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VOLUME 33, NO. 15. PHILADELPHIA, JULY t, 1893. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. TO MAKE A BRIEF TOUR OF THE HAS TURNED OUT TO BE THE TOITED STATES. RIGHT THING, The "All Cubans" Under the Manage The One-Price Policy Inaugurated For ment ol a Mr, Abel Lenares, ol the Protection of the Retail Dealer Havana, Will, About Aug. 1, Start in Sporting Goods Demonstrated on a Playing Trip to This Country, as Practicable and Successful. Havana, Cuba, June 20. Editor "Sport- New York, June 2*i. Editor "Sporting Ing Life:" Dear Sir: I take pleasure in Life:" Manufactmeis, an 1 parii.ailarly tin* informing .you that about the first of Au dealers throughout the country, lioth ©large gust I will leave for the States with a and small, have been de.eply interested in base ball team, composed of Cuban play the Spalding policy which was aunomieoil ers, with the name or "All Cubans," aud©l some six months ago by Messrs. A. <J. would like to communicate through your Spalding & Bros., a one-price policy and newspaper with the managers of ©clubs a policy that makes it possible for th« having open dates during August and Sep small dealer to sell the Spalding trade- tember, therefore I would thank vou to marked goods at the same pi-ice a* publish in your newspaper a notice on this the largest dealer or the department subject. My address: Abel Linares, P. O. store. The policy has now been in oper Box 709, Havana, Cuba. Thanking you be ation six mouths, and to be able to answer forehand, I have the honor to be, yours numerous inquiries about the working of tha truly, ABEL LINARES. plan, your representative called upon Mr. ,T. W. Spalding, of A. G. Spaiding &, Bros., at his of fice in New York, and BURNHA^S_BOYS. INTERVIEWED MR, SPALDING on the subject. During the course of thc> Inter, The Brockton Team Doing Good view Mr. Spaldiiig said that the new busiuesa poiicy of distributing their goods direct to tha Work Some Facts About the Play retailer instead of through the jobbers liad been ers Composing the Team. a success, far more so than was really anticipat Brockton, June 26. Manager Burnham©s ed; thit there; had been a wonderful increase in team has been giving a first-class account their athletic goods business since the plait went into operation; in fact, the increase hail of itself, notwithstanding that the team been so enormous it had surprised everyone con looked a trifle weak at the start. At, nected with the firm. He stated that it had an the present writing we are tied for other salutary effect, namely, that instead on second place with Pawtucket, and doing business on a largo scale with a few ;iol>« Portland only three games away. It has been hers, it has had a tendency to open up live ac a .see-saw b©jtweot MitLCbester, Pawtucket aud counts in their books four times as many a* Bockton for second, third and fourth places. they had previously and the orders they aro NOT APPRECIATED. ELMORE CUNNINGHAM, receiving daily average three times the number The people have not been turning out here ag The Famous Veteran Pitcher of the Louisville Club. and considerably more in value over any other: they should, although they are getting as good a previous year since they have been in business. Quality of ball as they ever had here. Manager That the plun has received Burnham has done everything In his power to THE HEARTY CO-OPERATION bring the people out. but has been unsuccessful, SOME SHORTCOMINGS. TRLTCE_TO_KICKING. of the dealers it is needless to say. for letters and unless the attendance takes a sudden brace are being constantly received by Mr. Spalding it looks as though July would wind things up. Captain Joe Kelley, of Brooklyn Remarkable Change of Heart Ex commenting very favorably upon the working Brockton©s strongest point h;;s been in tlie box, perienced by Itelley, Once the of the new policy. All are enthusiastic ovee where they have the strongest Points Out a Common Managerial the fact that, they are, now enabled to sell TRIG OF PITCHERS Mistake and Eulogizes .Evvinj?. Champion at That Game. Spaldiug©s trade-marked goods on the same basis of any club in the League. Evcrson. Day rind When tlie Brooklyns stopped over in Cin The Cincinnati "Times-Star" the other that a department, store can sell them and iiiaka Ilawke are all strong batters, the former lead cinnati on tlie ISth for a Sunday game day printed a rather remarkable artjcle a satisfactory profit, and a good living. Fov* ing the team in batting. Day pitched two with the Reds Captain Joe KeHey took oc about Captaiu Joe Kelley, of the Brooklyn people expected that Spaldiug©s could stop tha games recently, letting Portland and Pawtucket, casion to criticize some of the methods em team, in which Joe is actually made to price-cutting on their trade-marked goods, but two of the best batting teams in the League. ployed hv a colleague Manager Ewing, of condemn kicking. Says the "Times-Star" they have done so to a very great extent, and down with five hits for both games. Hawke. the Cincinnati team according to the writer: there is now the latest addition, has great speed and control, SCARCELY ANY PRICE-CUTTING aud the same wonderful drop ball lie was fa "Times-Star," which reported Kelley as "Tebeau and his crowd will kill the game in mous for in the old Baltimore days. saying: St. Louis, sure," said Joe Kelley, of the Brook- at all. and what there has been has been due t« "When we were here before I noticed that lyns, "if they keep up their present practice of a misunderstanding of the retailer br upon the THE INFIELD. Ewlup would switch pitchers an the slightest senseless kicking and antagonizing their home error of a clerk on marking the goods. Mr. Shay on third base has electrified the crowd on provocation. Now, there is nothing that will people. By uis boasting before the team went Spalding stated further that they only had several occasions by brilliant, plays. He is one ni©ike a piicher lose confidence in himself so to St. Louis Tebeau led the people to expect occasion to cut off and refuse to supply their of the strongest and truest, throwers in the busi quickly as to take him out of a game. To do it more than he could furnish, and now because goods to about twenty-five dealers who were ness, and has been hitting well. Clancy at weakens a team©s pitching staff, and the com they guy the team when It plays poor ball sev persistent, price-cutters. This he considers a short and Knox at. second are making all kinds paratively poor work of the Reds© pitchers may eral of the players openly insult the spectators. remarkable record, considering that, they havo of brilliant stops, and are very quick on double be traced ©o this fact. Another mistake he We found in Baltimore, last season that it does upwards of 20.000 accounts on their books. Ha plays Clancy is one of the fastest men to first makes is to change the batting order as often not. pay to argue with spectators. When we were expressed himself as being perfectly satisfied base in the League, and Knox has been hitting as he does. Every base runner ought to be per up near the "top there were times when the au with the new policy, that it was a success ii© very timely. fectly familiar witb the methods of the bats dience would roast us and we would get back every respect, and that they will continue in THE OUTFIELD. man who follows him, and by switching the at them, and the crowds gradually faded. We operate their business upon the same plans ia Since, Bernard went to left field and Perkins batting order frequently team work at the bat had reason to be sore and the St. Louis team the future. to centre there has been a great improvement is totally destroyed. One reason for the suc has not.. Senseless kicking doesn©t pay," con A WISE DEPARTURE. In the playing of both men. Perkins especially cess of the old Baltimore^ was that the batting tinued Kelley, "and our team this year does out bringing the crowd to their feet by hair-raising order never was changed. Every man knew little arguing with the umpire. Dahlen and I When asked his opinion as to whether tha catches of long drives. Perkins is extremely what the player ahead o£ him aud the player do most of the chinning, and then only when bicvcle dealers should take up side lines o< f:-!st for so big a man, reminding one in his ac behind him was most liable to do when at bat there is occasion. In Sunday©s game there sporting goods, Mr. Spalding was very em tions of Lange, of Chicago. He leads the team or on the bases, and this perfect understanding were several occasions so great that the entire phatic. "Yes." said he. "I believe it. will in stolen bases, and is hitting well over the [ was of incalculable benefit to us in winning team, with tbe exception of Jones, had a say. be their salvation, as the bicycle business .©.©,00 mark. Gauley in right is a fair fielder, fast games. If the Reds would practice more place As usual, nothing came of the arguments." has a short season, and the money the dealee on the bases and u good, hard left-handed hitter.