COPY*J«T, 1890, BY TlIK THESrOHTINQ LlFB FVBLIBHIHQ Oft. SPORTING LIFEAT PHI LA. POST Ornci AS SECOND CLAM MATTE* VOLUME 14, NO. 17. PHILADELPHIA, PA., JANUARY 29, 1890. PRICE, FIVE OENT S

Low«11 B^cnrpd Day from Detroit it agreed to release cellar and onr-honees of the place where be res del, him to that club at the mi) of tbe Mason, ajid both weie flllod with empty beer ke>;s and txiitles. It was re season of seventy game*, to make running ex* clubs lay claim to his services. en-es, or in other w-jrds twenty-five hnndrrd people . LATE a ilay's job for tlie new tenant to clear off the many ..ve g. t lo NEWS. NOT )ass thionxb tl.e gates at 60 cent* a brad, YET SETTLED. evuhnces of heavy draughts of the amber. While TWO BIG MEETS. o each and every You, Too, HanlonY the Cincinnati Club

t gine they are being treated to a dose of Jskyl and Ooonoy, Sullivan, Garvin or Kit'ridiie do any work. I Day. The transfer wai not to a rtral orgranization, WHISPERS. Bhftll put them *ll ibr^t, ft c.,,,rS8 uf training in the b'.t to a club within the League winch wo:ud play BROOKLYN BUDGET. Uyde? WASHINGTON I woadar what they think of their organization sprinu, and il I cuu start <>ft \vi:h a «h >w of Itadmg I with plaintiff, am even that waa coosentei toby the Barnie and the Washington Management will pull tho crowd. I go on t ;»e ajHurttnce that t»i« BASE BALL. plaintiff under threat of defendant that ho would not The Tale of a Msloii—The Moving Pano­ anyhow and whether they really intend to play ball —A United States Senator Talks Interest­ p<-oplu wai»t to tee good ball playing.an 1 theelnb whi>-b rtturu from Europe. o€ the It«so Ball Tangle and the ext season, and If ao xvhert? rama ingly of OM-Time Base Ball—Tales Abont tundn the beat show of wiunnig the pennant in it* The f-tau-ment contained in defendant's brief that Speculation It I nap! red—Local News. BACK TO EARTH AOA1W. It-egue will be the one to diaw ihe people W. F. the W! H-csUhlidi-ed practice oT plajcrH leaving Na­ "Whose tootay ia Dave Orr now? Do Cofapn, "Bock" G'omiskey, Etc. C»ughliu, niv new pitcher. 1- a u<1 to be a phe lomenutt. tional Agreement clubaveUthongh reserved by them, BROOKLYN, Jan. 23. Editor SPORTING LIFE: and all still love him ami swear by him? Sp<*ak to hia WASHIJUJTON, Jan. 24. EditorSPORTINO LIFE: Hi- is a better man t' an Van Haltr^u ever wa« " THAT LAW SUIT. ami K"i'>£ to clubs and at*ioriatiouB outaide of the wootaey and tell Davy you all forgive him for Ia these days of little event we have ample Local base ball circles were considerably agi- Anson is still minus bot < u centre aud a right fielder, National Agreement, la acarcely warranted by tba opportunity to digest every move, no matter UB sudden twist. Colnmbua grows fonie t>mart people, but he clwima to have in Wilmot the crack left fieider farts, HS defendant doe-t not cite a single in-'nnce of but they slumber eoniftimen. I trust Johnny Ward ;ated a few mornings ago by s statement from low sir.a 11, made in the base ball world, and rea- of th« coiu.'try. FURTHER POINTS BEARING snch occurrence aince the ad-ipiion in 1887 of the will have better luck wiih Orr than others bavu had. Mr. Ilewitt to the effect that Bitly B a rule, of "Is be ten^r than Van Haltren?'* asked th« reporter, present form of coutincr, the fir<-t oo«, ndmittedty, in lon out the why and wherefore. I was ia a rea­ While we are treating of people of Mud Ciiy, per­ Baltimore, would probably manage the Wash­ uwinit Anson's fun-mo-a >i;>n cun only critical point, and once more awake I gave it being metropolitan newspapers, they maintain also entirely upon the outcome of the deal between President Stem's Smooth Talk—The Deal be explained by the auppoaitio i that he iuten>la to ittle thought, but went on diggine out a prob- that a story half told waa not told at all. The Balti­ The brief of Mr. Georze Duysters, one of tbe de'av the trnl of thlBACtiuu until after the playing more application lor membership to the American the Baltimore and Washington magnates. Their For Marr Closed—The Columbian a Ked ior the New York Club, the plaintiff in em that haa occupied my attention ever ainoe the counr-el season of 1890, until plaintiff had buea irreparably 'layer*' League convention. While trying to un- Association waa a one-sld- d yara, and when I met action is also dependent upon the result of the Stocking—The Make-up of tha Cincinnati the Ward injunction mit, w;va handed up tc dainutfed. ftvel another point I fell asleep once more, and lo! Mr. Barnie, It for the beneflt of tbe re*dera of THB legal proceedings in New York. Mr. Ilewitt ia Judge O'Urien last Monday, and will be found Tlie tore* of rta jitdicaki claimed by the defendant hly fancy in a>umbor gathered up the thread of the fpMBTiNO LIFB, aeked for hia version. That's tu« quite confident that the League will be victorious CINCINNATI, O.t Jan. 22. Editor SPORTING below. We also give on article on the suit from for i tie c *ag ctU'J, the Allegheny B-sfl B.ilM'lnh vs. dream'that bad bi**.n interrupted uad attain the matter tickfu!, Mr. Arnold, that, according to you, Baruie ,nd he ia also building largely upon his procp^cta of B^-nneit, ia not apjiarent upon ezaminattou. Thia wai LIFE: President Stern is not going to the New a leading New York paper, whioh sheda some bat puzzled me took dt-fiuite shape aud all the knoity ''pulled my leg" for. having the Baltimore contingent, Baruie iuotmled, a Inil f >r specific perf»rmanre of ao agreement to )oi»U in uiy waking momenta were rendered clear. 1 do not think that Ward made much of a selection in Washington thia season. The iiewa ie very jiratify- York meeting, and the little secretary, who is , &BW light ou the case; make in agreement. Why it w«a sustaiued, however, :ut 1 watt jostled aud opt>ued my eyts,rather irniaU-d. when he signed Jack Hayea. Ths latter la a good ,uit to tbe boys ou the anxious bench, und they H re aa fit and gon.t-mvtureil as Button's "Tha \ o'tt be determined, as no opinion was given. The jsa, M the climax uf the sleeping eituntton bad follow and was well liked when with the Brooklyn ginning to take in a new supply of courage and in­ Rajah," will be in the metropolis to hold up tbe THE QUESTION OV RESEBTE. and America authorized the 81-ttU-d Uw of KosiHiid not b^en cumpie'ed, Bomewtmt impressed I put cay (. lub, but since he left tne. Grooma ha tuw apparently dulge iu a few cautious speculations concerning tbe Cincinnati Club's end. lie ibttvea on the limited intinn of an injunction iu this case, aa follows: dozing thonchts into practical slmpe, and waa btiay been retrograding, playing mainly iu the minor Senatorial team for 'DO. The Menning of CUa<«e 18 and Jnst What 'Whereupon has entered into a contract to reaaoniug out a sensible conclusion wh*u away I Wt-ut tguea. Saturday night, and said to me: tbe Player* Intended When tlie Word render anrvice to another, of inch a nature as uot to Still we have no recognized headquarters of the SENATOR QORMAN IN REMINISCENT MOOD. "I've no programme mapped out save this: again on a tftbt epooial tu dteauilaud. This time I went Senator Arthur P. Got man. of Slaiyland. wbo was at Was Incorporated iu the Contract. be easily rep'aci-d, and the loaa to tbe employer over old ground and had the two previous visions pre­ Players' League in thia city. If mime of the pH>pl« I will ask the schedule coiiuoittee to avoid a would b* a loss not to be compensated who aro going Into the bnae h»U business t-iese times one time the best general flayer Iu the base ball In reviewing the Ward injunction suit the sented iu one continuous Hho'.e. But as before, I wtte existence conflict with tbe Latonia spring race meeting, if for in d < maws, a breach or » thrt-aien«-na- noteworthy p >int: It id uot evident (hat, aa ttie dt*ft>n<1aut says, there i woorti th« 'Miow^y" m every conceivable manner for would stand them well. raciu£, from May 24 to June 7, aud if the is a vi ry broxd distinction between a stnr actress and a Why dou't s me of the clubs who are looking for torial breast fur the urea!eat of outdoor spurts, Th»t League can escape ajar it will be better for all The Nst'o-iiil !^RR««'« cla'in tbat it baa a contract an hour after, but I could not get hack to the Yule of ho keeps well ported regarding the change* that are vitu the Bi..th>rii< <>.l plavera for I^JJ ia fol da rol. atar b ;se 1*11 play-r. It is untrue to state, as tha de­ i, EO I htul to content on self with tbe ausuiauc* good player* puttht>ir finger on loft floldor Keineth, concerned." fendant does, thfit such » aUr player occupiea a posi­ of the t.ld New York Acmes, lie la big, a heavy frequently occurring was showu in a recent converm- Its front in the Supreme Court last Thur-^ay was th<*t I had been b!e«ed wiih iufficiutit for a puintur, at at "I make it a point if I cannot agree with any tion iu which the work to be done 13 precisely similar and batt r and a splendid fielder. Ask any of the old tinii that E bad with him ou the entject. Ua called ridiculously w.-ak, i,aw\er Cliont* fa oue of tbe Uieuuid are aiwaysau (nturestiug subject, my office a lew evenings rgo, and after transuding of my bo,s on terms and tue> won't come and ableai l«wyers in the country. Ilia endeavor to :ui- to thai required of several other mrn on his team. It ou (lie acore tbat every old wonmn wiil remark to you, Mttd about him. Heis still living in Hnokiyn. ia an 1 rue ( > iaiplv, n# the def«nd-nt doea, tli>it there J. F. DOKNuLLT. hia tfticittl bus ncgf he inquired for the latest news u see me, I'll not stand on ceremony. If I want prean upon the ouit that the word "reserve" mo*ut "A dream thrice eeen the bast? hall world. 1 nude a desp^mU1 effort t<> pive option wMarti» ic, but h» convinced many apectatnr* are 21) or 30 men iu (he country who could play short* I<* tact, I weeu," them to si^n E'll KO and see them." 6to|> as well aa Mr. Ward does. him a bnet outline uf the m out recent davelonmt-nts ti,a» tie knew lea* about pror "raarrvbd" for A DftEAM. also pretty well to-tied on the ifeuvral condition of 1890 when in a leitar to J. B. BillinK«, of Boatcn, "Whure a person baa on :ered into a contract io render The Meetlnjr of the Flayers' league Sched­ PUM.RD THE L1TTLB CRANK service to unothur of «uch a nature aa not 10 be eiwilv In doze No. 1 I found my«lt at the Playera* con- the yame. Th* Senator reviewed the vaii -ua cbuu^e* wriuitu in the fall of 1883, he aaked Billing to buy ule Committee—The Local News of a that biive liken plai:e since ho wns a player ami ho that sent a biue-urtitorrned American District hia release from the Me* York Olnb. Mr. Ward Jows rei>lac- d, uud ibe los^ tn the emi l»yer would be a loss ventlun held some weoks ft«o, and in ihe ttiroug saw uot ti> l>e comii«iuared fir in damages, a breach or a Chna You der Abe. 11 w was nluiie aud appeared wor­ Week—Uecker as a Manager—Tempting gave a mo-t iuiert^ntiug account of bow a team wtia messenger boy post-baste to tbe scene. It waa Dot deny thin soft itnpvMchmenir WARD'S OPINION OF THE POINTS. nuvchine that was built in th» wall, slipped in five Again is the once sacre^ domain of Pittsburgh H« had just removed Ins hat and placed his rane Charles W. Marr, the deal fur whose release had nt8 uud (.ut pupped Mr. O'N'oil, ..f St. Louiti. that aahe ph nld be able to play UH. Tb«- Ba«e Ball John M. Ward saw a copy of this brief soon National League Club invaded by the opposi­ UP"U the de>k In frjut of him and gwulerj himself fir n JIKSI been closed. Another turn of the clicking ix«l luminary wi.h a Con^reusfonal record and lota com!ortal»le and friendly c'lat ab-ut ba*e b.tll, when Trust na-i in a ic-aition to a»y tj him ''You oiuet t>lay after it ww hundel to Judge O'Britin. He told tion. This is beginning to look like business. l.ttlo b"X, ftii'i H second uov came brKitlilt'a--* iuto thai the ol time on hia h»U'i«. There w«a a hurried greeting Ted Snliivttu aut^e liowlaoc uf the Plnyer^' conventi u all-ro uud fittlclnr. aptly said, he would buve been under u baaa ball boy­ Judge Howiand, George Weilwood Murray and glue himself to the outbid*) Could this be a bad omen? " I hope not, although uuaried to cuiitinue his narrative. The o'd National "lit these ranters I want my boys to understand h»v» Then a mau with au abnormal pn>tuberanee jual Club w.ix a aeon-professional orgeoiZHtion, tor mnny cott, for no National Aureeuieut club would H. B. Andorson, of the firm of Anderson & How- aceue, am Leajruey. that wht-n w<* differ in our vie tf a it is merely on bnai- dar-d to i-ffet him a position. Tne New York Clul above an opening in his face bobb>*d on the of tbe players received a salary fir playing i-ail. The nexa grounds. I am not uuicry with Duiy-a or Kf^uan, land. Said he: walking over tolhc m'tchineO'Neil Rlued himself there- Likely you will have heard all about the do­ system uf paying them waa tomewl.at dillere'it thou bad an option on hia at-rvicea aa against any club from ami do not f^el that thny tire i»rovok**d at me. I have playing nndi-r the National Agrwmeut. Nothing "They d<»dee the question. We do not deny that to.miich to tha dia^nut, 1 fancied,of tha gwutletuati ings of the schedule committee of tbe Players' fruni the present method, and "Ui.cle Sam" wai in offered a* ran nd as I few I we cau give. If I waa not nu 'rea-rve' m*-ana to 'hold, to keep for future use,' ac- Sc L"Uid. Iu e newo< mt-r carried a.giip, on which League before thia is printed, so I will try and many instances the paymaster. There were about five 1 wmM go to St. more. If h» decided t> i lay for a club which WHB appealed tbe worJa "Biick, Columbus, 0." Ocra^iou- tioj uowu li«re b> ot-ier biuiue^ a pnr:y to this Aitreement ho was at liberty to do so o*rdiug to tbe dictionary, but in this contract it had a cull some interesting gossip about the gathering. him :red or more memiicT^aud they were each tnsi»8ded 1'aul and bed Duryea. I do not want him to jump to tecbntt-at locaiiing which only can l»e found by rffrr ally the doora of the apartment where the Piajera no much annually f»r the general support of tne club. Then, however, there waa no firat-claaa club outside It must be confessed that there ia a nice-looking the Brotherhood Kow there la. The "admission" in riut: t'j bi.se ball hit>t>ry. The plaintiff asks: 'Whn Ijeague waa iu convention would open wM^ aud a The majority of the playera were piovided wil(itart to respond, then suddenly become They are now wrestling with the schedule. Let hoids of the various burcatia weie en'hn^ustic ad­ I want him to continue to wear the r«d and feel WHAT "RKSBRVS" MEANS. erned by thw National Agreement. If I aw not mis­ cousciuus of his Columbus mtichment and au.p UIK me take a peepthrju^h the ^la-a door aud try and mirers or the ({amc, and they wouid do aim jst any- earn when we rut-el we can c»niB to fome uuti.-rd'.iud- The bnrdeu of Mr. Chua e'a argument appeared tc taken, it ia a^nlnst the law in many States for any gruuu and point to hb eucnmbritiice. Tbia waa re- thin* within reason io help sustain and strengthen the in)f. There U t-ucti a tiling AH eetting on too high a mak»a few noti-a. What, Horace Phillips, Harry had ex- be that when the wurd "rent-rve" was incorporated in tx>dy of men to in-titute and maintain a boycott np-.o peaifd sfv.-ral times, when O'Ndl with a sudden movo Wrijfbt, aud even Lew Siuimons uot there aod they team. The contributing membeia were always n-aily j«(!eotal. If B'>ni« nthT ba»f* l-all prt-^ideuta the players' forro of contract, tbe player allowed him emplojeeH. Thia is v*b»t the National Leslie di t to broke away fr»m bis attachment, mingled with a few tire netting along BO vrefl with tl.at time-ublr? They to make up a purge for the en'eriaitiiufiii of visiliurf t-rci^-d more discretion aud not no much duuity tha self to be retiinvd or held, in fact, it ttare the pa ty u UK, and we accorded to ihnm the condition*! privil -a;e tbat rame from the convention hall, indulged in a sv- are busily enRa^d, every mau. See «Imt harmony clubs, tauecully the Atlauics, of Urooklvu; the Ath­ Brotherhood would Hut hnvt» so mniiT men aa they tbe first part an absolute option ou bis aervicea for th of eo uoina;. That all staUmenta aa to what dirt^run cret confub, and then skipped auay and r^n off ehmit letics, of Phil Kk-lphia; wiih Dick Me Bade aud Al liuve to-Juy. Now, while I w..a In St. LOLSI* all tha doea. There u no fighting fur plum*. They have now d--r Ab« did year next ensuing. Thia ia purely taltaciuua. Noth­ p*-rsous directly interested In the contract 'thought ing "We're not iu it. They're a lot of uo-gooda aiit bean at work nearly ei^ht hours and tlje rep >rt u thai Beach iu the lead. Brown* w*>re at tht-ir b<_,tel, but Mr. You ing in baae 1*11 literatnre can tt« produced to ahow waot the earth. We would not join them now If we not gi» near them. Do you suppose it i haked a man in the The Senator then weut on to tell how visiting clnhs quiieil about tbuir xrievancea a;i i wan for myaell presented the runtr^ct for the approval of the Natio-ia would drop the lumber tnisuie-3 Ionic enough to write were received at the depot iu th -BO day* t«y a recep­ Tb«a«U-created right of r^efrvation orUlnatuil with League committoe It waa particularly understood tlia crowd. a dissertation on tho ach-da «'» im-rita. whether or not ttit*y w*re past mantling?" , the National L««gu*» in 1879. Afterward* it was "Come with me and see," waa the answer. tion committee1 and e-carted to the be-,t hotel in the Ou Saturday >> Lutt}" Muir frotiipswl Mr. Stern that { the 're«erve' rule or the a~i!ary qu--»tiou waq not in In the nn-etintf thvra are John M. Ward, looking a city and entertained in handsome style b*f"re the granted to a number of leagnea and associations gov aur way to he interfered with. Th« Le»gn« innistei He hurried UK- aw*y to an apartment m t ;e iame little i ale and hajrgatd; B'Cretarv Bruocll, vt-.o to me he would call ou him Mon.lay. He hud accepted th« erned by the National Ajtreenjent, a puper which cun building. It waa evidently a reading rouni, for sev­ game. The CnpiUl and tbe oth> r public build nga Liutinntitis' term-, provided tho Bu'»v rvltn quid bed all up >n tb>a, aud it ie not 'ikely that the playerti waute- reaetublea a conu;er-hof»pur In the llamas' store, were visited and the tourists lingered iu town two or tain* ib« feature of a tru-t cuuii'dct. The pUyer di< t" becoino parties to the 'naerve' rule IbemaelveB, ia it eral perbona were bcunniLg nt-ws^apera and porinj plaioly dieased and looking intellectual, just likfl all claim to his eervicoa. Hour »fter hour shpjitd away cot have then and baa not since had anything to d over Looks, while others were wilting at disks. U three days. lie also recalled the incident of George and still ilatr was »b»«nt. Tbe tittle preei.U-iit was a They wore seffeiner to l>»t'er, Dot to ilarnt^e, their con­ dry-good* saltwiuun; on the other Hide ia Mr. B. F. Fox** euiTttgcmeut by tlie National dub. Fox wna with the "leaerve" rule. Firat, *«c* club under th dition. Awn redly the fifth paragraph of the contmc led me to a table that WAS unoccupied, and, afie lliit, of FbilAd^lphia, looking for all tha world like bit utrvuiis. H^ httd good retuou to he. At thut very AjEVfcment waa allowed to "rwerve" five men, and n seating himself, he produced a rou^h writing pad HIM prubaMy thu grea'est batsman tbia country ever SAW. moment tlie nmu he covnted aud whose release be had does confer up<»n the clubs th« rklti to enj.da th welt-to-do iron worker; Jwhn A'ldiuou, of ' 'biut^ Some of bis long hits, « ben the bull was m^re lively other club iu ttnv league which was a party to t hi ulayer from performlnz services for aavl>ody *-la« *dur leatl put cil, auo, turning .o me, stttd: "I ahull giv< looks like a well-to-do buaiutsa man; * obUiUbii after uiuob peralatency was allown.1 io make aieo who \vere BO re oe-rtainly thau it M now, have ntv^r been equaled, «nl peihapt agreement was ing the period of service lierpin coatritctsd for.1 Ev yon coming events in picturml furni; read mem a retary. IHyd«n, of Chicago, w a hiiiid!*ouie-Ai^*arl BKSltQF.D BY BROTHERHOOD EMISSARIES. served an offer to play, nor could auv euch club eoyag your t.e.t, aa I can uot exuUin." they never wiil. George Fox wua a s'u-U-nt nt p;aver who »igu»d one of those acrenmenta contracted man. well i ut up, and would to bn taken for a heart-*- Georgetown CM]luge when the niitnigera of the Na­ They were brilliant in argument, and Marr'a per­ a reserved pUyt-r under any circumsUncfaunlestt re to perform *aeven momha' service, and every one dt»' Then with mo*t m»rvell»us rapidity he d tehed ol ea«e chief of some big cstablishmeuf; Al Johnaun, of lea»ed by the club by which he waa re^em-d. Ornd sketches of minute fliiUh, replete with famil..tr fig­ tional Club discovered him. S^u^tur Guriiwn and son* 1 fiit-ndg at t int. C'ap-ain E«ing »nd Jack B,>yl» oniest) he was dl-chargcd on 'ten day^' n«>ti- lievnd hn waaei^niiJK for seven mou-hg' aervice. an thoee rupiearnied and general pitch of the picnuwa duty. Thia is a brirl hiitnry of the "nmerve" rul*^. Now reiidwing their n-ading ai rat>y as tltough warded Iu repotted for ptay ball, aa som^ of ua d<> now. Fux wita one of tbe vices were in demand Phdidelplna mid Pfttsburg no more; and what iam"ie, our employera alS't though It looks like business. Bnt why docs the League player* ou tbe coJeg** team mid the profe surd culled were bftli bidding him welcome to the Player's Lenifua then, the National Lea*ne admita it nevt-r had « ao wl-en we Signed. Tlie NaH'>ual Agrt-i-ment ex the plaineat type. Iu ihe first I saw Vou der Ahu an " a of ib pUyers uatil the piemen ire t it* schedule out so soon? Isn't thin establishing tl'.e atteutiuQ uf tbe gu«'t* to hh wond^rfu 1 batting ranks. Telegrams and letters fonvoywd advic^a to option on ttic st-ivicw pre*slv states that no plav er shall be signed fur a tera O'Neil 8;ieed thtir way from New York to St. Loui precedent? Is there something behiud this idea? foitt of players' c<-ntract waa adopted. Chrw WHS smiling his sweetest and O'Neil was gmn pruchvitie-i. It was at cnce det&rmiued thut Fox URH tak« that course. He did no; yieM an iutu. H« kept louder than aeven muntha. If we Binned for tw IN Tea WEEK. ut^dod on tbe MHiiunal nine the wi.>rd teuui was nut h:s word nu-ie over a month ago that it Columlnm THAT TROCBLK90ME CLAUSB. yeara then the National Lengne baa broken the NH bim dirt-ctioue for future action. Thy next sbown Yon der Ahe In the Suu'h, telling flve.ytody that h There have been no developments of a startling then n-ed in connection with a b.iae hall club. E O-hlt honorably by him he "ouid not mar the un- Let us glance at ihe circuntHiaucca attending the fo- tioual Agreement, which, ft claims, 13 oue of the bnl had about finished hia coHegiute course and he i Btrtinrd rtc-jrd he had m*de muce he enteted the field Court will Be was there io see that hid tueu were uot won from biro nature here fie past week. Manager Hanlon Im* trO'iucthjn and drafting uf the n«w form of contrttct warka of bane tall. But I guesa the siting tue irr »unUn nut averse to HCCfp in;: a | osi'iuu in ih» treasury d«- of i>roft**«iou*l ball. Tbo cnunvn t-mnd their several In th« eld form there was a oUnse binding the playe through all their sub tar fug*." and while he a^nred all tbat tbe iMayur-i* Leugu been doiuga little work toward was an orgnnizdtion of fiim-ty bawls, and that h< In ahujte. This afternocn James Galvla, father o p.irtmfut aa an oft-set fur his services with ttie Ka- missions frini le-tn. Mair cunld not be found. Driving to liihe articles aud covenants of the N;iiIunLil Asiree- eight children, was self ct«d to Buueriutend the work tioual Club. Negotiation* were at unco < peutt-1 and in out to hia h ni on PrnTirt»nce street, Present Stera menf." In the new form tbid clanse does LO? appear meant tu resurrect the Am«ricau Association or penal I 1 THC PHILA1>£XPHIA SUIT, in the attempt, he held his finger on the aide of hi Au architect named Btckul has lai-i out tbe diaoion'l a few da>s Fox waa wearlut; tha National uuiform mut witU another disayp '|ntuj^t|.^ but i ara^raph 18 provide^ that "the party of tun firs lc!>g blue trousers, whilt flannel sl-irsa and cftpt^^ ~ part may 'reserve* th» party of the HUCOIK! part for th nose and winked slyly at Cap:am Cjnuskey aud Sec- A charter will be granted on Saturday. Likely tier* abutit given tip The Philadelphia Players' Club's Answe rt-Ury Muunon, th* two latter iu the meatttime al- will he no n*tet4nce on the technicality about "nrofit1 wh'^.^cinvasi sbotis. In ; j,i^ ftf i^ni^i h at Te plejed wwlked the player himseif at Hnwlfy'^ amT BTotherhood'of Ball 'kayewfcke'a aaTtouy "rSviA - ^b >.^F~ '• > OoatOver Uatil March. mo«t killing Umiiteelvea laughing. ^^ . and "uot f0** t«r*»Ri '-* " ~ "~ he (cnorkeii TEWTallin o the canal, ht-veral huu'irtd f«w moiiieu!« after e^ht o'clock he imt bis sivnature" recognition from the old League. The Brutherhooi In the ^urt ot L^uiuion Pleaa No. 4, on Jan *5*^ai
e of at K-a.-t o»e Oaicintiatmu should put a flop to the practice of indefinite "iiapon- man and President Henry M. Love, of the loca Tener, but John wuti't play ball. Doubtless you h:iv« for hia slugging ability. titan "The Angelu^.'* The convematiou before the ions without tearing ami without salary. After the beard of the Gumbert caw. document was prt-ai-nted was brief. contract wuuld no Player?' Club, Messrs. J. M. Vander^lice, Alfre* OloKI OLD-TIMBRS. League wan at*aured that the new fur Weat. the latter confounding everybody in genera 7he old League people are rather quiet. President Tbo Senator also re:e,r,it.j Hi, If Williama, the "Are you ready to sign?" Marr w«a asked. touch or Iu any way aflnot tbe "reaerve" rule or the Moore and John G. Johnson, filed a demurrer in with conflicting statements, he tellmg aome tbat be Nimick cHQtiot attend tha Lea^n? meet. I hrard t'>- "Certainly I am; I always keep uiy word," came In Biothirhoud's pro- pitcher of th« old uine, who ia c^w.ono of the nri.'i- eaWry question, it consented to ttie the suit brought against them by the Philadel h«d or wouid sign wiih tlie Brotherhood, and other* day that the st;s»ion w«uld iu all probability b<< post­ ctp«l clerks in ihe caah room of the Tr*-aat.iry De.flrt- response, and Marr waa in reality a llt-d. The fond pisitiou. It ia jierfectly clear that the League did no phia League Club. The reasons as given iu th tbat be had not and wuiitd not. poned. The old League la up to something l>e>»nd li»pti of a year waa n aliz>-d. Away do*u deep in hia the "reserve" rulo eh. uid be m*it; also Barry Burthron>;, the fleet-footed c ttctier, Intend the meaning of demurrer are aa follows: In the fourth sketch waa shown the return o doubt. If Judge O Bi i?n tuila to ploaeo them look out whose rtw a clerk ID tu« War "Second. That a court of equity la without j'nrl. Brotherhood pH^er, pt^pularly anppo^eU iu hold iilm to KO d. He seems on thu team. And talking of "ih-i but turns," there are Phtlndelphi*. paraprajih IS read aa follow*: ' It ia diction of th4 case, aa the complaint baa an adequate doei he etautt among the general public aud also the Depattmeut. Tbe Senator mentinUed niauy natu«« three or lour p*rhapa half a d»zen of the tio\s down further onya?" that *ay who are "c-* i lew than for the B^a-'OD n^xt ensuing," etc. The pan graph waa the flayers' League, and who bad pledged $5U,0'Xi had bam a rut'ceaaion of Victories. Mr. Spalding was oontained, and pray tbe judgment of this horn-ruble towards the eatablishuitnt and maiaUiniiiice of a club was no reason why he shouldn't be able to play bal hall a d"zon pi-oplo whuae otikiioud I vnl^.e this week, Immediately objected to. The committee saw that the court whether they shall be compelled to make uny again. then pitching for the Forest Oiiy*, of KucKford, III. and they tell me Akron has a uri/,e In Burckardt. Ho clause extended the meaning of the "ro*erve" rule iu St. Louia. That was the only time the Nationals were defeated farther or 01 her answer to th>> said bill, and to he hence Then came the last picture. It waa a sort of mix o: Mr. Nfmick seemed pleased with thrs* recommenda 1« esj^ciallv atronif on pick-ui a and can throw beauti­ beyond what had been claimed fjr it tn tho past; tha dismissed with their reasonable costs in its behalf su tl't m*Mnt>- the samo company with B'nckiiidt. T'ley aie clinma c:.>nvp the best game that will get tbe Senator in his review of "old times.'1 not seoute liim some other rluh will. Will Cliinrm-tn and Irwiu, participated. S'-verul attempts were made Players' League, and ami ed asa^ut wbeu a^l Tbe conversation wua heartily enjoyed by Ted Sulli­ "William Haltman and Henry M. Lore, above wh«iher he *'wua wid dcm," and ttiiriy roared when he crowd. . ••., .-j 1 k*e money, but I am prepare^ IB anoti er lad witti the pr«f>baint-e van, and Stioch drank in every word tbat waa nttered Locner. lie is a short stop uf nu metn ntxlity, V'anlc InjE which hud hitherto been given to the rule they alluded to bim aa the silent partner in the St. with apparent relish. The 1 ut**r efter\*ardn remarked the hbove demnrrer ia Dot interposed for deUy." Louis Playera' League Club, aud tliree-fourtha of the au^u uf money. We we ready. Ifitmuatbe Lot lei Tin^ley, wbo was with D i>t >n a sh -it tinu* la-erd and would Dot in any "It fa aa I suspected. They hare allowed this matter just like poor simple giliiua.'' Robb, Jr., a young attorney and once a sub-umpire, to Ted Sullivan then opene-l up his assortment of reml- making tt, Diaceiice^, and ^ave an ucc< imt of how be discovered Hgniudt tl*t» Beds waa a bit out of plumb. Manager rule, but leave U aa it pn to go until the eleventh boor, and no* it wiil not he TVONDEB UPON WONDER. jump to the old cmb. Robb doesn't deny way extend the "reserve" ad­ and brought out Charlie Coniiskey, tbe greatest baas Bucke.nber.-6r B'JOWS me the error of iny w*y when Tioualy dieted. benrd until the March term. Then, I am told, that i tut declines to stute win* he ia representing. In not wanting the demurrer fa uot anatainod they will ask for time to 1 to reed and uked tbe person who bad ahown me dition the o d club officials deny emphatically that bill general in the field to-day. Ted and Comiskey he write*: "Vuu are wrong about mo BLACKHURST'S LAPSE OP KEMORT. all this what it meant, &Ld he wua about to reply went to school at some smnll town in the Northwest to let Mnrr go ro riuciuimti. 'Lefty* can tell you UXe testimony, which means another continuance they authorized any person to try for Carrult. They Marr for A few wneka ngo Mr. Black hurst wro'e an opinion until the June term. All I have to say ia this, il they wbeu the wailiug of the AssociatUm tilo awoke me, arc very soie on him for his jnuip, and this with other I do not now recall the nnu:e Comiskey iva* then differently. I said Cincinnati cou'-d noth»ve for !h<> Metropolitan Rxbihitiou Cumpanv, in which and I was left iu a perplexed state, end I have bteu but 19 yen re old, and Tvd ducoven-d that he had more one prnny l^^g than we asked for he is worth every think tli^y can carry auch a point ihey tire mistaken things co us i iered, makus the writer of the opinion -ee him be said he ihucifht the word "reserve" did pive the tor if this case la not decided by April I, I will ask tb< wouderiug ever aiuce. Following ia the sum total ol that thoy made no pity for Carrol!. than ordinary ukill in the baJl-playinjr line. BO he ad- cent we denmndeil and that 1 would rather party of the first part *n option on the players' a^r- Court to restrain Ilullman from playing with any base Diy thinking: Pieaidem Nimick delivered hia opinion of Carrol t in vined bim to accept an offer from Chris Yon der Abe aign with the Kroih-rho ,.i than release him for less. vicfca for the ccaiton next omuinf the one fur which T wonder whether an understanding waa arrived at to {day in St. LuuU at a salary of $75 p-r month. i have a 1 w ay s had the best of feeling for tne Cincin­ ball organization but tbe Philadelphia Club." strong terms to-day, declaring that he didn't want a representa­ the contract WHI s-gn^d. At the time thia opinion . between the Players' League and tbe St. Louis Base man who went back ou hia word in such a style. Comi«key hesitated at first, hut finally consented to nati Club aud ita three aUa new»!>ai- Players' league clubs. It la given out OD the best ol wbtn they learned that tho "Kid," ua they called use w-hen the Beds are in need ot oympathy. Will OQtf aa "reserve/1 used In huge hall parlance? clnb of nut over twelve inen aud pit them againsl j-c'9 he might have on bund were to fail be might authority tuat little Billy got up ia chapter meetings, Cotniekey, waa selected as captain. One or two of tho Parsons is with im iu spirit, lie was with ua long native talent. Ele baa sac u red the promise of a num­ have something to fall on? and said there was a pitcher down at Chicago be veterans undertook to di«iegard some uf hia cum- enough to b*-c< me nnluraliz-d. DUYSTFRS' BRIEF. ber of stars of tho baie ball profe&siou to accompany I wondtT how mi ay let 'era Mr. Ton der Ahe hat wanted ID either ttie new Chicago or Pittahuric cluba. mauda, and they were piomp'ly fined for ihefr con­ Manager Tom Loitoa Mill ha here March 15. T« him aud expects to make a suct&as of tbe vauure. received from Players' Letgae headquarters, if any? He will sign with any clul> I tVll him,"a*ld Hilly. duct. They appealed to tbe manager, but he in'ornud sp«cula:e on the Moro Arguments For the Plaintiffs Snb- I wonder why Cumiakey waa 8u watering in his He was told to get tha lad. Instead of d >iug this he them that they mi^ht aa wt-li undeva^anJ at the oat- MAKE UP OP THB REDS AS UCIRBNT OF THB FORMER TRIP. tato-monte when approach eJ on th« Brotherhood sub- resigned frotn the Playtra* League, and three or four miltedto Judge O'Brien—\Vard's Criti­ "Of Cfurw ball playera are queer people,' eaid Mark set that Com in key mui hosa on the field, aad whatever for '90 before be takes hold ia mf-re lolly. 'ect during his tour? weeks later thia time, on request of the old club people he eaid must be rbgird^d as the will ot the manager cism. B.tldwin (o a Chicago reporter recently. 'Take that "He will have tbe entire control of the team,'* wat I woudtif whether tbat row between Yon der Ahe bunt d up pitcher Pchmitt, and signed him for (he Tha jjl.iyera Boon harned to recognize the "Kid" as to trip around the world for em triple. While we were in of President Stern's avowal to me. "Ue wa^ auxion>- In the matter of the Ward injunction suit, in and Munson waa uot all cut and dried and a well- rut-burg National League. Quite a funny slate comrnauder-ia-cbinf of the team, atid. they regarded secure Marr and I rather think iuttudu to pi'ty him London. Spalding came to ua aud said: 'Boys, we play enacted farce? affairs. BdMition to tbe original papers and arguments before the Prince of Wales this afternoon. Aa foon as him aa auch from thut time forward. at thiid. Mirr ia a-> clever at s! ort aa he fa anyvthero I woadt-r whether even 10 much aa a blnff w« made ICICLES. L >(tna will place him whore bo can do in. the case, further evidence in the shape of yon see him, every mother's Bun of you tnke off your at a row, aud if there were auy witucaaes to it? A BURST ED DEAL. else and Mr. do cumenta wa* presented to Judge O'Brien last hats and cheer like good fellowa.1 Now there wore Billy Kuehne was over town yesterday to see the Teddy tella an intfrestiag story of how near Com Id- tho tenoi the most good. I am pl< need with ibe waf I wonder how it came to paw that Frauk B rune 11 the new manager takt-a hold. Lie will get bill play­ Monday, Jan. 20, aa on that day Mr. Day's BO me Irishmen with us, noiahly Crane, Hyan and Fo- tbat time? "Brass M-'Bkev." "Well," said he, "I tse yon are key came to taking clmr^B of the Wellington C'.ub gatty, nnd nil swore they wonld not take off their hats lappened in St. Luuis jnst tit roasting the boys onco nnd a while1" "Well, Billy, iarit fill. According to hi^ recollection of the circum­ ing out of the team or ki.ow tbe rotts it« anJ thoy hia syetoin of training, dropped from 210 to 105 pounds while Teddy aud Comiakey wtre traveling "la Walter HewiH coming here Una weeK?" I asked. It it c n tended t>>at tha rl?ht of reservation ;o spite Yon der Ahe? "Haven't heard officially that he wa,i." Do exjtlan.itton. To rtserv* m»:tni to h> keep cheered louder and lunger for him than any of the I «oud*-r whether anybofly ever heard of Comiakey !o several dayfl, through Europe together- Before the uegutla- future nue. It' ibo word "TIservo" retjuirea ex- real of ua." Secretary ticandrett says the matter be knew which tlcns were tntirely complottd the Brotherhood war "Wiil you release to biui any of your surplov fut doing anything of tb'it nature before? plavers if he should want them?" plitnitioti asatechnicul teim, its his ory Riven in the THE TAMTB OF IT. would knock out tbe Pittsbnrg Players' Club nas broke out, aud that put un end to the matter, T**d I wonder whether Comiskey aigned a bona fide con- The Cinciutiiiti C.ub has oixt ea men under con­ efii avitufJ.'hn M. Wurd HufQcieutly elucidates it. "Spaldlng's tour around the world with twenry ball rftct with the Players' League'or only one of a pro­ nothing more than a good Idea tbat tbe club would aays Coiciakey waa vt-ry favorably imprewed with Pii»r tu November, 1887 it meant to hold, to keep for .ose monwy in fact, both of ihem would. Washington C'ity.ftnJ haj lie tesn aectirod by Mr. tract ui'W, aud not one will he releaaod until Mana players coat him just $1000." sayg tbe Philadelphia visional natme, with stipattattoua in favor of 8t, Loui^? the word. It ia reanun.ible t-< aup- future u»e, a? H rglil agreed to between clobs. Pfcst, "while ha riceivod £25,000 worth of advertising. 1 wonder what he meant the other day when he said It ia alnvat a itire thing to bet that the Southern Ilowitt the investment would have been a good oue. per Lot'1 Ud gives It is H!B«I contetidtd that ail reference t>> the Na- trip won't bo a go. This ia the first time 1 have beard thia story, and I jx>*« that one or two of the sixteen wih shtiio in othef Tho expenses of the trip were £53.000 and the receipts ;hit, although bie home and all his internets were in company bef »re ntxt ('Sh-toting Cracker Day." tlotitl Aci'i-emen), Ltagu*- constitution, or any other amounted to something like $52,000. It \vas a pre;tr Chicago, be atill hked St. Louia and would be p leaned "Oh, J. 0. is only talking," paid President Nimfcb, give it to jou on ttie authority of ''Hustling Ted." mu-t bo excluded in the consideration of wben tuld tbat Vies President O'Ncill waa lellins Chi­ Muna^er Lof:na intends to give fjirle enough work document.- elite ulrnve, but be could have dropped $10,000 aud o coutume to play bull there? SKNATORIAL BATINGS. to keep him warm thia year. Speaking of Karle, Ke|- th's ou iract by reason of paragraph 19 of the contract then quit winner on the tour. Sp*Idiug'a name ia I wonder whether Yon der Ane did not, many cago paiti^rfl that 8nnday w< uld be omnager aud Hecker wonld play first, with BecUley at eb^rt. George Shoch does not hesitate to aay that he wants Jer, Ihe phennmcn''n with the Vrtldio Sisicrs, is a "dead luvU. knonu wherever base ball bus been plttyed." moons age, realize that when Brooklyn ou an ordinary to get away from Milwaukee, for h« believes there is ringer" for the lit i la globe trotter. Tl-e fif'h paraiiraph of the contract COD fen upon tha On thia subject a writer iu the New York Star aaya: day, with the race for Ihe pennant utmost even and Scarcely a week pasa^a without a<-me serio-comlo «ri opening for him Iu the Wa-hiugtou Lt-ague Club. §nrly ol tho first part in Um moat s -lanm and specifio "In speaking of tlie trip around the world,Mr.Spald- h.-t rivalry between the teann, was able to draw ouly aliasing the Brotherhood-League struggle at the poor The Milwaukee people will not give him his release, BLIZZARD BLASTS. manner the rtpht '"to enjoin eaid t any of tbe Heooud [ng told me that it corebck and paved the tn»w the sentiment. efficient at the bat and in the field, ao that it depends bad a lie-tl hier color. tified th« pltiititir) tha? he should rt'fni an old League club would give to auy man at thepres- him well. R. M. LARNIB, tain W. W. Peabody, who is now vice president of tbe The dofendtiDt ti^snitua the poaillon tbat thia con­ next t«aaon play lug under the flag of the Pla\erB* tnt tim**, and ao Manager IIan 1m rejected it. I still Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern. H** ia an >M ad­ tract "is ha'd nml wittn-tit eqiniy.'' Divested of verbi- -e-iRUd, provided the courts permit the latter to fly a ;lnnk Gumbert won't play halt this nojiKtn. mirer of ttie R'.-ds In the League day«. and big Secre­ Swart wood's Grievance* Bitly Bishop was in from t'cottdnte to-day. He is ANSON ON THE FUTURE. afTM , wlitt i«i thia contract iu its utm»8t extension? An LOUIBTILLE, Ky., Jan. 24. C. E. S* art wood, of laat lag next 8«ttaon? tary, Will Peabotiy, Jr., ia an cniniisia't an<1 a cl«*vi>r agreement on the part cf the defendant to rcn-'er I wonder whether Chria is only waiting for the elling groceries ou the rotd. He haa he»rd nothing (he old Kivnside Keds rear11* Hamilton Cluh, has appealed to the Board of >om Chicago lately and docs not know where he will The Big: Captain is a Little Worried, 1 Bat player as well. He was one of servicet* A» a (all nlaver during seven months of tlie Vrbitratiou to adjust the difference* existing between decision of Judge O'Brien to make a decided move? who cut the proud ctiub of Tom HHin.'i-y when he was year 18i)C, in coneMeratiou of ft salary of ^52oO, lawful I wonder whether he iu not the body and sonl of the ',». lie says Loulsvilte has got a pretty good man ia Keeps a Stiff Upper Lip. linwlf and ih*t club, j^ wart wood alli>eea that the 'halon. CXECLB. money «/f tin* United State*; (SOUO a* per sunpUmentat Inni'lton mQnas;»oient promiaed him bisuncondttiotiHl unnamed "b mi ness men" whom Mauson uaenrthed, Anson was greatly surprised when he learned The MUmi Valley League is in the neld. Howard contract aiitt $2250 more ag pi-r cuudact intro^lnced by release nt Uie close of the eeuaoa if be woukl play the or whether at least he will uot be the wire-puller that .hat Coumkey had signed with the Chicago Ferria, George T, Horner aud fYwidt-nt llnlfonl art defendeDt. There in no waut of mutualitv in thtHCou- eiuK>u out at reduced salary, which he did. Ue now will keep the nmnniltdis movlug? Chicago's Great Players' Team. Players' Club and didn't like it a bit. He seems members of tue boar-I of manager-*, to whom alt knotty trart, and thr.t amount of money for wren months' ilainia tbat they refuged to keep the agreement. I wonder whether Mtiu»m'a "find" bad anything to "On paper tbe Chicago Players' League team looks rntl'lems will be referred for nilutrati >a this year. Work fur a Lull player cun hardly be considered un­ lo \riih Yon der Ah«'a statement telegraphed East ike the strongest aggregation over gotten to- not a little worried concerning the relative Madeira ia likely to be in tha circuit. This ia tha fair. It would l»e strange indeed if tiHt court could If Hamilton made such in agreement the club Imt he was heart-broken over Comiskey's act in si«n- ;ettier. Aa at present made up that team should be strength of the Chicago Brotherhood Club to the Miatui Yalley'd third year. find injustice-, L«r?huera or want of mutuality jn a hould be held to it and not permitted to use the ng with the Players* and w/is ready to sell out hit in- able tu defeat any other in existence, bauds down." one with which he will open the League season, The College League has Invited the Technical cmiuac' drawn by the defendnnt Lim^elf. after the reserve power unjustly or to squeeze out some iu the Brvwoa for $5000, provided the pur- Philadelphia Ledger. because he ia confident that Chicago will never School to eot'-r a team. fullest cotisultaiion with counsel, aud poswsein^ {aa Mood money for release. Swartwood has a good assumed all liabilities, which amounted to It ia a wonderful aggregation, trn'y, but not snch a support two clubs. George N'nlton would like to get East Into Joe Gar- I the def-ndtnt evideotly did) the fulle«t knowledge of to get back into major league company, f26,000? rorUMteater after all, compared with the teams Boa~ hardt'sor Sieve Bradv's bailiwick. He rou'cl corer 1 111'' I neiufw to wbich It relates. 'hanoe 1 wonder whether hia plan is to remain In the back- on, Brooklyn, PUtiburt and Philadelphia will put in "The League olubs, with the exception of third in pood shape for any of them. Goonte

the boys all In good shape when tha trouble begins."* This is the wny In which an KncHeh cricket club he stated that he bad DO heart to pitch for Louisville CHAT. advertised the frame at their grounds last a u turner, IA l*»f year, that he was in a team of stiff* and could not ST. LOUIS SIFTINGS. "Will Cincinnati pay expenses at titty cental and CIIADWICK'8 without Sunday games}" I asked. which Uio American college amateurs to >k part: do hima If justice, the inference being that he could Advantages to a Majoi BALL Insist that The Dismemberment of the Famons ' Cincinnati is not only a pood fifty-cent town, bnt Baltimore's T)ASEBALLI ___BASE BALL1 BASE in a good club. Now I pitch fine bull E*ing is not above the average of th* Louisville Club. Browns— Comiskey, O'Neil and Boyle it Is a moral town aa well, and Mr. Stern will n«ver — I)riiiikciiiio88 in the Kanka — Mmrie With New Y«rk be will certainly have a chance of Say Good-bye The New Secretary repent having gone into tho League, and the players Mixed In His Dates and Facts—His Kc- TUE AMERICAN NATIONAL GAME. showing what he can do, and if he dots not do good Brothe are all glad of the change, as they can now go to cent better Criticized uud Ilia Memory AMERICAN COLLEGIANS. MUM son Hustling For a Local church every Sabbath." T. work he cannot complain that it la the fault of his hood Team-A Talk With Loftiis, Etc. Refreshed, Etc. THE ASSOCIATION team »nd not ot him-eli. So Ewing will have t>te "Did you ever hear the story tbat Mr S'ern Is de­ NORTH STAKFORDSHIKX, chttLce to show the stuff he is made oi, Bod he ought ST. Loris, Jan. 23. Editor SPORTING LIFE:- sirous that every member of his warn attend church NEW YORK, Jan.2?. EditorSpORTisoLiFE: At COUNTY CRICKET GROUND, &TOKJ; to pioflt by his opportunity. It is not known to what from California of the Comiskey on Sunday?" It seems a strange thing to me tbat tho League Ou SATUBDAY NEXT, AI'UUST 24~n, The arrival "No," said Loftus. "I go to church every Sunday, Comnitnciug Ht Three o'clock. THE CIRCUIT NOT YET AS club VauKlio will go, bat it is stated that he has ex­ combination and the departure of the boys for does not take advantage of the grand oppor pressed his determination of aliening with the Brother­ and the rest of the men hnve the same privilege.' At tha close of th* game an EXHIBITION of their different quarters, caused the "fans" to "Will you go to a Ruman Catholic Church, or will tunity now afforded for placing a League team PITCHING, CATCHING and THROWING, will b* SUREP. hood. Yauafho is uu excellent catcher, a ecod hitter, Here w a city which has always and can play A good gau.e in the fielJ. lie wa* de- wake up from their mid-winter slumber, and you go to the Jewish synagogue?" I asked. in Baltimore. given by tho Members of the American Team. served ly A favorite in LuuUville, aud we will be soiry since Comiskey has attached his signature to a "I will make up my miud after I arrive in Cin­ turned out largo assemblages, and of a higher Adaiiasion Sixpence, Kea^rv« One Shilling. to give blm op. Chicago Brotherhood contract hia friends here cinnati.'1 character than usual, to sea tho exhibition Special Train Arrangements frum nil 1'irts. See Syracuse All Right The Ridge- KOTKLETS. games played by*the noted League teams which Bills. T. C. SLASEY, S-or^Ury. TBE LATHAU DEAL, are anything but happy. The admirers of the The English cricket ctuba evidently know how to The LMham ma»t r still banes Ore. In fact the Maurice P. D-mlhy, of Rochester, N. T., was In town have visited that city each spring, and a city, big captain had hoped that he would change during the put week. He was on his way to Hot attend to the business of the "gate" financiering. wood Experiment to be Veal management has heard ooihing from Lalimm. moment and refuse to join too. which hag never had its best class of base They do not even know where he is. I repeat that I his mind at the last Siri"g', Ark. lie is at pr»ient couu*cted with the forces with the Players' League, but in this New York Jl/ rcm-y. ball patrons properly catered to, eagerly await­ The editorial paragraph referring to the abor* do not believe there ii tny cliftt.ce of Louisville get­ gama was as follows: Abandoned, Etc. ting LathHiu, aud the management is wasting time In they were mistaken, as he is now a full-fledged "Bug1 ' UollKlny. wf the Cincinnati, Is still In town. ing the advent of a strong local League team, attempting to negotiate with him. In view of what man. The work of the Brother- Jimmy speads bis time beUvt-n the gymuaiium aud and yet no effort is made by the League to sup­ "BASE BALL AT STOKB. Brotherhood long walks on tlie fashionable thoroughfares. lie is he has done I do not tea how he can well keep away hood in St. Louis haa been carried on very ply the demand. Never has there been a time "To-morrow ihe first g»me of bane hall ever played At last accounts the Syracuse Club had suo- from the Broth- rhood. I see that one of tne Cincin­ the best dresser iu the profession. In tlm district will take placet on the County Cricket and the number of people who knew Xye Stein was iu town lust week. He during the past eight years so opportune for the ceeiicti in raising the $10,000 bond necessary to nati papers snys that it ia a sealed fact that Latham quietly, Cul. Bill Ground at Stoke. Arrangements have b.en made for King, Lfttham, Boyle, Miiligan, Comiskey, looked in upon hit) "sample room11 at Washington ave- placing of a League team in Baltimore and for the American team uf base b*ll player* now in Eng­ aduiisaiun to membership in the American Asso will pl«y wiih the Cincinnati League Club next sea­ that son. Well, 1 do oot see how (hey c^n get him. Robinson and O'Neil intended bidding good­ une and Seventh street, and learning that everything the construction of a permanent ball field suited land to play an exhibitiuu match t>-morruw after­ Association tumootlily he departed for Carthage, eiittion. According to one of the bye to the Browns and St. Louis, could have been was wonting for the better class of the patrons of the game as noon, in order to give an idtn of the game, and on it has been decided to abandon the pro B.\«K HITS. where he met Tom Loftus. JOE PBiTCHAii S-tturdav next they pay a second visit to antagonize ft officials The proposed *lcbt-c!uh league of lodlfttia cities Is counted on the fingers of one hand. Rumors now. ject of locating a dab at Ridgcwood, Treas l.ical tt am, which will be selected by tue cricket au­ attractiugtfome attention here. It is intended to ha TO were many, but a great many of them proved to thorities." urer Coben, of the Columbus Club, is given a in it the following cities: Manc'e, Logan^port, [.a- COLUMBUS CHATTER. "What has the Atlantic Association to do with Elkhait, Rich- be idle, and the outcome has been more disas­ authority for this statement; he is also quoted fayetie. South Ben.l, Ciawfordsville, trous lhati the Browns'friends had prepared them­ a membership of fifteen clubs when it can only So the Prince of Wales in coming to America in ihe mooil and Fort Wayne. If the league goes, feme of The Sale of Marr to Cincinnati—An Un­ is ques­ him some as saying that the Association contemplated habit of selves for. A few years ago Mr. Yon der Ahe had a be run successfully with eight, and it pnug, eh? Our b:ill player* <>u^.it to show the Louisville professionals who are in the pleasant Incident Raited Up — Good Ad­ a tention in re'uru for hw c^idial recnniou of the placing a, club in either Baltimore or Washing playing iu the South every summer wiil have good team I hut was known aa the mufferi, tho wind btatars, tionable whether six would not be the best pay­ ton, as circumstances would warrant. Th etc., but with a l.beral outlay o* money he Boon had vice to Orr on the Contract Question— number. Pick out six of the clubs which American uam4 in March, 1889. UKNRV CUADWICK. plact-s ia it. of Uie American Asaiciation, ing news from Association centres will be found A ycnng pitcher named Charles Holly, of St. Lonls, not only the champions A Defence of the Profession, Etc. are strongest and have the least costly circuit aud wtmtd to sign with Louisville. He has written to the but the champions of the world, as well. He has had settle duwn at once to getting your teams reaily. Bt-t- below: a taste of glory, and he knows what it is to be COLUJJBUS, 0., Jan. 22. Editor SPORTIKG LIFE: COLLEGE BASE BALL. nian!ig*-ineiit anil &ay« he i^ confident that be cau do is settled: Marr trr tbi* than the position the Association now cccu- a pro- AT THE HEAD OP A WINNING TEAM, A much-mooted localquestion England League. g.iod woik, hlthough he has never played in piea with its auta^uuisrn to the Kow The Intercollegiate League Dissolved Ow­ SHAKY SYRACUSE. ffseiotial vatne. andlftha team that hu now has together does not has been released to President Stern, of the Louisville will play some exhibition games in the show up well in the championship race next eeuun Cincinnatis, and everybody concerned is pre- "Farney 1 Martin Alphoiise is his orefix la a can­ ing to tlio Interference of Harvard's The Salt City Agitated by Kvery Passing sprit*. he will strengthen the wt-ak spots just aa eoon aa good sumibly happy. There has been a great deal didate fur umpire ou tba 1'layera' League s a IT. 1 Faculty—The Preparations For the Sea- corn on hts Kansas not have a Rumor— Frazer's Hustle ForThat S1O,OOO billy Weaver is still shelling men can be procured. 'Tis true, he will of local feeling against the alleged manner in £&ve him a letter to the boss uf that League recently sou, Etc. farm. Comiakey at tue head of his team the coining season, Maitin was the kin< of slow p-.u hers in his day. He Harvard's faculty in prohibiting Bond— The Prospect For the Club, Ktc Jiiiimy Peoples has been here to Bee Presldftit Phelps. he will have a captain that knows his business, which Marr'js peace of mind has been broken old Empires, ot Uuboketi, with Jewett The action of but came ftvm the athletic organizations from playing out­ SYKACUSR, N. Y., Jan. 23. Editor SPORTING He wants a petition on the Aasuciation stuff i^f umpires. aud one that will surpiiae a few of the people »np concerning hia allegiance to Columbus, and the M his CMtchcr. Ho nsed to buthor alt the bats men of Harvard bis applica­ be as weak predominant that it It was hiu skill in of New England has virtually broken down LIFE: Our base ball outlook is still gloomy and [ do not know what will be the result of tliink to-day that the St. Louis Club will general feeling was largely the cl«y with his "slow twisters." side tion. ____ J. A. as pear to be eaiiafieJ, and such stems tu be the case diiukiijg pi ay t-iv? Thut was a puinlcd p:iragf withdraw*), I licrebv resign my position as Eerroiary Saturday in conference with the directors of the good men n^it season and that they will make a hrtd iu jour ba-o ball notes !a*t week wherein, in rc- of the Col It-Re Lt-avue. Will yen kindly rt-a-1 this and these business matters are settled. I have wired club and left on the following day for SyracHse strong hid for the pennant I am not Disking a stagger REMINDER OP AN UNPLEASANT EPISODE. feriiug to a hi^h salary suid to be promised to a drink­ ttie iucluaed Icttt-r at the meeting uuxt Saturday. I President Phelps on what condition I will sigi to see "Sandy" Uriflen, and from there to Utica, at tho outci nw of ihe mauy change* in the team, l>u I am ivojiudti-'l by this to wiitea new chapter which ing pitcher yuu say; ''Tl.at is encouraiiiiig news for will send my repurt to-aiorro-v murum^ to you, aud the bond and I am awaiting his reply." Th I HID sreaklng fiom ti;e knowledge that I have U-rn win recently related to uie by u geinleiuuu high in the sober, steady pl;iye;a, who are trudjiin^ al^ni: at you will do me a great fttvor hy rt-adiug that aNo. to look up "Dave" McKeough. He was suc­ authority in the Columbus Club, aud cou>equeutl> ramor that the Association clubs will meet ai able to gather during the past few weeks. PntrobS o about one-half ur two-thirds of that amount t> the Yours truly, J. C. McCov.'* cessful in both instances, and they have signed Lou.s can rest assured lhat they wil well informed, c.juceruinu the recent and wiue^n-ad the credit of their clubs." CUB. CAM­ has set the gossipera the came in St. UuUur of tho profefsiun an4 "HARVARD UNIVERSITY BASE HALL Washington for conference contracts for the year IS 'JO. be furnished just as sued and just as interesting bal talk about Mnrr's seilinj? cut the last Bruuklyu- BRIDGE. Jan. 10. J. C. McCoy, Secretary o/ the College Started with the talk that the other clubs in th sever* Co ami bus championship gamo in this city. 1 would BILLY GREENWOOD, here utxt season aa they have witnessed for i was very glad to read Mr. Andrews* remftrks on Bitse Bull League;—Dear Sir: In consequence of the circuit are becoming suspicious of Syracuse an< years yzat. never have alludwd to it ao long as ilarr was uu«o- thia question of empioyin^ drinking players. Oue o * fo l»wmg ruU which has Ix-en pa^ed by the athletic of Philadelphia, was signed by Manager Powers reltraiet" admit some other city into the ranks. Afte kt*Kfd*iruu6Unf(), butiiuw that he iaHbsulutely tli« greatest niistukts n.ade by the B >aiou triuu.viis committee, we hereby hutil tu our rt-siwnat o \ as a will on Tuesday, for second baseman. Last season NO SURPRISE TO ANYONE. and legally a salary-drawer of ihe Cincinnati Club. 1 tc« the bold front made by ibis city at tbe Rncnentei who was brouzht here a few years vas thei^h iiremiuui for one ft* thftf meuiber of the College B*?er in getting him into For the executive committee of the Harvard Univer­ Association players. In a wont, retrospective, it was eaid that Marr was good field playing couditiou. sity Base Ball Association." yell. to see him ca*t his lot elsrwhere, M he *a< a prinit- purchased l.y Uyrne and delibrrutely threw the ?ame, It efatr reputation of ourcity In the history of bas MEN UNDER CONTRACT. favorite with the tall poem uf the Mound City THE LEAflDE niSSOLVED. tiiert-by clinctiii p BrooKlyn's lifcht to the pennant, There is a rrgnlar gatheriug <-f veterans in the back ball is at stake, and should we fall of making ou The signing of Greenwood for secoud base will pnt "Oommy"' h»s na ver played but few games iu Chicago, of my The annual meeting of the Intercollegiate good to the Association people we will find ii bas", his correct posi'iuu, *nd in It m*} be renituiDert-d ihdt in bnb&tauti&tion rroiu of KilJe'b bnoe biill enipunum in Fulton street. promises Tom O'Oi Jen un first and he will no doubt be a big card after ho ban p!n_ d^niai of such an absurd clia-ge i,btrtiuins I iovitmJ Il^ven Jan. 20. exirenn-ly difficult to obtain membership In an which he has no snperi'-r in the Ast^iation. Ue a mouth, or six weeks, ai his earuest work will iu»ke Bio.-Itl)n, everv week-day evening, pn-1 one will n«*ii- Association was held at New acquire b, base, although ihd atici.tiuu uf those who had witneseed the gitnutu crully tn'd Bob FtrtuB-tn amoug them telling of whai It was brief and to the point. Delegates were> League. The reputation tUat this city will male a good record l«st season at second for him thousands uf fritn'ls. Chicago'! euin is st good that iho to join the rnnks of the Association will b;iv playing cat of his regular position. Tom is no record the the uue fuel among others quite a^ he knuws of the tratfruity and the game. By >ht* and Princeton. Tilney» of failure Louis' less iu this case, but if we cau only »rH errura Marr nmd« whicti lost tbe gnme were of such present from Yale tlie tendency hereafter t > make all learuea auspiciona pUyer, an-1 is ut work from the time the gong rings World's F<*ir to come to St. Louis we will all be o-in- way, I \nmdttr whcrtt Herman expected to get hU was elected temporary chairman. Capt. execiKb.e vileuevs, s» abdotui^ly tuexcusabl« an^i of so pront from in his proposed Investment of ?300'i m Yale, of our good iutentioos should we apply for member until the last man in out. tented in this ueck-of-tiie-\voudi*. I wish Couiisfeej coueidenuft their read Harvard's letter of ban now got tf n men under con­ time broad a uHturo thut that luce at.Hie, fnrniahing balld for the Player*' League. Fortuuateiy Calhoun, of Yale, then chip »t any time. Manager Power* luck in his new uiidenakiucr, jet at tlie auie should be legjrdud as proof eufficieut ^tr. Frazer has encountered enough rebuffs durinv tract fur 1S9U, as follows: Barr, Fitzgerald, pitcl-ere; would hate been pleated to see him remain with hii uniitii'licity, f<.r him he waa LO; giveu n chance to invest, resignation, which was accepted. The chair­ saint, but he has stuck ti catchers; T. O'Urien, first base; that tli- y were u. t of the K'tiuo-fielling kind, i» r were man then ruled that, under the constitution, thia b!s hustling to discourage a McKeouyh aud BuiKe, flist love the tit. Luu s Br-'Wus. sell tuo gani", and that player It and even now has hopes of being successful. As a GrL-en\vood, bec^i.d baee; Marr Phillips, short bU>p; a player to ilo iterstely In last Sunday's Sim 1 read a le'ter elpned by WHERE TOE TROUBLE ENDED. inert: were i>thf r wiya much lead d action dissolved the League. Instance of what Frazt-i has mn against the followii^ Lyons, Griffen and Schettler, fielders. He ha^ a Imp w;id a ftln-rt stop, JBIIIPB Mttttie, in which he says: *'I think it id can- When Charley Comiskey landed in San Francisct ceruiu nature in which he could WDAT OF TUB FUTITRB ? Incident ia related: While seated m the office of th out for several more good men, the names of whuni he tecUble aud ut mur« cedtd by nearly every bise ball entlm-tiast that it \va- from whom lie was t-hown a letter from President You der Ah-- tt have delivered tue guods aud ulmust cerUiuiy havo most;y through my wtdivuled effort* that our national The outcome of this action cannot be out­ Globe FJotil, in conversation with a friend does out yet wish to make kuowo, but he sa^sthey the bus* preHdett said tha: he eipfcttd assistance in his wotk to give us base ba I'ete Swueny, in which eac'ipvil ceu-ure. pam** was pulled out of the state of *lnn<'cuoiid Yale ami Harvard may enter are good ones. Sweeny Uad'uot been treated jutt rijht by the Brown uot at the time, nor since until recently, lined at present. Bext season, a notorious "fan11 made his aDpearduc< I tx-uid desuetude' intu which it was placed iu the year l«8;i, a league of New England colleges, or Yale may Krazer, banlwl DRIFTWOOD. Stocking luauttgeinentl.fetveiir. ai:d ihut hewouldlikf fcRlUf} iityKelfjuut why Blmr h;id made such fearful 1 knew from experience aud bad coufiJs-nco tliat the »nd stopping directly in fr -nt of Mr. F!tz;eraM and Unrke are undoubtedly the youngest give Sweeny another fehow on the te-im. ItoeeniS tleeu reyardt-d us excellent. My recent information and patronize base ball conducted on a fair Harvard and Priuceton. IVincoton may chal­ t>Io\vu down aud the lumber all curried away," Thi great work is ejected of rr he referred tu bis huwtiv^r, explains it all, aud tliat ia tbat 1 was tigh and honorable busiuesd bans, purged of all the evi lenge Harvard to a series of games to be played IB a fair sample of the "cracks" them this season. B tn did good work la?t year, aud nay: "Ton would never have been released had IM aa to my Uvter genuine worker that iliia city baa really over had i ui my foruier Cuucluiiung, but wr^ug t-fleets aud condition^, which had driven tlio g.trae to in New England, somewhere away from Cam­ wiih a little more experience will be a hard batttry to Ci miskey Rskod it. Next season the captain of my uties, fur it i.i knuwn u-iw th-tt Marr was a frequent of the old Atlautiri, Mutual*, lia»e ball. quite ha&dy wi.b the wall iu the days bridge. President Tilney, of the Yale nine, said notblo win a gume i;om. Both of them are team will not have so much autln.rity, ho he Cumfokey imiuls^r in "German tea," aud tu.it he p-irnued bis Athletics, e!c. With thut idei lame to A«to York in At present writing Mr. Frazer bos h««rd When Coimokey was show r ute. It i neither irom t'rcoident 1'helps m anawer to his dispatch, an the bat. or aunie utlu r n)«n," convivul avotutiuu via the growler 1882. wh'-'D I'as9 ball appwremly was 'd-^ad to the after the meeting that in all probability In case Syracuse fails to ra'se the required amount luid he innde up hia miud thut he won d go tu Chita* claimed by my sumo reliable iuforumut that Man world/ und '\Vlio are tiie poopib?' was a phrase un­ Yalo nor Harvard would enter a league of Neir theief«re noihing definite can be karued as to th and BhwtiUi be nuable to join the American As-ocia- Ahe the go-by. Swieny has sen much of the work tbat has been done. Th »nd Kive You der pereUteiitly aud ngularly imbibed otteuer, born. Hy Almost Biirn-rhuman efforts 1 obtained a colleges or form an exclusive arrange­ fioal outcome tion, it wi-uld leave a vacancy in the Eastern division. his t lineament t'iat St. trfmia would h tve a the Browns next season, lie will be remembered as a tu HtliUtic longevity of the base bull type. On the uf ba*e bull in Mew York became a lucement of Syracuse with iVa^hinyton Las no fouu to take the place of either 1'iit-hurp or base tiintt the success probably be that It id simply Players' Club good sticker, and a corking good tlelner and uigitt {.reci'duiie thia memorable Brooklyn vame. it ia nintter of public record." now, but tho outcome would Satiou in fact, a* an? person knows uf. Butlalo, causrs us to wish that Buffalo could be in- mauy people thought H 8tr«ng< with CVT cue of many idle rumor* that are always in circula­ runner, and a great elated to me, Marr WHS iu company I think ihf fcfitivc Jrtm^e, when he wrote tho above Yale would arrange a series of exhibition games dnc(d tu fill the la^aucy caused hy the withdrawal of tliat You tier Aim released tuch a good man, aud at a Bio.'kijn pl^yere uar) WMS alcriou^ly off hit bi«e I come from tion. We eball be Compelled to bide our time au<" old excitement paragt-fifh >>f his letter, miiat have just with Harvard an I also a series with Princeton. ebal Syracuse, and time would keep up tho 11111 a whfco good playtus were scarce. :*, his-UiW*LbiJ*i+, Ili£ConJitiou ^be£a_aie known to vtait to bis oM friend Nick Engle'a hoatfilrie. or be watch the outcome patiently, trusting that we between (hia cify and the 'citj of brv-ezes.'* There would be no format championship games. the BOtfF.ST JACK BOYLE, Manager Biukeuberger audTKe" dir*tct^ra^lrtJ-4^J got so banly mixed uu ia hij daloa. loru "rittbt aide op.'' This ceitaiuly has been Siujon, Pel Zftii-J Toy will te for ttie present re- nut li!ive H^-v^^iyyLljiJii ' jear of years ID baie ball, aud we hope to com* out of one of the t**t catchuis in tiie country, as vroll short tiiuu piiur 10 tlie lijue fur (be gam*, aud the eerved, and undoubttdly their rela-tses will be '-old to viftnUility ofbfei'iug him c Vwucatffiltr. to con­ mlitiii'tu was i-» try and start a team lu N'uw Yurk. Harvard faculty as follows; and, even if unsuccessful, has gained the pan- team n*-xt year. On hfs return ti-ip from the coast was thought, wuuld do greater damage tUau a dollar of capital, aad almudt a straugtr to bustler, If London had uot acted the hog that club mi^ht tinue Marr. Without "The committee on regulation of Harvard athletfo Bine admiration of his friends, who are "wid him." have realized sut«stB the co in i OK ecaeon as was confidently expected. The dent in the rotunda nf ihe Liudell IIuu-1, and askn the lime this subject wan Billy McMahoo of ihe old 3lulu;ila to go fn ganizft'ifum shall Mr. Powers, "1 wired President Holbs for his terms for reference to the matter at this time. to indue-* only in Now Kug'ar d, and that monthsfnhip in any ek-nitute that the youngster eucuuoleied la*t year Klo'low. The reply was S1500. I offered 1500, l-nt if why he hnd left il»* Brcwu*. "Wben I eiyaed will TV i ih you in your project, yon were fortunately intro­ tho Brotherhood," raid the big catcher, "thiugs lookwJ university team 8>iaU be coDnii"-! to uu-uiNorn o! the eeenitf to have been to much for it. The Hudson there bad been auy desire ou the part of President A REPL'TABLK PUOFESSIOy. duced to Mr, John B. Day at tbat time oae uf t!io departments. This fir t rule ti ii now talked of. blue for the American Association, and nut «nly my­ I was in conversation with a gentleman yesterday Club by Mr. June acadeoi'.c and scientific Hirer League Hobbs to~give me the [dayor I would very likely have pitditrsof the amateur Orange not tu go into effort until after tne present year and J, II. Fournfer, of thU city, the crack left-handed raised the pnc« to ?l(XK3. Kin^low Is a first-class man self, out nearly everyone thought that tho Asoociatiou closely connected with the i'ulutubua Club, yet not iu Kankin, and it was Mr. Day who furnished you the was as dead 114 a door nail af;er the jump ot bruuklyi in* second la, of course, dependent upon the adoption pitcher of the Utita State League team last season, in every re-jwct. He is a got-d catcher, thruwer, base- a niiaucfc 1 way, about baee tall iu general, aud he eaid capital to t*st yuur experiment. whom Harvard for the Mansfield aud Ciucinuaii into the league, utid the chun»e o of B»uj«tbiuf; recently that concerns of a similar rule by uthf r collf nea with baa been feigned by Manager G*-er runner and a strong batsman." S. T. M. to me: ''I Ivarn* d ex poet a to engage in athletic contents. team. At the r lose of the championship season la1 hasn of both Baltimore nn-1 Kau«aa City. I nave beet me and ulncu when i heaffl it made me boil over with In 18fO, James, professional base ball pUylng treated we'll by tlie Brown Siockiug manag«men the perec "The adoption uf tlie first rule Kill necessitate iha year Fournier joined the Oi.e^uta, N. V., ten m, and ludijtnatiuii. Not ao much becauae of New York and Philadelpliia was at its lowest ebb. The f;om tha Iu(ercolld:tut» Basa Oneonta with tl.e Ulicas ho defeated hi since 1 joined hauds witii the tamouB club, ex et t in general tone it took on and of the cuht withdrawal of Harvard In a game at TOLEDO TODDLING ALONG. reflrctiou as of the League circuit was uutside of both ciik'S. as iU Ball League, the Cnckni League and the lutetcol- old comrades hy a score of 10 to '2. The uard-bitti:ig oue in-H'aiiee, arid that was my suspension without pay abominable lie it was.'' clul>s included Boston, Providence, Worcester and year before laet. Wish ihw one excepiion I hnve n 1 estate Athletic AsH-.riation, as aha has already with­ Viica te*ru made tut three sttfc hiis during the game No Ground Yet Secured— Players Signed— "What was K?" Troy in the Kast. and Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland Bull Lftngue. It is a move and the left-hander struck out ten men fault to Mud with the treatment I received at th fn speaking to a lady friend of the drawn from the Foot off Fournier, The Club's Finns, Etc. "A certain person, and Buffalo in the West. Manager Camuieycr, of which hnfc for fts purpose prutmbly the formation of Manager Gcer, who played third ba-e in this gaoie, hands of the management. Had I known that the mine recently, said: 'Why, is Mr. a friend of old Union Grounds of Brooklyn, had become daunted TOLEDO, Jan. 23. The directors of the To­ Association would have l>een a:ivo in 1890, I wonli dual leagues with Yale in the vnrioua anorft. Its cored both runs made by Utica, Kuiirnier wai ii: yi.u:s?' She replied that he was, and thia loafer then with the condition of things, and bad virtually given Princetou, a* a lucky strike by te ledo Club held a meeting on Tuesday evening, have Etuck lo At. LOUIJ aud the Brown Blocking Club.'1 in t'n« base ball tusiueai, aud u most powerful enect will be a blow at demand and Mauatield has made eai«f. '\Vhy, he IB up the professional business. He, however, allowed ehe fs the only college ou^ide of New England ia curing him. at which S. C. Dyer, V. H. Ketchain, Robert UTIP" UNBUTTONS BIS HIGH COLLAR AND CHATS, geuilemau woull be Kuiitv of associating binibel BO me experiments to be made i:i petling up picked Mud a match. of the Syracuse Club, bas th. that disputable bu-ineritf.'" which Harvard ftudent* "nasty" Wrlght, Raitz, Frank King, Charles lianner, Ed Unbe- "Yes, I will be with Chicago next season,'* §aid the with nine*', aud the Union nine of Brooklyn, the Hop Hit­ ' The dual le-tgue idea IIHS mauy things fnlts favor, Brotherhood p- obi era down to a flue point, aud bas "Who WHS he? 1 would like to give him the benefit and the Natiouals of Washing­ haun, and Charles Hirssig were present. Ihe liard-hitiing Canadian, "and 1 do not regret my ac­ ters nine of Rochester, but in considcriDE; the action of the Harvard fucu ty ball etithuriiafcta throughout the laud that desire any tion lo signing with tl.e Brotherhood. I have tier*?] of a httl.) fi^e adwrtidintC." ton played game* at tho Union Ground that nuiumcr, most important business was the selection of committee the first thought that occurs to ua is tbat information on the groat question can be accom- been ao tdmirer of the reseive rule, and tnis fac "Well, I may tell you gome day, but for certain but utterly failed t<> aroase iuterest, the attendance with matters at the Empire House the now." the committee in lrit*rft)iiiig too much . Biodated by addressing "Riiaty" ball grounds, and the various claims of alone caused me to leave theBrouua. I don't lik< reasoii.1 I prefft- to keep his name a secret barely paying playing expenses. that bad belter be left as much as poaaihle to tlio stu­ this city. His ideas ure away up on the fine points ol era! locations were beard. Afier a lengthy discussion the idea of leaving fit. Louis, as I have a gn-at many Tins eul'j-ct h»s ItJt-n brtu^ht forward only to re- must concur with the idva «x- declares that be "can said many timee before bv many dents themselves. We f tin- great fight, and he openly Messrs. Itmtzand King were appointedacouiiuit-.ee warm friends here, and then I tiavo alwaya b«eu jit-at what has been In September, 1880, James, by active offort on your prested by a Harvard eradimte that iha fncnlty sh -nld the turn" ou the outcome. with power to act. treated very well by the maDasemciit One tiling base bull wtiiero, aud that i j, there is uo calling on part and through Mr. DAY'S financial aid you got lo­ and leave up smiling In the uex directly cu».nected luuk out more for the otmliea of the t-tuiif>uU trust to be able to come Wheu i-pcTuiixa Park waa selected as a ball ground. houerer, that made me a liitlo wre V.K.B the trei enrth in which so many per-oLa «re pe'her a team of players, and netting the Polo Club athletics al«ne. The position uf Y*lr in thut re-tpoctia fan if THE SPOETJJJO LJFK, aiid announce to the it WDB c ho sen cu account of its location being HS ueur rat-ut I received at the huiida of a newspaper 1 that will show up mitre faTuiHtde than tbat of base which had pone to considerable p.xp4>Dte to UT out a manajto their mi igiue. t>int the elanderer realty much the wi-er noe. Here the stndvrits \. t that we ara still on earth. tho centre of the city as it wns possible to get good spring when 1 waa not nblo to j lay at all. I was pick bail. 1 do not even po!o field on the site of the Polo Ball Grounds of 1887 own athletic uff-drs, the faculty mid >m iutorferingB "jlilt" Scott, the old flrai baseman of the Detroit grounds. The piece of ground contains ten acres, and lor several wcekji, but I volunteered to play on the meant what he eaid, but in this case only undertook interested in tlio baso ball experiment, the first evidently detri­ present In Chicago. Ue view or tran3pl«ntiuK himself in except m the event of matters that an- and Pi t tabu i g team*, is tit the KttDf>a* City Improvement Company, so it ij re­ team tccausT 1 i.oped that 1 would improve < Tory it with the ohjtci m mutch between the neivly or;anized Metropol iun mental to tiip students. Wo btdieve that Harvard'^ would make an excellent man fur the staff of umpires ported, have offered $32,500 for it. Should tliey pur­ day. 1 was §o full of malaria, however, tnat I er, \vheu I did cot rot There are rojroei and scoundrels creep Into every remember the date, JHHIOI? Your Metropolitan tettm be, to send athletic mnn to address is 306 Garfield avenue or bnaiut-s^. The pulpit is uot fect haa been, and will gair. His present buyiox it, changing the Lame to Ketchatn Park, and deeerre it. As a general thing, myself, as well aa the proie*«!on:ti culling comprised one-arme I IVily and Doasley, of th* HOD Yale, or somewhere elae where iheic is an athletio Chicago. C. 8. Re a CBS. makiDft 't a t-p Ttsman's park in tvery way worthy oihor meujbei-s of tbe team, weie u^ed well by the free frum tneui, nor tho betich DOT bur. Thee-e people Bitturs team, of Kochester, as thi battery, with Oscar for many reasons, and not the spirit. 'he name, but he bas changed bis mind. There are pr«ss, and a tail i layer is like a public man, he nnut nrt* necessary, it eeoms, Walker, Steve Bmdy acd Jte KHrrell on the bases, "It ia not oa«.T to s?e why It is necewary to draw other gruunila in tlie immediate viciuity, but it would exi-ect cr tJci^m, and if it hurta him lie mut-t grin letut of which I Lelieve ts to make those who are Jack Nelson B3 Miort stop, and K'ldy Kenn^dr, Tom in th* LINES. more brilliant, tho line at New En»l«ud. There is nothing LOUISVILLE cost « lar^e gutn of mousy to convert them from cab- and bear it." 0 Nell ia now at hia home in V'oo-1- honorable aud upright shine forth Euierhro'jk and Hawes as the outfl'ildorg. Opposed to fact of playing upon New EnglnuJ ajil that iuanrai ba^e fields into a place suitable fur ball-playing, and stock, Cnuada, where he will remain until time to re lhat their virtues may bo more vividly poitiayed. this nt'rtt nine of tne Mars were Sbippert and Keip- We can -ea Local Regrets Over the Gladiator's Jump by way of comparison, aud wiiile honesty and puntv in co!!rg3 nthloiica. if any agreement can be made whereby port to Cup tain Coiuiskey in Chicago. They are necessary echlager us the battery, MoMaoiH. Roch« and Jnck uo rotsou why the Yale haie ball nine, for example, — Kwing ami Vanghn AUo Among; tho be the wisest move the it wou'd be quite delightful to imagine a world Park cau be retained it would THE BROWNS* NEW SKCP.ETARY Pnyea on the ba^es, Scht-nck as shoit st'-p, nnd Jimmy - L -ild not play in New Ynrlc C'itv, <»r in New J^r-*ey make. crammed full of only men of honor, yol 1 behove the outfield. It was Missing— The Latham Deal, Kto. diructuncouM is none other than Mr. Edward Sheridan, who served Clinton, Cramer and /^ttl-in in tin* na well a^ in Massachuaetta or Verm-mt. Arbitrary It was decided to receive bids for the score card and negative ia productive of doing mncli more good by a mere scratch nine, aud the Mels wou by 13 to 0. territorial divisions aro foolish in the extreme, ex­ LOUISVILLE, Jan. 22. Editor SPORTING LIFE: as the eportint; editor of tLe Republic of this city sev­ those who arc honorable even moio so, if lhat cushion privilege, such tilde to be sent iu Lef..re the his w^eition here multinv cept when ma>)e to prevent etudents from taking The base ball cranks of Louisville are cast nitfttiDg, Feb. 4, and to be addrtwsed to eral 3 cars a_o. Air. Shoridan It ft were poes:ble, au^l teaching us to apj reflate linn--r nert rt-gnlur and joiued f«,r-:es with the bully BOM Bail Gc.~e.tte of This was Ihe flr-t game of the Metropolitan team or- long nnd expensive trip-i away from tiieir C'dlo^es, into the deepest depths of despair, Pete Brown­ C. H. Jlorloo, secretary. aud virtue more fully. Oh, no; this loafer Mho made gdii'zed through your labor and Mr. Day's money, si interfering with vtndies and wnattcg money. Now York, which died a boruin*. After comine West did so for"a purpose or to perpe­ tbtn ing has deserted us. Many a time before has 11IE PROBABLE TEAM SIZED UP. tho remark either the effort wna not exactly inidicided, James. The "The other rule, requiring athletic oriiiniza'Ionj t* again he obtained a position in Indlanifolia ou one of trate a clumsy joka or deliberately lied, and in any he yjade the threat, but it was more in jest than By far tiie greater number of Toledo plavers have anil he eleo acted aa ottkial Metropolitans plared from Sept. l"j to Oct. 13 on the chnoso their meiubeis from the uuderuia'Ju-ite de­ the daily pnp*-rs there, event ia a [er*.i» tbat is fur lea* to be trusred thnu the Brooklyn earnest, and Pete never kept his word. So the been signed. If the present plans are successfully ex­ scorer of the ludiauapulis Club. Last rear lie wuuud Polo Club's grouu:K and they defeated partments, is one that ia on the whole a wise at- season will be one any ball player, director or masnaia that 1 am ac­ co-operative nines tire times in succession, the Jersey 'uiuot to root out lh« evil of profession* I ism, althoUi-o, people here began to think that the Gladiator ecuted, the Toledo Club the coming up in his uld town, Greeucastle, Ind., where he haa quainted with. fully capable uf representing tlie faster class to which since he-en editing a weekly p;>par. Kd ia well known C;ty nine three games oot of four, the Washington Na­ i% can eoe how under ii injustice mi^ht tometunes ha would remain forever faithful to Louisville. It it baa jump- d. lu IhU connect .on the following table, will hegUd TOO LATE! TOO LATE! tionals tlir^p successive panics, tlip Lcasne 'oama of done. Butoa the whole athletic rcfurmsehuuld pro­ io St. Louis, and liia Urge cin le of fr.ends of ten earned and was even argueJ that he could not play good hhowing ttie bjtthig and fiel.Jiug averagt-d of ihe to see him here again. IIu ia a brilliant writer and The wires bring us the news that Ps!ii>norable or dishonest. on the base-; Cuskini as nh^rt st^p, and reputation throughout the land in the reflex of man to fill the shoes sldy and Evans In the outfield. The Mets' nine on tt«o PRINCETOS'S POH1TTON. R...... 223 ,958 Alford...... 308 .887 tleman who bad filled the pteitiou of secretary uf the In it you grew to bw the moat excellent ball playeryou The present circumstances place Princeton in his fame, and as there are few ball players more Abbott...... vau l)>ke... .254 .909 And now that OJuusou new aie. In ii are by far the lunreat m-jority of your occasion hud Ward as pitcher, Deasley ai catcher, with Browtia fur Bevurul yeais past. Brady and Farrell on ilta baaes; Nelson nt pre­ w dely known ihan the great Gladiator, she clung to Hage...... 190 .922 Swaitwood.. .283 ,892 _ _ gone It is not out uf place to guy that a more gf 'uuda. In it is the CoIuinbuH Club, which claims you Eflt*rbro4'k. a peculiar position. She has made greater him with an abuiJiiK love. Pet« bad olten been fined .264 .927 Sne«d...... 273 .907 found than a father, and which holds in its heart a warm short, aiid Kennedy, Clinton and I fa WPS in the field. parations to do herself credit, as far as athletio Rogers ...... tltiiwulv and obliging friend could not be and yourself an 1 punished b> the Louisville management, but he Wenliri...... 391 .9C9 Sunday...... 398 >75 'genii! George," mid hii friend^, which iiicludesevery place and affection for you. In it all jay days cotue How bright things seemed to Mr. Day accomplishments go, than ever before, and haa took etich thlngi with a good heart, ind usually Schiebeck's Lame la put iu the table. He has not al'*r, rt-gularly, and without intendiug to cast any reflection, that dav, James, wheo you achifv«d your first victory alwujB newspaper mau in town as well aa thusu fiom Troy." They had pre­ already begun active "training for the base ball foucd umj>le solace iu a foaming "ache-oner." For yet been sinned and may not be, but his name wad to see him go. filr. Sheridan will t liter upon thut is yet an untriod experiment with your Lew uiash. over (ho "Leacue tenm of are bony beaten the Mets by 4 to3, 3 to land U to 12 games she bad planned to play with both Har­ some time there had been majors that he would desert used fur the reason that Manager Morton has two hia duties about the firtt of 1'ebruury, The weakness of the Association, if it has any, can viously taken aa a who are equally aa good, aud Thia, to yuur expe­ close figures. ___ vard and Yale. She has just built a base ball ii', but no one believed him, and it was otht-r men on bis ft ring THE BROTHERHOOD. only bo of a teoiporary character. DM'trr of course tliut IVte would be with the Louie- the signing of eilhar ff ihom would nut wuMkvti the PULLING FOR rienced miud, mu^t pieaeut ite«lf. It haa belter cago at a cost of $7000, and set her heart on but this was where we it is believed, will be Ki-S(cret«ry George Mui^on ia now working up than the Brotherhood, becauae it I would like to dip into moro of that eventful villt* Club Hgain next Reason. nijid showing. Swartwood, locating chances of thriving winning the base ball championship, which she reckoned without <>t)r host. Even eld friends some- awarded to Toledo by the Arbitration Committen, and the base ball enthusiasts of Ihe ciiy towards lias a legal recognition and is protected by notional managerial tampalcn f«r (ho restoration of honest a Brotherhood team iu the Me -mid City. lie wus met Day and yourself, feels she lost lust year through A lack of training. tiiu<-« detirrt us, and Pete was uot an exception. The ttlay, who has not yet sigoed, will come around if ba*e ball laws. ball plavliijr in New York by Mr. Her delegates who were pre.wnt at ttie innf-tine Satur­ yesterday by your correspondent aud asked what the is positively the but in Bit lent his been said to coirect mitt takes of l'« me of tho Gladiator wits uot unhnown to President Manager Slur ton wants hiui. brotherhood franchise Think well and scrlonsly of what day, however, took tlie mutter philosophically and Johnson of the Cltvelaud Brotherhood team, and he President Hobbs, roc -gnizft the ind locating a club here. Mr. Wunson eaid: "I have of Mr. Day and tonrself in tho creditable went back to Priuceton without revtaliug auy senti­ or; I Secretary Coif mat. dowu here to pvrstmde Pt to Morton has gone to London to arrange a dicker uncertainty, but it in tho end yuur wisdom should joint wfltirts way or the other. that would accrue frum writing hia and a catcher may be captured. been nruuod to a lew of my friends, and I now have contract, why stick to it, work acconi[rished. You ought not to forget, too, the ment one of "ht) advaiitigeg whereby Sluebeck all be put up in the lead you tu sign a Players' tamo at the bottom <>f a Brotherhood contract. Pete Kiuslow is the catcher wanted, but word has just been $50,000 promised me, and it wil! Dtve, with all the vim and determination there ia in aid I gave both of yon throne h the pitss fu this INDICATIONS FOR THE TRAMS. and has signed with ttie Brotberhoud. twinkle of an eye in raw the new organization de­ fur as the National movement, and it WAS no light tatk to write up tho It begins to look as if Da'ztdl and Travers would yielded to tlie tecret^y's ek;quence, received that he ha) signed weaker jour system. I know that, in BO with the Cleveland Bn.thcrliootl Club. Cubhmau sigued a Toledo contract late Friday after­ cide) to admit tit. LouU aud drop one of the Agreement is concerned, the Play era* League has no Kame fn the face ot the existing odium attached to it Icsi for Yale tliia season. Stagg says thnt he posl- towns either Pittaburg or Buffalo." at that time. ___ tivt-ly will not pitch anather season. He s&id the sa-no HE ALWAYS WILL BK HISSED. noon. "egjil existence, but after you have once signed a con- "Would yon object to my usiutc some of the names if it coata thiog last year, aud ninny say he doesn't mean it tiny All j<-stiutf aside, Browning's departure will be re­ your correspondent. ruct to play with tb^m, slick It our, even MANSFIELD of the largest subscribers?" asked you dearlv, for If you have been advised wronely fn go The bac« ball season of 1890 will b« recognized as more now than he dirl theo. Yule's team will prob­ gretted by rnauy people fa LouisviKe, though the ftet- iimkey said be wuuld take $5000 worth of the the greatest experimenial seusuo knonn In the annals ably be: Dalzell and Ti avers, pitchers; Poole, catcher; IUK vi ill be m<-iifiin«ntal than otherwise, for I no doing, in after years your conscience will have been Manager Gcer'8 Efforts to Secure a Strong ntock, and th!a fact alone ebowa that I would have uuincumbered, nod you will have the delightful of professional ball playing. It will cottaiuly bean McBrldf, fint hose; Ca'huun, second base; N'-yen, third cannot eee how hm loss will weaken our club. IJrown- :rouble In raising 8100,000 if necessary. The other Team Hustling For Spring Dates, Etc. Teeliug of knowing that although you were wro'ig, experimental year with the teams of the National base; McOlunir, short stop; Travers, Dalzull, O. Mc- IngNt wcvk la t sean u was very poor, and the manage­ Jiamee I don't care to mention just now, but jon can League and the American Association, and most as- Clintork and Ct^hiug, fielders. of the time. _pou thought you were right, and then your experi­ ment was compelled to lay him ofi most MANSFIELD, 0., Jan. 22. Editor SponiiNQ say iu your leiier to TBB SPOBTINO LIFE that the will have been, pos­ sur*dly so with the Player's League. Iu Princettfc s team Drokaw wilt catch, Dana will HS if hid u^eliilafssljad been about destroyed ence, although dearly purchased, It seemed LIFE: Manager Oeer seems determined to have money will be a lecoud contdderallon. I have written sibly, of incalculable value to you for futur* medita­ piny first baee, Watts third and Knickerbocker short by his citrel- (is habile. It may bo better for him to KO as he has lately signed Former, a to both J<,.lia Ward and Frank Brunei), of tho Broth­ I note the fact wftb constderabl« aatfsfaction that itop, PUTue left field and Uurrell centre fl-dd. As to ^ to (;ieTeUur some other seaport. Cciion, who la ou^iia way E*st, by the way, I want to give notice right CASJBBIDGE, Muss., Jan. 22. The Harvard ha** ball lecure a good position. Bocbeater and bad. And, -Tboy knew all about him and they wanted uim The schedule committee meets at Akron In March. "What kind ot a showing do yon thick your team Greenwood's release ha* been wold to now that I shall continue my war against the kickers maim ern willniaKe a ureat effort to f»rm » New Kug- trotted out be fere tlu'tn at once, order to complete a schedule we will hav» to soon vill m>tke in the League race next Kasob?" your cor- te wilt likely play second for that team. ihis eeason as bitterly as ever. They have become lau'l College Base Bull League, to cont'et of H.irvnrd, n Brown. nuw wlmi Canton, Springfield and Youujj^town in- ^THtnjeiit asked, F. W. ARNOLD. iuisanr«8of the ball field, aud ought to be driven off Yale, Wiilinms, Dariuiouih, Ainlierat aud EW1NQ ASD VAUGHK GOXB, TOO. ^ 'rinct-ton will probably pl«y a stTics ot three git mea Lou-'eville is to lrur pitcheid prove an euiemato the rest of the ihe field. then we are all right, hut if the ie- | thU Ought to Settle It i with Haivnrd this year fn some neutral city. Pop*, Browning to the Br >tt)eru<>od. They are Kniug and .long and securing teams. It wuuld te well for the League cliibs why has ea« aud not wait until the mainiug seven clubs jumu upou them as Brooklyn did \ "The National Leagu* will not win its suit gn!net ' The Amateur Athletic Union Intend having ft he be*«t player on the Amherst team last )ejr, Vaugbn, who were ubtRtucd dirinsr the latter part of ,bove townd to be up aud doing, tored Harvard and mav pUy on the nine. tie Beast* u »f year before laet from Memphis by last momeut before they get down to work. year we will be iu high luck if we get as good as Ward," remark (] a wcll-koowu base ball player lait special code of i.laying rules to govern the club ninei Darby O'Brien, who played in right field last if-a»on, last place.'* WedumUy. When a^ked upon what he ba&ed hts ->f the base ball campaign. It will be formulated at President DavnJ?on. Tn« SK>RTIXQ LIFE baa already JACK. LYNCH '9 said to have tuvented a pnzz'.e some­ noiiHtnJ the put tic that John Kwing Would go to the laa si en ft*! with Altooua. They get in hiui oue uf (be Will you take your team to the Hot Springs next ipiuioo, the player said: "Why, there was a crcss- the March meeiiug. These rules will be is-uod in country, a bard hitter aud a iprlug?" ived BMID sat directly behind ihe four magnates all Spaldiun's new Amateur Guide for 1890, which will thing after tlie stvla of the fifteen-block enigma. Kcw York BroiherhouJ teim atd pitch to his brother atgt ball players in the u*it S'-ta^on, whi-n all _,an easy tu manage. Here Is succew to you. Darby; "No;but they will he put through a thorough train- hrotiKh tho heuriug hut Thursday." Ward U Bot , .e published April 1. Mr. llilli will get up ib« code .Uck saye it will be nil the rage Buck. F-reouj" r>a*ouel»ra glaltbat Ewtog has til* "b»Deu warmerv*' will Uavt» a chance tu «ulv« it* goue. in aa interview tome Uai9 ago with llulfutd ucb U th» wiih '.-fall jour frienda here. "" i log la &« Ciaciiiuati tiyuaMium, and I hope to MO :estiag bid ewe ou this argument, however. nctt likelj. THE SPORTING Jan. 29.

hand, should the Leagne lose, the consequences TTHT REBELLION "WAS ENGENDERED. League would be only too glad to have these two ACCORDING to a Brooklyn exchange, Tom Barn* has CoHiflttiY was the only on* of the St. Louis Brown* will be disastrous, and that, too, in many ways Because pitcher Mark Baldwin, after having cities in the circuit. Truly one short year gone to H't Spring, Tom's son, who broke bis leg who have jumped to the Player*' League who ex­ THE SPORTING LIFE. fulfilled his contract with the Columbus Club, some wetiks ago, 1* recoveiing raptJIy. pressed any sorrow over U-avW St. LuuU. Th* res* not now perceived. The League will suffer the makes wonderful changes in base ball. THE GaleaburK Base Ball AsriGcUtioa has received ull r-tt that they and Tun dYr Ahe had squared up all PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT humiliation of defeat upon an issue which it chose to ignore the reserve rule and seek more asgi.raiiCns from tb« officers of tbe Interstate League accounts and ow.d eaeli other nothing. made and npon which it staked vast interests; congenial company, with better financial advan­ A PHILADELPHIA PAPER inclined to be tbat it will be admitted to that League. THE C< miskey combination left Latham at Denver No. 34 South Third Street, Philada. WAPH WILLIAMS, tbe erratic, Imt skiltfnl pitcher of fUi broke and tlmt desi not likely he will Lt-a^ue, it thf fir*! club ot licit organization to make C. KJCHTER, Edltor-Ln-Chlef. its kind yet drawn, will not s^,nd the test of ever pitch another tame for Columbus, no matter bow only sort of aggression that is now open to it take iu 200 feet additional on the outfield. This will m.tko the gr<>nuil.i pretty ne*r perfect as to si/.-. ft Mart for next r*ea-on, th* f- ll.)«m^ player*' cootri* ts and can be picked to pieces upon some one tbe Ward cage rosulu. The supplementary contract would bo an invasion of the ranks of the con­ haying b'-en ufficiuUv pr'.ii.i,:g;tp.i: Jaa Wlmlen, Ed law have two Mtir- TERMS: executed by Ward and upon which the New York of its rival, the National League, THE New York League CUib will Eat; m, D. Hoore, Joa. Purvia ao I John MacMahou. point or clause, what show will the Players' to tracted players pliyi on its pay roll ui-xt season, but AS they play Subscription, per annum (postage paid)...... 92.25 Club expects to hold tbat player, la exactly similar S iden and Couant are act­ tbe instrument signed by Baldwin aud tbe Columbus ar.d that questionable sort of aggression in not different positiuos uo contusion is likely to ensue. Ot* TUB Boston triumvirs Six mouths...... " " ...... 1.85 League contract, or any other base ball contract fni, d-spi'e the pr«"**-nt turn-up, wdtla decision to the lnt?reiu of ually iffttinK Throe months...... " " ...... 65 directory, and a tatorable in line with tho policy of the Players' League, JOE PIUTCHARD'S Central Interstate Leatcue has B Ilings has got i.ver a vry l»n* Ulna a v**ry 8u.-'-e-*s- that can be drawn, have ia a legal contest? John B. liay would give the services of Baldwin to us. and is Single copies...... " " ...... 5o. signed the Article* of Qualified Membership ii look* a* if he would bo able to st-e enough IIow can a satisfactory and equitable contract But it is a question whether he is wanted. A player which so far has no double-dealing, bribery family. fullv, and INVAEIABLY IN ADTASCE. now a mcmlier of the National Agreement games next i>e:i!t>in to make up fur w;i*t h« lust in 1889. who haa ao disgnsted tbe local patrons of (he game aa and contract-breaking transactions to answer has »OKK1GM POgTAU£ 5£ CENTS KXTUA PER ANXU11. be made nnder the exigencies of the game? GEORGE MUM SON'S contract with Van der Ahe It i GUT. of the L^b^non. Pa., Club, Ims Baldwiu bai succeeded In doing would not be much still another vear to run,and he talks of suing tbe MANAO.ER for. Really though, nothing could be more signet i ho foil 'Win; players: Gmutich, catcher; How can mutual obligations be enforced, double of an attract ion, no matter how effective he is In the "bow president" for bis salary for tbe entire term. ADVERTISING RATES i contracts prevented or players held to account­ box. It would be a just retribution for such mu­ aggressive than the work of the Players' R K* ra, first ha.**-; Maran, second lias^; Gniham, third sea­ GUY HECKER, &* rnamg-r-capUIn of the Pittsburg bas*; ll'imr-r, short rop; Kolley, ceuire flVld; Fr*'l- (FIXED AND FINAL.) tineers aa Baldwin to acud him to the bench next in capturing stars of the first magnitude Leitgue temn.haa cutout quit* * j.»b for hms-lf. Won­ ability? Without binding contracts what in­ on the lowest salary allowed by the rulw, viz., League ericka, right field; liliue unJ Daily, ulickftra; Cook, son der how Sunday (eels abuiit Flecker*i appointment. EOCrnts Per I4ne Nonpareil Measurement. ducement is there for capital in the business and $1000, and allow the swelling in his hfad to become like Comiskey and Orr and the preparation of left fiell. allayed. Of course to a man of Mark's high flelf- MANAGER MACULLAR denies that Con St-others has PRESIDENT BRUSH, of Indianapolis, has the ch tm- A!iVKRTI?ERS should forward their favors no as to what protection ia there for the player? And its schedule; and there's more aggressive work beeu signed by tne Drs Moines Club, MB ft rot bas<-oian. leach lib by 3 P SI. Salnnlnv, as this paper goes to press arprecistlon lh» would be gall and wormwood, espe­ ploi.sh pbee buzzing JD hin ...mil t at a lively rate. fiually, how much will this suit encourage liti­ cially as he dresv at the rate of 84000 last year, but it coming. i"Un»Kan'9 tertna huve been accepted by that club. He leets rAthtr i>n>ud over his aii'-cem In holding his A SATURDAY AT 3 P. M. gation over trifling differences in the interpreta­ would be a lesson he would not forget and might bave "0\B of rbe terms of Browning's contract, (t Is players againat alt efforts of the B-- 'therh >cd to u?t J a salutary influence on other contract breakers." IN ACCOHDANCI with the decree of the Har­ stated, is that 1m must remain sober.1 ' Cleveland them aw«v Irom him, ami he will feel that he has ~ BRANCH OFFICE, tion of contracts? All these and many other This may not voice precisely the sentiments of Leader. Tbat ia one of the tcrma of evt'ry contract. be«u rewarded fur hi* efforts if they uow take th« 430 Strand St, London, England, when snbscrip- vard faculty, the athletes of that institution pennauf. problems will be the outcome of this suit, vhich the Columbus Club officials, but the writer of the CHARLES T. BLACKBURN, who was secretary »f the may, and probably will, vex the base ball world have retired from the Tri-College Leagne and Cinriunttti Base Ball flub daring its Uut \ear in tbe ' IT NEVER mm* but 'e Poors," BO It In not sororlsfna; above is pretty near the throne, and probably settled dovn to take part in no sports whatever Nii-kmal League in 1880, died in Ciocinua'i net week. to learn tlmt Jim Mutrie was recently hpld up br PHILADELPHIA, JANUARY 29, 1390. for many years to come. intuitively echoes the sentiments of the magnates Doc KENNEDY and Gilroy, the crack buttery of hist enterprising l>ut t.«r l-hearted highwaymen, who Considering the situation in all its bearings, with any college team outside of New England. sea>on's Or.nge Athletic Club, who played ti.e tatter uot avay with a small *um of moii<>y aud a gold wntcb, with whom he is hand in glove; and it serves to highly pnze i by Mutrie, it being A presto t fr^m base* the forcing of this suit was a mistake on the This is rather hard on Princeton. It looks as if part of the season witb Newark, are op«u for engage­ show the intolerant and tyrannical spirit of Jersey uni­ ment. ball friends. THE SPORTING LIFE Harvard was getting afraid of the BOMB lime ?.go Manager Barnle waa quoted ns aay- part of the League, and there is no doubt that many National Agreement adherents, engen­ HARRY SCHAFFER, tho old third ban. In view nf the though they may not confess it. The only pos­ condition of tlmt orjraniiation ami of Mr. Barnio'i lation than any other sporting and stantly augmented power. Such a proceeding leaving Harvard and Yale to play it alone. stone. base ball paper in America, and is sible excuse for the action was in the expecta­ A CERTAIN Columbus business man ba* agreed to ullfged contemp'atwl more to Washington where duet as is coolly recommended above by an influen­ Harvard and Yale, Pennsylvania University, tbe ralatnke come ii>? prepared to back its claim to any tion that the mere bringing of it would have an pav, unassisted, O'C-mnor's board U'.tl tho season tial paper toward a man who was guilty, not of Columbia, Rutgers, Cornell and tbe four or five open-, ia consideration of liia having Bigued witb Col- TUB mote Prcnidont Stern see* of Turn Loftua ih» amount and against any sporting influence upon the players and break up the betier h*> likes him; ha also thinks Turn is just tUa contract-breaking, as the Journal alleges, but of Eastern colleges would make a good paying cir­ uuihu*. publication. Players' League. This expectation waa not HENRY C. GREEN, the p^pnlar first biseman of last man to manage the Kecltt. Of cours^, that ia what was merely ignoring a reserve rule which was only cuit for the Association. Probably Harvard year's Bordt-ntuwn CUib, hus a very good record field­ thought of every man whoso misfortune it was to bona-fide circulation we mean realized, and will not be, and for this the bai die that unlucky tentn. If L"fius can do belter binding upon the club and not upon the player, and Yale want to be regarded as the Oxford and ing, .088; batting, .264. He is wintering at bis home papers actually sold to newsdealers League toot grave chances of a defeat in the in Trenton. than his pr decessoi*, li^'ll be in rare luck. is not probable, but it is possible under National leaving Princeton, "-'EvtRALof ihf Buffalo players have written to and subscribers, exclusive of re­ courts upon a vital base ball principle with all Cambridge of the republic, A DIRECTOR of the Worcester Cluh saya It has jnst Agreement rules and shows what a lever for Pennsylvania University, etc., to be the Eton, been di8fuvered that l»at y**ar'4 Jersey City Club, Jack Hi. we f r th"lr release. Bowo, however, N not turned unsold papers or sample the future incalculable com plications which may rei'Iyiup to such Inters just no*." Ton -ufci Mutt. If tyranny and oppression tho reserve rule could Harrow and Rugby schools of America. owned by John B. Day, never put up the $500 guar­ copies. result from such a defeat. antee at all. we un'lt-rstand tlit* matter rightly neither Rows* nor be made, with ignorant, unscrupulous or avari­ While have anv comr-il in the ]irenrveii, th^y having jgg^In substantiation of our claims our Clearly it would seem that the better policy THE Brown University Base Ball Association .has d sjoeed of the club's franchise to orber jmrtiffl. cious and vindictive individuals in control. Is A New Departure in Philadelphia Journal­ refused to nccept the" resignation ol Manager Funning. books are always open to the inspec­ for the League, and incidentally for the game ism. It will send '.elegutea to tho iiiiercolleeiiito meeting in PITCHER JIM WHITSEY, lato of BuOalo, and his it any wonder the players viewed with alarm tbe Buffalo tion of advertisers. itself, would have been to have kept the contract A new departure of great magnitude and of much B. afr>n, Feb. 7. brnther-i"-law, pitcher Ha'tdorh, of and dread forebodings the flagrant disregard of has been inaugurated by the Philadelphia Players' Cluh, hav*? opened a iartce graiu an I f^d Importance THE Spnlfitng; trophy cup, won by the Worcester -rfolk other sporting or base ball and reserve rule questions out of court, leaving by reducing the price ot their paper from atiir- at the corner of Dnrcli<*ater av*nu« and N pledges and promises by the magnates, their Inquirer Bauo B.*,l Club, 'SO, the fiue."l thin,; of the kind pre­ Whituey it to time and hard experience to readjust them two cents to oue. f-treet, DorchtMter. says tbe Bt»ton Globe. paper can truthfully make a state­ ever-increasing exactions, as manifested in the sented last year, is now ou exhibition m a store win­ will rniwt likf.!y retire frum activt- ball ^laying. ment contrary to the above or in harmony with the needs and limitations of OD the face of It this means that the Iniptirer will dow iu Worcester. constant amplification of the reserve rule, the be a hustler from now on. THE Pitt burj? Club in flouring for date* iu April fa safely challenge comparison there­ the professional game; better would it have been McTAMANT, after holding out for months to s»e Columbia. 1h«* latter has mad** the following encmre- adoption of the classification law and other irri­ The growth of our newspapers, In scope and In whht chaoct-8 tie would have to secure a Players* with for hard cash. Money talks ! League to have begun anew, to hive facilities, have been occ*.*ioued not alone by tbe ments so fur: Columbus with In.iiaiiapolia, April 1, 2 for the tating measures, and their contemptuous rejec­ Leslie engagement, on Tuesday laat signed a Colum­ a it1e but by the demand of the bia Club contract. trained up willing and monldable young players tion of appeals for conference? And is it any necessity of bosoming the voice of tbe people. Terre Hanie, April 10 aud 13; at Eviimjville. April 12. 1ETTKR LIST. under the old contracts, and inculcated in them The pocket Is appealed to by tbe reduction the FUOM Pittsbnrg comes a threat of another Leagne Cleveland plays there on A|rillG,aiid Cincinnati oa wonder that under such conditions the plavers bomb after the New York meeting. If it shall do no We have in our care letters for the persons to reservation mind is reached through tbe matter presented. The April 4, 5. the need of perfect submission magnates Inquirer has reduced the price aud will present the more barm titan previous League bombs it isn't worth Now fiat Dive Orr DM cast hN lot with the Play­ named below, which will be forwarded upon re­ resolved to cast off the yoke of the old paying attention to. ceipt of address or stamped envelope: and a wholesome regard, for even cast-iron base and to work out their salvation in their own matter. ers' Le-igu*, th* C tlumbns Journal, which h»n been ball laws. We feel assured that tbe entire field will be well THE Bay City base MU enthusiast* ortcanl/ed a iwinsr every argument and t- nirf*ty to induce Dave to ldnch, Pitcher, i"* filler, i'has. way? Glancing even briefly at the history of covered. Special features will become the daily Michigan Stale League I'lnb Jan. IS with O. A. Wale- Mick to C 'luiuiiUH, finds that Davw waio't of much uliurn Club, Manager. ilMathiai, Sieve. This would have, perhaps, required much and A the National Leagne for the past four years, the custom, and to the Inquirer will fall tbe honor of on a, president; H. M. W right, treasurer, and J. V. account after a'l was rather a weak brother, In fact, Alliaou, J. A. iJlcKee, Mr. valuable time and entailed considerable expense; being the nrst paper In Philadelphia to present an Burjdorff, secretary. acd never will be misled. Of course this is not a cane Akrou Club, Manager. JM>.Cattily,. Tho«. critical observer cannot fail to note that the eight-page paper for one cent every day instead of THE West era Association umpires next teason are of sour gr.ipi-s. rady, J. J. MnusfMnusueld, Club, Manager. but that will be the result anyhow, whether de­ League selfish, overbearing,emboldened by con­ only occasionally, as baa beeu the case heretofore wltb to wear bluw uniforms with bras^ buttons, and to come THE toliowme players havp ao far been signed by aatiun, ('has. ~~'chol,"Vpc Sam. feated or victorious at law, as in tho former will be B 'X^l ew the other one-cent papers. upon t'i» tieM wjihuut being tuus arrayed Manager Tom Y. rk for rwark Club, Manager. tinual success, encouraged by oft-repeated sub­ puni-h:Vt>!e by a Sue. pitcher; BIctilbtier, catcher; Campion, one of the hea­ Biirnhim, W. Club, Mauager. event new players will have to be secured, mission of the players to exactions, and imbued FRRD WHBRLF.R, the left-handed professional viest busmen en Long I-Und, third b»a«; Hfm-y, a Bancroft, Frank. while in the latter event the players can be held good plaver of Staten NUnd; Bowp.n. of Albany, left Burlington Club, .!ph,la,Fo with an excessive idea of its own importance, NOTES AND GOSSIP. pitcher, aud FUzgerald, a pitcher in the Amateur but for a season, and therefore younger players Athletic Leaane, of New York, hare signed witb the Held; Jimmv Qniuu, of Albany, third base; Tubin and J urti* right, Win. • J7 tion, Secretary. strength and invulnerability, and with a super­ Ilolnn**, battery. \ bapmun, J. A. .Powers, P. T. will still have to be secured to guard against TOM YORK, is hustling; for a Hudson River L*»gn». new Jt-refty Ciiy Club. cilious disregard of everything not pertaining to in Newark. JIMMY GAI.VIV s«ys he is still waiting for th« 5100 EX-UMPIRE STEWARD DKCKER, who, after being re- Carmon. G. A eanJT, R. H. future contingencies. As for expense, the double DOOMS ;uid Fields hare opened a saloon owuie, Ken. ill.y, J. B. itself not only step by step paved the way for VHPIBE JACK BBKNNAN ia quite ill in Indianapolis. Mntrie promised Inm if be would win one of the last lettsrM from the National League atrtff, joined the Okla­ like, Martin, Rliaudall, Left fielder. contract transactions, the excessive increases in eramea between the Boston and Pittsburg clubs. Galvin homa boomer*, haa been elected j'Micr- of the p*-ac at loyal players, but BOSTON seems to have given up the chase for brie. Tuis will be in'f res'inij news to Nick nkirk Club, Manager. Cltntth, Harr? T. the present revolt of its once Crooks. did bis part in tine style. Gut B salaries and the heavy legal expenses will cost Y'-nu:-. who, it will be remembered, »ai sued by TVieeorten, W. Ocutt. M P. actually forced such an issue upon them. To any THE Newark Club bas arranged sprint; exhibition the League, in all probability, quite as much, EVERT ball player should aecureoneof Irwin'g glore Dec A*r for a full season's umpire salary wnich suit _F osier, Oha«. W. 'Springfield Club, Manager. one conversant with all the facts in the case the catf.loKoee. * pa m eft aa follows: Alerts, of S<-tui&tur of theprca-*, and an til's and it speaks volumes for the moderation of GE^RQS STRIEF, the old ball player, fa an applicant Ahe will miss his services yreatly. Of uehrw, 1 F. W ilmington Clnb, M'r. age would have cost. ARTHUR IRWIN haa taken charge of the DartmoQth League. core You der G John M. Ward and the other leaders in the Bro­ for ibe position of umpire iu the National be can get a mau to take Hiuason'e place, but arriugton, Manager, [ \7erke», Pitcher College team. and integrity to course The League's plan of war and its entire cam­ S'rief popee'ses the qnaMncationa h» will fiud none he cau g^t alonj wi>h so well ant be nrit, Tim. I J[ onngatowa Clab, Mgr. therhood movement; more than that, it also SAM Ttiorr haa been re-engaged to manage the successfully fill tbe position. irby, Joun J. 'r/cilers, Win. paign has so far been a failure, and that fact is Newark team. did with G*-or*e, or who will do aa good work under amply attests the sagacity and acumen of these PRESIDENT STERN in one breath says he is afraid discouraging circumstances. olty, Luft adder. L probably becoming daily more manifest, even to THK Central Interstate League meets at Terre Duryea will jump to tbe Players' League, aud in tbe wsou, A. W. leaders, who have conducted the players' battle WM. E. Bloats, of Priceburjr, Pa., who claims to be a the magnates. There can be no doubt that had Haale Jan. 25. next says Lu»ye.t can ero, as he will pay him no more ons, Harry. with such signal ability and masterly strategy JOE GERUABOT has signed to manage the Trenton pitcher of merit, and is, brides, of excellent habits, K they kept their heads cool and their hands salary than has been offered. complains that he can't pet a chance* to show wha> h» that their success is now complete, needing but club that la to be. J. J. PIGOOTT, ih« well-known player, is at New 1AW AND BASE BALL. clean, abstained from odious and expensive can do. HH ia no auxi»us to m*ke a a^irt that ho tifff-rs ample public patronage, since a rash, ill-consid­ TOBY LYONS in coaching the Bowduin College nine Bedford, Ma»8., disengaged. He wou d make an ex­ Ma service to anv miuor taucue club on trial for ex­ At this writing Judge O'Brien has not yet bribery and double contract transaction, held in Brunswick, Me. cellent first iiasfmen for any of the minor league penses merely. Such an off* r ought to get hitu ft ered and premature revolt at any other time teams. Be is also a good batter. rendered his decision in the suit of the New salaries and expenses down to a reasonable and THIRD BASBUAN JOHN M. OODAB hai afgned witb chance to demonstrate his ability. York Club for a preliminary injunction against than that so jurliciously decided -UpQR-tTOUld tbr» 3ac;*uisoto Club. CINCINNATI has four ontftVMers under contract FRANK GRAVFS, the well-known catcher, formerly living basis, kept hands off the American Asso- Tin McKeespoi-t Club has algued John J. Plumber, Tebeau, H-lli^lay, N!c'-l and Knight. Someone will of the National Leaane, *s out in (Kttrio, Cdliforn a, nsofboth Jiajfl-KSrfteifin complete defeat, and the play­ a young B.>6iou pitcher. huvo to warm (he bench or walk the greased plank as llv adhered to theV laws f ofHI. thi-ir"Mil- n»n-I'llll- pluy.nK with a local elnh just to ke«(» hi* baud in, -*f^*———m ^-, ers would to-day be repenting in sackcloth and NIMETT per cent, of the League playera used Irwiu'* next spritiff; which one will it be? he contpuipUte* re-entering thn itimnond n-xt a* 6 >n ^ s are therefore making, developed new men, and above all ldinif glove la-st sea-urn. * 'His second ttm« on rarth'* is tbe rather expressive . ashes for their temerity in Btrikin^B«Vinde- has quit* still in a stateof painful uncertainty. Of coarse, steered clear of the courts, the League magnates MAURICE F. DAMHY can have a Tri-State League bnt ine!oj(ant way menib^.a nt t^* profession have of and the rest, aided by the Califonitii climate, to a veteran ball plaver who is doing par­ rtritore-l him to his f< rniT health. penuonce instead of rejoicing in their successful umpiresbip if be wanta it. ref err i tiff no one can tell how the learned Judge who has would to-day be more money in pocket, have ticularly brilliant work in ttie field. FRg.«iDENT Tlrwi'T c-iin;>lairt« that after he mid* self-establishment in the base ball business. OUTFIELDEE ERNEST BURGH, formerlj ot Brooklyn. under consideration will decide, but the THE St. Louis pre*s la muttering ominously about pitcher Forsoo an offer of fiioOG tlmt t'laver used that the case just as good teams, a weaker rival to contend ia negotiating witb Onittba. impression seems to prevail that the preliminary the team v<>n der Ahe ia gathering, ami hinta that a offer to forcw up hi* lerm with thf Buffa-lo Piaynis* against, and stand higher in public estimation THE SAME OLD CAT'SPAW. IT is now Captain Cumiskey.of the White Stocking remi-profe-slonal team will find it difficult to draw Club. Howitt should »top lanientirg in view of the injunction asked for against Mr. Ward will not than they do now. The Cincinnati Club, by a simple little bluff, Base Ball Club, of Chicago. out t!:6 quarters in p*yine number*. fact thitt the Havers' League, ha* suffered an hun­ be granted. If that should happen the New These may not be palatable facts to set before gained its point and secured a much desired THIRD BA9EMAN REILL?, of Columbus, if coaching JOHN T. HCNT, of St. Louis, Joe Pritchard'a protege. dred-fold more in tbat direction tbr>uifh e*c*8pivs) doubt make an appeal, but the Pnncet->n C->lleg« team. w!m Hi!ipir«-d satisfactorily iu the Western Interstate ofiVrs made its contracted players by J^HRue amenta. York Club will no the magnates, but they are nevertheless unde­ player from Columbus. The man in question SHEA, a California Leagne player, ii reported to League lait peahen, has be«Q appointed American A«- "IT is said of Washington's new oirfleMer, Herman the heart will be taken out of its case and a vic­ niable, and for the good of the game must be was Charles Marr, a player who, even if un­ have signed with H*miltun. socia ion umpire by President Paelps. Bader, that be la au fextra-rdiDtry btce-runner and tory for the Players' League in the final pro­ presented. Neither are the inevitable conse­ available for Columbus, by reason of his aver­ CAL MAHQVETTB, catcher for the Sheboygan team, 0. P. CAYLOR'S great novel, "A Fated Promise," has can steal tliiid with greater , ia in Cincinnati still dUeugaged. drag along hopelessly in tbe rear, as tbe was caao IT is stated tbat Syracuse is going to make "a big through the delay in the formulation of the tbat Mr. Chad wick last season . various leagues and between the leagues and was not released he would jump to the Players' OUR readers will regret to learn drive to secure a groat bitting and Itase-rnnning out­ hope that Snmlley wfll turn out a ; Judge's opinion the Players' League has had their players such as we have had hitherto and baa bad a relapse and IB asain very ill. Not so easy to got, despite big drives, aa that CLEVF.LASDERS League. The scheme worked like a charm and field." and tht* Plmn Denier says: "If every- | JA- E CROOKS is to captain the Colnmlms team, now ia precisely what every other club ia after. second To^e»u, time to steady its lines everywhere, and to dis­ such as we shall have again with improvements the Columbus Club fell into the trap neatly and that Dare Orr is lost to that clnb forever. thing that bas been printed ab»m Small&y, the third THE colors askod for by National Leagne clubs to Dustman i.f ib" Calilornia Loneue. who has been count an adverse judicial opinion. At any rate when the present war shall have spent its force with expedition, secured the unwilling waivers THE present Cincinnati team nas nerer yet played date »rt': 'Jhica^o and Pitishurg, black; Bustoo, Cin- in & s'on, and bnt few games in Chicago. signed by (he Cleveland League C uh, is true, the the Players' League leaders do not appear at all and the combatants are about exhausted can of the other Association clubs, pocketed $2000, ciunntiand Biooktvn, red; Cleveland, blue; New York, Leaizno officials have captur d a ver-table phenome­ alarmed as to the outcome, and are pushing the base ball with its peculiar conditions and exigen­ and permitted the player to escape from the THE Wheeling Club is to be chnrtered under the maroon, and Philadelphia, cardinal or blue. non." N^vertltele-m tbe San F ran cine o Chronicle name "Ohio Valley BaeeBall Association." field last season for Tork of perfecting their organization with ad- cies thrive and prosper, then the national game Association into the League. The W. H. JOBDAN, who played left bluntly asserts that he la too alow for tho League. American LAST ypftr was the first time, after many attempts, the Da!his, Texas, tram, last week accepted teima THE New York League Club h»s siRUPd Charles V mirtble skill and in a manner calculated to sus­ will still be the gainer, despite the present up­ Columbus Club has $2000 which it mitjht have that New Haven made money in base ball. offered by the Waghington Clnb. T-J Sullivan de­ Dooley, late of the Oakland Cluh of the California tain their announced intention of entering the heaval with all the far-reaching complications, lost, but it has also set a precedent which may IN THE dost-h i>f Hon. John B. Lnwler the Col urn boa clares that the new mau ia a second Wilmot. League. He is a son-in-law of Sheriff McKe*. ->f Club lost an ardent enthusiast and supporter. THE Philadelphia AVrt American cruelly but never­ Paterson, Naw Jersey, and during the winter mpfcea field, no matter what the outcome of the Ward changes and losses that will attend it, prove decidedly costly. Hereafter, when a THE M«n*ti-M Club has signed inftelder Frank theless triimfully remark*: "Der Boa Manager bia home in th« latter city. His record las' st-os -n suit. That this is having a marked effect in League club dosires the services of some particu­ Gooftryder, of Syracuse, late of tbe Uticu team. wants to get out of bafe ball. At last base ball and »a< .976 in fielding aud .2*8 in taring:. He in 24 a communion of thought." stiffening its lines is evident, from the fact that STILL HOPING AGAINST HOPE. larly valuable man whom the Association now CONNIE DOYLE, the third taseman, is the vice presi­ Chihtopher have struck years til a«e, 6ft. llin. t*ll. and weighs 174 pound*. Fate has knocked off the chip tbat President dent of a tempt-rance orxftmzaliou in Holyoke. NICOL has not made the circuit of the b-iscs In a According to the New York papers be is a "star" of not only did not a single desertion occur during has or whom it may develop, all that will be League championship game since 1^82. After >\n ab- the first magnitude already. Von der Ahe, of St. Louis, so long carried on DAVE SULLITAN, the deceased umpire, waa quite ft the past week, but that several of the most fa­ necessary to enable the man to escape the gaunt­ boxer. Many ball players can testify to that fact. B'-nce of eight uranons he will have a chince to dust THE CoUiuibns C «b during the pftst week, fright­ his shoulder, and that once miithty base ball off his breast buttons on League soil again* nest sea­ mous players, noted for their shrewdness, cool­ let of the waive rule and to land him in the THE latest addition to the New York League Club ened by Marr's bluff of desertion to the Pliye-n' warrior is reported as about to succumb to ac­ la a Brooklyn amateur first baeemm named Giilis. son. LeaciiH, accepted Cincinnati's terma of S2>KX) tor ness and good business qualities were signed fix the player PITCHER CRANDALL, of Buffalo, late witb the Lan- releawancl let nlm go to tbat clnb ait'-r »ernr- League camp will be to quietly number of young applicants for places in the Marr's cumulating self-invited misfortunes and willing TOE slng team, of the Michigan League, will pr<~>bat ly inff tb* necesr-arv waivers from tbe other club?. rieht in the face of the Ward suit and before a and spring tbe bluff of "release to such-and- National League has ri»en to nearly three hundred. to withdraw from the field in which he has been si^n witb tbe Worcester teim; if not will play and Lonhvillfl aud Rochester wore the last clubs in the decision was even reached by the New York such a League club, or desertion to the Players' PERRY WERDSN, Toledo's big first barman, In ad­ manage a team iu the New YorK and Peucsylvauia such a prominent figure and disturbing force. Aflx>ciation to w-y Court. This speaks volumes for the confidence Leagne," and the thing is done; truly a neat dition to being a scrapper, is alao a clever wing obot. League. did ao merely to prevent him fr> m carry! nz <>ut bis The last straw upon the camel's bacn is believed IT is said that Comiakny has made arran<*emonra to TOM TUCKER says he has a younger brother who threat to join the Pitbt>urg Players1 League team. of the players in thj new League. way of securing good men at little trouble and of teams down to Mexico next winter. to be the effort of his late secretary to organ­ take a couple will one day be the I e*t ball player ever eent "ut from THE recent trip of the Comlakey combination to While upon the topic of law it would not be cost. Clearly the American Association is no ACCORDING to a Pittsburg dispatch Guy Hecker has Holjoke, Young Tucker tnnr be a phenomenon, but ize an opposition Players' League club in St. California v in Tnxas, waa about the biggf-st *-vnr mad* amiss to make some brief comment upon the more of a match for the League in cunnine and been decided upon aa manager of the Pittsburg League he'll never beat his re mart able oldei brother in con­ by a profemiunul club Iu this counrrv. The comMna- Louis. The establishment of such a club in the tract signing. they legal phase of the situation. A dispatch from trickery, or more politely speaking, diplomacy, Club. tion played ou the co-ouemtive basis, and what Mound City would simply mean ruin to Mr. ACCORDING to Mnnnger Mutrie Jack Farrell Is Bra HOLLIDAT haa told President Stern that be isn't failed to accomplish in a pt>cuni;*ry '«n»e, thev mors> the new American Association city, Syracuse, than it ever was. booked for a sure place oh next season's New York touching a f feeling;, or at leant of a chance that Mr. Munson's labors will be tional Agieemeut ot Professional Bane Ball Associa­ ground there. League's cose imagine that the; can go to law DAY and Pate Donahue have gotten into it has not fcf-en an candid as it might have boea if the tions between tbia League and any other association RALPH JOHNSON was the manager of the recent Jons B. point, simply because the League has crowned with success. St. Louis certainly can­ some bn-iness dealinga they had when Dnn- club managers had sho*n more general Interest in on this of clubfl party to such agreement, or between any pedestrian match In Detroit and pulled off about $300 row over set the example. Neither pitcher Murphy nor not get Pittsburg'S place that is settled; and club of this League and any o.ub of any olhur a4 loft entirely to the joint Board of Phulps and will be an American Association um­ terved" players need lose any sleep over any land or Buffalo will step out and make room for Arbitration provided for such by agreement." dent Von dr-r Ahe declined to shale his price for La t bum1! pire next eea*on. KANSAS CITY hin decided to make an out fielder out prospective suits at law against them. There's the Mound City, St. Louis' only chance would This may be considered a clever way of ad­ of Eluier Smith. Next season he will play in light relcas*. Though it U almost an absolute certainty thit GKO&OK BARNUM thinks the new Leagne umpire, Arlie will never play with St. Louis again, "till You der appear to be a ten-club circuit, to include Balti­ Sandy McDvrtnolt, will be able to hold his own in when not in the box. Elmer, by the way, isn't much been too much law in base ball already for the vertising the National League and of extolling of a fielder, but bis batting will count, aud he is alao Ahe demands th« same ririoe for hU release that h« good of the professional game, and when the more in the East and herself in the West It iu importance in base ball affairs, but withal is that organization. fairly fast un the bases. aeked when at the New Yurk meeting. ''No one gfts Players' League would ROCHESTER paid Columbus $500 for Greenwood, Arlie for less than $5250," he told Manaser Loftus. Ward case is decided, law should, and doubtless is not likely that the hardly calculated to impress the posted reader Trmt'u about what Baltimore unloaded him on Co lain- CITIES below Mason and Dlxon's line are very liable Thia is quite refreshing, considering that Mr. Von der will, be given the go-by for good and all. Legal stoop to folly and enter into such an arrange­ as to the ability of the journalist who sent the bus tor a year ago. to be surfeited with b«se ball la the next two mouths. Abe has no control over the friskv third b^semtn and Nearly every other temn in the National League and proceedings in base ball matters are expensive, ment this season at any rate. St. Louis base dispatch. The League constitution has no more TIM DAILY, who corered first base for Birmingham can guarantee no delivery of thpgnod* if sold, or pre­ and Mobile iu tbe Southern League, last eoa-oo, is in Players* League has announced its intention of going vent *ti 11 fln 'ther jump hy Latham should that p'ayer their minds Soutu to get in condition. unsatisfactory and not nearly so efficacious in ball patrons may as well make up to do with the regulations of the Board of Arbi­ Brooklyn disengaged. full in with V»n der Ann's schemes aud jump hia Chi­ the settlement of problems as the common-sense to put up for another season with Mr. Von der tration and the settlement of disputes before it THE Chicago Leazne team will go to the Hot Springs NEXT season the various American Association re­ cago Club contract. about March 1 arj'i then start ou a somewhat pro­ cruits in tbe Lengne Rei.ly, Elolliday, Darby O'Brien, PITCHER TOBY LTOMS, of Syrncnn*, claims that h* methods demanded by the peculiar exigencies Ahe and American Association ball, as there is than has the constitution of Great Britain or of Can. then and Tommy Burns will jiive the un­ tracted Southern tour. liai been illegally reserved by ibat club. HP was A of professional base ball. no hope for a place in the Players' League, France, The Board of Arbitration is the su­ A RELIABLE young pitcher and short stop wishes an old Leaguers, Anson, Beck ley, et al., a hard fight for pitching for the J< hu P. Lorell Arms Company's I As for the Ward injunction suit, no matter less an unexpected weak spot should develop in preme base ball court nnder the National Agree­ engagement with a good club. Terms reasonable. the batting championship. t«-;*in l«st sumnu'r, wli-n Mana««r Lov«ll received^* now it terminates, time will show that the projec­ the new League's line of battle, an altogether ment, to which the National League, the Ameri­ Address, B, Bernier, Pa. * AMONG, the profusalonal players residintr In Snnth despatch from President Miller, of the Syracuse Stars, JACK KEBINS isn'l In lore with Baltimore's minor Bcaton this winter are John Irwin, Mlah Murray, E<1 asking the terms ou wi.icli Lyons would go to Sy he re­ against whose laws no league constitution can SECRETARY SCANDBETT e&ys the Pittaburg Clnb last of tbe di-i fUch. Britain for the co-operation of American visitors advertised in anotber column, ia a remarkable affair H- does not want to return to Srracu«B, and to regret having permitted itself to be rushed set itself up in conflict so long as the league season paid Carroll a -alary of J2500: Gulvin, 83000- served. abroad in the work of establishing base ball in and catcbing on rapidly. It ia possible, if thnt club incurs on lioHiun him, h* into court upon the advice of legal gentlemen, remains under the protection of the National LIP PIKB, the old-time ulayer, now residing In Maul, Sf2000; Fh-Uis, S1SUO; Kuebue, 52000, and Duo Great Britain, published in our last issue, is lap, 55000. These players have all left tbe club now will carry the matter to the Board of Arbitration. who, from nature and habit, are more than Agreement. Under the circumstances such a Brooklyn, Is a candidate for a place on the umpire worthy the attention ot every American familiar staff of some good league. and joined the PI ay era' League. How players often get their "second wind" la curi­ ously Illustrated in tbe caae of P«.p Smith, B"sron'i prone to have recourse to judicial settlement of break coming from Washington, the National In PITCHES BOYLE, we are toM, Is trying to learn some with our national game who may be abroad for TH« Cleveland League Clab is booked to play second tittsvman. Lew than a der-arte ngo he wa* con­ disputes. No matter which side wins in the case League headquarters, was, to «ay the least, Denver, Col, April 7,8, 9. That's on the way from new methods ia twirling, aud he will «inifavi>r to either business or pleasure. These gentlemen, chant* bia style of pitching almost entirely, as his sidered played ont nn.! c/>nM n >t secure a faying en­ at :esuu harm will hare been done. Should the ridiculous. It may be though, that in the pro- Hot Springs, we prt-anme. gagement. He, biuiBolf, evi'.lentty thought the sam* if they will, can effectually assist the work of THE Washington Club Is reported to be dickering: pxprriftice last season convinced htuo that the League League gain its point, it will not after all de­ National League playbfs ucderatood him too well. thing, for h» at that ti«r aad by played with the Brooklyn and Metropolitan clubs last he reserve rule upon various grounds country. tion and the National Agreement, are subordi­ svaaoD, \M open for engagement. Aleck baa given up pitching, but wants to dona of the Columbus team. Hts (lay me tl-.ere wna ot many method?, and to guard in every possible nate to it. SPALDINO BROS . are trying to work np the amateur nulform again as a first baa«man. such a flue descriftion that Pop wns nn» of tbe stal way against recognition of it, to such an extent TBE PLATERS' LSAGUB has some surprise* in Interests ID Toronto and hare offered trophies to two PITCHES HKALY writes from Cairo, 111., tbat he will transferred to Pittgbnru iu tbe big 18S4 dpal. Tb«re Iqaffue* to ho organized iu that city. not play for Kansas City iu the We»rern Association he maintained hia even re ord, a;td Boston piircMtiswi It will not A TSAR AGO last week Newark and Jersey «lil find as to render the rule sooner or later practically store for iu National League rival. TOM TUCKER U a tuft-handed butter. Tbls leads the next season. He al«o adils that he has offere 1 tore- hia release at a coat of ?4000. Next season inope.acire, and compel a radical modification or lack either for remunerative spring exhibition City made an unsuccessful effort for admission World to n-mark: "lie also nsos hie left baud in his turn his advance money to Kansas City, but President him iu hia old place with tho Boetous, drawing substitution of something else. On the other games. Mark the prediction. to the International Association. To-day that favor 1U tastim« of signing contracts." £f>eas has DOC yet aim wared bis letUr. (3000 salary. Jan. 29. THE LIFE.

BOI.«. The contract for erecting the fence araund the here, why I thall got some equally good man to fill f5000 to CTMX). An son saya he knows It Is $5600, and the Players' Ltagtie, and that be Intends to sUud try loctlon open- at home for tho flrit wrleo. Th^n tho grounds was given Thtirfday to Geo. Cram. U* agree* the vacancy. adds that Comiikey fsa't as shrewd a* be (An»n) that contract to tbo end. Eastern clubs will go West. Beyond that I know BASE BALL. to do the work for $1.05 p«r foot. "I may as well fay rigbthere that Pete Browning thought he was, as he should have worked the Chi­ Whatever els* pitcher Gumbert may be short of It nothing about the acheditle. I «m sure, however,tlmt BROOKLYN'S GROUND. will keep sober next stitsou il he remains In the Cleve­ cago Hub for at IP tut $10,000. ADBOD pays he would la not modesty. ToaK'n with (he I'ittsUurg Brother­ what the PUj e do, or do not do. will have uo effect Work on the Brooklyn Players' Leagne Clnb grounds land Brotherhood team. I (.hall out have a regular Imve gotten it had he been la Cumiskay'i shoes, hood Club bo only demanded £3000 p*r s*asun for on the League acbednle." will be henna n*-xt wt ek. The field is located in the manager for my club. I look upon roaoHger* as a which goei to show how highly Anso values himself. three years and absolute security for the monry, PROBABLE ACTION OT THE OU1LELKSS MAd«ATR». Tw*-nty-aixth Wuni, and is uoanded by vi--y expensive Iniury. One of my players will look 'Taut Hln*-s waot* his old place on the Induuapolls whether t!io clnb sinks or swims. Ho also wanted any Vesta Street after the team's t*«m. lie does not There is a good deal of talk in certain quartan ou the northeast, Suiter Avenue on the southeast, business affairs on tho road, anre profitable position iu the Ron ell street on the southwest, and the Eastfrn Psrh- race than the event ot ib* col bums uf tbo Brotherhood. It IS finances of the organiz«tion. be added thai tba Players' League Isn't taking much Pittsburg. He aho desired to be In a position to leave wa*, or Broadway, as it is sometimes called, ou t!>e stock in Ilitiea ?ince queer, too, what id«a* some people have about ft. notthwest. The ground-tare remarkably accesaibte. "For the rest the captain of the team will bo held re­ It couM have signed him long ago, the club on five days' notice. There were more nn- i'brre seeiud to l>e a distortion to believe that tit* GAINING IN STRENGTH AND There are numerous convenient routed directly to sponsible." lad it not declined to take him at his own valuation of usual teaturea in the contract. Manager flan loo was League would grind the pUyora down a» they never them. The Slunhnttan Beach and liti services. willing to give Guuibart the f500, but rejected the Long If laud rajfc- A Chicago dispatch were grouud duwu before, and tbat tho rebtti'm* be­ POPULARITY. roadu and t^e Kin if a County and BntoktyD £ldvnt«d THE PLAYERS' SCHEDULE. says: "One of the attaches of contract on its other extraordinary features, where­ tween [day- r and manager would bt* sumethiag terrii 1» he leading hotel ut IndianapolU declares that in a upon Mr. Gumbert wrote Hanlon a sarcastic letter. rtti Iroadn * ill h»ve ntntloDS right at the grounds. Tb» Tlie Dates All Made, to contemplate ao far us tbo players' interest wa* con­ Maubnttan lieach Kailnmd will build an inclose*! pas- But Secrecy Wisely receut talk with Jerry Denuy he found him dissatis- Gnmbert saya, however, that IIP would Dot go back on led, and gnfned cerned, it appenia to mo aa If It wan useless to Rugeway direct from the Snedeker avenue station, a to Be Maintained. an idea tbat at the close of the winter tut) Brotherhood, preferring not to play at all. theorize aa to what th* League could do. The only A Week of Triumphs Notable I;lock weal, right into the grand stand, oa the grounds. The schedule committee of the Players' 19 la likely to return to the Players' League »«ain, if Bobby Matthews and Lon Knight are certain of >rofl!nUe line of possibilities is bordered by the thlnjE* wanted. Benny Is not In love with Glftsec^ck, aud appointment upon the Players' staff ot umpires AT OTHER POINTS. League meet at Pittsburg Jan, 23-24 to make will must certainly hat the I&ague could ajford to do. Sentiment Station on not play In New York for an In­ Captain Anson eay-f pitcher Ad Gumbert wants to :he baio ball railroad baa long aince bocu passed by Players Captured No Work was began Thursday on the Pittsburg Players' up a schedule, to be presented at the March dianapolis salary, if ho ia transferred, as it is generally get awi»y from the Brotherhood as grucefulty as pos­ Club's new grounds. The contractor expects to tmve relieved ho will bo." X)th mngnHte aud pUyer. meeting of the Players' League. The represen­ sible, which ia the reason he ia exacting oo many favors Aa conai.lere l aud played professionally It ts snb- Desertions. all work completed within forty d*ya. Jimmy Gal- tatives present were: President AJdison, Chi­ Mark Baldwin declares tho story sent out from from tbe Pittsburg team. vin btu been appointed to superintend the work ut the Frisco about hts atantialJy a matter of dollars and c«m» for both par­ cago; J. P. lUyde, offer to sign a Lea^HA contract fur There is not a word of troth in the report that ies. In or<)er to have a balance of profit at the end of purk. Chicago; B. Hilt, Philadel­ $4800 to be a base lie. He is as loyal as ever. Billy Rjbinson is to play thirl be>e tor Brooklyn and The fn field of the Boston Players' League grounds phia; Secretary Brunei!, Chicago; J. M. Ward, Jie af«30D it ia necessary t« g^vt- 'he public a scien­ No decision ha* yet been All (he Players* League cluba are busy mapping ont thai Joyce id to be transferred. We have Joun M. tific, artistic K<>me. played for all U ia worth and hon­ rendered in the ad been laid out Brooklyn; Al Johnson, Cleveland, and Buffalo early i- pi ing trips and plans for grounds aud grand Ward's assurance Wnrd injunction «nit. No matter how that re­ that Joyce, who la well spoken of, estly won or lo«t OB iu nierita. To have a gttme of was represented by proxy. Manager Hanlon, of stands. Tho inuafc will begin in six weeks. Nearly will pUy in Brooklyn at any and ail events. tiiid description there must be discipline as well aa sults, however, the Players' League will go on WHO WILL TIIE PUBLIC SUPPORT? all tl\t Players1 League clubs will have Southern shap­ The college clubs have tbe courage of their convic­ PitUburtr, and Fred Carroll were also at the ing up before the skill among the platers, but there ujunt bo someihms as it' nothing tnd hippened. That can be abso­ championship season, tions and the independence to play whomsoever they e!."*«, without which the reanlta alined at canuot bo The Best Talent Honest Work and Gen­ meeting by invitation. The intention was to The Chicago While Stockings will start on a South­ please, reganlk'sa of anyone's dictation, and accord­ lutely relied upon, both by the players and the finish the schedule on the first day, hut a snag attained. That 8"me-ihin£ in a general contentuiout public. The past week has been one of triumph tlemanly Deportment Will Have the ern trip in February, beginning their training at Hot ingly are making dates right al ng with the Players* aud i-nihuniasm amuug tl.e players, and it U of tuo Call. was struck when Ausust was reached. Then it Sj rings. Ark. If the; nse th» regular grounds work Leaiiti**. The great colored team, the Cuban Giants, greatest importance for tho atdcuatea to preserve It for the new League, because, for the first time was discovered that will bexin Feb. 15; if thn race-track ^roun-ls, not until have also arranged for games with tne Brooklyn and St. PAUI*, Jan. 13. Editor SPORTING LIFE: there were dates for Cleve­ HS strong as puMiule. There ia too much capital in­ eincc organization, not a desertion occurred and land at home that March. From Hot Springs they will go on a Southern Philadelphia Players' ctuba. volved aud the wolf it re of too many people depruda oo The imp regions ot an outsider may not were ruinous, and the par­ tour with another of the Flayers' League teams. The report that ihe Philadelphia Players' also because, in the face of the League suit, and cut tially made schedule had to be abandoned. the euccesi of prolo^si"Dal lias a ball for the magnate** much of a figure in base ball prospects, but by McAleer has written from California that nothing League Club would give a battery ami a tojeopaidize it. taking chances of un unfavorable decision, a :an tempt him to break his Players' League contract, Iu that now famous address of tt:o observation After considerable discussion work was resumed ca^ti bonus for Kilroy is a lie out of whole clf>th. The ^layers, reterriug to tho maKimfea, thev spoke truly/ number of level-headed, sagacious, xool and I have noticed that, as a rule, the He al*o has a promising youn^ pitcher in training for Players' League ia not giving cash bonuses for soy public cares hut little about family quarrels, per­ on an entirely new schedule, And an extra day wbt-n they saut "Their eyea are oa the turnsttle," aad ^vithal famous players locked their fortunes with was required to complete the work. the CUveiand Club. plavorti, as opposition to tlie baying and selling of if they had udded "and ours aro glued to the same !n- the new League, thui attesting publicly their sonal intelligence, or even character, when they As the season diaws near John Tener begins to foel human beings is one of the cardinal principled of the dicaior" they would bavo completed a, perfect toft- faith in the stability of the Players' League. It pay their money for entertainment. Public A WISE RETICENCE. iioro like playing ball. He baa now announced that new League. tonce. When tbe committee first started on the sched­ tie will join the Pittsburg Players* team, provided bis A story H going tho rounds to the effect that on was in all respects the best week the new League sympathy is a poor drawing card, only as it may IT ule the intention was to make it public, thus employers consent. Tener is a Pittsbumer^nd would the eveniog of the day the Ward injunction suit waa WOULD BE BUT FOR A TIME. has yet bad. Appended will be found the cur­ be necessary to partially meet the demands of 'eel at home with tbe team of his native oity. Ho argued Messrs. Rogers, Day and By me met Jiidite Whether tli»- Brotherhood League ID a tro or not H tl rent news, gossip and comment; suffering humanity in the time of a calamity. throwing down the gauntlet to the old League. would also vastly strengthen tbat team. O'Brlen at a Catholic clnb dinner. Of course it in very probable that the League clubi will e»tn,bl^h > The public is exacting and wants its money'a By the wise advice of John M. "Ward, however, Hurry Htaiuy is goltiK to Hot Sp;ings about Feb. 1. easy euoui^b to conceive wiiat a disagreeable impres­ reserve corps of young players. Thiiy will L-ng:-go the programme was changed, A TEN-STRIKE. worth, whether from a sermon by Talmage, a first, because the year is FI<« is still being temptrd by League agent*, 'tis said, sion Buch a story may make on many minds. There is from three to rive young amat tira of promise at uriiall younir jet and March for all practical purposes ia soon jut his fe-ilty hn't doubted. not » word of truth iu it, ho\vever, talanea (sav from $8UO to $1200), who have shown lecture by Bob Ingersoll, a song from Patti, a upon the authority The Signing of ComUkey by the Players' eui'iigh to absolutely Urt^rmlne ou a schedule; sec­ It is announced that Larkln is to captain tho Cleve­ of Colonel Rogers, who any a: ''It haa been about s^me promise uf being good meti if properly handled. tragedy by Bootb, a show by Barnum, a knock­ ondly, because between now aud March many outride The men will get along very com Tort ably whila prac­ League a Great Coup Details of the land Players' Club. This would be a wi*e selection, as three years since I had tho honor of dining with the out by Sullivan, a game of billiards by Schaefer, evrnss may be arranged in other cities which m«y Teddy has had experience m ihe position, having ac­ now Judge O'Brlen. That was before he wasjiuite, ticing 8ud developing thi-maeUeii t<> to future star*, Matter. a hone race, a boat race or a walking match. The interfere with ball games, In wbtch event the com­ quitted himself creditably as captain of the Athlete and the occasion was a tmnquet given to Cardinal They will ka-.w whea ihoy are engaged tnat It may The signing of Coimskey by tbe Chicago puhliu nUo inputs upon seeing or hearing the best and mittee will be ia a position to cbftoge the dates of the :eam iu 1H83. Indeed that club wotiM have done well Glbbona at the Bbllevtio Hotel by the Catholic Club, of be years tefora tlu-y liavo any show io be put retu- Players' Ciub was a big boom for the Players' ia willing to pity liberally for it. They crowd our original schedule without any public unpleasantness; to ):ave reuintd him to that positijn la^t year in­ this city. That waa the oaly time I had the honor of tarly iuto the te^m nnd there w>ui!d he a diminution thirdly aud most important of all, becan-e it would of the usiml jcalvu^ to a minimum amount. 1 h»vo League, as it led people to put renewed faith in clmrchfw, halls, opera houses, amphitheatres and the stead of S:ov«y, and Manager Suwsig has more than meeting Jud^e O'Brian." race and boat counes to see the best, and ure satisfied not have been good policy to have made the dates once admitted that fact. no positive koowiedg-1 that any such step will b* tbe stability of an organization to which so shrewd to pay their dollars when they would iiot pay dimes or knowu to the world, thus eiving the old League a It is said that the late secretary of the St. Louis taken, but I ha*., n -d 'iiuttbat it w II healoifical r ecu It a man aa Comiskey should jump from a sure sptfU'j tUeii time to see anything iufoiior. Of course, chance to BO arrange it* dates as to play its strong Club, Ge.rge Munsoo, was approached In Denver by a NEW YORK NEWS. of the revult of the plavera. Undar pr w where certain clubs will Hu expects to reduce by walking and hand ball, and story tbat he had signed was not jent-rally credited country affords the public U captured and no lack of perhaps a Hot Springs trip. cranks, and tho general public who are inter­ How in a \Vell-I>irecte8 at one time visited, tit, Paul to play to protect them as much as we can," 'following is au strong pitcher. LIFE: It wO and were satisfied. which will continue who is not with the players ia tbis life-or-d«ata it is, must wait its turn. and the club official* «-uly. Tbat the services to be They saw Sj aiding and other Cblobritios. Al played from April 'Ji to May 13. Then the Western clubs go struggle. chine. To my mind the fine points of team rendered by Comiskey are to play first base, captain first base. The Chicagoes were the great drawing Eaat nud piny from May 14 to May 31 Inclusive, two The Boston triumvirs are quietly working a number Meanwhile the Brotherhood Club is making work at the bat aud in tbe field cannot be belter and manage tbe team fora torm of three yea re, waa card, aad tbe seata were full. ThU is ao no\v story, games hemp; scheduled fur each club on Memorial of string* to get Mike Kelly to break hia Players' vast preparations for starting in business in tbe vptitily stated. Day. After that tho Eastern vs. Eastern and Western explained than by closely following a description, either. League contract, aud one of thfse strings Is said to spring, at least tbey are making a big show of of tbe plays as made. Secretary Brunei] would not say anything about the N<>w, what will be the effect nnder the new admin­ va."Western cluba will jilay from Jnn^ 2 to June 18. conao trt-'tty close to Kelly. Mike auuwa uo signs of talary Leyoud admitting that it v>aa a bi^oue. "But," Then the E isteru clubs go West, pitying from June doing something. There are now, and have The batting order ought always to be mada istration of aff-vire? I predict that tbe Brotherhood weakening, however. been for several days, a large force of men at aid he, u*e had to get him. We couldn't afford to let will immediately step to the front and carry the pub­ 20 to July 5 inclusive. Then the Western clubs go Georga Gore is in elegant condition and keeps close out witb a good waiter lending off. lie should him escape, lie U tho beat iu the country the great­ lic with tl.eiu, because they can give the beet exhi­ Ea*t again, playing from July 7 to July 19 inclusive. tab ou all the players who visit Kew York City. work on the property just beyond the Polo be a good batter also to take advantage of any est first baaeman and the greate-t capUm in tho pro­ Then the Eaa'ern cluta go West playicg from July 21 bition that will pilose the public. They are known Geurgo is the sleuth hound of the Brotherhood, Grounds levelling the land and making ar­ good ball pitched, and a cool, level-headed fel­ fession. Just see wbat he did in St. Louis. That's and recognized as tho Tnlmages, Ingersolla, Pattia, to Aug. 4 inclusive. A New York Mercury correspondent doesn't think rangements for building. enough to COD unco anybody of hia value, lie isa m^n These men are em­ low who knowe, and will work every point Booths, SuHivana and Schaefers of the profesaiDn. This will oe followed by a series of the West vs. well of the Cleveland League team aud adds: "Why, ployed by a contractor named H organ. The you tan depend on, aud he is h-artily in fnv<-r of the They are the ones who will be patronized in prefer­ West and Ea.it vs. East from Aug. 6 to 19, then tho the Biothertiood team of the same city would ettt known, to get hia bjse. Once we have a ruuner Brotherhood. In St. LouU he was a grent favorite ence to second-rate clubs, which the National League Western clubs go Enst from Aug. 21 to Sept. 2, includ­ them up, and I urn iiot a bit prejudiced, either. Brotherhood say that Horgan is under contract on first base we have let on tbe first steam* nd ths people down there are uorry to lore him." is sure to have as compared with them. If an Arisen ing two games for each club ou Labor Day. Then the B*Mtm in the only pitcher they have. Tne others aro to them. Tbe League people say tbat it is a Taking it for granted that our men ia the bat­ A more delighted man than Fred Pfeft'er eon Id Eastern clubs will play East and West vs. West from or a Clarkfon could fill nine places with credit ut the unknown, but, I suppose, like many more 'jack-rabbit big bluff and tbat M*. Horgan is being em­ ting order thoroughly un ler.-tar.d each other, w* hardly havo been found. "It's a great piece of work," same time they might tak« a ranking fetation and S*-pt. 4 to Sept. 17; thfen the Eitstaru clnbs come West amateurs,' they sent in pa'ideU records to catch the aid he, "to get this man good management and guod to finish the season, playing from Sept. 19 to Oct. 4. ployed and paid by Mr. Coogan, who intended are ready to begin. The ba>e runner and bata­ draw the people, but we all know that one man Is a Lengue people. If that team is net strengthened le- to clear tbe ground in any event, and that if 3uck. With ii:ni on flrtt I'll be able to plf.y8-c.md so (i II part of a hasa ball team. U 19 understood that Chicago will open ID Pit'sbnrg fore they play iu thin city, tbe Le*gut» grounds will in an following him have it understood that th* base, something: I was not aWe to do in the old team. We nofld have no ft-ar that the beet talent will suffer and Cleveland in Buffalo, and that Bo*tly deportment before the public. The Brother­ aud tlmt Pit sbure will be in Philadelphia on Decora­ Thcrtj is nothing like squaring yourself after having Ite. It's great, 1 tell you." tion Day. Pitt*burg has two (rood holidays, viz.: July popes. There is no evidence to baok up tbis This second ball is to be hit at not blindly, but hood appreciate that, nnd needs no lessons from (hnae been a party to a bhauy transaction." Piltuburg charge, however. Corniskoy haa gone to his home fn Dubnqtie and will who cl*lm to b« their teachers. Al) are iutere-tcd 4, aud Grand Army Day, Oct. 3. Press. with rae'hod to punch the ball slowly toward Hoi return to Chicago before the I5tb of nest month, and after tbe sume thing tbe fritnUly support of tbe A SATISFACTORY KEETITfO. The New York League Club Is said to have lines oat It begins to look as if the Brotherbood would riifht fleli"a in Brooklyn. It ia criticisms will follow much to the advantage of the atiow that bis attention was drawn to tho fact that Players' Club's service and will stick to it. tbo contract for tbe grand stands is about to be uinety-niDf* time* out of a hundred the second base- claimed that Cbria upbraided Comiakoy and "roasted" well-earned fame of the members of the Brotherhood. there was a club in Brooklyn. The rxt'.Tu?? emplujvu '-, pi*ol'*r Ad Gumbert to awarded, lends additional color to the avowed man cannot recover himself to field the ball, no him before tho spectators. Commie uever forgave tho OUTSIDE*. Only three copies of the schedule have rieen written exantiue tlie PIa> era' League contract, *nJ report on purpose of the Brotherhood men tbat they will matter tinw slowly bit, and the fl>st base man am not and, in order that the contents will not be made known it' legality has returned it with tbe statement that it proceed no matter what liappena. But to mo it doesn't go f >r it excepp in Tory rare caaefl, whea lie tie Ida the at present, tfie comm t'ee will not even furni-ih the is leual. This lawyer had not evidently beea "seen" bull to the pitct.er, *uo cavern tu*. H ia v*ry MOKE BIG CAPTURES. COMISKEY'S TRIBULATIONS. look \*e«er, that tbe nrst basemnu can in'^ OtiM W* ' Louis Troubles Now 1>UI. hi-otl and it* backers bn\ a n-*id a imrhon of ._tho_-C New League, and Also Two Catchers. ou Mnrcli 11. game. I don't see why the League bboullo't play just for the grounds. They ire willing to tow that, if ate now a man oo fini aad aticd'mTaud ao ouo out, Next to Comiskey*s cupture by Chicago in im­ Now that Comiskey U no longer a Brown Stock­ The committee on printing and supplies decided to » good ball next summer a* tbe £>iotheruoo ubtful if they aim(>lv by a Htrode of "te»m work.*' portance waa Joha M. Ward's effective work in ing, some of the trials that beset his path as cap­ transact no business until the spring meeting, when Coming from a Brotheihood deserter the whiuo about will willingly risk any more than that if the decision Tuki rbe revMra* DOW for examylw. We have our tain of tbe great team he handled so brilliantly all of the clubd will have an opportunity to vote ou "Injuring the game" H ricii. ii against Ward. man on first ai;d a ROIH! bitter waiting bia turn at tue corralling Orr, Kinslow and Hayes for his the matter. ______It id pretty sufe betting tbat Duryea and Keenao b«t. Ho ban no urjrjHrstAD'lmat with t' alone with the Players' League and the Brook­ St. Louis by the inappropriate insertion of uh 'phiz' Wemlell Goodwin, of the Brooklyn Players' Club, Tbe K'cal Brotherhood claim* tu have aligned Vaugbu, the result, f tiding io au easy dou'-l* play. eTttn moro in matters bvyoud his juriidiction, aud imleud in Co- in Boston the other day and expressed himself and Luwyer JosopU II. Choate are firm fritnds, ana as of ihe Louisville team, and fje Brooklyn Brotherhood di»aatrona tlmn the long fly bad boeu. lyn Club. The contract waa signed in Wondell to the effect tbat whether the Ward suit went Goodwin's office, in presence of Messrs. Goodwin nmkuy'n affairs, than even hi* father, and Chris Von they aro on opposite sides of the base ball question not Club haa signed Davo Orr and Kiualow. Ward did a Iu onr tirxt learn, above described, we have a rou der Ahe has acted as hia t-oo dictated iu many matters for or against tbe Players' League, it would a little raillery passes between them. great strobe ot Duiiucss fn securing Orr, for he will be ner ou firat nod second, aad uo one out. Our third and Ward. The terms of the contract were not which led him bofore th* public iu a necessarily bad not stop tbe latter'a progress. Aa for himself Tucker has eent his advance hack to the Brooklyn a tint-class card if the now League erer geU a start. but*m*u st<-p-4 to the plate, Onr Intelligent and ob- given out, but it is known that the salary is light. If Eddie VOD der Abe had not misled his voca­ Players' Club, but tbat club has refused to receive it. There haa been a ataternent 'Hide that the New Turk aerv:tntcaptaiti has cow a chance to |>ut in a we'i- thoroughly satisfactory to the pUyer, that it la for tion, perhaps St. Louis would still have a club, aud he said: There's tun in s fore for the four-time signer. League Club tried to aign Orr. Mr. Day toU me to- tluied order, bniog it entirely ou hU ktiowletlge of tho three years, and tniit bo received u handsome slice of perhaps tlie old Association would have been alive to­ "Tee, I have signed and paid for my stock, and mean Out of coini-liment to the themrical profession, which d-ty that he should not bare »Ejected to Orr indeed, batter, and if be be a mire, bard hitter, oidlnar.ty hU ad\ancemoney. Tho New York Club b*d also beea day. At all events, he was instrumental in driving to to a man heart aud eoul with the Players1 League, would have been glad to liar e Mm under certain cir­ command may bo "Hit hard," otherwise a well-knowD endeavoring to sign Orr for m»re (ban a week be tor* Comiskey frum the teurn, aud never was liked by auy "How do yon feel whoa some of the stars weaken the Brooklyn Players' Club will open its season at cumstances. The only talk; with big Dave occurred a si^u previously arranged, aud our order read*. -''Ad­ ho signed with Brooklyn, and made him BO EDO very of tho other players." aii<1 ruturn?" home with the "Five AV team. The event will bo few days ago, when Orr told him that he would like to vance them." Alight, slow botiDcliui; hit tu aim Oil "Well, it makes a fellow feel shaky for a while to tempting offers. Orr's sympathise; aro with to* new Another St. Louis exchange pays the new made a gala occasion. play with New York. .ifr. Day'a answer wa-<: 'I a'iy direction serves the purpose, and the batter s-icri- League, bi.t it waj hia buaines* ju -gmmt, together think that these men can go buck on their oalha and What a drawing card Stovey will De when be comes cuuM not do any bnaineeg witb YOU without talking ficing' bimself. pet^s tha two coveted runs «noth»f with a desire to unco more appear in hi* favorite city, Chicago captain this handsome tribute: agreements. Why, I wouldn't break my word, not to to Philadelphia witli the Bost-m Ciub. with the Colnmbua Club. At preaent we don't w*nt notcn towards borne lowarda right fold 1* pr^f^rable, which IK! him io sien with tho Brooklyn Players' "Thn sfgnlnif of Comiakcy with the Brotherhood 1« speak of anything more s^rions. Mike Tiernan sur­ On S»tiirday the charter for the Pittsburg Players' joo, ai wo expitct to get all our old players. If we ai it reiir» difficult, if cur Clnb. Iu explanation of hU course, Orr say*: one of the best thing* that could have happened to prised tne, but then I think tboy could have signed Club will be formally asked from the county courts by cannot I wonld be gl«(i t» have you here."' Nothing baiter chance to ^et a little more force iu hU stroke "I believe tho reutlecueu behind tbe Brooklyn thut organization. It wilt have a good and powerful him if they sent the right man after him. When ho its atturuey. After (he signal defeat of the National m»re was eaid about U. Tho noxt day tbe Columbus tlmn Iti'endetl. We liave now moved thean same two PHyera* League Club mean to fu-ni^h ita patrons with effect on other players who are still ont, or who are in- lefi me to g3 to Mt. Clt-menti he waa a red hot Brother­ League officials in their attempts to prevent tbe Phil­ Club lelegrat bed Orr, care of Mr. Day, and also sent bas^-ruuD^ra a bnMi forwards, aud our fourth batsman a strictly fmt-clas* article of ball the best Brooklyn tv&dinjc to withdraw from tba Brotherhood. Comls- hood min. I know tbat John B. Day bad promised adelphia Playera' L^a^ue Cluli from securing this in­ Mr. Div a personal telegram ankinc him to eee that can use bU own judgment in the majority of CHUBS, has evtr had. On many account* I am sorry t» leava kev lit generally recogoiKed as a man who never aots him a hi if raise in salary, something like $13')0, I strument, no opposition Is anticipated from that sourc* Orr's telegram waa dotirer<-d that night. Mr. Day and if be is a good buuier he will likely do tlmt, or if Columbus. I like ihe p*opla. They treated me roy­ hastily lu any ma'ter of importance to himself; and think. When Tiernan informed Mr. Talcott that he in Pittsburg. turned It over to 0. P. Caylor, who took It up town be be a long, hard hitter, a Ion* fly would now serve ally, hut you can see that it would be poor policy fur bo ct)Ttainlv h:w not acted with any celerity in Bigniiig expected this rai>e from the Flavors' League, he got It ia rather sixaificant If tha League have done as and gitve It to a man named Lynch, who promised to tlie purnooe exactly in scoring the firni run, which me to play iu aa organization liKe the Association with the Chicago Bro-b«rh!ch po, and Mutrie'a watch. Tina ia about the ri^ht one and can served by tbe London Club, also api-emWd bia signa­ vest m it. That it la m-t crooked is precluded by Ihe greatest coacher ia tbo busiutiaa ought to draw mav yf<*M nmny ruiH. Thus we can t£"onin tblamao- ConiisUcy'a sigi Infr, and tlut il is an improvement on a* for Mnrp'ij, I should hare been surprised to have like a bouse Hfire. te takftn aa official, because gentle Jeeina told It to roe ner piling up run after run in «v«ry inning, or ID ture lo a Broohlvn Clnb couiract. K-usiow ctme to seen him remain. hinn«If. In the firat iUce lie did not \oa» a void Nfw Yi.rk Tne*lay nitcht at Ward's expense ami hud the old b.tne (all system ia likewise forethadowed by John U. Wttid. in apeakfng of his caso at PftUburg every other innintr, even, and set a pare very hnrd to thf same act. Comiskey i* hooest, upright and bril­ "With our present team, I can't we where the Thursday, said: "Will I wiu my suit? Certainly. watch at all; it waa a Mlrer one. The robber* cot hia equnl, except our opponents be a* w>U ech'K>lrt(j aa u interview with \V;ir 1, vita the result th*t terms League folks can down us with the New York public, gold chain, though. Jim lirei on Richmond Tt-rruce, were agreed upon *ud tho young man signed. Kins- liant iu business altalrru», athletic-looking pUyer. conaidnratde faith in Buck Ewin^' aa a c;iptuin. Then it was a pretty dark night on which the adventure Walli Ffs.-eDdf>o, hia late manager, who had an ex- him in the proper light. Comiskey'snigning wirb Cbl- Dave Orr will provo a tower of strength to the is where the pame will be mure and mor« dev^'oped cazo is a splendid victory, even it itui at theexpeuseof such meo as Eo^er Connor, Danny Richardson, Tim Brooklyn Club alike for bis playing ability and for happened. Mntrie bad buen out celebrating the caj>- and claim closer att- ntion and admiration from tho c^ileut opportunity to see hi* work lu tii* Interns^ Kf«fe and the other Giants have a firm bold oa the tare of Mick y Welch and waa returning home in tional Leagn^ last season, speaks of him In the high­ St. Louis." hiti popularity with tho mass of Brooklyn base ball base-t>nll-loviug public. euthnsiBfts orer that way." patrons. bl^h good humor, tie reached bis door and took out Tlinre arn ninny different plays constaotly aiWna est terms. "He ia a fli-t-clnsa catcher," said Mr. Fcs- Ted Sullivan, the man who discovered Com­ Crane believes the old League will come out all hia laich key, and had jut t got the door open, wUcn be Bcnden. "H<* bate bird, runn fast ar.d witli gt>od judy- T<» those who bavo been led to doubt the streogtb wh ;ch I could fittiniily df«crib« under "tf-nm batting, iskey and pushed him into prominence and who rffrht, but will make no money to speak of for the of tho financ al backing of tbe Players' Le-^ue we was set upon t.y three nien.whocitme upon hiui suddenly but t.elin? th>tt 1 have stifrlrientlr Illustrated tho m -lit, *ud ia » b-HUtitul thro*nr and back stop. Ward knows him better than anybody else, excuses next year or two, OWIDK to the large bo nines paid out out of tha darkness. Jim put uu a bold front aud bus made no tni.taRe in signing him." command tlie following from the Nr w York World as point In question I paoa on to nnotber. Comiskey as follows: for players nnd the heavy increa-es in salary. a fact: ''The Playeis* League backers cau buy and used bia fl»ta lo good purpose on hia a**ailaut*. A Ibere is nothing more plfueiue t> an audience tbAO On Monday VVitri also eig cd Jack Ilayes, formerly When asked if hs intended to make naw records at woman in the house heard the noise, atuckt her bond of the Moto and late of ihe Newark Club, tis a general "I don't know that I blame Charley very much for sell the magnates a dozen times, aud, besi'le, they are to s^e- a fiQ<* piero of eene T a!khip itt the hat, iu the longdistance throwing, he said: successful biifein^sa men. They are willing to give tho out of tbo window and discerning that a row waa in floId or on the bases. I r- fer toon 1* plnyer particularly pio< er. Jack i* a catcher of note. lit- will play be­ wantiiig to gst awiiy fr.-m St. Louis. Von der Ahe p,-"gree9, shouted to a man who was pawiog to call the did not treat him right last season. De would coma "It's rather risky business to try long distance player a chauce." and nime tike nmn whom 1 oes ia a re- down on the bench und criticise the men's playing Lt-a£uo organs shouldn't worry so much about Jay making if. All know h<>w adopt John Ward is in 188-4 of -over 134 yard* has never been beaten. A! Fa^U'« fiuire. That gentleman will p'av first btue force, consisting of one man, and returned with him bunting the hall, and oft«n nft-r an attempt to do markab-y clean thrower, am) «a a batsmm bad few and blame Comiskey for it, and he waa c»naUuily in­ tu tbo a"eao uf the affrav. Meanwhile Mutrie found terfering With the make-up of the t'ttm, bat it would that time, under favorable circurmtauces, I am sure I for tbe Buffalo Players' Club, in all probability. thi4, and having drawn the tieHera in cloan to meet s auj.priore. Old in exp^ri-uce, he is >ouug iuyeais, could have thrown a ball 13C yards, the odds too much for him and waa knocked down, ud will hiiVM 1 ttle troub e in *«Ub lisa lug biai»«lf u not have been so had if be had only talked about The New York League Club i«saiJ to have had com slow hit, bave WH soen him do just the opposite and nleted a deal with Coliimbu* fur the purchase or Orr'a and robbed of watch and chuiu and something hit clean and hard, tutting tbnmat a big disadvantn^o. ft favorite iu the City ot Churches. Comiakey and the other m^n to people whom he like £20 which ho had in hia rest pocket. As the knew, but ho was con«tnntly malting breaks about News Notes and Comment. ro:eaa«, but the latter spoiled it by signing with the As they am no close in they a>e unable to cover enough A MIORTY BMTOGKR FOR CLEVELAND. Ewlng thinks there will be bnt eight ctubfl la the Brooklyn Players' Club. fellows made off with the boo'y the police fon e ar­ ground to intoiCHpt the Imll if hit to ono side, and If them to strangers. Of course this could not but rived aud Tory promptly put Mauatrer Mutrie under The Cleveland I'lavt-rs' Clnb on Monday added a create di»curd, and I think it was very largely ths Nation Hi League next season. The Indianapolis play- It ia more than likMy that catcher Harry Yaughn, right at them it is usually too ah irply hit tor tho deal of bftttiTu strength to ita team by glutting tho era, he says, will he transferred to New Yurk. of the Louisville arrest, aiid ia spite of his pioteaiiitiont dragged him fielder to handle, bHntr taken uu-iwarfs. interl>r*-uce oi Vou der Ahe which influenced Comiskey Club, will eiiin a Players' contract. t.> tbo lockup. There Jim explained how be had been faiiiom Louisville tar-man, Pete bro« ning. Secrftnry ia joining the Players' Brotherhood." "John Montgomery Ward Is all right If half tbe Cleveland1!* tx-m<*uHger, Jimmy Will lam t, writes To the N«w Y"iks' fine "ie:tni work" in all th» Col-man wmit to Louisvilln and ba^ced the "Gladi; reporters who are masting him had aa much sense, Al Reach "that the Players' League will not live rubtxid, waa identified and released. Tho police three rien;*rlinenta liatun-z, fielding and baae-ruQ- tor," Prt*r has hud a griovant e against ihw Louf what wonderful wladora then would be displayed caught three men tha next day who were suspected, ning is'due the proud distiu< tion uf liavln^r, tbf U-t AL JOHNSON'S SENTIMENTS. in lung, arid that Reach should secure Foreman and Kil- but M u trie could not Till*- inanHjjemonl on account of tinea and penalties tbe sportiag columns." St. Louis Saying*. roy when the smasu-up comes." That settles it, and identify them aud they were two year", nroved them^elvca the champioa-* uf tho lmpo*t*d upon him. aiid once 'ried to be exchm-od The New York Lmtgue Clnb is said disctmrged. Jim haa given up hopes of ever recover­ world. This su-'cesw is duv to the team worklnft a- ft The Flayers' to have vainly the Piuyers' League mtgtit as well atop signing lor B b GilAs, of the ClHV'-lands. Ha thought heconld League to go Before the been angling for Arthur M'hitrjoy. players, arranging schedules aud flxin* up grounds; ing hia property. unit, harnionionMT an>l smoothly directed by nearly du better in Clevel«t,(), »»ray from his bo-m coiu- Public on Its Merits. The well-Known catcher, George BTyera, who la a in short, it might just as well dissolve, oa it hao no SPRING PLANS. such a captiin as 1 clai^ned waa necessary in a forui**r p«niMi)i. In speaking of hit HC<]ni«ititt Browni-iK la make tt go from the e'art if they get a good nine. 1 attempts to buy Carroll over to the old club. The The arrangement was inada with Fresident Paa^ai- ants. A leader in all that the name implies. a terrific hit IT H" will he p!.iyn alt right.'1 no objection," Al Johnson stated not long ago that ho wonld no1 Pat Murphy, J. H. Murphy and Doole.y, the new men, sense in the theory advanced by the enthusiasts By arranging for 20,000 sealing capacity, the direc­ inane any season tick eta for the Cleveland flajers' PLATEK AND CRITIC. FLAYKU3* GKOUND3. are to go sure. If the club wins the injunction auit, who say the Brotherhood will draw the crowds tors of the New Yo: k Players1 Club show a sublime Club. Siugle admissions only will be sold to each such other of the old players who desire to go will do simply because it is the Brotherhood. We've faith in tho drawing capacity of next season's Giants. game. The Relations Between tlie Two Not Cordial Every Clab Now Well Fixed and Pushing ao; it tho auit is lost, fe'aitell, Hornuag and ham Crane got to play good ball. If a Cleveland niitn, for ex­ With the players now iu the Chicigo White S ock- "Clarkfton's prattlo U Infantile. The time for him to wilt he of the party, nud such otber new uien as the Enough. the Preparatory Work. Ing team, and with Comiskey aa captain, the club ample, should go to see the League people oua d*y and have decided whether or not he wanted to join the new club may get. Mutrie says thht Fan ell. Crane und No two professions are HO alliei aa that of thtj The Chicago Club, the last of the Players' ttit-y hhould play a cood name, you may be *ure that should be a world beater. It ia especially strong la league wax when he was aykei to ai^n the Brother­ llornung may go in any event. batting material. hood agreement with the capitalists- tie did sign that base ball writer and player, and jet, n£ a mat­ League clubs to secure grounds, ia now in such he wouldn't go ciazy with enthusiasm over us tbe AETEfl TASK ROBI5301T. next day if we weru to play Inferior ball. The Cleveland Plain-Dealer says that tho chanced paper nacl has broken hia obligation," New York ter of fact, the bonJ of friendship between th« ' \ ibape that work can be begun on the grounds al The New York Club Is very desirous of gattlng "An I look at it, the only thing for me to do Is to get are that Kobiuaon will wear a Clevolaud Players' World. two ia of the frailest kind. Few ball phiyer* ' ; any time. The other ciubs in the Players' LeKgue uniform this aeasm. It Is true trmt he would Robinson, of the Bro»ns, and if they can aecare him up a better team, aud ono that will stand higher lu its Strange as It may appear, the desertion of two soon will pay Von dfr Ahe a who read the bumovoua or regular incidents of o, according to Secretary Brunell, elso cl'iss tbuu tht> Lenttue (earn. This is notaucb an easy rather play iu Brooklyn, but nevertheless hebfMsigatd good D layers MS Millar and Ueckley will really hulo good aiim f»r hltt release. Chi is an agreement to come to Cleveland. Comiskey baa a the Bfotherho' d people la Pittsburg. As la perfectly willliuga* he knows that he has no earthly the game pauso to picture the patient man with eern to be well situated. The Buffalo Club task as Bonia might ihiuk. The League club, as at la well show uf binning "Robbie," prosout made up, contains tome good players. There groat deal of power over Robinson, and ha will adviso known, Pitkit'urg in a hot-bed of labor organizations, Tbe Brotuerhoood Is pen or pencil sitting down to body them forth. will occupy tbe old ground usod by White bim toc"-rjie to Cleveland. bringing all its batteries to bear oa Uoblnson, and is DO use in iryiug to deny tbat Beatin is a great and already these Unions have indorsed the Broth»r- Ward's official oreaua He is hidden, with a few exceptions, behind Ml and ll'iwo; Pilt-hure ha* the Exposition Fftrk; pitchrr; he is oDe of the very heat lu the country, and Tip O'Neii ia bound to become a prime favorite In hood nnd branded tho deserters fn.-m the Players' here both a.iert that ho will Jj-'\v V->rk h**a ih» lea-o Biffned and plans perfected for land tho big flab fur the Brooklyn Brotherhood tenm work, nnd aims so to hide himself. His pen U there ia every reason to believe that he will be eveu Chicago. The White S:ockinga will consider him Lengue camp as black sheep and "tcabs.** The Trades of tenet dipped la tht< milk of bniinn kindnoss thiio la 1 on it, Nichi'las ttveoue aud One Hundred aad bet'er than ho was a year ago. their strongest man at the bat and it will not be sur- Council at a recent meeting resolved to a'd the The Now York Club wants "Kobhie" if it can possibly -treat; B««ton will have perfectly equipped pri-iug if he leads the Players* League ia batting at gut him, and will give him a liberal ailarv to come gall, and »ot the good things he does are p»sit«d unno­ "Do I intend to proceed against Beatin legally? Brotherhood Cluh, and condemned in no mild terms her<*. He would be a ticed, while tbe ill are remembered for alt time. 4 »n Corner*** 8tre»»% euht utiuutea1 wrilk (rum "No; I shall nev«r turn my hind asalmt him. the closo of the coming aetwoo. (he m^n who had violated their obligations to that or­ great addition to the team. He r .y's ct-utrf; Pmliidelphiti has F>irrp^iii tho i will b* fitted up at a coat of $7, aalwcrltiej firai-clatw ball pla}e», but I don't kaow yet whether flop to the League. T'uid state of affairs doonn't being their motto. The members of tbe*e labor or- there by the New York Club, If it secures him, re­ rural railr«Kid< rniniinij to it; Bnx>klyn haa Iwen ctt-ato any alarm gard leas of the result of the liiw-auits. o(h»r, making th*-lr repuintiun world wide if yon will, they will play with the League or not. la Chicago, however, aince Van ganiz»ti'>ns are all frequenters of ball games, aud hut once chronicle their Hhoncnmiiii:* and all tbo ^ootl Kiven grounds b.v the Brooklyn Elevated Kailroad, and They certainly won't if I can prevent thorn. Zimmer wouldn't be missed now if ho did jump. It might when they start In boycotting ihe old League's games, I had ft ploatant lettar ibis week from Die Key Burns. Cleveland haa the park ou tbe railroad. He ts at hia home, 145 Beach street, liolyoke, M»»(*., tilings yon hive<.Hid of them are for^'ttun. On tho we d«n't hear much abont lately. He may not pUy hive been different a month ago* It would be a pity it will uietto many thousands of dollars receipts to tao other h«ni. It m*y haniwu that th* young chronicler THE NKW YORK GROUND. at all next season, and it's mv opinion that he doesn :t though if he should prove tbe only one of tha Cbit^mjo new club's treasury. waiting for an enua.,rement for the coming sta.son. Burn- ia well known aa a steady and reliable autu aud of tb<* name U too quick to find fault aud too real* to The work of grading the irnxiudd of the New York want to. He still has my 8200 advance money. Of Brotherhood men to show the white feaiher. The capture of orr and Kinslow has strengthened pick fliiw* to the work of this player or that. Soca Pln\ers i;iuh war* begun last Moo lay. Wm. G. Hor­ tbe other League players we know nothing except The colors of the New York Brotherh.>od Club have the Brooklyn Club both materially and in public c.itl- A h'rst-clasa fielder and a f*ir butter. He bus plated In both League aud Association, nnd while nut a star c«pe* ate frequent, to say the leacr, m.d but serve ta gan, of Ndw York, In tbe coi.tractor. The grounds from hearsay. Most of the youngsters are reported been forwarded to Secretary Brunell. Tho team will mition, and Ward is correspondingly elated. "We widen tie breach. On* thin; JaterUin. however, auJ lnclii'1.' an urea from One Huudr d and Fifty-seventh to t>0 ttood players, though, and it's ponible tbat bomo have two uniforms cue of wlnte and the other a light will hare a team," Bald b-, "that will surprise some is a ffuod every,'lay man. Me would be a strong aiaa for buy Atlantic Association team. thnt H tt at the time mint come wh^a the player «nd to Ou" Hundred and Fifty-ninth street and from of i hem may tarn out to be Qret-claa.4 ni«u. gray. The trtmminira for both suits will be black, people. We have n»w Cook, Daily, Kmslow and the writer oa ha^fl bill will bn bffer ami rli«rr Eighth avenue b:ick to the bluff. Tbe dimensions "Now, as to my team, I've strengthened ft on first with cup} and stockings of the same olred bnse aii"I, I hope, in the field- I shall keep tour oat- Conmkcy thinks so well of the Play era1 League that pitcher*); Orr, first base; Bierbauer and Joyce on sec­ I 8«ked Mr. Day recently what he thought tho ton game It-urn this and Fitty-eiyhtti s'reet, wnhin the enclosure, will be fielders through the season, to that ID cas« any of he h:is taken 51000 of the Chicago Club's stock. ond and third tag**; BIcG'-achy, Scery and Andrews la League would do ia regard to a schedule, whsMier It f»oi thero will be rmtt-r fecl'nn nil around ami ft entire!y wiped »wty; outride of tbat there will be bat tn«ni shall ever be disabled we will have a man ready Neither White nor RJWO will manage the Buffalo tho field, iiid I guoa* I shall be able to play at then, waa likely that it would sock or avoid conflicting moro lusting bond of trieudnhtp than thurtt is now, linlf f;radiu«: to t*e done. Plans and specifications tor to fill in. I intend to have three good catchers, not Brotherhood Club. We haven't stopped. There are other men we shall dates fu case the Brotherhood League should bo a ao. the grand stand, club house aud other conveniences counting Snyder, who may or may not While President Frank DeR. Rnbison, of tbe play next sum­ Bign. He said: -'I could not say as tu that. I am not a A Dreadful an- t'l-w b*Hoz con^idi.*red. Il ia thought tbat tbo mer. He wit) b" kept on th* t*ara whether tie plays Cleveland Lengo Clab, aad President Al Johmon, of They say that Zimmer, of Cleveland, baa tra sferred m?mb(T of tbe committee. However, It wonld not be Prediction. el<-v>ne>l road will tw continued up to Ooe 1! und rod or not. I shall aJso hive another good pitcher, aod I the Cleveland (Mayors' League team, are flgiitiox eacU all hia property to bis wife, M fear of bulug sued for an iuterreieuce on mv part to say that tbe League baa From tho Buffo lu (Amrivr. and K.'ity-uiutli siree1, and iu thU cns^ tha cisilo PQ- hupe to eecttre Bobinam for the short field. All this other t>oth aud nail ia biwe ball matter*, personally damage* by tbe I'layerV League. a custom that haa not yet Iwn broken and i* not Mark thia prediction: flalf the American AMoclft- trance to the grouu'H wll he at that point. The talk about his not wauting to come her* is poppycock, tbev are the best of friends. Na^h denies the report that he Is ready to " do busi­ likely to be tbis season. Wo alternate. L*at yt'ar we tloo clntjo will be Ktrnndo-i by the middle of the so*- grand siaud will be Similar In architecture to that of lie has never intimated to DI« tbat ho doesn't want to Speculations are rife ns to Coml-key's salary with nees" with the Boatun Club, of the National League.^ b«£au the season in the Ea-t. Thia year, following tbe -ou. Th.- A-MO'miion will du well if it liniaUw tu« |he New York Club, and will gut at leut 6000 per- come to Cleveland, but il ua should object to plavlag tho Chicago PI ay era' Club, the guceaera aaying from lie aftya that he haa argued with tho Boston Giiub, of cutttoiu, ne ahull opon tu tbo Wwr. Of course each teuou with oigbt club*. o THE LIFE. Jan. 29.

WhitfOK Paper Company; George E Dudley, of ihe tion to Charley Dooley, oor premier first bsseman an1 reporter in this city, having p'ttye*) hull and b*an fn- 8iani A Dudley Pape* Company, *ud George K. Tyoer, CALIFORNIA CULLINGS. extraordinary batsman, lie ana his charming wife t*reited for the last twenty yt-ara, being a member ot KANSAS CITY BRIEF3. of the Hutyoke Eurtlopo Company. The base hall en- honored me with a farewell visit last Monday, prior to the second nireofthe Alerts, of the city of riuch*-at*»r, BASE The Departure of the BALL. Baatern Visitors—Im­ IhiiMBflts ar*j becoming Impeful, for it now looks aa if their departure for New York on the following Thurs­ N. Y., old man Suttoii b«iua: their third ba^euiin ia Local Effect of Comiskey'a Jamp to tlia Holjoke Kill be in the New England League. pressions Made by the Two Teams—Local day. Like Coughlflo, "Di c" has endeared himself to 18C8. No belter choice '-ouM tw nude. E. E. CU.NN. P layers' I.ra^m* -The Latter Kuised in Players Making Eastern Conquests—The 0.3. He itt the nn at graceful player 1 eTtr taw, aud I Western Estimation— Local Club News. HARTFORD HAPPENINGS. California League Circuit Fixed For Next cannot help but feel that he h:ia been ''hi-ling bis SACBAMKNTO».S TEAM. light under a bushel" in (he Wear, South and on the KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 22. Editor SPORTIN» THE Season, Etc. LIFE: There are so many surprising NEW LEAGUE. things in The Club Preparing For Husiness— The coast for several years past. Boaton and New Yoik Tlie Men Signed by Manager Zeigler—Bor- SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12. Editor SPORTING are bidding for his services, bir. Mutrie, I think, will chers* Contemptible Conduct. the base ball world just uow tbat an enthusiast Status of New Kugland's League—New get him. Stalling*, another of the same ilk, is a!eo in England Well Advised, Etc. LIFE: No longer do the marble-tiled floors of Manager George Zeigler, of the Sacramento finds himself exclaiming involuntarily, as it A NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE the corridors of the demand. Be longs for a position lu gome National wete, Ihe immortal phrase of Hurin not the Scottish HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 23. Editor palatial Baldwin echo to League city on th« Atlantic board, and, judging from Club, has returned to Sacramento from hia SPORTING the footfalls of many of America's greatest ex­ bard but ot fiat older eqnallj well-known gentle- DECIDED UPON. LIFE: Two meetings of the Hartford Base the pottumrk OQ stma of the letters on my deak, I Eastern trip after players. He writes THE ponents of the national game, nor the ma i, Ton, my Oum*, of ibe Brooklyn Club. Ball Company have been held during the past billiard think he'll get there. He's had many offers from tha S PORTING LIFE that he has figned catcher Bow­ "Welll Wel.H Well!!!" parlor? and grand salon reverberate with the Went, but that's because he's played there. Please ob­ Tha1 is the way Sir. Burns used to deliver It. week. The meeting of Friday night was sliinly serve that it fa a very rare occurrence when a pla\er man, late of Wheeling; flrst baa em an Stapleton, blithesome greetings of Arlie Latham, Ryan, of Springfield, 111.; second base man, Rcilly, of The Brotherhood of piave rs U probably ehouilntr also The Organizers of It Deter­ attended, and nothing of importance waa done. leaves tbe California League he does not go Iuto a that other equally well-known exclaaiation of Mr, O'Brien, Morrill, Kelly et al. and tbe laughter major league. Gues to shu\v, etc., otc. Chicago; third baseman Godar, of Galveston; However, on Monday evening a larger crowd of Comiske3'*a progeny, hia little cousin and his Barns': mined to Stick Through eame out, and the following named gentlemen A SNAP SETUPS. short stop Juhn Daly, uf Chicago, and con:re fielder "Heantifull B«nutifqi!! Beantifnl!!!" California children acquaintances. In threes Tb« players out here during these IORC winter Goodeuutigb, of last aeason's Sucrameoto Club. Mr. Ti-m Burns u-ed tu emit that yell when a mpmripv were elected aa a board of director?: A. W. and fours the Bostons hare gradually petered Zeigler uow nefds anuther battery and a left fielder. Thick and Thin. Lang, J. M. Henrv, C. B. llaakel!, A. R. Bar- months are not disposed to remain 'die, and if there is of hi^ team m.id- a homo rn?i hit in a tight place. out, till Hart, the last to go, on Thursday fetich a thing AS a nimble shilling for the ''poor player," lu Daly and Reilly he thiuks he has two very premis­ Whf-n tbe Urotht-riiood signed ComUkey it ntrtick th* rons and AV. W. Tucker. Mr. Lang is the only tbey want to grasp it- To tbateud a temporary league ing young i layers. Went that the hit «f tQ«» season bad be*n loade. There wrapped his mantle or rather ulster around Mr. Zeigler coutetuplatjd giving George Burchcrs one of la,st year's directors who waa elected. his attenuated but syrnetrical form has bseu organ wd, and at a meeting last night diew Is mote talk of Brotherh- od In re DOW tbuu there lias The New England League \9 to be a fact The directors will soon meet to choose officers. and, like the uj) a schedule of gamod to be plajtiJ at Ceuiial Park, Another chance next season ani bad arranged to have ever been befo e, and the sl^nia.' of OmisKey ia Arabs of olJ, stole forth into the night. comoiODcing Jan. 16 aud ending the same day in hi4 name taken < ff Hie blacklist, but tbe yuuntc man t^e sole cause of it. Ht> wa-t l'*/ke.l upon as one of the whether it be un Jer the protection of the Na­ It ia not likely tbat there will be any opposi­ appears to be irredeemable. The Sacrmnt'iito Club tional Agreement or of the Players' League tion to the re-election of Prtfttdent Lauff. It would DART AND TH? BOSTONS. March, Three team* have been formed and under matt l<>vt>l-tiea'led men in ih* pro!e-«i<>ii as well aa tha the euphouous titles of Pioneer, Hnverly and Knicker­ people secured a pusitiun lur him at which he had uuwt ra givo as much time have written you of the appreciation Calitur- bocker, will struggle each with tbe otber for the The mere f*ct that he ban waited until etery chance peatedly declared themselves as unqualifiedly championship au.i siinuleon*. These teams are playt-rs. During hid abden.e Burthera prtnailod upon for tlie failure of thf Broti erhoud moveuitut Lad to the sorvica of the club. Mr. Lang has prored a nians feel for this enterprising and genial man­ tho Dre§id«nt of the Sacrat»euto Club to get him a new committed to the project and opposed to con­ baid w-.i-kar for the club, and with the experience de­ chock full" of talent, as these names will prove: passed adds alt tlie more r-Uuflcunco to it. ager for the courage he has displayed in furnish­ Charles tianzel, N;ck Smith, lUbj Brown, Van Hal- euit of clothes and ov^rcoxt. As soon sa he receive) tinuance in the Atlantic Association. President rived from last year's cumcui^ii should niaka a most these he threw up hid situation aud went on a urai.d EllRONIrOUS LOCAL NOTfOXS. acceptable president. He will hare tbe asjiatancu of ing us with a pure article of Eastern base ball tren anil others already and to become famous In the - I do not think that tlie Hrothtrbcnd has had very P. C. Bancroft has called a meeting at Provi­ Kasf. The teams »ru apportioned thiii: Haverly ppree, which lasted until Mr. ZeUler returiitMl fiom Ihe dence next Tuesday. Jan. 23, ior the purpose of Manager Hciiry of laft >ear's te^m, who is one of the season after season or not, y*t even if I have I cannot KoHt. Witea Zeigler reproached him for his nhntby many firm frien Is in the \VVat. Not that nnybody recently elected directors. Bat it Is to be Manaeor too often extol his merit*. In tttlliug you that Jim Kbright, catcher; Incel! and Meegan, pitchers; Power, felt tbu t!^e plii.vtTd were wrong, but the revolt waa taking action on the decision of the Board of O'lJay aud Wilauu on the bas^s; Haoley, short stop, conduct Borcuwra grew a^usiTe. Th:it M>(tlnd Bor- lieury of this year's team, to », unless all signs fa^i. Hart ia my beau ideal ot a manager 1 but repeat the cbtra to f^r as the Sacrauieuto Club ia concerned, es­ generally looked upuo ac au aitortive movement, sura Arbitration in regard to the new League, Sixty-five have alrea-iy promised to take srock.or sentiments of every one who knows anything about and Levy, Gattasund Cahill in the field. Pioneer to come tu grief wioner or Ut-*r. Tn« plain truth of base lall in California, aud bii fiuttlly aottliug here Hurdle, catcher; Oughlan and Kneil, pitchers; Gatizel, pecially in view of tho fact that it would cost tbe Sac­ TDK QUESTION OF PROTECTION. fonitorn in addition to those who bad »igu«d last ramento Club about $350 to square EorcherV various the matter u that it wa* cot thought tbat Ihe ball will be looked forward to witu pleasure. To rlrrtt base; Donuhue, eevond baae: Nl^k gmith. third During the week Manager D. A. Sullivan, of week ai (bin time. be frank debts, for which amount the club could land two good playei'rt had stability, backbone and bnsmr&i principle with you, I do not thiuk the Bo^ious made what you base; Hunh Pmltb, short stop, and Robert-, Coouey enough iu their c< nip- sitwn to form a base ball leu^ne the Lowell Club, received letters from John I. HARRIS CRITtCIZED. mlicht call a pronounced hit. Tlieir quiet, easy-going snd Perrier iu ihe field. Tbe K nicks present this pitchers from tbe E»*t in £acrniuuuto. Tour New York correspondent is still harplns£on that coul.l stand the toat. I^mif after Kiatern pupera Kogers and Secretary Byrne saying that the methods in a game were not !o the average Califor- powerful array ot celebrities: Brown at;d Van Hal- had accepted fie Playera' L^a^ue as a set led fact. tbe Atlnntic Aesi;ciHtiun, and in a recent issue uf^the nian'i lining, although their marveloua ability is tren for a battery; Pete Swetuey, SlcDouaM and SIUH!- New England League clubs formerly in the At­ New York Press tf lie what he doesn't know about the BALTIMORE BULLETIN. Weafc-rb juiimaN trvntfd the aiaiter flippantly aud everywhere admitted. Personally I cannot understand ley respectivyly at fir^r, second und third, with Charley t-^lkeii of it aa fometliiug «ure to result in di^a^ter Tor lantic Association will be protected in the right New Eojilund League. However, he very sensibly how they came to nuke so c'.oae a fight of it with New Swe-euev, the gioceryamn, to bu«k them up, and mudifies soni'i of his former foolish charges aguiu-t'tlie Barnie Still HuMtlin£ For the Atlantic Asso­ ihe iilayt-ra. Ii wus i.ot until hit" in tbe year tbat tha to their players under the reservation rule. York for tho chaoipiouship. Hu\vev?r, that is neither Ha yes, Moore and liiaki t.m to cha*e everythiug that new urbanization was trt*->to I with the respect its President Young also has written to Treasurer no«\AMociaiion. Heferring to Worcirster, Lowell and here nor ttitiv; they'ie a tplendid lot of fellow* and I goes beyond tlie lonVld. The boys will us.uredly do ciation The Koehester "Application" Hartford, te now says: "These chiba endenvor^d to strength dtservfi. But now that the Brotherhood \ ta Pierce, of tho Worcester?, that he thinks the deeply regret tb.it the elements should have bt*en so Well If tbe weather IB propitio;: j. Again Discussed Manager liaruio's I'o- taken, at one fell suo.ip, the bone an-1 sinew of tbe St. disrupt tlie Attaiitic A8&>c\&ii&n,perh'ipi'ttotdeli}>erntf?yl averse to them while iu San Fr;tnci*co. New England clubs will be put to no trouble but at an}* rate, the methods thuy adopted in forming THE LEAOUK CIRCUIT. sitioii Fairly Explained. Louis Club, it in near enough h»uie to us to appreciate about holding the New tDglnnJ Leagua indirectly, tended to tbat re­ THE BROWNS' METHODS LIKED. Jovial Joe Bowers' Golden E**:!fl Hotel in Sacra­ BALTIMORE, Jan. 23. Editor SPORTING LIFE: tbe force aud vitality of the new League. their p'avers. In speaking of The St. Louis team, full of pungency, sult." One need* a diagram to understand thin joko. wit. rare play- mento last night was in a blue of glory, and purlors The Orioles are still working up the Atlantic A CHANGE IN PUBLIC SKNT1ME.VT. this Mr. John B. Day, a member of the Board !nx ability and OalifumU ittish, were greeted a* old A, B and C filled with the wealth and solidity of of Arbitration, said: The idea of trying to break tip nu Jisaociatiou, but not Association racket, and by the cad of nest Tbe signing of Ctntifn Com akey '8 regarded here aa deliberately tr>iu^! Don't believe all they tell you at friend*, and they can^bt ou from the word "ffo." California bare balldom, for was it unt the annnal "Riething in ihe linht f a "S'tilrr," and ou e^ery "1 CRtinot §ay, with toy dejrree of accuracy, what that end of the line, Brother IlarrlB. The George Every Inducement was held out for them to tarry meeting of the California League? These br-tve week the lines of that organization should be the result of a conference aide now i? heard au expression ot belief io Ihe Play- myself and Mr. By rue will Ha^hinRtOD who once had something to do with run- with us a while longer, but the weather lo»ked dubi­ hearts constituted tbe assemblage of all ihnt U wise, definitely fixed. Mr. Barnie U sanguine that it era' League. The cr^asa/ati >u is lnoke-1 upou as thd liRYe with Ihe Atlantic Assi ciati"ii officials KricUy, uiug th s country, and who died some years a^o, was ous, and so thty concluded t*) fill tht-ir Northern dttes srene and beautiful iu representation of our national will be a good paying »ill be; whether it will circuit, and that the pros­ N'tticaal League WHS louke-i upou lust year. bt> au amalgamation or two ic uo way reUte<1 to the present Pooh-iUh of the At­ aud "siitfc." On Tuesday night I accompanied them grtme on the eztrt me ed-re: John J. M«no and pects are bright. Popular opinion is not with 1'here i-i snuieiliing in public opinion, nod while it Bcpixrnte organ * gallon a, but w«* will try to pive the lantic Association. across the bay on the Piedmont, and saw them saMy Xiclmet E. Fiun, of San FitmcUcu; Tlmmas Enrlght, Bifnit-era pood advice, and thm preTenta ru^tnrb him, however, in that. A story comes from has been a I-HX nuie crv-tnliz n^ in the West it ha* ensconsed in the "Oregon," en route tj Portland, there ot Sacramento; Joltn C. SSielley, of SU'Ckton, and at last formed in f.tvor of Hie Biothorhood. which may burt Ix-th (-ides. Ttiu belief lhnt if any uf HAnTFOltD A3 A BALL TOWH. to play indoor games iu tbe huge pavilion against Thomas P. Rol-inson, of Oakland. Tbe ch.impionship Washington that Manager Barnie is to handle the clubs should lettro the )layrrnad idea^ about business eu- not signed with tlie PI ay era, UM'O in sympathy with honest, outipckeu Jack Shelley to hi* foct, and fur a seeu here ntxt .tear. And ty the way, it m*y nut be terUined by many 11 an ford merchants wbuse clerks them, I know, yet I Ihiuk Chris' "eu^ar" will hold time the air was heavy with sulphurous odors as he existence on the first day of April. generally known, but it ia a fact DeTonheless, tbat ciation on the 20th, the day fixed tor payment, want to attend the games hut cannot d<> it. Instead him. I had a long talk wiih Mrs. Comiskey, and denounced Harris. Both men lost that equipoise so It is noticed that the Columbus correspondent Kansas City lia^ no representation in a single com-* thus defying the Atlantic Association to espel of cloe'ng earlier on Saturdays moot of the stores ke«p found that, although disappointed with our raiuy becoming ood Vft so difficult to maintain. And, as if in effect ealld bU Baltimore colleague nntt-eiu the WeMcrn Association. Of C'Hi'se, tbe city them. They don't care for that so long as their opeu latt-r. ii would b» a grand thing for base ball weather, yet cue hud enjoyed the extended trp very to make "con-fueion woiso confounded," Fine, a? a A COLD-BLOODED LIAR. could not have ben put on committees before it 1m d reservation rights are not here if tho morchanta of our city could seo their way uinch, and, together with tbe little one*, wtw in the compromise, moved that Oakland be set out in the joined the Association, but ft in ID now and in to stay. infringed upon. If clear to do as This would he enough to warm up the con­ they are they propose to appeal to the Board of is done in uiany other ci'-ies, i. e., give beat of health. The glorious couple are great ad- cold and San Josey'd name pla:ed on the roster. Tho It doesn't !<»* exactly right that the be*t ball tuwa their dorks a h.tlf hi lid.iy on one day of the week mil era of THE SPOKTINO LIFE, aud also warm trieuds eluiijiated O-ikiamler at llib actcftlly nude a hole in gealed ruby if it were not believed it waa a slight iu tho circuit that ia wrmt we are uniiuestluiiably Arbitration. Appended will be found the news during tlie summer. Why can it not be done, ntntle- of mine. Iho ceiling with that hard head of bis when be oversight in hastily handling iho kind's English. an'! the pro-pectivu pennant wiuuera sliimld not be oa from cities of the new League: EUOLI? Here ia a chance for the local ureas to do good THE BROWNS* GOOD-BYE. jumpej to the floor. Heavens, what a lima. After It slipped in in thia way: >;0ur friend Mott, a co i mi t tee. We will enter the Western Assoc.atioa work. Latham's good-bye was characteristic. The affable tlm chuuka of ul aster bad been swept away by one from Baltimore, is pleased to charge that tbo uitti Ibe strongest club i:i It. No single team caa WORCESTER'S STAND. NEW HAVEN'S POSITION ATTACKER. Mutiaon was must kind aud cummunicative. Tha uia- of Bowers* lUrltejs, the daj per 1'ttle president coolly show pitchers the equal of Oxiwav, Swartzel. Htaley, ruled the niuti'-u out of order. Shelley was triumph­ application of Baltimore (to the American Asso­ Ponre, buwders and Klni^r Sniiih. No single team ran To Stick to the New League at All Haz­ Your New Ha-ren correspondent has niv thanks for jority of the team join him iu saying lh.it th«y will ciation) ia straight from tie hand of Vuu der Abe, as it calling my letier of Jan. 8 ''lair and manly." But b» surely make the tup ont here a^nm next year, and a ant a'ldso was the Oakland man. A motion wag then i4iow four UIOD as Bttong aa Burn-, Stearns, Pickett ards—The Atlantic's New Tack. made aud carried to retain Stock too ia tbe Lrauiie, baa tiirt tar maik't tenable." JSo\v, Jan. 8 hint I gave him to allow ihe boys to "enjoy their holi- Mottdjesrit although it i* a comfortably easy way t.. WORCESTER, Jan. 23. Editor SPORTING LIFE: is some time ago aud I ini^ht do aa Mr. Cay lor h*a dnys at borne and iheu come out siy DIB latter part with the understanding lint she send tn a certified our catchers show up in first-cltss trim. check of S'^000 to ihe president before Feb. 1, 03 a let B-iruie down." Iu the fiist place, niu»t rea.ltrs of I am net onying tliis in n t>ra«;g'ni; way, but I really Secretary Braden, of the Atlantic Base Ball done regarding iiia farmer opinion of the reserve rule of Jamiary or early in February,'1 scented to atriko THR S POET i NO LIFE ki-ow ti'Ut the iLotive charged is plead youthful inexperience. However, I have him favui-ably am) all of a hutip. Alr&tdy has he con­ guarantee that the would stay through th? season. H-lieve that Kansas City haa the strongest t^am and Association, notified the members yesterday, This ihe thoroughbred* of tbat foreign to the per-ou. Tbe Biltimorw concapyudeut that it will prove tbe best drawing citj in tbe Western be*-n to tlm expense of buying a dictionary, and I am tracted with part es in New Mexico fur games down town, beaded by Prince boa proveu that be id including Lowell, Worcester and Hartford, that Inclined to think,after looking up the word "teuabla," then* io be scooped in, in a round-abuut visit here Shelley, will surely do. It was agreed to play Friday AsajciatioQ. TOO INDEPENDENT a meeting would be held at the Fifth Avenue that my urgnni'-nt WMB "ttmnble." I)iit it never t-ccur next season. T bore'a takiug time by the forelock, games in Oakland, and that tlm r-eason would com­ KANSAS CITY'8 IMPORTANCB. Hotel in New York to-morrow, at which Messrs. to you, my dear brut^^r ocnbnler, that it id much ea-it-r and enterpriae if you like! Through tht- genial secre­ mence Aiarch 23 aud eud ou Xov. 23. to comfortably let anyone down e-iay. His (Mott)o la All this entitled ua to somo rtrpresfnt.it ''Let no guilty mau t^c-ipe," tho' it is always well to ion. Then, m Day and Byrne, of tho Board of Arbitration, tu eay that another 8 words ar« of iii» use timn to prove tary, iho Browns presented me with an Bli'e Imperial MINOR MBNTIOy. addition, 1 think Kaunas City has ftd.tiiiuna) induce- thfir uteier-snean. Just a lew wWrd8 about tli? argu- phoco group of themselves in full evening dre«8, so accomplish tbat reeuit "couifurtabiy" aud with he- ments to offer, in that it bus base tall men of superior will be present, and at whose suggestion, Braden That pleasant gentleman and moat intelligent pitcher, coin n« I'Oliteuess if poas bio. U id not thought the mentsof my »ritic in y >ur last ibsue, I nhall not that tbe very la«t act of tft. Louis* great team prior to WiSlie Wherl«, p; ilmps better knownas "theLaly," ability und of well-known fairness aud uprightness to eays, the meeting is called. Neither Lowell nor nn-rely say thai they are not "tenable," but I shall eu- their departure from California record will show that the Baltimore correspondent reprt-bi-nt it. Th-» Wen tern Association was a compliment to from a peculiar "y u're a saucy devil" preliminary "churged" Mr. Yon der Ahe with Huythiug. If uiera- w ->uld be a Worcester will send a repres'Titative to the meeting dt-'tm r to show why nut. tlm players' own pnjwr. Despite contrary advices, Mr. movement in delivering the ball, has returned to the utroiicei b- dy to-day with men like Mr. Speas and and Hartford will probably follow their course, as it la In tlie fitet i;lace. Mr. 'T." tnows. or shonld licow, filuuson feels confident of a prosperous eeasou tn St. or> is true, the thing wwi nimge^t-d as likely. TLe Mr. Knintliufrhm^iis its officials. Coast, and I hope to tee hint agum don his sweetly Baltimore corre^pouu^ttt stands so well in tuo eBtiinu- Tbey are men who now irrevocably j.le«l^«d to the New England Leapne. that the Nt w Ku^lnnd l.ea-uo hna not "[-etwred out." Louis for 90, aud that, notwithataud^ig the prefieiit pretty sky-blua jersey un>icr Oakland's champion nould coin nnnd the respect and liking uf the National 'f ho calling of this meeting close oo Hie hoe Is of the That petering <>ut i* all iu Ins eye. Iu trying to show eutaiig'ement, iiiiugs will shape tion ot the St. Louis umuagtr that the latter has heeu rtnd of the Placers' lea^uef. They tiieiDoelves to a suc­ banupr. pleaaed to many times convt-ma with nini on th» sub­ would c- niuiHud refusal of Lowt-ll, Hurt turd and Wurcewfer to pay the tbat the correct thing fur Worcester and Ilnrifon] to cessful issue fur the team aud oiana^enic'iit he BO iu- Van Haltren very positively refused Fred CarroH'a the rospi-ct, it" not tlie likfutf, of ihe American Associa­ ftunnal dues and guaranty Munrtav on puin of expul­ do ia io remain in thu Atlantic A^-icintiuii lie remniks defatit'ttbly represents. It has ject of his interests iu Uts? ball aud other things. It tion. I am not inclined to think been my g.»od tortuoe ofTor ot a§3IK) bonus to trauuf^r his allo^taucy fioui is iio violation uf confidence and nothing to tbe dia- that the latter ir- sion, is roga ded by Manager SullivBU, of the Lowella, upm the drawing powers of the Uttltiiuor*-, Jer&y Ciiy an'l pleasure to see considerable of him, au i through Chicago to Pittsbur*. panjz;ition would throw away any love on Mr. Speaa ne a confession that the Aduntic iit iu a lettering con­ and Newark teams. Jersey Cuy and Newark would crtd't of Mr. Vun der Abe to state tbat the St. Louis or Mr sacli aHfiuciation cun well niuler.itand the hold bsae NorrU O'Nt'ill, manager of the Oakland's, ami who manager bus ahvti)B hud Ktutitluff. It's foolhardy refusal to elect Mr. dition aii'l is anxious to conciliate the New En*) aud not be likely to be psrticularly good drawing cards, ball lias upon (*ur nutiou, with sncli mea as he iu- will rssny to pluy at third b;ise. clainn to have under KnuthotT has c: st too much disiiifition of the Asso­ clubs which propose drawing out. These three club* even if they lived through the season, but jour corrts- lercsU-J ttierein. Tht St. Louis people aud ili*-ir t?am contract these unfortunates: Horn«-r aud Warner, of A GOOD OPINION OF BALTIMORE) ciation and a big financial loes to many of the clubs. will, however, ceud reprpHtutHllves to tho New Eng­ pomleut Sdems to think that tLe Bultiuiorc team id to are very clofte't-' Qiiifornia. "TliH timo with me, Joe." New Haven, art a battery; CVrtwrigbt, flrst bas**; 3Jc- aa a base ball town, and has at various times con­ land Lea gnu meeting at Providence n^-xt Tuesday. sidered iho p-jlicy ot bee nnng itito;edte t, why ehonld a ieam had told me of hid intention of lemainiug at least MX Long, business here. Ii waa kfowu Irum Mr. Mamie's Hps remotest .DieDtiou of p'lUiup a team in the Atlantic centre field, and a change Catcher aud nelder aiii confirmed by circumstances that he did nut in­ turn of mind, ran reason out exactly, to his eminent hailing from that city draw hine crowds? Bear in wcek9. He iu for rued me that he had chaiiped his not ret heard from. tati-jfact i-m, no d u'.t, just how ul* refusal to vote Association, And tlutt there win no ground whatever niiii'l, Mr. "(.'.,'' that if there is a Bihimsre Atlantic miud because of a vuti* the liruuklyua coLitempiat'eiJ to GtH>rge Uorchers tend t-> a^ain enter iho American Associutfou un i'a for the statement to that effect made «t the metliug in io Tree to sign were he pleases next present Hues. The diipatch from Rochester ntatrd f.-r Mr. Krauihoff cost him Cinuisker, O'Ncil, Lj»t!mm( Association t^am i: will tiaye to be of Atlantic Asso­ FloMda prior to the opening of the Jimioual Le:uj,ufl seHSon. Hi.i cis« ivt*s takeu u{.< last ni^ht, and it was Kin^, H >yle, etc., etc. It* be b.i.J not T«ttd aa ha did New Yorb. If tbe New England League doed not ma- ciation, calibre aud cannot be of th* »Teogth of h*.-t eeason ot"90 The great player has hugely enjoyed found ilmt hi* blacklist was placed upon him before that there waa an applicati^u "frum Ikiltimore.1 ' I< tt-rialize (hey will retire from tho bue.ne*. They was not s ated that it Mas from any official of the. ?«'t-/ Cincinnati an* Brooklyn, and Kaiuaa City and yeur'i* UBltimura Anit-r[c:iD Association t-ani. Kead his Califurnia trip, ana I'm 1 . ear lily gla>l ofii,a4 it ihe Cai Ibrniii League became a party to the .Ndtiuuil Brtliim »re would **till b3 m^mberd of the American claim that the action of the New York meeting in the last Baltimore letter iu TIIK SPORTING LIFE. It Is may bo tlie p eruwor to a vieit of tbo Brooktyns next Agreement, heuce, a.i he was only sti'pendud in fu« Oriole. The uiytUry was solved to the mind ol the Toting to change the date of paying the Association Baltimore correspondent by the citcum tauce knowu Association; tlie Brotherhood would have beea afr-tid rritteu by a eeutleman whu has few oijuals as a bae« winter. And mark luw, when they do come it wilt be Kri^t, he it) DOW lelt ftee to Kigi< wheresoever he to entjr into a tight wi h an orgmizalion as atronlmt8>-8. WALLEB WALLACI. to him, and it was smgKisttd tbat Mr. Vuu der Ahe Illegal, as no previous notice Inul been given of any might have taUon ad van: ace of the situation to it would have been; Sir. Yt-n der Ahe would still derstand Baltimore matters tfian either your New Hti- lucUy io predictions. doublleai poeseM hia great "Brovt u Stocking" champion intention to present thla mutter for action. The ad­ vt-n or your Hurt f- rd conesponoent, and he dot-sn't OXE RESULT OP THE RKTOLT. PROTECT THE ASSOCIATION mission of the new ciUoa Is something on the aamo FROM SOUTHKRN CALIFORNIA. t<r t^leuram that there's a chance of gentle ID this city and adraoce hia own interests by filing Mr. You der Ahe, dream over what mirht bar* liue propoeed by B,irui>, who urse-J ns to vote for any Atlantic an application to tlie lerr'tcry that can be cliuru-d on Association. Tuur Eloi City cories[>oudeut, Willta S'.icknoy, the haughty Alitbamiau, fioiu^ to A Four Club League Formed The Pros­ been. FEEEMAN. place (iiat ml^cht be mentioned to keep up appear­ In eonie of his li^lrntng calculutious, han been conut- Boatoa instead of coming out to Oakland. I thought the same grounds that Brooklyn Is. Tnat is all, dear ances. The Worcester tnanngeinent intends to icsigu injc a goo'l deiil ujion £ii!uiay gamep. It would seem tbe 0'N*il Uu«e too uauserttiiifS for li!^ pj-'j» 1 utomach. pects of the Organization Local Gossip. boy, tion't get excited. Another circumstance occurs, from the Atlantic Association before Feb. 1. as if every observing base ball man in thift lec-'i-'i) Well, I've this to ear of Stickney: H*'a a mighty SAX JlERXAiintNo, Cal., Jan. 13. Editor and that in that ii is stated Mr. Stmrai£, Mr. ChapiiiHU MICHIGAN LEAGUE. Treasurer I'ierce, of the Worcester Club, Bald ha should kn»\r that the soutiaient of New K.igland is bfltflman, fact's everything with a true grit aud throws and Mr. Somebody els*-, who in at present K.-«t to uiind, would dwpme of all the stock lie had rather than go SroKTtNG LIFE: At last we are to have a aKiiinst Sunday bail pluyin^. Without attfci| tiog to wiiii ad accuracy aud swiftness most remarkable. remarkt'd that tbey did not see or bear of any upplica- The Organization Once More Upon Its Into tbe Atlantic A*aociAtion. lie added if the Arbi­ pruve whether this idva is righi or wrung, the fact re­ Southern California League. Enerzetio men Uoii f10111 Mr. Bar hie, HnVtt tbe English of all ttiw: T'ie revolt of the Feet— New Officers Elected— The Salary tration Committee understood the true iuwarUntws of mains that tbe best peopi >, and the befiw see bore tt^ain. M^r. Barnie might hare Lad Twelve men at tbe average of §100 a month for culty lias been overcame lve may expect gome- pretty a thousand and one motives for first continuing the League, and Chairman Platt sis mouths...... 87200 piot«ctli.>u wo r tii having. He want protection from poiuted that ha missed securing Coughlao for his clear Balling, and the public cau expect Gome very withdrawing club;* that are likely to want our players, and not team. from tha American Asiiociaiion and afterward deciding stated that he had stirred up Port Huron and Ktilioa-l fares and hot*l bills...... 2 to. Ail Advertising ...... 400 Experience will do much for him, for he is most did, but poor ba*e-ruQiiln)£ aud hard luck lost tbe itiH directors eotlnrred Gruiul Rapi-xpected to draw much game for San Btr-ioo. patronage in Oyetcrbnr^. But, for a greater reason tbe jttlary limit Wfta fixed at §1)00. The clause of the LOWELL, Jan. 22. President D. A. Sullivan, ui'Ou f >r a. Uolb direct ir* and coming exceeliu'i-Iy rasrgjd and full of cut glapp; so So far be ha< tinned F.ank Graves, the old St. Lunls ulayerH will bo required to luakd oatb re/arUiog RECEIPTS. as highly so (is lied with the affairs in the Now mtirh PO that he at last bad to Hop over iuto the told ot the club decides that question, and he says nny, Guaranty fund or Block...... 5 6000 M*roons' catcher. Frauk IB a gooj, experienced ba':k nay, Pauline. So it is ouly just to Mr. Bainje ti> ea> tbe fittlariea t'ald and received. England League. Money will be made in df ihe latter vl i Cleveland, Gu.iiave of the leouiua slop anil a team worker. Aniot, tiia in and onttielder, It waa itaci'U'il tlmt tbo eenBoD ahonl'l beftin on Hay t»tverity-five games at home at au average ul head captured him. I «ra clad the boy is going-iwith a word in Ins drfenso to counteract the undeservtd 50t) peo[il«...... 11,250 Lowell if the gaino is conducted on business will be ao acquisition to tbe team. He puts up a abuse that is heaped upon him iu thU one thing. 1 an«l end on Set-t. 20. eacb club j>l,iving 1*20 guni'B BO clever a manager. Billy, not yet out of hia teens, rattling good game on second b;i.j aud i-i a great ba.e- iu eei'iea of tliree games each, provided the League Sixty guar«uttwa abroad at £0.j...... 3900 principles. It now looks as if the circuit would ;s a powerful b«t:er anil don't know what fear is,and Don't Mr. Arnold think that is all proier aud eqint- be composed of Lowell, Worcester, Holyoke, rnnuer and fair bitter. He in the crack outfielder of ablt? You can't welt nlaniu a man for doing what it constot* of but aix clnl>a. Tbe HCltectuid will be to liis act of signing la^t Thursday will bo of benefit to Southern California to-day and has no stiiierior a* a ai ranged thnt I'-e ciuba will play most every day, io- Total...... 320,150 Springfield, Hartford, New Haven, Providence himself, Cleveland and the National League. Our is impossible lor him to do. Perhaps The local outlook is very encouraging and second baaeraan. Am-it would tw a good man for some >t>-a<1 of I; Ing Idle aljuu a tbird of tbe time, aa wal and Brockton, t.'cal play era are rather fond of alluding to him aa eutel prising manager to get hold of. He ia very tem­ AS THE WHEELS TURN Ibe cage laat >car. there will be no trouble in placing the stock of The calling of the Atlantic Association meet­ the farm*r, because he resides at Haywards, hut for perate in hi* hub:uand a favorite with tha boya. round tbey will again evolve something fcr Baltimore Ex-Mayor Orlando F. Barnea, of Lansing, waa nil tliHt, he Is of the educated class, haviog graduated that is fiood in tlie basa bait line. It may be th&t at tbe new club. Manager Bancroft says that the ing for Friday, close on the heels of the refusal At,o:her first-class man i-» y-Mins Tliurman, the eleclpti pieaitlent of tbe LeA/ue; \VillB. Blontgomi-ry, from the San Francisco Bu^lneps College. third ba^eman. He is a swift aud sure thrower to first &->me future time ihu fuir lines of tlie American Assi>- matter will be pushed as soon as tbe Atlantic As­ of Lowell, Hartford and Worcester to pay the ot Detroit, eecretarv; Ed S. Hand»!pb, of F:iut, trea*- sociation embrozlio ha-) been settled. A committee Is THE LOl'AL BROTHERHOOD HOAX. and good w.th tbe stick. ciatiou will be restored and it will become profitable urer; directors, Fiank W. lllne, of Granl Itapiila; f. now activrly engaged in soliciting flnbscriprioos. annual dues and guarantee, on Monday last, on S'poce you wondere:! why 1 haven't ere this written H i singer, left fielder, fills his position in fiuo form fjr llaltiuiuro to resuoiw membership. Perhaps thai P. Smllli, of Fliut; L. E. linwley, of Lioa n,; LjUU Clmrlee Clarkhurst will b a mile the subscription paper pain of expulsion, is regarded by Manager Sullivan, eonie:hir:g alwut the California Plajfrs' League. To and is a sure better. membership m«y be reptesouttd by Mr. Btttiie and Sax, of Maui&tee, aud W". S. Coltb, of Jackajn. ot the Lowell'*, as a confession that tbe Atlantic Asso­ tell Ihe truth, the first I hemd of anything of tho kind Diumm aud Hubbird, the other ontfteldera, are both perhaiis by Mr. V'on der Ahe. Well, Ihe Baltimore A reaolntion was Hdopteay a membersbip feeof&'iO be­ Manager Brackctt'f complaint that base ball In drawmg out. know of any grievances the playeis tmve against the cellent comm«ud of the bail, great speed, good curves cold T. T. T. fore filar b 25 and depos.t a caa!) Rtiarauteo of ?iioO t» There is ?ery Mttor feeling amoncr the backer* of magnates. They nmy have them, but it don't seem and mea his he:id to some advantage. 1 consider him minvr IfHgues >s not con^ucttd io a bnsimss-like CUT OFF THE LOOP. flnteb out tlie seaauu iu^tpad of filiug a bond for tbak niaunt-r Is one that NVw England League maLagers the Lowell Club a?aiust Uurnhara, liruden and B »r- possible. From what I've seen of them they appear a siii'erior to any "yonn;:" pitcher in this part of tbe amoutit. nie, who, they clam, hare been working asain*t j«»!iy, contented lot of fellows, free from petty jeal- will try to mnedv. Tha ah- va outlined osMimto un­ country. He is a bard hittor, and his left-hand drives An Operator Blames it and Private Offices It was alio voted that tb« ctiampioDsbip aliould b» der a $1500 salary limit, lived up to, will help to ilicir interests, and ihcy have determined to have a onaiee, and it's always a pleasure to im-et thetu, go over right field fence are frequent. decidt d ou tbe ponentade ay-torn. oo it. New England League or go out of base ball alto­ don't tttke any stock in any anarchy movement out I believe SVa'd will secure Fmiger an! Ooodenongh Fur Divulging: Base Ball Business. The board adjourned to meet az;alQ at tbe Hotel New Haven's .- ppoeition to a New England Leapne gether. here until you Lear from me. from the Northern league. He is negotiating with a Concerning tho charge made that the operators Dowuey, at Lauaiog. at 1 o'clock Wednesday, Feb. 12. is easily explained. Manager Burn ham has b-en eo- Manager Sulliran says: "There ffl no reason that SEWS FROM AUSTRALIA. short sf"p by the name of Martin, a:,d catcher Dungan, At tbat meeting tbe committee on new corstitutton they 8h:.,uM cot receive dne recognition. New Haren employed in the several telegraph companies gaced fat a big .>alary, in fact too large if the £im City I had the pleasure of an interview with Mr?. J. C. of San Diego. Benedict, of Pasadaoa, may cover the were giving away tho business of the National nud tiy-lawa will report, aud tbe League will be tbor- In f ireed into iho New England League, with a falury would be with U9 to-wa. "The charge is truo iu a sense, but tho Players' bis team In the International League, but aa Grand limit &g to salar.es. oier the eyes of its director- thin far. We are not to Spal-llug party last winter and tho interest both take Marco lleltman, the president of the Southern Cali­ League is also a sufferer as well. This is owing to the Haplda people did not eeem iucliued to put up tbo be frightened. We are for the New Knelaud Leagne iu our national game. As "Maggio Moore," the ladr fornia League, is a hnstlcr. eyat*-m of loops and to the employment of other than ueces.-ary amount of caiti it waa useleaa to talk about MATTERS AT UUOVIDENCE. first, last aud every time. Not even tbe ecare of tak­ was for many years o-ir moi-t tainted soubretto and Eliff, tlie crack back stop, has offers from San Fran­ the airgraph companies of operators ti do their work. it. Tbo Second City nonld slant by tbe Slate League. ing our players will drive my club into thu Atlantic the greatest favorite that ever trod the boanls of the cisco, BnrMugtou aod Houston. He will go to McClos- It is an easy matter under tliese conditions for per so its Tbe Le;iKno list seas od ball player as well as clever offers. Ho-istou has slgued its best back stop in Eliff. to keep such knowledge secret. Nor under tue cir- Stnto En bnse bail, tliat it will be next summer. Sev- fur places ou iho team ycsterduy. He is a prime favorite with ail who know him aud de5- cumetancea can tbey be blamed fur rifting the news entl of the cluba tbat make np tk** League nirpatly PROVIDENCE, Jan. 23. Joe Start has declined comedian, ft will I.e remembered that he was fore­ Pitcher German haa ated for his release, but will most in entertaining our boys "over there," and Boon serves a pUce iu a mnj ir luugne. thus obiaint d to e.ther the advaut-pe of frit mi a have plina well a-iranccd for «ntering tbo field, bav- the management of the Providence New Eng­ not get it. ______they'll have a chance to reciprocate, for Mrs. WilHatn- Young will sign w.th Harris, of San Francisco. or to the disadvantage of those whom they op­ in^ signed mea and being in corroapoudeuce. wiJi land League Club and Mr. David McGarvey is son informs me that they intend making a profes­ "Cyclone. Otto" will hold his own up North. pose. Tbe reuiody for thl* tvil liea in tbe abolishment otherj. to manage it. George H. Flint, one of the di­ NOT VERY HOST. sional tour of "the States'* in the near future. THE SPOBTINO LIFE is far abead of the other sport- of tho loop system aud the employment by telrprnph compftLies of the men who manipulate tbe wiroi. rectors of tbe old Providence League Club, is CHICAGO'S GENUINE FIND. in; papers out bore ID point of merit aud circulation. FROM CELEKYVILLE. Only Herculean Efforts Will Start and It la tlie paper. FACIAL. Those who are so employed never yield any of the talked offer president, Col. II. B. Winahip will "ITello, pop, old man; I've captured Lirnl Maintain a Club in Brockton. This was the rather irreverent salutation I received business they transact, white the lco[s afford unlimited How Ganzcll'g Flop to the League Is Re- probably be mado the treasurer and the names opportunities fur the perpetuation of the thing cnnt- BROCKTON, Mass., Jan. 2j. Editor SPORTING from Admiral Havens as he and Coughlan entered my Iios Angeles News. plalued of. Ten years ago such a tiling wai imp<>ssible, garUed at His Home* of prominent men will appear in the directorate. sanctum laat Wednesday. The "capture*1 was William Los AKOILES, Jan. Ii Editor SPORTINO LIFE: KAI.AMAZOO, Mich., Jan. 22. Editor SPORT­ A suitable location for grounds Las been secured at LIFE: Allow me in this, my first letter to THE 8. Cuujfhlau, our alar pitcher, and tbey wanted niy while now, wheu tb^uennds of private offlc-a arc in SPORTING LIFE for several Basn ball gam's played on Sunday have been of tare operation, the only wond'-r eeems that other than base ING LIKE: On his arrival home from Boston the corner of Angell and South Augeil streets, easily months, to take ex­ John Hancock to Rescue's signature under the word occurrence since our grounds have bean opened, not accessible t the old League is tbe intense iuierest felt by tho Tery element under Although uniting with bitn on the need Brock­ OcatioD that I did so. The party of the fin-t part to To-day waf au excej.ti'in. We could not have had a hood man from beginninj to end, and that he club by the General Assembly iu 1873. The capital this important cignature U the Chicago Baae Ball euapicioD in '.he great war unw going on bctweeo the ton presents for a good ball team, and assuring better day for a ball game had it be»n mado to order, rival tase bdll organizations.'1 intended to play on a Players' League team next Btm;k has been p'«c<-d at £6000, which will bo divided Club of the National League, and tbe bigh-toued mag­ and in consequence we bad a good crowd in at t-nd- Into shares of 823 each. A meeting of the n«w club hi tit of my moat earnest co-operation towards nate of that organization i« to be congratulated. "Ros- season without a doubt. He also informed hia a'jce. Our opponents went the S;m Bern:irdinofl, A DANGER. was to have been held Wednesday, but through some securing such for the ensuing season, still I roe," as be is familiarly called and known to all Cali­ strengthened by two of Riveroide: s best. Our bojs friends here that If a Players' League bad not brea Dii«uudeiatanding only a few people were present. fornia, IB the mau who, with his .herculean mate, Har- thought cf be would not tigu with Soden, Uiliings and must take exceptions to Ills last week's letter, at the won by 6 to 1. . How the Game May be Effectually Killed NutliiD£ was done, and another nice ting will be held Eame time quoting the old saying that there are such die, won ihe championship for Oakland last season. 1 Jimmy Fogarty and Jimmy McAleer are with u«, Conant anyway, for be did not care to caich any more, next Wednesday. to *voiy rule. Hi* seductive Inducements held out to am glad that he cboae Chicago instead of Boston or and will play their initial game next Sunday. Both are in Baltimore* on account of the injury be received latt soaion. Now. Manager Hmcketc, who claims to bold an Atlantic managers in hi* endeavor to Induce thorn to locate Indianapolis, for the reason that under the able tute'.- in go ;d spirits, and when not practicing hall.ateat The Baltimore American in speaking of that because Sodcn, Billings and Conant offer him a fsjl Association franchise for this city, says: litre are like unto "pearli before »wine" and let me age of Anson he will surely develop iuto the greattst the rnces. They say little about the I rospect) of uext more dollars thxn tho I'ltym' League does, be tries15 - "As a matter of fact Uaitford, Worcester and Lowell pitcher of the age. Aud why do I think so? Because city's base ball prospects, resigns itself regret­ make tbe public believe tbat he it under obligationa say to Bitch that all I bat glitters is not gold, as has senson, but they are all for tho Brotherhood, Fogarty fully to the Atlantic Association, but points till ho!(l iticitibership In the Atlantic At-sociation, and probably been poured iuto your ears before, flaae added to intelligence and a cool, courigeoua, phleg­ being greatly *urpri-«d about his fellow partners ia out to Soden, Killings HUd Conant »nd tbo National L-ague If tl»7 witltdntw tho players now under coutiact re- ball in Brockton is at a dead standstill, and has been matic temperament, he p< §3easts strength aud a thor­ tbe Plililies going back on tbe boys. a possible fatal consequence of Baltimore's rele­ and that bo must sign with them for another season fert to tho Atlantic As-iocmtion. Tbe team repre­ at such for a number of yean>. and it would take the ough knowledge of all the curves and chaogas, and l.llift has Bigued to catch for tbe Houston) next gation to minor league company as follows: and fulfill his obligations. Why could he n: t have) sented by Joo Start has been taken into the New KIIK;- most herculean of efforts to bring it to a "bulling what is quite as essential, great good nature. Besides, "Although tho sympathies ot tha base bull enthusi­ UioBjiDI of his obligations Io the Bjeton Clnb muna^e- litnd Lfagin't but the League fa not under the NA- poiut," which he describes aa a rerj easy task. His he baa that subtle, personal maauetistn which draws Yi.ung irooi to the California League with Manager asts are with Manager Barnie, there is a geue'al feel­ nieut before tbey i.ff.-rod bint boodlo for his honor, hu tii-ual Agreemfnt. The t«ani from I'iOTiclence, which allusions to the treat amount of base ball talk carried people to him and has made him nu overwhelming fa- Harris. I want to congratulate my old friend Harris ing of regret that a city of Buttimore's iJiguity and name. Charley ba-, lust many friends by Imacli >i',s in I reproaent, has been properly admitted, and if the on In our "sportiuu resorts" ia a laughable feature of vcrile iast. He could have remained here at iu securing Young's servic. 8. as in iny estimation he importance should be pitted iu baec bull against Tren- ih s mattor. The day Kill come when he will n g el New KiH'lanJ Leut^ne 9!iouIJ become a party to thia bis letter. To be sure, quite au amount of such ia a considerable advance on bis salary of lust year, but, has sigued the bent mau California has ever produced tou. New Haven or Worcester. It is to be hoped that deserting uis brothers. i'ir, DOW fiiDiuus agreement tiie tram which I r*present in wafted upou the oxygon, together with a large variety to use his own words "I wouldn't play in the same as a pitcher. the city will B.KIII get iuto proper company, and unt 1 Pnividf-uce would ha^e proc-'dente," ofllAhatw and cabba;e Tap jr, but tho readers of league with Norm O'Neill, let alone the same ciub, Goldie and Breckenridge have signed contracts with tb.it is br-Mijilit about thu-e who go out to see the Cleveland Starts a Reform. The Providence Teletfrtuu says tbat It is dead to base TUE SrouTiNO LIFE can Imagine jutt the amount of another season under any consideration." Another gaiue-i must tevl that thnre 14 a screw loose somewhere. The big sigus on the centre fleld fence at League feail aa f«ra--* the Almlic As-iociatioii club it con- bull btock tbat could be disposed of among auch a thing in Congulan's favor Is that he doesn't care a rap Holiday would make an acquisition to anv League The lovers of the sjort niny be able, however, to Park, Cleveland, are likely to be obliterated next sea­ c«rQ<.d. What it wants is a New England tlub. motly assemblage. I would not for a moment say about a rf^or'l- Many times in th« past »'-ag"Q he hi* club us a contre fielder. He is a good base rnnuer and f>mi)ibtT their pnde if t;je club does what it hits never son. Tbe ployers complain iu such str.'Uu ternii of anything discouraging about a bat) t&itu for our city, been called upon to pull a ganib out of the lire at the a <-.|ever hitter. been able to d>> b-fure «iu a pennant. If that should the injury that they d.i t> their batting that It is con­ Encouragement in Holyoke. far from it. and I ahall do all m my power to place a eleventh hour, when the bunor uf victory has gone to Jm-lc Ftvany will be fonud on the coast next year, happen, its sins of wufortune might be forgiven, but ceded by the managers tlmt It is not a whim on their TToLVCRE, Jan. 32. Ge-jrte Bathburn is still hero club ia Brockton for the ensuing beagoo, but the rosy- another boxtuan. Keep your eye on this flue youutf placing iu tbe California League. if it should turn out K at the team would have to part, but a real eiulura&iiueot. Left-handed baitera bottling niu-'Up; tbe oiHiiufuctutvr* and bu>fn«ti men hurd aclTic* offered by my brother correspondent, pitcher and most loveabl* gentleman. In about two weeks' time a Southern Calif mil strtig^ie lor sicond or third honors with those from nay that when the tall cros-os the line of vision from vi'li ti suliBcriplicQ pup^r fcr a Now England League drew the above remarkj from iuy cranium, which ANOTfftiR RISING PLAYER. Loa^ue will be formed, wnh Marco Hellnian as presi­ compar^iiively insignificant cities for supremacy, iu- tbe dark to light letters it appears to take a jump ntily to die out, and the they lose Blaht of it altogether. Ttie signs will b» tlieinppott of such mou as William Whiting, of the BIT. lic tu&e to »8 a duck Iu water let uw call yuur atten­ probably bo selected u secretary, tie U the pioneer finances of tha club owuera will b« bopeitMly ruined.' covtred (or a teuoo at least aud tut regult uouti. Jan. 29. SPORTING LIFE.

nor 250 cectn.*' The Interstate League wilt do noth­ ome pntrance alterations so u to avoid (he usual te­ ing further in the nntter uotti Feb. 3 or i, wheo PHILADELPHIA POINTERS. dious d-lay* on bin days. BASE BALL. special meeting wlil tie held at Allontown. Al Myers* stock Is still on Col. Rogers* hands. In speaking of tbe cffor of the Players' League More New Flayers For the Athletic Club— The manager of th- Uaive sty ot Pennsylvania Base Predid^nt Voltz caitl: "I will submit the matter to Ball Club lias aiiktd Preaident Luvt* fur the u]«uingdate THE INQUIRER! Manager Shftraig Catering to Horn* tho b mrj of iJirectors nt our next meeting, which will ou the Brotherhood grounds. The Bristol, pttlp Mub b» b«ld at AHentown the first week in Feor\i»ry, and Pride—Movements ot the Flayers' and HAS also aiKtd f. r dates with tbe local Players' League TEXAS LEAGUE. it Is more tlmn likely that it will be favorably acted National League Clubs—Current Local Club. upon. By taking tbiastfp the Brotherhood will give News and Gossip. Knight, the short srop of the Frank ford Club, is a our clubs all the exhibition irauies we may want in PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 25. Manager Sharsig ia candidate for Councils fiom th* tw nty-flfth ward. FINALLY ORGANIZED NOW the spring and dnrinjr the playing seas n, and this According to Architect Windrim'a plaus thn to-'al THE BEST wit) rn*-an big money for all if them. Imwghie clubs still hustling to good purpose and nearly baa bis seat ng capacity at Forepaugn'd Park will be 16.00U. like th» Phitftd-lphia, New Tffrk, Brooklyn, Bo-ton, Athletic team for next season completed. The The local Players' Club may adopt brow a for Its FOR BUSINESS- Chicago aud other Player*1 clubs, with their aggrega­ latent additions to th« team are pitcher Mike color. One of tho director" (avom that &.lc.r, »nd, if tions of ata.-s, victting Allontown, Wilkesbarre. llarrls- Kitroy, the brother adopted, the Uam will be kuown as the Philadelphia burg and he other Interstate League cities! Wtiy, of the famous Mat. Mike, Browns unlike hu brother, is a right-handed pitcher, of they would uttruct crowd-) of (bonsands m «ach of JOHN CORK KILL reports busineps as being brisk In DAILY NEWSPAPER five Clubs Admitted Now New them, and that would mean lots of revenue lor the good speed and control. He is young, ambitious Citnden, but says be finds en u>ch time to rake a clubi ot b"th letgucf*." and gives promise of becoming a man of n<-te in five mile jog evr-rr mornitiz. He thinks Bro^kU n Orleans to be the Sine's tbe above was said, however, Mr. Vohz bus will have 1:0 tront.le in winti ng the L-a£"A penuunt. had HIP honor of ao interview with O-lonel Rogers. hia line; hia weakness, however, is lack of self- confidence. He baa signed with the under­ The Athletic and Phibideli hia club > fflruU- hure Sixth Club. a member of th« Board of Arbitration, who manajred come together early UiU year and the result la that the to somewhat af>snaue Mr. Volli'a grioi and mollify standing that he ia not to be reserved. The following spring extiihiiion games have be-n ar­ THE STATE. bis wriih. and the gentleman now regards an alliance other new man is Dennis FiUgerald, who ranged- April 5, at Philadelphia grounds; April 7, ai with tba Players' League with less ardor. last season played a remarkably fine Kama at second Athletic grounds; April 8, at Philadelphia ground*, WACO, Jan. 23. The Texas Base Ball League bane for >ew Httrsn, aud bad a battiuif average or April 10, at Athletic ground"; April 12, at PhiladelpMa met here yesterday anil f irinally organize'!, with VO-i aud a fielding av«r»ge of .912. He in 24 j ems grounds; April H,at Athletic grouudu April 16, at Houston, Giifvfslon, Dullna and Fort Worth INDIANAPOLIS MENT ION. old, 5 t'eet 10 inches tall and weighs 160 puauJs. Philadelphia grounds; April 16, at Athletic grounde. represented. Wac'> wm admitted. Naw Or­ Fitzgerald's forte is base-ruuning, in which depart­ A League Policy of Systematic Persecution ment he ranks with the bent. Kverybodv who knows leans made application, ami will be required to Hinted at—Jerry Denny Once More De­ Fiu^eruld u pea Us weil of him, aud it' ho cumes up to PRICE, 1 CEIT, i.uUJni'g like what his friends claim BOSTON BRIEFS. give $75 guarantee for each game, other clubs clares* Himself—Hines Practically Signed. for him be will giving $50. The National League rules wore b+-ci>uie a fixture ut the Athletic*' Beo/nd base. Both INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 23. Editor SPOUTING ho uml Wanner, tbe Xevvcusilo mau, will begivou a Charley Bennett DcclATca Hims »lf Whnt adopted. Umpire.-' will get $125 and pay their LIKE: President Bruih will start for New York trial at secoud base by Manager Shitrsift, and the uue Prompts So mo Desertions Klnj lie Hoy's own expenses. The season will commence April to-morrow to attend the meeting of the League shewing up beat in spriug will be pi tyed regularly in Adveut Morrill*s Position, Etc. 1 anil close in .September. The secretary's sal­ tbac puaition, aad the other retained aa lubttitate iu- in that city next Tuesday. I had a talk with fieldur. BOSTON. Jan. 24. Editor SPORTIBJ LIFE: ary was filed at $75 per month. The constitu­ There seems to be a lull in baje ball here just SIX Mr. Brush this morning, CEITS but he did not have PEE WEEK, SBARSIG'S "HOME" POLICT. tion and by-laws of last season were adopted. much to say in regard to the future policy of the now. I don't know but what there always is T. M. Junes, vice president of the organization, League. He still thinka that tbe Ward case Manager Sharstg now lias fifteen men under con­ about this time of the year when it is just after presented his rendition, which was accepted. tract, as follows: Pitchers, Seward, Muctfabon, will be decided in favor of the New York Club, l!auat.wiue, Esper and Kiiroy; catcher^ Collins, Kub- the usual hustle for something new for the com­ No successor will be elected. The meeting then and in that event he thinks the Brotherhood iutioD, and Krueat Stuitb; iiifieldors, J:ick O Bri«u, ing season, and just before the first active pre­ SERVED BY CARRIER, adjourned. will go to pieces in short order. It is by no Fttzyemid, Wagner, Denuy L>o»s; outfielJers. Joe parations begin. However, there is a little drift Kappel. Welch ubd Porcdll. One more ontfielder is to all the time, and not an hour ago I tumbled on GALVESTON GLINTS. means certain, however, in case the decision is lie secured, when t*e team will be complete witb in favor of the piny era that others will escape Fcnnellv and Brennan still -JD the reswrve hot. These a bit of news that sets at rest tne l"nj; diecua- An Umpire's Statement Corroborated— without coming in contact with the iron grip of two are aakiiuc more niou^y than the club is willing eiou that bas bean going «u in regard to Cunr'ey BRQ- t.» give, and will uot be signed at the iK'tt. Io reply to a k-ttor aikin* him to id &$* state Texas League News Notes* the law. figures they m- wh?r*t he ?t-md on the presout bnne ball war d will therefore be more truly a reprt-genUi- "Yon uk me wtm I »hail b« with uext M>S*OQ. I ClosKey, who wus there at the time, says that possible hope fur bringing the deserters to a re­ tive local orgjtDiz.itiuu than any oilier professional have tiivmi my word t > the Brotherhood, consequently club Hiii city has had in ten jejra. This factiiifcly I bhaJl play on a Players' Leagua ie*w. I nupi""* after a game, in which the umpiring of De­ alizing sense of their obligations to the clubs that will bu the Payers" Bo-t>.u team. I never had resomnsj them They will be made to defend them- ou^bt tocomineud tbe Athletic Club tu iocnl ftatroiis, vinnie was particularly rotten, he ami Dan and u if its rivals shall uot prove quite to strong aud uuy iiiteniioQ of d»ing auytlnug flse. I have heard selved in various court;, and there Will be uo let-up, verv little nbout baso t.all iL,ls winter." several Fort Worth players were sitting in front utile«8 I am greatly mistaken. attractive as in former jeaia, of the Ellis House, when a stockholder of the That Boemt to a^itle it. I'Vr instance,if Mr. George Edward Audrews ever THE PLAYERS' CLTTB. And >et I Dave bt-ard oue of the Boston directors say local club, who was under the influence ol voiiturea into the SUt« of Indiana with a Brother­ There ia bat little new to be raid about either of withiu a wu»k that hu expected to gut Charley IVu- liquor, came up and called Devinuio a robber hood club, he will bo servj* with an injunction and tin* rival clubs bearing the uauie of Philadelphia. Udtt, an 1 JJirector Billm**' «oa told uit* thw other d.iy will he yanked inf> tbe United States Court t> defeud THE INQU and brandished a pucket knife over his head. The Players' Club isquietlv, but energetically, pusli- that l-t) folt curt* of it. It wiil make guile a difference The bibulous individual was hurried off in an himself. The iudiampulia t'lnb will nut go to New in<£ tt4 afftiira in every directiou. No new plajer-t to Loth teaiiw whsre the \iiutx of back ntop-* plays, be York to pros>ciue tue CM**, but the unreliable young t.avo been signed because no more are ueed«d, th« will be cmtaiuly ueeUed iu our Piftjen*' niue. and nt instant and that was the end of it. There were centre fiflder wi.l cum* to Indiana and ebow why he df»t fur Dunldp i>eiog the ouly OOB in cuuiit-ctiun the datua tirna he would be a big card and help fur our no shot-guns or bowie knives and Mr. Devinnie should not be permanently enjoined \vi:h the Players, aud that may be Confiiiniuatt"! any Bostou Leugue team. was r«>l chased fivra the Lull Held fot his hotel by two While I do uot ntme tbia on the authority of Presi­ da>; tbecbancM are altoj?etli«r tbat Duulap will bt> , GANZEM/8 ATTITUDE. InluriHted officers of the Fort Worth Club, nntwith- dent B^usb. I am morally certain t'mt such a trolley is fuuud with the loaal team u«xt seat-on. There \s uutU- ; HAS BETTER tKudint Mr. McLaughlin's far-fatche?i aiid mile-wide- to be* purauod by thdtlitlcr-.'Ut Le- iug m the story that the club 14 also ausiuua to K«t i A gentleman eaid tt me th« otht-r day a man, by of-!b«-iru>li atory. \Ve are tired of umpires of the cointtfl uecufeuLiy to re-tori to such ninumros. It wuuld Kilroy, and will jzUe the BOH too Olnb CuBiiiugimai and the w,iy, who known what he is talking abill that Mcl.augullu stripe. Because he was criticized fur cause the Brotherhood peoplu a deal of trouble-, aud IlusLbd in exchauue for the Port Kichuumd twirlor if ! Chartry (laiivit))! would t*t> lullf as wall pU-ased if Ben- doina rutt«a work down ht-rt», lie han tried to crt-a'e some of the plavent would find it necessary to put it is ueccosary to uinke such a concession. The Bu^t^n uett v.a* tiot ou ihe Leapue niue Uf-xt >e*r, Tlie idea the impression thutTttxtu is a wild «nd lawless country ome of th« gate rocvipU lato lawyers' fees. Ulub will not r'JeiM Kilroy under any circam- ' wad that iu the Detroit te«ni aud here last yr> uett was the atir aud Uanzell of a le-^eer Bnigintun*. I BINES A LRAGUE MAN. Dances, The bid* tor the grand stnud and otbur t-uppode that would b*) iimvitibie in nny tenm where that au umpire down hare always carries bis life in fan Up tri this timtj Paul Ilmos boa not signed a League work at Forofiaujicli Park will be wrirt-u uut 8'>on, uud \ bands. Uowsvur, Texoa is pretty wvll represented to it is expected to bet;in work about Feb. 1. It tbe tlicno iwo great catchers pftoed t'jft-tuer. B^-IIUPIIK coutract, but it is well knowa t i;at he will be found longer experience aud reputation us kin*; of nearly all alUlie spoitiujf papers aud uo man can jump on uu in the o:d ctr^nniZ'iCiou next season. Paul wants to weather continued aa mild as It has lw«n, the fixtures i SPORTING NEWS without getting ail the figiitiog ha wants. tho catcher.* we hnvw eVf-r si-*-n wonld rmttirnlly make come bitck t-j ID liau»i>o!iii, *n i It U m >r-« Uian liKely «r>»uld bo up aud tho gr mud in outer by the tirdt of him nii-re conspicuous >han the faithful Gauzell, a!- NKW3 ITEMS OP THE LEAGU1. thut he will stzn with ihe H >osifra within iht» o«xl M^K it the wetiihr-r is backward the work cnuuut be ! fiuiahed imtii ia:er m tbitt month, und mo-t of iho tli^urfhthe Utter wuht do quite as «ood work. If John Dailey ha* settled mater* with President tea days. Tin oil man baa mtdo known tho f.ict one of ttu-ui ia in fach of our iiin^e, we shall have any Beinslielmer and will be a Lt-agiid umpire bore next that he i* ready to join the Hoosin-a as S(M>U us tie can clut>'s exhlt.itiuQ games m tljn sptiuf? will tberefure Uttye to be played ubroml. There wilt be but little arn-'uut t-f tnlk ab-mt tteir rthpective ni'^fti iu ihe yenr. John w a nood one t*m1 will have an easy time come to tertiii with the locni niana^fDienr. future, bf-CAtise in rival urbanizations their ability HM ANY DAILY PAPES SHIB down here. He gives his decisions quickly and wry It Is now only a qnestion of salary, or perhiipa the ir»uble to arr iuge game.*, u the dliTereot collet?.' will be IUOFA siron^ly con trusted than in the smne accurately, haa the respect and good will of the playwis, only tMujE in the way Is tho am»tiDt of advance tucney. clubs hare decided to play witb the Players1 League, despite auybo>c.>it that may be attemp^d by the team. We all know that U.«y are two of (he Kreatt^t k*0p3 order on the field and hustles a game thrutigh. Prfsideot Brusb thinks well of Iiin**s an I IA nuxious caiuhera in tha world, Ganzr.l uuking uo with hi» When yon say that of an umpire it fa all tbatia needed. to ha?e him with the t-*m next season, but h-* do«a Nutional Agrfenn-ut clubd. The PeunsylviiUia Uni- ver"ity tcaui tat what UuU he may bo iuftriur to Beuuett as a lu a letter to the Spirit of the South Abuer Powell uot feel like payiog the big batter an unreasonable is anxious to open Fujvpaugu Park, aad backstop. eays we have a tough g*ng of bitters here, but that salary. The tiuonier president and Hi DPS wilt prob­ will probably bf given the honor. THE WOMAX Ilf THE CASK. they are not much on batn-runniug. Come 08, Ab. ably talk the matter over when tlie formor (toes Kast, THE PH1LL1E8* DOINGS. ami there io scarcely auy di>nbt th it au undarttandinv And right here occurs to mi a remark that Ned DO YOU Wait till READ you bring your team down bfre, IT and when ? Th« Philadelphia Leacue Olub's team l«ing prac­ your "flam" catchers try to throw out Ward, lluston, will b* reached which will be aa»afa«tory to all tically complete-!, there is bin little activity at tbe Craue uiude tht> other duy in regard t'> pome of the Steuzd, Biakic, Feeble-, Smith nnd Fender they will DENSY DENIB3 THE STORY. lieadqturtertfof tti<»t club, aud th-a only quantities en- placers who have go ,e b»ck on the Brotherhood, look sick; so will yon. I met Jerry Deony iu tlie "Wiieu" clotbing store Kaguii! t*ie attention of ttie club's oBlcials are thoao AUlloiH(h what he 8nut refers to Gauze) I dnu't meun Billy Joyce made a foolish break in signing with the thia murniuii, aud spoke to him about the silly para­ cuwuucted with the preliminary Ppnn^ it-a on. It it for a m i note, and don't want it so cuhdidered, that 1 Brooklyn Brottieriiood team before he Rot 1m rele graph going the rounds to the effect that he ia not ^nitc provable that a trip to tha South will be d^cidud dveci G-tuzt-i A dt^erU-r, t>ecau^e he uev«r waa in the SEND FOR SAMPLE COPY original ajreemeut. \V)iat Nfd from Toledo. He will b« with McGmty if the Pla>ors' patisntHJ witu liia lmlian*polis arrangement, and tbat apou, aa Harry \Vright is stron^y in fnvor of taking Cr*ne said, WHS: "1 League goes under. Tim Bn.thnrbuod people were be ami Manager Glafetcock ara not ou good term*. thiuk in a good many of th^ae ca*fn the wives i^Uf hu team (o Flurida. Should Harry have bis way, the the orders. Cbarlny. Ganzol would also after hit eid"-[»artner, Emmet Rodent, but the Iu nn«w«r bu suitl: 'The etory la too abaurd to cali team will go t-> St. Aoguadue, ao Jo .n M. Warii La^ b*t witii u-< to-day latter verv sensibly concluded to stick to Toledo. for a denial. Lut fur his win." 1 hardly tbiuk Crane'a idea is » I uewrsaid to anyuno that I am not already secu-ed th» Jacksnuville (rroiuids for the applicable to Ganz»l'a c«de as Flank Ward is an iuvrti-rat" nsheiinun, nu*fr windows, and J«cK saya Ward sleeps fled, and Jack will have mr ber«i, M>iile at JrtckM>orilJe cofaiiiK oo to have a talk with the Brotherhood tmck- A Tribute to the Great Expert—A Timely every night with a fishwig line tifd lo bis big to*. "I am takiDK 'one walks dailr aud expect to (> here. Aluioat da ly I Suggestion to New York Professionals. A tidy Cusick, the old-time back-stop of ibe PhUMec, the field wei^hit>g lees than 1GO pound*. I wish the arrange to play a u umber of exhibition gam -a in the htar c-niiumuta to th* rCcct that tbiugi* will utTer The withdrawal of William Sexton from the writes me that he would like to cither play flr«t base st^ason would open to-umraow. Wv» will have a trreat Ita'lmtc Sou Uern citit-s on tlittir way back h ime. Tue ruu 8rDi»)inly with K«li> aud Arthur Iiwin iu Uu; great tournaments will be regretcei for eome Texas League club or to catch on to the stuff team bera. All we want now is one or two got-d m<-u, Philtidttlphiii CluW maim^euneut tins alttn dci-i .ed In same uam. Both hav« b^eu caplai:-4 (or xome yeatn wherever of umpires. Cuny Foley recommends him very aud it id a dead-sure thing; that Mr. Biuah will g-t iniku still more iuiiiroveuiviiUt at tha ckia'a beautiful uow, and although oue may bf cu{naiu ihe be is known as an expert, and his name is a trontgly. It la a little too late for him now; he should them. You caoj'ist say for m** that I do not regret pa>k at Broad and Huntiuf(*iun stre«U. Although nthdr will Ut nettled under the njiu-ttiou. Sucu household word wherever the game of billiards tave written earlier. that I remained with ludimmpuHs, and am aa well ttmt would cwm to beaiiouttui perfect lor b wo bill I tiud is (h« teeltng uin^ng a gre^t ma-y. Arthur is played. It is more than likely that this is So Holland was not after any of our men, eh? Well, satisfied as I ever was in my life." purple* as sui-h a eti ncture cau be mvde, the club Irwin, however, IH a r>-iiiarkablj' Ren»»:blf Mid intel- I wonder. II-i tried to get PolheruUf*, McGuiik and Mr. Sexton's farewell to tbe public a* an expert KERINS AND REBDRB. never seems to tire of d^vum^ improvements, and doed tixent tiall flayer. 1 tuinlly ln>>k be will do any­ Ward, paiticutitrly the 1 utter, whom he wauted badly not heeitate. to put out its moti^y o tunke llie pi nee thing else Uuisville first lawman, now a mamiwr o/ the Baltimore Club, U very anxfoua to OK>T* attractive ana couveni«nt if such a thinx lie j>oa- vice only wbon liy io n-k.?d t<>. U will be well for be no surprise, for there has been no time dur­ our grape* DOW. ibie. Iu u-spoi«e to Prcatdt-ot Y-.ung « request for a CaptatU KeH> io cuiuult witb Arthur nmuy tlmtrn, for ing the j>ast fifteen years that the "Green The run a who dubbed UcLaughltn the "Gaffn^y of play witb the Indiau*polij teun n«xt season. This ia his horn* and be would like to join tho cok>r tin? club bus forwarded nppUcation for carrtiurtl there is bo orainiei player on tlie fifld LO-dny than Mountain boy's" health was not c->nstantly in the Texas Loapua" nhoulJ be sued for heavy dmuasea or litfht Hoosi«r team. He clalmi to be in good form and blue. Thu former :olor ia the choice, but In the little short atop, li will b» a! e-»Uitfly ueces^ary the mind of his friends, and A HEW TREATMENT. , by the cr«ck Association umpire. If the crse was tried ca»e too many other League club* want thesamB tit.t that there uhoulJ be one heud, aud tbut all oili*rd where is the expert In Texas it would never be argued before a tury. says be will play up to (he standard next season if who has PO many? Suffpi era are not generally aware thatl g^ven a ch.tnre. President Brusi HAH mate no prumirei, ll>;ht blue will be subst.tuied. The chanced are that should fully realise tbat. With Umt tully ui.der- i ttet»e ciieeaEtaare contagious,01 that tboy a Ai much as "Onasi" believes it, we will nnt mlsa the Phil.ied will be awarded neither the cardinal iini etuois clans, but he would hardly all fllrd with President Young be for o tbe PluUes had prised to a«» bim take tha reins. Without Billy tt Is a it is true, he did so; yet he was, in fact, in the tha t R, simple remedy has been discovered made up Joe Bogg uuo will be appointed the fourth selected their colors. quoatiou. Gauz*l ia talk-d of so is Tucker. >"either harness down to the day on which he notified which permanently cures tbo most a£gra- umpire. He IB a good man and wan by far the best of huld his owu in League company. A. 0, ib just the man for tbe place. Mr. Troescher that his physical condition was vftted cases ot these distressing diseases by lost season's staff. LOCAL JOTTINGS. | afewEimp!eapplicat;ousmaue((t0oti>cefcs Jake Stenzel ia not only claimed by this club but baa DENVER DRIFT. Schriver has decided not to work in Al Reach'0 base MORRILL'S POSITION. such that retirement was now necessary. And apart) by tho patient at home. A pamph- been regularly signed. Punctuate that with a crow­ ball factory until Ut-xt fvll. John Uorrill is beginning to realize tbat it Is time yet this once giant of the cue, as a master ex­ < let explaining this new treatment ia Bent bar. Vitthburg might set bis release late next seawn The Team Manager Rowe is Gathering— Cu;t Welcb'a fa bur died at his home In East Liver­ for bim to make »hn ban any (»- si- ability never will, ha?, in fact, been no more a little invested with hfi brother In farming property Bostons were here have been in a sort of ttatu quo, Club, of Philadelphia, to erect fi-nine buildings and tiou it will be AS financial man, and ia that capacity than a physical and artistio ruin during the in southern Illinois. When he retires from the bull but as the opening of the etamls on their gr^uiida, at Broad nud Dauphin no cue would do better, for we have always calJbd him past five or six years. That he entered and ENTERPRISING MANAGER, flold he will be comfortably fixed. season approaches the streets. The ordinance was referred to tbe Committoe * HoDast John," and bis years of experience have who hiis lii'l rivo >ntird't-xpeiiencf iu emi-prufestional Kcgarty'a Port W >rth te.im ia a great fleldinor aggre­ lovers of the game have begun to awaken from uu P..lice and Prisons. taught bim (lie ba-ie ball JiuatoeiS thoroughly from played in tournaments during the past five or and amateur club*, \vnuld liken \ oa1 ion iu ui:uor -r gation, but looks rather wtak for batting. However, their lethargy and are wondering what kind of Tommy Pollard, tue well-kuowo player, late of the tiie money tttaud)>oiot. He kuows bow much things six years against his will is probable, yet it is Sia'e le;t;iu*. Fir-t-' luss reference ca.u be giveu. Ad* we may be fooled. a team we will have this season. At present it HanisburK Club, is Ijins at his home in t'iis city coat and how a club should be run BO far aa the finan­ just i*s»ible tLat be crnved that excitement wbfcb is drew Manager, >pOHTlN-u owe* billiurd* married in New Orleans shortly, and will bring bis game, and a HPOUTIP-Q LIFZ reporter who visited him luok after tbe bate ball department in any sporting fi«(j that hUname would re^u'i in financial success DO'.hniK, wliilo the KHUIU owes him a very vast Amount. have signed, but they aromeruly experiments, aud tbe for the tournament, Tfce public bad the enmo idea, bnde over aft-r Mardi Gms. chancel are tbey will not prove a few days ag > f^uud the patient with a piny r book goods house. Tlii* piper lias no deetro to have Sexton S^ore in the equal to the emer­ n one baud and a SPOBTINO for while the public hare DO; flooded numerically to Fares for himself and wife h*ve been sent on to Pol- gency. We mufet have a teum tlmt will stand third LIFE in the other. SPOKES. r"le of a mendicant, for ho is uo sucii omn. It s our be in us aud he will b«> bore m ten days. They eay that Harry Lyuas is to be married soon to witness :hh ouo great expert's placing durlax the opinion, ho-vtver, t:.at WH but rt-e.'hu the sentiment place or better, or tba games wilt not draw enough John Clarkson has entered upon hie duties as base past five or six years, yet the same public carefully Eugene Currey, the local pitcher, may sign with people to pay the guarantee, but Mf-ssr9. Van Horn i Ciimdeo ytmux lady. wish aud dftnire ot prnft)inji..nal8 evtrywliTp, that, if Harri*' San Joae team, Charley Duo I ay having recom­ Muurtger Jim Farrington, of the Harri&hurg Club, bnll professor at Harvard, aud baa a goodly nnmbtr of sc-umed bis work through the press aod probubty re- m-cfs-ary, such a benefit or temltuoaial shall take and Rowe assure the public ihat such a team we studruta iu ids cms^eB. He will devote biui-elf mainly mainel away from bis comesti t .rough tho dread of mended him btronzly. He itt a good one. will bare. A first-class first bnseman Is one of the re­ has disj.os d ol h:s place of buainesa in Cauideu, N. J., p :ice. Wf.rlts will nave the entire team here fully a month to Hike Ual-iDK'-r, the catcher. to tbe pitching caudidates, and hopes to develop a lit it being able to ace the- Sc xtou of the post play such Si-o'ild it be d-'emed necessary and adrNabla by Mr. quisite*, as welt as another c*tcU<-r. good twirier as he La* several smdentd who are billiards as the Sexton of their day has played during before the regular season open*. He wants the boys to AB yet Dalniupla, C'urtii, McClelland, Dolan and It was, perbapi, u lucl^y thing for the Philadelphia Sf'X'oo'sprofes-ioniil bre hrcn in Nt-w York to tnk» be in good trim. J. C. N, Players" Club that they concluded their arrangements anxious to leurn some of his cunniug. Harry Batod, tho pa«t five or six yean. sti>'h a step, that crv or its prof><8i.-;:a'g hare btit to Tread way Imve not put their eienature-* to a contract. whom Jobn tievolopwl into SUgg'a closest rival two We trust tbfit it rimy not be interpreted as au un­ Jnst why this is so la known only to ihewtblves. FIT J*orep«ugh's Park wheu they did. Had they de­ say K). It is ;»iieiirat't pi-int when «e conaidcr tha HOUSTON AFFAIRS. ferred eUuiu£ the lease they might bare hud trouble st-awus ago is back again, and will go on to the field kind ness on »nr part towards Mr. S-*xtuu to atate that ( cnaiiive nature and the £i>at h-irs of WllLam Sexton. Will White and lid Curtis have been wiutering In next spfiuff a better pitcher thau ever. Ihe corning tournaments have probably luat nothing tho city. through the un^xixicted death last week of the owner Fi»rtunotelv, tben- in no city in the world whi-re pro- The ClaVa Team Now Completed—Its Per­ of the gruutid the famous ihowmao, Adam Fore- When Kell gets here next wt«k there will be fnn. by tlie rutirmmntor Withdrawal of Sexton from tha ftf-siniinla can bundle such A mutter with a preatei de» Frank Hoffman has been signed by one of the I expect i)irector Conant will lay for him with a con­ sonnel—After Money, Etc. pangh. coutestaoM. His physical condition hia Ioug been K\CV of uicety than in New Yotk. For the present Testa leagues, and will prove n good man. Dave tract and a checkbook. Will the good-natured tri­ known to the public. Those n D, Ditly. EIciser, Trm-sfher, Silva, Kav^uagh, Is now completed and is as follows: Krehmeyer, did uut pitch his gim» here l much mistaken he will lead the League M pitcher very natura ly censure not oaly buxton, but trie man­ Weikert, pitchers; Isaacson, Wentz, O'Rourke, this stasoo. Fi zgerald, the Aiblotica' new s-cond baserrmn, be­ n^tioiiHl cliarttcter not be nec'8-aiy, New Y, rk i ro- gan hi* profesiicnal career iu 1885 with the Maple agers for permitting him to enter under the cimiui- fesriiouals w'li eo decide U lu their own go- d jud^ on the bases; Hutchineon, short stop; McCloskey, Gre»t expectations are being entertained regarding THE STAGE. Bttiuces. That the in»n:i*ers hoped to see Sext n go me it. Should H imtioual benefit ha defined "Kid" Darnbrougli. Many think he will prove supe­ Leaf Club, of Ouelph, Canada. In 86 be pluyod wi;b necessary, Crogan »nd Propsser in the field. This is the :ue Boston Blues, of the Ntw England League, and through these two totirDADienU succewifully fiere CHD Willinm S'-xtuu mty yet have to Irarn that tit in th« finest a^greguUun of ball players ever got together iu rior to "Kid" Nichola. Trie indications ar« tbat he HUBERT DOWNING. be no doubt. That treat playing was exjw cted of him wiil come up to the standard if nut overworkrd. ;iie following sataou with the Portland aod New most popular expert that tbe game htu evtr creati-d ia the S-uth, and, bent of all, they are all reliablo men. Saieiu cluU, of the tame league. Fitzgerald covered we do tint believe; it would siainly bs a physical im­ hia day. SIMON There in n"t a lubbor among them. Th* best of them ell is Fagan if be would only possibility asithm bven torfomo years p«et, for»t-xtou let up on his "lushine." ond base for the London Club, of the International A Grand Production of "The Gladiator" at Red O'Ronrkd, tl>a thirlbaueman of the Honnton League, iu '88, aud laat year hu played witb tbe New h.ia done no playing worthy of his ntime and reputa­ team, arrived In the ciiy thi^ morning direct from The frinnds of Twin-bum are glad to learn that he the Grand Opera House. tion f^r many year^, and as Sexlou's h-mo-fiy, honor Chicagro Billiarrls. will don a Denver uniform neit season. Elaveo Club, being the regular second baseman of the Chicateo. O'Rourke is highly plre in the billiard world since my last. Spriugs ami have them rejuvenated aud boiled down. .alter then weut to second aud utilized Fitzgerald as in a trot. utility man. great house will be closed for nine weeks for hia achievements during tbe ;aat fow years told tbe Events between Sclmeter and ir^at astand^tilU It teems to be the wish of everybody for Houston to Games will be arranged the early part of the season sad story of his i-hjsical condition not only to bis In consequence nf S-xton's withdrawal from th;' totir- among a number of the Eastern teams. M'lnager Sharaig Has aa great a ''poll" as ever with important and costly improvements. This week Ofen the &e»Kon io G*lve*ion. As Galveston opened tho local newspapers and tbo players. frieudi, but to tbe world. nana-iits liieru may bo Hrr^grmieuts or propositii/ui in Hoti-ifon tbu last t*o nea^ons, this is nothing but M a ii age r Ruwe has about concluded to play on the there will be an attraction especially suited to That Mr. Sexton WKB peroillted through courtesy, or Diiidt* to the HdtUfacti-m of rcliaef.^r. I fuil to see what bench this season; i r else the outfield and K^t a first- St.-p* are beiog taken to reorganize the Brandy wine fair. Uj on thtt day one-hull' the population of Hous­ Club, of West Chester. Ita team will be composed the tastes of the patrons of the popular up-town aa a well-earntd compliment to the lif«-U>n« Integrity else citn be Ootie. It mu>t I.e ihU or the ahand 'i.m^nl ton will go to rjHlveston to see their pets wipe up the class man on the initial l-ag. Thia meets the approval of fallen preatnees, thron^h pliydicnl innbilily to be of the tonrn!»m-ntH. So far as the interest of the rooia- of the patrone of the game. largely of home players", and among tho-e already theatre and to the great stage. The dhtin- earth with iho Sand Crabs. mentioned for places on the niue are W. A. Brooke, guUhed young America a actor, Mr. Robert longer great, to eoter the to irnauaents in qnwtioo k"<-peri of the cuuittry h omcoro -d it matters uot A committee uill cull ou tho»e gentlemen who hare Dtlrvmple epent a few months In the mountains there is but lutle doubt in our mind. That tb s very wh.ch, ai the bilhaid season is pract.calty OY«-:. looking after his mining interest*. Bo IT. Clifford Bocker, llsrman Rotck«r, Bichard Corcoran, Downing, will give a grand production of "The promised donations this wt-t-k, when they will oe ex- and liurry Banlett. marked ni:irk of reap'-ct WBJ* due Sexton uo one will It uiiKht be betlnr to dr>p the i.nntiHm^Jits for thfi pttctid to ujttke good their agreeumat. Robert B. Martin, pitcher of the James Barker Gladiator," by A. Sanmet. Mr. Downing made question, t-T the ?ume of btlliardj is uot likely to have seas >D and rL-ur^-auize carlv during th- coining suinmer No Umpiring: For Him. Club, champion of the Philadelphia Trade*' League, his first success as a star iu this character! but another WUlitm ?«xton dnrfn? the n»xt p«uoratioD. for t AO or nioru tuuro;imenti to uke jil^ce iu Sept* m- JOHNSTOW.V, Pa., Jan. 23. Editor SPOBTINQ Liri: died last Sunday week. in Dr. Bird's play of "Spartacus, the Gladiator." Thai Sexton nigned to piny in these tournaments with b r a»d Ocio'-cr next, under ihff-ient rules. The-** THE INTERSTATE LEAGUE. Will you kindly say that I am not a candidate for a iiurry WrUht v.ill doitbtlew receive a warm wel­ His new production of Sautuet'd version of the the hop« that his yet yuiing life woniJ permit him to tuurnjitueald >-h,iiiId in fact bo given Tor £1000 etch ta place on tbe Ai-sociatiou stiff of umpires for the com­ come tho first time he arrircB in Cincinnati with his something like tho Sexton of the past, and thus not cash }i'izt»<. With the han'iicvtp m pufnto nttd uot th* Its Progress Slow, But Sure—Hampered ing season. If I wgre auxiom to re-enter the field as Philadelphia team. Cincinnati enthusiast* have a great tragedy is said to be incomparably finer only aid the mana^era ut a tlmo when bops rule haa UPS tue nuna^c-ra would not be wanting in fXi-erta. than anything he has attempted in many sea­ well niuh assassinated professionnl by Unreasonable Opposition—The Play­ a target, after having tweo there for three years, it warm spot for the "old man," owing to his promi­ billiards, but show The contest b~twuen Hatley and Ma^gull is attrict- nence tn connection with the famous Cincinnati Bed* the public also tbat S-xton's cue had not yet lost its iog much atteiitioo, while the Intt-rtbt on ihe reoiilt ! ers' League Oiler of Alliance and Pro­ would be In a league where they do not play Sunday sons of artistic and pecuniary success. prime? and hurl beer gla^ies at the man who tilU tbe of 130'j. magic will bo the general verdict of t&ose who kn o\r very great. The attendance is expected to be large. II* tection. "Ihe Gladiator," which will be heard at the most important poni'ioD ou the diamond. The report What has become of the appeal of Ton dor Abe Grand Opera him bet-t. going the rounds of the pross that I am to leave my from the judgment obtained au&inst him by Harry I ft) use on Monday night, is prac­ As to the rumor that Sexton bad been bought off by The Interstate League seems to be getting on tically an English translation of tho version C aroma. Its feet .slowly, but surely, notwithstanding the (indent occupation for umpiring, places me In a rather Lyons laat summer for back enlnry? a rival manager It fs Dot worthy of notice. At no Imd lik'ht before iuy employ era, and a d*ula! through There is a temporary* lull In the epistolary war be- made famous in thia country by Salvini, and period of his life tins 3axt>n been for Siie in the bil­ Thomas Foloy has been lai-1 up with the grip. K!in_v obstacles it has to contend with. It now IMF. SPORTING Lire will be the most effectual way of e*n 5le»9n<. Vauderslfceand Rogers. the part of JVero, the Gladiator, is said to be liard market. Not only has he been true to his Jacub S.-hai-fur has been viditiug relatives in Lea- include.-* eight clubs, the majority of whom are elchiug it. BLAKE A. MAPLEDOEAM. Magistrate Durham haa purchased an Athletic sea­ friends, but generous, magnanimous and considerate Tt»Dworth, KiUNas. better suited to Mr. Downing's fine force of dic­ at. all times to those who might appear aa profe-aional organized and equipped. The laggards nil] son ticket on the atrenK'h of 0 Brian's engagement. tion and dramatic expression than was tbat of Thomas Tollaid has been gerionsly ill at his horn* doubtless soon fall into line, although there is If all the local labor organizations that have d*- rivala. No expert of modem tiiiii-a has hud so many in this ciry during tbe past four or lire weeks. Tom Loft us* Herculean Task. urod tnemeelves for the Philadelphia Players' Club *Spartacus, the Gladiator." Saumet's "Gladi­ professional friends among all classes of professionals no particular hurry, there being still a comfort­ OLIVEUMD, Jan. 22. Tho Phi* Dealer of thla city ator" ia considered superior to as William Sextoo, aud while we very much doubt If I'V^nt C. Ive< has bten engazed to give a weekli jttronize the games tiext summer «» they now exn>as "Spartacus, the GUdi- exhibition at Murphy's Hub billiard room, Boston. able margin of time before active work on the rives the Cinclnoati Club thia very hard shot: "Tom ;hemselves li will mean many thousands of dollars ator," for many reanous. In the latter play the great thrre is a rival manager In the country to-day who dtiimomi can be^in. President Win. H. Volta, Lnftoa ought to be ablo to instill some life Into tue pur the Pinyers' Club. arena scene is in tbe second act aud make<* a strung would WHO! to make overtures to ao expert with the Any time during tbe uext two or three hundred years may do to (jet out the posters fur tbe tuuro** of the PUiiulciphia Press, has worked hard and >odies of the Cincinnati players, who have always Harry Wiight iaiu his fifties bat U still as strong anticlimax, after which it is ouly by dint of tbe most view of breaking «p a touruament, ills certain that jeen rightfully denominated as quitters of tbe rankest and active as a man hnU his age; he is even agile persistent efforts that dramatic interest is sustained, Sexton is the one man who ilnreil not be appnmcheil moots. long to u<*t the Interstate Leiigiie into the good shape it tiud. If anyt-ody gin put a little is iu now aud df»wtvt.-a congratulatious fur his success back-bone and stay enough to don the gloves occasionally with young­ In the former the interest grows from the first to the with any such view. Uia life iiiifi-l»a as an expert has M:IHas K'tephe was in town last week aod in de- uto the Cmciutiati fellows, Tom can. It will be bard arena scene, which is iu the fourth act. beeu to make the game honorable, an>i now that he is B{,air, in consequence of the 1<.4S of a Talliable colt df>«niu> the apparently uncutled-for opposition of the work, though, for thnro In something sters. Philadelphia Inquirer, which, ins lead of lending a in the air of tho Coatesvllle will hare a team In the field the coming Iu Dr. Bird'd tragedy the interest ia centred almost no longer able to play, he is not likely to smirch hli which died frum the ^rip. town on the Ohio river ibat brings out all the bad leason. Pitcher Hilsey, formerly of the Athletics, has oniirely in Spartacus, while in "Tbe Gladiator," as now clean record for any amount of money. A new Union League style pool table, 5x10, mad* helping b^ind, l>a» done all In its power to ditcourage qualities and defeat Voltz'e efTurta. of a man. The poor old Reds; they have joen engaged to manage it. played by Mr. Downing, thwre are ft number of strong How conscious hiw friends are of this fact was at- expressly for the Cuutlneutal Hotel, by tii* Brun*- struggled along under a weight of misery 83 long that If Lebiffh avenue is ope tied west of Broad street, as characters which share opportunities ar:d honors with toitud by Mr. Tr-iescher's proposition to Rive Mr. Sexton wick-B.-Colleuder Co., wad last week set up in the bit- The Aitooua. Unrr-bbur^, Wilm!n«ton and Lebanon >eople Dare bfgun to take pity clubs flrt' couipletfty 'irjcanized, aud hare si^ued on them and to hope it is said the city anthoritics propose doing, several theetar. Again, the vital situation of the play tbe money, in caee of necessity, In order that he mUht liar room of this hotel. ^ ,hut they will distinguish themaplves in 1S90. It looks reet of ground will be cutoff at the extreme corner in arena §cene la made moro powerfully dramatic start for tbe South at once for the benefit of his Don't-get-on-the-table nearly ull 'lie player* they m-ed. Button will duubt- aa though they wonld oe able to beat signs coat twenty-five cent*1 lean mil itito line, as a plan of organization has been Washington out eft field ut the Philadelphia Ball Park. A hundred by the discovery that the Cladtitfor't victim la his health. TU;s generous proposition on the part of Mr. each, printed on both snJes. They laat fur several agreed UIJOH, and Mr. 6. \V. Carmen ».*cured a mana­ n the race it Washington captures eighth place." rcet cquld be cut off and still there would be plenty of eixteen-year-old daughter tlma by the finding of a Troe^cher will nut surprise'thr-ee who know him best. years, but the bo^-ruMeu city of New York, wliOM ger. Wilk*-st>ane is the only doubtful quantity, sa it room In left field at this ground. brother aa his opponent in the areua. Mr. Downing Is It isrmietblng to know that if Ulli»rds loses such room-ket-p-TB have bee >me so financially shattered seems a difficult matter to enlist the sympathy of men The riiillieg Would Lose Should Mulvey The Holyoke Club, of the New England League, hM supported by a strong company, including tbe churm- an expert asS"Xlon( it retains n man with so U'»b!e through b >as power, are not likuty to buy the bigni of capital iu that city. Several meetings have been Desert. made socoud basi'iuan Kliaa Peak, who la a (resent Ing actross, Mira Kugeuie Bialr, who ia private life ii a heart as Mr. Troesctier'i. It is to bo hoped that Mr. when they cannot afford to buy a few I ricUes. held wi'b oo result, but Mr. Voltz bus not given up Mnlvey rigned a PI avers' Leagna contract. Then sub letter-carrier in this city, aa offer. That club Mm. liobert Downing. Mlw Bialr ia onn of the*moflt Trpeecher may live to not only lipnor the tiiMnwaj, bat himself, for many a year to come. Karnlolph H-i-er hits declared, according; to th« hope, and still another effort will be made to start a it) signed a National League contract to play in Phil­ which has yet to be organized, by the way) could beautiful women ou t'ne American Btage, and haa New York World, tb*t there are but two players IB cluti hi tiiii' city. ;et no better man than Peak. made a striking success everywhere iu the leading As to Sexton's financial condition, it Is probably, at adelphia, his salary being named at $2750, of which bent, problematical. If the truth was known he ts the c.'Oiiog tonruttnieirs Slusaon and Hoiscr. Ju*t Tue exasperdtJDj? Attempts to seduce Wilmlngton le received 81250 advance. Recvutty there have been McAlcer, of the Cleveland, and Fogartr, of the part of A>fX/ujwia, which has much, of tb« dramatic why it shuul'iti't be HeUer and 81 a^-m the Inter tale Loague in order that tho Atlantic Philadelphia Players' clubs, hare gout into training ftteugLhand pathetic interest fuund in the role of probably a very puor man financially. Tbat be is rich reports that he would probably report to tho Players' In the esteem of his professional brethren iroeg without failed to explalu. It ia D >t at all likely, however, Aasocirtttoti may u^e ft a4 a etoppinii-ofl pluce to break [>ngue. When asked If tbe National League could at Los Angeles, Cal. Virginia. tbat Mr. Reiser erer made any such aiuteiuont. the jump between Ittitinioie and Treuton, which uut hold him, a lawyer said: "If it can be shown that The Philadelphia Players' League Club will open a New andcMllv scenery and costumes will be seen tn saving. That, however consoling aa it nmy be, Is poor headquarters at No. 1210 Filbert street this production at the Grand Opera House thia week, comfort to a man with a shattered constitution, and It is ju-t possible thHt the n.anutacturers an4 called f«rlh PiMidfnt Voltz's protest puuliehed iu our the second club knew of hia first contract when it In­ dealer hire the players to crawl over the table*. It last isbuw, IIR-* bornw fruit, * to a letter to President duced him to si^n the second, and the reserve rule Frank Wagner, tbe Athletics' uew second baseman, Mr. Downing having bad several new sceuen painted [irobubly a bank account witb tho credit on the wruo< \9 either very green or very conceited, as he writes for bis Philadelphia euKagemeiit, which will be seen side. In this respect, however. Sexton is probably no bie*k9 the rubber frum the rails, thruwa the latileoat Voliz, «'f th« Interstate League. John Ward pays: ( 'l will not hold good in law, the fact that he baa re­ of level, trt-quenily sprir.gs the t>fd of the lalile, sfe M>U threuten to withdraw from the National Agree- ceived advance money will uot enable the second tbat he can play second base all around Bierbaner aod for the first time at the Grand Ofon alt potaii-lM game* person or organization when It g«ta the wont of an tut the former it yery much in their Ime. «t a fair (^rceiitagc, and it wou't coit you 9260t either, effort to bribe a man to break a coatrtot." The Philadelphia League Club U going to make j Wedueaday ana Saturday mBtiu««* of "Tb« Gladiator," however, should it bt Decenary to do to a great popu- 8 THE SPORTIISTQ Jan. 29.

of the year 1884, to wit, th« city enJa of th*j Pttrwra A NEEDED MACHINE Invalidated throngh this fact becoming known to the Boost, the Hernando andj old Raleigh, and the State Coventry lUrbfm-Cr' 'Jo«p»Dj. Mr. Josfab Turner, Line Boudtf, a total of about six mi'et. Tb**?« s^cliy&S Th*t CouibfnAfl the ****** Point* of the Or of Coventry, and mv^Alf fa ]«7o ,'2'ind G. Tolniac's WHEELING. »p<1 aim/.it demanded. and tne OUTFITTERS were >>QfIt. upoo pl*ns sup je«ted til nary and the Safely. machine in his foundry at Wolverhampfon, claimed to former gentleman in my presence purchased 'Black by cin'/eua anJ officials of Memphis, who Many a rider of the old time ordinary bicycle Fixtures. know from sad cxj.«rienc« that gravel would iluk out Bess,' »nd I b«li«ve ft is still very near to your office." while gave up hid mount with regret to adopt the di H. WaieiiT in The tyclirf. Jan. 88, Feb. 4. London, England. Stanley Bicycle of flight if placed upoa a simple earth surface, TO THE subscribers threatened to withdraw their subscriptions minutive and less graceful, but more practical * 'Oycliug Art, Knorgy and Locomotion,' by Robert Club, Stanley (how at Crynlal Palace. the commissioners, unless the road* should be Jan. 29. rinladtl) hio. Ladies' reception bj Honnt or enjoin safety. The good old ordinary popg«eses a num­ P. Scott, fa a bonk which deserves the attention of V«-roou \V h«elmen. built with a substructure of rubble stune and a super­ ber of virtues that are sacrificed in the safety, everyone io any way connected with or Interested in structure of (travel. The board yielded to this pr«- cycling. Personally we have regretted the want of Jan. 29. KoclieBier, N. Y. Time-mile race at W»ih- Bure against their judgment and my pruteat. Tlie re­ and the veterans will bail with delight a ma lllKtoa Pa: 1C. such a book f»r years past. It aet-nn soinewhat strange sult was that there wan a large tnduaelesd expenditure ohine tbat will combine them with tha el em en that we EnelUh, having snatched the unwieldy bone­ Jan. 30. New York. Reception by Harlem Wheelmen to at West K .'1 Hall. amoun'ing to t.bom $12,OuO,and a serious detriment of safety that bas made tbe Rover pattern bi shaker from the French, and in a score of years hav­ Players' National League, tbe roadfl built that year. cycle such an unprecedented success. ing brought it to its present high state of perfection, Jan 31. I'biladolpbia. Century Wheelmen's informal inches was adopted a* th» maximum centre dance. "Efifht The Eagle is the nearest to the mark FO far should yet find the cycling Ktukliie in tbe person of depth of gravel, aud the result hat been a practical nn American Bttbjr-ct. However, soil Is. What Pro­ Tel.. 0. Buffalo, N. Y. Reception of Zig-Zaga at Or tbiit any dfpth of gravel or bruken and I think after it has becoiiie more generally phena Parlor*, demonstration fessor Rankiiie did for the steam engine in bis treatise tone exceeding eight inches ia absolutely iiaelws*, for known it will be seen in the company of many thereon, Mr. R. P. Scott, of Baltimore, U. S., has at lob. 7. N«w York Ully. Manhattan Bicycle Clnb': the reason that a solidified mas* of gravel once settled third annual ball at Lexiuglon Avenue Open an old-timer. last done for Ihe cycle in his book to which we refer: KEEFE & BECANNON. to final repose and ground by travel to a hard, smooth We grently fear that Mr. Scott will obtain no adequate House. surface, is Impervious to water an:) forms a crust tliat To . K>. N<-,-v York. One ami a half mile rare at pecuniary reward for his starling work of research, will dear t«n times tbe weight of the largest and heavi- but at leoat he may lay tbe (Uttering unction to his Armory of Furty-aovuntn Ko*immt N. Y. N. G. eat wagon load*, and will only sMt\ by being pene­ Bobertson, 296 soul tbat all cyclists inUrei-ted iu themechitnltB, dyna­ Knlr.es close Feb. 3, with W. 11. trated or cut tbrouffb, and nut by sinking nn>1er pon­ mics and mathtftii'ttica of the machines th^y ride will BttHulwuy. derous weiuhti. The principles involved in the con­ Teh. 11 Philadelphia. Full drew reception and ball flutl his "honest labor bears a lovely face,'1 and delight struction of foundations of gravel roaU aud jonderoua therein." Cyclist. of Prunsylvitina Bicycle Club at St. Georico's Hall. Luildmg are quite distinct, tbe one being intended to Ftb. 14. Pbilaiielpnia. Century Wueelmen'a lull drew provide atrajnsi surface abrasion, or cutting under Our line of Base Ball Goods are the recognized r>C'-i>tioD. passing wagons of 1U,(KH) pounds maximum weight the Till !.">. Laities' recepllan by Hadnou County (N. J.), other to with* and trie gravitating weight of structure* ^ THE TRIGGER. _ Whet* Imt'n. of many thousand ions weight. standard goods, as their adoption by the PLAYERS' Fel> 15. Philadelphia. Smoker and athletic entertain­ "Millions of dollars ar*t aonoally wasted In follow­ Intelligence baa been received; In Pittsburg an­ ment Pennsylvania Bicycle CiUb. ing current theories which dcm.tnd great eubatratal nouncing tbe success of Jnnies O'Ue of Ih. 18tu. 15s., beating tbe record the A. J. Reach Co., with all pat­ older organizations it is a point of honor with for that distance by over a minute. Later, at the \\i\- box appears the OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION of its to maintain what they possess through vir- national Uilor for the League, and each Chief Cousul them nay appoint a division tailor for bis division, s;iid mineton, Del., 25 uiila r»ad race, with its twenty-five ents, which, in addition to our tuo of age, which the world over is only another tailurato oltaln the cloth of the secretary of tbe entries, Van and tho Eagle crossed tbe tape first and name for veneration and respect. But League League. was royally received by the 6'JOO spectators present. own valuable patents, enables ADOPTION, signed by the secretary, F. H. BRUNELL. clubs of many years standing are very few, and Section 2 as at present numbered to be numbered Again tho capture o( the Lancaster Pike record and the wonderful time of five miles on the road iu lorn ns to claim the most perfect the abolition of club membership would interest Section 3. * * * 459. all go to demonstrate the possibilities of spteo Trade price list will be ready Feb. ist, containing them but little. What honor to lead where none A good deal of stress Is being laid 'on the fact tbat wh'flh the Ka^le pctsttfsea. combination of gymnasium ap­ follow? Probably eouie of these old clubs would \Vindle was re-inutated bv a unanimous vote. The by­ Many of the fast men have resolved that Van Wag­ be astonished at the amount of money it has cost laws require the vote to be unanimous, oner §hill n<>pntar- all garments made by us. Re-;' tbe board of officers when the membership reaches mind ocular is somewhat agitated on the subject of a ity of Mr. Lnacomb In thpae sections may be lua; sipbt of. The Dunn-Potter party will not have the ea^y General Sporting twenty and on additional representative for each kJdi- big central cyclists' club house, there should be present member we make all garments,, tional fifty members. Of course if the legislation of a fairly lar^e audience to hear what Mr. F. R. Farrow fipht looked for on the completion of their ticket." tho hoard of officers iu any way affected clubs thia baa to uay upon the subject. In our opinion, a 'model1 Chicago HeyalJ. from cap to shoes, in our dif­ might be a feature worth retention.but tbe work of the cycling club house should be in direct juxtaposition League in becoming inoreai.d more general in iu in- with a cycling track, but this we feel can never be in Wheel Notes. ferent establishments. tertttB, and AD act of special import to any cue club London, at least under the present pvatcm of lind There are now five wheel clnbs in Brooklyn. 157 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. or part of the State is never promulgated. tenure. A social revolution, or a prenvtture aud un­ There are six bicycle stores on Main street in Buf­ __The third fuamre of membership IB the privilege expected arrival of the millennium might bring about falo. A. G. Spalding &Bros., C»f casting tbe enttrs vote of the ciub by proxy at such a possibility, btit otherwise there Is no horn*. If Members of the Rochester Bicycle Club are talking CHICAGO, NEW YORK, constitutional convention!). Well, if constitutional good old dirty London which, with alt its fogs and of reorganizing. 163 Mail!soii Sf. 241 & 343 Itioa.lway. convention* are run In tho same manner as the last winter Hastinesses, we wouldn't exchange even for The Louisiana Bicycle Glob are building a house on PHILADELPHIA. 1O22 Market St. one it wouldn't make much difference whether you Paris with its influenza, or Naples with its amella Octario street, New Orleuns. A. J. REACH CO., was only Philadelphia, U. 8., how d.fferent all cycle could vote a couple of hundred proxies or not, for the The whist tournament games are now in full blast iimple reason that you wouldn't bo allowed to vote club boose nmtiers might be. But at present Ciritas AMUSEMENTS. Largest Manufacturers of Base Balls and Base Ball Supplies. at all. It is laughable when one thinks rf tbe monu­ t/ondotiium is situated on the banks of tbe Thamesis at the Buffalo Bfcvcle Club. mental impudence of that committee which drafted titl'jnri*, nnd BO let us all go and h«ar what Mr. Far­ The Buffalo ZU-Zxg* are looking for larger quar­ ters. Growth ia the order of tbe day. RAND OPERA HOUSE, the new constitution, reporting through it« chairman row has to say next Thursday evening."^ The Cyclist. G COIl. BROAD ST. AND MONTGOMERY AVB. that its work was finished, and as it could not be im­ That's a pretty ctmpllment to Philadelphia, but it's Employees of the Rochester, N. Y., Union and Adver~ TUOMAS F. KELLY...... Mnnaner. proved upon it bad better be passed at once and no well deserved. Philadelphia Is certainly tbe worst tiser, will shortly organize a bicycle club. E. CUOLMELET-JONKS...... Businas8 Manager. questions asked. JusC think how that puts in tbe paved city in the world, but it (a also the richest in W. S. Campbell will ride three racing wheels this shade tbe poor old measly ConetStutlon of the United bicycle club houses; in fact tbe two circumstances leaxon K Columbia, a Humber, and a Comet, POPULAR PBICKS, 25c. TO si. States that baa been amended almost ei many timei have a direct connection, or rather one is the rau*e of LAST WEEK BUT ONE OF THli PRESENT W. 9. Bull Is rather strenuously denying that he SEASON. BB one has fingers and toes. Sainted forefathers ot a the other. In a well-rmved city line London the would be a candidate for the L. A. W. presidency. by-pone century, take off your halse. Dr. Emery is necessity for clnh houses is not nearly so urgent aa in 4S-THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE CLOSES FES. 10, About to report the proceedings of hisc unmittee! a city like Philadelphia, 83 there is no such tiling as A |*rmit has been granted to the Pennsylvania Bi­ FOE NINE WEl-.RS FUR IMPORTANT But I am diirre-wn^; we will not always have Dr. a "riding district," and every u*er of a wheel finds his cycle Club to build an addition to their club bonfe. AND COSTLY IMPROVEMENTS. Emery to make our constitution*, nor will we always own boose, or some pince in tbe immediate neighbor­ Capt. J. William Slieehen, of the Manhattan Bicvcle ONE WEEK, BEGINNING MONDAY, JAN. 27, have unscrupulous officers to apply the gag at public hood, the best place to ttore his wheel. Storage with Club, bns appointed Dr. W. E. Kubm club surgeon, AMERICA'S TRAGEDIAN, meeting.*, and it may therefore be of some value in ns is the principal rakon d'etre for a club boute. vice J. I. Motzger, resigned. tbe future to League clubs to l>e able to have their Contrary to ibe opinion of the Cyclist, it has not After a hot debate the Biiffalos, at thefr la*t monthly votes coat by proxy in constitutional conventions, and been found nectsaary to have a race track near by, meeting, decided not to have may more glove contests MR. ROBERT DOWNING, ID cons' qutr.ce they may retain their membership in and not a single Philadelphia club can boast of such to a finish at their club home by outsiders, AND HIS OWN LEGITIMATE COMPANY the League, but it is extremely unlikely, for this fea­ an append-ige to its house. Here, at least, we find W. W. Taxis won fifty prizes during 1889, bnt there IN A GRAND PRODUCTION OF ture atone is hardly worth the coat. a race track an expensive luxury easily dispensed are just two ot them that I think be ia n"t very prood Now, while membership Ii of so little value to clubs with. A tecret of success JD bicycle clubs, as in every of those he received at York for "fancy" riding. It is in every way desirable for tbe League; it in­ other thing, is to give one dollar's worth of value for "The question of hiving the officers of tbe League THE GLADIATOR creases tho roll and to tbe time extent fattens the one dollar of due>. of American Wheelmen elected by the membership BY A. SAUMET. treasury, aud givts the f*reut body tbe moral sup­ » * * at targe la being ax its ted la League circles." New KEW AND SUPEUB SCENERY AND tWTUMES. port of a numbt-r of organized bodies throughout the "A representative of The Wheel ha<1 the good lock York Sun. Secure eesti in advance at B:aaius .t SOLS', 1119 country; something, tl d*>, should bo done to keep the to run Across Mr. Herbert W. Haye*, of Boston. Mr. are already beginning to loom up for Chestnut street; Cuiitineatal Hotel and Graud Opora clubs iu the Lengue. What can he done? There are wan C. C. of MnssachiHetta, and first vice preal- Candidates FRONT VIKW. bACh. VIEW. Hayes the different offices of tho King* County Wheelmen, EJouga. OUR NEW KEACH MIT GLOVE is the latest Catching Glove on ihe Market, used ex- but two reasons why a club should not bo a League dent of the League, but resigned both positions to go NEXT WEEK LAST WEEK OF THE SEASON imposing on would-be mem­ an4 it is expected that their March election will be a olusively l»y Clements, Schriver, Collins, Robinson ami ut'ier L*a*ue and As*>cmtion Critchani club. The coat and the to Brazil in the Interests of f» New York house. He one. CLOSING ATTRACTION, bers an extra condition when joining the club that was scarcely on the high teas before theconctru which warm la-t bpaaoo. It ia ttin best fitting and most comfortable and aoecii no breaking In; it is nlao aa f joining the Li'iiyue also. he represented failed, and Mr. Uayeaat once returned Tbe committee in charge ft the reception of the Cleveland's Consolidated Minstrels. absolute guarantee a^am-l Bruised Hands or Broken Fingers; munufucturud under the per- Changing the conditions so that but three-fourths to ihe Hub. IIr. tiayes made an admirable public Manhattan Bicycle Oltib have decided not to bold an BOual supervision ot Ma. E. HARRY DECKEB, Catcher of the Philadelphia Base Ball Club. of the club roll would have to appear on the League record, and it is to be hoped tbat he will again come entertainment previous to the reception, as has been The above Mit Gluve sent to any atldr^s on receipt of price, S7.5O, with privilege to return if not books might cover the delinquencies and stop this de­ iuto ibe swim. He watches tba present 'btrusgle' don** heretofore. eatiafactory after examination. Send name and address for our Trade Ust un:ayer doe* not defend entirely on luck to win; the The attention of Stars, Managers, give some extrmta from the hut report of the superin­ 'rms,1 'coterie,' or 'happy family,'call it what you Skinner, vice president; C. W. TInling, treasurer; A. giving witi, but bolds that the happy family was composed of D.Stewart, secretary. ouly game in which e"*ry position is played, tendent of ro'idi for Shelly county, Tenn., u printed every player represented a record; the only game iu lull in the Mm. phis Appeal. well-meaning men, who had tht interests of tbe Major Knot-Holmes, the veteran English cycler, and the Profession in general The first fuel elated i» »n interesting one; it fa en- League at heart, and who maintained the combina­ agod 82, is still an active wheelman. He recently had ibat is endorsed by till who play it ia BELL'S PRO- eonratcing to know that roal iinprovemement is at- tion to gnird the League and prevent it from falling his photo taken seated on a tandem with his 6-year- GKKSS1VE PARLOR BASE BALL GAME, which is is called to the ti-Hfting attention somewhere at ionst: into tho hands of meo who might use it fur their per­ old grand-daughter. rar superior to I>wJ. Dice, Spinning or Exclusive Curd "The progress of turnpike construction In SheJby sonal intvrt-bta altogether. Mr. Hayes has a clear two vision of men and event?, a quick perception ot rela­ Willie Windle and Warre Class, the Berkleys* games. ThU wonderful game will b* gent by express, county ban attracted of lato much attention thr<-ugh- fast men, will go Into active training shortly at prepaid, on leceipt of only 91-35. Entertain your­ out the State aurt should be mddu at this sion tl.at there is a ring at leant. Mr. Haves was on the "Inside" himself once. Let the motives of the road racer, and who raced In the full r*ces of the J. C. BELL, t1m!* In tblf county, beinn the only one in the State Hartford Wheel Club, has iM'ied a challenge to any PHILADELPHIA, PA. that bds availed lUn-lt'of tbe law under whicb anch nug be what they may, the main one Is at least office 1206 EUCLID AVE., CLEVELAND, O. holding. "Interest of the League" is all well enough, amateur wheelman in this country for a one hundred Bunk Co. work tins been conducted. In the year 1883 an act of miles road race. Kefi-rence Bant End Savingj the LouisUtnre formulated by our fellow-citizen, but wh«n it leads principally to the personal advance* Jud,f-* J. S. Galloway, WAS enacted, which provided meat of the "well-meaning men" and has resulted, so Captain Adams, of the Buffalo*, has mid1) the fol­ Theatrical, Society and Railroad I*T the organization of « b-mrd of turnpike coromfa- far as the League is concerned, In keeping ihe roll ot lowing appointments: First lieutenant. D. H. Lewis; l<;Ht-n in each county, th« chairman of tbe County that body nearly stationary ever since it came Into second lieut-naut. John E. Jewett; third I'eutenant, Court t" te ex-*ifficio its chairman, and two others to power, one cannot hfflp but think that theirluteutionj JamejS. Hedges; color-bearer, A. J. Basttll; bugler SHOW PRINTING. be eiected annually by the County Court, fvtid act don't go very far. A. C. Richardson. utti'iriz d tha C-'tiriry Court to lovy a tix, limited to * * * The aegret-ate nnmber of mile? traveled by members Seamless Sporting Shoes. When you want new ideas expressed leu cent* on tbe $100, to bw n*ed under th« control of "I am willing to matcb my townsman, Frank E. of rhe Wen End Bicycle Club,of K'Chester, N. Y..dur on paper with printer's ink; when you Dingier, and myself t> ride a sU day race, two hours ing the riding season of 1889 w«s upwards of tnn.OOO JSe.it Kini'jaroo Jt. S. Shoe - - - $5.00 ettiiJ conmiiss oners in th« construction of county turn- Jtunnlng Shors - - - 4.OO want good designs; when you want good pikf r'-adH. Promptly in the year following the each itttfht, against John 3. Prince and Edward Bead- roilej. Three of ita members traveled over 12,000 miles Jlnrsf Hide Conuiy Court elected nich a board of commissioners, Ing, of Omaha, Nth., for 8100 eacb man, the winners and most of that over tbe bad ruadi in tbat pait of the Kangaroo Running fihoe - . - - 4.5O work done quick and at catching prices, levitd a ton-cent tax, and tbe work of turnpike con- to take CO per rent, of the gate receipts and the losers State. EVERY PAIR GUARANTEED communicate with us. tUiiction began. Annually thereafter the work of to divide the 40 per cent., (he race to take place either Instead of Its regular meeting Friday evening the SEND FOR CATALOGUE. Con-truciioQ has proceeded under the control of snc- in tha Washington rink, Minneapolis, or in the Coli­ We*t tn-i Bicycle Club will hold the firat of a series of cesdive tfcinrda of commissioners, nntil, at ibis date, seum, Omaha. If they prefer I will bet the same prozreiwivo euchre parties in their handsomely fur­ tbe nirjipikesvKtem reaches forty mites in ex'ent and amount that neither Prince nor Reading can lower nished rooms on Ww»t Main street, tic-cheater, N. Y. GRAFF SPORTING SHOES, embraced fcvrry pnMic ri ad leading from Memphis, Dinj's record of 3ofl]^ miles In 24 hours, or m? re- four prizes will be awarded the victors in ttie contests. 148 COURT ST., BROOKLYN, N. Y. BALL PRINTING OF ALL KINDS. Iticl'iditiK several avenues and one short road iu tha cr>rd of 19^-4 miles In one hour without pace-makers. The comeiittee of arrangements is Dewey Crittendeu, BASE Dortiieru part ot the county.1' If Prince aud Bending will not accept thli challenge Wallace Hanvey and J. Geo. McDonald. Mention this paper. In thia cattt- th-* government of road construction Is It is open to any other two men m Omaha, said race to signing of At the roceot meeting of the West Eod Blrycle Clnb, vested iu local HUthoritiee alone, without State Biiper- take place within three weeks after the of Rochester, the question of holding a billiard tourna­ BILLIARDS vis'"ii. It get m* to have worked well In Shtlby articles of agreement. I don't want any argument ment and a series of progressive euchre parties next ctont $30,000 in value, covering about twenly-eigbt 'construction, maintenance and repair of ibe highways receive prompt attention. and roada of the State,' ie the measure brought forth ^ich will not be opened until hta return. Draft at this Emporium. Diilo't of ro.'d graveled by that force. As auaroj of weather! The air to-day SEND FOR CATALOf.UE. pubic service It is a very important one and should by the League of American Wheelmen. It is believed, Perfect but unseasonable upon examination, tbat It will be found sufficient to was as balmy as an April morcin^, and tbe Patk be 8t> -'fBtered and rqui]ipvd for public work on roads of every description, BILLIARDS. ARTHUR A. IRWIN, to bring it to ifs utmost efficiency." occompli^U the results nought for, and should It be­ roads were filled with w fate Is I* come a law, begin a thorough system of construction ninety-nine out of every hundred of which were The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Tables, 860 DORCHESTER AVE., BOSTON. TV is estimate i»f coat by George B. Fleece, superin­ like a stray sheep on ray tendent of construction, la Intonating, but as unac- and repair of the highways of Ihe State. safeties. Positively, I felt support of the wheelmen through the light roa-ibtere." Ariel. Never mi ml, friend Ariel, Carom, Combination and Poo). RUNNING oouipauied by tbe rates of wages, it can hardly be of "The united State will' make its pvs-ige through the Legislature you'll bare some company sxm. Many of the old Billiard Good* of every description always ou hand HE "I5X-OAPITK" CARD TRICK, THE much use. riders are beginning to eye their old love* core more, "Tho wain desideratum In gravel as a road super­ comparatively ea-^y, while the utterances of Governor Orcr 1,OOO,OOO .Voi*e Subducra Kolrt. T yreato-u *'Snre Thing" Curd Trick i>f ihe me. Hill in bis receot message assure! ns of his favorable and next season will see goodly number up la tbe Orrtfctsfrom all parts of the world promptly attended to. No cunfttlrratfa uectaatn; performed with a rruular structure is dur«bility, the nfxt is bomogenlty a« to .ir. izc, the n-xt is qnick seUlcmeut or n-pose; the least ictlou on any reasonable measure having this end in SHOES! deck of (S2J>carl!i. Can bo learned iu flro niinntea. view. It is hoped tbat the officers and members of Cycllnj Club held Ita election of JOHN CHEAHAN, Agent, ini[i«.>rtHut is that qjiality, tnach over-pstiiuated, called The IVpeka, Kan,, Continental Hotel, Philadelphia. Only $4.00. Every Pair Warranted. You can double yonr money IQ tea iniDDt^s. Every concretion. Yet, when used as a bed or foundation for this division wilt show by their efforts Iu tie btbalf officers for the ensuing year at its new club house, No. H.H. Kifte, 318 Fulton Ave., Brooklyn, N.T h<>tel cl^rk, bar teniler, ngHiit tiu«i Blotting niaa block H to tie or wooden pavement, concretion is the tbat they are in earnest iu thtir du.rts for improve­ G, Ku§« Block, on Van Buren strevt, Tuesday aventpg, fhoulil h;no it. Sent packed in a co«\ piepHiii, bj BiO't important. Auykno*n gravel will scttlo and ment in tho public highways." Jan. 14, with the following result: President, W. 0. mill for 50c H. A B CAUU ., ulidify and make a smooth road if deposited upon an Tne Doctor says he is disgusted wftb League poli- F. fttflcheubach; vico president, Chas. J. Webb; secre­ ASSEMBLY BILLIARD HALL 18 W. Berry St.. IVt Waj'ne, lud. veu terth surface, travclel over lung enough to ie:tte, lc?, an opinion that Is shared by n tne-tenths of tary and treasurer, W. H. Canuiff; captain, A. B. Mnl- No. 103 South Tenth Street, J. D. SIIIBE & CO., to repttf, aud surfaced rejiu'aily uiitil the surface be- Loagn« members. It's the workers against the ring- vane; Heutetiant, J. M. Hill. Captain Mnlvane is the Philadelphia, Fa. THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS to a slight crown in tbe centre. tera. P&BSXUS. champion of Kansa*, and Secretary and Treasurer eom«9 sm otb, nniahed CannifTand Lteu^enaot Hill wear gold medals won ia ED. 3IcL.lUOnH\, Prop. OF BASE BALLS. This fact, fully demonstrated to mv satisfaction after Sr., PHILA. An experience "f six > ears in tbe us* of everv *pectes The annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Board of competition. 823 NORTH EKiHTH U GiNTY WENT DOWN of grave) obtained iu thin locality. Is an importantone, Agriculture wavi held in Ilarrinburg on the 23<1 lu*t, 'The paragraph In the last issue of Bicycling News Funniest Puzzle in the World. M !n:g tbe adoptabtllty of gruvtl in any variety n conjunction with the recently appointed read com­ relating to hollow forks as having firat been made hi Lots of Fun! Send 25 Cents. as a reliable material for making tmootb,solid and en* mission. The toreting was addressed by the represen­ 1870 is scarcely correct. In 1874 a machine with hol­ M dnviog county road*. tative of the L. A. W., Mr. Geo. A. Perklns, of Ma*«a- low fork* was ridden at Molmeux Grounds by G. Tot- CLAFLIN'S Agents Wanted. Address, P. 0. Box "1 havs not been able to observe any perceptible cbusftK A full runtime of the proceeding'* will be man Soon slier the patent fnr hollow fork* ho'l been C20, ROCHESTER. N. Y. > VMiio^ of roads to tliis date, iav« on th* constru^uou. given iu next week's SPORTINQ Lut. ranied u J. UarruwJ, of Fa km hum, Norfolk, ii WM BASEBALL SHOES.