BASE BALL AND TRAP SHOOTING
VOL. 64. No. 11 PHILADELPHIA, NOVEMBER 14, 1914 PRICE 5 CENTS MINOR LEAGUES ARE LINED UP The National Association, Placated By National Commission, Votes Unanimously to Remain Loyal to Organized Ball, and Saddles Blame for Present Bad Conditions Wholly Upon Players as a Class
minors would take some decisive action be fore the Omaha meeting adjourned. And if As "Sporting Life" goes to press the fight between the majors and the Fed the annual meeting of the National erals is not settled, sentiment as expressed Association embracing all the mi on all sides today is that the minors will nor leagues of the country is get abrogate their present arrangements with the ting down to real work, but the majors and arrange some sort of working most important matter of the meet agreement among themselves. ing has already been settled. Under WILL ASK FOR ©CONCESSIONS the eye of the National Commission, But even with the Federal ghost out of the way the majors are not clear with the minors. the National Association has voted The latter, having taken the bit between their unanimously to remain loyal to teeth, are going after some other conces Organized Ball. Incidentally, the sions. N. P. Corish, of Savannah, Oa., presi Association also, quite needlessly, dent of the South, Atlantic League, is spokes and unjustly we think, sought to man for a bunch of smaller men and he will saddle the blame for the harmful take the lead tomorrow in asking the con ference to make an effort to secure represen conditions of the past season upon tation upon the National Commission. Mr. "ball players as a class." Appended Corish said last night: will be found details of the meeting "Tomorrow I shall introduce * resolution In the up to time of going to press, wired conference to appoint a committee to force the National by the noted "Sandy" Griswold, of Commission to recognize the minors and give them a voice in its affairs. Present conditions are intolerable. Omaha, whose complete story of the The majors have almost .ruined every minor in tha eventful meeting will appear in our country, and we are going to fix things M they can©t next issue. do it again after we recover tills time." President Corish also will introduce a reso lution asking a committee to notify the ma jors that hereafter major recruits must spend On the Eve of the Meeting from one to two years in the minors before OMAHA, Neb., November 8. The hosts of they are eligible to major leagues in return base ball, both of major and minor league de for the minors taking the "has-beens" off gree, began arriving here Sunday, and ©today the hands of majors. there is a great gathering of magnates, league OTHER REFORMATIVE MEASURES executives, and base ball writers from all Chief among the propositions to be dis ©over the country with whom the chief subject cussed by the minors will be that of the of discussion is the necessity for peace be salaries, and a great pruning is expected. la addition to the attack on salaries the owners tween the warring major leagues. There is are planning to order a general reduction in. noticeable quite a feeling in favor of recogni team limits. Some system whereby the min tion of the Federal League as a third major ors can be made self-sustaining without de league, as this would enlarge the scope of pending upon the generosity or extravagance the game and vastly increase the player of the majors, is favored by a majority of market. The sentiment also prevails that the the minors as a solution to the problem that minor leagues should be accorded more rights faces them after a year of general depression. and privileges under the National Agreement. Segregation of the larger and smaller cir However, it was only here and there that a cuits into two separate bodies with the pos delegate came out flat-footed for the Feds. sible addition of a third party to the Na Though a majority of the moguls were of the tional Agreement was not discussed^ around opinion that Organized Ball could have done headquarters even /cursorily. Prevailing sen much more for them last season than was the timent, however, seemed to favor a working case, still they preferred the sheltering wing out of a sane basis of operation, without of O. B. to the rather uncertain Feds, or to radical change in the method of running the going it alone. The National Commission is represented here in a body and Chairman big base ball machine. Herrmann has engaged several suites, in DERRILL PRATT NATIONAL BOARD AT WORK cluding two conference rooms, for the entire The Board of Arbitration, ©which has 250 meeting. President Tener, of the National Second Baseman of the St. Louis American L.eague Club cases to dispose of, worked steadily all this League, was the first to arrive, and Garry Derrill Pratt, the brilliant young second baseman of the St. Louis Browns, was born in afternoon and finished just 29 complaints. Herrmann was due this morning;. President Walhalla, S. C., January 10, 1889, $nd first attracted attention as a member of Georgia In addition to this it heard the case of the Johnson is due some time today, but the Tech. College team in 1906. In 1907, 1908 and 1909, he played with the University of Ala Northern League, which is trying to freeze latest report is that he may not be able to bama. After leaving college he joined the Montgomery Club, of tho Southern League, and the present owners of the Winnipeg team, of come, owing to sudden illness. President played with that club until May 15. 1910, when he threw his arm away. This caused Mont that league, out of the game. No decision Tener had little to say about the moves to gomery to send him to Hattiesburg. of the Cotton States League. After one month there was given on this point, however, as the bring about peace in the base ball world, he regained his arm and was resold to ©Montgomery. He finished the 1910 season there and Board wishes to take the matter under ad though he expressed a belief that there was was a sensation in 1911.. until purchased by the Browns late in the year, liv 191©2 Pratt at visement for a day. The case of the North a probability of the sun shining through the once cinched the second base place on the Browns, and his work with this demoralized team stood out brilliantly. He has improved each season and is now one of the most dangerous ern is the most important to come before tha war clouds before long. When asked, "Will long-distance hitters in the game. He bate and throws right-handed, stands about five feet Arbitration Board. The following cases were the Feds be recognized?" Tener replied, "I 11 inches tr height, and weighs 172 pounds. decided: think pretty near every one is now satisfied Harry Mathetfs vs. Newport News, Va.. disallowed. that there is not room for three major Player Scheld vs. Bloomington, Ills., allowed, Bloom- leagues." That there is a possibility of there ington vs. Madison, Wis., allowed. Player Tex Vin- being a general change in the topography of son vs. Madison, allowed. Joe Wydell vs. Virginia, the base ball map is the belief of many of the Mlnn., declared a free agent. Harvey Pierce vs. Wil- delegates who are already in the city. Into they consider proper remuneration for the stated authoritatively that an announcement mington, Del., allowed. Jimmy Wall vs. St. Joseph. this change enters the Class AA league clubs. drafts. Several minor leagues will hold their to that effect would be made today or Wed Mo., salary and transportation allowed. F. D. Bar- »nd members of the American Association and annual meetings during the week. nesday, as soon as Chairman Herrmann would telle, of Menominee, declared free agent. J. Vergo Western League are already discussing the arrive from his conference at Chicago with vs. Howard Wakeftelcl, dismissed. N. R. Borland vs. possible changes that may be made. Classi The Pevelopments of Monday Mr. Weeghman. All day the men of the Bettland, Tex, allowed. J. Allace vs. Augusta, Ga.. fications of leagues will be an important mat minors were sounding each other out and it allowed. Richard Talbot vs. Chillicothe, O.. allowed. ter to. come before the delegates. The ques OMAHA, Neb., November 10. Late last developed quickly that the sentiment would St. Joseph vs. Ottumwa, transportation for player Row. tion of salaries will again be taken up and night it developed that the base ball war be that something simply had to be done by allowed. Kovy Felters T». Clinton, I*., dismiased. the demands of the minor leagues for what would be over ia a short time and it was the majors to bring about peace or that th« Continued on nineteenth page SPORTING LIFE correctly and that there was-no provision en manifestly unfair to require a ball player who Is pro moted to a major league to accept the same salary titling the player to any increase. Surely that he was paid by the releasing minor league club.© there could be nothing more convincing. If "With this we heartily agree, but upon finding no this does not convince, we can tell the reader legislation to this effect in your enactments, and upon. News of the Fraternity Of players Who received not the same salary reading your recent decision In the Kenworthy Case, that they received in the minors, but even No. 9&5, in which you took the opposite view and dellied the applicant a right to a« increase in salary less. How then can Mr. Herrmann say that when drafted by Washington from Denver, we did not leagues. If unclaimed and released to .the salary of every player who makes good understand that you viewed the matter as you seem to. MORE LIGHT ON THE CON- T (ague club, his salary in the lower league in a big league ©is substantially increased? If, however, you think this would be the fair Retrod We freely admit that in many cases they are of dealing with the players, we suggest that legislation increased, but in .some they are not and the player and his new club. Which cannot ba expected to that effect would be gratefully accepted by them. TRACT QUESTION to pay him at the figures his major league contract reason is that the Commission, by legislating At present the player going to the minor league is called for. «o that the player is absolutely at the mercy forced to accept a cut, and the player coming to the "To illustrate the working of the salary regulations, of his owner, the last semblance of competi major league is increased or not, just as his owner sees it would be manifestly unfair to require a ball -player tion for his services being denied him, has fit. The owners are thus allow©ed to skim the milk The Leader of the Player Organiza left the matter of salary on the top ana bottom, too, and the players feel that game salary that he was paid by the releasing minor the National Commission should not leave them at the league club. ENTIRELY WITH THAT OWNER. rflercy of each individual owner, who is necessarily tion Gives Farther Views and "It would be unreasonable in a player, who fails to Why does not* the Commission come out and actuated by his own selfish interests, but should com qualify in a major league, to demand or expect on say to the owners: - ©Here, gentlemen, you pel owners as well as players to live up to their Cites Some Correspondence With his return to a minor league club a continuance of may draft or purchase the players and we contracts. the compensation fixed in his major league contract, will compel them to play with you, but in "We realize that the best Interests 6f base ball which the release indicates he was incapable of earn asmuch as they are expert enough to be con demand certain peculiar transactions, but after careful Chairman Herrmann on Subject* ing. .:, sidered big league timber you must give study we are convinced that the practice here com "Every player who complains that his National them a certain increase over their minor plained of is not one of them. Several of the owners Agreement rights are disregarded by club or league is have always refused to subject the players to this in league salaries.© Then, the writer believes, justice, and we ask that you again give this point your In the New York "Mail," of Which Mr. accorded a careful and conscientious hearing, and if the players would agree to stand a cut of a Grantland Rice is, or was, the able base ball his claim is substantiated he is afforded ample redress. conscientious consideration. Very respectfully, "The .player in every instance is thus©fully pro certain amount if they were sent back to the "DAVID L. FULTZ, editor, appeared an article as far back as minors. Is this not a fair proposition? Is "President, Base Ball Players© Fraternity. June, 1913, which afforded tected without the necessity of any outside interven tion. Respectfully, A. HERRMANN, Chairman." it not infinitely more equitable than to leave © ©As an example of how some players must President Fultz, of the Play the player with absolutely no say as to what abide by a bad contract, we cite the case of ers© Fraternity, an opportun "The opening sentence says it is not the he shall get, a helpless victim to men who practice of National Agreement clubs to trans King Cole, with the Chicago Cubs, three or ity to ventilate his views of in some cases are grasping and overreaching four years ago. Cole that year led the Na the legal and moral phases of fer players under pontract at a cut in salary, in the last degree? Why, some of these men and that our statement ttt that effect shows tional League pitchers and was under a con the base ball contract. Th,e are so hungry that they have actually split tract calling for $1200, when his services article was from the pen of that we are not ©conversant with existing con a dollar haggling with a player over his con Mr. Grantland Rice, as we ditions.© were worth $5000 or $6000 at least; $1200 tract. And then .there is the kind that re ior practically remember reading it at the SOME CASES CITED turns the contract to a player who has asked, time, in his very bright and "Well, maybe! but just the same we can for an increase, not with an increase, but a WINNING THE PENNANT interesting column, at the name nearly a hundred cases where it has out. Not a word of explanation, but the old for a team, the annual profits of which, un same time feeling strongly been done. The Fraternity is now bringing cowardly method of striking terror to the der the present ownership, have never been impelled to open up a dis an action on this very point on the contract heart of the employe. And Mr, Herrmann less than 175 per cent., and have run as high cussion with him on the sub of Kurt M. Hageman and, even though Mr. calls this ©negotiations.© It might ,be well as 220 per cent. But Cole had to go on arid Dave Fultz ject of the reserve and 10- perform his contract; he couldn©t back out days© release clause* of the because he was getting the worst of it. Why BnifOra player contract. The article WB« as then should the - magnate be relieved ©from follows: ( his, simply because he finds it isn©t quite as In the New York "Mail," of which Mr. profitable as =hc expected? It is argued that Grantland Rice is, or wa.s. the able .base ball The Income Tax in Base Ball the minor league teams are not able to pay - editor, appeared an article as far back as salaries paid by the big leagues. That may June, 1913, which afforded President Fultz, be true, but does the reader know why? W. A. Melon in Cincinnati "Tlmw-Star" Well, listen. It is because they hatre to pay of the Players© Fraternity, an opportunity to the big league team for the player©s release; ventilate his views of the legal and moral |HE BBYiSNtnfi MAN: Good mornirij. MR. CHAMPE: Cofflft off, bo; com* off! I©ll and thus the big league team gets part of phases of the base ball contract. The article Mr. Champe. Why didn©t you call see what Carry Herrmann has to say ©bout this. the money that should go for the player©s was from the pen of Mr. Grantland Rice, as at the office yesterday, as duly noti He©ll sling a monkeywrench into your machinery, salary. Another funny thing is this, that we remember reading it at the time, ifl his fied?* he will! almost every American League team, and very bright and interesting column, at the MR. CHAMPE: Huh? Why should THE R. M.: Take him aWay, Mr. Marshal. eame time feeling strongly impelled to open up I? MR, CHAMPE: Well, I©ll be Jiggered! Say, some of the National League teams,- own put- a discussion with him on the subject of the THE REVENUE MAN: Because if it©s that strong, I©ll sit into your game. What right or are largely interested in minor reserve and ten days© clauses of the uniform you were requested to call by an of d©ye Wanta ask me? league teams, so that when the -player has ficial of the Government. Let me see Chalk, THE R. M.: Your salary, according to all the been forced to sign a new contract before his player contract. The article was as follows: original contract has expired he finds he is "When a ball player signs a-contract for any given Chambers, Champe ah, yes. BaJl player, I be newspapers, is $13,0
DKVOTED TO BASE MEN AND MEASURES "WITH MALICE TOWARD 1TONK AND CHARITV FOR AM," EDITOR FRANCIS C. RICHTKB
the public and the players. Of course, the natural tendency been this prosperity that all ordinary conditions hare been lost sight of those who measure success or failure by dollars and cents of, unbusinesslike methods hare crept into the operation of clubs and is resentment toward those who diminish money success by leagues, and indifferent supervision of financial affairs and an un seemly scramble for players have led to the Inevitable conditions of absorbing the larger amount of the basis of that success; but hard times. Defections from the ranks of Organized Ball by leagues ^porting life in this particular case the magnates including those of the or clubs will not help or cure this condition. Nothing but the enact A WEEKLY JOTTBNAL DEVOTED TO THE TWIN SPOBTS © Federal League, who seem inclined to unwisely chime in with ment and enforcement of proper legislation and the elimination of the the (Bid-line magnates in the hue and cry should qualify many evils will restore former prosperity." BASE BALL AND TBAP SHOOTING. their* resentment against the player with reproaches for them What has all this to do wjth the universal decline in pub- * IBB WORLD©S OLDEST AND BEST BASB BALL JOURNAIx selves and the public. The magnates actually thrust the so- lie interest and patronage, which is the root of all present called excessive salaries upon their players for self-prptection Base Ball troubles? And what will President Sexton offer FOUNDED APRDJ, 1883. in one case and for reasons of establishment in the other except that standing remedy, reduced salary limits, which case, with perfect confidence in the result; and the public has been the established specific offered year after year mue Beflstered In the United States Patent Office by Th* Sporting spoiled all calculations by tremendous and widespread Life Publishing Company. Entered at the Philadelphia without effecting any reform or cure, and whose con Post Office as second class matter. abstention from base ball for a variety of reasons, of which stant public exploitation can have only the effect of accen the base ball war was the least. As a matter of fact, the tuating professionalism and cheapening the game and the Published tnerr Saturday by salaries of major league players are not excessive, even now, player in the public mind? If there is no keener or deeper when they are at their highest; nor have they ever been so, perception of the real conditions in professional Base Ball Sporting Hilt Jtafcifefung Company else it would not have been possible for all of sixteen major in general, and the National Association in particular, even 34 SOUTH THIRD STREET, league clubs to make great profits year after year; for club in the ranks of a©uthority and might, than has been displayed PHILADELPHIA, PA.. TJ. S. A. values and league franchises to increase from modest capital hitherto during this critical period, we might well despair to figures approaching the million-dollar mark; for the acqui of the game but for the fact that this is an era of enlighten THOMAS S. DANDO...... President and Gun Editor sition of costly real estate and the creation of palatial parks; ment and progress, and the hope that out of the fire of war FRANCIS C. RICHTBR...... Vice-Presldent and Editor-in-CWef for the evolution of club stockholders who could "run a and the clash of battle will come eventually a better, stronger 3. CLIFFOBJD DANDO...... Secretary-Treasurer and Business Manager shoestring into a million" in seven years; for the employ and more equitable Base Ball system. THOMAS I>. HIOHTER...... Associate Editor ment of vast capital in the acquisition of "farms" and of hosts CHANDLER D. RICHTER...... Associate Editor J. DOUGIjASS DANDO...... Advertising Manager of superfluous players; and for the carrying of expensive A. S. PARRY...... Office Manager executives and of a horde of retainers of various kinds, but PRESS POINTERS chiefly non-producers, at excessive salaries. Surely, under such conditions, the chief creators of this wealth; the players, Wise and Otherwise Fcferth Estate Opinions on Base PHILADELPHIA, NOVEMBER 14, 1914 did not receive more than just a fair share of it; and that they did not is proven by the fact that in ante-war times the Ball Men and Measures. HW All the happenings in the Base Ball World are salary question was not a factor in major league circles. Washington "Post:" "The fans want peace in base ball. Nothing - but actual harmony can save the game. They want the game restored recorded in SPORTING LIFE fully, accurately and impar to a sane basis. It is time for Organized Ball to lose some of its falsa tially from week to week. dignity, and frankly acknowledge a situation for which the big magnates SALARIES NOT AN ISS UE and some of the allies are more to blame than anybody. Organized Ball realizes conditions as they are, but must face the issue squarely and THE AMERICAN LEAGUE MEETING /* OMING DOWN TO THIS disastrous year, there is but meet the Feds half way if the minora and base ball as a, wl>ola »re Vrf one reason why the question of alleged excessive salaries to be saved." UDGING FROM WHAT was siren to the press by the should.be raised now and that is that at present these are American League, there was no reason why the annual coming out of the pockets of the club-owners instead of the TIME WORKS WONDERS Jmeeting of that organization should have been precipitately public purse. There is no doubt that had the National League Boston "Journal:"~-"There has been a very marked change In the and American League attendance this year been normal, and attitude of a majority of the base ball writers of tha country in the advanced nearly a month. What was revealed shows, how past 12 montha regarding the Federal League and peace in the base ever, that the leaven of reform is working, as the resolutions had the Federal League attendance been up to expectation, ball world. A year ago practically all of the writers in the major favoring the speeding of gameg, the reduction of World©s the old major leagues would not have felt the increased league cities were trailing along with those high in the councils of Series prices, and the modification of team limits are all player salaries except by way of somewhat decreased profits, Organized Base Ball who couldn©t see how the Federals were going to steps in the right direction, though two of these propositions and the Federal League would have achieved the phenomenal last. Some of the statements they made, taking their cue from B. . are purely commercial, in which the public has only perfunc feat of establishing itself without loss in its first year. The Johnson, et als,, have, in the light of later developments, proved about entire trouble grew (out of marked decline in attendance as correct as their predictions regarding the outcome of the World©s tory interest, and none is fundamental. "Regarding the im Series. Now most of these same writers, seeing the futility of Organized portant issues in which the base ball world and the general everywhere; and was aggravated by the needless internment B&se Ball©s flght, a.nd realizing perhaps quite as much as the magnates public were deeply interested, this always-secretive organiza of a vast surplus of players in the three big leagues---in that the public wants to see the fight ended, are urging a cessation of tion was even more secretive than usual, and the public is one case as an alleged "war measure," and in the other case hostilities and the admission the Federal League into the fold." left to guess, or to await developments, as to the American as protection to proscribed players. Withal, however, we have League©s policy, if it really has any, regarding the minor no doubt that with a return of normal conditions and attend MAKING AMMUNITION FOR THE FEDERALS teagues and the settlement of the war with the Federal ance even the present high salaries can be, and should be, New York "World:" ©"While we know nothing of the in&dde merits League. It is not worth while speculating here as to what maintained and retained, and all talk, of "squeezing the of the case, it certainly would appear to an outsider that such a man players" be silenced, for the reason that high salaries add as Charley Dooin, who has faithfully served a. club as player and as may or may not happen at Omaha, as that will have devel manager, should be entitled, when his services are no longer required oped, in whole or in part, w-hen this issue of "Sporting Life" to the comfort, dignity and satisfaction of the player, raise by that club, to his unconditional release." greets its readers. As regards the war situation, the sense the standard of the game and of its exponents; enhance its of the meeting, as revealed by direct admission and inference, importance and power in the eyes of the public at, large; and FEDERALS HANDICAPPING THEMSELVES? appeared to be against recognition of. the Federal League on make the major leagues such in fact as well as in name. Detroit "Journal:" "The ©Journal,© on October 21, nearly three any other basis than that of absorption or relegation to minor Furthermore, high player salaries, under normal conditions, weeks ago, carried a story to the effect that peace would be declared in league status. This was to .have been expected, in view of will enable the players to reap somewhat in proportion as base ball this Winter. That story was given by a man high in tha the fact that the two old major leagues doubtless hope and they sow, while the magnates will find compensation for powers of base basil; it was a story that could not be doubted. A more slightly diminished profit in enhanced security of investment towards this end has been seen in the latest determination of the ©war- believe that the secret negotiations now being carried on ting© parties to reduce salaries. Even the Federals have gone on record with their inexperienced young rival, by self-appointed peace and, increased public respect. True, some weak or inexperienced as opposing outrageous salaries to ball players and by taking this stand commissioners, will result as did the Spalding-Talcott-Prince young players have been, and may be again, spoiled by too the Federal League has handicapped itself. Ball players will not desert negotiations after the National League-Players©, League war much easy money, but how many older and worldly-wise club Organized Ball for other than big bonuses, bigger salaries and long- of 1890 a chapter on which in Mr. Spalding©s book, "Amer owners have remained unspoiled by sudden access of wealth, term, iron-bound contracts. The Federal League by quitting this course ica©s National Game," we would commend to young Mr. or have given the lie to the axiom that "prosperity is harder shows that the vvinds of Organized Ball are beginning to control it." to bear than adversity?" Whatever harm has come to the Weeghman for perusal and that, therefore, it would be, per DEPENDS UPON THE VIEWPOINT haps, unwise to publicly concede anything short of uncon game and the players out of present war conditions has been ditional surrender by the independents. due, not to excessive salaries, and to the long-term straight The New York "©American:" "The National League, according to contracts, and for these the magnates and their sapient legal Governor Tener. is perfectly satisfied with existing conditions, showing that the National League IB easily satisfied. If John Eivers were to advisers are solely responsible. Viewed from every angle, say that he was perfectly satisfied with existing conditions in ©the FAIR SETTLEMENT IMPERATIVE the great problem of the magnates, both big and little, is not National League it would be a cinch to believe him." how to reduce players© salaries, but how to win back their E DO NOT LOOK for a repetition of Players© League patrons, both of the grandstand and the bleachers, who, in W history for the reason that the methods that were suc the last analysis, provide both the players© salaries and the BLOW AT THE PLAYERS cessful in stifling competition in that day wHll not be accepta magnates© profits and do it cheerfully if given the consid ble to the public of a new generation familiar with, and eration they expect and deserve. Philadelphia "North American" antagonistic to, ruthless or unconscionable Trust methods; In going on record as favoring a big reduction in the priee of and which, even if successfully applied now, would not World©s Serifs tickets to a basis very little above the level for the THE TR UE CONDITION regular championship season, tha American League pleases every rooter achieve permanent settlement, as within three years at most and shocks every player belonging to the fast set. It is not easy to a new major league movement would bo inaugurated and IKE AN OFT-TOLD LIE, the constantly-repeated state understand why the reduction is necessary, for at the old rate of $1©, $! carried to a successful conclusion, either from within or ment that "the major leagues cannot exist without the and $3, the contesting clubs always had to turn away thousands of without Organized Ball. In this connection we desire, for L dollars and disappoint thousands of fans. Any fan getting a pasteboard minor leagues," has become accepted as a trueism; whereas at the price considered himself lucky and had no lack coming. A re the first time, to point out the grave contingency that suc it is an absurdity. Did it ever occur to those who unthink cessful suppression of a third major league movement may duction to 50 cents, $1 and $2 would only encourage and increase ingly subscribe to this statement that major leagues existed ultimately lead to a return, or attempted return, to the old speculation, it is believed. But there must be something behind tha long before the first professional minor league was organ proposed reduction, which will hare to be ratified by the National League one major league monopoly system, as a cold-blooded com to become effective. Perhaps this is only one of the retaliatory moves mercial proposition, for the reason that commercialism always ized in 1877? Also that the dual-major league system which is not modern at all flourished from 1882 to 1901, during against the Base Ball Players© Fraternity. With admission prices cut grows by what it feeds upon. Reverting to the American which period there were but a handful of minor leagues lead in two, the World©s Series plum won©t be as fine and juicy as Jt was League meeting, not an inkling escaped that the Player Fra in previous years. A check for $li500 won©t size up nearly as well a* ternity problem had been even alluded to, and yet i©t is hardly ing a precarious existence, without reservation rights, with one calling for $3000. The base ball sovereigns even have the power to vanished teams at the end of each season, and without play cut the prices so low that tho player on a team winning the World©s likely that such a grave matter, in the treatment of which Series might not get more than $900 or $1000©. It puts the player in the junior and senior major leagues are probably not a unit, ers to dispose of by draft or sale? Minor leagues cut no ice whatever in the game until the system of universal reserva an embarrassing position, for in this oaee nearly every fan will be with could have been ignored altogether. That it was not ignored the owners in the move,., In a salary flght, the player nearly always may be surmised from the resolution favoring reduction of tion and draft was conceived and proposed by the Editor of gets the sympathy of the fan, but in this case he will get nothing but World©s Series prices a thing that would hit the players "Sporting Life," in 1888, and fought to acceptance in 1902, the laugh. At the same time the profits of the owners and the NatiCttal harder than the magnates. This Fraternity question, how by the one existing major league, the 12-club National League. Commission will be proportionately reduced. ever, is such a perilous matter that the American League may All that the minor leagues have gained in influence and sta bility since that time was wholly due to this privilege of well be pardoned for concealing its attitude and intentions; limited property rights In players, agreed to, if not conferred, but a little more frankness with the public would not have JOURNALISTIC NOTES by the sole major league of that period, the National League, been amiss on the war question which, like the player, team "Sporting Life" has added three able writers to Us staff of regular reduction, and World©s Series prices questions, appear to and later reaffirmed by the two allied major leagues of the last decade all of which puts the boot of dependence upon contributors. Sporting Editor Harvey T. Woodruff, of the Chicago have been passed up to the senior major league, especially the minor league, and not upon the major league, foot. "Tribune," will contribute a weekly letter On American Association as the latter appears, by reason of initiation of peace nego- affairs: Mr. I. E. Sanborn, also of the Chicago "Tribune," is now our tions, to be in the humor for putting an end to war. regular Chicago correspondent on National League and American League affairs in that city; and Mr. Joseph S. Jackson, president of the National Base Ball Writers© Association, will be our regular Detroit correspondent, That our readers will be pleased, as well as edifled. by SALARIES OF THE PLAYERS RESIDENT M. H. SEXTON, of the National Association these additions to our galaxy of able contributors goes without saying. P of Professional Base Ball Leagues the organization PROPOS TO THE QUESTION of player salaries, we note which embraces all of the minor leagues, both big and little, W. Webb Drumm. whose sporting articles in the Chicago "Herald" A there is a new-found disposition in the major leagues to of this vast country; and yet is only second party to the and the "Post" used to be widely known, is now a resident of Seattle. saddle all of their recent troubles, and particularly the finan Wash., .where he is in the moving picture business as Northwestern National Agreement, without a representative upon the gov representative of the World Film Corporation. cial losses of the past season, upon the so-called excessive erning board of the national sport is quoted as saying that salaries demanded by, and paid to, the players, regardless of "the only possible remedy for the ills that beset the game the fact that the players were not responsible for the con must come through the National Association," an organiza WINTER APPROACHETH ditions that caused the rise in salaries, and were absolutely tion that cannot even control its own destinies; and he is justified in profiting by the capitalistic competition that made further quoted as saying: Bftsoons a lot of beauteous snow Will fall on hill and plain their services more valuable than they were in iimes when "Base. Ball, since 1901, tha yfcar the present organization went the magnates controlled c
Eddie Plank which were spent in the Southern League. was an injustice. The writer believed that was never destined to be a World©s Series One club put in a draft for Joe Meyers, of this was stretching it a little bit, and just star and that he never was able to show the Wilkes-Barre Club, of the New York for self-satisfaction wrote to a couple Boston, BY CHANDLER D. RICHTER good form in the big events. Five defeats State League. Joe certainly did pitch fine scribes who traveled with the Braves during ball during the past season, but the club that the season and therefore saw all of the PHILADELPHIA, Pa., November 9. Edi out of seven games pitched is pointed out put in the draft learned in time that Joe tor "Sporting Life." Cuba is receiving a as the main reason why Plank was never a games. The answer was that Schmidt was good World©s Series performer, but if one pitched for the Athletics just 11 years ago, not charged by them with a single error on great boost as a training camp for major only stops to figure out the games Plank and that he also has been pitching for 15 a thrown ball, but that the official scorer in league ball clubs and accord lost, and how they were lost, he will see that years, or more. a Western city charged one on a throw ing to Jim Nasium, of the Eddie Plank is in reality the greatest of all similar to that which Melnnes permitted to Philadelphia ©©Inquirer," Se- World©s Series pitchers. Eddie lost two of "Pep" Young©s Eapid Development get away in the World©s Series. "Stuffy" nor Victor Munoz, the base the five games by a l-to-0 score, each of When the Cleveland, American League, was charged with an error, but not another ball expert of El Mundo, which should have resulted in an easy win Club secured Bill Rodgers from the Portland first baseman in the country would have Havana, Cuba, claims that the for the Macks: lost a 3-to-O game in 10 in Club, of the Pacific Coast League, it was grabbed the throw. This is indeed a wonder ball clubs are passing up a nings after outpitching the veteran Mathew- thought that Birmingham had picked up. the ful record and more than covers a multitude mint of money as well as an soii all the way in 1913; lost a 3-to-O game best young infielder the coast had seen in of slowness on foot and a rather poor arm. ideal training field in selecting to Mathewson in 1905 after pitching a won years, and Billy is really a mighty sweet The fact that Schmidt is so absolutely cer other places in the States in derful game; then lost to New York by one ball player, but a "dark horse" has been tain on thrown balls gives the infielders preference. Munoz claims that run in 1911. This defeat was charged to stealing Bill©s laurels hand over fist for the great confidence and they are pegging men the barnstorming ball players Plank, although he permitted but one run last six weeks of the season. The "dark out on plays that they would never even try accept the late Fall weather to tally. He relieved Jack Coombs in the horse" has had several trials in the majors, to pull off without great confidence in the as a sample of the Cuban Win tenth inning and was beaten in the eleventh but has been sent back each time because of man handling the throw. Schmidt may look Shtrweod ter, and are of the beliei that through a bad break. Plank©s two victories light hitting, but has apparently recovered awkward and may not be a Cobb on, his the Spring months would find were registered in games where his oppo entirely from that weakness. He is none feet, but there were some others who played the weather by far too warm for training pur nents tallied but once and were both grand other than "Pep" Young, the local boy that bag in wonderful style who were just as poses, as the teams would be forced to make exhibitions of pitching. Other pitchers have who has been purchased from Sacramento by bad to look at. Dan Brouthers, George La- too sudden a change for the colder climate of the North in April. Munoz also says that those figuring on this basis reckon without the Trade Winds, which make Cuba©s climate in January, February and March almost perfect for base ball training. The Spring training trip is a most important item in a ball club©s expense and it stands the teams between eight and fifteen thousand dollars a ye*ar for train ing expenses, practically all of which is a loss because the exhibition games in the South in this country do not draw enough to pay for the base balls used. The American public knows that these Spring training games are more or less bunk, and will not patronize them; whereas in Cuba, immense crowds would turn out and the club that is willing to take a chance on Cuba as a training cemp will come pretty close to making money, instead of having the training season a loss that takes many large crowds in the regular season to balance. The batsmen will be in much better shape as they will be facing the star Cuban twirlers, who are always in prime condition at this time. This would give a team a tre mendous advantage as their pitchers would be just as far advanced at the opening of the sea son as they are at present, while the strong batsmen, who are usually late in finding their stride, would be well accustomed to good pitching. Training trips are carried too far by major league clubs, due to the craving for publicity, as the teams could be conditioned in half the time spent in the South at present if correct methods were used. A ball team does not have to condition itself as a track athlete or a football player would for some few events, but for a long season©s grind, and the limber ing up of the muscles and the tuning of the batting eye is the most important bit of work. Last season Sherwood Magee, the Phil- lies© brilliant captain, tried a new wrinkle in Spring training, with great success. Magee usually takes on considerable weight in the Winter months as most ball players do, and in the Spring they start out to reduce. Magee Champion Birmingham Club of the Southern League for 1914 claimed last Spring that the rapid reducing The players in the above photo are: Left to right top row Walter Tragresser, catcher; Tex Covington, first base; Arthur Johnson, of weight in the Spring weakened him in the pitcher- Dave Roth, pitcher; Eddie McDonald, third base; Jack Wallace, catcher. Second row left to right Rich Woodward, owner; warm weather and he said before the training C Stewart outfielder; Omar Hargrove, pitcher; Charles Carroll, utility; Dannie Clark, infielder; C. Brown, pitcher. Front Row left trip started that he intended to take off but to right_C. Molesworth, manager and outfielder; A. Marcan, second base; C. McBride, outfielder; R. Ellam, shortstop and captain; D. little weight and wanted to start the cam Robertson, pitcher. paign 20 pounds over weight. The idea re ceived the ha-ha from the scribes for a while, but the season©s work proved Magee©s theory. It is a long race and teams that work too been luckier in registering victories, but the Detroit Club. "Pep" went to Birming chance, Cap. Anson and quite a few others strenuously in the Spring usually slow up be none has ever pitched as brilliantly as Plank ham from the Phillies in 1911 and hit well were big men who were not the most grace fore the season closes. Magee, in past sea has in World©s Series. Bill James and Dick for a time, but fell a victim to curve ball ful in the world, but who could play the sons, has invariably slowed down toward the Rudolph are hailed as marvelous performers pitching and went back. The New York bag. close of the campaign, but last season was now, but you can bet that they won©t either Americans started him out at second base a going better than ever at the finish. Next of them be able to twirl just as brilliantly in year later, but he again fell before curve Barrow Stops Publicity Spring many more of his team-mates will a World©s Series nine years from now, be ball pitching and was shipped to the coast. Ed Barrow, president of the International adopt the same methods. Working on this cause neither is likely to last as a star for This season, when the Detroit Club exercised League, is going to try a new stunt in re many years. its option on any Sacramento player it cared idea, it would not require but half of the to select, Young was picked, and he was gard to publicity this Winter. He says that six weeks to get a ball team in shape, except he believes the public has tired of base ball The Real "Hitless Wonders" given a little advice about how to improve ing the pitchers, who could take the trip about his hitting and get away from his curve because the daily papers print too much of it three weeks earlier than the rest of the squad "They can©t hit; they©re like the ©hitless in Winter and that the people want a rest for ball weakness. "Pep," in the past, used a a couple of months. This Winter he has de Manager Mack, of the Athletics, used this wonders© of 1906." This expression is heard heavy bat, stood far from the plate and liked plan for years with great success, but the thousands of times during a season referring cided to send out no International League extra-base hits too much. He changed his news and the other magnates of the league craving for publicity of all the clubs changed to a club that is weak in this department or style entirely on the advice received, and even the staid leader of the Athletics. is in a slump. Just why the White Sox of pitchers who found him a "sucker" for a have been asked to also maintain secrecy. 1906 got this title we cannot see after look curve ball early in the year received the sur ing over some past records. The Sox were prise of their lives in the last three months Mordecai Brown©s Record Game Many Young Stars on Coast surely a weak-hitting club, and one that pos- As was predicted in these columns several of the season. Young finished up the season "I©ve played in and watched a good many sesse©d a bunch of men who did not even in a blaze of glory and batted close to .600 ball games in my time," says Mordecai weeks ago, the major league clubs are now look like hitters, but if one would care to for the last five weeks, and fans on the coast turning their attention to the Pacific Coast look over the American League records for Brown, "but the record game of them all was- League in quest of youthful stars, now that are convinced that he will never show the staged in St. Louis this season. I was work the past 12 years they would receive quite a batting weaknesses he had in the past. His ing against Seaton. In the twelfth inning, the Coast League season has closed. The Pa surprise in the way of team batting averages, work in other departments, barring the theft cific Coast League in the past has been com for that period. Fielder Jones was lauded with the score tied, Brooklyn came up and of bases surpasses that of Rodgers, and it made seven runs. It got so bad that the last posed mostly of veterans who have seen their to the skies for winning a pennant with that looks as though Jennings had solved his in beat day, but this season, although there are team, as was Stallings this season for ac two men up struck out on purpose to end the field problem. With Burns a much improved game before darkness or we might never have still many men in the circuit who have been complishing what he did with a bunch of mis first baseman. as he surely will be, and up and have gone back, the younger players fits who were "weak hitters," but has any retired the side. Then with that seven runs Young on second, entirely recovered from handicap and Seaton pitching, we came in and hay« shown unusual promise and this combi one stopped to figure where Jimmy Collins© his poor batting, the Tigers are going to be nation of heady veterans and brilliant young name should be placed on the same basis of made eight runs with two still on and only a pretty tough club to beat if Jennings can one out. We could have made three or four performers have made the league©s standard figuring. Jimmy Collins won the American pick up one good pitcher from his large list much higher than in the past. Several clubs League pennant in 1903 and 1904 on the more and I believe they could have done the weakest-hitting teams that have played in of recruits. same. Yet there are people who try to dope Coast within the past two weeks in quest of the majors since the entry of the American out this blooming game." material. Scout Neal, of the Phillies, recently League into major league circles. When one Press Agents Still "Bunking" purchased the release of shortstop Bancroft, reads the names of Collins, Parent, "Chick" Organized Ball and the Federal League cer A Player©s Unique Record of Portland, and it is said that he will land Stahl, Dougherty, Freeman, Selbach, Ferris, tainly have their press agents working over Dr. Johnny Lavan, the Browns© little shortstop. Ills »n outfielder before he leaves the Coast. There LaChance and Duke Farrell in a line-up, he is time, trying to pull the wool over the eyes of one unique record which may never be duplicated in are several other rattling good men in that liable to figure that it is a great-hitting club the players and public. The National and major league circles. Lavan is the only ball player league who will almost surely make good. Out because all of the men are of the free-swing American Leagues, ably assisted by the press who ever took a degree in medicine after taking part fielder Wilhoit, of Venice, is a man who is ing type who look mighty dangerous from agents, have been sending out yarn after yarn in a World©s Series. John .joined the Browns in June. sure to be picked up. It is said that Fielder the stand, but that same line-up which won calculated to lead unsigned ball players to be last year, although he was but a junior at Michigan lieve that peace is near and that jumpers will University. He was transferred to the Athletics. He Jones has him tied up for the St. Louis Feds, two pennants had even lower team batting remained with Mack until last Spring, and although along with Babe Borton, of the same team, averages than the "hitless wonders of 1906." be sent back to their former clubs, which he took part in but few ball games, received a share and Corhan, the San Francisco shortstop. The White Sox of 1906 won a pennant and means that their salaries after peace would of the World©s Series money. Lavan went back to Wilhoit did not start playing until two months World©s Championship with a team batting be much lower than they will be if they sign college after the series and was re-sold to the Browns, before the close of the season and was slow average of .238 for the season, but Jimmy with Organized Ball at once. Walter Johnson but he refused to join that team until after he getting his eye oh the ball. His hitting in Collins© Red Sox did even better by winning was evidently the main object for this last graduated from Michigan in June. He is a light hit w* past month wa» terrific and ha finished batch of peace news, but the Washington ter, but plays a wonderful game in the fiild. SPORTING LIFE NOVEMBER: 14, ©1914 I know from experience, play the same as it should stituted another, calling for more coin of tha be played." realm. Britton gave his dashing young player little satisfaction. He called attention to the fact that Magee was signed to a two year National League News WEEGHMAJTS WORK contract, and inasmuch as he had served a year of the time, he would be expected to continue to work for the Robison Field team. o,. Likely to Result in the Inclusion of Himself Schuyler said he would not stand for the line and in the bushes for the Reds last sea and the Wards, of Brooklyn, in the Na shakedown. son, is out with a cheerful proclamation. He AFTER JACK MILLER ALSO has staked his reputation as a judge of good tional League According to Reports From players that Pete Schneider is a comer. He It is said that Fielder Jones, of the local put a little 40-horse power emphasis into the Organized Ball Sources, Federal League Club, was also eager to sign assertion that Pete not quite a polished Magee, but Weeghman©s offer beat that made specimen as yet is destined to shine as Special to "Sporting Life" by the St. Louis Feds and the fleet-footed The Possibilities for Peace as Seen Rusie, the Second. And there©s that slight CHICAGO, Ills., November 9. If Organized player elected to join the Chicagoans. Presi Kid Fittery. "Me" is willing to risk an Ball does not put any obstacle in the way, dent Gilmore is also sweet on John Miller, St. other slab of reputation that little "Fit" is Charles H. Weeghman, owner of the Chicago Louis National League first baseman. Miller in Cincinnati Some Conflicting going to give the other fellows fits before Federal League Club, will soon be in posses is strong for a Fed berth, too, and, according ©15 ages very much. As to size, Mr. Mc- sion of the Cubs. This was made known after to Gilmore, the former Pirate would have join Forecasts A Bit of Old-Time Closkey takes the critics of Fittery©s avoirdu a conference today between Mr. Weeghman, ed the Pittsburgh Feds last August had it not pois and shows them the old Fan album. Garry Herrmann, Robert Ward, of the Brook been for a legal difficulty in which he was Turning to the pictures of Clark Griffith and lyn Feds, and President Rbbertson, of the Buf mixed up in Smoketown. At that time Miller History for Modern Readers* Matty Kilroy he dopes it out this wise: falo Feds. While the conference was going on, had his trunk all packed to jump to the Pit; "Those lads weren©t Goliaths, were they? Ban Johnson, president of the American feds. Magee is a product of the Cincinnati And they pitched a few winners, eh?" As League, and J. H. Gilmore, head of the Fed lots and is a union printer by trade. BY REN MULFORD, JR. a matter of fact Manager Herzog is very well eral League, were close to the wires in their "CHIEF" WILSON©S VALUABLE ARM CINCINNATI, O-., November 7. Editor of satisfied with his pitching corps. respective offices, each being consulted fre A proposed throwing contest between Owen "©Sporting Life." Peace is remote in base quently. After the conference Messrs. Herr Wilson, of the St. Louis Cardinals, and Clar ball as the spectacle of the Kaiser toasting mann and Johnson left for the meeting of the ence Walker, of the Browns, did not take King George in good old FLEISCHMANN FACTS minor leagues at Omaha. Charles H. Ebbets, place during the play of the Fall local cham Vichy. The war of the Feds president of the Brooklyn National League pionship series. Manager Huggins declined and Organized Ball will be Club, was also in the city during the day, but to permit Wilson to risk his »rm in such a settled before the Johnny The Treasurer of the Cincinnati National Mr. Herrmann asserted that he was not at match. "I had a great arm myself," said Jump-ups next stick their League Club Talks of Major League the conference. It was rumored that Huggins, "until I made a throw in -a similar heads above the woodland THE WARDS WOULD BUY field day at Cincinnati some years ago. I turf. Here are. the two con Conditions and Gives His View of the the Brooklyn National League Club. "Has threw 310 feet, and I have not been able to flicting stories in active fan Decline of the Game. throw ten feet since that time. Wilson was circulation. You can take Weeghman bought the Cubs yet ?©© Mr. Herr- eager to meet Walker, but I forbade the your choice. One thing is man was asked. "Well, no; but we are pro match. It would be interesting and would sure Garry Herrmann didn©t By Tred A. Turner gressing," was his admission, the first definite statement made by Mr. Herrmann since the draw some money at the gate, but I value travel to Chicago just to have SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., November 6. Edi Wilson©s arm too highly to permit him to risk his picture taken on a post tor "Sporting Life." Max Fleischmann, negotiations started, "Have you full author ity to act for Mr. Taft in the sale of the it on one throw. " A. Herrmann card with Charley Weeghman. the Cincinnati banker and manufacturer, and Put this in your pipe and one of the owners of the Cincinnati National Cubs?" was asked. "I have," he said. "Mr. MILLER HUGGINS© CONTRACT moke with Velvet Joe along the something- Base Ball Club, who is making a three- Taft only imposes one condition, and that is When the important minor league meeting doing line. One fact sticks up as prominent weeks© tour of the Coast, says that there is that Organized Ball shall sanction the deal. opens in Omaha next Tuesday the Cardinals ly as the crest of Cincinnati© Union Central not room for three associations of big league Mr. Weeghman has an option on the Cubs, and will be represented by President Schuyler tower the seed of speculation has been sowed base ball teams in the East, and that the all I can say is that we are progressing." Britton and Manager Miller Huggins. The in the gardens of combatants. Some of ©em men connected with the game in the East "Why was it necessary for Mr. Ward and Mr. local officials plan to be present to aid Organ haven©t the least idea what is going on. have realized this and are ready to talk com Robertson to come West? Does that mean the ized Ball in the fight against the Federal Fortunes were lost last year. Not any phony promise in the fight that endured throughout consolidation of the two Brooklyn clubs and League. It is probable that Huggins will sign script, but real money. The Feds dropped a last season. "There has already been some another combination in Buffalo?" was the at his contract as manager of the 1915 Cardinals v bundle big enough to fill an old-time Sara discussion with a view to reaching a friendly tempted poser of the questioner. This before getting away for Omaha. Officially, toga trunk. Both National and American understanding," said Fleischmann, "and ne WAS SIDESTEPPED BY HERRMANN Huggins is not manager of next year©s club. (Leagues saw their surplus shrink like a part gotiations doubtless will be continued with the remark that, as Wa#d and Robertson However, terms practically have been agreed cotton and flannel suit after an Autumn rain. throughout the Winter with & sincere effort were on the Federal peace committee, they upon. While there is no difficulty between the The little fellows of the minors are gasping. to simply acted as seconds in the verbal bout. two, it is reported that the slight hitch is tha They had the everlasting financial breath PUT THE GAME length of Huggins© new document. kicked out of them. For the whole blooming While the conference was in session, President Messed bunch the dove of peace is the only back where it belongs. The fight between Gilmore called up Herrmann and, after a talk J>ird that in these November days has first call over turkey. Peace will be the most wel- BOSTON BRIE «ome gift for a real base ball Thanksgiving. How that will come nobody is handing out f President Lannin Seeking to Strengthen His specifications. It was the good sense of Some Old-Time Stars Garry Herrmann and his associates, the Pitching Staff No Move Yet for a New Fleischmanns and George B. Cox, which was Park for the Braves The American the leaven that saved the la-st batch of bread BYW.A. PHELON . when the Nationals and Americans were ITCKERS, David and Noah Dave waa Right field, Abraham He toiled for years in League Meeting Not as Peaceful as Re having their profitless scrapfest. And it looks a wonderful hurler, with fearful speed, the field and was a pippin when it came to a as if Garry had some of that service still but was too apt to bean the batter. sacrifice. ported. stock. The warriors are landing all the blows Noah was slow-going and far from Centre field and captain, Hannibal A wily on each other. The game itself is languish brilliant, but was a thorough, eon- veteran and a master of winning taetics. By A. H. C. Mitchell ing. *cientiou8 workman (he pitched the Left field, Goliath Rather a conceited c-usa, BOSTON, Mass., November 9. Editor of THE ONES WHO REJOICE- ark within and without), and was but a mighty hitter, with a club as Wg as a "Sporting Life." President Lannin, who ha» The only souls to whom war is a delight at his best in wet weather. weaver©s beam. been in New York since the World©s Series are the gentlemen-players with their teeth Catcher, The Afan in the Iron Mask, and Ap- Pinch Hitters, Aehille* You couldn©t hurt him closed, came over here to vote last Tuesday the fruit cake 1 They are gorging themselves pollo The best Archer of his time. with any missile save on the heel and Job, famed and then hurried to Chicago, to attend the First Base, Nero His performances were full for his patience arid waiting. meeting of the American League. He returned with sweets, and between bites are singing of fire and made Rome howl. Coach at First, Stentor Whose voice could be the "Sic ©em Tige! chorus. Some of the heard four miles. to New York, and we haven©t been able to fellows not "on the inside" of the peace Second base, the Wandering Jew Nobody erer Coach at third Mark Antony, a brilliant orator. see him and get his views of base ball mat plans are commencing to yowl lustily. They covered as much ground aa this fellow. Mascot, Ganymede How he could ©hustle with ters in general. Reports came from Chicago are beginning to ask themseves, "What is Shortstop, Jonah Who ever duplicated his In- the drinks at league meetings! that Mr. Lannin was willing to do some trad going to happen to me?" Way back in 1890 aide play? Manager, Solomon Whose wisdom made him the ing with the St. Louis Browns with a view of when the Players© League took to cover al Third base, Samson The Baker of his period, Connie Mack of the day. securing the services of catcher Agnew, but we whose mighty wallops even knocked down the Owners Messrs. Midas and Croesus. though they had licked the Nationals the walls. do not know how far things have progressed. only survivor of Brotherhood proclivities was Umpire A jax, with tha seven-fold shield. At any rate, no announcement of a trade has Al Johnson. He was as badly marooned as come out of the Red Sox office as yet. After old Robinson Crusoe. He had the Cincin the World©s Series, Manager Bill Carrigan nati Club on his hands, and no league to the older leagues and the Federal League hiked to his camp in the Maine woods and with him, he held a long conversation with ever since he has been entertaining play in! That squawk from Pittsburgh re hurt Eastern base ball greatly during last Robert Ward. "Yes, Weeghman and Herr minds one of the sorrowful times in ©90 FRIENDS AND FELLOW PLAYERS. when in the grand scramble for life pre season. The injury came not so much as a mann are meeting this afternoon," said Mr. servers Game Old Al Johnson was left flound result of the attendance the Federals drew Gilmore. "Probably they are talking about Harold Janvrin, of the Red Sox, has just re from the Nationals and Americans, but be turned from camp where he says he had a ering by himself in the Sea of Doubt 1 Looks the Cubs, but do not for a moment think that swell time. Among others who have been as if a few more geezers of the 1914 crop cause of the kind of a fight that was carried we are at peace yet. We have four proposi were gtiessing a bit just now! on. Injunctions and charges and counter guests of Carrigan are Joe Burns, the New tions which Organized Ball must meet. I can England League magnate and Taunton boni- charges and the jumping of players as the not talk about them yet. I may give them out THE BERGHAMMER INDICTMENT result of the action of the new rival organiza face; Tommy Madden, the former Red Sox Marty Berg-hammer©s denial that he had later in the week." One man, who requested catcher; Eugene Sullivan, of the Federal tion hurt the game more than anything else. that his name be withheld, made the following jumped the Red fence was as valueless as Base ball is the people©s sport and recreation, Trust Company, Boston ; and Tioi Leonard, an the articles of Belgium neutrality which a statement: "It is all over except the shout old friend of Carrigan ©s. The manager is not and they don©t want it beclouded with bitter ing. The howls will come later, and they will German statesman described as "a scrap of ness and scandal. There ought to be some expected to show up in Boston much before paper." Marty has not only hopped into be confined to the Federal League when the way of arriving at a business-like and hon official information is given out that Weegh the holidays, as there is nothing that require* the Fed reservation, but he proceeds to pan orable settlement of his attention here. All his players are signed, Charley Herzog to a fare-you-well The "En man has bought the Cubs and the Wards have that is, all that the club cares about. Bill has quirer©s" Pittsburgh correspondent surely THE PRESENT SITUATION. bought out Ebbets." little to worry over this Winter. His pros threw a bomb into the Red camp when he Personally I do not believe that there is pects are very bright for the next season. Ha quoted Marty©s indictment of the Cincin room for three big leagues. New York and confidently expects to get right in the running nati©s manager. "A great ball player, but Chicago might support three clubs each, but THE CARDINAL CLUB from the start and keep a poor manager," declares Berghammer. A where else can the teams play to paying fortnight ago I heard the same sort of whis crowds? Everybody lost money last year." HIS CLUB FIGHTING pers, but was loath to believe them. It Fleischmann also has an alibi for the falling Has Become Much More Valuable During right through to the end. The beating the ©didn©t seem possible to conceive that a man down of the Reds in mid-season. He says it the Past Season Magee and Miller Re Athletics received from the Braves in the ager seeking success would do, as Bergham is the weather. Experts have figured out World©s^ Series ought to encourage some of mer alleges Herzog does-; feel himself above that from six weeks to two months in mid ported as Flirting With the Federals. the American League clubs who for the past his players. Of course, the commanding gen summer the Cincinnati players must be 30 few seasons have been beaten by the Mackmen eral of an army does not sit down and play per cent, better than the other teams to show By Sid C. Keener before the games have started. With the pass craps with the privates, but the most suc the same degree of speed and aggressiveness. ST. LOUIS, Mo., November 7. Schuyler ing of Plank and Bender, and the feejing cessful commanders are those who win and He also thinks the Reds may have been over Britton, president of the St. Louis National (after what the Braves did to the Mackmen) hold the esteem of their men. Manager Her trained. He knows of no other reasons why League Ball Club, will sell the Cardinals for that the Athletics can be beaten if a club zog seems to be possessed of too much gray the "bottom fell out." $500,000, players, plant and good will. This fights them at their own game, there will be, or matter to permit himself to imagine that the was the price that he set tonight, when told ought to be, a stiffer fight in the American secret of success on th« diamond is to hold "MATTY" MADE HIT of the peace plan which is said to have been League next year. The Red Sox have always aloof from the boys without whose loyal all- discussed at the American League meeting, in tried to beat the Mackmen at their own game time co-operation success would not be pos Chicago, whereby the St. Louis Federals will and last season they succeeded in fine style. sible. Actions speak louder than words, and New York Pitcher Appears on Stump in be asked to buy either the Cardinals or the Let the other clubs do the same and we won©t Manager Herzog can quickly right about face Support of Boyish Friends. Browns. "Sell? Of course I will sell," said see the Philadelphians leading the league from and correct any such weakness should there Britton. "I figure the club, which was valued April to October, as has been the case more be any semblance of truth in the Bergham ELIZABETH, N. J., November 2. More at $350,000 in 1912, when it finished in sev than once. mer declaration. than 2000 persons aecorded Christy Mathew- enth place, is worth half a million today when THE AMERICAN LEAGUE MEETING "POOR OLD BOB!" son a rousing reception here tonight when it has good prospects of being a pennant-win he asked the support of the voters of this I hear from sources that have hitherto Filtering out of New York comes the story ner next year. I know nothing of the peace proved well-informed, that things at the Amer that Bob Bescher is no longer the sweet county for the candidates of two companions plan, but if it is based on my willingness to of his boyhood days, Frank H. -Smith for ican League meeting were not so cut and dried fielder of John McGraw©s dreams. Somebody sell, I©ll sell." as reports would seem to indicate. It is said brings the tale to the Redbug Club that Man County Register of Deeds, and Judge Runyon for the State Legislature. Mathewson said MAGEE ON THE EDGE that the affairs of the New York Club are not ager John J. can figure out enough games settled by any means. The putting of Frank lost by errors of omission and commission, in part: After awaiting invitations from the Fed eral League since the season ended, Lee Ma- Farrell on the directorate means nothing, or all charged against the Speeder, to lose the "I never was considered much of a pinch hitter, rather it does not mean that the affairs of ©14 pennant for New York. That©s fear and when a political party adds me to its batting gee, the Cardinals© brilliant man-of-all-work, order to bolster up its chances of success, I tremble Monday made a noise like a near-deserter of the club are to go on as they have gone on in fully hard lines! When Bob went to the the past. My information is that when the Giants it looked like a jump from a land for the results. However, I believe that politics Is a Organized Ball. Lee grabbed a choo-choo, business, and like every other business, is what the bound for Chicago, after telling friends in proper time comes there will be something of of famine into Honey Grove; and now to be a shakeup in the metropolis. There is nothing saddled with the larger responsibility for individual makes it. I am here to say a word for stage whispers that he was on his way to meet two of my old friend*. When a boy I played base ball Charley Weeghman, owner of the Chifeds, new New York©s failure to repeat is particularly with Judge Runyon in the back lots of Plainfleld. Only REGARDING A NEW PARK tough! But perhaps the charge is exagger the other day I defeated Register of Deeds Smith at from whom Magee expects to collect a large ated. The answer will come when the Giants golf. But from what I know of both these men they wad of dough for jumping. Before departing, for the Braves. Mr. Lannin said recently that line up for 1915. Will "©Speeder Bob" be play politics exactly as they do base ball and golf Magee called up President Britton, of the Mr. Gaffney had not spoken to him regarding counted with the regulars? the only way to play any game dean and honestly. Cardinals, and advised him of his plans. Lee the use of Fenway Park for the Braves next The public will always support those who play the intimated to Britton that he (Magee) would season. Mr. Gaffney, just before the World©s TWO PROMISSORY NOTES game on the square, and that is just the reason why I call off the Chicago trip if Schuyler tore up Series, looked over some property for a new , Scout John J. McCloskey, on the skirmish & * asking you to support my two friends, irfco tie two-year contract he hod signed and sub park, but nothing ha* y«t b««a done in th« 14, matter. Since the World©s Series closed the of the home teams. I don©t mean by that time helping to coach his old school team at order instead. Only one man remains to be owner of tfte Braves has been m©New *OIK. that Johnny McGraw doesn©t want boys who Central High, where he was a star at the signe4- Jack Coffey, an infielder from the Recently . a newspaper correspondent here are brought up here, but it seems that other gridiron same a few years ago. West, i$ that individual. It had been the in asked the question as to. whether the Braves tention of Col. Dreyfuss to attend the Omaha outdrew the Bed Box-in the Boston games last clubs won©t let it come off. If the Cubs No one has yet fastened a nickname on convention and while there tie up Coffey and season. This leads to a compilation of the wanted to. trade me to St. Louis, it would be the Phillies since P»t Moran was made man Cap Clarke. Jllness, however, thwarted the Braves© figures. The figures are based on just my luck to have the deal go through. At ager of the team. "Doom©s Daisies" was jaunt. This fact started some speculation as estimates, there that, I©m not kicking about playing on the a pretty good title, but as Charlie is no longer to Olarke©s case! It didn©t last long. Most Cubs. They are paying me good money, but leader of the team the title "Daisies" will BEING NO OFFICIAL COUNT every man familiar with matters feels sure at the same time, if I am to be traded, I have to be thrown into the discard. Billy that the veteran will. lead the Corsairs in given out by the Boston Nationals. But on the would certainly like to be sent to New York. Weart, in the Telegraph, suggests "Moran©s 1915, and that the matter of signing a con estimates, it is figured that the Braves played But dom©t you bet on it." Maulers" or "Moran©s Murderers" as ap tract is only a question of having the pact to 1,190,041 people last season at home and propriate considering the team©s vast batting laid before him. There Was a stage last abroad. The figures are as follows: power. season when it certainly looked as if Dreyfuss Boston ...... *639,OOQ PHILLY POINTS According to. the reports from Omaha, and Clarke had come to a parting of the .Brooklyn ...... © 51,400 where the National Association is- in session, ways. However, as the last period of the Chicago ...... 81,300 the Phillies did not draft a single player for race got under way a Cincinnati ...... 34,400 The Philadelphia Club Secures a Shortsop next season. This would indicate that the New York ...... 126,600 only changes to be made in the personnel of DECIDED CHANGE WAS NOTED. Philadelphia ...... 120,827 of Seeming Class Club Plan Well Work the team will come through trades or pur Frequent conferences between man and mas Pittsburgh ...... 40,325 ed Death of Danny Greent chases. ter convinced headquarters habitues that St. Louis ...... 96,189 Harvey Pearce, the young shortstop the Clarke was certain to be team leader for the By Thomas D. Eichter Phillies obtained from the Wilmington, Tri- sixteenth time. Announcement was made be Total ...... 1,190,041 State League, Club, was awarded his claim fore the final gong that Cap had not tied up, At home, 639,000; abroad, 551,041. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., November 9. One against that club. Pearce is expected to but impressions prevailed that an understand swallow does not make a Summer, nor does make a strong bid against Bancroft for the ing had been reached, and when the time *Of home total, 236,000 was the Sep the signing of one minor league star make place left vacant by Mike Doolan, and those came the old boss would go through the old tember attendance. a pennant winner, but local fans are pleased who have seen him in action look for him to formality and try to bring another banner to at the energy which the Philadelphia Club is land the place. the Steel City. So far as can be learned only displaying in preparing for next year©s cam Scout Neal, of the Phillies, after looking once in the 15 years of their association did THE CHICAGO CUBS paign. The fans are not yet ready to con over the ball players on the Coast, dropped Dreyfuss and Clark ever snag over terms. cede the Phillies the 1915 championship, even off at Omaha, Neb., for the annual meeting This happened in 1903 or 1904. Just when though President Baker announced at the of the National Association. trouble was imminent a mutual friend of the The Sale of the Club Still a Matter of league headquarters in New York last week Charley Dooin is not worrying just now pair took a hand. He brought the men to that his club would finish first. They will about base ball. He is showing in this city gether with the result that an agreement was Doubt The Question of Team Manage be satisfied with a good place in the first di for the third week in vaudeville and has a adjusted in less than a day. The matter of ment and Spring Training Plans in vision, although hoping at the same time contract to carry him along for some time to salary is declared to have been the stumbler. that Pat Moran can do a Stallings stunt and come. Never since have they been at loggerheads. Abeyance. bring them through in the lead. Local fans Rumor has it that shortstop Martin and Clarke may not drawn down as much lucre realize that Manager Moran will have to re young Reed, the utility infielder, will go to as one J. J. Mac., but he isn©t far to the make his ball club, as it is a hopeless propo rear, that©s one thing certain. By I. E. Sanborn sition in its present shape. He will need a the Portland Club as part payment for Ban CHICAGO, Ills., November 8. Editor of liberal infusion of new blood. The pur croft, recently secured. ROUGH ON LEAPERS "Sporting Life." Nothing transpired in the chase of shortetop Bancroft, of the champion Should peace come this Winter or next matter of disposing of the Chicago National Portland Club, of the Pacific Coast League, Spring every man on the Pirate payroll can. League ©Club during the week, as far as could during the past week shows that the club indulge in a chuckle. Why not? Haven©t be ascertained. The option given President is intent upon giving the new manager plenty they all been signed up at war terms? Lads Weeghman, of the local Federal League club of material with which to work. A number Corsair Management in a Receptive Mood like Koney, who kicked over the traces and by C. P. Taft, of Cincinnati, still holds good of other young infielders and outfielders, to asked for exorbitant wages may have reason pending negotiations for consolidating some gether with an extremely likely catcher, are as to Player Trades Card Fancy for for repentance. Long before August days of the clubs of the Federal and National slated to go South the local executive was tendering pacts to League circuits by purchase. Roger Bresna Carey May Produce a Deal Bits of News FOR MANAGER MORAN©S INSPECTION. his boys. He called attention to the fact that han, who has remained in town since the their contracts were with a responsible cor close of the season, has been in conference Just who all these young players are has not By A. B. Cratty poration. They stood no chance to lose their with President Thomas, but without obtaining been announced yet, but there is assurance PITTSBURGH. Pa., November 9. Editor money, as in certain other cases. Elegant any definite results. Jtust now the former from the club that the new leader will not "Sporting Life." Though base ball is just figures were handed each and all who accept manager of : the Cardinals is a bit at sea re have to complain of lack of players. The simmering, a lot of people ignore foot ball©s ed them will have the laugh on kickers. garding hist future, but I fail to observe any signing of Bancroft looks like the best step ascendancy and discuss the good old Sum Dreyfuss, some days ago, asserted that his occasion why Roger should worry. He has that has been made since Mike Doolan went mer game. Last week some hub-bub was task of signing "the men I wanted wasn©t a contract with the Cubs which has another over to the Federal League. This young in- stirred in the Pirates© camp by a newspaper difficult." Emphasis was placed on the phrase year to run at a figure which presumably will fielder was recommended to the Phillies by gem relative to Max Carey, Corsair outer "men I wanted." At this juncture the de keep the wolf from his back door. He has Scout Neal. The Quakers put in a draft for guard. Manager Huggins, of the Cards, ex sertion of Konetchy was not substantiated, a chance to manage the Brooklyn Federal his services, but when the Giants also made pressed a desire to land this fleet-footed fel but it was known that "Big Eddie" had been League team at a figure a bid for third baseman Kores, of the same low in a, trade of some sort. Huggins" say flirting with the opposition. One week Col. WHICH IS EXTREMELY TEMPTING, club, and drew him, it was. up to the Phillies ings suggested follow-up stories to paragraph- B. gleefully ejaculated, "Why should I Worry to make an outright purchase. This they ers. Every mother©s son on our local jour over next year." Then the writer got a.a being for three years and sufficiently iron did, the terms not being made public, though nals treated the affair from some angle. inside yarn from Fed circles saying that Ed clad so that Roger could draw his money even it is probable that the local club gave money "Perhaps," they argued, "Pittsburgh may ward K. had agreed to join the Pifeds. if the Federal League went out of existence. and a couple of young infielders. Bancroft pull off some swaps at the league session Dreyfuss virtually admitted that Koney in And he has a chance to go into a dicker with made a fine record on the coast as a fielder, th,at will benefit the band. In recent Winter sisted on a three-year contract at $7500 per C. W. Somers, of Cleveland, whereby he can but was only a fair batsman. He worked exchanges the Buccos have been given the and had been spurned. Mrs. K. guided her become part owner and manager of the Cleve alongside of Rogers, the great second base tar end of the stick, but a shift is about hubby this trip, and from all appearances she land American Association team. Ijo actual man that Cleveland took from Portland, and due." Col. Barney Dreyfuss being sick abed, has blundered. offer of the last-named position has been the pair made many double plays. It is un couldn©t be interviewed by the story builders. NUGGETS given Bresnahan, of course, as he still is the usual for the Phillies to have their servant of the Cubs, according to the rules Business Manager Dailey played the mum Harry ("Moose") McCormick, ea route to of organized base hall, but enough talk has PLANS SO WELL WORKED OUT racket and his Omaha, dropped into headquarters last week. been made to show Roger he would be ac at this stage of the year, and this fact is MYSTERY ADDED VALUE Sam McWatters was the only club officer on ceptable if he were a free agent. No serious giving the supporters of the team additional to the incident. Once John remarked: "Other hand. He hadn©t the pleasure of Mac©s ac opposition is expected from the Cubs> to the confidence in their ability to make a good clubs beside St. Louis would like to get that quaintance, but recognized him and in the surrender qf Bresnahan if any one wishes to race in 1915 under Manager Moran. The boy. He is ©some ball player." Though name of the club said, "Welcome to our assume his Cub contract, unless he is wanted plans for the southern training trip are grad every reporter had surmises galore there lair." "Moo.se" is as robust as ever, red* as manager of the Cubs next year. As to ually being completed. The club now has was unison on one point© only, namely, that cheeked and rugged. Few men shade Harry that proposition President Thomas is not in decided to send the players South by boat to if it was in the wood to- exchange Carey such in physique, position to talk on account of the doubt con Jacksonville. They will then finish the trip a transaction woxtld be made. Carey©s dis Jim. Long, local paragrapher, Is optimistic, cerning his; o.wn job. Meantime tentative by rail. The plan is to have the players leave appointment of last race still rankles, and He says the fact that Wilbur Cooper broke correspondence regarding New York by boat late in February. The perhaps ever will, in the minds of Pirate of his right fin by falling off a horse betokens a SPRING TRAINING PLANS trip takes 56 hours, and it is expected thai ficials. As to trading him to St. Louis, that change in Piratical luck. Cooper©s salary this time spent upon the water will tone up was yet to be determined. In this neck of whip is safe and sound. for next year have been in progress at the the players after their Winter©s lay-off and the woods an impression prevails that most Unless Tommy Leach sends for that old National League headquarters. The Cubs put them into shape for their work. It is at of the St. Louis clan are inclined to insub war club now roosting in headquarters the are under contract to return to Tampa for least more pleasant for the players to ride ordination, being hard-to-handle young men. bat will be sold to the highest bidder. four years more and those contracts will from Winter into ©Summer weather and sun Carey would no doubt welcome a transfer to Here©s one Summer story that escaped pub probably be carried out no matter who owns shine on a large boat than to ride a couple that city. He makes his home in St. Louis lication. Joe Conzelman was reading a news the club, as they are quite advantageous and of days in the cramped quarters of a fast- during the closed season, and his better half paper on a train. Suddenly he blurtedl © ©That Tampa has proved an excellent training camp. moving train. The usual Spring series with is a. native of the spot. When one talks man in my town exonerated for killing a Sentiment now favors shortening the Cubs© the Athletics will be played on the return of about swapping Carey he must consider a woman." A fellow Pirate, in all seriousness, training trip next year by about two weeks. these teams- from the South, and it is just possible barrier in the broke in with this query: "Is exoneration, The stay at Tampa will not be shortened, but probable that the two local teams may clash worse than electrocution?" Don©t say this the arrivalat the Florida resort will be timed during their stay in the South. SIZE OF HIS SALARY, is a fake. It happened and will be attested later. President Thomas favors starting so DEATH OF DANNY GREEN which, being a war-time agreement, runs way as to reach Tampa on March 1, remaining up. Rumors fix it any where from $5300 to there until April 1 and then playing ^ix or Danny Green, former famous Chicago $.-6500 per .season with. 1916 as the final eight exhibition games on the way North in American League outfielder, and a great fav year. That©s some pumpkins of a stipend. O©TOOLE TO SHIFT stead of the usual departure from Florida be orite in this city, died in an insane asylum Should peace be declared, naturally the sum fore the weather gets settled in the North at Blackwood, on Sunday- night, after a long would look even larger, for once the dove and the long siege of exhibition games on illness. His many friends in base ball here hovers over, the, .situation there is bound to Pittsburgh©s Noted Pitcher Will Not Play the way back. © heard this with great regret, as Danny was be a slicing of tenders to tossers. Carey, in the Smoky City, and Will Join the regarded as a, native, as he was born at Burl havin,g a time-pact, of course, is not going ington, N. J., just above Camden, on No to be affected by any compromises that the Federals Unless Transferred to Boston or THE FASTEST PITCHER. vember 6, 1876, and lived most of his life. in magnates may agree to. Suggestions of Ca.mden. Whenever the White Sox came to peace bring to mind the ^act that in event New York. Jack Doyle Recalls Nichols as Equal to this city they were always sure of big crowds of such an outcome the Bittsburgh manage with Danny Green in the line-up, as all Cam- ment will have another man ready for the By Walter E. Hapgood Johnson and Rusie. den and South Philadelphia turned out to bargain counter. Supposing Weeghman buys BOSTON, Mass., November 7. F*ditor of The veteran Jack Doyle, now scouting for welcome him. He began his playing care.er the -Cubs and such like, and the hatchet is "Sporting Life." Just as soon as Marty the Chicago White Sox, was a catcher before early in life, and at the age of 20 started buried, won©t Ed Koney revert to the Pitts O©Toole can get Manager George T. Stallings, hf was a first baseman and he caught the professionally With the Carlisle team, of the, burgh Nationals? In case he does, it©s the. of the Braves, in private and command his renowned Amos Rusie. He therefore spoke old Cumberland Valley Lea.gue. In 1897 he belief of close watchers that the local manage ear, the Pirate or rather near-Pirate pitch with authority when he descanted on the went to Springfield, Mass., and played such ment will be prepared to hand him over to er will make an earnest plea that something1 relative ability of Rusie and the greatest good bail that the ©Chicago Nationals bought some National League member, either in re be done by George T. to help Marty out of modern speed merchant, Walter Johnson. h}s release. The Phillies at that time were turn for a. dilemma. In very truth Marty would be a also angling for him, but the Chicago Club Brave if he possibly could. He will not be a Said he: bid higher. In 1901 Green jumped to the COLD CASH OR A PLAYER. "Johnson©s fast ball Is faster than Bute©s, yet Pirate, and breathe in the smoke and hard White Sox, the .Athletics also wanting his Hold on, there©s another deserter who can knocks in Pittsburgh any more. That ia Amos had a faster and wickeder curve. But in hold services. He played great ball and was popu be utilized in a swap, namely, C. Hendrix. ing llusie and Johnson up to view as the speediest This Kansas farmer was by long odds the ©settled. He could consider resuming the pitchers there©s one bysrone pitcher who is overlooked. lar until he fell away in his work in 1907 and acceptance of his monthly pay check from the, I mean Charley Nichois. Though not as fast as Rusie Was, gent to Milwaukee. After that Dan went finest ball spieler to jvimp organized ball last New York Giants with whom, as will be re-> or Johnson ho was good and fast, and his speed was down hill, his health getting bad and his Spring. His ability is unquestioned. Like membered, he had a brief term of life at tha all the more effective because sent up with an easy mind failing rapidly. He played several en Koney he has a fault, but his former em end of the just vanquished base ball seasoa^ motion. Nichols was the t»est pitcher I ever saw to gagements in the smaller minors and was ployers decline to have it widely circulated. He would welcome ardently the chance take another pitcher©s game, and for that reason there given several benefits by the ball players. They will confide to friends, but go no far never was another pitcher who was more valuable to He finally came back to his home in Camden ther. He©ndrix didn©t thrill Federal League TO TOIL FOR STALLINGS, his team than he was to the Bostons. By taking over in feeble condition a couple of years ago, circuits. On the National©s route, however, and for several reasons. One is that he- another pitcher©s game I mean going in when that and for some time has been confined at Black- he was a fine favorite in more than one would be with a championship aggregation other pitcher was in bad, and he could do that ef wood asylum. stopping place. Several cities, notably in which stands out as reasonably sure to en fectively even if he had pitched the da,y before. LOCAL JOTTINGS the West, gave evidence of additional gate gage in another World©s Series next year. There haven©t been any mora useful pitchers tbao receipts when the handsome young giant Another is that he feels that under a worker M<*." Jack Knight, formerly a popular idol ill , *-^- , from Stillwell, Kan., was billed to blaze the of miracles like Stallings he would at least this city, and who played last season with the trail from slab to goal. Should Greater Pitts find himself, and finally that he would be NATIVITY_AGAINST HIM Cleveland American Association Club, is spend burgh©s club feel that it has a surfeit of tal stationed desirably close to his home town, ing the Winter in this city, his home town. ented benders, and that situation is not a of South Framingham. O©Toole has made the Knight has become a golf devotee, playing an foolish fancy; following ultimatum: He will either play excellent game, and is seen on the links every Zimmerman Thinks He Would Be a HENDRIX COULD BE TRADED with the Braves or the Giants, or else be Greater Man If Not a New Yorker. week. take himself, bag and baggage, to the Brook- Monte Cross, the former noted local short- advantageously. Outside of the Corsairs feds, with whom he states he has had an of NEW YORK, N. Y., November 7. Heinie stop, who Umpired in the Federal League last there isn©t a team that couldn©t make, room fer to sign up. It rather looks as though it Zimmerman doubts that he will be traded to season, is back in Philadelphia for the Winter, for him. All this twaddle, of course, is writ were up to Stallings to save Marty to Or the Now York Giants, because he doesn©t be at his old work of selling clothing in one of ten with the expectancy that a treaty be ganized Ball seeing that John J. McGraw ift lieve there is any such good luck. "If I the big© department stores. tween belligerents is liable to be signed be- making no noise to signify that lived in Oskaloosa or any one of those far © Harry Fritz, who jumped from the school for the blue birds roll their carols. If hos away .towns there might be a chance," said ranks into ©Connie Mack©s team, and last sea tilities keep up next Spring some sages say HE WILL RUSH IN our Bronx hero, "but I don©t believe it will son played third base for the Chicago Federal that the Pittsburgh management will make and do the rescue act. The main .basis of ever be possible for a fellow who©was born League Club, has returned to his home in sca.nt efforts to secure new timber. An un- O©Toole©s hope that he may be able to in «pd raised around New York to get on one this ©dty. lie has beea spending his spare process of extra men will be in duce the commander of the World©s 8 SPORTING LIFE NOVEMBER 14, ©1914 to heed his heartfelt plea, lies in the point are some who question the salary statement, that, when the Giants purchased him from but what©s a thousand or two in these days of Pittsburgh, Stallings was also a bidder for big salaries. It is said that Bill was willing to sign for $4200 a year some months ago, his services. According to O©Toole, the New and that it is hardly likely the Feds would York Club won out in their offer of $8000, increase that sum under the circumstances. which was $500 more than what the Boston We are willing to let Bill have the $6000. Club was willing to bid. At it afterward Incidentally, while Bill was real popular here developed, there was no outright purchase of FEAST abouts personally, his defection will not cause O©Toole by the Giant management. The any wild regret. He is some hitter, but has transaction involved an agreement that the something to learn as a backstopper. Let©s for the devotee of athletics player was to be returned to Pittsburgh, at hope he©ll be there with the top-piece when the option of his purchasers. danger threatens the Chifeds. is a visit to a Spalding store. Therein he can see and ex BROOKLYN BUDGET NEW YORK GIANTS amine implements and ac cessories for every known President Ebbets Off for the Omaha Meeting Not Likely to Lose Any Players to the athletic sport. An expert of the National Association Peace Be Federals The Cass of Pitcher Blue will take pleasure in show tween Organized Ball and the Federal jacket Mathewson©s Alleged New Spit- New York Minneapolis "League Believed to Be in Sight The Newark, N. J. ing: him what the champions St. Paul Ball Discovery. Philadelphia use in their respective lines. New Orleans Case of Catcher Fisher. Boston Dallas By Harry Dix Col* Buffalo He can wield a racket, swing Denver By Abe Yager NEW YORK, N. Y., November 9. Editor Rochester a golf club or a base ball bat, Salt Lake City BROOKLYN, N. Y., November 9. Editor "Sporting Life." The St. Louis Federals Syracuse San Francisco "©Sporting Life." With Boss Ebbets in Oma have at last admitted their failure in attempt Albany punch a bag or "do a stunt" Seattle ha, prepared to hand out his annual sal-ve to ing to bag Tesreau and Fletcher from our Baltimore ^ Los Angeles his friends among the mindr leaguers, base midst. Those three-year contracts, so thought Washington on the gym apparatus; he Portland, Ore. ball in this neck of the woods may be said ta fully drawn up by Secretary Foster last Pittsburgh, can even take an imaginary be in that well-known state called "watchful Spring, proved to be the siege guns against Atlanta London waiting." Ebbets departed for the Western which the independents gave up the fight. row on one of the rowing Bristol metropolis on Saturday without handing out a Jim Bluejacket, the Cherokee Indian pitcher, Chicago Liverpool who jumped the Giants last July, to enroll St. Louis machines; in fact, he can go Birmingham piece to the papers, preferring to slip away Milwaukee Manchester without any extended statements regarding his with the Brooklyn Federals, has evidently ex through the manoeuvres of intentions. This is in accordance with the perienced quite a change of heart, or, to give Indianapolis tacit understanding among the magnates of it the usual form, he has been conscience- Detroit every form of athletic sport Organized Ball to let the powers that be do all stricken over the way he lost the pennant for Cincinnati right in our store. tte talking. It is no secret, however, that the McGraw©s team by his desertion and now Cleveland Montreal Columbus // you cannot fall at a Spalding Toronto gathering at Omaha of the Organized Ball so- WISHES TO MAKE AMENDS Sydney lons is being made in force in order to present by hurling the base ball for the Polo Grounders Louisville store, then the next best thing is to A solid front when the minors take up the next season. Lo, the poor Indian! Secretary Kansas City send for a Spalding catalogue. Paris question of future affiliating. They know that Foster©s conscience has also been working flw Feds are going to make a strenuous effort overtime, and he declares he just simply to stew the little fellows in their direction, couldn©t think of taking Bluejacket away from and to offset this, the orators of Organized the Wards under any conditions. He further A. G. SPALD1NG & BROS. Ball have donned their war-paint with the more states that a chance to be a Giant comes hjecl in view of but once and if it is scorned then, never re IMPRESSING THE MINORS turns. Mr. Bluejacket©s regrets have not yet with tfee foolhardiness of affiliating with the been received. Bob Bescher is playing semi- opposition and placing themselves in a position professional football with an Ohio team. Our wrhere they can be harassed by an organization idea of a nice genteel game is semi-pro, foot ball. Give us war! One unkind scribe rises tinue to aspire to the position. Other managers insist twice as Wg numerically, as the Peds. Step that iloran will experience difficulty in controlling ping from the frying pan into a couple of fires to remark that Bescher always was a some of the seasoned Quakers. is about the way the argument will be put. GOOD FOOTBALL PLAYER. So far Heinie Zinunerman hadn©t asked for any ad Vice-President Harry Askerland, of the Chioag* Ebbets has attended quite a few of the annual If we mistake not, it was a football that vance on his 1*16 salary. CBub, admitted the other day that negotiations ar» powwows of the National Association of Miner changed Dave Robertson to an outfielder from Captain Johnny Evers, of the Braves, has taken to now on for the sale of tlte Chicago Club to Mr. Leagues and has made a hit with the delegates a pitcher. We wonder if Bescher will appear golf playing for the Winter, at Troy, N. Y. Weeghman. but stated that he was not in a position ty his talkfests and general indication of as a star twirler next year. The rule might The scribes who flre Hank O©&zj are kindly men at to discuss details Ackcrla^id said he would not sell friendliness, which he has always proven in work both ways. Last season Bescher com heart. Ones in a while they let him have a day off. his tntei©est in the Cubs, which he purchased .from his business relations with th* little fellows. plained of a weak ankle. May we inquire how Frank Chance several yeais ago. Bbbets© 30 years© experience has shown him Miller -Huggins, of the Cardinals, will, it is reported, football is supposed to cure such an ailment? endeavor to make a deal with Pittsburgh for outfielder According to catcher Larry Spahr, of Denver, tha that the minors axe an absolute necessity to Next year Hatty is going to do some experi base baH, just a* much as th« big leagues are Max Carey. Pittsburgh Club has picked up coming stars in third menting on the spitball. While enjoying a Pitcher O©Toole does not want to play with the baseman Douglaas Baird, of Sioux City; catcher Bob a necessity to the minors, so that ia all his pretty successful campaign last season, the Schang and pitcher Danny Vance, of St. Joseph. dealings with them he has observed as sterling Pirates another season and ©would lilte to be traded to Old Master realized he was not as steady as he the Boston Braves. Baird is said to be a wonder, and Vance may; pi©ova an attitude as he has shown in his relations used to be in tight places. There is no deny to be another Alexander. Catcher Leo Murphy, draft with his feJl-ow magmates. Even more so, if ing the fact that in more than one instance the The Braves will train at Hot Swings, Ark., next ed from Sioux City, needs experience.. that is possible, for while he has put ever a Spring. They will occupy the same park where the Gianta would bat out a lead which Matty Phils drilled in 1912. A perfectly good obituary of Larry Mclie-an is mak few ia working the draft, -he has never know WAS UNABLE TO HOLD ing the rounds, in which I^arry confesses to 30 Sum ingly attempted to take advantage of the Wllbur COOPOT, pitcher tot the Pittsburgh Pirates, mers, but to no more. "If Larry©s only 30, I hava union in the purchase of players. with his old-time eunniag. He figured that was ©thrown from, his horse at MoConnellvUle, 0., on by adding the spitball to his repertoire of November 3, breaking hi* right shoulder. no right to be voting yet," declared Fred Mitchell, PBACB IN SIGHT George Stallings© right-hand man, recently.. Larry and benders, he will acquire just the weapon need In jumping to the Feds. catcher Fischer, of the "Hitch," both of them, ussd to pitch to the Harvard The Brooklyn Boss left here expecting to be ed to deceive opponents accustomed to his* Dodgers, spoiled a deal for the Brooklyn Club. Bobble batsmen over in Cambridge almost that long ago. in the thick of a hot battle, but today©s re delivery for the last half a dozen years or so. had arranged to trade him for a pitcher. ports from Chicago seem to indicate that there Cy Young used the spitter with considerable There is a deep-rooted suspicion that Manager Fred Results of both post-season series between the Ciarke, of tho Pirates, has already signed a contract ©©won©t be no row" in Omaha, as Herrmann success after his other resources had com Giants and New Yorfca, 1910 and 1914, stand eight nd Weegitman have decided to bury the for 1915, and that the announcement will be delayed1: menced t« fail him. Mathew-son, with his ex game* to three in favor of the GlanU, and one tie. until after the minor league*© meeting in Omaha, hatchet on behalf of their respective organize- traordinary control, should find it a valuable Bill Sweeoey will not he with the Cuba next year. next week. President Dreyfuss has arranged to meet tioxus and that the dove will roost unruffled asset, although nobody will complain if his rec Ha has glowed up and can©t field or hit like a big Ciarke In the Nebraska city, and it may be that other T«r the beads of the warring bodies within a ord next season equals that of last. leaguer any more according to the Chicago critics. important business will be transacted while there. very short *ime. That was to be expected, as CLUB RE-ELECTS ALL OFFICERS it has been known for some time here that OuUtelder Wade Klllifer, of the Beds, will spend Outflelder Joe Kelley, of the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1* The National Exhibition Company, corpo the Winter in a school of osteopathy. Next Summer not lacking in nerve, whatever he may have lacked CJkarie* P. Taft is behind the efforts of \Veegh- rate title of the New York Club, of the Na he wilt continue to study twne on the base ball field. In other departments. He bought a second-hand auto man to g*t control of the Chicago Cubs. Taft, mobile of Haji.s Wagner, and after Wagner spent a according to those who know, is tired of his tional League, held its annual meeting today An earnest statistician has computed that W5 Giants in Jersey City. The last season was one of were left on bases last season. Is that all? It ap couple of hours showing him how to run it, Kelljr base ball interests and would hare closed the the most prosperous, despite the increased cost peared several times that that many were left in one started oft to his home in Kansas in the machine, a deal long ago, willy-nilly, had it not been for of operating, since. the corporation was found game. matter of a thousand miles or so over© muddy roads. his desire to keep the Cubs at the West Side ed. But the club officials made no announce John J. McCloskey, who scouted for the Cincinnati park, while Weeghman wanted to transfer ttie veteran Sam Crane sfAtes, in the New York Reds all last season, declares that Griffith, of Indian them to the North Side. Taft and Weeghman ment on that point. All the officers were re- Journal" that Mathsursou ha* acquired the "spit apolis, sent to the Hoosders by the Braves, was th« have been friendly since the latter was a boy, elected. These included: Harry N. Hemp- ball" ami will hereafter try to rely mainly on that most promising outflelder he saw in the minom during which has given the young Federal League stead, president; Cornelius 3. Sullivan, vice- delivery. the season. MeCloskey©s opinion is somewhat different magnate the inside track in the dickering for president; Ashley N. Lloyd, treasurer; John Marty Bergharomer, the Cincinnati Snftelder, who from that of Manager Stallings, who lias always held the Chicago B. Foster, secretary; Board of Directors: H. hurdled to the Pittfeds, is living up to Uia latUr part that Griffith would never be any more than a mediocr* N. Hempstead, John A. Whalen, Frank N. of Ilia name la commenting on Charley Herzog as a fielder. NATIONAL LEAGUE FRANCHISE. Stevens, James Foster, C. J. Sullivan, A. N. manager. Our Columbus, O., correspondent writes: "Bill The future of base ball on the West Side is Lloyd and Jonas Nonheimer. An explana The news that Heinie Zimmerman may come to the Hinc©hniaJi, who headed a motorcycle party Eastward not promising and Weeghman has no doubt tion of Qlants and that Tillie Shafer may return, should be Soon after he finished handling the Senators in tha impressed Taft with that fact. The encroach- THE PROFITABLE YEAR a wonderful aid to I^arry Doyle in finding his lost recent American. Association race, is back in Colum »ent of the county institutions on the grounds comes in realisation of the eagerness of fans batting average. bus, and will remain here until he reports to Pitta- wf the Cabs has made it impassible to secure in other cities to see the Giants beaten. While Killer Hugging is trying to engineer another trade burgh next March. He will team with Jack McAllis- permits to improve the park for base ball pur Braves, Giants, Cardinals and Cubs were all with Fred Ciarke. After the last trade they made ter in the management of the Majestic billiard parlors poses, so that it is only a question of time in the race the receipts in the West were Clarice probably will take out burglar insurance be in Noith High street." whea they will be compelled to move. Be enormous. Pittsburgh, an ultimate tail-ender, fore completing a deal. "If Pete Sehneider," saya John J. McCloskey. scout side, t&e trend, of the base ball fans is in the was a hotbed of enthusiasm when the Giants The Red» had fewer men left on bases last year for the Reds, "should prove to be the only one of my other direction, so that Taft has been coming went on their first Western trip, Cincinnati than any other National League team. IMs may be 1914 finds to last in the big league, I shall know that fco a realization that it would be as well to also attracted enormous crowds in the open not so much success in getting men in as lack of I didn©t spend my time in vain. Sehneider is des- success In getting them on. tined to be a second Rusie. He is (till timid and faift now and lose the rental than to conduct ing months of the season, and Philadelphia and shy of the big fellows, but he will be thoroughly, ac base ball there at a probable loss. Hence, the Brooklyn held up to ttieir average. Without Fat Moran, the new manager of the Phils, is a customed to the pace by next Summer, and then thin probability that the report that Weeghman a World©s Series, the players were the only human base ball encyclopedia. Pat will not get sore ball club will have a sensational winner." ones who lost by the failure of the Giants to At this, for he is a scholarly chap and knows that WILL REPRESENT THE CUBS an encyclopedia is not a sea monster. According to Secretary John B, Foster, the Giariti win a fourth straight pennant. will go to Martin, Texas, in February, with the largest mt the coming meeting of the National League It i* semi-officially asserted that the chances are « December 8, looks like a safe bet. It is rather more than eren that Arthur Shafer will return number of players ever assembled at a training camp. altogether lik«ly that lie will be greeted with Already 50 players have been signed. There will be HERZOG SIZED UP to the Giants next season, after his year of self- from two to six men fighting for eve-ry position on tho open arm* by the other magnates of the Tener imposed idleness upon the Pacific Coast. team. The only position which looks pretty safe for organization for he has the fighting spirit Berghammer Says the Duke is a Good "Hank O©Day Puts Crimps in Evers." is the head the present incumbent ia first base. In the last few needed and is otherwise qualified to mix in line used by tho Portland, Ore., "Telegram" over years it has been found more difficult to locate flrst with the soloas of the National League. His Player But Poor Manager. O©Day©s ratlier belated version of the Mcrkle incident. basemeu than any variety of ball tossers. advent, too, would help much to the settlement PITTSBURGH, Pa., November 9. Marty Hank put no crimp in Evers; ha only tried to. Said a Wilmdngton, Del, dispatch., under data of of the war, for it would no doubt induce the Miller Huggius. manager of the Cardinals, In an November 6. "Herbert Marquard. aged 18 years, wh» Wards to get aboard the band wagon with Berghammer, the flopping infielder who has gone over to the Pittsburgh Federals, after Interview up in St. Paul, where he used to play base say* ho is a brother of Rube Marquard. the base ball honor, leading to a rearrangement of circuits ball and where be is now Mike Kelley©s -guest, says pitcher, pleaded guilty In the city court to a charge that would be as fair to all as possible. Which playing with the Cincinnati Reds during the the Braves will be a bard team to beat next season. of trespassing on Pennsylvania Railroad property. leads to the possible past season, was a visitor at the Federal He was fined $5 and costs. Ma-rquard was threatened League headquarters during the past week, Strange, but nobody has yet criticised MWSraw for FUTURE OF THE NEW YORKS. not signing Walter Johnson last season or for the with a term in the workhouse in default of his flns and took advantage of a conversation about innWltty of his ouHielders to climb into the grand as he had no money, but ho was saved from imprison The Wards have put the boots to the report Manager Buck Herzog to voice his opinion stand and head o* home ran*. However, the Winter©s ment by his famous brother, who paid his fine and that they were to buy the Washington fran in this strain: "All this talk about Herzog young. costs," being on good terms with his players is chise and transfer the club to Brooklyn, but Says the New York "World:" "If the Federals President Dreyfuas, of the Pittsburgh Club, lost there is a pretty well defined belief that they tommyrot. Why, he doesn©t deign to speak would only induce certain Giante to jump Organized $lS,Ot)0 and the New York Club saved that aim early are still in the market for the New Yorks. to them off th* field, and if he happens to Bull it ia probable that the first man to congratulate in the base ball season. New York offered the money Meantime, Chief Devery has given it out from meet any of them on the street he passes Gilnuwe©s league wouid be John J. McCJraw. He would for Konetehy and O©Toote. Dr*yfitss knew the big his fortifications in Far Rockaway, that he them with his nose in the air as if there was then retire to a corner and congratulate himaelf. ©.© first-sacker was dissatisfied aiu} was not playing his best. Ten thousand was offered, and Murray, :Snod- will have something to say when the American a mighty big difference between a manager Fielder Jones gives out the information that the Leagne starts to read him out of the New York and an ordinary ball player. He won©t ride grass and Merkle for the Pole. Dreyfuse did not wish Cardinals are paying higher salaries than the lending the general public to get the impression that he w»» Club, and as Devery is something of a fighter on the same car with them, and even at the big league dubs. Joiioa sajis Big Bill James, the hotel will avoid eating with them in the same trying to handicap the Braves, who were then croop- when it comes down to cases, Ban Johnson, et leading pitcher in the league, will draw a paltry $46*0 ing up, and he turned down the offer. al, are likely to have some trouble. Bill dining room if he can. Take it from me, for his labor with tho Braves next season, while the Fischer has let a eat out of the bag with an ex Herzog isn©t a popular manager at all, al Cards pay Bill Doak $5400. Aside from the reconstruction of the Giants, many improvements will be made at the Polo Grounds be hibition of sincere frankness that took the though I take my hat off to him as a ball Says the Boston "Globe." "George Stallings toek player and a hustler at that." , fore next Spring. The oK clubhouse and main en breath avray from local fandom. It was the some tips from John McGraw that helped the Bmws trance will be rebuilt and the Interboroagh Company intention to trade him for a pitcher, but win tha World©s Championship from the Athletics, and has already started work on an etctensi-on of the Fischer Henry Fabian, landscape artist at the Poio Grounds, it might not be at ted idea, for the Georgia planter One Hundred arid Fifty-sixth street station. Next BEAT THE LOCAL OWNERS TO IT is a.lw>iit to jump, according to a rumor in Harlem to get a little coaching for his stage basineos from the season passengers on base ball trains will be landed pHtoHshed in the New York "Globe" by Sld M*?w. little Napoleon of base ball." on long piaifonns directly in front of the main en by writing to a friend here, announcing that Fabian, who used to roll the grounds for Col. Bob In signing Pat Moran as manager on a one-year trance. New club offices and dressing rooms for th* he has signed with the Chifeds for three years Hodges, expects to Uad In Texas, rod stick these, contract, tlie PMladdphia N St. Louis National and Federal Clubs to amal gamate. Weeghman holds an option on the SHERIDAN©S CHARACTERISTICS Chicago Cubs. Further than that little has been accomplished, it is said, in the interests Some Striking Incidents in the Career of the of peace. It was the general opinion of Amer ican League magnates that peace would come Man Who Shared With Bob Emslie the to base ball provided enough National League Deanship of the Umpires. clubs would be sold to the independents to White Sox, and that Eddie Collins bring about a readjustment, but that no help By W. G. Weart DETAILS OF THE ANNUAL would go to the New York Highlanders as along this line would enamate from the Ameri nanager of that team. "Pretty soon they will can League. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., November 9. The lave my -whole club sold or traded if they THE USUAL ANNUAL BANQUET death of Jack Sheridan, the dean of umpires, ceep on," said Manager Connie Mack, as he will not leave a vacancy on the American denied the story. Manager Mack and Branch The meeting ended, the magnates got to League staff. Jack had resigned several times, Jiokey, leader of the St. Louis team, had a gether in informal fanfares until 6 P. M., when but President Johnson always managed to get Some Remedial Legislation Recom ong conference lasting nearly two hours. they repaired to the Chicago Automobile Club, him back into the game. The past season, There was a talk of a trade between the pair, to sit in at an annual banquet which was at though, was looked upon as the last for Sheri )«t nothing for publication resulted from the tended by about 50 guests. Roger Bresnahan, dan in the line of regular work, and it was mended for Fftture Action But ©alkfest. Owner Frank Navin, of the Detroit who has three irons in the fire for next year, thought that he would be retained as super >lub, will try to sign Eddie Plank at or near continued to mingle with the American visor of umpires. To fill the vacancy on the he waiver price, if possible, it was learned. Leaguers, but strangely, the portly backstop staff of regulars, President Johnson recently Silence Maintained on Federal was not seen in conference during the day THE PROPOSED TOLEDO SHIFT signed Richard Nallin, who worked in the with Charles W. Somers, the Cleveland onroer. International League for four years. Sheridan League and Player&t Fraternity* Roger Bresnahan, Cub backstop, was in Roger and Charley had talked long and ear was the oldest umpire in the point of years :onference during the day with President nestly the previous afternoon and until early and length of service in the major leagues. Somers, of the Naps, who also controls the Friday morning over the possibility of Bres Jack "arbitrated" base ball games for nearly SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE" "leveland American Association Club, and the nahan landing the Toledo American Associa 30 years. His base ball career started when CHICAGO, Ills., November 9. The annual ;wo discussed the possibility of a deal whereby tion franchise, now operated by Spmers in tie secured a position as second baseman of the meeting of the American. League was held at Sresnahan and William Armour might take Cleveland. On Friday, Roger was mixing about Reno team, of San Francisco, in 1884. In, the Congress Hotel here on November 5 and 6. over the Cleveland American Association fran the lobby with President Charles H. Thomas, 1885 he played with Chattanooga, Tenn., and The delegates to the meeting chise and re-establish a club inx Toledo, which of the Cubs. Bresnahan declared he had not umpired in the Southern League. For sev were: New York, Frank Far- s Roger©s home. Nothing was decided on this signed with anybody and admitted that he still eral years he umpired in the California League, rell; Chicago, Charles Comis- ropic, Mr. Somers asserted. had a year to serve on his contract with the in the Players© League, and in 1892 he was key; Detroit, Frank Navin; West Siders. with the National League. From 1894, when Cleveland, Charles Somers; The Second Day©s Proceedings THE LAST WORD he joined the Western League, which after Philadelphia, Tom Shibe and On Friday, October 6, the league re-elected Most of the American Lfeaguers scattered wards became the American League, until his Connie Mack; Boston, Joseph harles W. Somers, of Cleveland, as vice-presi for their homes during Friday night. A num death, Sheridan, with the exception of 1896 Lannin; Washington, Benjamin dent ; elected representatives of the Chicago, ber of minor league leaders stayed over to and 1897, was in the service of. the Johnsoa Minor; St. Louis, Robert L. Cleveland, New York and Boston Clubs as leave for Omaha Sunday night to attend the organization. Hedges. President Farrell, of League Directors; passed resolutions on the National Association© meeting. It was an DARED DETROIT FANS New York, was delayed en death of Umpire Jack Sheridan and decided to nounced that President C. A. Comiskey, of the route and did not arrive until rect a monument over his grave, at San Jose, Chicago Americans, probably would attend the Sheridan, like all of the umpires of the old late in the afternoon of the )al.; declared themselves in favor of a reduc- Omaha meeting( Several clubs, it was given school men like Hurst, O©Day, Lynch, Ems- first day of the meeting. On ;ion in the prices of seats at future World©s out, have refused to waive on Bender and lie and others had many narrow escapes from Ban Johnson Thursday morning, the League Series; favored a reduction of team limit from Plank and will make offers to the Athletic Club being seriously injured on the field of duty. Directors met and cleaned off 25 to 20 players; and ordered President John for them. They were often buffeted around by the play the slate. They audited and approved Presi son to instruct managers, players and umpires ers and forced to sidestep angry fans. Never dent Johnson©s accounts, awarded the pennant to expedite the time of games which have been Aftermath of Peace Question theless, Sheridan always returned every Spring dragging altogether too much in recent years. for another season on the grill. Sheridan got to the Athletics. No action was taken in the No formal action on the question of peace matter of Manager Jennings© revelation of the THE NEW YORK SITUATION even with the fans once. He had made up his Athletic Club©s waiver call on Bender, Coombs or war was taken at any time during the two- mind to quit and he picked out his spot for and Plank, as Manager Mack made no charges, remained unchanged, so far as could be learn- days© meeting, according to Secretary Har- his valedictory. This was at Detroit, a city having accepted an apology from Manager d. It was stated that a change in ownership ridge, who dispensed the official information in which he frequently had trouble. One after had not been discussed at all. But it was of the league©s transactions each day. Each noon, when Sheridan Jennings. No notice was taken of the report noted that while most of the magnates caught club owner was asked to make an informal ex that Manager Griffith, of Washington, had in early trains for their home towns Friday night, pression of his views, but no actual vote on TURNED TO THE GRANDSTAND formed the Boston Braves of the Athletics© Frank Farrell, of the New York Club, and the matter was taken. It was made to appear to make the announcement of the batteries, weaknesses thus contributing to the defeat of the crowd hooted so loud that Jack could not his own league. be heard. Sheridan stepped nearer the stand. The angry fans realized that something im The First Day©s Proceedings portant was coming and became quiet. Then The delegates went into execuiive session on Sheridan, in his foghorn voice, made a speech. Thursday afternoon with President Johnson Bender, Plank and Coombs He told the fans that it would be the last time in the chair, and remained in session about that he would ever umpire a game in Detroit. three hours. After the meeting it was official By W. A. Phelon He paid his respects to them in no uncertain ly announced that the Federal League had terms. Then Jack, as a fitting windup, dared been discussed for more than an hour, that all They were the greatest of their class the fans to do their worst, for he said they the club owners had an opportunity of voicing They were the stars ea eh bellowing fan would never get another chance to roast him. their sentiments, and that the majority of Hailed in the calcium©s glittering light, The speech at first amazed the fans, but when them were in favor of peace, but not at the Each as a dazzling super-man Jack finished he was given a rousing cheer. cost of recognizing the Federals as a inajor They stalked, flower-garlanded, across JACK AG/IN CAME BACK league, of course, for the third leaguers al The greensward stage that owned their sway ready declared that they would not possibly It was the morning of their fame But Sheridan didn©t retire. The next sea stand for recognition upon any other teams. The climax of their glorious play! son found him back in harness again. He again It was the general opinion that peace can be High tide and it could ne©er recede retired©© after a game in this city. One of reached only by absorption of the Federal Success -and Triumph©s looms the players of tha Athletics resented a de League, not through its recognition. "There Weaving the web of fortune for cision against him and remarked to Ja^k that is no room for a third league," they agreed, Bender, and Plank and Coombs! he must be going blind. Sheridan evidently and the elimination of thq competing clubs in realized that he had made a wrong decision Chicago, St. Louis and Brooklyn must be in Dusk. And the twilight of the year. and he pondered so much over the remark of cluded in any terms of truce. Night. Shadows fair up on the stands. the Athletic player that he gave tip the job Chill vapors drift where erstwhile flew and consult an oculist. In a short time Jack ©THE NEW YORK STATUS Flags, war-won now by alien hands. was back again on the diamond. Last Win As for the New York Club, Frank Farrell, Names, passing memories, are blown ter Sheridan made the trip around the world its president, arrived just as .the meeting Like leaves along the gathering storm with the base ball teams as the representative broke up, and declared emphatically to the On the black stage, ungar landed, of the American League. He threatened sev newspaper men that the New York Club is not Creeps now and then a spectral form eral times to chuck the job and return home, for sale. It was said, too, that no discussion Ring down the curtain on the play 1 but stuck out the trip. Last Summer he was of the proposed transfer had taken place in No star-light parts the glooms in harness almost continuously. For several the meeting, but the desire of the league for Where straining eyes read "WAIVERS FOR seasons part of Sheridan©s -duties was to in better returns in New York was admitted. Bender and Plank an d Coombs!©© struct young umpires. This made his work Delay in the arrival of Mr. Farrell gave rise doubly hard, and the harder the work the more to rumors that a discussion of the Chance J eager Jack became for the quiet life, some case was taking place, in his absence. As a thing which he was never destined to enjoy. matter of fact, Farrell©s friends in the league Joseph Lannin, of the Boston Club, Farrell©s that Organized Ball and the Federal League were stronger than rumor credited. Among leading supporter, stayed over, saying they could find no grounds upon which to get to them was Joseph J. Lannin, of the Boston would start back East Saturday night. A gether. They want peace, but the American MACK©S METHODS Club, who praised the New York president©s shake-up in the membership of the New York League magnates insist upon treating with the efforts to make the New Yorks a winning Club was considered advisable by some of the Federals upon the basis of the latter being a team, and said he for one would oppose a magnates as a preliminary to an attempt to Are Considered By a New York Critic to change. strengthen the team in the metropolis. minor league, while the new magnates decline Be Most Far-Seeing, and Beneficial Alike to be considered in anything save a major THE MINOR LEAGUE SITUATION THE PEACE QUESTION tilting. That Charles W. Weeghman is nego to His Clufa and His League. Except that some of the clubs had as many also appeared to be no nearer solution than tiating for the purchase of the Cubs is certain. as 40 men on their payrolls and could not dis when the meeting started. Only a pretty defi It was admitted on Friday that the American By Sam Crane pose of them because of fear of the Federal nite statement that the Wards, owners of the magnates were asked whether there would be NEW YORK, N. Y., November 9. There League, there was no, reason i©ound to war Brooklyn Federals, would not .buy intq the any fault found should Weeghman come into is much method in Connie Mack©s apparent rant recognition of the Federals, the club own New York Americans was announced on the the Organized fold. The American Leaguers ers said. Plans for distribution of extra play madness in letting three of his veteran pitch Federal situation. Everybody admitted that answered that in their opinion it was a ques- ers go and in disposing of Eddie Collins, and ers among the minor leagues in a way to as terms on which peace could be reached would ,tion for the National League alone. sure their not being signed by the Federals thereby breaking up that $100,000 infield of not be possible until after long negotiations. A DIFFERENT STORY the famous Athletics. There is much more will be left to President Johnson and the Charles W. Somers, president of the Cleveland was told, however, after the meeting by Tim beneath the surface than the wise and shrewd minor owners at the jOnaaha meeting of the Club, who was reported to be *bne of the Cornelius McGillicuddy has given out for pub National .Association. , It was. given out that peace delegates, appeared to be one of the Murnane, of Boston, a strong American League partisan, who is always well posted on the lication. A first thought by an outsider would a special train would leave Chicago Sunday for most skeptical of the, American Leaguers re be that Connie was "getting even" with Omaha to carry the big squad of Eastern and garding the chances of peace. Said he: "inside work" of that secretive organization. Southern magnates who expected to attend the He is quoted as saying: "The one major Quaker City fans for failing to support his "Base ball \vill not prosper until existing conditions league man who has always been for peace World©s Champions of the past season. But minor league convention there on November are remedied. But I do not see how it is possible not so. Connie is not the man who will bite 10, 11, 12. Just who of the American League to bring about a settlement at present. I am willing with the Federal League is Charles W. Somers, magnates would go was not stated, but it to be shown, however. The player angle looks to be the millionaire owner of the Cleveland Club off his nose to spite his face. The wily man was settled President Johnson would be am the greatest obstacle. Personally. I do not think that and four minor league clubs. President Som ager©s new move, while startling, is made bassador plenipotentiary from his organization peace or war would make much difference to the Cleve ers was out of the meeting several times on along lines that will not only allow retrench to the minor leaguers to discuss reported de land Club next season or the year after. We have our Thursday, once for a short conference with ment in the club©s expenses, but mands that "something be done" by the stars signed to lone-term contracts. Most of them have Archie Archambault, part, owner of the Chi WILL ALSO REVIVE INTEREST two more years to run and salaries must be t paid cago Feds. The club owners were told of the powers to restore prosperity to the national whether there is a Federal League or not. I had my among Philadelphia lovers of base ball, and pastime. flll of stars this last season. Why, often it was. hard work of August Herrmann, of Cincinnati, who thereby increase patronage. It was because APPARENTLY MYSTERIOUS MOVEMENT to get in tho ball park on account of the players© has conferred with officers of the Federal the Athletics were so much superior to the automobiles that were parked around it. There will be League several times, with peace as the topic; other teams in their league that the Ban John While the American League magnates were a day of reckoning, but just now I do not sea Out and Herrmau is ©some© peacemaker when he son organization had its leanest year during not communicative on the peace question, the peace or war in base ball will make much difference." gets started. Before the meeting, President Federal Leaguers within call were not more the championship season of 1914. Next sea The other club owners voiced much the Lannin, of Boston; President Comiskey, of son would be equally frosty had Mack gone open. While the American Leaguers were Chicago; President Minor, of Washington; closeted in their star chamber session, Archie same sentiments. They declared- they saw no along with his old make-up. The base ball chance to reduce expenses to any extent next President Navin, of Detroit, and Connie Mack public would have again thought, and probably Archambeau, Milwaukee capitalist, who sold were against any compromise with the Fed Charles Weeghman, Chifed magnate, the land year, whether or not the Federal League dis rightly, that no club other than the all-con bands or continues the war. All of them ad erals, but after learning of the Herrmann plan, quering Athletics had a chance for the pen for the. North Side plant, was gum-shoeing these men about town, hobnobbing with Johnson©s force, mitted a willingness to be shown. Just before nant. The season would have thereby started with Tom Chivington, president of the Ameri calling the meeting to order President Ban BECAME LESS AGGRESSIVE with another heavy handicap on its financial can Association, and with Messrs. Weeghman Johnson said that the owners to a man were and were willing to figure. The meat of the prospects. The proposed shake-up by Mack and Gilmore, of the Federal League. Mr. opposed to peace and that they would make proposition is whether the two major leagues, will therefore go a long way toward obviating Weeghman had nothing to say when asked for no overtures along that line. He also strenu and perhaps all Organized Ball, will fight the the difficulty, for the other clubs will without a line on Archambeau©s mission here at this ously denied that an emissary had been sent Base Ball Players© Fraternity or the Federal doubt have more of a show for their "white time. President Charles Somers, of the Cleve out from Thursday©s gathering to consult with League. If peace is brought about it means alley." In consequence the move looks land Naps, who happened in the American the independents. that the leagues as a whole will stand together LIKE A BRILLIANT STROKE Association office at the time Archambeau was AMERICANS TO STAND PAT against the high salaries demanded by the ball of business policy and reflects credit on those there, also professed ignorance of the real It developed during the day that Charles players. The Federal League would remain who conceived the idea. Connie Mack is a reason attending the capitalist©s trip to Chi Weeghman, president of the Chifeds, is at with a somewhat changed circuit, but being in constructive manager, t none better, and his cago. work on a plan that will lead to a settlement sympathy with the idea of reduced salaries for building up of another winner will be watched ANOTHER IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT of the present controversy and that he has an the players, it is willing to enter a peace com with as much interest as has always sur Organized Ball ally in Garry Herrmann. These pact. The matter will be threshed out and rounded his previous successful attempts. This of the day was the spiking of the rumors President Johnson given full power to act later emanating from various sources to the effect men will now have to work independently of alone will bring about a revival of interest in the American League as they have done in in the Winter, after the different meetings base ball and the Athletics in Philadelphia, that Frank Baker, third baseman of the Ath hare talked over the Herrmann plan." letic Club, would be sold or traded to the their preliminary move*. The plan is for the and the efforts of other managers to strength- 1O SPORTING LIFE NOVEMBER 14, 1914 *n their teams will add fuel to the new fire because the Naps were in the pennant race contract and, when it was refused, departed games and a scale of prices the same as ii and bring about a most promising transfor almost from the start to the finish of the for his Winter home without closing with the charged for the games during the season. 1913 campaign and Clevelanders were wild Browns. Just what arrangements will be made for dis mation throughout the American League. posing of tickets for the games is not known, There will not be a club in the organization for the national pastime. Last season it JONES NEEDS THIRD BASEMAN was different. With the exception of a day as this is the greatest problem the owners that will not have a chance for the old rag. The fact that Austin refused to sign became have to contend with, but the sale of tickets Here in New York, hopes of the New Yorks or two the Naps were trailing the procession and no matter how good the Association club known to the Federal League, with the result at the box office, just as the same as on any winning the pennant played the grand old game the fans refuged that Jimmy is now reported as having been other day during the season, is said to be WILL BE BOOSTED SKY HIGH to turn out m any great numbers, simply be in negotiations with the independents. It is said strongly favored. Manager Connie Mack re with Eddie Collins as their manager, for I cause their hearts were centred in the Naps that Fielder Jones, who needs a third baseman turned from the Chicago meeting yesterday. take it for granted that he is to be the man. and they could not get over their disappoint more than any other specialist, may spear When seen last night he was unwilling to Everything points that way, although Frank ment sufficiently to transfer their affections Pepper Jimmy for the Terriers. Before Presi talk much, but admitted that the increase in Farrell says he has not been consulted on any to the other team. dent Hedges, of the Browns, departed on his the number of games and the plan to lower uch deal. But Ban Johnson©s assertion of trip, he said: "All but two of my ball players the prices had His knowledge as to who the New Yorks© new are signed for next season. One of the un BEEN THOROUGHLY GONE OVER , leader will be is a sufficient hint to me that CHICAGO GLEANINGS signed men is Jimmy Austin. Austin is satis by the magnates. "I am in favor of th» the Athletics© second baseman is the one se fied with the salary I offered him for next sea plan. I think it would be a good thing. lected. One does not always have to be hit son, but instead of a one-year contract, he Some of the club owners would like to make with a brick house to fathom all the deep, The Doings of the American League Mag wants a three-years contract. Jimmy has a the series 11 games, but I am in favor of dark mysteries surrounding base ball schemes. nates at Their Recent Meeting Tersely job with the club as long as he wants to stay nine. This would give everybody that want And this latest one is so commendable, so with us. But I know of no reason why we ed to see the games, or some of them, a wise in its conception, and of such splendid Reviewed But Little Positive Work should bind ourselves down to an ironclad con chance, for it is almost certain that the se promise for successful results that it seems tract of three years." ries would not be won in five straight games foolish to keep it under cover. It is, too, the Accomplished. SPURNS HEDGES© CONTRACT The chances are the series would last six, biggest kind of an advertisement -for the Amer By I. E. Sanborn "I offered Austin a one-year contract, and seven or maybe eight games, and that would ican League, and the base ball public should he asked for a three-year contract. We could give all a chance to see some of them, if not be given, plenty of time to digest the wide and CHICAGO, Ills., November 8. Editor of not agree, after a short conference, and we all." lasting possibilities of the grand plan. "Sporting Life." A stand-pat policy re garding the existing unpleasantness in the parted. I don©t know whether Jimmy intends base ball world was adopted and maintained to sign the one-year contract or remain idle. SOMERS $IS MUTE by American League club owners throughout I am sure he will not join the Federal League, ATHLETIC AFFAIRS their annual business meeting, which occu as he isn©t the kind of a fellow who sanctions pied two days of last week at the Congress the independent circuit." Austin served as Waivers on Bender, Plank and Coombs Not As to What Will Be Done About Peace in Manager Branch Rickey©s right-hand man dur Hotel. The magnates all favored peace as ing the past season. He had a poor year as Secured, Several Clubs Being Willing to Base Ball and How Cleveland Will Fare an abstract proposition, but when considered a player, because of the fact that he was ill concretely failed to see how it could© be and injured a great part of the season. The Take Them on The Players Still Mute in the Shuffle. brought about at present. All of them were Browns played their best ball when Austin perfectly willing to be shown, however, by was in condition. Rickey thinks well of Aus as to Their Intentions. By lid Bang Messrs. Herrmann and Weeghman, who ad tin, and believes "Pep©s" presence on the CLEVELAND, 0., November 9. Editor mittedly have embarked on a voyage of dis team is valuable. The length of the contract By Chandler D. Richter of, "Sporting Life." The American League covery to locate a peaceful settlement. The is all that keeps Austin from signing with the PHILADELPHIA, Pa., November 8. fh» meeting has passed into history and Mr. American Leaguers assert that the Federal Browns, as the salary is satisfactory. The shake-up of the Athletics which was expect Creneral Public is no nearer the truth as to League has done them all the harm it can, Feds, like Hedges, would probably be unwill ed after the American League meeting last whether the base ball war clouds are to clear because it cannot take away any more of ing to sign Austin to a three-years contract. week failed to materialize and local fans are away than he was prior to the session of the the ball players they want to keep and can Jimmy will likely be with Rickey in the in hopes that Connie will have to do no Johnsonian organization magnates. There are not boost salaries higher than they are for Springtimt. more shaking up of his famous machine, as those who incline to the opinion that before the reason that the- star players are signed it still looks like the money in the American the 1915 base ball curtain goes up the dove TO IRON-CLAD CONTRACTS League despite the departure of Bender, of peace will flutter hither and yon over the with two more years to run. Some of these JUSTICE FOR FARRELL Plank and Coombs. Manager Mack©s waiver American, National, Federal, and, in fact, all players, the club owners say, they would be period is over in two more days and unless other leagues. Others believe that there isn©t willing to get rid of, but they can©t and a trade has been arranged for his star #ven a remote chance to bring order out of there doesn©t seem much chance for the inde The New York Club Owner Always Doing twirlers they will pass on to any club in thd the chaotic conditions. Cleveland fans are pendent organization to get them unhooked the Best for His Club and League Though American League which is willing to pay naturally interested in the outcome. They from their hard a©nd fast contracts. The the waiver price, which means that every want to know whether they are to have mere declaration of peace will not produce Handicapped By Conditions. club in the league will fail to waive if they American League and American Association much greater revenue next year, because a believe that they can meet the salary d«- ball next season as last, or whether the lot of other things have got to be brought By Joe Vila mands of Bender and Plank in particular, a» American Leaguers will be the big toads in about before the fans will return to the game it is not every day that a club can purchasa the local base ball puddle, with a second team in great numbers, besides the establishment NEW YORK, N. Y., November 7. Editor two such men for $2500 each. It is hardly to furnish the national pastime for the edifi of peace. Consequently the club owners are i"Sporting Life." No matter what may hap likely that Manager Mack will let them go at cation of Sixth Cityers while the Naps are on pen to the New York Americans, it must be this price, however, as willing to stand pat and let matters take said in fairness to President Farrell that he the road, made up of present Federal their course. They will acquiesce in any ar THEY ARE TOO VALUABLE Leaguers. All sorts of is not entirely to blame for the failure of the rangement Messrs. Herrmann and Weeghman team to take a high place in the American despite his determination to get rid of them. HUMORS AND COUNTER RUMORS may make, provided it does not involve any League standing. Farrell went into base ball Perhaps he will withdraw these waivers and. have been going the rounds as to just how real concessions on the part of the American 12 years ago. He built the Hilltop Park at send them out later, hoping that Mr. Jennings the base ball tangle is to be unraveled. First League, and there you are. The an outlay of $135,000 and paid $18,000 for will remain silent long enough to let him pull of all it comes this way that the Cleveland, MATTER OF THE OWNERSHIP the franchise and players. At the end of the off a trade. It is quite likely that both American Association, club will revert back of the New York American League Club was first year his losses figured in the neighbor Bender and Plank will jump to the Feds if to Toledo, and that the St. Paul franchise of not touched upon officially at this meeting, hood of $40,000. It took half a dozen years they receive good offers, as the pride of both the Association will be given to Charlie but will go over until the next. The mis to even the score, after which Farrell found has been injured by Mack©s decision and they Weeghman & Co., present owners of the© Chi taken impression seems to have gone abroad it impossible to make much money. Year resent it very much. This is particularly cago Feds, as an A. A. proposition. This that the other club owners, backed by Presi after year, Farrell paid all kinds of fancy true of Plank. Eddie admits having received latter move, of course, is contingent on dent Johnson, were after Frank Farrell ©s prices for ball players, but few of them pan an offer from the Feds, while Bender denies whether Weeghman©s crowd buys the Chi scalp and were going to try to force him out ned out. Yet he never became discouraged. dickering with them. It is pretty certain, cago Cubs and does business in the National of the league on account of the row with The release of Stajlings was not directly due however, that a batch of Federal League mail Leagu%. In the event the St. Paul A. A. Manager Chance last Fall. There was abso to his ideas. Other influences were responsi and a few agents of the independent league franchise is turned over to the present owners lutely no evidence of a coolness toward Far ble for that flivver. Farrell did not hesitate will be on hand to greet Bender when he re of the Chicago Feds as part of a peace pact rell, who hobnobbed with the other mag in signing Frank Chance at $20,000 a year. turns from his gunning trip up the State. the Windy City would have three clubs in nates as freely and amicably as ever all the He also spent $50,000 for new men a year ago, Hughey Jennings has announced himself in organized base ball. The further time. But there is a disposition to make the but it was. the same old story. The breaks the field for the purchase of Plank, whichi PLAN IN THE WEST ©Chance episode an excuse for getting rid of were against him. Farrell stands high in the looks as though he really meant no harm by is to have the Federal and American Asso "Big Bill" Devery, one of the New York estimation of the other American League men, injecting American League secrets into vaude ciation forces in Indianapolis and Kansas stockholders, and that probably will be ac who believe that he has been a victim of cir ville press-agenting, as he would have had City join hands in the common cause, either complished before the schedule meeting. Tha cumstances. If he decides to retire from base far less trouble landing the Gettysburg port- one faction buying out the other and con ONE CONCRETE ACT ball, therefore, it will not be for the reason aider had he kept quiet. tinuing in the American Association. That performed by the American League was the that he has not tried his level best to provide CONNIE HAD HIS REASONS would do away with all of the Federals in the recognition of the fidelity of John F. Sheri New York fans with a winning team. The dope is passed out that Connie Mack West with the exception of the St. Louis dan, late dean of umpires, whose death oc asked waivers on Plank, Bender and Coombs owners, and Otto Stifel and the men with him curred unexpectedly last we,ek in San Jose, to save the club something like $14,QOO a year are said to be negotiating to purchase either his winter home. The league adopted reso THE WORLD©S SERIES in salaries. Of course, it is very nice when the Cardinals, of the National League, or the lutions of regret prepared by John E. Bruce, one can cut his payroll to this extent and still Browns, of the American League. It would and voted a fund for the erection of a suit The American League Proposes to Increase get results, and it is unquestionably true ia be no easier to handle the eastern wing of able monument over the grave of the dead Coombs© case, as it doesn©t look as though the Federal League than the western, and it veteran, who had served the greater part of the Number of Games to Nine and to "Colby Jack" will ever be the Coombs of is in the eastern end that Clevelanders would 31 years continuously in the American 1910 again; but with Bender and Plank it is be interested. As_ is the plan with the Ameri League, beginning at the time when it was Reduce the Admission Prices. different- No manager is going to part with. can Association in the West, so is the In a minor organization under the name West two stars before they show signs of slipping, ternational to absorb the Federal League ern League. Tentative movements were By Oeorgo M. Young just to cut down a little expense, especially clubs in the East, Cleveland fans have been started by the American League to reduce PHILADELPHIA, Pa., November 9. Nine under present conditions. Connie has other told. Baltimore and Buffalo Federals and the games instead of seven to decide the World©s reasons and he is undoubtedly justified far Internationals would have to "get together," Base Ball Championship, and a considerable more than anyone believes. Retrenching is that is, RECEIPTS OF THE WORLD©S -SERIES reduction in the scale qf prices of admission good policy, but Connie has always displayed AMALGAMATE THEIR INTERESTS by advocating formally that the admission to the games has been decided upon by the too much loyalty to his players in the past io prices be reduced. Some club owners favored American League. The plan trill be presented be passing up this i>air because he may think in these two cities. That would leave Brook selling World©s -Series tickets at the same to the National League at the annual meeting they are slipping. While, they cannot work as lyn and Pittsburgh to be cared for. The prices as during the regular season. Others- in New York next month for Gratification, and regularly as in the© past, the 1914 season dropping of Jersey City in favor of Brook favored a less radical change of making the it is almost certain it will meet with the proved conclusively* that Bender and Plank lyn and Montreal for Pittsburgh would make prices from 50 cents to $2. The matter will same unanimous support that it received at are even more effective than in previous = sea the International League a stronger organi have to be considered by the National League, zation than ever before. What about Cleve the American League meeting in Chicago last sons when they are nursed along, and any sec of course, before it can be adopted, but it is week. tv> . ond division club will have a bargain in get land? _ Well, it is said that if the local A. A. a move in the right direction, for the tre ting this pair, even, at a great cost. team is transferred back to Toledo, Cleve mendous receipts of past World©s Series have THE WORLD©S SERIES CHANGES land may be used to care for the Pittsburgh been a great menace to the sport. Another took up considerable of the time of the .meet IS CONNIE FIGURING ON TRADES 1 © interests, as the Smoky City Federals made constructive move was consideration of re ing. One or two of the club owners were in From a pretty gdodl source we get rthe in » sorry showing indeed last season. Owner ducing the unwieldy teams by lowering favor of lengthening the series to 11 games, formation that Jack Lapp, Rube Oldring afld Charles W. Somers, of the Cleveland Ameri THE LIMIT OF MEN but it was thought that this would be too Frank Baker are to be traded before the* can League and American Association clubs, long, that the strain on the players would be merry Springtime rolls around. The latter was in attendance at the American League to be carried in sea-son from 25 to 20 play too great to permit of them showing their wants more than Connie will pay, according meeting, but he returned home without as ers. This will not only lop off a lot of un best form in so many games, and that the in to the dope, while several other clubs are will much information as to the necessary expense, but will get better results terest of the public would wane. Nine games, ing to give him his price. Therefore, Con POSSIBILITY OF PEACE from the players, particularly as long as the winner to be the club taking the first five nie will pass him up to another American there is any doubt concerning what men will and the players to share in the first five in League club to keep him from the Feds. Old- as he had when he left-^-absolutely nothing. be retained and what ones discarded to go to Somers refuses to put himself on record as stead of four, as is now the case, was the ring and Lapp are to go for a pitcher or two the minors or to the Federal League, if there popular plan, and when the discussion was if Connie can get the right men, as he feelt to whether or not he favors peace. He was is an independent circuit next season. An exceptionally hard hit last season, but he©s ended it was found that the plan met with himself well fortified in the outfield with Jim other matter discussed was shortening the unanimous support. Connie Mack, manager my Walsh and Lloyd Davies. Jim McAvoy getting his head above water and the chances playing time of games, and.it was decided are he will be willing to go through with his of the Athletics, is to be second catcher on this same line of to compel owners, managers and umpires to dope, and it was for this purpose that Ira original plans and fight the Feds to the last collaborate next sea_son in hastening the IS HEARTILY IN FAVOR ditch. Of course, he realizes that the sooner movements of the high-salaried servants of of the plan, and he is backed up strongly by Thomas took him with the All-Americans after base ball is restored to its old-time peaceful the public who declined . to -hurry for any the other Owners, who have come to realize the close of the season. McAvoy has caught footing the better it will be for all concerned. body last season. that there must be some sort of a change. most of the games played on the exhibition The public is tired of the continual haggling President Johnson advocated the change. The tour, and the experience will do him lots of on the part of the owners and wants to go president of the league placed the matter be good. back to the good old days. It©s a question AUSlN BACKS UP fore the club owners as the best means of LOCAL JOTTINGS whether the International League brand of satisfying the public and to eliminate the The charges of desertion and non-snpport base ball, notwithstanding its Federal flavor, continual complaint and ill-feeling that crops against Rube Oldring which were to have been would pay in Cleveland any more than the The Browns© Capable Third Baseman up every year over the World©s Champion heard before Judge Brown in the Municipal American Association article did during the ship games. It was pointed out by the club Court last week, have been postponed until past season. The Naps- have been the base Satisfied With Terms Tendered But pwners who have figured in the World©s Se next Friday, at the request of Oldring©s coua- ball barometer of Cleveland©s big fan family Wants a Three- Years Contract. ries that a certain percentage of the regular sel, John P. Connelly and Louis Hutt. season after season and patrons of the game were dissatisfied each Should Chief Bender decide to stay in or THE ONLY CHANCE By Clarence F. Lloyd year, and that the clubs lost that many sup ganized ball he will probably fall into a soft that any other ball offered here would have porters. It was felt that this, in part, was berth with the BroWns, as "Branch Rickey ST. LOUIS. Mo., November 9. Editor of responsible says he will have the great twirler at any to pay would be governed entirely by what "Sporting Life." Jimmy Austin, the effer cost to coach his young pitchers. Rickey the Naps were doing, and that goes for vescent third baseman and captain of the FOR THE POOR SUPPORT does not think the Chief is all in by any American Association, International or Fed Browns, has refused to sign the 1915 contract given to clubs after they had won a league means as a pitcher, but wants him anyway, eral. Had the Association club been in here tendered him by President Hedges. Jimmy pennant or a World©s Series. If the plan of to help him with the inside running of the in 1913 instead of 1914 the chances are the is satisfied at the salary offered, but balks at the American League is adopted by the Na Browns. Bearcats would have played to twice the num hitching up with the firm of Hedges & Rickey tional League the fans Will have, an opportun Jimmy Walsh is playing great ball for the ber of people they did. Why? Well, simply for one year only. He demanded a three-year ity of witnessing a series of five out ef nine All-Americans, en route to Honolulu, accord-. SPORTING LIFE IT ing to western papers, while Joe Bush is win ning from Bill James, of the Braves, with great regularity. These games do not count in a World©s ©Series, however, so what©s the use! AT THE CAPITAL The Rga&K Ball The American League Leaders at Chicago Meeting Refuse to Consider Compromise THE CORK CENTER BALL Washington Club to Work With Min neapolis Instead of Atlanta Walter Johnson Still Unsigned. Is The Official Ball Of The By Paul W. Eaton WASHINGTON, D. 0., November 9. Edi tor "Sporting Life." The American League changed its meeting date from Friday to Thursday of last week, and Manager Griffith concluded not to go to the conclave, so Presi dent Minor made the trip alone. He has now returned, after an enjoyable visit to Chicago. ALL AMERICAN-ALL NATIONAL There was no formal discussion of peace with the Federals, because there was no definite proposition to discuss, but the representatives of all the clubs agreed that there would be no Tour of the West and Pacific Coast recognition, of the independents. Some of the local daily papers were hopelessly at sea about the attitude of the American League in this matter, at least two of them insisting that the league must and would make important con Br&ntford, Canada cessions to the Feds. One even went so far as Philadelphia, Penna A. J. Rga$R Co. to suggest that the club owners might over rule President Johnson©s policy and assail their own interests, which they would be about as likely to do as kittens would be to attack the old cat for giving them nourishment. They were ABSOLUTELY WRONG and failed even to make the obvious deduc on his offer to the pitcher, he did say, though A SECOND BASEMEN. trip to Europe or some other peaceful place. tions from what the whole base ball public not necessarily with reference to Johnson that It has hopes that Young, from the Pacific The latest report from the firing line via knows, and the following statement in this he would not be held up, under any circum Coast, will prove the desired infielder, and THE HOT AIR LINE column last week, was fully verified: "The stances. A press dispatch crelits George Mc- American League will make no peace with the it has a sufficiently sizeable pitching corps is that Lute Boone and some cash are to be Bride with a statement that he is in a posi to encourage the belief that this department transferred to the Athletics for Collins and independents which does not leave the Amer tion to know that Johnson will be with the ican and the National as the only major may round out properly. No club can hope that the latter is to come here as manager leagues, and will not adopt any Fed owner Washington team next season. Johnson may be to grab next year without good pitching, for of the locals. The only objection is we unless he brings enough capital or other ele OVERPLAYING HIS HAND, Boston, which looks like the team that must haven©t heard of any recent bank robbery ments of strength to make his presence a and it would appear that he would have shown be beaten, if the Athletics do fall back, is which might account for the cash, which, distinct gain to the organization." Of course, good business judgment to sign promptly, if not only strong offensively, but has a slab would figure in the transaction (from a war has its disadvantages, but yielding has the .Washington Club©s offer is anything like bing crew. And that©s a combination hard to Philadelphian©s point of view). ©It is pretty worse ones. Organized Ball will compromise what is stated, and get a big salary while the beat. certain the New Yorks have put in a bid ©for the way the cat did with the canary. How getting was good. Should the Federal League either Bender . or Plank or both, although could they do otherwise? Does not history explode soon, he might be placed in the posi Hughey Jennings is also reported to be par show that those who pay others to refrain tion of the calves who followed the steers JOHNSON©S STAND ticularly sweet on the Gettysburg veteran. from interfering with their business are al home by mistake instead of the cows. "Never If any trading is done it will probably be ways losers. Even mind," said the herdsman, "they©ll learn pulled off along these lines. The American their mistake at suppertime." While a player The Washington Pitcher, Notwithstanding League meeting has come and gone. Frank THE ROMAN EMPIRE Farrell still officially could not Survive such a policy. When Rome is in Organized Ball he is standing on a solid the Great Temptation Before Him, Has was in its vigor, it licked all the enemies who basis, and when he leaves a well-established OWNS THE NEW YORKS molested it; but when it began to pay them organization for an experimental one he is Acted Honorably With Washington Clufa and the team is still managerless. Surely to leave it in peace, or to pay one of them to making a leap in the dark, if not into the the Dove of Peace is ace high around these fight others for it, the once invincible empire empty air. Eddie Ainsmith, receiver for the By Walter E. Hapgood parts! It is said Ray Caldwell may return went rapidly down hill. A lot of other equally star twirler, is still in town, and when seen BOSTON, Mass., November 9. So Presi to the Farrellites next season, but Ray seems unfounded stuff is now being published here, today was looking in fine condition. dent Ban Johnson proposed to discipline Hugh to be a very unreliable supporter. It seems to the effect that the minor leagues, or some Jennings for imparting to the base ball world a deal had practically been closed whereby of them, will ally themselves with the Fed the information that waivers were out upon Caldwell was to be a member of the Buffalo erals instead of with Organized Ball. What DETROIT ©DOTLETS that trio of Athletic pitchers. Jennings has Feds in 1915, but the management of the chance is there for such a move when it would long been persona non grata with the head of team overlooked the rather important fact render them subject to raids by two strong Manager Jenntngs Squares His Recent the American League; so has Walter Johnson, that Caldwell was bound to the New York leagues instead of by one not so strong? In for that matter. Speaking of Walter Johnson, Club for another year by an iron-clad con the last four years the minors have received Waiver Blonder Federal League Sym various stories appeared since the resumption tract. Exit the Buffeds and enter Caldwell ©s from the two major leagues, according to of of the talk that Washington©s great twirler overtures to be taken back into the fold. ficial figures, over $1,700,000, an average of pathizers in Detroit The Club Seeking was to become a Federal Leaguer, as to what ©Twas ever thus! over $1000 a day every day in the year, in Oaly to Strengthen Its Pitching Staff. understanding, if any, regarding next season, THE GROUND QUESTION cluding Sundays. Where will they get any Johnson had with Manager Clark Griffith when An official of the Giants announced last thing like th».t if they abrogate the National By Joe S. Jackson JOHNSON STARTED HOME week that no arrangements had been com Agreement ? All this shows the advisability of DETROIT, Mich., November 9. Editor of after the Philadelphia games of the World©s pleted for the use of the Polo Grounds next keeping informed by reading "Sporting Life," season by the New Yorks. It had been which can now give the "Sporting Life." Those threats of dire Series. I happen to know for a fact that the things to happen in the Jennings and Mack last talk between manager and pitcher con gefterally understood that an agrement where MOST IMPORTANT STATEMENT imbroglio came about as close to fulfillment cerning a new contract took place at the by the New Yorks would continue to share bearing on the outcome of the base ball War as divers other threats and promises that breakfast table of the Majestic Hotel, in Phila the Polo Grounds, at a season©s rental of which has yet been made. This is the decla have marked the course of base ball leaders delphia, on the morning of the second game of approximately $55,000, had been reached, ration of one of the leaders in Organized Ball, of late. Jennings© name, so far as became the World©s Series. Several of the Braves following the failure of the owners of the who has been in about as close touch as any- known, wasn©t even mentioned in the Chi were in the dining room at the time and noted New Yorks to complete work on new grounds l>ody with the magnates on both sides, and cago meeting, save in an informal manner, Griffith and Johnson in apparently earnest tut Kingsbridge. The admission made now has received the views of both independent and and in connection with the statement that conference at one of the tables. After it adds to the problems confronting present or regular chiefs from their own lips. His exact the trouble was off. Which, probably, is just was over Johnson walked over to a table where new owners of the New York American words are as follows: "The leaders of the as well. Jennings, who made a bad mistake were seated three of the Braves and one of the League Club. opposition plainly recognize the hopelessness in violating the confidence of the waiver re trio asked of Walter this question: "Well, PRESIDENT FRANK FARRELL, of their undertaking." That shows exactly quest, admitted that he had done a wrons what did you do about a new contract?" "I of the New York American Club, said today how matters are progressing, and as said last thing inadvertently. In all probability Hug,h- haven©t done anything yet," was the that the American .League did not even con week, and in effect the week before, iinless ie, knowing that it seldom happens that PITCHER©S VERY FRANK REPLY. sider the Sale of the New Yorks or any some Fed leaders are adopted because they waivers are asked without the newspapers "We have just been having a little farewell change in the ownership of the club during can add money, popularity or executive ability, getting next, assumed that the story was out talk upon the subject and I have told Grif the meeting in Chicago last week. Mr. Far to some of the weaker points in Organized and merely mentioned it in general conversa fith just where I stand. I©d )ike to remain rell, with normal conditions restored, will be Ball, they Will not be considered at all. A tion. If the incident has the effect of mak with Griffith, but it is only natural for me to able _ to consider managerial timber and a very important fact in local base ball which ing other managers and magnates more cau want to play where I can get the most money. training camp site unhampered by possibili I. have not seen noted ii the local press is tious it will have served a good pur{3ose. And Griffith told me not five minutes ago that ties of being obliged to protect his holdings that Manager Griffith will now wbrk with Tipping off Waivers! has caused plenty of he didn©t blame me for feeling that way. Now through fighting for the privilege of staying THE MINNEAPOLIS CLUBj bother in the past. Thus far you know just as much about it as I do." in the league. instead! of the Atlanta Club, in handling his -" . THERE IS NO PEACE. recruits. It is owing to this arrangement that Anyway, peace talk isn©t a vital issue here : AMERICAN LEAGUE NOTES the Cantillohs will get si£ and perhaps seven because the Feds have no club in Detroit, players from the Washington Club. Five play and, even were the war to continue, would A deal is on between the Boston and St. Louis ers already selected for Minneapolis are not be likely to place one here. Local con The Gub Still Under Control of Frank Clubs for the exchange of catcher Agnew. of St. Louis, Cashion, Hairy Holland, who played third and ditions are against it. For SO years Detroit for firs* baseman Dwl Gainer, of the Red Sox. short for Atlanta; infielder Morley Jennings has had a park that is within a mile of the Farrell But the Managerial, Team and Aceofrdins to a report from the West, Charley Mul- and pitcher Dick Williams, of the same team; centre of the town, and to which one can len, the New York ftrst baseman, is on the market. and catcher Bill Wilson, the Texas backstop. Walk, if necessary, in 12 or 15 minutes. Ground Questions Still Shrouded in It Is said he was offered to the Indianapolis Club. One or two not yet selected will also go, nnd The fans have become educated to this sore of four of the six or seven will be traded for thing. But under present conditions, no Doubt, So Far as Public Is Concerned. Shwrtstop Bttbby Wallace, former manager of the Rondeau, while the others will be under op property that any ball club could _ afford to St. Louis Browns, passed his fortieth milestone laat lease can be secured less than 35 to 40 By Harry Dix Cole week. Tommy Leach, another ancient one, will be 37. tional or other agreements. Cashion WE- to be Clark Griffith answers the statement that Eddie sighed by the Minneapolis Club and the others minutes© ride. Even the Tigers, one of the NEW YORK.. N. Y., November 9. Editor Ainsmith, the Washington catcher, contemplates jump- Iby Griffith for Minneapolis. Mr. Griffith will few money winners this past season, would "Sporting Life." What am I offered for ins to the Feds with the assertion that he is signed have the say as to the other three who are to go broke oh that proposition. It is a fact, Frank Farrell©s New York American League to a three-year contract. figure In the Rondeau deal, and has not yet however, that the Federals have many friends Club ? Now that everybody is engaging in picked them. More in this city, despite the lack of any special the pleasant little pastime of selling the New The Feds think Walter Johnson might encourage reason for an interest in their affairs. This Yorks regardless of their owner©s knowledge other big leaguers to jump if he joined the independent DOPE ON RONDEAU probably is due to a consideration of the in or consent, I fail to see why I should be organization. The Speed King has them jumping all has come to hand, but does not agree entirely dependents as a sort of under-dog in a big barred- from the fun, do you ? To date the the time away from the plate. with previous information. Joe Giebel, the fight, gaining for them the same sort of Wards, of the Brooklyn Federals, lead in Shortstop Dee Walsh will get his fourth try-out by Kansas City catcher, who was formerly with sympathy that followed the Boston Braves the unofficial bidding, while a certain Mr. the Browns next season, having been recalled from the Athletics, and is a Washington boy, is into a World©s Series in which, in advance, Farrell insists that the next owner of the the International League. Rickey believes the young quoted as saying that Rondeau is a good hit they were conceded no chance to win. New Yorks will be Mr. Frank Farrell. A ster has at last learned to hit. Latest neiws of Clarence Walker, the hard-hitting ter, but la_cks speed and fielding ability. Giebel CLUB MATTERS QUIET certain Mr. Connie Mack, whose name sounds caught pitcher Bert Gallia in most of his strangely familiar to the fans, is also being left fielder of the Browns, is that he is at death©s door games and is most enthusiastic in praise of Jennings hasn©t been here since the sea boosted as the next head of the many-headed with typhoid fever. Even should he recover, he may son closed, and isn©t expected to show until not fee in chape to play with the Browns next sea his work. He believes that Gallia will be of aggregation. Connie declare_s he doesn©t son. great service to Washington as a regular next close to reporting time for the trip South. mind taking a chance, but if it©s all the season. The status of The club hasn©t made any announcement same to the rest of the magnates he©ll con Outflelder Hughey "Nemo" Leibold, of the Cleve as to its plans, save that it will return to tinue with the Athletics. Thus is poor land Naps, is the latest of the major leaguers to enter WALTER JOHNSON G-ulfport, where it has trained for two sea the ma.trimonial game. A, license was issued to him is still unsettled. While Manager Griffith sons, and that about 40 men will be taken .JACK DUNN DONE in Detroit last week for his marriage to a sail* of would not say in so many words today that to camp. That will be the largest squad in out of another job, for it was he who was that city. he was in communication with Johnson, it was Tiger history. There is no doubt that Presi picked by those who profess to be "on the Manager Hugh Jennings. of the© Detroit team, last clear from his statements and also from those dent Navin, while he isn©t making any-claims inside" to step into Mack©s shoes and re weefe canceled a week of his vaudeville engagement to of another officer of the club, that Johnson thinks that he has a chance for another flag construct the ex-World©s Champions. How go to Scranton, Pa., in order to be with his daughter1 has been heard from by them recently, and in 1915, because of the threat his team made ever, there is still hope for the Oriole pilot. Graoe, who was operated Upon for appendicitis at a there has been a failure to reach an agree for a time last season, and because of the He has also been mentioned to manage the local hospital. ment as yet. Johnson must be holding out general belief that the Mackmen may not be New Yorks, but here once more an Athletic The New York Americans may have trouble about ft Jor a very large stipend, and while Manager so dangerous. All that the club is working shadow crosses his trail. Edward Trow- part next season. The Kingsbridge "stands" have al Griffith did not confirm the statement he has for now is ©the strengthening of th» pitching bridge Collins will have that position simply ways teen a myth, and President Hempetead, of UM credited with, that lie would stand pat itaff, and th« addition of throat upon him if he doe*a t soon take * Continued on fourteenth page SPORTING LIFE No\TEMBEB: 14, 1914 the trouble in Organized Ball. I know, be management of the team next year. Whether cause I was connected with them for years he was here for that purpose or not none of and years." the Wards will admit. Of course, if Roger Bresnahan is not .landed, the field for the job Federal League News FANS ADVANCE WITH PLAYERS as manager of the Tip Tops will be an open Although the general belief around the base one. The business of ball playing next year ball circuit is that the Federals are asking for for the Tip Tops will be a serious one. Play peace; pleading with their rivals to complete ing winning ball at home won©t be enough. QW realize that nothing but peace can do any this get-together meeting, Rickart denies that The team will have to do a whole lot better good for them, and we believe that they will his associates are on the ropes. "That©s on the road than did the Tip Tops of 1914. If go on record strongly to that effect. A care ridiculous," chatted Rickart. "If they want this year©s tgam had made any kind of a show ful perusal of the happenings of the past to make it a finish fight we©re ready with ing on the road Brooklyn would have come season will show more minor league fran them, and. we©ll show them a ga.mer set of close to landing the pennant. Joe Quirk, the chises being transferred and leagues disband fellows, too. We©ve put out money for parks Brooklyn Federal League Club©s groundkeeper, ing than in any one other season in the and players where Organized Ball used the has an all-year-round job with the Wards. He Not a Bit of Dotibt on That Score history of the sport. Unless peace does whip with their players and is now employed at the Ward bakery in this come, there can be little doubting that a IGNORED THE PUBLIC. borough. Joe is busy trying to invent some goodly sized number of the still existing The players and the public are considered by kind of a lotion that will have a brightening Entertained By Everybody Con organizations will join the unhappy list of our owners. They laughed at the Federal effect upon ivory. the season past. League less thai* a year ago, when some of nected With the Champion Club THAT CHICAGO CONFERENCE the men declared they would erect modern President Carroll Rasin and Director Jan plants; we did, and for the comfort of our WEEGHMAN ALL RIGH1 of the New Independent League* ney have returned from -their conference in patrons, too. Mr. Weeghman put up a palace; Chicago with President Gilmpre, but they did also Mr. Ward, in Brooklyn, and in Organized The Baltimore Magnates Satisfied That not bring any news about it. It stands to Ball you©ll find wooden stands in St. Louis reason that it must have been something and Chicago, where comfort for the fans is the Chicago Magnate Is Loyal and That BY JACK VEIOCK forgotten just to snatch the money at the INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., November 9.—Edi vital concerning Baltimore©s part in the pro If Peace Comes It Will Be With Honor. posed peace plan. The conference lends con gate. That isn©t the way we conduct our tor "Sporting Life." With the dove of siderable strength to the rumor about taking business, though." And before departing, peace trying to hover over the base ball situa in the Wards and Weeghman and amalga Rickart added with emphasis: "It©s 50-50 if © By C. Starr Mathews tion and fluttering uncertain mating the other clubs with the International they want peace and with the Federals on BALTIMORE, Md., November 10. Editor ly about, no one here feels League and the An\erican Association. To the same footing as the National and American "Sporting Life." All the peace talk heard like offering odds on the out put Baltimore back into the International Leagues." recently in Chicago by President Carroll Wil come of the war, and for the League, with peace reigning, would mean the son Rasin, of the Terrapins, as well as the most part the fans are con certain doom of base ball in Baltimore. Fan- business transacted in that city by Attorney tent to await what the future dom well knows the part that this city has Stuart S. Janney, will be put before© the di will bring. That this city will played in base ball history and how it was rectors of the local Federal League Club, at a have but one ball club next dropped unceremoniously from the National meeting of the directors which will be held season is the general belief and American. Leagues. The burnt child is One Player Signed Pending the Weeghman- this morning at the offices in the Union Trust here. Whether it will be the always , afraid of the fire, and if the Federal Herrmann Peace Negotiations The Building. While there may be something very Hoosier Federals or the movement ends with Baltimore back in the interesting in store far the ears of the direc American Association team is same place, fans of this city will be through Wards No Longer Discussing the Subject tors, it is doubtful if any of them believe there the question the fans are try with the sport for many .years to come. There of Organised Ball;Club Purchases. : will be peace in the base ball world during tlie ing to solve. One of these may be a few who would be willing to take season of 1915. The ©;-© W. C. Phillips teams must get out or starve Class AA again as better than nothing, but DIRECTORS OF THE TERRAPIN CLUB to death by continuing to vfe with the other they would be in the By WiiliaJn J. Granger for patronage. If the question was left to a BROOKLYN, N. Y-, November 9. Editor are, business men, and while they no -doubt vote on ..the part of the fans, there is but VERY SMALL MINORITY. of "Sporting Life." Walter S. Ward, the would like to see peace restored, none is will little doubt that the Federals would be voted Undoubtedly the Federal officials know this treasurer of the Brooklyn Federal League Club ing to accept it unless the terms are right. the most popular team, for patronage at the as well as anybody else and, to the writer©s the past season, and who may be the presi Some persons closely connected with the Fed games last Summer indicated that they had mind they would be better off financially, as dent of the club next year, has tried his hand eral League are of the opinion that Organized the edge by a long shot. Time only will tell. well as otherwise, to throw up the sponge at scouting. -He announced the other day that Ball will not offer the best inducements at In the meantime the fans are entirely than to accept membership in the he had signed Martin Walsh, a-brother of Big this time and reason that the independents WATCHING FOR RETURNS International circuit. Freedom from minor Ed, of White Sox fame, for the Tip Tops. He would be foolish to give much ground when they have the enemy on the run. This talk from the meeting at©Omaha, which is thought league ball was the cry upon which the Feds also admitted that he had been watching him to be of vast importance. The Omaha meet built their patronage here and to hand back self the work of Marty in the Eastern Associa about the Federal League being absorbed by ing will be over by the time this letter ap the very thing from which it said loca Ifandom tion, and believed that he would make good in the American and National circuits does not pears in your valuable columns and Indian would be emancipated would create a situa the big show. Walsh represents young Ward©s meet the approval of some of the backers of apolis may know something for sure. J. Ed tion ruinous to the extreme. This city has first try at the scouting game, and it, there the baby major league. They contend that it Krause and General Manager W. H. Wat- been entertaining -a big base ball crowd Of fore, will be interesting to see just how Walsh would not be well to leave room for another kins returned from the Federal League meet late, and the races at Pimlico have been fares as a big leaguer. One of the biggest war. These .magnates believe there is rooin ing in. New York bristling with confidence the magnet. Among those daily seen at the finds of the Brooklyn National League Club for three major leagues, and say if some cities and handing out nothing but optimistic state track in addition to the local Fed officials are for years was made by Henry Medicus, who are©left out of the fold .or not provided with, ments regarding the future of the Hoosier Manager John McGraw, Manager Otto does not pretend to be a scout. But it seems continuous base ball, another war might be Feds and the Federal League. "We©ll be Knabe, Manager Dunn, Joe Neeley, Ned Han- that when Henry was the treasurer of the started within the next few years. lon, Manager Wilbert Robinson, Kid Gleason Brooklyn National League Club, he always WEEGHMAN ALL RIGHT © {doing business at the same stand next and Runt Walsh. season," said Krause, "only we©ll have a had a hankering for trying his hand Although neither President Rasin nor At bigger and better team. Peace may come, AT DIGGING UP PHENOMS torney Janney would talk much about their tout in this event the Federals will get what in the bushes. Not that he wanted any one to trip to Chicago, it was learned that they found they are demanding and the fans here need believe he-was anxious to go into scouting-as Charles Weeghman, president of the Chifeds, not worry about losing the Hoosiers." W. a business* but he was confident that he would is just as true to the Federal cause today as H. Watkins is equally certain, according to Lloyd Ricfcart Declares That Only Equal know a good ball player, ho matter in what he was a year ago, when he stuck, despite kis statements, as is Krause, that company the said good ball player was toiling. the rumors that he would be allowed to buy a THE HOOFEDS WILL CAVORT Recognition Will Satisfy the Federals, To prove it, a year ago ,he recommended to team in Organized Ball. The Baltimoreans, no mt the Kentucky avenue lot. He said: "The and Cites the Achievements of the Or President Ebbets, Jeff Pfeffer, of the Grand doubt, heard something about what transpired policy of the Federal League has been to Rapids Club. The scouts had passed up Jeff, at the meeting between Garry Herrmann, fouild up eight strong base ball teams of ma ganization. but on Medicus© urging, Ebbets decided to chairman of the National Commission, and jor league calibre. Our first season was even purchase Pfeffer and Pfeffer was one of the Weeghman, for although they were not talka more of a success than had been predicted by By Sid C. Keen«v pitching sensations of the National League tive both seemed assured that Baltimore would the most rabid Federal sympathizers. We ST. LOUIS, Mo., November 7. With words pennant race the past Season. Walter Ward have a major league club in the next race. are working along the same lines for the of peace echoing from every corner of base is not saying that Martin Walsh is as good a season of 1915. We will establish a better ball©s geography, Organized Ball moguls and pitcher as Pfeffer, but he believes that the team here and we mean to put the Indian Federal Leaguers ready for the conference youngster will make good in fast company, and apolis club on a firmer business basis at the which may end the war and restore the pas maybe turn out just as well as did Big Jeff. same time. _ I look eventually for peace, but time to its former firm footing, a member of Walsh will work under a big handicap. Be I am certain that if peace comes that the the independents steps forth with the infor cause of his brother©s great reputation, the Some Facts About the Man Who Put Buf «ase ball public will see the Federal League mation that under one condition only will the fans will expect him to be a wonder from the falo* the Old National League City* ranked on an equal basis with the majors, independents consent to peace. .It is "50-50 start. However, the youngster has all the and enjoying the same privileges. As far as for the two factions." Lloyd Rickart, former earmarks of a good pitcher. He is a finely Again on the Major League Map. 1 can see, I don©t believe there will be many ly of Organized Ball, but now Federal League built, big fellow and did the "Iron Man" BUFFALO, N. Y., November 7. Editor of changes in the present Federal League cir- secretary, declares it must be an even split in stunt more than once for the Bridgeport team "Sporting Life." The election of President euit." the agreement to settle. the past season. William E. Robertson, of the Buffalo Federal MANAGER BILL PHILLIPS, MUST BE MAJOR LEAGUERS PRESIDENT ROBERT B. WARD League Club, to the chairmanship of the ex Who came here the first of the month, has Just what this 50-50 proposition is Rick- is having many a good laugh at the stories ecutive committee of the Federal League calls Established himself at a local hotel and has art refused to divulge; how the two sides will going the rounds of all the American League attention to the fact that Buffalo may now teen keeping the wires hot in lining up talent arrange the settlement is unknown to Rick- Clubs he is supposed to buy between now and boast of two of the most prominent magnates for 1915. The fact that the directors of the art ; whether St. Louis will continue to oper the opening of the 1915 campaign. It is in base ball. They are: Mr. Robertson, com- club authorized Phillips to go ahead with ate three clubs or have one drop out,- Lloyd claimed that the premature announcing of the mander-in-chief of the invading Feds, and the business of preparing for next season re professes not to be in a position to tell. How Wards© intention to buy the New York Ameri Jacob J. Stein, president of the Buffalo Inter gardless of what expense was incurred, and ever, he insisted that it must be 50-50 and can League Club spoiled that scheme and it is national League Club. Mr. Stein holds al this prior to the important meeting at Omaha, with the Federals recognized as a major league a good bet ndw that none j.of .the Wards: here most identically the same position in the In caused the fans to sit up and take notice. and on the samei basis as the National and after will admit any intending negotiations ternational ©League as Mr. Robertson ©does in : i©nillipsi is calling the players here to com the , American Leagues. "Organized Ball is Until the said negotiations have been com the independent circuit. He is chairman of plete his arrangements with them for next not going to do all the dictating," .remarked pleted. The news-from the recent-meeting of then boarkl of '• directors Of the Barrow ,lo6p. eeason. He has given up the idea of gnm- Rickart to the writer. "Organized Ball is* not the American© League revived! the rumor thai Mri Stein, or "Jake" Stein, asr he is famil-© Bhoeing and is furnishing transportation to going to tell us that we©ll have to abide by the Wards would be owner©s of the ©New Yorks iarly known in the: base ball World, lias long© Such players as he hopes to line up for the beefa one of the f-oremSst figures© in ifcinor Reason to come. their instructions, and Organized Ball is not in 1915, but Robert B. "Ward declines to dis-r going to profit in all of the awards i©f any are cuss the subject tft all.. When it .first began league base bfil], ; but Mr. Robertson is a ; new- made. We©re willing:, now or hereafter, to be, rumored that Robert !B. W£rd would buy, conier to the outside wk>rld. As he is bound to © to listen to anything that©s reasonable; a the New York Americans, he w-as asked if in be -a prominent factor© in the game w^e deem© proposition that will be fair to both sides but that case he would locate the. club : it well to furnish s6me facts as printed in tne© Buffalo ©©©Courier," about the rising base ball we©re not going to fall upon our knees and beg AT WASHINGTON PARK, to be taken in." man. - ©© : - i. : - flow the Minor League Situation Is Viewed ., .-THE©CAREER-OP MR, ; ROBERTSON PEACE IS NECESSARY the club to be still known as the, New York in the Monumental City Amalgamation American League Club. That was the time Mr. Robertson, titular head -bf the Buffeds, Is now However, Rickart did© say that it would be when he admitted that he would entertain a In his first year as a base ball magnate, but he has Not Acceptable to Baltimore, Which for base ball©s good to end the war; that un proposition for purchasing the New Yorks. made such tremendous progress with the Buffalo Club der present conditions the game would not He declined to commit himself on the question and has so completely mastered the details of the "Wants Major League Ball or Nothing. advance; the magnates would not share in as to whether the team -would be located at busincos end of the great outdoor sport that his fel huge annual profits and that to continue the Washington Park. John M. Ward once said low associates in the Oilmore organization regard him By Emanuel Daniel present reign would mean disaster for moguls that it was just as feasible for a New York as one of the biggest men in the league. Three weekt BALTIMORE, Md., November 9. Editor on both sides. To inhale Rickart©s conversa team to have .its home in Brooklyn as it would ago he went to the Feds© meeting in New York prac ©Sporting Life." Baltimore, like the rest tion, and one easily could be converted into tically a stranger to his fellow magnates. Before th« be to locate in. the Bronx. In fact, according meeting was adjourned he had been elected to th» Of the world that is interested in the great a Federal Leaguer and an enemy of Organized to John M., the New Yorks would do a whole executive committee of the league and had been se American game of base ball, is centreing its Ball. Rickart is for his faction first, la&t and lot better in Brooklyn than they would in any lected the representative of the Buffalo Club in all attention to the last bit on Omaha this week always; he proves that the entrance of the of the other boroughs of Greater New York, league matters, vice Walter F. Mullein, who resigned. The meeting of the minors in the Western Fed«ral League really was a boom for base because Washington Park would be handy for Being general manager of the Kobertson-Cataract town is undoubtedly one of the most im ball, but adds that the present conditions the New York fans and the club would be Electric Company, one of the largest organizations of portant in the history of the sport, and that should not exist and some one should give in assured of good patronage from the Brooklyn its kind in the State, Mr. Robertson entered the baso » majority of the major leaguers should find and allow peace once more to flutter over the fans. Of course, all Brooklyn would rather ball field splendidly trained along business lines and it of sufficient interest to make the trip to base ball surroundings. have an American League team of its own, he immediately applied strict lines of business training ^Nebraska speaks for itself. By the time this SIDE OF THE FEDERALS carrying the name of Brooklyn. That is the to the management of the Buffalo Club. The first appears in print the meeting will be about reason why everyone is rooting that when year of the Federal League in Buffalo brought colossal over, but we do not hesitate to say that few "The Federal League has exposed the un obstacles. There was little financial help forthcoming, fair dealings of Organized Ball," conwnued peace is brought about one of the stipulations in addition to that supplied by the pioneer backers, if any, leagues, win jump over to the Feds! will be that the Wards will be allowed to buy but the needs of financing were met squarely by the We likewise add that we believe that many Rickart. "The Federal League has advanced the Washington Club and transfer it to Brook of the manor magnates would but for the the player and has been responsible far the Buffed executive, and so successfully that the club increase in salary., for the athlete. Our mag lyn. But the New Yorks, eyea. if they would gathered unto itself " i i the last two months of th* fact that they realize it would be nothing bear the name of New York, would be very season a trio of playe/B who will form the nucleus, it more than jumping from the nates are not selfish; . they do not want all of the profits, and are willing to split with much preferred-to any minor- league outfit, is hoped, of a pennant-winning combination in 191-5. FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE. those who help gain the revenue. The player notwithstanding that the minor league outfit ROBERTSON NATURAL LEADER The thing that has hurt the minors so great really was a ©slave© until the Federals en would have conferred upon it the name of Mr. Robertson was splendidly equipped as an or ly is that the condition of warfare which tered the scene; the player had to accept the Brooklyn. Then, too, Brooklyn fans have al ganizer when he made his debut in the base ball exists has destroyed the market for the sale decision of the magnate and the Commission ways ,had a soft spot in their hearts for the world. For many yeas he has lad, or helped to of players and jumping of the leagues to the or quit the game. There always was but one poor, downtrodden New Yorks, possibly be lead, every movement which had for its object th« trumore forces will no* relieve the situation. side. No-w it is different. We have advanced cause New York fans refuse to see them as welfare and advertisement of the city of Buffalo. Ha By being allied -with the Feds leaves their the equals of the Giants. The Giant species of has served as president of the Chamber of Commerca the player and hav« made him one of us. fan is royally hated by the Brooklyn fan. and this at a time when Buffalo was awafcjng to Its prayers open to the same raids on the part of There isn©t the usual scrapping between the real possibilities and opportunities in the commercial, the American and National Leagues as they magnates in OUT league. They©re a congenial OFTFIELIffiB ABTTB HOFMAN industrial and financial world. At that time tha were subject to during the past .season at lot, who are in base ball for the sport of it, was in town the other day, waieh led to the Chamber of Commerce was far below its present status tt* hands of-' tbc indeyeadenU. Til* and »»* for ibc gbat> of tbc dollar. That was r«p«xt thai his nni»*i«i ka£ to do .waft tiw jto all ways. It* nuBkbeisbip was small, its iuflueoo* NOVEMBER 14, 1914 SPORTING LIFE nothing to speak of, its organization but one in out doubt about the right of the Hoofeds to claim more favorably impressed with the solidarity and line tnly, and its general existence moribund. Buffalo the belt, let the winner of the world series permanence of tb/e Federal League as an institution © then supported a like institution, the Transportation investigate and we will make good, or show that cannot be crushed., and must be compromised THE VICTOR OFFICIAL Club. Its state of health was akin to that of the why we can not. The Hoofeds are not try with. Any number of experienced critics who had Chamber of Commerce. President Eobertson quickly taken a light view of .the Feds were at the meeting ing to "butt in" where they do not belong. and had heart-to-heart talts with the Federal mag GRASPED THE SITUATION If the games about to be played in Boston nates. They heard lifctle or no boasting, but they FEDERAL LEAGUE and in true Bobertson style solved the problem. New and Philadelphia are to determine merely the heard what appeared to be plain statements of facts, Wood was needed in both organizations. The in championship of the National and American and those formerly-skeptical scribes accepted the fusion of -blood from one body to another was then Leagues, that is statements. Certainly, "we scribes hold a higher In its infancy even in the medical world and abso NONE OF OUR CONCERN. opinion of the Feclg, as regards their intention to BASE BALL lutely untried in the business world, but Kobertson stick, than we. had held before. This is not saying tried it and succeeded in combining the. Transporta We are willing to admit we are not champions that I have changed my stand as regards the Feds WHICH HAS BEEN USED BT tion Club and the old Chamber of Commerce into the of either organization, or of both. But the and their relations to Organized Ball. I still am present organization known as the Chamber of Com Hoofeds do contend that they are the best ball firmly convinclB that a third, major league is not THE FEDERAL LEAGUE merce. The result opened 'the eyes of everyone but team outdoors, and are willing to back up necessary, and that the Feds are merel»,a. Jot of out * Mr. Robertson. The membership was doubled, then, that contention.- Until further notice, or un siders who butted into a business that had/been care since first organized and given universal sat trebled, its organization was placed in capable, en til some one claiming championship honors fully built up by other men through a period extend isfaction to players and owners alike, was thusiastic hands, and the city of Buffalo leaped is able to show that it is a better team, the ing over many years. Also, the sinister introduction of from a sleeping lake port city to one of the leading Hoofeds are hereby declared to be the official the advertising element into base ball, by which a, positive forces in the industrial and commercial holders of the world©s championship. team is to be kept in the field to boost somebody©s OFFICIALLY READOPTED growth of the country. The Chamber of Commerce U bread, or somebody elses quick lunch restaurants, does now a virile, active organization with one of not make any hit With me and never will.. But. leav FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS THE MOST EFFECTIVE CAREERS ing aside the view of the Feds© ethics, and considering CLEVELAND©SELECTED? merely the question whether they are going to hold at the annual meeting of the league; held in In the country. Mr. Robertson is regarded as its together and make Organized Ball compromise and founder. When the Federal League invaded Buffalo compromise favorably to the Feds I answer that I © New York on October 24th, and will be ex it is not surprising that a man of this calibre should Belief in the Forest City That the Kansas firmly believe they will be right on the job all of clusively used in all Federal League games. have become interested in it and later chosen as its City Franchise Is to Be Made a Rival to next season, and the season after, if peace is not bead. Only a cursory patron of base ball and a fan declared. THIS IS SIMPLY ONE MORE TRIBUTE only in one sense of the word in that he loved out Charley Somers© American League Club door sport, Mr. Robertson became interested in the TO VICTOR QUALITY project because he saw the tremendous advantage the city would reap through major league base ball. He By Ed Bang entered it with characteristic Robertson enthusiasm CLEVELAND, O., November 9. -Editor of and influencing his associates by his keen business "Sporting Life.© 1 Cleveland secured a fran Victor Sporting Goods Co. Judgment, supreme optimism and sheer force of his chise in the Federal League at the recent falter Ward Emphasizes the Brooklyn personality carried the Buffalo, Federal league, .Club meeting of©the Federal moguls in New York, Club©s Honorable Stand in the Matter of v Springfield, Mass. j through the first year of its existence most success and a Federal team will compete with the fully. © .: lowly Naps next season for the patronage of Respecting Bona Fide Base Ball Contracts the fans. This information was learned last week from an authoritative source. A Federal ,©#-.© By W."J. McBeth erals will be stronger than ever .next year. He says League agent who refused to allow his name ; NEW YORK, N. Y., November 6. Walter that Benny Kauri? is the ecrual of Ty Cobb. Benny to be used, let©the cat out of the bag, although S. Ward, treasurer of trie Brooklyn Federals, lives in Lancaster, O., the town . in which Hank The Matter of Team Transfer Still ih no official announcement is expected until an who- rece-ntly has assumed some of the bur Gowdy, of the Boston Braves, got his start in basa option on a site has been secured.. M. F. den©s of-the: business management, as it©would ball.. The Hoofeds got him from the New York Ameri t Abeyance Why the Local Glub is Han Bramley and other Clevelanders have the fran appear, stated very emphatically on Friday cans, where he failed to get a chairce under Manager chise. The site.proposition has been the only that he and his business-isSociates wore not Chance. Ed Rousch, the right fielder, who composes dicapped More Than Other Federal Clubs obstacle in the path of the promoters. It is ih the market for any players under contract. the outfield with Kauff and Vincent Campbell, is only now almost certain that the Said he: - © :© :© ": 7 20 years of age, and has hit .348 last season. Huber KANSAS CITY, Mo., November 9:. Editor states that Campbell would have led the league had ©Sporting Life." It will be definitely set SITE WILL BE SECURED "Such reports have done us a marked injustice. he not been injured so often during the season. tled November 28, if not before then, whether within a few days, when the official announce Robert B. Ward put himself on record as opposed to Trainer Huber has established headquartera on Upper Kansas City is to be in the Federal League in ment will be made. Two different sites have such practice when -aa president of our club he de Main street, where he will conduct a massage parlor 1915. The annual meeting of the league will cided to promote an independent team in Brooklyn. this Winter. He was formerly chief trainer of the be held in Chicago on that date and at that been under consideration by the Feds here, the \Vo have not departed one bit from that attitude. Cincinnati Gym and Cincinnati ball team, and ia one at East Fifty-fifth street and Euclid ave Players under contract to Organized Ball clubs for considered one of the best in the country. Hubor has meeting the circuit for the next campaign will nue, and. the other the old circus grounds on be definitely decided upon and plans drawn up 11*13 will be absolutely safe from all interference on naught but praise for Manager Bill Phillips, who he Scranton road. It is said that both of these our part. I believe that there are men prominent in says treated him royally. Had.it not been for catcher for the next pennant race. There has been have been passed by, the first because the cost the Federal League who have no such" business, scru Rariden getting hurt, Huber says that Indianapolis considerable talk about the possibility of the would be too great and the othor on account ples in connection with contracts which some of the would have copped the pennant .by 25 games or more. local club moving, but nothing definite has of the fact that it is across the river. A new law courts of the land have held inequitable. It is been done in regard to it, despite the talk of site is under consideration. It is located at true that our league docs not respect the validity some who profess to be in the know, that this Euclid avenue and East Seventy-first street, of the reserve clause,. which hag been proved null and \ FEDERAL LEAGUE FACTS franchise already has been moved to Cleve but it is stated that, people in that section are void. And you -also must remember, that some of land. As a matter of fact, it rests entirely objecting to the plan, and this, too, may be the players that major league owners announce*! they A conference between outflelder Artie Hofman, of the with the stockholders of the local club whether abandoned. The names of Charles P. Salen, held by ironclad contract have nothing more than the Tip Tops, and Secretary Walter S. Ward, at Akron, they want to dispose of the franchise. They barrier of a. 1914 reserve . between themselves and O., last week, has caused a report to spread to the Jake. Mintz, F. X. Zimennan, Herman Schle- liberty. I have signed and am. signing all the players have not yet decided to turn loose their hold man and other local men have been mention effect that Hofman la to manage the Tip Tops next ings and will not until later in the present for the Brooklyn Federal League -Club and I can season. ed in connection with the proposed Cleveland say truthfully that not one athlete recruited for our month. Regarding local conditions, a promi Federal League enterprise. The Chicago Club is reported as having signed two nent stockholder©said the other day: tram has been bound by contract to any other em- HANKERING- AFTER LAJQIE Cloyer. The Brooklyn Federal League Club is abso players from a little independent league in Minne "The Federal League is going to be operated on a lutely innocent of such charges." sota. One is a pitcher named Paul Crouch, of the much larger basis next year. Every club is preparing The Feds would like to laad Napoleon La- Austin Club, and the other ia outflelder Fred Wines, row for a big running expense and. will have a fund joie as manager and will, it is believed, • make Organized Ball has charged the Brooklyn of the Albert Lea Club. to meet financial loss if necessary. We realize that an effort to get him to desect Organized Ball Federals with accepting two virtual contract- Armando Marsans. the Cuban, owes the Federal war in baso ball^is extremely costly and as .we have and follow the example set by Joe Tinker, jumpers in the Indian Bluejacket and in Tom League $9WM) in advance money. Marsans has i?stipd Hot heard of any©peace plan that-is in any way satis Bill Bradley, Otto, Knabe, Fielder Jones and Sea©tqn. President William . F.. Baker, of the an ultimatum that he will never play ball in the States factory to us, we expect war for at least another year others. It is doubted, however, if they will Phillies declares Soaton. accepted terms with again except with the Giants, so it looks like some and possibly longer. Thb war means a larger expense be able, to get L©arry to toss up his err ch two-r the Quaker City club prior to his desertion to body is going to be stung. than peace. We must get stais from the majors .year contract wjth" Somers at $0000 a year for the independents, an action which Organized George ("Tex") Westerzi], who was with the Brook and in times of war stars come high. Wo must pay the sake of making a leap into uncertainty. Base Ball law interprets as binding as ink. lyn Federals this year, has returned to his old home exorbitant salaries and guarantee the amounts for three The© New York Nationals, on the other hand, years. Even with peace in another year those sala But you never can tell. in San Antonio. The old trouble with his knee bother ries must be paid for the full terms of the contracts. declare that Bluejacket first signed as a Giant. ed him in the latter part of the season and may inter Therefore, we must prepare to put out a great deal of On the other hand, the Wards claim priority fere with his usefulness next year. money that would be saved under different circum contract rights, a claim which to date has not Interviews with Federal League ball players indi stances. Most of the clubs are owned by individuals been disproved. cate that they have been given the impression from, who ara very wealthy and are ready to spend the re- some source that they have nothing to fear for the Quired amount to make the fight with Organized Ball. Some "Curses Coming Home to Roost©© In future; that Organized Ball will recognize the Ferls The local organization is a different proposition. This THE CINCINNATI SITUATION and the players all will be restored to good standing. Is a stock company with quite a number , of stock Quarters Where the Independents Were The Yale University base ball management will take holder!©. It in a question whether Kansas City can no side with Organized Ball against the Federal support two clubs, and therefore, it is a question Originally Belittled and Reviled. The Federal League Lawyer in that City League. The Baltimore Federal Club has been asked whether the stockholders care to put up several thou for a game at Baltimore during the Yale team©s re sand each in order to remain in the league. This will CINCINNATI "COMMERCIAL-TRIBUNE" Announces tha.t His League ^iil Be the turn northward from its annual Southern trip next be definitely settled before the Chicago meeting I am Ludicrous indeed is the present about-face of our Spring. sure, and wo will either put up the required amount local contemporaries on the Federal League question. Lone Occupant of that Burg in a Year. and get busy collerting stars to strengthen the club Charlie Ca.rr, late first baseman of the Indianapolis All through the Summer their sport columns have fair Paul V. ©Corinolly, the Cincinnati lawyer, Federals, was on hand at the American League meet for next year, or we will offer the Cleveland people a ly choketl with solemn assertions, writ in weighty chance to buy the club. We will get our money out of declares that the Federal League will have a ing In Chicago last week1. Carr was not carrying an and near-high-biow manner, declaring the fall of the club in Cincinnati next year, and that if a olive branch,- but was endeavoring to sell uniforms to the venture if we decide to release our franchise. We new organization but a matter of seconds. It was are not going to give it away. We expect to be reim reorganization comes Organized Ball will with several American League clubs. Just how successful given no chance to exist whatsoever. According to he was remains to be seen. bursed for the amount lost during the past season, a these self-same scribes eveiy player who had jumped draw from the Cincinnati field. Mr. Connolly less caused by conflicting dates and the fact that we to the independents was a good riddance to bad rub was quoted as saying: It is stated that two Federal League clubs claim to had i loser, to say nothing of it being one of the bish as far as organized ball was concerned. They "We are positive there will bo a Federal team, in have signed shortstop Corhan, of the Sa.n Francisco Poorest years, financially speaking, in the history of were malcontents, bushcis, cowards, traitors, cheese Cincinnati next year, and, within two months the team. George Stova.ll, representing Kansas City, and the game." ball players, nincompoops and dubs. The writers names of the players can be announced together with Bill Joyce, working for St. Louis, both claim to have While the stockholders of trie Packers are stated, under flaring headlines, thai Marsans, John the location of, the new ball park. We firmly landed the Coast League star. Corhan will not admit son, Packard, Davefipoit et at believe, that if will be the only team in Cincinnati that he has signed with either, nor does he deny it. making^ up their minds whether they care to It looks like a case of "Pa knows, but he won©t tell." remain jn .the game another year, George Sto-. K CINCINNATI CLUB l)y virtue of recognition to be given the Federals by Tall is "busy jin California trying to sign men the flthdr major leagues before the Winter is ended. Carry Herrmann told one of the Cincinnati news in (IT better, shape. by their departure than it would That-mtty sound startling. If the Federals are recog paper .men that he found Charles Weeghman, the Chi for 191ft. ,He, has virtually come to terms with have been had they stayed. Also ; they ridiculed the nized,, what IS to prevent a redistricting, which will cago Federal magnate, a clean-cut business man, who two players of the San Francisco Club and is cla. i against sir hits yielded; by Tesreau. This, combined ofans would be interested and would go to see games, that now will not patronize the local parks when LATEST NEWS OF THE TWO] with a base on balls and an error, gave the lowers chronic second division teams play. League leaders. their only run, , This was James© second triumph in far out in fronC and hopeless tail-enders do not ALL-STAR MAJOR TEAMS his last .two games. A home-ron drive by Max Carey draw well at any time. It is a noteworthy fact that with James on the path in the fourth, rs arid won the the Athletics have been leading the American League battle for the Nationals. for several years, yet TWO HITS OFF ALEXANDER THEY DO NOT DRAW The Trip a Successful One Alike The eighteenth game was played at. San Francisco, Those Who Make the Existence of as well on the road as some teams below them ia Cal., November 5. Alexander, pitching for the. All- the race. But pit them against teams in the other Nationals against "King" Cole,, shut out. the. All- Professional Base Ball Possible two leagues and crowds would come out to see what in Cash and Artistry Alex Ainericans, 2-.0. Alexander was in.rare form, but one success they would have against new adversaries. la clean bingle being gleaned from his delivery. Ha one-club cities of the National League, American, ander Star of Tour Tourists was accorded air-tight support by his team-mates. Invited to Give Public Expression League, or Federal League, the clubs of the other Cole, of the New York Americans, was touched for two leagues which now are total strangers would seven hits, which, with three errors by his comrades, bring the curious to the "gate," to see the diamond! Quite at Home in California* accounted; for the two tallies. to Their Own Ideas and Opinions stars of the opposition leagues, when they couldn©t be VAUGHN WINS A GAME hired to come to the park at the fag-end of a long At San Francisco Cal., on November 6, the All- 154©-game season to see a hopeless second division team When "Sporting Life©s" last issue went to Nationals gained another victory over the All-Ameri- PHILADELPHIA, Pa., November 8. To the Editor of their own league play. A base ball fan is the most press, the results of 16 games played by the caji rivals, Jiwi Vaughn leading the National Leaguers of "Sporting life." What is the matter with Base PECULIAR CREATURE ON EARTH. , All-National and All-American teams, en1 route to victory, 4 to 3. Bill Milchell, of the Cleveland Ball? We read the views of different writers in He will .stay at home when a tail-end team comes to the Pacific Coast, had been Club, opposed the Chicago twirler. Both teams newspapers, magazines and other publications, and along, and save the price of admission against thg given. The two teams are un batted out eight hits, but those of the National they all agree thai Base Ball is in a bad way this future day when a live, hustling first division team ia der the direction of Frank Leaguers were more timely. The game was featured year and cite the various causes for this condition expected, or when double-headers are advertised. Ha Bancroft and Ira Thomas. by fast and snappy playing. Fielding bordering on the as the European war, the business , depression that loses sight of the fact that he may see just as good] Arthur Flptcher, who is play sensational kept the fans on edge throughout. Not a has been prevalent throughout the country in more or a game of ball by clubs of low standing in the per* ing shortstop for the All-Na semblance of an error was made. This was the nine eentage table as by those near the top. After t.ha\ teenth game of the trip. less degree and the war between Organized Ball and the tionals against the All-Ameri Federal League, as some of the main causes, but they middle of August, when one or two pennant contenders cans in a tour of the West, TWO GAMES IN ONE DAY do not prescribe adequate remedies. As one member are trying to catch up with and pass the leader, and) which will lead to the Ha At San Francisco, Cal, on November 8, the Tourists of the great fan body, which takes upon itself the the other five or six clubs settle in their respective waiian Islands, has written to played two games. In the morning game, Bush de criticism of plays, players, umpires, magnates and niches, there to stay till the end of the schedule. matters connected with the game in general, I think it there isn©t much to arouse interest in the game; but fans in this city, expressing feated Alexander, 1H>, holding the All-Nationals to by splitting up the Summer extreme satisfaction with the three hits, while the All-AmarieaB6 made six hits off a good time to arrangements and financial re Alexander the Great. The latter was defeated on the PRESCRIBE A REMEDY INTO TWO SEASON©S, turns. At the time of writing only error made in the game. The twenty-first game for some of the ills of the game. First: Call the as I have outlined, I honestly believe new interest of the trip was played in the afternoon, James, of St. would be created and Base Ball would be kept in th« 6. Alexander from Lewiston, Idaho, the Louis, defeating James, of Boston, 9-2. The All-Amer- war a draw. Second: Have Organized Ball and the teams had won five games Federal League enter into a . harmonious working public eye just long enough not to be tiresome or icans ma.de 12 hits off the World©s Series stax; while agreement whereby they may work peacefully. Pros monotonous. Quite a number of minor leagues oper each, and the players had cleared more than the St. Louis heaver allowed the All-Nationals only ate on the double-season schedule, and then tho $400 apiece. Jeff Tesreau©s failure to win perity and War cannot exist at the same time in the eight hits. base ball world. Third: Create new interest in pro two winners play post-season series to determine thf was explained by Fletcher. Most of the games fessional base ball by serving it up to the public in a champion team; and the number of leagues that da had been played on "skin diamonds" and the A Booklet Worth Having different manner than is on the menu at the present this is increasing each year; all of which goes to prov« gravel surfaces have "winged" the balls, time. If the proprietor of a vaudeville theatre or a the success of the plan. If Organized /Ball and th« making it impossible for Tesreau to effectively The A. J. Reach Company has just isjued its new moving-picture show put on the same bill night after Feds cannot agree to a plan of this kind, let the two us* his moist heaves. John B. ("Jack") Mil 1915 base ball catatogue, and from cover to cover it is night his old major leagues try a season op this plan, and I one of the moat pleasing and comprehensive booklets am almost certain they will not go back to the old ler, star infielder of the St. Louis National PATRONS WOULD FORSAKE HIM League team, was married at San Francisco, ever issued. Its cover is especially striking. The front seven months© schedule now in vogue. Base ball i* Cal., on November 5, to Miss Pearl Thoromon, combines tie Reach American League ball and the after they had seen the program the second time. the national game; all fans are self-appointed critics; earth, with the inscription: "Go ©Bound the World, In this day of progress, the public wants something and now why not a self-appointed doctor to preseriba of St. Louis. Miller is a member of the major 1915," illustrating the wide circulation of Beach goods. new in all kinds of amusements, base ball included. for the ills by which it is beset? E. C. LBHR, league barnstormers now playing a series in The bajefc cover depicts if young- ball player with his We have had an unvaried program in this greatest of California. When the ball players arrived at suitcase full of base ball paraphernalia, an outfit to American sports, always dished up in the same way. San Francisco, on November 4, there were 13 delight the eye. All of the base ball gooda shown It©s the old story, feed the Kid prunes every day for YALE ATHLETE SUICIDE women in the party. Mrs. Miller breaks the inside the catalogue are printed in their natural colors, months and his dislike for them will become chronic. "hoodoo." thus giving the buyer an actual visual representation To bring base ball back to normal state, adopt new Watson Harpham, of the Yale J9J4 Base of the goods he seeks. Bach page contains an action measures. For instance: Let the American League, THE GAME AT PORTLAND photo of one of the Athletic champion players in out National League and Federal League each adopt a Ball Team, Shoots Himself. on November 1, was played in cold weather. line, thus providing a striking decoration for the book schedule of 112 games two visitations of the Eastern CHICAGO, Ills., November 5. Watson Harpham, Nevertheless about 1600 spectators turned out let. These will ba sent free upon request. clubs to the Western cities and vice versa, instead Yale ©14, who played third base on the Yale base ball to welcome the tourists. "Portland Bill" Of three, as was done last season; and then team last Summer, shot and killed himself to4ay at James was on the mound for the Americans THE ATHLETE PLAY AN INTERLEIAGUE SERIES the home of his parents in Evanston, a suburb of Chi-i and lost, 2-3. He opposed Grover Alexander, with each other thus: The Athletics would meet each cago. Harpham was 25 years old. He was a member of Philadelphia, one of the greatest pitchers club in the National and Federal Leagues, two games of the Scroll and Keys Society at Yale. Testimony at in the world and he looked it. Gate receipts Base ball is the pastime at Shibe Park and two games in return at the visiting the coroner©s inquest indicated that Harpham waa were only $750. Before half of the first in It lifts you.from-the ruck. club©s home grounds, thus playing 64 games. The despondent because he had not been able to get ning had been finished the base ball bugs were Today I drive an auto. team that won most games in this interleague exchange suitable employment. His father was formerly cor. busy comparing this and that big leaguer with And last year I drove a trucki would in truth be World©s Champions. Thus lots of poraticn counsel of Evanston. members of the Beaver squad. Some were ac cepted as being better players than the man in the same position on the home team, while others were passed up like bushera at the Spring training camp. The score: Nation*!*. AB.R.B. P.A.E Americans. AB.R.B. P.A.B Dcian, rf.. 4 1 0 1 00 Murphy, rf. 3 0 0 4 0 0 Carey, If.. 512000 WaOsli, cf.. 4 0.2 200 Burra, 3b. 5 1 S 2 2 1 Lewis/ II.. 401200 Miller, U>. 4 0 110 2 0 Hoblitzel, Lb 41171* !"tatcher, as 4 0 1 2 2 0 Chapman, ss 401331 Snodpr©s.af 0 1311 Moriarty, 3fc 4 1 2 0 2 O Byme, 2b. 3 0 0 240 Boons, 2b.. 4 0 i 2 in Kllllfer, o. 403540 Henry, 4 0 i « pe Alexui©r.p 3 0 0 2 30 James. 3 0 i i 10 Winter Base Ball •— — .- . : ,—-- , , _, -*—.- ——— Totals.. 36 3 14. 2T 1* 2 Totals... 34 2 10 27 82 Nationals ...... 2 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 3 Americans ...... 0 0 0 1) 0 0 li 0 0 2 Every month in the year is crowded Strut* out By Alexander 4, James 4. First on with the activities of base ball, but the balls Off Alexandra- 1, James 2. Two-base hits Killifer, Wateh, Moriarty. Double plays Killifer, Miller, Alexander, Killifer. Hit by pitcher Dolan. Wild pitch James. Umpires Clarke, of Nationals, Winter Months are Emphatically the Months qf Creative and MitcheU, of AmlHcans. PIBST GAME IN SAN FRANCISCO Interest. Winter is the Season qf Statecraft The Tourists played their first game in when the individual© forces assemble, deliberate and produce the plans, purposes, San Francisco on Tuesday, November 8, be fore 8000 interested fans, who turned out politics, r,ule revisions, team rebuilding, contract signing and the groundwork to see the World©s -Series hero, Bill James, from which emanates all the vitality there is in base ball. the "Native Son" of Oroville, pitch. James was the hero of this ^particular game also, as he outpitched Leslie Bush, batted in one run, Winter is the Period for Education in all the Real Funda and scored one run himself. The work of Fletcher at short was one of the features of the day©s performance. The New Yorker mentals of America©s Great National Game was in great form* and the way he handled and it is then that the lovers of the sport sit by their firesides studying and the ball-and hustled it across the diamond to keeping in touch with the great preparations that are being made for the next first was a revelation: The reception accord ed the visitors is convincing proof that in Summer season. These WINTER ACTIVITIES make it a jtrite saying that, terest in base ball" is©-by.©.no means ©dead, in California at least. Score: There would be no Summer if there were not a Winter in Nationals. AB. THOMAS 8. TANDO, EDITOR D. KICHTEK. ASSISTANT EDITOR matter actually to be of great moment, but to that body, and I believe any other im* while in the East many want all trophies, the provement must come from that same source. boys in the West wish to shoot for money Wishing Mr. Drew, "Sporti-ig Life© 1 and the and I believe half trophy and half money is Interstate Association the greatest success in The Trap Shooters 9 Ideas satisfactory to both. Yours truly, their efforts, I beg to remain. Very truly J. H. NOEL. yours, J. Franklin Meehan, Secretary, High land Gun Club. ___ BY J. F. CALDWELL, CHANGES SUGGESTED BY PRESIDENT F. G. One of Kansas© Best Amateur Shots BY NOTED NORTHWESTERN SHOOTERS Concprdia, Kan., November 9. Editor of Spokane, Wash., November 5. Editor of "Sporting Life." I believe the game is "Sporting Life." We, the undersigned, are DREW, OF INTERSTATE ASSOCIATION, good enough as it is without adding class heartily in favor of all five suggestions mada shooting. No, I would advocate use of Squier by President Frank G. Drew, of the Interstate COME IN FOR DISCUSSION Money-Back or Siefken system of division of Association. If possible, we would also like all purses instead of making all trophies. to see trap loads limited to three drams bulk Yours very truly, J. F. CALDWELL. or 24 dense and one and one-eighth ounce shot. THOMAS B. WARE. Some of Country©s Leading Sportsmen Outline BY JOSEPH W. FUNK, GEORGE K. MARCH. Amateur Shooter of the Northwest. President, Spokane Gun Club. Opinions of Proposals and Give Ways and Seattle, Wash., November 6. Editor of CHAS. A. O©CONNOR, "Sporting Life." I would suggest that all First Vice-Pres©t, Spokane Club. shooters over 90 per cent, be handicapped. HUGH M©ELROY, Means of Increasing Trap Shooting©s Popu I heartily agree with Mr. Drew that all Second Vice-Pres©t, Spokane Club. money should be cut out and trophies pro AL WIESEMAN, larity. vided. I believe in all the other changes Secretary, Spokane Gun Club. suggested as well. Give the State associa A. W. WOODWORTH. tions the registering privilege. By cutting E. L. VALLUM. out th.e money you will eliminate much of the ITH THE APPROACH of the time for the holding of the Interstate commercialism as you will the proselytizing. BY S. O. S. GRAHAM, Association©s meeting in New York, the discussion of the changes in the Yours very truly, JOSEPH W. FUNK. present methods of conducting trap shooting, as suggested by .Frank G. Runner-up in Maryland Championship Drew, the president of the Interstate Association in "Sporting Life," is Baltimore, Md., November 9. Editor of BY J. FRANKLIN MEEHAN "Sporting Life." Although at nine out of growing warmer. At no time in the history of the sport have any new Secretary, Highland Gun Club ten of the shoots I attend I have not won a ideas been greeted with such widespread interest and comment, occasioned Philadelphia, Pa., November 6. Editor of cent, nevertheless I am still in favor of so much study and debate, and so engrossed shooters, gun clubs _and newspapers, "Sporting Life." I had fondiy cherished the shooting for money and part trophies. If the as the changes proposed by the President of the Interstate Association. idea that I was through with controversies money is cut out the attendance will cer This week a number of interesting letters are appended from among the many concerning trap shooting, because if those who tainly be decreased thereby. The 1914 Grand voters both for and against the innovations received by "Sporting Life" this week. are shooting today are satisfied with condi American was just my idea of how a big That entire gun clubs are gravely discussing the proposed changes which mean so tions, then I certainly should be. However, shoot should be run, and if Mn Henderson, if good old "Sporting Life" continues to fight Mr. Newcomb, Mr. Huntley or any other much to the sport, the reproduction on the next page of the opinions of the various for the good of the game, I©ll try to help a man (professional or amateur) can stand on officials of the Spokane, Wash., Gun Club proves. The officials of this big shooting little with my experience, which has been the limit handicap distance, 22 yards, and body, deemed the matter of sufficient importance to sign their agreement to the whole gained from 25 years over the traps. The outshoot me on the 16-yard line I certainly live changes on the sheet to which the "Sporting Life" coupon was pasted, and send whole question depends entirely upon from won©t go around growling about it afterwards it in for record. what viewpoint one is looking at it. Itt reading and saying the shooting game should be Other gun clubs have given their consensus of opinion. These letters are of over the published letters in your paper this changed and a lot of similar "tpmmyrot." thought strikes me forcibly, as it is so easy to At the 1914 Grand American I did not win great interest aside from their distinct bearing upon a subject of great importance see just the standard each fellow has. For a nickle, but I had the same chance as others to trap shooting, inasmuch as they denote the deep study that the devotees of this instance, there is the one who is always sat who did and certainly think the present ar sport are giving to trap shooting with the one end and aim of making it America©s isfied to let things go along as they are for rangement of the handicap and part money greatest pastime. Interstate officials and others prominently identified with the fear of "injury to the game." There is the and part trophies the very best that can be sport are deeply taken with the matter and are giving it their closest attention, so one who admits many possibilities ajid im had. Yours truly, S. O. S. GRAHAM. that when the subject comes up at the annual meeting they will be posted on all its provements, but is afraid they "can©t be angles. done." There is the fellow who wants to BY W. R. NEWSOME, "play that he is gambling;" he Wants his Former Champion Amateur of Connecticut Those desiring to express their views can do so on coupon on opposite page. "money back." There is the man The latest letters follow: Hartford, Conn., November 9. Editor .of WHO CAN©T REALLY AFFORD "Sporting Life." I am in favor of "high to shoot and knows it; he eases his conscience gun" shooting with liberal merchandise BY JOHN H. NOEL compete in larger classes. A classification of with the excuse that perhaps he can win some prizes, enough at least to cover 75 per cent, One of South©s Greatest Shots the above kind would almost entirely legis part of the "money donations." There is the of the shooters. Eliminate professionalism, Nashville, Tenn., November 9. Editor late our best shots from the game. We chap who wants everyone "handicapped" but and keep the sport on a strictly amateur "Sporting Life." In regard to the proposed ought by all means keep them with us, for himself; he doesn©t, care what the system is, basis. Yours very truly, changes in trap shooting, I take pleasure in they taught, and are teaching, us how to be provided it doesn©t hurt him. There is the W. R. NEWSOME. Offering comment on the changes proposed. come expert. If you are consistent and be one who shoots as long as there is any First change, "clear way for class shooting lieve arguments against permitting the best "money in it;" when there is none in sight BY F. H. SIEFKEN, in all but State championships, subsiding shots to compete, you do not wish to become he is not interested. And last, but greatest handicaps and Grand American Handicap." a good shot. Greater proficiency has always and best of all, is the good old scout who Originator of noted Shooting System I understand the words "clear way" to been the object in participating in shooting. shoots because he loves the gun and the good Milwaukee, Wis., November 6. Editor of mean either a subjection by the Interstate Therefore fellowship; he only asks a reasonable chance "Sporting Life." I©have read with much Association to the clubs holding tournaments THE KIND OF CLASS SHOOTING and is not afraid to rub up with anyone of his interest the expressions in your valued paper that class shooting be used or a rule requir own caliber, but doesn©t care to "donate" of different trap shooters in regard to the ing class shooting as the system to be used Mr. Drew desires is one in which all real continuously for someone©s else pleasure and suggestions suggested by Mr. Frank G. Drew, before a shoot can be registered. Now it is amateurs, good or bad, can compete upon an profit. What I have written may ?cem like president of the Interstate Association, and, entirely optional with clubs whether or not equal basis. There is but one such system "knocking," but truly that is not my thought. like the majority, I heartily favor same, es they register their shoots, and for this reason, and that is handicapping; not a handicap of Everyone familiar with the game knows way pecially class shooting. Class shooting un in addition to the fact that the Interstate As added targets, but a distance handicap. down in his heart that I have told the truth. doubtedly has a great tendency to equalize sociation donates to them, 1 know the Asso Who has ever suggested class shooting in However, every person has a ri^ht to his own abilities, and in my opinion it is an im ciation has the right to make rules governing the Grand American or subsidiary handicaps? ideas and views, and as far as I am con provement over the present handicap system, the competition at such tournaments. There Not one. The system there is fair and un cerned, I am willing to but the fact still remains that it has practi fore, supported by right, reason and the neces der as good handicap committees as the In cally the same drawbacks as the handicap sity of having terstate Association can select. However, ACCORD HIM DUE CONSIDERATION. system, which is nothing more or less than handicap committees throughout the coun UNIFORMITY IN ODE SHOOTS Now for my own. I don©t see, comparatively class shooting. When you handicap a shoot try would not be as fair in all instances. speaking, where trap shooting is advancing to er, it is done on his performances in the past I believe the Interstate Association ought to Therefore I would suggest that 19 yards in any great extent; at least other sports are and it will necessarily be the same when you pass a resolution requiring one system to registered tournaments be the extreme dis surely running way ahead of it. Take golf class him, and anyone who has ever served be used in all tournaments before regis tance, so that no one could be absolutely for instance; there are 20 men playing today, on a handicap committee will agree with me tration is granted. A rule of this kind would eliminated by handicap. Moreover, handi compared to one who is shooting, and, what is that the job is not a pleasant one, from the certainly clear the way. Having discussed caps from 16 to 19 yards would not be as more, among the golf ranks will be found fact that so many shooters who have fallen the words, "clear the way" lets look into decided a change as 16 to 23, which, I fear, many names of former experts with the gun. down in their scores from a hanidcap have what is meant by the words, "class shoot would be too radical. Let©s not do top much Why is this ? Why should the shooting game, the impression that they were not treated ing." Class shooting originally was a sys of a good thing at once and then think we which is just as good a game as golf, suffer RIGHT ON THE HANDICAP. tem of dividing the purse wherein the shoot took the wrong dope, but go slowly and when by comparison? I believe I can answer this ers classified themselves by the scores made we have gone far enough, stop. The question and Mr. Drew©s at the Same time. On the other hand, we rarely hear any ob in each event. This manner of division was CLASSES THEN OUGHT TO BE 1. Because golf is played practically on a jections from the one who is handicapped popular in that the purse was usually divided class basis. It makes no difference where a and makes good scores from his distance. I among more men. but also had the abjection the 19-yard, the 18-yard, the 17-yard and golfer enters a tournament, his ability is do not believe in classing or handicapping a that it was possible to drop for place. This the 16-yard class. Under this system there known and he is so classified. He does not shooter by what he has done in the past, or division is similar to the Lewis Class System will" be no 96 per cent, amateurs, nor will hesitate to send. in his entry because he by what he is liable to do in the future. It only in that classification of shooters is made any amateur win enough shoots to justify knows what he has to do and with whom he frequently happens one who is unknown in after match has been shot. Classification after any company in selecting him to send around has to contest. If it seems too hard for him, the particular vicinity appears on the scene, shooting is very hurtful to the interest one the - country for advertising purposes. The he has the privilege of staying home and play one who has not been doing any shooting for ordinarily takes in his score and where handicap system of running tournaments al ing around his own course by himself or with some time, and is out of practice; one who such-a system is used lows good and bad shots to shoot together in happened to shoot the last few times in good one great class, bars the professional ama a friend. No one person or committee has IN DIVIDING THE PURSES classified him; he has done that himself by style, or one who shot well last year, but is teur, and still the best shot has a slight ad not doing much this year, and other IMS winning is often a case of pure luck or dis vantage, enough perhaps to continue the in his own play, and a perfect system of organi zation has placed his record with every club too numerous to mention that you would be honesty. No one takes interest in such an centive for good shooting. For the selection unable to get a line on him. All this < »« unsportsmanlike division of the purses and of handicap committees I think the following in the United States. 2. All prizes in golf are trophies as far as be easily eliminated by adopting a standard I am sure that the system suggested by Mr. rule should be passed by the Interstate As scale of sliding handicaps, every one starting Drew is not one of this kind, but is a classi sociation: That only one local shooter be* the amateur is concerned. Cash is barred out because golf is an amateur©s game. from 16 yards in the first event, and thus he fication of shooters before the events, such as allowed on the committee, which is to be classes or handicaps himself by what he is handicap shooting©. Suppose shooters are composed of three, and that one of the re 3. State associations in golf gather their strength through the United States Associa doing at the time, his handicap to be de classified, into, say, four classes, A, B, C maining two be a non-resident of the State termined in the next succeeding event by and D; at the average tournament there wherein the shoot is held. Said committee is tion and a regulation standard of play, which his score in the previous event, which very would be about three A 94 per cent, class, to be selected by club giving shoot. Let standard covers every club in the country. 4. Professionals in golf are welcomed and quickly puts him where he belongs by his six B 92 per cent class, 12 C 90 per cent, these men performance at the time, and by adopting a class and, say, 12 in D, under 90 per cent, fostered because they "know how" and are class. Then in A class three of our noted USE THEIR BEST JUDGMENT invaluable to the mediocre player and novice. SCALE FOR 12-GAUGE GUNS, amateurs would shoot against themselves. and I believe satisfaction will^be found at Commercialism has its acknowledged right in one for 16-gauge guns and one for 20-gaug« Now look for the trouble. Would one-fourth all such shoots. Summing up, we find that the game, but at the same time is compelled guns would give the small-bore fellows a of the added money be given to A 94 per handicap shooting is class shooting at its best to keep its place. chance. For an example, take the following cent, class? No, for it would be absurd to and that the clearest way for handicap shoot 5. If representatives know their place and scales: Twelve-gauge guns Straight score, give one-fourth the purse before the shoot ing is a rule absolutely requiring it at all business, there is no reason why every rea 22 yards; one missed, 21 yards; two missed, to three men to divide. Furthermore, would registered shoots. Therefore substituting sonable effort should not ©be made to secure 20 yards; three missed, 19 yards; four three experts handicap shooting, 16 to 19 yards, in place converts to their line of goods. They need missed, 18 yards; five missed, 17 : yards; six COMPETE AGAINST ONE ANOTHER of class shooting and substituting "positive not be intrusive, but a proper demonstration or more niissed, 17 yards. Sixteen-gauge rule requiring" in place of "clear way" we of what can be done with the articles they gUns Straight score, 20 yards; one missed, if the purse was divided among the classes have the first suggestion of Mr. Drew to have for sale will bring results without an 19 yards; two missed, 18 yards; three per capita? No. It would be uninteresting read as follows: "Positive rule requiring noyance. missed, 17 yards; four or more missed, 16 and unjust to compel one to shoot against handicap shooting, 16 to 19 yards, in all What is required in the shooting game is yards. Twenty-gauge guns Straight score, only two probable other men. What would registered tournaments except Grand Ameri a fearless Moses. I see no individual In sight 18 yards; one missed, 17 yards; two or more T>e the assurance that any one of the others cans, State championships and subsidiary with the courage, time and money, but I do missed, 16 yards. In order to make this in his class would be on hand at the shoot. handicaps." In regard to. the other sugges see a big, powerful organization which can work out perfectly squads should be changed All incentive to become a good shot would be tions I agree with Mr. Drew except in the assume that position. I refer to the Inter for each event, a procedure which is Just as thus destroyed and it would be preferable to suggestion that all trophies and no money be state Association. What advancement trap fair for one as the other, making up new be an inferior marksman so that you might given by the Association. I doa©t believe the I shooting has maderU due in a great measure quads on the same distance, or one yard SPORTING LIFE 21 would not make any difference. Some may Trusting that these suggestions will receive iittiniinniiiiiiiiiiiniiN say this would entail a some consideration. Yours truly, N. J. Trap If you find 12 gauge guns and loads GREATER AMOUNT OF OFFICE Shooter, JAMES F. A. PHILLIPS. too heavy and a bit slow in an all-day work, but such is not the case. The only BY JAMBS M. BARBETT, txtra work would be in the squad hustling. hunt, just get this splendid nevir Of course, the entire squad sheets could not Champion Amateur of Georgia be written up at once, but the first event can, Augusta, Ga., November 7. Editor "Sport and as soon as the sheet comes into the of ing Life.©© I have read many different views fice and the scores are copied On the cashier©s of our amateurs regarding the changing of our trap rules and see that there are many THarlin sheet, take the majority of these names oft this squad who are on an equal distance and different ideas along this line. I do think- The Safest Br«ech-Loading write up the sheet for the next event, check there should be some changes made in regard Gvo Built. Hammerless Repeater ing the names off as rewritten on the next to ex-professionals and professional amateurs, sheet. For instance, say two or three shoot as we all know we have some in the game ers on the first sheet would be on the 16 or who are in it for the money and nothing else, 16- or 20-Gauge 17-yard line for the next event, start the but we have this to contend with in most For snipe, quail, partridge, woodcock, first squad,with these three and fill up the every game. But we can©t take the money squirrels, rabbits, etc., it has the penetration $24.00 sheet as the sheets come in, thus keeping the out of the game and have nothing but tro 16 and 17-yard ones together, of the 17 and phies, for I dare say there are not over 20% and power of the 12-gau^e without the weight. 18, or possibly it may be all 16-yard or all of our pure amateurs who can afford to shoot It's a light, quick gun of beautiful proportions, superb- 17-yard, but by a difference of one yard en for trophies alone. While they may feel so ly balanced, with every up-to-date feature: Hammerless; Send 3C post- ^ ables one more range in which to keep the at heart their pockets won©t afford it. Es Solid Steel Breecisuinside as well as out; Solid Top; Side age for complete squads as nearly intact as originally entered pecially is this the case in the South, as our Ejection; Matted Barrel; 6 Quick Shots (Sin 20-ga.); catalogciiiciiug ofui allan Marlinjvj.<*inu as possible. Very respectfully. shoots are few and far apart. I believe that Press-Button Cartridge Release; Automatic Hang-Fire repeating _. i: ___:a-_ rifles and j. shotguns F. H. SIEFKEN. there are very few in the game who are not Safety Device; Double Extractors; Take-Down; Trigger perfectly satisfied with making expenses at and Hammer Safety. It©s just the gun you want! BY JAMES F. A. PHILLIPS, any shoot, but they must make expenses or _ ___ 12-rjauge hammerless repeater, $22.60 45 Willow St., N«w Haven, Conn. they can©t attend over one or two shoots each One of New Jersey©s Best Shots year. nmi!!liii!i!il!IlHiMIJitl!IHIIW!!lW Trenton, N. J., November 10. Editor of I read the article from a Texas paper, in "Sporting Life." In sending you my views which they said, ©©make it a gentleman©s on President Drew©s proposed changes I game, as golf is now." Now, the average mark men, with a capital purse for the high MONTHLY CUP, HANDICAP 25 TARGETS agree with all but the second I would like game of golf will cost you about 80 cents. fl. Bk. 1o suggest a few innovations which I think Can you attend a tournament and shoot for man over all, it seems that this would help H. Bk. would be of great benefit to the sport. 80 cents? Our game is a gentleman©s game the handicaps some. T. H. Lewis ... W. H. Lindeiaan 1 Distribution of tournaments. The tour- I am willing to abide by the ruling, what F. L. Richards . .1. W. Alker .... as much as any, but also one of the most ever it may be, but due consideration should D. E. Smith ... M. L. Hoyt, Jr. . Jiarnents should be allotted equally to each expensive games. We have professionals in be taken of the money and trophy question. C. F. Winslow . C. L. Thompson State, and the larger towns, in the various golf who travel the country over and play States, with superior railroad facilities, for money donated by different clubs, but Very truly, JAS. M. BARRETT. YEARLY TROPHY, HANWCAP 25 TARGETS should be favored. they don©t have shell bills. I can©t see how H. Bk. 2 Give trap shooting more publicity. you can take the money from the game un T. H. Lewis Star at Manhasset T. H. LewU .... 3 24 C. F. Winalow W. H. Lindeman H. L. Hoyt, Jr. 0 2? Each club registering a tournament should less you cut down the number of shooters Port Washington, L. I., November 9. ~be required to place a notice of the tourna about 50%. While I attend about four shoots K. L. Rk-hards ... 62; C. L. Thompson 3 21 ment in the local papers and also the sporting Tracey H. Lewis was star of the day at the P. E. Smith .... J. W. Alker .... 3 1.: each year and will attend these under any Manhaseet Bay Yacht Club©s shoot yesterday Shoot-oft postponed. papers at least two weeks before the shoot, ruling, I would attend more if I could pay with three victories and a tie in five events. and also to furnish these same papers with expenses, and I don©t think there is one in TEN TARGETS SCBATCH a good readable story of the tournament and the game who enjoys it more than I. The Scores: BK. the scores arranged in numerical sequence. trophies and honors I have won I prize more TAKE HOME TROPHY. HANDICAP 25 TARGETS D. E. Smith ...... 10W. H. 3 Let the professionals manage the tour than the money I have won, and I dare say H. Bk. H. Bk. C. F. Window ...... & F. L. Kldwrd* . naments. This would assure prompt and ef- there are few who do not; but are we all able T. H. Lewis ..... 3 2:5 C. K. Wlnslow .. , 3 24 T. H. Lewis ...... 8 J. W. Allrer .... tficient handling of the shoots, and make to shoot for trophies? V. L. Richards .. 6 2o ©. I,. Thompson . , 3 24 C. L. Thompson .... 8 them more attractive. Can anyone ever recall a handicap where \V H. Undeman. 7 25 tf. L. Hoyt, Jr. . , 0 23 FIFTEEN TAUOETS--S.CRAW3I . 3 22 4 Sell ammunition and targets direct to there was not some one who kicked on his D. K. Smith ..... 2 24 f. \V. Alker Bk. gun clubs. This would allow the clubs to mark? Well, it seems at all big handicaps, SHOOT-OFF T. H. Lewis ..... C. F. Winslow ...... make a fair profit and would give them a where the purses are big enough to make H. Bk. W. H. Undeman J. W. Alker ...... chance to improve the appearance of the one money for every five or ten entries for T. H. Lewis ...... 0 25 W. H. Lindeman T>. K Smith ..... F. L. Richards ...... club house and grounds, and in this matter every mark that would pit the 16-yard rnen F. L. Richards ..., 6 25 C. L. Thompson ...... arouse more local interest in trap shooting. against thprnselvc* and so on to the back- Perfect score wins. Shoot-o>ff won by T. H. Lewis. HIS VIEWS 1. Clear way for class shooting in all but state championships, Subsidiary handicaps and Grand American Handicap. 2. Donate all trophies instead of part moneys and part tro phies. 3. Strengthen State Associations. Eventually give State Asso ciations right to register tournaments, so that numbers can be tremendously increased. 4. Seek to eliminate all commercialism. 5. Wipe out all proselytizing. YOUR VIEWS Will you kindly express your approval or disapproval of the above suggestions in space below and mail coupon to "Sporting Life," so that a fair expression of opinion can be obtaine 2.... 3.... .'.L 4.... /• Please take up the matter of a limit on trap loads of 3 dr bulk or 24 dense 11/8 oz shot and confer favor on ^11 Trap Shooters. j-hos B. Ware, 35 Years a Trap Shooter. • What Shooters of Pacific Northwest Think of Mr. Drew©s Ideas 22 SPORTING LIFE NOVEMBER 14, 1914 future time. With trap shooting enjoying its present immunity from accidents, it would appear like wise insurance to make such an investment and remove ene of the few chances for future accidents. BACK TO THE TRAPS ITHIN a few weeks the trap shooters, who W have temporarily deserted their favorite sport for a few weeks© hunting, will be back PHILADELPHIA, NOVEMBEB 14, 1914 on the firing line, which they will desert for no other kind of sport. The few weeks of vaca *»~ No matter what happens, you tion that the majority of the trap shooters $nd a record of it in "Sporting Life. spend in the yoods each season are just enough to tone them up and add zest to their trap shooting work. Twenty years ago, what AN EXTRA PRECA UTION there was of trap shooting was looked upon REMINGTON as a side issue, and merely a little practice B ECAUSE trap shooting is almost entirely and eye-sharpening for the hunting, which was free of accidents, a wonderful condition then more freely indulged in. Now conditions UMC wJien it is considered that- the implements of are entirely different. Trap shooting is a the sport are deadly, there is no reason why perfectly-organized sport, not an adjunct to the gun clubs of the country should not take some other line of recreation. It has its hun one more precaution and this in the line of dreds of thousands of followers, and now the protecting the trap boys. It happens many hunting has become the side issue, the period tim«s during a tournament that the trap boy of hunting yearly getting smaller and smaller. must come out of his dugout while the shoot It is only a question of time when the amount Cartridges for Every Standard is in progress for the purpose of getting extra of hunting in this country will be .infinitesimal supply of targets, or of calling for a trap man compared with the trap shooting. Make of Revolver, Pistol to repair a breakdown. It is highly import ant that the boy be able to come out with out danger of injury at the hands of some VAL UABLE INFORMA TION and Automatic hooter who is over-anxious or nervous, or ERE are the three basic prin one shooting at another trap in case more HE United States Department of Agricul than one trap is in operation. At this time T ture has just issued a bulletin that is of ciples of ammunition which the trapper boys have a variety of ways of exceptional interest to all sportsmen as well H are leading the pistol shots letting their desire be known, but they are all as the farmers to whom it was addressed. crude, to say the least. It would appear to This is entitled the "Game Laws for 1914." of the world to adopt Remington- us that a red flag on a three-foot staff could It contains a complete summary of the pro UMC: be provided for each trap, with a socket set visions relating to seasons, export, sale, limits in front of the trap-house, into which the boy and licenses, and in fact thoroughly covers the better your cartridges, the could insert the flag each time he finds it every phase of the hunting. A ©reading of this better your results with any re necessary to leave the dugout. This is a very booklet would surely enlighten the hunter and volver, pistol or automatic: amall item of expense, virtually nothing, yet keep him from violating any one of the many it may be the means of saving trouble at some regulations that now hedge in the game. all the fine accuracy your arm offers can be lost by want of de pendability in your cartridges: Notes From the Hunting Field there is a shooting quality in Remington-UMC Cartridges that Havre de Grace, Md., November 9. Local throughout the State, and good shooting may gives every man the full benefit of and out-of-town sportsmen came in from the be expected, especially by those going afield with well-broken dogs. It is unlawful for his skill, and flatters any make of Susquehanna flats this evening much dis gunners in this State to take or have in pos arm...... couraged over the day©s shoot. The most session in any one day more than 10 quail, successful gunners did not get more than 25 3 ringneck pheasants, 3 Hungarian part We make Cartridges for every stand ducks, due to unfavorable weather conditions. ridges, 10 woodcock, 3 ruffed grouse, 10 rab ard Revolver, Pistol and Automatic Colt, .While the snappy weather was favorable for bits, 20 ducks, 10 geese or 10 brant. It is Smith & ©Wesson, Savage, Browning, duck shooting, especially canvasbacks, the unlawful to _ hunt any kind of upland game Liiger, Mauser, Webley, Iver Johnson, when there is a tracking snow on the ground. Hopkins & Alien, Harrington & Richard stiff northwest wind blew the water off the son, etc. Each tested in the arm for which flats, leaving the feeding grounds exposed in it is made. many places. As a result the ducks went Deer Season in Jersey Ends further down the bay in deeper water, be Camden, N. J., November 5. Deer shooting cause, they will not eat where they cannot in New Jersey came to an end today. The Everywhere, you find the deal wash their food. Local gunners claim that season has been highly successful from every er©s display of the Red Ball Mark there are more ducks on the flats this season point of view. A lot of game has been killed, than in several years, and they refer to the and there have been few accidents reported. of Remington-UMC accepted as large bags taken the first three days as proof Several parties who were out finished the sea of their assertion. This is especially true of son by bringing in a number of bucks. the badge of his leadership the the better quality of ducks, such as canvas- . »______Sign of Sportsmen©s Headquarters backs and redheads. Among those on the flats today and some of the bags taken were: Kelsey Leader at East Aurora in every town. Milton Davis and Mr. Welsh, of Baltimore, Buffalo, N. Y., November 9. The Buffalo ©20 ducks, 3 redheads; John Roebling, Tren Audubon Club©s first regular November Shoot Remington Arms-Union Metallic Cartridge Co. ton, and General John Griggs, of Paterson, was held on November 7. F. D., Kelsey, of N. J., 12 mallards; R. C. Watson and W. H. East Aurora, was high gun. Scores: 299 Broadway, New York Brents ...... 1 2 3 4 5 London, England Windsor, Ontario Rainey, of New York, 25 ducks, 1 canves- Targets ...... Hdcp. 20 20 20 20 20 back and 7 redheads; D. F. Mallory and Mr. Fish ...... 21 0 18 W IS 17 14 Gill, of Baltimore, 15 ducks and 2 canvas- Lambert ...... 18 2 20 2<9 18 19 13 backs; H. A. Brehm, Thomas Dietrick and Ebberts ...... 1* 1 16 18 19 20 16 Alfred B. Gipe, of Baltimore; Charles T. Kelsey ...... 18 1 19- 20 20 20 IS Wilson, -Charles T. Wilson, Jr., and Parker Gombert ...... 15 10 17 1:6 14 Brown, of Oxford, 8 canvasbacks; Vincent Empey ...... 12 16 © 16 13 16 Oliver, William Bevan and Mr. Church, of Baldwin ...... 14 13 13 13 17 Philadelphia, 20 ducks. Davies ...... 16 5 14 19 20 20 12 Smith ...... 1* 3 19 18 20 20 16 Comstock ...... 17 4 1* 1<6 19 Hunters Fill Lycoming Woods Wright ...... 21 0 18 19 17 17 16 Williamsport, Pa., November 9. Three Singer ...... 17 2 16 19 15 18 29 thousand hunters, on a conservative estimate, Wcill ...... 18 2 17 19 19 17 20 are in the woods of Lycoming county for ©Hammond ..... 18 1 19 17 17 18 19 the opening of the deer season. Every train Brodarick ..... 18 2 16 15 19 15 13 out of the city today carried hundreds of Black ...... 18 1 13 17 20 17 17 Ijunters, each carrying some display of red Gillespie ...... 17 4 13 19 20 17 18 about his clothing to warn the many other Immel ...... 16 3 .. 18 17 16 Patterson © ..... 19 1 17 18 17 19 13 nimrods of his presence in the woods. An Schaefer ...... 16 t 2* 18 19 15 15 excellent season is looked for by gunners as Wilsou ...... 16 6 .. 10 20 19 the result of reports of scouts in the woods. King ...... 10 S An early snow will make tracking easy for a Burgvrardt ...... 11 few days back in the mountains. Many Phila Graham ...... ,. 12 "Me for the tall wtimber* delphia hunters and others from the Eastern "Wtea yo« take down your old "snooting iron** and get to ecoutin* round, part of the State are among Lycoming©s army. Williamson Again Leads at Louisville 4>e rare you load up witn tie stuff that gets the game before they find a. refuge. __ Yon oeldom get more than one ghot,and you. can make tkat count. Moose, Deer and Bear from Maine Louisville, Ky., November 6. The Louis Bangor, Me., November 5. Fine specimens ville Gun Club held its regular Saturday after of moose, deer and black bears were brought noon shoot and again J. B. Williamson was in on the Aroostook and Washington County high gun and carried off first prize. F. B. trains yesterday. Dr. C. H. Leighton, of Bos Peake shot unusually well, and with, his han AMMUNITION ton, had a moose and two fine deer. Two dicap, made a perfect score and won a leg on "KICK MINUS SPEED PLUS* moose were shot near Franklin, Washington the club cup. Four members of the Shelby- County, by J. E. Clarke and M. A. Goodhue, ville Gun Club we©re guests, they being Guth- ft. H. wdfftot Bale food a bad aim. but if the aim i» right, the game it your*. "ft. H. of Boston. Two bears were tagged to a Bos rie, Banta, Cowler and Tipton. The Hercules feta there quieter aod hit* harder b*e*u9e Robin Hood SmoLele** Powder* eliminate the ton market. Alice Taylor, of Somerville Powder Company trophy was won by M. T. lick and u*e all the force where you »»nt it forward. Mass.; C. Olough and W. B. White, of Boston, Bottorff, he having won four legs during the Write far {ree beaUet. "Powder Puffs.©! with, the otory of Robin Hood, the daring had fine deer. Maine hunters with deer in season©s shooting. Scores: ttawoa of Sherwood Foreat. cluded Mrs. May Kelso, of Charleston; W. F H. R. T.| Rohm Hood Shot Shell* are alao furaiehed loaded Wheaton, W. E. Ranney and H. J. Bassett, of P. B. Peafee. 32 6fl 100| H. t>. Odom. A. M. nuter.. 22 74 96 If. Banta Bangor; A. Brooks, of Waterville, and J. Mae- J. Williamsrm. 7 88 95 K. Cowles Gregor, of Rumiord. The 500 mark was A. R. Smith.. 12 82 91 R. Tipton passed tonight. K. 0. FalUs.. 5 R. Guthrie . J. C. Bond ... 6 Goodridge. Busy Season in New Jersey O. 1/a.wrence-. 1!) . Blain ... Treaton, N. J., November 7. The past 7.. C. Offutt. . 5 8* J. V. Hunter.. week has been a busy one for wild water VVm. Mourning 1©S 92| fowl hunters. -Since Monday last, when the law went off, there has been a continuous cannonading by sportsmen on the inland bays Fisher Leads at Bow Creek alonsr the Jersey coast and Delaware bay, and Philadelphia, Pa., November 6. The Bow from all accounts the kills were large, con Creek Gun Club shot yesterday with four en sidering the balmy weather. Sportstn-en at tries. Harry Fisher led with 22 out of 25. Barnesrat, Tuckerton and Ess Harbor bays Scores: got the limit of ducks in many instances, Sh. Bk.| sh. Bk. and quite a number of geese were also bagged. Fished? ...... 25 22 Paul ...... 25 20 Tuesday next will witness the. opening of up Kirehner ...... 25 21 Wilfcbank ...... 25 17. land game shooting season in this State. Many sportsmen are already at their favorite cov- the weekly shoot at the Riverside Gun Cluh. "Many True Words Spoken in Jest" rrs, and hundreds more will leave the Cam- Einfeldt Wins Riverside Trdphy E. M. Collis, who had an allowance of four ien terminals tomorrow for the lower coun Chicago, Ills., November 2. Breaking 95 targets, equaled Einfeldt©s score, but the An official count will be required to de ties. From all accounts there is a great in- targets, William Einfeldt yesterday won the trophy went to the latter, who was not given termine whether more hunters or deer were erease ia all kind* of. g.ne thii season C. &L May trophy in the feature event of a handicap. hot in the N0w Jersey hunting leaooa, NOVEMBER 14, 1914 SPORTING LIFE 23 A REAL GUN .ocap with a score of 24 out Of a possible 25. NOT TOO PERSONAL, BUT JUST Scores: Bk. Hdc. Ttl. E. L. Has* ...... SI 7 88 © PERSONAL ENOUGH H. S. Welles ...... 87 0 87 Dr. 3. B. Ogden . T. L. Denyse ... S. D. livings ... Tossip and Comment About Sports W. K. Silkwortli . H. O. Allyu ..... L. G. Bond ..... men Whom the Lovers of Miss Laura Boles J. It. Talcott .... Shooting Know in Person or A. S. Handler ... A. S. Jenks ..... S. H. Core ...... Through the Medium of Fame. T.. Di T. A. DAVIS. L.C. Smith New Designs With Hunter I 13111 Borden and "Durl" Spock, as the One Trigger For TRAP and FIELD r committee appointed by the Pcekskill Gun © Club, are arranging for a 100-target program With the characteristics of the Thoroughbred written all over it. to be held at the club grounds, Peekskill, Twenty-Six Shots Compete for the Class This means it will win. Kindly let us mail you our new catalogue N. Y., on Thursday, November 19, at 10.30 A. M. The Committee for the day will be Spoon Honors. showing perfect illustrations and descriptions of all grades. , Dr. G. H. Martin, from the White Plains Wilmington, Del., November 9. Twenty- Gun Club; C. G. Blandford, from the Ossin- six competed at Du Pont Trap "Shootih©g Club Prices $25.00 to $1,000 iing Gun Club; A. Betti, from the Mt. Kisco on November 7. " In-the oleman du Pont Gun Club; Andrew. Leight, frdm the New- burgh Gun Club. Tom Davis, of the Win spoon events, W. A: Simoriton led in Class A, Manufactured by THE HUNTER ARMS CO., No. 90 Hubbard St., Fnlton, N. Y. chester Repeating Arms Co., will have charge after two shoot»offis; :T. -W-. Mathewson in B of the shoot. Class; C. F. Beck in C. Class; C. W. Pap- perman in D. Class; A. Hayden in E. Class, Charles H. Newcomb, the famous Phila and Walter Huff led the ineligibles. On the delphia amateur, took a week off from busi whole day©s program W. A. Simonton and ness and trap shooting last week to take a W. S. Colfax tied on 91. Score: crack at. the elusive duck at Havre de Grace, V ©CLASS A on the Chesapeake. Sh. Bk. | Slf BK. W. A. Simonton. 25 22|J. T. Roberson \ F. M. Zeigler recently added to his trap W. Coyle ...... ©25 "22 J. H. Minnick 23 Bo shooting conquests when he won the high W. G. Wood .... 25 22 X honors at the North End Gun Club, at Allen- Of Course,You Know ;town, Pa., With 86 out of 100. CLASS B Sh. Sh. B©k. | Secretary Tom A. Davis, of the White T. W. Mathewson. "25".©"22 XVm. Swayne 2-5 20 Maradeti ...... 25 2 |W. C. Corey 25 17 That "WESTERN" 'S Steel-LocW Shells © Plains, N. Y., Gun Club, announces a 100- I target program for November 18. If the ei- D. S. Wood ..... 25 20| ( periment is successful mid-week shoots will CLASS o HAVE A GREAT REPUTATION AT THE TRAPS ; be held once a month during the entire sea- Sh. Bk.| Sh. Bk. Son. C. F. Beck ...... 25 17 J. H. Magahern., _23-< 0 K. C. McCune ... 25 14 W. H. Downs .... 25" 7 But Have You Tried Them in the Field? Harry Fisher and Dave Paul, who are C. D. Prickett ... 25 14 ' t handling affairs at the Point Breeze Gun CLASS D "Western" Shells are made in 10, 12, 16, 20 and 28 gauge, and are put up ©Club in Philadelphia, have arranged for Wed Sh. BK.! Sh. Bk. in a large variety of loads in all of the leading brands of Smokeless nesday shoots at white flyers all season. C. W. Paptxsrman. 25 17 |C. H. Cunningham 2-5 15 Powders; also a special brand of Black. Every "Western" Shell that L. D. Willis, the popular professional, who CLASS B is put out regardless of grade or class will work through a magazine has been touring New York State, is keeping Sh. Bk.| Sh. Bk. gun. as if greased, and every load will deliver the "smash" that kills up his good shooting. Recently Jay Greene A. Hayden ...... 25 13j E. Clauser ...... 25 12 surely and cleanly. gave a shoot at the Avon, N. Y., Gun Club E. Postles ...... 25 101 and Willis was high over all with 146 out of INELIGIBLE CLASS NEXT TIME, GO TO YOUR DEALER AND SAY 150. Sh. Bk. | , -© Sh. Bk. Walter Huff ..... 25 23|I(. S. Seabold .... 25 20 Harry Eyre and C. H. Newcomb, both of J. f. Skelly ..... 25 22|tf. R. Galvin .... 25 IS » Black Philadelphia, tied for high guii with $8x100, W. S. Colfax .... 25 21 |E. R. .Jenks ..... 25 15 "Field" *£" "Record" B? "New Chief at the shoot of the S. 8. White Gun Club, of PROGRAM SHOOT ( Philadelphia, held at Holmesburg, the 31st Sh. Bfc. "PERFECT FROM PRIMER TO CRIMP" I of last month. Both used Nitro Club shells, W. S.© Colfax .... 100 91 R. C. McCune .... as did S. M. Crothers and R. G. Fell, of W. A. Simonton.. 100 91 C. H. Cunningham Chestnut Hill, Pa., who scored second and J.© T. Skelly ..... © \ R. Jenks ..... WESTERN CARTRIDGE CO., Dept. T, Alton, 111. third, respectively, with a 97 and a 96. W. Coyne ...... 100 861 E. Clauser ...... C. D. Prickett . .. 100 64 W. H. Downs .... 50 24 ^ Horace W. Heikes, a noted amateur of W. Huff ...... 50 47|Wm. Swayne ..... 25 20 Dayton, Q., and son of the great professional, J. T. Roberson .. Maisden ...... 25 20 W. G. Wood ..... 50 40 R. S. Seabold .... 25 20 1&6lla Heikes, is just getting about again fol T. W. Mathewson. J. Magahern ... *. 25- 19 lowing a serious operation, which he under ,T. H. Minnick . .. C. F.© Beck ... 25 17 went a few weeks ago. This is the third W. C. Corey .... C. W. Papperman. 25 17 operation for Heikes in two years, but he is E. R. Oalvin .... A. Hayden ...... 25 now in perfect health again. D. S. Wood ..... 50 35 F/, Postles ...... 25 Curtis©s 6 Harvey Diamond Smokeless The Little Rock, Ark., Gun Club held an when ordering your shells. It combines all the advantages of interesting shoot at its traps last Saturday. CHESTER TJ7INS BIG TEAM SHOOT Morris Farrell, of Hensley, Ark., carried off both bulk and dense powders without any of their disadvantages high honors with 96x100. George Clements Ten-Man Team Defeats Squad From the and Charles -Bragg, both of Little Rock, were VON IENGERKE & DETMOLD 200 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK second and third in the order named. In the Claymont Club. professional division, J. W. Alston scored a 95. Chester, Pa., November 9. The Chester This was the last scheduled practice shoot of Gun Club scored a clean victory over the high score with handicap, and Dr. H. London, the the season, strong team presented by Claymont Gun Club cup presented by the Burlington Trap Shooters© Club. on November 7, by a score of 464 to 456. GUNS, AMMUNITION At Lincoln, Ills., October 28, Barton Lewis, There was a big entry list and the scores ran AND of Auburn, won high amateur average, 140x high. The lowest score to qualify was 43, Platt High Scorer at N» C, R, 150, and H. W. Cadwallader high profes while three made 49, they bein£ W. A. Jos- Dayton, O., November 9. J. D. Platt made SPORTING GOODS sional average by the same score, both using lyn, of Claymont, and Harry Fisher and A. a fine record at the N. C. B. Gun Club on Peters shells. Espenship, of Chester. Scores : November 7, when he broke 95 out of 100, CLAYMONT finishing with a run of 49 out of 50. The J* B» Shannon Hardware Co. Captain John Hagan, using the U. M. C. professional honors fell to John R. Taylor, 816 Chestnut St., Phila. Combination, scored high gun at the shoot of W. A. Joslyn Harry Fisher who broke 96 out of 100. Scores: the Salisbury, Md., Gun Club, October 30. W. G. Wood A. Espenship Catalogue Sent for the Asking. Captain Hagan is representative from his dis ,T. Minnick .. H. Jackson .. Events ... 13 3 4. Sh. Bk. B. M. Ross . H. Winchester Targets ... 25 25 100© trict and an enthusiastic shooter. In the team *.T. R. Taylo 23 24 100 % race between Seafofd, Del., Salisbury, and Ike Turner . K. Banks .... Events .... .T. Anderson W. Harper .. J. D. Platt. . 2,5 24© 100© 95 Berlin, Md., B©erlin Won, three of their Winning C. Hanauer 2:1 19 I©OO 92 Targets ... H. P, Carlon A. L. Armstron D. Brandreth team using JSTitro shells. Good scores pre C. H. Simon *R. 0. Heikes 23 23 100 92. vailed during the entire meet. W. Scott .. 22 21 23 23 1C©0> 03 H. S. Welles L. L. Jan-ell 50 43 T. W. Baker W. T. Ktarr . W. G. Highfleld A. Ar.ylra ... G. E. Nixon 2,0 10 .0 30 Captain W. H. King, of the Camden, N. J., A. Jenks .. 10 25 20 100 88 K. Byington, Jr Total ...... Total ...... 2:2 22 23 25 100 92 Bldred Jftnks Shooting Association, announces a poultry J. M. Markham C. G. Blandford shoot for November 18. Shooting starts at Others who participated were: R. R. Dickey . 19 21 23© 22 100 85 19 21 21 24 100 »5 J. Mclfay ...... 1.30, and there will be 3 turkeys and three CLAYMONT | CHESTER Cont©d. Bk. W. F. Bippus Dr. «. J. Wren guinea hens in each of the three events of J. E. Killian ...... 40 V. A. Hubler . ,0 43 W. G. Robelen .... S. Cluelow ...... 40 D. B. Hawkins 0© 79 A. Bedell ...... 25 targets each, $2 entrance, Lewis Class N. K. Smith ...... 42,8. Shields ...... 4©0 W. C. Breen . Dr. A. O. Squires System. A turkey to high in each class and Stanley Tuchton ... D. J. Ladomus ...... 37 Frank Oswald 1 . . 75 71 C. G. BLANDFOBD. a guinea hen to low in each class. Ties shot Walter Tomlinson .. 4©0 T. C. Clark ...... 36 J. H. Franget ...... 50 off at 25 targets. George Bird ...... 38 H. Horner ...... S6 W. F. MacCANDLESS. Bert Beggs 30 .T. H. Sweeney ...... 36 FORTHCOMING EVENTS R. E. Probert, H, D. Farney and S. T. Mur E. N. Daniel ...... 48 T. W. Shields ...... 34 phy, all of Claypool, scored first, second and CHESTER, H. J. Taggart Cash Top Man at Indianapolis third, respectively, at the regular meet of the W. A. Kurshln ...... 42 C. Valentine . Indianapolis, Ind., November 9. Cash won Tournaments Not Registered Claypool, Ind., Gun Club, held October 28. J. H. Ladomus ...... 42 the honors at Indianapolis Gun lub on No NOVEMBEIl A. Speer ...... 42 vember 7, with 95 out of 100. Edmonson November 21 ^Montpelier, Vt. Vermont State frau The final turkey shoot of the Roanoke Gun W. Speller ...... 41 E. L. Fenn ...... H broke 94 and B. -Bemy 91. Scores: Shooters© League, under auspices of the Montpelier Club was held Saturday afternoon with 42 J. Kapple ...... 41 J. Kapple ...... 41| Events ...... : .. - 1 , 2 3 4 5 ©6 Slu Bk. Gun Club. Dr. C. H. Burr, secretary. shooters present. A. M. Shepherd, using Professional. targets ...... -2ft 20 2.0 2« 20 12 November 24 RocMord, Ills. Intercity League of Gun Arrow shells, Was high with 96 out of 100. B. . Remy ...... 15, 18 20 19 19 100 91 Clubs© shoot. W. S. Jones, secretary of the club, had a keen Verhiont Trap League Shooting Kclmonson ...... 19 20: 17 19 19 100© 04 November 26 Ossining. N. Y. Thanksgiving Day contest with Dr. L. G. Richards for a loving Siwell ...... : -17 18 14 18 16 100 R3 open prize shoot of Ossining Gun Club. Burlington, Vt., November 6.-—The second Mrs. B. Remy ..... 15 16 17 16 15 10* 79 November 2S Philadelphia, Pa. FhlladelpTila Trap cup, the former winning with 93. of a series of shoots being held by the Ver 100 95 . + . Cash ...... IS IS IS 20 2©9 Shooters© League matches, at Meadow Spring,, High mont State Trap Shooters© .League took place Martin ...... 13 17 13 18 15 100 76 land, Glen .Willovy, and..Camden Clubs. on October 31. Scores.:.... Neighbors ...... 13 19 15 14 13 100 71 Opening Shbot of White f»lains Club Sing ...... 18 20 ...... 52 49 DECEMBER White Plains, N. Y., August 9. Fourteen Sh. Bk. - Sh. Sk: F. Remy ...... 17© 17 17 17 20 100 88 December 5 -Philadelphia, Pa. Philadelphia Trap shooters faced the traps at the opening shoi>t Mouhbn© .:. 92 Patrick . .. . 100 73 Mrs. F, -Romy 12 . It 13 15 100 61 Shooters© league matches,© at Glen Willow, ©Lans- of the White Plains Gun Club on Saturday Lanison . ... 1*9- SS -Rmmrill . .. . 10* ©,72 Lilly ...... 11 8. ..9 4. 100 46 dale. Highland, and S. S: White Clube. Waltou 100 87 H. London . WO 70 1© 10 " . 0 13 100 43 December G^-Chicago,© Ills©. Cliicago GUJI Club©s two- afternoon, November 7. Owing to a tricky Burr© .... .©. idO .85 Crane ...... 100 69 Fortune ...... man- team championship. wind that blew across the traps good scores Greenwood 100 83 Andrews -©.. .© 150 66 © 1915 ©©© . were rather hard to make. W. S. Silkworth, Hill ...... 100 82 White .... . 100 ©59 Guests at Ossining Glob Shoot January 2 Philadelphia, Pa, Philadelphia Trap of the Glenwood Country Club, captured the Hall ...... 100 7R Harris . 100 52 ".-.- Ossining, N. Y., November 6. The fol Shooters© League matches, at Meuilow © Spring, guests© prize with a score of 94 out of a Megratn ... iflfl 78 La Point . iOd '5V Du Pont, Clearview, and Camden Clubs. possible 100. Dr. J. B. Ogden, T. L. Denyse Hazelton .100 761 lowing scores were made at an impromptu February ©© 6 Philadelphia, Pa, Philadelphia " Trap: and S. H. Core tied for high handicap prize Guy Lamsori, of Randolph, won the gold ring pre,-. shoot of the Ossining Gun Club. The club had Shooters© League matches, at Clearview, Lansd^le, with 89 out of a possible 100. In the shoot- seated liy the League for high score, as Moulton, oif as their guests, H.©S. Welles and Ward Ham- Camden and Highland Clubs. . -.... I off Dr. Ogden won with a score of 24 out of Montpelier, , waived las right to same, having been the mcnd, noted ^professionals, the latter, through March-6 Philadelphia, Pa. Plii-ladelpWa Trap- Shoot la possible 25. J. R. ©Talcott, shooting fro©nt- winner at the last :9hoot-at Randolph. Mar Andrews; train ,delay-, reachiag the grounds -too late to ers© -League matches, at Meadow Spring, Du Foot. " 16-yard, mark, Vrsn. the distance haadi- of Burlington, won the Du-Pout gold quail piq witfit- shoot.© Scores: •, '.,'••••• OlCB Willow and S. S, White Clubs. 24 SPORTING LIFE All Trap Shooting Records Beaten! The Three Big Events of the 1914 Grand American Handicap Tournament, Dayton, Ohio., September 8-12 1914 Crand American Handicap—1914 Amateur Championship, Single Targets—1914 Amateur Championship, Double Targets—WERE WON WITH Mr. Woolfolk Henderson, of Lexington, Ky.f was the victor in each of these great races, and in all of them he used PETERS | SHELLS, made with "steel where steel belongs." His performance stands without a parallel; no individual shooter and no ] make of ammunition has ever before won ALL of the world©s greatest trap shooting honors, a fact which in itself is a mar- velous tribute to Mr. Henderson©s marksmanship and the QUALITY of his ammunition. But in addition to this he established a new World©s Amateur Record, 98 out of 100, from 22 yards. - Mr. Henderson©s scores were as follows: The Race of Champions For Amateur Championship of the United Stales, Single Tar gets, 99 ex 100 from 16 yards. Amateur Championship of the United States, Double Targets, 90 ex 100 from 16 yards. Grand American Handicap, 98 ex 100 from 22 yards. High Average for All Targets, 565 ex 600, was won by Mr. S. A. Huntley, using PETERS /fi\ Shells, including 200 from 22 yards, 200 from 18 yards, 100 from 16 yards and 50 pairs. QUALITY COUNTS andthe *£? brand means SHOOTING QUALITY! TNew York: 60-62 Warren St. T. H. Kcller. Manager.© I San Franclsca: 583-585 Howard St, J. S. French. Manager. THE PETERS CARTRIDGE COMPANY, Cincinnati, OHIO. L New Orleans: 321 Magazine St. Lee Omohundro. Manager. Ford ...... S3 22 22 ROCKFORD SCORES SECOND WIN N. Y. A. C©S TROPHY EVENTS H. Greenwood ...... 23 24 21 Ocheltree ...... 22 21 21 C. J. Stein Wins Three Events and Finishes Patrick ...... 18 20 21 Outsboots Three Clubs in Four-Cornered Gilbert ...... 19 21 23 Second in Two. Porter ...... 19 20 21 League Contest. New York, N. Y., November 9. Winning Robinson ...... 18 21 17 >^^f • WLL>^V three events, C. J. Stein proved the star o: Dorp ...... 18 2» 19 By George Dobler the New York A. C.©s weekly shoot at Trav 50 TARGETS Beloit, Ills., November 9. At the second *rs© Island on November 7. His victories Ford ...... 24 24 48 Robinson Ifl 20 shoot of the Rockford, Beloit, Janesville and included the monthly cup, club cup and Nov H. Greenwood 23 23 46 Porter .. 21 18 Capron Trap Shooting League, held at Be elty trophy. E. R. De Wolf landed distance loit, Friday, November 6, Rockford again Sloan ...... 25 20 45 won by 25 targets over its nearest com handicap honors, W. B. Ogden the accumu 25 TARGETS, 21 YARDS lation cup, and W. J. Brennan the Travers© petitor, Beloit. There was a strong wind, Island cup. There was an excellent attend Sloan ...... 22[Eyre© ...... which carried the targets in weird flights ForDucks Porter ...... 201 Robinson and kept most of the shooters from making ance, with weather conditions perfect. Scores 20| WALT GILBERT. good scores. Wagner, of Beloit, however, MONTHLY CUP 25 TARGETS HANDICAP »- broke 96 out of 100, and G. B. Helm, of H. T. H. Rockford, and Alex Vance, of Capron. each Conrad Stein ..... * 25 J. H. Vanderveer 28 Nineteen in Story Club©s Events broke 89. The next event will be shot at R. J. Held ...... 1 21 Cincinnati, O., November 6. Nineteen men ©Capron in three weeks. Scores: C. H. Martin .... 4 25 A. B. Hubbell .... 6 21 competed at the -Story Gun Club©s weekl} BELOIT Why Do Nearly C. J. Stein ...... R. O. Muller ..... 5 21 shoot. Charles Rentz won the club even Wagner ...... IS 20 18 20 20 9G G. M. Campion ... E. R. De Wolf ... 4 20 with 40. Barr was high over all with 46 Vosburg ...... 12 10 12 16 17 67 W. B. Ogden ..... R. M. Owens 2 18 Scores: Rood ...... 15 13 16 11 14 69 C. L. Culver ..... C. H. Haj-dy ...... 0 18 CLUB EVENT 50 TARGETS Short ...... :... 16 16 15 15 15 77 All Duck Shooters Jt. H. Demacher .. 2i H. J. Smith ...... 6 Sh. Bk. Sh. Bfc Shellenger ...... 17 16 15 17 13 78 A. W. Currie ..... J. M. Jones ...... 5 George Sebastiana 50 36 Ned Smead ,50 Michale...... 13 11 16 19 li 73 W. H. Yule ...... 6 C. T. Morrow L. J. Oehler .... 50 36 C. Schueider 50 Austin...... 1.5 18 14 20 16 83 C. J. Corbett ©..... 2 23 J. P. Donovan ..... 5 113 J. Z. Roth, Jr. .. 50 35 Ed Story ...... 50 Wheeler ...... 12 18 14 17 19 © 80 USE 1. 3. McManus ... 3 22 H. ICeller O. Neukirch .... 50 34 *J. M. Barr .... 50 Goodall ...... 12 13 19 18 17 79 CHUB CUP 25 TARGETS HANDICAP Gus Ritzer 5(1 32 Fred Broxterman. 50 Fiske ...... 15 17 18 16 13 79 Charles Rentz ... 50 40 George Overbecfc.. 50 H. T. H. T E. Schneider .... 50 27 Rodler ...... 50 Total ...... 781 C. J. Stein...... 4 25 R. R. Debacher ... 5 20 J. C. Schomaker. 50 6 J. Scherz ...... 50 C. H. Martin ...... 2 2S F. F. Low ...... 6 19 C. Becker J. M. Barr .... 50 A. B. Tucker ... Dupont R. J. Held ...... 3 25 C. L. Culver 2 19 B. Roth ...... 50 F. Herman ...... 20 G. W. Smith . R. O. Muller ©5 25 C. H. Hardy 0 TEAM MATCHES- 25 TARGETS EACH C. B. Helm ... Conrad Stein<..... a 24 A. W. Currie 3 18 A. E. Savage . W. B. Yule ...... 6 24, J. P. Donovan ©5 1 Targets .. H. C. Kellogg . OR J. J. MeManus ... R, M. Owens 2 17 L. J. Oehler. 43 G. Sebastiana. J. H. Sabin .., C, J. Corbett .... 2 24 H. J. Smith . 6 17 Charles Rentz B. Roth ..... A. W. Keener J. H. Vanderreer. < 2 23 A. Chandler . 3 C. Schneider Ritzier .. A. M. Burr ..., E. R. DeWolf ... G. M. Crompton 3 *J. M. Barr Sdhcimaker Geo. Dobler .... W. B. Ogden ..... H. Keller ...... 0 J. Roth ... 3 Smead .. F. Schoonmai«T 18 16 J. M, Jones ...... 5 22 c. T. MtMarrow F. Broxtennan 28 Ed Schneider. Ballistite A. B. Bubljell .... 6 22 Geo. Overbeck 31 F. Herman Total ...... 806 ACCUMULATION CUP 25 TARGETS HANDICAP |J. Scherz ... .. 1 Totals .... 128 125 253| CAPRON H. T. 87 130 227 Vance ...... 16 18 19 18 18 89 W. B. Ogden ..... 4 25 -H. J. Smith | Totals ..... Wilcox ...... 17 13 11 14 18 C. J. Stein ...... 4 25 J. P. Donoran DOUBLES 12 PAIRS Mulligan ...... 17 14 16 17 13 E. J. Held ...... 4 G. M. Crompton . Bk.| Leaver ...... 17 10 17 14 12 Powder J. J. McManus ... 3 H. Keller ...... G. Sebastians ...... 17|Xed Smead ... DeMunn ...... 15 18 18 15 17 A. B. Hubbell .... 6 J. H. Vanderveer B. Roth ...... 16|K. Schneider .. Hyneman ...... 1L 10 14 15 14 R. O. Muller ..... 5 C. L. Culver .... G. Ritzer ...... 15| F. Broxterman Blodgett ...... 17 15 19 18 17 C. H. Martin .... 3 C. H. LocaielU .. F©rye ...... 11 13 16 19 17 W. H. Yule ...... 6 A. Chandler .... Peterson ...... 14 12 16 10 17 F. F. Low ...... 6 W. J. Brennan .. Conelley Wins at Robin Hood Kleiva ...... It 16 13 13 15 B. B. DeWolf ... 4 C. H. Hardy .... R. H. Debacher ... 6 D. D. VVylie .... New York, N. Y., November 6. Fourteen Total ...... A. W. Currie ..... 5 23 C. .T. McMarrow . shooters turned out on ^Election day to cap JANESVILLE. Conrad Stein ..... 4 .T. M. Jrvues ..... ture a leg on the©cup at Robin Hood Gun Club Lawyer ...... 18 18 15 15 16 C. J. Corbett ..... 2 J. Kurehnhauer . and it went to Conelley by three targets. Nickerson ...... 10 W 6 13 13 TRAVERS ISLAND CUP 25 TARGETS HANDICAP Score, 91x100. A team race was held with a McNamara., ...... 16 16 15 16 14 team from the Hudson County Gun Club and Heimey ...... 15 16 16 14 16 ECAUSE they have H. T.J the Robin Hood Gun Club. The latter won by McVicker ...... 17 18 20 18 8 W. J. Brennan ... 4 25 48 targets. Scores: Drake ...... 15 17 16 IS 18 B found these loads Conrad Stein ..... 3 24© H. J. Smith SPECIAL CUP, 100 TARGETS Frye ...... 16 .17 13 18 15 C. J. Stein ...... 4© 24 ,T. H. Vanderveer Dodge ...... H 15 13 11 9 are uniformly de R, R. Debaeher .. 5 24 B. H. T.| B. Thometz...... 13 12 ,.16. 15 14- C. H. Locatelli .. 5 24 O. M. Cromptou ... Dr. O©Brten. 72 It 871 Conelley Rnyder ...... 17 19 16 13 18 pendable and refuse to C. H. Martin ..... 2 23 A. Chandler ...... Roach ...... 81 7 88 (Hutching* 80 R. J. Held ...... 3 23 .T. P. Donovan Pfannstihal ... «!» IS 87|.UohJfs . ... J. J. McManus ... .V 22 W. B. Ogden ...... T. I©ape 74|Jiid!fe. ... Total ...... jeopardize their few C, J. Corbett ..... 2 23 C. L. Culver ...... H. Pape .... 72|.Smith E. R. De Wolf W. II. Yule ...... Beyersdotfer.. Carbooe hunting days with less A. B. Hubbell . fi 22 .T. Kurrlmhauer ... Lee ...... liouden C. H. Hardy .. 0 211,0. T. Mo-Marrow ... Camden, N. J., November 9. Although the certain loads. A. W. Currie .. 4 21|H. Keller ...... TEAM RACE, 100 TARGETS field was not large the November 7 shoot over R. O. Muller . 5 20|D. D. Wylie ...... HUDSON COUNTY G. C.| ROBIN HOOD G. C. the traps of the Camden Shooting Association SCRATCH AND HANDICAP 100 TARGETS Bk.| Bk. there was some class to it. Kling led the Dr. O*Brien ...... 721 Beyeradorf er ...... 78 field by breaking 96 of his quota of 100 tar For Trap Shooting Information and Bk. Roach ...... 8L|Leo ...... 67 gets, getting straight on the first two events. C. H. Martin .... K. D. Muller ...... Pfannstihal ...... 691 Ooneiley ...... 87 Sporting Powder Booklets, C. J. Stein ...... F. F. Low ...... J. Pape ...... 51|Hutchings ...... 80 B. Fred Slear, of Collingswood, being just R. J. Held ...... C. L. Culver ...... H. Pape ...... 48|Rohlfs ...... 67 one target behind. The surprise of the day write to C. .T. Corbett .... A. -B, .Hubbell ...... was the clever work of O. W. Downes, who J. J. McManus .. H. Keller ...... Total ...... 329| Total ...... 377 shattered 92, probably the best score he has Sporting Powder Division Conrad Stein .... W. H. Yule ...... G. CONELLEY. ever made at the traps. ©Scores: .T. H. Vanderveer A. Chandler ...... B. B. B. B. T. W. B. Osden .... G. M. Cromptcm ...... Kling ...... 25 25 23 ©23 96 E. R. De Wolf ... T. M. .Tnnes ...... Slear ...... 24 24 23 24, 95 C. H Hardy .... H. ,T. Smith ...... Wilmington, Del., November 7. At the Downes .. >...... 21 23 24 © 24 92 A. W. Currie ... J. P. Doncvan ...... "egular weekly shoot of the Nemours Trap itarr ...... 21 23 24 22 90 Du Pont Powder Co. Johnson ...... 20 21 21 22 84 Shooting Club, Miss Amy Schofield, with her Da-vifi ...... 18 22 22 21 83 ESTABLISHED 1802 Harry Eyre Tops Beideman Shots landicap, made high total score and was pre Farrand ...... 10 15 18 17 60 Beideman, N. J., November 7. At the week sented with the Ramsay medal until the next Waltz ...... 2 6 15 19 42 Wilmington, Delaware ly shoot of the Beideman Gun Glub, held on regular shoot. Miss Schofield also wofl third November 3, at their river traps, Harry Eyre jlace on the Willis cup. Miss Hammond made was the winner with 96 breaks, being closely ugh actual score for the afternoon by break- Ha©.l Defends Kentucky Title followed by Sloan and Ford with 95 and 92, ng 20 of her 25 targets. Mrs. Springer has Latonia, Ky., November 2. W. H. Hall, of respectively. Much interest was centered in given a season ticket to the Philadelphia Or Haysville, successfully defended his title to the shooting of Robinson and Porter, they chestra to be competed for by the members of ;he Kentucky State challenge championship R. J. Dibowski .. 79|J. B. C...... again contesting very closely. Scores: he Nemours Club, beginning with next Wed recently, beating T. H. Clay, Jr., of Austerlitz, W. H. Hall .... 93|*R. Trimble ...... nesday©s shoot. Scores: T. H. Clay, Jr. . Koch ...... 100 TARGETS he challenger, by one target, and winning the Targets ...... 25j Targets ...... 25 hoot-off with H. S. Connelly; a local amateur, H. S. Council; . Dr. Bird ...... Events ...... 1 2 3 4 T Mrs. Springer ...... 4 Mrs. White ...... 12 24 to 20. Scores: O. S. Lawrence Hedclel Targets ...... 25 25 25 25 109 Mrs. lUley ...... 10|Miss Schofleld ...... 13 Bk. Bk. Hammerschmidt . Eyre ...... 24 23 24 25 96 Miss Lannao ...... 1*| Misa Hirst ...... 9 Sloan ...... 23 23 25 24 95 A.- Gambell 73 *W, H. Chamberlain.. 9* SHOOT OFF 25 TARGETS Miss Htnmond .... 20| H. Si Nemo ...... BiU ...... Interstate League William Duke, Jr., President, THE SUMMARY The territory of Iroaton and Paris was dropped from Wellsville, N. Y. Members: Jamestown, Clean. -Wells- the Ohio State League, July It. ville, HorneU, N. Y., Bradford, Pa., Warren, Pa, of the Big Minor League Body The York franchise and players, in the Tri-State Western Association W. P. Hill, President, Mc- League, were transferred to Lancaster, July 14. Alester, Ofcla. Members: Oklahoma City, McAlester, During the W4 Yean The franchise and players of the Staunton Club, in Muskogee, Tusla, Joplin, Fort Smith. the Virginia Mountain League, were transferred to Central Texas League A. M. Frazier, President, Harrfsonburg. Va., July 25. Hillsboro, Tex. Members: Hillsboro, Italy, West, The franchises of Httntington, W. Va., and Mays- WaXahaehie, Ennis, Corsicana. BY JOHN H. FARRELL Virginia Mountain League B. F. Donovan, Presi 2 ... vine, Ky., were dropped by the Ohio State League, 3 yjt93 1% 02 ... 9 W AUBURN, N. Y., November 1, 1914. To the July 25. dent, Clifton Forge, Va. Members: Charlotteville, ©i members of the National Association. Gen Clifton Forge, Covington, Staunton. Disbanded. * ©.SI 121 160 26 a The territory of Sherman and Bonham was dropped 5 172 80 82 32 6 tlemen: Pursuant to the requirements of the from the Texas- Oklahoma League, August 10. Georgia-Alabama League W. J. Boykin, President, Constitution of this organiza The Great Bend franchise and players of the Kansas Gadaden, Ala. Members: Gadsden, Anniston,, Talla- dega, Opelika, Selma, Rome, Newnan, La Grange, Ga. 953 97 45 1 27 i a tion, I herewith submit the State League were transferred to Minneapolis, Kan., !3:2 87 34 "i 18 3 9 Thirteenth Annual Report of August 10. Georgia State League I. .1. Kalmon, President, Americue, Ga. Members: Americus, Thomasvllle, Val- 109 llfl 56 6 7 3 the Secretary,© covering a re The Virginia Mountain League disbanded August 10. 10 495195 194 65 39 65 18 Lansing, Mich., franchise and players, in the South dosta, Cordele. Brunswick, Waycross. sume of the business coming California State League^A. T. Baum, President, 11 471171 61 49 2 85 39 r to this office during the cur ern Michigan Association, were transferred to Mt. 12 3S9!S9 71 59 2 1-55 to 9 Clemens, Mich., August 25. San Francisco, Cal Members: Fresno, Stockten, San rent year. In transacting the Jose, Wataonville. Disbanded. 13 471tri 30 34 9 285 98 0 business of the National As The Springfield, O., Club, In the Central League, 14! 482182 45 64 5 384 53 19 disbanded August 25. 16 436136 28 95 4 380 .© 74 IS sociation; together with the The franchise and players of the Roanoke dubbin 1:1 collection of evidence in dis Drafted Players 16 )62 59 80 308 89 29 the Virginia League, Were transferred to Suffolk, Va,, W [08 36 118 21 306 70 17 puted cases; correspondence October 29, 1914. NATIONAL LEAGUE 18 4©561©56 21 39 14 232 82 -14 with players, managers, club By Cincinnati from Winnipeg DUgan ...... $ 500© 19 191 36 41 5 81 56 21 owners, directors, league sec 20 121 44 40 9 166 39 1©T retaries and league presi- The Association Membership By St. Louis from Victoria Steele...... 1200i The following organizations Qualified for membership By St. Louis from Syracuse North...... 120* 21 24L!4L 24 51 S 166 4S 25 J. H. Farrell dents, 21,700 letters were during the year 1014: By Chicago from Medicine Hat Buckles ...... 500 22 360;eo 19 81 9 159 50 1* handled by this office. The By Chicago from South Bend Schorr...... 750 23 ;205!05 1?, 80 8 156 46 20 details of the business for the 1914 season CLASS AA By Chicago from Saginaw Bobbins...... 750 !53 1C 82 11 2 132 48 ir follow: Tha American Association T. M. Chivington, Presi By Chicago from San Francisco Standridge. . . 2500 25 ©250!50 22 10 1©20 42 2a dent, Chicago, Ills. Members: Minneapolis, St. Paul, By Chicago from Toronto Fisher ...... 2500 26 266166 28 ©id ... 139 4©7 17 Summing1 Up the Business Milwaukee, Columbus, Cleveland, Kansas City, In By Chicago from Indianapolis Adams...... 2500 309 84 ©i dianapolis, Louisville. By Chicago from Buffalo McConnell (Subject 28 237!37 20 100 si Forty-four league organizations, embracing 300 cities The International League B. G. Barrow, President, to investigation) ...... 2500 29 117117 41 73 21 4 i and towns in the United States and Canada,, qualified 1200i for membership in 19U. Out of 43 leagues starting New York. Members: Baltimore, Toronto, Buffalo, By Pittsburgh from Harrisburg Adams ...... Reason. 39 leagues finished. Three Class D leagues Rochester1, Providence, Newark, Jersey City, Montreal. By Pittsburgh from Sioux City Murphy...... 1500 8403 134-9 1799 140 »6 3532 1033 319 The Pacific Coast League A. T. Baum, President, By Pittsburgh from Ludington Altenberg...... 500 FINANCES disbanded during playing season, and two failed to San Francisco, Cal. Members: San Francisco, Los By Pittsburgh from Denver Coffey (Subject to start. Number of telegrams received In this office dur Angeles, Oakland, Portland, Sacramento, Cal., Vernon, investigation) ...... ISO©0 The financial statement will be submitted to the ing current year, 311A Number of telegrams trans Cal. By New York from Sacramento Stroud ...... 2500 Auditing Committee for examination and approval, mitted by tils office, 2327. Number of players© con CLASS A By New York from Portland Ore. Kores...... 250©0 under the rules. tracts received, recorded and promulgated, 8*03. Num CONCLUSION ber of terms accepted, examined and promulgated, The Western League N. L. O©Neill, President, Chi By New York from Middletown, N. Y. Scull. . 500 1349. Number of players released by purchase, 1799. cago, Ills. Members: Denver, Sioux City, Lincoln, By New York from New Orleans Adams ...... loOfli In conclusion, we desire to express our appreciation Number of optional agreements approved, 140. Num Des Moines, Omaha, Wichita, Kan., Topeka, St. By New York from Seattle Gipe...... 1200 of the hearty co-operation and courtesy shown, an<| ber of optional agreements exercised by National Asso Joseph. , By New York from Columbus, O. Cook...... 2500 assistance rendered by our several club members, ! ciation Clubs, 86. Number of optional agreements The Southern Association W. M. Kavanaugh, Presi By New York from Poughkeepsie Beatty...... 500 despatching the year©s work. exercised by major league dubs, 31. Number of play dent, Little Rock, Ark. Members: New Orleans, By Brooklyn from Louisville Toney ...... 2500 J. H. FARRlELL, Secretary. ers reported to this office for release, 3532. Number Chattanooga, Tenn., Mobile, Memphis, Montgomery, By Brooklyn from Chattanooga Howell ...... IHOO- f players reported for suspension, 1033. Number of Nashville, Atlanta, Birmingham. By Brooklyn from Fort, Worth Appleton ...... 1200 By Brooklyn from Wilkes-Barre Cadore...... 1200 AFFIDAVITS PROPER players reported for reinstatement, 319. Number of CLASS B drafted players returned under waiver rule, 9. Num B©y Brooklyn from Harrisburg Chabek...... 1200 ber of official bulletins issued by this office, 29. Copies The Texas League W. R. Davidson, President, Waco, By Brooklyn from Seattle Dell ...... 1200 Texas. Members: San Antonio, Houston, Galveston, By Brooklyn from Waco Donald ...... 1200 To Establish tbe Faith of an Alleged Un- of official bulletins mailed from this office during the Dallas, Fort Worth, Waeo, Austin. Beaumont. current year, 14.5W. Total number of disputed cases The Eastern Association J. H. O©Rourke, President, AMERICAN LEAGUE precedented Happening. handled during the current year, 842. Number of Bridgeport, Conn. Members: Bridgeport> New Britain, By Boston from, Saginaw Scott ...... $ 750 A,dispatch from Muncie. Ind., the other day to the players drafted by major leagues, 43. By National By Boston from Battle Creek Gill ...... League 28. By American League, 15. Number of New Haven, Springfield, Mass, Hartford, Waterbury, 750 Indianapolis "News" related the following wonderful, players drafted by National Association clubs, 67. Plttsfleld, Mass., New London. By Boston from Springfield, Mass. Pratt...... 1200 if true, incident: "Jimmy Pence, playing in a scrub Total amount received through this office for drafted "The Central League L. Heilbroner, President, Fort By Philadelphia from Greensboro Harper...... 500 base ball game on the Avondale Commons diamond, players, including money refunded on National Asso Wayne, Ind. Members: Terre Haute, Evansville, Ind., By Philadelphia from Trenton Lee...... 12:00 Sunday afternoon, knocked a fly ball that went so ciation drafts disallowed: Grand Rapids, Dayton, Fort Wayne, Springfield, O. By Philadelphia from Greensboro Crane ...... 500 high that it came in violent contact with a crow that was The New England League T. H. Mumane, Presi By Washington from Galve&ton Massey...... 1200 sailing over the ball arena, according to the veracious National League ...... $ 40,800 dent, Bloston. Mass. Members: Lowell, Haverhill, Port By Washington from Fort Worth Brown...... 1200 Jimmy. Harry Waters, centre fielder, and George American League ...... 15,700 land, Me., Worcester, Lyrm, Lewiston, Me., Fltchburg, By Detroit from Peoria Yelle ...... Ii200 Work, right fielder, both endeavored to catch the de National Association ...... 33,350 Mass.. Lawrence. By Detroit from Grand Forks Peters...... 750 scending ball, with the result that Waters caught ths The New York State League J. H. Farrell, Presi By Chicago from Kansas City Brief ...... 2500 ball and Work caught the crow, which had been Total ...... $89,860i dent, Auburn, N. Y. Members: Albany, Troy, Syra By St. Louis from Atlanta Perryman ...... 1500 stunned. When the bird came to it bit viciously at Amount paid on optional agreements ...... $ 39,700 cuse, Binghamton, Scranton, Wilkea-Barre, Utica, By St. Louis from Elmira Kauffman ...... 1200 Its captor, but was subdued, the boy taking it home. Amount paid on drafted players returned Elmira. By St. Louis from Charleston. S. C. Cochran. . 750 Young Work was told that crows can be taught to under waiver rule ...... , ...... 4,450 The Illinois-Iowa-Indlana League A. B. Teamey, By St. Louis from Burlington ©Miller...... 5*0 talk like a parrot and will experiment with the strange Amount paid for release by purchase of Na President, Chicago, Ills. Members: Peoria, Moline, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION captive. If he finds that it cannot stand captivity Ills., Dubuque, Bloomington, Davenport, Quincy, Ills., he will release it with a warning never again to fly tional Association players ...... 167,87ft Springfield, Ills., Decatur. ©Withdrawn. fDisallowed. over a base ball field. ©Roosevelt ought to be told Grand total received through this office for By Kansas City from Savannah Mayer...... $ 54)0 drafted players, optional agreement players The Northwestern League E. R. Hughes, President, about this,© said Jimmy, wielder of the bat. ©What Seattle. Wash. Members: Spokane, Tacoma., Seattle, By Kansas City from Durham *Forbes...... d©ye s©pose he©d say if a guy©d tell him a fly had licked and released by purchase players...... $301,870 Vancouver, Portland, Victoria, B. C. © By Kansas City from Saskatoon *Northrup . . . a crow?© " Ti-i-Stato League George M. Graham. President, By Milwaukee from Battle Creek La Rosa ..... 500 Miscellaneous Matters Philadelphia, Pa. Members: Allentown, Pa., Lancas By Milwaukee from Davenport *Barnes ...... By Milwaukee from Burlington *Luntey ...... The name of the Empire State League of Georgia ter, Pa., Wilmlngton, Del., Harrisburg, Trenton, Reading. By Indianapolis from Omaha Tipple ...... 1000 was changed to the Georgia State League November By Indianapolis from Ottawa, Ont. Mitchell... 500 29. 1913. CLASS 0 By Rochester from Lawrence Bruggy...... 750 Continued from eleventh page The application of the Western Canada League for South Atlantic League N. P. Corish, President, By Newark from Allentown *Murray...... Giants, hasn©t made any promise that he will let the advancement to Class C, was disallowed November Savannah, Ga. Members: Jacksonville, Fla., Augusta, By Newark from Terre Haute *Sheehan...... New Yorks play at the Polo Grounds another year. 29. 1913. Savannah, Macon, Charleston, S. C., Columbus, Ga. By Newark from Fort Wayne "Smyth...... The territory of Erie, Pa., was awarded the Cana The Virginia League C. A. Boatwright, President, By Louisville from Bloomington Marks...... 750 The claim that Connie Mack is the only manager dian League, and the Guelph, Ont. , franchise and Danville, Va. Members: Richmond, Norfolk, Ports By Louisville from Davenport Middleton ...... 750 who won sdx pennants is not well founded. Harry players were transferred to Erie, Pa., January 12, 1914 mouth, Roanoke, Petersburg, Newport News. By Louisville from Springfield, Ills. *Kirschnick Wright won six championships for Boston, in the The territory of Patereon, N. J., and Perth Amboy, The Wisconsin-Illinois League F. R. Weeks, Presi By Louisville from Savannah »Crowell...... National Association, in 1872, 1873, 1874 and 1«75. N. J., was added to the New York and New Jersey dent, Green Bay, Wis. Members: Green Bay, Oshkosh, By Portland. Ore., from Lexington *Blackwell. and for Boston, in the National League, In 1877 and league, January 12, 191*. Marlnette-Menominee, Rockford, Ills., Madison, Wau- By Portland from Paris *Phillips ...... 1«78. The Atlantic City franchise and -players In the Tri- sau, Wis., Appleton, Wis., Racine, Wis. By Portland from Muskegon *Lelffers ....;.... In a letter, Jimmy Callaliah says he has been read, State League wera transferred to Beading, Pa., Janu Northern League John Burmeister, President, St. By Portland from Texarkang "Stillbauer...... ing stories in the Eastern© papers to the effect that he* ary 12, 1914i Paul, Minn. Members: Duluth, Superior, Grand By Venice, Cal., from Topeka-(-*Grover. ; ...... is (o resign as manager of the White Sox arid succeed The franchise and players of the Merlden, Club, in Forks, Winnipeg, Fargo, N. D., Fort William, Minn., By Venice. Cal. , from Des Moines *Haley .... : Comiskey as© president. "If I am to lose my ijob or" the Eastern Association, Were transferred to New Winona. Minn.. Virginia City, Minn. By Oakland from , Medicine Hat Daniel*...... 400