knowles troversy, recalls Sarn Crane©s recent but one. Detroit also had fewest wild pitches, T»©ill pilot the Eastern delegation, declaration that no ball player in the "Bob© 1 Leadley, formerly secretary of the twenty-three, Boston ranking second with, Which will leave here for Chicago. The country is indebted to Manager Mc Detroit Club, is engaged In business In Mexico City. twenty-five. party will include Christy and Hank Graw more than is Mike Donlin. The marriage of shortstop Turner enables Mathewson, Bill Dahlen, Si Seymour, Bobby Lowe has been secured to replace Le Manager Lajoie to place an entire team of John Hannifan, Frank Burke, Tom Miscellany. McAllister as Michigan University©s base ba coach. benedicts in the field should he so desire. With Corcoran and Trainer Harry Tuthill. Manager Griffith has received a letter from Bemis as a catcher he would have Joss, Bern- At the Victoria Hotel in the Windy Hal Chase, who is coaching the base ball team Umpire Evans, of the American League. Is hard or Moore as twlrlers, Stovall for first City the party expect to find Frank of St. Mary©s College in Oakland, Cal. still refereelng In the Interstate Roller Pole base, himself for second, Turner for short and League. Bowerman, Dan McGann, Mike Donlin, The death of Martin Kirby has left an aching Bradley for third, while Congalton, Bay and George Brown, Leon Ames, Sam void at the Hotel Wlnthrop, where so many Pitcher Harry Howell, of the Browns, li Flick, the outfielders. have enjoyed the felici ytrang, Cecil Ferguson, Fitzgerald and coaching the St. Louis University base bal ties of married life for severa^ years. It was fanning bees were held with Kirby as the pre only a few years ago that Cleveland©s Infield Mulleii. On February 26 the start will dominating spirit. squad. was composed entirely of bachelors. Stovall be made from ©Chicago via the Santa A novel souvenir will be presented to the Catcher Lou Drill. th<* ex-Tiger catcher. Is was the first to take the jump Into matrimony, Fe route. Luther Taylor will board patrons of the Polo grounds this year In the making so much money at law that he Intend he being followed by Bradley, Lajoie and Turn the train at Kansas City and Joe Mc- shape of a fan containing a picture of members to quit base ball. © er. Ginnity at Newton, Kan. One day will of the team and with the inscription, "A fan be spent at Grand Canon and the party for a fan." Catcher Frank Roth, of the White Sox, Is out of the hospital quite recovered from tht BECKWITH DIVORCED. is due to arrive at Los Angeles on appendicitis operation. March 1 where Manager McGraw, Spike As soon as the weather permits work will be resumed at American League Park with a President John I. Taylor, of Boston, Is com Granddaughter of Abraham Lincoln Shannon and Arthur Devlin will be on view to filling in all shallow places. In time ing from California to attend the Amerlcai hand to greet them. This trio is now the park on the hill will have a field as League schedule meeting. Abandons Ex-PIUyer. neary perfect as possible to play on. on the training g©round arid have been Milwaukee fans think Jiggs Donahue th< Mt. Pleasont, la.. Feb. 13. Warren W. working out of doors for over a week. It is five years since the .American League greatest ball player in the world. He onc< Beckwith, professional ball player, was y_ester- Thus McGraw and his men will be on first secured a foothold in New York and of the played in the IJrewery City. day given a decree divorcing Jessie Lincoln the training ground many miles from original team, which cost a small fortune to Beckwith, daughter of Robert T. Lincoln. By New York before most of the other get together, there remain only Keeler, The Detroit pitchers, Donovan, Mullin, Siever, a coincidence the separation of the matrimonial Chesbro, Conroy, Williams and McGuire. Killian. Coughlin, O©Leary and Schmldt, started bonds came on her grandfather©s birthday. clubs start for the South. After three for Hot Springs on February 23. weeks of steady work in California Col. Perrine, head of the Trenton Club, of the Beckwith charged desertion. She left his home the club jumps to San Antonio where Tri-State League, has written Secretary Pitcher Joe Harris, of the ©Bostons. Intend in Riverside, Chicago, in January 1905 and has they play the St. Louis Americans, Knowles a letter inviting McGraw©s men to to go to the Hot Springs one week ahead o since lived with her parents. and after that comes the series with play one game in Trenton prior to the opening the members of the regular party. Mrs. Beckwith entered an appearance and by Mack©s Athletics in New Orleans. of the regular season. If possible the request New York again hir.rs at a deal for Matty way of answer said It was true that she left will be granted. her husband and that she has now the custody From the Crescent City the club will Mclutyre. Manager Jennings discredits the of her two children, who are now living at the play its way home as previously an Willie Newson has signed again as official rumor and says there is no chance. home of her parents, where they receive the nounced. The team will cover about mascot to Griffith©s team. Winsome Willie Is Tyrus Cobb writes a Detroit friend that he best of care and attention. 8000 miles from the beginning to the said to have had several rivals for the job. He will make a determined bid for base running She asserts that her husband has no home end of the trip and it will be the most will be measured for his uniform with the other honors in the American League this year. except hotels and boarding houses In different extensive, elaborate and costly trip players and will, of course, wear his new toga r©Jim" Manning, who handled the Washing- parts of the country and that she is better «ver made by a local club. in the parade on opening day. tons in their first year in the American League, situated than he is to care for the children. The With Shannon, Seymour and Browne on deck, is prospering in business In Kansas City. court gave Mrs. Beckwith control of the chil Griffith©s Training Plans. Mike Donlin©s absence would hardly put Mc Three more Washington players catcher dren. The couple eloped and were married la Graw in a hole, although the batting of Blankenship, second baseman Schafly and In- 1897. The "Old Fox" is adverse to taking Donlin, next to the return to form of Mathew fielder Perrine have turned In signed contracts. long railroad trips during the training son, is most counted upon to redeem the lost Vonngstown Franchise Sold. season. Arrangements have been made fortunes of the Polo ground club. Pitcher Bernhardt. of Cleveland, had the misfortune to lose by death his young daughter Youngstovrn, O.. Feb. 18. Youngstqwn©s fran to start for Atlanta on March 4 and Billy Gilbert gave an elaborate beefsteak Marion during the past week at Lockport, N. Y. the party will include besides Manager dinner at his new cafe on Columbus avenue the chise in the Ohio and Pennsylvania League Griffith, Jack Chesbro, Willie Keeler, other night. Gilbert©s friends say that he is The Cleveland Club has turned Clark, of was sold today for $3000 to Zanesvllle. The Walter Clarkson, Danny Hoffman, considering a proposition recently made to him Baton Rouge; Woodruff, of Vlcksburg, and deal includes the players already secured. Jack Kleinow, Ira Thomas, George and also to Mike Donlin to play with a high- O©Leary, of Des Moines, over to the Des JVTolnes Marty Hogan will manage the team. Moriarity and Trainer Mike Martin. class independent club in Chicago. It is said Club. The other players will go to Atlanta that Jimmy Callahan has a hand in the negotia Pitcher Walsh considers as one of his best direct from their respective homes, as tions. pitching feats last season the striklng-out of follows: Hogg, from Pueblo; Hughes, Manager Griffith Is fully confident that Willie Keeler for the first and only time during THE CLARK GRIFFITH from Salida, Cal., Keefe, from Folsom, "Happy Jack" Chesbro will regain his form the season. Cal.; Chase, from San Jose, Cal.; La- this year. "Chesbro pitched many good games President Johnson has officially given out his porte, from Ulrichsville, O.; Yeager, last season, but he had difficulty In going the list of umpires for 1907. The list comprises from Delray, Mien.; Brockett, from distance. He would weaken often about the Sheridan, Connolly, Evans, Hurst, O©Loughlln Norris City, 111.; Doyle, from Clay seventh Inning," said Griffith. A more willing and Stafford. and earnest worker never tossed a ball la New According to Comlskey the Chicago White Center, Kan.; Castelton, from Salt York than Chesbro. Lake City; McGuire, from Albion, Sox will divide Into two teams after leaving Mich.; Delehanty, from Cleveland, and New Orleans and play every day from March Elberfeld, from Hot Springs, where WELL WORTH HAVING. 30 to April 9. "Little Tobasco" is now preparing for Shortstop Turner, of Cleveland, warns base a strenuous campaign. Orth will board Group Picture of the Columbus Ameri ball players against two popular forms of the train at Richmond, Conroy will be winter amusement and training, bowling and picked up at Philadelphia and Wil can Association Team. indoor base ball. The Boston Club has transferred ontfielder liams at Washington. The club Will On the first page of this issue we pub John Godwin to the Minneapolis Club. Godwin remain in the big Georgia city until lish asrroup picture of the Columbus Club is wintering in Wellsville, Pa., where he is the April 6, playing exhibition games with of 1906, champion team of the American owner of a big fruit farm. the Atlanta Club. On March 22 and 23 Association. For the benefit of readers Pitcher Frank Smith has signed with Chicago. games will be played in Ma.con by who desire to frame the picture, we have He has been working out at the Grove City Griffith©s second team, which will also had same printed on heavy plate paper, College gymnasium and assisting In coaching play two games in Richmond on April size 18x14 inches, a copyol which will be the college base ball team. 5 and fi. On the way home the regu sent postpaid to any address securely First baseman Chris Lindsay, of Detroit, has lars \vill play one game in Lynchburg, wrapped in a mailing tube, for three two- gone into the carpenter and building business Va., on April 8, the second team play cent stamps. Particular attention is with a partner at Monaco, Pa., and will play ing at Roanoke on the same day. On called to the clearness and brightness of Price aacB. $1.25 April 9 and 10 the regulars will meet our framing: pictures. No gTiesswork professional ball no more. the Eastern League team in Baltimore, about who the players are. Each one Catcher Ira Thomas has signed -with New and Griffith©s men will not be seen here posed specially for these groups. We York. He has been spending the winter in OFFICIAL LEAGUE BALL until they open the regular season at also have 190b group pictures 01 the fol New York City and has been working in a If 5©oiir dealer does not carry this bail©, send direct to American League Park, which will lowing clubs: machine shpo to keep fit and fine. is. Special discounts to duos ordering by the do/.en. probably be after the opening series in MAJOR LEAGUE TEAMS. Six young catchers made good In the Ameri MONARCH SPORTING GGOD^> MFG. CO. Philadelphia. It was announced that can League last year. The best of these were up to date signed contracts have been American League The world©s champion Tra Thomas, of the Highlanders, and "Nig" Sole Distributors. Chicago White Sox, the New York team, the Clarke, of Cleveland. Detroit had two good California Ave. and Point Street, Chicago, 111. received from the following: Griffith, Cleveland team, the Athletic team, the St. mes in Payne and Sehmidt. With Washington WE MAKE BASE BALL UNIFORMS* H?elDrtiary 23, 1907. SPORTING LIFE.

needed him badly; that he made no complaint whatever about being sick, FOR 1907. and said nothing about the climate of CHICAGO-CHAMPS" Mississippi not agreeing with him. Victor Uniforms are made in your interests. The President Scott adds: "In fact he has played In this State for three seasons and I understand lives In an FLANNELS ARE THE BEST ARE RAPIDLY GETTING INTO LINE adjoining State. He said nothing to anybody about being dissatisfied or leaving. When I that can be bought; the LABOR is the BEST we learned he Was playing with the Jackson FOR BATTLE. (Tenn.) Club I wrote him and asked him to can hire; the return, which he refused to do," etc. Our records corroborate President The Men Who Will Probably Make Scott©s statement regarding this play er having been employed by clubs in STYLE, FIT AND FINISH ARE THE BEST the South during the past three sea Up the Champion Teams of the sons. The player©s application is set that the players could ask for. aside and his name is continued upon Send for our samples and prices and let us tell the ineligible list. American League and the National J. H. FARRELL, Secretary. you some of the Leading Clubs which have already League About Picked. bought from us. A postal card will do it, and it CHICAGO GLEANINGS. may save you money. fiY "CY" SANBORN. Comiskey Engages Young Prairie Kid Chicago, 111., Feb. 18 Editor "Sport- VICTOR SPORTING GOODS CO., Springfield, Mass. Ing Life." With the time for Chicago Lejeune©s Trial With the Sox ball teams to start on their annual Rouses Train of Reflections Cubs training pilgrimage only professional game. Great, but punk. tions with the Boston National Club for Mc- four weeks away, most Signing With Rapidity News and The only trouble with that story was Bride©s sale to that club. of the players have been Comment. this: That Reulbach had already Charley Chech is filling prescriptions in a St. signed to contracts for signed, his contract having- rested in Paul drug store this winter. the approaching season. Murphy©s safe for many days, While BY W. A. PHELON. The Milwaukee Club has sold pitcher Jack All but a few of the Hofman, not yet having received a Hickey outright to Indianapolis. world©s champions have Chicago, Feb. 18. Editor "Sporting contract, couldn©t very well kick when submitted their terms Life/© When the Sox go South to he didn©t know even how much money Milwaukee has secured the return of third and they have been ac Mexico the hardened old war horses was to be shown him. A good many baseman Harry Clark, of Pittsburg. cepted by President Com and the recruits from of the stories that appear each winter The Indianapolis Club has traded outfielder iskey, while Mr. Murphy the minor leagues will concerning1 the kicking of the players Dunleavy to St. Paul for pitcher Slagrle. has experienced little be accompanied by one are just about as flimsy as this legend The St. Paul Club will give a trial to third trouble getting his Na Charles Lejeune, a youth from St. Louis. baseman Jimmy Ennls, the former Holy Cross tional League players of French descent, and PLAYERS SIGNED. star. Fielder Jonei into line. When the two a pick-up from the Pflester, Slagle and Tinker sent in Orvllle Woodruff refuses to sign a contract teams go South for their prairies. The addition contracts a few days ago, and the Cubs with Louisville for next season unless the ante preliminary practice they will go with of Lejeune to the roster are cer,tainly cpming to time in herds. is raised. practically suggests a new line of Pfiester says he will have better con The Indianapolis Club has traded ontflelder THIS SAME PERSONNELS thought for the big trol than ever and be more effective Armstrong and cash for third baseman Will es they had when the last season was league managers. It is, than in 1906. Slagle says he has re Hopke, of the Canton Club. finished. The White Sox have only I think, a mistake to be gained his health and is fit to go at Bill Clarke. the old foghorn of the Balti- two new men, Welday, of Des Moines, lieve that all the avail topmost speed, and Tinker says he mores, will be first baseman and captain ot the and "Buck" Freeman, of able base ball talent of wishes to astonish the world by an Toledo team again next season. Evansville. The former W. A. Phelon major league capa-bility nouncing that lie positively had no The uniformly heavy batting at Louisville Is is an outfielder of quite is tied up in the big or- intentions of retiring©. Big Jack Mc- attributed to the fact that the Infield at Eclipse a reputation, and pitcher ganizations or awaiting development Cormick will train the Cubs again. Park Is hard and fast as asphalt. Freeman is well spoken in the little circuits. The prairies The huge fellow put in the winter in Eddie Frank, shortstop, loaned to the Toronto of, too. The Cubs will have quite a few young men of skill New York, but is already tired of Club by Toledo in 1906, will be given a thorough take more men South, Broadway and eager to rejoin the big but not all of them. and genuine ability, and every city trying out by Toledo In the spring. Probably not many of could produce probably half a dozen show. Manager W. H. Watkins, of Indianapolis, boys who could make good but who JOYOUS SOX. has refused to sell pitcher Summers back to them will be retained. have never been afforded a chance The Sox are the happiest bunch in the Grand Rapids Club, of the Central League. Among the nine recruits the world. That Mexican trip has are two outfielders, Ran- under existing circumstances. In every Jimmy Jackson, late of Cleveland, has finally city there are them all to the merry, arid they are signed with Columbus "for only one season aa dall, of Denver, and Os- TWO CLASSES burning up with impatience to get he expects to return to major league company." borne, from the Canton of prairie players: The young men down to the land of the Dons. They Frank Chance Central League team. As With the signing of Carfoll Hawke, Manager the Cubs already have who have good jobs and play on Sat anticipate one round of joy, but do not Armour has nine pitchers from which to chouse four urday or Sunday for the fun of the propose to let the seductive mescal his 1907 pitching squad. Hawke Is a Columbus corking outfielders, Sheckard, thing, and the lads who have less re and the alluring aguardiente get in product. Schulte, Slagle and Hoffrnan, it is hard munerative jobs or none at all. Take any deadly work upon them. All the to see what chances the newcomers a boy who is only making $40 or $50 boys are eager for the start, except The Columbus Club has asked for waivers on have of breaking in. ing Frank Smith and George Davis. pitchers Groth, Linke, Stoupe, Opfergel and CUBS HAVE NEW PITCHERS. a month, and the salary offered him Schreiber, outflelder Elston and Infieldera Raftls Most of the Cubs© recruits are pitch by a small minor league say $75 to Smith wants to train with the Pitts- and Kahl. ers, and there is a chance that one or $125 a month seems like a gold mine. burgs at Hot Springs, and Davis has Second baseman Zeke Wrigley and shortstop two may make good, but it is feared Give this boy the opportunity and ne a lot of business on hand which will Hulswltt. who have helped Columbus to win that none of them are thoroughly will embrace it eagerly, hurrying to make it difficult for him to take the both of Its pennants, have signed next season©s seasoned yet. The list of five twirlers add himself to the great army of tour, while he also believes in the contracts. includes Perdue and Chenault from minor leaguers. Possibly he will rise efficiency of Hot Springs as a train President O©Brien, of the American Associa the Vincennes K.-I.-T. League team, a to fame and a $4000 salary and possi ing grounds. A census of the Sox, tion, has received the signed contract of Umpire left-hander named Durbin, from the bly he will stay in the little leagues taken a few days ago, accepting their Jack Kerins, and he will be a member of the Joplin, Mo., Western Association team; through all his base ball days. own estimates as to the figures, show regular staff. Kumm, a semi-professional from Mil ON THE OTHER HAND ed that the team will hit .377 and field George Disch, who was one of the star pitch waukee, and Gladstone Graney, anoth there are, playing in the same teams .983 next summer. At least that is ers in the Evansville team, of the Central er semi-professional from the Empire on Saturday or Sunday, young fellows the result gained by taking every League, last season, has been recalled by the State League. Whether any of them who are just, as clever, .but who have man©s statement and boiling them, all St. Paul Club. can displace Srown, Lundgren, Taylor, good positions and cannot be tempted down to a happy average. How can President Havenor, of the Milwaukee team, Pfiester, Overall, Reulbach and Fraser into the little leagues. For example, anyone stand against a club that will says that catcher Frank Roth, was merely loaned remains to be seen. a boy who has a place yielding him do such deeds as these? Even Nick to the White Sox last fall and that he win ONE CATCHER $100 ©to $150 a month. This young fel Altrock promises to hit .178, and be with the Brewers again next season. Is found among the list of the Cubs© low would not think of accepting an harks back to one season when he Notre Dame has canceled an agreement new players. His name is ,T. W. Sea- offer from the little leagues, but if a whacked .333. whereby the Toledo team was to train on Its baugh, and he hails from the Spring big league team were to offer him $250 diamond at South Bend. Consequently Bill Ar field, O., Western Association. The one to $300 a month he would jump at the mour is seeking other training quarters. best bet among the Cubs© added start chance. The big1 fellows, however, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Indianapolis has signed a left-handed shortstop ers appears to be inflelder Sweeney never hear of him and so he never named Howard Derringer, hailing from Hayden, from the Portland, Ore., team. He acquires renown. Lejeune was a well- The Veteran Leader of tlte Indianapolis Ind. He is a brother of the Virginia League made something of a name for him salaried man -whose catching_and bat player of that name drafted by Detroit. self on. the Pacific coast as a hustling ting attracted much attention last sea Club Seeking to Make His Hoosier Tom McCreery, who played with quite a infielder, but whether he can hit hard son. He drew too good pay, however, number of major league clubs and quite a bunch enough for a place in a major organi for him to even consider an offer Team a Winning Combination. of minor, has changed his mind about retiring zation remains to be proved. from the bush-circuit. Some one Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 18. Editor from the game, and has signed with Columbus. THE SO.XS© CATCHERS. recommended him to Comiskey and he "Sporting Life." President-Manager The Louisville Club has received the signed Of the five Sox catchers now on the will now take a month off to train W. H. Watkins now has his Indian contracts of first baseman Sullivan, ontflelder roll at least two will be let go. Frank with the Sox. If he makes good the apolis team well made Kerwin, pitcher Elliott and ontflelder Murphy. Roth really belongs to Milwaukee and pay he will get from Comiskey will up and is satisfied that Pitcher Dunkle is said to be booked for release will be sent back there unless a pur more than compensate for his salary, he will have a club fit to to Denver. chase is made. Sullivan and McFar- while the best he could get from a make a winning fight for A player whose name, phonetically, is the land are safe, of course. The ba.ttle little league would be way below his the Association flag. He same as that of the owner of the White Sox, for the extra berth is between Jay regular earnings. has made many changes. has been signed by Milwaukee. His name la- Towne and "Hub" Hart. Manager MANY SUCH PLAYERS For catchers he has Eddie Cumnoiskey. He Is a twirler and hails Jones will have eight pitchers to select doubtless chase the leather in every "Paddy" Livingstone, from Kenosha. Mich. his staff from. Altroek, White, Walsh, city but they get no chance to show Holmes, formerly of the Catcher Pat Llvingstone, of last season** Owen, Patterson and Fiene will doubt their speed. Here at least, is a Cardinals, and Mique Ka- Cincinnati team, has sent his signed contract for less be the regulars. curious anomaly where a small salary hoe. He has four good 1907 to Manager Watkins, of Indianapolis. It is better for a man©s ambitions than twirlers in Cromley, is said that he will receive an increase over a big one. If some of the stars now Fisher, Kellum and Haf- the salary paid him in Cincinnati. in big league company had been hold 1©ord, and there is a John Willoughby. the Infielder signed by APPEALJtEJECTED. ing fat jobs in their youth they would Columbus, and who is attending Starling Medi never have butted into fast society. ww. ti11. Watkinawatums chanceThielman that back> he Wwillhile gethe cal College, played under an assumed name Poverty made them hustle, riches last .year. He is touted as being worth trial Player Landgraff,Who Jumped a Vicks may make a deal whereby he will se in any company outside of the majors. would have kept them down. On the cure another experienced twirler. The burg Contract, Must Remain on the prairies of Chicago can be seen every The Toledo outfield will be composed of Josh season a shortstop such as few big infield will consist of Carr, Otto Wil Clark, Armbruster and Homer Smoot, Armour Association Ineligible List. clubs can show but the man is sec liams and H. Darringer. Second and having purchased the latter last week from Cin retary of a big company and makes third bases are not definitely settled cinnati. Smoot is rated as a hard hitter and Auburn, N. Y., Jan. 28. Tn re appli yet, but Watkins is after a former made his big league debut with the St. Louis cation of A. S. Landgraff for reinstate $75 weekly. There are two or three college man for second base and ment. The name of player A. S. pitchers of great skill and also of too Cardinals. much wealth to make them hustle. Hopke, of Canton, for third. In making It is apparent the Minneapolis Club Is to be Landgraff was reported for the in deals he may d.ispose of Kahoe and a different looking team this year under the, eligible list by the Vicksburg (Miss.) lf~the-M>ig league clubs could get©di one of his outfielders. For the outfield Club. The Vicksburg Club reported rectly to these fellows without wait management of Mike Cantillon. Oyler, Hart, ing for the intermediary of the bush- Dunleavy, Sejgle, Coulter and Himes Graham, Greminger and perhaps Freeman are this player as not only having jumped are available from the old nine. Arm thought to be about the only regulars who a contract in the playing- season, but circuit and the draft it might be a strong, of the I.-I.-I. League, and Lord, will hold over. also of leaving" the club while being blessing for all parties concerned. KICKING CUBS. of the Connecticut League, are the only Regarding the refusal of Heinie Peltz to sign1 Indebted to the club. In applying for two new inftelders whose names have a contract, Vice President Chivlngton, of the reinstatement the player says: The usual crop-of reports about the Cubs and the raises they are alleged to been made public. It is not believed Louisville Club, says that Peitz had an under "I was suspended by Vicksburg for jumping want is attracting much attention. It Watkins has yet played all his cards, standing with Barney Dreyfuss that he was to my contract and accepting some advance how-ever, and additional names are ex receive the same salary $2800 from Louis money. 1 offered to return the advance money has been reported during the week ville that was paid him at Pittsburg. If my suspension was raised, or if I could that nearly all of Murphy©s stars were pected at any time. holding out for more money, but the Representative Thomas W. Brolley, of North secure my release. I was compelled to leave IVews Notes. Vernon, Ind., has introduced in the Indiana because I could not stand the climate in most thrilling stories of the lot were Legislature a bill providing that base ball may Mississippi. I don©t think I have been treated badly frosted on close investigation. Catcher Lee Fohl has signed a 1907 Columbus be played between the hours of 2 P. M. and right, and realize that a player has not much For ©©instance, a talented young St. contract. G P. M. on Sunday, provided that it shall not protection In a case of this kind." Louis writer declared that Reulbach Pitcher Stecher has been released by the be played within 1000 feet of a place of President Scott, of the Vicksburg and Hofman wouldn©t sign for the Louisville Club. worship. Mr. Bromley feels sure that the Club, says that player Landgraff money offered them, and that both had Shortstop George F. McBride has re-signed bill will pass. Indianapolis fans fervently hope Jumped the Vicksburg Club when it fine jobs offered them if they quit the with Kansas City, which has called off negotia so. SPORTING LIFE. February 23, 1907.

held that Leever was about ready to .ook the trick. News comes this way the addition of some new blood, I ay adieu to a fast company diamond. hat Osborne is a good hitter and can believe we will be in the race from And how Samuel fooled all of these field just tolerably. Defects? Of course, start to finish. I have signed Harry PITTSBURG POINTS. _uessers. That same old curve ball, a trifling one. Yearning to go home. Covaleski, of Shamokin, Pa., and H. A. with its sweeping downward swoop, We shall see this spring. Weaver, of Montoursville, Pa. The ame whistling up to the plate. Game former is a left-handed pitcher and after game has been credited to Flaherty©a Ways. the latter an infielder. Contracts have LYNCH HAS GIVEN NO IDEA AS eever©s account. Secretary Locke P. Flaherty is grieved. The Car- been sent to all of the old men. Owing las ever replied to critics of Leever©s negia left-handed pitcher has four to some dissatisfaction I will be TO HIS FUTURE. ability and disposition by merely re newspapers and a half dozen letters obliged to get rid of some of the marking: "Just look up his record of from friends in Columbus, O., and best players and shall be ready to _ames won. On it I will submit my other places all pertaining to that al- consider propositions for trades for I case." And Locke has won argument eged fight on a basket ball floor with do not propose to have any dissatisfied Michael Mooney Lynch Pegging Away after argument. There was no get- John Lobert. "I feel hurt," said he, men on the pay roll. ing around the count. Ever since ©because many persons have marked 1903 when Leever was "not there" papers containing an account of the at His Law Studies Will Notify when the world©s championship ©games umpus and then query on the side: WESTERN CANADA LEAGUE. were played it has not been hard to How©s this, I thought you never ind patrons having slim confidence in engaged in rowdy work?© Now I have Some Facts About the Ambitious Little the Pittsburg Management in the school teacher©s work. Still they ever tried to behave myself. I never ould not make any predictions about quarrel, and this accusation of fight- League Which Has Secured National Case He Plays Professional Ball. Samuel being "all in," or even guess ng is unjust. I severed my connec- :hat he was going to lose this or ;ion with the basket ball team three Association Protection. that game. Leever had fooled them weeks before the affair occurred. Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, Feb. so many times that about all a critic When it happened I was not even 17. Editor "Sporting Life." Here are BY A. E. CHATTY. ecured for his prophecy was a near the hall. I hope you will men some facts about the new Western Pittsburg, Pa,, Feb. 11. Editor ghastly smile from listeners. Few tion this fact in the "Sporting Life." Canada League a class D organiza "Sporting Life." More than ordinary men dared make a prediction about [want all my friends to know that tion in the National Association. interest is manifested among- winter the old man not being liable to furnish [ was unjustly accused." Flaherty Medicine Hat (a name and a half isn©t base ball readers as .to goods enough for his nine to win. :ias signed with the Boston team. He it?) has such a supply of natural gas the movements of the is ready to take the train to West that since the discovery of same it varsity twirler this city Better Luck Is Due. Baden and then after a short stay has gained a pretty wide reputation has had for three years There is another old-timer on the bundle up and go South with the out as offering remarkable manufacturing, past. I mean Michael Pittsburg staff whose case is brought fit advantages. The citizens want their Mooney Lynch. This to mind by the talk about veterans. town advertised and have spent a lot man, as has often been Last year Charles Phillippe showed at Jeromes* of money, for a town of 5000, to this asserted, aiming higher times flashes of the brilliancy which end. They are willing to let go of a than a base ball career, marked his work in his best days Secretary Locke thinks that this year it Is lot more in the same direction. Mr. has been pursuing a law larder to guess the outcome of the League notably against Boston in the honor ace than any contest for a number of seasons William Cousins, who was elected course and the time©for games of 1903. Still, taken altogether, Mayor last December, conceived the being declared a full- he wasn©t consistent. You could often )&St. idea of convening together a number fledged barrister is close hear the team men talk about this Uncle Al. Pratt is happy. A photo of the of gentlemen of the other cities of the at hand. "A contract to state of affairs. They all seemed to Forest City team of 1869, of which Pratt was Province of Alberta at Medicine Hat Lynch?" -remarked Col. the boss pitcher, is now on the wall at the A. a. Cratty take the stand that "Phil was out of Pittsburg headquarters. to organize a base ball league. The Dreyfuss. "I have not luck." He lacked control, a forte idea was taken up enthusiastically and do not intend to send him one. Mr. once pronounced to the highest de Sheehan, in forwarding his contract, wrote Lynch and myself have an under that he would keep Nealon company en route and as a result of the meeting gree. Unable to get his benders work East and join the team in Chicago. Thomas THE CITIES standing. It was reached ere he left ing, of course, the Deacon was not is wintering at Ocean Grove, Gal. for home last fall. In case he plays reliable. He had speed as of yore. of Calgary, 22,000; Edmonton, 8500; base ball he will notify me of his There was no gainsaying this asser Speaking of speed, let it be said that Cecil Lethbridge, 7000, and Medicine Hat, intentions. Then we can have a talk Ferguson, the young pitcher of New York©s 5000, promptly organized stock com tion. Phillippe is still there, so well team, can whip that ball over the plate. Just panies, made the necessary deposits over the matter. I have heard nothing posted base ball men observe. The wait & season or two and watch that giant. from Mr. Lynch for some weeks. He possession of steam means more than to guarantee the season and now the did not speak of the season to come idle guesses. If he had lost this es "Canary" Case should do well in Kansas league is nicely organized. The cities in his last missive. Mr. Lynch will City. His work for Al. Buckenberger last of Moose Jaw (I believe) 10,000, and sential then there would be occasion rear was of the kind that made Col. Ureyfuss Regina, 15,000, were asked to come in not wind up his law studies until for alarm. No man can ever win, and smile every time he picked up an Eastern paper June. He is now enrolled in the Bos no man can ever get away with games :ontaining one of Case©s games. Barney has but the question of railroad mileage ton Law School." The Pittsburg own even if he pitches fine ball. Those i high opinion of the Utopia, O., giant. prevented their doing so. Medicine er would give no intimation as to his Hat formed a stock company capi breaks which help to make base ball Several pamphlets illustrating the beauties talized at $20,000 and promptly. expectations in the Lynch case. Local uncertain and which are the life of )f West Baden Springs are at headquarters. observers do not expect to see Lynch any sport will not forever fall one ©Our church-going boys Clarke and others through the writer, secured the ser work for the Pittsburg Club any way. The twirler who serves the oannot find any fault," jocularly remarked vices of longer. Some expect him to join an best ball is not always the man to Col. B. as he pointed out a fine "minister," GEORGE T. NIERSTHEIMT3R, Eastern team in case he plays ball. have a bracket placed around his which beat the one Col. Pulliam traveled five of Newport, Ky., as player-manager. Last year was a jonah one for the name. The hand of fate turns around. miles up a mountain to see at Freiburg last George has already signed up the young man. He seemed beset with Phil©s friends hope that the good luck summer. players he needs, with two or three more than his share of trials, and he digit will point his way this season. It is Clarke©s intention now to reduce the exceptions, and is ready to report with yearned for another vacation. Illness If so they look for a fine bunch of jtaff of twirlers to eight. This number will his team at the Hat in time for the also incapacitated him the latter part battles from the veteran. go to the Springs for sorting out. Cutting opening day, May 24. Meanwhile of the year. down the list today Col. B. handed over Case letters for the purpose of arranging No Change Needed. to Kansas City, Maxwell to Montgomery, exhibition games are out all over the Manske to Des Moines and Moskiman to Louis middle West and North. The. ot^er Saved For the Future. The attention of the local boss was ville. The latter is satisfied to try his -luck cities have been equally alert in this Col. Barney Dreyfuss has just put called to the agitation© started by a In the American Association. league, and the latest addition to e. large newspaper story in his hat Western man to bring about a change minor circles looks like it might be lining. He is going to see if a pre in the rules. The contention is that he/rtf from favorably by lovers of th« diction comes true. Charley Power, the rules be now amended so as to THE INTER-STATTlEAGUE. the veteran paragrapher, cut loose obliterate the point "when a man national game. _ with a well-prepared base ball story turns away from the ball and it hits on the outlook of the Pittsburgs for his bat a foul-strike is called in event Manager Kelchner, of the Kane Club, Rock River Valley 1907. Power was frank. There was of the ball not going into fair terri Proposes to be in the Race All of Bloomington. 111., Feb. !). An effort is being no beating around the bush in any of tory." "The umpire to my mind has made to organize a base ball circuit among his stands. He came out flat-footed enough work now," commented the Next Season. the smaller towns of the Rock River valley, on every point. He called attention Pittsburg president. "Doesn©t it look embracing such towns as Prophetstown, Morri- that way to you. Keep a count of the BY 0, S. KELCHNER. son Dixon Sterling, Rochelle and others of the to the fact that the team would cer- same cfass. Nearly all of the eligible cities ainly miss Claude Ritchey. He held number of decisions an umpire makes Kane, Pa., Feb. 18. Editor "Sport have strong independent organizations, and It that the Oil Baron from up country in a game. It will average between ing Life." Kane will again be a is believed that a league could be made to was for years as the keystone of the 150 and 200. At times the count runs member of the Inter-State League and pay It 19 proposed to play Sunday ball only. infield. As to "Abby" replacing the up high because some pitchers pitch I hope to give them one of the best A meeting will be called In some centrally veteran, there was some doubt in the more than others. Then recall that teams in the league. Most all of the located city shortly to talk over the situation mind of not only the writer, but many the umpire has many base decisions, old men have been reserved and with and, if possible, perfect an organization. base ball patrons. Then again the etc. Surely the poor fellow has pitching department was not what it enough to do without crowding more should be. Power sized up the vets. onto his shoulders. And then how He called attention to the fact that many men have made base hits by some© had long been in harness and turning away from the ball," contin certainly could not go on forever. The ued Barney with a chuckle. "Last year catching department was not up to I saw Dan McGann dodge from the snuff. Peitz, a veteran, had been let ball and make a double." "Didn©t go. Gibson was a hard worker, but Irving Young win a game here in mechanical. And so on down the line 1906 by a move of that kind?" put in The matter of the© outfield was also the writer. "No, I recall that game. looked over, and not without misgiv He threw his bat at the ball and hit ings, as to its ability to cope with to> safe ground. If you would take BASE BALL other outfields of clubs which plan to away the foul-strike penalty from the get into the race for the highest hon rule under the circumstances spoken ors. Summing up, Power could noi of, you would put the umpire in a see a championship team by any hole frequently. He would have to means. It looked like a club which decide the question as to whether would have©a hard fight to stay in the batsman endeavored to avoid or not the pitch. It would start a few THE the first division. There was need of bracing in too many sections to more jangles, that©s all. Let is stand bring about a flag chaser. The club as it is." he said, could stand another first- class catcher and pitcher and two , A Secret Service Star. hard-hitting outfielders. One month hence and the base ball scouts of the big leagues will begin J.Ikes Open Criticisms. to sit up and take notice. Their "Sore over the prophecy?" remarked "finds" during 1906 will be turned Col. Barney. "Why should I be over to the tender cares of team Power is an old base ball man has pilots for sorting. Then the scoul both played the game, handled teams will peruse daily the reports from and written about the sport for training quarters as to the showing years. I like to read open criticisms made by this a^d that newcomei I note that Charley says ©stick a hair whom he landed in a whirl arounc pin in this prediction.© I shall do so the nurseries. In these diggins there Power has every right to his opinion is keen interest taken in the possible just the same as any base ball man outcome of some captures made lasl I don©t call such matter knocking summer by George Huff, the big THE BEST It©s a frank size-up according to hi secret service man who works for view of the team. I think that we the Chicago Club. In our midst we shall fool him, and badly too. Play have a man who thinks that as a ball and you can beat his estimates sizer-up of young talent Chicago©s I am convinced that we will have a fat contributor rates high. The good club." critic goes a great deal on the judg Write for Free Catalog ment of Huff. The Western silent L.eever©8 Joy. solicitor of stars is not known in In connection with the assumption base ball circles, like a club owner that some of the old stagers in the or leader. Huff can get in and out pitching corps "may not be there" in of a town without attracting atten the race, it might be apropos to men tion of club folks or newspaper men A. J. REACH CO tion here that Samuel Leever, the old His presence being unknown, he can est tosser, feels it in his bones tha see the players as they usually he is going1 to be up with the big stand. The art of "spreading" is not Tulip and Palmer Sts., Philadelphia. fellows. Samuel wrote such senti given an illustration. Team manag ment to the club boss when acceptin_ ers cannot tip it off to a star boarder terms. Leever has never been given on the team "to show your best today PACIFIC COAST BRANCH to saying much in advance. This time as so and so is in the stand." Huff he cannot hold back the thought of goes about his work so quietly that rosy hours on the slab with the even rival base ball scouts have failed Phil B. Bekeart Co. 1346 Park St., Alameda, Cat. Premiers winning right and left and to catch onto his presence in a town. putting other competitors into the This happened last summer when big back wash. Several years ago the league team agents were looking over undersigned was one of many who Osborne, an Ohio outfielder. Huff February 23, 1907. SPORTING LIFE.

Mr. Watson has accumulated a great collection of passes, etc., etc., and he has papered the wall with them from the crown of the mopboard to the turn of the ceiling. It has a very striking effect. The names of many MORE EVIDENCE OF THE CHURCH great men are thus perpetuated where posterity will be able to look down upon them and marvel at the cunning- Now is the time to think of CITY AWAKENING. which they displayed in breaking their your Uniforms and Base Ball way into the main tent without put Supplies. Spalding©s Base Ball ting- up a cent for the fun. Catalogue will interest you and BOX FOR BALLS. The Club Offices Brought Lpto Date Perhaps most significant of all is show you the new things in base the addition of a large luxuriously ball for the season of 1907. upholstered ice box. But it must not For over thirty years A. G. in the Matter of Appointments be taken for granted that this ice box has any ulterior object. Nor is It for Spalding & Bros, have been the The Hopes of President Ebbetts the concealment of anything to which leaders in the manufacture of the public might take offense. It is every requisite for the game of merely the development of a proper and Manager Donovan For 1907. suggestion by the manager of the Base Ball. club. Last summer was unusually warm in Brooklyn, at times, and it THE SPALDING OFFICIAL LEAGUE BALL BY JOHN B. FOSTER. was discovered that the balls were Used exclusively by the National League, Minor Leagues and by all Intercol Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 18. Editor disposed to become punky and soft. legiate and other Associations for over a quarter of a century. Each ball wrapped "Sporting Life," Pursuant upon hap P. J. examined some of them closely in tinfoil and put irl a separate box, and sealed in accordance with the regulations piness, and that peace of mind which and came to the conclusion that it was, of the National League and American Association. Warranted to last a full g-ame comes tq the good and due to the melting of the rubber be when used under ordinary conditions. pure in spirit, the trim cause of the heat. For that reason mings of the office have when the offices were being remodel No. 1. Each, $1.25 been fixed up at head ed he suggested that it would be a quarters so that even g-ood idea to build a substantial re the president grins and frigerator in which to keep balls. THE SPALDING UNIFORMS takes off his hat to him Hence the ball box, with it lambrequin For over a quarter of a century we have made the suits worn by the best players self whenever he hap of ice. Of course if the president in this country, outfitting all the league clubs and colleges, and to-day we are pens to look in the new wants to use it for anything else : turning out uniforms which possess all the advantages made possible by our mirror which hangs over however, no innuendoes at present. accumulated experience during that period, aided by a factory-equipment second the bay window. Hav FOR THE SCRIBES. to none. ing abandoned the busi For the convenience of those re Spalding Masks 2Sc to $5.00 Spalding Bats 5c to J5I.OO ness of bowling for that porters who are at liberty to sit of base ball entirely through the game and criticise the Spalding Mitts 25c to 88.00 Spalding Gloves 25c to John B. Foster and who wouldn©t with players without working-, there are f a salary of $10,000 a numberless little trifles like phono year merely for smiling and handing graphs, lead pencils sharpened at J I Our Mailorder experts are at your disposal. If you don©t know out sug-ar to an unsuspecting public both ends, which need only to be just what you want, or desire to get posted on any point in Base Ball, whether it occurred to the president of the club placed into position to write auto you are President, Captain, Manager or Player, just drop_ a card to our Mail that it was high time that the Brook matically of the scenes on, the field, Order Department, and you will receive the matter you desire. lyn Club made an Impression upon the hand grenades of lemonade, with or populace which would indicate pros without slivers, bottled cigarette perity, permanency and a certain smoke, saving the task of drawing the amount of well furnished independ fumes from one of the deadly coffin ence. Hence the nails, promenade chairs with attend RENOVATION, OF THE OFFICES ants, by which the critics may be A. G. SPALDING & BROS. at the intersection of Fourth avenue rolled up and down the stand from one 126 Nassau St. I Mail Order Departments^ 149 and Third street. ,1 am quite sure that end to the other of the spacious board New Vork the most captious critic would like walk, thereby seeing the game at them. ©the sitting room, into which stages from the best possible advan Wholesale and Retail Stores for the distribution of goods are also maintained the players are ushered to receive tage, and sundry other little trifles in the following-cities: their monthly dividends, is done in the which will be acceptable to the news Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, Washington, Buffalo, Syracuse, St. renaissance of 1492. with dadoes run paper men. At the end of the rg-ame Louis, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Minneapolis. New Orleans, ning around the ceiling and a crust of there will be motor cars to take the sky blue ornamentation circumvent staff of distinguished writers to Man Denver, San Francisco, Montreal, Canada. ing the mopboard at an angle of hattan Beach for dinner, and after forty-five degrees. It is a very pretty that to bring them back to the city effect and suggests Tim Jordan reach if they desire to return. the championship, but he thinks that made public, and it is understood the ing1 out for the first wild throw. DONOVAN INVITED TO CRITICISE. they will be somewhere in the first York Club will close the deal. Somebody said the artist had it in After everything had been completed division, and that they will do much mind when he designed the arabesque. at the headquarters of the organiza better than they did last year. THE FLOOR IS INLAID tion Ebbetts was so delighted that he BETTER LUCK HOPED FOR. President Carpenter©s First Bulletin. with the good resolutions which have sat down and wrote P. J. Donovan to All the Brooklyn people hope so. Altoona, Pa., Feb. 18. President been made by all the players who come from Lawrence, Mass., and call Nothing could be more saddening than Charles F. Carpenter, of the Tri-State have taken part in games for the upon him. "I had to," said the presi to ascertain that the good work of League, has issued his first bulletin of Brooklyn Club for the last ten years. dent. "What in thunder was the use last year was but a flash in the pan players signed, terms accepted and It is wonderfully soft and elastic to of having all this glory without bring a»:,sequence of lucky events which put purchases, as follows: the foot and one can cross it without ing- in somebody to admire it." P. J. Brooklyn to the fore. The team had Contracts Signed Altoona©, Walter Frames; making noise enoug©h to disturb came along and the very first thing some luck in 1906, ©but some of it was Trenton, William Ross, Fred L. Obrien. W. A. Heinie Batch when he is thinking out that he said after he made his way bad, as well as some good, and those Russell, .Terry Nops. Leroy Witherup; Wlliuing- how to run a motor car on a salary over the velvet rug- outside of the door who are forecasting the chances of ton, Joseph McCarthy, T. 0. Green, 0. Howard was that Brooklyn would win the Topham, J. H. Dunn, Jaiw.©s McCiisker, T. F. of $500 per week. There are couches, the players should not forget that. At McCauley. Eliner Hoke, Charles .Seacord, C. W. cushioned in eiderdown and cold-boil pennant in a walk. "When I look crucial moments the umpires, or one Lucas, H. K. Hoch. John Waller. George ed spaghetti, around the room, and upon all this evidence of prosperity," of them, at least, threw the harpoon Townsend, Ernest Grennwell, T. F. GuenHiner, THE WALLS ARE HUNG he remarked, "I know that Brooklyn into Brooklyn, so that even "Abe" O. H. Falkner, A. R. Flint. Charles A. Clancy, with works of art. Among them is a has finally found itself. Our motto is Yager grunted, arid when "Abe" William Lag©aly, Frank Ehlers, lYlieuael Dono player©s contract and surrounding it excelsior. I mean excelsior from the grunts place a few bets that still van, John L. Xanzinger. are checks for $5,000 and $10,000. The latin excelsus to excel, to get there, waters are considerably jarred. If the Terms Accepted William Finneran, umpire; title of this oil painting is "Some to climb over somebody©s head that©s pitchers hold good this summer there Trenton, Albert Stroebel. Thad Troy, Walter Day." There is also a copy of an old what I mean for Brooklyn," continued is hope that the players will do as Horton, T. E. Larkln; Wiiliamsport, John master, representing a ball player the manager. "How can it be other well, or better, than they did last Emerson; Johnstown, Leo Hammond. surrounded by cases of champagne wise when we are surrounded with all Released by Purchase Providence to Trenton, the comforts of home and rents are summer. R. J. Harley, W. W. Higgins, E. J. Poole. H. and an aching head. It is called UP TO THE PITCHERS. L. Barton, pitcher Williams; Boston to Trenton, "Never Again," and Charley Ebbetts paid for a year, the players are satis fied and Tim Jordan is about to have Confidentially that is exactly what Leroy Witherup, Albert Strobel; Boston to says it conveys one of the saddest P. J. said to me. The remainder of Johnstown, Fred G. Raymer, John O©Neill; Cin morals it lias ever been his lot to a party in his honor on the other side cinnati to Johnstown, J. W. Deal. of the river." his team may do as it pleases, so long pick out since he left the Sons of as it does as well as it did last sum Temperance in his early youth. AFTER NEW YORK. mer, but if the pitchers give us no Jfewa Note*. THE INNER ROOM, The infection spread to the Brook hope there is much to be dreaded be the "sanctibus sanctorum," as it were, lyn reporters of base ball, and their fore the next base ball campaign is The Lancaster Club has decided to assume is beautifully decorated by a large, confidence increased as they saw the at an end. On the other hand, should and pay Fred Crollus© debt to the Toledo Club. well blacked stove, painted red to confidence of the manager and presi the pitchers prove to have something George Heekert, of Harrlsburg, signed John imitate a hard fire on a warm day. dent increase, so that some of them with them, not even the reconstructed Calhoun and Billy Campbell while in Pittsburg Occasionally in spring and autumn, went forth and, while they wpyld not Bostons, which look like a pretty good recently. and especially during the foot ball affirm that Brooklyn would win the team if they get away well, will have Outflelder Dick Harley, late of Providence, season, there has been some lack of championship, they did the next best a lot on the Brooklyns. The book says he won©t sign with Trenton. What©s the heat at Washington Park. It has in thing and began to© predict that maker will now take wagers, not to objection? terfered greatly with the comfort--of Brooklyn would beat out the Giants. exceed sixpence, that the National The WUllamsport Club Is endeavoring to the reporters and those of the spec That is another indication of good League race is closer in 1907 than it purchase first baseman Mert Whitney from the tators who did not have the price of things for Brooklyn. The moment was in 1906. The oracle says that it Buffalo Club, which drafted him from Yotmgs- a pocket flask, and by a specially that base ball begins to look up a bit is going to be a very peculiar and in town. patented contrivance, the invention of on this side of the river one finds re teresting base ball year. Watch for the genial secretary of the club, it vived that ancient hostility of the developments. will be possible for any one so inclin hostility of the fighting tribes of Gaul. EVERY BALL PLAYER ed to remove a section of the stove, If Brooklyn is a dead: one it is barely SHOULD HAVE A PAIR OF place it in his pocket until he is possible that now and then there will THE TRI-STATE LEAGUE. 99 ADJUSTABLE warm, and then return it to the stove be somebody of the tribe of Gowanus SLIDING PADS and pick out another chunk of heat. who will wish the New Yorks joy and Patented. the championship, so long as it is im The York Club Comes to Terms With Affords maximum protection with minimum A UNIQUE INVENTION. possible for the Brooklyns to have weight. 5 ounces to pair. Quickly adjusted. Fits any This, it is believed, Is the only in either, but let the team at Washing Brooklyn and Secures Clear Title to player. Impossible to cut or scratch skin. Price f LOO vention of its kind in the United ton Park show any purpose to the Manager Wcigand©s Services. per pair at your dealers or sent postpaid upon re States. The club thought seriously of good and immediately it is "conspuez ceipt of price, putting it on the market, but finally the Giants" and "Brooklyn forever." York, Pa., Feb. 18. Editor "Sporting Carr-tiradFey Sporting Goods Co* it was deemed absurd to think of Life." William Meyers, secretary of CLEVELAND, OHIO. doing so. "The reason for our action CHARLEY EBBETTS the York Athletic Association, has an is this," said Mr. Ebbetts. "There once said to me that he would as nounced that Curtis Wei may be some days when the Brooklyn willingly have the Brooklyn team as gand has accepted the Yankee Base Ball Game Club is not playing good ball. Here any in the league when it was win terms offered him by the (Copyrighted 1906) tofore we have been compelled to send ning, since it would always bring a Association to manage our patrons away dissatisfied because nice return to the owner. At that the York Tri-State team Sent Postpaid for 50c. Agents Wanted. the team was beaten. In the future time I did not know that he was the coming- season. Wel- ROBINSON Jk SMITH, if we fail to win the games we shall drawing $10,000 for not devoting his gand will also play sec 1369 Washington Avenue, New York at least have the stove to show, and time to something- other (than the ond base and act as I have no doubt that will prove suf affairs of the Brooklyn base ball club, field captain. The nego ficiently gratifying to compensate but judging by last year and the pros tiations between the most of our sensible Brooklyn people pects of this year it is not hard to see York officials and the for the loss of a game." wherein Ebbetts is right. Could the Brooklyn National own BALL PLAYERS© CARDS. "DEAD-HEAD" DECORATION. Brooklyn Club, from year to year, play ers concerning the re The walls of this room have been in the first division, or thereabouts, lease of Weigand have decorated under the supervision of I doubt not in time all the officials been amicably adjusted. would be riding in motor cars, and C. F. Carpenter Cards of eighteen words or less will be inserted for fifty "Pop" Watson. For more than five Brooklyn is willing to fenis each issue. All over eiylUeen words tleret cents for years he has had experience with a some of them might even get so far sell Weigand to the York Club for certain element of our great popula as to own real estate. $500, with the understanding that they each word, initials and figures counting as one word. tion which desires to see everything MANAGER DONOVAN can buy him back at the close of the CATCHER with minor league experience would and pay nothing. There are some says the team is shaping up to suit 1907 season at the same figure. Brook like to sign with some fast club. Address, W. Som- people, you know, who boast that they him. True, he cites figures that are lyn claims that Weigand jumped a mers, 2511 E. Boston Ave., Philadelphia, Pa, never pay to go to the theatres, to much in his favor when he cites any. reserve in 1903 and the magnates of the ball games, to the race tracks or But what base ball manager but does that club do not want to give him up WANTED A few experienced Minor League to the various other amusement enter that? If he compares his players, for outright. The York officials have been Players for Western Pennsylvania League. Address prises which throng a metropolis. instance, with those of some other conference for some time with Alex J. Lawson, President. Hotel Nixon, Butler,Pa, Whenever one asks a favor of them, team he elaborates on the good President Harry Pulliam, of the Na WANTED Good experienced Minor League however, they usually strike for points of his men, and the presumably tional League, and the Brooklyn own Pitcher, also two good infielders. Address EwingH. double pay. Serving as guardian of weak points of the other. He doesn©t ers in regrard to the purchase of Wei- Cooghanour, President, Conneilsyille Club, West- the turnstile and in other capacities maintain that the Brooklyn* will win Brooklyn©s offer has just been era Penna, League, 9 Arch St., Unioutown, Pa, 10 SPORTING LIFE.

wise either Birmingham, Hinchman or Congalton will draw this job. ©DOC" PAYNE JOHNSON©S IDEA. has already begun to oil up his gas stove and other implements of war in preparation for a busy spring. As a trainer "Doc" has" drawn the. busiest HE HAS A NEW ELECTRIC SCORE career that ever fell to the lot of an expert massager since he joined the Nap camp two years ago, for each BOARD IN VIEW. season has thrown about ten or fifteen wounded men on his hands, leaving but little spare time for any outside functions. "Acting as trainer for the A Device Which Would Instantly In Cleveland Club should make a hit with Roosevelt," remarked the earnest Mr. Payne recently. "It©s about tne most dicate the Umpire©s Decisions strenuous job in the country today, for there©s something doing from March More Expensive But Not More to October. Any time you haven©t at least five cripples to look after well, you©re lucky. But I figure it©s our Effective Than Arm-Signal Plan. turn to get in on the other side this year and draw a little rest." MACON PREPARING. * The New IpO? Mode! SPECIAL TO "SPOBTISa LIFE." In the meanwhile Macon too is get CJhicago, Feb. 20. Electric score- ting ready to take good care of the boards are likely to figure In the Naps. In a letter received here a few American League pennant race next days back the announcement was year. It is also the in made that Manager Lipe had already tention of President put his©groundkeeper to work on the Johnson to boost the um battlefield and that by the first week pires to a higher plane in March the diamond would be well in civilization. In fact, massaged and ready for work. The they threaten to become Macon outfit will report along with "near" magnates. The Larry©s people, so exhibition warfare scoreboard idea will be should be well under way by the an innovation and is cal middle of March. The Mercer College culated to take the place team there has already begun outdoor of the windmill motion work, so this squad should be in shape proposed for the umpires. to help entertain the army of Napoleon President Johnson an through a few early spring, spasms. Harry Bemis sent his contract in this nounced today that he week, the first time on record that Ban Johnson would call in one um pire and that he would Harry has signed up before reporting. suggest to Pulliam to add another to join with the Rules Committee cm Feb is the acme of two conditions ruary 24, in New York, in order to COTTON~STATES LEAGUE. get all that was coming out of the rules. He believes that the presence The League Decides to Retain Its Six- comfort and springiness. It©s of the umpires will be valuable, as their ideas are likely to be considered Club Circuit, a 140-Game Schedule by the members of the committee. a progressive shoe the concen Thomas Connelly will be Johnson©s and $1300 Salary Limit. choice on the committee. The score- Meridian, Miss., Feb. 18.: Editor board idea results from the protest of "Sporting Life." The annual meeting "Hank" O©Day and other knights of of the Cotton States League, held tration of many suggestions of the indicator on the making© of them here on Feb. 9, developed selves human windmills trying to in into a strenuous affair terpret balls and strikes to the fans when the salary © limit star players with our best efforts in the bleachers. It has been proposed and some plan to en to have the umpire raise his arms for force its respect came up strikes and balls as was done in the for discussion. The ma of twenty-five years© experience world©s base ball series. Now the new jor portion of the ses fang-led scoreboard is expected to take sion was devoted to that the place of these gymnastics at the discussion, and the end plate, the figures on the board to ing- found the same rule in making base ball footwear. plainly indicate the plays at the plate. effective as prevailed last season, with a limit of $1300 for thirteen Base ball exacts a complexity of foot movements - CLEVELAND CHAT. men, including a mana 8. C. Compton ger. The only radical amendment was a pro characteristic of $o other sport. It©s imperative that Preparing For a Lively Spring in Nap- viso that no team could employ a player for less than $75 per month. every player be properly shod. The Claflin Shoe is la nd Cheery News Anent Last Year©s The opening date was scheduled for Cripples Trainer Payne Ready For April 11 with Meridian, Mobile and Gulfport entertaining the other three recommended because of its inimitable lightness, His Labors. teams on their own lots. The holiday games go to Mobile, Jackson and Meri elasticity and strength. Improved reinforcements BY OKANTXAND RICE. dian, the same as last year. The Cleveland, O., February 18. Editor schedule number of games was in add to its wearing qualities. "Sporting Life." If that old line of creased from 120 to 140, opening one dope regarding the "calm before the week earlier and closing one week We should be pleased to forward descriptive storm" carries straight later. Columbus, Miss., put in an ap this should be a lively plication by wire for a franchise, but spring in Napland. "News Pensacola, Fla., was without a repre folder. have been scarce all the sentation. The delegates formally decid winter," as "Veritas" in ed that the circuit -would be composed the Kokomo Blotter of only six- clubs again, the same as would ©put it, but the an last year, with Hattiesburg succeed Sprinter, $7.50 Professional, $5 nual awakening is now ing. Baton Rouge. close at hand and all hands are sitting up and News Note*. Minor League, $3.50 preparing to take notice. The Jackson Club has purchased pitcher Ray While this has been a mond©s release from Atlanta. fairly busy winter for The Gulfport Club has signed outfielder George You can buy Claflin Shoes by mail by draw ______the local club, no unex- Manrtsh, late of Memphis; and also B. F. Mar- Grantland Kice pected deals were pulled tensen, of Ogden, Utah. . ing outline of foot on paper and enclosing same with off. It was generally un Schedule makers are urged to submit© their derstood at the wind-up of last season drafts to President Compton at as early a date size and width of street boot. Remit with order and that Rossman, Barbeau, Eells, Town- as possible. The prize to the successful con send and Jackson would be supplanted testant Is $100. save C. O, D. charges. by new talent and now the only move The Hattiesburg Club has organized with left is the final award of Fritz Buelow. $10,000 capital and these officers: President, While there will be R. C. Huston; Vice President. H. L. Fowler; Secretary, A. C. Aylesworth; Treasurer, F. L. NO NEW PHE©NOMS Laird; Directors, T; A. McElreath Harvey to be discovered in Macon there should Peace, W. J. Sower, C. J. Gilbert and Joe The Claflin Spikes be quite a run of interesting incidents Shelby. are hand-forged and finished at the for the Bug Brigade to read about all Vicksburg Is the only one of the original six through March. There©s Earl Moore, cities represented in the Cotton States League vise. Made df finest steel that for example. Moore was hors de base when it was organized five years ago. Baton won©t bend nor break. Knife bevel. ball all last season, having but on full- Rouge has quit the game alter four seasons, fledged victory to his credit. Now he while Greenville threw up the sponge after Riveted to Ciaflin Shoes. Spikes reports that he is in line again. winning the pennant. The original circuit was similar to those used on our $3.50© Moore©s condition means considerable Baton Rouge. Vicksburg, Monroe, Pine Bluff, -issss*- ~ - ^ shoe may be had for 50c set; similar _ _ to Carry©s chances, for if the willowy Natchez and Greenville. brunette is right he should get away to those used on $5.00 shoe for $1.50 set, and similar to those used on $7.50 shoe for with many a game through the en $2.50 set. suing epoch, or words to that effect. THE P.-O.-M. LEAGUE.. Then there©s BILL BRADLEY. The Status of the Waynesburg Club Billy Hogg cracked a bone in Bill©s WALDO M. CLAFLIN, 1107 Chestnut Street hurling wrist last July, which placed Still in Doubt A New Rule Regard- the said Bradley on the shelf all the ing Holiday Receipts. rest of the year. So far as strength Philadelphia is concerned "Brad©s"© whip is just as Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 18. Editor good as ever, but there will be some "Sporting Life," At a special meeting anxiety among the faithful until the of the Pennsylvani©a-Ohio-Maryland news is flashed back that he still has League, held here on the for admission, but the weekday attend the suppleness left which enabled him 10th irist., the Wayner,- ance there does not justify member burg, Braddock and ship in this league. The sentiment is to throw from any angle before the Washington clubs-were to reduce to a six-club basis if accident set in. The break may have notified to make their Waynesburg drops out. President Guy stiffened the bone, although Bradley has placed himself in communication doesn©t think so. Just to show how $500 guarantee deposits well it worked the third baseman gave at once or forfeit their with the Cumberland Club people with an exhibition of fancy bag punching franchises. T. H. W. a view to having them take over the a few days ago, winding up with a Fergus, of Washington] Waynesburg franchise. punch which jarred the spheroid from was re-elected treasurer its moorings. Word from of the league. The mag Nerrs Notes. nates also passed a reso Pitcher Harry Barker has purchased his re IIAR©RY BAY©S lution that five per cent. lease from the Bloomington Club, of the I.-I.-I. COMBINATION AND FOOL erstwhile bum prop will also be gladly of holiday receipts in all League, and will sign with East Liverpol, his Orders from all parts of the world promptly received. Harry passed away on the Richard H,. Guy league towns shall be home. attended to. same day that laid Bradley low, being applied to a sinking fund Andy McAleese, of Pittsburg, has ,been signed forced to cover the last three months which will be held for the payment of by Jack Menefee for McKeesport. * Elllott and John Creaban, Green©s Hotel, PiiHad©a, Pa. of piny. While the cornet player has minor bills. This is in addition to the Wilson, of Fayette City, and Humphreys, of Over 1.000,000 Noise Subduers Sold. been under a physician©s care for sev regular monthly assessment. The California, are the latest signed. eral weeks this winter he is just a bit Waynesburg1 club was not represented Harry Barker, who was with the Blooming- uncertain on how fast he can wobble side ring a proposition to locate at the projected at the meeting and it was the senti ton Club, of the Three I. League for the past park in the Chartiers Valley, a short distance along© without caving in. If the in ment of the delegates that the club five seasons, has purchased his releasee and has below Oak Grove. It is aa ideal place, but jured leg; works in proper style he is would drop out owing to the bank signed with the East Liverpool Club. much farther from the center of town than the sure to be sent back to center. Other- failure. Zanesville. O., is an applicant The Washington (Pa.) directors are con- W. & J. grounds. February 23, 1907. SPORTING LIFE. BILLIARD COMMf NT

BY JOHN CREAHAN. In these days of phenomenal billiard playing- it is just possible to look for or expect too much, even from ama teur experts, who do not pose or pre tend to rank or be classed even among NATIONAL ASSOCIATION LEAGUES. NEW YORK LEAGUE. AT OR FOLK. CLUB, Norfolk, Va. the leading amateurs of this country. (CLASS B.) ^ Otto Wells, Pres.; W. M. Hannan, Jr., Sec Amateur billiard playing- among- the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFES President, J. H. Farrell, Auburn, N. Y. Robert Fender, Manager. SIONAL BAbE BALL LEAGUES. leading- amateurs of America is but a A LBANY CLUB, Albany, N.^vT )ORTSMOUTH CLUB, Portsmouth, Va. fraction below that of what is known c*~ C. M. Winchester, Jr., President, C. T. Biand, President, as the work of the shortstop masters PRES., P. T.PO\V ERS, 220 Broadway, New York. Charles Moss, Manager. of the game, and at times there is but SEC©Y, J. H. FARRELL, Box 214, Auburn, N. Y. M. J. Doherty, Manager. little, if any, difference between the A MSTERDAM-JOHNSTOWN-GLOVERSV©E -DOANOKE CLUB, Roanoke, Va. BOARD OF AKBITKATION; *-V Henry Scholz President, shortstop players© work and that of Eugene F. Bert, T. H. Murnane, W. M. Kava- ** M. F. Button of Gloversville, Piesident, ©the first masters. naugh, James H. O©Rourke, M. H. Sexton, IX M. Howard J. Earl, Manager. W. W. Clark, Manager. Shively. The players in the amateur tourna DlNGHAMTON CLUB, Binghamton, N. Y. R ICHMOND CLUB, Richmond, Va. ment at the Schuylkill Navy Athletic -0 F. F. Hammond, President, W. B. Bradley, President, Club probably rank in a class by EASTERN LEAGUE. Robert Drury, Manager. Chas. H. Shaffer Manager. themselves, -with perhaps the excep (CLASS A.) PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. tion of Mr. Mortimer Rolls who, while President, Patrick T. 1©owers, New York City. CRANTON CLUB, bcranton, Pa. S John W Barnes, President, (CLASS A.) probably not as fine an amateur as DUFFALO CLUB, Buffalo, y. Y. Henry Ramsay, Manager. President, Eugene F. Bert, San Francisco, Cal. some that might be named, yet plays -*-* Alex. B. Potter, President, sufficiently well to engage with the Louis McAllister Manager. OYRACUSE CLUB, Syracuse, N. Y. CLUB MEMBEHS Fresno, Cal., M. Hogan, Mana foremost amateurs of the country. The ^ George N. Kuntzsch, President, ger; Los Angeles, Cal., J. ©J©. McCarty, Manager; other amateurs in this local tourna ALTIMORE CLUB. Baltimore, Md. T. C. Griffin Manager. San Francisco, Cal. Dan Long, Manager; Oak ment should probably be rated as the B Moses N. Frank, President, land, Cal., George Van Haltren, Manager; Port shortstops of the amateur world, and John Dunn, Manager. >-pROY CLUB, Troy, N. Y. land, Ore., Walter McCredie, Manager; Seattle, as such in the present tournament, as -*- Chas. Rabbet, President, Wash., Mnnager. the former ones in which they have rERSEY CITY cLUB, Jersey City, N. J. John J. O©Brien, Manager. been engaged, they have no reason to Henry Devitt, President, CENTRAL LEAGUE. feel disappointed or ashamed of their Joseph Bean, Manager. T1CA CLUB, Utica, N. Y. (CLASS B.) ; S. R. Udrll, President, President, Dr. F. C. Carson, South Bend, Ind. © work. ___ ONTREAL CLUB, Montreal, Can. John I.awler, Manager. When amateur experts of this class M Walter C Hagar, President, CLUB MEMBERS Canton, O., George T. Ham- make runs at the 14-inch balk line M. Kittridge, Manager. lLKESBARRE CLUB, Wilkesbarre, Pa. mond, President; Bade Meyers, Manager. Day W A. J. Lynch, Piesident, ton, O., George A. Wolf, President; Ed. of from 15 to 50, and average from 5 \TEWARK CLUB, Newark, N. J. Abel L-zotte, Manager. to 10, there is no reason why they -LM Walter W. Burnham, President McKean, Manager. Evansville, Ind., John T. should not feel quite proud of their Walker, President; Charles Buelow, Manager. tournament. I can well recall the time and Manager. NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE. Grand Rapids Mich., Philip Ainold, President; © in this city when such professionals as > ROVIDENCE CLUB, Providence, R. I. (CLASS B.) Elmer Bliss, Manager. South Bend, Ind., Fred Nelms, Plunkett, Estephe and Ryall A. H. Doe, President, Pres.,T.H Murnane; Sec.,J.C.Morse,Boston,Mass. W. Martin, President; Angus A. Grant, Manager. could not average over two or three Hugh Duffy, Manager. Springfield, O. Herman Voges, President; John at the regular three ball game, yet ALL RIVER CLUB, Fall River, Mass. O. Hendricks, Manager. Terre Haute, Ind., those professionals in their day and OCHiiSTER CLUB, Rochester, N. Y. F John E. Torphy, President, Louis Smith, President; J. B. McConneil, Man time had more than a national repu R C. T. Chapin, President. John H. O©Biien, Manager. ______ager. Wheeling, W. Va., R, J. Perkins, Presi tation and played their contests in the A. C. Buckcnberger, Manager. AVERH1LL CLUB, Haverhill, Mass. dent; Ted Price, Manager. largest public halls of this city, while ORONTO CLUB, T^ront Out. H Daniel Cl< hecy, President, ©on one occasion Estephe and Nelms T J.J. McCaffrey, President, William Hamilton, Manager. INDIANA-ILLINOIS-IOWA LEAGUE. played at the Academy of Music here Joseph J. Kelley , Manager (CLASS B.) and were honored by the presence of AWRENCE CLUB, Lawrence, Mass. President, Edward Holland, Bloomington, 111. no less a man than Michael Phelan, L James L. Kolley, President who came on from New York to wit AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. and Manager. CLUB MEMBERS Cedar Rapids, la., B. Hill, ness the game. (CT.ASS A.) Manager; Clinton, la., M. McFarland, Man President, Joseph D. O©Brien, Milwaukee, Wis. T YNN CLUB, Lynn, Mass. ager; Rock Island, 111., John Tighe, Manager; *-/ Matthew M. McCann, President, Peoria, 111., Frank Donnelly, Manager; Blooming- Probably the poorest work of the Frank Leonard, Manager. tournament so far has been done by OLUMBUS CLUB, Columbus, O. ton, 111,, F. Donovan, Manager; Decatur, 111., Geo. Mortimer Rolls. And yet it was the C T. J. Bryce, President, T OWELL CLUB, l.owell, Mass. Reed, Manager; Springfield, 111., R. F. Kin- best in average and high runs the William Clynier Manager. *-< Alexander Winn, President sella, Manager; Dubuque, la., Claude Stark, latter 10 and 50 for best run. This was jNDlANAl©OLlb CLUB, ludianapolis, Ind. and Manager. Manager. for the first week©s playing. Much, of »- Win. H. Watkins, President ANCHESTER CLUB, Manchester, N. H. and Manager. NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE. course, is expected from such an ex M S. D. Flanagan, President (CLASS B.) pert as Mr. Rolls. So far he has play and Manager. ed but one really good game, or such ANSAb CITY CLUB, Kansas City, Mo. President, W.. H. Lucas, Spokane, Wash. K George Tebeau, President, EW BEDFORD CLUB New Bedford, Mass. billiards as the public expects from an Manager. CLUB MEMBERS Spokane, Wash.; Tacoma, amateur who ranks or is classed N Dennis H. Shay, President, Wash.; Butte, Mont.; Gray©s Harbor, Wash.____ among the first amateur masters of OUlbVll.Lli CLUB, Louisville, Ky. John P. Coveny, Manager. the game. ___ WESTERN ASSOCIATION. / Thos A. Barker. President, ORCEbTER CLUB, Worcester, Mass. Thos. Cbivington, Manager. (CLASS c.) The Inter-club amateur tourna W Jesse Burkett, President President, D. M. Sfaively, Kansas City, Kas. ments, which have been played for ILWAUKEE CLUB, Milwaukee, Wis. and Manager. some years past in the hall of the M Cha*. S. Havener, President, CLUB MEMBERS Joplin, Mo., A. J. Baker, Pres Schuylkill Navy Athletic Club, have John Doyle. Manager. CONNECTICUT LEAGUE. ident; Ted. Price, Manager. Springfield. Mo., attracted so much public attention (CLASS B.) Gus Bennett, President; John B. Shinn, Mana that they are naturally regarded as INNEAPOLIS CLUB, Minneapolis, Minn. President, W. J. Iracey, Bristol, Conn. ger. Hutchinson, Kas., A. W. Smith, Presi one of the important events in the M M. E. Canlillon, President dent; S. A. Abbott, Manager. Webb City, Mo., billiard world of this city. Socially and Manager. RIDGEPORT CLUB, Bridgeport, Conn. T. C. Hayden, President; R. F. Rohn, Man and professionally these friendly con B James H. O©Rourke, President ager. Leavenworth, Kas.. Al Rohr, President; tests probably attract quite as much PAUL CLUB, St. Paul, Minn. and Manager. Nick Kahl, Manager. Topeka, Kas., D. C. attention as a great tournament be George Lennon, President, Cooley, President and Manager; H. T. Crow, tween the leading masters of the game. Ed. Ashenbach, Manager. ARTFORD CLUB, Hartford, Conn. Secretary. Wichita, Kas., Daniel Breese, Presi The present tournament, which opened CLUB, Toledo, O. H J. H. Clarkin, President dent; John Holland, Manager. Oklahoma City, on the night of the 4th inst., is no ex \Vm. R Armour, President and Manager. O. T., S. C. Heyman, President and Manager. ception to the rule, and judging from and Manager. OLYOKE CLUB, Holyoke, Mass. the amount of newspaper space devot INTERSTATE LEAGUE. H P. H. Prindiville, President, (CLASS c.) ed to it, promises to be one of the WESTERN LEAGUE. Thomas Dovvd, Manager. most interesting that has been played President, George F. Rindernecht, Bradford, Pa.; (CLASS A.) Secretary-Treasurer, L. L. Jacklin, Kane, Pa. in this city. ___ President, Norris O©Neil, Chicago, 111. EW HAVEN CLUB, New Haven, Conn. N C. J. Danaher, President, CLUB MEMBERS Kane, Pa., Chas. S. Kelchner, The game played is the 14-inch balk ENVER CLUB, Denver, Cola. , Manager. Manager; Olean, N. Y.,. J. Dailey, Manager; line, Mortimer Rolls being the scratch D R. R. Burke, President, Bradford, Pa., Edw. Foster, Manager; Dubois, man. The opening- game was between Harry O©Hagan, Manager. EW LONDON CLUB New London, Conn. Joseph Mayer and Julius J. Hovey. N J. Humphrey, President, Pa., Edward Larkin, Manager; Erie, Pa., Thos. The score was 275 for the former to ES MO1NES CLUB, Des Moines, la. S. J. Kennedy, Manager. Reynolds, Manager; Oil City, Pa., C. L. Rexford, 218 for his oppon©ent. Winner©s aver D Michael Cantillon. President, Manager; Frank.in, Pa., L. L. Jacklin, Manager; age not 6, loser©s under 5. High runs M. J. Kelley, Manager. ORWICH CLUB. Norwich, Conn. Punxutawney, Pa., Milt Montgomery, Manager. N Frank A. Mitchell, President, 82 for Mayer and 22 for Hovey. INCOLN CLUB, Lincoln, Neb. August b©offel, Manager. OHIO-PENNSYLVANIA LEAGUE. The second game was between 4 Wm. Holmes, President (CLASS c.) Hovey and Dr. Walter E. Uffenheimer. and Manager. ^PR1NGF1ELD CLUB, Springfield, Mass. President, Charles H. Morton, Akron, O. The score was 2CO to 150 for Uffen 5 Dan O©Neil President heimer. High runs 29 for Hovey and MAHA CLUB, Omaha. Neb. and Manager. CLUB MEMBERS Youngstown, O., Martin Ho- 18 for Uffenheimer. Winner©s average O William A. Rourke, President an, Manager; Akron, O., Walter East, Manager; not 5, loser©s not 3. and Manager. ATERBURY CLUB, Waterbury, Conn. f[arion, O., Ferd Drumm, Manager; Lancas Mortimer Rolls and James Alcorn W H. R. Durant, President ter. O., James Breen, Manager; Mansfield, O., played the third game. The score was > UEBLO CLUB, Pueblo, Col. and Manager. Carl McVey, Manager; Newcastle, Pa., William SOO to 111 for Rolls. Best run for Rolls G. H. Williams, President, Smith, Manager; Sharon, Pa., R. A. Kling, 43, and 17 for Mr. Alcorn. Winner©s Frank Selee, Manager. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Manager; Newark, O., R. Berryhill, Manager. average 10, loser©s not 4. OIOUX CITY CLUB, Sioux City, la. (CLASS C.) The fourth game was between James President, Charles W. Boyer, Jacksonville, Fla. HUDSON RIVER LEAGUE. S. Alcorn and Joseph Mayer. The score O W. F. Dimcan, President, (CLASS c.) was 275 to 193 for Mayer. High runs, Edward Wheeler, Manager. A UGUSTA CLUB, Augusta, Ga. President, C. S. Harvev, Hudson, N. Y. 51 for winner and 34 for loser. Win /i- Charles D. Carr, President. CLUB MEMBERS Paterson, N. J.; Poughkeepsie, ner©s average not 7, loser©s under 5. SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Edward Ransick, Manager. N. Y.; Hudson, N. Y.; Newburgh, N. Y.; King- Dr. Uffenheimer and W. A. Hawley (CLASS A.) ston, N. Y.; Glen Falls, N. Y. played the fifth game. The score was President, W. M. Kavanaugh, Little Rock, Arl CHARLESTON CLUB, Charleston, S. C. © Frank M. 1 ettitt. President, NORTHERN COPPER COUNTRY LEAGUE. 275 to 137 for Hawley. Best runs, 22 A TLANTA CLUB, Atlanta, Ga. Wilson Matthews, Manager. and 10 for Mr. Hawley. Winner©s av A. W. R. Joyner, President, (CLASS D.) erage under 5, loser©s not 3. W. A. Smith. Manager. \OLUMB1A CLUB, Columbia, S. C. President, W. J. Price, Fargo, N. D. Mortimer Rolls and Julius Hovey ' W. J. May, President, played the sixth game. The score was IRMINGHAM CLUB, Birmingham, Ala. Jay F. Kanzler, Manager. CLUB MEMBERS Winnipeg, Man., S. Anderson, SOO to 191 for Hovey. High runs, 29 B R. H. Baugh, Pres.; C. E. Jackson, Sec©y, Manager; Fargo, N. D., W. J. Price, Manager; Harry Vaughn, Manager. JACKSONVILLE CLUB, Jacksonville, Fla. Duluth,Minn.,A. W. Kuehnow,Manager; Calumet, for Rolls and 17 for Hovey. Winner©s Mich., G.W. Orr, Manager; Lake Lindenj Mich., P. average not 6, loser©s under 4. Il©TI.E ROCK CLUB, Little Rock, Ark. J W. C. West, Pres.; J. B. Lucy, Sec©y, The seventh game was between Joe Hennager, Manager. R. Glass, Manager; Houghton, Mich., J. i©. Haley, •( H, C Rather. Pres.: C. P. Perrie, Sec©y, Manager. Mayer and Hawley. The score was M. J. Finn, Manager. ACON CLUB, Macon, Ga. 275 for the former to 162 for the lat COTTON STATES LEAGUE. ter. High runs, 28 and 18. Winner©s EMPHIS CLUB, Memphis, Tenn. M N M. Block, President, F. P. Coleman, Pres.; T. F. McCullough, Sec., Perry Lipe, Manager. (CLASS D. ) average not 6, loser©s under 4. M President, Stacey Compton, Vicksburg, Miss. Alcorn and Hawley played the Charles Babb, Manager. ^AVANNAH CLUB, Savannah, Ga. eighth game, which was won by the A/rONTGOMERY CLUB, Montgomery, > J. F. Sullivan, President, CLUB MEMBERS Gulfport, Miss., R. J. Gilks, former by a score of 275 to 211. High iVi E. P. Amerine, President, John J. McGrath, Manager. Manager; Vicksburg, Miss., George Blackbuin, runs, 29 and 15 for Hawley. Winner©s John Malarkey, Manager.___ Manager; Hattiesburg Miss., Jack Law, Mana average 4, loser©s not 3. VIRGINIA LEAGUE. ger; Mobile, Ala., Bfrnie McCay, Manager; Jack The ninth game was between Mor- ASHV1LLE CLUB, Nashville, Tenn. son, Miss., Ira Tevis, Manager; Meridian, Miss., L. H. Kuhn, President, (CLASS c.) ton and Dr. Uffenheimer. The score N Pres., Sec. and Treas., Jake Wells, Richmond,Va. Guy Sample, Manager. was 275 to 247 for the latter. Best John Dobbs, Manager.© runs, 28 and 23 for the loser. Winner©s EW ORLEANS CLUB, New Orleans, La. ANVILLE CLUB, Dai.ville, Va. IOWA LEAGUE. average not 5, loser©s under 4. N Leonard L. Stern, President, D Rice Gwynn, FresHent, (CLASS D©.) The tenth game was between Rolls Charles Frank, Manager. James McKevitt, Manager. President, L. D. Peckham, Marshaltown, la. and Hawley. The score was 300 to ^REVEPORT CLUB, Shreveport, La. YNCHBURG CLUB, Lynchburg, Va. CLUB MEMBERS Ottumwa, Marshaltown, ft. 131 for Hawley. High runs 30 and Dodge, Burlington, Boone, Waterloo, Oskaloosa, £5 for Hawley. Winner©s average 5 W. T. Crawford, Pres.; G. H. Stevenson, Sec©> L John J. Grim, President under 9, loser©s not 4. Thomas Fisher, Manager. and Manager. Keokuk. Hovey and Morton played the eleventh game. The score was 300 for Hovev and Morton. The score was 260 handled and managed the affairs of faction of an Edward McLaughlin. Mr. Morton to 159 for Hovey. Winner©s to lib for Morton. High runs, 40 for this more than interesting and credit Brooks is a journalist of many years© average not 8, loser©s under 5. High Hovey and 14 for Morton. Hovey©s able amateur tournament, has also experience, and has devoted much of runs, 32 for Morton and 28 for Hovey. average was under 7, Morton©s not 3. been referee, which position he filled his professional life to the interest of The twelfth tfame was between A, H. Brooks, who has practically with practically the ability and satis- the g-ame of billiards. LIFE. February 23, 1907."

IN OLD MOBILE. MIDWINTER CARNIVAL TOURNEY A DOWN-EAST DOINGS Of ONE WEEK PLEASANT AFFAIR. IN TRAP CIRCLES. Harold Money Shows Wonderful Form A Fine Midweek Shoot at Boston Barto and Young Good Seconds Gun Club Glover High Gun- Waiter Riehl Makes the Long Kennel Members Hold Two Meets Run-Promoter Sirmon Praised. Waterlown©s Informal Practice

BY "RANDALL. BY WILL KIRKWOOD. Mobile, Ala., Feb. 15. A very pleas Boston, Mass., Feb. 18. Editor ant and successful tourney, was the "Sporting© Life." A large and repre mid-winter carnival shoot held here sentative gathering of Massachusetts llth, 12th and 13th,, and Rhode Island expert incidental to th£ annual trap shooters took part winter carnival. Mr. in the regular shoot of John O. Sirmon was the the Boston Gun Club promoter and manager Feb. 13 in spite of the of the event and his fact that officially it was enterprise and uniform one of the coldest days courtesy -was highly ap of the winter. The sting preciated by every man of the weather was tem who fired a gun over his pered considerably by traps. He added $100 the cheery influence of per day to the program, "Old Sol" during the which was a liberal con early part of the shoot, tribution considering the but as he commenced to" C. A. Young fact that he did not have recede rapidly towards Sim Glover an advertising program. the western horizon it The program consisted of ten 25-tar- certainly quickened the shooters© ef« get events each day, arid about all the forts to bring about the referee©s final popular plans of division of purses call of "dead and out." This shoot were given a trial, viz.: Rose system took the form of a special tournament, the first, Jack Rabbit the second andt as a number of well-known trade rep percentage the third day. The tourney resentatives were to grace the occa was held at a delightful park on the sion, but many regretted not seeing" old shell road, within twenty minutes© the master artist of the ©06 season, ride by car from the center of the who- was suffering from a vigorous city. The traps were set right on the call of grippe and consequently was beach and all targets were thrown robbed of the afternoon©s pleasure. The out over the bay. A more ideal loca rest Of the U. M. C. quartette answer tion and place of accommodation for ed the roll call, Frank Butler helping a shoot of nny magnitude it would be the boys pepper the targets, while impossible to find. There was some Brinley and McCormick spread gun, trouble with the colored trappers, the and ammunition information. Two of boys being green, also not overly fond the trade representatives drifted to of the work, and this caused some de the top of the list. Sim Glover, who lay the first day, but thereafter all GUY WARD, represents Ballistite powder, continu went along beautifully. Mr. W. A. ing his fine work, scoring 119 out of I-johg: handled the office in excellent A Young Professional of Walnut Log, Tenn. 125, with a nice run of 66 straight. fashion. O. R. Dickey, after a rather indifferent The amateur championship of last June, with 73 entries, under Interstate auspices, at lot of figures in the first five events, The first day Messrs. Huff, Money Indianapolis, developed into a contest between two boys. This race was at 150 targets and Freeman tied for first honors, from 18 yards rise, and Guy Ward, of Walnut Log, Tenn., finished with 144 broken. An acquired his old swinging gait, just while Hatcher and Young were second other youngster could win but by breaking his last 15 straight, but the strain was a little one target out of the last 55 fooling in the professional class. Mr. J. B. too severe, and Instead he broke 1.2, so that Ward©s excellent score of 144 stood the test. This his eagle eye. The club offered a fine Barto led the amateurs, with F. K. happened before Mr. Ward entered the employ of the J. H. Lau Co.. who handle Ballistite hammered copper smoking set for Rogers a very close second. The sec powder for the Nobel Explosives Co.. Glasgow. Mr. Ward traveled with the famous Win high amateur score on the program of ond <"-t\y Money took the lead and held chester team In the South for nearly three weeks, and as a member of the "powder squad" 125 targets. This was won by Bain, it, while Freeman ran a good second. did his share to keep up the average with only one score under 90, while the majority were of Providence, who combines with a Barto and Rogers held their relative 95 and over out of 100 targets. P. C. Ward. Guy©s father, is a -trap shooter of considerable spick and span appearance on the positions and led the field in the ama ability, who frequently accompanies his son to the various tournaments, sometimes taking shooting grounds a remarkable degree teur class. The last day Money and high average honors, as he did at Thompsonville, 111., last August with 232 out of 250, leav of proficiency. He scored 114, which Fluff led the field, Fiegenspan being ing secondary position for the boy, ol! whom he Is more than proud. included 47 out of 50 from the IS second and Young and Barto third. yards. Powell, of Newport, and Dr. For the general average Money cap Gleason had a close race, each finish tured first honors, Barto and Young plish manage a shoot and shoot well at the club house to the rifle club, which at ing with a straight and tieing on 112. second. Huff and Freeman third and same time. present holds the quarters jointly with Griffith was third and Roy fourth. Rogers fourth. Messrs. Borden and Guy Ward held up Ballis the trap shooters. More members and Some excellent totals were made in Some remarkably good runs were tite Interests, as did Hatcher the "Dead Shot" more shooting make this move neces the serial cup match which was run made during the meet, the most not and Huff DuPont interests. sary, and a committee was appointed as events 4, 5, 6 and 7, distance handi able being 116 by Walter Riehl, the J. B. Barto was the only Chicago representa to look into the matter. At the Feb cap, Stevens at 19 yards and Bain 18 youngest and newest shooter on the tive, but he held up the Grand American ruary 10 shoot Secretary J. F. Cowan yards tieing on 47, being high respect grounds: 112 by Walter Huff, 109 by Handicap city©s end most nobly. carried off the high honors with 47 out ively in class A and B. Extra note is H. D. Freeman and 107 by Harold Walter Riehl attended his first big tourna of 50. President Hofeling was a close due Gleason©s score of 45 from 21 Money. Totals: ment on this occasion, and the boys© verdict second with 45. Scores: yards, it being a. splendid bit of shoot 1st Day.2d Day.Sd Day.Total. is that he is game as well as a promising shot. Cowan 47, J. Hofeling 45©. Callison 42, Mills ing under far from desirable condi H. Money...... 239 243 243 72 41, A. W. Smith 39, W. W. Mitchell 36, J. tions. All shooting except in the C. A. Young...... 238 237 239 714 Col. Anthony was very much indisposed. Tmv- Mitchell 36, Ball 35, Schefskl 35, Clark 35, serial cup match was at 16 yards, and .T. B. Barto...... 23(5 239 239 714 ing arisen from bed to be here, but tbe dear old Swem 34, A. Hofeling 35, Nadel 30. shooters had the privilege of shooting H. D. Freeman..... 289 238 230 713 Colonel Is always lovable and well beloved the entire program at 16 yards, unless TV. Huff...... 239 231 243 713 wherever he goes. competing in the serial clip match. F. K. Rogers...... 234 238 705 That there wero not more Southern amateurs Spencer Sportsmen©s Club. Scores: A. M. Hatcher...... 238 232 234 704 present Is accounted for by the fact that the H. ,T. Borden...... 231 229 234 694 boys are still shooting game, which they much Lyons, N. Y., Feb. 12. Editor Events 123456789 Total. Guy Ward...... 223 224 239 686 prefer to inanimate targets, as a matter of "Sporting Life." The Spencer Sports Targets 15 15 15 10 15 10 15 15 K.Shot.Bk. F. C. Riehl...... 225 232 220 683 course. men©s Club held a shoot on the cluto Glover .. 14 15 15 10 15 10 14 12 14 125 119 S. T. North...... 224 220 231 081 grounds February 6. Mr. Stevens, rep Dickey 13 14 13 8 13 10 14 15 15 125 115 Fir. D. B. Cllffe..... 224 222 226 672 It is doubtful if the shoot©s being held inci resenting the TJ. M. C. Co., was high Rain ... 14 14 13 8 15 10 14 15 11 125 114 .T. O. Sermon...... 219 220 223 668 dental to the carnival helped the attendance. gun. The weather was cold and blus Gleason . 14 13 13 10 13 9 13 12 15 125 112 T. 0. Goodbrad..... 218 222 220 666 There should have been more here, but it was tering, snowing most of the day, Powell 15 14 12 10 15 8 11 12 15 125 112 T. Mason...... 228 219 225 602 the common wish that Mr. Sirmon will hold Griffith . 14 13 15 9 14 8 9©13 14 125 109 another shoot here next year. which interfered with good scores. W. A. Riehl...... 212 222 227 661 Shooters from Syracuse, Rochester, Roy .... 12 15 15 8 12 8 9 15 13 125 107 P. C. Ward...... 217 215 221 653 A score of members of the Alabama T/egls* Geneva, Canandaigua, Wolcott, Clyde Kirkwood 10 11 13 10 14 10 14 14 10 125 106 K. R. Halt...... 224 200 219 643 lature, who were down attending the Mardl Hupsain 12 14 13 9 12 8 13 15 9 125 104 P. A. Edwards..... 202 215 220 637 ras festivities, witnessed the shooting one and Savannah were in attendance. Buffalo . 13 12 14 4 13 7 13 13 15 125 104 J. Noel...... 213 200 211 624 day. They had just passed the new State The day passed off very satisfactory to Frank .. 13 15 12 7 13 9 11 10 14 125 104 .1. F. Anthony...... 207 Ifil 208 576 ?ame law, which, they think will be one of the all concerned. Scores: Hepner . 14 12 12 8 12 8 14 11 13 125 104 H. H. Hamilton.... 204 170 best ever enacted anywhere. Targets 10 10 15 10 10 15 10 10 15 10 10 15 140 Butler .. 10 12 11 9 12 10 12 11 15 125 102 TV. R. Gordon...... 220 234 H.Stevens 10 91310 714 9 81310 713123 Letendre 14 9 11 9 12 8 14 12 11 125 100 C. W. Fieganspan... 231 241 The trade representative bunch scattered from Fransz . . G 9 13 8 9 15 8 9 14 8 10 13 122 Sadler .. 10 14 12 7 11 0 14 12 12 125 100 L. L. North...... 23i 232 this point in all directions to finish the winter©s B. Smith. 9 7 12 7 9 15 8 9 14 8 10 13 121 Sibley .. 12 9 11 8 9 10 13 11 13 125 90 C. TV. Chamberlain. 200 campaigning in the brush precincts. The boys Philiips .758 5 10 9 9 7 13 9 6 12 100 Coiner .. 9 12 12 8 10 0 12 11 13 125 92 NOTES OF THE SHOOT. all like to linger in the Sunny South while Brown ... 8 81310 812 9 G 15 8 8 11 11G Burnes .. 13 13 12 10 9 9 6 10 9 125 91 Capt. A. W. DuBray was with the boys two King Frost holdfc bis royal court up North, and Cfcrnpson. 6 711 G 711 5 511 8 8.. 85 Powdrell 11 9 12 7 10 7 9 10 11 125 8tJ days. Dixie Land is -nil to the good. White .. 4G77998611G9.. 82 Sawin 9 11 10 10 6 7 11 10 125 79 Charlie Young was shooting In his finest Frank Riehl said he had not had time to be Wadswo©h 10 8 13 6 8 14 10 9 12 10 8 9 117 Kstes . .. 8 7 10 6 9 6 10 6 13 -]2f form. Wood ... 4 410 5 711 7 5 ...... 53 Dagget . 13 8 8 4 8 6 7 12 125 72 come acclimated, jumping from 14 below zero 8 12 7 6 8 578 70 Tom Goodhrad was one of the good ones from to roses in bloom, and besides he was working Loomis .. 8 61410 S 10 7 611 8 811 107 Jack .... 9 125 home. with the traprs a good deal the first day, which, Bennett ..... 15 8 8 15 9 10 12 7 8 11 103 Muldown 13 12 13 8 14 8 12 .. . . 95 80 while appi©iexdated by the management, is Scutt ...... 10 9 9 13 6 8 12 7 7 9 90 Stevens . ....*. 9 14 9 15 14 15 80 76 TV. E. Gordon led the local boys in money Horrigan, .. 9 7 8 11 10 70 45 won tile first day. lardly ever conducive to high scores. Hardy .... 13 ...... 15 13 Dick Edwards, of Union City, Tenn., was, as A Paying Gun Club. Richards ..... 9 7 .. 16 always, a prime favorite. Salt Lake Gun Club. Monks .... 10 .. 6 .... 13 We were pleased to see Mr. C. W. Fiegen- The Crawfordsville (Ind.) Gun Club, Totals recorded for cups: span. all the way from Newark. The annual meeting of the Salt Lake the only organization of the kind in Class A Stevens (19) 47. Gleason (21) 45, Dr. D. B. \Cliffe came down from Tennessee (Utah) Gun Club was held recently the country, so far as is known, that Powell (19) 44. Frank (19) 40, Griffith (21) 40. and was right up in the front row. and new officers elected for the com pays stock dividends, has declared its Rov (21) 37, Buffalo (19) 37. The Western contingent, Messrs. Holt, Free ing year. They are J. J. Hofeling, annual six per cent, dividend as per Class B Bain (18) 47, Hassam (18) 42, man and Mason, were very much In evidence. president; Urban Picknell, vice presi custom. The accruing profits have Hepner (18) 42, Muldown (10) 42, Comer (18) Walter Huff struck a bad spell the second dent and treasurer; J. F. Cowan, sec not comfe from tournaments, but from 36, Burnes (18) 34, Daggett (18) 25. day. but even at that he is well up In the list. retary; Gal Callison, captain, and Cal an inexhaustible bank of* valuable Class C Powdrell (16) 33, Estes (16) 31. The Brothers North were not shooting up lison, Cowan and Picknell, executive gravel developed on the tract of land Sawin (16) 28, Jack (10) 25. to their best form, but they are game to the committe-e. The club is in better shape bought for shooting park purposes. core. than ever before and the outlook is For the coming year W. W. Washburn W. E. K. C. Fred Rogers was accompanied by his better promising for the coming year. There has been elected president; C. B. Lincoln Day was observed by. the half, but at that he laid up money at trie is a, movement on foot to build a new Lacey, secretary, and Henry Campbell, New England Kennel Club at Brain- shoot. and larger club house and to turn over treasurer. The club will give a mid tree with a shoot and dinner. Shoot- John Sirmon did what few men ever aecorn- the trap club©s interest in the present winter tournament February 22. CONTISTUEB ON THIBTEliSTH FAGS. February 23, 1907. SPOR©TEVO LIFE.

cap system, who run a shoot easily and comfortably, arranging the squads At the every event to suit the handicaps, 16- yarders together, 17 likewise, and so on. We fail to see how the system could be safely followed by any other Sunny South Handicap method, for sharp quartering targets with a shooter ahead of another©s gun Brenham, Texas would most certainly court all sorts of accidents unless valuable time were spent in the short distance man mov ing back and forth. This is undesir THE CRITICS "CONSISTENCY." able again because it fusses and both In a contemporary©s report of the ers both the long and short distance Sunny South Handicap there is a pre men. When sliding handicap governs the contests it were wise to assort the mature reflection on the compiler of squads for each event. the season©s trap record which we feel Handicapping is, has and ever will is unwarranted. The correspondent be a live problem for philanthropic tied for concludes some well-meant criticism trap shooting reformers to correctly of the sliding handicap with the fol solve and our columns are open to lowing: those who treat it pertinently and First Amateur Average , "There were about the same number of with reason. professionals here shooting as there were ama Meanwhile if the only Review fails teurs, hence when the season©s record is made and won up the compiler will overlook the fact that to meet your undivided approval or a this was a sliding handicap, and that where the handicap system is not in your opin traveling man shot at all well, he was most of the time at the 19 or 20-yard stake." ion the best ever you are at liberty to bring forth their superior. Like an arid Third Amateur Average "Sporting Life" has been the sole overcrowded trolley car there is al provider of a trap shooting review for ways room for one more, but we eleven years, ten being the work of scarcely imagine there will be many Is Stability is Guaranteed the late gun editor, who successfully aspirants for compiler©s laurels. originated and broadened the work un - ______til it reached a high standing as an authority, and one year©s work has BERGEN BEACH GUN CLUB. AMERICAN POWDER MILLS been added by the present incumbent, Lincoln©s Birlhday Prize Shoot Draws who gladly courts criticism and sug Chicago Boston St. Louis gestions that will advance the effi Sixty to Brooklyn Grounds. With the thermometer registering ciency of the work. "Sporting Life" from three degrees below to five de has never claimed that the Review grees above, numerous fingers, noses emanated from superhuman ability or and ears of the Bergen Beach enthusi was the result of mysterious occultism, asts were frost bitten on Feb. 12, at Brooklyn, N. Y., during the shoot in but rather the tedious gathering of their prize handicap series. Consider Important news of the year, from a able wind in the shooters© faces made FOR THE TENTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR trap shooter©s standpoint, which it pre things still more uncomfortable, but Was won with Peters Ammunition at the Annual Tournament of the Indoor .22 Cal. sented to its readers in concise shape there were sixty competitors, also a League, Rochester, N. Y., Jan. 29-Feb. ©1, 1907. The victor, Louis P. Ittel, scored 2465 dozen more present who preferred to out of 2500 points; Arthur Hubalek was a close second with 2465; W. A. Tewes. and later on in neat book form to all stay near the stove rather than shoot. fourth; L. C. Buss, fifth. Four of the first five and seven of the first ten prize who wished the handy compendium About 6000 targets were thrown, the club committee of Capt. Dreyer, Harry winners used ., and reference book. In doing so Bergen and Louis Schortemeier all "Sporting Life" has always admitted working hard. Events 2 to 10 in that it depended on the co-operation of clusive were all 16 yards at No. 2 set of traps; events 11, 12 and 13 over No. gun club officials and shooters gen 1 set, 16 yards rise, except the last erally, sometimes through the medium which was 21 yards. Owing to the of our contemporaries© columns, to extreme cold the first three special events and first five targets in the furnish the necessary information en fourth special event counted as event abling the Review to appear as an 2. Complete scores as follows: estimable member of trap shooting Second shoot in Prize Series, distance handi CARTRIDGES literature. cap, at 50 targets constituting event No. I. Yds. Bk. Yds. Bk. The Other Important Matches at the Rochester Tournament were: Even the report in which the "com H. W. Dreyer. (Hi) 30 W. T. O©Brien (17) 28 piler criticism" is embodied and where U. Kouwenhoven (20) oO J. O. Whitley. (10) Hi CONTINUOUS MATCH . —5 men tied for 1st place, 3 of whom used PETERS AMMUNITION. E. I©ierson..... (l(i) 35 G. A. Fleury .. (l(j) 21 space is not at a premium, is wofully (21) 18 H. B. Haddow. (10) 10 HONOR TARGET . . -1st. J. Steinbacher. 8K degrees. ) ... , lacking in the essential details of W. 0. Damron. (Hi) .©!2 Stanton Mott.. (Hi) 0 BULL©S-EYE MATCH . -1st. T. H. Kellsr,4K degrees. I AH «S5«lg W. H. Matthews (1(5) 32 J. Steckert. .. , (10) 10 handicap distances which would enable A. V. Suydam. (1(5) 32 Dick Poole (10) 18 WHITE TROPHY MATCH 1st. L P. Ittel, 5 perfect scores of 75 ( Peters Cartridges the interested reader to place full J. Hendrickson (Hi) 31 Van Buskirk. .. (10) 8 2d. L. C. Buss, 4 perfect scores of 75 J value on* the scores of the target Schortemeier (10) 31 0. Cooper (10) 20 H. L. Kdgarton (10) 30 W. H. Ryder.. (10) 18 THUS THE PRINCIPAL HONORS of the .22 Caliber Annual Tournament are again events, the only specific mention of F. Maier (10) 24 .1. H. Kroeger. (10) 15 distance being in connection with one H. W. Voorhies (10) II. Messloh... . (16) IS won with the UNDEFEATED SEMI-SMOKELESS AMMUNITION. E. W. Voorhies (10) 21 J. Sinnegan... (Hi) MANUFACTURED BY individual©s remarkable work on one J. A. Howard. (Hi) 22 H. Wllliamson (1(5) 10 day. A. Hendrickson (TO) 2.V.T. Voorhees ... (10) 27 O. 11. Winter.. (10) 2<>;H. K©ip-en (10©, 19 We think the scores of tournaments 0. Whitehoad. !) 1). C. VanValen (Hi)W. THE PETERS CARTRIDGE CO., Cincinnati Included in the Reviews have invari A. M. Russell. 20 H. C. Heutsdiel (10) 2i New York: 98 Chambers St., New Orleans: 321 Magazine St., Al. Evans. .... H. It. Ledotix. (Hi) 20 T. H. Keller, Mgr. J. W. Osborne, Mgr. ably been duly credited as handicap O. C. Knnett, Jr. (.©. Voeliringer. (Hi) affairs when the secretary or corre 0. Banta...... (Hi) 25 I. Klenk. . . (10) W. F. W. Matthews (Hi) 20 P. .T. Way . (10) 19 spondent mentioned the fact in his W. F. Wilson. (10) 25 L. (iille . .. (Hi) 12 report, and our intentions have been R. H. Strader. (10) 25 J. Fischer . (10) 22 good to give full credit to amateur E. 0. Bogert.. (10) 15 C. Doudera (Hi) 17 G. Ronuen.... (10) 22lD. l)edf> (Hi) 23 The Perfect and professional alike. Unfortunately, U T. Hauey... (10) 13JB. CaroJan (10) 20 J.H.IIurrington (TO) 23!Bob Snyder.... (16) 27 lack of space prevents us particularis E. W. Reynolds (10) 29|,T. G. Wolpert. (. .) 24 ing© with each tournament, such as, a Preyer won 6 points, E. Pierson 5. Damron. gale of wind, a fall of snow, a heavy Matthews. Suydam 4, J. Hpndriekson and Schorl eineier 3, G. Kouwenhoveu and Edgarton fog or a bj-oken gun, that were all 2, all others 1 point each. handicaps of course, only we couldn©t Events..... 2 3 45078 910111213 Targets . .. 50 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 25 25 25 25 consider them as it would then amount Harrington. .. 32 S 811 S S 0 .... 1.4 .... TRIGGER to a review of handicaps and not of O©Brien ..... 31 H) 71014 ...... Whitley ..... 35 11 11 10 8 ...... trap shooting. Howard ..... 35 7 12 11 12 S .... 17 11 11 .. It Never Doubles The shooter on entering a tourna Edgarton .... 39 13 12 11 ...... 5 it Never Balks ment accepts the advertised, also the Haddon .... 32 11 10 7 8 8 ...... F. Maier ... 34 9 ...... 19 9 .... POSITION FOB. FIRING Independent of recoil. No light prevailing, conditions. It is a matter Russell ..... 32 4 12 10 0 8 ...... 7 .... S3ECOND BARREL springs. No delicate parts. of luck as regards weather, ahd the Kvans ..... 35 12 12 0 9 13 .... 15 17 14 . . Schortemeier. 41 1213 13 9 11 ...... 12 11 9 element of chance attracts pretty G. Rfinsen . 30 8 12 11 14 13 ...... 13 .... much the same in target smashing as Haney 10 7 5 3 8 8 ...... 12 10 .. .T. Hendrickson 41 11 13 12 15 13 .. 18 ...... The only Single Trigger that has a mechanically controlled movement in any other line. Handicap conditions Kouwenhoven. 42 12 13 ...... 17 . . 21 . . 15 are necessary for the perpetuation of Wolport ..... 27 8 9 7 ...... that always works the same either with a blank or the heaviest pigeon load. the sport, and the sadness of the song Banta ...... 39 12 13 1014 7 9 ...... Strader ..... 18 4 3 9 10 ...... 12 ...... This movement is Simple, But Positive lies in the fact that no perennially pop Bergen ...... 32 ...... 13 . . 14 .. .. ular handicap system has yet been in Schneider ... .. 13 13 ...... We will place the Philadelphia Single Trigger-and fully guarantee it- Betti ...... 11 ...... 7 on any standard-made hammerless gun. Write for descriptive booklet. vented. Nevertheless those already Cooper ...... 12 ...... 10 ...... tried and found wanting have served, Gille ...... 9 12 7 ...... Drover ...... 13 14 .... 9 FUll&BELPHM SBMGLE JiSSEGEK Co., Olney, Philadelphia, U. S. a. to bring back the erring, incidentally Vincent ...... 18 ...... succeeding in boosting the attendance Carneron ...... 10 . . Winter ...... 8 . . . . at many shoots somewhat above the A. Hen dri ok son ...... 11 .... mark possible where all stood on an Grinnell...... 14 .... even footing. New converts are not Weiskotten...... 8 .... 16 and shot at a few targets. Manager nowadays sufficiently in evidence to Freehold Shooting Club. Muldoon broke 92 out of 100. Scores. GUNS, AMMUNITION keep ©the ball rolling sans the assist Tar"©s 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 lOShot.B The regular -weekly shoot took place Muldoon.. 8 81010 * 10 10 10 ^8 100 92 on? ance of the older members. February 9 at Freehold, N. J., and Clayton . 9 8 8 This same correspondent bewails the scores follow: Winker . 8 9 10 8 5 70 57 Dudley . 9 8 . . 7 9 6 9 80 61 SPORTING GOODS. fact of the sliding handicap causing Targets ...... 10 10 10 10 10 10 lOShot.Bk. Barkalow 77855 7 10 80 58 "trouble in every squad, as some of Muldoon ...... 9 8 7 8 !> 7 7 70 55 Matthews 6 . . . . . 20 13 Dauser ...... 9 9 9 8 S 9 . . 60 52 10 0 ...... 30 21 J. B. SHANNON & SONS, the shooters are standing at 20 and Olnyton ...... 7 9 8 6 610 6 70 55 Couine .. \s ©i ©(J ©6 ©« 20 14 ethers just next to© them at 16 yards." Matthews ...... 6 0 5 0 0 010 70 45 60 41 816 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. KeiT ...... 78 8 6 10 7 .. (U) 47 C 130 17 Ahem! Evidently in Texus they do Dudley ...... 7 710 6 8 0 9 70 54 lloyers New Gun Catalogue sent for the asking. not rearrange the squads. We do not Miller ...... 8 7 7 8 S 7 60 45 Colemnn©si Straight Score. Quackeubusli ...... 7 7 6 8 7 50 35 demonstration of marksmanship on the part of wonder there was some disturbance. W. Story...... 7 8 .... 20 15 In the Philadelphia vs. Harrisburg-Lebanon the shooter, and It showed the superior shooting Here in the East Wilmington, Del., to Heyers ...... 8 7 8 30 23 shooting match, held at Point Breeze race track qualities of the gun in the most convincing Brower ...... 6 7 .... 20 13 Feb 12 Mr. Fred Coleman. shooting a $50 way. A booklet of this new gun will be mailed be exact we have men, the sponsors ANOTHER WEEKLY. list ©genuine Ansley H. Fox gun, made the only to any one upon receipt of request by addressing and originators of this sliding handi Ten members turned out February 25 straight score of tlie match. It was a fine A. H. Foi Gun. Co., PMladlpliia, Ea. Dept, A. LIFE. February 23, 1907.

ing:. Lloyd Lewis, of Atglen, was high of this quartette with 43 out of 60; Ballantyne second, 38, showing© the NEAR PHILADELPHIA conditions to be something unusual. It took until noon to properly thaw out sufficient number of shooters for a good appearance, and events of 15 MANY QUAKER CITY CLUBS HOLD targets were plenty long enough, with ears and fingers roughly assailed by the biting wind. TARGET SHOOTS. The afternoon card called for ten events, nine at 15 targets apiece and one a 50-target three-man team race. Seven teams entered in this shoot and Newcomb Stars at S. S. White good scores were made considering the intense cold and the piercing wind Monthly Clearview Club Con which swept across the traps. The Highland No. 1 team made the high score of the day, with 119 breaks, fol test A Tie at Camden High lowed by the Independent Gun Club, which broke 111. The Lansdale No. 1 squad finished third with 110 breaKs, land Club Holds Meet. followed by Highland No. 2 with 105. In the nine 15-target events Hlllyer carried off the high gun honors with Distinguishes the Veteran Sportsman The members of the S. S. White Gun 116 breaks out of a possible 135 tar Club held their club shoot February gets. N. L. Clark was second with 107 16 on the Meadow Springs grounds, and M. Wentz third with 102. Scores Fifty-sixth street and of P. M.: Its regularity has won the confidence of the men Lancaster avenue. The Events .123456789 10 11 12 events consisted of the Targets 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 15 15 15 15 who know how to shoot and what to shoot. club handicap shoot, a Hillyer .. 14 12 14 11 14 14 ...... 13 12 12 special cup handicap and Clark .... 13 9 15 12 12 9 13 14 11 10 14 13 two class challenge cup M. Wentz 14 8 12 13 11 9 12 13 13 11 12 12 Has won more High Averages than all other events. The club handi Pierson .. 12 10 12 13 12 10 12 12 12 7 10 11 cap, event No. 1, was an Ballantyne 11 11 12 11 13 10 15 15 15 7 9 11 exciting- one. Frank Boyer ... 9 5 9 8 9 10 13 13 12 7 9 9 powders combined. Cantrell, Charles New- Lewis ... 14 13 14 10 12 11 13 11 11 . . . . comb and Jesse Griffiths Smith ... 11 5 12 9 12 6 ...... 8 9 11 tied for high gun honors Davis .... 12 6 11 10 8 8 13 5 11 ...... Pratt .... 12 9 11 0 10 8 11 IS 12 8 .... by tieing with a score Cantrell .14 9 15 13 14 11 12 15 13 ...... of 24, but in the shoot- Sanhom .11 8 11 10 13 10 ...... SEE THAT ALL C.HrKewcomb off at 25 straight targets S. C. W.. 9 10 14© 8 12 12 11 11 10 ...... Newcomb won with a Schmitz . 15 14 ...... clean score. Newcomb broke 95 tar- Schtiltz ...... 14 10 11 11 12 9 11 ...... •gets out of 100 durin the afternoon, Bender ...... 11 12 12 11 14 14 12 11 12 13 O. W. Brenizer distinguished himself Mrs. Park .... 9 5 13 11 14 14 14 ...... WITH THE NEW by winning the special handicap cup Wakeley ..... 5 4 6 2 8 10 3...... event with a score of 24, and he also Gilbert ...... 12 6 11 11 10 9 won the Class A challenge cup at 25 Franklin . 10 11 ...... targets from Frank Cantrell with a E. Wentz ...... 13 14 11 ...... Homewood ...... ,. 10 15 11 ...... score of 22 to 17. Lilly won the Class Greenwood ...... 10 9 12 ...... B challenge cup over Hinkson with a Massom ...... 10 11 15 ...... score of 20 to 15. The summary: Nowton ...... 41210...... H.B.Ttl. H.B.Ttl. 25 25 25 25 Lamhorne...... 15 14 12 . Cantrell ..... X 21 24 3 18 21 24 Kauflie ...... 12 10 7 ...... Griffith ...... 3 21 24 3 19 22 Three-man team rare. 50 targets per man: Newcomb .... 2 22 24 0 22 22 24 Highland No. 1 Pierson 36, Ballantyne 45. Kendall ...... 11 12 23 12 8 20 M. Wentz 38: total l]o. White ...... 7 15 22 7 15 22 19 Independent Cantrell 40, Lewis 35, Pratt 30: Brenizer ..... 4 18 22 4 20 24 total 111. Pr. Getting. . . 7 15 22 7 14 21 16 Lansdale No. 1 Schultz 32, Bender 40, Clark Robinson .. .©. 7 15 22 38: total 110. Beyer ...... 7 14 21 19 Highland No. 2 Homewood 36, Boyer 38, Tansey ...... 3 18 21 Greenwood 31 ; total 105. E. I. duPont de Nemours McCracken .. 13 5 IS Lanedale No. 2 S. C. W. 32, Sanborn 41, Heite ...... 10 8 IS 18 Krauslie 29: total 102. Hinkson ..... 0 8 17 9 7 1(5 10 ...... Pennsylvania G. C.---Davis 29, Mawson 36. Lilly ...... 4 13 17 4 17 21 ...... Newton 26: total 91. Powder Company Reade ...... 5 8 13 5 12 17 17 . . . . lil Ursa Wakeley 21, Gilbert 29, E. Wentz 38; Hand . 10 21 ...... 18 .. .. total 88. George 7 11 18 ...... 17 .. .. Firth" ...... 10 (5 10 ...... 16 Goslin ...... 7 10 17 ...... 7 . . MONTCLAIrt GUN CLUB. Wilmington, Del. Robinson ...... 7 11 18 ...... Goslin ...... 7 10 17 ...... Huber ...... 20 .... 22 Severn ...... 4 . Heathcote ...... *~ " J-© Sprany ...... 16 .... Montclair, N. J., Feb. 16. Editor Franklin ...... 20 20 Sporting Life." The mid-winter tour Marshall ...... la 11 nament of the Montclair Gun Club was run off today, twenty-six men Clearview Club Shoot. participating: in the several events. Twenty-one men faced the traps on Besides five events for practice, eleven the Clearview Gun Club grounds last events for silver prizes, as well as a Saturday at Seventy-second street and team race with the Ossining Gun SMITH GUNS LEAD Brewster avenue, to take part in the Club was on the day©s program. Os monthly club handicap at 25 targets, sining showed up in good shape, bring all scores of 25 and over to count as ing nine men along, but Barlow was ties and decided in a shoot-off. Al. unable to shoot in the match, owing STRAIGHT Edwards, with the help of his handi to an accident to his gun. Ossining cap, made the top score, although he was an easy winner with 23 targets was tied in actual breaks by Andy to spare, taking home the cup. Cole W. R. Crosby Smith. F. L. Ludwig, a scratch man, man, of the Ossining team, also won piled up a score of 24, while Harry the prize for high gun in this event. B. Fisher and J. Colton, likewise Dukes, of the Montclair Club, was scratch men, also outshot the winner the winner of four first prizes in the STRAIGHT by cracking 22. The scores and handi merchandise events, and Moffett of caps follow: three, while Coleman, of the visiting W. D. Stannard H.B.Ttl. | H.B.Ttl. club, took the greatest number of A. Edwards .. 4 21 25|Hunter ...... 2 IS 20 prizes. The trade was represented Ludwig ...... 0 24 24|Fink ...... 5 15 20 by Elliott, of the Winchester Repeat A. Smith. .... 3 21 24 Ran ...... 2 17 19 ing Arms Co., and H. P. Fessenden, of Fitzsimmons.. 5 18 23 Ferry ...... 1 18 19 Schoverling©s. Scores: Elwell I. C. H. B. Fisher. . 0 22 22 13 18 Events ... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 flunter One=Trigger J. Colton. .... 0 22 22 Tyler 11 1C Targets ... 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 M & 015 T. Moore...... 1 20 21 Freed 0 15 15 Klliott ...... 14 10 12 13 13 15 14 12 .. .. 14 1 20 21 Hulm * 16 16 Fessenden .. S 9 ...... Rambo ...... 2 19 21 Boon * 12 12 Dukes ...... 12 14 10 12 14 13 15 13 0 5 10 Why does the Smith hold the World©s Record? Carl 21 Michare * 6 6 Travers .... 11 14 9 12 11 11 12 12 3 2 11 Holznagle 0 20 20 Coleman .... 13 10 14 13 13 13 11 13 2 15 13 Kendall ..... 7 810.. .. Of*** New /irtf Gat®l®gue T&ils tits Story. Turkey Tie at Camden. Moffett ..... 14 13 12 11 14 12 12 14 7 0 12 The shoot for a turkey resulted in a Winslow .... 11 9 11 12 10 10 11 12 1 5 12 tie between Marcy and Silver Feb. 16 Clark ...... 11 11 11 9 10 11 12 6 1 14 THE HUNTER ARMS COMPANY, Fulton, N. Y. at the North Camden Gun Club Betti ...... 12 8 12 12 12 11 9 1 14 11 grounds, Marcy finally winning in the Bush ...... 12 11 10 10 10 .. 0 0 10 shoot-off, a miss and out event, after Boxall ...... 12 (5 11 118 breaking 27 targets. Marcy, Silver, Parke ...... 9 4 7 3 0 12 Cockefair ...... 12 14 10 . 4 10 Chalmers and Larseii first tied for the Crane ...... 9 11 10 0 1 13 bird by breaking ten straight. Then Akerson ...... 9 . . .. came the shoot-off in which Larsen Allan ...... 11 11 12 3 0 12 did not compete. Chalmers dropped Winslow, Jr...... 0 ...... out, missing his twelfth target. Marcy Barlow ...... 2 . . .. and Silver continued until Silver fell Bland ford ...... 9 ...... 10 down on his twenty-seventh, and Washburne ...... 12 ...... 11 Marcy won the turkey. Brewerton ...... 10 ...... 11 In the first event for a coat there Bedell ...... 14 ...... 14 was a triple-handed tie between Marcy, Tilt Hughes ...... 6 1 7 Chalmers and French. The latter won Soverel ...... 6 Made in the Philadelphia vs. Harrisburgr-Lebanon match on Feb. 12 was made by the shoot-off, breaking five targets. TeamOSSININ race, 50 targets per----- man. Mr. Fred Coleman with a Genuine Ansley H. Fox Gun. Mr. Coleman killed 25 The scores follow: SINING. MONTCLAIR. Targets ...... 10 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 Travers '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.['.' 39 Allan w...... straight under hard conditions, and outshot the field with his S50 list Foxg-un. It Marcy ...... 10 3 10 10 7 7 8 8 Clark . Dukes ...... was a fine demonstration of the marksmanship of the man and the superior shoot Chalmers ...... 10 4 10 10 0 7 9 7 Tilt ...... F piich ...... 10 5 710 9 S 9 8 i ...... 40 ing- qualities of the gun. This new g-un is different from all other American-made \Viekol ...... 5 .... 2 .. 8 . . S Coleman ...... 42 Moffett . . . guns, and where it is different it is better. See one before you buy, or write for Fleming ...... 7 . . 710 7 . . 10 8 Washburnetie ...... 42 l?oxall ..... Gest ...... 9 . . 9 10 S . . . . 8 Bedell ...... 40 booklet. Address Dept. A. Lambert ...... 7 . . 5 5 . . 7 . . 7 Blandford1 ...... 32 Winslow . . Silver ...... 7 . . 10 10 5 . . 7 . . Royal ...... <3 . . S . . . . 7 . . 7 Total 31C>| Total ...... 293 I,arsc>n ...... 10 10 . . . . 8 A. H. FOX GUN CO., Philadelphia, Pa. Grant ...... 8 ...... 6 Colwmbjis Gun Cluh. Tiiylor ...... 7 c, Scores of the Columbus (O.) Gun Club©s mid Pratt ...... 7 winter tournamnt, February 12 and 13, reached Rising Sun Association. McCush. 10 14 IS 15 13 13 14 18 9 13 22 17" 159 us too late for this week©s issue and are un Gifford.. 10 14 17 14 13 13 14 18 S 14 22 175 157 Highland©s Holiday Tourney. avoidably held over. On Wednesday Pel Gross Lincoln©s Birthday saw a nice shoot "Rose " " 9 14 16 14 13 13 15 18 8 13 22 175 155 The Highland Shooting Association and George Maxwell were high on 100 targets at Rising Sun, Md., with some very Willia©s 10 13 18 13 14 15 1217 8 12 21 175 153 had morning and afternoon programs with 97 per cent. Veitmeyer broke 95. ,T. M. good scores made by the ten partici Mickle 9 15 13 13 12 14 15 IS 9 13 22 175 153 arranged for the Lincoln Birthday Speary, of Marietta. O., was high amateur with pants, notwithstanding the cold snap. Kirk .. 91317 13 14 12 13 17 10 12 21 175 151 tournament, but the excessively cold 94 and J. II. Taylor tied this score. On Thurs J. R. England was high gun, Keen and Jackson. 10 12 1(5 14 13.12 11 17 S 12 21 175 140 weather was too severe a test of day a snow storm and accompanying gale of McCush second, Gifford third, Rose Irwin . 8 12 1(5 13 12 12 11 17 8 13 18 175 138 Philadelphia enthusiasm and only wind duly affected the shooters© work. Gross fourth. Scores: four shooters attempted to place again took high average witfi 155 out of the Kvents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Total. No More DuPont Calendars. scores with the thermometer four program 170. Len Fisher, of Lakeside. O.. 1111 Tarn©s 10 15 20 15 15 15 15 20 10 15 25.Shot.Bk. degrees below zero on Tuesday morn- | am.iteur. was sec-vvl with 153. Maxwell 152, England 10 15 18 14 14 13 15 18 9 14 23 175 163 Mr. Skelly writes "Sporting Life" that tb» F. P. Alkire, of WilHamsport, 0., 150. Keen .. 10 13 18 14 14 13 13 18 9 15 22 175 159 stock of DuPont calendars is exhausted.