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HARRY HOOPER Right Fielder of the Boston American League Club SPORTING LIFE FEBRUARY 15, 1913

GIVING FOB BEADY REFERENCE ALL LEAGUES, CLUBS, AND MANAGEBS, UNDEB THE NATIONAL AGBEEMENT, WITH CLASSIFICATION

WESTERN LEAGUE. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. UNION ASSOCIATION. NATIONAL COMMISSION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (CLASS A.) (CLASS AA.) (CLASS D.j OF PROFESSIONAL BASH BALfc President E. C. MULRONEY, CREATED BY THE NATIONAL President NORRIS O©NBILL, President ALLAN T. BAUM, Missoula, Mont. AGREEMENT FOR THE GOVERN . LEAGUES. Shields Aye. and 35th St., Chicago, 370 Valencia St., San Francisco, Cal. Vice-President ED. F. MURPHY, MENT OF PROFESSIONAL BASE Ills. 1913 season April 1-October 26. Butte, Mont. CLUB MEMBERS SAN FRANCIS Season ended September 8, 1912. BALL. President MICHAEL H. SEXTON, Season ended September 29, 1912. CO, Cal., Frank M. Ish, President; Bock Island, Ills. (Salary limit, $3600.) (Salary limit, $1650.) Members: August Herrmann, of William Reidy, Manager. OAKLAND, Secretary J. H. FARRELL, Box 214, "DENVER CLUB, Denver, Colo. Frank W. Leavitt, President; Carl (IREAT FALLS CLUB, G. F., Mont. Cincinnati; Ban B. Johnson, of Chi Auburn, N. Y. *J James McGill, President. Mitze, Manager. LOS ANGELES ^ Dan Tracy, President. cago; Thomas J. Lynch, of New York. Jack Hendricks, Manager. W. H. Berry, President; F. E. Dillon, © H. Hester, Manager. Manager. PORTLAND, Ore., W.©W. CALT LAKE CLUB, S. L. City, Utah. BOARD OF ARBITRATION: CT. JOSEPH CLUB, St. Joseph, Mo. McOredie, President; W. H. McCredie, 0 W. H. Boothe, Jr., President. Chairman AUGUST HERRMANN, A. T. Baum, T. H. Murnane, W. ^ John Holland, President. Manager. SACRAMENTO, William John J. McCloskey, Manager. Dr. Jay Andrews, Manager. Wiggins Block, Cincinnati, O. M. Kavanaugh, James H. O©Rourke, L. Curtain, President; Harry Wol- T3UTTE CLUB, Butte, Mont. Chas. F. Moll, M. B. Justice, Frank verton, Manager. VERNON, Ed. H. ±J Edward F. Murphy, President. Secretary JOHN E. BRUCE, Masonic OMAHA CLUB, Omaha, Neb. Maier, President; W. L. Hogan, R. Carson, Norris O©Nelll, E. G. Bar v Wm. A. Rourke, President. Jesse Stovall, Manager. Temple, Cincinnati, O. row, T. M. CMvington. Manager. Salary limit, $6000. Um rjGDEN CLUB, Ogden, Utah. Charles Arbogast, Manager. pires E. Finney, J. McCarthy, P. Secretary to the Chairman JOSEPH T)BS MOINES CLUB, D. Moines, la. ^ A. P. Bigelow, President. Casey, R. Held, G. Bush, F. New- "Kitty" Knight, Manager. FLANNER, Cincinnati, O. MINOR LEAGUES J-/ Frank Isbell, President-Manager. house. Thos. Fairweather, Bup. Mgr. TJELENA CLUB, Helena, Mont. ij- M. S. Weiss, President. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. T INCOLN CLUB, Lincoln, Neb. NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE. Frank Huelsman, Manager. MAJOR LEAGUES (CLASS AA.) *-* Hugh F. Jones, President. ISSOULA CLUB, Missoula, Mont. Charles G. Mullin, Manager. (CLASS B.) M Hugh B. Campbell, President. President EDWARD G. BARROW, President FIELDER A. JONES. Cliff Blankenship. Manager. NATIONAL LEAGUE. 820 St. James Bldg., New York. OIOUX CITY CLUB, S. City, la. 1210 Yeon Building, Umpires W. Bierhalter, W. Fin- ^ Edward J. Hanlon, President. Portland, Ore. SOUTHERN MICHIGAN LEAGUE. President THOMAS J. LYNCH. neran, E. Mullen, W. Carpenter, G. William Holmes, Manager. 1913 season April 15-September 28. (CLASS C.) Secretary JOHN A. HEYDLER, Hayes, S. O©Toole, E. Nallln, W. CLUB MEMBERS SEATTLE, President-Secretary-Treasurer Quigley. WICHITA CLUB, Wichita, Kan. Metropolitan Tower, New York City. * B. L. Eaton, President. Wash., D. E. Dugdale, President; T. JAMES FRANK, Umpires R. Emslie, W. Klem, W. Season ended September 22, 1912. George Hughes, Manager. Raymond, Manager. TACOMA, Wash., Jackson, Mich. Brennan, A. Orth, C. Rigler, C. (Salary limit, $6000.) Toseph McGinnity, President and 1913 season May 7-Sept. 7. Owens, W. J. Guthrie, W. Byron, TORONTO CLUB, Toronto, Can. TX>PEKA CLUB, Topeka, Kan. Manager. SPOKANE, Wash., Joseph CLUB MEMBERS ADRIAN, Frank Mal Eason. •*• J, J. McCafferty, President. x A. M. Catlin, President. P. Cohn, President; Harry Ostdiek, T. Reed, President; William Smith, Dale Gear, Manager. Manager. PORTLAND, Ore., Hon. Manager. LANSING, John A. Mor- 1913 season April 10-October 5. Joseph Kelley, Manager. W. W. McCredie, President; Nick fisey, President and Manager. BAT ROCHESTER CLUB, Rochester, N. Y EW YORK CLUB, New York, N.Y. Williams, Manager. VANCOUVER, TLE CREEK, T. W. Morgan, Presi iv C. T. Chapin, President. NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE. B. C., Robert P. Brown, President; dent; Edward McKernan, Manager. N H. N. Hempstead, President. John Ganzel, Manager. Kitty Brashear, Manager. VICTORIA, FLINT, Dr. A. J. Wildanger, Presi C. J. Sullivan, Vice-Pres. (CLASS B.) N. Ashley Lloyd, Treasurer. TSJBWARK CLUB, Newark. N. j. B. C., L. A. Wattalet, President; dent: John R. Burke, Manager. John B. Foster, Secretary. A^ Geo. L. Solomon, President. President^-J. H. FARRELL, Michael Lynch, Manager. Salary limit, JACKSON, Maurice Myers, Mana John J. McGraw, Manager. Harry Smith, Manager. Auburn, N. Y. $3500. ger. KALAMAZOO, James Ryder, BALTIMORE CLUB, Baltimore, Md. 1913 season April 30-Sept. 14. President; Charles H. Wagner, Man ITTSBURGH CLUB, Pittsb©h, P». '-' John J. Dunn, President (Salary limit, $2500.) TEI-STATE LEAGUE. ager. SAGINAW, H. Moosbruger, P Barney Dreyfuss, President. and Manager. (CLASS B.) President; H. E. Holmes, Manager. Leslie H. Constans, Secretary. riCA CLUB, Utica, N. Y. BAY CITY, President; Frederick Clarke, Manager. "PUFFALO CLUB, Buffalo.N. Y. U Harry W. Roberts, President. President CHAS. F. CARPENTER, Manager. Salary limit, *-* Jacob J. Stein, President. Michael J. O©Neil, Manager. Altoona, Pa. $1200. 1912 season, May 7-Septem- PHICAGO CLUB, Chicago, nis. William J. Clymer, Manager. 1913 season April 30-September 1. ber 7. OriLKES-BARRE CLUB, W.-B., Pa. CLUB MEMBERS ALLENTOWN, ^ Charles W. Murphy, President. TV/TONTREAL CLUB, Montreal, can. William F. Clymer, President. OHIO STATE LEAGUE. Charles Williams, Secretary. iYX S. E. Lichtenhein, President. Manager. Pa., W. P. Coughlin, Manager. (CLASS D.) John J. Evers, Manager. Wm. E. Bransfleld, Manager. TRENTON, N. J., Bert Conn, Mana President ROBERT W. READ, ger. CHESTER, Pa., Curt Weigand, PINCINNATI CLUB, Cincinnati, O. JERSEY CITY CLUB, Jer. City, N.J. CLUB, Elmira, N. Y. Columbus, O. ^ Lee Breese, President. Manager. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., 1013 season May 8-Sept. 21. ^ August Herrmann, President. " James Lillis, President. John Castle, Manager. READING, Frank C. Bancroft, Secretary. Larry Schafly, Manager. Louis Bitter, Manager. CLUB MEMBERS IRONTON, Bev. Joseph Tinker, Manager. Pa., Jacob Wietzel, Manager. YORK, Schroeder, President; Al McClintock, PROVIDENCE CLUB, Provid©e, R. I. TIROY CLUB, Troy, N. Y. Pa., George W. Heckert, Manager. Manager. LIMA, Harry Wright, HILADELPHIA CLUB. Phila, Pa. Frank R. Vandusen, President. * Charles L. Dooley, President. HARRISBURG, Pa., George W. Cock- President; George Wrigley, Manager. P William H. Locke, President. William Donovan, Manager. Henry Ramsey, Manager. hill, Manager. WILMINGTON, Del., MANSFIELD, Huntington Brown, William F. Baker, Treasurer. James Jackson, Manager. Salary limit, President; Walter East, Manager. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. CRANTON CLUB, Scranton, Pa. $1600. D. C. Snyder, Secretary. S E. J. Coleman, President. CHILLICOTHE, S. R. Siberell, Presi William J. Shettsline, Bus. Mgr. (CLASS AA.) Richard Smith, Manager. dent; Alfred Newnham, Manager. Charles S. Dpoin, Manager. President T. M. CHIVINGTON, CENTRAL LEAGUE. PORTSMOUTH, W. N. Gableman, President; P. Childs, Manager-. NEW T. LOUIS CLUB, St. Louis, Mo. 1414 Fisher Bldg., Chicago, Ills. A LBANY CLUB, Albany. N. Y. (CLASS B.) " Joseph F. Stack, President. President LOUIS HEILBRONER, ARK, F. G. Wardon, President; S Schuyler P. Britton, President. Umpires 0. Chill, E. Handiboe, C. Charles O©Day, Manager. Salary Mrs. H. H. R. Britton, Vice-Pr. Irwin, F. Conley, J. O©Brien. J. Mur James E. Tamsett, Manager. 324 Shoaff Bldg. Fort Wayne, Ind. 1913 season April 23-Sept. 7. limit, $1000. Herman Seekamp, Treasurer. ray, O. Anderson, F. Westervelt, J. YRACUSE CLUB, Syracuse, N. Y. W. G. Schoneld, Secretary. Johnstone. CLUB MEMBERS DAYTON, 0., S Fred D. Burchell, President. John Nee, Manager. FdRT WAYNE, MICHIGAN STATE LEAGUE. Miller Huggins, Manager. Season ended September 23, 1912. and Manager. Ind., F. J. Shaughnessey, Manager. (CLASS D.) ROOKLYN CLUB, Brooklyn, N. Y. (Salary limit, $6000.) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Edward President-Secretary-Treasurer 1 DINGHAMTON CLUB, Bingh©n, N. Y Charles H. Ebbets, President. INNEAPOLIS CLUB, Min©s, Minn. Smith, Manager. EVANSVILLE, Ind., E. W. DICKERSON, B * * George F. Johnson, President. Sporting Editor "Press," Grand Raih Edward J. McKeever, Vice-Pres. M M. E. Cantillon, President. John S. Calhoun, Manager. Harry Stahlhoefer, Manager. TERRE S. W. McKeever, Sec.-V.-Pres. Joseph Cantillon,. Manager. HAUTE, Ind., W. E. Anderson, Man ids, Mich. Vice-President T. H. Gillis, Henry W. Medicus, Treasurer. ^TOLEDO CLUB, Toledo, O. ager. SPRlifGFIELD, O., Jack Pen- Chas. H. Ebbets, Jr., Secretary. dry, Manager. Salary limit, $2500. Traverse City, Mich. * Chas. W. Somers, President. THE EASTERN ASSOCIATION. 1913 season May 20-Sept. 14. William Dahlen, Manager. Fred T. Hartsel, Manager. (CLASS B.) CANADIAN LEAGUE. CLUB MEMBERS MANISTEE, 0STON CLUB, Boston, Mass. POLUMBUS CLUB, Columbus, O. Charles C. Bigge, President: Connie 1 President-Secretary-Treasurer (CLASS C.) B James E. Gaffney, President. ^ E. M. Schoenborn, President. JAMES H. 0©ROURKE, Lewis, Manager. TRAVERSE CITY, Jas. C. Connelly, Vice-President. William Hinchman, Manager. Bridgeport, Conn. President J. P. FITZGERALD, T. H. Gillis, President; James Hamil Herman Nickerson, Secretary. TTANSAS CITY CLUB, K. City, Mo. Toronto, Ont. ton, Manager. LUDINGTON, F. B. George T. Stallings, Manager. c»- George Tebeau, President. 1913 season April 23-Sept. 7. Season ended September 2, 1912. Dickerson, President; Claude Stark, Charles C. Carr, Manager. (Salary limit, $2500.) CLUB MEMBERS BERLIN, Wm. Manager. BOYNE CITY, C. E. Chase, XTEW HAVEN CLUB, N. Haven, C. Williams, President; , President; "Bo" Slear. Manager. TV/TILWAUKEE CLUB, Milw©e, Wis. CADILLAC, Dr. C. S. Moore. Presi AMERICAN LEAGUE. ^"- Mrs. C. S. Havener, President. * © Geo. M. Cameron, President. Manager. HAMILTON, M. M. Robin- Jerry O©Connell, Manager. sou, President; George Lee, Manager. dent; Thomas Railing, Manager. President BAN B. JOHNSON, Harry Clark, Manager. MUSKEGON, Charles -W. Marsh, Pres ARTFORD CLUB, Hartford, Conn. LONDON, Sam Stevely, President; Secretary W. HARRIDGE, T. PAUL CLUB, St. Paul, Minn. ©ieorge Deneau, Manager. BRANT- ident; Arthur De Baker, Manager. S George E. Lennon, President. H Jas. H. Clarkin, President. Salary limit, $900. Fisher Bldg., Chicago. Ills. Simon A. McDonald, Manager. FORD, Thomas J. Nelson, President; William E. Friel, Manager. Ambrose Kane, Manager. GUELPH, Umpires F. O©Longhlin, J. Sheri T OUISVILLE CLUB, Louisville, Ky. TJRIDGEPORT CLUB, Bridge©t, Conn W. A. Mahoney, President; Louis THE BLUE GRASS LEAGUE. dan, T. Connolly, W. Perrine, G. LJ O. H. Wathen, President. *-* John H. Freeman, President. f^ook, Manager. ST. THOMAS, C. (CLASS D.) Hildebrand, W. Evans, W. Dineen, John F. Hayden, Manager. H. E. McCann, Manager. 0. Stanley, President; Carl Stewart, President THOMAS M. RUSSELL, C. Ferguson, W. McGreevy. INDIANAPOLIS CLUB, India©s, Ind. TTOLYOKE CLUB. Holyoke, Mass. Manager. OTTAWA, M. T. Brice, Maysville, Ky. 1913 season April 10-October 5. " T. © Joseph Whalen, President President; Frank Shaughnessey, Man Secretary THOMAS SHEETS, * Sol Meyer, President. Lexington, Ky. M. J. Kelley, Manager. and Manager. ager. PETERBORO, W. S. Davidson, OSTON CLUB, Boston, Mass. President; David Rowan, Manager. Season ended September 4. 1912 B James R. McAleer, President. QPRINGFIELD CLUB, Sp©d, Mass. CLUB MEMBERS FRANKFORT, SOUTHERN LEAGUE. ^ William E. Carey, President. Salary limit, $1200, exclusive of man Robert McRoy, Secretary. Manager. ager. Ky., A. B. Blanton, President; Ollie J. Garland Stahl, Manager. (CLASS A.) Gfroerer, Manager. LEXINGTON, UTASHINGTON CLUB, Wash., D.,C. President W. M. KAVANAUGH, PITTSFIELD CLUB, Pittsfield, Mass SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Ky., Thomas A. Sheets, President; Little Rock, Ark. t J. A. Zeller, President Teddy McGrew, Manager. MAYS *© Benjamin S. Minor, President. and Manager. (CLASS C.) Edward J. Walsh, Vice-Pres. Umpires D. Pfenninger, T. Brel- VILLE, Ky., Thomas M. Russell, UTATERBURY CLUB, Wat©y, Conn. President N. P. CORISH, President; James Carmony, Manager Clark Griffith, Manager. tenstein, M. J. Stockdale, Pat Savannah, Ga. PARIS, Ky., J. W. Bacon, President; Wright, F. Rudderham, J. Kerin, W. * Sam Kennedy, President HILADELPHIA CLUB, Phila., Pa. and Manager. 1913 season April 17-Sept. 1. D. Harrell, Manager. RICHMOND, P Benjamin F. Shibe, President. Hart, J. P. Feifield. CLUB MEMBERS ALBANY, Ga., Ky., W. E. Blanton, President; Wil-: 1913 season April 10-Sept, 7. TSJEW LONDON CLUB, N. Lon. Conn. Harry Kunkel, Manager. COL liam Fisher, Manager. MT, STER John Shibe, Secretary. " Morton F. Plant, President. Connie Mack, Manager. (Salary limit, $3600.) UMBIA, -S. C., Herman Badel, Man LING, Ky., W. S. Duty, President; John F. Burns, Manager. ager. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Percy Robert Spade, Manager. Salary limit. IRMINGHAM CLUB, Birm©m, Ala. Wilder; Manager. MACON, Ga., $1200. : PHICAGO CLUB, Chicago, nis. B R. H. Baugh, President. ^ Charles Comiskey, President. THE TEXAS LEAGUE. Joseph Herold, Manager. SAVAN OTHER ASSOCIATION LEAGUES. Charles Fredericks, Secretary. C. Molesworth, Manager. NAH, Ga., Perry H. Lipe, Manager. For information regarding the fol James J. Callahan, Manager. OBILE CLUB, Mobile, Ala. (CLASS B.) COLUMBUS, Ga., James C. Fox, lowing leagues not represented in M Henry Tiser, President. President WILBUR P. ALLEN, Manager. Salary limit, $1400. this directory, address (with stamp CLEVELAND CLUB, Cleveland, O. Michael J. Finn, Manager. Austin, Tex. for reply) the Editor of "Sporting ^ Chas. W. Somers, President. Life:© EW ORLEANS CLUB, N. Or©s, La. Secretary JOSEPH M. CUMMINGS, VIRGINIA LEAGUE. E. S. Barnard, Vice-Pros. The I. I. I. League ...... Class B W. R. Blackwood, Secretary. N Charles Frank, President 1917 Main St., Dallas, Tex. (CLASS C.) and Manager. New .England League ...... Class B Joseph Birmingham, Manager. 1913 season April 10-Sept. 7. President J. 0. BOATWRIGHT, Wisconsin-Illinois ...... Class C EMPHIS CLUB, Memphis, Tenn. CLUB MEMBERS AUSTIN, A. C. Danville, Va. Northern League ...... Class C "TvETROIT CLUB, Detroit, Mich. M Frank P. Coleman, President. Baldwin, President; George Leidy, Season ended September 4, 1912. -L/ Frank J. Navin, President. Wm. H. Bernhardt, Manager. North Carolina League ..... Class D Chas.© F. Navin, Secretary. Manager. BEAUMONT, F. H. Dever, CLUB MEMBERS. ROANOKE, H. Central Association ...... Class D L. E. McCarty, Bus. Mgr. ASHVILLE CLUB, Nashv©e, Tenn. President; Ed." Wheeler, Manager. C. Elliott, President; R. D. Henis, Illinois-Missouri ...... Class D Hugh Jennings, Manager. N W. G. Hirsig, President. DALLAS, J. W. Gardner, President; Secretary-Treasurer; W. L. Press- Nebraska League ...... Class D William J. Schwartz, Manager. Dred ©Cavender, Manager. FORT ley, Manager. PETERSBURG, J. The Mink League ...... Class D CT. LOUIS CLUB, St. Louis, Mo. TWTONTGOMERY CLUB, Montg©y, Ala. WORTH, J. W. Morris, President W. Seward, President; Henry Busch, The Kitty League ...... Class D ^ Robert L. Hedges, President. * " Charles B. Jones, President. and Manager. GALVESTON, A. D. Manager. RICHMOND, W. B. Brad Texas-Oklahoma League .... Class D Lloyd Rickardt, Secretary. John G. Dobbs, Manager. Dolson, President; James J. Maloney, ley, President; Steve Griffin, Manager. Cotton States ...... Class D George Stovall, Manager. Manager. HOUSTON, Otto Sens, NEWPORT NEWS, Abe Horwitz, Appalachian ...... Class D pHATTANOOGA CLUB Cha©t, Tenn. President: John Fillman, Manager. President: Paul A. Davis, Manager. Border League ...... Class D XTEW YORK CLUB, New York, N.Y. *-© O. B. Andrews, President. SAN ANTONIO, Morris Blooh, Presi NORFOLK, J. R. McCrarv, President; South Central ...... Class D A> Frank J. Farrell, President. Norman Elberfeld, Manager. dent; George C. Stinson, Manager. Chas. A. Shaffer, Manager. PORTS Western Canada ...... Class D Thos. J. Davis, Secretary. ATLANTA CLUB, Atlanta, Ga. WACO, W. R. Davidson, President; MOUTH, Chas. T. Bland, President; Kansas State League .:.... Class D Arthur Irwin, Business Mgr. "• Frank E. Callaway, President. Thomas Carson, Manager. Salary Lou Castro, Manager. Salary limit, Western Tri-State League .. Class D Frank Chance, Manager. William A. Smith, Manager. limit, $2500. $1400. Interstate League ...... Class D

Eastern Association©s Annual Meeting touch with the International and major sive in area. Under the old system the sale of the Holyoke franchise by Daniel New York, N. Y., February 11. The leagues so as to get an idea as to which teams changed every day. James H. O©Neil, of Holyoke, to T. J. Whalen, of Eastern Base Ball Association, known players might be available now or later O©Rourke, of Bridgeport, who is Presi West Springfield, was ratified at the from 1897 until the close of last season for purchase. The league ratified a dent-Secretary-Treasurer of the league, meeting. as the Connecticut League, held a "meet schedule of 140 games, or almost 20 presided at the meeting, and the clubs ing yesterday afternoon at the Hotel games more than has ever before been at were represented as follows: Hartford, While no statement has come from Roanoke, Victoria. The meeting was the first of tempted on that circuit. This season will James H. Clarkin; New Haven, George Manager PreSsly is quoted as saying he will manage the Roanoke team again this year and ats kind held by a Class B league in this open on April 23 and close on September M. Cameron; Bridgeport, H. Eugene Mc he is predicting a great season for the Virginia city, and the league officials took consid 13. For the first time since the league Cann ; Waterbury, Samuel Kennedy; circuit. Roanoke will have practically all of the erable pride in this fact. The change was organized two-day series will be New London, E. C. Starr; Springfield, best men back for next season who won the to New York was made for the purpose of played by the same teams, as newly en William E. Carev; Pittsfield, John E. last pennant and with so few positions to fill Manager Pressly ought to be right up in the bringing the various club owners in closer tered cities make the circuit more exten Zeller; Holyoke, T. Joseph Whalen. The fight from the start this season. \BMMQ«g/ tL 1 111 ii mill 1 \*maHmm*~m*./

THE WORLD OF BASE BALL

FRANCIS C. RICHTER, EDITOR THOMAS D. RICHTER, ASSISTANT EDITOR

VOLUME 6O PHILADELPHIA, FEBRUARY 15, 1913 NUMBER 24

mors. Chance will not overlook any op season. Claude Cooper and Dave Robert- portunities to grab promising infielders. son were the other two youngsters to NEW YORK NEWS Lord would fit in splendidly at the New send in. Cooper is a young outfielder INVALID CLAIM who performed with Fort Worth last Yorks© third corner and the trade would year, where he proved a fair batter and PLANS OF THE TWO LOCAL undoubtedly strengthen Comiskey©s club, quite fast on the bases. This last fact is EX-MAMGER O©DAY©S CONTEN which is quite weak in the pitching de probably responsible for him receiving a partment, but it is not likely that Calla trial with the Giants. McGraw is still CLUBS NOW PERFECTED han is anxious to give up such a valuable somewhat undecided whether to make a TION NOT WELL FOUNDED player. pitcher or an outfielder of Robertson, and GIANT GOSSIP. the decision will probably be made when The New Yorks to Start for Ber Just one short week from today the it is seen if his shoulder which gave President Herrmann, of Cincinnati, Giantlets will assemble in St. Louis and him quite some trouble last year is all muda Within a Week The begin the trip to Marlin. Captain Doyle, right again. He is such a heavy batter Declares That No Bonus for Posi touted by many to have an excellent and clever base runner that in event of Giants Booked for Marlin, Texas chance of being the Giants© 1913 regular his still having trouble with the shoulder, tion of the Reds Was Promised second baseman, will be assisted by the he should develop Contracts Coming in Daily* Either Directly or By Implication

New York, N. Y., February 10. Edi Cincinnati, O., February 10. Ex-Man tor "Sporting Life." During the New Latest News By Telegraph Briefly Told ager Hank O©Day©s claim that the Cin Yorks© sojourn in Bermuda three games cinnati Club owed him $1000 because he a week will be played with SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE" finished fourth with the the Jersey City Skeeters. The St. Louis National Club on the 8th inst. ! A Bridgeport, Conn., dispatch, under date of team last season, is denied When the first team is not held its annual election of officers with the ] February 10, says: "Ray Keating, recruit by President Herrmann, following result: Schuyler P. Britton, presi pitcher of the New York American Clttb, was playing the Jerseyites it dent; Mrs. Helen H. R. Britton, vice-president; arrested here Saturday evening after a row in who made the following will be grappling with the W. G. Scofield, secretary; Herman Seecamp, a local cabaret, during which he assaulted the statement: "There is noth Yanigans, managed by bus treasurer. The new Board of Directors, which proprietor and tried to clean out the place. ing coming to Hank. We iness Manager Irwin, so it was named at the meeting, is composed of the Keating was knocked out and his clothes prac had no agreement with him following: Schuyler Britton, Mrs. H. H. R. Brlt tically stripped from his body. He was locked will be a case of "no rest ton, G. Lacy Crawford, W. G. ScoSeld and At up, charged with assault, breach of the peace, as to a thousand dollars or for the weary." April 3 torney Lon Hocker. Attorney Hocker succeeds abusive language and injury to property." any other sum. When will be the home-coming Lawyer 3. C, Jones. The Qpincy Club, of the I. I. I. League, has O©Day talked terms with date and in order to keep "King" Lear, Prineeton©s star pitcher, has signed pitcher Bernard Brown, of Maysville,- 0. us in New York a year ago busy until the opening been declared ineligible for Princeton©s base Manager Fred Clarke, of the Pittsburgh Club, last Fall w,e asked what Harry D. Cole game with the Senators on ball team on aeconnt of college conditions. has just purchased the famous "Gold Ore" farm, salary he would expect. Haak O©Day. The Athletic and Philadelphia Clubs have each a few miles south of Udall, Ran., and within a April 10, the team will added one more player to the list. The Ath few miles of his Little Pirate Ranch at Win- He named a figure at once, play four exhibition games. Saturday, letic Club has signed Louis Brummerhof, a field, Kan. It is a farm of 320 acres with a and we agreed without a moment©s hesi April 5, will see them formally open right-hand pitcher, who is now playing Winter "gold craze" history. tation, taking him at his own terms. I Ebbets Field, weather permittin The base ball at New Orleans. Brummerhof is a The Saginaw Club, of the South Michigan said at the time that, if the team made following day they will trek to keeter- spit-ball pitcher and last season was with the League, has signed inflelder Ray Fhumerr, of an exceedingly good showing, and had a Bristol team, of the Appalachian League. The Springfield, O. yille for a final set-to with Breen©s min Philadelphia Club has signed third baseman Hugo big year financially, we would see that he ions, and on Monday will essay a return T. Wedell, a member of the faculty of the Uni According to a St. Louis dispatch first base did not suffer by it, hut nothing further engagement with the Superbas, again in versity of Kansas and coach of the base ball man Konetchy, of the Cardinals, who is holding was said and no agreement was made. team of that institution. out for $7500, -has been offered $5500 by the clnb the City of Churches. On this date as an ultimatum. Shortstop Hauser declares he Max Fleischmann, who was present, has Irwin will head the Yanigan division on The Chicago National Clnb has arranged ad will start "a subscription among the Cardinal exactly the same recollection of the con an invasion of Newark, where they will ditional exhibition games one for March 31 at players and raise the difference between the Owensboro, Ky; and one for April 6 at Terre figure offered by the club and Koney©s demand." versation as I have. If O©Day had been attempt to take the measure of Charles Haute, Ind. A Paducah, Ky., dispatch says: "George a great success and had shown ability to Hercules© other club. Tuesday the majn Player E. G. Shore was ordered reinstated by Griffin, who played sensational ball on the local keep the team up in the race, after the body will hike to Newark and after this the National Commission on January 8 upon the lots last season, has been signed by Connie big start we got, there is no doubt that battle the first and second divisions will payment of a fine of $25. Shore was a member Mack, of the Athletics, for a try-out. Griffin©s he would have been handed a good bonus, combine and hit of the New York National League team and regular position is at shortstop, where he played admitted that he left his team without per last season for the Pilseners, a fast amateur but the team ran fourth, and only finish THE TRAIL FOB WASHINGTON, mission. Same day. the request of player Her team. He fielded like a veteran and hit the ball ed in the first division because Philadel bert V. Junl, of the Columbus Club, of the phia and St. Louis had very bad years. where one Clark Griffith will probably American Association, to be declared a free agent hard all season." be carefully priming "Old Betsy," in the was dismissed, the Commission holding that the In the American Loague pitcher Jim Scott The Reds won only five more games than club had fully complied with the rules of base has been reinstated by Chicago; and first base they did the year before, and showed no person of Walter Johnson. "to give them ball in regard to its negotiations with the player. man Del Gainer and outfielder Walter Schaller real improvement, besides having a seri a warm welcome. On Saturday next, The veteran William Lauder, former National have been reinstated by Detroit. ous slump which lasted for three months, Irwin, Schenck and Hartzell leave for League third baseman, has been appointed coach Manager Frank Chance, of the New Yorks, is or half the season. We drew good crowds Bermuda, where Sir Arthur will dispose of Columbia University base ball team. trying to buy outfielder Ralph Capron from the St. Paul Club, of the American Association. for the first six weeks, while the clnb was of all preliminary matters prior to the When the Giants and Chicago White Sox The New York manager was tipped off to Cap up in the race, but did very poor busi team©s arrival. No, dear readers, the make the tour of Australia and Asia at the end ron by Russell Ford, the New Yorks© pitcher, ness after the club blew and fell from second name is not that of a recruit, but of the 1913 season that is now being planned, who says the St. Paul player is going to be a belongs to the veteran ground-keeper who it is probable that two bowling teams, com major league star. Capron two years ago was first to fifth place in a very short time. posed of 10 of the best pinmen in this country one of the best college base ball and foot ban Only the poor playing of the Phillies will attempt to make the rough places will go along on the tour as an added attraction. players in the West. saved us from landing in fifth place. Tha smooth and the crooked places straight W. V. Thompson, of Chicago, will organize and Pitcher Maurice Kent, recalled by the Brook club did not make a cent of money after by massaging the Hamilton© Cricket handle the bowling team. lyn Club from the Toronto Club, has signed with grounds. Hartzell, who has Wintered in Bob Mitchell, a Chicago pitcher, who was Brooklyn. the middle of June. Under the circum the Metropolis, received- Farrell©s per with Galesburg, in the Central Association, last The American Association committee to frame stances I do not see where Mr. O©Day year, has signed with Monmouth, same loague. conditions under which minor leagues may share has any claim, in right or reason, against mission to accompany Irwin and Schenck President Lynch, of the National League, has American Association territory has consented to our club. No attention will be paid to as he wishes to work for two weeks be been notified by Umpire Owens that he has the sharing of Minneapolis, St. Paul, Milwaukee his demand. He was paid in full for the fore the other New York players arrive fully recovered from the injuries he received and Columbus. Under no conditions can second at the training camp. The contracts of last Fall in an elevator accident at St. Louis, clubs be located in Indianapolis, Louisville, season at his own price, and that will be Mo. Kansas City, and Toledo. Tho occupation of the enough." Sweeney, Duvis and Green have been re Malcolm Barry, the big first baseman pur open cities is expressly limited to one year ceived. "Big Ed," w,rites that he is in chased fnoni the Brockton (New England only, the games to be pluyed in those cities being tip-top shape and anxious to catch every League) Club, signed n contract with the New simply transferred from the town holding a CUBS FORMIDABLE game this season. Davis is the Williams York Americans this week. He is the twenty- franchise in the favored minor league. first player to get in line. The other eight The fans of Ottumwa have raised $3000 to College pitching recruit, who made a fav will be corralled in a few days. There are no assure that city©s retention in the circuit of the Dawning Conviction That Evers "Will Not orable impression in the few games in hold-cuts, according to President Farrell. Central Association. which he participated last Fall. Paddy Be a Failure. ©Green, or Greiner, which is his real The acquisition of catcher Bresnahan name, is the Holyoke youngster over youthful lieutenants Leon Ames, "Hooks" INTO A SLUGGING OUTFIELDER, by the Chicago National Club impels the whom there was a considerable contro Wiltse and Grover Cleveland Hartley. in which capacity he would prove more Washington "Post" to say : "John Evers versy before he was awarded to the Far- The latter will go along to help the, valuable to the team than as a twirler. no doubt made it possible for the Cubs to rell clan. young twirlers loosen up, while Ames and Wiltse wish to undo the knots and Ames and Wiltse are also in the fold and; secure Roger Bresnahan. The acquisi A PERSISTENT RUMOR kinks from their respective meal-tickets are thinking of having a ©.©tin wedding" tion of Bresnahan gives the Cubs the has been going the rounds that a trade and be right "in the pink" on the regu celebration, as this season marks their two best catchers in the old league. is to be consummated whereby shortstop lars© arrival. It is possible -that the tenth year with the club. Both are Archer is conceded to be the neatest per Martin and pitcher Caldwell are to be eminent author, C. Mathewson, will be graduates of the New York State League former behind the bat in the game today, transferred to the White Sox in exchange one of the St. Louis squad as he has and both came to the Giants in 1903, for iufielder Harry Lord. Although this Ames from Ilion and Wiltse from Syra and Bresnahan will show that he has not thus far been unsuccessful in organizing forgotten how. It phcpld be dawning on has been more or less emphatically denied a party to go to Marlin by boat. . cuse. In spite of being proverbially un by Manager Callahan it refuses to down, lucky, Ames is a handy man to have some of those who h©ave been charging but the American League meeting this SIX MORE PLAYEES around, especially to finish up contests. that the Cubs will finish in the second week should show whether or not there have climbed aboard the band-wagon dur Wiltse has been a wonder in his day, division next season that Evers© team is is anything in the reported deal. It is ing the past week. Fred Merkle is evi possessing marvelous control for a south apt to be prominent in the race. If he also said that Chance is angling for dently better satisfied with this season©s paw. However, when his pitching days can be fortunate enough to find a man shortstop Bergen, a Pacific Coast gradu contract than he was with the 1912 docu are over, George will prove a fine first who can come anywhere near to filling ate now on the Sox payroll and this ment, as last year he failed to sign until baseman. He should worry ! Joe Tinker©s shoes at short the Cubs will eems the more probable of the two ru several days after the opening of the HARBY Dix COLE. be heard from in the campaign in 1913." A SPORTING ©LIFE FEBRUARY 15, 1913

DEVOTED TOMBASE BALL MEN A1TD MEASURES "WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE AND CHARITY FOR ALL"—EDITOR FRANCIS C. RICHTER

Clnb to pay for a player who refused to join the team, or for the New York Club to pay salary to a player who refused to SUPREME COURT OF BASE BALL work. As the case stands now player o Coleman stands suspended, the Atlanta DECISIONS BY THE NATIONAL MANNING PRECEDENT APPLIES A WEEKLY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO Club is saved $1500, and the New York BASE BALL AND TRAP SHOOTING Club is out that sum unless the player Cincinnati, O., February 5. Decision reports to the Atlanta Club in the Spring COMMISSION No. 1001. In Re Appeal of Player FOUNDED APRIL, 1883. in which event the Atlanta Club will be Whitcraft from Decision of National required to pay the New York Club the Board. (Title Registered in the United States Patent Office Official Text of the Latest Find by The Sporting Life Publishing Company, sum agreed upon last season for his re Player Ray Whitcraft, who, while a Entered at the Philadelphia Post Office lease. ings Transmitted to "Sporting member of the Wilkes-Barre Club, of the as second class matter. New York State League, sustained a Published every Saturday by NEW THOUGHT IN SPORT Life" for Publication By Com broken bone during the game of May 1, THE SPORTING LIFE PUBLISHING Co. 1912, which incapacitated him for the 3£ South Third Street, AT THE Philadelphia Sporting Writers mission Secretary John E* Brace. rest of the season, appeals from a finding PHILADELPHIA, PA., U. S. A. " Ninth Annual Dinner, on the third of the National Board, disallowing his claim for salary to the close of the con THOMAS S. DANDO...... President inst, at which President William H. BELOW will be found the official pub- FRANCIS C. RICHTBR...... Vice-Pres.-Editor Locke, of the Phillies, was gtiest of honor, ** lication of the latest decisions hand tract period. J. CLIFF DANDO...... Secretary-Treasurer ex-Judge John W. Wescott, of Camden ed down by the National Commission, The player was paid full salary for one EDWARD C. STARK...... Business Manager who placed President-Elect Woodrow which is in effect the Court of Last Re month, and half salary until July 15, un SUBSCRIPTION RATES Wilson in nomination at the Baltimore sort in the World of Base Ball. The de der a clause in his contract, on which the One Year...... $2.00 cisions are furnished "Sporting Life" by Wilkes-Barre Club predicates its defense Convention: made a remarkable address stipulating that he should receive for the Six Months...... 1.25 in which he advanced an entirely new John E. Bruce, the Secretary-Treasurer Three Months...... ,y...... 65c of the National Commission, and are period of disability his salary in full for Canadian Postage, 50 cents extra p«f year. thought in connection with sport, in the first two weeks, the expenses of sur Foreign Postage, $1.00 extra per year. which sporting writers are pictured as therefore official. As such they should gical and hospital treatment and one half be studiously scanned by all parties in of his salary for the next two weeks. The PHILADELPHIA, FEBBUAEY 15, 1913. important factors in the new national base ball, and particularly by minor movement for economic reform, social league officials, magnates and managers, closing sentence of this clause reads as justice and ©eugenic uplift, as may be follows: "At the expiration of the above as a vast majority of the eases decided by 30 days, all liability of the party of the A PRECEDENT ESTABLISHED judged from the following abstract of the National Commission are minor first part (the Wilkes-Barre Club) shall Mr. Wescotfs speech: league player cases, which come to the cease and terminate." TN A DECISION handed down last "This Is an age of economy. The greatest National Commission eitner direct or by The player states that he paid the rent A week, the National Commission waste in history has been In human life. We appeal from previous National Board of his room and the services of an at care for our domestic animals and our machinery, findings: followed the precedent it recently set to see that, by care, their longevity is increased, tendant for the ten days he stayed at in the now famous Manning case, in that they may produce the utmost material Wilkes-Barre after the accident. He then value. Not so with the human animal. In the went home and remained there because of which in accordance with the letter and quest of wealth the health and life of the human MINOR CLUB WINS APPEAL spirit of the National Agreement and machine hare been disregarded. Heretofore the his incapacity to give services to his broad grounds of equity, a prior decision effort has been to put the human machine under Cincinnati, O., February 4. Decision club. He contends that he is entitled to the highest pressure, regardless of its utility or No. 1000. In Re Claim of Atlanta full pay for the term of his contract, less of the National Board was reversed, longevity, and, when done with it, cast it upon the amount received by him, or to be de though it was in accordance with Na the dump heap. The most commanding thought Club against New York American of modern times Is concerning the economic and clared a free agent. His1 name appears tional Association law and usage. As in moral valne of the individual. The solution of League Club. on the reserve list of the Wilkes-Barre the Manning case the one under consid that problem is the solution of all problems. It The Atlanta Club, of the Southern Club for 1913. eration was the case of a player named is in respect to this matter that the sporting League, represents that it secured the The precedent, established in the man writers are building, perhaps better than they services of players Russell, Hogue, Joy ning case, is applicable. The clause in Whitcraft, who was suspended without know. By their intelligent activity, by means nes, Revelle and Bailey in January, 1912, pay while incapacitated by injuries sus of the public press, and by other means, they this player©s contract, under which the are not only reaching hundreds of thousands, under an optional agreement from the Wilkes-Barre Club settled with him, con tained in the service of the Wilkes-Barre but they are building an empire of health, cour New York Club, of the American League. age, cleanliness and .physical power; they are flicts with a provision of the National Club, of the New York League. Whit- building an empire founded upon the economic The consideration for the release of play Agreement and is, therefore, null and craft was injured on May 1, carried for value of the individual; they are building a re er Bailey was $500; of each of the void. The obligations of a club to a play a month and a half following his injury public on an economic theory that means others $300. patriotism and the ultimate abolition of disease er for salary can be terminated only by according to his minor league contract, and suffering; they are building a new type of The Atlanta Club contends that there .release or suspension for his failure and then suspended without pay for bal man, not in the image of God, but in the image was an understanding between the parties through dissipation, disloyalty or indif of a better and higher humanity. Therefore, to the optional agreement that if any of ference to live up to the terms of his ance of season and reserved for the 1913 the sporting writers may be ranked, not only the players were not desired after trial, season. The National* Board denied the with the utilitarians of the age, but with its contract. Until formally suspended or humanitarians.©© the consideration for their respective re released the player©s contract continued player©s appeal for his salary, as usual, leases would be returned. Player Revelle in force and he is entitled the full com on the ground that the Wilkes-Barre No finer tribute was ever paid to was transferred to the Portsmouth, Va., pensation it calls for. Club acted within its rights under the sporting writers as a class in respect of Club, and player Hogue to the Spartan- As Article VII, of the National Agree National Association form of contract. the public value of their work, and we burg, S. C., Club, with the approval of ment prohibits a club from reserving a The National Commission overruled the hope that all sport writers, and particu the New York Club, which promptly re player while in "arrears of salary" to larly all base ball writers, will consider imbursed the Atlanta Club on their re him," he is hereby declared a free agent, National Board on the ground that the turn. clause in the minor league contract en well this entirely new view of the scope, tfhless the Wilkes-Barre Club, within ten importance and effect of their work; and, Player Russell was tendered to the days after the promulgation of this find abling a club to suspend an injured play New York Club early in April and re ing, pay him salary in accordance with er after 45 days subsequent to the in keeping always in view the high standard turned to it by its direction on April 22. the terms of its 1912 contract with him jury is contrary to Article VII of the set and higher obligations imposed upon Player Joynes, it is claimed, was suf from July 15 to the close of that season. National Agreement; that a player©s right them by Judge Wescott©s new classifi fering from varicose veins, which neces AUG. HERRMANN, cation, will strive to shape their views sitated an operation. When notified that B. B. JOHNSON, to salary for the full contract period can T. J. LYNCH, only be abridged or terminated by release and utterances accordingly, and by so this player was incapacitated for ball (adr.) The National Commission,; much increase the value of their contribu playing, Manager Wolverton, of the New or suspension for his failure to live up to York Club, gave instructions that he be his obligations through insubordination, tion to human society, and simultane sent to his home. PLAYER WINS RELEASE intemperance or indifference; and that a ously their importance in their own jour The Atlanta Clnb requests that the club which desires to reserve a player nalistic world, in which the Sporting De New York Club be required to settle Cincinnati, O., February 6. Decision must pay him every dollar his contract partment has, until very recent times, with it the amount paid by it for the No. 1002. In Re Application-of Play calls for. This is in strict conformity been regarded as a mere transient or sup release of these players, to wit: $300 er Frost to be Declared a Free Agent. with the decision in the Manning case; plementary commercial or news feature teach. Player J. R. Frost states that he was and, therefore, of little substantial and The New York Club admits the return notified on October 1, 1912, of his release indicates the National Commission©s in of players Russell and Joynes and ac tention to consistently follow the prece perman©ent value or importance in the knowledges its obligation to pay that club by the Toledo Club, of the American As dent therein established; and makes it great scheme of our civilization. $600 therefore, but contends that the sociation, to the New Orleans Club, of obligatory upon the National Association Atlanta Club owes it $1500 for the re the Southern League, which in January to amend its contract form, under pain lease of player Coleman, making a dif of this year, tendered him a contract of continuous reversals in cases of appeal JUSTIFIABLE REVERSAL ference of $900 in favor of the New York for next season. The player contends Club. that he is a free agent for the reason based upon the conditions and circum THE National Commission within a stances of the Manning and Whitcraft It appears th©at player Coleman re that neither club reserved him for 1913. * week reversed an award of $51.60 to fused to report to the Atlanta Club, The New Orleans Club claims that the cases. player Kerwan for salary from the Wau- which club declines to pay the consider omission of this player©s name from its sau Club, owing to the fact that the ation agreed on for his release until he 1913 reserve list is not due to its negli EVEN-HANDED JUSTICE Commission discovered that its original has entered its service. gence. Its president, who went to Cuba The following ruling promulgated by in September and did not return until finding was based on misleading evidence. the Commission and printed on the face late in November, asserts that he wrote THE National Commission has just A newspaper clipping, which appeared in of the uniform agreement for the trans Secretary Farrell requesting him to add 1 handed down a decision in the case of the records, stated, through a typographi fer of a player is applicable: the names of players purchased by or the New York American League Club©s cal error, that the railroad company set "To establish uniformity in action by clubs allotted by draft to his club, during his claim upon the Atlanta Club for payment tled with the player for injuries in a when a player, released by a major league clnb absence, to its reserve list, which waa to a minor league club or by a minor league club of release money for a player who failed wreck for $100. The player admits that to a major league club, refuses to report to and filed on September 16. to report to the minor club to which he he was paid $1100 adjustment of the contract with the club to which he is trans The letter referred to, written by Pres was assigned. The decision was against ferred, the Commission directs the club securing ident Frank, at Havana, on October 19, injuries which incapacitated him for 18 him to protect both parties to the deal from reads as follows: "I am unable to give the major league club because the latter days. The Wausau Club©s contention responsibility for his salary during his in failed to protect both itself and the minor subordination by promptly suspending him. Pay you the names of the drafted players that that he was compensated for his loss of ment, in part or in whole, of the consideration were awarded to* the New Orleans Club club by suspending the recalcitrant player salary by the railroad company is, there for the release of such player will not be en and ask that you add the ones it may be until he reported to the purchasing club, fore, reasonable, and the Commission up forced until he is reinstated and actually enters to our list." thereby- saving both salary and purchase holds the National Board©s ruling that the service of the ptrrchasing club." This request was complied with by money. The National Commission rule he is not entitled to double pay for the The counter claim of the New York Secretary Farrell, who states that the in all such cases is that payment for the Club is, therefore, disallowed, pending the name of player Frost does not appear on time he was disabled. Incidentally, the refusal of player Coleman to report to the the 1913 reserve list, submitted by the release of a player is not enforceable un National Commission also dismissed this Atlanta Club, and the New York Club is president of the New Orleans Club on til such player reports to the club to player©s request for release from the directed to forward its check for $600 to September 16, or on the final and com which he is transferred. In this particu Wausau Club owing to salary reduction the Secretary of the Commission for plete reserve list of that club, filed on lar case, given in full in our National on the ground that the reduction was in transmission to the Atlanta Club in ad October 20, by President Kavanaugh for Commission column, player Coleman©s re accordance with the new salary limit rule justment of the amount hereby adjudged it and all other Southern League clubs. fusal to join the Atlanta Club subjected which the National Commission is bound to be due it for the return of players Rus Neither did the Toledo Club reserve him sell and Joynes. for next season. him to suspension in justice to the two to sustain whenever a salary limit is AUG. HERRMANN. contracting parties, as it would have been made according to the provisions of the B. B. JOHNSOJf, As reservation is essential to the pre T. 3. t,Y?«3H, sentation of the right to the services of a manifestly unfair to require the Atlanta new National Agreement. (adr.) The National Commission. player, and the New Orleans club failed FEBRUARY 15, 1913

to observe this requirement, player Frost Grant in not applying all of the receipts is hereby declared a free agent. J in 1911 to the payment of all expendi AUG. HERRMANN, B. B. JOHNSON, tures in so far as the same could be T. J. LYNCH, 27 Drafted Players Claimed done is condemned by the Commission. (adv.> The National Commission. This action on his part no doubt com pelled the Central League to take over EVANSVILLE CASE DECIDED By High-Class Minor Clubs the Evansville Club. The Central League is, therefore, di- Cincinnati, O., February 7. Decision No. recte4. to adjust these claims of the 1003. In Re Claims Against 1911 Cincinnati, O., February 8. Bulletin No. 1007. Notice Relative to Return Evansville creditors within 10 days after Evansville Club and Central League. of Players Drafted by Major League Clubs and Claimed by the National the promulgation of this finding through The Commission is requested to require Association Clubs. the office of the Secretary of the Commis The following players, selected by Major League Clubs for 1913, have sion. the Central League to forthwith settle the been claimed by National Association Clubs, through the office of Secretary following claims-against the 1911 Evans The K. L T. League having defalted in Farrell, in compliance with the provision of Section 9, Article VI of the the payment of the purchase price for the ville Club, which through its President, National Agreement and the conditions prescribed in official bulletin No. 32 territorial rights to Evansville, its claim Dr. Carson, it is alleged to have assumed of the National Association, issued November 1, 1912: to that city is hereby declared forfeited. and promised to adjust on the forfeiture Club. League. Player. Drafted From Drafted By AUG. HERRMANN, and transfer of that franchise to South Louisville ....American Association ..Stansbury .Louisville ...... St. Louis N. L. B. B. JOHNSON, Bend on July 29th, 1911: Chattanooga . .Southern ...... Balenti ...... Chattanooga .....St. Louis N. L. T. J. LYNCH, Arthur Gross, rent of ball park and balance Sacramento . . .Pacific Coast ...... Berghammer . . . Lincoln ...... Chicago N. L. (adr.) The National Commissloa. due on franchise, $830.70. Sacramento . . .Pacific Coast ...... Orr ...... Sacramento ...... Philadelphia A. L. Ed Beard, uniforms and base ball supplies, Sacramento . . .Pacific Coast ...... Young ...... Harrisburg ...... New York A. L. $314.25. (Subject to investigation as to whether New York American League Club has title). SALARY LIMIT SUSTAINED Evansville "Democrat" advertising, $30. Sacramento ",., .Pacific Coast ...... Drohan ...... Kewanee ...... Washington Hiram Adler©, refund on refreshment privilege Indianapolis .American Association . .Berghammer . . . Lincoln ...... Chicago N. L. Cincinnati, O., February 7. Decision No. for twenty-one (21) games as per contract, $168. Indianapolis .American Association ..Gathers ...... Seranton ...... St. Louis N. L. Hiram Adler, security on note on Citizens© Indianapolis .American Association . .Metz ...... San Antonio ..... Boston N. L. 1004. Supplemental Finding, in re National Bank, $400. Indianapolis American Association ..Kernan ...... Oshkosh ...... Chicago A, L. Enforcement of Award to Player Kir- Citizens© National Bank note, $400. New Orleans .Southern .. Bates .Newport News .. Cleveland wan by National Board Against Wau- Total, $2142.95. New Orleans -Southern ...... Wilson .Knoxville ...... Cleveland sau Club. New Orleans .Southern ...... Betts . .San Antonio ..... Cleveland These claimants and other citizens of New Orleans .Southern ...... Drohan .Kewanee ...... Washington In a finding promulgated on February Evansville also petition the Commission New Orleans .Southern ...... Williams .Newark, O...... Washington 1st, the Commission directed the Wausau to annul the sale of its Class C Central Portland .. Pacific Coast ...... Williams .Newark, 0...... Washington Club, of the Wisconsin-Illinois League, League franchise in April, 1912, to Class Portland ... Pacific Coast ...... Drohan .Kewanee ...... Washington Portland" ... Pacific Coast ...... Bates . Newport News ... Cleveland to pay Player Kirwun two weeks© salary D, K. I. T. League and thereby render Portland ... Pacific Coast ...... Grubb . Morristown ...... Cleveland at the rate of $175 a month for the time it eligible to membership in a Class B Portland ... Pacific Coast ...... Wilson Knoxville ...... Cleveland he was disabled as the result of a railroad League. Portland ..Pacific Coast ...... Betts San Antonio ..... Cleveland wreck, while traveling with his team. Milwaukee . . . American Association .Beall ...... Denver ...... Cleveland The claimants© contention that earnest St. Paul ...... American Association .Berghammer Lincoln ...... Chicago N. L. The decision was predicated on a news efforts to secure a hearing before the Na St. Paul ...American Association .Miller ...... Harrisburg ...... Pittsburgh paper clipping to the effect that the rail tional Board proved fruitless is corrob St. Paul .. .American Association . Booe ...... Fort Wayne ..... Pittsburgh road company settled with him for $100. orated by a statement submitted to the St. Paul ..American Association . House ...... Kewanee ...... Detroit It develops that the amount of damages St. Paul . .American Association .Drohan ..... Kewanee ...... Washington Commission by Secretary Farrell to the St. Paul ..American Association . Beall ...... Denver ...... Cleveland allowed him was $1100, which should pre effect that he had officially informed the St. Paul ..American Association .Balenti ..... Chattanooga ..... St. Louis A. L. clude a claim of salary for the period of creditors that the National Board "could St. Paul .. American Association © Agnew Vernon ...... St. Louis A. L. his disability. not go into the collection agency business Omaha .Western League ...... Wilson Knoxville ...... Cleveland Omaha .Western League ...... Williams ...... Newark, 0...... Washington The Commission, therefore, reverses for collection of notes, ground rent, uni Omaha .Western League ...... Betts ...... San Antonio ..... Cleveland its original decision, overruling the find forms, etc., and that their recourse was Omaha ...... Western League ...... Drohan ...... Kewanee ...... Washington ing of the National Board, and dismisses an action in court to recover from the Buffalo ...... International ...... Schung ...... Buffalo ...... Philadelphia A. L. the player©s appeal. Buffalo .....©. .International ...... Dolan ...... Rochester ...... Philadelphia N. L. makers of notes and others." He also Buffalo ...... International ...... Cottrell ...... Seranton ...... Chicago N. L. The player complains that the contract notified these parties tLat the commence Buffalo ...... International ...... Clymer ...... Minneapolis .....Chicago N. L. tendered him for 1913 calls for less sal ment of a civil suit precluded considera Columbus . . . . .American Association ..Drohan ...... Kewanee ...... Washington ary than he drew from the Wausau Club tion by the Board. Rochester . . . .International ...... Dolan ...... Rochester ...... Philadelphia N. L. in 1912 and asks that he be declared a Montreal .... .International ...... Connelly ...... Montreal ...... Washington At a recent hearing in Chicago at Toledo ...... American Association . .Hernden ...... St. Louis free agent unless that club contracts which representatives of the claimants, (Subject to investigation as to whether St. Louis American or National League Club with him for as much salary as he re Dr. Carson, ex-president, and Mr. Heil- has title to this player and how secured). ceived last season. broner, president of the Central League, Toledo ...... American Association ..Stevenson ...... Oshkosh ...... St. Louis©N. L. As the Commission has approved the were present, it developed that a suit Toledo ...... American Association ..Bates ...... Newport News , Cleveland salary limit of all National Association Toledo ...... American Association ..Wilson ...... Knoxville ..... Cleveland was not pending when application for re Denver ...... Western ...... Heckiuger ..... Racine ...... , Chicago N. L. Leagues for 1913, strict compliance will dress was made to the Board and Mr. Denver ...... Western ...... Drohan ...... Kewanee ...... Washington be required from each. As ihe compensa Farrell©s suggestion that the creditors ap tion offered the player for next season, peal to the courts was not adopted by Under the provisions of the Section of the National Agreement above referr although less than he received the pre them. ed to, "when more than one club of the same class claims a selected player, ceding season, is fair and reasonable for From the evidence submitted through the right of his services shall be determined by lot by the Secretary of the a club of the Wausau Club©s classifica correspondence or in person the Commis National Board." In compliance therewith, Secretary Farrell, has notified tion, the Commiseion dismisses the play the Commission of the award of the following players, claimed by more than er©s request. sion finds: one club of the same classification, as follows: 1. All of these claims are of a base ball B. B. JOHNSON, nature and are allowed. Drohan to Columbus, Berghammer to Sacramento, Wilson to Portland, T. J. LYNCH, 2. The receipts of the Evansville Club be Betts. to Portland, Williams to Portland, Bates to Portland, Beall to Mil AUG. HERRMANN, tween the opening of its season and the for waukee. (adT.) The National Commission. feiture of its franchise on July 29, 1911. ex The following Class AA or A Club exercised the privilege of reclaiming ceeded its disbursements approximately $5000. These excess receipts hare not been accounted the player drafted from it, viz: Dolan by Rochester, Balenti by Chattan A PLAYER APPEAL DENIED for or applied to any of the club©s indebtedness. ooga. 3. The Central League permitted the Evans No notice having been received from Secretary Farrell of claims for ma Cincinnati, O., February 8. Decision ville Club to begin its season in arrears for No. 1006. In Re Status of Player League dues to the amount of $225 and without jor league drafted players from any club below Class A, the Commission as-, filing the bond required of its members by the sumes that none was recorded. Juul. Central League for its protection, as well as If a drafted player be released by the drafting club to a club^ot a member Player Herbert V. «Tuul states that being in default to a National Association Club of either Major League, after having been actually in the service of _the re when he was released by the Chicago Na for the amount due for a released player. leasing club, before the close of the 1912 championship race or during the tional League Club to the Louisville, Am Ex-President Carson©s statement shows next training or regular season, the National Agreement Club, claiming the erican Association Club, he reported to "that the unpaid salaries of the Evans player as shown herein, will be entitled to his services on the payment of the latter on July 2, 1911, but on its re ville players amounted to $5,012.90; the the draft price. fusal to assume his Chicago contract- he club was behind in its 1911 league dues was given his unconditional release. On and defaulted in the payment of $500 for THE RIGHT TO CLAIM ANY OF SUCH PLAYERS IS CONTINGENT July 4, of that year, he accepted terms the release of Player Snyder, all of which ON THEIR RELEASE TO A MINOR LEAGUE CLUB DURING THE with the Cincinnati Club, entered its indebtedness was settled by the Central SEASON OF 1913. service, remained with it until July 27, League after it assumed control of the A drafted player, whose name does not appear as claimed in the above when he was paid in full at the rate of club out of the moneys realized ©by it list, may be released to any minor league club, at any time after Major $275 a month and his services transferred from the assets of the club. League waivers have been secured on him and he has participated in a to the Columbus Club, of the American Responsibility for the claims filed is game with the releasing club during a regular or training season. Association. fixed on the Central League for the dej If a drafted player is retained by a Major League Club for a full season, The Columbus Club offered him a con faulting club©s debt for a number of the club having title to his services may transfer his services to any club it tract at the same salary that he received reasons: chooses. It should always be the aim of the releasing club to place such from the Cincinnati Club, but the player (a). Its negligence in permitting a club, player with a club of the highest classification possible. declined it with the explanation that he which did not discharge its dues for 1910 or A drafted player cannot be released to a minor league club, for a year did not consider himself justified in play furnish the bond required for 1911, to remain In control of it, although its players were not after his selection until waivers have been secured from all Major League ing for a minor league club for as small paid according to contract for its legitimate Clubs. a remuneration as he received from a debts discharged. When a Major League Club returns a drafted player to the National As major league club. The Columbus Club, (b). The testimony clearly shows that the sociation Club claiming him, notice should be served on the President of the thereupon, suspended him and has an receipts of the Central League while in control of the forfeited club from the disposal of play League, of the releasing Club, the Chairman of the Commission and Secre nually tendered ©him a contract for 1912 ers, draft money, recall of players, and sale of tary Farrell, who will forward to the Secretary of the Commission check in and for 1913 at $200 a month. franchise, was considerably in excess of the dis payment for the amount of the original draft money. The player contends that under the cir bursements made by the league on account of cumstances he is entitled to be declared taking the club over, exclusive of the claims AUG. HERRMANN, herein referred to, it being clearly shown that B. B. JOHNSON, a free agent. He admits that he is not the league was paid $2000 far the franchise on T. J. LYNCH, satisfied that he could make good in the its transfer to South Bend, attempted to dispose (adv.) The National Commission. American Association. of the territorial rights to the Evansville Club, The Commission holds that the Colum of the K. I. T. League, for $1000, of which MEMORANDUM SHOWING ADVANCEMENT OF PLAYERS DRAFTED BY MAJOR LEAGUE amount, however, only $200 was received. bus Club has fully complied with the (c). The statement of expenditures sub CLUBS UNDER NEW PROVISIONS OF NATIONAL AGREEMENT. laws of the game in dealing with this mitted by Dr. Carson includes payment in full player and dismisses his complaint. of $225 unpaid dues to the Evansville Club, In the Fall of 1912 sixty-nine players were drafted© by the 16 Major which should have been settled before the season League Clubs. Twenty-seven of these players have already been claimed by His refusal to contract with the Col of 1911 started, as well as he deducts $500 for Clubs of Class AA and A, in case they are released during the season of umbus Club at the salary he was paid the payment of the release of player Snyder, in 1913 by the Major League Clubs now having title to them. Under the old by the Cincinnati Club was the sole cause which the Evansville Club defaulted, and charges of his failure to obtain liberal compen up to that club $700 for league dues, although provisions of the Agreement as a rule the drafted players went back to the the Evansville Club was transferred in July, clubs from which secured without being given an opportunity to advance to sation as a player. The contracts, call 1911, and its successor should bear a proportion the classification higher than that of the Minor League Club from which they ing for $200 a month, tendered him for ate part of this obligation, all of which clearly were secured. 1912 and 1913, were formal and not con indicates that the league©s claims against the clusive as to salary, which is always a club and territory were fully paid out of the Under the new arrangement, the following advancement of players has monies received from the franhcise. been made : subject for negotiation between club and (d). Correspondence Is produced to substanti Two players claimed by Class A A secured by Major League Clubs from player until adjusted. ate the assertion that President Carson gave his AUG. HERRMANN, official pledge that the Evansville claims would Class A.© B. B. JOHNSON, be paid as soon as the financial affairs of the Eight players claimed by Class AA secured by Major League Clubs from T. J. LYNCH, defaulting club were adjnsted. None of these Class B. (adv.) The National Commission. obligations, except that of the union band for its service on opening day, has been paid. Three players claimed by Class AA secured by Major League Clubs from (e). The creditors have agreed to accept Class C. *It is manifestly one of the by-laws of the $1500 in full payment for their claims. This Three players claimed by Class AA secured by Major League Clubs from Base Ball Players© Fraternity that no member sum plus an additional amount can now be Class D. shall think in sums of less than five figures realized by the Central League in disposing of during the Winter. New York "American." the franchise in question either to Evansville One player claimed by Class AA secured by Major League Club from or to some other applicant therefor, and for that Class C. This shows that 17 players out of 27 that have been claimed advanced in *Point in economics Base ball salaries soar reason, more than anything else, there should every season, but unlike butter, eggs- and beef, be no further delay in the final settlement of their profession under the new provisions of the National Agreement. the base ball admission price remains at the old this controversy. figure. Ponder on this, hold-outs. Philadelphia The conduct of ex-Owner and Manager r "Nortil American." 6 SPORTING LIFE FEBRUARY 15, 1913 the time came to pull the strings on the but the records give no figures as to his Spring inter-city plan, which is as it youngsters on "the farm," Maurice A. playing with that club. Just what Dah should be. DRAWINGJL/I\rl TV IJMVJ fl\^L^\JkJL^ OSE was among the first to be hauled back len will do with another southpaw is A MISSING PLAYER. to the home fireside. He is a right-hand easy to predict unless the newcomer turns If this reaches Bill Wagner, last year ed flinger, six feet tall, and weighs in out to be a wonder. Bill has a formidable with the New Orleans Club and sup ARE ERSTWHILE ESTRANGED action 170 pounds. Kent studied at the trio already in Rucker, Alien and Ying- posedly a resident of Spring Lake, Mich., University of Iowa. If he had only gone ling, so that Williams will have a burg he will confer a favor on a host of yearn to Bucknell we might call him another lar©s job breaking in. He may be shipped ing fans by letting the Brooklyn Club MAJOR LEAGUES Mathewson. Still, Kent would sound to Newark to take the usual course, know that he is alive. Just now, Wag every bit as good written after the sou ner is much of a mystery. The guide briquet "Peerless One." DESERVED RECOGNITION AT LAST. contains the information that one Wag Charley Ebbets, politician, statesman The Angles of the Chance Deal ENOS KIRKPATRICK, UTILITY INFIELDEB ner pitched 28 games for New Orleans and base ball magnate is at last getting in 1912, won 19, lost 8 and tied one, and the Joint Occupancy of the and Dahlen©s "hope" for heavy-hitting proper recognition in his home town, batted .192 and fielded .909, but beyond honors, turned in his signed contract something few men, if any. get until after the fact that on the strength of that Polo Grounds in New York Sig Thursday and is an accredited member they are dead. The Brooklyn "Eagle" is performance Brooklyn dra©fted him last of the Brooklyn elite. Enos came out of conducting a symposium of "Brooklyn©s Fall, we know naught. Four letters ad the West two years ago with a terrible Famous Men" and among the selections dressed to him at Spring Lake brought nificant Later-Day Developments handicap. It was at a time when G. of the five most successful men, no less no reply. A telegram to the same place Harried Ebbets was in the slough of de a personage than the Rev. Dr. James M. was returned marked "uncalled for." spond over his collection of athletes and Farrar, himself a famous Brooklynite, Get into the limelight, Bill. There©s a New York, February 10. Some base on the advice of friends was determined picks C. Hercules. Incidentally Dr. ball fans wonder if the lease of the New niche in the base ball hall of fame wait to get together an All-Irish team. The Farrar is a thirty-third degree base ball ing to be filled alongside of those of York American League Club obtained on argument advanced was that it took the fan and was one of the three ministers Honus and Heine. And on that New the Polo Grounds for next Irish to furnish the speed, intelligence who officiated at the cornerstone laying Orleans record your IT! season is only a stepping and aggressiveness to bring on a winning of Ebbets Field. Dr. Farrar says of Mr. stone to similar moves in team and Ebbets was in that receptive Ebbets: \ GEORGE EDWARD DENNEN, other cities which boast of mood that he would have gladly raided "Mr. Ebbets has developed base ball to a representative of the Tenth Assembly two major league clubs. a lunatic asylum for material. Larry point where his Ebbets Field has become Brook District of Brooklyn, is confident that his The move is significant in Sutton, who is long on sizing up ball lyn©s recreation park. A glance at the new bill permitting amateur ball games on field will show that, while great business prin that it proves that virtual players, but apparently a bit shy on ciples have been at work he has spent thousands Sunday afternoon©s will pass when it ly .all of the old sores re physiognomy, dug up Kirkpatrick as the of dollars in what can never come back to him comes to a vote at Albany today. Den- sulting from the war are nucleus for his All-Irish team and the through gate receipts. In addition to his busi nen is a reporter on the Brooklyn-Stand being healed. Unquestion gang was about to arrange the original ness success he has kept in mind the people to ard Union and has written a lot of base whom he wishes to contribute pleasure. In ably, the clubs would profit Ebbets celebration banquet when Johnny the unselfish side of his nature we find the ball for his paper. He won his election immensely by an arrange- Pollock, of the "Evening World," dis secret of his success." on the Sunday amateur base ball ques Frank Farrell ment where only one park covered that no sane Irishman would This is an angle of Charley©s person tion. Just how the semi-pro clubs will was used in two-league navigate with a name like Kirkpatrick. ality that every newspaper man in fit in under the new law, if it is adopted, cities. Leaseholds would be cfot in half That broke up the dinner party and Greater New York and elsewhere has is difficult to see as the bill contains a and it wouldn©t in the least interfere with THE PROPOSED IRISH TEAM. known for years and that the fans of clause prohibiting the charging of an the schedules, as there are very few con It also stopped, temporarily at least, the Brooklyn are gradually becoming ac admission fee. It does not make any flicting dates _ any more. Realty values migration of Enos from a minor league quainted with. His uplift of the Na- reference to the sale of the necessary in the big cities of America are increas score card, ho©wever, which may be as ing every year, and the question of the sumed to provide the semi-pros with a lease is an important one to an owner loophole. who must pay the bulk of his expenses BON MOTS BY BILL DAHLEN. out of the 77 games scheduled at the home park. When his club is on the When Manager Bill Dalilen was in road his expensive park is idle and run formed by the writer on Saturday that at a dead loss. Could the opposition The Pittsburgh Club has turned down New The Syracuse Club has received the signed Cholly Murphy and Johnny Evers were York©s offer of $5000 and four players for contract of third baseman Erve Wratten, late of on their way to spend Sunday afternoon team step in and play at the park while pitcher Claude Hendrix. Zanesville. He will be played at short. his club is away, then both owners at Ebbets Field, the Superba leader ex would save a great deal of money. The Manager Tarusett, of the Albany Club, Is out The quarantine against spinal meningitis has pressed no surprise. with the announcement that pitcher Fred been raised at Hickman, Ky., and the place is It was suggested that Dalilen offer a opposition to thei doubling-up system at Gaiser, who pitched for Wilkes-Barre last year, now available for the Spring training of the one park is that it savors too much like has been turned over to Albany by the New Minneapolis team, as originally designed. trade for Eyers, put the "Crab" on sec a trust and might not }ook well in the York Americans under an optional agreement. Pitcher Larry Cheney, of the Chicago Cubs, ond and switch Cutshaw to short. eyes of the fans who are very partisan In the New York State League Manager has sold his cigar store in Bartlesville, Okla., "Yes and lose my job. Nothing doing," to one league or the other in competing Burchell has ordered his Syracuse players to re and is making preparations to move to dishing, said Bill. port April 8. Manager .Tames Tamsett, of the where he is interested in an interurban line that We were discussing the subject of bank cities. But it must not be forgotten that Albany Club, has sent contracts to the following: is to be built there this Spring. Cheney refused the same rules -and law that protects the Conifay, Rvans, Lindberg, Yale, infielders; Ham- an offer of $5000 for his stock. "Guess nickel accounts among the big league players National League protects the American mond, McGarry, Gaiser, Harned, Mclntyre, Mc- fares on a line that will haul 3000 passengers a and the consensus of opinion was that Leod, pitchers; J. Miller, H6ward, Edwards, day at the outset is not so bad," Cheney said the spangled heroes were getting more League, and that both leagues have equal Doyle, Coveleskie, Warren, Miller, Kay, O©Hara, when he turned down an offer for his holdings, influence in the National Commission. outfielders; McCarthy, .Wendell, catchers. dishing is in the heart of one of the greatest careful with their coin nowadays. First baseman George Bowers, of Philadelphia, oil fields ever opened up. "That reminds me of an old pal of of last season©s Anderson (Carolina Association) Hugh Duffy has virtually given up the pro mine on the Chicago Colts," said Dahlen. BROOKLYN BUDGET Club, has been appointed coach of the University ject of moving his Fall River (New England "He started a bank account in a trust of North Carolina base ball team. League) team and franchise to Portland, Me. company and got a nice check book with The Troy Club has secured pitchers Sitton In the Central League the Terre Haute Club which to spend the money. He paid no More Valuable Players Safe in the Fold and Walford from the Atlanta Club, of the has signed W. E. ("Goat") Anderson as mana attention to the account and was finally A New Southpaw Pitcher President Southern League. ger; and has received the signed contract of in notified by the bank officials that he had A dispatch from Spokane, Wash., under date nelder James Riley; catcher Yolie, of the United Ebbets Gradually Coming Into His Own of February 8, says: "Rube Marquard and Blos States Navy; and pitcher Karl Hennis, who was overdrawn.- They couldn©t make him be som Seeley cannot niarry for three1 months. Miss given a trial by the St. Louis National Club two lieve it, though, because he had a lot of Some Bon Mots By Arlie Latham and Seeley declared today on receipt of a message years ago. bank checks left in his book. from her counsel in New York that the terms of Catcher Earl Blackburn, of the Cincinnati "And the verdant ones aren©t all gone Manager Bill Dahlen. the decree secured by Julius Cahan, her former Reds, who has been critically ill at his home in husband, prohibit her marriage within 90 days. Springfield, O., with diphtheria, is on the sure yet," continued Bill. "When Nap Brooklyn, N. Y., February 10. Editor Rucker got married he opened a bank "Sporting Life." If that old saw, "Si They had made plans for a spectacular wedding road to recovery. here this week. ©It will be hard to wait,© she A syndicate of local men will probably take account in his wife©s name. Then Nap lence Is Golden" is really big league stuff said, ©but I will marry dear Rube wherever we over the Wilkes-Barre Club, of the New York kicked like a trooper because the bank Bill Dahlen, collector of happen to be the very day the period is up.© " State League, during the week. The syndicate turned back a check he drew in his own diamond stars for Brook The Philadelphia National Club is negotiating Is headed by Pete Noonan, the old Athletic with right-handed pitcher Earl Vonderburg, for catcher, and with him are associated Frank name." lyn, ought to be a million- merly of the Battle Creek Club, of the Sooth Hemingway, A. O. Laning and Leo Long, all WIRELESS FROM NEWARK. air captain of industry. Michigan League, but now a free agent. of Wilkes-Barre. President Clymer will not ad George Solomon, versatile president of Bill continues to pose as The Milwaukee Club, of the American Asso mit that a sale has taken place, although he thet latter-day Sphinx, but ciation, has received the signed contract of does state that the syndicate has about decided the Newarks, earned some money for the while he is saying nothing, catcher Harry Lavigne and E. K. Johnson. The to make a purchase. club today. He picked up two semi-pro latter was a star outfielder on the Bo.wdoin Col Manager Tamsett, of Albany, has signed players right off the lots and sold them he is sawing a lot of wood. lege nine in 1911. Johnson, who played inde pitcher Carlos Hammond. of Cambridge, 0. The for $100 apiece. A. YAGER. Ergo and to wit, Sir Wil pendent ball last year, batted close to .400 in 68 boy is 20 years old, six feet ia height and liam gathered three more games. weighs 180 pounds. big fish into the 1913 Su- FUNERAL MIX-UP perba net during the past Abe Yager week in the persons of club to the majors. Ebbets stood a lot tional game in Brooklyn will never be re In "Which a Brother of Catcher Roger Maurice»•-*-"•'-»* -t '"V- u~a..L^v,4-LAlien AVCJJ.C,Kent, pitch-|J1L^H of joshing over the mistake, but while paid through the turnstiles, as Dr. Far er; Enos Kirkpatrick, utility infielder; he didn©t dare bring Kirkpatrick to rar says, but the other clubs on the Na Bresnahan, of the Chicago Cubs, "Was a and Claude P. Williams, pitcher. These, Brooklyn, he retained his confidence in tional League circuit need not worry Live Figure. with the many that were harpooned be Suttoti©s judgment as to the player©s about their share of the gate receipts. fore they could get away last Fall, and ability as a ball player and handed Enos They will get theirs in bigger and more Hartford City, Ind., February 10. others who have been captured since, over to Newark. The lad made good remunerative quantities than ever before. Jack Bresnahan, who is a furnace and pretty nearly complete the Brooklyn ros with the Indians and when Fisher and stack builder for the American Window ter, and Dahlen cam safely announce his Tooley gave out in the middle of last FAMOUS ARLIE LATHAM, Glass Company in this city, and who has candidacy for Chief Potentate of the season a clamor from the fans led Eb former ball player, coach and present reached about as high a point in stack- Don©t Worry Club. bets to get him. Kirkpatrick got very comedian, is Wintering in Brooklyn and builcling as his famous brother, Roger, little chance to shortstop, however, being keeping his exchequer properly filled by has in base ball, had a rather peculiar ME. ALLEN KENT LOOKS RIPE experience yesterday. Bresnahan fell for the;,big show now that he has spent a used at third base, while J. Carlisle mixing cocktails at a well-known bowling Smith was laid up. He was from a haymow a few weeks ago and year living down -the reflected glory of emporium. Arlie was a bit new at the broke his leg, then pneumonia set in and hailing from Mjarshalltowii, la., the town USED ONCE AT SHORT start when he took the job under Billy it was reported Monday that Jack was that gave Cap Anson to base ball. Maur when Fischer was chased to the club Cordes, a thirty-third degree fan, and the dead. It happened that James Dildine, ice A. was snatched from Birmingham by house for too much oratory, and electri regular customers tried to get Arlie©s another employe of the same company, Old Scout Sutton in the Fall of 1911 be fied the crowd with a one-handed scoop on died of injuries received in a fall at the cause his pitching records showed that goat. But you can©t phase an old vet. his first chance that brought thought of two of them asked Latham to mix a Man plant and was buried Monday afternoon. the young lowan had won 14 out of 22 Hans Wagneir at his best. Enos didn©t About that time the rumor reached Bres games for that smudgy Southern burg. hattan the other day and Arlie tried to bring his prethoric batting©average of bluff it through. He used up all the in nahan that he was reported dead. A Being a college and fraternity man M. .305 with him from Newark; on the con- few minutes later Bresnahan was about Alien brought with him to Brooklyn gredients he could lay his hands on and arary it apparently was locked up by finally set down a drink that looked like convinced of the truth of the report when enough of the Estabita Pi curves and George Solomon in the safe of the New six of his fellow workmen and lodge slants to win him a high place in the a Martini. After an argument, the head ark Ball Club, and in Brooklyn Kirk- dispenser was called in as umpire and he members walked in wearing pallbearers© estimation of the Brooklyn officials and patrick©s clouting shrank to .191. Maybe white gloves. Thinking that the men fans. But with a bunch of high-priced the fear that the Brooklyn fans were like declared it to be a Martini. Arlie look had come to his funeral, Jack protested twirlers on his hands who had the ad ly to condemn him for being placed in ed at the shelves an instant and quick as vigorously. The mixup was explained vantage of a year or more experience, a flash came back with: "Who in the false position of posing as a descend thunder switched those bottles?" He later when the men stated that they had Dahlen wouldn©t give Maurice A. the ant of Robert Emmett instead of a pro acted as pallbearers for Dildine, and work he deserved, so that in the middle totype of Harry Lauder had a lot to do got away with it. Arlie, by the way, thought that it would be a good time to of thei season has signed up to umpire in the New with the leanness of Enos© walloping. York State League next Summer and is visit Jack. Jack said that he was glad to KENT WAS SHIPPED TO TORONTO. Now that he is acclimated his hitting shaping up for a strenuous campaign. see them, but requested that they remove It was a big advantage to the youngster, may swell to proper proportions. Dahlen He is anxious to officiate in the series their pallbearer gloves. for he hooked up with a championship has hopes. between the Brooklyns and New York team and got a high-class education in A NEW SOUTHPAW PITCHER. Manager Castro, of Portsmouth,, is directing Americans, but Boss Ebbets is planning the preparatory work in Atlanta, where he the art of base ball procedure. He pitch Another acquisition of the week is to do that big clash up in regulation spends his Winters. Lee Garvin, the Pirate ed eight p-ames for the International pen- Claude P. Williams, a southpaw pitcher, style mid lias asked the powers that be backstop of last season, is with him. Castro is riant winners and copped five of them, a whose former habitat is clouded in mys to assign National and American League in communication, he announces, with quite a string of recruits, who will be brought to Ports pretty good percentage. Dahlen kept a tery. He was secured from Nashville umpires to officiate, which indicates mouth for Spring trial about the middle of fatherly eye on Maurice Alien and when last Fall through the purchase medium. that the series will be conducted on the March. FEBRUARY 15, 1913 SPORTING LIFE han©s list from the Pacific Coast League. outfield«r and neck and neck with Gobb Chance would not say which one it was, as the best base runner; Jackson is a COSTLY YOUNG BLOOD but it is thought that he wants to get wonderful hitter, and Speaker a star Berger. Callahan would not go on record from every angle. Both outrank Milan A Major League Club, Under Modern High that he would trade Berger, but passed with the mace. But of the four, Cobb Pressure Conditions, Spends Annually ONLY TRMS-PACIFIC TRIP FOR the matter over by saying that he would rules supreme where batting, base run Almost $20,000 For New Players. even trade Walsh if he could benefit the ning and outfield play are combined. WHITE SOX-GIANTS South Side Club by doing so. The sched There is only one Cobb for the outfield, Washington, D. C., February 10. ule for the games to be played by the one Wagner for the infield, one Johnson There are five ways by which a big Sox©s two divisions while on the Coast for the box and one Archer back of the league ball club can get a new player: next month has been completed. Seven bat. In a trade or deal; while But Three Countries, Namely, Aus teen more games were arranged for this he is a free agent, such as week with the Los Angeles Club. It might i collegian or sandlotter; tralia, Japan and China, to Be be said in this connection there has not by purchase, the player go been any change in the original plans to ing to the highest bidder; Visited Next Fall and Winter, start training at Paso Robles. But in Ban Johnson©s Organization Adopts Sched by repurchase, and by stead of making draft. The number of play Owing to Lack of More Time* ule and Goes Through Other Business ers secured by these dif HEADQUABTERS AT'LOS ANGELES, With Great Rapidity Only Minor ferent means may run all the White Sox will hang out at Pasadena, the way from 10 to 30 a Chicago, Ills., February 10. That the where they will have the ball park en Business Transacted. season, and as a club can Chicago White Sox and New York tirely to themselves and not be compelled New York, N. Y., February 11. The not carry over 35 players Giants will take a trip across the Pacific to divide with the Los Angeles Club. American League club owners lived up to Joe S, Jackson at any time during the The announcement made by President tradition yesterday when they got to season, nor more than 25 in the Fall is a certainty, Murphy early this week that all of the gether at the Hotel Wol- after May 15, it will be seen that there according to President games played at the West Side Park this cott for their annual sched has to be a liberal pruning of the new Cpmiskey, of the South season would start at 2 o©clock instead ule making. It was the material every Spring. If out of the Side team. Plans for the of 3.30, will not affect the starting time same happy family gather new men annually rounded up a chib journey have practically at the South Side games, according to ing, under the guidance of finds two who prove of big league cali been arranged and Norris President Comiskey. The Old Roman is President B. B. Johnson, bre it "Tip" O©Neill will return of the opinion that most business men and nothing came up to to Chicago today to report would rather give up the latter part of disturb the serenity of the CONSIDERS ITSELF FORTUNATE what progress has been an afternoon to a ball game than the session. Beyond the rati Frequently only one is found, and some made. The trip is not to middle portion of it. He pointed out that fication of the schedule, times none. Some clubs depend almost be one around the world, a number of business men, clerks, sales little was done by the Am entirely on purchases for their new play as was first reported. The men, etc., made a practice of staying at erican League. Another ers, while others trust more to the draft. Korris O©Neill .clubs will not have the their desks until after 2 o©clock, going resolution was adopted, Naturally, the latter will not expect to time, so only three coun- for a bit of lunch and then out to the making it compulsory for expend as much money for players as the tries will be visited. They are Australia, base ball park. Commy also pointed out visiting teams to use the dressing rooms former. However, each club spends a Japan and China. Comiskey declared he that only occasionally did" the games last at the various parks instead of going to good deal of money in its pursuit of new would like to take the boys around the so far over time to send the fans home the ball grounds in their uniforms talent, and it is often the case that the world in a short time, but if he did it late for dinner. net result of the outlay of lucre is on would deprive them of the opportunity THE CHARGE MADE DURING players of the first class. Although there of exploiting the real inside points of BOOSTING OF YOUNGSTERS. the latter part of the 1912 season by is no standard of excellence for new men, base ball. "O©Neill ought to have inter Recent events call to mind what a re- certain newspapers that they were not the experience of one or two clubs may esting news about the journey when he be said to approximate the experience of returns," said Comiskey. "He has been all. Last year one big league club on the coast arranging for the transpor tation and other things. What he has EXPENDED APPROXIMATELY $22,000 failed to complete will be taken care of Latest News By Telegraph Briefly Told for purchased and re-purchased players, when we arrive in Los Angeles. I am making no drafts. Another spent $17,500 intensely interested in the trip and I SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." for purchasing, re-purchasing and draft believe it will aid to spread the game ing. Say that these are average cases, abroad." Twelve players are to be taken A Havana dispatch is to the effect that "A In the Union Association President Mulrony has about what other clubs expend, and that base ball players© popularity contest is being signed umpires Ralph Frary and Rasty Wright, one new man makes good, then the price, by each club. This probably will be the held in Havana, Cuba, and three American play of last year©s staff. Pitcher Jesse Stovall, of regular set of fielders, with three pitchers. ers who are wintering on the island are running the Butte Club, announces his permanent re per year, of a new man who makes good The trip is to have an advance agent, last in the number of votes received." tirement from professional base ball. would be from $18,000 to $20,000. If who is yet to be chosen. Harry Lumley, former Brooklyn star and Infielder Otto Jordan and catcher Charley two men make good, why each costs manager of the Binghamton team, who finished Street have signed with the Chattanooga dub, just half that much, and the club is out last season with Troy, but is a free agent, oj the Southern League. may not be in this league next season. It is doubly fortunate, however shrewd may CHICAGO CHAT very likely that Harry will wear a Seattle According to San Francisco advices "Big Bill" have been the (Northwestern League) team uniform in 1913, as Lange has declined the honor of helping cOach JUDGMENT OF ITS SCOUTS. he has been made an offer by that dub. the Chicago White Sox team, as he intends to President Murphy, of the Cubs, Takes Out go to Panama on March 19; outfielder Matty Mc- Add scouting and Spring training ex Frank Moore, better known as "Peggy" Intyre refuses to sign with San Francisco, as Big Insurance Policy on Four Star Ball Moore, has been engaged to manage the Mays- he refuses to play on the Coast; and the Port penses and salaries to the outlay and the ville Club, of the Blue Grass League. land Club has secured catcher Frank Brady from price of the new bjood still remains big. Players Plans for White Sox Spring President Heilbroner announces that the sched the Toledo Club. and that allowing for players returned. ule meeting of the Central League will be held Practice Games. in Indianapolis, February 17. It is expected Heine Batch has returned his signed contract There are exceptional cases, such as the that all of the business of the league will be to the Binghamton Club. It was thought at $22,500 paid for O©Toole, and the $11,000 Chicago, Ills., February 8. Editor one time that the former Holyoker would be a paid for Marquard; but there are in "Sporting" Life." Chicago©s base ball cleaned up at this session, the schedule adopted hold-out, but the Binghamton management tend and everything made ready for the first games ered him a satisfactory salary. stances of alleged big sums paid for a magnates will spend the greater part of of the year, which are to be played about minor leaguer about which there is a the week in New York at April 23. John Clark, brother of Harry Clark, manager of the Milwaukee Club, of the American Ass6cia- good deal of humbug. That is, players tending the schedule meet The veteran Bob Unglaub is to manage the figure in the transaction, players who ing slated to open Tuesday. Minneapolis team, in the new Northern League. ton, died at his home in Marion, O., February Manager Clymer, of Buffalo, has signed pitch 4. This is the second death in the Clark family go to the minor league club along with Before going to New York er John Kroh, who is six feet tall and weighs in the last six months. money for the recruit and who are President Murphy, of the 1SS pounds. He played last season with an The San Francisco Club has signed third base- figured in the deal as so much money. Cubs, signed an application independent team at Bois, Pa. man Jack Wuffli, late of Spokane. JOE S. JACKSON. for an insurance policy on In the Eastern Association Jimmy Garry has The Wheeling franchise in the new Interstate four of his players. The been engaged as manager of the Holyoke Club; League, will be transferred to Marion, Ohio, Manager Zeller, of Pittsfield, has signed short- unless the business men of Wheeling immediate JONES© VANISHING men who have been thus stop Jim Collins, brother of Collins, of the ly come to the aid of E. C. Robinson in a honored are Evers, Bres- White Sox; the Springfield Club has received the financial way and place the club on a sound nahan, Archer and Zim- signed contracts o£ George F. Banta and George business footing. Only One Player of That Name Left in merman. The amount of Egan; and Bridgeport has signed pitcher Sager, Outfielder Willle Hogan has signed with San the* American League. r the P licy for each player late of Northampton. Francisco. He will likely have some fight for (J. ig $50,000. The policies The Norfolk Club, of the Virginia League, has a regular berth with such formidable rivals as Davy Jones© recent sale by Detroit to signed W. F. Powell, late of the Winston- Howard Mundorff, Hoffman, Zimmerman and Chicago reminds an old-timer that there call for this amount being paid to the Salern (Carolina Association) Club. possibly Matty Mclntyre to compete with. West Side Club in case any one of the is only one Jones left in the American players die while in the employ of the League, and he is hanging on to his job club. This is not the first time a club tired ball player said about the way getting proper telegraph service from the by the skin of his molars. In 1907 there has taken out a policy, but so far as we youngsters are being touted nowadays. company which has sole rights at the were five Joneses in the American know it is the first time that any club "These magnates howl like the old Harry various major league base ball parks League. The St. Louis Browns had Tom when a youngster who has made good Jones on first base. He finished his has gone into the insurance business on came up for discussion during the meet career with Detroit. The Tigers always such a large scale. As President Murphy puts up a good, stiff bluff and demands ing, and the league voted to do all in its points out, should any one of these four more salary," said the veteran. "When had a fondness for members of the Jones players die it would be impossible for the vou come to analyze such cases you will power to bring about better arrange tribe and for the first time in many club to replace them even for the $50,000 find they are mostly cases of big heads ments. President Johnson, Frank Navin, years the Detroit team is without the caused by puffs which have been given out of Detroit, and Connie Mack, of Philadel services of a Jones. Six years ago the called for in the policy. The signed Tigers had Davy Jones, as well as Bum- CONTRACT OF VIC SAIER by the magnates themselves. When these phia, were appointed a committee to con major leaguers get hold of a player of fer with the officials of the telegraph pus Jones, a pitcher. The White Sox was received at the Cubs© headquarters promise they like to pa.t themselves on company. The matter of agreeing to let then boasted of the greatest Jones that this week, but nothing has been heard the back and make their customers be the Brooklyn Club, of the National ever played in the big leagues. Fielder from pitcher Cheney. The contract offer lieve that they have found a wonder. League, open its season one day earlier Jones, the famous manager of the White ed catcher Archer was also returned this Then they have another purpose in boost than the schedule calls for did not come Sox, who retired from base ball in 1908. week, but without the name of the back ing their recruits. In case they "may before the league for action, as that mat The first member of the Jones quintet stop on the "dotted line below." It is not find a place for them they think this ter rests entirely was Charley Jones, the old Washington not known just what is the reason that big reputation will help them in disposing WITH PRESIDENT BAN JOHNSON. outfielder, who slid into tne minors a Archer has not signed. It was announced of their ©finds© to some other club for few years ago. at Cub headquarters that he was offered more money than they have invested in Mr. Johnson declared immediately after a good-sized increase and it could not be him." As a matter of fact most of this the meeting that the plan met with his NATIONAL LEAGUE BULLETIN figured why the star backstop was hold "boosting" does not even fool the fans approval. The meeting was attended by ing out. More than likely Jimmy did any more. They have heard so many of all the club presidents, wTith the exception New York, February 4. Official Bulletin No. not like the wording of the contract. It these tales about "wonders" who have of Charles W. Somers, of Cleveland, this 7. To All Club Presidents. The following con will be remembered that Archer was one of proven to be fizzles when tried in fast club being represented by Vice-President tracts have been approTed and are herewith the strongest kickers against the temper company that the dear public is begin promulgated: ance clause which President Murphy R. S. Barnard. Others who attended the CONTRACTS. ning to be wise to most of these press session were President B. B. Johnson With Brooklyn Daniel J. McDeritt, term of said he would insist upon being in every agent yarns. The young player who is and Secretary William Harridge, of the* contract beginning May 1; Claude Williams (pro contract signed by his players this year. made of the right sort of stuff dislikes American League ; President Benjamin S. bationary). Jimmy is not a "boozer" in any sense of boosts of this sort for he must realize With Chicago George Yantz. the word, but he does like an occasional Minor and Manager Clark C. Griffith, of With Cincinnati R. C. Hoblitzel, Andy EJ. that they make it harder* for him to make Washington; President James McAleer, Kyle, Earl Blackburn, Frank Emil Carroll, Ar- glass of beer after a hard game. Perhaps good. RICHARD G. TOBIN. Vice-President John I. Taylor, Secretary mando Marsans, Chas. McDonald, Henry Sever- he is insisting that the Cubs© boss re eid. move the clause from his contract. Robert McRoy ^and Manager J. Garland With New York James Thorpe, D. C. Robert- Stahl, of Boston; President Benjamin son, Fred C. MeTkle, L. V. Bader, Clauda [Whatever l^e Shibe, Thomas Shibe and Connie Mack, Cooper (probationary). CAUSE FOB HOLDING OUT With Pittsburgh Rivington M. Bisland, .Tos. Major League Players Superior to All in of Philadelphia; President Frank J; Far- M. Conzelman, John F. Ferry, Arthur F. Hof- may be, neither Archer nor President rell, of New York; President Robert L. man, Win. J. Kelly, Alex C. McCarthy, Jarned Murphy has seen fit to announce it to Save One Respect. Hedges, Secretary John Bruce, of St. Vioi, J. Owen Wilson, John Wagner. the public so far. Manager Frank Chance The well-known writer Grantland Rice, Louis; President Frank J. Navin, of De T. J. LYNCH, President. is expected in Chicago tomorrow in time in discussing players of superlative merit, troit ; President Charles Comiskey, Sec to join the American League party going well says: The big four of the game retary Harry Grabiner and Manager Jas. Frank Norcum, the Indian player, has been signed as a member of the Virginia Leagne um to New York for the schedule meeting. along outfielding lines are all American J. Callahan, of Chicago. pire staff for the coming season. Norcum has Chance is reported to be anxious to se Leaguers Cobb, Jackson, Speaker and (The schedule as adopted will be found played ball from Dan to Bersheeba, especially cure one of the young players on Calla- Milan. Of these, Milan is the greatest on page 8 Editor "Sporting Life,") in th» South during the past decade. 8 SPORTING LIFE FEBRUARY 15, 1913 to go back to the Pacific Coast League, and would not be averse to having some ©sort of a 1913 American League Schedule deal cooked up. Sioux City wants him, how LEAGUE ever, and the chances are that everything will Season Opens April 1O; Closes October 5 be fixed up before the season opens. ENDS THE PREPARATIONS FOR BOSTON CLUB AT HOME NEW YORK CLUB AT HOME With Philadelphia .... April 10, 11, 12 With Washington . . April 17, 18, 19, 21 THE 1913 RACE With New York ...... April 14, 15, 16- With Boston ...... April 26, 28, 29, 30 This Game Class C Organization Will Re With Washington ...... May 1, 2, 3, 5 With Philadelphia ..... May 1, 2, 3, 5 With Chicago ...... June 3, 4, 5, 6 With Boston ...... May 24, 26, 27, 28 main in the Field Another Year Under With Cleveland ...... June 7, 9, 10, 11 With Cleveland ...... June 3, 4, 5, 6 At the Spring Meeting in New York With St. Louis .. ... June 12, 13, 14, 16 With Chicago ...... June 7, 9, 10, 11 Nick Corish©s Lead. With Detroit ...... June 17, 17, 18, 19 With Detroit ...... June 12, 13, 14, 16 Witli -New York . ... June 25, 26, 27, 28 With .St. Ixmis ...... June 17, 18, 19 Columbus, Ga., February S. Editor City at Which the 1913 Schedule With Washington ...... June 30 With Philadelphia ...... June 30 "Sporting Life." The annual midwinter With Washington ...... July 1, 2, 3 Witli Philadelphia ...... July 1, 2, 3 meeting of the South Atlantic League With Philadelphia ...... July 4, 4, 5, 7 With Washington ...... July 4, 4, 5, 7 Is Adopted and All Other Busi With Chicago ...... July 25, 26, 28, 29 With Cleveland .... July 25, 26, 28, 29 in this city last week was With Cleveland ...... July 30, 31 With Chicago ...... July 30, 31 one of the most harmonious ness Including Rules Disposed Of With Cleveland ...... August 1, 2 With Chicago ...... August 1, 2 gatherings in the history With St. Louis ...... August 4, 5, 0, 7 With Detroit ...... August 4, 5, 6, 7 With Detroit ...... August 8, 9, 11 With St. Louis ..... August 8, 9, 11, 12 of this organization. Presi With Washington ... August 28, 29. 30 With Philadelphia ... August 28, 29, 30 dent Corish reported a bal As "Sporting Life" goes to press the Witli New York ... September 1, 1, 2, 3 With St. Louis . September 9, 10, 11, 12 ance in the treasury with American League©s Spring meeting will Witli Detroit .. September 9, 10, 11, 12 With Detroit .... September 13, 15, 16 With St. Louis . . September 13, 15, 16 With Chicago .... September 17, 18, 19 all debts paid, despite the be either still in session or just about With Cleveland . . September 17, 18, 19 With Cleveland .. September 20, 22, 23 fact that the 1912 season concluded. At the eleventh With Chicago ..., September 20, 22, 23 With Washington . September 25, 26, 27 was the poorest of record hour President Ban John With Philadelphia . Sept. 24, 25, 26, 27 With Boston ...... September 29, 30 in this league. The elec son made a switch in his With Boston ...... October 1 tion of officers resulted in plans, he calling the meet the election of Nick Cor ing for Monday, February N. P. Corish ish, president; N. J. Eth- 10, instead of Tuesday, PHILADELPHIA CLUB AT HOME eridge, vice-president, and February 11. The meeting With New York ...... April 10, 11, 12 With Boston ...... April 17, 18, 19, 21 J. K. Pray, chairman of the board of will be held at the Hotel With Philadelphia .... April 14, 15, 16 With New York .:. April 22, 23, 24, 25 trustees, all for a term of three years, With Boston ...... April 22, 23, 24, 25 With Washington .. April 26, 28, 29, 30 Wolcott. Prior to the Am With Boston ...... May 29, 30, 30, 31 With Washington ... May 24, 26, 27, 28 The matter of Columbia©s franchise for erican League meeting a With Philadelphia ...... June 2 With New York .... May 29, 30, 30, 31 feiture and Charleston©s application for session by the National With St. Louis ...... June 3, 4, 5, b With Detroit ...... June 3, 4, 5, 6 admission were placed in the hands of Commission was scheduled. With Detroit ...... June 7, 9, 10, 11 With St. Louis ...... June 7, 9, 10, 11 Messrs. Corish and Etheridge as a com With Chicago ...... June 12, 13, 14, 16 With Cleveland .... June 12, 13, 14, 16 Baa Johnson This will be held in the Witii Cleveland ...... June 17, 18, 19 With Chicago ...... June 17, 18, 19 mittee with power to act. Formal award offices of President Lynch, With New York .... June 20, 21, 23, 24 With Boston ...... June 20, 21, 23, 24 of the 1912 pennant was made to the fof the National eague. The object of a With Philadelphia .. Jjuae-25, 26, 27, 28 With Detroit ...... July 25, 26, 28, 29 Jacksonville Club. The player limit was meeting of the National Commission at With St. Louis ...... July 25, 26, 28, 29 With St. Louis ...... July 30, 31 With Detroit ...... July 30, 31 With St. Louis ...... August 1, 2 allowed to stand at 12 men ; and the in ©this time is to dispose of many cases With Detroit ...... August 1, 2 With Cleveland ...... August 4, 5, 6, 7 dividual salary limit of .$150 a month "Which have piled up in the last two With Chicago ...... August 4, 5, 6, 7 With Chicago ...... August 8, 9, 11, 12 was continued, except that no manager months, during the illness of Secretary With Cleveland ..... August 8, 9, 11,12 With Washington ... September 1, 1, 2 can be paid more than $200 per month J. H. Farrell, of the National Associa- With New York .. September 4, 5, 6, 8 With Boston ...... September 4, 5, 6 With Cleveland September 9, 10, 11, 12 With Chicago . September 9, 10, 11, 12 both player and salary limits to go into stion. Farrell has been ill and has just With Chicago .... September 13, 15, 16 With Cleveland .. September 13, 15, 16 teffect March 7. The schedule is to xeturned from a trip to the Mediter With Detroit ..... September 17, 18, 19 With St. Louis ... September 17, 18, 19 provide for a double season, the first one ranean. It is well settled that there will With St. Louis . .. September 20, 22, 23 With Detroit ..... September 20, 22, 23 starting April 17; and M©essrs. Corish, Wllh Philadelphia ... September 29, 30 With New York ...... October 2, 3, 4 [be no changes in the 1913 Playing Rules. With Philadelphia ...... October 1 Etheridge and Pray were appointed a *,*We herewith give on this page the official With Boston ...... October 2, 3, 4 committee to draw up all rules and regu ;1913 championship schedule of the Amer lations needed for the annual post-season ican League, arranged according to home series, which rules are to be completed igames for the convenience and ready CHICAGO CI.TJB AT HOME ST. LOUIS CXUB AT HOME on or before the first of June. The sea ^reference of our readers. son will close on Labor day. Uniform With Cleveland .... April 17, 18, 19, 20 With Detroit ...... April 10, 11, With Detroit ...... April 21, 22, 23 With Chicago ...... April 13, 14, 15, tickets will be used throughout the league With St. Louis .... April 24, 25, 20, 27 "With Cleveland ...... April next season. The printing of these will SHOTTEN A HOLD-OUT With Detroit ...... May 4 With Cleveland ...... May 1, 2, 3 be done by a Columbus firm, which also With Washington ..... May 7, ©S, 9, 10 With Philadelphia .... May 7, 8, 9, With Philadelphia .. May 11, 12, 13, 14 With Washington .. May 11, 12, 13, will provide the season books and those The Browns© Only Star Outficlder Declares With New York .... May 15, 16, 17, 18 With Boston ...... May 15, 16, 17, for ladies and boys. The new National That He Is "Tired of Playing Major With Boston ...... May 19, 20, 21, 22 With New York .... May 19, 20, 21, Association rule adopted dt Milwaukee With Cleveland ...... May 24, 25 With Detroit .... May 24, 25, 26, 27, that one-half of the monthly salary limit , League Ball For a Minor League Salary." With Detroit ...... May 29, 30, 30, 31 With Cleveland ...... June With Detroit ...... June 1 With Cleveland ...... July 1 shall be placed in the hands of the league St. Louis, Mo., February 8. Bert With St. Louis . June 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 With Chicago ...... July 3, 4 president by every club in the league on Shotten is a hold-out. The only outfielder With Cleveland . .. June 26, 27, 28, 29 With Detroit ...... July 5, 6 or before March 15, as a protection to With New York . July 9, 10, 11 With Boston .,©...... July 9, 10, the players, was read and those assembled on the Browns© roster who measures up With Boston ...... July 12, 13, 14, 15 With New York .... July 12, 13, 14, to big league standard ha With Philadelphia . . July 16, 17, 18, 19 With Washington .. July 16, 17, 18, urged that no delay be permitted to oc refused two contracts of With Washington . . July 20, 21, 22, 23 With Philadelphia . . July 20, 21, 22, cur in living up to this regulation. fered him by Col. Hedges With New York . August 14, 15, 16, 17 With Boston .... August 14, 15, 16, With Boston .. August 18, 19, 20 With New York . August 18, 19, and confides in a St. Louis With Philadelphia ... August 21, 22, 23 With Washington .. August 21, 22, friend that he will remain With Washington August 24, 25, 26 With Philadelphia .. August 24, 25, ULINOIS-MISSOURI LEAGUE . in Amherst, O., his home, With Detroit ...... August 30, 31 With Cleveland . .. August 29, 30, rather than return next With St. Louis ..... September 26, 27 With Chicago ... September 4, 5, 6 The Circuit for the Next Campaign Is Spring for the salary he With Cleveland ...... September 28 has been offered. Shotten Still the Subject of Much Discussion has a long time to recon Among the Doubtful League Magnates. sider his dire threats, but DETROIT CLUB AT HOME CLEVELAND CLUB AT HOME Chicago, Ills., February S. The line he©s emphatic in his an With St. Louis .... April 17, 18, 19, 20 With Chicago ...... April 10, 11, 12 up of the Illinois-Missouri League for A. Shotten nouncement of retiring un With Cleveland . April 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 With Detroit ...... April 13, 14, 15, 16 With Chicago ...... April 29, 30 With St. Louis ...... April 21, 22, 23 1913 is still indefinite and the customary less he gets a substantial With Chicago ...... May 1, 2, 3 With Boston ...... May 7, 8, 9, 10 discussion of available cities is in prog (increase in pay. "I©ve been playing for With New York ...... May 7, 8, 9, 10 With New York .... May 11, 12, 13; 14 ress. Hannibal, Mp., and Galesburg ap !«, minor league salary," Bert writes, his With Boston ...... May 11, 12, 13, 14 With Philadelphia .. May 15, 16, 17, 18 pear to be impossible, and Champaign, ^friend says, "and I don©t propose to do With Washington ... May 15, 16, 17, 18 With Washington ... May 19, 20, 21, 22 With Philadelphia .. May 19, 20, 21, 22 With Chicago ...... May 26, 27, 28 at least, will block any step to admit ithat any longer." And the chances are With St. Louis ..... June 26, 27, 28, 29 With St. Louis ..... May 29, 30, 30, 31 these cities. Clinton is said to be getting toe won©t. Shotten With Chicago ...... June 30 With St. Louis ...... June 1 the base ball fever again, but the leaders With Chicago ...... July 1, 2 With Detroit ...... June 21, 22 HAS WON A PLACE With Washington ...... July 9, 10, 11 With Detroit ...... July 3, 4, 4 of the league are chary. Clinton and among the best fly chasers in the junior With Philadelphia .. July 12, 13, 14, 15 With Chicago ...... July 5, 6 Mattoon would be the ideal acquisition /organization. Indeed, Bert the Barber With Boston ...... July 16, 17, 18, 19 With Philadelphia ..... July 9, 10, 11 because of their location. The league With New York .... July 20, 21, 22, 23 With Washington .. July 12, 13, 14, 15 is marking time awaiting the action of as regarded as a truly great fielder in With Washington August 14, 15, 16, 17 With New York ... July 16, 17, 18, 19 ,every city in the circuit but St. Louis. With Philadelphia .. August 18, 19, 20 With Boston ...... July 20, 21, 22, 23 Lincoln, which this week seemed to be His home fans have been slow to recog- With New York .... August 21, 22, 23 With Philadelphia August 14, 15, 16, 17 destined to hit the rocks, although the !Hiae him as a star, and alien critics are With Boston ...... August 24, 25, 26 With Washington ... August 18, 19, 20 "Abes" won the pennant last season.© With St. Louis ...... September 1, 1 With Boston ...... August 21, 22, 23 Champaign fans are waiting to see what unanimous in the opinion that the speed- With Cleveland ...... September 6, 7 With New York ..... August 24, 25, 26 mad centre fielder is as good as the next With Cleveland ...... September 26, 27 With Chicago ...... September 1,1,2 player will in the Johnsonian league. Shotten had With St. Louis ...... September 28 With Detroit ...... September 4, 5 BE SELECTED AS MANAGER. With Cleveland ...... October 1, 2 With St. Louis ...... October 3, 4, 5 ©a big year with the bat last season. In With Chicago ...... October 3, 4, 5 Eddie Herr, the former Hannibal, Mo., deed, it was his best campaign since he manager, is an aspirant, but he has no BBOKE INTO THE GAME. chance. Eddie is a bench manager and OHe wound up with a sticking average of President Nunan is well, aware that .290, ranking next to Derrill Pratt among "Hy" Fabian yesterday in which he im semble at Excelsior Springs to get in Champaign can afford no such a leader^ the Brownie Regulars. Denill squeezed parted the news that he was fast getting shape. Arrangements have been con "Chuck" Fleming, last year©s manager; into the charmed circle with an average the grounds at Waco in shape for Sto- cluded for games with the Kansas City "Blackie" Wilson and Jack Herbert are (Of .302, but in many respects Pratt was vall©s squad to practice on. Fabian says Blues, of the American Association, at other names mentioned. There is a fciot as valuable to the club as Shotten. that he has the diamond at Waco in bet Kansas City, on March 29-30, and with chance that Fleming will be re-appointed. 3Bert led the team in base-running, pilfer- ter shape than that at Sportsman©s Park. Omaha at Oklahoma City, Oklo., on President Nunan is assembling his team >|ng 35 hassocks. Then he played in every April 1. The Bears are also trying to in businesslike style and has mailed 12 feame, topped the team in run-getting, get the Lincoln team on their schedule contracts: Miller, catcher. Hannah, first scoring 87 times. Besides he cracked out THE WESTERN LEAGUE " for a game at Oklahoma City on their base; Ahring shortstop; Fleming, third ;15 two-baggers, eight three-ply knocks way back from Texas. An improvement base; Boss. Lane and Crangle. outfield- and two home runs. His fielding aver The Champion Denver Team To Do Its ers; Utrecht and Tadlock. pitchers. John that will greet the Denver fans at Broad Morgan, Oliver Senior, Joe Bentel and age was below par, he having 25 errors Spring Training Down in Texas Just way Park this season will be a new en out of 426 chances, for an average of trance that will facilitate getting in and Nic Langden, suspended last year, will ,941. Like a Major League Team. not out of the grand stand. A bit of news BE INVITED TO RETURN. PRESIDENT HEDGES, OF THE BBOWNS, Denver, Colo., February 10. The Den that brought joy to the hearts of Denver ver Grizzlies will do their Spring train fans was that Harry Cassidy, the Bears© Champaign has reserved Sutherland, the announced yesterday that he had received pitcher loaned to the Velvets by Lin- the signed contract of Edward Miller. ing stunt this year at Fort Worth, Tex. popular outfielder, had sent in his signed This announcement was made yesterday contract; also that Barney Schreiber©s :oln. Lincoln failed to include him in its Miller showed here last Fall, but failed first reserve list, but when Nunan sent in to make much of an impression with the by President James C. McGill, of the signed contract was received at the same Denver Base Ball Association. The Bears time. his reservation it was found that Lincoln ans. He was stationed at first base in will spend a week or ten days in the had done the same thing on the revised a few games and also was shoved over to News Notes list. The case of player Nelson against short several times. Miller reported to Texas city, and play two exhibition james with the Fort Worth aggregation Harry Cassiday, the Denver hold-out, last week the local club has been re-opened. He the Browns at Montgomery last Spring of ball tossers. Incidentally, they will forwarded his signed contract to President Gin. alleges a salary debt which is refuted. and for a time it was thought he stood play several other games with Western The St. Joseph Club has received the signed Jack Hayden would like to have Utrecht, a fairly good chance of remaining with League and other teams going to and contracts of outfiolder Pox. drafted from the Ke- but the American Association manager the team to act as understudy for George wanee Club, of the Central Association. cannot be obliged at present. Nunan be Btovall. Wallace, who at that time was from Texas. The whole team of about 20 Pugilist Jim Flynn denies the report that he men will be taken to Fort Worth. It is has signed a contract to umpire in the Western lieves Utrecht will be worth money by MANAGER OP THE TEAM, yet undecided whether the entire team League next season. "I don©t mind fighting," next Fall. decided that the youngster needed more will be taken to Excelsior Springs, Mo., asserts Plynn. "but umpiring is a little too -4- seasoning and Miller was shipped to for early preparations before starting on rough for me." Heine Reitz, the famous retired second base- Tommy Tennant is a hold-oat. His contract man, has made application to President A. T. Lowell, of the New England League. the "barnstorming jaunt." It is proba- with the Sioux City Club was n«t satisfactory Baum for a berth in the Pacific Coast League President Hedges received a letter from ,ble, however, thai the pitchers will as uid a* forthwith retained it. Tommy U aaxiwu as an umpire. FEBRUARY 15, 1913 9

fore coming home for the opening of the with another year like he had in 1911 ers on the Cardinal reserve list there is Spring series, March 29. there is reason to believe that the team not a chance for Arnold Hauaer, who SENIOR LEAGUE HUGGINS WILL PLAY \vill finish well up in the pennant strug signed last week, to lose gle. Huggins refused to make any pre Huggins made known the fact that he dictions as to where he thought the Car HIS JOB AT SHORT STOP. ABOUT READY FOR THE 1913 will positively play second base this sea dinals would finish, not even as much as Mike Mowrey has signed and he will play son for the Cardinals. He says that Lee to say that the local club would land third base. Magee in left is sure to stick, Magee will continue in left field, although at the top of the second division clubs. CHAMPIONSHIP RACE the young man has not as yet signed a while the same can be said of Oakes in contract. Hugging seems to think that It is taken for granted after listening to centre *and Evans in right. The only he will _ not have any trouble in getting Huggins© talk that the "littlest manager" changes that will be noticed by home fans Magee in line, as only recently Lee re feels confident that Sanford Burk will will be on the days that Larry McLean The Way Is Cleared for a New quested his new manager to allow him to DEVELOP INTO A WINNER works behind the bat, and also when some accompany the Cardinal pitchers south this season. Unless some of the recruits new recruit performs. Huggins may be Season By Reason of Schedule right in saying if Harmon has a good year the Cardinals will make a fairly Adoption No Change in the good showing, but it seems hard to figure where the team will do better than last Playing Rules for This Year* National League News In Short Metre year unless some of the new flingers prove to be real wonders. The Spring meeting of the National "Cy" Williams, the young Cub outfielder and Secretary Foster, of the New York Club, rises captain of last year©s Notre Dame nine, has to remark: "Does it seem reasonable to strip League is in session as "Sporting Life" been appointed coach of the Catholic base ball Thorpe of his title, prizes and records because THE EASTERN ASSOCIATION goes to press at the new McAlpin Hotel, squad. The selection of Williams is an indi he was paid for playing base ball, and turn them cation of the esteem in which he is held by over to a policeman? What©s the difference in in which Mr. Charles P. Notre Dame authorities. Williams will have tho way Thorpe and Matt McGrath made their The Holyoke Club Sold By Former Owner Taft, of Cincinnati, is complete charge of the squad until the end of living V One swings a bat and the other swings heavily interested and in the base ball year. lie will not report to the u club." Dan O©Neil to Catcher Joe Whalen, "Who Cubs until after he graduates in June, but the compliment to whom a daily work-outs with the college players will put Arnold Hauser, peerless shortstop of the Car Will Try to Make It a. Winner. switch was made from the him in shape for the big league season. dinals, at present a member of the hold-out colony, has gone into tho insurance business. Holyoke, Mass., February 8. The gale Waldorf-Astoria, at which Jini Thorpe may or may not develop into a of the Holyoke Club and franchise by the National League meet second Chief Myers or another Chief Bender, Billy Murray, the Pittsburgh scout, believes Dan O©Neil to Joseph Whalen, of Mitten- ings have been held yearly but his qualifications are such, that the Giants that Fred Clark.e has the strongest pitching are likely to profit. corps in either major league. He says no club eague, a graduate of the since 1902. At this meet can show a more formidable string of box men Springfield Club, and at ing William II. Locke will D. A. Robertson is the only left-handed pitcher than Robinson, Hendrix, Camnitz, O©Toole, make his debut as Presi among McGraw©s. youngsters. His home is in Adams and Cooper, to say nothing of > several one time a catcher for the Portsmouth, Va., where he pitched for a college youngsters who are expected to turn out well. local club, was announced dent of the Philadelphia team and was signed last season after he had Murray also thinks the Pirates will win the during the week. The sale Thos. J. Lynch Club, the settlement of made a fine strike-out record. Robertsou is 22 pennant because of their hitting and fielding. price was not given out. whose affairs relieves the years old, 0 feet tall and weighs 186 pounds. Shortstop Arthur Fletcher, of the Giants, has Whalen gets the franchise, senior major league of trouble and em Arlie Latham, the veteran player, umpire and been playing left guard this Winter on the New the grand stand. Avhich is barrassment and assures a peaceful_ and coach, is working in a New York bowling alley York Nationals, one of the strongest basket ball as manager. teams in Toledo. in first-class condition, and uneventful meeting. The only remaining the fence bounding the ball question to be solved is as to the New President Murphy, of the Cubs, says he will Mordecai Brown, the former s4ar pitcher of York Club©s 25 per cent, of its World©s carry on no further controversy with his former the Cubs, who recently signed to play with the yard. The playing field is manager, Prank Chance, who now leads the New Reds next season, is in a surgreou©s care and leased from the Holyoke Series share which that club has refused Yorks. Mr. Murphy is very sarcastic in his last may undergo an operation on hi. injured knee. water-power company. In to turn into the league treasury. The statement. Says he: "We shall submit to no If the surgeon should find it necessary to operate Daniel O©Keil matter is in the hands of an arbitration more interviews nor give out any future -state on the leg Brown will not make the Reds© train addition, the new owner committee which it is believed will not ments until we first get Chance©s approval. In ing trip, but will join the team when it gets gets a small bunch of players, eight in the meantime Chance or anybody else has per- back to Cincinnati. number, for Dan O©Neil had stripped the be ready to make a report at this meet misison to tell awthing about me." The Boston Club has received the signed con lub of most of the talent before selling ing. The Playing Rules for 1913 will not President Lyncl.©s appointment of the McAlpin tract of second baseman McKechnie, drafted out. The players included in the deal be changed. The Brooklyn Club©s request Hotel in New York as the National League from St. Paul; and Williams, the star Seattle are pitchers Burroughs, Schellenberger for a special opening date on April 9 is meeting place recalls the fact that Charles P. pitcher, purchased last Fall. to be granted. In next issue will be Taft is heavily interested in this costly new Manager John Evers, of the Cubs, last week and Peterson; catchers Ahearn and Con- given the 1918 championship schedule of hotel. took formal charge of his team. Evers, whose nolly; infielder Tom Stankard. and out- Manager McGraw, of the Giants, is quoted as playing weight is about 140 pounds, tips the fielders Foran and Manning. The papers the National League, arranged according saying: "I never saw Thorpe in my life and scale at 155 at present, but with managerial were passed Saturday and all negotia to home games for the convenience and don©t know how well he can play ball. But I duties added to those of covering second base he ready reference of our readers. figure that anybody who is as great an athlete does not expect to retain the excess poundage. tions reported closed. Lawyer Frank as he is and can do so many things well must He was booked to attend the National League O©Neil, of Holyoke, was master of cere naturally have ability and confidence to do well schedule meeting with President Murphy. monies. It is Whalen©s intention to give HUGGINS© DENIAL most anything in sports. Anyway, I©ll find out President Dreyfuss, of Pittsburgh, denies the what the Holyoke fans are clamoring for, what he can do in base ball." report that the Cincinnati Club is seeking to se a lively base ball club. He realizes that Fred Snodgrnss is out with a prediction that cure catcher George Gibsou, of the Pirates, he has only a part of a ball club now, No Chance For Any Other Club to Secure the Phillies will be the runners-up to the Giants either by purchase or trade. next season. Managw McGraw and Coach Wilbert Robin but he intends to get down to business First Baseman Konetchy The Little Manager McGraw, of the Giants, has taken son, of the Giants, expect to be in St. Louis on right away and rope in the talent. on weight until now he carries about 200 pounds, February 18 to meet all the Giant recruits, who Whalen has played Connecticut League Manager Busy With Spring PJans. which he says is some 20 pounds too much. will take a special train from the Mound City ba.se ball long enough to understand the St. Louis, Mo., February 8. Manager Mac had intended to go South the second week to Marlin. It is expected that Mathewson and in February, but at President Hempstead©s re Larry Doyle will also join the early party. The situation and also to properly compre Miller Huggins is not talking much about quest will remain in New York until after the other players will leave St. Louis on February hend the base ball situation in Holyoke. the Cardinals© hold-outs, but believes the National League meeting. 27. The only absentees will be Tilly Shafer and He says he is going to spend money for meeting in New York on Jim Thorpe is authority for the statement Rube Marquard. base ball players, for he realizes that February 11, the Spring that his Indian name is "Drags-His-Ropes." The Chicago Club has received the signed such a m-ovement will mean business in President Murphy, of the Chicago Club, has contract of first basemau Victor Saier, thus the box office for him. He will manage training trip, the Spring decided to start the games at West Side Park leaving catcher Archer and pitcher Cheney the series with the Browns, at 2 o©clock this year. In explanation he says: only remaining hold-outs. the club himself. and the National League "Requests have come to rne by hundreds of A Los Angeles dispatch under date of Febru season are far. more im business men asking me to start earlier. I did ary 5 said: "Arthur Shafe", shortstop for the News Notes portant. Once more Hug- not desirp to do it last season because I wanted New York Giants, was yesterday fined $35 by The New London Club has signed pitcher J. .T. to give the ?, o©clock play a thorough test. It Police Judge Chambers for violating the auto Hederman, hailing from Scranton, Pa. gins denies the ridiculous stood the test. Now I am to try beginning one speed law. Shafer pleaded guilty to driving :)0 yarn which recently ex hour eariler.": miles an hour. He was pursued and arrested Manager McCann. of Bridgeport, has signed a by motor-cycle policemen*" New York semi-pro, outflelder named William ploded © from Chicago and John McGraw and William Hoppe have de A. Cluncey. had Koney, Wallee and a cided to give up their billiard room at Broadway Pitcher Ralph Works, of the Cincinnati Club, and 35th street, in New York City. The lease was married at Monroe, La., February 10 to Miss The Springfield Club purchased third baseman few more Cards going to will be turned back to the estate. Mixing base Nellie Barnes, of that city. After the wedding Jack O©Hara from the Holyoke Club just prior M. Huggins the Cubs in exchange for ball and billiards did not pay. Mr and Mrs. Works started on a short honey to the sale of that club by Dan O©Neil. some broken-down vets. Re moon and Ralph will report to the Cincinnati Tho Hartford Club has purchased the rein Ralph Capron, last season a member of the team©s training quarters at Mobile, Ala., during stated second baseman, Jimmy Curry who so garding this . Huggins said: "If you Pittsburgh team, has been released to the St. the latter part of the month. The young couple want to waste the space again you can Paul (American Association) Club. Capron, badly injured infieldor Genest, of Springfield, whose home town is in Minneapolis, received his will live in Cincinnati during the coming Sum last©year from the Holyoke Club. deny it from me that Koney will be contract from St. Paul, together with his re mer. Manager Carey, oC .Springfield, has traded traded. I©ll bet I©ve answered a hundred lease from Pittsburgh, on the 4th lust. Capron, The signed contract of Howard Camnitz has pitcher nan Cunningham to the Lynn (New telegrams and letters to that effect.. He©ll it is said, has been sent to St. Paul on the been received at Pittsburgh headquarters. England League) Club for second baseman Tom Marty O©Toole deal, the Pittsburgh Club still "Cammv" was the nineteenth Pirate to affix Logan. The latter will be a regular in the sign, and he©ll play with me, and he©ll be his signature to a 191:! contract. O©Toole and satisfied." Huggins will be present at the owing St. Paul an outfielder. Springfield infield next season. Concerning the selection of the New York Hendrix are the only members of the pitching Manager Zeller, of the Pittsfield Club, has ar National League meeting, and while he Unlfersity colors, violet, by Manager John J. stall among the unsigned. ranged with the Albany (New York State doesn©t expect to execute any sensational McGraw ©for the Giants this season, the mana It is said that Rube Marquard is fast wearying League) Club for the latter to send its team trades he is going to keep his eyes open ger lias received two letters from New York of vaudeville possibly because the audiences to Pittsfield on Patriots© Day for two games. University officials approving Manager McGraw©s have forgotten aliout him. According to a man On the following day, April 20, the teams will for any youngsters upon whom waivers who ran across Marquarcl©s trail in.several cities meet at Chadwick Park, at Albany, N. Y. are asked. Hug has several picked out selection and complimenting him upon his taste. Clark Griffith believes Hendrix, of the Pirates, the crowds have been so small that when a big and says that he©s going to snatch ©em will lead the National pitching delegation a house actually timed cut. some nights ago if he has the chance. matter of 10 blocks this coming year. Ajid Rube thought it was a picture painted on a STRANG^SJUCCESS Griff may not be fur away on his guess. He drop curtain and neveY started for the front of THE SPRING TRIP. led the senior league in 1012 and with a better the stage till solemnly assuoHl ., that the heads Arrangements for the Spring tour to looking club for lOl.©J lie is likely to cut in upon were real. The Former Noted Bail Player, Son of an the Marqnard-Wood-.Iohnson rush for another The Pittsburgh Club has received the signed Columbus, Ga., have been completed and record. Ilendrlx. rated only a good average contract of the clever young outfielder, Kddie Ex-President of the Southern League, the first squad, which originally was to pitcher, is©one of tlie stars who have been over Mensor. Now a Singer of High Degree. be composed of pitchers, may be boosted looked. Mathewson©s latest syndicate letter "break" Pitcher Leon- Ames, of the Giants, has tumed was (lie statement that the Pittsburgh Club Paris, France, February 8. Samuel by two regulars. The Cards© pilot has in his 19115 New York contract. offered Jim Thcrpe $7.">CO a year and that Clarke Strang Nicklin, of Tennessee, has de sent orders around to all the twirlers intended using him on first base. The truth of Pitcher Overall now announces his willingness the matter is that the highest offer made veloped from a base ball trainer in to be in Columbus on February 27, but a to return to the Chicago, team under certain America to a lyric in this cosmopolitan conditions. First he V:ants a bonus promised Thorn;; by the Pittsburgh Club was $400 a few days ago Mike Mowrey and Lee Ma him two years -ago, and not paid. Second, the month: and this was $100 a month in excess of city. He began playing ball in Cedar gee asked to be allowed to join the fling contract must state explicitly what is to be the sum first named by President Dreyfuss. Rapids and later, as Sammy Strang, ing staff. They have received the con Overall©s fate after he signs. If lie is to be Shortstop Arnold Hauler last week forsook the played with the Chicago team. In 1905 sold or traded hf will want something to say "Hold-out Brigade" and signed a St. Louis con sent. The other regulars are due to tract, leaving Konetchy to cool his heels alone. he played with the New York Giants, be reach the Georgia metropolis March 5. about where he shall play. ing one of their best pinch-hiters. He Charles Hillard, a member of the ©George President Murphy, of Chicago, has made the Instead of the usual custom of the Spring ("Honey Boy")© Kvans Minstrels, has been sign official announcement that Kvers will be known used to cheer the team with song and trips for all the players to assemble here ed by the ©Pittsburgh Pirates and will report as "Keystone King." That©s some title for a got the reputation of having a good voice. and make the trip as a family the ath the middle of May for a_ trial as outfielder. small fellow to carry around, but Evers© friends Having hurt his leg, he came to Paris think he will succeed in spite of it. Murphy letes will go direct from their homes to In a letter to President Herrihann, of the gave Frank Chance the title of "Peerless Lead and studied singing with Oscar Seagle the training site. Only Cincinnati Reds, received last week. Manager and finished with Jean de Rezke. In .Toe Tinker announced he had abandoned all ef er," and Frank still carries it with becoming A FEW EXHIBITION GAMES forts to obtain the services of catcher Johnny grace. order to get money enough to pursue his are on the calendar for the Cards. Hug Kling for the Cincinnati team. © Tinker also Southpaw pitcher Claude P. Williams, the studies without asking his rich father, he said in the letter he was convinced Kling would Nashville recruit, has sent in his signed Brook coached the West Point team. Under does not believe in working the athletes- not play professional ball next season. lyn contract. his coaching West Point won its big too hard, and fancies a preliminary work- game four years in succession from the out for the first two weeks in preference to the training camp the latter part of I show surprising form at the Spring Navy team. In February Nicklin will to the busy work of the diamond. (James this month. Magee ©says that he wants training camp it appears safe to say that visit his home town (Chattanooga) and will be played with Albany, Ga., March to get an early start. the Cardinals will be made up about the in March he will coach the West Point 18 and 19; Knoxville, Tenn., March 20 team for the last time. and 21; Chattanooga, Tenn., March 22, THE CARDINALS© CHANCES. same as last year. It is certain that the infield, .provided Koney signs, will be the and Indianapolis, March 28, 24, ©25 and Speaking of his chances in the race Desist 2(1 Huggins also is preparing for cold this season, Huggins seems to think that same, and the same can be said of the weather in the North, and if the atmos if Bob Harmon has a good year on the outfield. Koney will hold his job.at first, A game of base ball now and then phere is too chilly he will cancel the mound the Cardinals will make a much as no new first sackcrs, have been signed Is relished by the best of men. dates in Indianapolis and finish the better showing than is expected. Huggins for a trial. Huggins will play second And yet, not one of them enjoys training at Knoxville or Chattanooga be says that if Harmou can come through base. After taking a peep at the play- To hear a magnate making noise. 10 SPORTING LIFE FEBRUARY 15, 1913

Woonsocket. R. L. a town whose entire OFFICEBS WEEK HE-ELECTED, Chief Griffith by arriving in Washington population Washington tried1 to draft and as they have been elected three on Friday. Gandil and his family are at last Fall. It is the home of Joe Con- times within a few weeks, they ought to the Dewey, and will remain there until PLAN CHANGED nelly, who hit .316 in the International it is time to go to Charlottesville. Gan in 1912, .355 in the Central League in stick pretty well this time. As stated on dil says he is going to play the game of 1911, and will try to do the same for the the former occasions, they are: Benja his life this year, and he looks it, too. Capital in 1913. It is also the abode of min S. Minor, president; Rudolph Kauff- He is confident that, if one of the Wash catcher Rondeau, the very healthy look mann, vice-president; W. H. Rapley, ington twirling pickups make good, Clark ing backstop whom Washington sold to treasurer, and Edward J. Walsh, secre Griffith©s commando will be the one best Detroit after getting him in the draft. tary. All are very prominent and ex pennant bet. He thinks this will happen, Griffith may wish he had him back if ceedingly popular citizens of Washington too, and that Drohan may be the pitcher Pasadena, CaL, Will Be Substitut and enjoy the full confidence of the fans. sought, with a good dark horse or two in JOHN HENRY Manager Griffith and President Minor reserve in case he should not reach. should not be ready when the race begins. will go to New York today where they PAUL W. EATON. ed for Los Angeles, CaL, and This now seems doubtful, and the ques will attend the meeting of the American tion is a most serious one for the local League on Monday. There is the usual Each of the Two Squads Will team. Henry has suffered a relapse after amount of red-hot excitement about CLEVELAND CHAPTER he seemed to have nearly recovered from the conclave of this husky organization, Play at San Francisco, the effects of an operation on his knee and betting is ©even that it will lower the for the removal of a floating cartilage. record it now holds for short sessions. The Transfer of Infielder GrJggs, and the Two days ago the club©s physician was Griffith has no trades in view, and not Reason Therefore The Battery Men and Chicago, Ills., February 10. Quite a surprised to find the knee painful and even an offer of Jim Thorpe would tempt Veterans to Constitute the First Squad to change has been made in the Spring badly swolle©n, and the brilliant young him. If the latter fails to inflame the training plans of the White Sox. It catcher returned to the hospital for furth- base ball world, he should accept the Go Into Training. was learned recently that Cleveland, O., February 10. Editor Pasadena win be the train "Sporting Life." One of the predictions ing spot instead of Los of the last letter came to pass during the Angeles. The entire squ^d week when the Cleveland will go to Pasoi Robles for Latest News By Telegraph Briefly Told Club disposed of Arthur the first ten days; as pre Griggs to the Montreal viously arranged, then ;it SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." Club, of the International will be divided into tWo League. Griggs came1 to It Is illegal to strike a base ball umpire in James Thorpe, the Indian athlete, denies the sections, the regulars to go Illinois. This view was held by the Appellate report that he was under contract with the Ok the Naps originally from to San Francisco for two Court of Chicago, in sustaining a decision of the lahoma City team, which was transferred to St. Louis in trade for weeks, while the second Municipal Court, rendered on November 21, 1908. Beaumont, Te*., last Spring. He will join the catcher Nig Clarke. After team will go to Pasadena. by which Robert Cantwell was . fined $75 and New York team on its trip South. it was figured he had out Chas. Comiskey At the end of the two costs for assaulting Umpire Kerin, of the Ameri Infielder Nutter, of Roseville, 0., has signed lived his usefulness as a can League. The assault took place at White with the Zanesville Club, of the Interstate weeks the second team will Sox Park late in the Fall of 1908, after a heated League. Cleveland player he was exchange places with the regulars. Own game. Cantwell, who is an attorney, is known sent to Toledo, only to be as an ardent follower of base ball. The Louisville Club, of the American Associa er Comiskey explained this by saying that tion, which began the 1913 season with 13 Ed. Bang recalled in mid-season last at Pasadena the Sox will have entire use Charles ("Chic") Fraser, formerly of the Chi stockholders, has been entered in control of year. After the Naps had of a ball park for training purposes while, cago National Club, has signed to manage the President Otto H. Wathen and his relatives, to done a heap of experimenting at iirst should they train at Los Anglese, they Pittefield, Mass., Club, of the Eastern Asso an extent estimated at 90 per cent. Mr. Wathen base Griggs looked like the Moses to ciation. has acquired the holdings of half a dozen of the would have to divide the* time with the The application of Orval Overall, former pitch minority stockholders. dead them out of the second-division Los Angeles players. Consequently hotel er for the Chicago National League Club, for wilderness as he fielded without the accommodations have been engaged for reinstatement, has been received at the head Outfielder Chris Mahoney has signed with the semblance of an error for a number of quarters of the National Commission in Cincin Portland Club, of the Northwestern League. the Chicago party at Pasadena. This is nati. Overall refused to report to the club in In the Michigan State League catcher Henry games and was batting the pill at a .300 only 18 miles from Los Angeles and the the Spring of 1911, saying he had finished with. T. Roller has been traded by Ludington to Ca clip. Then he fell Sox will play some games in the latter base ball. If reinstated, as is likely, Overall dillac for inflelder Wallace Reddick; and pitcher VICTIM OF AN ACCIDENT city, while the Los Ajigeles team will be will probably be transferred by the Chicago Club Herbert Jewell has been sold by the Ludington brought to Pasadena for 16 games all to some other club. Club to the Denver Club, of the Western which put him out of the running for told, eight being played with the second President McAleer, of the Boston American League. what appeared a few days at the start, Club, announces that his club will adhere to President Meyer, of Indianapolis, has received but which eventually put him out of the team and eight with the regulars. As last year©s game-starting time, namely, 3.15 the signed contracts of pitchers Hixon and Kai- Pasadena is considered one of the most daily. serling and infielder Broutigan. Hixon, who American League for he never again got beautiful spots in California, Comiskey The South Bend Club, late of the Central was one of the mainstays of last year©s staff, a chance at first base as a Nap. Doc is delighted with the new arrangements. League, will apply to the I. I. I. League for a has been working in a factory at Springfield, O., Johnston, who came to the Cleveland President Comiskey, of the Whi,te Sox, berth. Arrangements have been made for the this Winter and reports that he is In excellent Club by way of New Orleans, was pur use of the Central League park. Civil action ©condition. chased in mid-season and reported just will not initiate President Murphy©s rad probably will be started against President Heil- ical game-starting move. "The games at Pitcher Bill Otey has signed with the Dayton about the time Griggs was hurt. He was broner and the Central League to recover $4000, Club, of the Central League. stationed at the initial sack and never the White Sox park will begin at 3 which was advanced by South Bend men last A dispatch from Calumet, Mich., says: "There o©clock as before," says the "Old Roman." Fall to take care of the indebtedness of the will be no Iron-Copper Country Base Ball League gave up the job thereafter. Griggs should Central League club. These men were given a make a very valuable man for the Mont "I have a lot of patrons who are em mortgage on the franchise and players *nd claim next Summer. This league last year was com ployed at the stockyards and they can that if they are not allowed to retain the same posed of Calumet, Ishpenning, Negaunee and real Club. He is a grand fielder and is a Marquette. The venture, however, proved too hitter of the clean-up type. It would not get to the park before 3 o©clock." the Central League must settle their claim. expensive, and Calumet has dropped out." A San Francisco dispatch, under date of Feb not be surprising if he was placed fourth ruary 7, says: "Umpire ©Bull© Perrine is suf The Decature Club, of the I. I. I. League, has in the batting order by the Montreal fering at his hlme from locomotor ataxia. It signed William Gray, a pitcher, hailing from management. It was also predicted a AT THE CAPITAL is said that his days as an umpire are over. He Louisville, Ky. has been ill since last June, when he resigned President Justice, of the Central Association, week back that All Bat Two Washington Players Signed his position with the American League." has announced the following official scorers: THIRD BASEMAN GEUBB President Heilbroner, of the Central League, Keokuk, Don W. Hutchinson; Kewanee, Harry Washington Club©s Officers Re-elected announced on February 7 that the franchise for C. Rose; Burlington, Lyman C. Hodge; Ottum- was another player on the Napland roster a sixth city in the Central League has been wa, E. G. Dougherty. The Keokuk Club has who would not accompany the team to John Henry Suffers a Relapse Training awarded to Evansville, where a company with raised sufficient money to see it through the 1913 the Spring training camp at Pensacola, $7500 paid up capital has been formed by Harry season and has appointed first baseman George Plans and Schedule Prospects. Manusch as team manager. Manusch played Florida. Manager Birmingham has not Stahlhoefer as president. with Ottumwa last year and in 108 games hit come out flat-footed with the statement Washington, D. C., February 10. Ed Del Howard, of the San Francisco (Pacific oTo. itor "Sporting Life." The work of sign Coast League) Club, has been appointed a scout that Grubb will be disposed of to a minor for the Chicago National Club. Manager Angus Grant, of last season©s South league club, but its a cinch bet that ing the Washington team is practically Bend (Central League) Club, has been appointed Birmy has that move in mind. Another President Charles W. Murphy, of the Chicago a doorkeeper for the Indiana State Legislature. over. Regulars Frank La- National Club, announced last week that he had 10 days and the first squad of Naps will porte, Alva Williams and insured the lives of Manager John J. Evers and The Vernon team and franchise in the Pacific be enroute to the training camp. The Tom Hughes sent in their catchers James Archer and Roger Bresnahan for Coast League, have been officially removed to signed contracts during the $50,000 each for the present year. "I do not Venice, Oal., where, however, only Sunday morn contingent will include all of the battery think I could replace either of the three players ing games will be played, for which purpose a men, about 17 in number, Manager Birm week, and all the recruits for $50,000, and as a business proposition I de new ball park will be built. .All other games of ingham, Napoleon Lajoie, Terry Turner who had not been previous cided to insure their lives for $150,000 for my the Venice Club will be played at Washington and Jack Graney. The last three are ly heard from did the same. own protection," said Murphy. Park in Los Angeles. the veterans of the team and Birmy ia Only Milan and Schaefer The Reading (Tri-State League) Club has Pitcher Frank Schneiberg, former Milwaukee remain outside the tepee, signed third baseman Bill Cranley, a youngster, and Brooklyn pitcher, after a retirement of three especially anxious to and of these Milan is as late of the Sharon (0. & P.) League Club. years, has agreed to pitch for the Memphis Club, GIVE LARKY AND TERRY President John H. Myers, of the Atlantic City of the Southern League. good as signed and Schae (Tri-State League) Club, announced on February The Guelph Club, of the Canadian League, has all the time they desire to get into shape. fer couldn©t be driven away 8 that the Spring training will be done at Lan received the signed contracts of outfielder Jack There was some talk of both Lajoie and Paul W. Eaton from Washington with a caster, Pa. The Franklin and Marshall dia Fryer and William Wright and pitcher Roy Turner putting in some time at Hot club. As everybody knows, mond has been engaged for the purpose, and all Schuyler. Schaeffer, of last year©s team, states Springs, Ark., but neither of the veterans the work will be done there. Efforts will be that he is not satisfied with the figures in his the German nobleman is a very busy made to get a few exhibition games. The men contract and has refused to sign. thought that the baths would prove of personage, and probably he is so engross will report in Lancaster April 7, and will remain Secretary Foster, of the New York National benefit to them and passed up the jaunt ed in counting his money that this con there until the season opens, April 30. Club, has received through the foreign mail a entirely. It would not be surprising if tract business has escaped his mind. The Missouri-Illinois Trolley League will ex base ball guide printed in Sweden and in Larry, Terry and Graney helped Birm Clark Griffith is the first of the big pand this season and Centralia and Mount Ver- Swedish. The Base Ball Regler was its title ingham in getting a line on his youthful non in all probability will be included in the and whatever that means it appears that the league leaders to get away from the hold league. St. Louis, Belleville, Alton and Grafton Swedes are considerably interested in the game. pitching and catching material. The big out stuff. On the 20th of this month the also will be members. Which is appropriate, for W. Johnson, of Wash Frenchman ought to be in position to advance guard of the Washingtons, con The University of Pennsylvania is trying to ington, D. C., and Coffeyville, Kan., is a leading pass judgment on pitchers if any one is, sisting of Griffith©s corps of arrange a series of exhibition games with the light of the sport. as he has batted against 2000 or more in New York Americans to be played in Bermuda Catcher Rondeau, a recruit, has turned In his the 17 years he has been in fast company. YOUNG PITCHERS, in 1914. Business Manager Irwin, of the New signed 1913 Detroit contract. will report here. They will work out Yorks, will take the matter up with Frank Substitute outfielder Walter P. Rehg, of Wi- Not that Larry is keen on trying his bat daily at the gymnasium of the Y. M. C. Chance as soon as the latter arrives from the chita, Kan., has signed a 1913 Pittsburgh con ting eye against the recruit twirlers for A. from February 21 until March 2, and Coast. tract. there is ever danger bf him being beaned will leave for their. training quarters at by one of the wicked shoots of Charlottesville on the latter date, leaving er treatment. It is feared that the knee suggestion that he enter the ring and THE OVER-AMBITIOUS YOUNGSTERS. the vets to participate, in the inaugu has become infected in some way, and become a Red Hope. From that he would But Larry can pick out good curves, ration frivolities on March 4 and start that it may keep him out of the game work up to a Yellow Hope, and perhaps smoke and jumps as well as the next one for camp on March 5. Grif wants to finally to a White Hope. and if he should drop a©hint to Manager send his batters against some real pitch for some time. Speaking of Detroit, Birmingham that this or that kid had ing, from the first day they are at Char- Hugh Jennings presented his vaudeville SOME JUICY PLUMS the goods it certainly would carry a lot of act here last week. He is batting over for the Washington team are anticipated lotteville, and figures that with the genu if apparently well-founded schedule ru weight. Two of the Naps© hurlers will ine batting practice they will thus get 1000 in the stage league, and it is certain mors pan out. It is expected that the be. late in reporting, Leroy Walker be they will be ready to start at full speed. that he made a bigger hit with local fans locals will open at home with New York, cause he is serving a 90-day workhouse Tom Drohan, the young twirler secured as an actor than he did as a prophet, as sentence at Nashville, Tenn., and Jim from Kewanee, was claimed by seven thus getting the benefit of Frank Chance©s Baskette owing to the ©fact that he be minor league organizations in the draw he predicted that the Washingtons will first appearance as an American League came mixed up in a cutting scrape at ing for the services of big league recruits not finish as high as last year. All the manager, and probably a player-manager his home .in Athens, Tenn., and unfor which took place during the week. Col local experts curbed themselves sufficient at that. Then the agreement bringing tunately got his neck in close contact umbus will get him should Washington ly to refrain from coming back with a forward the opening National League with the sharpest part of the razor or let him go, but "same to you" retort, although there is game in Brooklyn will, it is expected, an impression in this bailiwick that New leave Washington without an opposing knife. ED BANG. DKOHAN©S EECORD York and St. Louis will win many more attraction in Greater New York, to be makes him look more like a comer than games in 1913 than they did last year. A the party of the other part in Frank Ain©t It? a goer. He won 26 games and lost four little adverse criticism sometimes acts as Chance©s debut in Gotham, and on thfe In Chicago they are cheering for a lad last year, and it was his work that en a stimulus, and is preferable to the un Polo Grounds, too. Some crowds will named John McGraw; abled Kewanee to finish second in the seasonable combination of bouquets in view these contests unless pickled weath In New York, whenever Chance is named Central Association. Drohan is a natural Winter and frosts in Summer that used er should prevail, and many simoleons they up and yell "Horraw!" pitcher. He won 23 of his last 25 games, to prevail in Washington. At a meeting ought to be amassed in consequence there It was only last September when they and one of his two defeats was by 1-0. of the directors of the Washington Club, of. hoped his neck would break He is a big youngster and is considered which was held at Manager Griffith©s CHICK GANDIL, , Ain©t it funny what a difference just a an unusually good prospect. He is from office Wednesday, all the club©s first baseman extraordinary, surprised few months make? FEBRUARY 15, 1913

ville, at Louisville; April 7-9, Cincinnati, Detroit, of course, but there will be rein League, has just issued his second annual at Cincinnati. The first contingent will forcements from the various newspapers "Record Book." This is one of the most TY COBB©S CASE leave Detroit Saturday morning, Febru of the city. valuable books ever arranged, especially to magnates, managers and newspaper ary 22, on the 8.27 train from the Michi WILL RETAIN SCHALLER. men. It contains the minor league record, gan Central depot. This train is due to Because of encouraging reports from in every particular, of each player brought arrive in Cincinnati at 4.45 o©clock that various American Association cities, into the major leagues for this year©s afternoon. At 8 o©clock in the evening President Frank J. Navin has decided to trial. It is also a complete record of the Tigers© coach will be hooked onto retain outfielder Walter Schaller for a every player in the National and Ameri the Queen & Crescent train for the South, time, at least. Walter will go South can League, and in addition contains and the party will arrive in Gulfport, with the team and he will be given every much other valuable player information. The Detroit Star Refuses to Discuss Miss., shortly after 10 o©clock, Sunday opportunity to show that a leg, broken night providing the train is on time. In while playing with Kansas City in the His Salary Demands, But De DISCUSSING TRAIN SCHEDULES American Association last Summer, has THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE in the South it is always well to make regained its original strength. Schaller, clares He Is Not a Real Hold-Out Manager Bernhardt, of the Memphis Club, Now Has His Spring Plans Completed and Has No Quarrel With Navin* And Has Set Date For Players to Report. American League News In Nut-Shells Memphis, Tenn., February 8. Within Augusta, Ga., February 8. Ty Cobb, the past two weeks Manager Bernhardt, who is living in Augusta this Winter, Joe Wood, the star pitcher of the American The New York Club has announced the follow of the local club, has sent out contracts was asked today in regard to the reports League, is wintering on his 387-acre farm at ing exhibition games for the New Yorks upon to 17 Memphis players. that are going around the Parker©s Glen, Pa., where he is laying up their return from Bermuda on April 3: Satur There are 21 players on health and strength for next season©s campaign. day, April 5, Brooklyn at Ebbets Field. Sunday, the local roster, but four country to the effect that The pride of Boston is building a new house April 6, Jersey City in Jersey City. Monday, he had been granted an in and he does not intend to live in it alone. . His April 7, Brooklyn at Ebbets Field. Tuesday, of this number have al crease in pay by President father, before taking up farming, practiced law April 8, Newark in Newark. All these games ready agreed ; to terms. in Missouri and at : ona time also published a will be played by the first New York team. On They are pitcbjers Needles, Navin to the point where newspaper in a small Kansas town. April 7, when the team plays its second game he will receive $15,000 per with the Superbas in Brooklyn Arthur Irwin Freeman, Schneiberg and Pitcher John J. Adams, of Albright College, Merritt, the Mississippi year. The dispatch from has signed his 1913 St. Louis contract. He bats will take the Yanigaus to Newark for a game. San Francisco to a Wash and throws right-handed, is 21 years old, 6 feet The New York Club has sold pitcher Fred semi-pro. Players to whom ington newspaper, in Which 4 inches in height, and weighs 185 pounds. Gaiser to Albany and catcher L. Orton to the required papers were an alleged letter from Pres A petition signed by hundreds of fans in Wilkes-Barre, of the New York State League. sent are : Pitchers Fergu- ident Navin to second base- Chicago who respect and admire Frank Chance, Harry Wolverton, who will manage the Sac son, Merritt, Kissinger, man Oscar Vitt was quo- has been handed to "President Comiskey,© of the ramento team, in the Pacific Coast League, has Wm. Borahardt Parsons, Newton, Way- White Sox, asking him to use his best efforts filed an application for the release of the New mack and Green; infielders T s _ .. ted, was shown Cotib. Na to have the first game with the Yankees in York Americans© recruit pitcher, Pep Young, the vin, according to a story, Chicago on Saturday or Sunday. It is the pur former Harrisburg intielder, in case the latter Abstein, Moulton, Oriet, Bales and Net- wrote Vitt that he would be unable to pose to give Chance a royal welcome, and many does not measure up to the required standard. zel; outfielders Schweitzer, McCrone, grant him an increase in pay because of fans must limit their base ball to Saturday and President Ban Johnson last week sent out a Baerwald and Kerr, and catcher Sea- Sunday games. call for the annual schedule meeting of the bough. It will be noticed that players the club being forced to pay Cobb $15,- American Leagaie, to be held at 10 o©clock, Feb 000. This inference was that the Detroit Charles Sterrett, the foremost Princeton base ruary 10 at the Hotel Wolcott, New York City. Kerr and Netzel were honored with con ball player, who was tried out successfully by tracts, in spite of previous announce Club could pay only one big salary. "I the New. York Club last Fall, signed a New That Tyrus Raymond Cobb hopes to lead the know nothing of the Vitt letter," said York contract last week for the coming season. American League in hitting a greater number of ments to the effect that neither would be Cobb in commenting on the matter, "and He will go to Bermuda with the other members times than any other ball player living, is returned. As a matter of retail it will of the team. gleaned from the fact that Cobb is taking the be stated that this was done merely to while I have not signed with the Detroit best of care of himself this Winter, spending Club, still I am not a hold-out by any First baseman Ens© career with Chicago was nearly all his time out of doors, hunting, fishing insure the club©s claim on the two play as brief as his name. He has been sent to Mil and playing golf. Quite a different program, ers. March 10 is reporting day. All of means. As far as the salary of $15,000 waukee without a trial. is concerned, no one knows anything than that followed by the great Georgia ball the players, are expected to be on hand Robert Cla-uss, the only left-hander on Presi player the past two years, when he spent his by that time, when active work prepara about that, and only two people know the dent Navin©s payroll, sent in his signed Detroit Winters traveling over the country as an alleged salary I have asked, Navin and myself. I contract last week. Clauss was taken from the "actor." tory to the launching of the campaign have not paraded before the public my Jackson Club, in the South Michigan League, During the New Yorks© stay at Bermuda Ar will be inaugurated. The time set for the salary demands, because I think it would and though with a losing team, his 1912 record thur Irwin will put the youngsters through their reporting of the candidates will give be unjust to Navin and the Detroit Club was nothing to grow excited over. sprouts and games daily. Manager Bernhardt about six weeks in Schalk, the White Sox catcher, is still grow Catcher "Rowdy" Elliott, with Nashville last which to select and prepare his squad to do so, and as Navin has already as ing, and has to send revised measurements for sured me that I am worth the amount I season, and now a member of the Vernon team, for the_ start of the race. This^ is a his uniforms to Jimmy Callahan every other day. received word from Manager Marty Hogan on short time compared to the condition of have asked for I do not expect any diffi Ray Caldwell, of New York, is walking a February 5 to report to Charley Comiskey in culties in reaching an agreement with crack this Winter. The lanky pitcher of the Chicago and make,the ride to the Coast in com 1912, when the season opened April 11 the head of the Tigers. He has always New Yorks hasn©t signed yet, but he isn©t a pany with the White Sox. and the managers were allowed 30 ad treated me very fairly and I have ab hold-out. He made up his mind when Frank Joe Boehling, the Richmond southpaw, has. ditional days in which to try out recruit Chance signed to manage the team that his signed his 1913 contract with the Washington performers. This season the race will solutely no reason to think that he will days of tomfoolery were at an end. Caldwell Club. be other than fair to me in this instance. is one of the great pitchers of the present day start April 17. Moreover, the salary and Shortstop Mike Balenti, drafted last Fall from player limits must be observed from the It is still some time before Spring prac if he takes care of himself and obeys the rules the Nashville Club, of the Southern League, by tice season begins and before the date for of discipline. the St. Louis Club, is having a novel off season. day of the opening. Thus it will be reporting at Gulfport arrives I hope that The Philadelphia "North American" rises to Balenti, a graduate of Carlisle Indian School, is seen that the manager who has the fa remark: "Greatest outfield in the world would wintering with his wife©s family in Alaska. culty of sizing up a player in a short we will have agreed on terms." he composed of Cobb. Speaker, Jackson and From all accounts he is enjoying a thorough va Milan, says an exchange. To our notion, any cation of outdoor sport, hunting, fishing, tramp time will have considerable advantage outfield with four players would rank strong." ing in Alaskan snow-drifts being the pastimes over his copetitors. Having failed to DETROIT DOTLETS It is reported, but not widely credited, that open to Mike with his Indian relativfs in the consummate a deal with the Montreal President Navin, of the Detroit Club, has de North. Club, of the International League, for cided to accede to Ty Cobb©s demand for a Business Manager Irwin, of the New Yorks, the services of catcher Murphy, former An Alleged Organized Hold-Out Among $15,000 salary. Second baseman Vitt says he will leave the metropolis on February 15 to has a letter from Mr. Navin in which the latter make all arrangements for the team. Phil St. Louis Brownie, Bernhardt is now Detroit Players President Navin Fretting declares that he cannot raise salaries because Schenck, the ground keeper, will accompany Ar scouring other fields for a competent Under Strain Training Plans Completed he must have Cubb at any price. Hugh Jen thur on the voyage. teammate for Doc Seabough, the only nings the other day stated that Cobb would be The Spring series between the Pirates and the catcher on the local roster at the present Detroit, Mich., February 10. The allowed to stay out of base ball unless he Red Sox at Hot Springs, Ark., has been ar penning. W. N. THIT.MONY. signed contract of catcher Rondeau, a lowered his terms. ranged. The series will begin on Sunday, March recruit, was received during the week by Manager Chance, of the New Yorks, has 1C, and arrangements have been made to increase News Notes blocked Chicago©s attempt to send recruit short- the seating capacity at Whittington Park. Nine the Detroit Club. With stop Joe Berger to the Pacific Coast League ©by It is definitely settled that the season will Stanage still holding out games will be played. refusing to waive claim on him. There are at present seven players surnamed start and close earlier than last year, namely, for an increase in salary, From Cleveland, Tenn., last week came word Johnson on American League rosters. Now the April 10 to September 7. according to information that pitcher Jim Baskette, of the Naps, had name Johnson (or Johnstou) outranks the Smiths, The Montgomery players have been ordered to given out at the local base been severely cyt in the right cheek by a Dr. Joneses and Browns, although there is still a report at Montgomery on March 1. The Chat ball office, the Detroit Carl Wilson during a fight on the 1st inst., good-sized representation of j Browns in the tanooga players have also been ordered to re the cause of which was not given. It was league. The Johnsons are:/ Pitcher Walter port on this date at Chattanooga, Club still is without a regu stated, however, that Baskette©s wound would Johnson, of Washington; pitchers Walter John The veteran catcher, Charley Street, has writ lar catcher under contract. heal in about two weeks, barring complications. son and George Johnson, of Chicago; shortstop ten Manager Elberfeld, of Chattanooga, that his Cobb, Crawford and Dubuc The Cleveland Club has transferred first base Ellis Johnson, of Chicago; outfielder James arm is once more all right and that tie ,will like Stanage, have not as man Arthur Griggs to the Montreal Club, of Johnston, of Chicago; first baseman "Doc" John catch in 100 or more games next season. yet come to terms with the International League. son, of Chicago; and outfielder John T. Johns- Third baseman Al O©Dell, of the Mobile Club, Manager Chance, of the New Yorks, has ton, of St. Louis. It will be observed that the writes requesting us to state that in the of President Navin as to changed his mind again. Some time ago he an Chicago team alone contains four Johnsons. ficial Southern League batting averages his F. J. Navin their 1913 stipend. Local nounced that he would not play first base any Outfielder Davy Jones, sold the other day by average was given as .237 for 115 hits in 428 papers have charged that more, but would manage from the bench. Last Detroit to the Chicago Club, has had his salary times at bat, whereas it should be .269. the four players have agreed among them week he stated in Los Angeles that .he was feel increased without his asking, and is delighted The Atlanta Club has secured catcher .Toe selves that the club must meet the de ing so well that he would play first base during with the treatment given him by Charlie Com Dunn from the Seattle Club, of the Northwest the coming season. If Chance gets back into iskey. ern League, by a round-abowt deal. Mobile mands of the quartet, before any will the game Hal Chase may get a chance to Catcher Sam Agnew, drafted by the St. Louis traded Dunn to Detroit for Scnmidt. Jennings sign; in other words, they have banded realize his ambition to play second base. Club from the Vernon Club, of the Pacific Coast sold Dunn to Seattle, and Atlanta bought him together for what is believed to be the Walter Shaller, recently released by Detroit League, has returned unsigned the probationary from Seattle. I first organized hold-out. President Na to the Providence Club, of the International contract tendered him by President Hedges. President Galloway, of the Atlanta Club, is vin, it is said, is willing to pay Cobb League, under an optional agreement, has been The latter tendered the player the prescribed firm in his stand to sign only young and promis recalled by the Detroit Club. limit of 25 per cent, on his Vernon salary. Ag ing players. His position is that he would $15,000 yearly, but refuses to raise the The most promising of the young pitchers new should be told that if he makes good the like to sell a few fast youngsters to the big salaries of the other men. probationary contract expires by limitation at league and stop paying out good money for men. ..Griffith has secured for the coming season seems the end of 45 days, and then he can expect, DETROIT PLAYERS DISORGANIZERS. to be Drohau, drafted from the Kansas team, that are going backward when released or sold of the Central Association. This young man and probably secure, new and better terms. by the two major organizations. President Navin, of the Detroits, is worked in 30 games of ball and won 26 of them. Clyde Eugle, the only member of the Boston Roy Castleton, leading Southern League pitch not in a pleasant frame of mind these His team finished second in the race, due to Red Sox who is spending the Winter in Boston, er, while with Atlanta in 1907, who was re his excellent work. The remarkable feature of is keeping in good condition by taking long cently secured by Nashville from the Vernon. days, and told a reporter that his players his being secured by Washington is that he walks and playing golf. (Pacific Coast League) Club, has absolutely re cause more trouble than the players of came by the draft route. A Washington critic last week said: "Of all fused to report to the Nashville Club. Castleton the other 15 major league teams put Innelder Shanley, who last year played in the ball players and managers who have ven was stricken with typhoid fever while with together. Said he : "When the Tigers are 124 games as shortstop for the Burlington team, tured before the footlights Hugh Jennings, who Atlanta and almost died, and for this reason he not striking you may be sure they are in the Central Association, has sent in his is, appearing at a local theatre this week, is by is afraid to return South. doing something else. They are not con signed contract to the Detroit Club. far the most capable performer. No one would Who©s the wisest manager in the minor We all remember Jack Warner, who was suspect that this is the first season that Jen leagues? The answer in chorus: Charley Frank, tent to bother me almost to death, but prominent at the Polo Grounds. He has sent nings has ever trod the thespian boards, for be of New Orleans. In 10 years as manager of they plant seecfs of discord all over the word to Frank Chance that he would like to is apparently as much it home on the stage the Pelicans Frank has won four pennants and American League. The demands that secure the job as coacher for the Yankees the as on the ball field." never has finished out of the first division. Not some of our players have made on me coming season. Every club in the league has an Hugh Jennings frankly tells Washington fans only this, but he has made a mint in peddling old-time catcher now, and Warner has heard that their team will "make a good fight this youths to the big arena. His prize this year make me wonder whether they think we that Chance is looking for a man. He thinks season, but it not a probable pennant winner is southpaw Cullop, who cost him $300 and won the World©s Championship last Fall. that he can fill the bill. will not even finish as good as second again." sold him to the Naps for $10,000. I am positive if several of our men were The Montgomery Club has secured four play ers from the St. Louis American Club, whose told the club finished in sixth place they identity will not be revealed until March 1. would drop dead from surprise." the condition "providing the train is on prior to his injury last season, was the The remaining 22 under reservation are: Pitch time." This .means that but one night sensation of the Association. His hit ers, Adams, Bagby, C. Brown, E. Brown, Man TRAINING TRIP PLANS COMPLETED. ning, Paige, Dempfel, Sanford, South, O©Rear and Secretary Charles Navin, of the De will be spent on the train this Spring, ting, his fielding and his base running Hamilton; catchers, Gribbens, Saell, Moran and whereas two nights were endured in 1912. were features v in every game played by Martell; Infielders, Elwert, Wares, Spratt, troit Base Ball Club, has completed ar Hamblin, Kutina and Danzig; outfielders, Gas- rangements for the Tigers© exhibition It also means that the athletes will be Kansas City, and there seldom passed a ton and Jantzen. dates in the Spring training season. The able to get out to the Gulfport ball day that he did not get an extra base list follows: March 8-9, Cincinnati Reds, grounds "bright and early" on Monday knock. at Mobile; March 16-20, New Orleans, at morning, February 24. A number of the Up Against It Any "Way New Orleans; March 22-24, Mobile, at recruits will join the team in Cincinnati, No matter with which league Hank Mobile; March 25-26, Montgomery, at the present arrangements calling for the A Valuable Record Book O©Day joins out, there©s one painful duty -Montgomery; March 27-28, Memphis, at leaving of but two or three players from Louis Heilbroner, of Fort Wayne, Ind., he can©t escape. He will have to umpire Memphis; March 31, April 1-4, Chatta- Detroit. Manager Jennings and coaches noted as a base ball expert and statis before Chicago crowds in either event. Iiooga, at Chattanooga; April 5-6, Louis* Sugden and McGuire will depart from tician, and President of the Central New York "Sun." 12 SPORTING LIFE FEBRUARY 15, 1913" the past four National League seasons is League. Charles B. Power©s death re New Yorkers what they were last year. anxious to enjoy the privileges that are moves from the ranks of the old guard Manager Tinker is wise enough to know one of the most familiar of Smoketown©s that a victory from a Aveakling is just the heritage of membership in champion that much more velvet for his bolt of teams. Bescher would never be picked Fourth Estaters. Powers was one of the good goods in stock. The Reds have out in a crowd of athletes as a fast flyer. Smoketowners who traveled with the Pi never been a terror to the small fry, who GOBBLE UP ALL SEATS FOR THE He doesn©t look the part of a modern rates, and Cincinnati knew him well. were always liable to take their number Harry Bethune and yet there is more Pittsburgh has some famous base ball when least expected. The new war cry OPENING DAY speed in that lumbering make-up than scribes who have gone on ahead. Tom of the Tinkerers this year will be: "Mur seems probable to get out of a fellow of Full wood was the first to go and there der the minnows !" as big a build as the Ohioan, who is Wit was quite a stretch of years before Frank tenberg©s pride. Runs win games, and McQuiston followed, and now Charley MULFORDISMS. Cincinnati Establishes a New with Beschqr on the team the Reds have Power has been added to Death©s bat "Doc" Hoskins is enjoying life at Old the nucleus of a good many runs. What ting list. Good-bye, old fellow-worker! Miami, where he has coached the Oxford Record in Advance Base Ball boys to numerous basket ball victories. Pie©11 stick there until tra.; *- ^Ime for "Old Sales Frank Bancroft©s Mis Alabam." Watch Tom Clarke©s "sinoke." After sion That Failed Other News* News Items Gathered From All Quarters all the off-season backstop chatter the man from Corona is going to get a chance to prove that he is a star of the windpad. At the recent New England League meeting The Pennsylvania House Law and Order Com Cincinnati, O., February 8. Editor to settle the status of the Fall River and Haver- mittee on February 4 refused to be responsible Nobody will blame Hank O©Day for "Sporting Life." You ought to see the hill Clubs the league awarded the Haverhill for the playing of professional base ball in going to the American League because it plot of the Palace of the Fans in the franchise to the veteran, Hugh Duffy, though Pennsylvania on Sunday and returned to the wouldn©t be so all-fired pleasant to travel FTank Leonard bid $3400 for it as against House with a negative recommendation the the trail that knew him only as a mana Red Chief©s office. Would Duffy©s $2500; and Leonard, moreover, had an bill which would legalize professional ball be you believe it, nearly all option on the park at Portland, Me., to which tween tiie hours of ©2 and (> P. M. on Sunday. ger last year. the reserved seats for the it is proposed to transfer the Fall River fran The battle will now be fought on the floor of Ralph Works filled Reclland with prom opening game at - League,- chise. ./The Haverhill franchise w.as confirmed to ©; the House, with apparently about even chances issory notes. He was effervescently the ©Donahue faiti&n on condition that the back ifor its defeat or pas^wge. © .Allied against .the Park next April nave been salaries of the players be ; paid -within 20 days ibill are nearly all the clergymen of the State, happy and he should have been, jfoi" he sold? The plot©is a pe©rfect and that Dan Clohecy©s "claim be settled by [while for it is about every one else. was en route to Louisiana to make© Nellie algebraic study and is as| July 1. The clubs were all assessed $111 each John /T., Powers, of Chicago, was in Indlan- Barnes, of Monroe, his bonnie bride. crowded with "X©s" as an, to pay the back salary of Manager Jack O©Brien, olis last week for the purpose of organizing a T REN MULFOKD; JB. old-fashioned crazy quilt is© of Fall River. \ club for the Columbian Basd Ball League. Pow- Harry Kelly, third baseinan, last season with ;ers met; a number of Indianapolis business raen with patches. When you Keokuk, and formerly wi©th Rock Island, lias j. He explained his, plans to them, and will try to recall the old-time circus signed with, the Bloomington Club, of the I. I. I. ! form a ©company© in Indianapolis. © © THE PACIFICJflAST LEAj&UE stunts that were pulled off League. ; The San Antonio, Club, of the Texas League, to interest fans and attract has received© the signed contract of pitcher Southpaw Pitchers Not in Such Great Da- 11. Mulford, Jr. The former major league pitcher, "Kid" Car- Frank Brown, of New York1. . . © , » the multitude on "Get- sey, is reported as having been selected to head mand This Year As Has Been the Case ©Away Day" and contrast them with the the proposed Washington Club, in the proposed Stewart Edward White, ©the author and ex United States League. President Witman is plorer, broke a leg while sliding for the home © in This League in Recent Years. present Winter rush for places of van quoted as saying that a park would be secured plate in a ball game at Santa Barbara, Gal., on tage it makes you tired to hear some fos in Georgetown. He added: "The United States February 4. Among the players in the game Los Angeles. CaL,©February 6. Editor silized soul yawp about the "good old League is planning to have teams in New York, was Winston Churchill, recently Progressive can "Sporting Life." Manager "Happy" Ho times." These are the days of base ball©s Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, didate for Governor of New Hampshire. Richmond, Trenton, and either South Bethlehem The Lexington Club, of the Blue Grass League, gan, of the Venetian "Gondoliers," be greatest popularity. None of the old or Lynchburg." has signed pi,tcher Charles Warren, of last year©s lieves the day of the southpaw in the guard should weaken in their loyalty _to Ollie Chapman, a Cincinnati ball player, has Ogden (Union Association) team. Coast League is passing. For two years the pioneers who nursed the game in its invented and patented a protective sleeve for "Doggie" Trenchard, assistant coach of ath the Heartsiders have kept Vernon up in infancy and carried it through the alter the pitchers and catchers to prevent their arms letics at Prince ton 1800 to 1900, on February 3 the race and it was common to hear nating years of feast and famine, but it from cooling off between innings. signed a three-year contract with the University players remark: "Any kind of a south Secretary Farrell, of the National Association, of North Carolina as resident coach. Trenchard is only truth to say that now is the good has received from the Sisters in charge of St. will have general direction of the University paw can get away in this league." But time in Balldom. I doubt whether any Joseph©s Orphanage at San Antonio, Texas, the teams in all branches of athletics. now the old order changeth. Just as Mc- other base ball town on the map is as following letter addressed to the officers and Officials of the Rockford (Wisconsin-Illinois Credie, of Portland, plans the inculcation far advanced in preparation for the members of the National Association: "Please League) Club were assured by President Weeks of a couple of the forksiders, Hogan an "opener," as is Redland. Unless all signs accept our most heartfelt thanks for your kind at a conference last week that the league had no expression of sympathy in our bereavement at intention of dropping Rockford. nounces a .cut of 50 per cent, in Schedule fail all known attendance records will be the loss of our dear Sisters, who died victims of S. Last season Hogan carried four shattered when Fred Clarke, Hans Wag the sad disaster to St. John©s Orphanage, in Last season the Seattle Club, of the North southpaws on his staff. Think of it. ner & Co., come to town to start things this city. Be assured that your kindness shall western League, traded pitcher Joe Seaton to ever be remembered with sentiments of esteem Vancouver, same league, for Willett. Seaton Four of those curious "critters" far with J. Tinker and his Iledbirds on the and gratitude." proved a fizzle at Vancouver and Willett re whom the average manager holds a whole 10th of April next. fused to report. Willett is now wintering at The Salt Lake Club, of the .Union Association, Trinidad, Colo., and has written that he wants some dread. But only Roy Hitt and Ra BANNY©S WILD GOOSE CHASE. has traded pitcher "Buck" Weaver for short- to trade himself to some Eastern club. Presi leigh will remain. Roy Castleton has been stop Musse, of the Great Falls Club, same dent Dugdale, of Seattle, has given consent. sold to Nashville, in the Southern League, Col. Frank C. Bancroft strapped on his league. old haversack and hit the trail for Car Pitcher Ernest Califf, who quit base ball three and Dolly Gray, once pride of Washing Heine Reltz, the once-famous second baseman, years ago on account of an injured arm, has ton, is doomed to walk the plank. Los, lisle. It wasn©t his fault that Redskin who of late years has been umpiring in the quite recovered and has signed with the Port Jim Thorpe is riot one of us. To use the semi-pro, ranks around Chicago, has gone to land Club, of the Northwestern League. Angeles will likely struggle through 3913 words of a distinguished author "lie did California to locate permanently and where he President John Killian. of the DeKalb Base southpawless, and the same is true of his derndest" and nobody blames him for hopes to either umpire or manage some club in Ball Club, of Sterling, Ills., has started a move Sacramento. The San Francisco team the interior. He is at present in San Francisco. ment to organize a six-club league in Illinois will have Jess Baker as headliner, while the failure of Thorpe to take the bait. Eight Clubs for the Illinois-Missouri League, For spectacular effect there was no other composed of Elgin, Aurora, Belvidere, Sterling, Portland boasts of Stanley, the Atlantic with Mattoon and Clinton as the recruits to the De Ivulb and Roehelle. -City phenom secured from Philadelphia logical angle to the deal. Perhaps John present sextet, is what President Cline is work The Southeastern -League, which disbanded J. McGraw felt that New York needed a ing hard for. last season, was re-organized at a meeting held in the Howley deal. Oakland, as usual, little fireworks to offset the American set- President Furman Smith, of the Anderson on February 3, at Anniston, Ala. W. J. Boy- is well fortified, having Abies and Per- piece in the acquisition of Frank Chance. Club, in the deceased Carolina Association, an kiu, of Gadsden, Ala., was elected president of noll back in harness. Abies wrote a, nounces the following sales: Pitcher Ira Hogue the league, and Harry Brown, Anniston, Ala., Portland friend from Terrill, Texas, the The Peerless Leader is the second Chi- to Boston Nationals; catcher K. C. Milliman to secretary. Representatives from Rome, Ga., cagoan who has moved from the Western Asheville Club, in the North Carolina League, LaGrange, Ga., .Anniston, Gadsden and Opelikn, other day. saying that he tipped the checkerboard to the metropolis. Old- and shortstop William Kelley to Durham Club, Ala., attended the meeting. The sixth place scales at 212 pounds. If this is true timers will recall that during the Freed- in the North Carolina League. in the league, it was announced, probably will Harry will need some rough work at President James Frank, of the South Michi be taken by Talladega, Ala., or Cedartown, Ga. Livermore to get him down into the pink. man regime he gave the G. O. M. control gan League, has signed for his umpire staff A salary limit of $850 was agreed upon and only for a brief time, but A. C. Anson failed "Deacon" Pearson, of Toronto; Charles Fallon, one player to each team who has played higher to linger long. All this is merely an of Easton, Pa.; William Blake, of the Canadian than Class D will be permitted. The season The San Francisco Roster aside to the comment on Cincinnati©s League; Frank Muir, of Clinton; and Ernil will probably open May 7. Briehter, a member of the staff in 1910 and The veteran Charley Hickman has been en San Francisco, CaL, February 7. The*©- failure and New York©s success in gain part of 1912. gaged to coach the base ball team of the West San Francisco Club should not worry ing Thorpe. The question "Will the The St. Thomas Club, of the Canadian League, Virginia University from which he graduated in about having enough players to turn out champion athlete make good?" is one that has changed control, A. E. Purton, who had 1805 this Spring. at Boyes Springs to organize a team. can only be answered on the field of ac one-quarter interest, has, owing to his absence Thomas M. Russell, of Maysville, Ky., who tion. If Thorpe has really got the stuff from the city, sold out to B. C. Killingsworth, has just been elected president of the Blue With the playing season two months W. Swift and J. W. Chandler. The stock in Grass League, to succeed William Neal, of away, 24 contracts are filed away in local in him McGraw will get it out of him. the club is new owned as follows: E. C. Kil- Louisville, Ky., hopes to secure the consent of headquarters, and only ten men remain It was -John J. who took Marquard lingsworth, three-eighths; W. S. Swift and J. W. the American Association to place a team from unsigned. Those still holding contracts pronounced a lemon by countless millions Chandler, three-eighths jointly; C. O. Stanley, his league in Louisville. one-quarter. It is understood that the directors are Roy Corhan, shortstop; Johnny and by persistent grafting turned him The Dallas (Texas League) Club has signed Wuffli, third baseman; pitchers Stand- into a peach of a twirler. Thorpe is in of the club still hope to secure the services of catcher Albert Basham, who was drafted from R. D. ("Bob") Emslie, the veteran National the Clarksville team, of the Kentucky-Indiami- ridge and Hughes, of the Western Canada good hands. League umpire, as manager. Tennessee League upon the recommendation of League; second baseman Colligan, of the > OFF TO THE BIG MEET. Harry Vaughn, a veteran ball player and Charles Barrett, scout for the St. Loulus Ameri former manager of the Birmingham team, of Western League; pitcher Cadreau and Garry Herrmann had Joe Tinker for a cans. catcher Sepulveda. of the Northwest the Southern League, is reported as lying criti Mordecai Brown, now of the Cincinnati team, traveling companion when he started to cally ill at his home in Cincinnati. In 1906 had his right knee placed in a plaster cast^on League; Matty Mclntyre, the veteran ward New York and the Spring con Vaughu managed the Birmingham team that February 17 in the hope of curing an injury sus outfielder; and pitchers Delhi and Jess ference of the Nationalists. For years won the Southern Leageu pennant. He was tained last Summer in sliding to second base. Baker; and only three of these want once a leading catcher in the majors. Examination of X-ray photographs of the joint more money. Eight pitchers, eight in- the .Reds have been handed the hot end William Moriarty brother of the famous De showed a gathering of water under the kneecap. of the schedule and kept on the go in troit infielder. George Moriarty has been ap The pitcher has been assured that the joint fielders, four outfielders and four catchers midseason for so many days that they pointed manager of the Winnipeg Club, of the will be in shape before the season begins. have signed. The list includes pitchers all but forgot that Cincinnati was on the Northern (late Central International) League. The signed contract of Enos Kirkpatrick, Henley, Fanning, McCorry, Bonner, Dr. map. It isn©t quite the fair thing to An Auburn, Nebraska, dispatch is to the fol utility infielder, was© received by the Brooklyn Forrest Thomas. Arlett, C. Miller and start a team on a swing around the en lowing effect: "Word has been received here Club on February 7. Pat Harkins; catchers Berry, Schmidt, that W. M. Stillwell, who played second base The New York American League Club on the Auer and Roy Kuhn ; infielders McArdle, tire eastern and western circuit without for Auburn In the Mink League, last season, 7th inst. received the signed contracts of George a breathing spell on home grounds and has been accidentally killed at Coyle, Okla., Davis, the Williams College pitcher, and "Pad Del Howard, Wagner, Yohe. McCarl, yet this has been the sort of schedule while experimenting with a new shotgun." dy" Green, who was purchased from the Hoi- Henry, Cartwright and Kibler; outfield poultice that have been spread on the Harry G. Ostdiek has been reappointed yoke Club last year after the National Com ers Izzy Hoffman, Willie Hogan, Zim- manager of the Spokane (Northwestern League) mission had decided that the New York National merman and Mundorff. Reds. This year the Red Chief has his Club his fourth consecutive season in that Club had no legal claim to his services. vocal chords all tuned up for a holler in position with that club. Pitchers Ames and Wiltse and catcher Wilson, the key of C if any such medicine is President Joe Cohn, of the Spokane (North of the Giants, have turned in their signed 1913 News Notes given a Red label by the schedule doc western League) Club, has signed first baseman New York contracts. Pitcher Pope has turned in his signed Oak tors. "The outlook for the season is George Ort, late of the Kalamazoo Club, of the In the New York State League the Bingham- land contract. Outfielder Bert McCory is now good," said President Herrmann before South Michigan League. ton Club has signed outfielder Al Swalm, who the only Oakland hold-out. ,* The Lawrence Club©, of the New England was idle last year because of ill health, but in Presient Allan T. Baum announced the re he left for the scene of magnate action. League, has received the signed contract of 1911 he was with the Memphis team, where he lease of Perle Casey last week as an umpire iu "I have just one regret. I hate to see southpaw pitcher Patrick Martin, who has been hit .2:35 in 32 games. The Troy Club has pur the Pacific Coast League. This means that Mike Mitchell get away ©from us. He released to Lawrence by the New York Ameri chased pitchers Sitton and Waldorf from the Frank Newhouse will be the sixth umpire during cans. Atlanta Club, of the Southern League. the 1913 season. It was also announced that has been so faithful it seems like saying Casey in all probability will be an umpire in the good-bye to one of your own, but it is one Northwestern League. of those things that couldn©t be helped." is needed is the ability to cut off some- of You©ve scored many good hits in Life©s Walter ©Nagle is contemplating deserting the And Mike leaves Cincinnati with a kind mound for a chance in the infield. His salary ly feeling for old Redtown, which has al the base hits that sizzled through short Game and you©ve earned a vacation from wing, which he injured before breaking into the field and piled up tallies for the other the struggles of earth. big league, is still bothering him. and the ways been very "sweet" on him. Cap Santa Rosa boy doesn©t know if it will round to tain Mike had a tough field to play in fellows. In Bescher Joe Tinker has a AN ANCIENT FORMULA OF SUCCESS. or not. Nagle has been practicing at first and and he was always as willing as an old pacemaker who will show the way around It was that good Old Roman, Charles third bases this Winter and finds© that he I» quite useful in fielding grounders. horse pulling a heavy load no gr^do. If the bases. Followers of the Speeder be Augustus Comiskey. who in the days of is with best wishes that the Redbugs lieve that this year of 1913 will prove From knocking a tail-end team to boosting a say au revoir to Captain Mitchell. his very best in fast company. He has famed St. Louis Browns issued the order: pennant winner and offering a graduated bonus "Beat the life out of the weaklings." It for any kind of a first-division team such is "THE BULLET©S" AMBITION. every -inducement to go some. the progress made among the Sacramento base was the ability to grab the tail-enders and ball fans by Jack Atkin. A bonus of $2500 for In Bob Bescher, "The Bullet," the ANOTHER FOR ETERNITY LEAGUE. shaking them like a maltese cat would a distribution among the players of Harry Wol- Reds have one fast young man who is The wires brought the story from Pitts mouse that enabled the old Browns to go verton©s squad if they land the 1913 Coast dreaming of the glories of the champion- ; burgh of another recruit for the ever League pennant, and additional purses hung up out in front and stay there. The same for players on the team who may lead the league ghip. The leader in base-stealing during I growing reserve list in the Eternity sort of cruelty to tail-enders made the in individual work are to be given tiua year. FEBRUARY 15, 1913 SPORTING LIFE 13 lished by the New York "Sun," alleging that lie received a fee for signing James THE BIG INDIAN Thorpe with Manager McGraw, of the New York Giants, immediately wired Manager McGraw, asking him to issue an SOME MORE FACTS ABOUT THE authoritative denial. Warner said that there was not an iota of truth in the story and that the assistance he gave GREAT ATHLETE Thorpe in the matter of placing himself professionally was inspired solely by his desire to advance Thorpe©s interest and Minor League Players Who Played because «>f the friendly relations between We are patentees and sole owners of the himself and the great athlete he develop right to make the now famous With Thorpe Speaks of His Base ed. James Thorpe said that the story was absolutely untrue, as his signing Ball Calibre A Statement About with the Giants was the result of his own personal decision, uninfluenced by Mr. Him From a Carolina Official* Warner. He said that he explained to Cork Center Ball Warner why he preferred the Giants, (PATENTED) ©" © ~" who offered him a larger salary than any Washington, D. C., February 10. Jim other club, and that Warner simply car the leading produ©ct of the game other Thorpe, the Indian, who was recently ried out his wishes and even accomplished makers aware of our patent rights, but declared a© professional by the A. A. U., more in his behalf than he had expected. wanting to secure the benefits of our exten is an inferior ball player, (The New York "Sun;© upon recent of Glen and if the New York Wiirner©s denial briefly said: "It wa.s John Mc sive advertising, are putting out a cheap Graw©s brother-in-©luw who conducted the ne Giants have signed him at gotiations with James Thorpe and Glenn Warner center composed of reclaimed rubber and a fancy salary somebody last week , which resulted in the signing, of the ground cork and advertising it as Cork and has been badly stung, in Indian by the Giants." Editor "Sporting Life.") the opinion of five Wash Rubber Center. This is the worst .kind of ington boys who played in Beaumont Wants $6000 for Thorps deceit, as the purchaser has no chance to see | the Eastern Carolina League in 1909 and batted Marlin, Tex., February 8. Sam Crane, what he is getting without destroying his ! against Thorpe. They all the veteran New York scribe, who arrived purchase. Our advice is to avoid imitations. state that the Indian was here this week in advaface of the Giants, only a ©fair minor league at onc,e placed himself in communication We could further show where our methods of illustrating oar Jim Thorpe pitcher, a poor hitter avid with the-Beaumont Club authorities_ with goods in catalogs and advertising literature has been, imitated a worse fielder, and that a view to sounding them as to their al even to" the extent of almost copying our name. his only asset was speed on the bases. leged claim upon Thorpe. Regarding this SEE NEXT WEEK©S ADVERTISEMENT. which availed him little, as he seldom got Mr. Crane said: © * "I got Manager Wheeler, of the Beaumont Write for the only catalog they have not imitated. on the bags. The Washington players Club, over the long-distance ©phone, and he says Avho were in the Eastern Carolina League that he is sure of the identity of Jiin Thorpe during the 1909 season are Jack Spald- as the player whom he secured from the Okla Philada., ing, Heinie Gastmeyer, Cy MacDonald, homa City Club when that organization was in financial straits and put its franchise on sale at 9 Penna. "Curly". Brown and Ai Handiboe. The auction. Manager Wheeler also© says "he filed CANADIAN FACTORY: TORONTO, CANADA records of Thorpe©s work down in the claim to Thorpe with President Alien, of the Carolina circuit are not startling and Texas League, at Austin on January 31, thus PACIFIC COAST BRANCH: would seem to bear out the opinion that making his claim valid. That date was the last day on which players could be notified that, PHIL. B. BEKEART CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. these Washington players have of the In their services were wanted under their contracts, dian©s ability. In 1909, while with Fay- and as Thorpe could not be located, Wheeler etteville, Thorpe took part in 16 games says he took that course to protect his club. and batted for .250. The same season, Wheeler says that he has received a telegram with Rocky Mount, he played in 29 from Secretary Farrell and that the Thorpe case will be put before the National Commission, to Newark, Captain Smith, along with Club, made a flying trip to Syracuse, N. Y., games and batted for .2HG. The following and that the Beaumont Club©s claim will re last week and completed arrangements to play season, with Rocky Mount, the Indian ceive a thorough investigation. When I asked his pitchers and catchers, will take the Williams what price he set on Thorpe, be re boat on March 4 for Savannah, where two exhibition games with the Stars next hit for .253 in 44 games. His pitching plied : ©Six thousand Iron Men in cash and I Spring when the Leafs return from their Spring record that season was 9 games won and want it quick.© ©Stage money?© 1 inquired, quarters have been engaged at the Hotel training camp at Macon, Ga. The dates an 10 lost. In the other games he played but he switched me off. The Oklahoma City De soto. The balance of the team will nounced wej-e April 12 and 13. , first base. Club has not fared well since it started. It follow a week later under the charge of Henry Berry, owner of the Los Angeles Club, has led a precarious existence and has sold and Larry Button. Twenty-two men are al of the Pacific Coast League, has given Cy Sey otherwise disposed of its players to what ad ready signed up. Only two are holding mour, late of Baltimore, permission to purchase An Official Carolina Statement vantage it could, poor or good, usually under the his release. Cy objects to crossing the conti former condition. The Beaumont Club now has out, Harry S.wacina and Bert Tooley, nent for a base ball engagement, and the Mr. R. T. Gowan, "Sporting Life©s" a suit on against President Alien for some and their contracts are looked for any chances are that he will be seen on the Inter Raleigh, N. C., correspondent of long grievance, real or fancied, and doubtless any day. EDMUND B. GEARHAKT. national League circuit again next season. money it can acquire from the sale of Thorpe Fred Beck, first baseman of the Buffalo team, standing, who was secretary of the league would be like cashing a ticket on the defunct is doing a singing act in vaudeville with Leona in which Thorpe first played the profes Louisiana lottery, and it looks as if the club Timely Toronto Topics Barrison, and while not playing big time like sional base ball which led to his disquali had about as much chance in collecting coin Rube Marquard, 3. McGraw or H. Jenniugs, is fication by the A. A. U., writes us as fol from one proposition as the other. Both are ex Toronto, Ont., February 10. While getting away in good shape and making his lows : ceedingly visionary." Manager Joe Kelley, of the Maple Leafs, little old home runs on the kerosene circuit. is resting quietly in his Baltimore home Miss Barrison is bulletined as one of the great Raleigh, N. C., February 5. Editor "Sporting est rag-time piano players on the stage today. Life." I have read a great deal in the daily these days, President James J. McCaffrey "Big Jake" Gottrnan, a Baltimore outfielde:-, papers in reference to "Thorpe" while he was THE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE is sending out the players© contracts, and is looking around for a chance to break into the with the Eastern Carolina League, with Rocky Joe is merely waiting for the New York Coast League. He has informed the Baltimore Mount and Fayetteville. N. C. I saw this Manager Gan2el©s Plans For the Rochester meeting of the league to put on the few management that he thinks his health will be morning©s paper stated that Thorpe was not a benefited on the Coast and wants to make Ihe free agent, this as coming from Secretary Far- Team All Made, With a View to Re finishing touches. Joe says he wants a change. Gettman Is a veteran with a reputation, rell. The Eastern Carolina League disbanded clever pitcher and will be delighted if he as a slugger. An injury to his knee slowed after the season of 1910 and there has been covery of the League Pennant. gets one. Dick Rudolf has not succeeded him «,p last season, but International League no ball in any of the towns comprising this in landing himself a big league birth, for critics seem to think that he is a good man. league. I was the secretary of this league, and Rochester, N. Y., February 10. The Manager Donovau, of Providence, sets great ©..simply write you to know, after a league dis- only real news that has transpired dur the majors are willing to take Dick, but store by his recruits who, he thinks, will help \bands. how could Fayetteville have any claims ing the past two weeks is the signing of quite unwilling, apparently, to pay any to strengthen his regular team. They are out t,o Thorpe? It seems to me he should be a our popular shortetop, thing like real money for him. So.^with fielder Shaller, late of Kansas City; shortstop free agent. Yours trulv. Dick going in his usual good form, Kelley Ollie O©Mara, recruit from Kewanee; second R, T. GOWAN, Correspondent.. "Tommy" McMillan, who basoman Ens, drafted from Dallas; first, baseman was purchased from the has one good pitcher to begin with. Then, Onslow, late of Laasing; and pitchers Jenseu New York Americans, too, he has reliable Johnny Lush, Snaps and Ueisigl, late of New Haven. He also ex Thorpe an Expensive Luxury The loss of . the pennant Mueller and Bert Maxwell on his staff. pects to secure outfielder High from the Detroit New York, N. Y., February 10. Dur last year can be placed on Hea.ru and two other youngsters, Kubat. Club. ing the past week, upon apparently good "Tommy©s" shoulders as a southpaw, and Herbert, products of the .authority, the "Sun," of this city, pub his going to New York Canadian League, also have been signed lished the statement that the signing of during mid-season put a for the hurling department. The Toron THE NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE James Thorpe by Manager McGraw. of hole in the infield that to infield will be just the same as last the Giants, involved an outlay of $9000. could not be lilled. His season, with Jordan at first; McConnell, President Fielder Jones Reorganizing His The "Sun" said that, according to a story return to the Flower City at second; Holly, at short, and Bradley, Umpire Corps With New Men Jerry at third. The outfield will be Shaw, told by base ball men who were in touch John Gsuizel will be a welcome that he with the negotiations for the noted In will be proud of. The lo O©Hara and Northen. Fitzpatrick will Eddinger and Jimmy Toman Now dian©s services as a ball player, Thorpe©s cal team goes to Anniston on March 16 be used as utility man, serving both in Under Contract. contract calls for a salary of $6000 for where they will stay about three weeks the infield and gardens. Isaacs, a Toron I©ortland, Ore., February 8. Jerry Ed one year. WThen he attached his signa and then journey homeward _ playing to boy, is said to possess considerable dinger, umpire in the Tri-State League ture to the document, Thorpe. it is said, games with clubs in the different leagues class, so he may develop into a clever for two seasons, and Jimmy Toman, received an extra bonus of $500, while to get in shape for the opening games. infielder. It looks as if Joe will not Northwestern League indi Glenn Warner, who brought the redskin Manager Ganzel has high hopes of his have to worry much about the loss of cator man of last season, here and exerted his influence to help team this season and if any team beats Dalton and Benny Myer. are to be two of the North McGraw, is reported to have pocketed the Hustlers-out they will know that News Notes western League arbitra $2500 on the side. The "Sun" further they were playing ball. Spencer, our tors for 1913. Ralph Frary, said: "The statement that Warner re popular first baseman, has requested Second baseman Ambrose MeConnell, long a ceived $2500 from the New York Club in Manager Ganzel (if he is to be let out), hold-out, has signed a 1913 Toronto contract. the third man on the list, The Baltimore Club has given outfielder Noah refuses to accept the terms return for his influence is said to have to send him to California if possible. Henline, farmed last year to Troy, his un offered by Fielder Jones, been made by a Baltimore man who is If it is the wish of Spencer to go to the conditional release. and another man will be a close friend of McGraw©s relative. It far West, John will do his best to land Charles Hightower, the Cornell pitcher, has added to the staff within a is given here for what it is worth, and him there, as he always has high respect been sold by the Buffalo Club to the Wilkes- probably will be denied by the Carlisle for his former players and will do any Barre Club, of the New York State League. week. Tomaji was a hold coach, but the story is going the rounds thing in his power if any of his players Pitcher "Doc" Adkins, who has been on the out for a time, but tele roster of the Baltimore Club for more than half Fielder Jones graphed his acceptance of in base ball circles, and McGraw©s enter are to be transferred to make them a dozen successive seasons, has been automati terms when Jones issued prise is generally commended. Thorpe pleased with their location. Everything cally released by Manager Dunn. The Baltimore an ultimatum that unless we came to time has signed a contract with a ten-days© looks bright and rosy for 1013 and the manager failed to send Adkins a contract by notice of release clause, but McGraw does local fans will see a ball team the com February 1. by January 25 another man would have not believe he will ever have to take ad ing season the fastest that has ever been Hugh Bradley, erstwhile member of the cham his job in 1913. Eddinger spent, three represented in Rochester. W. M. LEAHY. pion Red Sox, but sold recently to Jersey City years as trainVr for -the Washington vantage of that clause. It is the inten for a rumored price of $1750, is not satisfied American .League Club and one year at tion of the Giants© leader to try Thorpe with the Jersey City te~ms and will return th©e, Minneapolis before he became an umpire. out in Texas, and if the Indian shows Newark News Nuggets club©s contract, so he says. In fact he is not sufficient skill to warrant his retention as very keen for playing with Jersey City at all. He is 37 years old, six feet, two inches a regular he will receive pay all season; Newark, N. J., February 10. Editor Notices were last week sent out by Secretary in height, and boasts of Chicago as his otherwise he will be sold to some other "Sporting Life." Last week Manager Billy Wicks to all Oriole players residing in the home. Jones heard of him last season Harry Smith made a trip to Academy North to report in Baltimore not later than from a couple of major league umpires major league club, or ©farmed out,© so 4 1*. M., Monday, March 10, at Hotel Kernan. and opened negotiations with him several that he may be developed. At any rate Corners, Knoxville, Pa., and when he re The players will then proceed by boa©t to Nor Thorpe has the distinction of being the turned he had the signed contract of Mr. folk and thence to Fayetteville, N. C., the train weeks ago. "I©m after base ball men highest salaried untried major league George Bell, pitcher extraordinary, in his ing grounds. known throughout the country to umpire player in the history of the game." pocket. George©s arm is all right again The future of the Jersey City Club, of the for me in 1913," says President Jones. and the Newark fans learned last year International League, is still a question of "Such men give the league a high rating doubt, foi1 Hugh McBreen has not yet disposed when George is all right he is unbeatable. of his stock in the club. It is thought that among base ball men. In Eddinger and Warner Received No Fee Captain Smith, after attending the sched either President Farrell, of the New York Toman I have secured two first-class Carlisle, February 10. Physical Di ule meeting in New York on February 11, Club, or President McAleer, of the Red Sox, men and with one or more who will sign rector Glenn Warner, of the Carlisle In will go to Hot Springs where he will may buy it. within a week, the staff will be complete dian School, upon seeing the story pub be joined by Gaskell and Bell. Returning President James- McCa£trey > of the Toronto to my satisfaction." 14 SPORTING LIFE FEBRUARY 15, 1913 professional in track sports because he has played base ball professionally. I A TIMELY MOVE am aware that there are rules to this effect, and I do not commend Thorpe for having concealed the fact that he had FOR THE VINDICATION OF PRO transgressed them. But the rules them selves do not seem to me to be either FESSIONAL BASE BALL just or sensible. I should say that the Rule 17 of the National Commission provides as follow : conventional distinction between ©ama teur© and ©professional© is more or less a The following regulations will be observed by the Commission in deter Chairman Herrmann, of the Na survival from a conception of social life mining the contractual obligations between clubs and players and the reser which vation privileges of clubs: tional Commission, to Make the THE WOBLD HAS OUTGEOWN, A A non-reserve clause in the contract of a Major League player without just as it has outgrown the idea that the approval of the Commission, or of a Minor League player without the compels him to regard it as a luxury approval of the National Board, shall not be valid. Amateur Authorities Go on Rec a twentieth-century idea that there is anything demeaning in the act of playing B Claims of players for arrearage in salary against National Association ord as Regards "Summer Ball/© base ball professionally. A professional clubs will not be considered by the Commission except on appeal from the base ball player does not have to say decision of the National Board. The amount of a club©s indebtedness to its Cincinnati, O., February 10. Organ ©sir© to anybody or to enter the hotel or players shall become a lien against the city it represents, and protection ized base baU, under the direct leadership clubhouse by the side door. The notion shall not be extended to it until such salary debts are settled. of August Herrmann, President of the that a professional base ball player can C A contract "for the season" without specifying dates signed by a play Cincinnati Club and Chair not regard even his own particular game er aftW the adoption of a schedule of the league of which his club is a man of the National Com from a thoroughly sportsmanlike stand point is merely silly. The professional member is binding for the full term of such schedule, although the league mission, is , aboyt to de may subsequently shorten it. mand a showdbwh from the understands the : , ; governing bodies now in AMATEUR POINT OF VIEW D A side agreement between a club official and a player for salary in excess of the amount stipulated in his contract shall not be enforced nor control of amateur ath even though the force of circumstances letics. It is © more j than compels him to regard it as a luxury will a claim of a player for transportation or any other cause be considered likely that Herrmann, Ban which he cannot afford. He can turn to unless a provision to that effect is corporated in his contract. A. fine, of at Johnson and Lynch will other branches of sport, however, and least $100 will be imposed on a club whose President or any other official hold a conference shortly participate in them with just the same who, with the approval of its President, enters into a side agreement with and then move upon the kind of pleasure and the same love of a played contrary*to the provision of this rule. strongholds of the A. A. II. sport for its own sake which the best E In order that the attention of players may be called to this rule, the A. Herrmann with some extremely direct amateur of them all experiences. When Secretary of the Commission ig required- td publish the same in two papers, and wholly pertinent ques- it comes to base ball, I should say that tions as to why a college student should any expert amateur player, who was devoted to base ball, twice each year. not be permitted to play professional really ©stuck on the game© would feel a AUGUST HEKBMANN, ball during vacation. "The Thorpe case decided temptation to try and join a T. J. LYNCH, has proved the straw to fracture the professional club, as only by so doing B. B. JOHNSON, vertebrae of a long-suffering camel, and could he ©find out just how good he was.© JOHN E. BBUCE, Secretary. National Commission. the powers of the big leagues are to be Playing base ball for money does not used in a concerted effort to annihilate a essentially folly and a sham," said a base ball man here tonight. Among other things the CHANGE A MAN©S NATTJBE, tracts at that time will not be taken veteran catching coaches is Pat Moran, and lie powers in base ball want to know are any more than it changes his nature to attributes the rapid development of pitchers these particulars: sell goods on the road. It may modify South. To date the unsigned players Alexander, Rixey, Brcnnan and Seaton entirely Way is professional base ball In any way it in time, but I have seen veteran are catchers Moran and Killifer, outfield- to catcher Moran©s instructions and handling. less reputable or honorable than working on a leaguers cry over a defeat, and I©ve seen ers Miller and Cravath, and young Manager Jake Stahl, of the Red Sox cham farm or selling books during the vacation sea- college amateurs whom I knew were not pitchers Seaton, Rixey, Finneran and pions, just back from the Pacific Coast League, eon? Marshal, but the contract of each man is declares that Pete Daley, the Athletic recruit, Why should a track athlete be considered a trying. I©ll bet you Snodgrass would is one of the most promising youngsters he has professional because he has played a wholly rather not have got a cent for playing in confidently expected within a week. Since ever seen or heard of. different game from his track exercise? the World©s Series than to have muffed last writing the club has disposed of third With the acquisition of catcher Dan Howley, How many athletes are there before the public that fly in one game. I do not think a baseman Jack Boyle to Louisville, and of Portland, the Philadelphia Club has five today who have not at some time or another boy who plays ball professionally should outfielder Mangus and pitchers Ritter catchers on its roster, namely, Dooin, Killifer, accepted a few dollars for a game of Sunday and Home to Lancaster. A new catcher Moran, Lalonge, Loan and Howley. The last- base ball? be allowed to play ball as an amateur. I named bats and throws right handed. He is Why should the governing forces of amateur very decidedly believe that he should be named Dan Howley has been secured 26 years old, weighs 167 pounds and stands athletics make fish of one Tietim and flesh of from the Portland Club; and George another ? allowed to row, or play foot ball, or run exactly 6 feet high. WUl the amateur athletic chiefs ever venture on the track, or take part in any other Clement, former Central High School all- to assert that as many as one per cent, of their branch of school, college or amateur around athlete, and nephew of stock spotless champions would be rightfully counted sport. Thorpe©s base ball playing did holder Samuel Clement, will probably THE TRI-STATE LEAGUE that way if their back records could be dug up? him no good as a track athlete. In fact, be taken South for a trial. Pitcher Tay- In explanation of his stand Chairman base ball tends a little to stiffen a man lor, of the Wihnington Club, has also Manager Jackson, of the Wilmington Club, Herrmann said: "The stand which the up, and so unfit him for track athletics. been taken on for a try-out. Infielder rules of amateur athletics take against If the contrary were the case, there might Otto Knabe is going to Hot Springs, Ark., Steadily Adding Young Players to His professional base ball is a relic of the be a chance for an argument." some time this week to boil out there Team. Dark Ages. Thirty or thirty-five yeara until reporting time at Southern Springs. Wilmington, Del., February 10. Man ago, the professional ball player was re An interesting announcement of the week garded with suspicion and marked pre QUAKER QUIPS was made by President Locke to the effect ager Jimmy Jackson, of the Wilmington judice. Unpleasant memories of the Hall- that no change will be made in the time Club, last week announced another lot of Devlin-Nichols-Craver scandal of 1877 Shibe Park Alterations Proceeding Apace of starting games at National League youngsters who will try for places with still clung to the game and its representa Park, and that the 1912 rule of 3.15 dur the Chicks this year. Some of the boys tives. It was while the game was still Despite Magnitude of the Job Training ing the week and 3.00 on Saturdays will that Jackson has taken tinder his wing in this unhappy position that the laws Plans of the Club Complete Reporting be adhered to next season. Third base during the .past few days are H. F. Rein- that still govern amateur athletics were Time for the Phiffies Definitely Set. man Dolan will be retained, Rochester©s hardt, of Philadelphia, who was recom formulated. Base ball, since those times, claim only being valid in case the Phil mended by Harry Fritz. Reinh©ardt has advanced to a standing of integrity Philadelphia, Pa., February 10. Shibe adelphia Club decides to let him out. pitched for Ocean City, of the Seashore and public confidence the amateur laws Park is a busy place nowadays, but the Catcher Killifer has returned his second League, last season. Roy Gessenger, of have practically stood still. The college activity is out in the field and not in the contract unsigned and he will not be Telford, Pa., who was one of the best boy who goes out and plays ball in the office, where Manager Mack tendered another contract. Pitcher Bren- outfielders in the Tri-State League last summer months should not be confronted sits well satisfied with the nan has signed his contract. year, will be given a chance by Jackson. with the alternative of either deliberate way team affairs have Thomas J. Thompson, an infielder, has shaped up, and with the falsehoods or the penalties now inflicted Local Spring Series Arranged been recommended by "Chick" Hartley, by the amateur rules. Both common 1913 season outlook. All who. says that the boy will be able to justice and the honor we owe the game of the club©s star players President Locke and Manager Mack, on hold down a position at third or at shoxt. demand that some early action should be are now under contract ex behalf of the Philadelphia and Athletic So far Castle has signed five new players. taken, and the governing forces of base cept pitcher Plank, and he Clubs, have agreed upon the Spring local They are : Pitcher, Ingram, of Dickinson ; ball should be the first to cope with the will doubtless be in line interleague series and have definitely ar shortstop Crane, of Harrisburg; infielder situation. Of course, the time between within a week, or at the ranged all of the details. Both teams of Homer, of this city; infielder Jolly, of now and the schedule meeting is limited; latest by the time the play Regulars have games scheduled and their Holmesburg, and infielder Murphy, an concerted, definite action may not be pos ers start for San Antonio, trips arranged in such a manner that up-State boy. Manager Castle recently sible, but we can at least formulate plans Conaio Hack Texas. The outdoor activ they will land in this port on the even sent out contracts to all of his veteran for the immediate future." ity is in connection with ing of March 31. April 1, then, will be players. President Myers and Manager JOHITSON AGBEES WITH HEBBMANN". the roofing of the former left-field bleach the first date on which local followers Castle will go to Atlantic City this week ers and the building of a new bleacher of the game will have a chance to view to look over the Inlet grounds. They A dispatch from Chicago is to the effect along the left-field wall to the centre-field their favorites. All the games of the that the Amateur Athletic Union©s act will then outline the improvements to be wall. The character of the alterations is series are intended to be staged at Na made to the field and stands. in suspending "Jim" Thorpe and declar in keeping with the magnificent archi tional League park, which is the new ing him a professional was branded as tecture of Shibe Park and the magnitude name for the Philadelphia Ball Park. News Notes absurd by President Ban Johnson, of the of the work must be seen to be appreci The reason for this arrangement of the Lennie Frost has returned his contract un American League. This statement was ated. From Jacksonville, Fla., during schedule is because the renovations now signed to Manager .Tohnny Castle, of Atlantic prompted by the report from Cincinnati the week came the news that Manager under way at Shibe Park will not be com City, and is claiming that unless there is a in which August Herrmann, chairman of Mack had leased the Jacksonville park pleted in time to permit its being used as boost in the salary offered him he will not the National Commission, was credited play. for Spring training purposes for five a stadium for games until the opening of "Lefty" Lloyd, who has made Trenton his with saying that the board would make years from 1914 upon condition that the local American League season. The home for the past two years, will probably join an effort to have the Amateur Athletic Jacksonville citizens build a new club games will not be played under National the hold-out club, as he has repeatedly declared Union repeal the rules that prevented col house for the Athletic players. This will, Commission auspices, owing to the fact that he will not play for the fri-State limit. lege athletes from earning a livelihood at after this Spring, save the Athletic play that the biggest possible income wouldn©t Lloyd may be seen with the Roebling, N. J., Summer base ball without becoming pro team. ers from the long ride {o and from San be sufficient to much more than pay ex Umpire Tom Keenan has signed with the South fessionals. "Thorpe played base ball Antonio, the journey both ways consum penses, and that, therefore, the National Atlantic League for next season. Tom Connor more for pleasure than the financial re ing six full days. Harry Davis during the Commission percentage for supervision and Tom Walker, two other Philadelphia mem turn," said Johnson. "The small salary week declared that he had made as yet would not be warranted. The National bers of the Tri-State League staff, will probably he received while playing with the "Win- be found in the Carpenter circuit again, as no arrangements for the coming season, Commission has adopted the local view their services are in demand. Few places caa ston-Salem Club, in the Eastern Carolina but that he would either connect himself and will not insist upon control of the boast of three umpiring Toms. Association, hardly paid his expenses. It with the Athletic Club or retire perma series. The selection of two umpires is, would have been all right for the A. A. U. nently from base ball to devote himself of course, a mutual club matter. Mana Warm Welcome for Chance to have declared him a professional in to a lucrative iron and steel business he ger Mack has selected Tom Connolly and so far as playing base ball was concerned, has built up. It is now well settled that Manager Dooin will, in all probability, Griffith has decided to welcome Chance but to rob him of his amateur standing the Athletic Club will adhere to last choose Rigler. into the American League by shooting in every branch of sport is absurd." year©s game-starting time, namely, 3.30 Walter Johnson against the New Yorks during the week and 3.00 o©clock on Sat Local Jottings. on the two openings in Washington and New York. Chance, leading the Cubs in McAleer Censures Athletic Authorities urdays. Eolan Chase, the young first baseman released to the Reading (Tri-State League) Club by the city series championship, has discov Boston, Mass., February 10. Presi ered what Ed Walsh is. Last season dent James R. McAleer, of the Boston A Week©s News of the Phillies Manager Ma«k, has signed with Reading. The Athletics are going to be a powerful hit Johnson stopped Walsh in six out of American Club, has pronounced ideas as The Philadelphia players have been or ting combination this year. Manager Mack seven starts. Using this as a basis, the to the absurdity and hypocricy of ama dered by Manager Dooin to report in this boasts that he has all styles of hitters on his P. L. can figure out the tropical, not to teur and college prohibition of "Summer city on or before February 25 or to go club. Dan Murphy will be reserved for pinch duty. say equatorial, warmth of Mr. Griffith©s base ball" by collegians and amateurs. direct to Southern Pines from their welcome. It will be as friendly as a Said he today: "To me it seems absurd Catcher Bill Killifer, of the Phillies, out at homes. This is the "last call for dinner" his home in Kalamazoo, Mich., in an interview salute of shrapnel set off waist high at that Jim Thorpe should be considered a and such players AS have not signed con-, U quoted as aaylng that the wineat «f all 15 pacea. New York "Journal." FEBRUARY 15, 1913 SPORTING LIFE 15 could have sold him. "There must be some mistake," said Finn. "Boston is IN AUGUST BODY entitled to Speaker and will probably take him except that some one has over looked the matter." "Speaker," con KAVANAUGH IN THE UNITED tinued the Senator, "was finally sold back to Boston for $500. Mike Finn and Lit STATES SENATE tle Rock lost $7000 by being honest." HIS BASE BALL EXPERIENCE. fl The ball the players, "How did you get that base ball want; it increases their The President of the Southern finger?" the Senator was asked. "I got it in a game in which professional base batting; they can throw ball came near stealing me from the League, Now a Senator From United States Senate," he laughed. "I niore accurately and it pitched for the Kentucky Military Insti is easier to handle. Arkansas, Still Holds Base Ball tute in 1884 against the Louisville team, of the American Association. We won CORK, First in Thought and Affections and I won that finger. In winning we had to beat Guy Hecker, a great pitcher of those days. After the game they Washington, D. C., February 10. wanted us to jump right into profession "Ouch!" cried William M. Kavanaugh, al ball, but we went back to school. I president of the Southern League, and wrote base ball later for the Louisville new United States Senator "Courier-Journal" as a result of that from Arkansas, jvhen a game, and became president of the South sturdy Northern Senator ern League as a result of my base ball grasped his hand to con writing. I am proud of the finger I am. Official | j gratulate him. The base wearing in the United States Senate." \ ball official slipped his hand from the iron grip. "Sometimes that hurts," National he said, and he showed the second joint of the third Manager Hartsel Feels the Need of Strength finger of his right hand. It was half again as large ening the Toledo Pitching Staff in Num League" W. Kavanaugh as the other joints. Thus bers and Quality, t ! Adopted by the the president of the South - Toledo, Ohio, February ;10. Editor: National League and ern League had exhibited for the first "Sporting Life." Although Toledo is! will be used time on the floor of what the members generally feared because of, the strength exclusively by the Cork Center call the most august body on the face of ,. . ,,., ,, of its pitchina staff, Man- League and in the the earth a base ball finger. The new v»:World Series for satisfied with his array of the next 20 years FIRST BASE BALL OFFICIAL pitching talent. Toledo Base Ball to sit in the "most august body." He is had Falkenberg, Krause, short and powerful and full of energy, Bill James, Lefty James and the personification of horse sense. and George on the firing He also is a Democrat. The first ques line last year, but this A. G. SPALDING & BROS. tion the fans wanted to ask the new year Falky, Lefty James New York Chicago Denver San Francisco Senator, who has been president of his and George may be the Newark Baltimore Columbus St. Paul only ones back. Krause Boston Washington Detroit Los Angeles league for 11 years and a member of the Philadelphia St. Louis Milwaukee Seattle Board of Arbitration of the National As may go to the Coast, while Pittsburgh Kansas City Indianapolis New Orleans sociation as long, was whether he would Fred Hartsel Bill James has been sent Buffalo Cincinnati Louisville Atlanta introduce a bill to bring the great na to Portland, Ore. Pitcher Syracuse Cleveland Minneapolis Dallas Falkenberg is not satisfied with the Montreal, Canada Toronto, Canada Edinburgh, Scotland tional game under Federal supervision. London, Bng. Birmingham, Bng. Manchester, Eng. That has been mooted often; aggrieved terms of his contract, but anticipates Glasgow, Scotland Sydney, Australia. Paris, France players have demanded it and lawyers for little trouble in coming to a settlement some of those who have gone to court with the Toledo management. Falky have alleged that the National Commis pitched wonderful ball for the Hens last season and was practically responsible sion is a trust, as illegal as most trusts The Association©s staff of arbiters is now com exception of McConnanghey, who really isn©t and more tyrannical than many. for their landing in second place. In all plete. classed as a veteran, not coming Into the league likelihood he will be the mainstay of the until mid-season. LET BASE BALL ALONE. Catcher E. G. Krnger and pitcher Albert Leak Hens© catapulting corps again. Alien have sent in their signed contracts to Secretary Roger Salmon and George Wheeler have re "Let base ball alone," was Senator Collamore, the youngster carried all last Wild, of the Toledo Club. Both were with turned their signed contracts to Manager Hay- Traverse City, Mich., in 1912. den, of Louisville. Salmon is the southpaw Kavanaugh©s emphatic reply. "It has season by Toledo, is likewise counted on secured from Connie Mack, and Wheeler is a nothing to do with politics or religion. It to come through in great shape. Colla Ed. Hohnhorst has written a Toledo friend young catcher recommended to Jack Hayden by has been getting along very nicely with that his injured shoulder is mended and that more possesses wonderful speed and a he expects a good year, should Topsy Hartsel Doc Scaulon, of tnfe Phillies. out legal aid or interference." The Sena good curve ball. In addition to this, he select him for the first-base job. First baseman Ray Miller, of th« "Columbus tor has no patience with complaints is a flinger with a thinker. He gained team, mourns tha death of his father, from the The Toledo Club has sold "Bunk" Congalton effects of bloou poisoning. The elder Miller about contracts players must sign. Ob much experience last year and, according to Omaha, of the Western League. Congalton was compelled to undergo several amputations jection has been found in the past, he to the dope, should hold his own in this has slowed up a little, but can hit as well as of a lower limb &nd finally bled to death when, said, with the reserve clause of contracts, circuit. Omer Benn and Ray Williams, he ever could. And he could hit. the larger veins wexe eaten away. but this has been so changed that -there who helped Manistee win a flag in the Paddy Livingston, who will be Toledo©s first According to "feed box" information, Mana is now no just cause for complaint. "I Michigan State League last year, come catcher the coming season, says he©ll lead the ger Jack Hayden, of the Colonels, has an agree backstops of the A. A. Toledo lost a fine pair ment with Owner Wathen, of the Colonels, have been president of the Southern highly recommended. Both are flingers of catchers in Land and Carisch. whereby he gets considerable bonus for finish League for 11 years, and in my time I of huge proportions. Each has a wizz The Indianapolis Club has signed pitcher An- ing fourth; this will be increased proportionately have seen base ball grow better and ball and a fair curve. Albert Leak, who derson, of Bates College. Anderson Is a big for third, second or first position la the coming cleaner. This is due to three causes: graduated from the same circuit as this fellow, 6 feet 2 inches tall. He is a right- race. College players, the example of clean pair, is also a big pitcher. He formerly handed pitcher and is 23 years old. Barney Pelty, the veteran twirler, who started lives hold up to the young players, as in played with the United States Army The Louisville Club has purchased from the the season of 1912 with the St. Louis Browna Vernon Club the well-known pitcher, Roy Cas- and was later sold to the Washington Senators, the cases of such men as Ed Walsh, of team at Ft. Leavenworth. Burge is the tleton, whom the New York American Club who in turn sent him to the Baltimore Club, the White Sox; Christy JVIathewson, of fourth youngster. He hails from Mon- traded to Atlanta for pitcher Russell Ford. has again changed his residence. The Orioles the Giants, and Hans Wagner, of the Pi mouth, Ills. AL HOWELL. "Buck" Ebright, a noted minor league player have sold him to the Minneapolis Club, of the rates, and the insistence of officials that of 20 years ago, is now groundkeeper of the American Association. News Notes Milwaukee Club. Ebright has a son who is the game must be clean. Let me say playing with one of the clubs in the Middle Six of the veteran Kansas City players have that the college player has The Toledo Club has received the signed 1913 been put on the market by Manager Carr. They contract of catcher Kroger. West. are: Eddie Lennox, third baseman; Josh Clar-ke, DONE MUCH FOB BASE BALL. The Columbus Club has sold outfielder "Bunk" The Louisville Club has exercised its option veteran outfielder; Vie Schlitzer, veteran spit- Congalton to the Omaha Club, of this league. to purchase Harry Camnitz, brother of Howard ball pitcher; Mike Cann, southpaw hurler; Take a college man and an uneducated Camnitz, the Pittsburgh pitcher, Trom Lexing- George Palmer, right-handed pitcher, and Chick fellow of the same physical capacity and Outfielder Congalton has been sold by Colum ton. The younger Camnitz is a right-handed Brandom, spit-ball pitcher. bus to the Omaha Club, of the Western League. pitcher. the college man will in most cases make President Lennon, of St. Panl, anraonnces that a better player. He has been trained to Hopkinsville, Ivy., has been settled upon as Fred Falkenberg, of the Toledo Club, is said he has sold a big chunk of stock to his secre think; the other fellow has not. Base the Spring training place of the Columbus to be a hold-out. He led all Association hurlers tary, Ray Meehan, and in the future Meehan team. last season and wants a big increase. Chances will be head of the club in everything but ball is a thinking game. Sucess in base Pitcher Roy Williams, the Manistee (Michigan are that the Mud Hen management will be name. Meehan will attend all meetings of the ball depends largely on the co-relation of State League) recruit, has signed a Toledo con liberal with Cy. A. A. and conduct the affairs of the club; in brain and muscle. The man whose tract. Hal Krause wants to do his 1913 base ball fact, he will be the big noise, and Lennon will thought is quickest transferred to muscle Pitcher Laddie Linke was the first Indian work on the Pacific Coast. If Topsy Hartsel retire to a back seat. apolis player to turn in his signed 1913 con can get the equivalent of the southpaw from and then to action is the best base ball some Coast magnate he©ll oblige Hal, whose wife Manager Hayden, of Louisville, last week an player. The man of mental training will tract. nounced that he has traded third baseman Burke Catcher Brady, the property of the Toledo needs the climate. and pitcher Fusich along with a wad of coin acquire this process more thoroughly than Club, has been sent to the Portland Club, of the Ray Cannon, a Milwaukee semi-pro., is to be for catcher Clemmons, of the Wichita Club, of the mentally untrained. Ty Cobb, while Pacific Coast League. given a thorough try-out by Manager Friel, of the Western League. Clemmons comes highly not a college man, illustrates this truth The Kansas City Blues, about 25 in number, the St. Paul Club. Manager Friel has written recommended and Hayden is counting upon him better than any other player. Many men will report to Manager Carr in Kansas City to Cameron requesting him to report with the to alternate behind the bat with Frank Roth. Wednesday, March 12. Saints for a trial. He batted .318 for 126 games last season. can run as fast as he can. Few can so Manager Mike Kelley, of Indianapolis, who rapidly Jim Delahanty has nailed the report that he A report sent out of Minneapolis last week intended to retire from base ball by signing has traveled around some during his career on to the effect that the Millers might train at TRANSFER THOUGHT TO ACTION. his 1913 Minneapolis contract. the diamond, says the dearth in promising Owensboro, Ky., along with the Brewers, is de playing material this year is about as great as nied by Secretary Nahin, of the Milwaukee Club. The Southern League has sold many Umpire Joe O©Brien has refused to sign an he has ever known. Nahin declared that the Milwaukee management men to the big leagues and I know that American Association contract at the terms of Cy Falkenberg, Bill Elwert and Fred Merkle had made other arrangements for the use of the- ya larger percentage of the college men fered him by Umpire Chivington. took part in the Ohio State Bowling tournament, only ball grounds in Owensboro, and that there The first signed contract to be received this recently held at Canton. The ball players rep was no suitable place in the town where the than the corner lot recruits among these year by Manager Friel, of the St. Paul team, resented Toledo. The teams on which the first champions could get the kinks out of their have made good. All were not stars, but came from pitcher Elmer Rieger. two bowled were in the money. systems. more college men hold their own in the The Louisville Club has sold pitcher Doc Sioux City has signed outfielder Davidson, Nick Alien, Minneapolis catcher, Is strangely major leagues." This point of view does MoBkimau and catcher Bill Ludwig to the Nash formerly with Brooklyn and later released to missing. Just where Nicholas is, is a question not prejudice the Senator against the ville Club, of the Southern League. Omaha, from which team he drew his release that hasn©t been solved at the office of the Min great players. Hans Wagner, Tris Speak Toledo has sold Harry Niles to Indianapolis. after a controversy between Ornaha and Brook neapolis Base Ball Club. Contracts were sent Niles has been a good man for the Hens, but lyn over payment for his services. out a few days ago, and the one sent to Alien er and Ty Cobb are had to go to make room for some promising "Hobe" Ferris, the veteran Minneapolis sec was returned, marked: "not known here." THE GREATEST PLATERS young blood. ond baseman, who has been playing with the When Alien left Minneapolis late last Fall he First baseman Bluhm was the first to send his Minneapolis team the past three seasons, says said he didn©t know where he would winter, the game has known in his time, Senator signed contract to Secretary George Wild, of he is through playing in the West and that he but the contract was sent to his home address. Kavanaugh believes. The sale of Speaker Toledo. Bluhm was with Duluth in 1912, and may be sold to the Providence Club. The Miller management hasn©t heard from him, by Mike Finn, manager of the Little winters in Cleveland. Karl Crandall, brother of Otis Crandall, pitch and is manifesting considerable anxiety as to his Rock Club, of the Southern League, to It has been decided to have the St. Paul er and utility man for the New York Nationals., whereabouts. He is regarded as a promising the Boston Americans illustrates the in players report on March 10 at Excelsior Springs, is going to be given a trial by the Indianapolis youngster. tegrity of base ball men. Speaker was Mo., for the training season, and notices to this team this year. He captained the Memphis effect will soon be sent out. team, of the Southern League, last year. Proof to the Contrary bought by Boston from Texas. He was Manager Mike Kelley, of Indianapolis, is con The Louisville Club has purchased third base turned back to the Little Rock Club for sidering making a first baseman out of "Scotty" man Jack Boyle, the former college player, from One might be led to believe the story $500, with the understanding that if he Ingerton. He surely will make a good mark the Philadelphia National League Club; and de of the strike against Hugh Jennings were made good and Boston wanted him he to throw at if nothing more. nies the report that it is trying to secure first it not for the well-known fact that the could be had for the same price. Boston President Chivington, of the American Asso baseman Kutina from the St. Louis American ciation, last week announced the receipt of the Club. , average base bailer would play under the did not take up the option at the moment signed contracts of two new umpires, Fred Fred Cook and Jack Klmball sent signed con-- devil if there was money enough in it. of expiration. Meantime Finn was of Westervelt and Joseph O©Brien, both of whom tracts to the Columbus Club last week, com fered $7500 for Speaker and legally finished last season with the American League. pleting the list of veteran slab men, with, tlie New York "Journal." 16 SPORTING LIFE FEBRUARY 15, 1913 culty over the Akron franchise was ar of Baltimore, whose brief career in the of its best players which he probably is, ranged by the purchase of the franchise business was as promising as it was bril if there is in reality such a thing as a THE CLAIM LIST by the Akron Chamber of Commerce for liant, was not the creation of billiards fine professional expert at this style of a price not given oat. President Schoen- from heredity. Frank Ives, who was game. Up to the present time experience born, of the Columbus American Asso- probably the greatest player known in has shown that there is not. OF HIGH-CLASS MINOR CLUBS viation team, also will head the city©s the history of billiards, was foreign to Interstate League club. Another meeting the business until he passed into the In one respect John Donkleman re of the league will be held at Columbus, hands of such great masters and profes sembles William Hoppe, inasmuch as that FOR RECRUITS February 24, at which time the final de sionals as Thomas Foley, George F. Slos- both men were in reality born in the bil tails for the season will be determined son and Jacob Schaefer. Calvin De- liard business, as Dqukleman©s father was and $2000 forfeits posted. V. SPENCER. marest is the son of musicians on both a roomkeeper in this city when his son Twenty-Six Players Drafted By the sides; his father being an organist in was born, and only retired from business Chicago, while his mother is said to be a here about 15 years ago. John Donkle Two Major Leagues Wanted By BILLIARD NEWS distinguished vocalist. It will thus be man is probably old enough to be Hoppe©s seen that with the exception of William father. About 20 years ago Mr. Donkle Class AA and Class A Clubs If Banquet to James Rawlings, Manager of Hoppe the billiard business during the man ranked as one of the foremost pro the Union "League Rooms During the past generation has produced but one fessional pocket billiard players of this They Are to Be Turned Back* great master of the game in this country. city if not of the country, since which Past Forty Years The Young Experts time Mr. Donkleman has devoted much of of the Future Donfcleman and Mau- The outlook, however, promises to be his attention to regular billiards, but no Auburn, N. Y., February 10. Of all phome Play Three-Cushion Billiards, an exception to the rule, if the _ public tably so three cushions. This game has players drafted by the major leagues last Philadelphia, Pa., February 10. Edi press of the country is to be relied on, been played for nearly 40 years past in FaE, T. Drohan1 , of Washington, is the tor "Sporting Life." James Rawlings, but notably so such a professional as America but notably in the West with most highly regarded by manager of the billiard rooms at the William P. Mussey, of Chicago, who does a result that the game is played today us the Class AA minor league Union League of Philadelphia for there not compromise his reputation with pro badly as it was nearly 40 years ago, organizations. This was are two such rooms there for nearly 40 fessional rodomontade. In Walker Coch- although, it I am not in error, men who shown on the 4th inst., years past, recently celebrated his forti ran, Marcus Catton and Jacob Schaefer, really regard or consider themselves bil when Secretary John H. eth year in the employment of that Jr., we have three young experts who liard players with perhaps the eixception Farrell, of the National noted club house. Young Rawlings was promise in the very near future to rank of Harry Cline have never as yet been Association, made known first employed at the League as a bell on a par with William Hoppe and Calvin silly enough to devote their time to so the claim list on players boy, but he soon made his way into the Demarest. These five youngsters should, grotesque a game. drafted and to be discarded billiard room as boy or attendant, only as a matter of fact, be the great masters by major league clubs un The result of the first night©s play be to later on become manager of that, of this country during the present and tween Mauphome and Donkleman was 50 der the new waiver rule. next generations, as even Hoppe and De No less than six different department, whicli position he has filled for the Mexican to 34 for the American. to the present day. During Rawlings© marest, with care and prudence as to Mauphome©s nigh run was 7 to 4 for J. H. Farrell clubs claimed Drohan. Wil boyhood days the League had but six their physical lives, are quite young son, of Cleveland, was enough now to prove such to be the fact, Donkleman. claimed by four clubs, while Berghammer, tables, which were in the basement, and even at that early period the club had as may be seen at a glance from the re The second game resulted in a victory of the Cubs; Bates, of Cleveland, and markable career of the late Jacob Schae>- Betts, of the same team, were claimed by among its members many of the most for Donkleman by a score of 50 to 40, noted amateur players of this city, as, fer; and George F. Slosson, who fortu while the third game was also won by :Ahree rivals. Twenty-six players in all nately is still living; Care should be were claimed by the minors. This means for instance, J. E. Soule, who is still a Donkleman by a score of 50 to 49 for member. Later on it was necessary to taken, however, that the three youngsters Mauphome. that in case the majors decide to turn are not inoculated with the virus of com back any of this material the club putting enlarge the League club house, with a result that the billiard room was put on mercialism, which has cursed the busi It is more than probable that some in the claim will have first call. In ness iw this country for more than 30 cases where more than one club have the first or ground floor. The room had allowance should be made in favor of Mr. claimed the same player his possession Manphome, in view of the fact that he was will be decided by lot. Following is the not only a stranger, but foreign to prac list of claims: tically everything in this country, while Louisville, Ky., claims Stanshrary, of the St. Bench Manager or Playing Manager Mr. Donkleman was entirely at home. It Louis Nationals. is evident that Mr. Mauphome will, later Chattanooga claims Balenti, of St. Louis on, or after he is more familiar with this Americans. BY W. A. PHELON country, make things rather lively among- Sacramento claims Berghammer, of Chicago Nationals; Orr, of Philadelphia Americans; Recent articles written by Charles W. Murphy, comparing sundry bench and playing the experts who imagine that they are Young, of New York Americans, and Drohan, of managers, have roused up once more that old and interminable discussion: "Which is the really great experts at three cushions. Washington. better leader the active player or the man who roosts upon the bench?" All around the They probably are, but there is at least Indianapolis claims Berghammer, of Chicago circuit, the wise men and the bugs are pouring forth their opinions, and the two camps Nationals; Gathers, of St. Louis Nationals; are as divided in their theories as ever. Boiled down to a small compass, here©s the whote reason to suppose that Mr. Mauphome Metz, of Boston Nationals, and Kernan, of Chi thing: The playing manager will be successful when he can actually help his team with will make them change their mind, if it is cago Americans. his personal doings, and when he doesn©t let managerial worries spoil his play. The bench possible for any one to play this game New Orleans claims Bates, Wilson and Betts, manager will be successful when he knows the game and can flash quick, valuable thoughts any better which is very much to be of Cleveland; and T. Drohan and Williams, of to the players in time to make them go through. What, then, is the difference? A great Washington. player may make a poor manager. A poor player, on the bench, may make a great mana doubted. Portland, Ore., claims Williams and T. Dro ger. The conditions, handicaps and boosts are both physical and mental. A bench mana han. of Washington; Bates, Wilson and Betts, ger -vrbo can©t think up his plays fast enough to send them down the line of active work In New York night of February 5, Wil- of Cleveland. won©t do. A playing manager who falls off in his own work and thereby lowers the lie Hoppe, 18.2 balk-line billiard cham Milwaukee claims Beall, of Cleveland. grade of his team will be equally useless. No two men are exactly alike the same cir St. Paul claims Berghammer, o£ Chicago Na cumstances will hardly help or hurt two men in equal degrees. This fact, however, must pion, successfully defended his title by tionals; Miller and Booe, of Pittsburgh; House, be taken into consideration: The modern bench manager is a retired player and, pre defeating George Sutton, of Chicago, by of Detroit; T. Drohan, of Washington; Beall, of sumably, a player who was noted for generalship and foxiness. Where now do you find a the score of 500 to 301. Hoppe made Cleveland; Balenti and Agnew, of St. Louis manager who wasn©t a star leaguer in his younger day? Selee was one of the last of the Americans. men who were never in the big leagues as an athlete, and there are few men like Selee, only 14 in his first three innings, but Omaha claims Wilson and Betts, of Cleveland, Loftus, Buckenberger, Sehmelz, Watkins such men nourished a few years ago, but they then settled down and rolled off some and Williams and T. Drohan, of Washington. don©t happen in fast company now. Here is how the present managers size up: beautiful billiards open table play for Buffalo claims Schang and Dolan, of Phila NATIONAL. LEAGUE. AMERICAN LEAGUE. the most part. His drives for . position, delphia, and Cottrell and Clyraer, of Chicago Nationals. Boston Stallings, bench manager, but a Athletics Mack, bench manager, but a were almost perfect, while his close nurs Columbns claims T. Drohan, of Washington. catcher many years ago. catcher in his youth. ing at times was splendidly executed. Rochester claims Dolan. of Philadelphia. Brooklyn Dahlen, bench manager, but un Boston Stahl, playing manager. In his fourth turn at the table, he netted Montreal claims Connelly, of Washington. til very recent years a great player. Chicago Callahan, playing manager. 117 points, falling down on a single cush Toledo claims Sernden and Stevenson, of St. Chicago Evers, playing manager. Cleveland Birmingham, playing manager. Louis, and Bates and Wilson, of Cleveland. Detroit Jennings, bench manager, but ion cross-table shot. At the end of ten, Cincinnati Tinker, playing manager. great infielder for many seasons. innings the score stood in Hoppe©s favor, Denver claims Hockinger, of Chicago, and T. New York McGraw, bench manager, but New York Chance, bench manager, but Drohan, of Washington. for many years a big league wonder. only in very recent days playing manager after Sutton had just made his high run Philadelphia Dooin, playing manager. wheu the Cubs won flags. of 09, which ended with a miss of a The Award of the Players Pittsburgh Clarke, bench manager, but St. Louis Stovall, playing manager. short draw. From this point to the end Auburn, N. Y., February 11. The playing manager till 1912. Washington Griffith, bench manager, but of the game Hoppe shot some brilliant award of drafted players claimed by more St. Louis Huggius, playing manager. formerly a great pitcher. billiards, while Button©s best effort was than one club has been announced by 39, in his sixteenth inning. The scores: .Secretary Farrell, of the National Asso Hoppe 12 1 1 117 19 47 2 45 18 3 53 ciation, as follows: Drohan, of Washing some 16 tables, and with its high and years past, for while it was in the in 16 19 34 9 48 12 0 22 5 0 17. Total, ton, awarded Columbus, O.; Dolan, Phil massive ceiling, with oil paintings of the terest of the few it has practically ruined 500. Average, 22 16-22. High runs, 117 adelphia, awarded Rochester, N. Y.; Berg most distinguished men of this country the many who are or were the profes 53 48. hammer, of Chicago, awarded Sacramen decorating the walls, it was by large odds sional roomkeepers of America. Sutton 5 22 5 2 12 1 0 13 1 99 9 9 11 to, Cal.; Beall, of Cleveland, awarded the most beautiful billiard room that I 7 22 39 8 0 0 16 0. Total, 301. Aver Milwaukee, Wis.; Balenti, of St. Louis, have ever seen. Large as the League I do not often refer to the three- age, 14 7-21. High runs, 99 39 22. awarded Chattanooga. Tenn.; Bates, was, however, at that time, it was neces cushion game, and should not do so now Referee Albert Cutler. Betts and Wilson, of Cleveland, awarded sary to make it still more, so, as the were it not for the fact that we are in Portland, Ore.; Williams, of Washington, building now extends from Broad to Fif the penitential season, and in view of the James P. Herdic, who died suddenly awarded ^Portland, Ore. teenth streets, with a result that the two fact as I have always regarded myself as on the 1st inst. at Williamsport;, where billiard rooms are on the second floor, one the heretic of this business, I realize the he lived, in the 69th year of his age, was THE INTERSTATE LEAGUE being devoted to billiard players pure and importance or necessitv of doing a cor at one time a very strong amateur bil simple; the other being devoted to those responding amount of penance during liard player. He was a nephew of the who only play, pocket billiards. such a season; which can probably be no late Peter Herdic, who was at one time The New League Permanently Organized more severely expiated than in referring one of the foremost business men of this Upon Eight-Club Basis "With Charles A. State. It was Peter Herdic, if I am not In honor of his 40 years at the League to an alleged game of billiards known as mistaken, who built the Park Hotel at Dawson, of Zanesville, as President. Mr. Rawlings was given a dinner by his three cushions. During the past three Williamsport. The Herdics. if I am not ZanesviDe, O., February 8. Eight fellow-employes and presented with a lov or four years a desperate attempt has mistaken, were mostly identified with clubs will compose the Interstate League, ing cup, the president of the League pre been made, notably so by the promoters Williamsport and its surrounding. They it was determined at the organization senting the same. A beautiful bunch of of billiard rooms in this country, to pro were once extensively engaged in the lum meeting held in Canton, O., 40 roses also accompanied the gift of the mote their business by giving a series of ber business, and have had, a.s a rule, a Tuesday, February 4. The cup. While Mr. Rawlings is generally national tournaments at this style of tempestuous career. They belong to the cities in the circuit will be looked on as one of the institutions of game, in most, if not all, of the leading time if not previous to it when the late Columbus, Akron, Zanes- the League, he has no sinecure there by cities of this country. The more tourna Charles Hebard was extensively engaged ville, Steubenville, Youngs- any means, as I am informed that he has ments of this character, however, that in the lumber business of Williamsport. town and Canton in Ohio; not less than 16 boys to look after in were given the less attention they at James P. Herdic was extensively engaged Erie, Pa., and Wheeling, both of the billiard rooms. I congratu tracted, until this species of game, as was in numerous branches of business at the W. Va. Charles A. Daw- late Mr. Rawlings on his long and hon inevitable, has practically disappeared time of his death. The career of the Her son, of Zanesville, was orable career at the Union League, and from public interest as far as the public dics is more like romance than that of elected president, and was I hope that his years may be extended to is concerned, although the original pro reality. JOHN CBEAHAN. also given the offices of continue there, where his faithful devo moters are still whistling to keep up their secretary and treasurer. tion to business has made him admired courage, with the hope that Pierre Mau- Robert Quinn "Bobby" Quinn, of Colum and respected by all of the members. phome, of Mexico, who is now visiting his bus, was chosen vice-presi- country as a star expert at this style of dent, and A. D. Hostetter, of Canton, Considering the number of public bil game, shall give it renewed life and vi recording secretary. Dawson was op liard rooms that have been opened in this tality. posed for the presidency by Nate Cook, country during the past 30 years it would of Cleveland, and "Billy" Thomas, of be strange indeed, if the business did not Pierre Mauphome and John Donkleman Girard, Pa., and five ballots were re from time to time produce a number of were recently "matched"© to play a se quired to decide. The retention of Akron masters of the game. And yet it is 8 ries of three games in a room in New in _the new league, together with the ad fact that during the past 30 years the York, under the auspices of the National FINE TABLES—Gar®m, Combination dition of Columbus in the circuit, gives first-class players created in this country Billiard League, of three cushions. It the Interstate League a substantial rat could be enumerated on one hand, with was probably prudent to match Mr. Don and Pocket BHHartl Tables ing as a Class B organization. The cir most of the fingers chopped off. With kleman against the Mexican, in view of Orders from all parts of the World promptly cuit is compact, and the magnates are the exception of William Hoppe, the pro the fact that Mr. Dpnkelman is one of attended to. enthusiastic over the success promised for fessional experts of prominence were not the oldest three-cushion experts in this John Creahan, Green©s Hotel, Philad©a. Pa. the first season. Settlement of the diffi born in the business. Thomas Wallace, country and consequently should be one Over 1,000,000 Noise Subduers bold. FEBRUARY 15, 1913 17

not come too quick for them. When the for themselves this year were they free agents- INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE MEETS men like Honey, Hauser, Evans and others. sign-ups counted 23 and non-signers Mind you, these meii are not now under con seven, the last named list was scanned tract. If they were, it would be different. with keen concern by newspaper men. President Barrow©s Clubs Adopt Schedule But they are arbitrarily reserved under the base ball rules as the property of the St. Louis Club. One picked out J. Dots Miller from the tor Season, Few Changes Being Made Prom the Cardinals they will receive several CORSAIRS URGED TO START unsigned assemblage and spanked him hundred dollars less annually than they might verbally saying "that Miller no doi\bt Eastern Association Also in Session. have obtained frojn Pittsburgh, the Cubs or wanted to be pampered with a personal New York, N. Y., February 11. The teams needing their services. Next year, or EARLY CONDITIONING later, when the Cardinals see fit to let them interview as was the case last Spring." annual - Spring meeting of the Interna go, tho demand for them may have waned. The Then he held an audience with Col. tional League was held in the Hotel men, too, may have deteriorated. Thus the Dreyfuss in New York. The reporters Victoria yesterday. Ed player©s right to dispose of his best year to insisted that John B. wasn©t entitled to Barrow©s club owners had best advantage is lost. If a club wishes to Clarke an Advocate of Out Door keep its team together let it do so. not by re such courtesy, should mail his pact to a short meeting, and the serve rule, but by long contracts with the play Exercises Details for Spring headquarters "just like the rest of the schedule drawn up by Ear- ers themselves, contracts that at their expira boys." This sentiment uttered by a well- row was adopted with few tion leave the player free to sign with the Trip Are Completed Bits of posted sporting editor seemed inspired changes. Several changes highest bidder. That©s the proposition that base and conveyed to some minds a hint that were made in the allotment ball players expect to fight for and win." Miller was either a known hold-out or of Sunday dates. The This sounds plausible, but there is Base Ball News. was expected to balk on the club©s tender. schedule consists of 154 nothing in it. If the reserve clause were Other well-known regulars not in harnes* games and the league sea eliminated from a player©s contract the when this list was prepared were O©Toole, son will start on April 10. value of ball clubs would decrease so Pittsburgh, Pa., February 10. Editor rapidly and to such an extent that a "Sporting Life." Every member of the Hendrix, Carey and Byrne. The last The opening games wall be named was backward in agreeing to club Edward Barrow Playe(l as follows: Buffalo salary of $2000 a year would be a won Pirate baud has been asked to help the offers more than once. Usually he spouts in Jersey City, Toronto in derful luxury for the hungry athlete. Base club and themselves in the .a piece to the papers, but this Spring Newark, Montreal in Providence and ball is now a business in which vast matter of early prepara silence seemed to be his motto. Rochester in Baltimore. The complete sums of money are invested in ornate tion. Captain Clarke, WARM HEARTS ACTIVE. schedule will not be released until next and expensive plants, which make possi mindful of the fact that Monday. The following club owners were ble the large salaries which are now paid now and then some men One echo of the Loeke banquet tender present at the meeting: Toronto, J. J. to players. Once make it possible report for the Southern ed by the N. W. A. was the formation McCaffrey and Joe Kelley; Montreal, for players to jump from one club trip carrying excess avor- of the Pittsburgh Sporting Writers As Samuel Lichtenhein; Newark, Henry to another at the close of a season and dupois, has suggested .all sociation. In less than a week after the Medicus and" George Solomon; Buffalo, the rich clubs would soon have all the his command that when formation of the union this body was J. J. Stein and William Clymer; Balti best players, the league races would be a ever the weather permits enabled to accomplish an act of kindness more, Jack Dunn and E. W. Wicks; farce, and the game would be on the novvdays, they take a spin that stamped itself indelibly on the Rochester, C. S. Chapin and John Gan- way to oblivion. Abolish the reserve over hills and dales. His minds of hundreds of people. No worth zel; Providence, J. van Deusen. © rule and you say good-by to the huge A. B. Cratty idea is that much benefit ier cause could have been taken up. The salaries which prevail today and even can be derived from such Association learned that the late Charley tually to the game as a business and actions not only in burning up an un B. Power, Old Guardsman, had suffered WISCONSIN-ILLINOIS LEAGUE profitable institution. Fortunately the necessary accumulation of adipose tissue, not only mentally and physically throuErh standard of intelligence among players but also in bracing muscles and sinews. his long illness, but financially also. His The Rockford Club, Now the Only Illinois is growing higher all the tune and this When work-outs on the diamond are pos lot of world©s goods had been depleted. fact is being realized by more and more sible at Hot Springs, then men can leap The patient better half of the veteran City in the Circuit, Somewhat Apprehen of them, so there is little danger of the into them faster than if they had no had gallantly endeavored to assist her sive As to Tenure of Membership. less thoughtful being able to cause a preliminary movements. The scheme is consort in the strife, putting to use her strike which would ruin themselves and feasible in the case of nearly every ball musical talents. The drain, however, Rockford, Ills.. February 10. Fans of their fellows. JACK RYDEB. player. was too severe, and "when the committee this city appear to be somewhat dis FEW HAVE WINTER VOCATIONS of Charley©s co-workers entered the turbed by the thought that Rockford now secene they found that generous aid was is the only Illinois mem JACKSON©S HABITS that will prevent perambulations some not amiss. In a short time the boys ac ber of the Wisconsin-Illi time or other. "Cap" has laid down no cumulated a fund of nearly $400 which nois League. The elimin exact schedule. He merely has asked the was handed the grief-stricken widow. ation of Aurora in favor The Crack Cleveland Batsman Has No boys to adopt a long stroll as part of Col. Dreyfuss. W. II. Locke and other of Milwaukee, while ex Fads or Fancies, Likes Country Life and their daily doings. G. Hack Gibson is base ball men put their names to the pected here, a tip to that Spends Most of His Time Out in the Open one man bound to be the big gainer subscription list. They had known Pow effect having been received through the pedestrian stunt. Last er for over a quarter century. He had in advance of the league Columbia, S. C., February 10. "Work Spring the veteran was handicapped by been meeting, has tended to ing in the open eight hours, sleeping nine over-weight even when the battle was on A PROMINENT FIGURE create a feeling that Rock- and hunting and playing the rest of the in real earnest. He had to get down to ford is the next marked time," is the way Joe Jack rigid rules of diet and exertion in order in base ball and sport circles for that period. Charley was one of the few for decapitation, provided son is spending the Winter, to reduce himself. The spell at the F. R. Weeks Beloit, Sheboygan or Fond ~according to his own state Springs hadn©t been sufficient to prepare paragraphers who knew inside base ball; having been a slab artist and umpire du Lac can be induced to ment. The great slugger is the husky fellow for the task. As age take a franchise. Whether this feeling at his splendid farm, just grows apace men find the job of cutting prior to his accptance of a proposition as sporting editor. He was thus able to will have any effect on the reorganization outside the city of Green off poundage far more difficult. Perhaps of the Rockford Club remains to be seen. ville. When interviewed lessened ambition is a factor in some indite readable and reliable accounts of diamond combats. Though C. B. has George Bubser, the local magnate, does recently he was found busy cases, but Gibson was most eager to be not believe it ing himself in his chicken lighter and found more interposing bar been ill for months he was cheerful to the last. Night the N. W. A. wished WILT, MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. yard. Mrs. Jackson had riers. just completed the import BEHIND LAST SPRING. Bill Locke success in Philly, the "Sport A meeting of men who aided the©Rock- ing Life" representative was assigned_ a1 ford Club last season will be held prob ant evening function of It is not amiss to compare local en seat next to Power. During the evening ably early this week. The Aurora Club Joe Jackson milking, while the old folks thusiasm today with that of a year ago. wo fanned on past and present. The expects to receive a cash consideration sat on the veranda of tWe The writer has done so and isn©t back undersigned brought up the subject of for its players and franchise. In similar Jackson home. Joe made his last pay ward in saying that bugs were aroused health and heard the good news from the deals in the league the consideration ment on his farm with his base ball earn much earlier in 1912. Much of this was vet that he had been better than any has been around $1000. The Milwaukee ings of last season. He has made all the certainly due to the activity of ex-Secre time in a year or more. En route home Club also will be obliged to pay $250 money he has out of base ball, and at tary Locke, who starting from the first from this gathering Charley suffered an into the league treasury. Outfielder the close of last season, in addition to week in January of last year prepared attack of his malady that caused his Breckenridp©e has declined to sign the making the for fan edification, with a master hand, demise. Power, McQuiston, two old as contract offered him by Racine, and is FINAL PAYMENT ON HIS FARM, numerous joy and interest producing sociates of strenuous days in local base that club©s only hold-out. Malone, Pieh, he purchased 50 additional acres for his news notes. This Spring Locke has been ball, have answered the last summons in busy in another field. Some time was and Backof estate. "Shoeless" Joe is a very plai.n side of two years. DO NOT LIKE THE FIGURES chap. He is unspoiled by the lame that lost in arousing patrons, but ground may - JIGGERS. be regained shortly for Secretary Con- Headquarters has a report that the submitted by Aurora, Harrod, who de has come to him on the diamond. He is stans is down to hard work and doling User©s grand stand at Expo field has serted the Aurora team last season, has as quiet and industrious a base ball player out to the eager fourth estate family been leased to a semi-professional team asked for his release. Richard Cantwell, as he was a quiet and industrious cotton many developments as to receipt of con from Jjawrenceville. who pitched for the Hyde Park High mill operative. Every afternoon, with his tracts and ante-season side issues. One Somebody slarted a chat about pass School team last Summer, has signed an girl wife, Joe takes a trolley for a ride must take cognizance of a certain point hunters at headquarters Saturday. When Oshkosh contract. Racine has signed M. to Greenville, and shortly thereafter they wherein the Spring of 1913 shines over all best evers were lined up and sized, K. Culver, a Minneapolis High School may be seen making a round of the mov the same season of 1912. More base ball honors fell to; .a catcher named Hitter, boy, and Walter Thompson, of the Chi ing picture theatres. Even better than sages picked the Pirates to win this com once with the Brooklyris. By actual cago West Ends, Green Bay has receiv moving pictures for Joe are oysters. He ing race. Every day prospects are being count one afternoon Rit landed 11 comps. ed the signed contracts " of John Mc- is not a faddist, but if he has a fad it is unearthed, fellows of the type who Paniels, catcher* and Edward Schuler, oysters. Joe visits the theatre first and There was a report that the backstop after the show SAY WITHOUT EQUIVOCATION had relatives in this city, but bell boys, an infielder, both of Portsmouth, O, "Nothing to it but the Pirates." Jack hotel clerks and others presented the THE AURORA CASE. LOOKI? TIP A CAFE. Ryder was the last man to line up. As pasteboards. President Frank R. Weeks, of the Here the big fellow usually starts with a intimated some months ago the Pitsburgh Snm Sivitz, the well-known paragraph^ league, does not fear any legal procedure dozen on the half shell, progresses slowly management discourages this feeling. er, turned the teens last week and his which the Aurora Club may take, as was through an oyster stew and winds up on They fear it will make the Corsairs© task father presented him with a superb ring. intimated In dispatches from there. He half a fry. He says all oysters are good all the harder. Col. Drey fuss ar\d -. conr Sivitz is one of the youngest base ball says that between the league and Charles and some styles are only better than oth ferees realize that they have a magnifi writers in the husiness. S. Moll, the Aurora Club will be paid ers. His digestion balks at nothing and it cent base ball machine, and if it isn©t Close friends of the Pittsburgh Club enough money for its franchise. The can be seen at a glance that he is in snagged by such miserable luck as last officials assert that there will be less ex club has the privilege to retain its play great physical condition. He thinks this year another burgee will float over perimenting done with the Pirates this ers, The president further states that Winter finds him more fit than ever be Forbes Field. At the same time they Spring than any time for years. Clarke the league rules permit such action as fore. Jackson©s farm is close to the great would rather the band faced the starter pins his faith to the outfit that burned was taken at the recent meeting, and Paris Mountain and he spends nearly as a dark nag rather than the favorite. the trial last Fall. This is taken to mean that he considers the Aurora base hall that Art Butler wrill be on second has©* ALL DAY IN THE OPEN. Touted to win by so many wise acres men will think twice before taking any "All ball players like farm life," he said. might prove a boomerang to the bunch. Jake Pitler, infielder of last year©s legal steps to retain the franchise. However, the feeling in favor of the Pir Pittsburgh Collegians, who joins Jackson, "The boys I know in base ball tell me ates winning that pennant will not down Mien., for 1913, has a kid brother, sur- it is their ambition to own a Winter place no matter how much the talk is deprecat named Hutch, who is destined for honors THE RESERVE RULE in California, but South Carolina is good ed. Chances are that even the conserva as a leather slammer. Jakey himself can enough for me. The only reason these so some with the big mitts. J. Henry other chaps like California above all tive rooter will fall in line for the boys Cannot Be Supplanted By Any Contractual other localities js because they don©t, before the getaway bell. Wagner, says Pitler, the elder, is the pest base ball proposition he has seen Substitute With Safety to Game, or Even know these South Carolina hills and old COIN SHOWER PERHAPS. Paris Mountain." Jackson realizes the go out of Greater Pittsburgh in years. With Justice to the Player. As asserted recently the quick responce Col. Dreyfuss was elated to hear of the advantage a ball player who lives in the to contracts made by the Pittsburgh honors that have fallen to ex-Judge Kav- Cincinnati, Ohio, February 10. Ball open air the year around has over one crew has been a strong means of en anaugh. A native Kentuckyian, the players are apt to see only one side of who takes life easy during the off-season livening the situation. Nearly two dozen Southern magnate has Barney©s wishes an argument, and a statement by pitcher and allows himself to become soft through tied up before February 10 was ample for future civic honors. Bob Harmon, of the Cardinals, publish lack of exercise. He points to Cy Young, indication that the terms offered them Rumor has it that a weekly sporting ed recently in "Sporting Life" and wide Fred Clarke and Frank Chance as play were handsome figures. It was also evi journal will rear its mast head soon. ly quoted, is a case in point. In his ers who have been greatly benefited by dence to support the plea that the Cor George Leonard Moreland©s name will be statement player Harmon was quoted as life in the open. Joe is not making any sairs were imbued With the idea that the Abou Ben Adheim. saying: ... :. predictions about the coming season, but something more than their regular sti "Most of the complaint is properly on the side says the way he feels he sees no reason A. R. CRATTY. of the players, The trouble is that when he is why he should not hit as well as last pends await them when the race ended in his prime the player is not able to dispose next October; in other words, they had » The Norfolk Club has traded pitcher Jimmy of. his services to the best advantage by reason year. He hopes to lead the league in license to indulge in dreams of a World©s Pool to the Savannah (South Atlantic l*ague) of the reserve rule. There are several men on batting and is taking the best of care Series split Therefore, the start could Club tor pitcher Jack Scheneberg. tbe Cardinal* who could make great bargains of himself with that point in view. THOMAS S. DANDO, EDITOR THOS. D. KICHTEE, ASSISTANT EDITOR

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H. Stack, Jr...... 6 6 ..8 -.. 20 ens Trophy with 22, while Marlor and F. Davis ...... 6 .. .. 6 Till finished even for the Du Pont Tro M. Crane ...... 10 6 6 8 30 phy. In the latter event both scored 25 Thirty-Nine Shooters Compete, E. Cooper C. Pettit ...... 14 13 7 13 13 60 with handicaps. The silver spoon for J. Crowe ...... 19 14 19 18 70 the day©s high gun honors fell to Marlor Winning Amateur Honors, W. Oppie ...... 17 17 JESSE GRIFFITH LEADS PHILA with Till as runner-up. Scores: Seattle, Wash., February 7.- The E. Arnold, Jr...... 6 6 B. H. T. B. H. T. Seattle Trap Shooters© Association held O©Neill ...... 11 7 18 13 7 20 SEA SIDE TRAP CONTESTS DELPHIA TRAP LEAGUE Till ...... ©... 16 6 22 14 11 25 its first shoot of the season on Sunday Hetteroth ...V...... 14 4 18 16 2 18 and 39 shooters turned out. E. Cooper, Senior Makes 93 Out of JOO Under Hard Marlor ...... 13 9 22 15 13 25 of Tacoma, carried off high amateur McConnell ...... 11 0 11 12 0 13 Conditions at Bridgeport. S* S« White Gunner Has Average Parker ...... 16 0 16 15 0 15 honors with a score of 93. Fred Berger, Fox ...... 1 6 7 9 10 19 of Peters Cartridge Co., was leading pro Bridgeport, Conn., February 10. Tha Wills ...... 17 0 17 18 0 18 regular shoot of the Sea Side Gun Club of 191 Out of 200 in Annual Mason ...... 11 0 11 7 0 7 fessional with 95. I^a Conner was rep Warren ...... 11 6 17 11 5 16 resented by V. H. ; Francis, who was was held at their grounds Saturday, Von Nieda ...... 13 3 16 9 6 15 second high amateur with a score of 92. February 8, and was well-attended con Competition According to Sec Snow ....._...... 14 5 19 15 8 23 Rainey ...... 4 12 16 4 13 17 Portland was accounted for by Pete Hol sidering the weather. It was a day of FRED VON NIEDA. ohan. The local experts were I. M. retary Robinson©s Records* Fisher and C. Stadfeldt, who represent poor scores as the strong West wind gave the Selby Smelting and Lead Co., of San, the targets a very irregular flight, caus Ninth Annual Interstate Shoot Francisco, and worked harder than any ing them to do all sorts of zig-zag stunts. With, four of the series of shoots for Kansas City, Mo., February 11. The other two men on the ground keeping the However, Senior came through with 93 the Philadelphia Trap Shooters© League nineteenth annual Interstate shoot began traps in order and making themselves out of 100, breaking the last 49 out of championship already completed, Jesse at Elliott©s Blue River Park yesterday. generally useful. L. Reid, of the Peters 50, a most creditable performance under Griffith, of the S. S. White Gun Club, The day was dark and weather condi Barkley and George Hambright, of the the circumstances, and giving him a is the leader of the league. He has al tions poor. In the first day©s shooting at Winchester Co., and last, but not least, leg in eacht event, the Handicap Cup and ready broken 191 out of 200, a remark 100 targets, Ed O©Brien, the Florence, Hugh Poston, of the U. M. C. Reming- the Island Brook Cup. Wilson followed able score when it is considered that on him a close second with 91. Lyon, with one of his shooting days the wind was four handicap, tied with Wilson, scratch, terrific, and good scores very few. His at 46 on the President©s Cup, 50 targets, nearest opponent is W. S. Colfax, Jr., WINNERS OF REGISTERED SHOOTS J AND 2 Lyon winning the leg by one target in of the Du Pont Gun Club, who has the shoot-off. Scores: broken 186. Harry Sloan, of Meadow President©s oup, 50 targets. Spring, is third and C. H. Newcomb, of H. T. H. T. S. S. White, fourth. George S. McCarty Wilson .. Southey . . 39 Lyon .... 4 46 Kellogg . 4 39 is the leading Highland shot, breaking Gate ... II. Lewis 2 39 178 out of his 200, having one more than Senior .. Hall ..... his teammate, Tom Tansey. Harry Fish Vanstone . 43 Sterling . er and D. Elwell, two Clearview men, Hull .... 2 43 Fox ..... *Gregory . 41 *Hubbard share the high gun mark for that club E. Lewis 2 41 with 174 breaks, while L. Swartz leads Handicap cup, 25 targets. the Lansdale team with 172. Frank J. H. T. H. T. Hineline is the best trap shooter among Senior ... . 25 Hall .... the Camden Shooting Association mem Vanstone . 25 Southey , Gregory . 24 Fox ..... bers with 156 breaks. Glen Willow©s E. Lewis 1 24 Hall .... highest man is E. Knichner, who has 168 Gate .... . 23 Kellogg . to his credit. The following averages Lyon .... 2 23 Sterling . were compiled by Secretary William E. Wilson .. . 22 "Hubbard 16 Robinson. Scores of 12 leading members Island Brook cup, 25 targets. H. T. H. T. of the league who have fired at 200 tar Senior ..... Lyon .. 2 19 gets : Wilson .... Fox .... 1 18 TargetsTargets Gate ...... Hall ... 1 38 Shot at Bke. Vanstone ., Gregory . 19 J. C. Griffith, S. S. White .., 200 191 Southey ... Kellog 17 W. S. Oolfax, Du Pont ...... 200 186 Hull ...... Sterling ...... 2 18 Harry Sloan, Meadow Spring 200 183 E. Lewis , Hubbard ...... 12 C. H. Newcomb, S. S. White . 200 181 Visitors. T. M. ADAMS. George McCarty, Highland 200 178 Thomas Tansey, Highland ...... 200 177 J. B. McHngh, I>u Pont ...... 200 176 .T. H. Minniek, Du Pout ...... 200 176 P. D. Guest, Du Pont ...... 200 176 H. P. Carlou, Du Pont ...... 200 175 Cracks 90 Out of JOO at Meadow Spring Harry Fisher, Clearview ...... 200 174 Under Hard Conditions. D. Elwell, Clearyiew ...... 200 174 Five high gunners of each team who hare shot Philadelphia, Pa., February 10. Harry at their double century of clay, skimmers: CHARLES C. SNOOK FRANK S, WRIGHT H. Sloan, shooting a consistent gait, won S. S. WHITE. | DU PONT. Fayetteville, N. Y., Shooter Who Won South Wales, N. Y., Shot Who Won honors at the Meadow Spring Gun Club Targets ...... 2001 Targets ...... 200 on February 8. Out of 100 targets he J. C. Griffith lilllW. S. Oolfax ...... 186 the Amateur Average at Utica> Amateur Average at Pinefaurst* C. H. Newcombnb. 181 I. B. McHuffh .... 176 N. Y.t on January J, Scoring scored 90, under hard conditions. A Win. B. Severn.n. . 178 .T. H. Minniek 176 N. C, Shoot, January 22 to high wind made good scoring difficult on P. S. Cantrell 109 P. D. Guest ...... 176 I JO Out of J35 Targets. 25, With 572 Out of 600. Harry Howard 166 H. P. Carlon ...... 175 the "KJondike Grounds." Renner gave HIGHLAND. CAMDEN S. A. Sloan a race for net score getting 89, Geo. McCarty ..... 178 F. J. Hineline .... 156 which, with his handicap of four gavq Thos. Tansey .. 177 Wm. Wakeman .. 152 Kans., professional, broke 98. Fred Bills ton Co., who carried off one of the sterl Mm top score of the day, 93. Scores: H. L. David 161 E. A. Cordery .... 142 smashed 91, Graham 88, George Maxwell CLUB SHOOT. P. Pfleffar ...... 158 W. Johnson ...... 145 ing silver spoons. Scores: 83, Del Gross 83, Elliott 75. Frank Camp Events ...... 1 2 3 Add Tgs. Nor. Hibbs ...... 156 Rob Fleming ..... 147 4 5 Tl. B. B. Hdp. B. Tl. LANSDALE. MEADOW SPRING. bell 92, Margan 85 and Nicolai 83. F. Riehl ...... 19 20 19 17 18 93 Sloan ...... 9 14 0 23 23 L. Swartz ...... 172 Harry Sloan ...... 183 E. Cooper ...... 17 19 19 19 19 93 Letford ...... 8 11 2 19 21 O. Swartz 170 A. J. Rennar 173 J. Cooper ...... 17 18 14 17 12 78 Renner ...... 10 15 1 23 24 J. Rodgexs ...... 109 Wm. Letford ...... 165 Dr. Hutton Fox-Logan Winner B. Smith- ...... 16 18 19 17 19 89 E. Chandler ...... 7 10 3 17 20 F. Bender ...... 169|W. Torpey ...... 163 Philadelphia, Pa., February 10. -Cold H. Poston ...... 18 IS 20 20 18 94 J. Chandler ...... 5 9 ... .. Win. Metz ...... 169|W. C. Turner ..... 161 I. Fisher ...... 19 19 16 17 18 89 Blittersdorf ...... 3 5 weather kept down the attendance at D. Reid ...... 15 14 14 17 16 76 Deily ...... 5 8 4 13 17 GLEN WILLOW. 1 CLEARVIBW. the Fox-Logan Gun Club on February 8. T. Crowe ...... 18 17 19 18 17 89 Thompson ...... 5 14 1 23 24 E. Knichner . 168 H. Fisher 174 Dr. Hutton proved his skill by beating H. Fleming ...... 16 16 19 18 16 85 MacAlonan ...... -. 5 12. 17 J. Riggs .... 158 D. Elwell ...... 174 R. Oppie ...... 14 16 16 15 13 74 Rudolph ...... 5 10 2 16 18 E. GUlenger . 155 Geo. Gideon .«. 157 out George Gideon in. the 100 targets, 87 A. Hall ...... 18 17 17 17 8 77 Soley ...... 2 21 23 A. George ... 146 B. Bonsall 153 to 86. Scores: J. Ruppe ...... 16 15 18 17 15 81 K. Letford ...... 4 7 .. R. Hall ...... 138| J. Davison .... 152 CLASS A. E. Vallren 18 18 11 15 15 77 *Seebold ...... 19 19 STANDING OF THE CLUBS. H. 25 T. H. 25 T. M. Smith ...... 14 15 17 19 17 82 Henry ...... 2 22 24 Delaney 4 21 25 Caswell 3 15 18 F. Landwehr ...... 16 16 17 15 16 80 HA EVE Y TROPHY. Points. § Broken. C. Stadtfeldt ...__... 10 14 15 Du Pont ...... 8 / 1790 Dr. Hutton.. . 18 IS Cox ...... 2 14 16 S II 58 Hp.onHigh S. S. White ...... 7 © Draiaberg ... 2 21 23[Gideon ._.. . 22 22 J. Stadtfeldt ...... 15 8 11 8 13 55 H. T.P.25.NetlOOT.100 1770 P. Holohan ...... 19 20 18 18 18 93 Sloan ...... 0 20 Meadow Spring ...... 7 1706 CLASS B. L. Reid ...... 18 20 18 Lansdale ...... 7 1670 H. 25 T. H. 25 T. 18 20 94 Letford ...... 2 Highland ...... 7 1629 Moultoa .7 16 23 Dr. Buck . . 16 16 G. Hambright ...... 15 17 17 17 17 83 Renner ...... 1 21 L. Barkley ...... 19 20 17 20 18 94 E. Chandler ...... 34 Camden Shooting Association 4 1604 Seattle . 7 21 25 A. Baker .. _...... 15 16 13 18 16 78 Clearview ...... 4 1571 CLASS 0. J. Chandler ...... 14 Glen Willow ...... 4 1533 V. Francis ...... 17 19 18 20 18 92 Blittersdorf ...... 8 H. 25 T. H. 25 T. E. Arnold .._;...... 17 18 17 17 16 85 Deily ...... 26 8 4 17 21 Cody . . 16 16 Hurlbert ...... _.... 14 15 17 15 19 80 Thompson ..;...... ,! 16 17 22 80 4 Farragut Sportsmen©s Weekly Shoot Lynn 2 20 . . 18 18 V. Jensen ...... 4 10 9 13 12 48 MacAlonan ...... 5 16 21 .. 28 10 CHALLENGE CUP HANDICAP. G. Crocker ...... 11 12 10 16 .. 48 Rudolph ...... 2 15 17 17 63 8 Camden, N. .J., February 10. The H. 50 T|. H. 50 T. Olie ...... 9 10 .. 9 .. 28 Soley ©...(...... 2 19 21 20 60 6 Farragut Sportsmen©s , Association held Dr. Hutton... Drainberg F. Berger ...... 19 19 19 20 18 95 K. Letford ...... 11 .. its weekly trophy shoot on February 8. Gidwin .. 45 45 GaSweH . B. Stevens ...... 13 11 11 12 9 56 ©Seebold ...... 14 14 .. 33 .. Cox ...... 4 30 84 Mooltoa J. Stack ...... 13 13 11 15 18 70 Henry ...... 2 19 21 .. 41 4 Hetteroth and Marlor tied for the Stev DeUsy «. 42 50!Seattle .... 14 *8 62 H, liadison ...... 12 16 14 11 15 68 ©Visitor. FEBRUARY 15, 1913 19

April 24 Maysville, Ky. Mason County Gun State tournament, under the auspices of the September 1 Wapakoneta, O. Wapakoneta Gun Clnb. Wrn. II. Hall, manager. Massachusetts State Trap Shooting Association. Club. Chas. E. Zint, secretary. April 20 Pottstown, Pa. Pottstown Gun Club. V. H. H. Sheldon, secretary. September 4 London, O. London Gun Club. H. COMING EVENTS Chas. A. Fries, secretary. Juno 10, 11, 12 Buffalo, N. Y. New York L. Hildinger, secretary. April 29 Guersney, Iowa. Du Pont Gun Club. State tournament, under the auspices of the September 17 Nevada, la. Nevada Gun Club. J. W. Dobbins, president. Buffalo Andubon Club. © C. F. Lambert, sec E. W. Scott, secretary. April 29, 30, May 1 Pond Creek, Okla. Okla retary. September 17, 18, .19 Atlantic City, N. J. IN TRAP SHOOTING WORLD CAST homa State tournament, under the auspices of June 10, 11, 12 Sioux City, la. Soo Gun Club. Westy Hogans. Bernard Elsesser, secretary. the Pond Creek Gun Club. Win. M. Hite. W. F. Duncan, secretary. manager. June 10, 11, 12 Eugene, Ore. Oregon State Tournaments Not Registered THEIR SHADOWS BEFORE April 29, 30 Moberly, Mo. Moberly Gun Club. tournament, under! the auspices of the 4!ugene John A. Melton, secretary. Gun Club. E. A. Bean, secretary. FEBRUARY. MAY. June 12 Platteville, Wis. Platteville Gun Club. February 22 Mt. Vernon, N. Y. Siwanoy Country C. E. Gilmore, secretary. Club. Lewis D. Hill, secretary. ©Sporting Life©s" Compilation Con May 1, 2 Philadelphia, Pa. Keystone Shooting June 12 South Charleston, Ohio. South Charles February 22 Birmingham, Ala., Birmingham Gun League. G. F. Hamlin, secretary. ton Gun Club. Geo. H. Slaughter, secretary. , Club. O. L. Garl, secretary. May 5, 6 Laramie, Wyo. Gem City Gun Club. June 12 Brooklyn, Pa. Brooklyn Rod and Gun February 22 Harrisburg, Pa. Harrisburg Sports tains Complete List of Registered Tyler A. Rogers, president. Club. Myron O. Tiffany, president. men©s Association. L. Egolf, secretary. May G Vioksburg, Miss. Vicksburg Gun Club. June 12, 13 Huntiugton, W. Va. West Vir MARCH. and Unregistered Tournaments J. J. Bradfield. manager. ginia State tournament, under the auspices of May 6, 7 Eagle Utore, Iowa. Eagle Grove Gun the Huntington Gun Club. 1. R. Shepherd, March 8 Temple, Pa. Hercules Gun Club. H. Club. A. L. Yearous, secretary. president. K. Ludwig, secretary. of Gun Clubs; and Club Fixtures May 6. 7 Montpelier, Vt. Montpelier Gun Club. June 14 Philadelphia, Pa. Meadow Spring Gun APRIL. II. B. Moultou, president. Club. Wm. Letford, secretary. May 6, 7. 8 Hutchinson, Ivan. Kansas State April 5 Temple, Pa. Hercules Gun Club. H. June 1C, 17, 18 Boise, Idaho. Idaho State K. Ludwig, secretary. PPENDED will be found a, com- tournament, under the auspices of the Hutchin tournament, under the auspices of the Idaho son Gun Club. Chas. T. Rankin, secretary. State Sportsmen©s Association. E. F. Walton, MAY. © plete and correct list of all May 7. Seneca Falls, N. Y. Seneca Falls Gun secretary. May 1 Manning, la. Manning Gun Club©s shooting events scheduled for Club. C. L. Frantz, manager. June 17-20 Dayton, Ohio. The Interstate Asso tournament. the near or remote future. The May 7 Hicksville, O. Hieksville Gun Club. C. ciation©s Fourteenth Grand American Handicap May 3 Temple, Pa. Hercules Gun Club. H. E. Maxwell, secretary. tournament, on the grounds of the N. C. R. K. Ludwig, secretary. ____ list comprises tournaments reg May 7, 8 Sunbury, Pa. Sunbury-Selinsgrove Gun Club; $1500 added money. Winner of first JUNE. . istered under the auspices of Gun Club. J. W. Schoffstall. secretary. place in the G. A. H. guaranteed $000 and a the Interstate Association; tournaments May 8, 9 Kankakee, Ills. Kankakee Gnn Club. trophy; winners of second and third places June 14 Temple, Pa. Hercules Gun Club. H. cot registered, but listed by independent E. F. Radeke, secretary. guaranteed $500 and $400 respectively. Elmer K. Ludwig, secretary. May 9 Portage, Wis. Portage Gun Club. J. K. Shauer. Manager, Pittsburgh, Pa. JULY. organizations; and fixed club events. Sec Raup, president. June 18, 19 Springfield, Vt. Vermont State May 13, 14, 15 Montgomery, Alabama. The July 12 Temple, Pa. Hercules Gun Club. H. retaries of gun clubs are requested to see tournament, under the auspices of the Spring K. Ludwig, secretary. that any events scheduled by their clubs Interstate Association©s Eighth Southern Han- field Gun Club. I. H. Tall, secretary. are entered in this standing calendar dicap tournament, under the auspices of the June 24, 25 {©.rookston, Minn. Minnesota State AUGUST. Capital City Gun Club; $1000 added money. tournament, under the auspices of the Crooks- August 23 Temple, Pa. Hercules Gun Club. and any corrections are promptly an Winner of first place in the Southern Handi ton Gnn Club. Tom Morris, president. H. K. Ludwig, secretary. cap guaranteed $200 and a trophy; winners of nounced. June 26, Fayetteville, N. Y. FayetteviUe Gun OCTOBER. second and third places guaranteed $150 and Club. Chas. C. Snook, secretary. $100, respectively. Elmer E. Shaner, Manager, June 20, 27 Adel, Iowa. Adel Gun Club. Chas. October 4 Temple, Pa. Hercules Gua dub. A "Week©s Registration Pittsburgh, Pa. F. Clarke, secretary. H. K. Ludwig, secretary. May 13, 14, 15 York, Pa. Pennsylvania State Since our last issue the following ad tournament, under the auspices of the York JULY. ditional registrations for shoots have City Gun Club. N. M. McSherry, secretary. July 4, 5 Hattiesburg, Miss. Mississippi State Regular Gun Club Fixtures been received by Secretary-Treasurer El May 14 Tyndall, S. Dak. Tyndall Gun Club. tournament, under the auspices of the Hatties F. F. Chladek. secretary. burg Gun Club. H. S. Hagerty, secretary. Gun clubs holding regular shoots on mer E. Shaner, of the Interstate Associa May 14, 15 Waterloo, Iowa. Waterloo Gun July 8 Dows, Iowa. Dows Gun Club. W. J. set days, arranged in the appended list, tion : Club. Nick Webber, president. Wilson, secretary. with their shooting days and secretaries. April 9, 10 Lincoln, Neb. Capitol Beach Gun Corrections or additions are solicited from Club. T. C. Brownfleld, president. secretaries. The list: May 3 Rittersville, Pa. Lehigh Rod and Gun Alert Gun Club, Phillipsburg, N. J., second Club. H. F. Hoch, secretary. NEW AND TRIED REPRESENTATIVES Saturday. E. F. Markley, secretary. May 3 Bethel, Conn. Western Connecticut Albany Gun Club, Albany, Ore., first and third Trap Shooters© League tournament, under the Friday. Frank Tracy, secretary. auspices of the Bethel Gun Club. C. K. Bailey, Atlantic City Gun Club, Atlantic City, N. J., secretary. Friday. A. H. Sheppard, secretary. May 7, 8 Americus, Ga. Georgia State tourna Analostan Gun Club, Washington, D. C., Sat ment, under the auspices of the Americus Gun urday. Miles Taylor, secretary. Club. J. W. High tower, president. Audubon Gun Club, Buffalo, N. Y., Saturday. May 8 Watertown, Wis. Water town Gnn Club. W. C. Wootton, secretary. Ben H. Rieck, secretary. Badger Gun Club, Milwaukee, Wis., Sundays. C. P. Shumway, secretary. May 12 Mt. Airy, Md. Mt. Airy Gun Clnb. Baltimore Shooting Association, Baltimore, Ira D. Watkins, secretary. Md., Tuesday. J. W. Chew, secretary. May 14, 15 Pipestone, Minn. Pipestone Gun Barre Gun Club, Barre, Vt., second and fourth Club. H. T. Ober, secretary. Saturdays. Frank E. Adams, secretary. May 15 Clayton, Ohio. Salem Gun Club. F. C. Bensou Gun Club, Omaha, Neb., Saturday and Koch, president. Sunday. F. T. Lovering, secretary. May 20 Pillow, Pa. Pillow Gun Club. J. A. Bergen Beach Gun Club, Brooklyn, N. Y., Sat Bingaman, secretary. urday. L. H. Schortemeier, secretary. May 1:4 New Haven, Conn. Western Connecti Birmingham Gun Club, Birmingham, Ala., Fri cut Trap Shooters© League tournament, under day. H. McDennott, secretary- the auspices of the New Haven Gun Club. Billings Gun Club, Billings, Mont., Sunday F. W. Smith, president. afternoons. W. 0. Gress, secretary. May 24, 25 St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis Trap Bristol Gun Club, Bristol, Tena., «rery Satur Shooters© Association. Louis Ebert, secretary. day. H. F. Lewis, secretary. . May 27 Norwich, N. Y. Chenaugo Co. Fish and Bradford Gun Club, Bradford, Pa. Every Sat Gun Club. E. B. Borden, manager. urday. A. W. Vernon, secretary. May 27, 28, 29 Peoria, Ills. Illinois State Camden Shooting Association, Camden, N. J., tournament, under the auspices of the Illinois every Saturday. H. G. Eisenhardt, secretary. State Sportsmen©s Association. Robert Scholes, Chicago Gun Club, Chicago, Ills., Saturday and seen ta: y. Sunday. Wm. F. Merkle, secretary. May :!C Utica, N. Y. Genesee Gun Club. E. Chicopee Falls Rod and Gun Club, Ohlcopee .T. Loughlin, secretary. Falls, Mass., second and fourth Saturdays. F. May :!0 Greenwich, Conn. Greenwich Gun Club. E. H. Sheldon, secretary. J. II. Finch, president. Chenango County Fish, Game and Gun Club, Juno 5, 0, 7 Red Bank, N. .T. New Jersey Norwich, N. Y., last Friday. E. D. Borden, State tournament, under the auspices of the secretary. River Side Gun Club. Albert L. Ivins, presi- Clearview Gun Club, Philadelphia, Pa., third tient. Saturday. Harry Fisher, secretary. June 7, 8 Milwaukee, Wis.. Badger Gup Club. Cleveland Gun Club, Cleveland, O., Saturday C. P. SUumway. secretary. F. H. Wallace, secretary. June 10, 11 Warm Springs, Ga. Meriiwether Cincinnati Gun Club, Cincinnati, O., Saturday. Gun Club. T. B. Slade, president. L. E. Hammerschmidt. secretary. June IS Shamokin, Pa. Shainokin Gun Club. WARDLAW M. HAMMOND JAMES D. BARNES Coatesville Gun Clnb, Coatesville, Pa,, first Chas. Rubendall, secretary. Member of Do Pont Gun Club, and Saturday. Harry Nichols, secretary. July 4 Greenwich, Conn. Greenwich Gun Club. North Carolina Representative of Rem- Columbus (O.) Gun Club, Columbus, O., Wed J. II. Finch, president. Fine Amateur Shot, Just Appointed ington-U. M. C. Interests, Who nesday and Saturday. Lon Fisher, secretary. July 11 Allentown, Pa. Lehigh Valley Shoot Crescent Gun Club, White House, N. J., Sat ing Association. Alien Heii, secretary. Representative of the Hercules Has Been Awarded a Prize urday. R. C. Stryker, secretary. July 15 Iowa City, la. Iowa City Gun Club. Powder Co., in the East. For Exceptional Success. Cumberland Shooting Club, Cumberland, Md., C. Bothell, secretary. Saturday. W. T. Crawford, secretary. July 22, 23 Butler, Pa. Butler Rod a.nd Gun Dallas Gun Club, Dallas, Tex., Saturday. H. Club. Sam). G. Pnrvis, secretary. R. Bosley, secretary. July 20 Dunbury, Conn. Western Connecticut Dover Gun Club, Dover Del., Wednesday. Wm. Trap Shooters© League tournament, under the May 15 Shelbyville, Ills. Shelby County Gun July 8, 9, 10 Cedar Point, Ohio. The Indians. H. Reed, secretary. auspices of the Pahquioque Gun Club. E. H. Club. Geo. L. Dearing, secretary. D. H. Eaton, secretary. Du Bois Gun Club, Du Bois, Pa., Tuesday. E. Bailey, secretary. May 20 Albia, Iowa. Monroe County Fish and July 9, 10 Jersey Shore, Pa. Jersey Shore Gun W. Kelly, secretary. July 29, 30 Bradford, Pa. Bradford GUI) Club. Game Protective Association. Theo. B. Perry, Club. Henry Myers, secretary. Du Pont Gun Club, Wilmington, Del., every A. W. Vernon, secretary- Jr., president. : July 10, 11 Spencer, Iowa. Spencer Gun Club. Saturday. W. A. Joslyn, secretary. August 2 Greenwich, Conn. Greenwich Gun Mav 20 Milton Junction, -Wis. Milton Junc C. E. Golby, president. Fairmont Gun Club, Fainnont, W. Va., Satur Club. J. H. Finch, president. tion Gun Club. W. H. Smith, secretary. July 12 Holmesburg Junction, Pa. S. S. White day afternoon. Ed. H. Taylor, secretary. August 5, 0 Lock Haven, Pa. Lock Haven Gun May 20, 21, 22 Temple, Texas. Texas State Gun Club. W. E. Robinson, secretary. Forest City Gun Club, Savannah, Ga., Friday. Club. C. A. .Tobson, secretary. tournament, under the auspices of the Temple July 15, 16, 17 Wilmington, /Delaware. The W. J. Thompson, president. August 12 Marthasville, Mo. © Daniel Boone Gun Gun (Hub. Roy I. Tennant, president. Interstate Association©s Eighth Eastern Handi Fort Worth Gun Club, Fort Worth, Tex., Sun Club. J. O. Wilson, secretary. May 22 Mt. Morris. Ills. Mt. Morris Gun Club. cap tournament, under the -auspices of the Du day. A. Smith, secretary. ©August 25, 26 Sioux City, S. D. Sioux Falls C. J. Price, secretary. Pont Gun Club; $1000 added money. Winner Frontier Rod and Gun Club, Buffalo, N. Y., Gun Club. G. Adolph Olson, secretary. Sunday. H. C. Utz, secretary. May 22 Aurelia, Iowa. Aurelia Gun Club. of first place in the Eastern Handicap guaran Geneva Sportsmen©s Gun Club, Geneva, N. Y. September 1 Greenwich, Conn. Greenwich Gun Frank R. Welch, secretary. teed $200 and a trophy; winners of second and Club. J. H. Finch, president. Every Saturday. R. S. Deal, secretary. May 22 Syracuse, N. Y. Onondago County Gun third places guaranteed $150 and $100 respect Geneva Country Club, Geneva, N. Y., Saturday, September 10 Livermore, la. Livermore Gun Club. T. E. Clay, President. ively. Elmer E. Shaner, Manager, Pittsburgh, Club. O. N. Heldebrant, secretary. afternoon. H. L. Henry, secretary. May 23 Nicholson, Pa. Nicholson Rod and Pa. Grafton Gun Club, Grafton, W. Va., Friday Gun Club. L. A. Wright, secretary. July 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 Raymond, Wash. Pa afternoon. Richard Gerstell. secretary. ( , Tournaments Registered May 24 Newmanstowu, Pa. Newmanstown Gun cific Indians. F. C. Riehl, secretary. Gadsden Gun Club, Gadsden, Ala., Thursday. Club. F. S. Rader, secretary. E. C. Little, secretary. | FEBRUARY. May 27 Sikeston, Mo. Sikeston Gun Club. Wm. AUGUST. August 5, 6. 7 Omaha, Nebraska. The Inter Gouverneur Rod and Gun Club, Gouverneur, Febroary 20 Quarryville, Pa. Quarryville Gun II. Tanner, secretary. N. Y., every Friday. «W. R. Patrick, secretary. Club©s all-day target shoot. J. A. Groff, sec May 27, 28, 29 Fort Dodge, la. Iowa State state Association©s Eighth Western Handicap Hanover G«n Club, Wilmington, N. C., Satur retary. tournament, under the auspices of the Fort Tournament, Under the auspices of the Omaha day. J. H. Dreher. February 22. Birmingham, Ala. Birmingham Dodge Gun Club. Jos. Kautzky; Manager. Gun Club; $1000 added money. Winnef of first Harrisburg Sportsmen©s Association, Harris Gun Club. O. L. Garl, secretary. May 27, 28, 29 N. Platte, Neb. Nebraska place in the Western Handicap guaranteed $200 and a trophy; winners of second and burg, Pa., Saturday afternoon. L. Egolf, secre MARCH. s©tate tournament, under the auspices of the tary. Buffalo Bill Gun Club. J. C. Den, secretary. third places guaranteed $150 and $100 re Highland Gun Club, Edge Hill, Pa., Saturday March 25, 26 Birmingham, Ala. Birmingham May 28 Chesapeake City. Md. Chesapeake City spectively. Elmer E. Shaner, Manager, Pitts and Tuesday. J. Franklin Meehan, secretary. Gun Club. O. L. Garl, secretary. Gun Club. H. L. Worthington, manager. burgh, Pa. Highland Gun Club. Rockland, Me., every Fri APRIL. May 28 Windsor, Mo. Windsor Gun Club. W. August 9 Hilmesburg Junction, Pa. Independ day. Walter" H. Spear, secretary. T. Jordan, secretary. ent Gun Club. Chas. H. Newcomb, secretary. April 8, 9 and 10 San Antonio, Texas. The In August 13 Batavia, N. Y. Holland Gun Club. Hudson Gun Club, Jersey City, N. J., Sunday. terstate Association©s Southwestern Handicap May 30 Menominee Falls, Wis. Menominee T. H. Kelley, secretary. Falls Gun Club. James A. Pike, secretary. Chas. W. Gardiner, secretary. Helena Gun Club, Helena, Mont., Sundays. tournament, under the auspices of the San May 30 Buffalo, N. Y. Buffalo Audubon Club. August 15, 16 Dickinsou, N. Dak. Dickinson Reynolds Prosser. secretary. Antonio Gun Club; $1000 or more added money. W. C. Wootton, secretary. Gun Club. J. W. Sturgeon, secretary. Holland Gun Club, Batavia, N. Y., second and Winner of first place in the Southwestern May 30, 31 Wilmington, Del. Delaware State August 21, 22 Mason City, Iowa. Iowa State fourth Saturday. C. W. Gardiner, secretary. Handicap guaranteed $200 and a trophy; win tournament, under the auspices of©the Du Pont Sportsmen©s Association Post Season tourna Hyattsville Gun Club, Hyattsville, Md., Sat ner of second and third places guaranteed $150 Gun Club. W. A. Joslyn, assistant-secretary. ment, under the auspices of the Cerro Gordo urday. John Gibson, secretary. and $100, respectively. Elmer E. Shaner, JUNE. Gun Club. R. P. Monplasnre, secretary. Jersey City Gun Club, Jersey City, N. J., Sat Manager, Pittsburgh, Pa. August 26 Mechanicsburg, O. Mechanicsfcurg urday and holidays. R. Young, secretary. April 10 -Atglen, Pa. Atglen Gun Club. Lloyd June 2 Bunker Hill, Ills. Bunker Hill Gun Gun Club. F. J. Coburn, secretary. Club. C. E. Pettengill, secretary- Kirkwood Gun Club, Kirkwood, Mo., Saturday. H. Lewis, manager. SEPTEMBER, April 16 Mt. Holly, N. J. Mt. Holly Gun June 3 Maquoketa, la. Maquoketa. Gun Club. C. Schneider, secretary. E. L. Hinckley, secretary. September . . . Sacramento, California. The Kansas "City G-un Club, Kansas City, Mo., third Club. A. J. Dellette. secretary. Thursday. R. S. Elliott, secretary. April 17 Syracuse, N. Y. Messina Springs June 4, 5, 6 Circleville, O. Ohio State tourna Interstate Association©s Eighth Pacific Coast ment, under the auspices of the Ideal Gun Handicap tournament, under the auspices of Laureate Boat Club, Troy, N. Y., Saturday. Gun Club. W. E. Hookway, secretary. John Farrell, secretary. April 18, 19 Wellington, Mass. Paleface Shoot Club. J. S. Ritt, secretary. the Capital City Blue Rock Club; $1000 added June 4, 5, 6 Marshall, Mo. Missouri State tour money. Winner of first place in the Pacific Laurel Gun Club, Laurel, Miss., every Thurs ing Association. Walter P. Clarke, president. day, H. W. Rogers, secretary. April 19 Lawrence, Mass. Lawrence Fish and nament, under the auspices of the Marshall Coast Handicap guaranteed $200 and a trophy; Los Angeles Gun Club, Los Angeles, Cal., Sat Game Protective Association. A. C. Gray, sec Gun Club. E. W. Brown, secretary. winners of second and third places guaranteed June 5 S. Madison, Wis. Triangle Gun Club. urday and Sunday. Stanton A. Bruner, secretary. retary. $150 and $100, respectively. Elmer E. Shaner, Lawrence Fish and Game Protective Associa April 23 Grundy Center, la. Grundy Center H G. Waterman, secretary manager, Pittsburgh, Pa. Jane 6 Bradford, Ills. Bradford Gun Club. September 1. Ogdensburg, N. Y. Ogdensburg tion, Lawrence, Mass., Saturday. A. C. Gray, Gun Club. Frank W. Gallaway, secretary. secretary. >.pnl 23, 24 Brantley, Ala. Brantley Gun Club. H A. Swearingen, secretary. Shooting Association. John M. M or ley, seere- A, H. Hill, president. June 6, 7 Worcester, Masa. Massachusetts taigr. Continued on the twentieth page. 20 SPORTING LIFE FEBRUARY 15, 1915 had been able to find their way to land, were easy marks for men who went to work with clubs and knocked over the defenseless ones.

FARRAGUT WINS LEAGUE SHOOT The Season Is Just Starting Defeats Yachtsmen©s Club in Delaware Don©t Ruin Your Scores Early in the Game River Yacht Trap Shooting Association. Shoot a Powder You Can Tie To Camden, N. J., February 10. Only PHILADELPHIA, FEBBXJAEY 15, 1913. two of the 14 clubs enrolled put in ap pearance at the opening shoot of the Delaware River Yacht Club©s, Trap THE DANGER REAL ! Shooting League at the headquarters of the Farragut Sportsmen©s Association on pATRICK HENRY, the famous orator February 8. Teams from Farragu,t and the Yachtsmen©s Club were the only con * once said, "I know no way of judg tenders. The former won by a score of ing of the future but by the past." How 138 to 123. As as result of their default aptly his words can be applied to the pres the 12 clubs are at a serious disadvan The Best AH=Round Shotgun Powder Ever Made ent condition of wild life in this country. tage in the race for the season©s trophy. Fifty years ago even the most far-seeing The wind swept up the river in a perfect man would not believe that there was gale and high scores were out of the IS A POWDER TO TIE TO the slightest danger that within a few question. Each man shot at 50 targets decades America would stand in danger of and all were handicapped. The scores : AND SO IS YACHTSMEN©S CLUB. having its wild birds and animals virtu Hdp. Ttl. ally exterminated. Yet that condition has Glazier ...... 15 11 3 29 Street ._...... 14 11 4 29 come to pass, and only the most strenu Smith ...... 16 12 3 31 ous endeavors of the best sportsmen of Jones ...... IT 15 2 34 the country are staving off the actual Total ...... 123 coming of that day. Staunch support FAREAGUT CLUB. of every red-blooded man is necessary to Hdp. Ttl. rebuild in a measure the depleted re Till ...... 16 14 3 33 Hetteroth ...... 14 16 4 34 sources of American wild life. No bet Parker ...... __._.. 16 15 3 34 ter example than the improvidence of our Wills ...... 17 18 2 37 forefathers and the truth of Patrick Total ...... 138 ©Henry©s wise remark can be found than A POWDER KNOWN ALL OVER THE WORLD the report of a select committee of the -Lewis Wins at Rhode Island Senate of Ohio in 1857 on a bill proposed Barrington, R. I., February 8. In the They possess all the qualifications Shotgun to protect the passenger pigeon. The re shoot-off for the special January Cup, Smokeless Powders should hVye: High Ve \ port follows: donated by H. T. Merriman in the clay locity Pleasingly Light Recoil Even Pat "The passenger pigeon needs no protection. pigeon shoot at the Rhode Island C. C. Wonderfully prolific, having the vast forests of at Nayatt this afternoon, J. B. Lewis terns Burn Clean No Residue. the North as its breeding grounds, traveling hundreds of miles in search of food, it is here won after breaking a tie with R. W. today and elsewhere tomorrow, and no ordinary Comstock. Lewis© total was 20 and Corn- destruction can lessen them, or be missed from stock made a total in the finals of 18. the myriads that are yearly produced. The snipe The scores: "REMEMBER that E. F. Forsgard, of Waco, Texas, (scolopax wilsondi) needs no protection. The v won High Amateur Average and tied for High Bnipe, too, like the pigeon, will take care of J. B. Lewis ...... 22 25 itself, and its yearly numbers cannot be ma R. W. Comstock ...... 22 25 General Average at the "Sunny South," Houston, Tex., terially lessened by the gun." Arnold Hoffman ...... 22 20 Mrs. C. M. Wilson ...... 21 .. 21 January 27-February 1, 1913, shooting How false have results proved these Henry A. Hoffman ...... 20 .. 20 views. The passenger pigeon has become H. B. Deming ...... 18 .. 18 N "INFALLIBLE" © virtually extinct. The only known living In the general shoot there were 15 passenger pigeon is in the Cincinnati participants, Harold T. Merriman mak Zoological Gardens and is now 21 years ing the best score of 95. The scores: Harold T. Merriman... 21 16 22 20 21 old. Large rewards have been offered F. H. Elmore ...... 14 18 14 16 for proof that the bird is still in existence, George M. Parks ...... 10 16 15 17 HERCULES POWDER CO. but the rewards have never been collect Isaac B. Merriman .... 16 14 13 15 Arnold Hoffman ....©... 19 16 13 Wilmington, Delaware, U. S. A. ed. Much of the other game of the coun J. B. Lewis ...... 11 12 18 try has almost reached the deplorable Charles D. Cook ...... 17 15 E. F. Boyden ...... 17 11 state of the passenger pigeon. Sports R. W. Comstock ...... 16 11 men is it not time to awake to the Gerald JT. Hanley ..... 12 13 F. a Perkins ...... 14 10 realization that the danger is real and Henry A. Hoffman .... 13 11 imminent and get into action for the Mrs. C. M. Wilson .... 8 10 EVERY RECORD Promoters Leonard C. Tingley ... 10 11 good cause? H. B. Deming ...... 11 .. OF ANY Build Up Your of Tournaments IMPORTANCE Know That Highland Shoots at "Whftemarsh "White Flyers" RANDOM SH.OTS IS HELD Club Have a Drawing Philadelphia, Pa., February 10. The By This TARGET "BRING OUT AN Power Equal THREATENED extinction of the ©great members of the Highland Gun Club shot to Added Money * game fishes of the Pacific Coast has as guests of the Whitemarsh Country AND TRAP Club on February 8. Dr. Muller, handi Increased Attendance led the American Game Protective and capped at four, won the cup in the 50- Propagation Association, of New York, target event. Scores: to join with Southern California sports CUP EVENT. INSTALL A men in their efforts to preserve them. H. B. B. Among these fish are the largest speci Mailer ...... 4 20 21 Umsted ...... 6 20 17 mens of the finny tribe which are taken Eagleson ...... 8 19 15 on hook and line. For game qualities Bowers ...... 4 18 20 Perry ...... 6 19 15 combined with great size, no other fish Shoemaker ...... 12 16 id "Western" Automatic Trap equaled the tuna, and there are half a David ...... 0 18 17 dozen species of even greater weight SWEEPSTAKES. which have attracted anglers from all B. B. B. B. Tl. G. McCarty ...... 23 21 24 23 91 Throw "White Flyers* over the world to Southern California. H. David ...... 18 17 25 21 81 Charles F. Holder, as chairman of the Bowers ...... ".. 18 20 20 22 80 Umsted ...... 20 17 19 12 68 Interest Never Lags Where Los Angeles Committee, has recommend Perry ...... 19 15 17 17 08 FOR SINGLES Multiplied by Two, ed to the State Legislature that netting Macklin ...... 11 16 19 20 6G $35.00 Above Combination Is Used the Number of be prohibited within the distance of three Eagleson ...... 19 15 15 14 63 Tansey ...... 23 24 21 4*3 91 Other "Automatics" miles of the scores of Catalina Island, A. B. McCarty ...... 19 20 20 20 79 FOR DOUBLES in Use Does Not Muller ...... 20 21 19 18 78 and it is hoped that a law will be passed Meehan ...... 22 14 13 21 70 $40.00 Equal the this Winter which will give the fish this Ross ...... 16 20 18 20 THE WESTERN CARTRIDGE CO. Popularity of the necessary statutory protection. R. David ...... 17 1C 17 12 DEPT. T, ALTON, ILL. Shoemaker ...... 16 10 17 12 Sold Outright " WESTERN " TT IS expected that 22 foreign countries FORTHCOMING EVENTS will be represented by rifle teams in Wednesdays. John M. Morley. secretary. Onondaga Country Club, Syracuse, N. Y., third 1913 the International matches at Camp Perry, Continued from the nineteenth page. Wednesday. T. E. Clay, secretary. O., in September next, immediately fol Menomonee Falls Gun Club, Menomonee Falls, Overland Park Country Club, Denver, Oolo., NINETEENTH ANNUAL lowing the national rifle matches at that Wis., Wednesday afternoon and Sunday morning. every day. F. C. Skinner, manager. J. A.* Pike, secretary-treasurer. Padueah Gun Club, Paducah, Ky., every Tues Sportsmen©s camp. Amendments of the rules are ©con McCarron©s Lake G«n Club. McCarron©s Lake, day. Dr. C. B. Purcell. secretary. templated to permit the participation of Minn., Sunday afternoon. Henry Enfeldt, secre Paleface Gun Club, Wellington, Boston, Mass., tary. Wednesday. Chas. Harden, secretary. Third Annual INDOOR TRAP SHOOT teams now barred because of their high Missoula Gun Club, Missoula, Mont., Sundays. Pillow Gun Club, Pillow, Pa., Saturday. J. A. record in preceding matches. G. C. Mapes, secretary. Bingaman, secretary. Annual Anglers* Casting Tournament Meadow Spring Gun Club, Philadelphia, Pa,, Portsmouth Gun Club, Portsmouth, Va., Thurs Saturday. W. H. Murdock, secretary. day. W. T. Edmonds, secretary. j Missouri River Gun Club, Kansas City, Mo., Richmond Gun Club, Richmond, Va., Saturday. February 27th to March 5th, inclusive ANCE MORE has the wild duck suffer- first Tuesday. Howard Harlan, secretary. V. Hechler, secretary. v ed from a strange freak of nature. Montclair Gun Club, Moutclair, N. J., Satur Riverside Gun Club, Dtica, N. Y., Saturday. Madison Square Garden, New York City day. Edward Winslow, secretary. E. J. Loughlin, secretary. EXHIBITS Everything the Sportsman wants. Hundreds of ducks that have frequented Mountain View Gun Club, Troy, N. Y., Satur Roanoke Gun Club, Roanoke, Va,, Saturday. the shore of San Pablo Bay in Cali day. 3. J. Farrell, secretary. H. F. Wilkinson. secretary. FEATURES Muskogee Gun Club, Muskogee, Okla., Satur Saratoga Gun Club, Saratoga, N. Y., holidays Outdoor Sports and Life Acted and Pictured. fornia are dead and hundreds more are day. E. C. Motter, secretary. and every day. J. M. Corey, secretary. Camp Exhibits and Activities of Campers. dying, as the result of an accident that Mt. Holly Gun Club, Mt. Holly, N. J., Satur Salisbury Gun Club, Salisbury, N. C., <;very days. A. J. Dellette, secretary. Thursday. Burt Arey, secretary-manager. Admission, 50 Cents Children, 25 Cents hapened to an oil barge. The barge Nevada Gun Club, Nevada, la., second and Scranton Rod and Gun Club, Scrauton, Pa., turned turtle in San Pablo Bay and the fourth Tuesdays. S. W. Scott, secretary. second and fourth Friday. W. R. Davies, secre water was covered with the thick oil. Newport Gun Club, Newport, Tenn., Saturday. tary. J. R. Seehorn, secretary. Speedway Gun Club, Newark, N. J., Wednes Throckmorton Gun Club, Throckmorton, Tex., The ducks, accustomed to the bay as a Northern Kentucky Gun Club, E. Dayton, O., day. B. M. Stanley, president. Saturday. H. A. Bacliman, secretary. refuge, were themselves covered with the Saturday and Sunday. I. P. Gould, secretary. Seattle Trap Shooters© Association, Seattle, Tnckahoe Rod and Gun Club, Tuckahoe, N. J., New York A. C., Travers Island, N. Y., Satnr- Wash., Sundays. A. L. Hall, secretary. Wednesday. C. H. Kirschoff, secretary. oil, and many of them, unable to use their flay. P. R. Robinson, secretary. Sunbury-Selinsgrove Gun Club, Sunbury, Pa., West End Gun Club, Harrisburg, Pa., Satur wings, died either in the bay or close at Ossining Gun Club, Ossining, N. Y., Saturday. every Thursday. J. W. Schoffstall, secretary. day. L. E. Egolf. J. T. Hyland, secretary. Thermopolis Gun Clmb, Thermopolis, Wyo., White Plains Gun Club, White Plains, N. Y., hand on the marshes. Other birds that Ogdensburg Gun Club, Ogdeaabnxf, N. Y., Sunday. W. H. Enderby, secretary. Yery Saturday. William S. Beckley^ secretary* FEBRUARY 15, 1913 SPORTING LIFE 2! Semi-Smokeless Cartridges NO SPECIAL SPECIFICATION NECESSARY

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contest for the Watts L. Richmond Tro to make your boy© careful instead of care score of 22. He had a handicap of sixT ABOUT SHOOTERS phy, for the Western New York Cham less, to love outdoor life and healthful J. H. Francisco, with a score of 4, won pionship, will be held. The merchandise exercise, and to attain self-possession and the walk-up match with gun below elbow Not too Personal, But Just Personal Enough prizes for many years have been Batavia- nerve-control under all circumstances. It at 10 targets. Gossip and Comment About Sportsmen made cut glass, which always assures shows everyone how to aim, clean and keen competition. handle firearms and to prevent many un At the Sunny South Handicap at Whom the Lovers of Shooting Know in necessary accidents. It is sent free on re Houston, Texas, January 27 to February Person or Through the Medium of Fame. At the Laurel House Gun Club, of quest by addressing the United States 1, second amateur average, 1115x1205, Lakewood, N. J., on February 4, F. F. Cartridge Co., Dept. F, Lowell, Mass. was won by Bart Lewis, using Peters Charles H. Newcomb, the famous Phil Vanderhoef and A. J. McClure won legs "steel where steel belongs" shells. Daily adelphia amateur, is endeavoring to have on the Captain©s and C. V. Murphy Cups The Stone Harbor, N. J., Country Club averages won with the Red P brand am Philadelphia represented by a big at respectively. has decided to take up trap shooting and munition were as follows: H. D. Free tendance at the coming New York Sports has installed a trap. The first shoot is man, second professional average, Janu men©s Show, so that a strong team can Horace Kirkwood, the Chicago repre scheduled for Washington©s Birthday and ary 27, 211x225; L. S. German, first be picked for the inter-city team race. sentative of the Black Shell interests has many good shots have already entered. professional average, January 31, 190x This will take place Wednesday, March just been on a visit to his home town, 200; Bart Lewis, third amateur average, 3, at 7.30 in the evening. Ten men will Boston, where he spent some of his time The Portland, Ore., Gun Club, recently January 27, 207x225; also second ama make up the team and it will be chosen with his sister Mrs. W. K. Park and chose the following officers: president, J. teur average January 29, 192x200, and from the Philadelphians present on that his brother William Kirkwood. E. Cullison; vice-president, P. J. Holo- first amateur average January 28, 190x day. Any member of the Philadelphia han; secretary-treasurer, J. A. Addle- 200. E. W. Arnold, shooting Peters Trap Shooters© League is eligible. Charles W. May, then newly-elected man ; directors, R. A. Tyler and G. M. shells, was third high amateur in the president of the Chicago Gun Club, is Anderson. Sunny South Handicap, 92x100. The King of Sweden has conferred showing his aggressiveness and hustling the decoration of "The V. Olympiad ability by inaugurating a campaign to The Chesapeake City Gun Club, of Commemration Medal" on one of the The Canandaigua, N. T., Sportsmen©s obtain 500 members of the club before Elkton, Md., held its monthly shoot on Club held its annual meeting on Febru United States Olympic games shooting July 1. Within two weeks he has al February 8. Ralph Rees won the turkey team of 1912, Walter Winans, the Am ary 4, and elected the following officers: ready obtained ten n^v ones himself. by tieing William Arrants at nine, and President, C. A. Soule; vice-president, erican millionaire who has lived all beating him in the shoot-off, 5-4. Geo. his life in London, but always shoots John Scott; secretary-treasurer, W. J. Recently a meeting was held at the W. Bennett won the 25-target event after Kibbe; shooting master, E. A. Mason. for his home country. He won the silver Columbus, O., Anglers© Club, for the pur tieing Alden Pyle and Noland Bonchelle. medal for team shooting at running deer pose of forming a State organization of Plans are being made for a big tourna and the Olympic gold medal for sculp sportsmen for the proper protection and Fred Coleman outshot a fine field at ment on Washington©s Birthday, under ture. propagation of fish and game. The com Fort Side Inn, at Fort Washington, Pa., jack rabbit system. mittee to arrange for the incorporation on February 8, scoring 24 out of 25. At last the mystery of the failure of of the organization is composed of John Knowles and Buckwalter got 23. E. F. Forsgard, of Waco, Texas, won John Philip Sousa, the famous band E. Todd, Fred Shattuck, J. F. Hayes, J. high amateur average at the Sunny South master-shooter, to appear at his favorite E. Orr, Charles Arkenbright, Geo. Tink- The J. Stevens Arms and Tool Com Handicap, scoring 1131x1205. He also Pinehurst shoot is explained. Sousa is ham and Dr. C. E. Wilcox. pany, of 160 Main street, Chicopee Falls, made the long run of the tournament in the West directing the orchestra in Mass., announces that it will be glad to 180 straight. In doing this shooting he some of the productions of his new opera Secretary A, L. Hall, of the Seattle, send to any gun club a quantity of at used a Winchester repeating shotgun and "The Glassblowers." The opera has made Wash., Trap Shooters© Association, writes tractive and serviceable two-color trap Winchester loaded shells. C. G. Spencer, a big hit and is shortly to be in New that his club had its opening shoot on score sheets. These are printed on ex of St. Louis, Mo., won high professional York for a run. Sunday, February 2, and that a big sea cellent coated stock and have proved very average, scoring 1131x1205 targets with a son is in prospect. popular and of distinct value to gun Winchester repeating shotgun and Win Programs are out for the merchandise clubs in the past. When gun clubs make chester loaded shells. In all, the tourna shoot of the Meriden, Conn., Gun Club, C. F. Silvester, the Chicago representa requisitions for a quantity of Stevens ment was a complete clean-up for the which will take place on Good Friday, tive of the Winchester Company has left trap score cards, they are invited at the Red W brand. __ March 21. The program calls for a total his headquarters for a trip to the East. same time to request particulars of the of 125 targets and the prizes are excep He is one of the most popular men in terms involving the offer of the Stevens Judging by the speed at which Lock- tionally good. The officers of this club his section. Trophy and also to apply for a Stevens wood Worden, the Harrisburg, Pa., shot are: president. F. W. Pease; vice-presi shotgun catalogue No. 10. Mention is going, he will be a big figure in the dent, J. H. Amberg; treasurer, J. K. Recently the average of George K. "Sporting Life" in making this request. Pennsylvania State shoot this year. Wor Williams; secretary, Stanley Pardee; Mackie, of Scammon, Kans., was incor den has the honor of being president <*? manager, A. A. Bradshaw; captain, G. rectly quoted in our averages. He should Manager Steve van Alien is working the Pennsylvania State Sportsmen©s As R. Gibson. have been in Class B, with an average of like a trojan to get things in readiness sociation. .8872 out of 2900 targets shot at. for the annual Sportsmen©s show in Madi- B. V. Covert, the president of the New i son Square Garden, New York City. The In a recent shoot, Dr. W. G. Hudson, York State Sportsmen©s Association, The Chenango County Fish, Game and opening is on February 28 and by that shooting off-hand at 75 feet, made an wires from Lockport, N. Y., denying the Gun Club, of Norwich, N. Y., held its time he must have some good trap shoot other one of the remarkable "possible" note in our Pinehurst shoot story to the annual meeting on Friday ©evening at ing features lined up, such as an inter 10-shot groups which are frequently show effect that in the shoot-off for the Pre which the following officers were chosen city team race. ing up in his work in the Indoor League liminary Handicap he moved back from for the year : president, George Lmcoln; contests. The winning combination for 18 yards to 20 yards because Alien Heil vice-president, Fred L. Ames; secretary, Shooting through the program of six Dr. Hudson is Remington-U. M. C. Les- stood at 21 yards. As Covert says, "I Frank Ferris; treasurer, E. D. Borden. days© shooting of the Sunny South Han mok 22 short cartridges in a Remington- have too much respect for Heil©s ability Reports of the various officers showed the dicap held at Houston, Texas, January Pope rifle. In the last five 100-shot to make any concessions." The note he club to be in fine condition and the work 27 to February 1, under most difficult gallery championship matches Dr. Hud referred to was a part of the story sent of stocking the streams and the covers conditions, Mrs. Ad Topperwein broke son©s average has been 2478 a mark not us from Pinehurst. with game will go on with rapid strides. 1116 targets out of a total of 1205, which yet even approached with any other am inchided 100 shot from the 22-yard mark. munition. We feel constrained to point out J. F. B. M. Shanley, Jr., shooting from On the third day of this tournament she Caldwell, the secretary of the Blue Rib scratch, at the traps of the Essex Coun scored 197x200, and won third profes The "innocent bystander" should be bon Gun Club, of Concordia, Kans., as ty Country Club in West Orange, N. J., sional average for the total number of comparatively safe in Pennsylvania if all an excellent example of a wide-awake on February 8, won the first leg on the targets shot at during the shoot. Con the other members of the State constabu- progressive secretary. He keeps his club February Trophy with a perfect score of sidering the difficult conditions which Inry can shoot as well as Herman events moving regularly, has good atten 25. prevailed and the fact that the best Thomas, of Philadelphia. In match 18 dance as a rule, attends strictly to the shooting talent in the world was entered of the Indoor Revolver League, Thomas publication of the scores, and at the same The Salem County, N. J., Rod and in this event, Mrs. Topperwein©s shoot scored 98 out of a possible 100, shooting time is a worthy representative of his Gun Club chose its officers for the com ing was little short of wonderful. Remington-U. M. C. Cartridges. club at the traps, his average being good. ing year recently as follows: H. G. Hart, There are many more like Caldwell, but president; William H. Harris, vice-presi Hanover, Pa., Eagle Gun Club©s shoot Three trophy events were decided at there are also many more who are not, dent ; Harvey W. Busier, recording sec on January 30 produced a score o6»96x- the Laurel House Gun Club, of Lake- and who could well pattern after him. retary ; L. D. Compton, financial secre 100, high over all, achieved by A. A. Som- wood, N. J., on February 8. They were tary ; Paul Erhardt, treasurer; Ernest ers, shooting a Remington-U. M. C. the Handicap Cup, Captain©s Cup and The middle West certainly sent a strong Schubert, field captain; Jas. S. Wheeler, pump gun and Nitro Club speed shells. Treasurer©s Cup, and all were won by representation down to the Sunny South and T. Stewart, executive committee. First and second amateur averages were Charles V. Murphy from scratch. Handicap at Houston, Texas, and Ed also captured with the same "perfect Forsgard, the Waco amateur, had to It is the boy who has nothing to do, shooting combination," P. S. Barnhart One of the featiires of the coming shoot his head off to land the honors. and with no fixed ideals, that gets into and John Wilderson occupying first and Sportsmen©s Show in Madison Square trouble. To give him an outlet for his second places respectively. Garden, is furnished, curiously enough, Charles W. Gardiner writes that the energies and an incentive toward right by the man who is press agent for the Holland Gun Club, of Batavia, N. Y., living, there is nothing better than to The Montclair, N. J., Gun Club shot show, Alien Samuel Williams. He is an will hold its eleventh annual tournament encourage the desire inherent in every a 25-target handicap event on February expert ori the subject of snakes and will on August 13, this being a registered boy to handle firearms. The new booklet, 8, the tenth leg for the Fall Trophy. It deliver an interesting lecture on the truth event. In connection with this shoot the "TJse and Abuse of Firearms," tells how was© won by Edward Winston with a about snakes. 22 SPORTING LIFE FEBRUARY 15, 1913 Boston©s trap shooters to enter a try-out contest. Charles H. Newcomb, of Phil TO SET RECORD adelphia, rounded up the victorious Quak ers, who last year won the inter-city match, and R. L. Spotts, of the N. Y. A. C., captained Gotham©s gunners. Bos ton has some crack shots who can make Quakers and Knickerbockers roll up high scores to beat the Hub©s best shots. President Covert and Associates Portland in Oregon Trap League Portland, Ore., February 7. Directors Look for Greatest State Cham of the Portland Gun Club have decided to place a team in the Oregon Trap pionship Shoot This Year in Shooters© League. Furthermore, they vol The Sunny South Handicap untarily pledged to co-operate with E. A. Buffalo. Dean, secfetary of the State Sportsmen©s At Houston, Texas, January 27, February 1 Association, to have as many teams as possible in the league when the opening , Won by Mr. D. O©Connell, a San Antonio Amateur Buffalo, N. Y., February 11. The shoot is held during the latter part of New York State Sportsmen©s Association February. E. D. Mathews, who was could not have made a better selection elected superintendent at the regular in choosing a president, than the one meeting of the Portland Gun Club, took 96x100, with DuPont made at their regular annual meeting charge of the Kenton grounds February Mr. W. R. Crosby, with 95x100, shooting held in Syracuse in June of 1912, when 1. "Judging from the interest already DuPont, was second in this notable event they named B. V. Covert, of Lockport, shown for the proposed Oregon Trap who was at that time president of the Shooters© League, I believe that the Buffalo Audubon Club, of Buffalo, N. league will be formed and will meet with The Midwinter Handicap, Pinehurst, N. C. Y. With him thfe now-president of tha great success," said J. A. Addleman, sec Buffalo Audubon Club, C. F. Lambert, retary and treasurer of the Portland Gun Won by Joseph Jennings, 95x100, with Du Pont was elected secretary-treasurer, and no Club. more enthusiastic sportsman or capable official could have been named. With CHESTER WINS TEAM RACE Shoot Du Pont Smokeless Shotgun Powders such men at the head, assisted by other whose Regularity and Reliability are important factors in Handi members and cLubs of the New York Defeats Riverside Club in Ten-Man Shoot caps where conditions demand Exceptional Marksmanship and State Association situated in every part superiority of powder to successfully overcome them. of the State, the coming annual meeting by Eleven Targets. and tournament is an assured success. Essington, Pa., February 10. The Shooters will gainer from every corner Chester Gun Club, with some of the of the State for this tournament to test leading shots of the Du Pont Gun Club their skill, in friandly competition at the in the lineup, won the third and deciding traps, under the auspices of the Buffalo 10-man team race on February 8. The Audubon Club on June 9, 10, 11 and 12. margin of victory was small, showing The first day will be practice day and how well matched were the teams. Chest EACH STHCCEEDITW5 DAY er cracked out 408 out of 500 targets will be reserved with regular State-wide and Riverside 397. Riverside had the competition. The moneys will be divided two high scorers of the day in Bowers under an equitable system which will in and Hamlin, both of whom broke 46. the The Highest Official Average for the Season of 1912 at both sure as eqjual a division as is possible. former getting the only straight 25 of the SINGLE AND DOUBLE TARGETS The Squier money-back system will apply day. Elwell broke 44 and was next. to each individual day©s performance, by Banks led Chester©s scoring with 45, fol Was made with PARKER GUNS. which means amateurs who are not so lowed by Martin with 44. Scores: CHESTER. RIVERSIDE. As on every previous occasion the bonafide adept at the sport as some of the others, B. B. T. B. B. T. will be fully protected. It will be the Banks 23 22 45 [ Bowers 21 25 CHAMPIONSHIP OF AMERICA aim of the management to cater partic Martin ..... 20 24 44 Hamlln 22 24 46 Was won with a PARKER GUN; Mr. W. R. Crosby scoring ularly to the 80 and 85 per cent, shooters, Lord ...... 20 23 43 Elwell 21 23 44 198x200 targets at 18 yards rise. Lee ...... 22 21 48 Fisher . 18 22 40 who are in reality the backbone of the Reynolds ..21 21 42 22 17 Same mart, same gun, made the World©s Record, scoring 98x100 targets at sport and cannot, under oridinary cir Copi>le ..... 16 24 40 Donalme 17 22 23 yards; which is a truly wonderful performance. cumstances, break even. The Audubon McHugh . . 22 18 40 Clinger 17 21 Club is very fortunate in having a corps Hammond.. 22 17 39 17 20 37 Small Bore PARKER GUNS are recognized 06 the Standard Game Guns of America, and are of shooters who are always able to hold Longbottom. 20 17 37 Stellar . 16 19 35 gaining in popularity every season with the most progressive sportsmen. their own in the fastest company, as evi Speakman .17 18 35 Snattuck 20 15 35 For full information regarding guns in gauges from 8 to 28, address denced by the splendid record of Messrs. Total ...... 408| Total ...... 397 N. V. Salesrooms Wright and Covert at the Pinehurst Mid- Scores made by gunners who failed to qualify 32 WARREN ST. for their respective teams: PARKER BROS., Meriden, Conn. Winter tournament held at Pinehurst, N. OK A. W. DtiBBAY, BESIDENT AGENT, P. O. Box 102, SAN FRANCISCO, CAI. C., during the last week. Wright was CHESTER. | RIVERSIDE. high gun over all amateurs and profes R R T B. B. T. Leedom . 15 20 35 Wiltbank 13 21 34 sionals with Bibby .. 18 15 33 Seibling , 18 14 32 THE SPLENDID PERFORMANCE Young .. 10 16 20 Gohrs .. . 13 15 28 Jackson 12 14 26 Harper .. 12 16 28 SPECIFY of 572 dead out of a total of 600 targets Harrison 12 13 25 Bockius . 11 16 27 shot at, being sis targets to the good Spear .. 10 14 24 Oleure .. 11 12 23 over the next high man. Twice he had 11 10 21 scores of 98x100 and two runs of over Mullin .. Curtis©s 6 Harvey Diamond Smokeless 75 without a miss. Mr. Wright is at .. __ ordering your shells. It combines all the advantages of present champion of the State of New STRONG WIND AT JERSEY CITY York and will be called upon to defend both bulk and dense powders without any of their disadvantages his title at the coming tournament. Co Despite This» Seventeen Shoot Program, VON LENGERKE & DETM0LD vert did not shoot quite so brilliantly "With George Piercy High. as Wright, excepting in the preliminary handicap event, when from the 18-yard Jersey City, N. J., February 10. At mark he smashed 95 out of 100, being a the Jersey City Gun Club on February spoon for runner-up honors for gross tie with that sterling shot, Alien Heil. 8, a cold and windy day kept the at tendance down to 17 gunners, and made scoring went to R. A. McGrath with 90. GUNS, AMMUNITION of Allentown, Pa. In the shoot-off of 25 Dr. Westcott captured B Class spoon AND targets to decide the winner of the the targets cut up all kinds of capers and made the scores of old-timers look and Benjamin Deist, C Class spoon. The beautiful trophy and purse, Covert show scores : ed the stuff he is made of by breaking like beginners. Geo. Piercy, who seems SPORTING GOODS to have a first mortgage on high average Yds. B. B. B. B. Net. AT. T. straight, while his opponent scored 22. S. M. Freeman. 16 15 15 21 17 70 15 85 Besides the sweepstake events at the trophy, finished with 71 per cent., which Waters ...... 16 29 21 22 21 84 17 100 J, B. Shannon Hardware Co* coming tournament, there will be a mer was considered pretty fair by the rest of George ...... 16 19 2.0 16 17 72 8 80 816 Chestnut St., Phila. chandise evnt at which prizes amounting us who had hard work sticking around Fontaine ..... 1C 20 .52 20 19 81 15 96 60 per cent. Dave . Engle was second Davis ...... 16 17 14 14 16 61 16 77 New Gun Catalogue Sent for the Asking to over $1000 will be distributed to the Clegg ...... 17 22 18 20 20 81 14 95 lucky winners. In this event as in all with 66 down out of 100 attempts. Kear- Deist ...... 16 15 18 12 11 56 25 81 others, the management will make a su ney won the leg on the season trophy. Wilson ...... 17 20 19 18 24 81 9 90 preme effort to protect the poorer shoot Scores: Edwards ...... 17 20 10 14 16 00 12 72 J. L. Snow Boston A. A. "Winner Engle ...... 16 17 20 13 .. McGrath ...... 16 19 21 29 19 79 20 99 Boston, Mass., February 10. J. L. ers. Lawton ...... 14 15 14 9 Newcomb ..... 20 22 24 21 19 86 4 90 Kelly ...... 13 17 15 .. .. Griffith ...... 20 19 18 22 24 83 4 87 Snow proved the star shot at the Boston BIG PLANS FOR INDOOR SHOOT Dixon ...... 19 15 16 14 Hineliue ...... 19 20 22 24 18 84 4 88 A. A. weekly shoot on February 8 with Piercy ...... 16 20 14 18 22 18 17 F. W. Mathews IS 18 21 20 19 78 8 8G 95 from scratch. F. Whitney had the Hand ...... 18 20 22 17 20 70 4 83 Shannon ...... 9 15 9 16 12 13 17 Abbott ...... 16 19 17 18 18 72 18 90 high score for the February Trophy. Annual Trap Events at Sportsmen©s Show Tewes ...... 14 12 15 10 17 Williams ...... 12 13 14 11 13 17 Eyre ...... 16 18 20 20 19 75 12 87 Scores: May Be Three-Cornered. W. T. Smith 16 17 16 17 18 68 14 82 ONE HUNDRED TARGETS. Hubbell 12 17 14 11 Dr. Westcott Von Lengerke 18 16 12 13 17 18 16 16 21 17 22 76 15 91 MeCrea Sergeant Gr. Total New York, N. Y., February 10. At Summerfleld 12 13 10 15 W. H. Mathews 18 19 17 20 21 77 9 86 B. H. T. B. H. T. B. H. T. Pinehurst, North Carolina, at the Sunny Pressinger 8985 Cook ...... 17 19 20 21 18 72 4 82 Snow .. 49 0 49 46 0 46 95 0 95 South Handicap at Houston, Texas, at Kellinger .... 5768 J. Greenwood. 16 9 12 14 14 49 .. 49 Adams . 46 0 46 47 0 47 93 0 9.©! the weekly meets of trap shooters of the Kcarney ..... 10 17 12 17 12 H. Greenwood 16 17 18 13 18 66 .. 66 Ba llou . 46 2V.48%41 2i/i43i/,87 5 92 Boothroyd ... A. B. Freeman 16 12 13 16 41 .. 41 Whitney 38 6('• 44 42 6,. 48.. 80 12 92 Winged Foot and Crescent Athletic Dr. Ittner 6 Hayford 35 12 47 33 12 4f 68 24 92 Clubs and wherever clay bird breakers Jones ...... 13 12- 11 Tucker . 44 2% 46% 42 5 91 Bradford Men Shoot in Blizzard Staples assemble there is a buzz of talk about R. YOUNG. 45 0 45 45 0 45 "90 0 90 Bradford, Pa., February 10. The Dickey . 0 37 41 0 41 88 0 88 the third indoor trap shooting tourna Lynch 2ya45 1/o82 5 87 ment at the Sportsmen©s Show at Madi NEWCOMB INDEPENDENT STAR members of the Bradford Gun Club shot Farmer 3 41 4 3 46 81 6 87 son Square Garden, which will begin in one of the fiercest blizzards of its Osborn . 3 46 36 4 39 79 6 85 February 27. The indoor tournament©s history, Saturday afternoon, February 8, Davis .. 4 40 41 4 45 77 8 85 Famous Amateur Captures Net Score Hon Brooks . 4 43 37 4 41 76 8 84 manager, Luther Squier, is shaping up at the Foster Brook Club grounds. The Mnnroe , 35 10 45 29 10 39 64 20 84 the rules and will let them loose for ors in Monthly Shoot. event of the day was the shoot for the Warden 42 0 42 40 0 40 82 0 82 General Manager "Steve" Van Alien, ot Philadelphia, Pa., February 10. Chas. Du Pont Trophy, which was a 50-target Day . . 35 0 35 42 0 42 77 0 77 the Sportsmen©s show, to print. The H. Newcomb, Philadelphia©s great ama event, each contestant receiving a target Guests problem of accommodating all who want teur, added another to his list of honors handicap. The shoot resulted in a tie to shoot is a hard knot to untie. Last on February 8, in the monthly shoot of between Dr. F. G. Crittenden and Frank Siwel Leads Indianapolis Field year a thousand targets an hour were the Independent Gun Club at Holmes- Forster, each having 46 to his credit. In Indianapolis. Tnd.. February 10. The thrown during shooting periods, yet some burg Junction. Shooting with the low the shoot-off at 25 targets, Dr. Crittenden Indianapolis Gun Club held its weekly waiting gunners were denied the privilege handicap of four, Newcomb -cracked 86, won with 21 targets, while Forster drop shoot on February 8. Siwel led the field of shooting. A new possibility looms up which was the best net score of the day ped to 16. The scores of the day are as with 84 out of 100. The scores : in the way of a triangle match between and earned a trophy. The best gross follows: Targets ...... 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 Sh. Bk. Boston, Philadelphia and New York gun score of the day was made by Raymond B. H. T B. H. T. Ogden ...... 11 15 17 19 16 16 16 150 110 Crittenden. Henline .. 30 8 38 Brown ...... 12 8 12 14 14 20 18 150 98 ners. Daniel McMahon, of the N. Y. A. Waters, who totalled 100. Waters had Forster .., 33 13 46 Jasper ... 35 2 37 Siwol ...... i... 181518.1617 .. .. 100 84 C. gunners, is the originator and advo a handicap of 17 and shot in fine form, Corners Eygahroat 28 9 37 Hymer ...... 19 14 17 17 15 . . . . 100 82 cate of such a three-cornered shoot, with getting 84 actual breaks, but two short of Glenn ..... 35 Hamaker . 28 7 35 Veitmeyer ...... 14 13 16 14 14 .. .. 100 71 Charles B. Tucker, of the Boston Ath Newcomb and tieing Frank Hineline, of Mallory, Jr. 38 2 401 Koch 17 17 34 Carter ...... 14 17 13 12 14 .... 100 70 Bodine ... 31 8 S9|Brown 8 32 Davis ...... 21 25 21 letic Association, to pick the flower of Camden, for second net honors. The A. W. VERNON. Professionals. 23 Here Are the Figures, Mr. Trap Shooter! They Point Your Way to Success in 1913 Over 5,000 more trap shooters used %emifi§toft:UMC Speed Shells in 1912 than used any other one make. REMINGTON Over 1,900 more trap shooters used .Ef&iningtofaUMC Guns in 1912 UMC than used any other one make. The Big Victories of 1912 Went to FOLLOW THE LEADERS! Tie to Pemlngto/if-UMC — © ©the perfect shooting combination" and insure better scores. REMINGTON ARMS-UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE CO., 299-301 Broadway, New York City

BOY SHOT LARCHMONT STAR taking part. The contest for the Glen- THIRTY-NINE IN DUPONT SHOOT A. C. Connor, of Springfield, His., second wood Cup at 50 targets was the feature with 138. Ray Loring broke 131, W. P. Ralph K. Spotts, Twelve Years Old, "Wins of the afternoon. G. E. Bruner was the Eugene E. du Pont Wins Class A Spoon Northcott broke 127, but was using a Two Trap Events. winner with a score of 46 out of 50. Event With 21 Out of 25. new gun, for the second time only. In The team composed of Silkworth, John Wilmington, Del., February 10. the evening of the same day a meeting New York, N. Y., February 10. of the Illinois State Sportsmen©s Asso Ralph K. Spotts, twelve-year-old son son, G. E. Bruner and Horning won in Thirty-nine trap shooters formed the the shoot-off for the team prize with 66 turnout at the weekly shoot of the Du ciation was held. At this meeting it was of the noted Larchmont champion, Ralph to 63. The scores follow : Pont .Gun Club on February 10. Con decided to hold the Illinois State shoot Spotts, Sr., was the sensation, at the Glenwood cup shoot, 50 targets, scratch. ditions were favorable for this time of in Peoria, the third or fourth week in Larchmont traps on February 8. Out of T.| T. the year and the scores were good. Eu May. It will be a four-day shoot, Jack 100 targets he broke 70 and aided by G. E.© Burner ..... 46 C. W. Burner ...... 35 gene E. du Pont showed the way in the Rabbit. Liberal added moneys, and high handicaps won two events, the Larch J. I. Bergen ...... 45 W. J. Baxter ...... 32 Class A Coleman-Du Pont Spoon event gun averages. A large attendance is mont and Visitors© trophy shoots. The J. B. Johnson .... 41 Brenner ...... 30 with 21 and Walter Tomlinson cap looked for. summaries: J. N. R. Bryant .. 35|H. 3. Hornin . 39 Team shoot, 25 targets, handicap. tured the Class B event with 22; T. W. Monthly cup, 25 targets, handicap, H. T. H. T. Mathewson Class C, with 15; A. J. NEW YORK A. C. CONTESTS H. T.| H. Team No. 1 8 66 Team No. 2 . 0 65 Curley, Class D, 19, and D. R. Rutter, J. Henry ...... 3 25 E. G. Unitt Team shoot, 25 targets, handicap. Class E, 15. The trophy point winners Trophy Events Engross Attention of Club W. J. Ellas R. Jones ...... '2 follow: A. Whiting .... 5 J. G. Batterson H. T. H. T. men, Shoot-offs Being Necessary. S. Halstead .... 6 B. L, Arthur Team No. 2 Team No. 1 ... 58 Clye Leedom ...... 20 B—23 D. F. McMahon. 2 R. L. Spotts Team shoot, 25 targets, handicap. A. J. Curley ...... 19 7 25 48 New York. N. Y., February 10. The T. J. McCahill.. 3 B. Gross .... J. H. Miunick ...... 22 1 23 New York A. C. held its weekly shoot W. E. Ferguson. 0 R. K. Spotts H. T. H. T. S. G. David ...... 18 7 25 48 F. W. Fitzgerald 7 Team No. 1 8 64 Team No. 2 . 0 64 W. Edoianeon ...... 22 1 23 at Travers Island on February 8, with Won by W. J. Ellas. Shoot-off for prize, 25 targets, handicap. W. Mathewson ...... 15 5 20 43 12 shooters entered. The contests were H. T. L. W. Crawford ...... 14 7 21 close and several shoot-offs were neces Special trophy, 25 targets, handicap. H. T. W. G. Wood ...... 18 1 19 40 sary. The results follow : H. T. H. Team No. 2 . 0 66 Team No. 1 . 4 63 H. P. Carlon ...... 19 1 20 J. Henry ...... 2 21 E. G. Unitt .... . 6 Team No. 1 was made up of C. W. Burner, Z. H. Lofland ...... 14 5 19 39 Monthly cup, 25 targets, handicap. W. .T. Ellas 4 25 R. Jones ...... 1 J. I. Berger, W. ©©J. Baxter and H. Brenner. W. T. Jensen ...... 14 5 19 T. A. Whiting .... 5 22 J. G. Ba-tterson. . 4 Team No. 2 was made up of F. J. SilUworth, Dr. E. Q. Bullock ...... 13 7 20 39 E. M. Hugglns.. 6 E. Gross ...... 3 17 J. B. Johnson, G. E. Burner and H. Horning. S. Halstead 6 20 B. L. Arthur ... . 2 The summary of scores .follows: C. Stein ...... 3 23 G. Jones 16 D. F. McMahon. 2 22 R. L. Spotts ... . 0 D. F. McMahon. 23 J. G. Batterson. 15 T. 3. McCahill.. 0 20 R. K. Spotts . 8 J. H. Minnick... 20 22 21-21 20 22 16 23 16 16 W. B. Ogden .. 2 22 C. Grinnell 15 B. Ferguson. 6 23 E. Gross ...... 0 CRESCENT A. C.©S WEEKLY SHOOT W. S. Coif ax, Jr. 21 22 22 21 22 24 19 18 Dr. DeWolfe 2 19 Meyer 13 F. W. Fitzgerald 7 E. E. Du Pont.. 21 17 16 22 17 16 20 17 R. R. Debacher . . 4 19 E. H. McLemore . 13 Won by R. K. Spotts. E. A. W. Everitt 15 16 18 19 23 19 14 16 Won by E. M. Huggins. Charles Blake Is Big Winner Wh Three H. P. Carlin 17 19 16 23 15 17 Visitors© cup, 25 targets, handicap. T. E. Doremus. 12 34 14 12 16 15 February cup, 25 targets, handicap. H. T. H. Events to Credit. N. K. Smith .. 14 12 12 13 23 .. H. T. H. T. J. Henry ..... E. G. Unlit . 6 New York, N. Y., February 10. The W. A. Joslyn. 12 20 23 21 16 .. D. F. McMahon. E. Gross . 3 19 W. J. Ellas ... R. Jones ... . 1 Crescent A. C. held its w^kly shoot on W. F. Jensen 10 14 7 9 11 .. W. B. Ogden.. E. M. Huggins . 6 19 R. Whiting ... J. G. Batterson. . 3 Dr. H. Betts .. 13 12 10 17 .. .. Dr. DeWolfe .. 21|J. G. Batterson.. 3 18 S. Halstead .... B. L. Arthur .. 2 February 8 at Bay Ridge traps. Despite W. Emanson ... 14 22 17 17 .. .. O. C. Grinnell. G. Jones ...... 1 14 D. F. McMahon. R. L. Spotts ©. 0 adverse conditions 16 shot the program. W. J. High-field. 10 13 17 15 .. .. C. Stein 21 J. Meyer ...... 0 14 T. J. Mcpahill . 21 R. K. Spotts . 8 Charles Blake was individual star with William Coyne . 14 14 15 14 .... R. R. Debacher.. 4 21 H. McLemore. 0 9 W. E. Ferguson E. Gross ... . 4 three victories. The scores follow : W. G. Wood ... 19 15 17 18 .. .. Won by D. F. McMahon. F. W. Fitzgerald 7 21| A. Galvin ...... 18 17 13 Club trophy, 25 targets, handicap. Won by R. K. Spotts. Committee cup, 50 targets, handicap. L. W. Crawford 16 14 15 Take-Home trophy, 25 targets, handicap. H. T. H. T. Clyde Leedom ... 19 20 16 H. T.| H. T. W. W. Pell .... 4 G. Stephenson, Jr 40 T. W. Mathewson 15 7 16 E. M. Huggins.. 6 23 E. Gross ...... 3 17 H. T. H. J. F. James .... 0 D. F. I^ealiy ... 39 S. G. Davis ..... 18 9 11 D. F. McMahon. 22 J. G. Batterson.. 3 17 J. Henry ...... E. G. Unitt .... 6 F. B. Stephenson 0 C. R. James ... 35 S. A. Reis ..... 10 7 4 G. Jones ...... 20 Dr. DeWolfe .... 2 16 W. J. Ellas ... R. Jones ...... 1 A. Blake ...... 4 G. Bingham ... 32 A. J. Curley .... 19 18 .. R. R. Debacher.. 20 C. Stein ...... 3 15 R. Whiting .... J. G. Batterson. 3 C. Blake ...... 0 H. S. Howard... 29 "Sanford" ...... 16 14 .. W. B. Ogden.... 20 .T. Meyer ...... 0 13 S. Halstead ... R. L. Arthur . . 2 M. Stiner ...... 0 James Nickle ... 13 10 .. 0. C. Grinnell E. H. McLemore. 0 10 D. F. McMahon 221 R. L. Spotts .... 0 Won by E. M. Huggins. T. J. McCahill. ?i! R. K. Spotts .... 3 Take-Home trophy, 100 targets, handicap. W. A. Casey ... 9 21 .. ,W. F. Fergnson 22| E. Gross ...... 3 T.| " .© "H. T,. G. F. Lord ...... 16 11 .. Travers Island trophy, 25 targets, handicap. F. W. Fitzgerald 7 C. Blake ..... 8!VG. Brower ...... 16 76 S. Tuchton ..... 18 19 .. H. H. Won by ©F. W. Fitzgerald. H. M. Bingham 851J. F. Fairchild... 8 76 Z. H. Lofland.... 8 14 .. R. R. Debacher 4 G. Jones ...... 1 Stephenson, Jr.. © R. C. Williams. 16 Dr. E. Q. Bullock 11 13 .. D. F. McMahon. 24 J. Meyer ...... 0 One hundred target handicap. J. F. James ... G. Bingham .10 K. R. Jenks .... 6 .... W. B. Ogden.. 22 E. M. Huggins .. 6 H. T. F. Stephenson . J. H. Vanderveer. 4 Henrr Winchester 16 .. .. O. C. Grinnell. 21 Dr. DeWolfe .... 2 J. Henry ...... 11 93 E. G. Unitt .,., W. W. Pell ... H. S. Howard .12 W. Tomlinson .. 22 .. .. J. G. Batterson 2] Stein ...... 3 W, J. Ellas 14 100 R. Jones ...... M. Stiner ..... D. T. Leahy . 4 D. R. Rutter ... 15 .. .. E.. Gross 21| R. Whiting .... 14 J. G. Batterson. C. R. James .. 791 A. Blake Harry Reis ..... 10 .. .. Won by R. R. Debacher on shoot-off in next S. Halstead ... 24 B. L. Arthur.... Monthly oup, 25 targets, handicap. C. A. Haverbeck. 16 .. .. event. 90 It. W. P. Berry ... 9 .... D. F. McMahon 4 R. Spotts ... ; H. T.© High scratch prize, 100 targets. T. J. ..McCahillT. 6 86, R. K. Spotts 32 100 G. Brower 4 24] R. C. Williams. ,T, Anderson, Jr.. 17 .. .. W. E. 1 Ferguson 18 95 E. Gross ...... 12 95 C. Blake . 2 23|J. A. R. Elliott. Dr. C. R. Jefferis 13 .. F. Fitzgerald .. 28 961 J. H. Vanderveer 1 23| L. G. Langstaff. D. F. McMahon Dr. DeWolfe Won by R. L. Spotts. Stephenson, Jr 2 211 W. W. Pell Paul Towne Bath Beach Star W. B. Oeden . E. Cross ...... 62 Accumulation cup, 25 targets, handicap. J. P. Fairchild D. T. Leahy O. C. Grinnell . E. M. Hugging H. M. Bingham.. 0 R. R. Debacher J. G. Batterson H. T. C. R. James . Bath Beach, N. Y., February 30. G. Jones J. Meyer ...... J. Henry ...... 25 B. G. Unitt J. F. James .. A. Blake ...... 2 Some interesting contests resulted from C. Stein ...... 67 W. J. Ellas ... R. Jones V. Steplienson. 19]M. Stiner ...... 0 the Marine and Field Club©s weekly R. Whiting .... J. G. Batterson Hyatt trophy, 50 targets, handicap. High handicap prize, 100 targets. S. Halstead ... B. L. Arthur .. H. T.| H. shoot on February 8. Paul R. Towne H. T. H. D. F. McMahon R. L. Spotts .. C. Blake .... 4 441 H. Bingham .... 0 was the star, winning both the February W. B. Ogden..., 8 86 E. Gross ...... 12 T. J. McCahill-. R. K. Spotts C. R. .Tames . 0 431 D. T. Leahy .... 2 Cup and the Take-Home Trophy. The D. F. McMahon.. 4 92 Dr. DeWolfe .... 8 W. E. Ferguson E. Gross ...... 4 M. Stiner ... 0 41|.T. F. James ..... 0 scores: R. R. Debacher.. 16 84 G. Jones ...... 4 F. W. Fitzgerald 7 G. Brower ... 39 IF. B. Stephenson. 0 H. B. H. K. M. Huggins. .24 83 J. G. Batterson. ]2 Won by R. Jones. W. W. Pell . 39 J G. G. Stephenson 4 P. R. Towne ...... 4 87 1 C. Stein ...... 12 79 J. Meyer ...... 0 58 Second Take-Home trophy, 25 targets, handi .T. P. Fairchild R. C. Williams.. 8 C. M. Camp ...... 12 86 3 0. C. Grinnell ..0 76 cap. J. Vaaderveer W. Dar.v ...... 8 82 Won by W. B. Ogden, as D. F. McMahon took H. T H. T. Remsen trophy, 25 targets, handicap. H. Butler ...... 4 81 3 the high scratch prize. J. Henry ...... 3 25 W. E. Ferguson.. 5 25 H. T. C. Braithwait ...... 8 80 4 « W. J. Elias F. W. Fitzgerald. 7 2? C. Blake ..... F. H. Howard.. . 1 20 J, Smith ...... 8 78 4 M. McVoy Knolrwood Trophy Winner R. Whiting .. E. G. Unitt ..... 5 13 G. Brower .... Stepheuson, Jr... . 2 19 (1 W. Cunningham ...... 8 78 4 S. Halstead .. R. .Tones ...... 1 19 C. R. James .. .T. P. FaircUild . 2 18 J. M. Knox ...... 18 67 4 New York, N. Y., February 10. The D. F. McMahon J. G. Batterson.. 3 19 M. Stiner .... 21 |J. H. Vanderveer 1 15 TEAM SHOOT. Knollwood Country Club held a 100- T. .T. McCahill B. L. Arthur .... 2 21 R. C. Williams 211.1. A. R. Elliott. . 0 15 Won by J. Henry. J. F. James .. 20| F. B. Stephenson. 0 14 CAMP©S TEAM TOWNE©S TEAM. target shoot on February 10 for the H. M. Brigharn 20|W. W. Pell ..... 2 20 C. M. Camp ...... 80 P. R. Towne ...... 87 Walter H. Merrall prize. M. McVoy One hundred and fifty targets, scratch. .T. Smith ...... 781 J. M. Knox ...... 67 was the star and, though penalized five T. T. Club championship, 200 targets, scratch. H. Butler ...... 811 S. Braithwait ..... 80 F. W. Fitzgerald T. T. targets, won. Tfte scores : J. Henry ...... 121 97 C. Blake ...... 163 J. P. Fairchild 125 W. Dacy ...... 82 J. C. Cunningham.. 78 W. J. Ellas 129 E, G. Unitt ...... 504 R. C. Williams 124 Bk. H. PC. Bk. H. PC. R. Whiting ...... 106 R, Jonos ...... 12?) C. R. James ..... 102 327 M. McVoy. 78 73 F. Mackay. 61 0 61 107 J. M. Stiner ...... 159 *D. T. Leahy . 120 G. Batterson.. 3 19 H. M.. Bingham. 156 G. Brower 120 W. Sykes. 67 E. T. Fox.. 10 49 D. F. McMahon .. 124!B. L. Arthur ...... 117 J. F. James .... 154 *A. Blake ...... 73 F. Wilson. 54 10 64 T. J. McCahill ... 120IR. L. vSpotts ...... 130 Shoot and Meeting at Peoria *Penalized five targets. $V. E. Ferguson... 112 |E. Gross ...... 117 .1. H. Vanderveer.. 133 W. W. Pell 131 Won by R. L. Spotts. F. B. Stephenson.. Peoria, Ills., February 7. The Peoria, *Did not shoot full 200 targets. Ills., Gun Club held an all-day shoot. Harry E. Buckwalter, of Royersford, The program called for 150 targets, Jack Pa., recently won a big white flyer shoot Tie at Glenwood Club Traps V. V. Dorp, Shannon©s handy man, is Rabbit system. The weather was rather at Port Carbon, Pa. . Each man shot at Glen Head, L. L, February 10. The gradually improving his shooting average, unfavorable to high scores, but 42 shoo.tr 19 flyers, with 20 men entered. Buck- Glenwood Country Club gunners held thanks to careful shooting each week at ers participated. Max Knuessel, ,of Ot waiter was alone in first place with a their weekly shoot on February 8, eight the Beideman, N. J., Gun Club. tawa, Ills., was high amateur with 139. clean score of 19. 24 SPORTING LIFE

Repeat Their Pinehurst Clean-Up at Houston SUNNY SOUTH HANDICAP: Won by Dan O©Connell, of San Antonio, Texas, shooting WINCHESTER "Leader" Shells and a WINCHESTER Repeating Shotgun. Score, 96x100. W. R. Crosby was second with a scor©e of 95, shooting from the 22-yard mark. He used WINCHESTER "Leader" Shells. HOUSTON CHRONICLE CUP: Won by Nic Arie, HOUSTON POST TEAM MEDAL: Won by Nic of Houston, Texas, shooting a WINCHESTER Repeat Arie and C. B. Haycox, of Houston, Texas, both ing Shotgun. Score, 99x100. shooting WINCHESTER Repeating Shotguns, and Mr. Haycox also shooting WINCHESTER Shells. Score, HIGH AMATEUR AVERAGE: Won by E. F. 50 straight, and 47x50 in the shoot-off. Forsgard, of Waco, Texas, shooting a WINCHESTER Repeating Shotgun and WINCHESTER Loaded Shells. HIGH PROFESSIONAL AVERAGE: Won by Score 1131x1205, which was the same as that made C. G. Spencer, of St. Louis, Mo., with a WINCHES by Mr. C. G. Spencer, winner of High Professional Average. Mr. Forsjrard also made the long run of TER Repeating Shotgun and WINCHESTER Loaded the tournament, scoring 180 straight. Shells. Score, 1131x1205.

again tied at 23. As a result they had II. J. Smith ...... 12 16 13 15 13 GO were swimming rapidly for the Nevr RESUME OF BIG TOURNEY .T. Donovan ...... 4 16 16 10 13 65 to face the cold wind once more. It was M. R. Guggenheim ..... 4 12 11 20 13 60 Jersey shore. They had evidently plung Sunny South Handicap at Houston Shown a tie until the last four targets were .1. G. Wintjen ...... 5 13 13 13 10 60 ed into the bay from the Delaware side thrown, when Foster missed a hard right- W. Thorpe ...... 5 14 17 12 ©0 58 to escape from hunters. They made the in Complete Scores. G. A. Wylie ...... 3 16 12 14 \» 57 swim in safety. quarter target, Moeschlin winning by the H. V. Morgan ...... 10 12 11 7 a. 45 Below will be found the complete narrow margin of one target. Sigfried G. L. YATES. scores of the Sunny South Handicap at won the spoon of Class A with 22 out Captain Gun .Section. CHICAGO GUN CLUB Houston, Texas, which ended on Satur of 25 targets, winning the tie that he had day, February 1. In last issue we print to shoot off with Hartman, who also hit Cold Hampers Badger Club Shots Ek Silver, an Amateur, Wins Honors ffl 22 targets, by three targets. Foster, won ed the story of the shoot with the scores Milwaukee, Wis., February 7. With Third Monthly Contests. of all but Saturday©s events. The final the spoon of Class B and George Shuck won the one for Class C. Scores: conditions for trap shooting anything but Chicago, Ills., February 7. The Chi day©s scores were not received in time for favorable and with a cold gale blowing cago Gun Club held its third monthly use in our last issue, owing to the fact SPOON EVENT. Sigfried ...... 22 Moeschlin ...... 13 across the field making the targets© flight shoot on Sunday, February 2, and B. that there was not enough time interven Foster ...... 21 Teats erratic, scores at the Badger Gun Club Silver, of Chicago, was high amateur. He ing between the Sunny South Handicap Schoffstall ...... 21 Geo. Shnck ...... 19 shoot were low. Dreyfuss was high ama won honors in the 50-target event with closing and the closing of press time of Hartman ...... 22 teur with 90 out of a possible 100, with 43 out of 50, and then tied C. F. Young "Sporting Life" for the scores to travel CUP EVENT. Stump and Shumway tied for second with in the 100-target handicap, with 78. The that long distance. The scores follow : Sigfried ...... 20lMoeschlin ...... 24 Foster ...... 14 Teats ...... 22 88. Dbelle and Martin each won a point tie was not shot off, but points awarded PROFESSIONALS. Schoffstall 19 Geo. Shuck on the President©s Cup. The scores: to each. Ed Graham was high profes Targets ...... 225 200 180 200 200 200 Tl. Hartman ...... 17 Targets ...... 25 25 25 25 Sh. Bk. sional with 90 from 20 yards. Thirty- C. G. Spencer . . 209 191 194 104 181 192 1131 FIRST SHOOT-OFF. Matthews ...... 19 23 22 20 100 84 two shooters competed and had difficulty W. S. Heer ..... 20G 196 195 108 179 185 1129 H. T.| H. T." Doelle ...... 22 19 22 21 100 84 with the strong wind blowing across tha Mrs. Topperwein. 208 184 197 108 180 179 1110 Scudder ...... 21 22 15 19 100 77 W. R. Crosby . . 203 181 192 159 190 187 1110 Sigfried ...... 0 22i Foster .. 3 23 traps. Scores: Hartman ...... 0 201 Moesehlin Shumway ...... 21 23 23 21 100 88 R. O. Heikes ... 211 180 191 100 ISO 188 1110 Rebholz ...... 13 19 12 18 100 63 MONTHLY SHOOT. Lester German .. 206 172 192 160 180 191 1109 SECOND SHOOT-OFF. Siefken ...... 18 17 12 15 100 02 Hank Borden .... 207 184 191 107 178 178 1105 Targets ...... Hp. 100 50 15 28 H. T.| Heise ...... Itt 19 18 19 100 72 E. Silver ...... 18 78 43 H. D. Freeman.. 211 180 187 100 1S3 183 1104 Moeschlin ...... 8 251Foster ...... 3 Dr. Van ...... 14 11 15 12 100 62 Ed O©Brien .... 212 177 189 103 172 187 HOO F. C. Young ..... 10 78 .. 11 R. W. Clancy ... 2OO 181 188 154 184 174 1081 F. Gibson ...... 18 74 .. 12 Jay Graham .... 205 173 188 150 173 177 1075 C. E. Shaw ...... 18 74 .. 14 Guy Ward ...... 210 171 IS) 157 172 167 1066 J A. Moore ...... 16 74 Harry Murrelle.. 192 174 193 153 172 175 1059 \V. F. Riley ...... IS 73 Hank Donnelly .. 189 178 172 100 172 172 1043 c. U. Seelig ...... 18 73 Ben Schwarte .. 186 172 179 151 163 179 1028 Bagging Game W. Vstout ...... 18 70 28 11 B. L. Kammerer .. 10 70 25 10 AMATEURS. 1©. ©Miller ...... 16 68 Ed Forsgard .... 211 182 198 160 183 191 1131 Jo Curtis, who owned land on an ample amoun^ of banging as the .1. A. Schultz ..... 10 65 33 12 Bart Lewis ..... 207 190 192 158 191 187 1115 which there was good shooting, had day wore on, and in the afternoon John Eck ...... 16 64 .. « .. Jesse Young .... 207 183 181 100 177 184 1092 o. W. Crocket .... 16 63 .. .. Guy Dering ..... 204 179 180 143 188 191 1092 inserted alluring advertisements in one of the gunners returned to the A. B. Chladek .... 16 63 Nic Arie ...... 201 187 189 153 170 180 1086 the town papers without obtaining farmhouse. C. W. May ...... 10 62 35 George Crosby .. 191 190 189 152 185 178 1085 any marked result. After much con "Hello!" said the farmer. "Shot L. M. Fetherston.. 20 57 H. Kennicott ... 203 173 185 150 185 185 1084 sideration he decided to let it out by all the birds?" J. Breitenstein .... 16 51 10 Frosty Arie ..... 186 176 190 148 175 189 1074 G. I). Bowes ...... 16 47 25 W. Ridley ...... 197 181 ISO 155 175 174 1071 the day to whatever sportsmen hap "Er-n-no," hesitatingly replied the 10. S. Graham ..... 20 90 40 14 Bill France ..... 205 179 185 140 17!) 175 1009 pened to come his way. One day a sportsman. .1. Terry ...... 16 85 10. W. Arnold . . 199 172 190 145 183 177 1060 party arrived and paid a day©s hire. "Been goin© fer the rabbits, eh? F. G. Bills ...... 20 95 13 Harve Dixon .... 201 165 181 149 180 182 1058 They tried to persuade the farmer to Any luck?" H. C. Kirkwood .. 20 74 40 H. B. Wbitney.. 190 172 185 158 177 173 1055 R. Kuss ...... 22 37 12 22 Forest W. McNeir 190 1(59 190 149 173 182 1053 accompany them, but be noticed the "Not exactly," said the other. W. D. Stannard .. ,.. , 28 21 C. B. Eaton 4.... 213 163 177 135 184 173 1045 way they held their guns and de- , "What have you come back for, .1. Gr Breitenstein...... 24 L. I. Wade ..... 181 ...... clined. Instead he gave them dogs then?" J. W. King ...... 10 .« H. Alexander ... 190 174 191 146 174 102 1043 C. H. Ditto ..... 190 169 187 147 179 171 1043 and ferrets, told them where to find "Er-well we want to know if you CHICAGO©S SATURDAY SHOOT. /ena Scofleld .... 194 170 183 150 17.". 171 1041 birds and rabbits, and bade them can let us have some more dogs and Extremely cold weather had the effect Jim McLean .... 174 172 186 153 178 175 1038 have a good day©s sport. There was ferrets, we©ve used them all up." of keeping down the atendanco at the Henry Bills .... 170 17S) 191 143 174 171 1028 C. H. Parker ... 197 168 182 122 173 180 1022 Saturday shoot. Fetherston put up the Alf Gardiuer .... 195 171 172 152 164 155 1009 high amateur score with 4(> in the first Eugene Houghton. 191 157 174 143 165 173 1003 club event. Ed Graham was high in C. B. Haycox ... 190 100 179 139 107 155 990 WETTSTEIN WINS TROPHY Graf ...... 19 21 16 14 100 70 Leo Joues ...... 176 179 183 135 172 151 996 Martin ...... 21 18 17 17 100 73 every event. Scores: Gerhardt Meyer.. 171 172 109 152 108 157 989 Stump ...... 20 21 25 22 100 88 Events ...... 1 2 3 4 Dan O©Connell .. 117 151 185 133 179 157 922 Captures M. R. Guggenheim Prize at the Dreyfuss ...... 22 21 24 23 100 90 Targets ...... 15 50 50 *1J O. P. Goode .... 161 163 152 137 158 149 910 Siwanoy Country Club©s Weekly Shoot. Christian ...... 16 18 . . . . 50 34 L. M. Fetlierston ...... 46 Frank Campbell.. 200 170 188 135 172 . .. 865 C. P. SHUMWAY. .T. A. Schultz ...... 9 36 Sam Hoge ...... 190 158 173 146 108 ... 835 Mt. Vernon, N. Y., February 7. With E. L. Harpham ...... 10 34 26 S B. E. Moritz ... 195 149 132 125 171 . .. 822 T. V. Cannon ...... 28 28 7 George Tucker .. 188 181 185 ... 177 ... 731 the wind blowing a small gale and tem Wilder Carries Off Paleface Honors E. S. Graham ...... 14 47 48 19 E. W. Varner ... 198 183 184 136 ...... 701 perature at 27 degrees,, about a score of Wellington, Mass., February 7. Wild H. C. Kirkwood ...... 12 44 Ack Barnett .... 170 150 ... 147 172 . .. 639 members and guests of the gun section er carried off the top honors at the week M. Ballon ...... 12 40 40 t Bud Bai-nes ..... 178 168 187 ...... 533 W. Kav ...... 12 ...... W. L. Morse .... 187 158 ...... 176 ... 521 of the Siwanoy Conntry Club faced the ly shoot of the Paleface Gun Club on F. B. Fox ...... 6 .. .. .»: C. Dalcy ...... 194149102 ...... 505 traps on February 1. The trophy pre February 5,© with !)2 out of 100. Clarke *Pairs. Otto Sens ...... 167175 ...... 342 sented by M. It. Guggenheim for the and Snow were in a close race for sec Harry Atwell ...... 100 ...... 180 ... 340 100-target handicap shoot was won by W. Camming ... 107 ...... 103 330 ond honors, the former winning 89-88. J. Schrecfc Wins Cincinnati Shoot M. C. Webb ...... 142 170 ... 312 former president John R. Wettstein. Scores : Joe Johnson ..... 174 ...... 127 ...... 301 Wettstein has probably worked harder Targets ...... 20 20 20 20 20 Tl. Cincinnati, O., February 7. «T. Schreck R. C. Chew ...... 174 123 ...... 297 than any other member of the gun sec Wiler ...... 18 19 IS 19 18 92 carried off high honors at the Cincinnati Tall Bryant ...... 189 ...... 189 tion for its success and on many occa Clarke ...... 19 19 10 10 19 80 Gun Club©s weekly shoot with 115"out of. C. K. H. Byrnc.. ISO ...... 180 Snow ...... 16 19 © 17 18 18 88 Alfred Kelly . . . . 1.80 ...... ISO sions he presented valuable trophies which Frank ...... 18 18 17 15 19 87 125. -M. J. Johnson was second with George Simpson...... 175 ... 175 have been fruitful in bringing about keen Sibley ...... :..,.. 18 17 15 18 19 87 1 lo. The scores : S. R. Smith ...... 102 ...... 102 competition and have served to arouse Mardcn ...... 18 18 16 17 16 85 Targets ...... 20 20 20 20 20 25 TL L. E. Brown ...... 161 ...-»- 161 interest all along the line. It was with Archibald ...... 17 16 17 18 16 84 Hammerschmidt ... 16 16 17 16 .. 21 89 L. E. Mosser ...... 160 ...... 160 Smith ...... 15 17 19 16 15 82 Schreek ...... 18 19 19 IS 18 22115 R. Koeble ...... 150 ... 150 more than ordinary pleasure, therefore, Cox ...... 15 18 IS 15 10 82 Davies ...... 14 19 18 17 18 20 10« that shooting at his best in spite of the Osborne ...... 16 16 17 16 15 81 Johnson ...... 17 19 19 16 19 23113 high winds, Wettstein ©was awarded the Curtis ...... 17 17 15 17 14 80 A. Gambell ...... 17 10 ...... 25 58 Keen Contests at Sunbury Traps German ...... 13 18 13 14 10 74 Medioo ...... 19 19 20 19 16 .. 9f! prizo for this shoot and©at its conclusion Wiggs ...... 14 13 15 16 12 70 Smith ...... 3 10 13 0 17 16 OS Sunbury, Pa., February 7. At the received congratulations on all sides. The Jones ...... 3 13 14 14 17 13 74 regular weekly shoot of the Sunbury- scores>: MATCH SHOOT 40 TARGETS. Selinsgrove Gun Club yesterday, there Events ...... Hp. 1 2 3 -4 TI. Deer Impede Liner©s Course Davies ...... 18 19 3T was held one of the most interesting Targets ...... 25 25 25 25 100 When the North German Lloyd steam Medico ...... 18 IT 3» shoots of the year. The Club Cup was J. R. Wettstein ...... 30 11 13 11 10 81 er Neckar, from Bremen, bound for Phil Dr. R. J. Held ...... 0 19 24 17 18 78 tbe trophy that was finally won by Geo. F. Pe-lham ...... 1 18 IS 20 20 77 adelphia, was proceeding up the Delaware E. E. Bradfield, a well-known sports Moeschlin after two ties were shot off. Z. C. Offutt ...... 0 14) 22 17 17 75 Bay recently she was forced to deviate man of Indianapolis, Ind.. has permitted There were four men, Moeschlin, Foster, G. L. Yates ...... 3 19 19 14 in 74 her course because of the presence of a his 10-year-old daughter, Beruico, to take Hartman and Sigfried tied with two wins Dr. Currifi ...... 10 19 15 11 17 72 E. L. Haas ...... 8 14 22 11 16 71 herd of deer in the bay. Had she kept out a. hunting license in that State. She on the cup. After the first 25 targets Miss J. Thorpe ...... 19 11 10 18 13 71 in the channel she would have killed is a fine all-around shot, despite here ex« Were shot, Foster and Moeschlin were C. H. Hadlock ...... 23 13 11 14 9 70 several of the animals. The animals treme youth.