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VOLUME 27, NO. 15. PHILADELPHIA, JULY 4, 1896. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. IS A WAR COMING? ROBINSON-RUSIE. ALLEGED SCHEMING FOR A HE! BOTH RESENT THE ACTION OF THE MAJOR LEAGUE. LEAGUE BOARD, A New York Report That an Eight- The Cleyeland Man Angered Over the dab League is Being Worked Fir Disciplining el His Manager, Tebean, by Parties Inimical to the Magnates White Rusie is Determined Not to flow in Control, Accept the Board's Decision,
New York, July 1.—The confidential ad Cleveland, July. 1.—President Robison viser nntl champion of the Now York Club, came to town yesterday in a rage over the Mr. O. 1'. Caylor, claims to have unearthed fining of Tebeau by the League directors. another "conspiracy against the life of or Said he to-day regarding the matter: ganized base ball," as he graphic-ally calls "I am now preparing a statement in whicU it in the '-New York Herald." Here is the I will make known a few facts that the mag story told by the rather excitable, sus nates of the National League will dislike to picious and too credulous New Yorker: see in print. I would like to know by what "Conspirators headed by, several of the leaders authority these men got together and fined ,>ije oC of the lost I-irotherhood cause have been, and are my players $200 without e.ven notifying HIP that, now, eagerly working in efforts .to organize au they were about to consider his case. What eight club base ball association in opposition to court in the land would attempt to uold uial the National League. They will deny it, of on a man without notifying him and giving him course, just as they denied1 the Flayers' league a chance to defend himself? I will say to plot when it was prematurely exposed in the full you now that Oliver Tebeau will not pay one erf 1889. But that plans for another base ball dollar of that line, that 1 will not pay one revolution have been laid and discussed there is dollar of it, and that Tebeau will play in every not the shadow of a doubt. game in which the Cleveland Club plays this "I may go so far as to say that "Al" Johnson, season. As far as the law business is concerned, known as the "Brotherhood Orphan," is expect I will give them all of that they want. too. If ed to look to the Brooklyn corner of the new con Dr. Stuckey, Mr. Jim Hart and the othera have cern. It will be remembered that this trolley car started out to purify base ball 1 will be witli magnate said last winter that lie controlled a them. I will take a hand in the purifying busi ground in the neighborhood of the old base ball ness, too, and I will show up some of the field at Washington Park, which would make a 'rottenness' of the National League. They have site for a club home far superior to Eastern Park. injured the reputation of Tebeau, as well as that "The New Yoit corner of tlie scheme is much of the Cleveland Club, to an irretrievable extent, more bothersome. Several years ago a secret or and we are going to have satisfaction." ganization fell through before it matured be A popular subscription was started to-day cause Johnson didn't like the people who were for the purpose of giving a. reception to the behind the scheme. That party of revolutionists Cleveland Base Ball team on Their return had grounds selected "just beyond the Harlem," from their present trip. Already over $200 but it was generally admitted that patrons could has been subscribed in amounts under $2. not be induced in any considerable numbers to They will be met at the depot.by brass make the trip to see games. The New York Club, by its lease of the Polo Grounds and Manhattan bauds a.ud tally-hos.__ Field, controls every available site for base ball Resolute Knsie. purposes south of One Hundred and Sixtieth street and the Harlem River. These leases run Indianapolis, July 1.—Kusie said to-day till 39
BOSTON vs. BROOKLYN AT BOSTON JUNE 25.—Brook buttery work and b»s« running were equally bad. St. Louis,...... 0 0100 1 0 0-5 lyn lieu tht> acoro in the ninth on nrror* of Harring- The visitors played ao «zc«ll
son, of the Clermont; secretary, John A. fine. The League is not out of the woods yet." O'Rourke, of the Cresecent A. A., and Dr. WARD IN PHINT. Khner E. Essig, of the Tioga Club, treasurer. Iu.mediately after adjournment Mr.sWarcl SPORTING LIFE LOCAL JO'i'iMNGS. sent the following special statement of Jack Keener, of ihe Athletics, who is 1 being A WEEKLY JOURNAL. given a trial by the Phillits, is a six-footer and the case to the New York "Journal" by powerful in proportion. He is '26 years old, and telegn ph: Devoted to tirst pitched professionally last year, when he RUSIE'S APPEAL DENIED AND TEBEIU "The Board of Directors c-f the National BASEBALL, BICYCLING, SHOOT. played with Hazjeton, which was then under League have decided against Amos Kusie in hi* .William Sharsig's management. This year he has appeal from the flues inflicted by the New- ING, BILLIARDS, Etc. done the best work of the State league pitchers. DISCIPLINED. York Club. And, furthermore, to cover up their Billy Hamilton has, it is true, stolen more decision and even up some old scores, they bases this season than the entire Philadelphia attempt to make it appear that Rusie had no Published by team, but even at that his work is not satis case. Rusie, it will be remembered, was lined factory, judging from the constant nagging of The League Directors Sustain the New $100 in Baltimore on the ground that- he was THE SPORTING LIFE PUBLISHING CO. the Boston critics. out of liis hotel all night and under the influ Delehanty makes uo bones of saying that he ence of liquor. The second tine of $100 was im 34 South Third St., has been here too long, and could probably do York Club-in Its Stand For Discip posed because it was claimed he played cureU^s- better work elsewhere. Both Deleliauty and ly in a game of ball. The affidavit of Ktisle's Philadelphia, Pa., U. S. A. Hallman would make no objection to a transfer. line and Decency and Incidentally father showed that President Freedmau had re The Phillies' new outfielder, Mertes, can play mitted this fine. ; As against this, Mr. Freed- SUBSCRIPTION RATES: second base as well as the" outfield. lie is so man's mere denial, not under oath, was allowed powerful 'that he has iu the off'season been uti Touch Captain Tebeau up a Bit, to prevail. Tiernan and Dad Clarke were willing One Year...... »2.00 lized as si cannon-ball performer, hence his nick to swear that Rusie was not out of the hotel Six Months...... 1.2 name of "Stmdow." and not drunk, but President Freudman warned biugle Copy...... 5c. In Gus Morau the Athletics have a captain who A meeting of the League Board of Direc them not to do so. An affidavit to this is referred I'oreisju I'ostnge, SM.O4 Jixtra per Annum knows • how to handle men, and is up to all tors was held at the Monongahela House, to by the Board as a 'mass of irrelevant tes the tricks of the trade. timony.' PAYABLE IN AUVANCK. I'ittsburg, June 29, to hear the appeal of "Ou the other hand. Mr. Freedman was per Keener's wildness in his first Lttigue game pitcher Rusie, for release from the was fatal to the Phillies' chances w winnini*. mitted to recite in detail everything which, ac Yet with the Athletics Keener was always steady New Yorks because of illegal pun cording to him, Rusie did from the time the club and regular as a clock. ishment. There were only four went South in March until the end of the season, In Boston the critics are harping on the Bos members of the Hoard present. the great mass of which has no possible bearing tons' alleged record playing pretty much as Messrs. Stuckey and Vonderhorst not at on the particular questions at issue. In addition, our critics complain of the Phillies, and yet tending. The latte'r's physician wired that the New York Club was allowed to submit a lot the Bostons are still in the race. There is no his charge could not attei d. The Directors of evidence by affidavit, parts of which were INDEX TO CONTENTS. balm in Gilead for any team unless it gets up to on hand were: Messrs. Kerr, of Pittsburg; mere arguments, other parts hearsay and a, great first or second place and stays there. Wagner, of Washington; Soden, of Boston; deal of which was absolutely Irrelevant. One af fidavit detailed things Rusie had done in 1894. Base Ball News...... Pages 1 to 1 Pitcher Orth is at his home in Indiana, nurs Hart, of Chicago, and President Young. All this was against the strenuous, but vain pro Shooting News...... Pages 18 to 22 ing a sore hand. He will join the Phillies when Edwin Sutherland, the Washington. Club's tests of Kusie's counsel. Rusie based his case they go West next week. attorney, was also on hand. principally on his contract. One clause of that Cycling News...... Pages 23 to 24 J. Earle Wagner might as well ask Cincinnati THE HEARING. provid.es that for a tirst offense of drunkenness for McPhee and Chicago for Anson as to try to lie might be fined not more than $25, for a secure Sam Thompson from the Phillies. Big The meeting was held with closed doors, second offense $50. for a third offense '$100, and Sam is one of the substantial landmarks of the although John I. Rogers, attorney for Mr. for a fourth offense the penalty could be only game who has not yet outlived his usefulness, Freedman, moved that everybody be ad suspension. Another clause of his contract and the local fans would never sanction his mitted. The motion was voted down. The says that for a violation of any clause of his release. Board, after a short talk, decided to admit contract he may be fined hi an amount not to According to Ban Johnson's paper outfielder John M". Ward as counsel for Rusie. The exceed $50. In the face of these positive declara Knoll, of Detroit, is superior iu every respect bearing of the testimony consumed four tions the Board says the club had a right to fine to "Sandow" Mertes, iust secured from St. hours. Opposing counsel were then given him $100. THE MANAGEMENT STILL AFTER Paul. half an hour each for argument. "Uusie's contention was that the club could Tim Murnane. who knows bnll players as well not assess cumulative lines; that it could not say as any man living, says that "Delehanty is THE TWO SIDES. at this late day that the total amount was meant NEW PLAYERS, worth the entire New York ("flub, with the ex When Rusie's case had been stated to include a number of smaller lines; that even ception of.George Davis, Kid Gleason and one President Freedman simply stated ne bad if the club had originally intended the lines to pitcher." •lined that player for drunkenness and bad cover a number of offeuses, it could not now slip I/igby Bell stands to lose a lot of money on work, that the tine was reasonable and de- in and apportion the amounts, so. as to bring Tie Latest Deals Calculated to Keep the the Phillies. whom he biic-kpd for first or second i served, and that it was, moreover, perfect them within legal limits. Besides, the club is place on the strength of Billy Nash's acquisition on record alleging specific offenses for which John Blakeley has been elected captain of tho ly legal, according, to Rusie's contract, as it was not for one offense, but for many, Rusie was fined. But the decision of the Board Critics Guessing—Two Players University of Pennsylvania Base Ball team for holds in spite of this, that the club may not 1897. There was no other name mentioned for and therefore cumulative. Just to show only assess cumulative fines, but at any time Traded For Cooley, ol St Louis— the position and Blakeley's election was unani what kind of a man Rusie is affidavits thereafter apportion them. Under this decision a mous. Next year will be the third that Blake were subnrtted that he offered indignities club is made the absolute jud.?e of when a player ley has captained tho Pennsylvania 'Varsity to the Mayor of Jacksonville and was fre has offended, what constitutes a finable offenso, Ho Better Pitchers in Sight Yet, team and his fourth and last year as a member quently intoxicated. and there is no limit to the amount which it of the team. Iu pleading for his client Mr. Ward said may assess. It. leaves absolutely no protection The most gratifying thing about the Phillies' the charge of drunkenness was unjust; to a player under his contract, notwithstanding Philadelphia, July 1.—The Phillies woum •work is the great improvement recently shown that Freedman had exceeded his authority, the positive limitations therein contained." Up last week with an unbroken series o by Grady. the only man in the league, accord- and as for the bad work Rusie was only defeats, due to the same old cause—poo Ing to Con Lucid, who can sing under water. Colonel Rogers, when told of Mr. Ward's Mike's catching has been right up to the handle, a ball player, as liable to lapse as any protests said that Ward's case was not pinching and weak hitting. On Monday and his throwing has been precision itself. His other player. well prepared, and would be thrown out of however, they shook the hoodoo lonj hitting has also been hard and timely. Col. Rogers, said he had expected Rusie any court of law. Said he: enough to win hands down at Boston Joe Sullivan was played at short field in but to be present and was surprised at bis ab Carsey held the Boston, batsmen down "It is not true that there was any disposition two games, and was then yankwl Into the out sence. The League Directors had gone to to exclude Lawyer Ward from the hearing. Mr. while the Phiilies hit better than lor sever field again, and so long-range critics assume that the trouble and expense of holding a spe Ward had, by the very terms of the .Leairue al weeks, and that tells the story. Yesterda; he was a failure at short field. cial meeting in Pittsburg to hear bis ease Constitution, an inalienable right to appear as at Brooklyn they played as if they mean Carsey won the last game and then broke the and bis failure to appear showed ' dis counsel. He had been recognized as such by to keep up their lick, but in the ninth inuin; losing streak. courtesy. If Rusie had any case be should Secretary Young, in eorrespondtuce, for several the pitchers' ill luck got in its deadly wor! I guess I wag mistaken. It is outlV'luVrs, not have taken enough interest in it to appear days, and by the individual directors, in friendly again. Taylor forgot to cover first base at : pitchers, that the Phillies need, judging from and press it. He criticized lawyer Ward, converse, for several hours prior to the convening critical stage in the ninth inning, and away wen the proceedings of the club officials. of the Board. He was treated with every cour the game. They're onto us abroad. The Baltimore "Sun" who represented Rusie, for not having his client present to undergo cross-e-xamiua- tesy, and allowed to present his case as he ONB MORE TRADE. says the Phillies and Senators are known all pleased, irrespective of constitutional prohibi The management claims that it isn't rattlcc over the League circuit as the most, impatient tion. tions and of the usual rules of evidence. Rusie's IB the least, but if it isn't then its plans ar< batsmen and freest hitters in the business. THE DECISION. appeal was in reality outlawed, not having been too deep for the average critic to follow. Fol Jimmy Manning, of the Kansas City team, After a long and thorough discusison of I taken for over live months after the last lino lowing the acquisition of Mertes came a dea writes Al Reach thnt Bevis is the most prom the evidence and argument the Directors ! had been imposed, whereas the League Consti •whereby such men as Sullivan and Turner wen ising pitcher in the Western League. rendered the following decision: tution fixes thirty days as the limit to its filing. traded for Cooley, of St. Louis, thus giving tin Now that Carsey is in form he should take his "The Board, however, assumed jurisdiction in elub one more outtielder than it needs, miles: regular turn in the box. "The cass of the fining of Amos Rusie by the order to obtain all possible light on the issues it is contemplated to make Delehanty the basi Brooklyn still continues to be Jack Taylor's New York Base Ball Club having couu before the raised. A perusal of the testimony—it was steno- Jonah town. The New York papers, by the Board of Directors of the National League and graphieally reported—will convince any fair, dis of a deal for an infiehler, or bring either Merte: way quote Taylor as saying that he is dissatis American Association of Professional Base Ball or Cooley into the infield. Mertes has played m. fied 'here and 'would as lief play in Louisville interested man, that it' President Freedman erred, acceptable second base for St. Paul, but CVxiley Clubs for a hearing, and the Board having had it was on the side of leniency, and that Rusie as in Philadelphia. submitted to it a large mass of testimony, after deserved much severer discipline than he re can play no infield position except first base Dan Brouthers has been restinc for a few hearing arguments of counsel for the representa He ranked well up in batting and base running days at his home in Wappingers Falls. tive parties, and after due, careful, and full con ceived. Mr. Ward did his best with a weak last year, but, this season he has been sick According to Billy Weart. of the "Press, sideration of the facts and of arguments of coun cause. end his work for St. Louis has been disappointing when Keener went to the station to accompany sel, the Board unanimously decided that the fines hence Von der Abe's grab at the Phillies' offer 01 the Phillies to Boston none of tho players would were properly imposed on Rusie and should not two for one. speak to their new comrade, and that it wns THE NEXT MOVE be remitted. only by the persuasion of a State League of "The Board decided to state by way of expla Rusie will- win his "action at law" are only •f the management is now awaited with con ficial that he was induced to accompany the nation, although not admitting any obligations excusable, because of a profound misconception siderable curiosity. Meantime nothing has beer team. F. C. RICHTER. on its part to explain the reasons for its conclu of the facts. If Rusie should bring his action he accomplished in the way of strengthening th* sions, that a very great deal of wholly irrelevant will have to present much stronger testimony real weuk spot in the team—the pitching depart CONDENSED^ DISPATCHES. matter presented by Rusie's counsel was admit to warrant a verdict different from that rendered ment. Keener, of the Athletics, was given ted by the Board orer the strenuous and well at I'ittsburg by the Board of Directors of the Na trial at Boston under discouraging circumstance Special to "Sporting Life." and fegally founded objection of Mr. Rogers, and it would therefore be unfair to pass a The St. Louis Club has released second bascinan counsel for the New York Club, and arrived at tional League." judgment UIXHI him. The Lancaster Club h Joe Quinn. their conclusions unanimously on a first ballot The Rusie case has been, we believe, refused to sell Yeager to the Phillies, partly lo after a patient hearing lasting many hours and a calise it needs him and partly liecause the Providence has transferred catcher Dan Coogan justly and upon its nu-rits decided against to Springfield. patient consideration of the entire matter at the the player. Both from a legal and moral youngster doesn't want to play for our club. end of the'hearing." Xo other new pitcher is in sight as yet, and if A deal is on for the transfer of pitcher Gum- standpoint the decision of the League di any are being negotiated for that fact has n bert from Brooklyn to Philadelphia. The Flyrin case was laid on the table rectors was proper and conducive -to the leaked out. as the management, profiting by its Pitcher Tom Smith, of Louisville, refused to be on account of that' pl-iyer having taken best interests of the League, -which, is of recent costly experience, is keeping its plans farmed out to Rochester and was released. it into Court. more importance than any individual, be he and negotiations to itself, and will make no more The Youngstown Club has put James Cooper TE'BBAU ALSO DISCIPLINED. player or magnate, and the national game, announcements of contemplated deals until they in the outfield and benched Manager Hapen. Oliver Pebeau, manager-captain of the which is greater than all. The^ei'dict will are consummated. Larry Twitchell has res'gned the Milwaukee Cleveland team, was also remembered by m'eet with popular approval. THE MATTER OP "DISSIPATION." . nauagement. R. J. Glenalvin will be his suc- 11n- directors. By resolution the president In its decision to refuse to interfere in We commend the following, from John M. essor. Wards' famous book. "How to Play Base Ball," of the League was ordered to tine Oliver the Rusie case the Board acted with wis to the attention of some of the Phillies' critics: Buffalo and Komnton are negotiating an ex Tel:.-eau $200 for gross misconduct at Cleve dom and established a precedent which "In the heat of midsummer a man would re change of Goodenough and Lecwe for pitcher land and Louisville, and if not paid within will prevent willful, vicious or badly ad quire a copper-lined stomach to safely drink Meany. 10 days be shall be ineligible to play. Um vised players from endeavoring to over Lake Michigan water one day, Missouri River The Fort Wayne ministers have begun a cru pire Lynch was the complainant against ride base bell law, which, no matter how the next and Ohio River the 'next, yet this is sade against Sunday ball playing in that city Tebeau. but it could not be learned who harsh it may appear, is after all necessary what professionals have to do; so that extreme by the Fort Wayne Interstate League Club. the director w-is Unit offered the resolution for the successful perpetuation of the care and abstinence are necessary. A bottle of Short stop Corcoran, of Detroit, has been sent to censure and flue the lighting manager- game. ale or beer with the evening meal has a very home, suffering from lockjaw. He ran a nail in captain of the Cleveland team. Concerning If Rusie is wise he will accept the de soothing effect on the nerves. Base ball makes his foot, and it may be necessary to amputate it. the matter, however, some of the directors cision gracefully and make bis peace with Bueh demands on the nervous energies that most Manager Buckenberger has refused to deny the said after the meeting that his personal Mr. Freedman. We are sure that that gen men really need something quieting after a hard- imor that Toronto's franchise is to be sold. assaults upon umpires were calculated to fought struggle. There is always more or less He said the receipts had fallen below the ex tleman, having be-en vindicated in his stand Baid and written about what is called dissipa bring into disgrace not cnly the Cleveland for discipline and good behavior, will now penditures. Club, but the game generally. For that meet Rusie more than/half way. Let there tion among players, but it is principally com Dick Cooley left St. Louis Wednesday for his reason the sumnii.ry action v-as taken. mented upon in connection with losing 'teams. home in Topeka, Kan.. and will not join the be no further washing of dirty linen in pub As a matter of fact there is very little real dis Phillies until he has fully recovered his health. WARD DISPLEASED. lic and, least of all, in a Court of law.—* sipation among professionals, and what there is He is suffering from malaria. Jol.-n M. Ward was wild with, rage when Editor "Sporting Life." Is by no means confined to tail-enders." ho read the League statement. Said he: Quite in line with my recent remarks on the The Brooklyn Club has made a protest against same subject, isut' it? the Wilmingtons playing at Recreation Park on "So they went out of their way to give me a ME1K E i'S IV'ETHOD. Sunday, and the Newark Club has made a simi lap for old-time sake. I thought I was talk AN AMATEUR ASSOCIATION. lar complaint against the Baltimores, who were ing to fair and decent men. 'Wholly Irrelevant Alleged to be a Book-keeper as Well The Philadelphia Association of Base Ball to play at Orange July 2. Both clubs were estimony!' I did not prepare Rusie''s affidavits Clulis is a nourishing amateur organization. The violating the five-mile limit rule of the National nor did I present them. All I handed in was a as Pitcher. association is composed of the Cresent A. A., Agreement. telegram from Doyle, saying Rusie was fined WTin Mercer has a unique idea in keeping tab Clermont, C. Y. M. A. U., Germantowu, Kensing for drunkenness; also my own affidavit, that on batsmen. He keeps a diary containing the ton, Montgomery A. A.. Manayunk, Orelaud, How They Do Tilings Out West. Messrs. Tiernan and W. H. * Clarke, of the names of the various players in the major Pennsylvania R. It... Roxborough, Tioga, and New York team, could swear that Rusie was in league, their work from day to day. and their "Wynnewood clubs. The secretary is John A. From the Quincy "Herald." their room and was not drunk the night he tatting averages. Their strength and weakness O'Rourke, rtxst-offire Itox, 2094, Philadelphia, Pitcher Slngel played a mean trick, on Alan- was fined at Baltimore, but they were prevent at the bat, their preference for balls at a certain who will arrange all games for flic above clubs. ager Dye, of St. Jo-. He was to be traded to ed from so doing by Mr. Freedman. The latter attitude, and whether, they prefer speed, or vice The Association meets every Monday evening at Quincy for Farrell. Slagel said he could not be handed in dozens of affidavits, letters and all versa, are points in Win's diary that are faith S o'clock at the rooms of the Montgomery Ath traded till he was released, and Manager Dye sorts of testimony. I heard Freedman intended fully reckoned. Win studies his diary every letic Association, 2412 Montgomery avenue, and wrote a letter releasing him. As soon as he lo spring some stories on other than moral con day, and when he goes in to pitch against a will be pleased to admit first-class (flubs or to got that Slagel put his fingers to his nose and duct, and I made up my mind to leave the room team he has a complete record of their work. meet any of the out-of-town managers. At tl told Dye to go to; that he would not join if he did. It will be a long time before any Thus forearmed he proceeds to "fool" those wlifc meeting held last week the following permanent Juincy. So, of course, Quincy holds Farreil, and officers were elected: President B. F. Lancaster, other ball player seeks justice before the League face him, and with more success than any; St. Joe loses her pitcher and gets nothing in directors. Havvkins and Smith, attorneys, of In pitcher in the major League, aa his record shows, Of the M. A. A.; vice president, Thomas John :eturn. And the/ vdl guf Manager Dye. dianapolis, will enter suit frr the amount of the "Post."- LIFE. 5
about Fred. Pfeffer these days? Never did Fred of the crack Paterson team. This button is the temper to control him so long on the field that play a harder, mere determined game—never was vogue at the home of Hobait. tion.he is '' little short of insane oa the umpire ques he headier or more -skilfull on double plays, and —The Central Pennsylvania League has ad never did lie hit so hard or run bases so well mitted Danville, Ashland and Shttniokin, end —Kid GleRSon's arm is all right again now, as he is doing now. Fred, smashed them exit made a new six-club schedule. and the Kid could pitch again, but won't. He hard and true; most of his drives are doubles —Fred Clarke, of Louisville, baa a younger detests the very thought of returning to the and three baggers, and he gets around the corners brother, Jack, who is a coming player. He plays pitcher's rubber, and hereafter will devote him as fast as Lange cr Dahlen. Lange, I fancy, is self to second lnise. out for the stolen base record. He has now with a team at Winfield, Kas. —-Al Finis, of the disbanded Oarbondale Club, —Umpire Emslie speaks from intimate knowl stolen 49 in 60 games, and ought to get over edge .acquired by haiff service in the League 100 on the season at that gait. is at liberty, and can be addressed at 1009 Fitz- W. A. PHELON, JR. water street, Philadelphia, Pa. when he says that President Young stands by his —Walters, of the New Bedfords, has no super umpires always, and .is the only real friend those ior in tlie New England League as a centre field hapless officials have. er, and he wields the stick well. —Thomas McNamara, one of the most capable NEWS AND COMMENT. of minor league umpires, has withdrawn liia —Mrs. A. G. Spalding, wife of the great resignation, and will remain with the Central sporting goods and bicycle manufacturer, is fond Pennsylvania League now that it has become —Toledo has a new pitcher in Van Geisen. of coaching and is a clever driver. a six-club organization. —Frank Killen is once more Pittsburgh winning —Much <*f the success of Indianapolis' string of —Umpire Weidman lacks firmness and quick pitcher. young pitchers must be credited to the masterly ness. In order to succeed as an umpire the de —Catcher Ganzell went home to Kalamazoo on coaching of catcher Dick Buckley. cisions must be rendered firmly and quickly aud HART'S DETERMINATION TO SQUELCH crutches. —John Deitrick, of last season's Toronto team, in a decisive voice, as the least hesitation will —Pittsburgh Club has about a. dozen players is at Newark, N. J., disengaged. He can be leave an opening for a kick. TEBEAU'S MEN, farmed out. addressed 9 Wallace street, that city. —According to its books the New York Club is —Portland has signed outfielder Drew, late of —The ne-w ball grounds at Minneapolis will in drawing better at home than last year to date. all probability be called "Wright Field," after All but two of the teams visiting the Polo Wilmlngton. Harry Wright, the father of base ball. —Subscription agente are wanted in every town Grounds have taken away more money than on The Colts Now Playing Fast Ball- by "Sporting Life." —Columbus has signed pitcher Diinkwater. late the corresponding visit in '95. of Montgomery. What a suggestive name for —The Metropolitan pitcher with the historic —Pitcher Phyle, of St. Paul, has yet to win a ball player, and especially a pitcher! name, Miles Standish, has been let go. He won Comment on the Cincinnati, Pitts- a game for his club. —German, of the Washingtons, is about as 6 games out of 10 pitched. Before leaving for hia —Syracuse is giving outfielder Treadway, late good a pool and billiard player as there is in home in Montpelier, Vt., Standish said he would of Louisville, a trial. the base ball profession, barring Ansoo. not play any more professionally. twrg and LouiSYille Contests—A —Hank O'Day is tired ot umpiring, and talks —How Anson is hitting that ball and fielding. —When Joe Quinn arrived in St. Louis he of resuming pitching. He is way up among the batsmen and leads the told the scrilies that poor umpiring had much to Tribute to Pleffer, Etc. —It has been a long time since Gumbert has first basemen when it coiues to "liggers." do with the Browns losing so many games. Yet pitched for Brooklyn. —Bert Abbey, of the Brooklyns, is an excellent these same scribes still believe that poor play —Breck'enridge is the home-run hitter of the pitcher, but is too liable to "go up in the air," ing had something to do with it. Chicago, June 29.—Editor "Sporting New England League. and loses only too often from that fault. —The Cleveland players are making it a diffi Life:"—To-day, for the first time within —Outfielder Flack has been transferred from —The Baltimore pitchers complain that Um cult matter for even their friends to stand up the memory of a local ball crank, the Lewiston to Augusta. pire Hunt is harder on them as regards halls and and root for thorn. A team whose conduct coin- Chicago Club will play under the guard of —Tlie Detroit Club has released pitcher Ely strikes than auy one other club's pitchers. pels constant defense and apology is calculated to a squad of uniformed police and auy dis and catcher Twineham. — The pitching in the Western league this year make even its well-wishers tired. turbance, any profanity, any attempt to —Dan Stearns has gotten enough of umpiring is far above last year's standard., a-nd the bat —Dibby Flynn will retire from the diamond for play otter than gentlemanly and honest in the Eastern League. ting consequently is not so heavy as in '95. the rest of the seasou. The little outfielder haa ball, will result in a sudden rush of blue- —Ex-Manager Charlie Morton has been appointed —Vivian Wood, the actress, widow of the late been in poor health for six weeks and is not fit coats, and a ride in the wagon for the Henry Meyers, is preparing a base ball sketch to play ball. He will go to Mt. Cleniens, Mlch., Eastern League umpire. and spend the rest of the summer. rude offenders. —A ball player's salary may properly be desig for her use on the vaudeville stage next fall. Jim Hart resolved when he heard of nated as diamond dust. —Bosto" fans are wailing and supplica-ting for —Since the season opened "Hec" Burnett, of a return of the team work and ginger that mark Detroit (his name, by the way, is Hercules), the behavior of the Cleveland Club at —Tebeau lias recalled catcher Ed. O'Meara has played at first, second, short, right, left and Louisville, that no such actions should from the Ft. Way lie farm. ed the Beaneaters' playing in 1S92 and 1893. —Hoy, who was so weak on ground balls, is centre fields. How is that for a utility man? be tolerated here. If the Spiders want to —New Bedford has released catcher Linnehan He holds the Western League record. kick up a row and make howling gorillas gathering in the groundlings thia season as if and signed catcher Nelson. this style of ball was his favorite specialty. —Tlie way in which Bobby Lowe is handling of themselves, let them do it at home— —The Kansas City Club has loaned short stop himself at second base nowadays is equal to they can't disgrace themselves, the game —President Soaen, of Boston, is of opinion that Viox to the Richmond Olub. '" the press and players try to run the game. How the best in the League. He makes plays that and the National League that way —Norfolk has a new shortstop named Lament, are marvelous. Lowe is a modest player and in this city. So Jim arrang could you get along without either or both? hailing from Owensboro, Ky. —Jimmy Canavan, who is playing second base does not cater to newspaper notoriety. ed matters with the powers that be, and to-day, —Good thing for the gsuue to have League if Burkett or O'Connor, or even the great —Big Bill O'Brien has been signed by Toledo for the Providence team, is quoted as saying that as first baseman and captain. his salary is as large as it was in Cincinnati. players haled into Court for disorderly conduct, Tebeau opens bis face with one vulgar word isn't it? And yet only heroic remedies will cure there will be a cluster of brass buttons and —Ed. Hickey is pitying a phenomenal game —Jack Egan, pitcher for Providence last season, at third base for Des Moines. the evil of rowdyism upon the Ijall field, since the clubs, and the guilty man will ride to tlie dun and Harry Barton, of last year's Pawtucket, magnates are unable or unwilling to suppress it. geons right away. —In thirty games right fielder McOeary, of form a star battery for the Media, Pa., team. Louisville, didn't make an error. —The attendance in Baltimore thus far thist IT SEEMS STRANGE —Walter Brodle wasn't good enough for tail- season has fallen off, in comparison with last that such things should be necessary, but the —Infielder Pettee, late of Lewiston, Is now end St. Louis and yet has been fast enough to year. This comes of winning two successive pen ruffianism of the Tebeau gang has gone far playing with Finn's Newport team. remain on the champion team over two years. nants. Nevertheless Mr. Vonderhorst declares he enough. When a crowd of ball players can so —Mr. Robert Gilliam has resigned the presi —Boston's new college pitcher, Lewis, who would win it for twenty years consecutively, if; abuse one umpire that he will refuse to further dency of the Petersburg (Va.) Club. hails from Utica, is going to become a minister, he could. officiate, and thus open the way for the use of and will enter a theological institution next a home umpire who is a robber from away —Jack Huston, of New Orlearfs, at present —There doesn't seem to be anything the mat leads the Southern League in batting. fall. , " ter with the St. Louis* pitchers, considering that back, and then so maltreat another umpire that —Weak throwing by the catchers and lack of the crowd has to interfere to save him, it is —Pitcher Yerkes, the Pawtucket deserter, is Pittsburg would like to have Donahue. that Cin time something was done, and the treatment playing with the Bridgeton, N. J., team. sacrifice hitting have lost a good many games cinnati has an itching for Billy Hart, and that which the Tebeau push will receive to-day will —Springfield has engaged for trial a Buffalo for Boston this year, enough to put her in the every club in the League would make room, for be a salutary lesson. They play four games amateur pitcher named William Millegan. lead. Breiteustein. here. At the pace which the Colts are trav —Manager Milligan, of Reading, has released —Billy McGunnigle's idea of making his play —St. Louis criticism of Mr. Von der Ahe for eling, and Griffith to pitch two of the games, it ers wear slippers entering or leaving hotels letting Silver King get away from, him is mis infielders Rothermcl and George Westlake. in uniform is being taken up by managers gen is almost certain that we will1 take three of the —Ed. Flannigan has been appointed manager applied, as King says he would nob have signed four. Three straight wallopings wouldn't do a of the Lewiston Club, vice Garrity resigned. erally. with St. Louis for any consideration. The four thing but drive that crowd insane, and it may —Inks is the Berry Wall of the diamond. Ryan, years he had of it were quite enough for a be as well for their own protection as for the —The New Orleans Club has already released of Chicago, and Al. Maul are his rivals.—Phila life-time he says. decency of the game that the police will be on its local amateur pitcher, Spike Henuessey. delphia. "Press." Why not include Fred —The Kentucky plan of dealing with rowdyism band. —First basemsn "Pop" McCauley has returned Pfeffor? on the ball field is, to say the least, effective, THE CHICAGO TEAM from the Pacific Coast and signed with Detroit. —Grand Rapids is now well equipped in the and Dr. Stuckey is certainly to be commended for Is putting up hot ball these days. Terry has —Mr. W. F. H. Koelsch, our New York cor box with Goar, Parker, McFarland and Wolters, showing the magnates how to deal with an evil lost three straight games by the smallest of respondent, will commit matrimony during July. and a new pitcher from Cincinnati, named Chas. that threatens the good- repute and public sup margins, and the closest sort of luck. Grif —President Young says that Lynch will re Weruer. port of base ball. fith and Friend win every game, and Briggs is main an umpire as long as he chooses to officiate. —Manager Finn, of Newport, has released out —The unexpected and excellent showing of the very good. It was a pleasure to see the four —Ei-Manager Walter Herrington, of Augusta, fielder Dextraze and infielder Sheehan, and signed major League veterans this season will depre games played against the Keds. Whatever kick has organized an independent club at Sharon, Pa. pitcher Dowd, and infielder Potter, both of Mas ciate the value of the minor league youngsters ing was done was fierce, but manly, straight who are being boomed by their managers with a forward and free from any vulgarity. The Heds —First baseman McGuirk. of Toledo, caught sachusetts. It last week to the tune of $100 for dissipation. —Pitcher Billy Wittrock, late manager-captain view to attracting the attention and the offers are fighting like demons. Every man of them from major League clubs. plays with his whole heart in the game, and —You can make money by securing subscrip of the Mobile team, lias been released by that they give up after the umpire says "out" to the tions for "Sporting Life." Write for particulars. club because he couldn't win about every game —Now won't some magnate apply Dr. Stucky's third batter in the ninth inning. Some errors —Anson has some mighty sluggers on his team, he pitched. precedent to home players? Legal punishment gave them the first game here, aided by the and yet he leads them, all in batting. Rare old —St. Paul has signed pitcher Butler, of the should not be dealt out to visiting players only; grand infield work of Charley Irwin. How that maul disbanded Seattle Club, and has lines out for in fact 1'cme .players should be even more severe fellow does shoot them over. —Southern League Umpire George Keefe, has pitcher Bert Inks, besides securing McGill from ly dealt with considering that home players can. They beat us out fairly in the second game, resigned. His successor is ex-infielder "Dad" the Phillies. Liore easily incite to riot. Ehret pitching just as good ball as Griffith. Phelan. » —This is, indeed, a glorious season for the —Tlie Springfield Club has released infielder But in tlie eighth, with two on base and two —The New England League contains more left- old guard, especially in Cincinnati, vide the re Werrick, bought infielder Truby from. Chicago, out, Hoy muffed a long fly and we won. Tlie handed pitchers than any other base ball organ juvenation of Ewing, Rhines, Foreman, Ehret, taken pitcher Ned Crane for a trial and signed third game was hot and heavy, slug and biff. ization. Burke aud Hoy. Charlie Reillev. The club has also suspended Inks quit after giving three bases on balls, al —The success of the Prince-ton team this year pitcher Sexton for failing to report after ac though he was not hit hard. Then the boys —Quincy has secured pitcher Hutton from. Min was latgelv due to Billy Earle's- coaching and cepting $100 advance money. hopped on Ohauncey Fisher and smashed the neapolis, and Cedar Rapids has signed pitcher he has been engaged to take charge of the team tar out of him. Foreman made the series an Yansant. —At St. Joseph last week Manager Billy Ca- even break by winning through the most un- —The St. Paul critics say that Comiskey has again next year. ruthers, at the risk of his life, saved an aged heavenly luck. Anson made four hits, Linge but cue real ball player among his apostles—Scott —Barnes, the Milwaukee pitcher, plays in the woman from death under an electric car. Tlie three, Ryan two, and Pfeffer two. and not one Stratton. field aa well as auy outfielder Milwaukee has, woman had fallen 'in the middle of the track including even little Nicol, who is considered the and Caruthers carried her off bodily just in time of the four could get in. The Colts made just —Tlie Youngstown Club has signed infielder three errors, and each of the three was fatal. Boyle, of New Castle, and catcher Cooper, of star of the club. to save her life and his own. THE PITTSBURGS. —A queer thing about most South Boston pitch —Joe Mulvey, who is playing a good third Hazleton. ers is their wildhess. Ed. Crane. Mike Sullivan, Foreman's little brother was here Thursday, —The Senators are touted as the best team of base for Rochester, prefers playing in a minor and the gang made nineteen hits for a total of Tom Smith and lAiupe have everything but good league, aud perhaps there is some good sense in twenty-nine. I'ittsburg made nineteen hits, and waiters at the bat in the League, excepting control of the ball. his idea. He can get almost as much money as not one of them larger than a single. There's Cleveland. —Next to Philadelphia's let down, Cincinnati's In the big League, his expenses are less, and luck for you. The Colts also stole eigbt_bases —Many League eyes are already fastened upon good showing has been the surprise of the season. there is less worry and trouble, bickerings, on Merritt, who threw to second like a mummy. Fifield, the successful young pitcher of the De —Philadelphia Inquirer. How about Washing troit Club. jealousy, and knocking. Stenzel. of the Pirates, made five singles. ton's fine showing? —John McGraw, Baltimore's great third base Pink Hawley was a pudding on Friday. Mer —Brockton has signed outfielder Jas. F. Conk- —Ed. Hanlon has nothing but kind words for man, who has been ill since last March, reached ritt was more of a pudding, and only eleven lin, of Brooklyn, and Mike Sullivan, of Torring- th« Senators, whose team work and all round that city from the South on Friday last. He is bases were swiped off Willie's throwing. Sat ton, Conn. hustling will put them in the game clear to the not yet 'strong enough to play ball, and Manager urday we were overwhelmed by Killen's pitch —Umpires Lynch and Weidman have refused finish, he predicts. Hanlon will not permit him to play until after ing. Ely also made the play of the season. to umpire any more games in which Cleveland —The Indianapolis-Columbus Fourth of July the Oriolt-s return from the last Western trip. Kveritt hit a bounder at him, and Ely, head participates. f?arnes have been transferred from Columbus to down and cue foot up in the air, gobbled the McGraw is drawing full pay from the club. —Jimmy Donnelly has done so well for Balti Indiiuiapolis, Columbus getting in exchange two —The Chicago and Cincinnati officials have given ball. He could uever have regained his balance more that McGraw has been missed only for his Sunday games later on. In time to throw, so he snapped or jerked the ball base running. it out cold that they will mete out to tlie Cleve from his side without even lifting his head. The —It is noted as a singular fact by the New lands the same dose as President Stucky gave ball sailed across and fell full iu Mack's mitten. —Washington has at last experienced a bit of York papers that Mr. Freedman has not yet this them upon the same provocation. They say LOUISVILLE genuine hard luck through the crippling of Maul's season paid a visit to Eastern Park—not even they do not propose to "have the building-up would hare eaten us yesterday had Fraser re pitching arm. when the Giants played there. work of years pulled down by a, few players ceived any support, and had tlie boy himself —Taylor is playing a hot second base game for —Wheeling has signed pitcher Shields, first whom the League apparently dare not call fielded decently. Fraser is all right, or will be Milwaukee. He covers lots of ground and makes baseman Whaling, third baseman Babb and down." when he gets some control. He has great speed, few misplays. pitcher Borchers, the four last named hailing —To Roger Connor has been given the hercu and some ugly curves, and five hits were as —Buelow. the Brockton catcher, is a comer. from the defunct Pacific League. lean task of getting together for St. Louis a much as the Colts could do with him. In the He is a finely built young fellow, quick as a cat —-Catcher Claude Jones, late of tlie Texns championship team for next seasou. Stirred by eighth, with the score 3 to 1 against us. he and full of ginger. League, is the latest addition to the St. Jos the success of Captain Kwiug with a team that gave Dahlen a base on balls, and Lange hit for —"Sporting Life" wants good live subscription eph team. Pitcher Single, dropped by St. Jos. two years ago was traveling in the St. Louis a two-bagger. With two out, Fraser thought he agents in every town. Big money in it. Write (•ph. lias signed with Cedar Rapids. stakes, Chris" Von der Ahe has decided that. had a chance to catch Lange napping, and us for particulars. —Manager Watson, of the Rockland, Me., team, Ewlng's old side partner can do just as well had he made a decent throw, would have pinned —First baseman Frank Haller, of St. Joseph, has been released, together with left fielder Shat- with the Browus. Bill by half a mile. But the ball went past has been released by the rnaii who succeeded him tuck Nate Pulsifer. of Bates, has been signed —It is a fact that players of the McPhee order O'Brien and out into centre. Here Dexter as team manager. by liockland, and will play centre field. muffed it, and two runs came in. tying the —stars in their respective positions—never make score. That was the cue for Louisville to make —Catcher Gus Sutherland, of the Mobile team, —Tommy McCarthy pays this is his last season errors on hard playF. They never fall down on errors. O'Brien fumbled Decker's grounder. and was, until recently, a member of Mobile's on the Iwll field. After the close of this year's plays of the kind on which ordinary players make Pfeffer sent a fly to McCreary, who muffed the mounted police force. pun PS he will attend to his business at Mc their orrors. It is on little simple plays of the ball, and then threw it over Kinslow's head for —Jack Doyle is shorter in stature than any first Carthy <& Lennou's emporium in Boston. kind on which one would i:ot expect, the veriest the winning run. baseman in the major League.—"Washington — Iniielder "Jiggs" Parrott, who wasn't good amateur to make an error that these kings of the I don't think much of the Louisvilles. They Post." Except Tpbunu. enough for Grand Rapids, has been scooped in diamond trip up on. will never win games with their team made — —Young Monroe, of Indianapolis, appears to be by Tom Loft us for his Columbus team. Third —While on the subject of the Cleveland row up as at present, but the introduction of a short- a rising twirler. Up to this week he has won bastman Jimmy Callopy h-is been released. dyism at Louisville on Friday last why don't 6top, a fast catcher, and about one more heavy every game he pitched. —The New Castle Club has released pitcher some of the writers who abuse the Cleveland men hitter somewhere on tlie nine would make a —Roger Connor's brother has been alternating Sowders. infielder Ed. Boyle and catcher Noth- take breath long enough to remember that per difference. McOreary and C'larke are sluggers, behind the bat in Augusta with Butler, tlie reg wang, and signed catcher George Ganzell, in haps if tlie Louisvilles had not resorted to the but there should be at least four good reliable ular catcher of the team. fielder Mell Mi'tchell, and pitcher Hickmau. unsportsmanlike trick of deliberately playing for Inters on a team in these hard hitting days. —Our PatPrson correspondent, Mr. W. L. Dill, —John M. Ward says he llv'nks that Manager darkness there would have been no occasion for PFEFFER ALT, RIGHT. Xebeau, of the Clevelands, "has allowed his the subsequent iw with umpire Weidman. »r Uia way. 1 wonder how Freedman feela has designed a button containing a group picture 6 SNORTING- LIFE. July 4-
stories were told. President Frcedraan's tale r the occasion to stick one of its sarcastic dart.8 the way Harry Davis won Sauuday's game b into the question. hard hitting after losing it by missing a su The worst of it is there is no doubt that tiy ball was decidedly interesting. The tal Cleveland was in the main right in the squab on trades, etc., was funny. J. Karle Wagne ble at Louisville. After playing one-half of the was willing ro trade almost anybody with Pitth tenth inning, and giving Cleveland a chance to burg, he said, to get the Dutch out of the teau g«t ahead in the game, meanwhile letting Louis "Did you notice?" said he, "that we have a BYRE'S BOYS STILL OK THEIR ville, as the Louisville papers conceded, play Irish now ?'' for darkness, the umpire suddenly concluded to J. Earle told some corking good stories, but hi stop the contest and deprive Cleveland of a well- best didn't create any more laughter tha WOBBLY COURSE, earned victory. Isn't it true, gentleman of the the geia of President Freediuan's collection National League, that the rules say the umpire Andrew said that he had a tailoring hill ;: shall award the game to the other team when Bell's last fall. He lost two suits and tw one side plays for darkness-, or don't you know overcoats to1 John T. Brush, and when he pai A Review ol the League Directors' the rules? I know some of .you \vho don't, for the bills he had to put up $420. No mor I have had occasion to ask you. l>ets with the Indianapolis pian. Hut to go on further, seeing the directors im Frcedman had fun with the "lawyer of th Meeting—The Decision Anent Rusie posed a fine on Tebeau, and to ask a few inora League." He said that last week the Colone questions. had offered him $6000 and Delehanty for sbor M Satisfactory—The Fining o! A FALL OUT OF HART. stop Counaughton. "I can't close until I se Who proposed at Pittsburg that Oliver Tebeaa Reach," said the Colonel. should be toed? Was it Jim Hart, Dr. Stuckey PIRATES RUNNING AGAINST He came back and remarked that Reach wa Tebeau Severely Criticized. or President Young? These three were the only willing to give only $5000. Then Andrew de ones who had any real right to make such a r-larea that he had to consult Manager Irwir proposition. I know it wasn't President Young, SHAGS in THE WEST, «'bo declared the deal off for fear it wa Brooklyn. N. Y., July 1.—Editor "Sport for he couldn't ask the imposition of a fine snaky. ing Life:"—These have been exciting times where his umpire had been in the wrong. I Mr. Soden was there, minus his beard. He dl again in Brooklyn merely because the scarcely believe it was Dr. Stuckey, because he a great deal of listening, and now and the local team has been measuring sword wasn't there. Two Games Out ol Six Last Week- laughed in regular Boston style. with the Giants and dropping a game here I wonder if it was Jim Hart who took it Al. Seandrett. secretary of the Pittsburg Club and theie that ought to have been won. upon himself to do so. Chicago was playing in In old days was a caller on Colonel Rogers. Jim Take last Saturday's contest for instance Cleveland when Tebeau and Lynch had a dispute, Umpire Weidmaa Takes One Con Hart came in about 1 P. M.. bringing his niiu' and just before Jim Hart left. Chicago for Pitts year-old .boy with him. Harry Vanderhorst wa Eieokiyn had the gauu so well in hand burg he announced that extra policemen would test at Tebeau's Town—Conni sick in bed, and his doctor wired that he couldn that it was 90 to 1 it -vould win. At the be stationed on the Chicago grounds when come. Mr. Stucky wasn't heard from. The writ wind-up, however, the g.'ime was lost, nud Cleveland played there. er left the hotel at 2.20 P. M. Then Presiden merely because the team got panicky and Extra policemen, forsooth: Jimmy, were you lack's Bed Not One o! Roses, \oung wns just showing the members how t there was no one to stay the turmoil. That afraid? reach the room on the third floor, where th is one thing that seems to stick out most I wonder if It was Jim Hart who moved for meeting would be held. John Ward was gettinf pn uriM.ntly in all Brooklyn's work. When this fine because he was stopped from becoming Pittsburg, June 29.—Editor "Sportin his evidence ready, while Corny Flinn," whon the team getr, on the wrong side of the a member of the National Ikxlrd through Frank Life:"—Somehow or other a number o Freedmnn suspended for "impudence." was sit fence there is no one to give it a lift the De H. Robisou. of Cleveland, who suggested that people full3r believed the Pirates were des tine alone and forsaken in the lobby. other way. if Mr. A. G. Spalding wanted to be a member tilled to make an excellent record on th The last phase of the Knsie case" heard b There is only one game in all the season of the Board he should be so in person, and not nine-game Western trip. Upon what it wa the undersigned before he departed was a re vlure the Brooklyus have been absolutely by proxy. based is not know n, but there seems to b< m.irk by one director. "Rusie should have beev outplayed by the New YorUs, and yet to Could President Kerr, of Pittsburg. have done au extra large-sized bundle of disappoint with the New York Club weeks ago for the goo it because of the intercity rivalry between of the game. There are some scandals whic. look at the table of results it appears that Cleveland and Pittsburg? iiients being exploded hereabouts. should not be exposed." The director is right New York has played quite as • good ball I think It was hardly possible for J. Earle .The growls are built on old lines -an< Freedman had other charges than mere club rul as the Brooklyas. Wagner to have made the motion, for, with all. now and then are interspersed with allus violations. ions to the "getting started,' KUSIE'S CASH. his peculiarities, 1 believe he is more diplo which some people connected with th IN THE INTERSTATE. However, to be perrectly frank, there has matic. club had asserted during the early months of th President Power made a little trip over th. been a great deal more interest here lu the GLASS HOUSE STONE THROWERS. reason would soon occur. Interstate circuit last week to get an expres outcome of the Rusie case than there has been Four directors voted to impose this fine. One newspaper man fell back on the Toront sion of views on the scheme of having two sea in almost anything else pertaining to base ball. First, there was Director Soden. farm and suggested that as the place was no sons, owing to the fact that the big lead of the From soaie source a rumor got out to the effect Mr. Soden, when will you vote to fine that of much value to the Pittsburg Club a bette Ft. Wayne Club was hurting interest in the race that Rusie was to come to Brooklyn, and nat national nuisance, Tom Tucker, who is a member name for it would be the "retreat." He found all clubs in good shape and agreeable urally people associated his coming with the re of your team? When will you vote to fine your The Pirates opened their games last week a to the move, which will be made. sult of his trouble with New York. The rumor did present captain, whom I have beard use the Cleveland and surprised their friends agreeabl; ' Asked as to the strength of Brother Georgi not start from any official of the Brooklyn Club, most disgraceful langaage on the Cleveland by winning a nice game. 4 to 2. Killen un< Tebeau's team Mr. Paine said: "Well. 1. or from any person who has to do with the grounds ? wouldn't be in it ^gainst any National League Brooklyn Club, but was one of those misty, tin- Second, there was Director Hart. Young pitched and old Cyrus had to go to th team." second table. The victory gave the cranks ai traceable -sort of affairs that float from mouth Mr. Hart, when will you vote to fine Anson, idea that they could expect lots of good thing The- Interstate League treasury Is In good to mouth and finally become accepted as n who wanted to fight Peitz on your grounds the until the return home tor July 4. shape, over $-1700 being cm hand. President settled fact. other dny. I know Peitz was more at fault On Tuesday the club was decidedly unfor Power was much grieved when he visited Umpire Naturally, the base ball cranks of Brooklyn than Anson, but the scene was disgraceful, and tuuate. Mr. 'George Weidman, brow-beaten b; Wally Andrews at Youngstown. The big fellov talked nothing but Rusie for the last six days. such things should be stopped. I can give you the Spiders, had an idea he must look at th was in bed and very 111. He was totally in When the case was decided against him they instances where Anson made quite au exhibition game only one way. So he chose the Clevelani capacitated for work and told his ex-employer murmured and expressed their discontent. Per of kicking on the Cleveland grounds, and there end. Every Cleveland paper agreed that hi that he knew .he wasn't entitled to any salary sonally, I have always maintained that when are other cherubs on the Chicago team as well. made two miserable decisions in the fifth inning when he didn't render service for it. He had Rusie's case came to a final test he stood no Third, there was Director Kerr. calling Smith and Stenzel out at first whei remained on duty as long as he was able. Al more chance against the National League than Mr. Kerr, when will you vote to fine Jake both were clearly safe. Again he erred on ball! his money had been expended for medicine, though he butted his head against a stone wall. Beckley, one of the loudest-mouthed players in and was so unfair toward Hawley that it i; etc. Mr. Powers realized the poor fellow's pligh It has been an implied principle of the National the profession—a man who is accused by his the greatest wonder in the world Emerson didn1 ' and gave him a sum which will relieve his League since its inception to protect its members fellow-players of injuring others? When will lay the ball on the bat in sheet- diswst. wants for some time and also enable him to in the imposing of toes upon players. In other you vote "to reprimand and fine Stenzel for the The Pirate* fought hard to overcome the big reach his home in Indianapolis. words, the National League, as a body, never profanity he used in the first Olovelnnd series handicap, but in vain. The only soiuce tney ha The latest umpire on the Interstate staff Is will concede that a fine has been unjustly levied, in 1895 at Cleveland, where he cursed the um was the assurance of hundreds of spectators, in Ed. Hognn. of Chicago, who has been on sev no matter what any individual club may think. pire audibly? eluding several hundred Pittsburg shtiners, tha eral Western League umpire crewa. TOO ONE-SIDED. Fourth, there was Director Wagner. they were given the liarpoou with a bomb in th TROCHES. So far as can be adduced from the testimony Mr. Wagner, when will you vote to fine your bargain. Jot Goar cannot be well known In Grand offered it is not denied, so far as I can see, that -•ntire team, including Manager Schmelz, for On Wednesday Tebeau's crew won fairly an Rapids yet. On Thursday, in the account of the Rusie was irregularly fined. That is to say. delaying a. game in Cleveland in 1895 by play cleverly, Wally Wilson being too good for thea game, his name was sent out as Bear. he was the victim of "cumulative" Qne.3 that ing for darkness until one inning was exactly 27 Charley Hastings pitched a magnificent game were lumped in a sum of $100. What I should minutes long? Because Tebeau kicked about that IN ANSON'S TOWN. for Minneapolis one day last week. It was a like to know is whether he received a notice of The next stop was at Chicago. Thursday the close score event, and telegraphic account at Louisville he was censured and fined. each tine or whether he merely got word that I am not going to say anything about the Pittsburg team bit Griffith hard enough to win said his work was simply' unbeatable. Pittsburg he had been fined $100. two games, Fornian, however, wasn't able to may recall him after July 4. Baltimore Club, for they are all angels, and Sincerely. I hope the thing will not end the hope of the East' is on them. They are Jake Beckley joined the team at St. Louis, he until the contract is placed on a basis savoring having been on a visit, to his home in Hannibal. the best-behaved, most exemplary lot of ball more of equity. The power placed in the hands players on the field. They don't swear nt the The people who imagine that first basemen are of some unprincipled members of the National against cago, tre s an on ra. plenty and can be turned out in a day have .impire one swear at a time, but in volumes. League, and given a quasi-indorsomeut by the When the umpire doesn't work to suit them •work was luridlv bad. Pink usually tries hi quit talking somewhat. Sugden was all right at sterling good business sense and capacity of the best In the Windy City. It isn't far fro cnthcing and playing batted balls, but in a couple remainder is too tyrannical, too far-reaching and, they simply take him by the slack of his clothing home, and Hawley. Sr., and a few fellow town of games last week plays came up which require gentlemen, it is gross violation of the common nd shake him up. men come down and watch the lamented Blue first basemen to do some thinking. Sugden only rights of man against man, and you will find TEBEAU'S SIDE. twin brother pitch the ball against the Cbicago being a novice at this bag wasn't equal. On it dangerous and costly to try to prove to the I don't want to make any excuses for Oliver Mack said after the game that Hawley's d ' Saturday Connie Mack went to "first base. Don- contrary. Tebeau. If he has done what he ought not to generation was a mystery to him. He wasn avan captained the team during Beckley's ab THE TEBEATJ FINE. have done nnd has been fined for it he is served sence. I am sort of a free lance these days when the 'ight; but I do say, knowing base ball for some Alex. Jones, the Homestead. Pa., left-hander, Cleveland Club is in question, and, by the kind .-•ears, that to pick on this one player, who is was suggested ns a good man for the Pirates permission of the editor of "Sporting Life," I liberal, kind-hearted, manly, democratic and bet to try by a local crank last week. The writer going to make a few remarks on the fine ter to his men than the whole parcel and posse . erroneously said this could not be done, as Jones inflicted on Tebeau. in the base ball business, is one of the smallest eyo*.-,* t. sawOil»V theHIC i>lU:Uistorm 11from Util CIKHafar mjnand fewgave > V. Cfcnnjaway l< belonged to St. Paul. Jones writes me, correct There is an old saying that no bird is so filthy ..jts the National League ever pentetrnted. Fur Briggs, who was easy picking, especially ii ing this view, saying no club has a claim on as the one which befouls its own nest. At ther. I say it will make ten friends for Tebeau splotches. He was banged for long bags at tb( him. Comiskey did not send him a contract this present the Louisville bird has matters pretty to one for the National Lengue. right time for Pittsburg. year. Speaking of Jones recalls seven ye%rs ago much its own way. , I suppose he ought to take umpires, who come ARE KICKING AGAIN. when the writer threaded his way through the Dr. Stucky, president of the Louisville Club, n the field under the influence of liquor, and put That old revolt against Connie Mack wai big Carnegie steel works to secure the young bas been esteemed a man of good business judg ip wilh them when he is trying to win the only smouldering. It broke out afresh man for the Pitsburg Club. Jones was then a ment and sound sense. I say he made the most pennant. time clerk In the works and only pitched on stupendous blunder ever committed in base ball I suppose Tie ought to be deprived of a hard- Saturdays. He joined the Pittsburgs in 1SS9 and since 1890, when he caused the arrest of Cleve ,nrned victory bv nn umpire who doesn't kuo'>v pitched well. land players before a civil court, and permit me bis business, and then lie fined for It. Mark Baldwin's dad sent me a lot of clips from to go further, and say that the National League^ I suppose so, but I don't think so. Auburn. N. Y., papers about Mark's team. The through its directors, only one of whom at Pitts If the National League will equalize matters nine seems to play good bail. Baldwin and burg was a man of much business judgment, com by fininsr a few other players there is no more Dounelly, once with Anson, are the pitchers. mitted equally as grave and stupid a blunder by to be said, but as loner as Tebeau stands isolated To hear some people talk you would imagine 'ndorsin? it. ' havp only to say that in all the history of that we might have a new manager before July The first comment uttered when the arrest of >ase ball there is no more dc«;pioah1e case of t. If such is the case Mack will not be idle :he Cleveland players was announced came >ettv persecution on record, and I believe thn'i- fans.. Even long, that's certain. joinedone inn thee cry.. He couldn't understand why from a well-known lawyer of Brooklyn. He •ands of fair-minded people think exactly the Mack, and even Mr. Auten. could set idly President Kerr received two letters from Vice ?aid: "So they're so afraid Cleveland will win same thing. and watch a game being lost that way.. ^resident Antem last -week. Mr. Kerr says he pennant that they are trying to beat them In the meantime there ts trouble nnend. nrid Next afternoon a correspondent traveling with Mr. Antem witnessed the Chicago games, and tut of it by intimidation." And I say that is vhcn J. Earle Wngnor thought he was setting while he admitted that the club played fair mt of the rain at Pittsburg he. merely stepped. the Pirates sent home a story which put a new 'all he believed it could do much better. That's a very general opinion entertained on all sides. phase on things. He said that none of the Pitts- Why didn't the National League wait if it 'rom under one cloud to "tinother. It will nonf all Mr. Kerr would give out of the contents. at Chicago in November and Washington niny bs Imrg pitchers were tearing their shirts off with The outlok is lor a big July 4. CIRCLE. ranted to discipline anybody until after the eagerness to get into the game. All seemed 'lid of the season. If ever an indication was washed off the map. JOHN B. FOSTER. afraid of having to work three games n week. jiven of desire to influence the result of games Killen bad pitched a grand game Monday and LONDON L.AOONICS. t seems to have been given by this asinine QUINCV QUAVERS. won it. He said his leg pained him. having >reak upon the part of Stucky and the Board been sprained in Friday's contest against St. The Race in the Canadian League if Directors. The effect of discipline would have The Team Strengthened and Playing I/HI is. He said he wouldn't be able to pitch an Interesting: One. gone just as far and been just as effectual in for perhaps a week. Hawley was on the rubber he month of November as in the month of Satisfactory Ball. Tuesday, Hughey Wednesday. So when Thurs London, Ont., June 28.—Editor " Sporting une, and it would not have have had such Quincy, 111., June 28.—Editor "Sporting Life:" day's game was on Hawley was extra and Killen .afe:"—The race in the Canadian league is in- a bad effect on the sport-loving public. —the Quincy team has been splendidly strength SIH] Hughey held gate positions. Mack couldn't reasing in interest, and is getting hotter as the THE EFFECT. ened in the last ten days, and there is no take Foreman out, as Hawley was being saved eason progresses. Ga.lt? started out with a, win But barring all that and going a step further longer any talk of its' abandonment. That has for Friday. ing streak, but the champion Maple Leafs, of vhat result is Stuckey's action going to have all died away, and not a whimper of it is heard Mack was aroused by these excuses, and on riielph, soon took the lead, and it will be no n other cities of the National League? Let us now. The team is in the race now in good Friday Hughey, Killen, Hawley, and even Fore asy thins to displace- them. London was some- ake Cleveland, for instance. Suppose President earnest, and the Quincy fans are willing to bet man, were in uniforms. •hat handicapped early in the season, but Man lobison wants to retaliate. Let him station 16 to 1 that inside of another week it will be Saturday, it is claimed, Killen read the story ger Sippis' team is expected to fight it out with ulf a dozen policemen about the field, and as It at the head of the second division of the Western of the alleged shirking and went to Mack saying :i,e Leafs for first place. s a State offeuse to swear in Ohio, let the Association. It is playing great ball, and no he would go on the rubber even if he had to Manager Richardson, of Hamilton, 1s determin- oliceman promptly arrest each Louisville player body has any particular license to beat it. wear crutches. He wasn't n shirker. Connie 1 to get a. strong team for the Ambitious City. vho uses profane language, and plenty of them "Patty Whack" Flaherty, the new third base- replied that he had him carded and didn't think Ie has nlre.idy got two pitchers from Toronto, o. Each one would have to go to Court and man and captain, has done wonders with the he would need a cripple's sticks. Killeii pitched Torart ajid Dt-an, and yet his club is the tail- ake his dose of medicine. team, and has injected into it a whole lot of a winning game. Now leave Cleveland out of it and take Pitts- team work. That makes the field, both iu and The new rules will be strictly enforced here lly Hynd. the Alerts' centre fielder, has no urg, where they are likely to do almost any- out. all right, nnd the only other weak spot, after. The Pittsburg Club expects evry man • in the Canadian League. He is also hit- ling, or St. Louis, or Chicago, where Jim Hart the box. has been strengthened by the addition to do his duty, and it's got to be a good 'reason the ball nic-'ly. lays the part of the lady with the lily-white of two new pitchers—Wood, who played with m.my Phumnei- has won all the games he auds to the grand stand, what will "be the the St. Louis Browns last season, and Hutton, to win a rest hereafter. tn-fl for London so far this season. HAD A JOLLY1XG MATCH. esult if they all follow the Louisville method. who has been borrowed from Minneapolis. With ic attendance at the games in all the'towns A BAD PRECEDENT. these additions Quincy is as speedy as any of The gathering of the League directors here ef.v good, and is on the increase. this afternoon was an important event All Ah, Mr. Stucky, you may have thought you them. uuilton has released centre fielder O'Cbnnor ere playing aces, but duces fell on the board the local magnates, etc., were at the Mononga- . signed a player named Maldt. hrla House bright and early, but owing to the hen the cards dropped. It was a national dis- Ball Player Dies From His Injuries. immy Delam-y and Mike Carney, of this city race to the National League when one of its non-arrival of Messrs. Hurt and Stii'ckv the playing good ball for Guelpb. AVestbrook, Me., June 2S.—John Qtiinn, aged 10, meet ing had to be deferred for several 'hours wn members pulled one of its clubs into Court, died yesterday from internal hemorrhage, which 1i« City Tx-nigue clubs are playing lively ball, lerely because it couldn't agree with the um- Tl»o morning was speat iu fauuiug. Some uBi
first to pronounce him the best third baseinan In suburb of Oystertown was at the pinnacle of the Lcjigue to-day. base ball glory. It js certainly refreshing to Beginning Sunday the Beds are scheduled for see a team go at the game as though they meant 29 straight games at home, not including a Sun business, and just as certainly Washipgton has day gamu with Cleveland, which has been switch nothing to complain of this season. ed to suit President Robison. The team has extraordinary good pitchers, a Should the Reds succeed in landing fjrst or sec fine outfield and a fair Infield. King and Ger- ond the attendance to the Temple Cup games MID-SEASON REYIEW OF THE tuan had temporary wabbles while here, as all would be phenomenal. I hope they may be. able pitchers will now'and then, but the Senators to "peep" in on that siice of Jough. really have a superior quartette when Mercer Miller continues to lead the League in stolen ORIOLES, and Maijl are added. bases. Burke. Hoy and Ewing also 'nave a great They are playing the right kind of snappy, record in that line. scrappy ball to enthuse the home people and to Peit/, is suffering from charley horse, but is keep a good place in the championship table,, backslopping as well as the best of thorn. The Team in All Departments up to and, incidentally, when they go West, to assist E-wing has concluded to lay off for a few days Baltimore to retain the pennant. Every club and give that bad leg of his a rest. Vnughn is the High Standard Set by Previous has its hoodoo, and it is pretty well settled covering first base in groat styl?, and his hat that Washington is. about, that..to. Cleveland. If ting is hard and timely. F. E. GOODWiN. Senator Joyce beats Patsey Tebeau two out Champion Teams—Some Comment of three this time he shall have a place saved for him in the next Cabinet. ST. LOUISSIFTINGS. AGAIN NEW YORK. Upon the Senators' Play, Etc, The Gotham people came to town with » CINCMATI CHIPS. Turner and Sullivan of the Phillies gigantic jag of intentions and came within att ace of carrying them out!! Corralled by -Von Der Ahe—A Baltimore, June 30.—Editor "Sporting How all the boys are gingering up. ! Police Sergeant's Brutality Ends Liit>:"—The event of the week was the ar The Giants play the same wild game, but It THE REDS ENTITLED TO MORE THAN rival of McGraw from Old Point Com- does one good to see that there is none of the in Murder. i'trt, where he had beou convalescing. He old don't care about it. ORDINARY CREDIT. St. Louis, Mo., June 30.—President Von der has bfck his normal weight, considerable They do care, and care a whole heap and a Ahe closed a deal to-day with the Philadelphia tail and a mustache, but still he is not thousand or less tnisplays do not dampen their management whereby Qooley, the crack left tin old McGraw. it is not at all likely courage. There is not enough lead to be gotten fielder of the Browns, will be exchanged for that he will be in the game '.his season, on the team to discourage them or to cause them Their Splendid Work on the Western outtielder Turner and short stop Sullivan. The the ugh there is not mucli doubt but what to let up. Again it is the old Temple-Cup- last two players have been ordered to report at he will be in fair 'physical noiulition to never-say-die consolidation. once, and Oooley will be retained here until they Good luck to them. Trip—Pitcher Inks the Only Man arrive. This is a good trade in many respects ward the last. Typhoid sufferers are slow Go West and scalp Fatsey. ALBERT MOTT. for the Browns. While Cooley is one of the in getting back to the point i'rom which best outrielders in the business, he is not worth they started, but when they do they us BURLINGTON BRIEFS. Released to Date—Why Ewing to a tail-end club like the Browns what Sullivan ually go it something better. That is like and Turner would be. The last two, with Dowd, ly to be the ease wuh McGraw. will make a complete outfield for the home team. In the meantime the team is doing fairly The Team Still Playing Well Under Carries so Many Players, Etc, Cooley, Myers, Cross and Kissiiiger were heavily well and holding its own without aim. Cam t hers. lined trt-day for indifferent playing. The team Joe Kelley has taken a temporary drop Eurlirgton, la., June 26.—Editor "Sporting generally is in very bad shape, and Von der Ahe in batting, which he will soon Life:"—At the tail-end up to this 'writing, but Cincinnati, O., June 29.—Editor "Sport- has come to the conclusion that they are not recover, and Walter BroUie has already recovered good prospects of going up the ladder .ijaia, Ing Life:"—Fighting it out for first place trying to win games. from a temporary lit of balling insanity. The boys have been putting i'p good games, but with such clubs as Cleveland and Balti A BRUTAL ASSAULT. Walter Is now alternately lining 'era out don't seem to be able to catch the Him of team more is an experience that Cincinnati is Lnst Sunday's game with Cincinnati came to an and mumbling in centre Held that the umpire work at bat and on the bases. With on* week not at nil used to, and it cannot be won abrupt end during the Brown's half of the ninth don't know a strike from an incipient riot. spot coveied up then we will be able to climb dered at that the cranks arc beside them inning, when a polico sergeant brutally assaulted GUM' OF THE ORIOLES. upward. selves with j.>y. Not since the old cham a spectator with a base ball bat, fracturing his Joe Kelley is fielding beautifully-even bril The beam went to Des Molnes and after logins pionship d;;ys of 1882 Las Cincinnati had a skull. Cries of lynch him were followed by a liantly—and is throwing so accurately and strong three straight, won a postponed game from th« ball team that has kept up with tfce push rush, and it required a dozen officers with drawn that seldom a. day passes without his making first series there. like the present team, therefore interest revolvers to restrain the indignant and excitod gome woudeiful hair-raising outfield assists. "Kid" Burgett, our youngest pitcher, had th« i» at fever heat, and one hears nothing crowd. In the last inning, after the Browns had Willie Keeler is siiup.'y brilliant all the time- misfortune to break one of his fiogen* during around the sporting resorts except praise scored one run. with two men out, the occu stick, path and garden. The little chap has practice at Des MoiMs, last week. He will btj for Manager Ewiug and his men. pants of the bleachers started across the field. such a general average of excellence that he loid up for a month. He is at his home nursing Strange- to say, hut very few of the A park policeman, who tried to prevent them, hardly gets the appreciation or nraisa accorded the Injured member. eporting papers outside of the Queen City was roughly handled, and a sergeant of the a spasmodic player who occasionally sparkles At St. Joe we got one out of three, and that give the Heds proper credit for what they municipal police, who ran to his assistance, bevond his average. by consecutive hitting in one inning. The other have? done. When one stops and analyzes seized Rurke's bat and struck a spectator over So there is an outfield that is soul satisfying two were lost by inability to hit left hand the head, fracturing the skull. The people rush to the base ball enthusiasts. How could anybody pitchers when hits meant rues. the work done by the Reds he canuot fail ed into the field and the game was not re wish for more'.' Why should there be trading Bun-ell, late of Des Moines, was given a trial to give them credit that is justly due the sumed. or rumors of tradesV The club authorities have by Cnrutbers at Des Moinea last Sunday, and hoys from 1'orkopolis. The Heds have won ROW OVER SALARIES. not dreamed of such a thing, and the rumors are after a couple of errors got discouraged and let more games than any other club in the It Is reported that the salaries of the Browns •nightmares. down in his work. In six innings Des Moines got League lead in fielding aiid base running, and are have not been paid since May 15, and on July 1 rieury Reitz is batting for keeps and fielding four hits and one run, but a couple of errors iu third In team batting. I have not at my com six weeks' pay will be due, less sums paid to for outs. The little roly-boly second hasemau the seventj behind him and he was done for. mand the correct number of sacrifice hits, but I the men while on the road. They left on their never will be an. extraordinary base runner, but D^s Moines hit him hard and often after that. am satisfied the team is well up in front in that Eastern trip on May 24 and were traveling on he has improved and is up to the League ave Ca rut hers is after a couple of new men. They respect. In view of this woiic we would ask June 1 find June 15, salary days. As is the cus rage. He suffers at that point because be is were ordered to report at St. Joe, but had not for a bit of the credit that is due the team as tom, no settlement was made. It was arranged constantly brought in contrast with Doyle, Keel- reached there last night. a factor in the race. between Manager Connor in behalf of the play cr, Jennings, Keeley and others, but he would Mahaffy has pitched four out of the last six THE SWING AROUND ers and Secretary Muckenfuss on their return on be called fairly good in the average League jrames against Des Moices, two in succession. the Western circuit is half done and tbs Reds Thursday that the boys should receive enough team. He is a good little twirler acd is quite a hitter have not disgraced themselves. Not by a long money to satisfy their immediate wants on Fri A GREAT BOAST. also. shot. Four games were played in Chicago, the day and that a settlement in full should be The most remarkable improvement in any old Huff (Pixley), Is putting up a good game be^ Reds taking two and losing the other two. The made on July 1. League player is in Donnelly. He caught the hind the plate and hitting very well. pair that were lost in the Windy City would Connor gave in his list, but the players say spirit of the team when he first joined it, and JAS. H. LLOYD. ordinarily have been victories but for a sequence they got no money on Friday or Saturday, Von has so nursed and cultivated himself that with of bad .plays that come to a team once in a der Ahe having neglected to sign the checks. An out exaggeration it can be fairly said he has MERRY MONTGOMERY. great while. Hoy muffed a ball in the second incipient strike among the players was suppressed doubled his valuation hi all departments ot game that gave Chicago the victory, and it will by Manager Connor and Joseph Quinn, Who coun the game. There is no fielder In that position German's Gladiators Climbing the be a long time before he will do that again. In seled caution. Muckenfuss says that Von der Aho to-day that can give him points, and none to the thirds Inks and Fisher made a bad throw to will on July 1 pay off the indebtedness, but enual him in quick perception of what to do Ladder Once More. «bases, each, which cost the contest. The fourth that he is disgusted with the poor showing of and how to do it. He bats steadily at a fair Montgomery, Ala., June 28.—Editor "Sporting was taken by the Reds in clever style, as An- the team and is not going to put himself out of average, and it not spasmodic with it. He is a Life:"—This finds the town of Montgomery in eon's men could not hit Foreman's delivery when the way to oblige the men. very fair base_ runner—far letter than the ave the best of humor, the team having won nine "bingoes" were needed. So far at St. Louis the MINOR MFATION. rage in effectiveness, though not at all showy. straight games. We are once more right on the Browns have been easy meat for the boys from Cooley, with Moyors, Cross and Kissinger. re There is one department of the game in which heels of the Pellicans, and if they slip w« this city. Unlike the team of a year ago, the ceived heavy fines Saturday for indifferent play he excels in displaying a quick and accurate judg have got them good and will pass them in th« Keds go against these tail-enders to win, and ing. The team is generally in very bad shape, ment and in imparting it clearly to others, and race. The team's work the past week has not expecting an easy thing of it. It Is due to and Von der Ahe has conic to the conclusion that that is in coaching. If any one will be obser been quite ail improvement, for not only have this feeling that they win against the weaklings, the men are not trying to win frames. vant of him when serving in that capacity they they been fielding their positions up to the where they were wont to lose. The attendance is poor. The Cincinnati f'nib cannot help but recognize his worth on the standard, but have been hitting the horse hide PLENTY OF PLAYERS. played here to $115, $S4 and $151, respectively- coaching linos. bard and timely. Many of th-> cranks are wondering how It Is on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. A TEN STRIKE! The local cranks are now doffing their hats that Ewing keeps so many men on the pay roll. was made when Doyle put on the orange and to 11. L. German, vowing that he is the only Ever since the esason opened Here have been SMITH'S SELECTIONS black. manager on earth. That's base ball—if you win rumors of releases, going on the supposition, I Talk about wonderful improvements, why there you are a fine fellow, and if you lose, "Oh, believe, that more men were being earned than Will Figure as the First Season Vir is just where it is. His heart and soul is Lord!" Montgomery no doubt plays the best Kcessity demanded. Not since the season open in the game, and his surroundings are just to ball away from home, for the umpires give ed has one man under contract then been decapi ginia Champions. his taste. He is contented, happy and his pride them the worst of it at every stage of the game, tated. True Wiley Da Us was sant ov^r to In Lynchburg, Va.. June 2S. —Editor "Sporting in his club is satisfied. He is more than ap and we have to take it. Why? Because German dianapolis, but he still belongs to Cincinnati. Life:"—Ero this letter roaches the readers' eye preciated, for he is a local lion. Under such is too much of a gentleman to argue the de Three catchers, live pitchers and an extra out- the first half of the Virginia League will have happy conditions the whole worth of the tine cision out with him, and the Montgomery base'- fleldcr are on the list, and not one of them will ended, and that end will find Lynchburg perched fellow has come to the surface without abridg ball-goers stick to him on that account, for they draw their pai.ers. Tin's is one of Ewhig's heady at the top of the list, a place that has been ment. His fielding is, always good now, and believe in doing the square, gentlemanly act iu ideas, and good one, too, for a spot on the ours since the season began, for not a dav when he has the opportunity he actually makes everything. team cannot be materially weakened by accident has Lynchburg been in danger of losing first it startling. There is not a man in the busi Manager German released Drlnkwater last or sickness. Buck believes that men enough honors. ness can drive a ball down to him too fast, and week, not through any fault with his work, but should be carried so that a good one will be ready Are we proud of our team? Well. I guess we there is not another first baseman in the busi only to reduce the expenses of the club. The to take the place of a weakeaar. Pitchers will are. Haven't we a right to be? Why. Manager ness that can handle it cleaner—not even Carey— idea of a team leading the League a wbola not be overworked and the catching department Smith's ball players have found on 'mast, occa and that it saying enough to 'ill a book. Jack month and being only two or three games in will hardly be crippled. Other teams might take sions that it was dead easy to win from so-called is the most brilliant and dashing base runner reach of the leaders turning out 500 and 600 a lesson or two on management from Buck Ew pennant winners. By the way. none of the pen in the profession. There is no disputing that people! Why, it's a burning shame, and the iug. nant winners won the first half, and all of them fact. And he is effective, too. He is daring, owners of the team would do well if they voted BERT INKS can't win the second season. Some will be left. themselves out of the League altogether next bas been tried and found wanting. Hte release I have never claimed that Lynchburg would win but he is not reckless with it. He can be the pennant. I only said that when it was won depended upon to keep hitting the ball all season. Take the team we have got here and came at Chicago, as the Beau Brummel of twirl- the time. In that respect he is not up one day put it in Atlanta and the grounds would not ers was not fast enough for the class he was in. we would be there to see who won. and we will hold them. So I will warn the lovers of the Wildm;ss was his greatest fault, although he Old be there, and maybe we will win. and down the next, but keeps it up in an even To Manager Smith is due most of the credit style that makes the spectators rely on him. game, unless they do turn out better it will not show a proper spirit in his work. Ewing Of course the ball does not travel in a safe be good-bye base ball in Montgomery next sea found he was unwilling to work as hard as the for he signed everyone of the team at the first son. JOHN W. BAILEY. other players and laziness is something the tig of the season, and with one exception the te.im direction all the time, but it keeps up a pretty- captain will not condone. is the same, as it was when it won its first fair average. ODDS AND ENDS. victory from the Fanners. THE GENTLEMAN Just a few more days and the local club rriil It is said that two of Lynchburg's players are from interior Pennsylvania who is loaned to be complete again, for the first time in live wanted by a National League club, 'i don't Baltimore's base ball glory just keeps up such weeks. Billy Rhines sends word that he will know that they can be bought, as thov are a brilliant, effective play all the time—is so likely join the club on Sunday, and after a few very valuable men, but I do know that' they much the life of the team and inspires others days taken, in which to get in shape again, look can keep up their end of the line in fast com so that he is more courted, petted and beloved out for Billy. pany. than either silver or gold or precious stones. Nearly 1500 people saw the "Little Reds" play Armstrong, late of Petersburg, has been signed Hughie Jennings, brilliant Hughie— brilliant Saturday at the Grand Opera House. These lit as pitcher in place of Evans, released. Grove from hair to toe-plate—the white-plumed, scar Take the best tle automatons are proving a drawing card late of Roanoke, is in our right garden now let-topped knight of the emerald diamond. There when you buy and keeps the cranks up to the highest pitch ______JACQUES. was never his equal, and fancy can hardly paint •i enthusiasm at all times. his superior in the future. Such a. cheerful, medicine. Do The Indianapolis Club, against whom that anti- DUBUQUE DOINGS. modest, painstaking, intellectual, skillful combi not experi farming rule of the Western League was passed, nation was never before seen on the ball field. ment. Take no substitute that may be offered lias not broken faith with its patrons once this How the Players Show up in Various And with it all he is so unselfish in the sporting for Hood's Sarsaparilla, whether old or new. eeason. Others who howled against the Hoosiers side of the game. In that respect his generosity ere carrying the farming process as far as possi Departments. is as boundless as the great blue-vaulted dome Hood's Sarsaparilla possesses curative power ble. Not much consistency in the Western. Duburiue, June 29.—Editor "Sporting Life:"— above. The Lord loves a cheerful player. When unknown to any other medicine. It has How I'eitz and Ehret do rejoice in the way the This week I am prepared to give the readers of Hughie sprouts wings, as he will in nineteen a record ot' cures never equalled. It has Reds pour vinegar into the raw sores of the St. the "Sporting Life" an idea of the work done hundred and eighty something, there will be power to make your blood pure and in this Louis team. in the field and at tho bat by the Duhuque a special paradise provided where he can fly way it can make you \vell. Remember "Bug" Holliday, one of the greatest outflelders Club. Tighe leads both in batting and fielding. around on white pinions to the everlasting ad In the League, has yet to be called to action. As His average of the former is .375, and the miration of celestial spectators, all gladly chant long as the present outfield is doing the work it latter .040. La Rocque comes second in' batting ing "when Hughie caught that ball." is at present Holliday will not be played. It with an average of .318, but stands fourth in Ah—when he did! must, indeed, be a fast trio when such a man fielding, his average being .919. Raymond is And he will do if ncain—you see If he don't. as Holliday is on the bench. third in batting and ninth in fielding. His THE SENATE Ehret made a queer basa hit at St. Louis Fri average of the former is .312, the latter .892. convened In session at Baltimore yesterday with day. Hart pitched a bad ball and Lynch caU'.d Bear stands next with a batting average of .310, ten Senators present, including Speaker Joyce. it a strike. Kb ret turned in surprise and Hart but leads Captain Raymond by eight points Joyce didn't rejoice, but he spoke several times— split the plate. In anger Eli ret throw His bat in fielding. "Jlminie" Long has an average of mostly to the umpire, trying to coax him to at the next ball pitched, accidentally hit it, :'iid .287 in batting and .914 in fielding. let him rejoice. Scrappy actually goes into a Sarsapari the ball Hew over third base safe. 'I'eitg scored Visner, our new acquisition iu the field dis game as if he really intended tt> win It. At Is the Best—in fact the One True Blood Purifier. from third on the stranee play. tinguished himself at Rockford by winning both least he seems to think that there is a possi One hiis but to see the work of Invin in stop- games by his timely hits. bility—nay. even a probability that he can. fiug hard hit balls and throwing them over to i Rice, late of lliuneanolte, joined the team That is something unique in Washington League are the only pills to tak* at Peoria. LEFFMAN. bade ball, though once upon a time that little with Hood's SarsupariU*. July SPORTINGT LIFE. 9
Philliesi bunched four hits in ^succession on Sul livan on Friday In the third inning, and the following duy in the second inning they made live hits in succession off Nichols, then a man NEWORKNEWS. was hit and the next man got a. hit, making seven who got their bases off the reel and after that hut two men readied second hast1 . Keener, the Athletic pitcher, made an excellent impres REMARKABLE LOYALTY OF THE sion and. good things can be expected of him when he is broken in. He has all the earmarks of a first-class player. GOTHAM ENTHUSIASTS, SPOKES FROM THK HUB. Umpire Hc-nrlcrson Was ill on Saturday and could not ollk-iate. Substitute nnpire "Billy" Despite the Low Standing o! the Giants 1-X'Mg did not tiTu up, becai se he forgot tln> game bfgan at 3. An attempt was made to pnss Sulivan, of the Bostons, into service, but Their Followers Cling to Them— lie -emrmbeied his recent previous experience, and w.;iild net have it. So John Morrill, oui popular 'is-first baseinan, was induced to accept One More Problem For the ungrateful post, and acquitted himself very Will iidtod. He seemd rather severe on the The cleverest men on the latsmen. The game moved easily, however, and Irwin to Solve, '' Diamond '' vv'ear there was little friction. THE RESULT OF A SHAKE-UP IN Dan Bi-outhers. got into the game on Saturday, supplanting Boyle, who hud been there the pre New York, June 30:—Editor "Sporting vious day. He looked as naturally as ever, hit Life:"—The first clash between Arthur Ir CLAFLIN'S BATTING ORDER. hard and did not Impress one \< itL the idea that win 's men aud Davy Foutz's fairies, under his ball playing days were over. the title of the Greater New York series, Nash received some bountiful flowers 'While did Dot create the interest usually manifest BASE BALL SHOES. hero. An elegant stand, surntouLted by a six- ed in the games between the two great The Bostons. Have a leek ol Brilliant pointed star, came from the Sterne brothers, de rivals. The falling off was due to ihe low Why ? Our booklet tells. voted friends of "Billy," and another fine set positions of the two teams. The fact that piece came from the "Merry-Go-Houud" Company the teams are close together acted as a Games—Tenney's Value Now Ap- and was handed to "Billy" by Mr. Alexander sort of a bracer, because the genuine dyed- W. M. CLAFLIN, 831 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. dark, of the company. Manager Askin, of the iu-the-wool, three-ply Gotham crank has paraat—A Chapter o! Accidents— "Mci'ry-Go-Houuui," arranged a tvi»e ball night— a great desire to see the New Yorks de Friday night. In the afternoon a merry party in feat the Urooklyus, and also to beat them deed was taken to the grounds iu two tally- out iu the race. Even if the New Yorks A Royal Reception Accorded Nash, hos, and had no end of fun behind the Boston finish eleventh, it is a source of great sat WILL INSTANTLY RELIEVE bench, ar.d in the evening all hands took in th-j Soreness nud Stiffness in the Muscles fhow and had a great time. The Philadelphia isfaction, not to mention consolation, to the local cranks if the Brooklyn aggrega and Rheumatic Pittas. Boston. July 1.—Editor "Sporting Life:" guests occupied two upper boxes. Base ball jokes Athletes, Baseball and Football ^Boston had ilie greatest week in base bull abounded and Were greatly appreciated:. Of tion lands in last place. All the New Players, Cyclists, Boxers, last \vttk it bus had tor a very long time. course, Mr. Dixwell had a front seat, and an York-Brooklyn games played to date have Oarsmen and Golf Players Alter the g; me the club nud been putting end one, and on tho other who should be seated been close, and most of them intensely in SHOULD USE IT. up three "sstri'iyht games from Brooklyn but "Jedge" puilom and Digby Bell. Long, teresting as well. If the two teams were Heals rapidly abrasion of the skin, were scarcely 10 be expected. Two were Dolan, and Coiling' came in at the end of one of near the top of the ladder the games played burns or slight wounds. Quick ia v.or, by rallies in the very last inning. the acts and made their little bow. would have been record breakers in point of at action. Clean and pleasant to use. At Tommy McCarthy was not forgotten by his tendance, and as for enthusiasm, there would Druggists and Sporting Gooda Dealer*. Wf.Fhii-jjton was lucky to get away witii friends, either, when he made his Brooklyn debut have been one continual hurrah. But as it is the 1'riec by mail 23e., 3»e. box. Trainer's two games out of three, the last being an here. Party came up in a tiillyho and besides games drew good crowd**, because of the bitter she 9 1.12. E. POUGEBA & CO.. 11-ir.uiiig contest, which Boston should being the recipient of an elegant tribute in the feeling existing between the partisans of the two 30 North Williams St. Sew York. have taken with ease. Boston had two men way of (lowers, Tommy got a beautiful $150 dia local clubs, liitter iu a base ball way, of course. on Lnses in U:a tenth with none out and mond ring. Tom has given it out for positive not only could not score, but could not that he Will not play ball next season. "'' TUB RACE VIEWED FROM GOTHAM. is timely. Whatever may be said about the get a man on third. Previously Boston Our new pitcher, K. M. Lewis, who has been Viewing the pennant race from a New York policy of the local club, it is enough to say that had lied the game in the eiglitii after two with Williams this ye;ir, is a young man who standpoint we eeiunot eutliuse very much, be no mistake was made when Gleason was secured. men hud gone out and none on bases, Bau- has done some elegant pitching againr.t the cause at present there is nothing to create eu- It is quite evident that there will be some ou mailing a single, Tu/ker sending the ball colleges. In two days this year he worked against thusHism. The season is not half over yet, but changes in the make-up of the Atlantic League. over the right Held fence. Mercer pitched the Yule nnd Wesleyun, holding the former down to only the greatest kind of work will put the New The Metropolitan Club may be transferred to game niter liavias pitched Saturday, aud was three hits and Vale down to live. In three days i'orks Up in the first division. If the boys take Albany or Troy. It seems that Ted Sullivan is extremely effective. Joyce's two bane runs were l;e pitched two games against Amherst, they a brace and win games steadily, thereby pass anxious to take his Steers to Albany and thereby a. t'tiali.re. The Washington capiaiu acquitted making f'Hir and five hits off him. In the second ing the Brooklyns, it will serve as a stimulus to leave an opening in the Elm City for Denny himself tiliely here. He has shown great improve game Yale made three hits off him, and 15 men the patient aud loyal rooters of Gotham. It is, Long's Wilinington Club. Sunday games at ment since lie waa Hist hi Boston. There is an struck out. He is said to be a "dead ringer" indeed, true that the patrons of the game in Pleasure Island make Albany a very desirable entire absence of a most obnoxious way he used for Charley IslehoEs. The Harvard men all speak this city have this year displayed more patience place to have a team, and if there is a tight to have about him. Joyce lias many friends here in the highest*terms of him, and Minh Murphy, and genuine loyalty than ever before. Compare between the New Haven and Metropolitan Clubs aud all were ghul to s.»e him do s-> finely. who has seen him work, is very enthusiastic over this with the situation in Philadelphia. A resi for the place it will be a hot one. The Mets the young num. dent of the latter city told me yesterday that as they stand to-day constitute a very expensive A TIMELY CHANGE. the Quaker City cranks are so sorely dissatis Well, Sclee gi.-t bick after that game and turn The answer to the writers who maintain that farm for the New York Club. the Cleveland players have been maligned by fied with the Phillies that the more rabid ones, WM. F. H. KOELSOH. ed taut butting order upside down as it had been residing near the boarding places of the players never turned before. The most sensible thing two or ''u-ee writers without any reason 01 prejudice' an bo found in tho proceedings of the j»cr and hoot at some of the players who sit cm about it was that llainllloii wns put back at their stoops in the evening, and that the play STAR SCINTILLATIONS. the head of the batting order. Teuuey was all Louisville Police Court last Saturday. Ptrhaps President Stucky, of the Louisville Club, nnd ers are often foiced to go inside to escape the right in second place, for ho is a first-class roasting of the rabid and disgruntled cranks. sacrifice hunter, but Baunoti belonged away dawn the judge of the Court doubtless acted with the Why Reilly Was Released—Gossip of same prejudice as the writers leferred to. As The aforesaid statement was made to me by a on the list and under any cu-cuuuslances Unify reliable person. Now the New Yolks have not the Players, Etc. should he placed above TiicUer. However, Selee far as Boston Is concerned no club has hart more friends here in the past than the Cleveland Club. won aw many games as the Phillies, aud stand Syracuse, N. Y., Tune 29.---Editor "Sporting can laugh at the Critics, 1'or the club has not lower la the rtice, but they have not been sub Life:"—The local team presents a new front lusr a single game sinee the new butting order It is laughable to think that there has been any prejudice until recently, but when we know of jected to any rousting, even on the ball field. since Charley lieilly took his departure. George •went into effect, and of course the proof of the It is to be hoped that the patience and confi Kuiitzsch decided after much serious considera pudding is the eating. Imagine Lov»e asking to players hurling the quintessence of profanity, at umpires, driving one out of the business, a gen dence of the New York cranks will be rewarded tion that Charley was not earning the big salary be placed as near tho bottom of thy list as pos before the season closes. Up hill work—for It named in his contract, and the Syracuse inas- sible. True. "Bob" has not been hitting any tleman and a Hue fellow—Tim Keefe—and then throwing halls over fences and spiking new balls, will require the hardest kind of up hill v. ork— nate made the changes. Heilly's third base play where near his old form. Once one o>f the best will land the New Yorks in the tirst division, has always been good. He knows how the posi bunters in the team he recently lias lost that it is time to throw all personal feelings one side and rally for the defence of the game. and if that result is achieved the local club will tion should be played, and he plays it accord knack. It must he over arxiety and loss of con close the season iu a good financial condition, ingly. No honest critic will proclaim that the ex- fidence that has attacked both Lowe and Dairy. George Haddock was very much in evidence in the Brooklyn games, and watched the work of his and the cranks will feel that the pennant will captain of the Syracuse Club was not a good Dufi'y has not been batting in his 1SS>4 form since come this way another year fielder. Comparisons have been made with visit that year. He was weaker with the stick last quondam comrades with much interest. If there is any one player whom Gtorge admires it 1;< ing players at third base and Heilly always held peason and this year is Hot as stiong as he was SHORT FIELD A PROBLEM NOW. his own. in laws. Tucker, on the other hand, has been Tom Duty, whom he considers as fine n fellow as Manager Irwin has put Frank Connaughton on wears shoe leather. Haddock is building houses THE EXACT DIFFICULTY far stronger than he was last season. the bench and placed Duke Farrell at short field. was at the bat. Reilly'a big salary was well these days, and Just rolling up money. The manager says that Farrell's batting will TENNEY Talk about the value of a man in reaching known to his fellow players, and pretty genera- Is where he Should be kept in every gfimo if he more than make up for the deflcieuucy in his ally known to the public, and here was another bases. Hamilton made first 15 times in the six fielding. It. doos seem a. pity that Oonnnughtou can stand the racket. He has anight the town games of last week, and this is not above his difficulty to contend with. Several of Charley'8 by storm and his playing has been of the most should be .displaced just when he was beginiug fellow players were outclassing him. at the bat, brilliant description. At the stick he has been average. to play line bail, and so far as his batting was and in consequence there was a sore feeling, The Fall River champions have been badly han concerned it cau be said that he was not tho a power and in the field he is all right. He iwts dicapped by the injuries to Captain McDermott Which fact cannot be denied or avoided. Heilly lots of life and spirit in the game, and is full of only one that fell off in hitting. But Arthur Ir certainly struck a very poor streak of luck as a sand. In the second Brooklyn gume hs made two and "Doc." Kennedy. win knows hiM business, and all hope that the batsman. As a fielder and hustler he has left a of the most elegant running foul catches ever Lippert. of Lewiston, leads the New England change will bring good results. It is Manager good record here. No more earnest player ever League in stolen bases, though he is closely Irwin's intention to put Jim Stafford at short as seen here, one being taken well beyond the tench pressed by Waldron, of Pawtucket. wore a Syracuse uniform, and there are hosts of of the visiting players up against the fence with soon as the Webster lad recovers. Jim, by the people, including the writer, Who wish Oharley Mike sfntterv's brother is being given a trial way, says his ankle will be in shape in a week. the players yelling to him to look out for the by New Bedford. .T. O. MOUSE. Kellly well wherever he may go. Dan Ivlinnehnn fence aud that he could not get it, and the other It "is over five weeks since Stafford's services is now playing third base and feels more at in front of the HrooMyn bench. It was wonderful were 16st to the team, and a very unfortunate home. Daniel is somewhat new as yet, but will work and none admired it more than the IJrook- PROUD PATKRSON. accident, as he was fielding and batting away soon work down to form. lyns themselves. In that game he went fimr above the average. As Harry Davis' work in More Good Words For Barrowe's left field has improved and his batting continues GEOltGB TREADWAY, times to bat and made four hits. Boston need to be effective, the only real uncertain place is of Brooklyn fame, is now cavorting about in left ed one to VIU in the last inning, and had two Atlantic leaders. short field, -and when Stafford returns to the field. Treadway's first appearance Saturday last men on basies, two out and Hamilton to bat. Paterson, N. J., June 29.—Editor "Sporting team it is hoped fflaT, lio more shifts will be was not sensational, but the fans like his ac- Da.ub rave Hamilton his base and then Tenney tiofts. When he gets to hitting the ball they cracked out the first ball plt^hol for a hit send Life:"—Since my last letter ihe home ttaiu has necessary. played eight games; winning seven and losing It is really remarkable that in view of the poor will know his real worth. The decided brace in ing in the winning run. In the six games lasit batting that the home team has taken is very week Tenney went 82 times to bat, making II one. Three of these games were with New standing of the New York team there _have not Haven and five with Freiidmaii's Mets. In the even been any vague rumors of the existence of noticeable. Even the pitchers are hitting the hits. No cue in the team d'd better batting. first game with New Haven Killackey, who cliques and other terrible happenings among the ball hard and safe. Delaney had a tough job on Bergen is ready to play and, if anything happened was covering first owing to Wagner's illness, players. This speaks well for Arthur liwin's his hands against Jack Chapman's team last Fri to Tenney, would take his turn behind the bat. happened to drop a tin-own ball. The crowd in handling of the players. There is significance day, and after many discouragements Dclsney "CHAPTEII Ol'1 ACCIDENTS. the bleachers immediately began to hiss him added to this statement when it is remembered came out of the fracas with flying colors. lie did CJnnzel is on crutches and ha* gone to Knlama- and called for his removal. This demonstration (hat. there are some people in this locality who a whole lot toward winning the game outside of tao. and will join the club in the West. On Tues was one of the meanest things a home crowd would circulate reports of such a character if the pitcher's box, by using his stick -,o good ad day Cblltns was nor,? de combat for the second could have indulged in. for the reason that Kil given the least hint of trouble among the play- vantage. Alex Whitehill, whom the boys tave time this season. While foerliiig he was struck lackey has proven a good man, able to play any named the "Deacon," is rounding to good fonn on the thumb by a stone, cutting it so that position and a tower of strength as a hitter. AUOUND THE BASES. and doing nicely. three stitches had to be taken and these were Gray, our latest additon to the pitching corps, ODDS AND ENDS. riot taken out until Saturday. I-Iarrlngton took Tarke Wilson is doing all the catching while 1ms participated in four games, winning three. Dan Zcarfoss is catching nearly all the games Jack Chapman liad Rusie on his batting order his pla.ce. but his work was decidedly erratic, he His work on the Polo Grounds last Friday, when failing to throw or handle balls with confidence, played bv the Mets. Both are playing finely. last Saturday. Genial Jack must have his little he struck out eight of the Mets and held them When George Lachance came to bat at Eastern joke. Johnny Wente is playing first base for although in the latter part of the week he made down to four hits, was indeed a fins exhibition. BOine extremely brilliant plays. Herman long Park the other day someone yelled, "Here comes Wilkesbarre. Howard Earl is said to be under Bert Elton, our good-natured, hard-working the man with the wooden face." When an suspension for indifferent playing. People that catne very near being ouft of the game and only catcher, had a linger split in yesterday's game, his characteristic sand has kept him playing. In indignant admirer of the Brooklyn first basemau know Howard Earl laugh at this accusation in and he will no doubt be out of tho game for two demanded why that opinion was expressed he re derision. the first inning of the last game with Brooklyn weeks. His absence from the team will be Griffin hit a ball that took a had bound, struck ceived the reply, "Because I^chance has got The visiting teams all stop at the Globe in greatly felt. about as much expression in his face as a this city, and landlord Nealley suys that they are Long on the Unee and bounded to right field Taylor. he of third base fame, is now back with such force that the runner on first reached bundle of wood." all gentlemanly fellows, and be likes to see them, third. Long sank to tho ground from the pain, !n form, nnd his work of the past few days Jim Stafford considers Delehanty about the around his house. has been of the sensational order. most valuable man In the League. The players of the home team sent money to but rallied and kept on with tlte game. He limp Snm McMackin, our only south-paw twirler, is ed badly for the remainder of the week and it During the game at Eastern Park last Friday Curt Welch, who is sick at his home at E. Liver was evident ttiat lie could no* cover ground as a great favorite with the fair sex. Every time Pavne threw out seven New York men at first pool, O. Sam is carded to pitch the grand stand is filled base on ground hits, some of which were red AVill Dinneen, of this city, is certainly doing usual. a.nd many a hit therefore went as safe he with ladies. No wonder Mac. has been pitching good work with Toronto. Some people think It all could hare got if not handicapped. such wonderful tall of late. Now that Sullivan, Clarke and Meekin are luck, but surely the young pitcher must have CAPTAIN NASH The tenm. in charge of Manager Barrows, left received the ovation on Saturday last one would pitching regularly, it is probable that Cainpfleld some ability. this morning for New Haven, where they play will be added to the pitchers' staff of the Mets. Carry is playing Wonderful ball lor the home expect from one who had been a player here for three games. Thursday and Friday they are team both at field and bat, and will probably be ten years and won golden opinions from every Wait till we get you :it the Polo Grounds to scheduled at Hartford, and on July 4 they meet morrow!" yelled a spectator to Umpire Emslie lost to Syracuse next season. body. The applause bestowed upon him that day Wilmington twice, returning home Sunday. July Colonel Mason is quite a hitter as well as a onnie from everybody. Everybody sympathized lit Eastern Park hist Friday. "I'll be there," 3. If the boys can only win a majority of these1 retorted the official," and the crowd cheered pitcher. with "Billy" in the hard row the Phillies had games the crank* will be sntistusd.' Captain Catcher Jack Ryan has been playing left field to hoe and 'there Would not have been many tears Smith, who has .developed into the host second loudly. during the past week and Tommy Hess did all Bhed if the visitors had won. Nusli says lie still The Senators lost the only game that they hnsenmn in the League, told the writer he ex played at the Polo Grounds, but they gave Us the. catching. Now that Treadway is here Tom feels the effects of his injury ssutained in Louis pected to win six games on the trip. my can lock at the game occasionally In tho ville. We had that case of Charley Tebeau. who a great scare in the ninth Inning. The bases Gopnn. McMackin and Gray will alternate In were full, nnd they only needed one run to shade of the bench. •was so badly hurt by a pite.hed Imll in I^iwrence the Ixix, Tciihey going to first and Killackey be The diamond at Star Park never was in PS fine early in the season that he cannot play again this tie the score when Tom Brown came to the hind the bat. W. L. DUX,. hat, with two men out. Kid Gleason made a shape- as at present, aud Superintendent Kelly year and a benefit was given him in Portland is voted a success. G •*'«*'' last Thursday. Taylor pitched brilliantly on grand one-hand stop of Brown's prospective hit Friday, but 'Sullivan did. even better for the After Burns—A T^ong; Way. and saved the day. BoBtons the visitors uiak'ng five scattered hit* Gi me the mon wha hits the ball Captain Gleason, by the way, is playing the —Pete Browning is keeping in shape by chasins to the 'last »ii iuuii**. Curiously I i»v» to se? Uiui s>Uyr, . .... kiwi of a game at second, and hig batting ftlls Oil the J-ouisville common. 10 LIFE. July 4«
SYRACUSE vs. PROVIDENCE AT SYRA'E JUNE 22: Toronto...... 2 0020300 0—7 ROCHESTER vs. PROVIDENCE AT ROC'R JUNK 25: SYRACUSE. AB.R. B. P. A. F.IPROVID' E. AB.R. R. P. A.E tecrauton...... 0 0204020 0—8 KOCIIF.STKK.AB.R.B. P. • A E PROVirE'E. AB.R. B. P. A.I Kagan, 2b... 301 5 60 Lyons, cf... 501 1 01 Earned runs—Scranton 3, Toronto 2. Two-base hits Bottenus, 113 1 1 3 Lyons, cf..... 5 <> 2 5 0 0 M'earon, rf 4 n I) 2 01 Bassett, 3b.. 3 00 0 01 —Freemun, Dineen. Time-base hit-i—Lutenbure, Shannon, 2bo 1 3 0 Brtssett.3b... 4021 0 0 Garry.cf..... 3 1 1 4 OOlKuight, It.. 4 0 0 1 00 Delehanty. Home runs—Hutchiusou, O'Brieu. Stolen Duly, if..... 5 1 1 1 t, If... 4 013 0 0 Minne'n, 3b 4 1113 1 JDraiiby, lb.. 4 008 00 bases—Dowse 2, \Vright 2. Lutenburt;. Double play Bcurd, ss..... 501 3 5 n| Drauby, lb.. 301 6 I I Carey, lb..... 4 2 2 11 00 Coouey, si... 2 10 2 50 — Padden, Lutenburg. Firsl on balls—By Dineeu C, Mulvey,3b..5 01 2 2 1 Coonoy. 88... 400 4 5 0 Hess, c...... 311 2 00 Oanavan,2b3 11 3 4 '0 by Harper 4. Hit by pitcher—AlcGuire. Struck out Doolev, lb.. 5 2 2 10 00 Caimvan, 2b 4 1 1 0 3 I Moss, ss...... 4 0215 O'Mnrray. rf.. 3 01 2 01 — By Dineen 2, by Harper ;4. Passed balls—Dowse. Johns'ou.cf.. 3 20 4 00 Murray, H. 4 1 1 1 0 1 Rvati, U...... 3 1 1 1 1 O'Dixun.'c...... 4 0 0 320 Umpire—Stearns. T.uie—2.55. lioyd, c...... 3 1141 2 Dixon.c...... 4 1 1 6 10 Willis, p..... 4_0_ L_ 0 0 0;Hunder'm,p 3_1_3_ 1^ 00 BUFFALO vs. WILKESBARRE AT BUF'O JUNE 24 McFarla'd.p 4 1_ 2 0 2 0 Uudder'm.p 4_ 0 0_ l_ l0 Total...... 42 (5 10 2~7 15 2| Total...... ai 3 G 2l 11 3 BUFFALO. AB.R. B. P. A. E WILKESB K. AB.R.B. P. A. E Total...... 38 9 1~2 'II 14 3J Total...... 3G 3 U 2~7 11 ii Syracuse...... 0 0 () 3 0 2 0 1 x— K Clymer, cf... 3 0 0 1 00 Lytle, It..... 3 1 1 1 1 0 Kochester ...... 00000225 0—9 Providense...... 02000010 0—3 \Vise,2b...... 4 0 2 0 2 OlSmith, 3b.... 3 0 1 1 2 0 Providence...... 0 0002000 1—3 Earned ruus — Syracuse 4, Providence 1. Two-base Stahl, rf..... 4112 0 I! Lrzoi'e, rt... 4 120 0 0 Earned runs—Rochester 3. First on errors—Roch EASTERN LEAGUE hits — Moss, Ileis, Lvons. Stcrifice nit — Hess. Dou Field. lb.....3 2 3 15 0 0;Bt-tts,cf...... 4 102 0 0 ester 1. Providence 1. Left on lias"S—Rochester 6, ble plays — Eairau. Carey; Minnehan, Eap-tn, Carey; Gremin:r, 3b4 0035 oi Bonner, 2b.. 3 014 7 0 Providence 7. First on balls—By McFarland 1, by Oaines to be Played. Moss, Uaean, Carey. First on balls--By Willis 4, by Goodeu'b, If 4 20 2 11 Earle, lb.... 4 0 0 11 12 Rudderham 3. Struck out—By McH'ailuud 2, by July 6, 7—Rochester at Toronto, Syracuse at Rudderbam 4. Uit by pitcher— By Willis 2. Stolen Uilchie, gj... 3 01 0 31 Wente, c... 411 2 00 Rudderham 2. Three-base hit—Dooluy. Two-ba-a Buffalo. Providence at Scranton, Springfield nt bajes — K.VH-U, Dixon. lluuderhaiu, Carmvan. Struck Urquhart, c 3 0 0 4 00 Mc3Mah'u,883 11 2 20 hits—Bottenus. Daly, Beard, Mulvey, Murray. Sac Wilkesbarre. out— By Uudderbain 2, by Willis 2. Umpire— GaBney. Gaunon, p. 4 1^ 1^ 0 4 01 Keenan, p... 3 0 0 211 rifice bit—Bojd. Stolen bases—Dcoley, Botteuus, ROCIIESTEHVS. SPRINGFIELD AT Roc'n JUNE 22: Dixon. Double plays—Shannon, Beard, Doolty; July 8, 9—Syracuse at Toronto, Rochester at Total..... 32 6 8 27 15 iil Total...... 3l f 1 **;> 143 Canavan, Cooney, Drauby. Passed ball—Boyd, Buffalo,, Springfield at Scranton, Providence at ROOIIESTKR.AB n.B. P. A. K SPBINGF D. AE.H.B. P. A. B 'One out when winning run was made. Umpire—Swartwood. Time—1.55. \Vilkesharre. Botteiuis, If 4 01 3 0 0 Sweenev, cl 4 1 2 0 1 Buffalo...... 00010202 1—6 July 11—Buffalo at Rochester, Toronto at Syra Shannon,2b 631 3 2 1 Smith, "if... 5 0 3 1 0 Wilkesbarre...... 2 0021000 0—5 cuse. Scranton at Springfield, Wllkesbarre at Daly, rf...... 6134 1 0 fuller. PS... 5 1 1 4 4 Games Played June 26. Providence. __ Beard, ss..... G 2 5 3 20 Gilbert. 3b.. 5 2 4 0 0 Earned runs—Buffalo 2. First on errors—Buffalo SYRACUSE vs. WILKESBKRE AT SYU'B JUNE 26": Mulvey.3b.. 523 1 Scheffler.rf.. 501 2 0 0 1, Wilkesbarre 3. Two-base hits—Field 3. Ititchlp, Lytle. Sacrifio hit—Clytner. First on balls—By SYRACUSE. AB.H. B. P. A.E WII.KESB'E.AB.R. B. P. A. B The Record. Dooley, lb... 4118 Werrick, 2b 4 1 1 1 2 0 E.igan. 2b... 431 Lytle, If.... 713 3 00 The record of the Eastern League to June Johnson, cf 4 1 1 20 Leahy, c...... 412 7 0 0 Gannon 4. by Keenan 4. Struck nut—By Gannon 4, Garry, cf..... 514 by Keenan 1, Passed balls—Weute 2. Double plays Betls, Cf..... 622 3 0 0 29, inclusive, is as follows: Boyd, c...... 512 2 01 COOKIIII. lb.. 5 0 3 7 0 0 Miiiue'u, 3b 3 11342 Lezotte. rf.. 5 224 0 Weyhing, p 4 1 1 0 00 Easton.p..... 4 l_ 1_ 2 60 — Lytle, Bonner, Earle. Left on buses— Buflalo 5, Carey, lb... 502 4 0 0 Smith, 3I>.... 7 3 2 2 Wilkesbarre 8. Umpire—Doescher. Time—1.55. i 2 Total..... 44 12 1~8 27 l"2 ~l Total.... 4l 7 18 27 13 5 Shearon, rf.. 4 11 0 00 Banner. 2b.. 6135 0 I Rochester...... 0 ((12333 0 0—12 SYKACUSB vs. SPRINGFIELD AT SYRA'E JUNK 24: Moss, ss...... 3 22 3 30 Dijcgins, c... 5143 0 0 Springfield...... 000040021—7 SYRACUSE. AB.R. B. P. A. E SPRI.XGFI'D.AB.R. B. P. A. K Rvan.lf...... 521 3 00 Wente, lb... 4 1 2 2 1 I Earned runs—Kocht-ster 4, Springfield 4. Two-base Eagau, i-b... 3 21 3 11 >weenov. cf3 002 1 0 Hess, c...... 410 6 00 McM«h'o.ss6 012 2 2 hits—Mulvey, Daly. Gilbeit 2. Three-base hiis— Garry, cf... 422 4 Smith, 'if..... 3 0 1 0 0 1 Delaney.p... 4 3 3_ 0 1 0 Coakley,p... 5_ o 0_ 0 00 Dooley, Scht-ffleii, Leahy. Sacrifice hits—Easton, Minne'n, 3b 3 0120 llPullbr, 88... 4 010 5 0 Total...... 37 li la 27 ll 3 Total. ... *T fl 19 24 4 rt Buffalo...... Leahy. Fin-t on balls—By Wayhiug 2, by Eiston 2. Providence ...... Curey. lb.... 4 0 1 0 0 Werrick. 2b t 1 0 4 0 Syracuse...... 0 3031502 x—14 First on errors—Rochester 4. Hit by pitcher—By Stiearon, rf.. 4 2 2 0 0;Gilbert,3b... 400 3 1 Wilkesbarre...... 3 3 0210 0 0 2—11 Rochester...... Easton 2. Strucli out—By Weyhing 1, by Eastori 2. Springfield ...... Moss, 89..... 4 2312 0 Scbefflcr. rf3 1 2 1 0 1 Earned runs—Syracuse 7, Wilkesbarre 5. First on Double plays—Benrd. Doolej", Eastou. Fuller, Coogan. Ryan.lf...... 4 1 3 0 0 Leahy, c.... 3 0 1 3 1 ballc—By Delauey 1, by Coakley 8. Struck out—By Scrnutou...... Left on bases—Rochester 8. Springfield 10. Stolen Syracuse...... Hess. c...... 4 018 10 Coogun, lb..3 008 0 0 Delani-y 5, by Coakley 3. Two-base hits—Dolaney, bases—Johnson •>., DooUy- Wild pitches—Euston 3. Whitehill, p 4 (^ 0_ 0 1_ 0 Coujrhlin, p 3 Belts, Bouuer, Wente. Stolen bases—Email, Lvtlf. Toronto ...... Umpire—S wait wood. Time—2.10. Wilkesbarre...... Total...... 31 i) f4 -Li o * Total..... 3o 2 o il lu Hit by pitcher—By Dulaney 2. Wild pitches—De- Imiey 1, (junkley 1. Passed balls—lies) 1, Diggius 1. Games Played June 23. Syracuse...... 40002003 x—9 Lost ...... 26 18 19 34 32J21 20 33 203 Umpire—GafTney. Time—2 15. BUFFALO vs. SCRANTON AT BUFFALO JUNE 23: Spr.upfU-ld...... 0 0 0 C 0 0 2 0 0—2 Won.Lo«t, Pet, Won.Lost. Pet. Earned ruus—Syiacuse 6. Two-base hits—Garry, ROCHESTER vs. SCRANTON AT ROCHES'R JUNK 26: SCBANTON. AB.R. B. P. A. El BUFFALO. AB.R. B. P. A. Moss, Schefflor. Three-base hit--Shearnu. Double ROCIIEST R. AB R. B. P. A E 8CRANTO-V. AB.R.B. P. A.E Rochester..... 37 19 .661 Buffalo...... 29 26 .5!r7 Latliam, 3b 5 3 1 2 4 OiClymer, cf. 5 1210 Providence ...31 18 .633 Springfield .... 19 34 .358 plays—Garry, Carey; VVerrick, Coogan. First oujballs B iitenus, If 4 1 1 3 oo Lalbam, 3b 4 1 3 3 3 0 Hntchi'n.lbS 1 1 10 0 0 Wise,2b...... 4 0135 Sh!iunou,2b 512 0 20 lliitclii'u.lu 4 1 0 14 0 0 Torouto...... 28 20 .583 Wilk<-sl>arre.. 17 33 .340 Meaney,cf... o 3 3 2 00 Stalil.rf...... 5 21 1 :> ~B> Whitehill 3, bv Coughliu 1. llit by pitcher— Syracuse...... 27 21 .oOS.Scrnntou...... 15 32 .319 By CuiiKhliu 1. Wild pucu—Coughliu. Stolen bases Dailey, rf.. 500 0 01 Meaney, cf.. 502 3 01 Ward, 2b... 512 1 40 Field, lb.... 3 1 1 15 01 Beard, ee... 421 2 10 Ward, 2l>-.... 3 21 3 2~ 0 O'Bnen, if 6 1 2 0 0 0 Gremiu'r,3b 5 01 2 30 --Sehefller, Moss, Eagati. Sacrifice hit—Minnehan. Games Played June 21. Struck out—By Whitehill 5, by .Coughliu 1, Umpire Mulvey, 3b.. 4 o 3 2 3 2 O' Brieu, rf.. 5 2 2 2 0 0 K»Ran, If.... 5 11 30 0 G.wdeu'h. 11 5 12102 —Gnffney. Time—1.35. Dooley,lb... 4 01520 Kiigan, If... 410 1 01 ROCHESTER vs. SPRINGFIELD AT Ro'u JUNE 21: Makuire, ds 5 1 1 2 31 Kitchie, s»... 4 1 2 *L 52 Johnson, cf. 4 0 0 6 01 McGuire, sso 2 3 1 11 1 BOOHEST'K. AB.R.B. P. A. E SPRINGFl'D. AB.R.B. P. A. E OutCHlt, c... 312 1 0 Urquliart, c 4 0 2 1 21 ROCHESTER vs. PROVIDENCE AT ROC'R JUNE 24: Boyd, c...... 300 5 02 Gillon, p..... 42! 0 10 1 0 Botteuus, If 522 3 Sweeney, cf 5 0 0 4 00 Gillou, p.... 5 1202 0 Uerudou, p.. 3 0 1 1 31 ROCHEST'R. AB.B B. P, A. E| rROVIIlEN'E.AB.R.B. P. A.E Lovett. p... 4^ (l_ 1_ 1_ 20 Outcalt, c... 5 1000 0 Shannon, 2b 4 2 3 1 5 0 Siuitt), "if..... 410 3 10 Total...... 441316 27 ll T Total...... 386 12 27 19 7 Botleuus. If 4 I I) 5 00 Lyons, cf.... 400 2 Daly, rt...... 522 1 00 Lynch, us... 401 3 1 2 Total...... 37 4 a 24 lo 6 ToUl ..... 3~8 T2~12 27 1~7 3 Scranton...... 4 0303002 1—13 Shannon, 2b 512 0 2 0 Bassett,3b... 400 0 3 0 Rochester...... 2 10001000—4 Beard.FS..... 411 3 40 GilU-rt,:Jb... 321 3 2 0 Buffalo...... 3 00100110—6 Daly, rf...... 5 2 2 000 Knight, If.. 401 5 Mulvey, 3b. 413 3 21 Schemer, rf 3 10 2 00 Scrantou...... 0 0006321 x—12 Earned runs—Buffalo 2, Scranton 1. First on er Beard, ...... 4 1 2 ti 8 0 Dniuby. lb. 4229 Earnel ju 119— Rochester 1. Scrauton 2. First ou Dooley, lb.. 5 0 0 11 0 0 \Verricli, 2b 4 1 3 3 5 Cl ror—Scrantjn. Lrlt on buses—Buffalo 9, Scranton Mulvey, 3b 5 2 3 2 1 0; Cooney, BS.. 3 o 1 5 Johnson, cf5 11 2 00 Leahy, c..... 4 0 2 1 0 errors—Rochester 2, Scranton 3. Left on bas»6— 10. First on balls—By Ilerodott 6, by Gillon 4. Dooley, Hi.. 5 1 3 'J 0 0 Canavan.Bb 4111 Rochester 5, Scranton 7. First on balls—By Lovett 3, Boyd, c...... 503 2 I) 0 COOKHII, 10.. 4 1 0 5 10 Struck out—Uy Herndon 1, by Gillon 4, Two-base Johnson, cf3 102 Murray, rf... 4 0 1 1 Herman, p.. 4 0 0 1_ 20 Coujihliu, p 4 (M_ I 20 by Gillon I. Struck out—By Lovett 1. Three-h.iee hit—Field. Stolen b'a-es—Stahl, Goo.lenough 2. Hit Boyd, c...... 5 033 0 0 Oixou. c..... 2 o 1 4 hits—Shannon, O'Brien. Two-base hit—Bottenus. ToUl ..... 41 a 15 27 1* 2 Total ..... 35 6 8 27135 by pitcher—By Herndon 1. Passed bulls—Outcalt 3. McFarla'd.p 5 0 l_ 0 o 0 Friel, p...... 201 0 Stolen baies—Miilvey, O'Brien 2, McGuire. Double Bochester...... 10530000 0—9 Umpire—Doeschnr. Time—2.15. Total..... 4l I7i6 2? li J Total...... :fl 3 ri 27 1^ :2 plays—Shannon, Beard, Dooley; L^ilhiim, V/a'd; Bprinafield...... 0003 2001 0—6 TORONTO vs. WILKESBARRE AT TORON'O JUNE 23: Ward, McGuire, Hutchinson; Ward, Uutchiuso.i. Earned ruus—Rochester 6, Springfield 3. Two- Rochester...... 7 1000100 0—9 WILKESB B.AB.n. B. P. A.E TORONTO. AB.R. B. P. A. E Hit by pitcher—By Lovett 2. Uuipirt—-SwiirUood. bane hits—Gilbert, VVerrick. First on balls—Cy Her Providence ...... 0 2000000 1—3 Lytle. If... .532 0 1 Del t-ha'y,ss4 2 2 1 r! 2 man 1, by Goughliu 2. Stolen liases—Boiteuug. Earned rung—Rochester 6, Providence 1. Two- BUFFALO vs. SPRINGFIELD AT BUF'O JUNE 26: C."Smitb, 3b 6 2 I 1 0 2 Freeman.rf. 6 2 3 2 0 0 base nils—Shannon 2. Mulvey 2, Beard, Dooley. BUFFALO. AB R. B. P. A.E 3PR1NOF D. AB.B.B. P. A.B Boyd. First on errors—Rochester 1, Springfield 2. Lezotte, rf.. 5 3 3 2 Paddeu,2b... 410 5 3 2 llit by pitcher—Shannon, Gilbert, Schefrier. Struck First on balls—By McFarlaud 3, by Triel 6. Stolen Clyuier.cf... 512 2 00 Sweeuey, cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 Betts, cf...... 513 2 Wright.cf... 5341 0 0 base—Dooley. Hit by pitcher—Bv Friel 1. Struck Wise, 2ii..... 411 3 30 Sniilh.lf...... 422 2 0 0 out—Uy Herman 1, by Conghlin '1. Double plays— IVouuer, 2b.. 602 7 Luten'g, lb. 4 0 0 10 00 Gilbert, Werricli, Coonan; Werrick, Lynch, COOK»II; out—By McFarlau 3, by Friel 3^ Double plav-<— Stahl, rf..... 3 322 o o Lynch, 2b... 3104 4 1 Earl, lb...... 5 1 I 4 0 1 J.SmHh, 3b..4 0 3 2 2 2 Beard, Do >ley 3; Cuiiavun, Coont-y, Drauby 2. Wild Field, ID..... 4 1 I 6 0 0 Gilbe t, lb.. 4 I 0 11 01 Shannon, Beard, Dooley. Passed halls—Boyd 2. DiKKiiiB.c... 5 3 2 10 00 Casey, If...... 4103 1 1 Left on bases—Rochester 8, Spriugtiold 5. Umpire— pitch,—McFarlan. Umpire—SwarUvood. Time— Gremiirr,3b4 025 1 4 Sehefller, rf4 334 0 0 McMau'n,8sf> 10131 Dowse.c...... 511 3 I 3 1.55. Gooden'h. H'5 001 1 1 Reilly, 3b.. 532 1 2 0 Swartwood. Time—2h. CoaKley, p.. 520 0 0 0 McPartliu.u 400 0 10 BUFFALO vs. WILKESBARRE AT BUF'O JUNE 21: Ritchie, ss... 5120 0 0 Fuller, ss... 313 3 3 0 Total...... 4716 H 27 4 6 Moran, p... 1 0 0 0 0 0 Urquhart, c 5 1 3 5 3 1 Leahy, c.... 522 1 2 1 BUFFALO. AB.B. R. P. A. E WILKESB K. AB.R. B. P. A. E Total .....41 10132/lt lo Games Played June 25. McNeru'y,P 311 0 1 0 Easton, p...... 5 \_ 2_ 0 40 Cljmer. cf... 4 00401 Lytle, If..... 4 1'0 5 01 Herndou, p.. \_ 0 0 0 20 Wise. 2D...... 4 1342 0|U.Smitb, 3b 5 0 I 3 21 Wilkosbarre...... 32310131 2—16 BUFFALO vs. WILKESBARHE AT BUF'O JUXE 25: ToUl ... 37 14 fo -il 15 3 Torouto...... 2 2130011 0—10 BUFFALO. AB.R.B. P. A. E WILKESB E. AD.H.B. P. A.E Total ..... 399 H 24 116 Stah 1, If..... 401 1 0 ()[Lozotte.rf... 502 0 0 0 Earned runs—Wilkesbarre 3, Toronto 4. Flr»tou Field, lb..... 1 00 2 00 Betts. cf..... 4017 Chmer, cf... 4 0 0 0 0 Lytle. If..... 603 3 00 Buffalo...... 2 21000004—9 errors—Wilkesbarre 8, Torouto 10. First on balls- Wi-ie, 2b.... 3 1 0 3 3 1 Betts, cl..... 522 3 10 Springfield...... 0 002133 5 x—14 Lewee, ss... 210 0 20 Bonuer, 2b.. 3 0 2 By McPartlm 4, by Coakley 4. Struck out—By Mc- Urq't, 3b,lb 401 5 11 Earl,lb...... 3 1 0 Stahl. rf..... 400 4 0 OlLezotte.rf... 602 1 00 Enrutd rune—Buffalo 4, Springfield 3. First on Partlin 1, by Coakley 10, HoiE;e runs—Freeman, Field, lb..... 4 2 0 440 Smith, 3b.... 012 1 20 errors—Buffalo 2, Springfield 3. Two-base bits— Gootleu'b.rf 4 11 2 01 Weiite, c.... 401 Lezotte. Thrre-bnce hits—Freeman, Delehiutv. Two- Kitc'e, 8«,3b4 01 1 0 0 McMah'ii.BS 100 Gremin'r,;ib 400 110 Bonuer, 2b.. 600 1 52 Ritcnie, Uniuhart, Schtsffler. Three-base hit—Me- base hits—Betts 2, Deletiauty. Wriuht. Sacrifice hit Gooden'h, It 3 0 1 4 0 0.Digging. c... 513 3 00 Nertiey. Stolen bises—Ulymer 2. Stahl 3, Fuller, H.Sinilh, c.. 3 008 2 0 Digeins.fs... 311 —McMahon. Stolen bases—Lezotte, Wrigbt 2, Casey. Gauuon, p.. 311 0 Keenan. p... 3 0 1 Kitchie,«s... 300 2 1 0 Earle. lb..... 6 2 1 10 1 :. Eastou 2. First on balls—By McNerney 1, by Herti- Double plays—Casey. Smith, Padderi; Bonner, Earl. Uniuhart, c 3 0 1 6 1 0 MoM»u'n.ss6 01432 dou 1, by Eaetun 5. Struck out—By McNtrney 1, i-y Total...... 3~3 * 8 27 83 Total...... 35 3 9 24 5 3 Hit by pilchor—-By McPartliu 1, by Conk ley 1. Wild Buffalo...... 0 1210000 x—4 GiMy, p...... 200 0 1 0 Yerrick, p.. 5_ 3_ 2_ 1_ I 0 Herndoii 2. 1'a^sed balls—Urquhart, 1 eahy. Hit ly pitch—Mcl'artlin. Passed ball—Dijjgius. Umpire— Wadswo'h.pl^ 0 0 2 pitcher—Stahl, Gilbert, Schcffl r. Double plays— Wilkesbarre...... 10010100 0—3 Stearns, Time—2.15. i 1 ToUl...... 51 8 f7 2"7 136 Earned run— Buffalo. First on errors—Buffalo 2, Total...... 3~1 3 2 27 Wise, Fit-Id; Greminser unaeeistod; Fuller, Leahy, ROCHESTER vs. SPRINGFIELD AT Roc'RJuNE23: Reilly, Lynch; Lynch, Gilbert. Left on bases—Buffalo \Vilkesbarre 1. Left on bases—Buffalo 6, Wilkcsliarre Buffalo...... 0—3 SPRINGFI'D.AB.R. B. P. A. E BOCHE8T; Et. AB.R.B P. A.E 6, Spnngfield 5. Umpire—Doescher. Time—2h. 10. First on balis—By Ganuou 4. Struck out—By Wilkesbarre...... 0—8 Gannoti 6, by Keenau 1. Home run—Gaunou. Three- Sweeuey, cf5 1 3 5 0 OJIiottenus, If 5 0 1 0 1 TORONTO vs. PROVIDKNCB AT TORONTO JUNE 26: Smith, If...... 4 2360 o'Shanuon, 2b 5 0 1 1 1 F.arned runs—Wilkesbarre 7. First on errors— base hit—Wise. Two-base hits—Wise, Stahl, Rilchie. Buffalo 2, Wiikesbarre 2. Two-base hits—Lezotte, TORONTO. AB.R.B. P. A. E i PROVIDE E. A B.R. B, P. A.B Stolen bases—Goodenougb, Ritchie, Keenan. Hit by Fuller, ss.... 5 02 3 3 l;Da!y, rf..... 3 0 ') 3 00 DelehiTy, ss 4 0 2 1 23 Lyons, cl... 5 024 0 0 Coo»au, 30.. 5 1 2 1 0 liBeaid. ts..... 5 0 3 330 Diggius. Three-base hit—Yerrick. Stolen bases- Freeman, rf 3 00 4 00 pitcher—By Gaunou 1, by Keenan 1. Wild pitch— Wise, Urquhart. First on balls—By Yerrick 4. Struck liasaelt, 3b.. 5 0 2 2 3 1 Guuuon. Umpire—Stearns. Time—2.20. Schemer, rf5 23 3 0 l! Mulvey, 3b5 0 0 2 1 0 Paddsti, 2b.. 3 00 5 50 Knight, If... 5 I 2 1 0 0 Werrick, 2b 5 1 1 2 4 o!Dooley, lb.. 403 0 0 out—By VVadsworth 1, by Ycrrick 3. Double play— Wriaht, ct. 310 4 00 McKlahon, Bonner. Earl. Left on bases—Buffalo 4, Drauby, Ibo 0 2 7 0 0 Games Played June 'AH. Leahy, c...... 5 2210 0 Johnson, cf3 10 2 10 Lutenb'ir.lb 5 23 5 1 0 Cooney. ss.... 5 o 1 0 3„ 0u BUFFALO vs. SCRANTON AT BUFFALO JUNE 22: Gunson, lb.. 5 1260 OjBoyd, c...... 4 11511 Wilkesbarra 5. Uuipue— Doescher. Time—1.50. Smith, 3b... 3 0321 1 Ctmavuii, 2b 4 0 0 6 3 0 Easton, p... 4 2 2_ 0 0 (il Herman, p.. 1 0 4) 000 BUFFALO. AB. R. B. f. A.E SCRANTON. JSB.R.B. P. A.E TORONTO vs. SCRANTON AT TORONTO JUNB 25: O'Brion, If.. 4 0032 l! Murray, if.. 4 323 1 0 Clymer.cf... 521 1 10 Lathain, 3b 4 1 ] 030 Total...... 4J1220 27 7 3i Weyhing.p.. 3 1_ 0_ 0 00 TORONTO. A11.R.B. P. A. K [SOUANTOM. *B.R. B. P. A. B Dowse, c...... 300 2 Dixon.c...... :j 3 3 4 2 1 Wse, 2b...... 313 0 50 Berger, c... 300 I Total...... 38 3 9 24 7 3 Deleha'y,*s 410 0 40 Lalhnni, 3b 4 2 0 1 00 Duun, p...... 3111 Hodsou.p... 301 0 0 0 Stahl. rf..... 4 34 2 01 Hutch'n, lb loo 1 o 0 Spriuefield ...... 13800000 x—12 Freeman, rf 3 00 1 00 Hutelrn, lb 5 1 2 12 0 0 Total...... 31 4 9 2~7 13 3 Total...... 3~9 7 L) ll ll 2 Fields.lb..... 5 1193 0| Meuney. cf.. 4 01 2 00 Rochester ...... 000201000—3 Padden, 2b.. 422 4 20 Meaney, cf.. 5 1 2 ~ 0 0 Toronto ...... 00010111 0—4 Gremin'r,3b 401 2 01 Ward, "2b... 401 4 60 Kiirued runs—Springfield 7. First on errors— Wrifiht, ct.. 4 12100 Ward, 2b.... 4 0 2 3 2 Providence...... ?... 02020002 1—7 Goodeu'h.lf 5 01 0 00 O'Bnen, rf. 3 2 1 1 o 0 Rochester 2. Left on bases—Rochester 14. Spring Lutenb'g,lb4, 1171 z O'Brieu. rf.. 4 1 0 o Earned lung—Toronto 3, Providence 4. Two-base Kilchie. ss.. 3 11 2 02 Eagao, If..... 4 11 100 field 6. Fust on balls—By Herman 1, by Eastou 7. Smith. 3c>.. 310 0 1 Eagan. If..... 5 1 1 o 0 hits—LutenberK, Delehanty, Dixon 2, Lyons. Three- Urquhart, c 4 0 1 10 00 Manure, 68 3 2 2 1 3 '2 Strucli out—By Herman 1, by Wt-.vhing 1. Three- O'Biien, If.. 4 0 0 0 0 McGuire, ss 4 1 2 2 1 base bit—Smith. Homo run—Dixoii. Stolen bases Wad.-wo'h,p4 !_ 1 1 4 ojomcalt, c,lb4 1 0 12 01 base hits—Bottsnus, Euston. Two-base hits—Schef- Dowxe, c..... 2 0 0 200 Berger, c... 5 1 2 2 0 — Lyons, Cunav.ui 2, Murray, Dowee. Sacrifice hit— Total .... 37 9 14 27 13 4 Johnson, p.. 301 0 10 fler 2, Le»hy 2, Gilbert. Stolen base—Smith. Passed Cusey.c...... 2 2 3 10 10 Johnson, p.. 401 4 1 Padden. Double plays—Padden. Lutenberg2; Smith, ball—Boyd, Umpire—Swartwood. Time—1.50'. Total..... 33 78 2l 13 3 Moran, p... 200 0 01 *Gil!on...... 1 o 1 o 00 Padden, Lutenberti; O'Brien, Padden; Coouey, Caua- Buffalo...... 00020138 x—9 SYRACUSE vs. PROVIDENCE AT SYUA'E JUNE 23: Staley, p..... 2 1 0 0 2 !_ Total...... 418 15 24 ll 4 van, Drauby 2. First on balls—By Hodsou 9, by Sciantou ...... 0 0001210 3—7 PROVIDE E. AB.U.B. P. A. K SYRACUSE. AB.R.B. P. A.E Total...... 349 8 27 lo 5 Dunn 5. H t by pitcher—By Hodsou 2. Struck out Eurned ruua—Buffalo 5, Scranton I. First on er Lyons, cf... 511 0 0 Kugau.KUKIIU. 2b... 5234523 4 22 'Gilion batted for Johnson in' the last inning. —O'Brieu 2, Dvlfhauty, Dowse, Wright. First on er Bassett,3b... 422 rors— Buffalo 1, Soranton 3. Left on bases—Buffalo 7 Sbearon, if.. 4 0 1 2 0 0 Toronto ...... 11510100 x_9 rors—Providence 4. Lettou bas«!—Toionto 9, Pivvl- Knight, If... 4 1 1 Giiriy, cf...... 4003 Scran ton 12. First on balls—Bv Wadsworth 7, by 0 0 Scrauton ...... 23000000 3—8 deuce 9. Umpire—Steams. Time—2.15. Johnson 5. Struck out—By Wadsworth 7, by John- Drauby, lb.. 401 1 OJMmue'u, 3b5 12 0 10 ('ooney, ss... 411 6 01 Carey, lb... 5 1 3 13 10 Earned runs—Toronto 6, Scranton 3. Home runs_ sen 2. Three-base hit—Siahl 2. Two-base hits- Padden 2. Passed balls—Casey, Dowse, Berber. Wild Wise, Field, Urquhart, O'Brien. Maguire. Sacrifice Canavau, 2b4 1224 OjRyan.lf...... 401 3 02 This Person Made Money. Murray.rf... 5 13 1 0 U .Moss, ss...... 411 0 51 pitcti—Muran. First on balls—By Moran 3. by John hit—Wise. Stolen bases—Wije. Goodeuough, Ma- son 2. Hit by pitcher—Freeman. Latham. Struck guire, Kagau. Double plays—Waid, Ontcali; Ma- Dixon, C...... 5 23 4 00 Mew. c...... 301 1 20 Dear Sir—I take my pen *n hand to tell Uodsou, p... 501 0 2 Jl Mason, p..... 4 0 l^ 1 20 out—By Moran 1, by Staley 3. by Johnson 2. Left on 3"ou what I did in tbe Dislnvasher business. guire. Ward, Outcalt. hit by pitcher—By Wads- bases—Toronto 4, Scrantou 10. Double play_Mc worth 1. Wild pitch—Wadsworth. Umpire —Does- Total...... 40 9 15 27 14 1 Total...... 38 5 13 27 13 6 This spring I saw a Dishwasher advertis clior. Time—2.10. " Providence...... „ ...... 1 1120100 3—9 Guire, Ward, Htitchinsou. Stolen bases—Smith ed and sent and got one. A. B. Dawson, Syracuse...... ! 0011100 1—5 Casey, Berger 2, O'Brien (Scrantou), Hutchiuson' Columbus, O., said he would exchange my TORONTO vs. WILKESBARRE AT TORO'O JUNE 22: Umpire—Strarns. Time—2h. •WII.KfcSH'E.AB.R. B. P. A El TORONTO. AB.tt. B. P AE Earned ruua—Providence 3, Syracuse 3. First on dishwasher for the Queen if I would put Lvtle. If.....* 0020 1 Deleha'y, ss 3 11341 balls—By Mason 4, by Hodson 2. Struck out—By SYRACUSE vs. SPRINGFIELD AT SYR'E JUNE 25: it in my kitchen and show my neighbors C.Smitn. 3b4 0 0 1 0 2 i Freeman, rf 5 2 1 1 00 Mason 1, by Hodson 4. Home ruus—Basselt 2, SPRINGF D. AB.R. B. P. A. Bf SYRACUSE. AB.R.B. P. A.E how it washed dirty dishes, vegetables, sil Lezotte, it... 3 01 (I 03 Pad-leu, 2b. 422 4 20 Three-base hits—Carey, Canavan. Two-base hits— Sweeuey, cf 2 10 1 0 0 Kagnn. 2h... 3 22 2 50 verware and clothing in one minute with Betts, cf...... 4 12 0 00 Wn K ht, cf.. 5 52300 Dixsn 2, Murray, Coouey, Minnehan, Sacrifice hit— Smith, If..... 411 2 01 Garry,' cf... 510 4 00 out putting my hands in the water. They Drauby. Stolen bases—Eajrau 2, 6hearou, Moss, Bonnor. 2b. 3 1 I 3 3 0| Luteut>'g,l)> 3 2 0 11 00 Lynch, 2b... 421 2 51 Minne'n, 3b 5 1 0 0 1 all saw it was the best machine and I sold Eiule, lb...... 4 1 0 13 0 2jJ.Smith. 3b 4 2 3 0 2 2 Lyons 2, Knight. Double play*—Moss, Eairan, Gilbert,Gilbeit. lb.. 1 1 1 12" 10' Carey, lb... 5133 1 0 three the same day. The. whole neighbor , c.. 3 1 3 0 U i Casey, If..... 5 33 2 00 Carey; Cauavau, Cooney, Drauby. Wild pitches— Schemer, rf4"'"""00 1 2 Shearon, rf.. 502 1 0 0 Ha«on, Hodsou. Passed ball—Dixon. Umpire— hood is worked up over the success of the McMah'n,ss4 0 1 5 2 Dowse, c... 402 3 00 Leahy, c... 501 3 0 Moss, ss...... 301 2 0 0 Queen and I want any of your readers who Yerrick,p.... 4 (I 0_ 3 Dunn, p..... 420 0 60 Gaffuey. Time~2h. Werrick, 3b 4 0 2 3 0 R.van, If..... 5122 0 0 have not made a success in the Dishwash Total...... 3~3 4 s 241313 Fuller,ss..... 5 11 5 1 Hess,...„, c...... 411_ x 8„ Total...... 37 f9 14 27 14 3 Games Played June 24. 0 0 ""' 0 2 er business to know what I have done. I Wilkwbarre...... 00220000—4 Crane, p...... 4 0 1_ 0 00 Willis, p.... 222 0 01 can make easy $21 a week, $84 a month, for Toronto...... 4 0343005 x—19 TORONTO vs. SCRANTON AT TORONTO JUNE 24: Total...... 36 710 *2617 3 Total...... 37 8 14 27 64 five years to come with the Queen, as ev Ea;ned runs —Wilk«sbarre 3, Toronto 2. First on TORONTO. AB.R.B. P. A.E SCRANTON. AB.U. B. P! A B Springfield ...... 11000040 1—7 erybody wants one. My sister got a sam errors—VVilkegharre :!, Toronto 9. L»ft on lms»s—• Deleha'y, ss 4 1 1 Latham, 3b 3 1 t' 2 50 Syracuse ...... 00113200 1—8 \VilkfBl>arr« 9, Toronto 9. First on balls—Bv Dunn Freeman, rf 5 1 1 Hutch'n, lb 5 1 2 It 10 ple "Queen free, and she is doing as good as Pailden, 2b.. 5 0 1 Earned runs—Springfield 1, Syracuse 6. Home run I have. Mr. Dawson referred me to the 'i, by Yerritk 5. Struck out—By Dunn 3, by Yerrick Meaney, cf.. 4 11110 —Eagun. Three-baSiJ bits—Kyan. He»s, Willis. Two- 4. Home run—J. Smith. Tlirre-Sage hits— Delrhan- Wrliilit, cf.. 4 0051 lj\V«rd,2h...... 3 123 Cardington Bank, the Mt. Gilead Bank 33 base hits—Gilbert, Easan, Carey. Stolen buses_ and the Quaker City Bank, which shows ty, Freeman. Two-bi.se hit-.--Beti.». Bonuer. Mc- Luteub'ir.lbl 2 1 10 0 0 O'Brien, rf..4 2 2 4 0 1 Lynch 2, Leahy Fuller 2. Schfftler2, Werrick, Ea»-an. Malion. St
iorcoran, Whistler; McCormack, Campbell, Genins; GRAND RAPIDS vs. INDIAN'S AT G. R. JUNE 21: St. Paul ...... 030010 0—4 Sharp, unussisted; Genins, Sharp, Canirjbell. Um GTD.RAPIDS. AB.R.B. P. A. K | I NDIAN AP 8. A B. R B. P. A. E Milwaukee ...... 0 00211 0—4 pire—Snyder. Time—1.45. VVlieelo'k,9s4 0 0 llogriev'r.rf 2 1 0 Earned run — Milwaukee. Two-base bits — George, Gilks. If...... 412 Uoat, ss...... 4 122 McZena. Stolen bases — Merte.s, Burns, Glasscock, Games Played June 20. McBride, cf 4 0 1 McCart'y, If 2 0 1 OlUourlce. Double phiys — Snutrart, Mertes. UhiS!)- ST. PAUL vs KANSAS CITVAT ST. PAUL JUNK 20: Carney. lb. 4 (l 2 8 00 Stewart, 2b.. 401 5 cock; Mertes, Shngart, Gliisscock; McXeua, Taylor, ST. PAUL. AB.R. 1). P. A.E KAS. CITY. AB.U. B. P. A. Gsttlne'r. rt2 1 2 0 00 Motz, lb..... 4117 Stafford. First on bails— By Butler 3, by Rettger 4. O'Hour'e.ab 311 Manniue,2b 601 1 Mills. 2b..... 402 1 10 Bucklev, c.. 4 1 0 2 Hit by pitcher— By Butler 1, by llettger 2. Struck Mertt-s, 2b.. 421 0 Monefeejlf.. 5204 Smink, c... 400 5 10 Ilozan.cf.... 201 7 out — By Butier 4, by Ketttfer 2. Sacrifice hits — Stmtton, rf.. 413 2 Nyce, SB...... 5 342 Parrott.3b... 411 2 30 Shiebe'k, 3b 3 0 0 2 Burns, Gla»scbck. Left on buses— St. Paul 9, Mil George. If.... 4 12 0 00 Klustnau.lb 5 1 2 12 2 0 Walters, p.. 3 0 1_ I 3 2 Mouroe, p... 200 I waukee 5. Umpire— Clark. Time— 1.30. Burns, cf... 5 00 2 00 Cailahan.cf 502 1 01 Total _... 31 3 11 2~4 H 2] Total...... 28 i" b 27 12 3 MINNEAPOLIS vs. KANSAS CITY AT Mi's Ju.«tE23: Glassc'k, lb 5 2 3 8 1 o|Hii)PS, rf..... 4 00 1 00 Grand Uapids...... 01002000 0—3 MINNEAP'S.AB.R. B. P. A. E KAS. CITY. AB.R.B. P. Shugart. M 5 2 1 I 2 II Ilatfield.Sb.. 4 0 0 411 Indianapolis...... 00020020 x--4 Connors, 2b 521 2 Hatfit ld,3b.. 402 0 01 Spies, c...... 511 0 00 Luke, c.'...... 400 2 10 Two b»s« hits—McBride, Walters. Stolen bases- Lally, If..... 513 0 Mfciiefoe. If.. 400 3 10 Denzer, p.... 5 01 1 41 Barnett, p... 311 0 80 Walters, Hogriever. Koat. Stewart, Hogau. Double Wilmot, cf.. 514 4 . . - 11 Total...... 40 To 13 27 f2 4 *D»nie!s..... CIO 0 00 piajs—McBnde, Wheelock; Shiebeck, Siewart. Blotz; Werdeu. lb. 4 1 1 10 Luke. c,rt.... 200 7 00 Games to be Played. Total...™ 40 8 10 27 22 3 Motz, Monroe. First on ball-;—By Walters 4. Stunk -..-.....Frank, ...... rf... 3 22_ _ _ . , Klusman,lb3 0 1 G 1 1 *Batted for Barnett in ninth. out—By Walters 4, by Mouroe 2. Pawed bull—Smiuk. Schriver, c.. 3 1 1 3 00 Oampau, cf.. 2 10 1 00 July 5—Grand Rapids at Detroit, In/dia,napoli9 Kuehue, 3b.. 3 001 Hiues. rf, c.. 3 0 1 3 00 at Columbus, Milwaukee at Kansas City, Min Si. Pan]...... 0 0120700 0—10 Umpire—McDonald. Time—1.50. KansasCity...... 1 04010002—8 MINNEAPOLIS vs. MILWAUKEE AT Mi's JUNE 21: Ball, SS...... 2 110 Manning,2b 200 2 00 neapolis at St Paul. Uutchis'u.p 200 0 20_ Barnett, p.. 200 0 40 .Inly 7, 8, 9, 10—Indianapolis at Kansas City, Earned runs—St. Paul 3, Kansas City 2. Two-base MINNKAP'S An.K.B. p. A.n MIIAVAU'E, AB.R. B. P. A. E Columbus at Milwaukee, Detroit at Minneapolis, hits—Merle*, George 2. Glasscock 3, N.vce. Three- Connors, 2b 4 4 2 I 4 0 0 0 Total..... 329 13 *J() 8 '1 Total...... 252 "5 fl'3 7 ~A Grand Hapids at St. Paul. base hits—O'Rourkr-, Nyce. Stolen bases—Sbuvart, Lally, If...... 5 225 1 0 Weaver, rf... 501 0 0 *Lake out on infield fly rule. f'A'wo out iu eijjhtU July 11, 12—Columbus at Kansas City, Indian George, Glusscock, Nyce. Double play—Nyco, Man Wilmot, cf.. 6 255 0 0 Ilaitnmn.Sb 5 0 L 1 2 innlriR. apolis at Milwaukee, Grand Rapids at Minneapo ning, kinsman. First on balls—Uy Dourer 3, by Twitch'1, lb 5 01702 Minneapolis...... 2 31100 2—9 lis. Detroit at St. Paul. Barnett 3. Hit by pitcher—By Baruett 2. Struck Frank, rf.... 423 1 '0 0 Baker.p...... 510 0 10 Kansas City...... 0 02000 0—2 out—By Denzer 3, by P-arneit 4. Passed ball—Lake. Schriver, c. 5 0 2 2 10 McZsrm, ss.. 502 0 01 -Earned runs—Minneapolis 4. Sacrifice hits— Wer The Record. Wild pitch—-Harriett, Left on Imses-^St. Paul 8, Kuehue, 3bfi 00 1 23 Taylor,2b..... 4 123 2 0 den, Schriver.kuehue. Two-baso hits—Frank 2, Hat- Kiinsas City 8. Umpire—Olaik. Time—2h. Ball.ss...... 5 0 0 2 5 1 Speer, c..... 4 0 I 410 Hold, Hiues. Homo ruu—Wilinof. Stolen buses— The record of the Western League teams up Werdeu, Frank 2, Schriver 2, Ball 2. Double plays- to June 29. inclusive, is as follows: DETROIT vs. COLUMBUS AT DETROIT JUNE 20: Healy, p..... 5_ 2 (]_ 0 21^ Barries. If... 4 1_ 1_ 4 01 DETROIT. AB.rt.B. f. A. EjCoLUMBUS. AB.R.B. P. A.E Total...... 45 1~4 i7v;7 IB 5 Total ... 42 U 12 27 5 0 Ball, Connors, Werden; Connors, Werden; Klus- Nichol'u,2b 5 2 2 2 2 0 Butler, cf... 512 3 (I 0 Minneapolis...... 4 2010321 1—14 man, Manning; Meuefee, Hatfleld, Lake. Left on Knoll, cf.... 521 4 00 Wilson, c.... 5 2 0 2 00 Milwaukee...... 0 2100010 2— G bases—Minneapolis 7, Kansas City 7. First on balls Dunga-i, rf. 5 1 2 200 Shurpe, 21... 333 5 11 Earned runs—Minneapolis G, Milwaukee 2. Sacri —By Hutchinson 4, by Baruett 4. Hit by pitcher— Burnett. If.. 012 1 0 1 lemon, If.. 4 021 fice hit—Lally. Two-buss hifc—Connors, Lally, Manning. Struck out—By Ilutehiuson 2, by Barnett Whiatler.lbo 1 3 1 O.Genius. ss... 3 11 5 Wilmot, Werden. Sciiriver, Nice! 2, llartman. Tay- 3. Wild pitch—Baruett. Umpire—O'Day, Time Corcoran, ss 4 1 1 1 2 3C*llopy. rf.. 5 11 2 00 lor, Uiiriies. Three-base hits—Lally, Wilmot. Frank, Columbus...... 41 1 Gillen, 3b... 41232 O i C»mi)bell,lb5 2381 0 Nicol. Stolen buses—Connors, Wilmot, Werden 2, NOTE.—Rain prevented the Indianapolis-GranJ Detroit...... G! 4 Troat, 113 McCor'k,3bS 00120 Ball. Double play T-Taylor, Twitchell. First on Rapids and Columbus-Detroit games. Grand Kapida...... p... 4211 00 McGteevy.p 502 0 50 balls—By Buker 4. Struck out—By Healy 1. Wllrl Games Played June 24. Indianapolis ...... Ftneld. p..... l_ 0 0 0 00 Total..... 40fo 1427 157 Ditches—Uealy, Baker. Umpire—O'Day. Time—2.10. Kansas City ...... Total...... 44 F2 15 27 8 4 COLUMBUS vs. DETROIT AT COLUMBUS JUNE 24; Minneapolis ...... Detroit...... 2 2000701 0—12 Games Played June 23. DETROIT. AB.rt. B. P. A. E jOOLUMBUS. AB.R.B. P. A.E Milwaukee...... Columbus...... 11120041 0—10 G. RAPIDS vs. INDIANAPOLIS AT G. R. JUNE 22: Nichol'n, 2b 0 33 4 00 Butler, cf..... 4 00 4 00 St. Paul...... Knoll, cf..... H 33 5 10 Wilson.lb... 511 9 01 Earned runs — Detroit 8, Columbus 4. Two-base 0 I). ItAPI S. AB.K. B. P. A. E INDIANA'S. AB.Il.H. P. A. E hits — Whistler. Sliarpe, Three-base hits — Ni'.hol- WhotiloXss 4 11 Hjgriev'r.rt 421 3 Dungan, rf.. 633 1 00 Sharpe,2b... 302 3 20 son, Trosr, Giili-n, Burnett, Sliarpe, ('ampbell 3. Gilks, If...... 401 Iloir '...... 4021 Buruett. ss.. 6 336 01 Uernoii.lt... 3 1 0 0 0 1 Won.Lost. Pet. Won.Lost.Pet. Double play— Gillen, Whistler. Hit bv pitcher— McBride. cf 3 0 0 00 McCarthy.If3 010 Whistler, lb 5 1 0 5 0 .) Genius,'ss... 4 1 1 2 4 0 Trost, If...... 512 1 0 0 Cautilli'n.rf 2 000 Indianapolis-3:i 19 .C.35 Kansas City. 30 27 .526 EHprHij. First on balls— By Ert^an 1, by Fifield 2, by Carney, lb... 4 0 0 10 00 Stewart. 2b 4 1 1 2 0 0 Detroit...... 33 '20 .623 Milwaukee... 20 35 .420 McGreevy 4. .Sacrifice hits — Nioliolson, Genius. Gelting'r.tf 4 13 0 10 Motn, lb.....3 2 2 12 21 Gilleu. 3b... 523 3 30 McGr'y. p,rf 2 I 2 2 1 0 6!imioiiix>l>8..:« 24 .570 Grand Kunids 23 38 .'All Stolon buses — Gillen, Hernon. Geuins, Wilson. C»l- Mills, 2b..... 3 0 0 0 40 Buck ley,c... 210 4 20 Twlne'm, c.,5 02 2 1 0 Campbell, c.. 4 00 2 00 gt. Paul'...... 30 20 .5JGJColumbus ..... 21 10 .344 lopy. Siruck out— By McGreevy 1. Fussed balls— Suiick, C.....4 1 I Hogan, cf... 410 1 00 Egau, p...... 513 0 1 OjMcCor'k, 3b 3 2 2 1 20 Eagan 1, Fifield 1. First on crrots— Detroit ij, Col- Porrotl, '.'A.. 412 ShiebecK,3b 411 3 30 Total...... 4>J 17 *2 tf (i 11 Wolvert'u.p 2^ 1^ 1_ \ 00 Games IMayetl June 19. nnitm* 2. Left on buses— Detroit 10, Columbus !J. McFarl'd, p 2 1 0 0 Durunion, p3 0 0 120 I Total...... 32 7 9 24 92 ____ Delroit...... 6 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 x—17 MINNEAPOLIS vs. MILWAUKEE AT M. JUNE 19: Uint.ire— Snjder. Time— 2.10. Total...... 32 5 8 21^ U T| Total...... 3l b" s" 27 Hi T MINNEAPOLIS vs. MILWAUKRE AT M's JuNE20: Columbus...... I 00310020—7 MINMEA'8. AB.B.B. P. A.K: MILWAlT B All.II. B. P. A. E Grand Kni.ldn...... 0 1000040 0—5 MINNEA'S. AB.n. D. P. A K MILWAVK. Al! U I!. P. A. s Indianapolis...... 00140120 x—8 EarneJ ruus—Detroit 11, Columbus 3. Two-base Connors, 2b 4 2 \ 0 21 Nicol, cf...... 520 0 01 hits—Trost, Eiau. Three-base hits—Nicbolsou, Lally, If..... 510 2 00 We»ver,lf... 422 2 2 1 Connors. 2b 4 1 1 Nicol. cf.... 3103 0 0 Kurned runs—Grand Hapids 3. Indianapolis 3. 0 0 Kuoll, Duugiui 2, Burnett 2, McGreevy, McCormack. M Jliiiut, <;f.. 511 1 12 liartm»n,3b 512 2 5 3 Lally. If..... 5 1 1 Weaver, if... 4 0 2 fi Two-baso hits—Wheeluck, Roat, Stuart. Stolen Wilmot.cf.... 512 2 00 Hartm'n. 3b 4 (i 1 1 2 0 bases—McCarthy,Koat 2, Motz 2. Double play—Roat, Home run—Wilson. Stolen buses—Twineham, Gil Werden, lb G 3 2 12 (Ml Twitcli'l, Ib4 1 0 15 0 0 t' 0 len. First on bulls—By Wolverton 2. by Egan 3. Uakcr. i L... 401 1 0 0 \Veulen.lb.. 501 8 10 Twitch'1, ib 4 0 0 11 Stewart, Slul/.. Triple play—Damniou, Motz, lioat. Frank, rf... (i 3 3 3 0 Hit by pitcher—Butler, McCoruiack. First ou errors Kchriver.c....5 304 McZeua. us.. 101 0022 Frank, rf..... 523 1 00 SlcZerm. »s.. 302 First on errurs--Gr»nd Rapids 1, Indiauapolls 1. Schrixer. c.. 5 1 2 5 30 Tajlor,2b... 300 3 0 Sacrifice hiu—Mills, Buckley, Dammon. First on —Detroit. Left ou ba-jes—Detroit C. Columbus 6. Kuohue.'Sb. 5 0 15 2 Ta.vlor.2b. .400 2 2 1 Struck out—By McGreevy 1. Double plays—Ei
Mobile ...... 3 3000000 0—6 Atlanta...... 0 0400210 x—7 Earned run—Atlanta. Two-base hit—Casey. Three-ii»»« hits—Dillaril, Kn-nvKa. f irst un balla— By Norton 3. bv Daris 3. Hit by pitcher— By Davis 1. Double (.lavs—Lohbock, Fisher; Giffar.l, Ca lahmi, Knowlee; Mcl>ad«. CalUUati, Kaowies. Struck, out— By Davib 2. by Norton 1. Stolen bme—Gitfotd. Left on bases—Mobile (i, Atlanta 8. Umpire—Day. NEW ORLEANS vs. BIKMI.NG'M AT N.O. JUNE 22: BIKMIN'M. AB H. B. p A. KIN.ORLKANS.AB.B. B. P. A.E Traiuor,2b.. 521 1 1 2|Uom! eiu 1 ii 1 cf5 1 2 2 0 0 Gorton, cf.... 4103 0 UlHowell. If.... 5 0 2 2 1 1 Katz, If...... 3 2 1 3 1 0 Hustou, ss... 4 0 0 1 (1 0 Hyan, lb... 50180 oiKnox, 2b..... 4 23 4 0 3 TO BE WORKED Gudar, 3b... 5 2 2 3 2 OIBowman, lb 3 0 0 910 Beecher.ss'..?. 2141 OJ York,rf...... 3 21 I 00 PURCHASERS OF Fricken, rf.. 310 2 01) Dowie, 3b... 402 0 SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Sutherla'd,c4 0 3 3 2 0 Goudhijj, c.. 3 0 U 401 Sparks, p... 4_ Cl_ 1_ 0 3 0 Sm:th, p..... 4 0 J 1 3 0 Games to l>e Played. Total...... 36 10 10 27 10 2| Total...... 35 5 11 24 12 5 July 6. 7, 8—New Orleans at Atlanta, Colum Birmingham...... 50000050 x—10 bus at Birmingham. Mobile at Montgomery. New Orleans...... 1 1 2000001—5 July 9. 10, 11— Columbus at Atlanta, Birming Earned runs—New Orleans 3. Two-base hits— ham at Montgomery, New Orleans at Mobile. Godar, Sutherland, Sparks, Knox. Houseman. Sacri fice hits—Gortou, Knox. Stolen busss—Powell 2, The Kecord. Bowman 2, York 2. Houseman. First on balls—By The record of the Southern League up to Sparks 7, by Smith 3. Hit by pitcher—By Smith 1, Struck out—Bv Sparks 2, by Smith 3. Passed halls— June 29, inclusive, is as follows: Sutherland 3, Gouding. Umpire—McFarlau. Tima > ee r. tg =• S5 —2.10. £1 ~ g. COLUMBUS vs. MONTGOMERY AT COLD'S JUNE 22: o I_ 3 * =. c" p Ifc" £ MnNTGOM'Y.AB E. B. P. COLUMBUS. AB.E 1!. P. A. Meara, If..... 5 0 0 1 0 0 I'cdrose, If.. 4 1 0 0 0 3 S <<* 5 Maiigaii. !sb3 113 Hess, c...... 4113 1 0 — "^ Deady. cf..... 5 0 I 0 0 0 0'Uoniri,2b 320 2 3 (I a...... 7 6 | 6 5 Pabst, lb..... 5 13 8 00 Can-oil, 81... 401 1 0 0 5 7| 8 2 3 Gormau.Sb.. 4 11 1 30 McFad'n.lb 402 9 0 0 bus ...... 6 4 7 1 1 5 0 •J Kehoe, c... 412 8 20 Hall, 68...... 401 2 5 5 4 2 Wllev, rf..... 231 1 00 Wriglir. rf.. 3 0 I I 0 0 'ornery ...... 9 7 7 5 Peeples,«s.... 311 5 10 Falk, cf...... 400 3 0 2 rleans...... 7 11 9 9 8 Kelluui, p.. 3_ 1_1 071 Bale<, P—— 201 0 I 1 E promise that we will not at any time make {^^ Total...... 34 911 27 14 1 Daniels, p... 100 0 1 0 32 36 36 30 21 16 William'ii.p 1 0 00 10 Won. Lost. Prt. Won. 1,08 Total...... 34 47 24 123 fraudulent imitations of our Adopted N Orleans.. 44 16 Bir'ming'ni.. 25 36 Columbus...... 3 '0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0—4 Slontgom'y 37 21 Mobile...... 23 36 ,3&0 Montgomery...... 11032020 x-9 League Balls and attempt to force them upon the Atlanta ..... 29 32 .47 Columbus... 19 36 .345 Karned rnos—Montgomery 2. Two bwse hits— Carroll, McFadden 2, Hall, Deady, Pabst. Kchoe, Games Played June 581. Kelliim. Three-base hit—Pabst. Sacrifice hits— public over a fac-simile signature guaranteeing a j^*j!2 O'Connell. Ki'llum. Stolen bases—Deady. G Wrlmington...... 0 1 200011 8—5 d...... 1 1 000000 0-2 Earned run—WilntingtoB. Two-ba'a bits—Mack, RuhUnd. Games Played June 25. HARTFORD vs. NEWARK. AT H'D JUNE 25: HAKTIOKD. An.u.B. p. A.K NKWARK.. AK.U. u. p. A. B THE RTT RNTTf1 Mack, zb.... 312 4 8 3 \Vi-i K l,t, cf.. 422 1 mD AILMuIli, I'.ttit.Sb..... 4132 Henie,2b..... 521 6 Smitii, c..... 501 1 Slewart. SB.. 4003 Games to be Flayed. Houle, If..... 5 1 1 - .. Rothfuss. Ib5 2 0 7 July 5—Hartford at Paterson, New Haven at B ttBnus, Ib4 0 0 14 0 0 Bristow, rt. 5 1 2 0 ,-charf, cf... 321 1 20 Toneyn'n, If4 0 1 3 Kewark. 'July'0, 7, S—Newark at Wilmington, Paterson Seeds, rf..... 522 0 0 0 Daley, 3b... 4 0 2 Ruhland, SB. 4 12 1 50 ."otley'.p...... 301 at Hartford. July 7. S, 9—Metropolitan at New Haven. C:enients,p.. 200121"Dowd, c...... 400 5 Julv 10, 11—Wilmington tit New York. *Vickery ... 1 0 0 0 0 0 Total..... 38 7 9f25 14 4 July 11—Hartford at Newark. Total ..... 36 8 12 27 207 *Vickery batted tor Clement* in the ninth, ADOPTED BY The lie cord. riins; run niad« with one out. The record of the Atlantic Association up to Hartford...... 0 0000050 3—8 JVewark...... 4 1000020 0—7 Juno 29, inclusive, is as follows: Kained runs—Hartford 4, Newark 3. Two-base hits—Muck, Pettit, Schart, Wriitht, Bristow. Torrey- son. First on balls—By Cltint-uts t, by Setley 10. Struck out—Bv Clements 1, by Setley 1. Stolen and used by the National League bases—Scliarf.Serdx.Iiiihland.Wright. Sacrifice hit— for the past 19 years. Each ball 3etley. Double plav«—Muck, Botti-nus 2; Muck, lluu- lund, Boitenus. Stuart, Heine, Ro hfuss. Left on is wrapped in tinfoil, put in a .fioo buses—llitr.lord U, Newark 5. Umpire—Jones. separate box and sealed in .4111 T me—210. or^ance with the regu .313 .5o 1 N. HAVEN vs. WILMING'N ATN. H. JUNE 25: lations of the National W1LM1MG N. AB.It. li. P. A. E N.HAVKN. A 1X11.1!. P. A E 644 Newell, 3b.. 400 3 3 1| Henry, cf.... 5222 n o Lgague. Warrant .458 GiitlaKh'r.ss 300201 lilnmn, 2b.. 524 1 2 0 ed to last SL Kin.-ella, e, 3 0 0 2 0 0 O'HuizHit.rf.. 5 000 0 0 full game. Spr.itt. ct'.... 400 8 1 d Thoriit'n.lbd 1 2 12 0 0 \Von.l. Hi.lVt.. Won.l-'-ti.Pot. McIutyV,2b2 01 I 40 Boyle. 3b... 5121 1 1 * Paterson...... 38 21 .044 Metro poll tin 27 28 .491 Beri-yhi'l.n- 2 0 t) 10 1 1 Hodue, c..... 5008 2 0 »rk...... 8fi 29 .554 Wilmins-'tou . 27 32 .458 WeisbecT.lfS 00 I 0 (I MilU. If...... 4 1 2 S 1 0 lUrtford...... 29 29 .500|New Liaveu.. 15 33 .313 Amo:t>, rf.....3 00 0 02 Miiith. M1.....V4 1 0 0 4 0 J.Noi>s, p... 300 0 3 (, Gaiyiu, p... 410 0 2 0 Games Played June 23. Total...... 280 1 27 125 Total..... 42 912 27 12 1 PATERSON vs. NEW HAVEN AT P. JUNE 22: Wilmiuntoi) ...... 0 0000000 0—0 5—9 PAIKKSuN. AB.U IS. P. A. E NEW HAVKN.At It B. P. A.K New Haven ...... 01001002 Also the adopted ball Armour, cf.. 3 u I 5 0 0 llenrv, cf.... 3 0 0 2 00 Two-bnse hit—Boyle. Home run—Thor i ton. HilUck y,ib3 1 2 9 0 0 G Iraaii, lib 4 0 1 6 30 Passed balls—Kinsella 2. Struck out—By Nops 8, by of all the important Smith, 2b... 420 1 00 Hod**,, c... 401 4 10 Garviu 8. Fust on balls—ByGiuvinS. S olt-ii base minor leagues, college , c..... 4 1 22 0 Tliornt'u.lbS 0 1 13 00 —Thornton. Umpires—Mackiw, W. Nois. Time -2b. associations, athletic Tmlor,3!>... 310 2 10 Boyle, 30... 3 01 1 31 NOTE—Rain pr«veated tb.« ftttej-sou-flletrcpol 'Jowl.ry.l-f... 3 11 20 0 M IN, If..... 4 0 01 00 game. and amateur associa Fitch,, Kg...... 4 01 64 0 Sin 111,, <•»...... 3 10 1 40 tions. lleidiick, If 4 1 I 1 0 o O Hawaii. if 4 2 2 0 00 Games Played June 20. tiro. P.-- 301 0 40 Oirviu, p.... 3 0 1 3 0 MET'N vs. PAT'N AT N.Y.JUNE 26 (.IST G'E): Tottil..... 31 7 U 27 11 (). Total...... 31 3 7 27 14 1 Ml.TROPo'N.AB.R. B. P. A. E ' PATER8ON. A B R. B. P. A. «. OTHER BALLS, 5c. to $1.00 P tci mi...... 0 0020104 0—7 Banuou.lf... 4 1140 U Armour, of.. 5 12101 Kew li«v«n ...... 0 0 2 '0 1000 0—3 Mickmau,8s4. 01 1 02 Heidrick. If G 1 2 1 00 BAT5, MITS, MASKS, Earned runs— Piu Stricker, 2b \ 1131 0. Lever, rf..... 610 5 00 Fuller, Beam. Henry, Hamburg, Loidy, Roth. First Sules.3b...... 4123 0 Ij Madison, ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 on errors—Athletic 3. Lancaster 1. First on balls— Kilroy. If... 322 0 0 Oi Fuller, lb... 3 1 2 i o McVey, Childs, Beam, Buttermore 2, Henry, Leiiiy, Rogers, c... 300 7 21 Schaub, If... 6 0 il 'i 0 0 Stouch. Roth. Hit by pitcher—Buttermore 2. Passed Stimniell, p 4 0 0 I 11_ Keener', p... 400 ''- 20 ball—Wvanii. Umpire—Donohue. Time—2.15. Total..... 81 5 524 77 Total...... 38812 2~7 9 0 SHA'.V-READING vs. POTTSVILLE AT R. JUNE 27: Pottsvillo ...... 001 00120 1 — 5 READING. AB.H. R. P. A. B| POTTgVIL'E.A II n. B. P. A.E Athletic...... 00004022 x--g Hill,cf...... 4 0 0 1 0 0 SUltz,cf..... 4 1 0 5 Earned run*— Puttsville 5, Athletic 4. Two-base Ellis. 3b...... 521 1 21 lUlter.rf...... 400 0 hits—Staltz. McVey, Weand, Graham.Fuller. Three- Costello.rf... 433 0 01 Massey, lb.. 3 1 2 12 00 base hit — Weand, Home runs—Kilroy 2. Sacrifice Milligau, c* 1 2 2 0 0 Cargo, ss..... 401 2 hits—Massey 2, Kilroy, Weand, Fuller. Stolen bai-es Fox, lb...... 5 0 0 15 00 Stricker, 2b. 1 U 2 3 —ttaftt-r, Stricker, McVey. Keener, Morau. Left ou Young, ss.,.3 21 2 40 Sales, 3b...... 4 0 0 2 bases— Pottsvllle 5, Athletic 8. Struck out—Sale*. Hobright. If 5 11 4 OH Honors, c... 4 0 1 Stemmell, Madison, Keener 3, Schaub. Double play Conroy. 2b.. 4 i 2 1 40 Kilroy, If.... 3 0 1 --Keener, Morau, Fuller. First on errors—Athletic Allies, p..... 4 2 l_ 1 4 0 Anderson, p 2 0 0 3. First on balls—By Stemmell 3, by Keener 2. Total..... 3812 fl 27 f4 2 Stemmell, l) 1 0 0 Umpira—Uo ruling. Time—1.50. Total..... 33 5 7 27 14 2 iYLY'A LEAGUE. POTTSVILLE vs. ATHL'C AT P. JUNE 23 (2o G'E): Shamokin-Reading... 2 o 0 5 ! 0 0 4 0—12 POTT8VILLF..AB.K.B. P. A. E i ATHLETIC. AB.R. B. P. A. K Pottgville...... 00200000 0— 2 Staltz, cf..... 6 4 3 2 0 0 Moran, 2b... 8 2 0 9 81 Earned run—Heading. Left on bases—Reading 8. The Kecord. liafter, rt... 713 3 0 01 McVey, cf... 3 11100 Pottsville 7. First on Iballa—By Anderson 4, by Following is the record of the Pennsylvania Massey, lb.. 7 2 2 10 0 ij Weand, c..... 4 o 1 6 00 Stemmell 5, by Arncs 1. Struck out—By Auderson 1, League to June 29, inclusive: es... 611 3 30 Graham. 3D 4 0 1 2 by Ames 1, by Stemmell 1. Home run—Milluau. Tvvo-lMse hits—Costello, Jlassey. Stolen bases—Hill, ti Stricker, 2b 6 3 <» 2 3 Lever, rf..... 3001 > p K a r c * 3? Madison, SB 4 0 0 0 Hobright, Young. Umpire—Phelan. Time—1,45. f o -1 Sales.Sb...... 512 0 2 E; cr 5L ' 3- 0 Rogers, B... C I 2 5 0 0 Fuller, lb.... 3 128 o J 8 Games Played June 29. Spiked Running Shoes c. 3 r 5 f_ i D Kilroy, p... G 1 2 0 20 Schaub.lf..... 4 00 0 00 a" 3 Flauigau. If 5 2 1^ 2 0 0 Beam, p...... 3 1 1_ 0 20 LANCASTER vs. SHAM'N-READI.NO AT L.JUNE 29: 5 » B i ; Total...... 5'iiU2027 10 I Total...... 3156 2~7 92 HEADING. AB.R. B. P. LANCASTER.AB.it. B. p. A.E 'AIR Hill, cf...... R 1 0 5 Butter'e, rf 521 1 11 Athletic ...... 3 3 4 3 8 6 4 33 ,733 Pottsville...... 1 3 3 0 u 0 1 5 3—16 1 4 4 2 C 5 4 26 .634 Athletic...... 1 40000000—5 Kllis, 3b..... 512 2 41 Heurv, lib.. 6 0 3 2 tfl JUarboudale ...... Costcllo.rf... fl 1 4 1 00 Humbu'g,lb7 0 0 12 I 0 "Easton ...... 1 0 1 0 1 4 2 12 .343 .Earned runs—Pottsvilla 12, Athletic 2. Two-base 0 1 3 2 4 1 5 16 .421 hits—Hafier, Cnrgo 2, Kilroy. Stricker, Sales 2, Mc Weatlake, C 7 1 0 Leidy. ct... 702 2 0 0 Send for Catalog of JUazleton ...... ~ ' ' ' 3 1 7 4 fi 3 6 5 4 35 .761 Vey. Home runs—Cargo, Stricker, Massey. Struck Fox. lb...... 6 0 -1 19 0 OlStoitch, 2b.. 712 Laucaster...... Youiitf, BS.. 7201 B l! Spy hold, If.. (> 0 3 4 0 0 iv.usville...... 1 2 2 3 0 3 2 13 .'271 out—Maase.v, Rafter, Weand, Kilroy, Lever, Beaui, 2 3 0 f; 4 5 2 22 .478 Morau. Double p'av—Cnr«o, Massey. First on HobriKht.lf 6043 0 0 McQuaid, ss 7 1 1 4 5 0 gShainokin ...... Conroy, 2b. 5 1 1 650 Uoth, c...... 711 9 10 tYork...... 0 2 3 1 0 2 0 8 .258 errors— Pottuville 2, Athletic 1. First on bails—By Kilroy 6, by Beam 3. Umpire—Ilornung. Time—2h. Mattern, p.. 6 1 1 0 4 0 Sheckurd, p G 1 3 0 6 0 Lost...... 12 15 23 22 11 35 24 23 IGo LANCASTER vs. SHA'N- READING AT L. JU.NB 23: Total...... 558~U Total...... 566 16 25 3 Shnmokiu-Readiivg... 2040000000000 2—8 •Disbanded June 13. fWskanded June 10. JDis- LANCAST n. AH.n B. F. A. EIRK.ADINO. AB.B. B. P. A.E Buttere, rf 5 3110 OiHill, ct...... 4 13 3 00 Lancaster...... 141000t)OOOOaO 0—U bauded June 20. ^Transferred to Reading Juue 20. Eurnert ruiv-Reuding. Two-base hits—Hobright, Wi'n.Lost.Pct. Uamliu'g,H>3 1 2 10 0 0 KllU,3b...... 311 3 41 Won.Lost.Pct. 0 (I Henry, Seym'0 11'- Home run—Mattern. Stoieu bnse .761 Hazleton...... 16 .421 Leidv, cf... 3 0 1 2 Co-tello, rf 4 00 2 00 Lancaster...... 35 Milligan, c 4 0 0 I 10 —Buttern/jre. Double plays—Young, Conroy, Fox Athletic...... 33 ,733 Kaston...... 12 .343 Stoucb, 2b... 413 1 1 Seybold.lf... fi 00 I 1 You UK, S'.... 300 3 10 2; Matter'u, Conroy; Rotii, McQuaid, lUmburg. First THE H. H. KIFFE CO. Curbondale .. 26 .034 I'otisville...... 13 .271 -•~oo on balls—Bv Mattern 1. by gheckarti 6. Hit by Sha'n-Read'g 22 24 .478 York ...... 8 .258 Henry, 3b... 412 3 1 Koth.c...... 511 621 Hobright, if 4 1 1 3 0 0 pitcher—Ellis 2. Co-itello, Fox, Buttermore 2, Henry. 523 Broadway, New York. Games Played June 20. McQnade, ss 513 2 3 0 Couroy, 2b.. 310 2 3 0 Struck out—By Matteru 3, by Sheckard 5, L'nijiire— Sheclcard, p 4 0 2 0 21 Ames, p..... 3000 2 0 Douohue. Time—3.15. vs. LANCASTER AT POTT'E JCNE 20: ATHLETIC vs. POTTSVILLE AT PHILA'A JUNE 29: the Infield and the outfield, nil of which was to PUTTSVIL'E AB. R.B. p. A. E LANCASTER AB.R.B. p. A.E Total...... 3S 8 15 27 12 5 Total...... 3T 4 4 27 fl the Impi'uveiueut of the club. As lue team llultor'e, rf 5 -I 3 4 00 Shamoklii-KeadliiK..... 00200020 0—4 ATHLETIC. AB.R. B. P. A. E ] PUTTSVILLE AB.ll, B. P. A E Hay«ard,3b 101 0 M( ran, If... 411 0 Oil Staltz, cf.... 401 3 0 U stands to-day we have a splendid fielding aggre 00 rlumbu'g,lb4 1 2 15 00 Lancaster ...... 0 0103130 0—8 Dnvis,lb..... 502 9 Eiirnedrun*—L'tncnster 3. Two-base hits—Leiciy, McVey, cf.. 412 2 00 Raft, r, if... 411 2 01 gation—ooe mil of ginger, and one that is lio\V Ely, cf,3U.... \ 0 1 2 00 Leidy, of... 501 2 Schaub, c... 501 3 1 o hitting the ball as we would like to see it hit. 01) Roth, Stouch, McQuaid, Sheckard, Robriijht. Three- Massey, lb.. 403 9 20 Rogers, c.... 5 0 1 4 Stouch. 2b... 5 001 Graham, 3b 3 0 1 1 20 Car*o, ss.... 300 1 10 Cariiey is at first covering that bag in his Snicker, 2b 4 0 (I 7 40 Swybold. If.. 5122 busfl hit—Hill. Sacrifice hits—Hamburg. Stouch. Customary fine manner; Mills is to be found at Leld.y 2. Left on bases—Laucaster 10. Ueadnij; 6. Lever, rf.... 201 2 01) St.icker, 2b 401 3 31 O'Biien, es 4 1 0 0 31 Henry, 3b... 300 2 Madison, ss 3 0 0 5 2 1 Sale»,3b...... 000 1 01 the second base, and is doing yeoman service, Herwig, rf.. 412 0 00 Kuth,' c...... 4031 Struck out—Young, SeyboM, Allies, Ellia. Double while the third bag is taken care of by Caiiip, a piny—McQuaid, Hamburg. Fiist on errors—Lancas Fuller, lb.... 4 1 1 10 11 Audersou, If 2 0 0 0 20 KlaniKau,.lt 502 1 00 McQuaid, ss 511 •,/WVVVVV\*SSVVWVV\K^^ — The Standard of Excellence. Guaranteed to give Satisfaction, — IT IS THE Games to be Played. Manufactured by, July 5—Dubuque at Quincy, Kockford at Bur lington, Peoria at Des Moines, Cedar Rapids at St. Joseph. July 7, 8, 0—Rockford at Quiney, Dubuqne at A. J. REACH CO., Wets Of tfy! FBPIOOS BEBCJ LIKE OF SPOBTiflB GOODS. Burlington, Cedar Rapids at Des Moines, Peoria at St. Joseph. July 10, 11. 12—Cedar Rapids at Quincy, Peoria at Burlington, Dubuque at Des Moines, Rockford Bt St. Joseph. DBS MOINES vs. BURLINGTON AT D. M. JUNE 19: fard 3, Cedar Rapids 7. Batteries— Underwood, Sny- DUBUQUE vs. CEDAR RAPIDS AT DU'E JUNE 22: The Record. D-IJOINES. AB.U.B. P. A. B j li URI.INQ'I*. AB.n. B. P. A. E d.*r; Carish, Sullivan. DUBUQUE. AB.R.B. P. A. K 0. HAPIDS. AB.R.B. P. A. E The record of the Western Association up to Letcher, rf.. 6 1 3 2 0 OJ. White, 3b 5 1 2 4 02 Games Played June 21. Bear, cf...... 421 Barries, cf.. 311 2 00 June 28, inclusive, is as follows: Mohler, 2b.. li 2 2 3 4 1 CmiilhX Ib5 0 1 10 12 Visner, rf... 511 2 00 KimeT,2b,p 411 2 21 Andrews, cf 0 1 2 1 0 0 ArnMr'g, Iffi 1 1 1 00 PEORIA vs. DUBUQUE AT PEORIA JUNE 21: Ua.vmond,3b5 33 2 1 0 Marcum, Ib3 0 0 5 20 Mclvib'n, If 6 3 5 4 0 u K.White, cf5 3 2 3 4 0 PEOUIA. ABR.B. V A. K .DUBUQUK. AB.B B. P. A.B Luroque, 2b 5 1 I 3 31 VanBu'u, If 4 0 0 3 0 a Bonders 2b... 5 0 0 0 1 0;B B»r, cf..... 4 0 1 0 00 Tifdie.lb..... 503 7 20 = XT Purvix, I'D... 602 9 00 Scholler, 2ti 4 2 3 1 71 Kbright, 88 3 0 0 3 11 Loh man c.. 4 2 1 1 1 0 ilolliug'h,ss4 00 4 22 Gilmore, If. 3 1 1 I 0 0 KaymoLd,:il;4 01 1 31 Lousr, If..... 3 11 0 00 Hill, 3b...... 4 10401 Connors, cr. 4 1210 0| Visuer. rf... 200 2 00 1 flicker. 3b.. 532 4 01 Huff, c~...... 4 11 3 0 U Deveiiey, ba 4 0 1 4 30 Donovau. rf4 0 0 2 10 McCrea'e.&s 421 3 21 Mahuffi, rf. 4 0 2 1 10 Schaub, 3b.. 3 1 0 4 fi u Laroque, 2b 4 0 0 7 20 Zahuer.'c..... 3 11411 Sullivan, c.. 310 1 10 Souier, p..... <> ! 1 0 4 0 Hansen, p.. 401 Barston, Iu4 0 I 12 0 0 Tighe.lb..... 3 00801 Uolau, p...... 401^ 0 30 Woodside, p 0 0 0 0 1 0 Burliueton ...... 5 19 .333 Total...... 48 15 19 27 fl3 Total...... 4u 8~"l3 27 15 8 Burke ss..... 4 0 1 7 4 1 1 Lo'ng, If...... 4 '.' 0 5 01 Total...... 38 9f3 27 133 Risley, 2b... 3 01 210 Cedar Rapidd...... 2 18 .340 FeHT.rf..... 4 0 0 0 0 OjDeveuey, ss 3 0 0 012 Total...... 31 4 3 24 95 De» Monies...... 4(>i .784 Des Moibea ...... 0 4020035 1 — 15 Burlington...... 0 2001212 0—8 Duxdale, c.4 0 0 2 0 Oj/auuer, c... 300 4 20 Duhuque...... 4 0140000 x—i> Dubuque...... Grej;urv,p.... 3 0 0 0 4 IJSmill), p..... 300 0 1^ 0 Cedar Uupids...... 0 0 000004 n—4 Veoriii...... J£urned runs—Des Moiiies 10, Burlington 5. Two- base hits—Mohler. McKibben. Lnuniun, McCreatlie, Total'..... 3"73 1 27 H2J Total ...... 300 2 27 8 6 E trued runs—Dubuque 5, Two base hits—Ray Quincy ...... Peona ...... 10000002 0—3 mond, Lnroque, Zahuer, Barnes. Three-base hit — Kockford ...... J. White. 11. White. Scholler, Hanseu. Three-base hits—Mohler, JlcKibben. Sacrifice hit—Lohnittti. Dubuque...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 U 0—0 Visner. Home run—Kimerer. Stolen bases—Bear St. Joseph...... Home run—Letcher. Stolen I -ase«—Le cher, McKib- Three-base hits — Connors, Barston. Two-base hit 2, Raymond. Lone, Kisley. First on balls—By Wood- — Gilmore. Stolen bases — Gregory, Laroqu-;. Struck siue 1, by Kimerer 1. Struck out—By Dolan 2, ^y Lost ...... 38 35 11J24 20 32 23 34 217 beu, Andrews, J. White, It. White, Ilolliuggwoitu. Double play—Mohler, Ilk-key. First on bills—By out— By Gregory 2, by Smith 3. First on balls— By Kimerer 1. Umpire—Ward. Time—1.50. Won Lost. Pet.| Won. Lost. Pet. Hanseii 2. Stiuck out—By Sonier-1, by Ilansen_ 2. Gregory 3, by Smith 2. Hit by pitcher — By Gregory Des Moines.. 40 11 .784;Qmncy...... 21 32 .39(5 Passed hull—Huff. Umpire—Alien. Tune—2.15." 1. Umpire— H»skell. Time— 1.30. Games Played June 2'3. Peoria...... 33 20 .r,-23J!5t. Joseph... 22 31 .393 PKOIUA vs. DUBUQUK AT PKORIA JUNE 19: DES MOINES vs. BURLINGTON AT D. M. JUNE 21: PEORIA vs. ROCKFORD AT PEORIA JUNE 23: Rockford .... 33 23 .589;Ced»r Rajii's 18 35 .340 PKORLA. AB.B. B. 1". A. K DITBUQUB. AB.ll. B. J'. A.E D. MOINES. AB,R.B. P. A. K jBURLINGT N.AB.R.B. P. A. E PEOBIA. AB.R.B. P. A. Kl ROCKFORD. AB.R.B. P. A. 18 Dubuque...... 31 21 .SuljBurlinston.. 19 38 .333 Fisher. 2b.... 4 4 3 140 Bear, cf,3b.. 301 0 21 Letcher, rf.. 3 0 1 1 00 J. White, If 4 00 5 01 Senders, 2h 5 2 3 02 0 Newm»u,cf 410 3 10 Gilmorf, if.. 5 3 2 200 Raymod,3b2 0 0 0 I U Mohler, 2b.. 323 2 40 Cumin's, Ib3 0 I 6' 0 0 Gilmore; It'433 3 0 0 Fergusou,3b4 0 0 401 Games Played June 18. Connors, cf.. 6 1 3 400 Visner.rf.lb 411 4 00 Pre-ton, If. 5 1 2 5 00 Armstr'g, rf li 01 1 11 Uonnors, cf 5 2 2 3 00 Kreig, Ib... 4 1 1 10 00 QIIINCV vs. ST. Josurn AT QUINCV JUNE 18: Schaub, 3b.. 013 0 32 Lnroquo, 2b 3 0034 0 McKib'n, cf4 2 1 1 00 U. White, cf 3 0 0 1 10 Schaub, 3b.. 512 2 20 Dillon, rf... 4 1 1 0 0 Ql'lNCY. AD.R. B. P. A. E ST. JOSEPH. AB.R. B. P. A.E Seisler.lb.c. 542 7 10 Tighe, !b.3b 2 00 5 01 Purvis, Ib.. 5 1 3 10 0 0 Scholler, 2b4 0 0 I 10 Oollius, Ib.. 4 0 1 10 02 Warner, 2b . 400 2 5 0 Ulrica, eg... 4212 1 2 Bu*s, ss.....'. 4 1 1 Burke, ss... 3 22 6 4 IjLoi.g, If...... 3 01 1 00 Lohman, c. 5 2 1 2 10 Hollius'h.es 401 3 00 Burke, BS... 4002 O'Couuor, If 4 0 0 2 0 0 riiiliipc.lf... 4323 0 0 Ktterq't, 3b5 1 1 I Somlers, rf.. 62210 OiUeveney, ss 4 0 0 G 42 Hickef, 3b.. 512 4 10 Huff, c...... 302 9 20 Seisler, rf... 101 1 Holland, ss.. 4 113 1 3 MeFarl'd, if 5 452 0 0 MrHttle, if.. 5 1 1 0 Dusuale, c.. 3 0 I 1 0 0 Zahner, c... 4 00610 cCrea'e, s-i 4 1 2 2 M»haff«y,3b 301 I 00 Dugdale, c.. 3 0 0 B 1 0 Suyder, c.... 400 2 5 0 Sommers.lb 513 9 00 Ilaller, 2I>... 311 2 Thomas, p...6 1010 rjlSmitn. p,rf.. 4 00 0 20 Andrews, ;p 4 2 1 burrell, p.. ~3 0 0" 0 30 Thomas, p... 4 2 0 0 0 OjMoleaw'h, p ^ 0_ 1 021 0'Coun'!,2b3 0 0 3 2 0 McVick'r.cf 4 2 2 4 Bartfloii, lb..2 0140 OJDolim.l'b.t).. 000 2 00 Total...... 38 12 16 27 lu 0 Total..... 3~l 0 "G 27 8 2 Total.... 38101227751 Total...... 3U ESTABLISHED 1358. dames to be Plnyert. July 6, 7. 8—Roanoke at Norfolk, Portsmouth HIGHEST GRADE ..... at Petersburg. Richmond' at Lynchburg. July 9, 10. 11—Rounoke at Portsmouth, Peters Unsurpassed in Workmanship and Durability burg at Richmond, Norfolk at LynchUurg. Half Section League Ball. The Record. The record of the Virginia League up i WRITE FOR SPECIAL RATES TO CLUBS.. June 27, inclusive, is as follows: Norfolk...... 02000020 Q--1 Pony Taniiehlll 2. First on bat la—By Tanuehiil 2. Hit T.Hijueh l.ss 1 0000 (ij Mnp«e, Ib... 4 0 0 10 1 1 ^-•ovo. I'.rst on errors— Richmond 2, Porlsmoulh 1. bv pitcher—Lancsford. Left BANOOR. AB.B. B. P. A. KILEWISTON. AB.R.B. t. A.E Etrned runs—Lewiston 1, Augusta 1. Three-base Eadford, ss.. 2 2 0 S 6 o'Slieehan, If.. 2 0 I 2 Ofl hits—Fitzmaurice, M. Kelley. Two-base hits—Miller, Simou, if... 522 1 0 i)| Fitzmor's cf 3 00 2 11 Johnson, M. Kollev. Sucrifica liits—She i, Messitt, Sharrott.rf... 5 1300 1 :Sh.-»,3b..... 401 1 01 Miller. Butler 2. First on balls—By Slorse 2, by Henry.Sb.... 4 0 0 0 0 OJ Lippert.rf... 4 1 1 I 10 Weeks 6. First on enors—Lewiston 1, Augusta 2. O'Brieu, 10..4 1 2 13 0 0|Fiunag'n,lb 4 0 0 700 (lit b.v pitclier—liy Weeks 1. Passed ball—Coiiu.,r. JCighi. Mysterinus Combinatimis of Beautiful Colors W'hee!er,cf..4 0110 0 01>8-tinu,2l> 3 00 4 31 Strork out--I3v Mur^e 3, by Weeks ti. Double play — Effected i>y Roentgen, Edison, Crooke«, RoRch, c..... 411 7 20 Fl.ick, s<...... 3 u 0 2 32 Dolieny, M. Kelit-y. Umpire—Brady. Time—2.15. Cathode, Tosla, Lenard, Hertz, Salvioni. Moore, 2b... 312 2 7 I'Messitt. c... 300 5 20 BROCKTON vs. PAWTUCKKT AT BROC'N JUNE 23: Consists of thirteen colored disks, fastened on Mains.p...... 4 0 1 0 •!_ OjWilliams, p 3_ 0 1 0 \_ 0 BBOCKTON. AB.R.B. p. A. BJPAWTUCK T.AB.B.B. r. A. B a common axis, eacli revolving independent of Total ..... 35 8 12 27 15 2! Total...... 29 1 4 21 H 5 Nadfaii. If... S (> 1 1 0 OjWhitinif, c(4 3 2 2 0 0 the other in an eccentric manner, the operation Bangor ...... 00310022 x--8 S anuon, 3b 5 1 2 2 1 2|Wit!dron, If 5 1 1 1 of which creates a most mysteiiously interesting Lenistoti...... 00010000 o—1 Macketi'e,6! 410 3 6 1 Uaunlv'n, ss4 1 1 5 puzzle. Price, S5c.—Postpaid. Anyone Earned run—Bangor. Two-base hits—Roacl), Snlliyan, cf 501 2 1 0 Smith, rf.....4 11 wishing to act as ngent, can tecnre S Puzzles Moore. Sacrifice hits—Henry. O'Brien. Stolen Wjse.rf...... 432 2 0 1 Yea|;er, c... 3 1 0 for 50c. Special price on large quantities. bases—Radford, Filzmnurice, Lippert 2. Double Brecke'e. Ib 3 1 1 12 0 II Be»urao'[,lbl 1 2 12 00 X-Ray Puzzle Co., 34 5. 3d St., Phila., Pa. play—Mooro. Hadtoni, O'Brisu. First ou balls—By Buelow, c... 534 4 1 0 News 2b.... 4 001 J!ains3,by Williams 4. Struck out—By Mains 7, by Magee. p... 3111 2 (I l'n.Sb 300 1 Williams 5, Passed balls—Roach 2. Umpire— Lang. 2b..... 301 0 5 0 iierr. p..... 4100 Brady. Time—1.40. PAWTUCKET vs. BROCKTON AT PAW'T JUNE 25: Total...... 37 10 13 27 16 4 Total...... M 9 7 27 0 0 BROCKTON. AB.B. B. P. A.K PAWTCCK'T.AB.B.B. p. A.B HEWENGL'D LEAGUE, PORTLAND vs. AUGUSTA AT PORTLAND JUNE 22: Brockton...... 11021211 1—Id Nadeau, If... 4 i! 2 a 01 Whitinu, cf. 521 5 00 PORTLAND. AB.R.B. P. A.K] AUGUSTA. AB.R. B. P. A.E Pawtiicket...... 20230002 0— 9 Shannon,31i 411 3 00 Waldrou.lf.. 503 5 00 Games to be Played. SUter, Ib.... 5 3390 0 Beau. BS..... 5 00 I 20 Earned runs—Brockton 4, Pawtiicket 2. Home McKen'e, es 0 0 2 0 G 1 Hauniv'u, f84 00050 Leighton, cf 4 21 4 (I 1 j Johnson, 2b 5 133 runs—Wise, Brecknnridg;e, Ilaunivaa. Three-bare July 6, 7—Portland at Pawtiicket, Lewiston at O'Roiirke. If 3 21 Buelow, c... G 0 1 3 0 (i Teaser, c... 500 8 00 Brockton. Bangor at Fall River, Augusta at New 1 0 1 Butler, c..... 5126 hits—Buelow 2. Two-baae hits—Shannon, Whitius; VVi»e, rf.cf.. 502 5 00 Beaum't, Ib 4 0 0 12 5 0 Kew Bedford. Jlagoon, 3b3 0 1 4 0 Doherly, 3b 5 0 0 2 2, Wahlrou, Smith. Stolen bmes—Maeee, Macken B eckeV.ltd 0 Li 13 0 0 News. 2b..... 401. 0 00 July 8, 9---Portland at Brockton, L movement set on foot by the sportsmen who hav York; Clarence Dolan, Yale Dolan and John the pride of game protection in their State at Ellison, of Philadelphia, are among the heart. Teunesse has game laws, but they are Americans who will participate in tha susceptible of -much Improvement, and this move pigeon matches in London, England, this ment will tend to arouse interest in the ques mouth. tion of game protection, which has had hereto fore very little attention. From its natural ad WANTS TO SHOOT PIGEON MATCHES vantages Tennessee should be one of tlie best NOT TOO PERSONAL BUT JUST PER George Craig won the TVonaldson m>/1al game States in the Union. at the last shoot of the Florists' Gini Club, of Philadelphia. Mr. Craig is the tirst WITH ANY OF THE BOYS. SONAL ENOUGH. shooter to win the medal twice, several THE FLORISTS WIN, having won it once, and all but two men are allowed a handicap. The Crack Wing Shot is Out With The Forest Gun Club Defeated by the Bits ol News and Gossip About Men Flower Cultivators. Captain A. W. Money has Just returned The first of the series of team matches between from a trip to England. The Captain a Challenge to the World—He the Forest and Florist Gun Clubs, of Philadel Whom All Lovers of Shooting Know states that a number of prominent* Ameri phia, was recently shot at Wissinomiug, aud re can pigeon shots were in London. and sulted in a victory for the latter by the score would participate in the big pigeon shooting Wants to Prove That He is Not of 94 to 66. The conditions were teams of 1( in Person or Through the Medium men. 25 targets per man. at known traps ant events which are now in progress there. a "Has Been," . angles. Through a misunderstanding the Forest ol General Fame. Club only sent five men, so that part of the con John Shaaber, of Reading. Pa., recently ditions were changed, and the t'u'st live of tlie defeated John Esterly. of the same city, in John L. Brewer, the great, good-natured Florists shot against their opponents, while the We made an error in our report of the a match at live birds. Shaaber killed 40 expert, who is hailed as "Captain Jack" by second five also shot, and they, too, excelled tilt Cleveland Target Company shoot in stating out of 50 to 39 for Esterly. The birds were the host of trap shooters who claim his visiting team's score. that W. L. Colville was Eeastern agent a fast lot, but Shaaber made a run of acquaintance in all parts of the country, Florest Gun Club—C. D. Ball 16, Edwards 19, of tlie Califoruia Smokeless Powder Com twenty-four. Easterly's best run was thir issues a challenge to the world. Captain J. W. Colflesh 21. John Burton 17, George Auder- pany. Mr. Colville represents the United teen. son 21. Total, 94. Brewer has been before the shooting public Forest Gun Club—Riotte 6, Bender IS, Dr. States Smokeless Powder Company, and as a crack of the highest percentages for Hancock 13, M orison 16. Bills 13. Total, 66. they make the "Gold Dust" smokeless Fred Gilbert, the champion target shot many years. It is nearly a quarter of a Florists' second team—A. B. Curtlidge 19. powder, which is now being introduced in of America, is now resting at his home in century since he tirst became known as a Ed. Ileid IS. Thomas Cartlidge 13, George Craig the East. Spirit Lt'ke, Iowa, and looking at the marksman of the tirst calibre, and he is 16. Sim Ball 10. Total, 76. anxious at this time to demonstrate upon supply of young ducks for the fall shoot To finish out the day three sweepstake events Harry Wirtli has taken a position with ing. Fred will get in with Deiter, of Mil equal terms with any of our noted win were arranged, 10 birds per man, knowu traps waukee, and will try and regain posses shots whether or not he is still in the and angles.-. J. B. Shannon & Sons, No. 1020 Market street. Philadelphia, and will handle the sion of the Du Pont trophy before the championship class. First sweepstake—Burton 6. Edwards 9, Colflesh tournament in Chicago in August. I5y most of those who have followed his S. Morison .0, Bills S, Anderson 7, Ball 5, Craig orders in the gun, ammunition, lishliig career at the traps with both live and in 5. Bourne 9, A. B. Cartledge 8, and Dr. Han- tackle and sporting goods department. animate birds as his targets he has been cock 4. Shannon & Sons will carry a full line of George Work, of New York, a member for a long time regarded as second to no Second sweepstake—Burton S, Edwards 10. Col goods used for the sport in field or stream, of the Carteret Gun Club, won the inter man who ever drew a driver or twister or flesh 5. Morison 6, Anderson 10, Craig 7, Bourne and Mr. Wirth's experience with this line national challenge cup of the London Gun shot over a screen. His attittvde at the 4. Dr. Hancock 4. and Ball .7 of goods will be of benefit to them. Club and another prize of £125 at London, score is one of perfect composure and ab Third sweepstake—Burton 9, F.dwards 8, Mori on June 28. Mr. Work is keeping up the solute confidence, becoming a veteran. son 7, Craig 7, Colflesh 8, and Anderson 8. John G. Messmer, of Pittsburg, winner record in England that he has so firmly es What he has not learned about the art of Grand American Handicap in '95, wa tablished in America for being a first-class of shooting in his long years of experience ANEW CLUB. a caller at the office of "Sporting Life" re shot on fast birds, and will undoubtedly as a gunner for big and little game in va cently, and during his stay in the Quaker Jo some tine shooting during his foreign rious parts of the world is not worth the The Result of a Split From the Ori City visited the Kiverton Gun Club trip. powder. Whether his target be the levia tani Field Club. grounds and Keystone Shooting League than elephant or the royal Bengal feline Hackensack, N. J., June 23.—Editor "Sporting and took part in a few sweeps. We have received from Von Lengerke of the East Indian jungle wilds, the elusive Life:"—The little disturbance at the Oiltani & Detmold, No. 8 Murray street. New York, field partridge, or the speedy Blue Hock, Field Club's shooting tournament, May 16, when E. McVeagh, of the San Joaquin Valley a. number of handy score books and de his nerve is the same and his aim as un a number of gentlemen, who had come to the Gun Club, of Visalia, Cal., has recently scriptive catalogues of the Schultze Pow erring. shoot on the invitation of the club, has resulted been making some good scores for him der Factory. V. L. & D. are pushing their Captain Brewer seems to know by intui in the withdrawal of a number of shooters from self, and at the last shoot of his club shot product and are among the most reliable tion whether the bird ready for flight at the Oritani Field Club and the organization of an average of D2 per cent. He has just business men. of New York. the spring of the trap will be hard or a new club to be known as the Bersen County ordered an L. C. Smith ejector, and will easy, a driver or a towerer. and his first Gun Club. Tlie officers of the new club are: President, Thomas- Bell (ex-chairman of the make some of the crack shots hurry up in Fred Devine, of Utica, N. Y.. manufac barrel is ready to respond with lightning Shooting Committee of the Oritani Field Club); their shooting if they keep him from the turer of line hand made fish rods, has had quickness or cool deliberation, as the emer vice-president, H. D. Warner; secretary, C. O. top. a most prosperous season in his line and gency requires. Gardiner; treasurer. Edward F. Jackson; cap doing more business this year than ever. Unfortunately, he was a contestant in tain, George Griffiths. The club will build a Sim Glover did not show up at Pitts- 1< red is well known among the sportsmen, neither the Grand American live bird club house immediately and (it up its grounds burg. Perhaps he has won enough money as he is the right kind of a fellow, and championship tournament at Elkwood with five traps. Over twenty persons have joined to last him the season, and will devote then, besides he makes one of the finest Park, or the E. C. inanimate- champion the club as charter members. Mr. Bell, at the the rest of the summer in learning to ride fishing rods in the country, and fishermen ships contested at Guttenburg a few week recent .tournament, in behalf of the club's guests, who know what is best always use the ago, which events practically decided the tried to protect them from insult by a special a bicycle. Devine hand-made rod. superiority of the respective winners, and policeman acting under orders from the Base settled the much disputed titles, which Ball Committee and President Conklin. All In the international pigeon shoot, at Ful- were claimed by many. sportsmen in this section wish the new club great ham, England, on June 24, the American W. M. Gentle, of Southport, Tnd.. well Captain Brewer has shot in many nota success and congratulate its members for their in marksman, Morris, \von the second prize known among the sportsmen of Ohio and ble contests, both tourneys and matc-h dependence. The club extends a cordial welcome in the Hurlingham Cup contest. In another Indiana, is now engaged in "Chalk Tak" races. to all gentlemen sportsmen, and assures them of contest the American, George Work, se lectures. Mr. Gentle is a writer of con Only a few weeks ago Brewer, at the greatest courtesy. cured the first prize, a gun and £135, with siderable note. and his "Thoughts in private exhibition. 30 yards rise. 50 yards a run of 20 kills. amusing pictures" is a lecture that is in boundary, at a country residence in New- THE NEW LEAGUE. structive as well as entertaining. Jersey, killed 95 out of 100. His last match "Cy" says that L. Y. M. did not shoot in was against Frank Class, olf Norristown, N. The Endeavor Gun Club Wins the his usual form at Buffalo, as that city was The many friends of Milt F. Lindslev J.. an old-time rival. First Tournament. too much for him, but he will be at Au will be glad to know that Milt is having Brewer though ill at the time, shot the The newly-organized Amateur Trap Shooters' burn next season and show the boys how a great run on the King's Smokeless Pow race, but was defeated by several birds in League of New Jersey held its first tournament to "grind them up!" der, and the Peters Cartridge Company the 100 rounds. He has, however, a stand June 27 ou the grounds of the Endeavor G-uii are much behind in orders for loaded shell's with this powder, and are running extra ing challenge to shoot any man in the Club, of Jersey City Heights. The sport began A friend tells us that he recently -went world at live birds for $5000 a side, any with a contest between tennis composed of six time to fill orders. Milt certainly deserves fair conditions. men. Each man fired at 30 targets. 15 being into a store of a business man who carries success, and the King's Powder* Company Here is the Captain's challenge. Who at known angles and the remainder at unknown a stock of guns and sporting goods, but have reason to feel proud of the advance wants to shoot against him? Men in angles. The rules of the American Shooting As who does not advertise in "Sporting Life." ment they have made in the powder busi Wilkesbarre having trained pigeons need sociation foverned, which include the five-trap Strange to say he found the' man busy. It ness through his efforts. not apply: rapid-firing system. The Endeavorers won with appears that 'the storekeeper had the itch a score of 159 points, defeating the Bergen and a Waterbury watch, and when he "My opinion now may be too strong for my County team by five points. The scores: wasn't scratching himself he was winding Annie Oakley, of Buffalo Bill's Wild ability, but I will bet a moderate sum that 'l Endeavor Gun Club of Jersey City Heights— his watch. This is the only way to keep uest. which has been showing in Chicago can defeat any man in the world under even Edwards 29, Collins 27. Piercy 25. McPeek 24, busy and not advertise. for seveial weeks, went down to Wataou'a conditions, 100 or 200 tirst-class birds. 50 yards Fletcher 25. Von Lengerke 29. Total. 159. grounds recently and shot at 25 live birds bounds, and Hurlingham rules to govern other Bergen Countv Gun Club, of Hackensack— for practice, killing 23 of them, but three wise. I should like two weeks' notice if any one Ohaffee 28, Conklin 29. Bell 26, Dudley 25, Ely Among the passengers on the steamship fell dead out of bounds. should accept this offer, which will give me am 20. Goesser 26. Total, 154. Fuerst Bismarck, which sailed for Europe ple time to get ready for the match. Boiling Springs Fishing and Gun Club, of on June 27. was Gus Zim merman, the cham "If I am getting in the class of 'back num Rutherford—Paul 27, Iluck 22, James 20, Krebs pion rifle shot. He will go first to Switzer Forthcoming Events. bers' I wish to know it, but I believe it. will 15. Laeonne 26. Greiff 28. Total. 138. land and afterwards compete in all the take a wonder to convince me of this. AVhen leading tournaments in the Old World. handicaps are merely a gamble and bring men Passaic City Gun Club—Jelleme 22, Palmer 25. Bowes 24. Weiss 26, Barrow 23, Leu one 23. au'watosa5^00118111 GUD °lub """lament, together in that way it is no way of demonstrat Total, 143. ing the superiority of one man over another. Oritani Field Club, of Hackensack—F. Hale 13, "Sporting Life" wants good live sub "JOHN I,. BREWER." scription agents in every town. Big inoney July 4— Tournament of the Union Gun Clu-b W. Kicardo 20. Stagg 15. Herbert 10, G. Ri- Springfield, N. J. Live birds and InaniSau cardo 24, Holberton 27. Total. 109. in it. Write us for particulars. I *l 1 1. f I S, GUS Z1M.MERMAN SAILS. JUlr ,*; 7-Tour"ament of the Shooters' Federation A WESTERN EVENT. Mrs. Peter Garms, Jr., who shoots under of Olno at Oakley Park, Cincinnati ; inanimate America's Greatest Rifle Shot Will the name of "Minta," recently killed 10 targets: open to all. Hot Spinjjs For the Arkansas Sports out of 20 live birds, at Dexter Park, at July 20-August 21— International pigeon matches Try Conclusions Abroad. 25 yards rise. at fepa. Belgium: 18.000 francs in prizes; shoot ers may enter by becoming members of the Among the passengers on the Fuerst Bismarck, men's Association's Tourney. Tlie sixth annual tournament of the Arkansas club, at no expense. June 2o. was Gus Zimuurmr.n, the Champion rifle Mrs. Dr. Carson, of Chicago, took part July 22 and 23— Interstate Association's tourna- shot of the world. Xinmierman is bound for State Sportsmen's Association will be held at in the shooting at the meet of the Cook Europe to shoot a match with Captain I,. An- Hot Springs, Ark., ou July 21 and 22. The as , nun&}.vsffi of tbe Portlaiui GUQ sociation will add $1(55 to the purses and each County League recently and did very well. gehrn. of the Swiss Guards, who is regarded by July 22-24— Tournament of the Lafayette GUB Europeans as the invir cible shot of the Eastern purse will be divided on tlie equitable plan. There will be five moneys in all 20-bird events CJub, Lafayette,- lud. hemisphere. The matches arranged in Pittsburg for Jul.v 29 and 30-A. W. Wall's tournament at For more than six years the friends of Zimmer- and four moneys in 15-bird events. By the equit June 26, between Winston and Shaffer, and able plan of dividing the purses no "one shooter \\orcester, Mass.. at targets. rean and Captain Angehrn have been endeavor Winstoii and Clark, were both declared off, Jul.v 110-31— Tournament of the Goshen GUD Club ing to get the two shots in a on-test, but it was gets the bigger part of a .purse, but every one is paid according to the work be does. Tlie as as rules governing the matches could not Goshen, Ind. not until recently that the Swiss guardsman be agreed upon. August 4-G— Tournament of the Du Pont Powder would consent to meet the doughty New Yorker. sociation will award $5 cash to the man making the longest straight run during the tournament. Co., Chicago, 111. Now that Angelirn has consented to meet the August 11-14— Sixth annual tournament at De American an event of international intBrest irwy Event live oh the tirst day will be at 50 targets Chicago boasts of one of the best women per man for the individual championship of the troit, Midi., under management of John Parker. be looked for next month. First Zimmermau will shots in the country in the person of Dr. August 19-20— Third annual tournament of the meet the Swiss in Switzerland: then i,e will State and a diamond medal valued at ,$30. Events Beatrice Sehultz, a young and pretty Lake City Gun Club, Warsaw, Ind. participate in an international shooting contest three and eight, the second day, will be for the widow, who can hit the bullseye with a August 26-27— Interstate Association's tourna at Versailles, France, where some of the crack Keeley cup and the State team championship rifle ten times in succession at 100 feet. ment under the auspices of the Lake Side shots of the continent will congregate. medal, teams to consist of four men each. Furth She can also throw a tin can in the air Rod and Gun Club, at Burlington, Vt. Ziii'iEerman hf.s stipulate,! that the match shall er information and programmes can be obtained and send five bullets through it be Core it September 1-5— B. F. Smith's, target and live not take place on Angehrn's own grounds. He by addressing John J. Sumpter, Jr., secretary Box 111, Hot Springs, Ark. reaches the ground, and can shoot holes birds, at Audohon Park, Buffalo, X. Y. will only insist that the spot sliall be neutral in a dime at ten paces. She can shoot September 7 — Sixth annual tournament of tha and new to lx>th contestants. Zimmerman claims glass balls and kill live birds and can Endeavor Gun Club, of Jersey Cky, at club that :l:e 1'frhts and slrldci-ws have much to do Opened at Syracuse. lumdle a revolver with either hand. grounds at Marion, N. J. with shooting, and he will not shoot on grounds Syracuse. N. Y., June 29.—The tirst day's pro eptember 8-11— Tournament of the Pennsylvania familiar to the guardsman. gramme of the national shooting tournament State Sportsmen's Association, under auspices was made up for the most part of shooting from American pigeon shooters abroad will of the Harrisburg Shooting Association, Harris- the traps. The wind was too strong for rifle tiave a month's shooting at Spa, in Uel- burg. 1'a. A Tennessee Move. shooting and prevented the best work at the _ium commencing July 20, and ending September 15-17— Tournament in Kansas City, There has been formed recently in Memphis, traps. Some creditable scores were made how August 21. Any shooter may enter by be Mo., given by the Schmelzer Arms Co. Tenn., a iish and game protective association, ever, by Fanning, of San Francisco; Fulford, of coming a member of the local club at no October 7-9 — Annual autumn tournament of the which has mapped out a line of action &r the Utica; Winston, of St. Louis, Conrtnev, of Syra expense. The management has guaranteed West Newburgh Gun and Rifle Association, enforcement of the game laws of the Stat* with cuse; Kelsey, of Buffalo, and McMurchy, of 18,000 francs in cash prizes. Ncwburgh,,N. Y. ; live birds and targets. moie vigor than has been done in the past. Syracuse. All of the cracks aprce that the ar- October 13-16—-Tournament of. the Baltimore The lay press of tlio State has taken interest .Shooting Association, on the grounds near •angements for shooting are the best they liave George Work, Seaver Page. Walter Wat- Baltimore, Md. ; live birds and inanimate tar* ID tlw matter and is heartily supporting the j ever seen, at a national shoot* .'ous, Peter Morris, Walter Smith, of New gets; added money. July 4- LIFE. 19 Events ...... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Five pair doubles—Cole 7, Gordon, Avery 6, ent for a purse of $20 at 100. targets, from five Targets ...... 10 15 15 15 10 20 15 15 iailey 5. traps, stand in the centre and empty the traps, Ten Hurlingham—Cole, Gordon 10, Avery 9, pulled unknown. After some hustling among the Furguson ...... 6121214 9131112 McQuiilen, Greener 8, Rice, Gokey, Hollis, shooters A. P. Pope, of Corry. Pa., was backed White ...... 91412.. .. 20 11 13 Bailey 5. against Winston, :«nd the match was shot before Craig ...... 6 12 10 ...... Ten Keystone, regular—Avery, Gordon, Cole 9, several hundred spectators. Winston led from Kedfern ...... 8 12 10 . . 9 16 12 .. Greener 8, Bailey 7, McQuiilen 6. the start, and finally won the race by three Ellis ...... 5 ...... 7 16 12 .. Ten Keystone, regular—Gordon,. Cole 10, Avery birds. Following is the score: [.yon ...... 4 ...... 9, Greener, McQuiilen S, Gokey, Melntosh 7. Winston . .11110 10001 11101 11110 11110—18 Peck ...... 8 13 14 14 10 16 12 .. Ten Keystone, unknown—Cole 9, Melntosh, 00111 11111 11111 01101 11110—20 ray ...... 9 9 12 13 5 ...... Hollis 7, Greener C. 10110 nm 11101 oooii lino—is Burger ...... 9 13 15 11 S 13 .... Ten Keystone, regular—Melntosh, Cole 10, 11011 10111 10111 11011 11011—20—76 Elliott ...... 7 12 14 10 8 w . . Avery, Greener 8, Hollis 7. >e .....oim 11011 oiooo mio 11011—17 Parker ...... 7 811.. 6 .. 14 12 Ten Keystone, unknown—Greener 10, Melntosh 10001 mio oooio nm 10111—10 Delaney ...... 6 .. 11 .... 17 9 .. 9, Cole 7, Hollis 6, Avery 5.___ nm 1011110011 loioi moi—19 Leach ...... 9 14 15 10 9 18 12 13 11101 11111 01111 01111 10111—21—73 Spotz ...... 8 13 11 13 4 w 11 . . THE GERMAN GUN CLUB. Page ...... 10 13 13 12 10 17 14 13 Meyer ...... 7 12 11 12 ...... HELL GATE GUN CLUB. Slocum ...... 7 . . 12 .. 6 ...... The Handicap System Tried With Moss ...... 7 10 .... 8 ...... Good Results. Secretary Doeinck Leads in the Muir ...... 9 13 10 13 9 IS 14 13 Mrs. Peter Garms, Jr., better known to the Prize Contest. AMATEUR SHOOT AT SIOUX CITY Smith ...... 71115.. 7131014 trap shooting world as Minta, shot with fine Secretary Eugene Doenick is now in the lead Prior ...... 5 81112 817 811 effect at the annual outing of the New York for the first annual prize of the Hell Gate Gun WELL CONDUCTED. Aggola ...... 10 9 12 14 10 IS 10 14 German Gun Club at Dexter Park, Long Island, lub, of Brooklyn, N. Y., a goal that he reached Wood ...... 7 Sll.. 5...... on June 25. In a trial race at twenty pigeons at the monthly live-bird shoot of the club at Barnes ...... 8131212...... the young woman killed nineteen, missing her Dexter Park June 23. Up to this time the Cot ces ...... 5 10 ...... -. second bird. The programme, as arranged for teran Gus Nowak and Julian Held were tied Tie Entries Were Good and the Tourna farmer ...... 6 w w 11 7 14 w 11 the day, consisted of glass ball shooting and for first honors, but then Held killed but eight Anoy ...... 91112.. 61612,. bowling for the women folks and live bird shoot and Nowak seven, while Doenick made a clean Mayher ...... 81011.. 8151113 ing for the men, but, owing to the rain, the glass score and passed the leaders. Summary: ment a Success—Professionals and same as the second day, and a solid silver cold Foote ...... 13 19 14 20 14 18 15 18 11 17 Trimble ...... 11 19 14 18 13 18 12 17 11 14 meat fork was given as a prize for the highest AV. S. King...... 13 17 10 18 12 16 12 15 13 16 Norton ...... S 14 13 17 11 17 15 14 13 16 total m the four events undor the expert rule. R. Heikes ...... 13 20 15 19 15 20 15 18 12 19 HoUowell ...... 10 18 12 18 8 IS 12 15 10 12 The moneys in the sweeps were divided 40, 30, Raymond ...... 15 19 14 18 13 18 14 18 13 17 Tippy ...... 11 16 15 14 8 9 14 18 913 20 and 10 per cent in the 15-target events, and Norton ...... 11 13 14 17 11 15 13 13 12 17 Old Hoss ...... 11 13 11 15 12 15 11 13 9... 30. 25, 20. 15 and 10 in the 20-larget events. Tippv ...... 10 12 13 18 12 14 14 11 14 18 AVeakla,nd ...... 12 15 11 18 11 ...... ¥ Price of targets was in-eluded in all entrance Trimble ...... 13 16 10 18 13 17 9 17 14 18 Donnelly ...... 9 IS . . 15 5 13 11 18 14 10 fees and deducted from the purse at three cents Hallowell ...... 11 13 10 14 11 16 815 916 Duffy ...... 8 17 11 ...... 13 each. No. 147...... 14 17 14 18 12 17 14 17 13 . . Bessemer ...... 11 17 9 16 13 12 12 8 10 12 McVey ...... 13 18 13 14 9 13 10 12 9 18 Swiveller ...... 7.12 9 . . 12 . . 8 .. 13 .. Redwing ...... 15 18 13 18 13 18 15 16 14 17 Bayne ...... 10 12 9 Preliminary Day Edwards ...... 13 18 14 18 11 12 11 . . . . Sharrard ...... 12 14 15 9 16 13 . . 13 14 was on Monday. June 22, as a number of the Tarheel ...... 13 15 15 19 14 19 12 18 15 Snyder ...... 12 17 9 .. IS 10 16 14 .. THE SMOKY CITY, shooters had arrived in the city on Sunday and U. M. C. Thomas... 12 17 14 16 12 17 13 13 11 18 Black Cloud ...... 10 .. 9 were anxious for shooting. On Monday afternoon Grimm ...... 12 20 14 18 14 20 14 19 14 19 "19" ...... 12 ,...... 13 a few of the anxious ones went over and seven Apgar ...... 14 IS 15 16 15 20 15 19 15 18 Whiting ...... 13 17 12 14 .. 17 12 14 12 events .were shot, Neat Apgar showing up well, Parmelee...... 12 19 15 19 15 18 13 19 15 17 Seeds ...... 11 18 . . .. 10 . . 13 .... THE PITTSBORG GUN CLUB HOLD losing but three targets out of 105. Pannelee Sargeant ...... 13 16 13 17 9 20 13 19 14 IS Cochran ...... 17 11 . . 13 .. 11 .. 13 was close behind. Following are the scores, all Budd ...... 12 19 12 19 12 19 15 14 14 16 Oliver ...... 12 11 9 13 events 15 targets, $2, four meneys: Powers ...... 14 15 14 19 14 16 14 19 15 17 McPherson ...... 12 11 9 .. THEIR ANNUAL SHOOT, Events...... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AlcPherson ...... 10 11 11 15 817 812 4 IS A. M. Sargeant...... 8 Targets ...... 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Fanner ...... 12 15 14 14 13 14 14 15 13 17 Johnson ...... 10 Apgar ...... 15 15 14 14 15 14 1 E Fulford ...... 15 18 14 17 13 17 13 19 14 19 Clover ...... 10 15 15 16 12 Paiinelee ..14 15 14 15 13 15 15 Skillman 12 18 14 16 12 15 13 . . DuBray ...... S ...... RoIIa Hete Came Out on Top For the Sargeant . . ..13 13 15 14 15 15 12 Denny ...... 11 16 12 18 9 18 7 17 8 10 Harbisoa ...... 13 17 9 18 12 Fulford ..12 15 14 13 13 14 13 Fanning ..... 13 15 12 11 .. 14 . . 20 9 17 Alien ...... 8 12 Tournament—Shatter, ol Pittsburg, Grimm ..15 14 14 13 13 12 13 Bayne ...... 12 14 12 17 13 12 11 15 11 13 Budd ...... 13 14 13 11 11 14 13 Clover ...... 12 19-12 16 9 IS 10 12 13 16 Entries ...... 43 43 45 39 42 36 43 34 33 30 Edwards ... ..12 14 11 13 13 9 12 Marlowe ..... 11 16 10 18 10 . . 7 . . 10 . . The following are the scores in the four erenta Won the Handicap—The Experts Fanning .. . .12 14; 12 12 12 11 14 A. H. King.. . 12 16 11 14 12 14 10 11 10 . . shot under the expert rules, from five traps, un Shatter ...... 13 13 U 12 13 14 12 Weakland .... 15 10 13 13 14 19 12 14 13 17 known, one man up at a time, and empty rlia Trimble ,.13 13 12 11 13 14 .. Shaffer ...... 10 19 12 16 13 16 ...... traps. All were at 15 targets, entrance $1.50, Have a Hot Fight For the Money, Clover ...... 12 13 15 13 13 9 .. Nimrod ...... 9 .. 11 ...... 4 moneys, and not a straight 'score was made in Pope .12 11 H; 12 12 12 .. Anderson ..... 9 .. 11 ...... any of these events. Heikes won the silver berry Foote ...... ,.14 15 11 12 14 .... Sporting Life.. 11 ...... spoon for the best average in these four event*, The trap shooting tournament given on Devine ...... 13 9 14 13 11 .. .. Lowrie ...... 8 8 ...... breaking 55 out of 60; KM average of 91 per cent. June 23, '24 and 25 by the I'ittsburg (Pa.) McPherson . ..6 9 10 13 11 .... Lovett 12 17 . . . . 10 18 12 IS 9 13 Charley Grimm was close behind, with 54 broken, Gun Club, under the directions of Dlmer Winston . .. .. 6 14 14 14 14 .... I'ope ...... 12 16 . . 17 . . 15 10 15 S .. an average of 90 per cent. Budd and Todd each, Shaner, Jim Crow and Old Hoss, was at Baldwin . .. .. 7 10 13 5 ...... Evler ...... 10 .. 12 .. 11 ...... broke 52, and Trimble broke 51 out of the CO shot tended by many of the expert, trap shots W. S. King ,.12 12 12 ...... Rickey ...... 10 14 ...... 13 .... at: of the country, and at the same time a Du Bray . . . , .. 12 10 12 10 9 .. J. Howard ...... 9 17 11 17 » 10 ...... Events ...... 1 2 3 4 Whiting ...... 11 10 9 . . DuBray ...... 12 16 10 .. 12 .. 6 ...... Targets ...... 15 15 15 15 Shot at Broke A?er. scarcety of amateurs was noticeable. In A. H. King . .. 9 10 ...... Born ."...... 12 17 13 19 . . 15 11 .. .. the first place the programme was not cal .Tim Crow ., Hartman ...... 11 13 11 16 . . 11 13 culated to draw many amateurs, as no pro 11 ...... R. O. Heikes. . 14 14 13 14 60 55 .918 Martin .... C. J. M...... 12 C. Grimm..... 13 13 14 14 60 54 .900 vision had been .made for their protection Jones .... . Harbison ...... 12 . . 13 5 17 14 19 12 from the '"sharks," and a set of traps J. Todd ...... 13 13 12 14 60 52 .866 Powers .... 11 Colteryahn ...... 15 Redwing...... 13 13 12 14 60 52 .866 throwing easy targets was not reserved Bessemer .. 13 Snyder ...... 17 14 15 12 15 ii C. Budd...... 13 13 14 12 60 52 .866 for their exclusive use, consequently the Parker .... 10 Scott ...... 10 ...... 9 ...... J. Winston. ... 11 14 U 13 60 52 .866 supply of "lambs" was quite small, and J. Mack ...... C. Raymond... 13 ...... 15 13 .866 those who came in found out that the field First Day, June 23. Matthew ...... • • 10 R. Trimble.... 13 14 1212 CO 51 .850 was not large eirougb, and they were soon Cundall ...... 7 The day opened dark and smoky, and the air W. S. King... 12 12 13 13 60 50 .833 crowded away by the "wolves," finally Ewing ...... • J. H. Shaffer.. 12 12 13 13 60 50 .833 leaving for more open feeding grounds, close and hot. The light was not the best and AVebb ...... • 13 12 13 10 the Blue Rocks sailed fast enough to make good, Bow ...... • • E. Fulford.... 60 48 .800 where they could nibble the scanty supply hard shooting. A large crowd of spectators were Gray ...... • • • • •• Neaf Apgar. ... 11 11 13 13 60 48 .800 of fodder without being crowded out. The present, and it took two policemen to keep them Brcckville ...... • • W. Sargeaut. .. 14 12 10 .. 45 36 .800 shoot given this year by the I'ittsburg back so that the shoot era could have room to A. H. Donnely...... •• •• •• 7 16 .. F. Parmelee... 14 9 14 10 60 47 .783 Gun Club was a good one as far as scores move around. Several large tents had been pro A. H. King... 12 10 13 . . 45 35 .777 were concerned, as such men as Heikes, vided for the shooters and these were well ap Entries' '.' ' ' '.'.'. '•' ' ' ' 54 53 49 48 51 48 41 40 33 40 J. Fanning. ... 11 12 12 . . 45 35 .777 Budd. Parmelee, Grimm, Powers, Apgar, preciated. The usual gang of experts were on The amount of money paid out for the day \ras A. P. Pope...... 12 11 30 33 .766 Funning, Fnlf'ord, Sargeant, Redwing, Kay- hand and some tine work was done. Holla as follows: Event No. 1. $93.70; event No. 2, J. Anthony.... 10 11 11 13 CO 45 .750 Heikes showed his superiority with the shotgun C. Powers..... 13 9 10 13 CO 45 .750 niond, Anthony, Todd, Trimble, McVey, H. L. Foote... 13 10 10 .. 45 33 .733 King brothers, Foote, Devine, Hood, Clover, by breackiug 160 out of 175, and then 93 out of 10 10 11 12 \Vinston, Bridgers, Pope, Bessemer. Ed 100 in the handicap, a total of 259 out of 275, J. Hood...... 60 43 .716 an average of .941 per cent. Charlie Grimm came ''McVey" .... 14 13 9 7 60 43 .716 wards, Old Hoss and a few others usually II. Bridgers... 12 9 . . 30 21 .700 put up pretty good scores. next with a total of 25G out of 275. an average handicap paid out $250, a grand total of $1201.05 of .03 per cent. Neaf Apgar broke 2'55 out of 275, for the day. ___ Weakland .... 10 U .. .. 30 21 .700 In the programme of the Pittsburg Gun an average of .927 per cent. Paimelee broke 254 J. A. Flick.... 10 12 9 10 60 41 .6t-3 Club it was stated that within a radius of out of 275; Fulford broke 247 out of 275; Ray Second Day, June 24. Duffy ...... 10 .. .. 15 10 .666 50 miles from Pittsburg there are 42 gun mond broke 159 out of 175; Redwing broke 244 The second day of the Pittsburg Gun Club's Leeds ...... 10 .. .. 15 10 .6G6 clubs having a bona ride active membership out of 275; Powers 239 out of 275; Sargeant and big tournament \vaa a very nasty and unpleasant Snyder...... 9 ...... 15 0 .600 of over .SOU, but. for some reason or other Budd each 238 out of 275. The interesting event one, as rain fell nearly all day at intervals, be S. Clover...... 9 15 !> .600 about 707 of them did not take part in the of the day was the 100 target handicap match ing such a downpour that all took shelter under J. Hollowell... 15 8 .533 shooting, and only a few of the regular which was closely contested throughout, and the tents, and the shooting had to be abandoned Cochran ..... 15 8 .533 standbys shot in each day's events. Of finally won by Jt>hn Shaffer, of Pittsburg, who for some time. The grounds were left in very T. Devine..... 15 6 .400 course it was a hard race, and all who broke 92 out of the 100, and then six straight bad condition, as the tan bark and sawdust Bayne ...... 15 5 .333 put up thoir money had to go into the in the handicap, which gave him a total of 98 scattered along the shooting positions was soon No. "19"..... 15 4 .269 light with open eyes and often open purse, and the handsome "E. C." -cup, which went with soaked full and the men waded in the spongy as it was dollars to doughnuts that noth first money. Jack Winston got second money mixture for the rest of the day, and many a Entries ...... 32 24 21 21 alone, which amounted to $62.50, by breaking 97 wet pair of socks were hung up to dry that even The amount of money paid out to the winner ing less than a clear score would pay any for the day was as follows: Event 1 $76.60, (2) thing above entrance fee, and even straight out of 106 shot at. A. H. King, with ten extra ing. At times the sun would come out bright targets, broke 95; Neaf Apgar with 0 extra broke and warm and perhaps' in ten minutes time a $101.63, (3) $79.74, (4) $94.10, (5) $75.10, (6) scores did not much more than pay en 5 of them and also fell into the 95 hole, and no downpour of rain would drive all within cover. $88.37, (7) $76.64, (8) $85.58, (9) $68.90, (10) trance back in some events. In the four one scored 96. Chas. Grimm and Frank Parmelee At one time Elmer Shaner called out during a $77. Expert No. 1 33.60, (2) $25.20. (3) $23.10, events each day at 15 targets under ex each had two targets given to them which they • regular deluge of water that "the shooting would (4) $23.10. A total of $958.66 for .the day. perts' rules those in first place usually broke, and as each had broken 92 out of the 10'J be postponed one hour." Scarcely had be uttered got back from ten cents to :i couple of dollars they had a total of 94. Holla Heikes had the these words when the rain ceased falling and the Third Day, June 25. nioro than they put in. and the others lost best score in the 100 first shot at, and scored 93, sun peeped out from behind a cloud and gave a This was the pleasantest day of the tourna money. On the third day Heikes shot a remark but aa Rolla is the best of all he was not given merry laugh. Elmer gave a glance at the sky and ment, as it did not rain a drop all day, but able race under tb.es.? rules and won first money any extra to shoot at, and was only allowed his sung out: "I will take it all back, boys, the the sun was hot and the air close, but the men alone twice, which paid $7.50 in one and $8.40 in 93. while two other men, "Tar Heel" (Bridgers), shooting will be continued at once." No sooner- slK>t through the entire programme, consisting o£ tho other. Fanning also won $9.GO iu a straight and Born, each went out with 93, being allowed had he uttered these dreadful words than another 230 shots, without a murmer. Elmer Shinier, score, and Budd got first once, and these four ten extra targets. Following is the score, showing downpour came and drenched Elmer to the skin "Old Hoss" and "Bill" McCrickert did the bulK straight scores were all that were made the number broken in "each 25, handicap and before he could get under shelter. This all of the hustling assisted in the office by Edward under this rule in two days' shooting, with four number broken and grand total: comes from being too previous with the weather. Banks, of "Forest and Stream," and the gun events each day. 1st 2d 3d 4th Han- The entiire programme was finished, however, and editor of "Sporting Life." THE; ARRANGEMENTS 25 25 25 25 dicap. Broke. Total. Elmer Shaner was about played out at the end Elmer was completely played out. and was for this tournament were quite perfect as far as of the day. He had the bulk of the work to do glad when the Jast shot had been fired. It was traps were concerned as three sets of Blue Rock Shaffer ..... 21 23 23 25 6 98 and part of the time doing office work, preparing too much work for him, and he bad no chance expert, traps and North electric pulls were used, Winston .... 24 22 21 24 6 97 squads sheets, taking entries and other work to eat during the day, and got but little rest and good strong flights were thrown, while the A. H. King. 20 22 22 22 10 95 that men had been engaged to do, but at the last at night. It was entirely too much on Elmer's shooting was hard enough to suit even the Apgar ...... 24 21 22 23 6 95 moment failed to appear, and Mr. Davidson had shoulders, and he should have had more assist export shots present. Grimm ...... 21 24 23 24 2 94 to do the work of two men, besides answering the ants at least in the office. The Nos. 1 and 2 sets of traps were used Parmelee .... 22 25 22 23 94 questions that would require at least four more Heikes came out on top for the thre» days, for the main events, and the No. 3 set was used Heikes ...... 23 25 22 23 scratch. 93 men. We do not wo.ider that Mr. Davidson was but was tied by Parmelee for the day's shooting, for the four events at 15 Blue Rocks, under ex fcorn ...... 20 22 23 20 10 8 93 not as pleasant as a bridegroom, and wonder each losing 14 targets out of 230 shot at. In the pert rules, and on the first day the handicap Tar Heel.... 19 24 20 21 10 9 93 how he escaped a term in a lunatic asylum, as it expert events Heikes shot a remarkable race, match was shot on this set of traps. The Foote ...... 22 23 22 20 6 5 92 is the most trying position that one can have, losing but two targets out of 60 and winning tha grounds were easily reached by electric car Sargeant .... l!) 22 20 25 0 0 92 as it seems as though every shooter wanted to prize offered by the Pittsburg Gun Club for the from the hotels, and in about six minutes time. Anthony .... 21 21 21 IS 10 9 90 enter exactly at the same time and then wanted best score in these events. In the ten events The background was nearly always the same, Hood ...... 21 23 22 19 8 5 90 to know the" precise time that he would be called at unknown angles Parmelee had the best record, and was principally smoke—just plain every-day Edwards .... 20 22 23 20 6 5 90 upon to sJioot. and some wanted to know how having lost but 9 targets in 175. Following are smoke—such as you will often find in Pittsburg, Redwing .... 21 22 24 20 4 3 to much money was corning to them as soon as they the scores; and the targets were always seen against a smoke Deviiie ..... 2021 2020 10 7 88 had finished their score. Some of the questions Events ...... 1 2 3 4 56 7 8 910 background unless it went low. ami then it was Fulford ..... 22 21 24 21 scratch. 88 fired at the cashier through the windows and Targets ...... 15 20 15 20 15 20 15 20 15 20 seen against a garbage background. Exposition Todd ...... 21 24 18 17 10 7 87 doorway were enough to drive one to strong and Park was the place where this shoot was held, AV. S. King.. 21 20 15 23 10 8 87 intoxicating drink, and even the man in charge Grimm ...... 14 19 13 16 15 20 13 17 13 19 and it was not a very picturesque place or Pope ...... 19 19 19 21 11 8 87 of press reports was inclined to anger when a Budd ...... 14 17 14 IS 14 20 13 17 14 18 calculated to please the eye, as it was princi Powers ...... 18 20 20 24 4 3 85 shooter insisted that he broke 12 and only got Parmelee ...... 14 18 15 19 14 18 15 20 14 ll> pally used for a dumping grourd for garbage A. Donnely . 17 is 20 23 10 7 85 scored 11. Some shooters are cranks and some Sargeant ...... 14 17 14 19 12 19 14 16 12 15 or base ball games between the Snag Alley and Budd ...... 20 21 20 21 2 1 83 are gentlemen. AAre have a very warm spot in Apgar ...... 13 19 13 16 14 IS 13 16 14 18 Brewery Lane Base Ball Clubs. MeVey ...... 17 21 20 17 11 8 83 our hearts for the trap shooter who never kicks. Powers ...... 15 18 14 19 15 18 13 19 13 lf> THE PROGRAMME Tippy ...... 18 16 19 20 10 9 82 He will surely get a big pair of wings when the Fulford ...... 13 19 15 19 14 19 15 19 14 IS) Denny ...... IS 21 19 14 13 6 78 time comes. Fanning ...... 14 20 13 18 15 19 13 16 12 20 was a long one and pretty hard on weak men, "U. M. C.".. 18 21 17 17 3 2 75 The best shooting for the day was done by Redwing .... , 13 19 13 20 11 20 14 19 12 18 as the first day called for 275 shots, and it F. Howard .. 14 17 20 19 10 5 75 Heikes, who broke 164 out of 175 at unknown Kdwards ..... , 14 17 14 17 14 17 10 18 12 15 was finished before the end of the day, which J. Howard... 17 21 20 . . 13 8 66 angles, and 55 out of 60 under expert rule, an Anthony ..... , 13 16 13 16 13.18 12 17 11 IS showed considerable executive ability on Elmer's Skillman .... 20 1C 21 16 w 73 average of .931 per cent for the day. Parmelee TVxld ...... 12 19 13 17 12 1811 17 14 17 part and a lot of hustling in keeping the traps Farmer ..... 15 18 22 20 w came next with 163 broken out of 175, Apgar Heikes ..... 13 20 13 18 12 20 14 20 13 20 moving and squads in position. Colling ...... 16 18 19 15 w 68 162. Fulford 162, Powers 160, Grimm 158, Raymond ...... 14 18 12 18 11 17 13 ...... The programme on the first day called for McPLersoa .. 20 16 11 18 w 65 Fanning, Hood and Ray, 156 each: Anthony, Trimble ... , 13 18 10 16 13 18 10 18 12 13 five events at 15 Blue Rocks each, with en Moyer ...... 11 14 17 13 14 5 60 Redwing and Budd. 153 each; Bridgers ("Tar Norton ...... 13 16 12 13 13 14 ...... trance $2, and $10 added to. the purses; five McClaren ... 13 12 U 13 15 6 58 Heel"), 149; Slviffer, 148. McVey ...... 13 IS 13 15 12 19 11 IS 11 IT events at 20 Blue Rocks, entrance $2.50, and Rickey ...... 19 10 20 .. w 55 Following are the scores of the day: Swiveller ...... 10 .. 12 . . 10 ...... $20 added to the purse, and a handicap target Colteryalm . . 18 15 16 . . w 49 Events ...... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 Denny ...... 12 11 12 12 13 4 9 1211 10 race at 100 Blue Rocks, with allowance to the Hartmaii .... 18 20 17 .. w 55 Targets ...... 15 20 15 20 15 20 15 20 15 20 Tippy ...... 12 151214121511 17 1015 poorer shots from 1 to 15 targets, but no shooter Harbison .... 13 12 21 .. w 46 Duffy ...... 12 17 11 17 .. 16 11 8 ..... could have more than 100 scored to his credit. Alien ...... 14 17 10 . . w 41 Fulford ...... 15 IS 15 19 14 20 11 19 13 18 Crosby ...... 11 1C .. 17 .. 14 ...... The handicap was kept secret, and no shooter J. H. Shatter won the cup and first money, "147" ...... 1019 1317 ...... Donnelly ...... 14 16 13 12 . . 13 5 12 . . .. knew how many extra targets he was going to $75; J. A. Winston won second money, $02.50; Fanning .... . :. .... 12 19 14 19 10 17 13 IS 14 20 Clover ...... , 7 16 12 16 14 17 10 14 9 .. shoot at until notified by (lie referee to stop A. H. King and Neaf Apgar divided third monev, AV. S King ...... 13 20 14 16 11 14 8 13 12 14 Hood ...... 14 17 14 17 15 17 12 16 8 14 shooting. The first prize in this event was $50; Grimm and Parmelee divided fourth rnonev, Shaffer ...... 13 20 14 IS 11 17 12 15 13 15 Collins...... , 6 11 12 . . 7 7 ...... a cup presented by the American E. O. Powder $37.50; Heikes, Born and Tar Heel divided fifth, A. H. King ...... 11 17 14 16 8 17 10 13 0 19 AV. S. King .... 11 16 13 17 12 17 13 15 14 li} Company. Tlie entrance was $5 and targets $3 Anthony ...... 13 18 13 17 13 16 12 10 13 19 Tar Heel ...... 12 16 14 18 10 10 14 13 14 18 extra, with $50 added to the puree; the purse Following are tho scores made in the sweeps Tarheel' ...... 12201217131712191314 Captain Money 13 18 12 10 14 1!) 13 18 9 1>5 was divided 30. 25, 20, 15 and 10 per cent., for the day, all tho shooting being from two Hood ...... 12 19 14 19 14 19 14 17 14 16 U. M. C." ... 12 19 13 13 14 14 12 12 13 17 the winner of cup taking 30 per cent. sets of five traps, rapid fire svstem unknown Deviiie ...... 12 17 11 18 13 17 12 .. . . Houck ..... 8 . . 9 . . 11 . . 11 . . 5 .. The second day's programme called for angles from known traps. The' largest number Foote ...... 15 16 13 17 14 12 11 .. . . Pops ...... 12 16 12 19 11 15 . . .. 13 . the same number of sweeps as in the first day, of entries was 54 and the lowest 33 for the- Todd ...... 12 19 9 17 11 18 12 15 10 11 A. H. King .... 11 14 121611 13 12 17 12 13 five 15-tnrget events and five 20-targot event's, day: Redwing ...... 12 17 15 17 12 17 12 17 14 20 Greenbird ...... 10 .. 7 .. 12 .. 9 .. with same entrance and added money. On No. 3 Events ...... l 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 "U. M. C. .... 10 19 12 15 10 IS 12 17 10 15 Farmer ...... 12 1211 13 614 9 15 set of traps, where the big handicap match JLargets ...... 15 20 15 20 15 20 15 20 15 20 Edwards . .... 13 15 1.1 16 13 20 13 18 10 19 McPherson ...... 10 15 ...... took place, was arranged four events at 15 Blue Flick ...... 14 19 12 16 11 18 14 15 12 10 Shaffer ...... 13 15 9 13 w 11 Rocks, entrance $1.50, targets three cents each Fritz ...... 9141211 7 ...... ~ Collins ...... 7 15 8 10 5 ...... Kelly ...... 12 .. 10 ...... and deducted from the purse, and no money ad- McCoy ...... 0 14 10 10 7 ...... McVey ...... 10 17 12 15 13 19 11 15 13 14 Foote ...... 13 17 13 17 dPd. These evnts were shot under tho expert Collins...... 10 14 71212131012 711 Grimm ...... 15 18 15 19 12 19 14 17 12 17 McAVhorter ...... 14 19 12 .. rules from five traps, one man up at a time, Old Hoss...... :. 12 17 10 16 11 17 9 11 11 12 Bufld ...... 15 18 15 18 14 20 11 17 10 15 Marlowe ..... , ...... 11 .. 14 13 stand in the -centre and empty, the trap pulled Cochran ...... 11 16 11 11 s . . 9 ...... according to an indicator. To the shooter Parmelee . .... 13 18 15 18 12 20 14 20 15 18 Whiting ...... 12 17 12 Ifi Bessemer ...... 912131(5 9171213 817 Sargeant ...... 14 17 15 17 13 12 12 17 13 10 Colteryhahn ...... 13 13 14 12 making the highest total in these four events Anthony ...... 13 16 1417121612 18 1 1 20 was given a solid silver berry spocn by the Pitts- Apgar ...... 14 18 14 20 13 18 14 19 13 19 Parsons ...... 9 .. Todd ...... 11 1,8 13 1!) 13 1C, 12 18 11 11 Powers ...... 14 19 15 IS 11 19 14 18 15 17 Harbison ...... 11 II 11 11 " 11 " '' 12 ll bure Gun Club. Hood ...... 13 16 15 17 15 17 14 15 11 20 Heikes ...... 14 19 15 20 15 IS 13 19 13 18 1'be third day's programme wag exactly the Deviiie ...... 14 1913 IS 12 19 12 14 12 20 .... 14 20 13 17 13 18 14 18 12 II Entries ... .. 33 31 34 31 35 34 37 32 36 39 July 4. LIFE. The following events were shot under the ex J. B. Duffey, of Washington, Pa., won fifth pert rules: money all by himself in one event, which paid Events ...... 1 2 3 4 Shot Aver- more than third or fourth place did. He seemed Targets ...... 15 151515 at Broke, age. to enjoy the sport immensely. Redwing, of. Cleveland, shot a good, steady Heikes ...... 14 14 15 15 GO 58 .906 race through the entire tournament and got a BORED FOR.... Parmelee ...... 14141413(50 55 .'JIG share of the money. Fulford ...... 12 13 14 14 GO 53 .883 K. D. Fulford shot very well ;>nd was near the Powers ...... 14 13 13 12 GO 52 .804 ix>r cent, for 235 shot, 00 W. S. King .;.... 13101014 CO 47 .783 of which was under expert rules. Frank was al Hood ...... 11 .... 15 11 .733 ways jolly and msirfe many a funny crack which Denny ...... 11 ...... 15 11 .733 caused laughter and scared dull care away. Duffey ...... 1.1 .... 15 11 .733 Ed .Bankd, of New York, shot through the three Sargeant ...... 13 71211 60 43 .710 day's programme and 'on the third day gave A. H. King...... 1411 Gil GO 43 .716 needed assitance in the office. Griinm ...... 10 10 12 10 no 42 .700 John Todd is a "lightning calculator" and Glover ...... 11 .. 10 30 21 .700 surprised the Iwyss with the way in which he Apgar...... 1110 U 11 (iO 41 .«S3 computed long columns of figures in a moment's Croatiy ...... 11 .... 9 30 20 .606 time. He gave variable assistance in the office Pope ...... 10 ...... 15 10 .«(;« in figuring up the money on the last day, and is Captain Money. ... 81011.. 45 2!) .044 a g(wd nuui to have around when quick work is Tot'd ...... 11 8 8 10 60 37 .616 nettled. irvw put the Ejector mechanism on all of the different McVey ...... 9 ...... 15 9 .600 Charlie Bi:dd was getting somewhat tired of the grades"." We use Whltworth Fluid Steel, Crown Steel, Damas Donnelly ...... « .... 15 8 .533 shooting and did not put up his usual good score, cus and Laminated Barrels. Farmer ...... 9 41045 £3 .511 although always among the winners. Our Guns range in price from $47.00 to foOO.OO. Shaffer ...... 7 7 8 45 22 . .500 C. W. Grimm, of Clear Lake, la., shot one of The amount of money paid out to the winners the test races he has put up on the circuit, and was as follows: in the expert events shot a strong race, only be FOR CATALOGUE- Event 1 $G1.10, (2) $78.85, (3) $03.70 (4) ing defeated by one fhrget by Heikes on the $78.!K), (5) $64.20, (6) $84.55, (7) $61.80 (S) second day in these events. Grimm claims that FULTOK, N. V. $80.80. I!» $65.80, (10) $77, expert .No. 1 S'>1, the U. M. C. loaded ammunition Is a sure winner. tHv $ $SOlV,<3) $18'90' (4/> ?21< T°tal f<>r he Ralph Trimble, of Cincinnati, representing the Dn Pont and Ha.wi.rd Powder Co., was doing lots For the three dn.vs a total of $2991.20 was paid of good work for the powders which he represents. out, besides a fair amount on the preliminary H. C. Bridgers, a good sportsman from Tur- AT TUB SCORES- dfty. J l $0—First. Meredith ami Sunderson, 12; second, Clark and Klupinski, 9; third, Farber and Smokeless, ^ Cook, 8. Event No. G, 15 Blue Rocks, $25 guaranteed— Clean,______First. Sanderson, 15; second. Judd and Fnrber, 14; third, Stier and Cook, 13. • Very Quick and Event No. 7. team shoot, 10 pigeons, $12— Judd and Stier, 15; Sandersou, Hansen aud Won- :=: Reliable. derlich. 14; Carkeek, 13. , HERE ANFTHERE. The Greensburg (Intl.) Gun Club, which has achieved an enviable reputation for the is made especially for small loads from 2)4 to 3 drs. ; for heaviest importance of its events, is now preparing the programme for its regular annual Dia- charges, from 3 to 4 drs., use our ordinary " E. C." No. i. ircnd Badge tournament, uud will spare no trouble or expense to make the forthcoming The new u K. C." Ho. 2 gives high velocities, with hardly TEE STAHDARD GUN CLUB, OF two days' contest one of the most inter esting ever held in Indiana. The pro any recoil. grammes to be issued will be equally as BALTIMORE, elaborate as those of the Ohio Trap Shoot "E. C." No. 2 is packed in Yellow cans, "B. C." No. x ers' League or the Limited Gun Club, of Indianapolis and, as soon as issued, will be placed in the hands of every g'uu clUD in Red. ______,;,,„•..,„,_,,, - .;"•• Some ol the Members Are Very Good and lover of field sport in ludiaua, Ohio Shots at Targets or LiYe Birds- and Kentucky. On account of the expense and labor AMERICAN "E.G." POWDER CO. Ltd., connected with buil''uia; ;i !'"•'• i-.'-'M I)-1 "-'" OAKLAND, BERGEN CO., N.J. Some Points About This Progres and fixing up the club's grounds, Secretary W. S. Uookwaller \vnu-.- i n;' sive Maryland Club. toona (Pa.) Rod and Gun Club has aban doned the Idea of holding a tournament this year, but that next year the club will Among the numerous gun clubs through be iu shape to hold a tournament that will out the country, the Standard Gun Club, be a credit to the club aud a pleasure to of Baltimore, Md., ranks well up with the all who are so fortunate as to attend it. loaders. Starting as it did, in a modest way about live years ago in A. C. Chase's The annual meting of the- Lynchburg store, 2 Light, street, it lias produced some Gun Club was held at Lynchburg" on June of the best marksmen in the State. The 13. and the following officers were elected: officers are G. H. Geut, president; W. B. President, W. L. Moorman; vice president, Buckbee, vice president; W. T. Clements, W. W. Dorniu; treasurer, C. W. Scott; secretary-treasurer, a.id John Devall, cap secretary. George Fleming; first captain, DURING tain. These- gentlemen, with IX II. Storr, Thomas F. Nelson; second captain, Theo J. M. HawUins and F. M. Denuy, form dore F. Stearns. Mr. R. S. Terry retired the Board yf Governors, which directs the from the presidency after having served E 4 DAYS affairs of the club. seven years, and Mr. Nelson retired from of the E. C. Powder Tournament, Guttenburg, N. J., May 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th. The club house and grounds are cou- the office of treasurer, which he had held Teniently situated at Point Breeze. The nine years. house is a warm, cosy little building, pos $CHUI Ziegler second, Gardiner third. Time, 1m. 3 4-5s.; last quarter, 29Vis. One mile, professional, 2.20 class—Clark first, Harriett second, Griebler third. Time, 2m. 12?>-5s.; last quarter, 27 4-5s. One mile, open, professional—Cooper first, Gardiner second. Ziegler third. Time, 2in. We append a list of some of the wonderfully low priced WEEKLY BULLETIN OF THE L, A, I, 15 l-5s.; last quarter, 29 l-5s. SECOND DAY. goods we sell, and which may safely be ordered by mail. RACING BOARD, Cooper, of Detroit, and Griebler, of St. Paul, each won two professional races at the closing day of the Peoria meet, Juue 27. Griebler came at the close of the BICYCLING SHIRTS—well made and perfect fitting Information of Interest to tbe Speed two-mile handicap in a sensational sprint and won by several open lengths. He won CHEVIOT SHIRTS, at 50, 75 cents, $1.00 and $1.50. the one-mile, 2.15 class, professional, ana MADRAS SHIRTS, at 75 cents, $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00. Merchants—What is Going on at the one-mile open was responsible for one FLANNEL SHIRTS, at $1.50, $2.00 and $3.50. of the greatest finishes on record. Sanger the Yarious Racing Tracks All Over and Cooper met in this race. Cooper at first took the back bunch along, but BICYCLING CAPS—golf style, in plain and mixed cloths, at 35, 50, 75 cents and $1.00. stopped, and Sanger jumped out to do the LEATHER BELTS—in every desirable style, at 25, 50 and 75 cents and $i.co. These Blessed United States, "donkey" work. At. the head of the home THE "CANTSLIP" BELT—good leather, at 50 cents. stretch he went ahead and Cooper came up with a rush, beating the big man on MEN'S WOOL SWEATERS, at $1.00, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00. Following is the regular monthly bul MEN'S WOOL SWEATERS—with sailor collar, at $1.50 and $2.00. letin of the L. A. W. Lac-ing Board: the stretch by three lengths. The time was 2.12 2-5. The last quarter was done BOYS' WOOL SWEATERS, at 95 cents, $1.50 and $2.00. DECLARED PROFESSIONALS. by Cooper in 27 l-5s., and the first half BOYS' WOOL SWEATERS,—with sailor collar, at $1.25 and $1.75. W. M. Ebright, Sioux City, la., own request. of the last quarter was sprinted by Sanger George Packer, Jr., Denver, Col., own request. in 12 3-5s., both being phenomenal times. GOLF STOCKINGS, at 50, 75 cents, $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00. A. J. Weilep, Milwaukee*, S\is., clause (d). John There were 10,000 persons present. Sum Lawsou, Chicago, 111., clause (a). P. B. Wilson, maries: chicngu, 111., own request. W. H. Glasgow, One mile, professional, 2.15 class—Won by J. Money refunded if goods are not satisfactory. Denver, Col., clause (c). Charles F. Wiute, Griebler, E. Andersen second, O. Stevens third. ( ______Deuver, Col., clause (b). Morgan O'Brien, Mil Time, 2.112-5; last quarter, SO 3-5s. waukee, Wig., clause (si). John Muss, Milwaukee, TTVO miles, handicap, professional—Won by J. Wis., clause (a). K. Breunan, CokwadJ Springs, Griebler. C. Hofer second, A. Mertens third. Gol., clause (b). Burns W. pierce,. Gamuridge, Time, 4.211-5; last quarter, 20 2-5s. QTRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER, Mass., own request. C. Ford Seeley, ''.:aiut'ord, Quarter of a mile, open, professional—-Won by Co-un., clause (b). Will Hagiin, Fort Smith Cooper, Ziegler second, C. Hofer third. Time, PHILADELPHIA. 1 Ark., clause (b). Will Sherlock, Fort Smith, 22 l-5s. Ark., clause (\i>. Will Carter, Fort Smith, Ark., One mile, open, professional—Won by Tom clause (b). Wallace Dougherty. Van Buren, Ark. Cooper, W. Saugrer second, Otto Ziegler third. Albert 19. Edwards, PasacKui, Gal., own request. by J. A. Oliver, second, C. M. Sehl. Time 2 57. Nat Butler, Cambridgeport, Mass., second. Time, K. 1'. llice, Cir.ca.go, 111., own request. F. H. Time, 2.122-5; last quarter, 33 2-5s. One mile novice—Won by James Lyons; second 2m. 8 3-5s. H. P. Mosher, of Plainfield, made WcOall, Omaha, Neb., clause (b). 8. W. Clarence Poole, third O. H. Lippincott. T^ine, the pace throughout, and was therefore allowed Campbell, Chicago, 111., clause (b). T. II. Cum- AT^ABATOGA. 2.47 1-5. to start in the final heat. Second heat—Dead niings, Marengo, la., own request. Andrew One mile open—V.'on by W. B. Goodley; second heat between L. A. Cnllahan, Buffalo, N. Y., and Johnson, St. Cloud, Minn., under clause (a). Good Cycle Khceg at Col. Hilton's Joseph Lindley, Philadelphia; third, Frank Tur Tom Butler, Cambridgeport, Mass. Time, 2m. George Rice, St. Cloud, Minn., under clause (a). Driving Park. ner. Time, 2.35. 14s. Otto Mayo, of Erie, was allowed to start George C. Webb, Minneapolis, Minu., clause (.a). Oae mile handicap—Won by Joseph, Lindley, in the final heat for pacing. Final heat—Won K. I'. White, St. Clmjd, J:*inn., clause (a), .Vrve The features of the New York circuit Philadelphia (15yds.); second. Albert Bateman, by Tom Butler, with Mosher second and Bald Tenvowcle. St. Cloud, Minn., clause (a). Frank bicycle meet, held at Woodlawn Oval. Sar Philadelphia (75yds.); third, Frank Turner third. Time, 2m. 18 4-5s. II. Williams, Minneapolis, Minn., clause (b). atoga, June 23, under the auspices of the (scratch). Time. 2.20. One-mile amateur race (handicap)—Final heat Robert II. MeCieury. St. Paul, Minn., clause (t'.i. High Rock Cycle Club, were the usua'ly Two mile handicap—Won by W. K, Goodley —Won by W. C. Eoome, Century Wheelmen, Oscar F. Rydell, St. Paul, Minn., clause (a). large attendance and interest manifested; (60yds.); E. C. Goodley (110yds.); third, George 30yds., with W. A. Barbeau, Riverside Wheel Wax Liftman, Minneapolis, Minn., clause (a). the defeat of K. (". Bald, of Buffalo, by Yeager (100yds.). Time, 4.59. men, 40yds., second, and G. Reith, Harlem H. W. Iliggins, Minneapolis, Jlinn.. clause (n> Tom Butler, of Cambridge, in the one-mile One mile professional, handicap—Won by Chas. Wheelmen. 110yds., third. Time, 2m. 9 3-5s. and (f). C. V. (Jammings, Mi-iueapolir., Minn., professional event: the pulling out of Bald Chunli, Iliilndelphia. (scratch); second, W. R. Two-mile amateur race (handicap)—Final heat— clause (f). A. O. Mertcns, St. Paul, Minu., and Torn Butler from the five-mile; profes I-jmdis, Philadelphia (35yds.); third, H. K. Bar Won by G. Reith, Harlem Wheelmen, 200yds.. clause (b). George T. Biggs, St. Paul, Minn., sional handicap after going two miles; the tholomew, Philadelphia (35yds.)- fourth, R. P. with. W. A. Barbeau, Riverside Wheelmen, 70 clause (t). Paul Kichtpneau, St. Cloud, Minn., exhibition-paced half mile of Harry Kikes, McCuidy, Philadelphia (15y The Brimswiek-Balke-Colleiider Company, Manufacturers of ARESOOD TIRES Billiard, Pool and Combination Tables. 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