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DEVOTED TO—BASE BALL—BICYCLING—GUNS—GUNNING
VOLUME 29, NO. 6. PHILADELPHIA, MAY 1, 1897. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. 1-
Philadelphia...... ! 001 0030 0—5 8T. LOUIS. AB.R.B. P. A. B| PITTSBURQ. AB.R.B. T. A. C Games Played Saturday, April 'M. New "Kork...... 0 0001000 0—1 Douglas, If.. 403 () 0 1 Seiiih, If..... 411 4 00 PHILADELPHIA vs. NEW YOUK AT PHILAUKLPHIA, Earned run—New York. Two-base hits—Taylor. Dovvd.cf,.... 400 TOO Ely, es...... 411 1 20 Ai*niL 24.—This was a glugeiag match on the pait of Davis. Three-base hits—Lajoin, Van Haltren. Left Tuiner, rf.. 4 001 0 Oi Uouovan. rf 3 12 00 0 tbe Philltei, who hit Meekin hard from start to ou bases—Philadelphia 7, New York 7. Sacrifice hit Connor.lb... 4 1 1 12 0 o|Donne!ly,3b 4 110 30 fininli. Geier and Lnjoie, the Fall Biver men, did —Cooloy. Stolen bases—Cooley, Delehanty. Struck H»rtmiin,3b 302 01 OiBrodie. cf... 402 I 00 t«rritic batting, making eight hits between them. out—Cooley, Hailtnau, Thompiou 2, Gilien, Nash, Biorbi'i'r. 2'b 3 0 Q 1, 2 1 ljj-ons,lb.....4 0 1 13 0 0 Botii teams played a sloppv fieldinK game.. New ONCE MORE THE GREAT NATIONAL Taylor 2. Van Haltren, Joyce, Wiison. Double play Cross, Si..... 200 260 Paddeu. 2b..3'(J 1 2 ?. 0 York's mas were all due to errors. Carsey kept the —Davig, Beckley. First on errors—Philadelphia 2, McPartr'd.e 500 7 0 Oi-ugden, c... 2 00 521 hit* beautifully scattered, not more than one bein^ New York 1. First ou balls—Halltna,n, Delehauty 2, DonaUue,. p 3 U_ (>_ 0 '.'5' (ijKillen, p..... 300 1_ 4 o made in any one tuning. The score: BATTLE IS ON, Clements, Gillen 2, Nash. Tiernan 2, Stafford. Wjld Total...... 30 1 6 24 14 5! "Total...... 31 4 5 27 IS I PH1LA. AB.B.B. P. A. E i NEW YORK. AB.R. B. P. A. • pitches—Taylor, Doheny 2. Umuire—Emslie. Time St. Louis...... 0 1 0 00 0 00 0—1 Cooley, cf... 611 0 0 oiVaiiU*l'n.cl'5 14 1 10 —2.30. Pittsburg ...... 01000102 x--4 Mailman, 2b 4 102 6 Oi Tiernan, rf. 5 0 t> 1 0 0 The Outlook For a Prosperous Season, WASHINSTON VS. BROOKLYN AT WASHINGTON APRIL Darned runs—Pittsburg 4. Two-base hits—Dono- Lnjoie. Ib... 5 4 5 Ifi 0 SJGIeason, 2p 500 3 4 1 22.—The local season was opeuel before 6,000 people, van, Donnelly, Brodie 2. Double plays—Bierbauer, Deleha'y, If 5 2 2 2 0 Ol Joyce. 3b.... 4 101 3 0 including Speaker Heed, Senators-Smitli and Murphy, Cross, Connor; Cross, Connor; Sugden, Padden. First Geier.rf"...... 523- - - _2 0 OiDa'vis, ss..... 410 3 21 Despite the General Business De a number of New York Congressmen and mauy on balls—By Dou»hue 1. by Killen 1. Struck out— Clement*, c.. 4 1 1 3 1 olBecklev.lb.. 4 1 2 10 20 prominent Department officials. The grand stand By Don»hue 4, by Killeu 4. Stolen ba*es—Cross, Gillen. sa..... 312 I 2 2lGettig. If..... 4004 11 was also literally sprinkled with diplomat* and dis Smith, Donovan. Umpire—McDonald. Time—1.40. N»sh,3b...... 6 020 6 11 Wilson, c...'4 01 3-1 2 pression, Most Assuring—Surprises tinguished people from all parts of th,c country, not Caisey. p.... 5 0 1_ I 3 OJMeekin, p... 4 0 1 \_ 20 forgetting that Prince of "rooters," Dlgby Boll, who Games Played Friday, Api-il 23. Total...... 4-112 17 27 18 SI Total..... 3U 4 8 27 16 5 Furnished Dailj by the Contestants, had his company with him. The game was well Philadelphia...... 2 1 2 20 203 0—12 played. Ileilly's Ions: shot for a home run. which PHtLADKLPHIA VS. NEW YORK AT PHILADELPHIA New York...., ...... 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 :2 0— 1 disappeared" under a slgii-boarJ, was the signal for. APRIL 23.—The Phillies won out in tbe ninth inning. Barnea runs—Philadelphia 6. Two-bass hits—La Following the Boston-Philadelphia opening applause, which was repeated when Smith was pre Them Gettig, ,who had been very Affective..bit joie, Delehanty, Nash • 2. VanHaltren, Beckley. sented with a bouquet, as fie stepped to 1 the plate. Nnsh and ftiive Geier, who batted for Orth, a bage.on Three-base hits—Lajoie 2, Geier. Sacrifice hit— en April 19 came the formal opening all along But for'an unlucky throw 'by DeMijntreville, in the balls. Cooley advanced both men. Clements, battiue; Hallm»n. Left on bases — Philadelphia 8, Nenr Yurk the League line on April 22. The attendance sixth, the score would 'have been in favor of Wash-; for Hallman, also got ,a base on balls. Lajoie's hit 9. First on errors—Philadelphia 2, Re.w York 5. everywhere was large, thus giving evidence of inutou. There were two men out and two on buses, sent in the .tieiaj.: run. Ati error by Berkley,' ft triple First on balls—Clomenls, Gillen '2, Joyce. Hit by when Caiiavnn went to the bat. He Bent an easy -one by .Thompson, and Boyle's long fly yielded five more uitclier—Halitnan. Umpire—Emslie. Ti'uia—1.55. unabated interest in the National game as ex to DeMootrevilkywho made arbad throw, allowing runs.- Ttia:6core: , : . emplified in its highest form in this the lead liALTIMOKK yS. BOSTON AT BALTIMORE APRIL. .24.— ",' Canavan to reach first and 'subsequently two runs PHLLA. AH. R.B. r. *. CI SEW VORS. AB.B. B. P. A. B ing base ball organization of the world. The were scored. The score: The champions succeeded 151 making it three straight Cooley, of.... 4 1 0 2 C OIVauHal'u.cfS 0 I ;, 1 0 0. i from Boston, It was clearly a pitchers' battle until outlook for a good financial season is therefore WASHING'N.AB. H.B. P. A. E'BROOKLYN; AR.R. B. P. A. B Hallman,2b2 1 1 3 a:l|Tieruaa, rf. 4 23 1 00! the seventh inning, when Klobedann n»Ve out and excellent. Of the playing of the various Lush, rf...1;.. 4 0 0 2 0.• 0 LBChan'e,lb5 1 2 11 10 *Clements... Q 10 fl 0 PiGleason, 2b5.; l 1 -5 2.1 | DeMout'e,as4 04 3 2 2 Joues, rf..... 210 3 0 t> Baltimore made two singles, a double nnd-t'wo triples, teams it is yet too early to speak. There has Lajoie, lb..,4 V 1 10. 0 Oi.Joyce, 3b«.. 4 2 i 1 30 netting five runs. Duffv's running catch of Robin Selbuch, If.. 1164 Auderson.lf 502 1 C 0 • Deleha'y, If 5 1.1 1 0 l;Davi§, •«,... 411 731 been, however, an unusual number of surprises, McGuire, c.. 4 I 1 3 Griffi'o, cf... 410 2 0 0 son's long fly to left in the eighth wag a feature of Thomp8'n,rf4 2 1101 BecKley, Ib 4 1 2 7 0 2 the Kame. The score: each day furnishing its quota, and the proba O'Brien, 2b * 0 1 4 3.1 Shiudle, 3b.. 6 I 1 0 3 0 Boyle, c...... 4 026 21 Stafford. If...3 00 3 01 Cartwr't, ib 400 6 00 Canavan, 2b 401 2 3 1 8ALT1JIORE.AB.B. B. P. A.B] BOSTON. AB.R.B. P. A. • bility is that this will be one of the hottest Gilleb, 88... 310 360 Warnsr, c... 401 2 30 QuInn.Su... 41133 OiHaniilton.cl'S 010 00 Browu, cf.... 400 3 00 Smith, BS... 4122 2 2 Nash, oh..... 2 i \ \ 0 OiGIfittig, p..... 4 0_ 1_ 0 60 championship battles on record. If most of the Reilly, 3b.... 322 1 31 Giim. c...... 401 6 0 0 Keeler, rf... 412 0 0 OjTeuuey.rf... 5 002 00 Orth, p...... 3 10 OHO Total...... 37 7 U 27 17 5 Jennings, ss 4 1115 II Long, Bs..... 5 0143 0 teams which have started out at such a fast Mercer, p.... 300 1 00 Payne, p.,... 4 0 0_ ti l_0 0 tGeier, 2b... 010 0 00 pace can keep it UD for even half the distance, 'Farrell...... '!_ 0_ 0 0 00 Kellev.lf..... 3 0130 o|Duffy, U...... 4 0 2 5 0 0 Total...... 37 6 9 27 10 3 Taylor, p.... 0 0 0_ 0 0 o Doyle, Ib... 2 0 0 14 0 OiCollius, 3b..3 00 160 this will prove a remarkable season. Below Total...... 32 4 6 27 10 4| Total..... 31 127 27 13 i~ Steiize!'. cf... 4 1100 IJLowe, 2b... 4 1243 fi will be found the record up to April 28, inclu 'flatted for Mercer iu ninth Inning. •Clements batieJ for HalIman and Geier for Ortb Reitz, 2b.... 3 1 1 2 4 0|Tucker,lb... 4 01812 sive: Washington...... 21000618 C—4 In the ninth. Robinson, c 4 1 1 41 llYeasjer, c... 401 0 5J 0 Brooklyn...... 0000120!) 2—5 Philadelphia.,.,.,...... 0 8 300800 6—12 Corbett, p... 4 1_ 2_ o 1 Oi Klobeda'z.p 3_ o o 0 10 Earned runs—WnBhirigton 1, Brooklyn 1, Two- 1 New York...... -l 0 0 00 21 0 0—7 base hits—Smith, Cauavaii, Lachauce. Home run— Total...... 32 7 10 2~7 14 3 Total..... 37 f » 24 16 2 is.)* j Eirued runs—Philadelphia 1, New York 2. Two- Baltimore ...... 0 0 1 0 0 0 '5 1 x—7 Reillv. First ou balls—By Mercer 3, by Payue 2. I base hit—Davia. Three-base hit—Thompson. Home Hit by pitcher—Selbach, Griffln. Struck out—By Boston ...... 0 0000001 0—1 ruu—Beckley. Sacriflco hits—Lajoie, Gillen, Nash. Earned runs—Baltimore 4, Boston 1. Two-base Mercer 1. by Payne 4. Sacrifice hit—Selbach. Stolen i Stolen bnaes—Orth, Gk-ason. Double play—Gle»son, ba«ts—DeMontreville, Selbach 2, Shindle. Passed hits—Lonsr, Robinson, Tucker, Sten/,el. Three-base I nuassisted. Left on bases—Philadelphia*, New York hits—Quinn, Jeuuingg. Stolen b*s«s--Dufty, Lowe, Baltim'e. 2! 0 Oi Oi Ol 0 0 0| .833 ball—McGuire. Wild pitch — Payne, Left ou bases— j 5. Struck out—By Orth 2. First on errors—Phila 0 0 .167 Washington 5; Brooklyn 9. Umpire—Hurst. Time Kelley, Doyle. Double nlay--.TcnninKS, Dovle. Boston... delphia 4. New York 2. First on balls—By Orth 2, First on balls—By Corbett 1, by Klobedanz 4. Hit Brook!'u oi o o o o 2! .600 -2.40. by Celtic 7. Hit by pitcher— By Gettig 2. Passed Chicago.. Oi Oi 0 o o! o 2 .33S by pitcher—Collins, Quinn, Duffy. Struck out—By CINCINNATI vs. OHIOAQO AT CINCINNATI APTIL 22. ball—Warner. Uumire—Ennlie. Time—2.05. Corbett 5. Passed ball—Yeager. Wild pitch—Cor- Clevela'd .000 —The season was opened before fully 10,000, who WASHINGTON vs. BBOOELYN AT WASHINGTON APRIL Cincinu'i luOl) bstt. Left on bases—Baltimore 6, Boston 12. Uin- witnessed one of the most exciting: games ever played. 23.— Up to the fifih iitning Washington's chance ap I ire—Lynch. Time—2.08. Louisvi'e o| 2! .750 In the eighth inning the score siood Cincinnati 4 peared rather slim, but in that inning the Senators LOUISVILLE vs. CLKVCLAND AT LOUISVILLE Apuit. New Y'k Oi 0| Oi 0 0 2 .400 and Chicago 6. In the ninth Irwiu hit a hard one fell upon Daub's delivery to the ttino of seven runs. Philade'a 01 0 .833 to Pfeffer, who made a bad throw to Decker, allowing 24.—Cleveland was defeated-again in a slow but in Kennedy then went into the box and tbe locals did teresting game. Tbe score w»s close until the ninth Plttsbu'g 0 0 .&!>(• Irwiri to go to third. Ritchie theu hit for two bases, not score again. King replaced McJames in the St. Louis. .400 stole thiid aud scored on Souriver's ^rounder to fifth, but the weakness being in the field ralber than Inning, when the Colonel*'batted out four runs and Washi'n. 0 Oi 0 0 0 .200 Dahleu. tieiug the score. Ritchte's playing was the clinched the victory. Burkett was put out of the in the box, this move did uot add strength to the game in the first and O'Couuor in the ninth inning feature of the day. Thornton started oft with a three- Senators. The score; Lost.... 4J 5J 0| l| 3 ij 'i\ 3|'4|'! 32 by Umpire MeDeruiott for abusive language. Score:- bagirer iu the tenth,'Pfeffer went out to Rhiuea, Grif WASHING N.All.R.B. P. A. t BROOKLYN. AB.tl. B. P. A.F, fith fiied out to Burke and Xhornton scored, leaving I.OUI8VI K. AB.K.B. P. A. K| OLE VEI. P. 1\ B.R.B. P, A.B Won. Lost. Pct.i Won. Loat. Pet. Lush. rf..... 5 102 10 r.schanoe.lbA 01 11 0 I Chirke, If'.... 4. .3 2 4 • 0 ol Burkett.lf... I 0 0 0 0 0 0 lOiiojSt. Louis.... 3 .400 the score Chicago 7, Cincinnati 6. In the locals' half DeMont'e.saS 1 4 2 ;"> 1 Jones.rf...,., 5 1 2 2 0.0. Cincinnati Miller hit to left for a single, Peitz weut out to McCrea'y,rf 3 1 0 0 1-i^iinnier, c... 4 10 5 10 Pbiladelp'a. 5 1 .833! New York.. » .400 :SellHch,lf....4 11 3.1 OjAndersou. If 4 01 (> 00 Pickeriiig,cf 5 2 '•'> 0 0 .Child's,'2b...-2 J03 X Y. Decker, and VaUjrhu hit for three bases, bringing MoGnire; c.,5 1 I 0 1 1 JGriffln, cf... 5 13 3 00 Baltimore™, 5 1 .833IChicago..... 4 .333 Werdeu.lb.. 4 2 2 0 1 McKsmi, ss. 5 0 1 3 0 LoniariiUt... 3 I ,750J WushiniU'n 4 .200 Miller home. Iiwiu then hit to Dahlen and Vaughu O'Brien. 2b..3 1 0 3 2 (ijShiudle. 3b. 5 (.' I '2 1 <» 4 0 l Burke, If.... 4 1 0 3 0 0 Everett, 3b.. 't 01 0 11 Reilly, 3b.... 3 0 0 3 0 A. Smith, c.. 4 1 0 3 Hoy, of...... 5 1 1 Dahlen, ss.. 4.2 2 3 6 1' Cliugm'u.3b4 0 0 I ii 0 \Vall'e.:)b,lf3 0 0 B 1 1 The Opening; April 22. Mc.James.p.. I 00 o 0 0 Uaub, p..'....2 10 0 10 Hill. p...... 4 0 0 0 30 0'Con'r,c,lb4 015 McPhee, 2b 4 0 1 Lange, cf... 311 i: 00 King, p...... 2_ 0 (i_ 01 ill Kennedy, p 2^ !_ 1 0 10 00 Total...... 3« 9 a 27 5 2 Ciippy, p... 4 (i 0 0 1 ii BALTIMORE vs. BOSTON AT BALTIMORE APRIL Miller, rf... 5 I 1 Ryau, rf..... 513 3 00 Total...... 367" 8 27. 14 5j Total..... 40 » 13 2"? U 1 22.—The local season was auspiciously opened Peitx, c...... 600 * 10 Decker. Ib.. 4 0 1 16 00 Total...... H'4 3 4 27 'J ft Thorat'n, If 4323 01 Washington...... ;-.'...... 0 .0 t) 0 o 7 0 0 0—7 Louisville ...... 20100200 4 — 9 Vaushn, Ib5 I 2 11 0 0 Brooklyii...... 0 2130200 0—8 by a parade of the home and visiting teams 31 Pfeffer, 2b.. 400 0 3 2 Cleveland ...... 10100100 0— U Irwin,3t)..... 422 1 Earned runs—Washington 5, Brooklyn 2. Two- through the principal streets of the city. The Hitchle.sa... 423 2 6 Griffith, p... 500 0 30 Earned runs — Louisville 2. First on errors — Kittridjie, e i 0 1 3 10 base hit—Cartwriirht. Dome run—Canavan. Stolen Louisville 2, Cleveland!. Left ou basos — Louisvillo procession wag headed by the Fifth Regiment Enret, p..... 400 0 20 bases--Joues, Griffiu, Brown, Itoilly. Double play— band and drum corps, and following them came Unities, p... 0000 1 0 Total..... 387llti8135 4, Cleveland HI. First on balls— By Hill 8, by Ciippy 0 ii o A. Smith, G. Smith. First on bulls—By McJames 1, 3. Struck out — l>y Hill 4, by Cuppy 4. Home run—' a long line of handsome equipages, bearing *Schriver.... 1 o o by Daub 4, by Kennedy 5. Hit by pitcher—O'Urien- Total...... 41 S 10 3~0 15 4 Werden. /fhree-base hit — Rogers. Two-base hil-r Manager Hanlon, Treasurer Vonderborst, a Struck out—By McJames 4, by Daub 1. Wild pitches Plckering. Stoleu buses — Werden, Rotters. Sacrifice "Balled for Eliret in ninth inning. fWinning run —Daub I.'King 1. Left on bases—Washington 10, host of prominent citizens who are devotees of the made with only one out. hit*— MeCreary 2. Umpire — McOermott. Time — 2.13. Kama and ttie players. A bauiisome flout, draped in Brooklyn e. Sacrifice bit—ShiuJle. Umpire—Hurst. WASHINGTON vs. BROOKLYN AT WASHINGTON APKIL Cincinnati...... 0 04000002 2—8 Time-2.15. red, white aud bine, held aloft the Temple Cup and Chicago...... 11-2011000 1—7 24. — Norton was able to keep the vmitoig' hits scat tbe Pennania of '94, '95 aud '96. Tim champions Earned runs—Cincinnati 2, Chicago 2. Two-base CINCINNATI vs. CHICAGO AT CINCINNATI APRIL 2V tered with the exception of the third inning. Tliij, beat Boston by good bailing. For six innings ex hits—L«nge, Daiileu, Kitchie. Throe-base hits— —The Reds ag^iin defeated the Colts in an exciting together with the loose fielding of the Brooklyns, citement ran high. Klobedauz, who replaced Stive:ta Thorntou, Vangii. Double plays—Irwin, Vaughu: game. Breituiisteiu was hit hard iu the first inning, gtivo Washington the game. Norton's battiuj also in the middle of the sixth inning, showed great Dahleu. Decker. First ou balls—By Griffith 3. by but the Colts were unable to do aujthing with him a'lded niiiU-rially iu increasing the Senators' (Core, •pead, but proved wild and ineffective. Ground rules Ehret 2, by Rhines 1. Hit by uitclier—Lsnjie. thereafter. Peitz knocked the ball over the centre The store: were adopted owing to the oncroachmeut of the Stolen bases—Hoy, Dahlen. Struck out—By Griffith field feucu in the second inning aud made the first WASHINO'.N'.AB.B. B. P. BP.OOKLYK. AB.n. B. A.B crowd, which numbered over 13,000. The score: 3. by Enret 2. Left on buses—Cincinnati 5, Chicago homo run of the season. The score: Abbey, if... 5135 1 1 5 1 2 11 0 0 BALTIM I. AK.B.B. V. A.R BOSTON. AB.R. B. P. A.B 5. Umpire—Sheridan. Time—2h. CINCINNATI. AB.B.B. P. A.E CHIOAQO. AB. R..B. P. A.E DeMi>nt'e,«s4 1 1 150 Jones, rf..... 5 I 4 1 1, McGraw, 3b 1 0 0 0 01 H»aiiltOD,ci 4 111 oi LOUISVILLE vs. CLKVEF.AND AT LOUISVILLE -APRIL Burke.lf..... 300 1 0 1 Everett, 3b.. 3 01141 Selbach,If... 202 3 Aiiderson.lfST 1 0 Q Keeler, rf.. 522 2 Tenuey. rf.. 421 0 Hoy. cf...... 300 2 0 0 Dahleu, ss...4 Oil 30 McGuire, c.. 4 0 0 3 0 0 Griffin, cf... 5 I 0 •0 1 Jenuinge. 89 4 3 I 1 7 1 22.^—Ten tliousand people saw the Loutavilles defeat Lone, 68..... 412 Cleveland iu the first champiouship game of the sea MePhee. 2b 4 0 1 2 '3 0 Lunge, cf.... 4 1 2 5 0 1 0 Bricn,2b.. 321 2 4 0 Sliindle, 3b..4 1 3 0 (I Kelley, If... 2 112 0 0 Duffy, If..... 4 1 1 2 son. The home team outplayed .their opponents both Miller, rf...4 012 20 Kyati.ri ..... 2 10000 Cartwri't.lb 400 Cannvau,2b5 0 0 3 1 Doyle, Ib... 5 1411 0 OiCoi.lins. 3b.. 5 0 1 1 Peitz. c...... 4i2 23 0 0 Deckor.lb... 4 1 3 11 0 0 Brown, et... 311 G. Smith, ss 4 1 1 4 0 Stenzel, cf.. 502 2 0 1 Lowe, 2b... 302 3 iti.the field and at the hot. The Cleveland* scored their first and only run in the first inning on Bur- Vausrhn. Ib 3 00 12 0 0 Thornton, If 3 0 1200 lUilly. 3b.... 2. 3 0 A, Smith.c.. .5 0 j2 2-1 Keitz. 2b.....S 0 1 5 2 0 Tucker, Ib. 3 0 0 7 Irwiu. 3b... 2 0 0 2 3 0 Pfeffer, 2b . 1 !) 2 1 30 Norton, p.... 4 0 3 0 1 0 Kennedy, p 5 0 2 Robinson, c 3 0 0 3 kett's single, « sucrince, Fra«er's wild pitch nnd an Worsen, c... 401 4 tufisld hit. For the remainder of the game Fra/er R.tchey. ss 4 .1 1 3 2 0 Briggs, p... 4 0 I 0 20 Total ..... 31 8 11 27 13 -I Total...... 43 (j 15 24 13-6 Hoffer,p...... 4 100 Stivetts, p.. 3001 Breiteu'n,p2 1 1_ 0 5 0; Ansoii, c... 3 00 3 0 fi (iuinn, 3b... 322 1^ 30 Klobeda'z, p 1 0 1_ 0 1 had the visitors at hit-mercy, allowing them but Washington...... 10030211 x—S4 three singles. Young pitched great ball until the Total..... 294027151 Total...... 3! 3 11 24 ll 2 Brooklyn...... 00311010 0—6 Total...... 37 10 13 27 166 Total...... 3~6 5 lit 24 10 sixth inning, whon four singles and a sacrifice hit Cincinnati ...... 0 3100000 x—4 Earned runs—Brooklyn 2. ,Twob:ise hits—Ab Bahiiiiore ...... 1 0201303 x— 1C imttfd three rnun. The fieldiug of Warden, Rogers CuiCHCO...... :...... 3 000000 00—3 bey, A. Smith. • Three-base hits—Norton, Shiudle. Boston...... 2 00030000—5 and Clingman was the feature. Mayor Toild pitched Earned runs—Cincinnati 1, Chicago!. Two-base Stoieu bases—Abbey, Reilly, Selbach. Double plays Karueii runs — Baltimore 2, Boston 2. Two-basti the first bali across the plate, and then made a abort hit—Laii'ge. Three-base dits—McPhee-, Peitz. Home —A. Suiit'i, Litchauce; Jones, A. Smith; Cauavan, G. hits — Tenney,' Jeuniugs, l)oy le 2, Lowo, Keeler, Loug. address to the players of both teams. The usual run—Peitz. Stolen bases—Ryau, Lauge, Ritchey, Smith, Lachance. First on balls—I5y Norton 2, by Double play — Jeuuings, Keitz, Doyle. First on balls street parade took place before the game. The i-cpre: eiteustein. First on balls—By Breiteusteiti 2, by Kennedy 5. Hit by pitcher—Reilly. Struck out— — By Hofler 4, by Stivi-tts I, by Klobedanz 4. Hit by LOUISVIL B.AB.R. B. P. A.E CLKVELA'D. AB R. B. P. A.E •igas 4. Left oil bases—Cincinnati C, Chicago 5. ! By Norton 1. by Kennedy 1. Left on bafes—Wash pitcher — Kobinson, Jennines. Sacrifice hits — Long. Clarke. If,... 4 12 1 00 Bilrkett, If.. 2 112 0 1 Struck out—By Briggs I, by Breiteiistuin 2. Passed ington 5, Brooklyn 11. Sacrtfic* hits— Dt>Montr«> Duffy. Stolen bases — Keeler, Keller, Doyle. Hamil McCrea'y, rf 3 0 0 0 20 Ohilds, 2b.... 3 0 1 2 2 0 ball—Peitz. Umpire—-Sheridan. Tiaic—2h. ville. Brown. Wild pitcbf—Norton. Umpire—Hurst. ton 2, Teoney, Long. Struck out — By Hoffer 1, by Pickeri'g, cf3 11 1 CO BtcKean, ss 4 0 0 I 2 1 BALTIMORE vs. BOSTON AT BALTIMORE APRIL 23.— Time—2.05. Stivetts 1. Passed balls — Robinsou 1, Bergou 1. Werden, Ib 4 0 1 15 10 Jockale's. rf 3 0 0 1 0 0 It looked a sure thine for Boston iu the first half of CINCINNATI vs. CHICAGO AT CINCINNATI APIUL Lett on bases — Baltimore 10, Boston 9. Umpire — Rogers, 2b.. 301 2 60 McAleer, ct'3 003 0 0 the game, but good stick work by the champions 24.—Good iielding aud timely batting won the gume Lynch. Time— 2.05. Wilson, c.... 4 01300 Tebeau.lb... 3 0 0 10 0 0 pulled the game out of the fire in the eighth inning. for the Rude. The Colts again started off as suie PHILADELPHIA vs. NEW YORK AT PHILADELPHIA Clingm'n,3b4 00 1 40 Wallace, 3b 3 00 0 10 Tucker's playing at first and Long's at short were winners, but finished wnak. Not au error was made AKKII. 2'i. — The season was opened before 20,000 with Dolan, 89.... 401 2 5 0 Zimmer.c.,. 3 018 8 0 the features. Tue score: by either team. Iloger Denzer was iu the box for music, flag raising, aud a victory for the home team. Frazer, p..... 311 0 0 Young, p.,.,3 O I 0 _ 2 BALTIMORE. AB.E. B. P..A.EJ BOSTON. AB.R.B. P. A.K iho Chicagog and pitcliKi) a good game, as did also Many notables attended the game and admired the Total...... 3i3 8 27 180 Total...... 27 1 4 27 11 a Quiuu, 3b... 4 1 I 120 Ilnmiltou.Ct 5 10000 Dainman, the new left-hander of tlje Keels. The score: magnificent park improvemenes, among them being Louisville...... 0 0000300 0—3 Keeler. rf.... 4 1 2 2 0 0 Tenney, rf.. 513 010 CINCINNATI.AB.R. IJ. P. A.K', CHICAGO. AB.K.B. P. A.E Governor Hastings, Mayor Warwick, nearly all the Cleveland ...... 1-0000000 0—1 Jenuings.ss. 4 12 0 21 Lonti.ss...... 400 0 f o Holliday, If 4 0 1 1 0 Oi Everett, 3b.. 4 121 3 0 judzi*, many other city and State officials mid men Earned runs—Louisville '.!. First on error— Kelley. If.... 4 2 1 7 0 0 Dntty. If..... 413 0 00 Hoy, cf...... 4 2 1 1 0 Oi Dahlen, ss.. 201 2 5 0 prominent in every walk in life. The Phillies won Louisville. First on balls—By Frazer 2, by Youug 2. Doyle. Ib.... 4 1 I 10 0 0 Collins.3b... 401 350 McPhee,2b.. 402 6 5 Oi Lange. cf... 402 2 0 0 the (jame by almost perfect fielding and Taylors Struck out—By FrazerS, by Young 5. Sacrifice hits Stelizel, cf.. 4 1 1 2 1 OJLowe, 2b..... 4 1 2121 Miller.rf..... 4 I 2 1 0 OiRyan,Oi Ryan, rf..... 4 I 0 0 0 0 superb pitching. the Giants beintc nuable to solve his — AlcCreary, Childs. Stolen base—Pickerinir. Left Roitz, 2b.... 401 1 2 OJTucker. Ib.. 3 0 1 15 0 0 Peitz, c...... 4 0 0 a 1 OjDecker,Decker, Ib.. 4 0009 0 0 0 delivery in but one inning. Doheuy also pitched a on bases—Cleveland 2. Double play—Dolan, Wer- Cltirke. c.... 4 0 3 4 0 OjYeairer, c.... 4 11401 Vaughn.lb.. 3 1 1 13 0 0 Thornton, If 4 0 1 4 0 0 flue game, in one inning striking out tbe side, but don. Wild pitch—Frazer. Umpire—MeDerniott. Pond, p...... 4 0 0* O !t ijNichola, p... 3 00120 Irwiu. 3b... 3 0 0 0 4 0; Pfeffer. 2b...4 001 0 0 his support was erratic and there was no hitliug to Total..... 3U 7 12 2V lo aj*Klobt)dauz. 1^ 0 0 0 .0 o Uilchie. ss... 3 0 1 2 4 Oj Donzer.p..... 3 1 1 1 4 0 back him up. The score: , Time—1.45. , " ST. Louis vs. PITTSBU.RO AT ST. Ijouis APRIL 22.-i- | Total...... 57511 24 ilia Daiuii'.an, p 3 0 o o 4 OjKittridge, C 2 0 1 4 0 0 PHILA. AB.R. R t. A.K NEW YORK. A8.R. B. P. A. H *Batted for Nichols in ninth tuning. Cooley, Cf... 412 5 00 VanHal'u.cf4 0 1 0 . l' o Five tbotisaud mournful rooters for the Browus saw Total..... 324 » 27 19 oi Total...... 31 a"8 24 12 o Halluian. 2b4 1 0 2 2 0 Tierniui, if..2 0 0 0 2 0 the Pittsburgs play a better game; than the homo Baltimore ...... 0 21 0001 3 x—7 Cinciunati...... 0 0 11 0 0 0 2 x^r-4 team, and watched the visitors strut off the field with Bcston...... 1 3 00 1 0 0 0 0—5 Chicago...... ! 0100 10 0 ,0—-3 Lojuie. lb.,,.5 1 1 13 1 OlGleasou, 2b. 4 01 260 all'lhonora of the day and a score,of '4 to 1 in their Delehau'y,lf2 1120 Oj Joyce, 3b... 400 1 21 Eiriied runs—H«ilumore 4, Boston 4. Two-base Earned runs—Cincinnati 3, Chicago 2. Two-bi»«e favor. The first inning ,was featureless, except the hits—Yeas{»r. Tennwy. Tlirpe-base hits—Lowo, hits--Vaughn, Thorntou. Hoy, Stiller. Three-base Thomp'n, rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 Davis, as..... 4 0 1 2 21 retirement on strikes of Smith, Pittsburtt's star bats Clements, c3 0 1 2 10 Beckiev. Ib 4 0 0 10 1 0 Ouinn. Stolen bases—Hamilton, Dnny, Jennings 3, hits—Holllthiy, McPhee, Kitchie. Stolen bas«—• man. In the sectiiid inning bath Pittsburu uud Steti/.el,., First on balls—By— Pond 1.. Struck out—— Ir.\in. Double play—liitchie. McPhee, Vanehn. Gillen, ss... 200 1 3 OiStafford, If.. 3 0 0 0 () 0 St. Louis scored. That was the last of it for the Nnuli, 3b.....3 01 12 0[ Wilson, c.... 4 0 1 12 0 0 By Pond 1,, by Nichols 4.'. Passed ball—— Yeage'r.. Wild First on bulls—By Denser 1, by DHinman 1. Left Browns. Then followed seven innings with ciphers p'itch — Nicliais. Left on. basesses — Baltimore 5, BostonBosto ou bases—Uhicauo 2, CmciniiHti 3. Struck out—^Hv T»ylor. p..... 4 11/0 2 1- Doheuy, p.. 3 10022 where St. Louis runs ought to liuve been. Pittsbure 6 S;icritice''' hit— Colliua. :Umpire —Lynch;— Time Dam man, 2, by Denzer J. Umpire—Sheridan,. Time Total..... 31 6 S 2~7 11 i j*Gettig...... 1 0 0 f> 0 t> scored easily in the sixth, and picked up two iii<>r6 —2,20: .. —1.35.' • '• : .'' • | Total...... 3a 142? lo i rims in the eighth ou Brodte'a double over first base. NOTE.— Kain prevented th« St. Louis- Pittsburg ST. LOUIS VS. PlTTSBUKG AT ST. LOUIS APRIL 24.— Bat to J for Daheny in ninih inuiug. The ecuro; game. Unfavorable weather kept down the attendance, aad Mav !• the game was called in the first half of the sixth on BALTIMO©E. AB.R.B. P. A. F,| BROOKLYN. AB.R.B. T. A.B LOTJISVILLB.AB.n.B. p. A. E PITT8BURQ. AB.B. B. P. A.E balls—By Hill 1, by Hawley 5. Struck out—By Hill account of rain. Hawlew's wilJ pitching cave eight Qninn, 3b... 41113 Ii Laclian'e.lb 4 0 0 10 10 Clarke, If... 411 0 0 ( Smith, It...... 5 01 1 10 1, by Hawley 2. Two-baso bits—Clarke, Merritt. men firit base, whicli. with the Browns' five hits, re- Keeler, rf... 401 0 0 0 \Jonet. rf...... 522 4 00 McCreary,rf5 11300 Ely, fcs,...... 400 I 40 Sacrifice hits—OleCrenry, Johnson. Stolen bases— •ultcd in five rung. The score: JeuniiiKS, ss 4 1221 0 Aud»rson, If 5 13 4 00 Piokenng,<-f4 10201 Douovau, if4 2 2 3 00 Clarke, Pickerititf. Umnire—McDermott. Time—1.45. ST. LOUIS. AB.B. B. P. A.B PITTSBURQ. AB.R. B. P. A.B Kelley. If.,.. 3 1150 OiGiiffin, cf.... 4 01 2 0 0 Werdeu.'lb 4 3 2 10 00 Qarduer,3b.. 511 1 03 BALTIMORE vs. BROOKLYN AT BALTIMORE APRIL 28. Poiigla*, If.. 2 1 2 1 U 0 Smith, If..... 2 0 0 0 0 0 Doyle, lb... 4 0 0 13 1 OiShindle, 3b 5 1 2 3 20 Rogers, 2b..4 I 0 4 1 Brodie. cf... 4332 —Both Hide* butted well. Base slaaliug on the part Dowd, of... 3 I 0 1 0-0 Kly,w 0 0 0 Stenzel. cf... 4 0 1 2 0 OJCanavan, iib 4 0 0 210 Dexter, c... 402 3 10 Lyons, lb... 400 7
he was taking a little rest, but he is In the been practicing with the Browns in their early not play second or short field unless he has an game now, and will play centre all season. games, has signed a St. Louis contract. Irishman alongside to tliink for him. Do Herman Hemphlll, after playing- a few games, has left The. Norfolk team had the pleasure of de- Long, Dahlen and PfeiTer ever require anyone to the team, after having scoured advance money. faating the Philliwr and Brooklyn* this spring do taeir thinking for them? Manage? Torreyson is very sore over his actions, and of playing a tie game with Baltimore. TO get more batting out of the Boston team and has suspended him, thus barring him from Defeat has not robbed ex-Champion James 3. Manager Selee has laid Tucker off, Tenay going playing with any other team,. LEO MEYBSRS. Corbett of his love fi>r base ball. He takes to fiist base, which he plavg very well, and every opportunity of witnessing ball games. Stahl to right field. Stahl is showing up aa « Already complaint is made that the Balti- hard hitter ar.d good thrower. NEWS AND COMMENT. inores are playing rough ball. Jennings, Quinn Bob Alien has already demonstrated that 1 is long rest had not In the least impaired his play Augusta has signed pitcher Gildea. and Doyle being singled out as chief offenders. Mr. Vbn der Ahe Is cut with the prediction ing abilities. He was in the front rank of sbort- Buck Weaver is captnining the Milwaukee that the League championship lies between Bal stops in the National League and will wear the team. timore and Cincinnati, with New York close up. crown in the Western League. The Boston team is the first to have players There are nine lieges and eleven bachelors The Kansas City Club has traded pitcher crippled. among the Senators. Of the twirling staff King Newell and Risley and outfielder Kinilock for Bert Meyers (U last ha* signed a Milwaukee and German are married and the. others are fancy outfielder Marty McVickar, o* St. Joseph. Thi* contract. means that Menefee will be relieved as outfieldei free. and held for pitching duty merely. Detroit has already protested umpire Al Th« New York Club has already laid off out- Mannassau. flelder Stafford, owing to lack of condition. Gel- Under the new rules a coacher may Stand The Youngstown Club has released pitcher within tha lines defining his position through tig, the utility man, is playing in Stafford©s out the entire game. He can only be a plec« Elmer Doty. place. of living statuary, though, until a runner oc MeGrnw Is laid up with a lame ankle, due to Shortstop Frank Shannon has joined the Ko- cupies a base, when he can talk. a batted ball. chester team, thus indicating that he has been The Foxes, of the Holy Cross College nine* The Louisville Club has not yet settled with placated and turned from his design to emulate will enter the professional ranks at the close of KICK YOUNG RELIEVES THE PER Billy McGunnlgle. Rusie. their season. W. J. will take a try at third Minneapolis has signed pitcher Harvey of the The Kansas Ostys played 12 games with the base for St.- Louis, and W. H. will make a bid California League. Chicagos, and won 3 of them. In the dozen for short stop on the Toronto team. PLEXED SCORERS In the last 15 years Ansoa has hardly touched games the Kawa tnade 100 runs, and the Chica There is only one sound throwing wing on liquor of any kind. gos 107. the Columbus infield. Tebeau, Crooks and Sockalexis is making all sorts of hits with Perry Werdeo promises to buy for a friend Latham all have b«d arms. At that all three the finest suit of clothes money can buy should are great ball players. What they are shy int the Cleveland team. the Colonels fail to beat out the St. Louis ind Renders an Official Interpreta --Catcher Frank Boyd, of Scranton, is laid up throwing they make up in other ways. with inflamed eyes. Browns. President Byrne tells interviewers that "it ^-Detroit has loaned outfielders Davis and makes no difference bow Rusie came to siga tion ol Qu New Rule Wfaich Makes r-The Cincinnati Club has made Tuesdays and Deacly to the Jackson Club, in which President Fridays ladies© days. with New York; all that is necessary to know Vanderbeck is understood to have a financial; is that he has signed, and that everybody, Presi Alex Smith is playing a fast game behind interest. an Earned Ran Solely a Matter the bat for Brooklyn. dent Freedman included, is glad of it." Pitcher Thomton is playing a very fast out Harry Dolan says he was used badly bj First baseman Bob Stafford has finally signed field for Chicago. His batting is good enough Manager Selee. of the Bostons. He has cans* o! Batting. a Milwaukee contract. to warrant his permanent retention in a fielding for thinking so, considering that he was held Toledo has released and Ft. Wayne signed position. ,. , . , without pay until all elubs had completed theif second baseman Morrissey. A good batter takes great pride in his bat. teams, and then unconditionally released. -"President Young, of the National League, The Shaniokin Club has signed pitcher It. H. He thinks just© as much ,of it as an ardent Base ball players who are talking revolt has come to the relief of the perplexed Chandler, late of Roanoke. sportsman does of his gun, or a fisherman of against the National Agreement should remem scorers and officially defined what an earned The New York Club is not negotiating with his rod. ber that, without it, the magnates would long run under the new rule is. Here is bis Elt. Chamberlain as reported. Arthur Clarkson says Manager Hanlra, of ago have bankrupted themselves and litany a nar announcement: Ttoe Brooklyn Club has loaned catcher Mc- Baltimore, wttnted to farm him out to Detroit, player would be working tor $10 a week ct lefts. Washington, D. 0., April 24. To Base Ball Cauley to the Hartford Club. but he declined to go and asked for his release. Pittsburg, New York and Baltimore were the Scows. "I have received several communica Louisville will pay pitcher Hemming more He got it. only League teams to escape defeat at tlie hands tions asking tot an official interpretation of than he received from Baltimore, During the past week the young pitchers, of minor league teams. All the above named the rule (Sec. E), Rule 71), relative to earned Pitcher Lewis, of Boston, intends to make Tannehill. Denzer, Callahan, Lewis, Daiutuann, had some narrow escapes, the champions ouc« rung. An earned run is a run that reaches home teaching his profession eventually. Norton and Gettlg, made successful debuts ia managing to just save their bacon by a draw. buse without the aid of a fielding or battery the League. Both Haulon and Jennings emphatically deny error. A ©stolen base© cannot cut any figure, Abell Le7x>tte, of Wilkesbarre, is a happy Stivetts and Bhret were the first League the report that Jennings is having trouble although there is no chargeable error. Still father. His fir-st-bom is a fine boy. pitchers this season to be knocked out in a With his throwing arm. Hanlon furthermore sotoeone is at fault in one of several ways Which -Pitcher Friend, of the Chicagos, has already championship game. It happened to both., on says he never had any design upon Washington©s Would not Justify the scoring of a fielding error. been given a vacation by Uncle Anson. opening day. substitute infielder, Wrigley, whom he has never A base runner who makes a buse hit and is ad Manager Powcll has added another Southern Bradley and Butler, of Princeton, are a seen. vanced a base by a, successful sacrifice hit is pitcher, Hoc-he, to the Wilkesbarre staff. good pair. They could play professional ball Catcher Tim Donohue, of the Chicago Club, entitled to the crelit of an earned run if he The opening day in the League was remark and wouldn©t have to sit in minor league com is the first, victim of the year. ©©Bridget" was reaches home base before chances have been able for the light hitting in all the games. pany, either. out of the game some time last season, and offered to retire M-s side. The section must be Frank Lane, the ex-league umpire, is one of Hugh Jennings Is in high feather over the at Indianapolis, on April 20, a foul tip split his considered intelligently as a whole and not in the stars in Hoyt©s "A Contented Woman." success of the Georgia University team, which hand, and he will be in. the "aospitai" gome, part, and admits of no other fair interpretation. Bill Everett is playing poorly for Chicago. he trained. The collegian* occasionally send him weeks. The object of the rule makers in this mat This is not natural, and will not last long. boxes of cigars. Tfa* Boston unifonnsi this year are a mixture. ter evidently was to discourage bunting and Mrs Alice Blackburn, wife of pitcher Geo. Within the past two years a reversion of bat The stockings are deep blue, trousers dark gray, to make the records more clearly indicate W. Blackburn, died April 23 at Dallas, Texas. tery development has occurred in the League, and shirts white, with a big black circle on the. the ability and effectiveness of the pitcher The Indianapolis Club has released southpaw more good pitchers than first-class catchers breast, in which, in white letters, is the Word regardless of his support, either in the field pitcher Kellam to the Washington, Ind., Club. being produced. Boston. The caps are black. The uniform is not or on the base paths. In this the new rule Cincinnati last winter turned down a trade President Pat Powers, of the Eastern League, beautiful. will doubtless succeed as well as the rule for Decker, of Chicago, and is now sorry for it. is said to be scheming with Billy Brady with a The Ft. Wayne Club has released pitchers maker could have wished. .Whether it will Goeckel, of the Wilkobarre team, has been view to landing Brady and Jim Corbett in the O©Mara and O©Connel, catchers Metcalf and Mid- have an adverse effect on base running, al base ball business. dleston, and infielder Tait. Second baseman, Mor ready too much handicapped, is n ques studying music in Philadelphia during the winder. rissey has been secured from Toledo, and an ef The Chicagos have not started out luckily. President Harry Pulliam, of the Louisville fort is being made to sign Phil Knell and Babb, tion. However, as runs, whether earned or Better go back to the famous old white stockings. Club, has received the Democratic nomination unearned, decide games managers will for the Kentucky Legislature from the Fifth of Columbus. Manager Donovan will work his new left Pitcher Carney, of the Minneapolis Club, Is a doubtless see to it that the base runners hander, Tannehill, no oftener than once a week. Louisville district. are kept up to concert pitch regardless The Fall Elver Club has released outflelder Minnesota boy, and practised in his father©s big of any question of pitchers© records. There are three left-handed throwers on McCarron and second baseman McNiehol, and barn all winter. He has a deceptive movement the Boston team Hamilton, Tenuey and Tucker. sigued Joe Delehatity, brother of the famous that, closely approaches a balk, and is very quick Bcldle Boyle has come to terms with the Cin Philadelphia,player. in throwing to first base. He also fields his po Apropos to the earned run question Harry cinnati club, and has been assigned to Minnea President E. G. Barrows, of the Atlantic sition cleverly. Weldon in the "Cincinnati Enquirer" polis. League, has opened headquarters for the season The Cincinnati "Enquirer" has found one un makes the following very pertinent re The police order in Pittsburg against tickers at Room 410, Fidelity Building, Broad and Arch questionable champion among the Cincinnati and base bull bulletins is again being enforced players. It figures out that pitcher Red Etareti marks: Streets, Philadelphia. is the champion bat-breaker of the profession. "If the League magnates when they were tin this season. Manager Watkins, of the Indianapolis Club, He once, while with. Pittsburg, broke six. bats In kering around about a new way to score earned Thomas Owens, a Baltimore boy. has been believes in signs and hia players are letter perfect one time at bat. runs had abolished this feature altogether they signed by Ted Sullivan to catch for his At in the code of signals "which, he employ* to di A canvass of Kochester Protestant clergy wouldn©t have been far from having done the lantic City Club. rect them from the bench. men shows them to be, as a matter of course, right thing. An earned run isn©t one whit bet Veteran Jimmy Eyan says pitcher Dammann, © Prom now until October we shall nave a- almost unanimously opposed to Sunday ball. ter than a run that was made on the rankest the Caicinnati©s youngster, has some balls he plenty of "if©s." But how can that be helped, The Catholic clergy, as a rule, in Rochester, kind of error. The general base ball public never saw before. ©o:\sidering that the whole game of base ball as elsewhere, take a very uauci more liberal doesn©t care a tinker©s rup what kind of a run -Pitcher Senders, the New Yorks© experimental is built in the subjunctive mood, it is just so their favorite team gets enough of view of the question. them to win the game. If the earned run count twirler, is said to be as deliberate as either President Brush emphatically states that The make-up of .Tack Chapman©s Meridea ed more than an ordinary run there would be Ouppy or Foremr.n. Ritchey Is the regular short stop of the Cin- (Connecticut) League team will probably be as fol some sense in trying to keep track of them. Everybody was pleased to see Pfeffer round cinnati Club, and will remain so, irrespective of lows: Theisen and Dwyer. catchers; Donov©.m, There©s the rub. What©s the good of it all? up prompt enough to get into the game for Chi anything Corcoran may or may not do. Lynch and Dyer, pitchers; Gardner. Hagar, Deu- Some day a few of the brass knobs in scoring cago at the ring-up. The Cincinnati players are beginning to trick and Courtney, intielders; Cosgrove, Gusty will be eliminated. The earned runs are sup -The Indianapolis Club ha* released the Chi coax the club officials to come off their lofty and Bnckley, outfielders. posed to furnish sotne criterion by which one cago wonder, Jackson, and the fleet-footed oat- perch and give Tommy Corcoran an opening It is elaim©ed for Birmingham., Mich., that can determine which is the best pitcher in the fielder, Marty Hogan. through which to enter the Reds© lean*. the first ball club organized in Michigan wtw League. This, too, is a worthless feature. The Mike Kahoe is doing all the catching for the Pitcher Terry, Of Chicago, has a slight cold started there just 43 years ago. One member public doesn©t care which pitcher had the few Indianapolis team, and has made a great hit in Ills arm, but »ays It is nothing serious, and of that team still survives. The- famous Cass est earned runs scored against him. They are with the Hoosler fans. that there is no truth in the report that he would Club, of Detroit, was the outcome of an, effort to looking for the pitcher that officiated in the The Suffolk team has dropped out of South be unable to pitch regularly this season. emulate the Birmiuijhum Club. most winning, games and doesn©t care very much eastern (Virginia) League, leaving only Ports The Brockton grand stand was burned down There will be no beer sold upoa the stands h«vr he won them." mouth and Newport News. on April 24. The railroad company will at once at the Baltimore base bull jfrounds Uiis year. The magnates showed how little they Speaking of one-run victories and defeats rebuild, but the stand will not be in shape for The board of license commissioners refused to erred about the earned run when they re Manager Hahlon sagely observes that close the New England League©s opening May 1. grant the Baltimore Club a license until it gave duced It to its only legitimate function an ness counts only in quoits. Four of the first six teama in the cham a pledge that no spirituous or malt liquors would aid to ascertain the pitcher©s effective Andy Highlands, the famous Harvard pitcher, pionship race excelled in base running, showing be peddled among the spectators. ness. Mr, Young©s interpretation of the will twirl for the team of the Everett Athletic that fleetnegg of foot between the line is a nec A Cincinnati female M. D., a Miss M. E. B. rule is in accordance with good common Club,: of Boston, this year. essary adjunct to the success in the big League. Thompson, lias invented a box-like arrangement sense, and will be readily accepted as the The fight for the third base position on the The release of McMahoa by Baltimore sev for the cure of rheumatic limbs. The doctor Columbus team Is on. Latharo, "Jiggs" Parrott ered the oldest battery in the profession. >ic- belifves that she can cure the worst case of best possible consistent with the letter and Mnhon and Robinson had been together since lame arm among ball players, and it is possible spirit of the rule. and Babb are in the scrap. 1SSO, when they were the old Athletic star that Arlie l/uthum will be the medium through President Pulliam says that his offer of $10,- which she will present the proof. 000 for Hugh Jeiminars was a joke. It struck battery. DAYTON PUMPING. It is a fact much to be deplored that the James C. Doughty, the ex-manager of Mill- the general public that way. cigarette habit Is growing among buse Ixill players. ville is trying to organize a new South Jersey George Mahoney, the noted ex-Georgetown The veteran managers men like Ewing. Anson, League, with a view to. taking Millville and Four Players Released and One New pitcher, will, it is said, soon sign a contract Hanlon and others are much opposed to cigarette Bridgeton out of Ted Sullivan©s New Jersey One Signed. with the Boston League Club. smoking. League, and thus breaking up that organization. Dayton, O., April 28. Editor "Sporting Life:" The boxer-umpire. Bud Lally, Is congenially Infielder Billy Wetterer will not play with Doughty©s proposed circuit is Millville, Bridge- -Manager Frank Torreyson, of the Interstate placed, lii the Western League he can make Milwaukee this year. He found he couldn©t ton, Cbiyton, Vinelaiut, Salem and WiUiamstown. Baseball Club here, released the following men a reputation, like Tim Hurst©s. make a "barrel1 © with a bast? ball team, so Louisville. Boston and Brooklyn competed for Saturday night: Daniel Shaw. Barl Hewitt, According to Joe Quinn Comlskey used. to he is now making barrels for his father. He Is pitcher McMahon©sj services, but Brooklyn got James Painter, fielders, of Pennsylvania: Frank sell peanuts for the ocly Ted Sullivan before his signature, Manager Barnie having euougu Bruner, pitcher. Kansas City. He signed Sam Ted started him in base. ball. a cooper. faith in his old pitcher©s ability to give him uel Samuels, third baseman. late of Indianapolis, Loulsvilleans are enthused over outflelder "Our Boarding House" is being presented the limit. It will be remembered that it was also of the St. Louis and Chicago Clubs. Pickering, and believe that he will lead his with un all-star cast at Wheeling. The play B©lrnie who originally signed McMahon and ers of that club are under one roof, and all Robinson lor the Baltimore Club way back Our base ball team here is one of the strong team in totting and base running. the comforts of home are supplied by the club est ever gotten together to represent Dayton. Thomas Edison, Jr.. son of Inventor Edison, in 1SJH). There is not one weak point in the team©s is a promising amateur ball player. He pitches management. Anson©s 44 years have not left many traces. taake-up. and all the boys are in fine trim for for the West Orange Athletic Club. Claude Ritchey has been playing short field His> complexion is as clear and rosy us that of a the opening with our old rivals, © Springfield. Fred Doe is without a berth this season. so well since the championship season opened young blood. He is within a few pounds of Our exhibition games played here have not been Manager John Irwin. of the Tauntons, is dickering that the Cincinnati fans are in the mood to weight, and unless one knew of his long record, patronised the way they .should have been, but with the old, New Bedford manager. assign Corcoran to substitute duty, even should on the diamond he would not suspect that he is our genial manager, Frank Torreyson, is not he report at once. the father of a young lady who, rumor hath it, President Von der Abe says that he hopes at all discouraged, as tie says be thinks when New England critics say that the Fall Elver will soon be wedded to a well-known business the championship season is on more interest the Browns will finish no lower vhau fifih or man of Kansas City. sixth and expects them to do bettor. Club has three men who should be in the Nation will be taken 111 the national game, and the al League They are left fielder Ladd, short stop The Springfield Club has released outfielder Attendance will be much better. The players in tbNew York city. famous Seneca Indian Base Ball tetun is Cap Ora. Ind.. April 26. in a game of base ball be dianapolis, has more than filled the bill left by Teboau and O©Connor ..have the unenviable tain E. E. Lftwton," agent.. Manning. N. Y. The tween Ora and Winona teams yesterday Charles Godar, He is a good fielder and a nice hitter. distinction of being the first players to be put Indiana play the opening game of their tour Haines while at l«u was struck on the temple tVe all wish him success,© out (if a championship game this season. at Lyons, N. Y., May 9. with a pitched ball nud iustaiitly killed. Scott Aurmor, our centre fielder, is a good man. Guyer was the pitcher. Ha IMS been oft of the team for some lime, a» i Toiafiay Clifford, the Si. Louis boy who aas Billy Joyce foolishly says that a German can si>onTiisra
arouses the risibiliies of spectators is open to Cleveland are 40,000 or 50,000 men shut up in amendment. the shops, mills and factories all the week. MINOR MENTION. THEY SEJB NO SUNSHINE, Pitcher McTighe, of the Catholic University they breathe no fresh air, they have no amuse Olub here, struck out 22 Lehigh batsmen last ment for six days in the week. Along cornea Tuesday, and still lost his game. McTighe is Sunday, and as it is now they have no place one of Tom Brown©s pupils; is a big six-footer, to go, nothing to do but walk the streets or and has good command of both under and over A CRITICISM ON THE ASSIGNMENT haunt the saloons iu an effort to kill time and hand deliveries. perhaps get a little fun. Scorers John Hadley Doyle and Colonel Prince, "Is a base ball game going to hurt them? In with telegraph operator James L. Saffell, have OF UMPIRES, stead, is it not eoing to give them a chauco entered on their sixteenth year of active work to enjoy life a little? They can take their wives in connection with the national game at the and children with them, and be able to say that capital. after all their lives are not all a blank. I be Three of the League©s great stars Captains ©. Robison©s Sensible Talk About lieve it will help to make men better citizen* Duffy and Griffin, and Joe Kelley spent Sunday if you seek to entertain them and here, attending the annual conclave of the CATHR TO THEIR TASTE Knights of Columbus. Sunday Games Preparing For Big for amusement. Base ball zanies do not tend President Young to-day witnessed his first game to excite lawlessness or disorder. They only of ball as reproduced by telegraph. He enjoyed Crowds in Cleveland Minor Mews serve to an-use and entertain. It is a bold thing it Immensely, and after the game said he was to say to 40,000 or 50,000 people in a city the glad it ended in a tie a kind regard for the size of Cleveland: ©You must go here and you feelings of the Gotham rooters, not =xact!y con and Mention. imust go not go there.© So long as a man doesn©t curred in by JOHN HBTi©DLER. disturb his neighbor he is a free moral agent, and is entitled to be treated as such." LACK OF HITTIHG MAKES THE ROCHESTER RIPPLES. Cleveland, April 26. Editor "Sporting Mr. Robison but voices the sentiment of nine- Life:" It is with some reluctance that I tenths of the people of Cleveland. There is u» SENATORS LOSERS. The Sunday Playing Question Still in open my hammer chest thus early in the "sentiment" against Sunday base ball.© season, but my conscience drives me to it. A PEW PREACHERS an Unsettled State. I want to give President Young©s unique who find it a hard task to earn the fat salaries Rochester, N. Y., April 27. Editor "Sporting system of distributing his umpires a gentle paid them have seized upon the chance offered Tliree Games That Were Lost For Life:" The Sunday base ball question has uot tap or two and if I am not able to prove to let the people know they are connected with been settled yet. There has been considerable that the blows are justified 1 will never this or that church, and have the destinies of discussion for and against in the daily press, and again unlock the box. the city in their hands. Beyond their sensational toe Want o! One Little Measly most of the articles are favorable to the playing clamor nothing is heard about the question at all of ball on Sunday. It is hela that Sunday is A few weeks ago I predicted in these except the desire of 10,000 people to know when the only day on which a workingman can see a columns not without some timidity, for I and where the first Sunday game will be played. Hit The Team©s Work in Other game of ball and not be obliged to lose his time scarcely believed the old custom would be ELMER E. BATES. from his work, as he would do if he attended forever kept in vogue that the Eastern the games on a week-day. The Sunday games clubs vvoi.ld get the tried-and-not-found- Respects Satislactory. have been attended by a good class of people, wanting-ui pires, and that the West would AMATEUR STATE LEAGUE and there has been no liquor sold ou the grounds, get the men who were more or less experi or any disturbances to cause complaint by the ments. Organized at, Altoona and to be Made Washington. D. C., April 26. Editor few people who live near the park, which is sit "Sporting Lite:"— The want of that one LO. AND BEHOLD! up of Eight Clubs. uated outside the city limits. _ Emslie, Lynch and Hurst loomed up at Altoona, Pa., April 24. Representative* aggravating little hit in each of a trio of Frank Shannon, who was secured from Louis Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington re games has worked the dickens with the ville for the position of short stop, arrived in of the Tyrone, Clearfield, Pattou, Phillips- start of the Washington Club. Incidentally Rochester last week. Up to the time of writing spectively, wlile the Western towns, so far burg and Altoona clubs met at the Alta- the Brookiyns had something to do with he had not signed a contract to play for the a\\ ay in Mr. Young©s eyes, had to Lbe con monte Hotel here to-day pursuant to a call putting a damper en our fond expectations. "Big Three." He is uot satisfied with the terms tent with the others. issued by B. J. Murphy, of the local club, © Trolley dodgers" they call them, but if offered him, but demands considerable more Moreover, with the Cleveland Club and organized a league to be known flu their playing here counts the title ©©killers" than thev feel as though they could pay and keep assigned to . Louisville, it would have the Pennsylvania State League of Base Ball may suit them better in the long run. Only within the salarv limit. They are determined, to been natural to expect an Clubs. B. J. Mnrvhy, of Altoona, was elect the unlookedfor terrific nitting of pitcher keep within the limit, and it is very evident that umpire being present who was ed president; J. Virgil Taylor. city editor Norton in the last game kept that Franeo- Frank will be obliged to take what they otter prepared by experience to cope with any kind of the "Mirror," secretary. Clearlield. Ty Irish-Germau-AineriC©an combination, from him or else take a season©s lay-off, as he cannot of an emergency. It was in Louisville last sea rone and Altoona wore appointed a Schedule go elsewhere. © son that the most bitter fight of the year was Committee. Applications were received taking three straight. After winning the No arrests have been made yet of the players waged, and it was due in no small measure to first two by the margin of one run they who took part in the game that was stopped- by the presence there of an untried umpire. The from Johnstown, South Fork, Huntingdon, made a great try for the third; 15 men the* county officials a few Sundays ago. \V e un wounds inflicted on the ball field, however, are and Puuxsutawuey. left on bases tells why they did not suc derstand that the matter is now before the Grand generally only scratches, and so it happened that There will be only eight clubs In the ceed. George Smith and Canavan did sur July for investigation. the Cleveland boys league. Each club must enter a $200 bond prisingly fast work in the iuiield, and The Rochesters open up the season at Wilkes- GOT A BIG WELCOME not to employ any salaried player. They Alex Smith caught two games as though he had barre on Thursday. They then visit Scranton, must be strictly amateurs. No team will been in League company for three years. The Providence and Springfield. Toronto opens up In a city where only eight months before they play more than two g©liues a week. The Brooklyn Club in. fact appears to be a greatly the season here with three games. A big demon had been arrested for insisting on a game they season will open May 15 and close the ImproTed organization stration is to be made on opening day. had won being played to a finish. It was only middle of October. We would like to see "Silk" O©Loughlin, of because the bitterness of one season in base THE OPENING GAMB ball does not extend over into the next that was a heart-breaker. It looked like a gnre win this city get an Eastern League umplreslup un the practically untried umpire sent to Louis for the Senators, when De Montieville, in mak der President Powers. He has been doing um COLUMBUS CHEEUFUL ing an easy play, threw badly and two runs pire duty for the exhibition games, and doing ville had no trouble. M- r- &© liut here Is another case In point. The Louis crossed the plate. A hit, or evea judicious run it well. ville correspondent who reported the Cleveland Over a Satisfactory Start of e he West ning of bases, might have turned the tables, but, Louisville games for the paper upon which I am ern Championship Campaign. alas, why think of it? The attendance was not Exhibition Games. employed declares that "McDennott gave every Columbus, O., April 26. Editor "Sporting quite what it should have been for an initial APRIL 19. close decision and some that were not close game. The grand stand, however, was graced by Life:" Well, the season has opened and Man At Dayton Dayton 12, Grand Rapids 10. to the home team, and put himself in high favor ager Ixrftus and his team surely had a royal an unusually large number of ladies, by Speaker At Springfield Columbus 5, Springfield 3 Heed, Secretary Wilson and more than a score with the audience." send-off a parade in hacks, brass band, fol At Fall River-Fall River ,, Providence 8. WHY IS THIS THUS? lowed by tally-hos filled with rooters. There of Senators and Representatives. Press of public At New Bedford New Bedford 3. Cuban Giants affairs kept both the President and Vice Presi Whether he did or not I do not care, and It may is no doubt but what there is a great amount of dent from joining in the festivities, Earle Wag not have affected the score, but the point is enthusiasm this year, and if the team intiUes a ©At Wheel Ing- Wheeling 1?, Zanesville 6. this: Why should Cleveland continually be given good showing the balance will be on the light ner receiving gracious letters of regret in each At Pittsburg Pittsburg 12. Carnegie A. U 1. instance. a home umpire away fimu home, and an away- side of the ledger. At Cedar Rapids C. R. 3. Minneapolis 11. froin-honie umpire at home? THE DETROIT SERIES. THE TEAM©S WORK. At Derby Derby 15, Portland 3. Last season, while for four long weeks a resi As to the work of the Senators so far I can At St. Jfoseph-St. Joseph 9, Kansas City 2. We started off by defeating the Detrolts eas find no reason to retract any of the good things dent of Cincinnati in the uniform of an umpire ily, with Thomas in the box for the visiting At Des Moines D. M. 6, Minneapolis 8. was giving game after game ro Ewing©s team, team, and Daniels pitching for us. Bunipua aid last week. The team is all there; it is in APRIL 20. Tebeau©s club bad uot only to beat all com good condition, and bound to swing ©nto steady At Washington Richmond 5. Washington 4. Jones went in the next day, and pitched one ot playing shape ere many days. Mercer has pitcb- ers, but also to climb over Tim Hurst©s decisions, his erratic games. He couldn©t get the ball At Taunton Taunton 2, Boston 10. which under no circumstances ever favor a home - ed two great games so far; It was no fault of At Pittsburg Pittsburg IS. Duquesne 1. over the plate, and if a ball was bunted to his they were not victories. The fault has rather team. Mr. Young probably knows all about his him he would boot it. all over the field. The At Qulncy Quincy 6, St. Paul 3. own brslness, but an explanation of such glar been due to the mistakes made on the base At Dubuque Dubuque 6, Minneapolis 6. natural result followed. Detroit won. lines, and to the inability of the team©s oiost ing discriminations as this would serve to height The other pitchers all have "lame arms, so At Atchison Atchison 7, Kansas City 16. en the respect felt for the League president in reliable hitters to put their drives fo safe
be the first pitcher to get the axe." It is hardly in and pitches just as^good ball as anv of them. probable that all the present members of the By making five hits© in as many times at bat staff will be carried, but no intimation has been last Saturday that promising young man, Mr. given as to who will bo the firsfto go. Napoleon Lajoie, has already set a high mark Sandy McDerm-ott i mpired the Cleveland ser for the League batsmen to shoot at for some tima ies, and had his hands full, but handled himself to come probably. He made two singles, a double in a manner suitable to all fair-minded people, and a pair of triples. His hardest hit was a and will likely prove a valuable addition to the TIE "QUAKER ©TEAM STARTS OFF double, which rebounded from the left field wall staff. Sockalexis said he was rotten. Burkett like a shot out of a gun. said he did just as Manager Rogers dictated, Three members of the Kilroy family Matt, but none of the Cleveland players said a word WITH A RUSH. Mike and Will are playing on the once farnoua when he called Werden out at third base, when Matt©s Port Richmond team. Tebeau failed to touch him out by three feet. The office of President Barrows, of the Atlantic High winds during the rain yesterday blew League, has been located at Room 410 Fidelity off part of the grand-stand roof at the ball psrk. The Value of Intelligent Training in Building, where the Philadelphia Club©s headquar Werden caught Zimmer off first base 6y that ters are also located. old trick of hiding the ball. The old chief felt For the first time in years a full delegation of quite small. the Spring Once More Demon New York pressmen attended the Giants opening John L. Sullivan, also Mr. and Mrs. Charles game in this city. The visitors included Bill LOUISVILLE HAPPY Hoyt attended the opening game. strated How the Present Team ICnorr, of the "World:" Charlie Dryden. of th« Fred Zahner, who played last year with Syra "Journal;" W. B. Hanna, of the "Advertiser; 1 © cuse, and formerly with Louisville, has not yet O. P. Caylor, of the "Herald;" James Watson, OVER THE SPLENDID START OF signed for the coming season. Fred has had n Compares With Last Year©s Team, of the "Mail and Express," and Ed Hoth, Joha number of offers, but none of which he cared to Pollock and J. Maroney, of the afternoon papers. accept, and if it is known that, he is still un O. P. Caylor while here said that the Phillies THE COLONELS. signed he will doubtless be able to catch on with Philadelphia, April 28. So far the Phillies were as weak as ever in pitchers, and that short some club In a league that his abilities war have been unusually favored by the blind stop Gillen would not last a month. Manager rant. He is still at his home in this city. and tickle Goddess Fortune. They have Stallings merely smiled at the New York JOHN J. SAUNDERS. large crowds, good weather and an unbroken prophet©s deliverance. The Team Playing Fast and Aggressive string of victories. They started "off with The Phillies now have three noisy eoachers in BLUE BLUES. a brilliant victory in the opening game Johnson, Taylor and Grady. at Boston, easily defeated New York three Here is what the New York "World" said of Ball Team Work Quite a Feature the improved Philadelphia Ball Park: "In mas- Kansas City©s Team Already Shows straight games, tied Monday©s game with siveness and beauty the Philadelphia Ball Park, Need of Strengthening. Boston, thus averting a demit, "and gave is as far ahead of other League grounds as tho ol Their Play A Deal Hanging Kansas City, April 24. Editor "Sporting Life:" that same team a second trouncing yester PulTtzer Building is above a Park Row push The base ball season has begun in Kansas, but day. cart. And the Polo Grounds and Eastern Park the Cowboys, that aggregation of the "best ; THE GOOD SHOWING are by no means unsightly fields." Fire at Present. things" that ever happened, the very boys who of the Phillies is a gratifying thing© to Manager Stallings while hiking to the ground made "Old Man Anse" and his "Colts from the duty©s officials and friends and to Man ilast Thursday morning collided with a street car, Louisville. Ky.; April 26. Editor "Sport- Chicago get up aud dust to the queen©s taste 10 ager Stalling^, but affords no sure clue and had a narrow escape from serious injury. He defeat them in a majority of the twelve exhibi to their real strength or the full was thrown into the fender of the car, and es Ing-Life:" The Louisville Club is all right. tion games, went down before the heavy hitting measure of their relative improve caped with a few bruises, but his wheel waa It win do. Let it alone. Lot well enough Saints by a most ignominious score of 29 to ment over last season©s team. Some, im completely wrecked. alone. The way ©.hat ©crowd does play ball 4 to-day. The score of the opening game en provement there is undoubtedly, but their" Col. Rogers was a very happy man -last Thurs makes a person -think that the Baltimore Thursday was 10 to 7 in favor of the St. Pauls. victories have been more largely due to day evening, for he witnessed the full fruition ot boys or Yebeau©s Indians have traded Rain prevented the second game on Friday. To good condition, the result of their Southern all his hopes a completed, and the finest, base uniforms and a big joke is oeing played on day©s game was called on account of darkness, trip and the thorough course of sprouts they ball park in the country, and. best of all all, th« the public by their appearing in Louisville©s as it seemed almost impossible to stop that ter Phillies win the opening game. tail end suits. rible slugging. Thanks to Providence for the were then subjected to by Manager Stall- Carey seems to have greatly strengthened the AGIUOEABLY SURPRISED. early "shade." ings. In this respect they had a great ad Athletics at first base. Tebeau says he can©t untiersiand it. No MANNING DISAPPOINTED. vantage over Boston and a still greater one The screen on the Phillies1 grounds is going club in the country can beat the game President Manning was in sore straits. The over the Giants, whose sojourn at Lake- to bother more than one right fielder this sea Thev arj putting up, and if they hold to it showing of his team against ©Chicago was so wood does not seem to have been as good son. Instead of the ball bounding back, as it will surely win the pennant. Will they praiseworthy that to-day©s exhibition was a com as it had been reported to be. This su did when it hit the wall, it strikes against keep it up? Wait a few months. It©s a plete surprise. He put in McFarland. and after perior condition of the Phillies was shown the wire netting and falls to the ground. revelation to Louisville fans, but seriously 10 runs were made in the first inning from his in the good work of the pitchers, the alert Gillen very much resembles Tommy Corcoran in the wonderful showing made in the initial delivery the president called a council of war ness and hard, accurate throwing of the fielding action, but by no means in batting. games against Cleveland is a most pleas with Captain Camey and. like the Sultan of Tur fielders, contrasted with the slower and Manager Stallings has a new scheme. Cross ant surprise, and the games were the key, he concluded to withdraw "Mac" and send more irregular work of their opponents. It is now practicing at right field in the morning, hardest fought ever seen ou the home grounds. to the front Eylar, the Kansas wonder. The was also shown in the batting, the Phillies the idea being to have Lave play that position, Notwithstanding Cleveland lost, they played their St. Paul Greeks were aggressive, however, and having their eyes, or "lamps," as Browning with Grady behind the bat, when a left-handed showed him no quarter. Then "Sultan" Manning would call them, in better trim than ever pitcher faces the Phillies, thus having as many usual {fame, and Tebeau says he has no excuse placed "Kid" Bevis hi charge, but the unrelent right-handed batsmen as possible in the game. to offer, and gives the Golouels credit for playing ing fire of the Greeks never-ceased until dark before so early in the season. Messrs. Morse, of the "Herald;©© Murnane, of: excellent and fast hall. He has great respect ness "foreclosed" on the battle. INDIVIDUALLY CONSIDERED. the "Globe," and Barnes, of the "Journal," are for the IXKiisville team, And then on the other hand, the veteran Tony Cooley shows the greatest improvement with the Boston team on its present trip. A SUCCESSFUL, START. Mullane was in his prime, and the poor .un of all the Phillies. His batting is as good as Next week the Athletics will have a chance The opening game was an unqualified success. nerved Blues could not find him. He was the ever, while his fielding has improved fully to demonstrate what kind of ball is played in the There were 12,000 people in attendance, and whole opposition in himself. The diamond was one hundred per cent. In fact, he seems Atlantic league. They have made a good stare happily for the club enthusiasm seems 10 be at a sea of mud. and the game in reality should like another man out in centre garden. in the race. u higher tension than ever before known. The not have been played, but President Manning Nash, too, is quicker in fielding and more Catcher J. O. Berry, a very promising player, team had been considerably talked ahout. f.nd thought one postponed game in the opening series accurate in throwing than last season, has been released by the Athletic Club, as Mana there was much curiosity to see now it would was enough. though his batting is no better as yet. ger Sharsig has decided to carry Irut r-vo catches. hold out against the strong Cleveland nine. Fra- CHANGES NECESSARY. Hnlliu©an never covered his position with Berry can be addressed at 122f> Hazzard street, ser pitched a wonderful game, and ihe boys be The totally unexpected showing made hy this city. He should not be long out of an en hind have found no trouble in bunching hits on more speed and grace than now, though the Blues in the opening game .has compelled handicapped with captaincy duty. Lajoie gagement. Young and easily won the first game the Louis a few changes in its make-up. President Man has gotten rid of some of his former awk The Philadelphia players are compelled to re ville Club ever won with Young in the box. ning sent for Manager Palmer, of the St. Joseph THB WEAK BECOMES STRONG, wardness, lias learned to shift his feet and port at the gror.uda for practice every morni.ijj at team, and after an hour©s deliberation a trade 9.30 o©clock. Everybody had said they were just a little three to one was announced. Manning gave put the ballon a man quicker. His batting disappointed in Werden. He did not bat as ex Manager Stallings has protested Monlr.y©a Palmer pitchers Newell, Risley and infielder is even harder than it was last season, and game, on the grounds of an illjgil lulir.g \,y pected, and they were sure his fielding was Kimlock for "Matilda" McVicker, who will play there is little doubt that he will be among the open to censure. Perry is the best first baseuian umpire Hurst, who, ignorant of a change in the right field in place of Jack Me©nefee, who has League leaders, and a bright particular star with rule regarding hit by pitcher, which cixes a to-day Louisville ever had. His work is grand; made a very poor showing. Meuefee was for the stick this season. Clements, Boyle, Delehanty be is quick and i©ast. a sure catch, and is playing batsman his base, no matter where he was Lit, merly a pitcher, aud President Manning and and Thompson are playing as fast now as they refused to allow Hallman his base wnen.-h.it, the bag in a way heretofore unknown here. He Captain Carney will give him a trial in his old played at any time last season, which for vet got in a home run Saturday. If Perry holds cut erans is a remarkable thing, and gives hope of which decision cost the Phillies at i^ast one as he started, Perry will do by a large u a- position. , even better things to come. Gdlen, the new run and the game. This is the first protest of Jority. Rogers at second base leaves nothing PITCHERS NEEDED. the season. Although it is still early to talk about the short stop, has demonstrated that he can fill Manager Stallings proposes to loan pitcher .undone. His work there caused Tebeau to corny i- ability of the twirlers it is a lamentable fact the bill at short field and that that need no nient him. Dolan at short has a lame arm ai©d longer be regarded as a weak spot so far as Brandt and outfielder Harley to the Athletic* that while we have quantity unlimited I daresay for the remaim!©-"- cf the season. lias laid off, but Johnson is getting a chance to quality is lacking, andvthia is an essential fea fielding is concerned. But his batting has been show his worth, while Clingman is fielding in a .Tack Brown, the young Philadelphia Vxiy ncvf ture to the team©s success. However, it would deficient. In this particular he will have to with Trenton, of the New Jersey State League, fashion that will keep him at the head of third not surprise me to see several new deals con improve very much to hold a place among first- basemen in that, particular, but the secret of the who pitched such good ball against fii" Bm klyn. summated in a short time, as President Manning class League short stops. Manager Stallings National League Club last week, is home m He- team©s success is the way the boys play together. has said he will have a winning team this year, says he will, but it is difficult to see what Stal- and clock-like action of the men on the field. lings bases his conviction upon, judging from count of illness In his family. Brown is consid You would not recognize the present team in no matter what the expense. ered by many as one of the best pitchers i©i tha A TROUBLE MAKER, Gilien©s form and style at bat. Geier is proving minor league: he is also a good, heavy batter. comparison with The Colonels of last year. Among the St. Paul Greeks were two ex-Blues, himself a valuable utility man, and his batting. "HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL." base running and gingery qualities are such as According to rejwrts brought to This city by Experience has tough t ine to go slow when Sammy ©Nichol and Charley Nyce. Sammy was to warrant the prediction that a place on the the Boston team. the Baltimore players are play making predictions about the Louisville Club, but given the "glad hand" by the cranks and Nyce regular team will be made for him before the ing the "dirtiest" kind of ball imaginable aud 1 firmly believe that now we have a team
manlike, and a, club like Baltimore does not need to stoop to such practices or to set a pace THE COAL BARONS for other cities. The noise engendered is dis gusting to many patrons of the game. Manager Look to be a Ltifcely Liot of Players Hanlon should put a stop to this sort, of thing in the interest of the sport, of the fair name Who May be Moulded Into a Win of his club and of fair piny. If not, the blame should rest on his shoulders. Other clubs can ning Team by Manager Powell. stoop to such work in self-defense; so what is Wilkesbarre, Pa., April 28. Editor "Sporting: there to be gained in, the end? Life:" I wish to be permitted to speak just in The Boston Club will be at home the coming passing of "one of the mistakes of Scranton." week, playing Philadelphia Monday and Tues I refer to the spring exhibition and practice day, and Washington Thursday, Friday and Sat- trip. Their team didn©t look so "worse" on pa urdav. On Sunday the club will play in Fall per, and the scribes of that benighted town, by River. their indefatigible and quite characteristic ef SPOKES FKOM THE HUB. forts, succeeded in making the world of base The Pawtuckets and Fall River Club, of the ball think that they had gathered together a real New England League, covered themselves with ly creditable team. We were in. hopes they had. glory 011 the 20th,. the former by their glorious done so. One-sided base ball is so awfully dull. victory over the Bostons, and the latter by the The mistake? GRAND RAP IDS GLINTS. royal battle given Philadelphia. Oh! Their team would still be strong if they Had the New England champions still had La had remained at home. And we would be happy Not at All Phased by the New Team©s joie, Geier and Klobedanz they could not have in the anticipation of close and interesting ri Poor Start. made a much better showing. valry, i * The New England season opens next Saturday, Grand Rapids, Mich., April 24. Etlitor "Sport THE LOCAL MAGNATES ing Life:" Well, the battle is on and our team and with fine weather there will be big turn arn©t boasting much about the "Barons," stilt outs to s^e the first games. is working hard for laurels. Of course A HARD LOOK TALE EARL! IN Jack Horner has signed with Paw-tucket. He is It is rumored that President Bogett and Director the defeats at Indianapolis put quite ;i said to be in unusually fine trim this year. Long have their agents out scouring the mo,m- duuipener ou the devotes of the game here, THE SEASON, Weisbeeker, who lias been playing so well taiu side for a suitable pole to be raised at Ath but there is plenty of grit in us, and scores upon letic Park next fall. As both are Democrats Uie scores of excuses ©are offered for the loss. Those in left for Pawtucket, was with Wilmington, pole will most likely be of hickory, and as this, Del., last season. who look at matters in the calm light have come "Hobe" Whiting, of the Pawtuckets, had the will be an off-year in politics, it is fair to pre to these conclusions regarding the team, anit phenomenal number of nine catches in the game sume that "Old Glory" is not the flag intended that will be. found to be the general feeling Some Boston Players Already in Bad to be raised to that pole©s peak. about town. This year the club possesses the. with the Bostons. Some of them were extremely I am reully anxious to assist our friends up the difficult. two best catchers in the League in liuckley Sbape The Recent Contests With Manager Selee has provided his men with neat river in their thus far futile efforts to secure; and Twineham. Xo one disputes that, and »»*eu chocolate-colored slippers to wear in the hotels, a. team of ball players, and with that object in j In.lianapolis has begun to kick that the former while the club is on the road. view offer the suggestion that if the Scranton was permitted to leave that town. Twineham, Philadelphia and Baltimore Seek The new uniforms, with the big black ball in magnates will approach the Vvr tlkosbar:-e mag who is second to none, is in the best of shape, the centre, have uot made a bit. The Pawtuck nates in the proper spirit the latter can be in and no anxiety is felt so far as the catching duced for a consideration to make up n geod department is concerned. Last year when tho ets have a similar suit, with a large red ball on team from the overplus of players aigncd ly ing Consolation For Deieat, Etc, the shield. them. At present we have 23 signed, and Mill season opened there was not one pitcher signed Manager Selee sent Stivettg and Bergen home signing. We really have no use for more than, that eouhl be relied upon. All in every respect from Baltimore. Both should be able to work about fifteen players. Now, if Scranton wiU re were experiments, and to our sorrow out of tho Boston, April 20. Editor "Sporting Life:" on the Westren trip. Mr. Selee tried to do busi lease to Wilkesbarre her entire roster yt playoi-s, list only one reliable man was secured, namely, It looks as if we were up against, it as a ness with McMahoJi, late of the Baltimores, while and give us $2500 in cash we will MOIvtsfc. posed of to the major League clubs. the locals; Foreman, who always was a gcod ©eager was given a trial in the second Bal man while with Pittsburg, but hampered miu-h MILWAUKEE^ MEN OH. THAT SUBSTITUTE. by petty jealousies in the club, and Scott, who timore game and was not at all satisfactory, I have just returned from the mountains, vl ere let the Clevelands down with five hits the other being utterly unable to locate second base. go annually to battle with the wily dc-n-zens day -and all but shut (hem out. As a reserve* So Uanzel was put in the following day. Make a Good Impression Despite De it forest streams. As your readers Know we there is Mahaffy, who Buekley says is a cornier; Outside of the batteries the team is all feat in the Opening Game. lon©t boast, but if the "Coal Bary.is" >;:.ve Brunskill, a southpaw that shows up well, and right. Tucker is doing work on first that Milwaukee, April 22. Editor "Sporting Life:" mything like the luck I had they will runs., Stallman, who after ranch coaxing finally left denes competition. Tenney is doing great The Western League season was opened here veil up on the list. Among the first fiiugs I did his warm berth at Evansville and joined the work in right Held, and evidently has no to-day Minneapolis being up against the local in my return was to eagerly scan the colu©ii."s of team. 1 Then there is Keidy. who ©all know iw intention of giving way to Stahl. Dutly ap team. The day was an ideal one, it being Life" for all the latest in base ball. I ttc-r- sure of making a mark this year. As far MS pears to have found his batting eye. Lowe©s the tirst really line warm day this spring. As mghiv enjoyed everything I read until r»y eyts the . pitching department is concerned Grand work in all departments is superb, and is the custom, the two teams in carriages, neaded aught sight of the Wilkesbarre letter, and tbfii llapids is in an even thousand per cent, better Collins is playing third magnificently. Long by a band, paraded through the principal streets ,vell I have an understudy who is :uiibii-..us to than lust year. is the only man ^yho has not been up to of the city. Three thousand five hundred people ;hiue as a writer. He took advji.itusje of try THE INFIELD. turned out to sec Milwaukee©s© colors go dtnvn in ibsence and got. in his work. I soni3 times pcv- usual form, and his erratic tit of the 10th uit- him to write articles upon given suh.i?cts to Now for first base. While .Tack Carncy played had its- duplicate in the first game IB Bal defeat in the first game to the tune ot 8 to t>. ertain papers or magazines, but. always u ; ! :( _it a good game at first base last year, leading timore. THE GAME! i rule to confine him to the sciences or statis- the League in that position, everyone will no- THE PHILLIES. was an ordinary one. no great or particularly ics for which he has a decided penchant. He knowledge that ycung Gaiizoll. who at the pres We couldn©t help lining the Phillies bet brilliant plays being made by either club, witii las©always wanted to have a try at the base ball ent time is guarding that bag, shows great ter than last year. There was more ginger possibly two exceptions, Lewee and Meyers. etter He don©t know a thing about it. He promise of being the be.st man for this positioa in their work than has been seen for many of the locals, each made a line stop or hard- hinks he does. In his first attempt he blurts that, has ever played for Grand Rapids. He is hit ground balls, Lewee 1 s being a one-handed lut to the wovld a fact which I had taken great a hard worker, is in the game at the start, and a day. That shortstop, Gilleu, caught every stop. The batting honors also were about even, is there at the end. Ho slides and bats well, body, and his stops weren©t a bit easy, the "Millers" making 11 hits to the ©Brewers pains to conceal, viz.: that the -Coal Barons and he didn©t bat a bit badly, either. Man mve been playing exhibition games. In ordet and is a fighter from the ground up. At second 10 We had high hopes that the spell would lo do this he starts out with the statement that base we were never in Iwtter condition. (Ucii- ager Selee hit the nail on the head for the be© broken and Milwaukee, would win the first was wrong when I said they were not playing ulvlji is playing the game of his lift (his year. opening game, lie confessed his fears ahead game soacthing which I believe has never hap uch games and goes on to give a criticism ot a and is everywhere. The papers from Indiana pol.s that one of the visiting sluggers would pened, and in this connection, Mr. Editor, and -me and of the players. He tries to condone toll us that his play tho opening day liorcs©r. d make that fence and settle things that way. with your permission, I will use that old. lnu lis offense by giving me a dose of fulsome flat- on the ina;-velr,;is; so there you arc. HatfU-U! beautiful German saying. "Es waere so schoen at Kurd is showing- up a strong factor. IT,; and so it happened. And to think that the erv which "don©t go." rangy farmer, Lajoie. should do the act! gewtssen, aber hat nicht sollen seiu. Another thing that I read was tha Scranton is rec-ognixeil everywhere as bt©ing
to carry out, the orders. In the opening game well and is very fast. He has been playing un- the team, play shone out in a pronounced style. SAN FRANCISCO BUDGET. I successfully at third, but does not think he be- So much so that : it was commented on ; by the | longs on the. infield at all. AVheu the tug-of-war St. Louis papers. One man said that the wise The Australians Defeated Santa comes, with possible accidents, and with the fellows of the East were putting Pittsburg down chance that some one may let down badly in for a low place, but the nine was going to Cruz in the Field. With a Strong hitting. Funkhouser would be as fine as soda surprise them, by getting a good notch. He Team "Bill" Deveraux in Com water in Sahara. © . ------praised them for their aggressive play on Thurs mand Stockton Winning Coaxers. THE PITCHERS day. are showing up well. Unless all signs fail Se ON THE ROAD. San -Francisoc), April 19. Editor ©©Sport vers is a genuine find. Of course it makes us un Pat Tebeau©s Spiders were in Cincinnati when ing Life:©" The Australians came. easy to hear talk from Wheeling about.Knell, the Pirates passed through on Wednesday morn They saw. but he had better go to the Nailers than to ing. The Clcvelanders evidently secured a. break They were conquered. Youngstown, as we look at it. If Phil should fast ordered by wire for the Pirates. Burkett, Captain Lavcx©s Kangaroos played their by any evil chance go to Youngstown there will Dimmer and Socks were prominent at the sta first, game of base ball" in this country yes be trouble for some teams in this League that tion gate. terday at Oeritial Park, and were easy vic have been feeling pretty happy. © Denny Lyons© cousin, who lives in New Or tims©-for the Olympic Club representatives. Well, the League is beautifully balanced, and no leans, visited him at, St. Louis. He should The frame was witnessed by an immense one can pick the winner. We will land one of have been on the train Wednesday, and seen gathering of cranks, and although a poor ex the first three places. We have an efficient and the stockiiy-built first baseman win out a beauty hibition of base ball it was a grand financial popular manager, we have pitchers and we have from 16 competitors. success. unless we are grievously disappointed, we have Charley Hastings© dad met him; at Wheeling If the Kangaroos would think less of the old hitters. And then more hitters. So we©re ready the other night. Hastings pere is a fine-looking game of cricket and devote their spare moments for the start. MARKWELL. old gent, with snow-white hair and classical to the study of the fine plays of our national features. He has been mistaken for John Mc- game, and incidentally sand paper the grease RICHMOND©S REVIEW. Cullough, the eminent tragedian on several oc from1 their hands, their team would soon be. able casions. to turn the tables ou the wearers of the winged The Team©s Present Excellences and Tommy Dowd received a box of cut flowers O. Following is the score of the game: Shortcomings. THE PIRATES OPEN THE SEASON from a New Haven, Conn., girl on Thursday. AUSTBAL©S. AB.B. B. P. A. E OI/VMPICS. AB.B. B. p. A. i He doled them out among the boys. Just wait 1-aver. 1U... 4 2 1 to II 0 O©Kune. c.. 5 2 3 3 21 Richmond, Va.^ April 20, Editor "Sporting until Tommy reaches Pittsburg. There is a Life:" I have seen and read lately various WITH A CLEVER WIN. doctor©s daughter who is just dying to meet him. Inglin©u, 2b 5 1 1 3 3 4!K.rug, 3b..... 511 a 11 items emanating from the press of the other At Heri- Bierbauer certainly looks in form as far McAlUY.SbS a 3 i 2 OJGoslius©j.lb G 3 ii 10 10 lantic League cities to the effect that all but as no weight is concerned. Looie hated to leave Kemp, p..._ 421 03 1 j KitzfMmV to left, making three bases. He then sent out now whether Gettig can do better than Stafford a long fly, scoring himself from third, and get in left field than to wait until the season is ting to secoud on a wiff by Cooley. He caught half over. The team of 1894 was not as Jstrong one of Carsey©s curves on the nose and sent it YORK NUGGETS. as the present aggregation, and even allowing past short, coming all the way home from sec that Rusie and Meek4n will not do ins. well this ond, and making..two bases on the ti»row in. He year as they did in 1894 the pitching;.strength stole third, ami scored \vtien he hit the next of Qarke, Doheny,* Sullivan and Sfynuwr, ad ball pitched into deep center. He ttoeo sent up HOT PHASED BY THE ded to the big pitcher, makes the Jv©e©w Yorks-of three flies and went. out. The enemy took the 1897 fully 30 per cent, stronger than John bat. and Gettig struck out Gcier. dropping the Ward©s Temple C?up winners of 1894. ball, but throwing it to himself at first in time POOR START. AROUND THE BASKS. to head off the runner, dements hit a sizzling Kid Garsey©s West New York Field Qub is liner, but Gettig knocked it down vritU one hand, sure, to meet with success. As the energetic and by a great throw put the ball into his own Philadelphia pitcher has secured good attrac glove just in time. Gillen drew four balls, but Rejoicing 0?er Rusie©s Return to the tions for his Weehawken grounds many local Gettig. watching his chance, threw to hitaself cranks will take in the Sunday games. so cleverly that he caugbt Gillen three feet off Eddie Doheuy struck out eight of the heavy- the base." Wouldn©t that be swell? Fold Foster©s Sarcastic Reference hitting Quakers in the opening gaftie, and some THE OTHERS say that if Baislie had looked straight the SCOPP I am not surprised to &ee Baltimore win. The to Joyce Resented One Change would have shown ten Quakers in the list of Orioles are getting too strong. They will have strike-outs. to be legislated against, or they will exterminate Castle Burt has signed with Al Laivson©s North all the weaker tearus. Why should that man Already Made in the Team, Etc, Adams, Mass., Club, which is meeting with Hanlon have a monopoly on picking out star Much success. players? What X-Kay power does be possess Rusie maintains a sphinx-like silence when CHICAGO GLEANINGS. that he can select men with the meet unerring New York, April 26. Editor "Sporting the question as to the conditions of the deal eye. and make all changes in his team count like Life:" Under ordinary circumstances the that brought him back is propounded. "I©m the very devil against the other teams? local cranks would be buried iu despair. glad to be with the team again: was never in I am sorry, though, to see Boston start poorly, Three games did Joyce©s men drop in the better physical shape, and am ready to pitch THE COLTS ALL RIGHT DESPITE THEIR for I am a bit struck.on that Boston Club. Quaker City, but the tide will turn, and the best kind of ball I know how to as soon © Wow! ach. du lieber wneret! Did you see how as I am called upon," is how Rusie sizes up young Germany came to the front at the start when the fall comes the Quaker crew will not tind things quite so easy. The return his return, and it is in the right spirit. CINCINNATI THROW-DOWN. off. What Germans came hack to the League or WILLIAM F. H. KOELSCH. were recruited from the minors since last ©Au of Amos Rusie. the prince of pitchers, more gust? Only Schriver and Klobedanz, and XJeier than offsets the dismal start made by and Dammann, and Den7.er and Nops right name Joyce©s- warriors. It was a warm welcome NEW ENGLAND PLAYERS.© Confidence in Inson and His Men Knopps and Stahl and Yeager. and Hartman that the big Hoosier received from ail and Gettig, and maybe a few others. \Vhy. there hail do. President Freeciman has his signed The Roster of the Six Clubs up to has been a perfect eruption of Teutons into fwir contract at the -stub©s terms, and is not Dndifflinislied Cleveland©s Ill-Luck midst since last summer, and all of them dar worrying over any action taken by the Date. lings, too. Where are the Irish, I would like to magnates as he says ho- had the assurance The following is the roster of the New Hailed With Glee News ol©tbe know? of nine clubs that nothing would be done England teams as now made up: !i Glad to see Joe Corbett--start in so well. He is by the League without his consent. It is Brockton Pratt, Rollins. Schrecongost, catchers; all right, and destined to be a star. therefore evident that the magnates as in McKenua, Wick, Hall, pitchers; Krcig; Goehhaur, MINOR MENTION. Magoon, basemen; McKeuzie, shortstop; Nadeau, Local Players, Etc, Young .Tnekson, late of Indianapolis. Is home, dividuals made some kind of a compro having refused to be farmed out. Inasmuch as mise with Rusie. As to the details of such Henry, Sheckford- field. compromise we know little, and eare less. Fall River Rupert, catcher; Norcum, Moynihan, the boy. computing from the scores in the In John Cook, Mullen, pitchers; Birmingham, Smith, Chicago, April 26. Editor "Sporting dianapolis papers, led t.he team both in batting It is enough to know that Rusie is with life:" We aren©t a bit worried. We don©t and fielding, and did more batting than Hogriev- us again, and that with his valuable as Boucber, Fred McNichols, basemen; Reilly, short- care a rip. Of course, it©s irritating to lose er, Hogan and McCarthy together, it looks as if sistance we hope to see Bill Joyce laud stop; Ladd, MeCarron, McManus, outfield. a big bunch of games right at the jump, Newport Crisham and .Grant, catchers; Dowd, he was given the worst of it. He is a. marvel, the tetim ne&r the top, if indeed lie does Gallagber and Hawley, pitchers; Kelley (captain), and to lose them as we did to outbat the and ought to be grabbed off by some one who can not win the coveted pennant. MerriuMin, Dinsmore©or Nugent, basemen; Beau, opposition from blazes to breakfast, and appreciate him. theu lose by one scraggly run each day Herman Long writes to a friend in this city EXULTANT OVER RUSIE. shortstop; Stephenson, Gilbert and Stainsby, out Harlem opened its arms to Amos Rusie, field. but we have time. The season is young that he is a bit irritated over hard luck in the New Bedford Murphy, catchers; Day,McPherson, yet. Only it sort of takes the glitter off opening games three errors iu the first and four and now that he has donned a uniform Carson, pitchers; Tighe, Davis. Ryan, basemen; Arson©s testimonial. The testimonial is to in the second. "Still," adds Herman, "it©s a again, everything in any way connected Rolissey, shortstop; Long, Ohilds, Connihau be a solid chest, chased with silver and cold rear when I can©t pile up 100 errors on the with the famous controversy should be (change catchers), field. fancy carvings, in which Uncle can -keep season. Watch me also accept 800 cliances and avoided. As Rusie weighs only 210 pounds Pawtucket Grafflns, Mulhall, News, catchers; his family plate, and is to be as swell a hit up to .340." H»pe so.. Herman is a good it will be seen that he has kept himself Sugrue, Donovan, Mullen, Leach, Wilder, Todd, thing as money can buy. It would be awful fellow. W. A. PHELON, Jr. in condition. By the time this has been pitchers; Beaumon, Gilbert or 8touch. Coughlin, nice, dr-LCherknow, if Uncle could put half printed Rusie will have made his bow at Sweeuey, infield; Barton, Whiting, Smith, out a dozen victories into the chest as a BROCKTON©S BELIEF the Polo grounds, and the cranks will vie field. starter, and ho wouldn©t care if there with eaeh other in extending to him a Ttaunton Burke. Stanhope, Mahoney, catchers; wasn©t room left for more than three tea Is That Burnham Has Secured a grand welcome. It now remains for Callahan, Malloy, Murray, pitchers; Irwin, Haud- spoons, but I guess fate is agin him. Live, Hard-Hitting Team. Rusie to go in and work for liis iboe, Butnam, Delaney, infield; Ottuier, Nolau, It©ll be all right. The men can hit. They club as he never did before, and outfield. can field, and the pitchers are steady. Den Brockton, Mass., April 26. Editor "Sporting if lie pitches in anything like his old-time form Life:" The local team has played three exhibi his work, together with the work of the other ser will do. His pitching Saturday was tion games to date, winning two. In sizing up pitchers, will do much to help the New Yorks INDIANS IN BALU nobly done, and he ought to have won in a the team I should say that we have a very pennantward. It is about time for foreign crit oiinter. Briggs is in great shape, and Grif strong aggregation, and if our pitchers prove to ics to raise the question, as to whether Rusie, The Race Has a Natural Inclination fith, who, by the way. hasn©t signed any be as good as we had last season we .ought to after a season©s lay-off, will regain his usual contract yet, is as good as ever. A letter hypnotize Fall River, and the other clubs will be form. That mighty right arm is still strong, For Sphere (.James. received yesterday from Danny Friend says just as easy. One thing is sure, we have got a and with a strong team, such as Joyce©s is. The most recent contract signed by the Cleve that the report of his sulking is utterly un great batting and base running team, and in behind him the hig Hoosier will be able to send land Base Ball Club introduces to the National founded. fielding it will not be very slow. them over with the same lightning-like rapidity league the first Indian as a professional player. TIM DON©AHUH, Manager Burnham made no mistake, when he that has caused so many batsmen to bite the Sockalexis the newest Spider, is a full-blooded tvith a badly split hand, got in yesterday. signed Gochmann and Sheckard, for they are In dust. As Jim Hart said recently. "So far as the aboriginal. The American Indian always had a Said the-Angel of Massachusetts: ©©The the game from start to finish. Magoon has not Chicagos are concerned it .is hut. necessary for love for games of ball, and the .most expert la forgotten how to cover third, and it is a treat Rusie to throw his shirt, into our lot and we crosse players on this continent, are- of that boys are all right didn©t get enough train to watch this player pick up hot grounders and are beaten. Anson makes no bones of that." race. There is every reason why Indians should ing, and will round to nicely. Thoi©nton in gather in, high fouls, for he does it with such Just ask Anson. that veteran of veterans, what be good ball players. As a rule, they are swift- left is a wonder fields splendidly, and bats ease. he thinks of Rusie©s powers. We will discuss footed, natural athletes, who need little train like a tiend. besides stealing all bases that Manager Burnham has signed pitcher Harry the Philadelphia Waterloo after addressing a ing to get into the "pink of conditions,," and are come his way, Terry is better than he Sterens, who pitched for Fall River the last few words to noted for their acute eyesight. These qualities ever was. Decker is glad to be on first, two or three years, and if he has not lost any DAVID IT. go far toward giving a ball player success on and is batting well. Lange©s lame leg of his old tricfcs he will be a winner, sure. It remained for Brooklyn to furnish the mod the diamond. -Base bull to the Indians© is as hurts the team fearfully." In Hall, I think that he has the first pace ern David. After the latter has become ac yet a venture, but within the last year IIP has Jimmy Connor, who was sent home from pitcher that ever pitched for a Brockton dub. customed to metropolitan surroundings and has demonstrated that in other games, especially Cincinnati, is waiting the return of the and what I have seen of him I think that he will shaken off his Cleveland inclinations he will foot ball, he has the power to give his Cauca club, and hoping for a chance to play. It be all right. not dissect uncalled-for attempts at sarcasm sian brother a "run for the money." The suc looks as if Barry McCorniick would b©e the Since my last letter the New York manage across the big bridge. The keenest rivalry exists cess achieved last, season by the Carlisle foob utility man of the club instead of Con ment gave "Nap" Shea the freeze out, and this between New York and Brooklyn, but if the local ball eleven against some of the strongest college is not expressing it rery strong, either, for the cranks had their choice they would rather have teams of the Bast demonstrated the fact that nor. voung man did not get half a chance. He was these descendants of the former lords of the for Anson behind the bat proved to be a Brooklyn as opponent in a close finish than any put in to catch one game, and four innings, and other team in the League. Of course they would est, i£ given equal opportunities, would in a good thing, for he had no passed played at. third in nine games, making only one move everything possible to humble their bit few years take the foot ball championship from balls, aad was lucky enough not error in this difficult position, twit he is not a ter enemies. We have the best of feeling toward their© white competitors. It is only the advan to have* to make any throws to tiird baseman. ,-uid if vre had seen him placed Messrs. Byrne and Barnie, and believe that tage which the big college teams have of select second. He took off his glove to catch a foul, on third at Highland Park last season we they deserve the confidence of the Brooklyn fans. ing players from greater numbers which gives and was so flustered over his success in getting would have held up our handS iu horror. Nap is While we sincerely hope that we may beat the them their present superiority. What the red the fly that he put the mask on his baud and with us again, but has not signed as yet. team from over the bridge we do not think it race will do in base ball remains to be seen. the glove on his physiognomy. It looks as though Kuox. of New Orleans, had necessary to assail Billy Barnie, even by indulg If Sockalexis achieves any success with, the RUBBING IT IN ON CLEVELAND. gone back on his word, and would play in the Cleveland team, he will undoubtedly open the Texas League. I think that with the timber we ing iu cheap sarcasm. gates of the profession to others of his people.© We are losing, but are confident. For there have got on hand that he will not be missed. Yes, David Bill Joyce has advanced since he re others, and some of them are puddings. One left Brooklyn, and Billy Barnie has evidently There is no prejudice against the Indian among tapioca, and it©s going to be a tapioca all sea Next Wednesday Arthur Irwin with his To professional sporting circles such as has always ronto team will try conclusions with Burn- made some good upward strides as a manager existed against the negro. son, is that Cleveland gang. Oh, yes! They were ham©s pets, and the following Thursday and since be left Louisville. The writer has the going to win ten out of the first twelve, and Fridav the Portlands, of the Maine State League, highest regard for both Bills, and if he were maybe twelve straight; they were going to wal will have a po at us. and by that time our lioys located over in Brooklyn he would be pulling Make a Note of This. low all over the poor, cheap Louisvilles. and strongest for Barnie Bill, but now he looks to they were generally intending to do themselves should be in fair shape for the opening game, if Cincinnati, April 20. The Reds do not play in the weather permits. Joycey Bill. At any rate, New York is glad wwell at the start out. They did. I doa©t think. Saturday May 1. the Newports open the season to shower its applause on Scrappy Bill Joyce, Washington on their first Eastern trip,, but, in Fraser made howling baboons out of them, and here, nnd if it is warm aad pleasant there will and in a few months it is likely that the praises stead, play six games there on their second Hill never had softer things to shoot his left- be a big turnout. SHOE CIT\. of Manager Joyce will be sung in every nook trip, as follows: Aug. i©!, 24 and 25 and Sept. hand curves at. He made Burkett look like and corner of the metropolis, which is soon 11, 13 anil 14. This is caused by Washington a sausage, so the score cards say. And Young to take Brooklyn, including David II, under its playing here Decoration day, when all the other and Cuppy pitched those opening games, at that. AUBURN IN LINE. sheltering cloak. Western cluhs iire playing in the East. As the "Why, all that, those Louisville lads need is gin Oincinnatis .lump East Juno 2 and return the ger, and an idea that they can win. Give that President Farrell Says He Has the NOT A GOOD START. 21st, they only have time on their first trip team, as now made up, the opinion that they are President Freedman led a delegation of local to visit the other five Eastern cities. the people, are destined to win, and are not to Entire Team Chosen. rooters to Philadelphia to witness the opening be stopped, and they will shoot to the fore like Aiiburn. April 26. President Farrell has an- game. In the faithful band were Colonel J. J. greased racers. Compare the Louisville and nou iced the names of nine men who hold con- Coogan, B. B. Talcott. Pat Powers, Richard Cleveland teams, and see if there is any per tra< ;ts. approved by President Young, of the Na- King. James Battersou. J. Monheimer, Richard centage of odds in favor of Cleveland, except tionial League, and who will play on the Auburn D. Sehell, A. O. liegeman. II. C. Tanner, John ing the prestige of victory and the idea that Basse Ball Club in the State League this coming B. Day, J. Maillard and James Watson. They the team can beat anybody. Clarke, McOeery sea on. Fourteen men are under contract. There were armed with tin horns, and history will and Pickering that fellow is a jewel are, col will be three familiar faces on the team, and record the little chance they had to expand their lectively, a better outfield in hitting and base one which is not an entire stranger. First and lungs. After the first game Colonel Coogan tried running than Tebeau©s fellows, and just as good fore most is the veteran. Timothy Shinnick. He to swallow his four-foot horn. To lose the first ! fielding, while the extra fielder Holmes over ope is up this spring in the best of condition, and three games is not unusual for tlie New Yorks, The blood is impoverished and impure. balances the Cleveland utility. Blake, tremen will cover second base as well as captain and and to meet with a Waterloo in Philadelphia is That is why so many people suffer at this dously as a hitter. Werdeu is a better hitter manlags the team. even less surprising. Say what you will, those season with fevers, malaria, loss of appe than Tebeau, and can play as good a IH-st. Anlother familiar face will be that of Catcher Quakers always have been and probably always Rogers is showing great style at second, and Fra ik White of Rochester. White©s throwing will be New York©s Jonah. The cranks have tite and that tired feeling. A good spring won©t vary much from Childs this year as a bat to ases. before he injured his hand, and his it in for Stallings© men, and nothing would medicine is needed to purify the blood ter. Clingman is some few points McOarr©s hatti ng last season won him great popularity please them better than to see Joyce©s men general inferior, but is infinitely superior to Wal here White was released by the Big Three last annihilate the Quakers when they come to the and Hood©s Sarsaparilla is the best spring lace, now on Cleveland©s third, aud Dolan, wint er The third of the trio of old aequaint- Polo Grounds. One crank accounts for the three medicine, because it is the One Trne though a lighter sticker than McKean. is a bet one >s will b? Floyd H. Cuse. of Watertown, defeats at Philadelphia in this way: Had not Blood Purifier. It cures scrofula, humors, ter fielder. I©d rather have Belter than O©Con- the Hobart College "player who finished last sea- Colonel Rogers visited Lakewcod and dis nor, though Wilson is no match for Zimrner. If son with Auburn. . covered Joyce©s system we would have won. boils, pimples and all eruptions. Fraser and Hill keep their opening form they Thie Auburn team reports for duty May l in AX EARLY CHANGE. " My face broke out with boils and will equal Voting and Cuppy, and Hemming will Buff lo. where it will play the Eastern League Jim Stafford appeared in but two games be pimples which were very painful. I took he better than any of the Cleveland reserve team a practice game and return home after a fore he was displaced by Charles Gettig. If pitchers. Go at thorn. Colonels! Do the Tebeau short trip in Western New York, and open the the latter can master the blinding sun in left three bottles of Hood©s tiarsaparilla and crowd brown, aud finish way ahead of them© seasoin May 7 with Hobart College at Norwood. field he will probably remain in that position. now I am free from pimples and my skin TOO MVOH GETTIG. We lost the first three games, to be sure, and a The New York papers seem much struck on Get- Saloon Keepers change has been made in left field, but that is clear, white and smooth." Miss tig. If the man is us good. as they say he is. Can make themselves very popular by having should not be cause for any great alarm. It LOUISA WHITLATCH, New Freeport, Pa. what©s the use of paying all these other fellows? "Little Casino" Base Ball Schedules printed is well to remember than in the spring of 1894 Why not let Mr. Gettig play the game all alone? with their advertising on the four cover pages, we dropped three openers in Baltimore, floun Let the blooming scores read something this way: and giving one to a customer. We sell to only dered around near the foot, and made the im Sarsa- "The game began with Philadelphia at the bat. one house in a town. Be enterprising and you portant change at first base which removed Cooley led off with a long fly, which was caught will win trade, 500 $18.00. 1000 $27.00. S«nd Roger Connor from the game, causing much pariila by Gettig. Hallman hit safe, but LajoJe rolled orders to Bmil Grossmah. & Co.. Cleveland, O., hard feeling, and after all that John Ward, in a grounder. Gettig got it, threw to himself at Pub. ___ the face of a fierce fire from the press, led the Is the Best in fact the One True Blood Purifier. second, put out Hallman, and then, running to New Yorks up the ©ladder, finishing in second are prompt, efficient and first, stepped on the hag and made a double It. is denied by Tebeau that he intends send place, and bringing the Temple Cup to New JTIOOUT-I /~»rkrl© bo £laj. Gettig then caaie to bat aud bit Mute ing pitchers Powell aad Pappalau to Columbus. York. It is far better for Joyce te find out easy in eflect. 25 cents. SIPOHTINQ LIFE. Kansas City...... ,.?. 11000200—7 pitcher—BT Mnllane 3, by McFarlnnd 1. Left on St. Paul...... 0 0143002 x—10 b»ses— Knnsae City 11, St. Paul 7. Struck out—By TORONTO TOPICS. Earned runs—Kansas City 3, St. Paul 2. Two- Mullane 1. Double plays—Preston, Gla»«cock; Nyce, base hits—J. Bnuuou, Preston, Shugart.. Home run Slnigart, Glasscock. Passed balls—Lake 1, Spies 1. Satisfied That Trwin Has a Fast Team —Carney. Stolen bases—Menefee 2, T. B»nnon 4, Wild pitches'— Muliane 1, Eylar 1, Bevig 1. Umpire— Not Phased toy Poor Start New Carney, Keilly. Nyne. First on balls—By Abbsy 3, Basket!. Time—2.45. by Johnson 2, by Phyle B. Hit by pitcher—sCarney, COLUMBUS vs. DETROIT AT COLUMBUS APRIL 24: Grounds Being Prepared News of Preston, Shusjart, Spies. Fir-t ou errors—Kansas OOLHMBUS. XB R. B. P. A. E PETROIT. AB.R.B. P. A. E the Local Canadian League Club. City 2, St. Paul 1. Lelt on bases—Kansas City 2, Crooks.2l>... 400 300 Steiof<*ld,2b 421 3 40 Toronto, Ont., April 28.—Editor "Sporting St. Paul 7. Struck out—By Abbey 5, by Johnson 2, Butler, If.... 4 0 I 4 0 0 Hines. cf..... 3104 0 0 Life:"—Well, Mr. E'ditor, our representatives by Phyle 5. Double plays—Lake, Truby; Keilly, Frank, rf..... 501 2 00 Burnett, If.. 522 2 0 0 have taken their "spring melieine" along* with Trilby; Pbvle, Glssacock. Wild pitch—Johuson. Merles, cf.... 311 1 11 Dun|cau,rf.. 413 4 0 0 the other members of the Eastern League, and Umpire— Haskell. Time—2.10. Tebeau. lb.. 4 1 1 8 00 Whistler,lb 301 7 0 1 they have been walloped time and again by thos« MILWAUKEE vs. MINNBAP'S AT M'E APRIL 22: Genins,st... S 1 C 0 3 0 ElliB. 3b...... 5 0 0 2 1 0 warriors in the big League. The medicine, MILWAU'K. AB.B. R. p. A.EJMINXEAP'S.AB.E. n. p. Babb, 3b..... 523 0 43 Trost. c...... 432 5 0 0 however, has done its duty. The boys are round- Lippert. rf.. 5131 0 0 Ball, us...... 4001 7 0 Fisher, c... 401 6 10 Thomas, p.. 3 o o 0 1 0 ing into excellent condition for the commence Daly, 2U..... 401 1 2 0 Lally, If...... 4 333 0 0 Handiboe, p 3 0 0 0 4 0 AHen.ss...... 3 .1 2 0 2 4 ment of the battle. 0 0 Streit, P-.....0 00011 MANAGER IRWLVS TELAM Nicol, cf..... 3214 0 1 Wilmof,cf... 5 221 I '.' Totai...... 34 iO 11 27 8 5 has already achieved the record of being the Wf&vtr,lb..& I 2 10 0 0 Miller, rf.... 5020 *0'Me»ra ... 1 1 1 0 0 0 fli'St Eastern Leaguer to lose, and also the first Wright, If... 5 001 0 1 Pickett, lb..5 1 1 13 1 0 tStraug ...... 1 1 1 00 0 to win a game. The article of ball played so ONE MORE CHAMPIONSHIP CAIPAIGI ftlyers, 3b... 321 0 8 3 <;«s as the letter lay in Lewis-ton while our manager was working for the League. Manager Bacon knew that Manager Qarrity was doing business with McDermott, and to show his gratitude to Garrity for getting him a place turns around and interferes with men that he is doing busi ness with. This method of doing business will injure Bacon in the Maine League. Manager Irwin, of Rockland, is signing a team that will make them all hustle. The Portland Club is BOW practicing, and is showing up strong. The Lewistoa team will report about May 10. TWIN CITY. LANCASTER©S LULUS. Riiui©s Team Showing tip Strong in the Preliminary Season. Lancaster, Pa., April 27. Editor "Sporting Life:" Since my last letter tb* Lancaster team has had several exhibition games. All Were won, with the exception of the second Brooklyn game. Everything went right until the 18th, tlieu Brooklyn got on their batting clothes and HOT TO BE A FOLLOWER, BUT AN pounded out enough runs to Win the game. It was a very cold day. but for all that the crowd was a very large one. The weather was very EXEMPLAR. cold and hardly conducive to good ball playing. The visitors won by their superior stick work. Joe Yeager didn©t seem to be himself, and the Patrons Should Set the Players an men from the City of Churches batted Joe very hard. All the players have shown up in great style, Example in Deportment Instead ol and I will say a few words about the men. For That is a familiar expression now to the professional and the amateur, and it catchers we have Andy liotb and Ed Kafferty. We all know what Andy can do, and we up here means " Use Spalding©a Trade Mark Base Ball Supplies." for it is a Well-known fact that Leading in and ApproYing Rowdy consider him the best catcher in the" League Raffertv Is unknown to us, as this is the first no game can be considered well played unless it is played with the best implements that season "he has been with us. Players wllo know can be procured. Spalding©s Trade Mark Base Ball Supplies are universally acknow- Conduct on the Ball Filed, him say he is all right, and it is hoped he is. In the pitching department We now have West, ledg d to be the leaders in the Base Ball line. Yeager, Doian and Heptiiig, with White to ar "Church Life" is a monthly publication rive the latter part of the week. West has so issued ju Cleveland, O., under the auspi far shown up the best, and be is rapidly minding ces of the Episcopal Church. In the last to. Yeager and Dolan are getting into shape issue the subject of base ball "rooting-," slowly. Meeting is an amateur of this city whom riot "coaching," is taken up, and there Manager Riun has signed, and he has lots of is so much in it that can be recommended speed He is yet an Infant in the professional business, but he has the ear marks of a good that it is published in full in the "Sporting one and he also gives great promise of being Life." It is as follows: good He has plenty of speed, and good curves, "Of everything that men can do it is per and ©all he need do is to listen to bis fellow tinent to say of it that it is right or it is players and he will make his mark. Wrong. Incidentally, if not directly, every con On first base we have Captain Sam La Hocque. cern of men becomes a moral quest-ion. It mat He is a new man for the position, but he is ters much to a people in the development of learning the style of play used there rapidly. their characters What kind of amusement they He is in first-class condition, and he can bat affect, and on what principles and by what like a fiend. There are few if any better bat methods their amusements are purveyed to them. ters in the League than Sam. And so We effer no apology for liaving a word Frank or better known as "Piggy" Ward, is to say upon a theme so secular as one of the playing second base right up to the queen s taste. features that attended the League games of He covers lots of ground in fielding, and he is base ball this year. also hitting hard. ,- ,., "Happily, base ball. In the face of the rivals James Graham, at third has evidently not yet which compete with it, yet holds its own upon rounded to. as his playing is not anything like the whole in popular favor as the national game what it was last season. He hits well, and in athletic spoi©ts. It is capable of high spe it is hoped his fielding will improve to a much cialization, making of it a Hue art, and calls ror greater degree thau it has been the past few some of the best dualities that a man can sum weeks. mon physical, mental and moral. While never Arthur Madison is playing short stop as pos permitting a man who would play it fine to be sibly no other man has ever played it on the off the use of his best powers of attention, rea home grounds. His fielding has been of a high soning, prevision, thus making it a properly order at times bordering on the sensational, and Spalding©s Official speaking intellectual game, it is slso sufficiently if he doesn©t pan out to be the best in the Spalding©s Bats. strenuous physically to satisfy the physical League the writer will miss his guess. He ifi League Ball. A player who excels at batting knows craving of any man that is not a inere bunch also""hitting the©ball hard. of brute and strength. The mere bully of bone The outfield is the. same old reliable one of well the importance of the bat. Spalding©s and brawn can never make of himself a high- the past two seasons. They are fielding their To pltcli a successful game the pitcher Bats are superior bats. They are made class ball player. Jn a certain true tense the positions as Seybold, Leidy and Buttermore only must have confidence in the ball as well as from the finest selected timber, sfundaid n man who aspires to that standing must have in can and they© are also hitting out the borne him the -essential elements of the gentleman hide in a manner that is very gratifying to in himself. He cannot possibly have con every way. Made in three mo ©e!s, A B the man of gentle thoughtftilness. their friends. and C, lengths 33, .34, 35 and 36 irche=, tliun "The more shame it will be if a fine tlmt Pitcher George White will join the team on fidence in what is considered or known to giving variety enough to suit the idta; of 5s in its essential nature thus ©nspirins; to manly May ]. qualities is allowed to be brought Oi wn to a Before this paper reaches my brother scribes be a counterfeit or imi©ation. If the aina- all players. Spalding©s Bats are modeled low level by the effect upon it of accessories in the South they will have had an opportunity teur or professional pitcher desires to excel eacli year from designs furnished by the that are simply bullying. For this reason the to see what kind of a team- Lancaster has. men who have charged themselves with the I hope to see their opinions expressed in the he must have perfect control over the ball, leading bat-men of the National League, running of base ball professionally are under "Life" in the rear future. and the batter, when he has a Spalding Bat the responsibility of seeing to it that the game, La Rocque nwkes a good captain, and the and therefore should insiht upon the Spald- in his hand, will have confidence in his .professionally in their hands, does not degenerate management made no mistake when they se ing Official League Ball (the adopied ba©l into an instrument for the lowering of the Amer lected him for that position. GIL. own batting ability. He is bound to excel ican standard of a sense of honor and fair play of the National League for the past twenty and swell his average. There is a certain and decent manly behavior. The professional players, however, to a great extent, are pow BURLINGTON BITS. year?), examine it carefully and look for hang and a certain driving power that can erless in this regard. The larger share of tha only be found in the Spalding Bats. Why? responsibility lies with the audiences that pay The Movements of the Club ancl the the Spalding trade mark. Each ball is Simply because we have made a study of their money to see them play. In the disgrace Players. guaranteed to last a full game without rip the bat question. It is no guesswork with ful scenes© that marked the closing games of Burlington, In.,-April 2i. Editor "Sporfiiiii? the season this year between Cleveland and Life:" The team will b« complete when Kano ping or losing its elasticity or shape. us. Baltimore it was on the diamond that the gentle arrives. He is expected to-morrow night. men were to be found. The barbarians and the Al Nlchols, of Kansas City, has been released, The fpalding League Bat, price $1.00 bullies were on the bleach boards. fcShume to as the club has enough men on hand and as they Spalding©s Official League Ball, price $1.50 The Spdding League Bat, Boys© Model, price $1.00 American manhood when it has to look to its expect to carry not more than twelve or fourteen Then we have plenty of other bats for professional athletes to flnd its models of manli men, and only those that can play other posi Besides the Spalding League Ball, we the amateur and professional at from 25 ness* of behavior! tions ,whert called on, it would be useless to have other balls from 24 cents to $1.50. cents to SH 00. "Let ©rooting© go on as it has been allowed carry "a pitcher to go in the box every fourth to go* riotously, noisy, and offensive to every game. refined feeling as is always has been, but going Countryman has signed with Srtginaw. of the Eveiy requisite for the game, everything used should hear the Spalding Trade beyond that to make itself (he instrument of Michigfl State League. a most luichivalrie reversal of every law of Mike .-lymi l»ft Monday for Lansinir, of the Mark. Don©t be deceived by unscrupulous dealers who endeavor to palm off imitations honor, and "the days of base ball as a purveyor Michigan State League. He put up a go id game of amusement to the Jieople are numbered for at second base last S-nmiay in a game between on you, saying they are just as good. That has been tried, hut wherj the amateur and all really manly men. We say ihe words re a picked nine and the k>"al sluggers. gretfully. Our appeal lies to the true friends The Pago Fence Giants ;ire expected to piny professi nal have tried the other goods they have paid dearly for their experience. of ball ball. Why force us 6-f the clergy to set our here next week, and possibly Beardstown will selves as. foes against it"? That is what It is be here to-morrow and Sunday. coming to. When it comes to a question of de- McOvuu leads the tenm as a hitter, followed by The Spaldings expect to continue to make and supply Base . ceney we have to be Puritans though it goes Berryhill, Hartsel, Williams, Ellis and in fact much against the grain with us to put our they* all go after the ball. Their fielding is im Ball players with their implements for the next twenty years selves in that position." mense. McOann in right last Sunday catching "Church Life" undoubtedly refers to the a short fly to right field after a hard run with and fully realize that they can only maintain their present lead ribald and vulgar language at times coming one hand. This is the man that Wilmot wanted from the stands. No man can object to for his leaui- ing position by making first-class, honest goods. cheering or any other legitimate method of Healy and Hartsell are recovering from their injuries. expressing enthusiasm. Even the tin horn Next Thursday the season opens in the Western Spalding©s Official Base Ball Guide for 1S97 (just out) contains the New lias its place, although so unwelcome to Association, and we have as opponents our old- tuany ears.« Remarks from the stands, time enemy, Dubucme. Playing Rules, with the alterations and amendments indicated by italics; official however, of an ungentlemanly nature, are Wednesday, April 21. at Memphis, Tenn., oc averages of all the leagius and colleges portraits of nearly 500 players,"and a variety of more than any patron should be asked to curred the wedding of Frank \V. Chamberlin endure. They would not be tolerated in of this city to Miss Willie Mallory, of Memphis. useful information pertaining to the gome. Price 10 cents. a closed pla©ce of public amusement and Mr. Chamberlin will be remembered as one of the should not be in the open air, where so local magnates of ©89 and ©00 teams. The young many thousands of people are grouped to couple are expected here Monday evening next. Handsomely Illustrated Catalogue of Spring and Summer Sports free. Long life and best wishes to you, Frank, and gether. your bride, from the undersigned. JAS. H. LLOYD. GERRIT\ ©S TEAM. BEST OF ALL fjetviston Has an Aggregation That Ought to Do Well. ts Base Ball in an Ail-Round Sport©s NEW YORK. CHSCAGO. PHILADELPHIA. WASHINGTON. Lewiston, April 24. The interest in the Maine Estimation. l*agtie is growing every day, and the rivalry Captain Anson is the exponent of a half dozen tietweeii all the cities will be much greater than sports. He is a clever billiardbst, a good cy ANOTHER DEATH. MASSAGE TREATMENT. it ever was in the New Kngland League. Mana clist, can hold his o\vn at the traps, and might- ger Garrity has completed his team except pitch be able to score a few points with the gloves. Timothy F. Lynch, a Well-Known Pitcher Terry Thinks It the Best ers, and He would like to hear from two first- Base ball, however, is the apple of his eye. Pitcher, No More. Thing For Pitching Anns. class minor league pitchers. . © That©s the game for me." said he. "It is the Manchester, N.- H., April 21 .--Timothy P. Terry is a great believer in massage treat The team will be made up as follows: D. .T. Only pastime ever devised that makes a manager Lynch, tlio well-known professional base ball ment for pitching© arms. "Pitchers place loo Mahoney, catcher: Conroy, Lovetl and two other out©©of every mother©s son who sits on the bleach pitcher and a prime mover in the organization little value on their arms,", said he the other pitchers to be signed; Lezotte. lirst base; Mc ers or in the pavilion. Every fan who has paid and life of the Manchester Moose Cluln died to day. ©©There is hardly a pitcher in the League Dermott, second; Sullivan, third: l>alen. short his quarter thinks he could run ;lie team better day ol© fatty degeneration of the heart. Mr. who pays proper attention to his arm. In my stop: McOacken, Maiz, France and O©llourke, than anybody else, and he is honest in his belief. Lynch was a succe:-si©ul pitcher in the old Man opinion every club in the business should curry outfielders. Suggestions? I get ©em by the basketful, and chester < I lib, and was afterward connected an experienced niUNser.r to look after the play There will be a dispute over McDermott be when I have my team arranged as I intend to \vith the Lewiston. I©awtueket and Woonsockel ers in Kcncnd, and tlie pitchers in particular. tween Lewis!on and Belfast, but Manager Gar play it into another basket they go many of nines. He had a great many friends. Thf pUchinii urm should }>e massaged after every rity says that McDermott accepted his terms, them without reading." And every manager pane, ami if this \se.--o doiic we would have while, lie was at Belfast, assisting Manager Ba- could tell a like story at an experience meeting. The Quincy.Club has dropped Lally and La- better pitchers am! more of :hei;i than We have 4en ic getting a place, and he could not answer, Cincinnati "Post.© 1 barjje, and signed catcher Joe Lohbeck. under the present ancient system.©© May 1. rick. Left on bases Hartford 8, Paterson 6. Struck be found drawing salary from the team at the out By Vickery 2, by Jones 5, Double |>lay--K.eis- end of the season. ter, Smith, Haller. First ou balls By Vickery 1, by THE CLEVELAND SCRIBES Jones 8. Wild pitches Jones 2. Passed bail Smiuk. have thus early in the game began howling about Umpire Jonea. Time 1.50. Cincinnati luck. The Reds never win a guoio NORTOLK vs. READING AT NORFOLK. APRIL 26. without" those deluded fellows from up the State Norfolk oDened the season with Reading, playintt to have u good deal to say about luck. Tbey evi a tie in the ninth inning, when the game was called THE REDS MAKE ft GREAT START dently hate to acknowledge that Cincinnati ha* on account of darkness. It was a glow soutest on at last gotten together a ball team that can," account of Amole©s dilatory tactics, but exciting on IN THE RACE, play the points of the game as well as any team account of the closanesi of the score. The score: in the League, and so lay it all to luck. Well, NORFOLK. AB.R.B. P. A. RKADINS. AB.R.B, P. A. E I haven©t seen much luck of any kind holering McFarl n, cf 3 0 1 Mater, II).... 3 0 1 11 1 0 around that band of Indians who sleep when aB Leahy. SB... 411 Newell,3b.... 3 110 1 0 Good Work and Not Luck Responsible home in the village by Luke Erie. Shaffer.lb... 4 1 1 10 00 Spratt, ct.... 3 113 0 0 By the way, what a sermon on early practice Weddigo, 3b3 1 2 0 10 Meara, If... 4003 0 0 in the far South has been preached the past Wethl.Tf.©.....4 0 1 2 0 o|Mcliit©e,"2b5 1 3 3 00 For Their Triumph Over Chicago three days by the winners. Cleveland and Wentz.2b... 300 3 20 Regan, «... 402 S 41 New York could not afford to take trips South, Gilroy, rf...," 400------I Frank, rf.....,6 0 0 000 and their showing has been miserable. Cin The New Players Show up Strong cinnati, Philadelphia tnd Louisville have been Nio, c...... 4019 Amole, p.... 312 0 70 playing ball like seasoned teams, and winning Newton, p.. 3 1 1 0 Bitrklev, c... 200 4 10 right along. If that is not an argument r in favor ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Total..... 33 \ 8 *2G a Z fKlnsella.... I 00 0 e 0 in the Championship Contests, of Southern training then I am at a loss to Total..... 33 4 10 27 141 know what would be considered a convincing «Spratt out. hit.by batted ball, fitted for Barkley bit of talk. in ninth. Cincinnati, O., April 25. Editor "Sporting MANAGER EWING THE SECOHD ANNUAL CAMPAIGN Norfolk...... 01100000 2 4 Life:" They©re oft©! The opening was aus is evidently contented with the team as ill Beading...... I 1000010 1 4 picious. Eleven thousand people were stands now, as he says there will be no NOW UNDER WAY, Earned runn Nortollc 2, Rpading 1. Two-bade there. So was the Cincinnati ball team. changes made in any position while the boys hits Weddese. Newton. Shatter. Sacrifice hit There was a band, hurrahs in profusion, are winning a majority of their games. Satur Spratt. Stolen baiM Nswell 2. LeaJi.v. Newton, and plenty of red fire at the close of the day he said that if Corcoran should come to Mear«, Barkley, Mclutyre 2, VVeddiu*. Loft on bases day. time now he would have to act as utility man The Teams Apparently Better Matched Reading 12, Norfolk 4. Struck ou: By Newton 8, The League opening began with a trolly as long as Ritchey was playing the ball he is by Amole 4. Double play Mclutyre, unassisted. procession over the principal streets of the putting up nosv. If this be so it ii* doubtful if First ou error Wentz. First on balls By Newtou city. Three of the finest cars the city Corkie will find anyone falling over himself to Than Last Year, Thus AHording 5, by Amole 2. Hit by pltcher Nwwell, Shvter, lines afforded were turned over to the ex induce the New Havener to sign. I©ll bet that he McFarlan. Passed balls Newton 2. Umpire hibit. Weber©s band tilled the first horse scans the scores carefully to see if there© is nod Oline. Tim* 2.50. ___ less carriage. Cincinnati Reds and news some chance for Mr. Brush to tall for him with, Reason For Expecting One More paper men came next, while Chicago, or a raise in salary. Games Played April 27. such of them as remembered the occasion, MINOR MENTION. Highly Successful Season, NRWARK vs. ATHLKTIC AT NEWARK APRIL 27: occupied the rear, and took in the town. Harry Vaughn is covering first base, and doing NEWARK. AB.R.B, P. A. E|ATHLKTIC. AB.R.B. P. -A,! It was a much greater parade than that of it well. His batting is good.. .;© Wright.cf... 413 3 0 OlMorali, If... 3 2 0 4 the year before, and a number of ©miles Burke was sick with cramps Saturday, and Gilm«n. 2b.. 5 0 2 *. 5 IJMcVey, cf.. 3 0 1 3 were traversed before Manager Rwing Holliday took his place in the field. The second annual championship season of Several of the Chicago players forgot the street the re-organized and strengthened Atlantic J.Rothf"8,H>5 2 1 13 0 0|0«rey, Ib... 4005 cried enough. Then came a sumptuous O©Hasan, rf.4 2190 Oi Lever. H.....4 0 0 I lunch at the Gibson house. Theii for the parade, and were left behind. They caught on League, opened under most encouraging con Rafter, ..301 at dinner time, though. Stewart, ss.. 5 238 2 2 game. Barry McCormick. who is a Cincinnati boy, ditions on Monday, April 26. Everywhere Boyd. If...... 3010 1 0 R.Scha©b, 3b 3 1 2 A PLEASING START. P. Childs, 2b4 012 was presented with a handsome pin by local there was larpe attendance and much enthu Dalpy, 3b.... 3000 4 1 Long before opening time, the band was friends on opening day. siasm. Furthermore the games were well Hodie, c... 4000 F. Jichaub, 0311 6 in position, and when play was called a The attendance during the first three games played and the scores close, thus indicating Carrick, p... 400 0 J. 0 Jordau, p... 4 1 0 ^ ^ crowd of splendid proportions was within has been over 18,000, many more than will that the teams are better matched than last Total...... 37 7 11 27 154! Total...... 31 5 0 27 5 4 the enclosure. For an hour music, an;l attend a series of six; games in the Forest City. Newark...... 40000300 0 7 Joe Fagin, a local catcher, has caught on year, and that the race will probably be a close good music, too, kept the big crowd in Athletic ...... ©... I 1001200 0 5 splendid humor. By a mistake Mayor Cald- with an Illinois club, and leaves for there this and exciting one. Below will be found further Earned ruus Newark 5, Athletic 2. Two-base well was not present to toss the first ball week. details of the results on the field. The schedule hit< Stewort, Wrisht, P. Schaub. Three-base hits over the plate, and Umpire Sheridan did President Brush was a happy man Thursday for the coming week is as follows : O©Hapau, Boyd, R. Schaub. Ilomn runs Stewart, night. He sent numerous telegrams to friends F. Schaub, R. Schaiib. Sacrifice hits McVey, V. that trick in a very graceful manner. Per telling them; of the glorious victory. May 1 Newark at Hartford. Athletic at Pater- Schaub. Stolen bases J. Kothfum, Slowart. Moran. haps it is just as well that the Mayor was Captain Anson is not downhearted over hi3 eon, Lancaster at Norfolk. Reading at Richmond. Left oa bases Newark 9, Athletic 6. Struck out not on. hand to perform, his part of the pro losses here. He sticks to it that he has the May 2—Reading at Paterson, Hartford at By Jordan 4. Double plays Gil man, Stewart, J, gramme. Last year he did that thing, and best team that has represented Chicago in Newark, Lancaster at Philadelphia. Bothfuss; Stewart, Oilman, J. Rothfuss. First on the Reds lost the opening game. This year many a day. May 3, 4, 5 Newark at -Philadelphia, Hart errois Newark 2, Athletic 3. First on balls By they won it and in a way that sent the boys To Cincinnati and Chicago belongs the honor ford at Reading, Paterson at Lancaster, Rich Carrick 4. by Jordan 2. Hit by pitcher Boyd, flying into the club house feel ins? at or playing the first extra inning game of the mond at Norfolk. Dalcy, Moran. Wild pitch Curricle. Passed balls peace with all the vsorld, and the crowd was season on opening day. F. E. GOODWIN. May t>, 7, 8 Paterson at Newark, Athletic at happy as well. It was a Unish that would cans? Reading, Hartford at Lancaster, Norfolk at Rich Hodge 2. Umpire Suyder. Time 2li. a Cleveland minister to foreswear his opinion mond. RICHMOND vs. LANCASTER AT RICH©D APRIL 27: of ball games and ball players. MURPHY©S MEN May 9 Lancaster at Paterson, Reading ai RICHMOND. AB.R.B. P. A. *|LANCAsTKB.AB.R.B. P. A. B Ehreti, the red, was carded to officiate in the Jiewark, Hartford at Philadelphia. Klberfeld.Sb 402 Butter©e. rf 4 2 3 1 01 first real game of the season. His opponent Make a Pleasing Impression on New Elsey, If..... 3 0 0 Ward, 2b.... 620 260 was Griffith, who has not yet got in line with Hargrove.cf 400 Leidy, cf.... 411 3 00 a contract. The Colts got off in the lead, an 1 Bedford Patrons. Opening Games April 26. Foster, rf... 300 0 00 Laro©cque,lb5 12 9 11 it looked as if tha year before was to be re New Bedford, April 27. Editor "Sporting NEWARK YS, ATHLETIC AT NEWARK APRIL Kain, ss..... 3 01210 Seyboi.i, K.. 5 0 I I" " © peated. But the Reds proved themselves fighters, Life:" Well, local fans have had a chance 26. Although Sharsig©s Athletics put up a Wells, Ib... 411 8 0 0 Grahain,3b.. 3 1 2 1 and tied the score in the ninth, inning. In to see the reorganized New Bedfords in a game- rattling good article of ball in the opening W.Scbabel,c4 11801"Madison, 980 9 0 4 the tenth Chicago made a tally. in three of them, for that matter and it is Bei te.2b...... 3013 Roth, c...... 410 - Cincinnati made two. the general verdict that Manager Murphy haa game of the season with the locals, his team Stimmell.p.. 200 0 30 Yeauer. p... 4 1 2 0 Thus endeth the first chapter. gotten together a pretty good aggregation. In was compelled to acknowledge defeat to the Mazona, p... 200 0 00 Total..... 3991127 lo : It would be unfair to praise any one of the the three games which have been played there tune of 2 to 0. It was a pitcher©s battle be Total...- 32 2 G 2~4 104 players for that glorious victory. They were was a total attendance of 3-100 spectators, and Richmond...... 0 0001000 1 2 all in it. It was a hard-fought contest, and when the fact is considered that the first two ex tween Johnstone and Garvin. The score: one which sent thousands of bull cranks away hibitions were played with the weather at the NEW AUK. AB.R.B. P. A.BI ATHLETIC. AB.R. B. P. A. E Lancaster ...... 3 0042000 x 9 from the grounds feeling that the Reds were freezing point it speaks volumes for the interest Wrigbt.cf... 301 0 00 Moran, If.... 400 0 00 Earned runs Lancaster 3. Two-base hits Sey- bold, Elbtrt©old. Three-base hits Bntteruiore, Yea- entitled to the respect of the best clubs in the manifested. Oilman, 21... 411 4 21 McVey, cf.. 4 01 League. The fans say that it looks very much as if J.Rothfs,lb3 0 1 12 00 ger. Sacrifice hit Leidy. Stolen bases Klberfeld, Carey, ll>... 303 IMPROVED BATTING. Murphy had a team of hitters. .Roussey, the O©Hsgan, rf 4 0 0 1 1 0 Lever, rf..... 400 Kain, Schabel, Buttermore, Leidy. Left on bases new short stop, and Jim Long, the left fielder Stewart.s*.... 400 1 Kaft«r,ss..... 401 Richmond 8, Lancaster 7. Struck out By Stiuimell Our fellows are not as yet running their hits from Louisville, have certainly made a favor Boyd, K..... 401 0 0 OlR.Schaub.3b4 00 6, by Yeager Islands, who had such .players as T3<3. Hanlon, Toiruny Bnrns and the famous battery of Oritchloy, pitcher, and Jim Keeua-u, catcher,with Dickie Pierce short- stop and captain, put up a series of games that proved profitable. These, vVilii a series of games between shop nines of the BASE city, constituted the amusement for the first season. At the expiration of the sea son of 1877, the stockholders vo-ted to branch out with a nine of their own for 1878. Bancroft being edected manager, his first move was to engage Jim Mutrie as captain and shortstop. George Washington Bradley and Charlie Rielly were selected for a battery, Bradley being paid the E.VOHJUOUS sr.M received ifGO and Kielly $5i>. Charley Dav- is, second biise, received© -$4O per mo-nth; John Piggott, third basemau. $45: the out- fielders, Billy© Stone, Jake Evans and George Gore, ranged, from $40 to £ ©;,. Harry Stovey was later on engaged for change pitcher at ffiO per month. Roger Connor, FRANK BANCROFT, THE VETERAN then an amateur, playing with the Monitors of Waterbury, Conn., was engaged as first; baseman, and actually released©© because he BASE_BALLJANAGER, COULD NOT HAT. Roger batted right-handed in those days. He went home and turned around and prac ticed .batting left-handed and blossomed out A Brie! Review of a Notable Career as one of the greatest hitters of ilie age. Bancroft, niaiiy times afterwards regretted Plenty-ol Glory But Little Money the day he released Connor aiid always since says it was One of the greatest errors EDITED BY CLARENCE W. SMITH. he ever made in the business. New Bod- in the Game For the Famous ford svas© admitted a : member of ©-tSic New England League, which consisted of Spring- lield,©Worcester, New Bedford. Lynn, Holy- Hastier at the Sta-rt, oke, l.A>well. Mass;, and Manchester, N. H. Bradley pitched evV-ry©game of the season Contains the changes in the Play "When it comes to continuous service in and the pennant was won easily by New the ©matter ©of boouiiug baste- ball ..business Bedford. Even at: tlmse salaries NO MONEY WAS©MADK ing Rules in Italics for ready .Manager Bancroft, of the Cincinnati Club, and at the expiration of the season Ban is. second only to "Papa" Cluuhvick. croft got up an entertainment in the opera Where base ball is known in America the house to raise funds to pay outstanding reference. mime of Bancroft is known. His reminis debts. The prominent feature of the show cences always are interesting, his advice was the presentation of the championship on any subject relating to the game al flag to the team on the stage. The main ways is goo©.l and as an up-to-dute boomer part of the show was furnished by George Full explanatory notes and expert for the national game he is more active Wright who gave an exhibition on a rbw- now than any man in the business. With ing machine; Indian club exercises by Sam The advent of 1807 Bancroft begins his Wright, a younger brother of George and criticism on the Rules. twenty-first year in active base ball service, Harry; aged negro ©impersonations by having started in Xew Bedford, Mass., Harry Stovey; Irish songs by Charlie Foley, in 1ST 7. the famous©pitcher of the Lowells, and a BANCROFT©S INITIATION ten-mile walking match between Jim Mu Valuable articles on Coaching and into the base ball business makes an iu- trie and George Gore. A nice sum was I^nesting story, whicii is relate 1 by the realized and Bancroft was tendered Cincinnati "Times-Star" as follows: A VOTE OF THANKS Umpiring. At tiiat period Bancroft was landlord of for his season©s management, not receiv Ihe Bancroft House in the famous old whal ing any salary or moneyed consideration, ing city of New Bedford and u great root in the winter of 1807 he reorganized the er for the Bostons. He often ran up to see New Bedfords for the ensuing season. In For Sale by News and Sporting the Beaueaters play games with the Hart- the meantime Worcester parties came into fords, Chicagos, St. Louis, Athletics and New Bedford and offered him a $1000 to Juilianapolis teams, that were then mem assume the management of their team. He Goods Dealers. bers of the League. He took the "fever" © ac.©cepted, and tendered his resignation to so badly that he resolved to call a meeting | the New Bedford Association; and. while and see il© base ball could not be estab- | he really started in the business in New lished lu New Bedford. After due notice a Bedford in 1877, he never received a cent for Ilia work until 1879. Worcester money was the first he ever received for his serv PRICE, - 10c. EACH. ^ ices, and that availed him nothing in the end. Many of the New Bedford cranks were so sore over his leaving them and going to Worcester that they liOYCOTTEt) HIS" HOTEL and probably cost him double the amount that lie received in Worcester and really forced him to dispose of his hotel business and adopt base ball as a permanent voca tion. He has successfully followed base ball ever since, being to-day the oldest manager Overman Wheel Co. in America. Arison and Barnie have been in the business as players longer than Ban croft, but neither of them held managerial positions until several years after Ban croft made his debut as a i.nr.nager ia New Bedford, 20 years ago this mouth. WARD ON RULES. Ex-Manager of the Giants Not En tirely Pleased With the Revision. John M. Ward, the ex-manager of the New York Base Ball team, has been looking over Hie amendments to the base ball rules find he finds sorue weak spots. "According tp Section 1 of PORTSMOUTH PLEASED team as well as to the correspondents of the Rule 38." Eiild he, "all outfield hits would be sporting papers in this city. foul. Thi, amendment provides that :i fair hit With the Neat Team Selected by The telegraph of this morning brought the Is one that settles in fair ground before passing news of the disbandment of the Hampton Club, the line of first or third bases* Therefore, if Afa©nager Virn-elson. . which leaves only three clubs in our little Portsmouth, © Va., .April 30. Editor "Sporting league. Hampton©s defection was caused by- FUANK C. BANCROFT. the ball settles beyond the line of first or third bases it is toul. The rule makers have simply Life:" The team which has been selected to lack of financial support, but will not affect the meeting of the fans was called at the Hotel failed to make provision for a bill that rolls U; represent this town in the fast little Southeastern league, as two Norfolk clubs stand ready to Bancroft. It created so much interest that the oiUliold, ;:nd the umpires will, o£ course, be League of Virginia has teen gotten togtthvr jump into the breach. Personally, 1 am of th« the dimiig room had to be opened to ac compelled ©to use discretion. aiid a careful estimate of the work already done opinion that a club from Norfolk in this League commodate the crowd, no other .room in © Regarding ibe holding of a base there lias by" the rapid youngsters selected by Manager would prove a tetter investment for all the the house being large enough to hold "always been a misapprehension. The rule pro Walter Virnelson speaks well for that gentle- other clubs than Hampton offered and I am them.-.Resolutions were offered and adopt vides tluit a run©iei1 is entitled to hold a base ulun©s sagacious selections. The team, is man in hopes that such aa arrangement may be per ed to organize until he has legally touched the next one in aged by W. C. Hall (Silent Pete, as he is fected. BAT N. BAIjL. A STOCK COMPANY order. Often with rt©cn on second and third, if familiarly known), and his arrival here to take tlui latter runs for the plate, the-man on second charge was made a theme of rejoicing by the PLAYERS© NATIVITY. of $1,500©by issuing 100 shares of stock of fans. Hall is one of the best players ever In the a par value of $15 per share. The stock will run down anil take third. The runner who started for home may be. dodging between third Virginia League, and his gentlemanly and ever Irish and German. Blood Predomin was ail taken and a board of directors and the plate, a-iid not having touched the home abstemious behavior endears him wherever lie elected, of which Bancroft was made a base is still legally entitled to third, and the goes. With him he brought u young pitcher ates on the Diamond. member. It was decided first to build a man who ran from second has no business at named Tanner, who in the work he has already A writer for the American Press Association park and then trust to getting a team third. A double play could easily be made by done gives Haltering promise as a comer. He has says: "I have been requested to state what na afterward. Bancroft and a gentleman touching the man on third and then catching the great speed, good control and a good assortment tionality as a. rule turns out the best base bait of deceptive curves. Bennett, the only other named Claretx* Cook were chosen an ex other runner. players. The question can be answered ©off-hand. ecutive committee of two to select grounds "I think you will find that the rule pro professional on the team, in addition to the Irish blood predominates emor.g the stars of and let out contracts for grading and hibiting a field cwpta.li) leaving- his position two first mentioned, plays third bag and is also the ball field. Next comes the German stock, feuildiiig fences and a grand stand. Grounds to talk to an umpire will result in the captains a promising youngster. and possibly the true, whole-blooded America.ii were secured and, to- give the scheme a walking -in to have a talk with the pitcher or The first game of the season was played on must rank third. Let us see if this is true. boom, George Wright, the famous short- catcher, according to which is nearest the umpire, April 9 against Brooklyn and the boys made a. "In thf Irish class we have Duffy, Doleb©ritjr, and the captain©s remarks to the player. Will most satisfactory showing, evidencing the fact Kolley, Brodic.. Doyle. OSrady. liyan, McKnan, stop, was invited down from Boston to that they .need have nothing to f.ear from the McCarthy. Mullane. Gieasen. McGraw, McPhee, lay out the grounds and oil©er such sug have direct reference to the last decision by the other three clubs in the league. The attend umpire." Coiinor. Tebcau, McGuire, McAleer, Mcilahon, gestions as were needed to insure the ance was also flattering and augurs a financial Tiernan, Carsey, Clarke, Quinn. Reilly, McGarr, "venture©s success. George©s arrival was a success for the new organization. The people Murphy, Bailey, McGili :inrl others. PKOUD DAY FOR BANNY, LANSING©S of Portsmouth have shown conclusively that "Then comes the German phalanx including who met him at the depot with a pair of they want the national game and Manager Vir Cross. Cbilds. Dahlcn, Stouxel, Burkett, lieciley, grays, hired for the occasion. George was The Players Signed For the Club by nelson is determined to give them that article Hugden. Van Haitren, Hassainear. Lange, Long, driven through the principal streets of Manager Robinson. of best quality. Hlioch, Ilartman, l<\>utx, Vaut©hn, Selbach, Keltx, the city sitting beside Bancroft, who On Friday they met the Norfolk Club of the Gumbert, Bierbauor, Swindle, Ffeffer. Boyle, Causing, Mieh., April 30. Editor "Sporting Atlantic League in Norfolk, and put up a furious drove the grays and felt prouder over Life:" Manager Robinson has received contracts Shiigarc, Ziminei. Fuller, Gunnel Shiebeck, Peit/., ly fast game, considering the company against Schrsver. Stein. Wit rock. Urcit"astciu and Bhrei. having the famous shortstop for a com from seven players for the local base bull team. them. The score was 7 to 0, but the. boys hit panion than he would have been had he The men are: W. H. Bareber, Lowell, third Iwse- "So we s;ji> thai the mer. of Irish and German almost as well as their opponents, and liad it lineage predominate in the profession of base fceen sitting beside the President of the man; Ho\var4 King. Birmingham, catcher: Mike not been for one fatal inning of errors, when TTnited States. Since then lie and George Klvnn.© Burlington, "la.©, short stop; John Murphy, ball. Possibly it^ls the Irishman©s love of u three runs were "scored without a hit being made, scrap or his proficiency in the use of a club have had many good laughs over that Cleveland, second baseman: Percy Allbright, the score would have been 4 to. 0. Tanner Was Kast Liverpool,© O.: H. Derfenderfer. Madison and which leads him into the pleasures and pur- eventful rule. After a while the grounds pitted against Climsen in the box and pitched soils of the diamond. Why the German* are were graded, -fem-ed and a small grand James Ccrcoran, Chicago, pitchers. tJan i-iui-ke 1 a superb game, eliciting the favorable notice of and Elmer Dotty, pitchers, will -also he given almost equ-illy proficient in tbo playing art. N stand- built- and the $1500 had all be;>n Norfolk players and public alike. Considering bard to BUV, unless it is because thrit nat!o« a trial. Negotiations are on by which it is i the© fact that Norfolk beat tin- heavy-hitting swallowed up in equipping the grounds. hoped to secure catcher. Eiton from Grand Ua.j>- as a rule i©s blessed with better eyesight than It was deemed best not to. run a team 1©hillies and played the .Champion Orioles to a almost any other people on earth." that vear. Bancroft, however, was ids. If they are successful King will be.tn.dfd ! tic of :; to ;!. i hi- lads from this city have noth- to Bay City for iirst bitseman McKovitt. The i ing-to lie ashamed of. With©the disintegration of ELECTED MANAGER uniforms- for the learn were ordered ."last night. 1 the Virginia league the bitter Wcliug which Ijjinffe©s Predicament. with instructions to engage two out-of- an,d will be white shirts with blurk trousers, existed .between the fans of these two citi©-s "It©s sometimes luird to determine-,"-says the town dribs to play exhibition gitmes. The stockings and caps. The members of the team has entirely-disappeared, so far as the great game great. Chicago o©.itfielder, Uill Lange, "wbether Fall Rivers, of which Jim Mutrie was : and a I©limiter© of players who are to ,tte given a ! is concerned, and .Manager Broome and O©Neill a girl "-arms to you or is simply making light then fnptain and suortstoy, and tUe Rhode trial will report this week. © iiave allowii sreat kiudaess and courtesy lo our of you." 16 LIFE. Western. League, Southern League, Texas League, New England League. Central League, Peun. State League, J". toy ., physician can treat it accordingly; if it is T 1TTT 1? F F AfHIl?^ second base; Langsfcrd, short stop, and Ireland, longitudinal, he will know what additional steps LilLlLiLj iJJuAUUlLO. third base. The outfield is composed of "Red" steps to take. Armstrong, Ogden and ISateman, who have shown "BASEBALLFINGER." Some New and Sensible Suggestions themselves to be fast fielders and good hitters. Wood and Weaver have been tried behind the MOBILE©S MEN as to Ways and Means ol© Securing bat, and some fault has been found with their Financial Aid. throwing to liases. It is ©thought that ©their ROENTGEN RAYS MAKE 1 PECULIAR Are Now to be Found on Many! Ball Winsted, Conn., April 29. Editor "Sport work will improve with wanner weather, but Teams. the management intends to take no chances, and ing Life:" He/re are so-me ideas relative has made an offer to catcher. Eltou. of. tbe .Grand REYELiTIOH. Mobile, Ala.. April 26. Editor "Sporting Life:" to the support of small leagues and clubs Rapids Club, Armstrong is also a. catcher, and While perusing the averages of the Western which have Just occurred to me and which will take his place behind the bat as soou as a league for 1S96 your correspondent was forcibly may prove of intetest to club managers sore finger, which has been giving him a great impressed by the large number of players who and backers. have at one time or other worn Mobile uniforms. deal of trouble, heals. They Show Just Why the Finger The following team made up of ex-Mobile play THE OLD FAULTY WAY. Terre Haute opens tbe season at Washington ers would give almost any of the Western League Managers of clubs which represent towns on May 1. There is great rivalry between the of a Ball Player, as a Rule, Stif clubs a ©©stiff argument:" pitchers, b©oreuum, of 10,000 inhabitants or less as a general two cities, and the opening series will be hotly Kling, Anderson, Daniels and Halm: catchers. thing have hard scratching in order to contested. Trost and Fisher; first base. Whistler; second An Evansville firm has offered a gold medal to keep their clubs together and play out the the leading batsman of the League, and will fens After Having Been Broken base, Truby; third base, Mills; short stop, Tuylor: entire iseason. Many times they fail in their award a silver trophy to tbe team finishing first. outtielders, Fraok, Gettiager, Gilks, Strauss aad efforts, but after subscription papers have Terre Haute lost the services of pitcher John Davis. been circulated among the public they by a Base Ball. Of these Foreman, Anderson, Truby, frank P. Roach, the National Board awarding him to and Gettinger have seen service in the National manage to survive by the aid thus received. Peoria. He made a great record last season, League. Trost was at o»ie-time under contract If the club is not a winner the subscriptions ara but In southpaw Rodmaii the management belives The Roentgen rays are responsible for to Louisville, but did not participate in enough few and far between. In many casts the failure it has a man equally as good. Manager Alien, of an interesting discovery in regard to the games to be included in the above list. Kling. of th« clubs is due to the efforts of the manager the Detroits, paid him a high compliment last "bSse hall finger;" The proueness of ball to give the public better exhibitions of the week, and predicted that he will be a comer recently released by Kansas Oity, was one of game, thus compelling higher priced players with a little more experience. J. J. players who had had a finger broken to Mobile©s "standby*" in the box in '$2, and to be slgi.ed in bcpes of increasing tbe attend- have a stiff flng-er thereafter haa frequent won many a game by his bard and tirnefy hit ai.ce ami receipts, but expenses increase faster ly excited comment among physicians. ting. Foreman, with Cincinnati last year, but than receipts and by degrees the treasury fast THE GOOD-NATURED MAN. Men in other vocations broke their fingers, DOW with Indianapolis, was Mobile©s star pitch er in ©94, when Jake Wells© aggregation, the best becomes shallow. It takes a winning team to but when healed 110 stiffness resulted. It draw large audiences and the impression made How George Miller Played on Von remained tor the X ray to reveal the reason. Mobile ever had nearly won the Southern ppon the public in tbe early part of tbe season Dr. C. H. Roeenthal, the well-known dentist, League pennant. has much to do with, the interest and amndance Der A he©s Soft Side. v»Uo has experimented considerably vrith the Varney Anderson is manager of the Rockford, during the season. Recently Mr. Von der Ahe made the statement X ray is the discoverer of the "base ball ftn- 111., Western Association Club. He was re leased by Mobile at his own request on account of TOO MUCH PROCRASTINATION. that catcher George Miller is a hard man to a sore arm. Pete Daniels seems to have lost his Much difficulty is always experienced in. the manage, simply because of his good nature. At grip. Chubby-faced, ever-smiling Pete, with his starting of minor clubs, principally due to th^ the League meeting Mr. Von der Ahe illustrated provoking slow ball was the idol of the bleachers, scarcity of money. Organization is put off from his saying with a case in point. Once last and the fans all hope to see him do good work time to time until late in the spring, and then season George bad bad a hard night, and was for Columbus this year. Sara Mills will play with i lie subject of how can money be raised is playing wretchedly. Chris sent down word that Wilkesbarre this year. He was the best all- brought up, as a result the subscription is brought Miller would be fined $50. After the game around player Mobile ever bad. Wally Taylor, into play. This method if successful financially Doggy hunted up Der Boss and told him that goes to Toronto, on which team is also Charley is l>ound to eii©se trouble sooner or later us §50 fine served him right, and that it should l>utenburg, Mobile©s old first baseman, whose many who contribute are of the opinion that they have been a hundred, and he knew he had done shoes have never been filled in the opinion of should be entitled to put their finger in tbe pie wrong. Miller said he would reform and never many. Cobby Gilks, the old Mobile favorite, will nnd thus cause continual dissatisfaction and do wrong again, and asked I>er Boss to lend captain the Toledo team of the Inter-State kicking, which is anything but pleasant and far him a dollar, which was done. Then Miller League. Bobby was the most popular player from beneficial to the club©s best interests. put the dollar on a bar and: asked Von der Aim that ever wore a Mobile uniform and the club In time, if not already, the subscription meth to have a drink on his good intentions. Then people tried to secure him to manage the team od will be hailed as a chestnut. While many are Chris thought to even up by having another last year without success. liberal, yet the majority of people are desirous drink. Miller continued to express his sincere Trost, Frank Gettinger and Strauss will of receiving something in return for that which regrets at his misconduct, and. Chris© soft spot again play with their respective teams this is expended, and when such is the case satis was touched so much that he remitted the season, and will no doubt do as good work as faction is more general and the public are more fine. Then Miller asked the magnate to drink they have done in the past. Truby, who played liberal in their inclination to render aid. Mana to him because of his generosity. Chris then with Chicago and Pittsburg, and will hold down gers and officers of the clubs can often be blamed said, "Have another." Miller©s borrowed dollar the keystone bag for Kansas City this year, play for the condition of things when the time arrives was now gone, and as Chris was already in ed short for Mobile in ©92, and was given his to organize the club. mellow mood Doggy made a ©©touch" for twen release on account of wretched fielding. He THE BETTER WAY. ty, which was forthcoming. They bad a drink must have improved wonderfully. Jake Wells, Usually nt the close of the base ball season on that, and then some more drinks. When who managed the local team of 94, took Bertie managers aud officers of minor clubs consider the bout ceased both men were glorious. Next and Fender with him to Richmond from Mobile their duties finished until the opening of the day Chris reflected that Doggy had been relieved aud the Richmond fans now swear by them. next season, and the result is a new start has of his tine, had borrowed $21 and both had be Sehmidt, of last season©s team, will also be to be made each spring, and nine times out of come too much so, and he reflected that Caliopa with Richmond this year, and will no doubt ten different officers are then chosen. was indeed a hard man to manage. Showing Longitudinal Fracture*. more than hold his own against the heavy slug There is no reason why a base ball organiza gers of the Atlantic League. tion should not have as many admirers during fter." Recently a young man who had had a With the exeeptipn of Hahn, Fisher, Davis the winter as upon tbe field in the summer, al NAIVE DKNZER. finger broken last year during a game, which and Sehmidt none of last year©s team have signed though under different conditions, yet at tho has since become stiff, submitted his hand to as far as known. This is*surprising, as they are same time rendering help and keeping up en The Modest, Simple Life of Chicago©s the X rays, and then the cause of the stiffening good enough for any Western Association, In thusiasm and interest. With proper manage New Pitcher. was revealed. A series of experiments con terstate « Central League team. GULF CITY. ment many new friends and supporters can be firmed the discovery. gained bv ©tire introduction of at least one social Denzer, the pitcher sold to Chicago by St. Paul, An ordinary fracture of one of the phalanges FINN©S FACTS. dance during the winter. A fair always proves a is of German parentage and first saw tbe light of the fingers, as the joints are technically profitable venture, and many opportunities of of day in Le Sueur, Minn., a town of 170O. Oct. called, is a break directly or diagonally across. amusements are to be bad, which when rightly 5. 1874. He went to school and grew, iike so In the "base ball finger©© the X ray revealed Showing What Demand New Eng advertised and tickets sold in advance usually many others, and that©s all, he says, he remem land Leaguers Were in. bers. Of course, he liked base ball, like so uiaiiy that the fracture was longitudinal, as shown in reap a harvest. other boys, and when the town of St. Peter. 12 the dotted lines erf the accompanying cut. The Manager Finn, of the Newport Club, has kept Of course judgment must be used and nothing miles from his father©s house, organized a team in bone was simply split by being pressed down a record of the destinations of the players of the but first-class attractions should be offered, which KS93, Denzer was asked to join and pitch. He ii|w»n the next phalange. This is caused by New England League in 1896, who will be found always pay best in the end. did, and for three years he played the nines of the manner in which such injuries are received in new fields the coming season, and has ascer WORTH TRYING. the neighboring towns. In the majority of these the ball striking with fearful force upon the tained that up to the present time 30 players While patronizing such amusements th** pub- tips of the fingers and driving the phalanges games the St. Peter nine canwv off victorious. Den- have been secured by other leagues by drafting .lic are unthinkingly alJin? the finances of the zer©s fame gradually got, as far as St. Paul, and ba.ek upon each other. The result is a longi- or otherwise, of whom 12 go to the National club, and at the same time are being repaid last year be was signed in tbat city. He ©pitched League, a great increase over the preceding for tbe motiey they invest. Under such methods in 49 games during the season, and he acknowl year, and affording an indication of the really the club does not feel so much under obliga edges naively, "I lost, all but 35 of the games." superior talent there was iu this section lust tions and the management is more at liberty and ]>uring the season he was in the .box almost season. The table subjoined will therefore be certainly satisfaction is more general. If some every other day. His best record he made .during found interesting: of the clubs who have not succeeded during the the August trip of the St. Paul team, when out TO NATIONAL LEAGUE. present season will got right down to work of 24 games played, he pitched 12 and lost only Name and position. Club Destination. and consider such of the alwe suggestions as two. Anson heard of the feat and. so Denzer Ashe, p ...... Newport ... .Washington they can best carry out there is reason to be-© modest, frank, simple is now w,jiere bis every Butler, c ...... Augusta .....Louisville liev©e that the season of 1S97 will be started under act on tbe diamond is laid before the people o£ Johnson. 2b...... Augusta .... .Louisville more favorable circumstances than the last a great country. Lajoie Ib ...... Fail River. .Philadelphia one was. . W. C. KKMP. Geier, rf...... Fall River. .Philadelphia Klobedanz, p ...... Fall River ...... Boston BLOOMS BURG BOYS. Korwan. p...... Brockton...... Brooklyn TEBRE HAUTE TIPS. Magee, p ...... Brockton... ..Louisville The Hardest Hitters in the Central Yeager. c ...... Pawtucket ...... Boston Manager Jewell©s Team Evidently Wheeler, p ...... Bangor ....Philadelphia Pennsylvania League. Staudish, p ...... Fall River....New York Quite a Strong One. Bloomsburg, Pa.. April 30. Editor "Sporting Shea, o ...... Brockton .... New York Terre Haute, Ind., April 30. Editor "Sporting Life:" As Kloomsburg has been admitted to the TO WESTERN LEAGUE. Life:" From the showing made by the Terre Central Pennsylvania League I inclose you a line Hannivan. ss...... Pawtucket . .Milwaukee Hautes in the several exhibiton games played up of the team as follows: Catchers, Geo. Waldron. If...... Pawtucket ..Milwaukee thus far there is little doubt that the team "se Goodheart. of Reading; Xeke Moore, Camden; Lippert. rf ...... Fall River. . .Milwaukee lected by Manage." .lewell will make a respec- Harry Fisher. Altoona: pitchers, H. G. McNeely, Newell, p...... Augusta ...Kansas City able showing in the Central League. Terre Dauphin; Mike Dunn, Philadelphia; J. A. Metsser- TO EASTERN LKAGUES. Haute is not claiming the pennant it leaves that, ly, Oiicago, 111.; first, base, Messerly; second Breckenridge, Ib..... Brockton ...... Syracuse for Bvansville to do. but just the same every- base, J. P. John, Greenboro; short stop, W. W. Braun. p ...... N. Bedford.. .Providence l«dy who has seen the club play predicts that Watts. Bloomsburg; third base, Good.hea.rt; cen Duncan, c ...... Portland. ....Springfield it will finish one, two. three. By the way, the tre field. Fisher; right field, Dunn. Killeen, p ...... Portland. ....Springfield various clubs in the Central league give prom The team as now made ©up is the heaviest bat Lei^hton. cf...... Portland. ... .Springfield ise of putting up a pretty fast article of ball ting team in the League, and if records count Why ttie Finger Stiffens. McDougal, p...... Portland. ....Springfield this season. Tbe past week saw Evansville de for anything ttoey will win the championship witli Woods, p ...... Portland. ... .Springfield feat the Louisville National League team, while ease. Terre Haute won two out of three games played A good heavy bitting left Helfler can secure A tudinal fracture instead of a horizontal or diago Larnpe. p ...... Fall River ....Syracuse with Ft. Wayne, of the Interstate League. nal one. A failure to know this fact lias re- A. Moore, 3b ...... Bangor...... Springfield position by addressing Manager W. W. Watta, The Terre Haute team is strong in every de Bloomsburg, Pa. aiilted in the stiffening of many fingers. Physi Walters. If ...... New Bedford.. .Scran ton partment except behind the bat, and that position cians have treated the base .ball fracture the Pickett, rf...... Augusta .....Springfield will be strengthened before: tie League season same as other fractures, and dressed and bound Morse, p...... I^ewiston ...... Scran ton opens. As regards pitchers the club is espe Royalton©s Ball Club. up the finger without pressing the fractured TO ATLANTIC LEA0!UK. cially well off, having a tine trio of twirlers in phalanges back into its proper position. The Weihl, If...... New Bedford ...Norfolk Royalton, Dauphin County, Pa., April?,®.—Tha Weddidge, Sb...... New Bedford ...Norfolk Price,, Rodman and Hughes. Nation and Rus Royalton Club has reorganized with David Puna- result has been that when ankylosis technical sell also showed good form in the few games van as manager and the following players: for the knitting together of the fracture has they played, and they were released simply be- Dimavan, second base; Welsh, centre field; been completed, the fractured phalange has More Luck For Van Derbeclc. canwe the managemeiu could, not afford to carry Bretzman, first base; Martin, shortstop; Noris, l>ecome overlapped on another phalange, as shown Detroit, April 17. George A. Vanderbeck, the more than three pitchers. left field; Rau, third base; Beard, pitcher; Noon, in the second cut. and the finger is forever stif local base ball magnate, was acquitted in the Mike Momson will guard the initial bag, and catcher; Sider, pitcher; Dunavan, right field; fened. Dr. Eospnllial recommends that all ball Recorder©s Court yesterday of selling liquor in his playing so fa.© has justified all the good Hawk, catcher. The management is ready to players, as soon as They fracture a linger, sub a building opening into a place of amusement. words said about him. Morrison led the Canada book games with all good amateur and semi-pn*- mit it to the X rays. Tlie nature of the frac After the evidence in the case was all in Judge League in batting last year, and also stood at fessional teams giving a guarantee., All cotii* ture can thus be at once, ascertained. If it Ohapin instructed the j©lry to return a verdict of the top of the list as a llrst baseman. The other nninications should be addressed to the secrw« to ordinaiy that is. horizontal or diagonal the uot tfuilty, which was done. infield positions will be looked after© by Crotty tary of the club, J. B. Parsou, May LIFE. BASE UNIFORMS CAP, SHIRT, PANTS STOCKINGS AND BELT. Prices for Better Qualities on Application. BALTIMOREBULLETIN The H. H. KIFFE CO., THE ORIOLES STARTING OUT LIKE 523 BROADWAY, Neac Become Street, NEW YORK. FOUR-TIME WINNERS. Every Ball warranted to last a full game. ——SEND FOR CATALOGUE,-—— Compliments For the Players and and one of those old., dodgasted cast iron type which they will play regularly. Clynter is a setting machines thrown in. BUFFALOJQYS. hot second baseman, Sullivan is a third and Pressmen From the Hub Com Haven©t seen enough of Stenzel yet, but he first baseman, Pnttei-son is a first baseman, G41- seems good on the buses and at the bat. How Some Interesting Facts About the bo©y has had loag experience as a catcher. Ur- ever, he ought to 1* put. : down at short for about quhart can do anything but pitch, Wadsworth ment on Individual Members of the Thirty mornings and have ground balls driven at Excellent New Players Manager makes a hard hitting, and Brown a fast fielding him all the time. Bet you won©t know him by Rowe Has Under His Wing. ou©tfielder, and Ghiauny Gray (who. by the way, midsummer. He©ll keep. ALBERT MOTT. Buffalo, April 27. Editor "Sporting Life;" has a little speed) is an all-round, aihletc from Champion Team, Etc, The Buffalo fans have had a couple of days in away back. All are in gwxl condition except which to size up their team, and the general possibly (Jrllboy, who appears somewhat slow SATISFIED SYRACUSE. verdict seems to be that the .youngsters ar.e do as yet. Take it altogether I think the team Baltimore, April 2G. Editor "Sporting ing good work in the practice games, and that a gixxl one, and I could rtesffiut upon the mar Life:©© Here-we come. See usY If it wasn©t The Team in Shape to Cut a Wide the old favorites are still playing in . their, ac vels thereof for several mwe i©olkfe were it lor that young man, George Stalling^; we Swath This Season. customed style. The majority, of course, are not for the fact that your Buffalo space is lim >vould be way up to the top. And its liunny, particularly anxious about the young players, ited, and that this letter may extend in the too, for although George lias one game the Syracuse, N. Y,, April 20. Editor "Sporting and from the activity aud ability displayed in words of that accomplished young Frenchwoman, best of Ned its all the same in the per Lile ©: Our twinkling Stars are now with us, the preliminary practice it is perhaps not out of Mile. Lucie d©Aly, "jusqu a la." centage table. a.nd the universal verdict is that the Syracuse place to prophesy that the Bisons will go on. the O. F. HOLCOMB. ball team is bound to cut a figure in the race field Thursday not weakened from their last You see they are all Georges and, Neds this year. Therefore© all you other fellows take ATLANTIC CITY AFFAIRS. and De Hass© now, since that banquet. We notice. The teaji; arrived home fron. their lengthy year©s form. To get on record and to post en used to be awfully afraid of them and thusiasts in Springfield, Providence, Scranton and exhibition trip feeling, fairly well, despite the fact Wilkesbarre ou the players who will, visit those" Ted. Sullivan©s Venture Likely to address each one as Mr. Stallings, Mr. that severe weather has been encountered, par cities in a week or so from Buffalo let me in Kanlou, Mr. Robison, and so on, but after ticularly at Ithaca, where two i?ames were played troduce to your readers the new niea ou our Prove Very Successful. hearing i)e Hass sing we huve thrown and won with the Cornells. Catcher Jack Ryan nine. Atlantic City, N. J., A-pril 26. Editor "Sport dignity to the winds and waves and such tells of having on two big sweaters and an un WHO, WHENCE, WHAT? ing Life:" Prospects for a successful base things. dercoat, and then adding an overcoat, and still ball season have never been brighter in Atlantic Tim Murnane was here last week and he a place by a hot stove would have been, a, bless Reddy Guy, or, as his parents christened him, City, and the only thing needed now is a first- has just been doing nothing but laugh at ing. Roiuar O. Guy, who is destined to be a hot class team to represent the place, and it is H. MULLARKEY ALL RIGHT. favorite here and an able successor to Stahl, the banquet and grow so fat th©at he has had conies from Columbus, O., is a little over 22, and certainty that Ted Sullivan will place it here. to take to golf and a bicycle to work it off. Friday and Saturday Rochester was here, and It has often been asserted, by men who are were treated to a big surprise. The writer is about the build of his predecessor in Buffalo©s credited with a knowledge of base ball affairs And here is just one thing, by the way, knows that the sentiment in Rochester during right field. He is a left-handed batter, and a-lso that Atlantic City is one of the best-paying cities Those Boston reporters are good, the past winter has been that the Syracuse team throws and writes a copper-plate hand with his sinister metacarpus. Guy was on the Cleveland outside of the national circuit, ami judging BROAD-MINDED MEN. is not a whit stronger than last"season. The from the interest the natives are taking in the There was nothing in the success of their boys of the press iu the Flower City must now Ft. Wayne farm last year, where he had a good league games, not to mention the visitors, 16 team at Baltimore to cause them to be acknowledge the corn. And they are doing so. retrord. It is not generally known that Boston is sale to say that Sullivan will be handsomely chereful and pleasant to their companions. Rochester was a bad second in botli games. Fri drafted him last fall, but turned him over to rewarded for his untiring efforts ill mustering a day©s game fully demonstarted the fact that Buffalo in exchange for Stahl. Like Bailey, lie But they were. is said to be a railroad clerk. He©s a sprinter. world-beater team. pitcher Mullarkey will V.o. This young man is It seems as though people here cannot get There was not an ill-natured remark and all right, from the ground up. For seven in SUTBR G. SULLIVAN, they took the turn of some very hard our short stop, who comes from the city presided enough base ball news. Outside papers printing luck against their club with the sang nings he gave an exhibition of box work that better accounts of the doings on the -diamond was most pleasing to the onlookers. You must over by Mr. Albert Mott, is -4% years of age, enjoy a wider circulation. There are already froid of true sportsmen. It was really admit, if you are honest, that our friend Dan lacks one inch of being a six-footer, weighing three score cards in the city. Every cigar store, charming to observe the way in which they Shannon has severalyery "sweet"© hitters on his 165. He played first base iu ©!>5 and third in saloon and hotel pays to have them placed in. could see the merits of the different players list. They chalked up just four little bits for ©S)6, so he is quite an all around man. He is.a . a conspicuous position,© and in the former places in the rival team, and by gosh, there was Dan and his boys in seven innings. Mr. Mul quiet young fellow, but a look at him will con it. is the first thing a man looks for when en nearly a somersault turned off the back larkey has a flambasted delivery that is very vince one that he keeps thinking all the-time. tering. At a considerable expense one of the of the seat Ivy your correspondent when one or worrisome to the other© fellows. JAMES A; ("FARMER") BROWN, score-card men is getting the returns of the them criticised the umpire for not giving some There is already evidence of team work among right-handed pitcher, and mighty good© outficlder, League games by innings, and an army of mes thing to a Baltimore p.uyer on one occasion. the players, and this will be a revelation to pa by the way, is about 26, resembles Tom ©.John senger boys are kept busy running from the That©s the height of refined sportsmanship, by trons. With the bases full in Friday©s game son, of your team, and left his wefeping family in telegraph offices to different places where the the holy hub. against Rochester Mullarkey tapped the ball Buena Vi»ta, Pa., when they put him off at© .score card is, around which are grouped a. lot And the down the third base line and a run was scored, Buffalo. He is full of hilarity, even though he of men anxiously awaiting the news. BEAN BAGGERS and eveiy runner safe before the onlookers real got a bad blow on the wrist in Rochester Easter All this goes to show that there is interest are all right, too, and we will all find it out be ized what was going on. This is base ball of Sunday, and is going to prove a strong man here, and there is not a doubt but what it could fore the season grows cold. the right sort, and shows the master hand of an for us. In ©92 he was a coal miner, and only be transferred from foreign clubs to a decent To be sure, there is a little lack of that team experienced manager such as Buekenberger is. got into the game by a fluke, when a. scrub home team, and a good team Atlantic City will training in finesse, which is perhaps due to the You will see lots of those same little tricks nine got him to pitch an inning or two, with have, for the men already signed have excel earliness of the season, but which appears a. tri- turned this season. The Rochester Leaguers have the result that he hasn©t done anything else lent reputations, and armed with the highest! lle stupid all the same. The men are not yet wholesome respect for our pitchers and catchers. since. He won over two-thirds of bis games recommendations, one of the inspecting general* taking advantage of all their opportunities, and Ryan and Shaw constitute a pair hard to equal last year in the strong Interstate league. lieing no other than the famous Ned Hanlon, the on several occasions in the last game, appeared in© a minor league. And they are both good bats- LAWRENCE J. ("TACKS") GILBOY pennant-lander of the Orioles. Surely, two old to be bewildered just at the time when a little resides near New Castle, Pa., is 21 years of soldiers of base ball like Hanlon and Sullivan THE PITCHING CORPS age. standing six feet high, and weighs 175. He base ball wit and quick perception vvoftld have has a healthy look. The four twirlers on the has been playing ball ever since he Teas 15. He would allow no glass-arms and wooden UKUI to resulted in runs. list might possibly be tied, but they can©t be was catcher aud captain of his college team. handle the guns of the Atlantic City fort. BOBBY LOWE beat, at least not in this circuit. Lampe gave In ©94 and ©95 his health was poor, but last year In the box the Atlantic©s will be very strong. Is getting back into the game just where he left a good exhibition of box work in Saturday©s for New Castle he made up for his lay-off, get Brown, the crack pitcher of last year©s Lynch- oft©, and ihe indications are that he will again game. He works well with the bases occupied, ting his League©s record for hitting in one game. burg team, will be one of the youne me« to lie a tower of strength to the club. It was amus and that is what counts. The left-bander appears Van Patterson, who comes to us from Emporia shoot the curves over the rubber at Inlet Park, ing to see two such quiet chaps as Bobbie and to have something attached to his shoulders be- K©as., is just Sullivan©s height and weight, and next season. He was a colleague of the cele Joe Quinn get into an incipient scrap with each sUles his anus, too. Pitcher Nace Mason arrived is; -within a couple of mouths of attaining his brated Urth, now of the Phillies. Anothes other. Joe never used to do such things, but pitcher whom Hanlon secured is a youngster here Friday last, after being side-tracked some majority. 1 want to say that Pattereon has per named Turner, and he and Brown are putting just now he is with a scrappy team, you know. where down in Dixie. haps the most shrewd, discerning and intelli up a fine game at Trenton training grounds. That, boy, Yeager, is a dead shot at second base. THE INFIELD AND OUTFIELD. gent features that I ever saw. His experience He hits the bull©s eye every time, and when an and it shows them to be whirlwinds in 1h» One pleasing feature of the team©s play is has been as catcher and first baseman for Em box. Hanlon says that Brown is one of the Oriole sauntered down that way he usually found the work of first baseman Breckenridge. This poria. Kas. teams. Manager Rowe©s attention Long or Lowe rubbing the dust off the sphere, finest minor league pitchers in the country. Ha lengthy gentleman is making things hum, in bis was called to him by a common friend. He is a eught to know what he is talking aliout. eo as not to soil the Oriole uniform. section of the diamond. He is a great target to good left-handed batter. As the local manage And don©t any of you people attempt to monkey Brown©s catcher, Harry Wilson, a graduate of shoot at, and has the art of stretch down to a ment has decided not to carry more than two Maryland College, has also been signed. He Vith that big injuu. nicety. The diamond at Star Park is. not in catchers throughout the season Patterson has did commendable work behind the bat last WARDANCE. the best of condition, but despite this fact the been released to Rochester. year, and it is safe to say that he will be one He is right hot from the wigwam of Minne- infielders are not doing any booting. Short stop HARVEY BAILEY, of the shining lights of the National League Gallagher appears to be of the right sort, and the south-paw, is a 20-year-older from Saginaw, haha. Robbiebaha isn©t a circumstance© to him. next season. He will make laughing water of the whole shoot is breaking loase with the stick. And writing is 5 feet 10 inches in height, and weighs 1*50 Proctor, the great hitting outfielder of the ing match of you before the season is half over. of stick work \ve will go on record as saying- pounds. Last year he pitched for the Flint and Columbia College team, has been signed, and he The flight of an arrow is nothing to the speed that right here is where the "Buckenbergers" Pere Marquette Railroad nine, and during the is booked to look after the sky-scrat>er« at Inlet of his ball. He just lost his grip for one in will shine. We are certain that the boys are season shut out both the Bay City and the Cuban Park. Dr. Stouffer, of Dictman College, will ning, and that is all there was of it. If he had going to hit this year. Ales Wbitehill is look Giants, with respectively but three hits and play first base. Another player named Wilson, been an older pitcher and had a headier catcher ing fine, and will soon be feeling likewise. We one. So far this spring he has shown up well, who is now doing great work for the Prince- lie wouldn©t have done that. And he is a, regu are banking heavily on our pitchers. Lezotte bur. under order*, has not let himself out yet, ton Tigers, will likely he secured, as Mr. Sul lar batter pudding. He hits the ball bard. There has his good right arm with him this year, and as ©have none of the Bison twirlers. livan is offering him big inducements, to play is no nonsense about it. If he is fielded wit on is cutting off runners at the plate to the fle- Robert C. Gregory is between 22 and 23 years his own batted ball it©s a good infield play every lisrht of the boys on the bleachers and else of age, and is an. inch shorter than any of the here. same ©weight as his southpaw comrade. He Negotiations are also pending for the securing time. You don©t get any dead easy chances off where. And Jack Shearon. Well. Jack has of Nevins, Barclay and Walbridge, the three liis bat. come back to his ©95 form. He has a bell at conies from Hamtnond. Ind.. and he has had three years© experience in Western Association men who are winning all of the Lsifayette games. But we beat ©em. tached to his bat. and it rings right merrily These youngsters played here last year, and as Sorry for Tim, and Jake and the boys, but we and steadily. Jimmy Garry is the same bril teams. Last fall, after Peoria closed out, he a consequence had flattering offers from the did. liant fielder as of yore, and Jimmy Grove has came East and pitched for Dansville. where Boston and Brooklyn teams. The team will be 1 helped. been doing coach duty since coming here with the local management first heard of him. He mostly made up of college boys, as -it is under 1 rooted. the team. Grove as a coacher is without doubt has not, perhaps, shown up in quite so good stood that the visiting contingent prefer this Now. don©t you think there is some improve a big improvement on anything that Star Park style as the other men, but time will tell what he© is and what he isn©t. kind of base ball. They will see it base ball ment in this letter©.© Haven©t said hns "had in connection with the borne team in that is base ball. BALTIMORE ONCE. years. Groves© batting on the exhibition trip JOHN O. BARRY, It is tbp intention of Mr. Sullivan to traia More than half a column wasted. But you ought was of the best, and it would seem that it will short stop, whom we secured from Rochester the team at Trenton, and when the proper time to see Jack Doyle play first base this year. Say, be good policy to take care of this youngster. in exchange for Goodenough (Rochester has re arrives bring them down to Atlantic City for there©s a man that improves every season. He©s He is most promisng. Captain Eagan. it is need leased Goody. When will this business end©?) a huge surprise for the "fans." a modern first baseman, he is. It©ll give Patsey less to say, is in One condition, and already has will not join the team until .Tune, as he is the chills. But we can©t help it. Robbie©s gone a few choice bumps, the result of being hit by pursuing, a two-year philosophical course, to OPEN FOR ENGAGEMENTS. up. He©s ruined. He can©t catch any more. pitched balls. .Tud Smith is the only player ou bt> finished in 1898, and will not leave his studies Too bad. And Johnnie McGraw, too. Now just the team that is not feeling of the best. He is until the end of the term. His four-year clas look here it© Mac didn©t have that diamond place somewhat lame as yet, but is rounding up fast, sical course was completed in June, 1886. He Outfielder Jack Wagner, released by Z&uesville lie wouldn©t have a stone bruise on the heel and and will be on deck at Scranton on Thursday has been captain of the Niagara University team© without a trial, is open for engagement. Address would be right in the game. See that now. next. for a number of seasons since ©93, and is a 538 Hitcbock street. Cleveland. O. You see, he stubbed his heel on a billiard cue. ODDS AND ENDS. good tatter. He resembles Ritehey somewhat, Catcher John Wente, late of the Wilkesbarres, Haven©t touched a cue in five years, -iiit can Catcher John Weute. of this city, has been it is said. is disengaged, and can be addressed at Syracuse, double discount Johnnie McGraw, and he knows released by the Wilkesbarre Club, with whom IT WOULD SEEM N. Y. it. Won©t allow me in the place. he has been for the. past three seasons. Wente, that the men hare been selected more with a G. W. Mitchell, a pitcher and general player, Hugh Jennings© arm is just awful. Awful as is well known, is .1 strong player in his posi view to securing an even-tempered, equally-poised would like to join an independent or seim-profes- Strong. But he really does look as though he tion and a good batsman. He is in this city, team than to previous records. They work iu sional base ball club, Binghtunton, N. Y., team was nursing it all the same that is. he throws free to sign with any club, and can be addressed with the older players readily, and are adapt preferred. Address 97 First street, New York his body with his arm. He always did. more or care of the Pnstime Club. ing themselves to the general style of the vet City. less. Am going to ask him some day if he©s The Rochester folks should try a Sunday game erans. TY.st fieldiu;i and modern batting will Tlie claim that third baseman Houseman, the got a kink in it. Do you think it. would be safe? at he grounds at Chnrlotte. Is it not reasonable be the Bisons© characteristics this year. All ex-Pelican, had been signed by Milwaukee, is Can stand off at long range, you know yell it, to think that, providing the authorities stop the aro large men, with the exceptions of Brown a mistake. Houseman was taken in at St. Louis, and then if he makes demonstrations we©ll take game, all other amusements should be closed and Smith, yet quick on their feet. Geemiaser, while Milwaukee was there, and played \vitii 11 back and ask him how©s his girl. up? Here is a most excellent opportunity to our heavy weight, is 20 pounds lighter than them until they went home. Houseman is still Oorbett is a very decent sort of a minor league test the sincerity of a few people that appear he was at any time la.st year. Jim Field will unsigned, and any club in need of a first-class pitcher when Robbie catches him. Want to buy to be looking for a little free advertising. preside over them. Then, too. most players short stop or third baseman would do well U» liim? It©ll cost you that sixty thousand press U. WHIZ. , are accustomed to other positions than those tsouuaunicate with him at Chicago. 18 LIFE. Pa.; Roger Gorton, of Kalamazoo, Mien.; Pete Somers, of Mansfield, and John B. Edgerton. ARE Strouthers says he has accepted the terms of two more pitchers, and will gefc their contracts in a few days. Ernie Beam, recently released by HARWOOD©S LEAGUE BALLS BEST New York, may bo signed. There was some (Established 1858) trouble regarding Mangan, but Strouthers has received his contract, and he will play here. DEXTER©S DOINGS. THE DAYS OF OLD, A. Young Ball Player With a Re markable Career. John M. Ward Racalls the Days o There is playing in one of the National League His Youth and Gives Reminiscences teams a young man who Is a great credit to oi© the Once Famous Catcher, Har his profession beyond his worth as a player. old McClure. We refer to Charles Dexter, of the Louisville ©team. £Us story of success is father The veteran ox-player John M. Ward tti peculiar. Dejcter is only 20 years old other (lay iu tilt© New York Journal wrote and is a graduate of: Suwunee Uni entertainingly of the days when he was ^ versity of the South, where he was for three "kid" in base ball. He als>o recalled years catcher for the ©varsity nine. -After, grad player famous in the last generation. S pf Hires Rootbeer uating he went home to Indianapolis aud was be: on a sweltering hot MAINE©S LEAGUE made private secretary to Hon. John G. Shank- ONCE PLAYER, NOW JUDGE}. day is highly essen liu, theu Secretary of the Hoosier State. From A recent event, mcst enjoyable to me, was a that position he drifted into journalism and visit from my old catcher, Harold Mcdure tial to comfort and went to Evansville, where he became a reporter Reputations in base ball are short-lived^ and t health. It cools the IS MOW QUITE READY TO PLAY for the "Xvibuue." In his leisure hours young tlife younger generation of "fans" Mcdure©b name may scarcely even be known, yet it i blood, reduces your not so many years since he was known from oni temperature, tones BALL © lid of the country to the other. It is a doac-i the stomach. ypii-i-s now since "Mac," ..©It the height of his skill ana popularity, ©withdrew from the s- to©.take©.up tti<© study of law, and tt^day he fe The Championship Schedule Adopted il sedate Judge, presiding over, the; ,Courts three "Pennsylvania , Counties, elected for term of 10 years©, five©of which he has a.lread; and toe Teams Nearly Ail Hade Up served. As an honorable Judge he is entitle* to the most dignified ai«l respectful© reference Rootbeer For the Battle^ A New League but as these recollections go bade to the days when we were players logeoUer he ©is ©still df [should be in every fec©tipn&tely and simply "Maj-." "His frank tuia home, in every Secretary Elected, Etc, cheerful .face ©brought vividly back to m.e days wfcen 1 was a scared kid. struggling office, in every work bold my erid up. as a pitcher in the prafessioaa shop. A temperance ,8angor, April 30. Editor "Sporting Life:" racks, and McClure, the grandest catcher in tbe drink, more health The interest In the Maine.League, appears to be country, helped me to achieve whatever sue greatly on the increase, uot only iu Bangor, but cess I theu gained, and gave me my first foot ful than ice -water, all over the-State. There is one thing which 1 hold in the business. more delightful and would advise the base ball writers to a.void. and TUB©: DAYS OF OLD. that is to be careful and not write slurringly We had played together as amateurs up in satisfying than any facturers in question, so far as the bosses were concerned. The war by the bosses was declared on the manufacturers, and .even new manufacturing firms (?) were created with er-salary-lis-t ex perts at the head. Elaborate programfes ot tournaments to lw given in all the leading cities; iu this country were carefully published in the daily press; but, with the exception ot" one OL two, these tournaments never took place. During tha past winter not less than three or foui cities in this country, including Philadelphia, were to have great tournaments in the inter est of the business, to be given by the men who had proclaimed this war, but as yet these tourna ments hare not taken place. In the meantime the manufacturers who refused to any furthei compromise tljeir business by keeping experts on 10* ALL the salary list not only were not driven out of business by the bosses, but they still seem to be S5* 50* DRUGGISTS; able to pay 100 cents on the dollar, while ! SPQAT TTTUT V PTTSBilFnflflTl to cnre any CMC of constipation. Cascaretg are the Ideal Laxa-i i the bosses, or very many of them, are more i ttDuULU IJjLl UUAIlnllluuU tire. »erer srrip or zripe.bnt canse easy naturalresnlta. Bonn i than ghiti to solicit professional engagements to A LESSON IN THE CAREER OF THE earn their living. plo and booklet free. Ad. STERLING REMEDY CO., Chicaso, Montreal. Can., or New fork. 217.11 AMERICAN CHAMPION, The truth is, that tor the first time in probably 15 years the billiard business of this country is getting into a very healthy and legitimate to a doughnut that the best production ever condition, but this is entirely owing to the fact placed on the boards will play to empty benches. Triumph ol the Man Who Was Forced to that public opinion has forced both experts and The time has uow arrived, too, When profess manufacturers to realize the fact that they be ional billiards are in actual competition with oth long to different and distinct classes so far as er public amusements, and in order to enhance Go Abroad to Earn a Living a Sur- business is concerned. Experts have no more the popularity of the game the methods in vogue right to dictate to manufacturers than manu a quarter.of a century ago must be discarded for facturers have to dictate to experts. Each is a more modern Ideas, and the latest and best sys Plis^tothe Bosses The Contest Be class distinctly in itself. But: manufacturers tems obtainable to draw public attention to pub Uave no more right to support experts than ex lic professional contests must be obtained with perts have to pay the bills of manufacturers. out delay, if we are to expect any improvement , Carom, Combination and Pool tween Real and Fale Manufacturers- next season, in the attendance at professional of the Brunswick IJal keCollender Make. contests. .This very brief story, which is related here, In the meantime, do not overlook the amateur Orders from fill parts of the world promptly attended to William Carton, who by defeating W. A. Is an object lesson which should not be for players, the backbone of billiards everywhere. Ov»r 1,OOO,OOO Noise Sitbduers Sold. Spinks in the recent Chicago tournament, gotten la the future by young professionals, as it WEST SIDER. although now the champion of the United is by up means likely to be by those more ad JOHN CIlEAIiAN.Contineutal Hot8l,Ageat,Phila.P« States,, or at least is entitled to such an vanced in years, or who were part and parcel honor, is, as atnatter of fact, but. little of the history which we relate. What is true of experts cannot be false of manufacturers, EASE BALL NEWS. known to the billiard world of this country who in the past were but little if any less grasp of to-day, by "which, we mean tlte general ing than the experts. It was a huge game of HOT HOUSTON. public, and not, of course, the professional, grab on both sides, with a result that was al or those who not only were practically born most fatal to the room keepers of the coun in the business, but who make the bushiest try, the only real patrons of manufacturers, with Auspicious Opening of the Texas a living. And yet, strange as it may seem, of course the exception of private or club trade, League Championship Season. Oattou is iu fact one of the best known which should not be referred to here. Houston, Tex., April 21. Editor ©©Sporting professionals in America, or should be. In Life:" The people of Galvestou are rejoicing years he is still young, probably the same It is our opinion that all of this past profes at the two victories achieved over Houston, age as Edward McLaughlin. The fact that sional folly if not crime is now practically at and they have a right to, from; the fact that Catton is so little known to his country an end, and as such a. new professional leaf since the Texas League started in ©88 it is the men to-day is no fault whatever of his. should be turned over. There Is more than a first time they had the honor of winning the Several years ago he was obliged, through living in the business for all classes, providing opening game, and the only Sunday game they necessity presumably and not choice, to that each class shall live honorably and legiti ever won from Houston at Galvestou. take up his residence in Paris, France, mately in his own sphere. More than a living no George Dermody has this season gotten together, where it was possible for the time being man should hope for. no matter how much money with the able assistance of Jack Hiiston, a lively for a billiard expert to make a living, which or wealth he may amass or accumulate. The set of snappy players, and barring accidents privilege was practically denied him in hit lesson of the Pittsburg and Chicago tournaments should irake a great record. They are good hit own country, not only by the then bos> has shown that this country is still rich in great ters and base lunners, anl are in the game all element of the billiard world of America, experts, and that great billiard playing is pos the time. sible without the aid of bossees. The experts as The third game was won by Houston, and al by which we mean the men who were bosses have had their day. As billiard players though getting 20 hits were only credited with then on the salary list of manufacturers pure and simple they may again command the one earned run, a hit over the fence by George and were so potent for probably very much confidence of the public, but as bosses they are Heed. Galveston in this game were charged more than half a generation that they not hopelessly a thing of the past. with but two errors, and an explanation from H. A. Helb; treasurer, J. Fritsch; secretary and only professionally strangled native ex JOHN CREAHAN. Galveston is in order, as the people here are very manager, F. Sweitzer; captain. F. Gallagher; perts but would© have linancially ruined ranch stirred up over the matter. surgeon, H. Burnett; chaplain, H. Meeker. Kind also the very manufacturers who had em The opening game yesterday at this place ly address all business communications to the ployed them, had it not been for the writei CHICAGO NEWS. was a grand success. They had the usual elec Newark "News" Company Base Ball Club, 231 and Benjamin Garno, who were far-sighted tric car parade, brass band, and the Mayor, Washington street, Newark, N. J. enough to see the danger of such an evL What is Going on iu Windy City H. Baldwin Rice, pitched the first ball over compact from the outset, and who have the rubber. Just prior to the opening of hos MAUOH CHUNK©S MEN made such lasting and persistent war Billiard Circles. tilities J. H. Quarles, of the Houston .©©Post," Chicago, April 24.~-Editor "Sporting against it that the bosses wen. in a neat address presented to Oharley Becker, Will Make Things Lively in Lehigh not only finally overthrown, manufac Life:" The season for public exhibitions of our great centre fielder, a magnificent bat bag, turers saved from their own ma 6 professional billiard playing in the shape decoiated with ribbon and containing two well- Valley. folly, but other experts, were restored of tournaments is now practically ended. seasoned wagon tongues. The present is a useful Mauch Chunk, Pa., April 30. Editor "Sporting to that prerogative which was no I The climax came when Catton beau Spinks one, and is highly appreciated by the little Life:" The coming base ball season in Maucli only theirs by right, but never should have in Ihe tie for first place in Green©s historic "Brownie," and to his friends who suggested Chunk will, judging by the entnusiam now mani been denied them hud it not been for the mach tournament just closed in this city, although the idea. He desires through "Sporting Life" to fested by the "rooters," be even more success inations, cunning arid studied infamy and du a match, which ended this week, between say thank you, gentlemen. ful than last year, when the average attendance plicity of the salary-list experts and "the bosses Sutton and Uallagher has served to keep There is considerable complaint being made at the 22 games played averaged 1100. TUB cf American billiards! the flame alive a little longer than would by scorers on account of the small fee voted grounds are now beiug re-graded and rolled, and have been the case had there been nothing them at the Fort Worth meeting for keeping a large addition will be built to the grand stand. to present after the. grand prize was dis correct scores of the ganies. They are- cer Manager "Bob" Kreider has gotten together an While in Paris, France, things Went smoothly tainly entitled to an advance, and the sooner exceptionally fine team, and the only fear now With Mr. Catton for some years, or until the posed of. matters are settled the better. It ©is also ru is that our rivals in the Le-high Valley will nott authorities of that city closed the billiard acad THE LAST-NAMED EVENT mored that no settlement will be made witii them be fast enough to put up a decent game against emies there, owing to the growing tendency for was for a purse given by Mr. Green and until the close of the season. our "Coal Barons." Four new faces will b« gambling. In the meantime, or while in France, consisted of 24W points, 14-inch balk line, To-day being San Jacinto day, and a State seen on the team this year, viz.: Pitcher Howard but little wns heard of. Mr. CUtton. and it was 400 points ttfternoon and evening, with the holiday, the park was jammed, and such a Luckey, who was one of the Wilkesbarre, Eastern generally conceded in this country, especially anchor barred. At the close of the game! It was a beauty, full of ginger and one League team©s star twirlers last season: "Bid" among the tosses, that he was an expert of the first day. Gray Tom literally raced the meteoric that kept players and audience guessing. The Gillespie, the fleet-footed and hard-hitting past. That was where Mr. Catton fooled the ex-Canadian, champion to a standstill. Sutton was result was a tie, both teams making three runs centre fielder of the famous Freeland bosses, for while in Paris he not only evidently seized with the grip right afterwards and was apiece, and on account of darkness Umpire Eld "Tigers;" Matt Broderick, also of Freeland, who was a close student of billiards, but the result unable to re©suine play for several days. When Clarke called it. Pan-in for Galveston and Clem is considered one of the most promising short of the Chicago tournament has proved that; if they met again, afternoon of the 20th, Sutton Kimerer for Houston pitched phenomenal ball, stoys in Eastern Pennsylvania, ami third base- Mr. Catton as an expert is not the equal of started off with a run of 137, winch he followed and put them over with greater speed at the man Cleary, last year with Moosic. The latter Frank. .Ives he is certainly so great a mas with 76 and 40, a cipher and then 95 and 65. finish than they did at any other stage of the is rated as being a fine fielder and the best ter of the game as to practically rank him next But the pace was too hot, and Gallagher won out game. amateur batter in the coal regions. to the Napoleon of billiards. by steady work of the best order. Sutton©s .av Charley Becker, who has been laid Up with Of last year©s team the ever-reliable Barney erage was 29 2-5 and Gallagher©s 25 flat. In the the mumps the past ten days, made his first McFadden will again guard first base, Boner will evening game the silver-haired ball puncher went The fatal part of it all was to the bosses apiiearance, and his catch in the fifth inning be shifted from short to second base. Lyman and out from the post with 117. and won hands was the principal feature. Devinney is getting Henry will again be found in left and right field. that. Cation©s presence in this country was prac down. His average in 400 points was 28 4-7 tically unknown until he was here he had no stronger every day, and his work at third in The back stop work will be well taken care of newspaper paragraphs to herald Ins doings, In .aid Sutton 15-0-13. The totals at.the close of yesterday©s gams was perfect. by "Kid" Culr.er, of last year©s Mauch. Chunk vhe second day were 1COO to 1002, in favor of Beecher, the short stop for Galveston, who and Atlantic City teams. The first game will be tentions or whereabouts. lie returned home played on May 8, when Lansford will be the quietly, without any fuss or ostentation, en the old-timer. hails from ^N©ew Orleans, undertook to spike Me- tered the first tournament that w is given with- SUTTON©S RECORD. Gann in the sixth inning, an] at one time it home team©s opponents. The final day©s play saw Sutton eclipse all looked as though they would come together. This it result that to-day lie is practically one of the previous records of second-class professionals. He foremost experts of the world! sort of dirty, contemptible ball playing should CELEKYVILLE IN IT. ran- 22f>. thus leaving. Spinks, who had scored be stopped. © There was no cause on the part 194 in his game with Catton the week previous, of Beecher to act as he did. and no one was Kalamazoo©s Club is Now Ready For Eugene Carter, probably one of the cleverest during the play-off for Green©s tournament prize. more surpised at his actions than the writer. and ii.ost honorable men ever known or identified The score at the finish was Gallagher 2400. Sut The score cards gotten up by Manager Me- Business. with l)ill!ard.s iu this country, is another expert ton 1715. The afternoon game was Gallagher 40, Closkey. of Dallas, are beauties, and are in Kalam-azoo, Mich., April 28. Editor "Sporting who was obliged to leave Ids own country owinii average 1C, high run 87: Sutton 198, average 8, keeepiug with everything gotten up by him. Life:" Things have now assumed a definite to the studied villainy of the billiard bosses, G-24, high run 94. The evening game was Gal- The pictures of the team- are first-class, as shape here in regard to our State League team. who once ruled the business, but who do so no laglier 400, average 28 4-7, high run 107; Sut are also those of the newspaper staff and cor The officers of the club are C. H. McGuruii, longer. Mr. Carte.- was generally conceded to ton 415, average 31 12-13, high run 22G. Grand respondents of the sporting papers. president; F. E. Knappin, vice president; H. W. be one of the foremost experts in this country, totals, Gallagher 24; grand average, 24 72-97; Tom Hass. who does the backstop work for Robinson, secretary and treasurer. Games will or but little below, if indeed any, the greatest Sutton 1715, grand average 17 83-96. Galveston, has made himself a favorite here by be played at Recreation Park, the old grounds master of the game in ttiis country. At cushion This is a pretty good article of billiards, and his gentkn-anly conduct and good, earnest play of ©05, which has been in use as a bicycle track. caiTouid it was generally conceded he had vet I©ve seen more people gathered around one ing. The team as signed for the locals are Llewel no superior. He repeatedly challenged some .f Will Mnssey©s tables to watch iwo amateurs Kid Nance, who made such a. reputation last lyn, of Cleveland, left field; Charles Krouce. of the greatest players in this country, but it average 4 and even less than there were at any one season, is not hitting as he should. He will Detroit, centre field; Lowry, Saranac, centre ard paid them better to do nothing but plunder of the tliiee days© games between Sutton and no doubt come around later on. TEXAS. right field; O©Connor, Detroit, centre and right manufacturers. The result was that Carter was Gallagher. How do you account for this©.© Sala field- Mulhea.rn Adrian, first.base; Clem Busch- obliged to go to Europe, and to-day he is prac ries©© Not a bit of It. When Cotton and Spinks man, Quincy, 111., third base; Davis, of Albion, tically a professional exile. It is greatly to played off their tie the accommodations of NEWARK NEWS CO. and Tibald, of Grand Rapids, short stop; Man be regretted that Mr. Carter does not return Green©s amphitheatre were taxed to the utmost, ager Popkay, second base; Brando, Grand Rap home. Were lie to do so, and can now play bil and many were turned away, contenting them Will Have a Strong Ball Team in the ids; Cotter, Chicago; Conklin, Hartford, and liards, he would find things very much changed. selves with the announcements, as made by the Field This Season. either Jacobs, a left-hander of Albion, or Clark, marker, which they could hear quite easily out of Canton, O., as pitchers. Where are the bosses now? And what has side the arena. Newark, N. J., April 29. Editor "Sporting Brando has arrived and transportation has become of their once-boasted and much-heralded INDICATIONS OF DECADENCE. Life:" A few days ago some ambitious young been sent the others with orders to report at power, influence (©!} and greatness©.© With their I believe that the public have not lost interest men, all worthy employes of the Newark "News" once. The team plays at Muskegon April 24-25, aid, in their opinion, manufacturers had but in billiards, but the fact is that to-day the Company, of Newark, N. J., and possessed of considerable brawn and muscle, conceived the and opens at Jackson April 28 and at home 10 put a tag1 on a table bearing their name and game is only one of many, while a decade ago it on May 1. the public would run after it! Yet, in stood almost alon 3 as a winter attraction. People idea of organizing a base tall club. A meeting The local suits will be of gray material, with less than 15 years, or probably sincer the boss now want to see the leaders play, if it is a pro was immediately called, officers elected and in black trimmings. experts came into power, there have beea more fessional contest, no matter whether it is 1©and fact all the necessary arrangements . for the Boston League team plays here July 2!>. "fake" manufacturers created in this country ball or billiards. They expect the best obtain proper organization of such a body were speedily than at any time during the past 30 years. The able for their money, and if this is not forthcom made, and they are now looking for blood, and latter were largely the creation, if. not entirely ing their pocketbooks will remain closed as the more core the better. so. of the dissatisfied room keepers of this coun tight as a clam. The greatest care is also Their battle axes and all implements of war- The Force of Habit. try, who disapproved of and would not support requisite in professional contests nowadays to far are sharp and bright, and woe be unto the John Grimes, a legular on furlough from Fort legitimate manufacturers who were ruled, in see that they are properly advertised. It is the innocents who happen to fall into their clutches. Thomas, near Cincinnati, has signed with a fluenced and bossed by boss experts. In time same with billiard tournaments as with busi They are willing to wager anything from a 10- Central League team. Perhaps. force of habit manufac turers began to open their eyes, and ness houses. If results are desired, the adver ccn-t base ball to $1000 that they will not will prevail with Grimes, as it did in the casts slowly but surely the all-potent warning from tising man must be largely depended upon to lose a game this season. The championship of the Peck©s Bad Boy dog that backed up to a their real or sincere friends and once patrons produce them, or at least do all in his power pennant is already in sight. Any reputable tin pan whenever he encountered one on the began to have its effect, with a result that one to accomplish the desired end. If a play is base ball club of no matter what creed or na street, so often had he been attached to the by one. the salary-list experts and bosses were well advertised and is of itself meritorious it tionality desiring to cross swords with them utensil. Grimes© habit of military tread at march dropped front the pay roll. This, of course, will be patronized, but if the management ne will be cheerfully accommodated. time may assert itself whenever he is on tlic iaieant not only war, but ruin (©<) to the manu glects printers© ink the chances are a penny The officers elected were as follows: President, bases. Washington "Post." THE WORLD OF CYCLING. LIGHT-WEIGHT CYCLE LITTLE EXTORTION GAME PROMPTLY THE SAFE WEIGHT POINT IN FRAME SQUELCHED BY SAMS. BUILDING. The Maryland Division Meet Question Day ol the Feather-Weight Bicycle Still Unsettled Potter©s Local Or Has Disappeared and Wheels Are ganization Scheme and Its Possible Now Built With a View to Dura Benefit to the Cycling World. bility as Well as Speed. Baltimore. April 27. Editor "Sporting "When the era2e for lightweight machines Life:" Chief Consul Sams is having a scrap took possession of the riders of this coun with a combination of Highhindtwwn Jus try,-" says "©Bearings," and makers gave. tice of the Peace and Constable. The corn heed to the cry for feather-weights, the Tarnation has worked out a nice respective lirst c/hauge in ^construction took place in. little revenue running iii the wheelmen who the frames. A notable exception may be crossed a little plank footway over a deep cited in the case of a wheel which enjoyed gutter. a rCigii of popularity some©years ago. This The gutter is deep and full of mud auc wheel, which was built with a frame of -water, and the plank crossing is, therfore, comparatively light weight, was fitted with the more inviting. The footway is not s hollow metal rims of excessive lightness footway either, for it was placed there by and with small gauge spokes, the object ot an enterprising wheelman who lives in the the maker being to reduce weight all over, vicinity for the sole purpose of permitting instead of paring it off of the frame alone. c-yolists to cross the ugly place without This move was not followed by makers trouble. But it is In the place where a foot A NEW BICYCLE ALARM LOCK. generally, the heavy tubing being reduced way would be made if the city had the en There has been placed on the marker an alarm locking device for bicycles. The lock until in some instances 24-gauge was used terprise to do it, and so pedestrians use it. IS inclosed in a case containing an ordinary clockwork movement. The case is attached for nearly the entire frame, aiid the con HOW IT IS WORKED. by a clip to the head of the machine. A cap is loosely attached to the lower end of the nections were reinforced by tubing or sheet The location of the trouble is on the steel of a gauge but little heavier. The thoroughfare that leads to the famous shell earlier safeties were made up of 14 to 16- roads on Patapsco Neck, and therefore, gauge tubing, and© reinforcements, with thousands upon thousand of cyclists pas their many faults, were unknown to manu there every fair Sunday. Those who have facturers. Many costly experiments were not quite gotten onto the racket, cross on made, to see if a lighter tubing could not that footway in sufficient numbers to make be employed, regardless of the fact that a nice little April harvest for the enter reinforcement added as much to weight as prising legal duet, who are lying in wait was saved by the use of lighter tubes. ing. They generally catch the cyclists on When a frame so constructed gave way it their return toward home, when they are was laid to defective brazing, or to the re hurrying along to be in time for supper inforcements, and instead of adopting a or to get dressed in store clothes to go heavier gaug-i for the frame tubes a rein out and see the girl of their heart©s de forcement would be added. The wonder light. Of course they don©t wait to be Is not that mishaps to frames are so few, tried, under those circumstances. The trial car door at point of destination. Wheels but that so many pass through a season©s usually consists of the following: Great head, that Isaac B. Potter. use with so little trouble. With tubing of Justice "You are charged with, " POTTER©S GIANT STRIDES. will be carried on all trains of the Green the thinner gauges and frnnie filing done Cyclist "Howmuchisit?" One of these days you will rind that wood Lake Railroad. the cycling interest will not be on bended The Erie Company was one of the most by hand it is an easy accident to a braid Justice "Two dollars." the thin metnl so that crystallization will Cyclist "So long." knees as an humble suppliant at the back bitter opponents of the Bicycle Baggage door of every legislative body. "And one bill at Trenton last winter. start under the vibrations of road usage, April Monday and Tuesday nights the of these days" is not so very far off, either. causing a break just at the point where lies cyclists are not so busy and not so much It may be next year, the next after that. the greatest danger for the rider. The in a hurry. They have eaten their Sunday President Potter is very quick on the trig RACING RULES workmanship is so fine, the material so suppers or, perhaps, their Sunday night ger. It was only a very few years ago that light, that the satisfaction our light frames girl has gone back on them. his idea of compelling railroads to carry Issued By the Chairman of the L. A. give is surprising, for it must be admitted AN EFFECTUAL, STOPPER. bioyclefc as baggage was ridiculed as Utop that until this year American makers have It must be so with some of them, anyway, ian, and the writer as chairman of the W. Racing Board. erred on the side ot excessive thinness of for they got real cross about it and called transportation committee, was the chief The new racing and track rules of the tubing. It is to be hoped that the demand on that wheelman©s refuge, Conway Sams, ridiculer. But since he has been knocking L. A. W. have been issued by Chairman for featherweight machines has passed for and, of course, Conway is fixing it all up down legislatures as fast as he could find Mctt, of the Racing Board. The question ever, and that with taper gauge tubing and for them. He has got the Governor of the time to appear before them, and to-day the of the appointment of a leferee to follow heavier gauge straight tubes the reinforce State to order an investigation of the little big trunk lines that defied him have "volun the national circuit and the selection of of ment will soon be a detail of the past. legal combination, and it will probably cost tarily" issued orders to carry wheels as ficials for local and State circuit meets has There is scarcely a pound©s difference in the Justice and the Constable their com baggage in anticipation of the inevitable. been adjusted. An official referee will be the weight of an excessively light frame missions if nothing worse. Large head, that wheelman©s champion. required at all meets. The national circuit and one constructed in a rational way, yet Great boy, that Conway Sams. ALBERT MOTT. referees will be appointed by the Chairman the Weight of the complete machine will He is just now working on of the Racing Board. The Chairman, mem often be found in favor of the wheel with THE DIVISION MEET bers!, and representatives of the National the heavier frame. If weight must still question. He has corraled the dates of LIGHTLY VIEWED. Racing Board and the handicappers in their be a consideration it is best to sacrifice July 3-5 for the race meet. respective States shall be ex-officio official something in the way of fittings and accesi- Frederick is making a strong bid for the Howard Raymond Discusses the referees, and the Chairman and the mem sories, although the present trend of pub privilege of holding the meet, and as the bers of the divison racing boards shall be lic demand is for roadsters which scale Western Situation. ex-officio official referees within their re place is a favorite with wheelmen the town Howard Raymond says of the so-called twenty-three pounds and over. At thN will probably have it. spective divisions. The board has deter weight the maker has a good chance of secession movement: "Sunday racing proba mined that when it is impossible to secure a Electric Park and Prospect Park, the two bly means more to California than it does producing a mount which will stand up un electric resorts of the city are just now to any other State or community. Still, se referee that official shall be named by the der all conditions, without reference to Tieing with each other to catch the patron cession looks to me to be very foolish even member of the Itocing Board in charge of the weight of the rider or the surface o£ age of the half million inhabitants of Bal the district. Ex-Chairman Gideon held the the road." timore. Both places arc In the suburbs, and there. And, as for Minneapolis, I am sorry opinion that handicappers should not act to see those fellows acting so childishly. as referees at a meet, but Chairman Mott both are reached by tine cycling roads and They can accomplish nothing. The L. A. WHEEL INSURANCE. electric cars. The greatest rivalry just now W. is too strongly established to be hurt holds different views. is on bicycle races. Each proposes to run by petty assaults. The League is power In order to place the League right with a series of bicycle races through the sum ful and well organized. It is allying itself road racing men, the new ru.es contain the One of the L. A. W. Attorneys Gives mer, and there promises to be surfeit of more and more closely every year with announcement that an amateur loses his Facts About It. that kind of entertainment. Both also status by competing on the road under any other athletic organizations. No sensible conditions that would professionalize him Bicycle insurance is not always what it promise to put in cement tracks, provided man wants to violate L. A. W. rules, for is claimed to be. The experience of the the venture of :he summer shows that the he knows that it will disbar him from in track racing-. The limit of prize value League of American Wheelmen in pt©ose- people of Baltimore like that sort of amuse amateur athletics of all kinds all over the and the distance from home that a rider euting the claims of its members against a ment. world. As for the professional, I don©t may travel are excepted in road racing. Chicago concern to- recover for loss of LOCAL ORGANIZATION SCHEME. think he cares a rap for membership in It was expected that radical changes wheels insured by the company is interest President Potter©s local organization the L. A. W. He would not have uttered would be made in the pacemakiug rules. ing. President J©otter, of the League, re scheme has reached Maryland, and Chief the tiniest roar if people had not told him The League will still allow that a general ceived a letter yesterday from the attor Consul Sams is driving it ahead with his that he was being abused. They have suc pacemaker may be put in in any event by ney who handles these cases irj behalf o£ nccrj&ton.ed vigor. The plans contemplate ceeded in making him think that he is the race promoter, providing the referee is the organization. It read as follows: bringing all L. A. W. members into touch shamefully mistreated. As a matter of notified beforehand of the fact. Such a "My experience in the trial of those by the means of local organizations similar fact, he is not being ill-treated. As to Sun pacemaker ©stall assist all the contestants cases convinces me that so-called Insurance to clubs. The scheme is in its infancy now. day racing, the East and the West do not and is entitled to any place or prize that is practically Valueless to the contract but the far-reaching effect of it is almost" think alike on the subject. The further he may win if he starts from scratch. Tan holders, most of whom are non-residents, unlimited. It Contemplates not only per West you go the more liberal do you find dem and larger pacing machines can only and whose cases must be tried by deposition manent meeting places for membersi, but the people in regard to the observance of be used in races Avitn the consent of the testimony. In the trial of these cases, In also furnishing supplies, periodicals, bi the Sabbath. Eastern men do not under district member of the State Racing Board. addition to the general defense, ©want of cycle sundries, and may in time take in stand that in the West reputable, honest, due diligence,© this company interposes bicycles at good discounts. There will be moral people go to see Sunday sports. A FOREIGN TRIBUTE. every sort of technical defense, even the a national supply committee (probably the Eventually they will understand it because trifling one that "the proof does not show committee on local organization), and it the Western idea is moving Eastward. that the wheel has been stolen.© In cases will make terms for what is ©required in Presently the L. A. W. may look at this How Our Riders Fatten Mileage in jilst tried they put me to the* proof of very large quantities, and then the local or matter in a different light. Till then the Foreign Estimation. handwriting of the officers of the associa ganizations will order from the commit ensible thing for disaffected members of The "Irish Cyclist" says: "Cyclometers, tion, whose original letters were in my tee. You will observe that this plan is the L. A. W. is to keep their heads and like photographs and figures, can be made possession. feasible, ajid has features about it suscep quit talking secession. I find that this is to lie. As usual the cute Yankee comes out "The cost of depositions must be paid in tible of unlimited extension. just what they are doing, and outside of on top in the art of deception, and the advance by the plaintiffs, cost bonds being THE BENEFIT. California, where the conditions are pe- following method of putting up big mile given. Copies of proof of loss have hardly The two dollar member ot the L. A. \V. uliarly aggravating, the subject is gradu ages will appeal to some of the cyclometer ever been kept by the plaintiffs, thus com will soon learn that he really does get many ally losing its interest." liars of our own country. The rider in pelling me to subpoena the officers of the times the value of his membership fee, and question announced his intention of doing association, paying their witness fees in cyclists all over the country will un ERIE R. R. FALLS INTO LINE. a long ride, and when he came back some order to compel their attendance to prove doubtedly flock to the organization. And time after his cyclometer faithfully attest the essential fact necessary for recovery. when you get them there, and really or It Will Carry Bicycles Free on Green ed to the fact that he had conscientiously "Taking Into consideration the value of ganized so that they can be in close in performed the feat. Subsequently, how the Wheel and the financial condition of timacy with the national body, the voting wood Lake Line. ever, it leaked out that he had only ridden the majority of the owners of stolen wheels power of the L. A. W.. even in national New York, April 20. A surprise was a very small part of the journey, and had I think you may safely say to your mem affairs, will become of such importance that sprung on the cyclists who reside along the made his cyclometer record in this fashion: bers that if they insure their wheels they Improved roads, laws peculiar to cycling ine of the New York and Greenwood Lake Between each pair of spokes he placed had better go further and keep them and all other things so long neglected for Railroad, now under tho control of the Erie little sheets of pasteboard, and on going under constant guard or locked up in a safe this comparatively modern locomotion Railroad, yesterday. All the- agents receiv into an inn for refreshments he turned his deposit vault. There is not enough in will follow as a natural sequence. Even ed an order from the company©s office machine upside down. The wind catching volved in the average bicycle case to jus the United States Government may find Saturday that all bicycles would b" carried the pasteboard sails drove the wheel round tify the expenditure that must necessarily that it is necessary to add highway build free. with great velocity, and so multiplied his be made in securing the material wltk ing to its scheme of internal improvements. The order in brief states that the wheels real mileage considerably. This is a much which to fight." It is an avalanche. 4hall be delivered 1o the baggagemaster by easier system than the old fashioned plan No one will care to buck it and be the rider, and the latter shall have the of sitting down and spinning the wheel The i©ellow who is taking bicycle lessons itt crushed. nachine delivered to him at the oaggage- with one©s hands." seldom stuck on his wheel. LIFE. spirits of turpentine. Never use a brush, hot water *or soap, as they will injure the eL.ame!. The international championships, whicto vyiir be held under the auspices of the Scot tish Cyclists© Union at Glasgow, have been scheduled for JuTy 30-31 and August 2. The races will be held on a new track, which is being built by the Celtic Football Club. The track will measure three and a half Make laps to the mile, and will be constructed of c«oieat, banked to nine feet at the curves. It will vary in width from twenty to twenty-six feet, and will have two straights, each 304 feet 2y2 inches in length, and two semi-circular ends with a radius of 143 feet 3 inches. A bill providing for the taxing of bicycles $1 annually has been killed in the Penn a White Plume from a HIT OR MISS CHAT sylvania Legislature. Crow©s Tail, nor a good President Potter has received a communi Bicycle from Castings. cation from a Chicago lawyer svho is en ABOUT CYCLING MEN, WOMEN AND gaged by the L. A. W. to prosecute a pro MONARCH tective association which agreed to insure bicycle, against theft last year, to the ef is good all through. MEASURES. fect that the concern is practically value less to contract holders. Potter©s informant alleges that the company interposes every sort of technical defense to avoid payment The -Philadelphia Associated Cycling upon stolen wheels. The League©s lawyer suggests that if members insure their Clubs Hard at fork For the Big Meet wheels in the association it will be-wise for them to keep them under constant guard when not in use. The League has Stricter Rules For Racing Events withdrawn its indorsement of the company. Needed The Patent Records, Ett The Minensota seceders from the L. A. W. have at length formally organized the Min- i-.ctiota Division of the ©©United Wheelmen Under the The action of the L. A. W. favoring an of America." Frank H. Williams, of Min alliance with the Century Road Club of neapolis, has been elected president. America, and granting permission to the Intercollegiate. Association to formulate The defeat of the Higby Good Roads bill Enamel! rules for the government of college races, in the New York Assembly last week was has resulted in making some of the rules quite a surprise to the officials of the of the L. A. W. doubtful. Track and road League of American Wheelmen, who- had racing men have been speculating as to confidently expected that it would pass whether riders in an open road race handi both houses. In commenting on the defeat We want bright capped by other than an L. A. W. official of the measure President Potter, of the will be liable to suspension by the League. League, said to-day that^ he thought the business men Chairman Mott has decided that the handi farmers took rather an extreme view of the to represent us capping of road events will not come un bill. He said: "We shall try again next der the jurisdiction of the official handi- year, and, if necessary to insure its pas everywhere. cappers, and that riders are therefore not sage, will make it a political issue.© 1 liable to suspension for competing in races on the road. The L. A. W. prize rules will not apply to road events either. The ques The Californa Legislature has passed a tion has also been raised as to whether col bill requiring the railroads in that State lege riders must abide by the 100-mile trav to carry bicycles free as baggeg. I©ll is MONARCH CYCLE CO., eling limit of the amateurs in the League. is the first break in the Western ranks On this point the chairman of the board which affects the roads on the question of eays that while a rider represents his col free transportation of wheels. lege he will be allowed to race under the intercollegiate rules, but when he com The position taken by the officers of the petes in other races under the juris L. A. W. in relation, to sending a team diction of the League he must observe abroad in July to compete in the interna the rules of the latter in relation to riding tional races indicates that the organization 100 miles from his home. is not disposed to expend any money on such a project. It is reported that a well- knowii bicycl© trainer hiis received the sup proper management of small details like Chairman Mott has refused sanctions for port of several manufacturers to take a the above." meets to four clubs that did not keep faith team to Glasgow in July. This trainer, with the racing men in the value of prizes who has handled some well-known riders, In almost every State in the Union roads offered last year. has been in consultation with Chairman and their improvement have become a lead toy Chief Marshal Matos. Mott, of the Racing Board, and it is ex ing question. Road improvement never re Riders who follow the circuit feel that pected that if the latter approves of the ceived so much attention before in this The following general order has been is the Racing Board of the L. A. W. should scheme a team of four or six professionals country, ©and five years from now the results sued to the bicycle clubs and organizations formulate strict regulations for the -con will go abroad at the expense of some of accomplished will be little short of wonder of Philadelphia and vicinity, and to all duct of all track events, more especially the manufacturers. ful, for the road men are bound to "win unattached wheelmen, who are not members relating to the number of riders allowed out." of clubs, by William W. Matos, Chief Mar- to start ©n heats, according to the size of "Many young men," says the Wheel, "are sihal of the Washington Monument bicycle the tracks. Last year at some of the meets smitten with the racing fever about this The California Associated Cycling Clubs parade: accidents wei\? frequent and injuries num time of the year, and feel a longing for the have resumed control of the cycle track All captains of bicycle clubs and organizations erous, resulting from the overcrowding of stern delights of the track. Extreme care racing in the State of California. They of Philadelphia and vicinity who intend to partici contestants in heats. Racing has attained should be exercised by these enthusiasts have been impelled to this step by the re pate in the parade and carnival an Saturday even such a strong hold that the entries for all to discover, first, whether they are consti fusal of the League of American Wheel ing, May 15, on the occasion of the unveiling the circuit and local meets are very large, tutionally sound and capable of standing men, the hitherto governing body in Cali ceremonies of the Washington monument in Kair- necessitating numerous heats. It is felt the intense strain which modern racing fornia of this branch of sport, to recognize inount Park, are requested, to mail at the earUest that rules should be adopted placing a lim exacts from the body. A good healthy existing conditions in that State and adapt possible moment the number of men they wUl its rules thereto. The articles framed by probably have in line on the evening of the pa itation upon the number of races to be run pair of lungs, sound heart and a cool head rade, and also the date of their organization, aa at one meeting where trial and final heats are the principle requisites for success, and the Associated Clubs for the government of are run off in one afternoon. Frequently racing accept the amateur definition of the wherever possible the clubs will.be©assigned to unless the embryo racing man feels that he various athletic organizations of America. positions in. the column according to seniority ot a club will schedule a programme of seven possesses these he should steer clear of organization. and often eight races for one meeting. The racing. Judicious training will, of course, Bicycle clubs and organizations from neighboring entry list is large, and in order to bring the benefit rather than injure these organs, but Pennsylvania is making big gains in her cities will be assigned to one division, to be corn- meet to a close before dark, it is compul moderation and common sense are rare vir L. A. W. membership, and as she has the posed entirely of visiting clubs. The. right of the sory to crowd the trials. It is in such tues in the budding racing man." national meet to back her up this year, she lin« will be given to the club coming from 1h« cases that accidents are looked for and in may get up to within some thousands of the greatest distance. All capta,ius of clubs ou©sidd variably occur. In a big field on a small Stand a bicycle upside down when it is banner division, New York State. of Philadelphia are urged to notify the Chief traek a mishap to pee side will often carry not in use. Let the weight rest equally Marshal at once how many men, they will h:iv« down every rider in a race, which is due- to upon the handle bar and saddle. This pre The patent records show to what an with their clubs. As a mmiDer of clubs ©row lack of room; to avoid the rider who has vents pressure on one part of the tires and enormous extent the invention of the bi neighboring cities have already accepted: the in fallen. cycle improvements has grown in this coun vitation it is expected that this division will be will keep them from cracking. try. Since 1876 over 4000 patents relating very large. to bicycles have been granted by the United It Is desirous that every captain whose club, Fewer races with better regulated heats Everything is now in working order at will visit Philadelphia on that evening should at will remove a big element of danger from States Patent Office, and at least half of the National Meet headquarters established these have been issued in the last six tend to this matter immediately so that posi cycle racing this season. The vacillating by the Associated Cycling Clijbs of Phila tions can be assigned to the clubs. policy of the old Racing Board was respon delphia, at 916 Chestnut street, and all years. It now takes the labor of eight ex The route of the parade will be over the best sible for the few evils of cycle racing. the prominent wheelmen of Philadelphia pert assistant examiners to handle the ap paved streets of the city and roads in the Park, Should the new board come out and prop may be found there during the afternoon. plications of cycle inventors, and even with and all bills will be avoided. The route will b« erly regulate how race meets ought to be The quarters will be kept open from morn- this force there is always a big batch of decided at the next meeting of Councils© Oom- conducted the sport would be vastly improv Ing until night and will be in charge of applications awaiting examination. How rnittee, to be held on Wednesday evening in the ed. Clubs and promoters will insist on run George Schell, a popular member of the fast this industry has grown may be judged City Hall, and will be as follows: ning long programmes and overcrowded Century Wheelmen. From the headquar from the statement that up to 1876 only Head of the column will form on Spring Garden heats for purely pecuniary remuneration, ters news matter will also be supplied to about 800 patents for cycles had been is street, west of Broad, right resting on Broad but such practices are detrimental to ra the newspapers by a well organized press sued. There is no country in the world street. The various divisions and sub-divisiona cing. that shows a similar rate growth in the will be assigned to positions on cross streets bureau. They have also been successful in same line. north of Master from Spring Garden street, to be obtaining financial aid. Five Thousand dol announced later. All clubs will be in their prop Word comes from, Chicago that there lars has been donated by the Union Trac The United States will not be officially er positions at 7.30 P. M. sharp. The column will be no further talks of secession in tion Company, and sums ranging from $500 represented in the world©s bicycle cham will move promptly at 8, as follows: North on the ranks of the American Wheelmen on to .$100 have been given by several other pionship race meet to be held in Glasgow Broad street to Diamond, to the Park, down, the the Pacific coast. The new member of the concerns. this© year. The officials of the L. A. W. Dairy Hill to the River drive and thence to the Racing Board, L. H. DSxon, of Illinois, have decided that they cannot send a team Monument, at Green street entrance, for review; will be able to swing the discontented George Gideon, ex-Chairman of the L. A. down Twenty-fifth street to, Hamilton, to Twen territory into line. Mr. Dixon. who takes W. Racing Board, has agreed to accept the over. ty-second, to Vine, to Twenty-first, to Locust, to, the place of Fred Gerlach, is a lawyer chairmanship of the Racing Committee for Broad, to Snyder avenue and countermarch to The National Cyclists© Union of England Girard avenue for dismissal. of a large practice and a man well known the coming League meet. Associated with has passed a rule prohibiting meet promo for his shrewdness. Besides being the Mr. Gideon will be several gentlemen who ters from paying bonus money to racers for The route as laid out through the Park is most prominent L. A. W. official west of have been prominently identified with large competing at tournaments. This practice over the best roads and will be especially New York, he is also a great friend of the meets given in Philadelphia in past years. has been prevalent throughout England and illuminated for the occasion, A novel fea cyclist and cycling. Scarcely had he had France, and promoters protested agains tthe ture for the parade will be a number of a consultation with the members of the Rules to be observed by long-distance rid exorbitant demands of the racing cracks. bands of music, Councils© Committee having Illinois division of the L. A. W. than he ers, says the Irish Cyclist, are: "Keep an The L. A. W. in this country was com made an appropriation of $1000 to meet the announced that he had formulated a even, steady pace and cut down the stops. pelled to adopt a similar rule several years expenses. scheme which would ©©save the country.© Order your meals to bo ready beforehand, At present Mr. Dixon is working upon a if possible, and avoid strictly any unneces ago. communication which will be submitted to sary delays on the way, such as stops for It is said that there are about 2000 dif Bicycle Tire Slasher Punished. Chairman Mott and others of the Racing altering the position of saddle or handles, ferent forms of illness to whicli human flesh Toms River, X. .T., April 22. Bicycle riders Board, to dp©away©with secession talk and which should be placed absolutely right is heir, and that two-thirds of them can in the neighborhood of Tuckerton and Barnegat desires. "The plan is to provide local option before starting; dismountings to ask the be. cured by riding a bicycle. are rejoicing over the fact that they have at for the various State divisions so that Sun way which ought to have been made per last convicted and©punished a "Jack the Slash day racing may be taken up by California fectly familiar by previous riding over the er," and that he is in a place where he will see or any other division that wants it. whole course, a part at a time or pauses Worth Knowing. no bicycle tires for solne months to come. The to extract small eatables, etc., from a bag. To clean the hands? after cleaning the bicycle, culprit was one "Jonty" Parker, a brawny bay- To improve the appearance of enamel on All things that may be wanted should be take one tablespoonl©ul of oxalic acid (crystals) man. Parker was indicted last week, and to an old wheel svash it with a large soft carried in a light basket fixed upright on. a to a pint of water; wash the hands in that so- day convicted. Judge Martin imposed a fine of woolen cloth and lukewarm water. Dry carrier, and easily unfastened with one i lution. This will not injure the hands in the $50 and costs equal to about $100 and Parker thoroughly with a soft cloth and after hand while riding. The comfort and ease I least , but will clean them thoroughly, and leave will serve the fine out in the county jail at the ward polish witu a solution of beeswax in of a long ride depend immensely on the © no bad odor as kerosene will. rate of a day©for a dollar. SPORTING- LIFE. ]V£ay onfy throughout the city and State, but in New England, New York State and the West as well in fact, wherever the L. A. W. is strong numerically. The pamphlet is admirably written and arranged, and is an excellent specimen of up-to-date illustra tion and typography. PROPER CIVIC SPIRIT. One pleasing effect of the approaching meet is the disposition shown by many of the oity fathers to leave nothing un done that may in any way contribute to the enjoyment of the thousands of visiting cy- Model 46 Columbia.. A bicycle with c-lers. One improvement that is likely to be made before next August is the laying which none others compare* Strong, of asphalt paths on either side of Broad street, between Vine and Spring Garden handsome, graceful, easy running* streets. This stretch is at present paved with Belgian block, and is responsible for QUAKER QUIPS. more damage not only to the bicycles but to the future spiritual prospects of their 1897. owners than any other similar-sized piece of roadway within the oity limits. It is THE ASSOCIATED CYCLING CLUB©S proposed that these asphalt strips be laid over the Belgian blocks, such a scheme having been successfully adopted in New LARGE CONTRACT. York. The A. C. C. endeavored to secure permission to lay such paths about a year Bicycles ago, but owing to the fact that the city All Hands Hard at Work Getting proposes to put down sheet asphalt over the whole surface as soon as the Reading are the best and strongest bicycles in the world subway improvements are completed the Things Into Shape For the An Highway Committee thought it inadvisable to. grant the desired permit. .", THE SPRINKLING NUISANCE. nual L, A, I, Meet ia Some modification of the present street- TO ALIKE. sprinkling arrangements will also probably Next August. be©arrange! for. The present custom is for the presiding genii of the watering carts to deluge the asphalt, which results in giv Philadelphia, April 26. Local League ing it a slippery coating of thin mud. Hartfords, next best, $75, $60, $50, $45 lights wiih u penchant for mathematics rendering bicycle riding anything but an un have figured it out that before the first alloyed joy. This Uberal interpretation1 of week of next August, when the eighteenth the word ©sprinkle" has been the cause of national meet will be held in this city, the many an secident. and should the desire membership of the L. A. W. will have of our local legislators to pander to the passed the 100,000 mark. With this as a comfort of next August©s visitors result in POPE MFG. CO., Hartford, Conn. basis the mathematicians are counting on reform in this direction every wheelman aii attendance of at least 20,000. made up in this city will rise up and call the A. C. Greatest Bicycle Factory in the World. More than 17 Acres of Floor Space. equally of local wheelmen and visitors. C. .blessed. The claim of the A. C. C. that the coming Handsomest bicycle Catalogue ever issued free from any Columbia lueet will be by far the largest and most dealer; from us for one 2-cent stamp. important iu the history of the League is SUNDAY RACING. therefore, in view of the recent wonderful increase in membership, not unwarranted. Western Men Trying to Have the L. Branch House or dealer in almost every city and town. If Columbias are not In former years the city which has been A. W. Reconsider. properly represented in your vicinity, let us know. fortunate enough to secure the national In an effort to secure the passage of a meet has usually been compelled to form an Sunday racing amendment to the League of association to manage the affair. Philadel American Wheelmen by-laws it is said©that phia, however, with its Associated Cycling Western members of the organization will Club, through which organization the invi issue a call for a special meeting of the Na tation was extended, already possesses an. tional Assembly to reconsider this question, active and vigorous body, thoroughly organ which was defeated at the regular meeting TITUS© TIP. ized and in a position to at once take hold in February. To have -such a meeting THE of the scheme and push it through, and called will require the consent of a majori He Has a Scheme For a Portable it is this association and its various com ty of the chief consuls in the country, but Race Track. mittees which are now busily engaged on it is not improbable that this can be ac New York, April 27. Fred Titus says that the thousand and one preliminary details complished, for many of the Western and he will start to train at once for the na of the meet. Southern States with memberships of only tional circuit. He denies that he will rage WILL, BE A HUMMER. a few hundred each would©consent to such as an amateur, as has been stated. It is This will be the Quaker City©s first ex a meeting. When it comes to a vote on his intention to go to Baltimore iu a few NARROW TREAD perience in entertaining the League, and the amendment, however, there is no good days and not©fy Chairman Mott of his rac the A. C. C. is determined that next reason to believe that the result will be ing plans. Regarding a match with Jimmy August©s visitors will be so well taken care any different from what it was two mouths The only Mechanically of that they will be anxious to repeat their ago. unless it should be a larger vote Michael. Titus says that, he is willing to experience. This city is admirably adapt against the measure. The large Eastern race the foreigner, but he prefers to meet Correct Wheel on Earth ed in more ways than one to act as host divisions will undoubtedly object to thus him in a ten-mile contest. Titus is conn- to the largest and most successful bicycle being "held up" and compelled to again dent that he will regain his old-time form on the bearings than the organization iti the world. To quote from before the racing season is well under way. crank h auger of any other consider a question which they emphati He says he has been advised that some bicycle on the market. the invitation sent to members of the L. cally rejected only a short time ago, and ra«e-proinotiug folks have in contemplation A. W. National Assembly, who almost even those who are not antagonistic to the unanimously saw the justice of her claim. measure will hardly relish this method of a novel scheme for conducting- meetsi this Philadelphia is so located that more than bringing it up again. Should the meeting year. The plan consists of the construction two-thirds of the entire membership of be held it is probable that a majority of of a portable hoard track, ten laps to the the organization can reach us in less than the divisions will simply send one delegate mile, which will be built so that it can be will be paid to the first transported around the country without any person who can demon a single day, our railroad facilities are carrying the proxies of the entire State inconvenience. It is the purpose of the superb, and our hotels have never failed instructed for or against the proposed strate that the above as to provide ample accommodations for any owners to take this track around the coun sertion is not a fact. No amendment. try with the object of holding races on cycle considered without gathering, no matter how large. Pour hun the circus plan, inside of an immense tent, the consent of the maker. dred miles of asphalt-paved street in the WHY ©TWAS DONE, and in towns where no race track is situ All infringements barred city limits. Fail-mount Park, with Us 3000 ated. Address all communica acres of beautiful scenery, its peerless Ex-Chairman Gideon Explains the roads, and the far-famed Wissahickon. made tions to RACYCLE, prominent in song and story; historic Lan Alliance With the U. C. P. CAUTION NECESSARY MIDDLE-TOWN, 0© caster pike, famous in years gone by and While neither Sterling Elliott nor G. D. still equally well known as one of the finest Gideon, of the L. A. W., deemed it neces Against Unnecessary Risks to One©s Crank Hanger roads ever constructed, together with hun sary to make public last year the reasons Does It 1 dreds of miles additional of the best high for© the alliance with the U. C. F., which Health. Speci»! Raeycle N. T©a has been declared off by their successors "At this season of the year warnings Special Kaeyele Tandem* 150 ways imaginable, radiating in every direo- Raeycle N. T©s , . . 15 tion to points of historical and present-day in office, it uo\y transpires that they had against exposure to chills and their conse Our BieyolM. .... b*> interest and abounding in beautiful scenery, specific objects in view. Ex-Chairman Gid quent evils cannot be too frequently reit give the cycler an opportunity for enjoy- eon explains the necessity for the alliance erated," says a cycling physician, "more es AGENTS WANTED iueiit unexcelled. as follows: "In cancelling the alliance the pecially as they form a peril to life render WRITE FOR TERMS. FOUR DAYS .ENOUGH. present administration has taken the weak ed deadlier by far than the niost dreaded CHICAGO 3S3 Wabash AT». Previous experience has demonstrated that est action possible. The alliance was made of cycling accidents, in that it is held far NEW YORK. 108 Fultoa,St. a full week is entirely too much to devote with the sole purpose of mutually recog too lightly by the average thoughtless hu WASHINGTON. D. 0. to the meet, and the Executive Committee nizing proper transfers to professionalism manity. Bicycling is <.iie of the most active have wisely decided to confine their efforts and suspension for misconduct, and it of exercises. It brings every muscle and Miami Cycle & MTg Co., Middletown, 0. to but four days, the 4th, the 5th, 6th and placed the L. A. W. in the position of hav organ into play, and opens the pores of 7th of August. The first two days will ing at least one friend on the Continent. the body. After brisk riding and overheat J. A. BARTEN& BRO., probably be given over to the committee on As it is now we have absolutely none. The ing there is always a strong temptation on tours and runs, who will arrange a series International Cyclists© Association has on the part of the rider to cool off in the fresh 138 N. 6th St., Philadelphia, of trips embracing all the principal near-by every possible occasion shown that it was air without taking any precautions. Even resorts. Shorter runs for the ladies are willing to further every interest of the in ordinary riding to descend a long hill Agents. also included in this programme. cycling organizations of the little unimport in the brisk draught of one©s own making On Wednesday night, ©the 4th, an ex ant European principalities to the detriment while heated by the previous struggle up cursion on the Delaware will probably be of the League, and the Cyclists© Union of hill is dangerous. The wisest safeguard arranged, stopping at one of the well-known England has never in any way shown a against ah risks is to wear Avooleu under die bar. The gun will be fixed on a swivel, so disposition to aid the League. There is garments." that the rider of the machine can manipulate it down-river resorts or remaining on the boat, now an alliance existing between the at will. Whenever his path crosses that of a- as the circumstances may dictate. A mon League and the National Cyclists© Union Hock of geese or brant he ©will have a chanca ster smoker and athletic entertainment, to which ought also to be terminated if we TRICKY RIDING to open fire. If the device proves to be a suc T>e held probably in the immense building cess Brown will have it patented; but the now in course of erection to accommodate are to be consistent." Being Indulged in on the Southern chances are that he will he able to save the the National Saencrerfcst in June, will be money required to secure a patent. the bill for Thursday night. THIS IS A GOOD JbAW. Racing: Circuit. The professional racing men who are now WILL RE A NIGHT. MICHAEL IS REINSTATED. On Friday nlcht. after the first day©s Every Wheelman In the State Will traveling on the Southern circuit have had rnces. which will be hoi 1 on the Willow Endorse Armstrong©s Bill. several disputes lately which leads to the Grove track, an entertainment, to he Syracuse, May 3. Assemblyman Arm belief that some unfair practices on the N. C. U. of England Restores Michael known as "Wheelmen©s Night," will bo in strong, father of the bicycle baggage bill, track are being indulged iu very early. At and Champion to Good Standing* order at the grove, and a potpourri of nt- has succeeded in having passed by both the Atlanta races Wells charged that Wein- The National Cyclists© Union, of Eng trnctionn. including among Dtlier*. music by branches of the Legislature u bill making ig resorted to elbowing while racing, and land, has just announced the reinstatement the Psimroseh Symphony Orchestra, fire it a misdemeanor for any person to drive it is said by racing men that the latter of Michael and Champion, who were sus works, balloon ascensions, tricl: riding, etc., animals or any vehicle excepting a bicycle rider, who is a big fellow, is enabled pended by this organization, and thus not to mention HIP inevitable refreshments, on a cycle path in this State. The Gov through this trick, which he practices fre prevented from competing with riders will uo doubt contribute to while away the ernor signed the bill Saturday. The new quently to obtain favored position on the within the international union. The dis time very pleasantly for the visitors. Noth law reads as follows: track. At Montgomery last week Weinig was qualification of Champion has been raised ing definite has been arranged for Saturday "6«r>2. Driving vehicles, etc., on side again accused of elbow work, and some of and the suspension of Michael removed, the night©s entertainment, but on Sunday it is walks. A person who willfully and with the riders became so incensed that they latter action ©being taken at the request probable that a monster excursion to At out authority or necessity drives any team, threatened to assault him. The circuit men of the club which protested him for lantic City will wind up the festivities. vehicle, cattle, sheep, horse, swine, or any have a number of tricks on the track. The failng to ride at a meet at which he was This is a rough dral©1 of the programme other animal along upon a sidewalk is custom of elbowing riders is becoming a entered. It is understood that Michael©s as at present arranged. The details will punishable by a fine of $50 or imprison very common practice, and the sooner some attorney settled the trouble with the come to the surface as soon as the com ment in the county jail not exceeding of the men are punished by the Racing Board Leeds club and thus cleared .the way fur mittees and sub-committees get to work in thirty days, or both. the more satisfactory races will become. the rider©s reinstatement. This reinstate earnest. These committees are now being "Subdivision 1. A person who willfully Sometimes the new rider will have the ment means the removal of t,lie suspension formed, and in a fornight©s time their full and without authority or necessity drives elbow trick practiced upon him and u nasty pronounced by the League of American personnel will be announced. any team or vehicle, except a bicycle, upon spill will result. Wheelmen, and will enable, Michael to ride Webster & Hunter, lithographers, of this a side path or wheelway constructed by or in the United States this season. city, now havo on press for the Traction exclusively for the use of bicyclists and A Bicycle Gun. Company a remarkably handsome souvenir, not constructed in a street of a city, is President Potter, of the L. A. W., has appoint dilating on .the merits of Willow Grove as punishable by a fine of not more than $50 Johnson Brown, a mighty Nimrod living near ed the following Membership Committee: Georga a .suburban amusement resort. These sou or imprisonment not exceeding thirty days, Garner, la., is having a bicycle built with a L. Cooke, Rhode Island; W. A. Hcwell, Gonneo» venirs will be scattered broadcast, not or both." breech-loading shot 6an mounted across the han- ticut; 1. H. Scott. New Hampshire, Mav 1 S:PO:RTINO LIFE. as tlie holder of all the tricycle records aiid a crack-a-jack in the old Springfield and Hartford days, and the defeatcr oi Hendee. Burnham was handicapper for New Eingland for nearly six years. . Chairman Dorntee, of the Massachusetts Division Racing Board, is soon to call a meeting of the board to discuss the ad visability of a State circuit, in conjunction with a northeast circuit. Chairman W. J3. McClintock, of the Mass achusetts Highway Commission, is of the opinion that macadamized roads are the best for general .use when taken care of, and if of the opinion that the commission needs $800,000 more to carry out the work already mapped out for the coming sum mer. FROM YANKEE LAND. TRADE MENTION. 97 Models W. F. Adams & Co., corner of Franklin and Congress streets of this city, has taken the handling of the National line for New THE ROAD RACING SEASON AT THE England. This is the first time that the Nationals have come into the New England HUB INAUGURATED. territory in a wholesale way. though there MODEL A, - = $100.00 was a retail agent in Boston only last year. The new agents confidently hope to push the Bay City line this year. The Battle Between the Racing Board Next season the Lozier Company, mak Model B, $75.00. Model C, $60.00 ers of the Cleveland, will make a num ber of radical changes. The Westfield and Ducker Goes Merrily on plant, which now makes the Westfield wheel, is destined to be the main factory Roadster, $50.00. Doings of Massachusetts Officials of the Lozier group, aud arrangements have been, made to double its capacity. When complete*! it will cover about five acres. News ol the Trade, Etc, and will employ 2000 men. Toledo ^yill DE WITT WIF^E CLOTH CO., be the general assembling and shipping point. . " 17 Warren Street, N. Y. 4&6 North Seventh St., Phi I ad ©a. Boston. April 27. Editor "Sporting Life:" NEWS NOTES. -The opening day of the road. racing sea- ,AH the members of the Harvard bicycle eon in New Kngland was April !© >» or what team are mounted on Worlds thisa season.. All Wheels fully Guaranteed. Ea§y Terms if wanted. is known in. Massachusetts as Patriots© I Ex-Secretary Richard... Gluey and Robert Day. The big event of the day was the big Treat Fafne are anidiig the recent patrons FULL LINE OF PARTS AND SUNDRIES. twenty-taller of the Essex County Wheel at the Columbia riding academy ©this week. men at Gloucester. While the entries only PEKOIVAL. numbered sixty the push was the hardest that ever got together in any similar event in New England. The scratch men included NOT PANNING OUT. K. M. Alexander, the hero of the Irvington- Milburn; John L. Turner, winner of the Secessionists Prom League Ranks time prize in the big Washington road-race; Out West Move Slowly. Tom Barnaby, the New Kngland road king: The ill sccess that has crowned the efforts H. A- Hills, Rhode Island champion, and a of the secession element in California gives score of other lights. The Tribune wheel assurance to the officers of the L. A. W. and Palmer tires scored heavily. Palmer that 110 opposition of a serious nature is tires won first place, first and fourth time to be anticipated this- year. In California prizes. Tracy, the Hartford Wheel Club the riders and even officers of the League man, on a Tribune was the winner, ar division declared that Sunday racing was riving from the minute mark with fifth essential for the success of the pastime in time and the three scratch men coming their territory. Accordingly it was deem in one, two, three hot after him, with ed necessary to have an association take A GOOD THING. the fifth man catching fourth time from the up and govern Sunday contests. The As yO-second mark. Thus the five time prizes sociated Cycling Clubs of California have ASK YOUR DEALER FOR IT- went to the first five men. Had not an ac tried the experiment, and the result has cident occurred to Turner, one of the scratch ben a failure. Either the protestations that men, more pace would have been set and the Californians want racing on Sunday are OR SEND TO the scratch men would have coraled the untrue, or else riders are afraid to antag one, two, three prizes for position and onize the L. A. W. by aiding any opposition time. One of the features of the race was movement. The California folks feel some the defeat of the Hartford (/rack, R. M. Al- what discouraged over their failure to make, ^xander, by Hills and Barnaby in the sprint a "go" of Sunday racing, but they are de 428 Walnut St., Philadelphia. for the tape. This was the first time that termined to push the idea still further. these men had ever met and the outcome Last week for the wheelmen in Minneapolis was watched with interest. The beauty of joined ©forces for the purpose of aiding the this race was the fact that not a single Sunday racing movement, and members of L. A. W. BULLETIN, w protest or dispute marred the day©s sport. the League will watch, the progress of the THIS WAS DIFFERENT. secessionists in this section with some Tlie Racing Board Issues Instruc At Dedliam everything was different eagerness. Around St Louis and Minne though a good pace was given. The entry apolis the secession field is large, and tions to Haee Meet Promoters and list numbered nearly 200, and With the ex likely to bother the L. A. W. far more Referees Liatest Decisions Re ception of Rob Urquhart not a prominent than in California, but the L. A. W. of garding Racers New Records Ac man was on deck. The race was won by a ficers are not disposed to worry over the mere lad, Frank Feathers by name. Who matter at all. They claim that no sensible cepted, ..Etc. sneaked in from the 1.45 mark on a last rider will affiliate with an organization that Baltimore, April 26. Promoters of race veer©s Fowler with Newton tires, and, 80 can only give a few meets during the year, meets arc requested to read the paragraph gear. W. E. J. Kirk, late of the Yale Col while the L. A. W. races will be ©held headed "Official Referees" on page 1!) of the A committee of nine mechanical engi lege bicycle squad and a crack-a-jack of throughout the country every other day.- Racing1 Rules. It is not "impossible©© to some renown in and around New York last The level-headed racing man realizes that obtain the services of an official referee neers employed by the Edward P. Allis year, kind of fooled the talent by catching just as soon as he takes part in Sunday until application has been made to the Co., of Milwaukee, Wis., the most skill- a good mark and landed second place and races he will debar himself from all future member of the Racing Board in charge of ful manufacturers of engines and ma first time from the 1.15 mark on a Stearns, contests held under L. A. W. auspices. the district and to all the members of the and Palmer tires. Had it not been for a division racing- boards. Chief consuls will chinery in the world, after examing and nasty cropper half a mile from home Kirk NATIONAL CIRCUIT DATES. furnish .promoters with names and ad testing 36 different makes of high grade would have made a mark out of first and dresses of members of division boards. bicycles, pronounced the , " Gladiator " time prize. The rest of the winners were The attention of referees is called to the novices as must be expected from so un There Will be Several Changes From fact that the matter on page 28, relating to the most wieldy a field. Protests and disqualifications the Original Schedule. trial heats, is a recommendation, and not scientifically were also the order of the day. Baltimore, Md.. April 27. The arrange a rule. Promoters are not obliged to run constructed THE BATTLE ment of the National Circuit isi now trou trial heats in the manner therein prescrib easy running between Manager Ducker. of the Cambridge bling Chairman Mott, of the National Rac ed, but it will be found best when the ex track, and tlie U A. W. Racing Board goes ing Board. He lias offered preliminary penses of a meet do not warrant giving and highly merrily on. It will be remembered that dates which, if all arc accepted, would prizes for extensive pace-making: finished bi Pucker secured a sanction for the after make/up a good circuit, but the trouble lies AS TO TIME OMITS. cycle in exis noon Of May 31st. to run two cycling events iu. having ih©em accepted. F. E. Spooner, Attention of referees is also called to the in conjunction with an athletic programme. of Chicago, has written Mr. Mott. com time limit on class races on page 33. The tence. Upon It now appears that Ducker s scheme is* to mending the circuit as mapped out in the object of the time limit is to keep racing their judg tun one amateur and one professional event preliminary;© ©schedule© and making a few men from holding buck simply to retain ment a large and offer prizes to the winners of each suggestions as to changes which might be their classification. If the men make an heat equal in. value to the - prize in the made. lie goes on the assumption that earnest effort, to reach the limit, the prizes order for final, thus making a race out. of every Baltimore ,i*i. going to take its dates, and should be awarded, even though there is heat, and practically evading the require that Louisville. Si. Louis. Denver aud a- failure to roach it by a considerable mar Gladiator ments of his sanction-and trying to buck np Puoblo are goin.cc f refuse theirs. gin. ;The conditions of a "good day." when Bicycles. against the spring meet of the Massachu Louisviile.©however, is not likely to take there is .not the least air stirring; a "good was placed, setts division, which will be held on the its date. The©promoters say that Decora track," with the" best surface and best Waltham track the sain? day. tion Day .is not of, any account as a race length for speed, and when there are ©.©pacer for the use of The fact that heat prizes had been offered day in Louisville. St., Louis wants June makers" for each quarter,©will very seldom the members without special sanction, and that the rac 12, instead of June t> and June 15. Pueblo prevail, ami the limit is only exacted by and employes ing rules did not prohibit the continuance of has already accepted its date. Denver is the rule when, in the judgment of the that custom, was brought to Mr. Dorntee©s not likely to want spring races. referee, all these conditions do prevail. of that com- attention and he said: It has been suggested that the circuit be The men should not be subjected to any TEADE MARK "I give It as my opinion tjiat the offering of carried from Baltimore into New York hardship under this rule. Mo test so severe and thorough as this a prize in a trial heat is an evasion of the State, and two weeks filled in during early NOTICE! TO REFEREES. has ever been made. Prospective buyers rule regulating prize value. For instance, a June. Then a jump can be made to Peoria, Referees should be firm and carry out the man may win a trial heat prize, and then win 111., and the Western cities can be given Racing Rules to. the letter, so that there can be guided with safety by this decision. the flrst prize, and that, under ordinary con later dates, which will suit them better. may be uniform practice. If that is done, The "Gladiator" is truly a "Wheel of ditions, would give him prizes whose total value Lincoln, Neb., Council Bluffs, la., and other the racing men will know by precedent in will exceed the limit set by the rules." places could be included in the National any One place just what is requisite in Perfection," That is the ruling of the New England Circuit. Chairman Mot says that some another. Do not permit yourself to display GLADIATOR CYCLE WORKS, member of the board. It is a fact that minor changes Avill be made in national anger, whatever the provocation from rac 109 to 115 West Fourteenth Street, - Chicago. heretofore the offering of prizes to win schedule dates, but that the general scheme ing men. You will be protected whenever ners of trial heats has been followed to will remain much as it is. your decisions are warranted by the rules. a considerable extent, and, if the writer If you have inadvertently failed to place quest; C. B. Haskins, Cleveland, O., own, remembers correctly a talk he once had BICYCLES IN VICTORIA. a time limit on a race, you should award request; Frederick J. Titus, own request. with the present chairman of the racing the prizes, even though the time made is SUSPENDED. board, that gentleman is, or rather was, American Wheels Favored in Austra very slow. Expert umpires should be se For delay in paying entry fees, W. E3. in favor of offering special prizes to win lected, and then their testimony should be Button, Aurora, 111., to June 1, 1897; for ners of trial heats. These prizes have lia, But Trade Said to be Overdone. largely relied upon in making decisions false entry, William Price, Mahanoy City, been awarded, and in big meets at that, Victoria last year imported bicycles val upon unfair riding. A large part of the Pa., to June. 1, 18l>7. on both the Waltham and the Charles ued at $1,478,715, according to United success of the meet and the entertainment SUSPENDED PENDING INVESTIGATION. River Park tracks. States Consul; General Maratta .at Mel furnished spectators is due to your ad AY. H. Conn-erv, Savannah, Ga.; Charles The ruling of Chairman Mott on this bourne. The Wheels sell at prices ranging ministration of your duties and the exer Gierke, North East, Pa.; Fred Burnet. Ma- subject is that "Prizes to the value©Of $35 from, $58 to $145, and the American . bi cise of your judgment. haiioy City, Pa.; It. M. Mugridge, Maiden, can be given in amateur trial heats and cycles are favorites. It is the practice of PROFESSIONAL RECORDS ACCEPTED. Mass. prizes to the amount of $100 in profes some dealers to sell wheels on time payment Made by W. E. Becker, San Francisco, SPECIAL NOTICES. sional trial heats without special permit." for the exact amount of the monthly sub Gala., February 22, 1897: Competition, The following handicapper is announced: ©DIVISION NEWS. urban railway tickets, s^ that the buyer standing start, paced, 1 mile, 1.58; competi District No. 12, F. B. Thrall, Otturnwa, la. E. P. Burnham, the Boston man who is at the end of a certain time seems to ob tion, "standing start, paced, 2 miles, 3.543-5; Suspension removed Ruf us R. Roop, keeping his name up near the front in the tain his bicycle free" of cost. All of the competition, standing .start, paced, 3 miles. Irving Park. 111. L. A. W. contest for new members, was leading American wheels are represented by 5.55; competition, standing start, paced, 4 For promoting an Unsanctioned race meet appointed to the vacancy on the State agencies in Australia, and there is com miles, 7.543-5; competition, standing start, Frank Rose, Akron, O.. is placed upon the Racing Board this week, caused by the plaint that the trade is overdone, receiving paced. 5 miles, 0.543-5. list of those to whom sanctions will be re resignation of a Mr. Robinson. E. P. Burn- 35 per cent, more bicycles in proportion to TRANSFERRED TO PROFESSIONAL CLASS. fused. ALBERT MOTT, ia©m will be remembered by the old timers population than any other country. Glenn, Curry, Allegau, Mich,, own. re- Chairman Ik A. W. Racing limud. SPORTING- LIFE. May 1, all wheelmen will have to pay the city $1 per year for the privilege of riding on the streets. Cyclists here do not object to the tax. in fact they invited the city fathers to. pass the bill, as it places them in the position of taxpayers and gives- them a standing when they appear before officials to suggest and to demand reforms on the streets. The new law is also hailed with delight by the cycling fraternity for the Reason that it raises the tax on all vehicles having narrow tires and contains a pro vision that by the first of January, 1899. al! vehicles of certain sizes shall have broad tires. This will, of course, ©tend to make the streets more ridable and to prevent them from being cut up by the narrow tires. The, mayor of the city will take nm. the first license tag as he has filed an applica tion for the first five for his children. The tag will be of aluminum, and the law says that it shall be fastened o-n the wheel or, FROM THEFAR WEST. the steering post just above the front forks. A CHANGE. A BIG TRIUMPH FOR THE NATIONAL The St. Louis Cycle Racing Association has expired and as soon as it ;appeared that its existence would be a detriment to the ORGANIZATION. A. C. C. W. P. Laing, the promoter, sur rendered its national circuit date to the latter and the clubs are now trying to have Chairman Mott consolidate both dates into Missouri©s Chief Consul Knocks Oat one and give St. Louis June 12. This will obviate the necessity of postponing the the Antis For a Time at Least Forest Park road race, which is set for June 5, the date now assigned to the A. C. C. ..The New Tax Bill Which Goes UNEXPECTEDLY LIBERAL,. The St. Louis Republic" published last Sunday the opinions of six of the leading into Effect in May, Etc, clergymen of different denominations on the subject of Sunday cycling. Those interview St. Louis, April 28. Editor "Sporting ed were an Episcopalian, a Roman Catholic, Life:" Chief Consul Holm gained a mighty n Presbyterian, a Methodist and a Camp- victory lor the L. A. W. at the meeting of bellite. The expressions of these gentlemen the Associated Cycling Clubs last Saturday were liberal indeed.all holding that men who SLIGHTED CANUCKS I AT THE CLUB. night, lie succeeded in knocking out the were compelled to work six days in the amis for thirty days at least. Night and week would commit no wrong by riding May Find Reason For AliiancelWith morning he has worked and has spared their wheels on Sunday, but all put in the the Lu A. W. neither brains nor legs to accomplish his proviso that they should not neglect ends and the point he has gained would church, and that for them riding on Sun The Canadian Wheelmen©s Association in indicate that he would ultimately succeed. day only became wrong when the riders tends to again apply to the International allowed it to interfere with their religious Cyclists© Union for the privilege of holding THE SITUATION©. duty. DOUGLAS W. ROBERT. the championship meeting next year. Should Immediately after the National Assembly the overtures be rejected there is a likeli the South Side Club, of which Mr. Holm is hood that the Canadian association may a member, passed instructions to its dele OXE ON PRINCE. withdraw from the international body, and gates to the A. C. C. to vote to strike out seek alliance with the L. A. W. A promi the clause in the constitution of the latter The Veteran©s Adventure With a nent official of the C. W. A., in talking of which provides that all clubs shall be L. A. the action of the I. C. A. in holding all the \V. clubs before they are eligible to mem Tennessee Deputy Sheriff. championship meets across the water says: bership in the A. C. C. This action was "When Jack Prince begins to tell a "The I. C. A. was founded in 1892, when followed by the Century and the Ken story," says a circuit follower, ©©those who we joined it. At the time of its organiza neths, and ©as there are only live clubs in know him will edge gently away and keep tion it was supposed that the meets would the organization it seemed sure of pas at long arm reach from the verbose Eng be held at. frequent intervals on this side sage. Later the Kenneths reconsidered and lishman. Jack has a pointed way of em of the Atlantic. From the fact that in There©s no better place for obtaining permitted their delegates to go uiiinstruct- phasizing his remarks, and his auditors© America there are only two national cycling cd. Many of the delegates favored the ribs are apt to be shocked in Kitzsimmous organizations it would perhaps be. too profitable pointers on the popular bicycle adoption of the amendment, but declared style. Down at Chattanooga last Sunday much to expect the meet to go alternately than at the club. their intention of voting against it on ac morning a deputy sheriff who came up to each year to America and Europe, yet Ask the next Yellow Fellow rider you count of the fact that it was really used attach I©rirce©s baggage on a trumped-up from the relative importance of cycling in by some of Holm©s enemies in his club as a charge preferred by the members of the the two continents America cannot be ex meet what he thinks of his wheel. It he blow at him. But Holm looked upon the negro band employed at the Coliseum, pected to continue loyal to an organiza roundly condemns it, buy some other matter in a different light. didn©t get his tip in time and trouble al tion that proposes to serve every little wheel; if he says it is more graceful and HOlJM MOVES. most resulted. Jack was surprised at©the European principality before again coming built on better lines than any other bicy He considered it a stab at the League, action of the deputy, and filled with lofty to this country. Canada asked for the meet cle he knows of, believe him then coma and the L. A. W is the apple of the Chief indignation and a sense of outraged virtue, in ©!)5, but was not. at all surprised that Consul©s eye, and he determined to defeat began to expostulate with the deputy. she did not get it. We submitted with good to the store and our part will be easy. any attempt to hurt the national body and Leaning over hard against him and begin grace to a second refusal when Scotland eet himself to work accordingly. He began ning a merry tattoo with bis forefinger won the ©07 meeting. The L. A. W. pro K.C. STEAMS &COMPASY, Makers. hi,s efforts in his own club and sought to on the deputy©s scantily-covered ribs, Jack poses to support us to secure the meeting have the instructions to that club©s dele started to tell him a funny story about for next year. At the gathering in Glasgow Syracuse, N. Y. San Francisco, CaL gates rescinded at a special meeting, but having settled in full with the negroes, in July next it is proposed that Canada Buffalo, N. Y. Toronto, Out. the antis were in a majority and he fail At the second pass he had the deputy go shall be represented both upon the track ed. Then he took the clubs© roster and ing, and in the time of half a short round and at the annual meeting, and it is hoped made a personal call on every member and had him all but out. At last the rural rep that a better understanding will there be quite oblivious of the fact that the bicycle does used his persuasive voice upon them. Hav- resentative of the law broke away, gasping reached as to the future sharing of chain- not depend for its movement, upon an automaton, tng found that in this way he bad a fight and writhing from the shock and making ship meets between Europe and America." but on a human being with a limited amount of ing chance to undo the work of the antis, a desperate effort to regain his wind. Then bodily strength. Admitting that the present ro he had another special meeting called on it took tho persuasive powers of the entire L. A. W. SECEDEBS. tary system loses power, who will not admit that crowd to prevent Prince©s a,rrest on the it is admirably adapted to human capabilities? Friday night, the evening before the matter Levers are more exhausting to ttte rider than a was to come up for action in the A. C. C©. charg> of assault and battery. Prince de United Wheelmen of America Organ There were twenty-two members present, posited $15 with the deputy, pending the rotary movement. and it was soon seen that live of the most trial of his case on his veturn. and the ized at Minneapolis. ardent antis were among the missing. This prospects are that there will be an uproan- At a meeting in Minneapolis April 22. of was accounted for by the fact that Holm the Minnesota wheelmen, made up of repre HERYAND~THERE. had prevailed upon them to stay away even sentatives from Minneapolis. St. Paul, Du- THE NATIONAL CIRCUIT. luth and several small towns throughout The cycling flirt is very much in evidence. if they would not consent to vote his way It is said that a cycle factory in Jackson, and by a vote of thirteen to nine the in the State, the temporary organization of Mich.. employs only married men. structions were countermanded. How It Will Wend Its Devious the United Wheelmen of America, which Way. was organized some time ago. was made Wisconsin©s Bicycle Baggage bill has been A TEMPORARY TRIUMPH. permanent, and leave taken of the L. A. killed in the lower branch of the Legislature by Then the next night carne the A. C. C. The National Circuit starts fit Montgom W. The purposes of the new league are: a vote of 4©J to 32. meeting, and after the usual order of busi ery, April 29 and 30. and goes right through Carter Harrison, the Mayor-elect of Chicago, ness a Century delegate offered the resolu the Southern Circuit, emerging at Atlanta, "To gather the rulers of the, State under a was recently proposed for membership in tk« and passing on to the Bast to Jacksonville, home organization: to form a central organiza Chicago Cycling Club. tion to strike out the L. A. W. clause. tion for the purpose of promoting Sunday racing: Again the fine Italian hand of Holm was where it starts for the North, reaching to give the members the same privileges as en The Montana State Legislature has ordered seen. He arose; and made a point of order only as far as Baltimore and Washington, joyed in the L. A. W.. but with home officers the imposition of a $2 tax on bicycles. Tuera that the amendment had not been made in however. It then takes a shoot-off to the in charge: to form a State circuit to take in are 3000 machines in th©e State. due form at the preceding meeting, as only West, and makes Louisville for Decoration atom eight weeks© racing in the fall; to protect The New Jersey division of the L. A. W. will a. written notice had been filed to the effect Day. Further West it goes, stopping at St. the rights of wheelmen and to promote the buikl- hold its annual meet in August, under the aus that such an amendment would be offered, I-.cnis. and then continuing to Pueblo aud ing of tracks and good roads." pices of the Atlanta Wheelmen, of .Newark, oo while he claimed that the language of the returning to Denver, and then again to St. The following officers were elected: Presi the Waverly track. constitution made it imperative that a Louis, it is this far Western jaunt that dent, F. H. Williams. Minneapolis; vice The League©s Racing Board has requested Sam copy of the proposed amendment should Mr. Mott hopes to see out of the circuit, as presidents, Fred Stranb. Faribault, and H. Brock, the Brooklyn professional, to clear himself be attached, and he produced the opinion of Denver and Pueblo are said to be disgrunt L. Jacobs, Minneapolis; secretary, E. I!. of charges presented»against him of ungentle- the chairman of the Rights and Privileges led over the dates given to them. From manly conduct at the recent liigntu .Regiment Smith; treasurer, Carl Strom, Redwing: gajnes. Committee of the Missouri division to that St. Louis, the States of Illinois, Michigan racing board. J. A. Wirtensohn, Minneap effect. Holm was sustained by President and Wisconsin are traversed, and then the olis, chairman; Tom T. Bird. St.^Paul, and The estimated cost, of the bicycle path which Sanders and the antis were confounded but circuit pusses on through Indiana. Ohio A. J. Matter. Maukota. There will be but is to be built from Buffalo to Niagara Fall* rallied immediately. They had printed and Pennsylvania into New York State, is ifoOO a mile. It has been urged that $40,000 one class of riders and that is. for profes is not sufficient to put a similar path along the copies of the proposed amendment at hand, reaching the National meet early in Au sionals. and they there and then submitted them gust. Two months are then spent in the East River drive in Fail-mount Park. for consideration at the next meeting. East, and Washington has the men Oct. 2. College bicycle racing is each year becom ing nrore popular. In addition to the bicycle VALUABLE TIME GAINED. From that point the jump to Memphis lands HASTINGS© GOOD SENSE. the party once again on the Southern Cir tournament in connection with the annual inter While this action only deferred the fight A Governor Applies For Membership collegiate sports Columbia aud Harvard will this for thirty days it was regarded as a sub cuit for the finish of the season and a good season hold separate invitation meets. stantial victory for the L. A. W. men. as two. months© tight for the top of the per in the Li. A. W. J. W. JTones. who arrived in New York Apr©il they claim that in that time they onu rally centage and points and prize winning ta Philadelphia, April 27. Among the appli 21, claiming to have ridden all the way from enough support to their sid£ to insure the bles. "Filling in" will be clone,, by the cations for membership in the League of San Francisco on his bicycle, a distance of 82O4 defeat of the antis. while on the other hand clmirman. and many vacancies which have American Wheelmen received at the division miles, in three months and four days, will leave the antis are crowing and state that their been left in the circuit data will soon be headquarters on Saturday were those of from Printing House Square at 10.10 this morn opponents are afraid and knew that the taken by many circuit points always late Governor Hastings and his private secre ing on the return trip. motion would pass else they would have in rnuking application. tary Lewis E. Beitler. The applications The excellent work of the racing men on tho killed it outright, and they further state were indorsed by Hibberd B. Worrell, Southern circuit and the large attendance prove that the time allowed will give them an Op Chairman of the State Highway Improve conclusively that bicycle racing is growing more portunity to work on the South Side mem Beware of Ointments For Catarrh ment Committee, who is in charge of the popular. \Vlien the men come North the r-Jnlis bers and again turn them around. The That Contain Mercury, wheelmen©s interests in the Hamilton Good and other associations having- meets scheduled South Sides come in for a good deal of Ilcxtds bill now before the State Legisla need not worry about the success of their ven criticism as they stirred up all the trouble as mercury will 8iirelv destroy the sense of smell am] ture, and P. S. Collins, of this city. Before tures. and have now left their followers to lead completely dormice the whole system wlicn pnterinft going to Harrisburg Mr. Beitler was a The trustees of the Lenor Library. New York, the fight instead of simply having to sup it through tlie mnzouii s-urfnces. Such articUs should League member and a member of the Cen have decided to build a room and tit up with port the originators. never be ured except on prescriptions from reputable tury Wheelmen, but resigned from both at bicycle holders, so that cyclists can check their In addition to this the other work©done physicians, as the damage llicy will ing the time table for the bicycle trains on the elevated road. TRADE NEWS. Cyclists are no longer allowed to ride their Wheels around the flower gardens in The Raeyclfa made by the Miami Cycle Prospect Park. Brooklyn. They must leave and Manufacturing Company, of Middle- their wheels in the shelter house hereafter. town, O., is rapidly pushing its way into Brooklyn cyclists think that the large every quarter of the globe. Opening this plot of ground at the end of the cycle path season as a new concern the output of the at Coney Island might be converted into factory is already severely taxed to keep a handsome little park. The property is within sight of the many orders that are valueless as it has been for the last 10 pouring in. Last week this company made years. It belongs to the city and is under one shipment to Keade Jones, oi© San Fran the jurisdiction of the park department. cisco, of a train load of Racycles. The cars It looks as if the local authorities would were all ©gully decked with bunting and refuse to allow any parades on the Boule banners setting forth what the cars con tried thin sheet pure rubber and also pieces vard and Riverside Drive hereafter. One tained and where from and where bound. of tires. In each case where the Neverieak or two of the police officials favor the pro Robert. Goetz, of St. Petersburg, Russia, was washed off the rubber was exactly as posed parade, and some of the park com has also taken a large shipment, while strong as before treating. Tire compounds missioners are opposing the idea. Amsterdam. Holland. :ind "Winnipeg. Man intended to render the tire puncture proof The cycle police in Brooklyn ride Day- itoba, not to be outdone, have each received I often destroy the tire after a little time, tons, while many of the city employes in their own allowance of this popular wheel. while they apparently remedy the evil at this city are of Wolf Americans. It is seldom that a new factory starting out the start off, and as the tire guarantee A BIG RACING SEASON IN THE METRO It has not been decided as yet whether with a new wheel comes as rapidly to the goes when the tire goes it Is well to know there will be any i 3re national shows. front as the Miami Company has. How what you are doing before you start using New York and vicinity beat all records ever, the public is not slaw to appreciate anything with the idea of mending your POLIS LIKELY, yesterday. The entire district for 50 miles any good thing -that is well advertised, and own tire. Neverieak, however, is very around New York was a string of wheels. the. Racycle has been well pushed. strongly backed by its manufacturers© guar All the roads were simply thronged. * * * antee and some of the tire makers after Governor Griggs, of New Jersey, has The Sims Saddle Company, of Canton, careful investigation are recommending its The Boston Club Squabble Laid Before signed the bicycle baggage bill. It is rather N. Y., is a new company in the business. use. Write the Buffalo Specialty Company, s-©gnflcant that he refrained from making They manufacture the Sims saddle. of Buffalo, N. Y., if you wish to know President Potter Messrs, Pope and this annovrcement until after the Pennsyl * © * * more of it. vania £ Erie roads had announced that Pottstown, Pa., is to have another biey- » * » they would carry wheels free. As the £>• eJe factory, a company having;© just been The Saranae Cycle Co., of New York Day Belie?a. in the Future ol -the & O. carried wheels free there was practi organized. The officers are: James P, Mc- Citv. with a capital stock, has been incor cally little©left in New Jersey. Nicnol, president; W. F. Wilkins, secretary porated by L. M. Whittaker, G. B. Harris G. E. STACKHOUSE. and treasurer; H. D. Boyer, manager, ail and T. F. Gaines. Cflainless Bicycle, of whom are from© .Philadelphia. Opera * * tions will begin in one week, in the build The Mason & Mason Company, incorpo New York, April 26, Editor "Sporting A BIG RACE. ing lately occupied by the Pottstown Nickel rated, Chicago, 111., have issued a new Lite:" livery indication points to the fact Plating Company. catalogue of their Soudan, Nile and Pyramid that this will lie the greatest cycling racing Cooper ami Bald to Meet at Balti * * * cycles. Each wheel is brought out finely The Motiroe Manufacturing Company has by large photo engraving*; so large© that the season in this district ever seen here. There more For a Purse of $1OOO. minute details are not lost, and each is is more them one promoter of other Special to "Sporting Life"." been organised at Toledo for the purpose sports who is watching the sign of the of handling and making bicycles and bicycle accompanied with perfectly clear and very Baltimore, Md., April 29. Eddie Bald and ambulances. full spi cilications. The Mason & Mason tunes with fear and trembling, wondering Tom Cooper have been matched to race at just how far the cycling craze will * * * Company have agencies all over this coun the Electric Park, Baltimore, on July 1, for We are in receipt of the new Trinity cat try or will send any desired information by eat into his especial coffers this a cash prize of §1000, the winner of two writing them direct. year. Active preparations are being made out of three three-mile heats to take all. alogue. Like most of the Trinity©s products iu this city and on both sides of the rivers On the same day Fronk Waller is to try it is just a little different from the usual for a lively campaign, in racing matters. for the unpaced hour record. On May 10 run, thoroughly handsome, but unique in Many of the hustling members of the cy make-up. It is entitled, "What Each Man Fred. Sims, of Washington, and John Law- Says," and beginning with "What the Man cling ©©push" are of the opinion that the son, of Baltimore, will compete for the Frank P. Prial, of -the New York A. C.. will wheelmen have held off too late in the sea Maryland record, best two in three one-mile ufacturers Say© ©takes you from department son before starting the ball rolling, and in. to department, letting the foreman of allot the handicaps in the Milburn road. race. consequence the racing game will be start heats. The winner is to get $250 and 60 each tell of the excellence of his produc The Grand Prlx of Hanover will be run oa ed off much earlier this season than usual. per cent, of the gate receipts. tion. The illrstrations are neat and artistic June 13. The total prizes will exceed $1000 The promoters of cycle racing are beginning and the printing thoroughly good. The in value. to see that by waiting until late in Junc POINTS FOB RIDERS. whole is the product of the Tom. Wheatley The management of the Manhattan Beach tor a cycle meet, that other sports get Combination, of New York, who have suc track will not promote races on their own ac a big start and when one gets "sports" TheMeaningof Different Noises Made cessfully carriedl out the wants of the Trin count this year. going to one thing it is a difficult matter to ity Cycle Mfg. Co., of Worcester, Mass. Advices from Australia say that in eight wean them away. The troubles of the by a Running Wheel. Better see it to appreciate it. days© racing in March William Martin, the An old rider says that when your bicycle . * * * American professional, won, §600. QUILL, CLUB WHEELMEN makes a noise it is a sign that something is Buck & Hunt, manufacturers of bicycle -Eddie McDuffie is trying to arrange a race ere few and far between, but there are wrong. Beyond the slight clicking sound belts at Worcester, Mass., have dissolved with Jimmy Michael, tile Welch wonder, a.t any a few .disgruntled ones who wouiu make of the balls in the bearings the perfect partnership, and E. E;. Buck will continue time the latter des©res, for $500 a side. trouble, but they are a poor hand at making running machine la noiseless. Loose tools the business. John S. Johnson will, it Is said, give up anything and they are likely to have their will rattle and should be wrapped so that * * * exhibition riding entirely this year, and con trouble for- their pains. Dorntee, the New they will not. A jingling sound usually The Eggers-Samson truss brace or frame fine himself entirely to competition events. England member of the Racing Board of means that spokes have become loose at strengthener is intended for use on tandems Among the racing men in training on th« the L. A.©W.,©came to town to-day to see crossing points. A distinct© click indicates and drop frames, a use for which it is some Charles River Park track, Cambridge, are El A, President Potter and certain members of that-stfokes have become loosened at the times very desirable. It braces the frame McDuffie, Friuik Butler, G. Gary and -Xat Butler. the Q. C. W. to see if the Press Cycling rim. ^(vhat might be termed a jogging noise at a weak point and strengthens buckled Jack Psirsons, the Australian crack, intends Olub, of Boston, could not get those date is often caused by a loose crank. Loud frames until they are as strong,, or nearly to take another shy at the money in this coun "plums" for a meet at Boston on September snapping almost invariably comes from, a so, as formerly. They add but little to try the coining season. He will arrive here notna 4 and 6. These are the dates selected by dry chain, and a loose sprocket will thump. the weight of the machine and are inex time in July. tiie Q. (3. W. for their annual meet and as A "stitch in time" is a good rule to apply pensive. The manufacturers are the Ven The Racing Board of the It. A. W. proposes the club has asked and paid © for the to a bicycle as to anything else. Women tilated Grip and Mfg. Co., of Newark, to compel clubs to give prizes of full value this sanction and has received the same from riders are generally careless. In applying N. J. year in all events. Last year the riders were Chairman Mott it won©t give it up. Boston graphite to a chain don©t smear it on. Too * * * imposed upon. is, of course, a nice sort of a country town, much is as bad as too little, and will give The National Cycle Guarante Co., of Louis Ginim and Fred Schinneer will ride which once had a base ball team, but it somebody nedless work after a run. A Chicago, has been incorporated with a cap a 24-hour paced match race at Grand Rapids does not mean that New York will let little applied to the inside joints of a chain ital stock of $25,000. The iiicorporators are on May 31. It is hoped to beat Hurct©s world©s Boston have the choicest dates in the cycle will lubricate it for many miles. The out R. J. F. Kolb, J. F. Cowan and C. G. Gil record of 5-iC milfes. schedule pie. The Qnills will formally open side of the chain should be wiped clean bert. Walter Sanger, the professional rider, claims the racing in this district on May 22 and after each ride. Women should learn to * * * that he will engage in few competition racen the national circuit dates will be" on Sep clean and adujst their own bicycles. The The Grover Cycle Co. has issued a cata this year. Most of his attention, however, will tember 4 and (5. There won©t be any change knowledge will prove useful at some time logue of their Hillorest wheels. There has be devoted to match contests at the big meet. from this programme, except that©possibly least expected, when masculine help is been a great deal of attention attracted to Harry Wheeler is reported to: be training at the club may decide to hold several addi his home at Orange with the intention of com not near. this wheel on account of the novel way peting at the big professional meets this year. tional meets. What? Give those Septem in which the power is applied. High me Wheeler was erne of the best riders Uerea.bou.-ta- ber "beauts" to Beantown; well, we guess THE DINGLEY TARIFF chanical authorities diffe©r as to whether several yenrs ago, arid if able to get iu condition not. power is actually gained by the addition of COLONEL TOPE AND G. H. DAY should be successful on the path this season. Will Probably Increase the Cost of the third sprocket. Riders who have given "Johnnie Johnson," says a follower of the rac came to town, last Saturday night to make the Hilerest a fair trial say that "it is ing game, "lias gone out of the continuous show arrangements to witness the Grant parade. Bicycles. all the manufacturers claim." If it works business, and for the next year will be content After taking a spin down the cycle path Says a man in the trade: "After the pas in practice we do not see how conditions to occupy a seat in the grand stand with Zim- in Brooklyn they got back to bicycle busi sage of the Dingley tariff bill the cost of or theories can effect its utility and ul merman, Banker, Bliss, Tyler, Windle, Murphy ness to-day. The Colonel is a firm believer manufacturing bicycles will be increaseu timate success. The catalogue is a plain and a host of lesser lights who have all ©seea in the future greatness of the chaiiiless bi somewhat. The measure will practically statement of the claims made and a de better days.© " cycle, and so Is Mr. Day. In talking about carry with it an advance in the price of scription of the wheel can be obtained It is now settled that a team of American the chaiiiless idea Mr. Day, said that he tubing. It increases the tax on the ini- at the office and salesroom of the Grover cyclists will go abroad this season to compete was convinced that that was the wheel of pprted tubing to 45 per cent, and the spe Cycle Co., at 205 Church street, Philadel in several of the race meets to be held in Eu the future. He mentioned incidentally that cific duty on the steel billets from, which phia. rope. The team, which will be composed of the the Pope Company had already spent©in the the American tubing is drawn from 1 3-10 1 * * * following riders, will be in charge of J. K. neighborhood of half a million of dollars on to 1 5-10. It is not certain but that a The Union Tire and Supply Co., of New Faulkner, "Charley" Murphy, Klmble, Ray Mo- the chainless wheel idea, and it stands to further increase will be made by the tube©- York, has been incorporated with a capital Donald and the Butler brothers. reason that the company has laid its plans makers themselves. A number of thera stock of $60,000 by A. Silvers, L. J. Wilde, for next season. Mr. Day is a firm believer held a meeting in Washington recently, C. W. Thompson, Herman Silvers and T. thfit the chainless wheel will be the bi and, while definite information is impos B. Beecher. cycle of ©98. All the arrangements practi sible, it is known that they reached a * * * cally have been made for the annual tacit understanding to rearrange the scale The Charles S. Caffrey Co., of Camden, IRVINGTON-MILLBOURN of prices, particularly on the larger diam N. J., has issued a comprehensive catalogue road race, and the evnt promises to break eters of tubing now Fn use by cycle makers, describing the Caffrey line of wheels. The the record. The committee estimates that which is more difficult to manufacture than half-tones and the descriptive matter give the sizes formerly iu sogue. an accurate idea of the tine points of their there will© be fully 250 starters. The Tri machines as well as the fine mechanical bune will offer a handsome cup for the work embodied in them. As is known, this olub which has the largest number of men Another L. A. W. Victory. company uses the Lake bearings, which to finish in the "honor list," that is, men New York. April 28. President Potter, of the have been described in these columns. who finish in the prescribed time of 1.15. League of American Wheelmen, said to-day thnt * * » The trophy is the work of Theodore K. he has received information from Albany to ;he The Carroll Chai©nless Cycle Co., of 34 Starr and it is one of the richest prizes effect that the Street Sprinkling bill had liui-ii North Fifth street. Philadelphia, have now POSITIVELY STAYS LIT- ever given in a cycle meet in this district. killed in the Legislature. The bill in question ROSE MANUFACTURING CO. The committee is considering the names of was opposed by the officers of the New York ready a very handsome catalogue describing Magistrate G. E. Simms. Fred. Keer. Waldo division of the League, ©vho claimed that ©he their new wheel. They bring out promi- Main Offices, 311-313 North Third St., Philadelphia. E. Fuller and Robert Gentle for the posi street sprinkling companies in the past neglect nentlv the many strong points of the wheel, tion of referee. The three Associated Cy ed to give wheelmen the consideration due them claiming that it is superior because its cling clubs of this district are working hard in the matter of sprinkling streets. The work power is direct, no lost motion, and that to make the cycling derby th^e best in its will now be done by the Department of Public it has less friction. The catalogues are Works. __ now ready for distribution, and the wheels history. will be ready May 1. This wheel has the TOM ECK SENDS IN A TALES application of power from the crank shaft The Original. The Best. Thousands in of a narrow escape from Hot Springs which Jersey Baggage Bill a Law. bv means of spur gearing to the rear hub. jse. Tales away all jolt and Jar. Fits you can digest, with or without. The Trenton. N. J.. April 24. Governor Griggs to The device is patented. any wheel. Can use any saddle. If your story goes that Eck. accompanied by Mer- day put his signature to the Gledhill Bicycle dealer don©t have it, will be sent on trial, Baggage bill, and the fietory of wheelmen over « * * C. 0. D. satisfaction guaranteed. Insist tens. Riser and Davis, was returning from A charter has been granted the Pennsyl on having a "Brooks" upon your new wheel. the baths when a runaway street car came the railroads is now complete. It was only afti-r a long and hard battle with the railroad lobby vania Rubber Tire Co.. of Reading. Pa. BROOKS SPRING SEAT POST CO. down the incline at frightful speed, as that the wheelmen, led by Chief Consul Frank The officers are President, A. K. Kretz: 1540 Harqn*tte at«. U 4 they will do in Cowboytown occasionally. Kireker. of Paterson. succeeded in passing t.:e treasurer, G. W. Biehl: secretary and gen rVXX\SS^>SS/^ The cycling quartette missed a collision by bill through both Houses of the Legislature, jind eral manager, A. T. Biehl. Bis inches, so it is said. even wheii they did this they were not sure of * * * NOTES AND COMMENT. success. :..-.. About 60 days ago the Buffalo Specialty Manager Kay, of Racycle fame, was in Manufacturing Company sent us a jar of town a few days last week. He is con Appeal in the Lenz Case. "Xeverleak." in which was immersed a vinced that he has a good thing and lie is piece of rubber such as is generally used pushing it along for all that it is worth. Washington, April 26. United States Minister for inner tubes of tires, asking that we Banci oft. the Apollo-like advertising man Ten-ell lias cabled the State Department from thoroughly examine the rubber and report FLAGS OF ALL NATIONS, Constantinople that the Turkish Minister of For Itapg ofallSUi**, Pr»id*nt» awl Ouaralu of for the Po©pe Company last year and later eign Affaire has promised to entertain an appeal as to the effect of the compound upon it. 0»Tcountrt, Chcic* Ktowwrs, !Ur« tiinta, 8 l«»mship« and aiaiij ottw uo**lti«) in Bnttooa. tvSth Pettingills. has joined the Worcester in the--Lena case, and that steps are being We have given "Neverieak" a thorough S end 10 cants for & sample &od MW C*Ul«f a*. Company forces. taken to perfect it. Le-nz was a young American test, as far as its action upon rubber is The Phillips -.Manufacturing Company bicyclist who was killed by; Kurds and Armenians concerned, and cannot find that it in any The Whitehead & Hoag Co., tias issued neat little pamphlets contain near Erzeroum, in Turkey. way injures any sort of rubber. We have Newark, New Jersey. OF SHOOTERS. COL. A. G. COURTNEY IN THE BEAN STATE. Will Now Represent Hartley & Scores Made at Hingham, Brockton WORK AND EDEY. Graham. and Leoministef. It would be hard to find a better known Hingham, April 19. The Hingham Gun traveler among the gun trade than Colonel Club held a "Patriots. .Day" stooot at its HE WINS THE TROPHY AT THE KEY A. G. Courtney, of Syracuse. N. Y. For the range on Turkey Hill to-day. The wind THE! WIN A TEAM MATCH AT past twelve years he has represented©the blew a gale, but sportsmen were present Lefever Arms Company, of Syracuse, N. ¥. from Lynn, Boston, Worcester. Springfield, LIVE BIRDS. STONE LEAGUE, and is one of the most popular men on Brockton, Dedham and surrounding towns. the road. He has traveled the country over Dickey Breen, Rule, Herbert, Climax and from Maine to California, visiting the gun Mason ©excelled in nearly all the events. The Sliding Handicap Was Hard For dealers and sportsmen. He is well liket The 100 birds handicap match seemed to Col, Butler and T, D, Hooper Defeated by gun buyers and can hold a large share prove the feature of the day©s sport. The of the trade in this line. He has just sev scores: Him When It Came; to©Lack He ered his connection with the Lefever Arms Ten birds, regular angles Dickey 9, Mason, Only Two Birds Between Them Coin-pany to accept one with Hartley & Rule 8, Leroy, Henderson, Howe, Leverett 7, Her las a Sure Winner Scores on Graham. New York, to represent the Rem bert, Climax, Winn, Puck 6. Work and Butler Shot Well ington Gun among the trade. In making Ten birds, unknown angles Leioy. Wiun. Cole, Hollis 0,! Herbert, Howe, Dickey, Spa dieting 8, Targets Were High. Jor.es, Mason, Kule, Climax, Leverett, Burton, Scores of Gup Contest. Puck 7, Smith, Rou&ds Henderson, Breen t>. fifteen birds, regular anglts Herbert, Climax : The final contest for the silver trophy Cole, 14, Dickey, Rule, Winn, Hollis, Spauldlng One of the best four-handed pigeon-shoot presented for competition among the mem 12. .Tones, Henderson 11. ing matches of the season took place April bers <>f the Keystone Shooting League of Ten birds, teverse angles: Herbert 9;: .P©ic&fiy, Spaiiltjing 8, Jones, Lew. Henderson, -Rule, Cole, 24, on the grounds of the Westchester I©hilaxiclphia, took place on their grounds Hastings, Breen. Hollis, Murtiu 7, Masoo Q-. Country Club, when George Work and W. ;H, Ilolmesbiu©s .Junction ©m April 24. This Handicap. 100 birds, regular Rule. Breen .$7,© S. Edey met©©Colonel©-Butler and T. D. was the fourteenth shoot for the prize,, and Dickey 83, Mason 82. Cliiuac 80, Dickey was Hooper. The conditions were 100 birds per the finish was exciting. II. L. Land is had scratch man in this, event.. man, 80 yards1 rise and 30 yards boundary. the lead up to this time with three wins to : Fifteen birds, urifaiown angles Herbert 15, After an ©exciting contest Work and Edey lils credit. Ross had two wins, and if he Rule 13, Howe 12. Dickey, ^Leroy, Climax 11. won by two birds, scoring 178 to 170. There had" been, a victor in this match he would Ten birds, unknown^angles Herbert. ©-Siiiit-h, was very little wind, which accounted i©u have tied Landis for the prize. 10, Jones. "Climax 9, Howe. "Leroy.- Mason. Winn, a measure for the high scores, but the The matches have been shot under a Puck S. Dickey, Henderson, Rule 7. shooters were entitled to considerable sliding handicap, the losers having extra Fifteen birds, regular angles Jones. 14, Her credit, for the birds flew very well. birds to shoot at, and the winners being bert. Mason., Winn. Martin 13, Dick©jy. Hoive, The contest started shortly after 11 penalized. This gave the poorer shots a Rule. AUisofl 12, Hendcrson 11. o©clock, and a goodly number of clubmen good chance and they fought it out to the Ten birds, regular angles Libbey 9, Joi>e» S. watched the contest from the cozy little end. Some of the better shots did not like shooting box. Work, who has just returned the handicap and did not finish the series. Leominster.. April 19. The gun club held from the South, shot in his old-time form. The scores on this day were exceptionally Its initial shoot of the season this after As for Colonel Butler he has surprised his good, as Landis and Ross with 17 to shoot noon with the following result: admirers. No one thought he would make at killed 15 each. Joseph Thurman, the Ten targets, regular angles. Jor club record- such a score as ninety-one. Asi a matter of Stare champion, with 16 to shoot at also Wood 9, Holden 8. Rice 7, Burbaoik 7, Legate C, fact ninety is the highest score he ever killed 15. In shooting off the tie Ross and Brown 6, McDonald 6, Harris 6, Spring (3, made on the Country Club grounds. Landis killed live straight. Thurman with Haynes 5, Andrews 5, Powers 5, Bell 5, Earl 3, Poster 3, Don.ov.in 2, Barnard 1. Kdey was the iirst to miss, losing his first drawing. Landis and Ross Then tossed up Ten targets, unknown angles, for club record- bird, a fast driver. The shooting to the for the trophy, and. of course, Landis won, Wood 8, Powers 8, Burbank 7, Andrews 7. Rice end of the first string of twenty was quite as he is called "Lucky Landis" by his fel 6. Earl 6, Donovan 6, McDonald 6, Haynes G, even. Work killed ail of his birds, Colonel low shooters, because he always draws the Legate 5, Brown 5, Foster 5, Holden 4, Harris Butler 19, Edey IS. and Hooper 18. This easiest birds and chips pieces from Blue J, Barnard 3, Spring 3, Bell 2. placed Work and Edey in the lead by the Rocks big enough for the referee to see Five target sweep, regular angles Wood 4, score of 38 to 37. At the end of the for when others would get a "dusted target" Brown 4, Donovan 4, McDonald 4, Spring 4, tieth round Work and Edey had a lead of or a "lost, out of bounds" if live birds were Burbank 3, Ric« 3, Powers 3. Bwl 3, Legate 1. two, the score standing 75 to 73. At the end used. Brockton, April 19. There was some in of the sixtieth round Work and Kdey led The Independent team shot a practice teresting clay pigeon shooting at the by 112 to 106. Work now made a number match at 150 Blue Rocks, and scored 131. grounds of the Brockton Gun Club on of misses of fast drivers, and he and Edey which is the same score as they made in the Terry street to-day. It was at unknown fell back a little, the score at the eightieth, last League race. During the day Will COLONEL A. G. COURTNEY. angles, best out of 25 birds. The win round being 144 to 140 in their favor. This Wolstencroft broke 4S out of 50 targets, the change Oolonel Courtuey will enter a ners : lead was reduced toward the finish, but running 25 straight in the team match. wider fieid than formerly and without Class A W. S. Edson 20, Grant 19, Worthing Work and Edey won by a score of 178 to The scores follow. Trophy shoot, live doubt will prove a valuable acquistion to 19, W. Woodard 15, Joseph Wliito 13. Class B 176. Summary follows: birds: the large force, of men employed by Hart Bverett 13; J. W. Mimlock 13, P, Donaghue 12, (i. Work. .22212 11222 22212 12122 22022 24 Lanclis ...... 17 22112110022111212 15 ley & Graham. Colonel A. "Grover" Court C. Stanley 11, G. Shaw 10. 12221 22112 12*22 22122 11122 24 Ross ...... 17 20222212121012212 15 11221 222125222* 21022 122*2 21 J. Thurman ...... 16 2111112122011111 15 ney." as he is sometimes called by his RADCLIFFK DEFEATS M©SHANE. Vandegrift ...... 16 1122122222102101 14 friends, owing to his close resemblance to 21022 22112 10222 *2211 21222 22 81 Stevenson ...... 15 221220022221121 13 the ex-President, is a familiar figure at W. Edey. .02222 22*22 12222 22112 22222 23 many of the prominent trap shooting tourna A One-Sided Match on Live Birds at 12120 22222 22212 02111 22212 23 Ten of the members shot in an open 12220 2*121 22220 22022 12222 21 sweep at the same time; live birds, Rose ments, and he has not missed a New York Stockton. ;21220 02022 22212 22222 02022 20 87 system, high guns, $1 entrance. H. Thur- State shoot for years. He is a plump, jolly, A number of Philadelphia sportsmen gath ji©ian and Vandegrift were the dividers good-natured man.who has a host of friends ered on the grounds of the Stockton Shoot Total ...... 178 of first money, each getting 10 straight. and is a welcome visitor wherever he goes. ing Leagucv.ut Seventeenth and Federal Butler .. .22222 12212 2222* 22122 21222 24 H. Thurman ...... 2121112122 10 As a trap shot Colonel Coiirtney has made street, Ca-nden, N. J.. on Api-il 21, to wit 10*22 12221 22212220*2 12222 21 Vandeyrift ...... 1122122222 10 several good records and often takes the ness a match at live birds between Thomas 10222 22222 22122 11222 12222 24 Bucbnell ...... 2122.1 20221 9 lead with a good crowd of experts. Last Radcliffe and John McShane, both of Phil 222*20212* 222122222222222-22 91 Ross ...... 2022221212 9 year .at Buffalo, N. Y., he was placed in adelphia. The conditions of the match were Hooper ... 22111 11212 210* 1 12222 12102 22 L;indi» ...... 2211211002 8 the expert class with McMurchy, Elliott 35 live birds, 28yds rise, A. S. A. rules, for 21112 22110 22121 12210 12*21-22 Henry ...... 2210102222 8 and Fulford aud compelled to get into first $100 a side, loser to pay for birds. 20112 10211 12112 11021 21000 11) Stevenson ...... 2212200222 8 or second place in order to participate in a 21201 21112 11021 21120 22112-22 SS W. Pack ...... 0221210022 7 division of the money. He does not depend Radcliff is a shooter of the old school, and Wilson ...... 0221221200 7 on his skill at the trap in order to sell the is considered a good shot under Rhode Total ...... 17« J. Wolstencroft ...... 2101110210 7 Island rules, but his friends received a sur gun which he represents as it requires prise at the form he showed under the A number of sweepstake events were shot, Some good sicores were made in the open something besides good shooting to sell and as it practically wound up the pigeon sweep, Blue Rock targets, ?1 entrance. guns, and this requirement Colonel Courtney Hurlingham rules. He made several pretty W. Wolstencroft.. Ill 111 111111111 111 11011 10 23 kills and used his second barre-1 in good shooting season at Westchester, considera Kidge ...... 1111111110111111111101111 23 possesses to a marked degree. His many time. He started out by grassing six ble interest was manifested as to who Ii Wolsteucroffe. . .0111011111111011111)11111 22 friends will wish him success with the straight and lost a bird dead out of bounds. would win the members© cup match. -. F. S. Wilson ...... 1111000111111100001010110 15 Remington gun and "Sporting Life" ex McShane showed no form at all, and af Edey had two wins to his credit, and as- he Landis ...... 0011001111111111111111110 20 tends best wishes for his future prosperity. ter killing the 2d, 4tb and 5th birds, lost needed only one more victory to capture II. Thurman .....1111111111111111111001110 23 15 in succession, two onlv being hit suf the cup for good he was a pronounced J. Wolsteneroft. . .0011011111011011001101111 17 DALY©S DOINGS ficient to fall dead outside. At the 20th favorite. After an excellent contest Harry Longnecker ...... 1011010101100011111110111 17 round McShane withdrew, giving the match SanforcJ won, with a straight score of 13. Henry ...... 0111101111111111111110101 21 In Live Bird Matches at Elkwood to Radcliffe. The birds, which Manager The pigeon shooting season has been re Six members of the League, known as Park. Joe Learning furnished, were a very fail- markably successful at Westchester this the Independent Gun Club shot at 25 Blue The stiff westerly wind that swept across lot, and contained several fast ones. Mc season, thanks to fast birds and the ener Rook targets, and made the- excellent to the new shooting grounds at Dlkwood Shane, however, was unable to kill even getic management of Newberry D. Thorne, tal of 131 out of 150. This was a practice the easiest fliers. The SCOJTCS follow: of the shooting committee. Summary fol event Park, N, J.. April 17, provided some lively Radcliffe ...... 21222 2*112 *2020 10222 15 lows: TEAM SHOOT. sport for the trap shooters. There were McShane ...... 02021 OOOOO 0*000 *0000 3 Cup contest at 10 birds, handicap rise, on* W, Wolstencroft. .1111111111111111111111111-25 eight interesting, events decided, including liaclcliffe©s best kill was on the fourteenth miss as no bird. ludge ...... imioimioiimimino 22 a 10-targe-t practice shoot from the Magau- round, when he brought down a fast driver W. A. H. Stafford. 29yds... .22221 22202. 9 r. Wolstencroft ,.1100110111111111101111111 21 tra.p Which was won by Daly with a clean at long range. He lost two-drivers and P. H. O S. P. Life.01111 01011 lllll 11101 01010—18 10110 11OOO 10110 11010 11001—14 At the Riverton Gun Club Fall Tournament 11011 11011 01011 10111 11111—20 on October 16 and 17, 1896, Hazard "BLUB : > lion 11111 01001 01111 iidii—19 RIBBON " won all of the first prizes. Handicap .01111 — 4—75 J. Yost. .,vJ0«il 10001 110101101010111-15 Mr. Thos. S. Dando won first alone, $325, lllll 01101 10101 00101 11011-17 and Silver Cup in the go-Bird Event. 10111 11101 OHIO 10101 11001—17 11110 lllll lllll 01101 01111-21 Nearly three-fourths of the contestants used Handicap .11011 — 4—74 Hazard "Blue Ribbon" Smokeless. Derr .. .. .01111 0100000111 lllll 01111—17 01111 01111 10101 10100 lllll—IS WRITE FOR CIRCULARS TO 10111 11011 00011 10100 11111—17 11011 00011 01011 01100 11101—15 Handicap .11110 11 — 6—73 THE RADNOR SHOOT. Hoar .. ..1Q100 11000 11010 lllll 01101—15 0111101010111101111101100—17 10011 11110 11011 OHIO 01010—16 lion oiiii iiioi iiooo nooa—17 Handicap .11100 11 — 5—70 DILLIH--WOI THE BUDGE ffl-THB Hoy .. ..1001100011111111111110100—17 10100 111 10111 01101 01011—16 44, 46 & 48 CEDAR ST., HANDICAP, 00101 10111 0110111101 11101—17 10101 11100 00010 11011 10010—13 Handicap .01111 00010 — 5—68 NEW YORK CITY. Dotterer . .0,1100 01C01 01101 01001 11111—14 I Successful Tournament Held by the 11011 10100 11001 01111 00101—15 Or the following agents, wfc« are constantly 0111001101 00100 lllll 10111—16 in supply of Fresh Powder: • 01111 10111 10111 01001 00001-15 Radnor Gun Club—Trimble Hade Handicap .00011 10111 00 — 6—66 Franklin . .10110 OHIO 01111 11001 10111—17 SHOEMAKER & VOUTE, Philadelphia, Pa. 00100 11110 Hill lllll 10110—18 High Score on One Hundred Blue OOU1 11011 00001 10101 10010-13 ————————H. P. COLLINS, Baltimore, Md 00011 11101 01111 00100 00101—13 H*n4k»p .10111 000 - — 4—65 Rocks—Details el the Event, H, Wein . .10101 11001 HHO 10011 11111—18 SPECIAL REQUEST.——As agents and merchants sell other brands as well, be par; 01101 01001 lllll 110OO 11101—16 ticular to specify "HAZARD'S-" 10000 11101 11011 01100 01100—13 The Radnor Gun Club held a tournament 0011001110000110011010010—11 at King of Prussia, three miles from Nor-, Handicap .10101 — 3—61 ristowii, Pa., on April 22, The main event Pectin-. ..loon loiiiooiiooioii ioin—16 was a 100 Blue Rock handicap match, with 00011 10011 10111 10111 11011—17 extra targets to poorer shots. The attend 10111 11101 11110 OH01 10010—17 ance was not as large as the management 01100 10101 11101 10110 11011—10—66 hoped for, and only one set of traps was Handicap (S). DM Dot shoot out. At the Grand American Handicap held at Elkwood Park, Long Branch, N. J., used; although two sets were in readiness. Farley . . .11111 11100 11010 11101 00001—16 March 24th and 25th, 1897, U. M. C. Paper Shells took the Highest Honors. The day was a perfect cue for the sport, 11100 10111 10101 11100 10100—15 as the stm was bright and warm, but, a 11101 01010 01000 00001 00011—11 The Hon. Thomas A, Marshall, of Keithsburg, Ills., strong wind, which blew across the grounds 100O1 00000 11000 11011 10101—11 was the only contestant out of 134 shooters facing the traps to make a clean, score of 25 birds. made the shooting unusually bard. Blue Handicap .10100 — 2—55 Rock expert trap aud Blue Rocks were Holland . .00011 01001 11011 00000 10100-10 00010 10010 11010 10000 11010—10 used, and a very fast target was thrown, 10001 10100 10001 11010 10110—12 consequently the scores wer not very high. 11011 00110 00000 11010 11010—12 HE USED TRAP SHELLS. AMO.NG THE VISITORS; Handicap .00110 00010 00 — 3-47 was Ralph Trimble, of Cincinnati, a rep Bland .. .00101 10010 10001 00111 10111—13 TRADE MARK. resentative of the Du Pont Powder Co. He 01000 00011 OH01 10110 OHIO—13 was hardly in his tisual form, as his new 01111 10111 11101 01101 10100-17-43 Of the remaining 33 other prize winners, 27 used U. M. C. Shells. Parker gun did not fit him, and it took some Withdrew . The result of this contest speaks volumes for the quality Of U. M. C. Goods. time before he could get the cheek piece, Dillin won first money and badge, Trim Asample of the kind of Shell used by the winner of the first prize will be sent recoil pad and other parts of the gun ble second money, Steinmetz third money, upon application. ——————————— harness .adjusted to his -taste. In Shealer fourth money. Torpey and P. Yost the handicap race he was scratch man. At divided fifth. THE UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE CO., Bridgeport, Conn. the start he shot well to the top, but in the last string of 25 he erected some excite PETER MURPHY WAS THERE. 313-315 Broadway, New York City. 425-427 Market St., San Francisco, Cal. ment' by Breaking 25 straight, at unknown angles. Considering the erratic and swift The Philadelphia Pigeon Shot on the flight of the targets it was surely a credit BUFFALO GUNNERS. able score. Other visitors present were W. Pacific Coast. D. Shealer and H. Wein, of Boyertown, The regular monthly shoot of the Cali Pa;; J. H. Lumis and J. M. Hoar, of West fornia Wing Shooting Club was held on The Audubons' Weekly Shoot Well Chester, Pa.; J. Dillin, W. Torpey and N. April 10, at San Francisco, and drew out Attended. Pechin, of Radnor, Pa.; Taney, of West a good attendance. The birds were of a The regular weekly shoot of the Audubon DOG and PUPPY Bread or Cake. Full Supply Philadelphia; Holland, of Leopard, Pa.; Dr. good lot and the shooting of a high order. Gun Club was held April 17 at Audubou of all MEDICINES for Farley and Dotteter, of Phoenixvilley Pa.; M. A. Feudner made the only clean score Park, Buffalo, N. Y. The attendance was Pete Yosfr. J. W. Yost, Steinmetz, Dr. in the club event. Clarence Haight shot unusually large considering the weather. Franklin, Frank Derr and Tom Bland, of in good form and grassed 45 out of 48 birds The third event was the club badge shoot. Mange, Fleas, Distemper, Norristown, Pa.; F. Hoy, of King of Prus shot at for the day. L. D. Owens showed E, W. Smith and C. S. Burkhardt tied for and other afflictions peculiar to the canine marked improvement in his shooting and A Class badge. In the shoot-off Smith family. A pamphlet Treatise on the Dog FKJSB sia, aud "Sporting Life," of Philadelphia. killed e'even birds straight, using but one THE HANDICAP MATCH won. P. G. Myers won B Class. Zoeller on application. barrel. Among the visitors was Peter and Hankins tied in C. Class. COLLARS, CHAINS and MUZZLES. was the event of the day, and started Murphy, of Philadelphia, who killed The 25 live bird shoot, which was to have shortly after 2 o'clock; with nineteen en straight in the six-blfd race, but lost his been held on Tuesday by Manager Garbe, tries. The conditions were 100 Blue Rocks, sixth bird in the next event. Harvey Me- has been postponed to April 27. GEO. S. KENNEDY, entrance $2.50, divided 30, 25, 20, 15 and Mi,rchy. of the L. C. Smith gun shot in Events ...... 1 2 3 4 5 6 70S IMTarlzet St. 3PDa.ila,d/»,. 10 per cent. A gold badge was given to tw < sweeps, but was not in his usual form. Targets .- ...... 10 15 25 15 10 5pr winner of first. An allowance of extra The scores follow: Third event, miss and out, 5 targets—Wary 4, targets was given the poorer shots to place 12 birds, for the club prize. E. O. Burkhardt...... 9 11 22 11 8 7 Kaiseman 4, Hood 5, Du Poiit 3, Cooper 5, them on an equal footing with the better O. Feudner ...... 21121 12212 22—12 George Zoeller ...... 9 12 21 .. .. Mendler 2. ones. Ralph Trimble. with his Parker gun, L,. O. Owens...... 01111 1111 11—11 C. S. Burkhardt...... 8 12 23 10 7 7 Fourth event, 10 targets—Mendler 6, Kaiseman, Du Pont powder and Winchester factory- "Slade" ...... 21111 10211 12—11 P. G. Mvers ...... 9 15 22 7 .. 7, Hood 10, Du Pout 8, Cooper 8, Wary 9. loaded shells, made high score in the 100- H. C. Golcber...... 21222 222«l 22—11 William Hines, Jr...... 9 12 21 13 8 .. Fifth event, 5 targets—Hood 4, Cooler 3, Wary targets. but was scratch man. J. Dlllon, W. J Golcher ...... 11112 11120 12—11 E. W. Smith...... 6 14 21 13 7 6 3, Kaiseman 3. with seven targets extra, went out. with a E. Fay ...... 12111 10122 21—11 F. Sauer ...... 8 10 17 6 ,. .. Sixth event, miss and out—Herrold 3, Du Pont score of 86, which was two more than Trim H. Wagner ...... 11122 21022 11—11 A. Coombs ...... 15 .-. .. .. 3, Cooper 4, Kaiseman 4. ble broke out of his hundred. Steinmetz, W. H. Williams...... 22121 12110 21—11 EX N. McOarney...... 19 .. 9 4 Seventh event, 7 birds—Cbmstock 6, Kastettec with 112 to shoot at, broke 82 and took C. A. Haight ...... 20122 21111 20—10 A. v Kossiter ...... 7 .. .. B .. .. 5, F. G. Seller 1, D. G. Seller 4, Mendler 5. E. 3. Greeley...... 21111 01211 10—10 R F. Hankins...... „ 6 .. 15 ...... Eighth event, 5 birds, single barrel. 21 yards third money. Shealer, who looked like a "Edwards" ...... 12221 22220 01—10 Dupont ...... S 11 20 ...... handicap—D. (J. Seller 3, Wary 4, Herrold 5, cure winner until the last string of 25, F. E. Peterson...... 00221 11011 11—9 Farmer ...... 8 11 20 ...... Kaiseman 4, Cooper 4, Kastetter 1, Mendler 4. scored 80 out of 105 and took fourth money. U A. Tucker ...... 20211 11122 00— S I,. W. B...... 8 13 21 .. .. Ninth event, 5 birds., 21 yards handicap, single Pete Yost and W. Torpey broke 79 with P. Vernon ...... 10002 12222 01—8 Wlllie Daw ...... 1> 12 ...... barrel—Herrold 3, D. G. Seller 2, Kaiseman. 4, their handicap and divided fifth money. ,T. B. Coleman...... 20112 02210 20—8 J. A. Kennedy...... 10 13 13 9 8 .. Mendler 4, Kastetter 4, Derk 2. Dillin used a Smith gun, King's Smokeless B Bauro ...... 10212 00110 20—7 Floss...... 10 .. 13 8 .. Tenth event, 7 birds, 21 yards handicap, sin powder, in Peters' Victor shells. Wm. Tor A'. Roos ...... 11110 00021 01—7 Oehmig ...... 7 7 17 ...... gle barrel—Herrold 3, Kaiseniaa 7, Kastetter 4, pey, of the Radnor Club, did most of the Scores in two sweepstake events are as Schwartz ...... 7 11 18 ...... D. G. Seller 5, Wary 5. hustling and was assisted by Hoy and follows: L. Fries ...... t) 13 21 12 7 .. Eleventh event, 15 Blue Rocks—Mendler 11 Pechin. Targets were thrown at one cent No. 1, 6 birds: high pin. Hanks ...... 8 13 21 12 7 .. Smith 12, Wary 0, Kaiseman 11, D. G. Seller each, which made very cheap shooting. Baum ...... 122212—0! Barnett .. ..201221—5 George Schmidt ...... 3 7 ...... 10, Yocum 8. The purses were divided under the old sys Wagner ..lllin—0>i Sla&e ...... 121200-4 Audubon ...... B ...... • Twelfth event, 15 Blue Kocks—Smith 11, Mend» tem, according to the number of entries. Murphy ..222222—6 Maskey .201202—4 Seidenstricker ...... 2 4 .. 4 .. leu 7, Kaiseman 12, Wary 9. Feudner . .201121-5 Fay .020212—4 Bill Hurley ...... 1 7 ...... The sweeps resulted as follows: .022201—4 George Miller ...... 11 IS 10 8 .. Events 1234 51 Events .. 1 Haight. . .102111— 5|Johnson .'. A NEW CLUB ORGANIZED. 345 Cbleinan ".. . .111101—5|McMurchy .110101—4 J. J. Reid...... 7 15 20 ...... Targets 5 5 5 10 10 j Targets . 5 5 10 10 Kelsey ...... 9 12 22 13 9 .. "Life" R 5 4 -"' Roos .....210211- The Prospect Shooting Association . 6 8 No. 2. 6 birds: high gun. Hammond ...... 9 12 .. 13 8 Taney . 54345 4 fijDotterer 345 Wagner .. . .221111—6! Poniatowskl ..121021-5 Andrews ...... 8 ...... at Baltimore. Ditlia . 44364 4 7 Farley w O . . U. E. Storey...... 7 .. 19 ...... Hoy ... 4 4 3 6 •"" ' ' Roos- .121111—6! Fay ...... 222110—5 The Prospect Shooting Association Is the 7] Pechin . . 5 6 Maskey . 121122—R! Peterson .-. ..201101—4 Alexander Forrester .... 9 12 21 12 .. .. name of a new gun club organized at Bal Derr .. 253 6|P. Yost. Bill Kny ...... 11 8 .. Trimble 432 OlSteinm'z Haigbt .. . . 111212—01 McM urchy .. .112002—4 timore. They held their lirst shoot on April, Holland 3 3 3 31 Franklin Tucker .. • . 122120—5 Uohnson .. ..120110—4 23, using five Blue Rock traps. Several of Honr .. 253 Nautnan .. .111201—5IO. Feudner ..011202—4 the members had never fired a gun before, 7lLuniis .. 1 3 . 121102—51 Coleman .. ..022021—4 AT SHAMOK1N. J. Yost. 0 7| Miller ... W. Golcher which accounts for some of the low scores. No. 6—Match at 100 Blue Rocks, with handi Slade .. .011121—5! Vernon ...... 111000—3 Baltimore and Mahanoy City Were At. a business meeting Harry Brehrn pre cap. The first 50 targets were at known angles Murphy .. .222220—51 Barnet -, .. ..010010—2 sided, with Samuel Register secretary. Fri and the second 50 and handicap at unknown an Cumruing . .022111—5! Drossc _ .. , .20w Tied For the Prize. day was settled i-pon as the regular weekly gles. F. Feudaer ,102222—51 A two-days' shooting tournament at In shooting day. It was determined that tar Dillin ....11111 1011010111 10111 10110—19 dian Park, Shamokin, Pa., on April 28 and gets are to cost one cent each to the shoot 00111 11110 10011 11111 10101-18 WITH THE BISONS. 24, drew a number of crack shots. Among er. The following were announced as mem 10111 11011 10111 11011 11001—19 the visitors were Fen Coper, M. M. Mc- bers : 11111 11011 11111 11011 11111—23 Mignerney Captures the Club Prize Millan and James Quirk, of Mahanoy City, J. C. Hughes, Alexander Hughes, Richard Handicap lllllli _ 7—86 Pa.: W. F. Paine. Kingston, Pa.; W. Spicer, Garrett, J. W. Brown, Thomas B. Browne, Trimble ...lion liooi 10011 01111 lllll—1» on 23 Breaks. Danville. Pa.; "Hood" Walters and Harry George R King, W. A. Field. J. F. Priedel, 01001 lllll 01111 lllll 00111—19 At the -weekly shoot of the Bison Gun "Du Pont," Baltimore. Charles Dewitt, W. L. Couglar, George F. lllll 10111 01101 11011 11111—21 Club at Buffalo on April 22 Estes Seigrist The tirst day was devoted to live birds Medinger, E. J. Roberts, Dr. J. W. Maier, Scratch ...lllll lllll lllll lllll lllll-25—84 and Atridge won the badges in Classes A, and the big event was at 20 birds, with Harry A. Brebm. George Hrouek, John Steinmetz .11011 0111000111 lllll 00100—16 W and C. resepctively. Good shooting pre handicap rise. Three men tied on 19 kills, Ling-ner, H. A. Meisner, Samuel A. Regis 11110 lllll 11011 10101 11011—20 vailed generally and the day was all that each—Coper. Hood and Quirk, the last- 01001 10111 11001 10111 11011—17 ter, A. Ford, John N. Vieweg and W. T. 11101 10110 10111 lllll 01111—20 could be desired. At the next club shoot. named missing his last bird. H. Du Pont Dietrich. .11111 01101 01 - l>—82 April 29, there will be a special merchan and McMillan killed 18 each. The summary Four events were shot at 25 Blue Rocks .11011 01011 lllll 01111 11101—20 dise prize given to the winners in each of the scores follow: on eh, and one extra event at 15 Blue Rocks. 11101 lllll 11011 lllll 10101—21 class. Scores follow : F. W. Cooper. Mahanoy City, scratch, at 30 The scores: 10101 11111 lllll 11001 10111—20 Events ..... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 yards' rise, killed 19: J. J. Quirk, Mahanoy City, First event—Brehm 17, Hronek 19, Register 21, OHIO 10101 11101 00001 11100—14 Targets .... 10 15 15 25 10 10 15 15 10 10 10 10 26 yards' rise, killed 19; Hood Waters, Balti Ford 10, Kugler 10, King 4. .11111 — 5—80 more. Md.. 28 .ranis' rise, killed 10: J. McMel- Second event-Wilson 5, Hughes 11, King 12, .01110 01101 01010 lllll 11111—18 Siegrist .. 7 6 16 4 ...... lin. MaUanoy City. 28 yards' rise, killed IS: H. Marshall 16. Hronok 20, Kugler 8. 01001 11011 lllll lllll 11111—21 Bstes ,. , S .. 21 10 5 .. . . Du Pont. Baltimore, Md., 29 yards' rise, killed Third event—Brown 12, Gray 15, Brehru 21, 00011 11101 11101 10110 11110—17 Danser .. 9 10 11 15 10 4 0 S 10 8 9 IS: J. E. Herrold. Sriamokin, 28 yards' rise, Field 11, Vieweg 4, Kugler 11. 1111111101110101101111111—21 Ditton .. ... 6 12 6 6 ...... killed 16; W. T. Paine. Kingston, 26 yards' rise, Fourth event—Gent 20, Brown 11, Hughes 11, Handicap .01010 --2—79 Atridge .. 610 .. 15 6 ...... killed 16; D. W. Pliipman, Sliamokin. 27 yards' Hedrick 10, King 11, Hronek 10. P, Yost. ...10111 1110011101 10111 10011—18 Mignerney 8 14 14 23 9 8 12 12 10 9 10 rise, killed 16; William Spicer, Danville, 28 Extra event at 15 targets—lirebin 8, Hronek 5, 10101 lllll 10011 10010 11111—18 Baiunan ." . .. 11 19 8 5 0 11 10 7 8 yards' rise, killed 15; Geovpe Trometter, Sba- Medinger 3, Wilson 1, Couglar 6, King 6. 10101 11111 01101 10110 10111—18 Merlin ...... 1020 9 .,14 .... '8 4 inokin, 27 yards' rise, killed 13. 11100 11110 01111 11101 11111-20 Vine .. 14 .. 8 .... SECOND DAY, APRIL 24. The Lancaster, Pa., Rifle Club held its Handicap .1110101 —5—79 Bissell ., ...... 11 7 Targets and live birds were shot on this first practice shoot of the season at its Lamia .....01101 1010001001 1111100011—14 Wrench .'. ... 7 10 .. 9 day. The scores follow: range at Tell Hain April 22, and a number 11011 11111 01111 OllOl 01110-10 Salesman ...... 5 .. First event. 10 targets—Du Pont 10. Hood 9, of the members made remarkably fine 01111 10010 lllll HOOD 11111—18 Cook ...... Cooper 9, Mendler 6. Wary 7. Kaisernan 8. Second event. 5 targets—Meudler i>, Du Pont 2, scores, Optaiu Otto Weber leading, .having 1011111101111101110011111—20 Wilson ...... 12 .. 08 out of a possible 100 points. handicap -11011 11 _____ - G"7 ' Cole ...... • •• •• •• 8 6 UcvJ 5, Wary 2, Cooper 5. 30 May ering around for two days and killing-34 out of 35 pigeons shot at. After spending four months in Florida, shooting and fishing, Mr. Lew B. Fleming has returned to the city very much im proved in health, and prepared to play a full hand at pigeon and target shooting. Edwin Miles. J. B. Dewhurst and S. S. Pinkerton are the first trout fishermen who have reported this season. Result, 45 trout IS BAD TO BEAT. from 8 to 11 inches; streams too high and muddy. Sandy Macpherson Is preparing to give TWO DEER AT ONE SHOT. While woodcock shooting at the end of the a grand blowout and all-day target shoot at his new town (Vandegrift) some time in season a deer went away in front of me. I fired it at a distance of 30 yards. On going May. H. T. Will, of the Monaca Gun Club, forward I found to my surprise that I had actually killed two deer with one shot. The dropped in and told a few this week. Wil.1 cartridge was loaded with E. C. Powder and No. 6 Shot. DAVID EEID, Gamekeeper GUN CLUBS PROSPERING IN THE says they can show a lot of fellows how to shoot. (Aherlow Castle, Tipperary). J. R. Leonard, of the Beaver Gun Club, SMOKY CITY. was in the citv this week, and reported that (Extract from The Field, March 27th, 1897.) the Beaver. New Brighton and Rochester Gun club are about to consolidate, and that WiJkinsburg Gun Club Opened a New they will then have the "biggest" club in the State. E. P. Sands, the great double target shot, Club House Hazelwood Gunners will take up shooting again this summer. J. H. Evans, one of the active members American "E. C." Powder Co., LU,, and good shots of the Beaver Gun Club, Will Hold a Shoot News From made a pleasant call this week. He says Oakland, Bergen County, . J. that the club members are taking more interest in shooting than ever, and that Other Clubs Spring Blossoms, they will give an all-day tournament be fore long. Pittsburg, April 27. Gun Editor "Sporlt- Irwin P. Gardner, formerly of Omaha, Ing Life:" Judging from the great amount Neb., and a friend of Frank Parmalee, has of activity exhibited by the different gun located permanently in this city, and says clubs and the number of new shooters com that he can be counted on to do some shoot ing to the front almost every day, this ing with the boys before long. PETERS© gives good promise of beiu-g one of the most G. A. Titley. of Chicora, Pa., has gone successful- target shooting seasons that to West Virginia, on a 10 days© bass fish- Pittsburg and the surrouudi;ug towns have ins trip. M. T. is one of the best bass ever experienced. More new grounds have fishermen in the country. been leased and new club houses built; George Seibeck, cashier Third National more new guns have been bought, and also Bank; Robert Ostermeyer and H. M. Mayer Blue Rock targets and traps, than ever have gone to Potter County, Pa., to spend before during: the first third of the year. 10 days angling for trout. They will report Loaded with King©s Smokeless has won its place OPf TOP in one short year. This certainly does not give any indication on their return home. OLD HOSS. of hard times in this neck of the woods. Shoot it one score and you will understand why. Ask your dealer to supply you. The members of the Wilkinsburg Club have opened their new club house and grounds SILVER LAKE GUN CLUB. fffaon ARE SURE FIRE AND ACCURATE, aud propose to do their share toward keep IPS si ing the log rolling. They have a first-class Their Weekly Shoot For Cluto Prizes Peters© Pletaliie Carti STRONG AND H T © TT club house aud splendid grounds. The grounds are very accessible and pleasant, Hotly Contested. and as the boys are very liberal their The Silver Lake Gun Club held their last :ip -t :ro Oo shoots sre "Sockdolagers." weekly shoot of a series at Greenwich , OHIO. The Hazelwood Gun Club will Introduce Piers, Philadelphia, a dozen of the club the shooters and public to their new club members participating in the trophy event. bouse and grounds this week by giving an Ralph Trimble, of the Du Pont Powder THE GREATEST BARGAIN ON THE MARKET. all-day shoot at pigeons and Blue Rocks. Company, was a guest on this day and To show that there is no hard feeling the took part in the shooting. club will serve a hot lunch free. The club The club match was a handicap affair, A Mullins© grounds adjoin one, of the most beautiful with an allowance added. This was the "Get There© 1 parks in the State, and are only five min last match of a series of 10, making 250 utes© walk from electric cars. John Cross- shots in all. The race was exciting, as H. laud, the president of the club, says that French, the crack shot of the club had the Steel he will make them the best and most pop greatest number of points to his credit, Duck Boat, ular club grounds in this part of the State. while W G. Gregory was only one behind, .f. N. Crosslaud will be manager and \V. J. and P. O©Brien was three. French shot be 14 feet long, which will safely carry two men, guns, decoys, etc., furnished with seat, oars and . MacCrickart (the fog horn of the G. A. H.) low his average, while Gregory shot well paddle, all for TWENTY DOLLARS. will be assistant manager of the opening and scored two points, winning first prize Every sportsman should have one. Will last a lifetime. Need no repairs. display. for the season. O©Brien tied French for Catalogue and description on application. The East Pittsburg Gun Club, located at second prize. East Pittsburg, is one of the largest clubs The total scores of the series showing hereabouts. They have a complete set of average points, etc., are as follows: W. H. MUULINS, J©aul North©s latest expert traps and elec Shot at. Hit. Aver. Points. 284 Depot Street, Salem, Ohio, tric pulls, and a very comfortable club Gregory ...... 250 165 66 17 house, all paid for and money and Blue French ...... 250 200 «0 16 Rocks in the treasury. An improvement O©Brien ...... 250 153 61 16 FOR will be added shortly in/the way of a roof Mink ...... 250 187 74 15 NOW FOR SAVANNAH. over the whole of the shooting platform. Reed ...... 250 137 54 13 Woodstager ...... 250 170 (58 12 The Inter-State Association Will Hold GUNS AND AMMUNITION Then shooting can go on rain or shine. Numbers ...... 225 188 74 11 The Iroquois Gun Club, of the South ApUer ...... 175 123 70 10 a Tournament There. Side, is one of the old established clubs. Harris ...... 250 77 30 9 The Interstate Association is pushing the Shooting Clothing, Etc., Try This club has already claimed dates for Ford ...... 250 152 60 8 good work in the South and will hold one the next dx months for all-day tourna Lewis ...... % .-. 225 112 49 6 of their popular tournaments for the Forest ments, besides their monthly medal shcots. Price ...... 150 79 52 4 City Gun Club at Savannah, Ga., on May J. B. SHANNON & SONS, H. L. Born and Jake Mote have been ap Mount ...... 100 24 24 0 19 and 20. Savannah has many attractions pointed a committee to do the managing, The following are the scores made in the for the visitor and a pleasant time is guar 1020 MARKET ST., PHILA. and whatever they undertake will be done final contest: anteed to all. The Pulaski Hotel will be Send lor Nevv Catalogue F^reo. "up to date" sure. The point sytem .was used, which gave headquarters, where special rates will be The Chartiers Gun Club, of Chartiers, is Mink, O©Brien, Reed, Harris and Stoffer given shooters. Guns and ammunition for one of the lute candidates for shooting hon three points, Gregory 2 and Lane 1. The warded to John Rocker & Bro., corner West from No. 5. It was a right quartering tow- ors, but they have several members who scores follow. Broad and Jones street, will be sent to the erer, and started heavenward with the are old hands at target shooting. They 25 BLUE KOCKS, UNKNOWN. grounds. The grounds are situated on started out with a list of 30 active mem Hdp. Estill avenue, just south of the city limits. speed of a liberated spirit. Glasuer exit it bers and have added several more names. Trimble ..1111110101111111111111010 21 0 For information write to Henry Lemcke, down with his first barrel, amid general ap A great many of the members turn out Mink ...... 1111110101111111011011111 21 5 secretary, Savannah, Ga. The following pro plause. every wek for practice, and President Dick- O©Brien . .11101 11111 10110 01111 00111 19 6 gramme has been arranged for each day. Dr. Tyree was the guest of the club and son, Secretary Babcockfi W. H. and C. F. Stoffer ... .00111 11101 10111 10100 11110 17 10 Purses divided under Rose system. beat the members who shot. The score: Reed .....0110100011000011111111111 16 10 Smith ...... 22122 01101 22110 12 JSchaefer managed to keep them shooting 15 Blue Rocks, $10 added, entrance $1.50. and in good humor. Harris ....0000010001010010011101111 11 14 Von Quast ...... 10102 1220* 12112 11 Gregory .. .11100 01101 11011 01111 01101 17 6 20 Blue Rocks, $10 added, entrance $2.00. Glasner ...... 0*111 22000 12120 9 The Spring Hill Club is one of our "tony" Lane ..... 10111 11101 00001 10111 01101 76 6 15 Blue Rocks, $10 added, entrance $1.50. Tyree...... 01121 12122 10122 13 clubs, though they do not make much noise Halm .. ...10100 11010 11111 11011 11101 18 4 15 Bine Rocks, $10 added, entrance $1.50. about their shooting. Johu S. Mclntosh 20 Blue Rocks, $10 added, entrance $2.00. Lee Porter ehot a fifteen-bird practice and French .. .01111 11000 11101 11000 11110 16 2 made a clean score. is president of this club, and generally man Numbers ..1010010010111101101111101 16 4 15 Blue Rocks, $10 added, entrance $1.50. agers to have the members do a good deal Ford .....0100011100111001111100000 12 9 20 Blue Rocks, $10 added, entrance $2.00. of shooting during the year. They shoot Wood .....0010011101001010111000001 11 6 15 Blue Rocks, $10 added, entrance $1.50. ROANOKE GUN CLUB. at a great many pigeons during the winter *Guest. 20 Blue Rocks, $10 added, entrance $2.00. months and smash a carload of Blue Rocks The scores of sweeps follow. 15 Blue Rocks, $10 added, entrance $1.50. Scores Made at Their Last Weekly during the summer. Events, ...... 1 2 3 4 5 6 The dates on which the tournament will Shoot. The Reynoldton Gun Club has just reor Targets...... 5 5 5 55 5 be held are .the same as those selected by The first series of weekly shoots of thai; ganized and elected officers: President, the Grand Lodge K. of P., for the .holding Roanoke, Va., Gun Club, took place at Fr©ed. Stephen; vice president, John Owens; Trimble...... 4 4 5 3 4 4 of its convention in Savannah, and for Carr©s Woods, on April 10, under the most secretary. George W. Mains; treasurer, Lane. .. 4135 which reduced rates have been secured from favorable circumstances. The weather was George Watson; captain, William. Couch. French. 233544 all railroads in the Southern States Pas very fine and afforded the club every op Fisher. 4 .. 2422 senger Association. This information is The club is a large one, having about fifty 233.. 43 portunity of making a good display whicli members and has splendid grounds. They Wood. . given for the benefit of shooters who may the following score indicates: have practice day every week and will Ford. ., 3 . . 4432 be in a position to take advantage of the Hahn. . 435334 25 Blue Rocks. shot a great many pigeons and Blue Rocks Mink 2 3 5 4 .. 5 reduced rates. Valentine .. . .00011 00111 00110 01001 11100 12 during the year. Kpker ...... * 42335 Myers ...... 00000 00100 00000 00100 OOOuO 2 The Camden Gun Club located at Camden Gregory...... 3 3 .... 3 IN KANSAS CITY. Miller ...... 10111 11001 11101 OOCOO 10101 14 Station, and the Squirrel Hill Gun Club, of O©Brien...... 4 444 Mays ...... 00001 11010 10011 11000 01110 12 Squirrel Hill, are not the largest clubs, Scheetz...... 3 2 1©feiffer ...... 10101 01011 01001 OO101 00010 11 but what they lack in numbers they make The Washington Park and Belt Line Snyder ...... 11010 OOOO1 00011 00011 00100 9 up in "push." Doc Reed, of the former Gun Clubs. Shepherd .. . .11011 OHIO 11011 11111 10110 1!* club, knows how to keep the boys shoot DALY DEFEATS APPLEGATE. At the monthly shoot of the Washington Reed ...... 10010 01000 01000 10000 01011 S ing, and Ed. Keppel, of the Hill Club, keeps Park and Belt Line Gun Clubs, at Kansas Walthal . . . .11001 11111 11011 00101 11101 18 the boys marching around on time. Both Phil Killed Forty-seven Out of Fifty City, on April 21, Jarrett, of the former, Berkeley .. . . 10000 01001 00010 01000 01000 6 clubs spoil a great many Blue Rocks during Live Birds. and Smith, of the Belt Lines, were the 25 Blue Rocks. the season. Miller ...... 0101100010101110101101011 13 Phil Daly, Jr., of Long Branch, defeated high men. Jarrett s straight score on fif Snyder ...... 11010 11101 00000 OHIO 10001 12 While the North Side Gun Club has plenty J. Elmer Applegate, of Morgan, N. J., in a teen live birds was exceedingly good, con Six pair Blue Rocks. of good material in it, and a good club match at 50 live birds at Elkwood Park, sidering the conditions of the day. Miller ...... 00 10 00 11 11 01 6 house, grounds and traps, the members N. J., on April 24. Daly stood at 30yds The gale that blew from the shooters Snyder ...... 10 11 11 10 11 00 8 do not take kindly to work, consequently and App.©egate at 28yds. The match was for made good scores difficult. It made the Six live birds. their shoots are few and far between. $100 a side, and Daly won easily, killing 47 flight of the pigeons uncertain and carried Mays ...... 111001 41 Miller ...... 111011-5 The Ormsby Gun Club is still hibernating, out of 50. Applegate killed 24 out of 25 in many hard-hit birds out of bounds. J*arrett Valentine . .101110 4 Shepherd . ..010111 4 but the first thunder will awaken them, so the Grand American Handicap, and was was lucky in having three birds alight after Reed ...... 010000 l|Pfeiffer .. ...001101 3 Charley Gaub says. looked upon as a hard man to defeat, but having missed with his first, and he settled Walihall . .111111 6| Snyder .. ...101111-5 The Rieverview Gun Club, the Mt. Wash he fell behind from the start, and scored all three of them on the turf. His per On April 22, the following scores were ington Gun Club, the Sewickley Gun Club, but 41 birds. Daly shot in fine form, really formance was popular, as be ia tlie sou of made: the Sharpsburg Gun Club, the Wilmerding losing but two birds, the eighth, a right Q well-known shooter. 25 Blue Rocks. Gun Club and the Braddock Gun Club must quarterer, and the last bird, a driver. His The score of the Washington Park Club Shepherd .. . .01101 11110 11110 10110 10010 i« be looked after, as not one of them has was as follows: Pfeiffier .. ...1010001000101001101111110 13 reported yet. Perhaps nice warm, spring 40th bird fell dead outside. Applegate scor Walthall .. . .01001 01101 11111 00111 10100 If.; ed but 19 out of the first 25, missing six A. F. Ricfcmers...... 21120 21221 21210 13 Reed ...... 00110 10O10 10111 10100 01111 14 weather will bring them out. drivers. The score follows: N. Jarrett ...... 11211 12122 22112 15 SPRING BLOSSOMS. Lewis ...... 00000 11000 10000 11000 00000 5 Phil Daly, Jr. (30yds.), Long Branch, N. J. W. F. Burns...... 11210 02223 21211 13 Miller ...... 10101 01111 01111 01010 10011 16 Charley Willard, of the Colt Arms Com F. A. Fernkas...... 10110 00221 01220 9 pany, lingered around for a day or two. 22112 22021 22221 12222 12222 24 Snyder ...... 01111 10001 01111 01101 00101 15 22212 12222 22222 22122 22220 23 47 Dave Elliott...... 12211 10221 12211 14 25 Blue ©Rocks, known angles. Charley always has some whoppers to tell. J. Elmer Applegate (28yds.), Morgan, N. J. At the shoot of the Belt Line Club the Lewis ...... 0010000100101001011011101 11 Lieutenant A. W. du Bray, the Parker 22222 02122 22020 122O2 22020 19 prettiest kill of the day was made by j Miller ...... 11011 10001 10100 OHIO 11111 1« gun man, pleased his many friends by hov 42111 21111 110*1 11101 21112-22-11 Glasner. His thirteenth bird was a corker j Snyder .. .. .OHIO 00111 01010 OHIO 10111 IS The atteudai.ee was good, and the shoot Alexand ...... 8 ...... 20 8 40.0 ing up to ftie average, although the shoot Krug. . ... J3 14 14 12 16 14 .. .. 120 < S3 69.1 ing, was very difficult, owing to a high wind Jbhi.son. 14 19 15 14 16 12 .. . . 120 90 75.0 The Chamberlin Cartridge an^PargenJoT which prevailed during the meet. The pro Engleh©t 10 .. .. 12 ...... 40 2255.0 gramme on Tuesday was postponed until Mockett 19 .. 12 15 14 17 42 150 119 79.3 .Saturday owing to raiu, which fell all day Hulsizer 18 17 17 .. 11 .. 45 130 10883.0 on Tuesday. Wad©g©u 15 .. .-...... 35 70 51 72.8 Rogers . . , ...... 02212 01*21 11221 12 THE NEXT MEETING- Moigan. 16 .. . . 9 .... 40 25 62.5 Kkalb ...... 12202 12210 22202 12 of the association will be held at Omaha. Eaton...... 14 .. 20 14 70.0 Smith ...... 10222 *2210 02222 11 The following officers were elected for M©Don©d .... 17 .. 16 35 90 68 75.5 Hamilton ...... 12020 21220 22220 11 the ensuing year: W. H. S. Hughes, Carson .. .. 12 .. , 44 70 56 80.0 Running ...... 12010 21112 20102 11 Omaha, president; T. L. Ackerman, Stan- Boehner 9 29 70 38 54.2 Sergeant . . .^ ...... 02222 01202 21220 11 Bahde...... 11 .. 20 1155.0 Murphy ...... 20202 02222 22220 11 toii. vice president; G. W. Loomis, Ortraha, Liuderman . « ...... 21 220 10012 2O222 11 secretary© and treasurer. A new constitu Malone...... 13 . .. 20 13 65.0 Erb...... ^ ...... 15 . .. 20 15 75.0 Watson ...... 20122 200*2 12212 11 tion and by-laws were adopted as recom THIRD DAY. Boehner ...... 10001 21200 22121 10 mended, by the executive committee. Raymond ...... 12110 11000 10111 10 Direct to Gun Clubs and THE FIRST DAY The attendance still held good, and the Evans ...... 21000 10111 20202 9 was a guccesfeful one. Fred Gilbert, of scores continued high. Greeue letl the list Ackerman ...... 21210 w 4 Sportsmen in lots of 1000 or Spirit Lake, Iowa, won first average, witti for the target events with an average of FOURTH DAY. 05.7 per cent.; Heikes second, 0.31 per 95 per itnt. Heikes and Gilbert second, This was the last day of the tournament more. Mail orders direct to cent.; Budd third, 92.1 per cent; Greeue with 92.5. Grimm, Parm-alee and Duer third, and the attendance fell off somewhat, but fourth, 91.5; Barre fifth, 91; Grimm sixth, 91.2; Parget- fourth,88.7; Budd ttfth,87.5. In the old reliables were still oh hand, and SO. The eighth event was a 50-target race the live bird event at 10 birds, $10, Linder Elliott and Gilbert were high with an av AUSTIN CARTRIDGE CO., find was won by Barre, with, a score of 50, man. Clyde. W. T. Den, Duer, Loomis, erage of 935 per cent., Heikes and Budd The summary of tile day©s shooting fol Jjamiiton, Rogers, Garey and Plumber second with 930, Grimm, third, with 925, CLEVELAND, O. lows: killed 10 straight. Louais, fourth, 915. The scores: In the shoot-off of tie Linderman won •.••••• 2-6 'JOHN L. WINSTON, Agent, the Meyers diamond medal by killing 19 Care of Ton Lengerlte A Detmold, Events. ., .12846678..*© g straight. The scores follow: Events 1 2 34 5 6789 10 S 2 Targets. . . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 50 6 | £ u &fl Targets 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 o g « NEW YORK. Events ...... 1 2 3 4 * «j a Rogers...... 17 18 19 15 18 12 19 44 190 Io2 85.2 Targets ...... 20 20 20 20 c % ? Rogers. 20 18 18 18 20 18 18 14 14 . .© 1?0 158 87.7 >Vright...... 9 14 15 19 17 11 .. 45 170 128 75.2 <& £ C Clyde 13 ...... : 20 13 65 !/3 H < Lind©an 1617191519171415171920018884 Lindcrman . . 1619 17 19 15 17 18 47 190 168 88 Rogers ...... 17 15 18 13 8003 7S 0 Greene . 19 20 17 19 IS 18 17 46 190 174 91.5 Greene .. . Watson 13 15 ...... 40 28 70 ... 19.19 19 19 8076 95.0 Miller. . 17 18 18 19 ...... 80 7290 Bray. . 15 14 17 17 19 20 IS 44 190 164 86 Linderman . .., 14 19 15 15 80 63 7S.6 Silvers. ... . 16 17 .. 19 .... 15 42 130 109 83.8 Watson .. ,. Ha ©ton 11 15 .. 17 ...... 60 43 71.6 ... 15 19 16 19 80 69 S6.2 Serg©nt 20 20 17 1615 19 15 19 19 16 200 176 88 Vlumber. .., . 16 1(5 14 14 16 12 18 41 ll>0 147 77.3 Hamilton .. ... IS 17 14 17 8066 82.5 1©eterson. ". .. . 10 11 12 12 13 .. . . 40 150- 98 65.3 Evans .. Heikes 20 IS 18 19 19 17 19 20 17 19 200 186 93 ... 13 ...... 20 13 65.0 Elliott 20 18 19 18 18 20 17 20 19 18 200 187 93.5 Oanujcbael. . 12 14 14 ...... 38 110 78 70.9 Plumber ...... 17 18 15 13 80 63 78.6 Ekolb. ....-. Whitener Plumber 16 15 15 151617...... 120 94 78.3 . 13 15 14 12 17 13 7 37 190 128 67.3 ... 16 17 18 1980-70 87.5 Barre . 19 19 20 19 12 17 16 19 15 19 200 175 87.5 T«vwnsend. . . 14 15 17 16 13 .. 17 39 170 iSl 77 Brucker ...... 15...... 2015 75.0 Whitmer. .. . 10 16 11 ...... 31 110 6S 61.8 I.otsh©W 16 17 16 16 15 16 14 1612 18 200 15678 Efealb ...... 14 14 16 18 8062 77.5 Griuim 18 19 19 19 18 18 20 16 18 20 200 185 92.5 Grimm. . 19 13 17 20 19 18 19 46 190 17] 00 Ackerman .. ... 11 13 16 14 8054 67.5 duns. Budd...... Garey .. ... Budd 20 16 18 15 20 18 20 20 18 20 200 186 93 Tolvers, . 19 17 19 20 17 18 IS 47 190 175 92.1 ... 18 17 16 1880 69 86.2 Par©lee 19 20 17 18 IS 15 12 17 15 19 200 170 85 1"ent», and Parmalee. .. . 18 15 16 20 19 16 16 44 180 164 86 Grimm ...... 18 18 19 IS SO 73 91.2 Gilbert. ... . 20 18 IS 20 18 20 20 48 190 182 95.7 Budd .... . Gilbert 19 19 17 20 18 18 20 19 18 19 200 187 93.5 ... 10 17 IS 19 SO 70 87.5 Loomis 18 20 19 19 17 19 17 19 18 17 200 183 91.5 HUNTERS© SUPPLIES. l.ooinis. ... . 18 18 15 16 15 18 16 39 100 157 82.6 Pa rm a lee ...... 18 18 18 19 80 73 91.2 Teach...... 18 17 15 18 19 18 19 41 190 165 86.8 Gilbert .... Leach 16 18 12 18 15 17 17 18 10 14 200 155 72.5 ... 17 19 20 18 SO 7492.5 Parker 19 18 17 18 18 16 14 16 17 17 200 169 84.5 ParUer ... . 14 15 17 18 17 17 17 45 190 ICO 84.2 Loomis ...... 16 11 17 15 8059 73.7 SCHMELZER ARMS CO, Hagerman. . 17 15 15 1!) 15 17 14 42 190 154 81 Leach .. Hag© an 19 16 16 17 18 15 18 19 19 15 200 173 86.5 .. 17 17 16 19 80 69 86.2 Duer . 20 19 16 18 19 15 17 18 18 16 200 174 87 710, 712, 714 Main St., Kansas City, Mo. puer...... 16 18 19 18 15 13 18 44 1!W 101 84.7 Parker ...... 18 19 17 17 80 71 88.7 Erhardt. .. . 15 16 16 20 15 15 17 44 190 158 83.1 Organ IS 12 ...... 40 30 75 Hagerman .. .. 16 17 16 19 80 68 85.5 Ekalb. 19 19 18 IS 17 17 ...... 120 108 90 Running. .. . 14 13 18 20 19 13 16 44 190 157 82.6 Duer .. ... , . 18 19 18 18 SO 73 91.2 Derr...... 11 17 14 19 16 15 20 35 190 147 f7.3 Den .. 17 16 1," 17161816 15 20 8 200 157 78.5 Brhardt .... . 18 15 17 1980 69 86.2 Evans. 17 18 15 ...... 60 50 83.3 OUR SPECIALTY. tSergeact. . . . 16 12 15 19 20 13 17 46 190 158 83.1 Running ... .. 16 17 15 16 80 64 SO.O lieikes. .. . 18 18 18 20 19 19 18 47 190 177 93.1 Den .. Garey 17 19 17 15 17 18 IS 15 17 16 200 169 R4.5 High-grade Hand Loaded Shells to order . . 15 IS 18 17 SO 68 85.0 Rimn©g 14 15 20 19 19 17 19 18 18 18 200 177 88.5 KUiott. ... . 17 16 15 17 17 20 15 45 190 162 85.2 Sergeant ... .. IS 19 14 18 SO 69 86.2 Cra-bill .... . 17 16 13 18 19 18 10 44 liK) 15'? 80.5 Hul©zer ..... 14 ...... 20 14 70 Sporting Goods, Guns, Fishing Tackle, Heikes ...... 17 20 19 IS 80 74 92.5 Nich©ai ...... 17 16 ...... 40 3382.5 lAtshaw .. . 17 18 16 13 16 17 17 . . 140 114 81.4 Elliott ...... 15 16 17 13 SO 61 76.2 Earre...... 18 17 18 18 14 19 IS 50 190 173-911 Welch ...... 14 ...... 20 14 70 Bicycles and Athletic G«ods. Miller ...... 15 17 IS 14 80 64 SO.O Boehner ...... 1112.. 40 23 62.5 Watson. ... . 13 IS 13 19 18 20 14 44 190 150 £3.6 Barre ...... 17 15 20 17 SO 60 Sl>.2 The following are the positions and average of Miller. ... . 17 17 19 17 17 16 .. 43 170 146 S5.8 Latshaw .. . W. G. PADDOCK, 60 46 76.6 . . 1717 16 16 80 66 82.5 the ten high guns lor four days: Gilbert .942, Mcbolia. .. . 16 14 16 ...... Smith ...... 20 14 14 18 SO 66 82.5 Heikes .938. Budd .925. Barre .921, Grimm .917, N. W. Cor. llth and Market Streets, Hamilton . . 13 17 16 16 18 17 39 170 136 80 -Vicholai ...... 16 16 IS 16 SO 66 S2.5 Clyde...... 14 14 15 .. .. 12 . . 80 55 68.7 Pannelee .894: Sargeant .881, Parker .878, Run Philadelphia. Silvers ...... 17 .... 20 17 S5.0 ning .877, Duer .868. Parker. Jim . 7 10 ...... 25 90 42 46.6 Match for Meyers© diamond medal, 10 live Yrczer...... 12 ...... 29 70 41 58.5 birds. $10. 70 5071.4 SHE CAN SHOOT. Moore...... 15 ...... 55 Hamilton...... 22212 11222 10 Alexander. . .. 14 ...... -. 30 70 44 62.8 Rogers. Have your Picture 20 ...... 21112 22111 10 Raj-...... 18 ...... IS 90 Garey...... 22122 12222-10 Cyclist Caban nc©s Wife Becomes a on Celluloid. Savage...... 13 ...... 80 70 4361.4 Plumber. ... 70 45 6-1.2 ...... 22121 11211 10 Gun Expert. 1 doz. beautiful buttons for MeCandl ess. 12 ...... 33 Linderman...... 12212 21211 10 75c. Send your Photograph Carson...... 14 . . 42 70 5680 Clyde...... St. Louis, April©23. Duthiel Cabanne, the 80 ...... 22122 11111 10 famous cyclist, and his beautiful young with name and address on, Bf acker. ©.. . , 17 16 17 14 64 80 W. J. Den...... 11121 21111-©0 same will be returned un Ackerman. . .. 15 16 14 17 80 62 77.5 wife, are both enthusiastic experts with the 13 65 Duer...... 21111 11212 10 harmed. Send 10 gts. for Brans. .. 13 ...... Loomis. ..,...... 11112 11111 10 gun. A Jive bird match between them was samples and catalogue. Wyckoff . . 10 ...... S 1050 Den...... 22222 02222- 9 the feature of the sport at Du Pont Shoot Hagerman...... 12221 12120 9 ing Park yesterday. Mrs. Cabanne was in The Whitehead & Hoag Co., Harley. .... , ...... 10222 22122 9 magnificent form, killing 15 out of 20 birds. Newarki New Jersey^ Krug .. 16 . . . 20 16 SO Boekner...... 11121 21120 9 She dropped eight with one barrel and used Gari-T © 18 14 . 38 110' 87 79 Parmelee...... 11210 10122 8 both barrels to bring down the remaining Mockett .. 17 .34 90 61 67.7 Brooks...... 1222* 1*121 S seven of her score. Dute killed 19 out of Woods .. 16 . 35 90 69 76. G XicUoIs...... 2^220 12001 7 .. 17 . 39 00 70 78.S his 20. and then ran out 30 with a score of June 16-17. Fargo, N. D. Tbird annual tourna 7 39 90 67 73.3 McDonald...... 020*2 222*2 6 28. Mrs. Cabanne shot with a seven-pound ment of the North Dakota Sportsmen©s Asso 1 24 70 35 50 Ray...... 20*0* 12112 6 gun and her skill with it surprised every ciation. Targets. W. W. Smith, secretary. Hulsizer...... 21210 00202 6 June 22-25. Oil City. Pa. Seventh annual tour Hasley.M«KlPT . 23 50 23 46 body. She hasn©t been shooting long, and .23 50 ~ Shoot-off of tie on 10. with a little more practice will probably de nament of the Pennsylvania State Sportsmen©s Lindernmn...... 11111. 11122 21121 1112 10 velop into a star of the first magnitude. Association, under the auspices of the Oil City Hamilton...... 12112 22112 21221 1120 -IS Gun Club. Targets and live birds. Black pow uroous...... Duer...... 12211 12112 121© 13 der barred. Special event: 25 live birds per Mockett, T. E...... 37 50 37 74 W. J. Den...... 12222 12221 20 11 Forthcoiniiijs Events. tuan, ?25, $1000 guaranteed. Send entries to SECOND DAY. Rogers...... 12211 12112 0 10 May 1, Philadelphia Trap Shooters© League tour H. C. Keeser, secretary, Oil City, Pa. The shooting was much better all around Loomis...... 22112 1110 _ 8 nament. Forest Gtm Club grounds, Lehigh ave July 14 and 15. New Haven Ct. Tournament of and some high scores were made. Rolln Garey...... 2212* 4 nue and Twenty-seventh street. the Interstate Association, under the auspices Heikes landed his E. C. powder and Win Clyde...... 22120 © 4 May 11. 12. 13. Peekskill Gun Club tournament, of the New Haven Gun Club chester outfit on top with an average of Plumber...... 1* 1 targets and live birds, Peekskill, N. ¥., under July 20, 21. 22, Arkansas State Sportsmen©s As 95.6 per cent., losing ten targets in 230 15 live bir©ds, $10; open to all. management -of Neaf Apgur. sociation tournament, at Pine Bluff, Ark. shot at for the day. Frank Parmelee and Heikes .. 22212—15 May 13. Washington Park on the Delaware, near August 4 and 5, Lewiston, Me. Tournament of Fred. Gilbert were close behind with 952 Duer .... 21212-15 Philadelphia, all-day shoot at targets, 100 tar the Interstate Association, under the auspices per cent. Jim Elliott. another Winchester Brooks ... 12222—15 gets, handicap match. of the Audroscoggin Gun Club. representative, came in with an average of Parker .. 12212—15 May 17-22. Missouri State Shoot at Kansas City August 25 and 2(>, Montpelier. Vt. Tournament 95 per cent. Runni©ng averaged 94.7 per Gntnrn ...... 02223 22222—14 MO. .; of the Interstate Association, under the cent; "Jack" Parker, of the Peters Cart Parmalee ...... 12221 21222—14 May 19 and 20, Savannah, Ga. Tournament of auspices of the Montpelier Gun Club. ridge Company ai: