BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS
VOLUME 35, NO. i. PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 24, 1900. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. ATLANTIC IN LINE. SIX CLDBS HOW LANDED IH THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT BY PRESI ORGANIZATION, DENT TOM HICKEY. Two More Cities, One ,o! Which lay He Declares That the Championship be Philadelphia, to be Added to Season ol the New Organization the List at the Next Meeting In fill Open May 5 and Close Sept, 9 Scranton, Under a 132-Game Schedule.
Allentown, Pa., March 17. Editor "Sport- St. Joseph, Mo., March 20. Editor "Sport Ing Life:" The Atlantic League held a ing Life:" President of the Western Kieeting in this city yesterday. The fol League, announced to-day that the sea lowing were in attendance: President Fo- son will open May 5, with Omaha at Den gel, Secretary and Treasurer Zimmerman, ver, St. Joseph at Pueblo and Sioux City Ben Fleischman, of Reading; E. B. Doug- at Des Homes. During the greater part lass and William Sharsig. of Allentown; H. of May Ornaha, St. Joseph, Sioux City and B. Merrill and William J. Clymer, of Wil- Des Moines will be playing in Denver and kesbarre; Albert Souters. of Wilmington. Pueblo, after which the latter two clubs Scranton and Elmira were represented by will make their first Eastern trip. The proxies. season will close Sept. 9. Each club will THE MEMBERSHIP. play twenty-two games with every other These clubs were decided on: Elmira, club at home, and the same numbef abroad. Scranton. Wilkesbarre. Allentown, Read A ST. JOSEPH CHANGE. ing and Wilmington. The application of a Belden Hill, of Cedar Rapids, has accept Philadelphia club, to be called the Athlet ed the management of the St. Joseph team, ics, was favorably considered, and the eighth club will be selected from either tendered to him some time ago. Byron Mc- Harrisburg, Trenton or Newark. The Phil Kibben, who has been slated as manager, adelphia application came from a lawyer- will remain with the team as a player. capitalist, who is enthusiastic over the en The players have been ordered to report in terprise. This privilege is granted by Col St. Joseph for practice about April 3. Fol onel Rogers at a nominal rental for his lowing is a complete roster of the players: grounds. John Kling, catcher; Fred. Underwood, H. THE OTHER POSSIBILITIES. C. Maupin, Hay Whited, Doc Godell and In event of Philadelphia not being avail Arthur Herman, pitchers; Ira Davis, first able, Harrisburg, Trenton and Newark are base; Ben Shelton and Fred. Pilcher, sec ready to accept franchises, thus insuring ond base; Russ Hall, short stop; Clyde the completion of the circuit. Frank Rinn Strong, third base; Byron McKibben, Dick Is now devoting his attention to organizing Brown, George Bristow, fielders. Brown a club at Harrisburg, with every prospect is also a change catcher. of success, and, while it was Impossible for Trophy For Grand American Handicap; April 1900, him (o attend the meeting, he was at inter vals in communication with President Fo- THE INDIANA_LEAGUE Ki©l. A NEW OWNER. THAT BIG DEBT. In Good Shape Now That the Row in AS TO SCRANTON. Concerning Scranton, a responsible par The Columbus Franchise Passes How Jthe League Will Undertake Anderson Has Been Settled and ty from that city communicated with the From Torreyson Into John Riley©s to Wipe It Out Within the Next Poor Has Retired. Wilkesbarre representatives and Mr. Fo- Hands. Three Years. Alexandria, Ind., March 18. Editor gel, authorizing one of these gentlemen to Columbus. O., March 19. Editor "Sport The purchase of the four clubs dropped "Sporting Life:" Great interest is already represent him, and asked for a franchise ing Life:" Columbus will be represented by the National League entails some inter beiug displayed In the new State League. to be awarded Scranton, which was unan In the Interstate Base Ball League this esting financial details. The Wagners real Managers are busy corraling players and imously agreed to. W. W. Burnham, of season, and the club will be under local ly received $46.500 for their franchise and getting things in shape for a prosperous Portland, Me., will arrive in Scranton on management. This matter was finally set players, but the $7500 received for the base ball season. Recently President Hill Monday and at once proceed to give the tled last week. President Power, of the three players sold to Boston was deducted. and Secretary Ray made a tour of the in enterprise his attention. The Reading fran Interstate League, came over from Pitts- Baltimore was paid $30,000 for its fran cluded cities and found Muucie, Wabash, chise was officially awarded to "Ben" burg and transferred the Columbus fran chise, Cleveland got $25,000 and Louisville Kokomo. Marion and Logansport to be in Fleischman. chise to John L. Riley, of this city. $10,000 to get out. This makes a total in good condition. WILMINGTON AND ELMIRA. President Power announces that, while debtedness shouldered by the League of IN© ANDERSON Wilmington is ready to go ahead and or Riley gets the franchise, he does not get §104,000, which is to be paid off in three the fight over the franchise between Jap ganize a team, possessing strong backing any of the players under reserve by Frank years by setting aside 5 per cent, of the Poor and capitalists of that city made the and having secured grounds at a favorable Torreyson, the former owner of the local gate receipts. The first $40,000 secured in club doubtful. Now that Poor has sur figure. Messrs. Matthew Kilroy and Albert club. He intimated that if Riley wants this way will be divided among the four rendered the franchise, Anderson will no Sauters being in charge of that end. The these players he would probably have to retiring clubs, $10,000 going to each. This doubt have a strong team in the league, un application of H. C. Smith for a franchise buy them from Torreyson. Mr. Riley said will liquidate the claim of Louisville, leav der the management of Dnl Williams. L. for Elmira was favorably received. to-day that he had enough good players ing Washington credited with $29.000, Bal F. Wachtell and Milo Meridith will manage now in sight to make up a fast aggrega timore $20,000 and Cleveland $15,000. Af the Muncie and Wabash teams respective THE NEXT MEETING. tion. ter that the money will be divided between The magnates adopted a constitution and ly. Mr. Riley on Thursday also signed a Washington and Baltimore until their ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION by-laws, each section being passed upon lease for Neal©s field for one year, with re claims are wiped out, which will take two separately where it effected the season©s of the league have been prepared, and will newal for another year, thus assuring a years, it is expected. During the third be filed with the Secretary of the State. operations. The guarantee clause, which new and accessible ball field. Work on the year the Cleveland people will get their cnlls for a deposit of $500 by each club on The league has .been formally recognized t©eld will begin about the first of next $15,000, provided that in the meantime the by Nick Young and will be under National Feb. 1, was declared inoperative, this ques week, and Mr. Riley will have everything League does not dispose of the Cleveland tion to be settled at the next meeting of in ship-shape long before post time. It is franchise. In the event of the franchise League protection. The next meeting will the league, which is to be held at Scran hoped that he will be able to complete the being sold prior to the commencement of occur about the 1st of April, when the ton, on Friday, March 23. The salary lim grounds in time to secure some exhibition the third year, then the money received schedule will be arranged. The seasoa it was fixed at $1500. names. will be naid over to the Ilobisous- will commence early in May. SPORTING- LIFE.
compelled to worry about the behavior of ently located and accessible for all man his players. agers. The season will open on April 28, Algie McBride Is the one member of the and in the meantime, Riley will sign a team who is now under weight. He tips strong team for Columbus. The other clubs WASHINGTOOWAIL the scale at less than 150 pounds, his play will probably help him out with players, ing weight being at least ten pounds over lending him some of the spare material. THE REDS STILL AT NEW ORLEANS the figure named. Strobel will give him a couple of players Four of the members of the Cincinnati for the season, or until such a time as he LOCAL HOPES ONCE MORE DASHED CONDITIONING. team played under Manager Alien in In can secure timber that suits him. dianapolis. They are Kahoe, Phillips. Scott THE TOLEDO TEAM TO PIECES. and Newton. Strange to say, Indianapolis will report here on April 16, and will begin has developed no first-class inflelders or active training for the season. Reports re Some Hints as to the Probable Make-up outfielders in the past three or four years; ceived from all of the players show that only pitchers and catchers. they are getting in proper condition, and No Chance Now For an Association Elmer Smith is greatly improved in most of them will be ready for the field o! the Team by Manager Alien- health, and is once more taking part in the when they arrive. There will be several Clui) and Resignation to Eastern Cincinnati Club practice. exhibition games prior to the season open How tbe Batteries Sbow np New ing, Detroit being the last team to apply for dates. The first game will be with the League Status tne Only Recourse- BARROWS©JOYS. Columbian Giants, and Findlay will prob Pitcber Signed Geier©s Hold-Out. ably be given a date during the practice Looking to the Future For Revenge, The Toronto Team For Next Sea season. son as Now Lined up Looks Good NEW PLAYERS. Cincinnati, O., March 21. Editor Strobel is making an effort to sign Washington, D. C., March 20. Editor "Sporting Life: "Bid" McPhee has and Strong. Turner, the hard-hitting first baseman of "Sporting Life:" The hopes aroused by left the Cincinnati team, on which he Toronto, Out.. March 20. Editor "Sport the Danville team. The reports received J, Earle Wagner©s glittering tales of a lhas played second base for eighteen ing Life:" The Toronto Ball Team for iy
WHY FREEDMAN HESITATED. to-day. Last August, after Cooley©s removal, I feelings. He did manage, Regarding Mr. Freedman©s objections to wrote to various clubs offering to sell or ex this: "All I can say is that if Mr. Freed signing the agreement at the time of the change Cooley, but putting ro price on him. I mau does not sign, the seven other major meeting Mr. Rogers said: had an argument with Dreyfuss, of Louisville, League .magnates will be called upon to to the following effect. I had just purchased "Freedman did not sign that agreement to Magee from Dreyfuss for $3250 with the under pay his share of the cost of the reduction. pay $104.000 to Baltimore, Washington, Cleve standing that if after a thirty-day trial Magee It was understood that Freedman had se MR. FREEDM&N AGAIN CAUSES A land and Louisville at the League meeting be proved satisfactory Dreyfuss was to have Cooley lected Mercer, the only player he wanted cause he was opposed to paying any such sum. at $2250 which, consequently would have made from the Washington team, and his conten Every other club in the League agreed th.it this Magee only cost us a thousand. When Ewing tion now that he will not sign because he DIVERSION, amount was fair and just, but Freedman refused refers to my offering Cooley to New York for was not given Slagle is a surprise to the to listen to reason or facts. He just put his foot $3000, he should have told the whole and not other magnates, as well as to myself." down and said the magnates would have to half of the story. I offered Cooley for $3000 and "Uncle Nick" has had so many peculiar ex come to his way of thinking or there would be a Morgan Murphy for $1250, and the offer was periences with the New York end of the A Kick Over Player Distribation Which twelve-club League. As the public demanded followed with this sentence in my letter: ©These League that nothing from that quarter, an eight-club League, and as Freed-n,in had are the two men I spoke of in open meeting, and we should think, would phase or fluster been one of the strongest advocates of reduc we are willing to have them appraised by a Impels Him to Refuse His Assent tion, his reasons for blocking matters were not fair committee.© That shows that our asking him. plain. So the other clubs went on without con price, if being too high, would be modified, not sulting him and reduced the circuit. Possibly to what Mr. Freedman or we might think right, FREEDMAN STANDING PAT. or Signature to the League Circuit this has caused Freedman some pain, but it was but to what disinterested people might decide." At this writing, as \ye go to press, there the only thing to do under the circumstances." is no change in the situation. Mr. Freed Reduction Agreement, On top of this Colonel Rogers received a mau has doubtless concluded to make no NO BREACH OF FAITH. letter from Mr. Dreyfuss, in which the lat move for himself, but to force his brothel Regarding Manager Ewing©s allegations ter wished the Colonel all kinds of Happy magnates to help him. He will not put up That inveterate objector, President speaking for Mr. Freedmau that the Phil St. Patrick©s Day, and absolutely denied a cent to strengthen the New York Club, the authenticity of the Pittsburg dispatch, and he will not need to, as his partners, Frcedmaa, of New York, during the past adelphia Club had taken player Slagle when in which he, Dreyfuss, is made to roast the week gave the National League another New York had a prior claim to him, Mr. hailing from Boston and Cincinnati, must Rogers said: Colonel over real warm embers. Mr. needs come to his rescue and "lend" him uncomfortable quarter of an hour, and Dreyfuss subsequently stated that a wrong enough players to make up a fairly good incidentally added to the gayety of the "A committee composed of Messrs. Pulliam, construction was put upon the language team, despite the renewal of the "syndicate Haulon and Soden appraised the players of the of this letter. nation. Just as the League was congrat Washington Club and Mr. Freedman was shown ball" cry this will give rise to. When it is ulating itself that it had at last complete the list of players and the prices at which they comprehended the little effort that is need PEACE EFFORTS UNAVAILING. ed on Freedman©s part to place a winning ly placated the New York mogul, that ex were appraised and was told to make his selec When Mr. Robison©s mediation was re acting gentleman Hew the coop and reg tion. He said he did not want any on the list, ball club in New York and clear at least except pitcher Mercer, and would not give the jected by the Philadelphia Club refusing to $100,000 on the season, his present antag istered a new and unexpected kick, price at which he was appraised $2000. Subse waive claim to Slagle, Mr. Robison, in the onism is incomprehensible, unless it be which, read between the lines, indicated quently, the League adopted a resolution pre goodness of his heart and in the interest of based on the principle of getting some pretty plainly that the promised "barrel- senting Mercer to Mr. Freedman. with the com peace, went to Freedman and offered him thing for nothing. tapping" would be indefinitely postponed, pliments of the National League. President the choice of outfielders Dowd or Harley, Young was instructed to make a list of all the or pitcher Hughey, to make up for the loss and that the League would have to pro other players and to send such list to all the of Slagle©s services. The Boston Club also PROVIDENCE POINTS. vide New York with a good team at clubs. This list I received, and on Monday morn decided to hand over outfielders Hickrnau little or no expense to that club. ing I telegraphed President Young that the Phil and Frisbee, and Cincinnati turned over The Local Club©s Defence Against What gave the League the severest adelphia Club wanted Slagle and immediately Selbach. In spite of all this, however, jar, however, was Mr. Freedman©s flat sent a check for $750 by special mail delivery Manager Ewing ventilated another griev Mean Charges New Club Officials to Washington to pay for the player. Mr. Chosen, Kite. declination to give his assent to the Freedman©s claim for Slagle reached Washing ance, to the effect that Pittsburg had prom circuit reduction, or to stand his share ton Monday night, several hours after the Phil ised to turn over outfielder Tom O©Brien, as Providence, R. I., March 19. Editoi of the heavy expense. In this matter, adelphia Club©s claim, and, as ours was the prior well as Bowerman. Mr. Dreyfuss says "Sporting Life:" Some papers have in claim, Mr. Young awarded the outfielder to us." this was conditional, on Manager Clarke©s timated that Providence was a quitter in however, Mr. Freedman appears to have agreeing to let O©Brien go, which Clarke the American Association, but such was overshot the mark. The League has THE FACTS IN THE CASE. declines to do. not the case. Providence was desired as gone too far in circuit reduction to with Nearly all of the other magnates except a member and officials of the Eastern draw its hand from the plough, and w7ill Mr. Drey fuss, of Pittsbnrg, sustain Mr. FREEDMAN©S REFUSAL DISCOUNTED. League club were communicated with. Two have to carry out its undertaking to the Rogers© version of the player question. On Wednesday Mr. Freedman returned of the Association©s representatives met full no matter what conditions present All agree in saying that a committee, com the reduction agreement, having the signa the stockholders and offered such induce prising Soden, Pulliam and Hanlou, put tures of all of the League clubs except ments that it was decided that Providence themselves. That being the case means prices on the releases of the Washington New York, to President Young unsigned should be represented at the meeting in must be and will be found to bring Mr. players; that the list was submitted to by New York. This, to the surprise of the Philadelphia. Those who went came back Freedman into line willy-nilly. So the Freedmau; that the New York president New York scribes, who think the United with the impression that the backers of the New York boss will have to yield; and said he wanted none of the men but Mer States revolve around Manhattan Island, club were not sufficiently acquainted with yielding will lose somewhat of his dic cer, and would not give $2000 for his serv was accepted with equanimity by the other the base ball business to work in harmony, tatorial prestige and power. ices; that Slagle©s name was on the list League magnates and created hardly a and under the circumstances the projected That the League magnates will help at $750, and that Freedman did not ask ripple on the surface of the League pond. Association would prove a failure. for time to consider or to wait until his The reason for this equanimity was soon MANAGER MURRAY the New Club to a good team, as a mat manager got to town. Mr. Rogers goes divulged by Mr. Dreyfuss, who stated that is busy getting a strong team for Provi ter of self-protection, is likely enough; further and states that the club owners Mr. Freedman©s probable refusal had been dence, and she will have it at the start. but whether Mr. Freedman will make told Freedmau they would let him have discounted. "Unanimous consent was not We are figuring on these men Davis, Lea- the most of his opportunity even then is players at reasonable prices, which prices, needed," said he, "because our twelve-club hey, Lamar, Braun, Dunkle, Aniole, Wilson, open to question. If he doesn©t the if disputed, would be left to any fair man organization was not disrupted. Four a young Philadelphia pitcher; Cassidy, Wal League situation will be less good than to appraise. President Young was then clubs simply requested President Young ters, Noblett, Parent and Gatins, with a was hoped, and so much of the League©s authorized to put the remaining Washing not to schedule them for any games during possibility of getting Roy Evans, Davy ton players, whom Mr. Freedman is said the remaining years of the Indianapolis Fulz and Crisham. It is not expected that sad sacrifice of dignity and self-respect to have rejected, on the market, which he agreement. They will get their share of all of these men will be had, but it will be will have gone for naught all of which did in the following bulletin, issued March the receipts just the same." the strongest team© in years that will rep was to have been expected, anyhow, 12: resent us this time. The Eastern League considering all of the circumstances. "Special Notice The releases of the following- FREEDMAN NOW POWERLESS. is to have faster ball than before, and named players (under contract to, and reserva Judging from expressions by various very near to the National League standard. tion by the Washington B. B. C.), will be dis League magnates, Mr. Freedman has goad Washington and Baltimore patrons of the posed of by me at the sum set opposite their ed them just a bit too far, and they are sport will not be as disappointed as they THE LATEST ROW. respective names: now prepared to go ahead with their plans imagine. They will get their mouey©s ""Kittridge, Clements, McGee, Padden, Wey- regardless of Mr. Freedman©s wishes or worth. Freedman, of New York, Kicks Over hing, McFarland and O©Brien, $500 each; Sla threats. Mr. Soden, for instance, admitted NEW CLUB OFFICIALS. the Traces Again und Refuses to gle and Evans, $750 each; Stafford, Fifleld and that Mr. Freedman had not signed the A special meeting of the stockholders of Powers. $250 each. I shall bo pleased to hear agreement, but that would not prevent the club was held Wednesday to elect a Sign the Reduction Agreement. promptly from any club desirous of negotiating successor to President McKenna, who was When "Sporting Life" went to press last for the release of any of the above-named play circuit reduction. Mr. Freedman©s best forced to resign on account of poor health. week it contained the news in a special ers." friend, Barney Dreyfuss, also made a posi Vice President Tkos. B. Cory was the dispatch that President Freedman, of New Thus all the players named in Mr. tive statement that nothing Mr. Freedman choice of the stockholders and he was cle^t- York, had again kicked over the traces, on could do would now alter the eight-club ed. William A. Lester was elected to fill the ground that advantage had been taken Young©s special bulletin were offered to circuit. Colonel Rogers also stated that of him by the other League clubs, which any club under the National Agreement the League would carry out all of its plans the position of vice president, made vacauc wen; gobbling up the most desirable play for the price thereon mentioned. and obligations as agreed upon, irrespec by President Cory. William B. Bauigaii, ers, and were also breaking promises as tive of Mr. Freedman©s wishes. In reply Commodore of the R. I. Yacht Club, and regarded turning over surplus players to DREYFUSS TELLS ANOTHER STORY. to a question as to what the League would son of the late Joseph Banigan, of the New York. He was particularly incensed President Dreyfuss, of Louisville, gives do if Mr. Freedman refused to pay his Rubber Trust, together with Manager Mur r.t Philadelphia for taking Single from the •A version of the player question, in which share, the Colonel, with a cunning twinkle ray, were added to the Board of Directors. Washington grab-bag, arid threatened to the inference is conveyed that Mr. Freed in his eye, simply replied: "We have,a way President Cory has served on the board refuse his signature to the reduction agree man was tricked, or. at least, that ad to fix that." many years, and has always been an ardent ment. A card to that effect appeared in vantage was taken of him. Says Mr. Drey- supporter of base ball. fuss: MINOR MENTION. our last issue; also a telegram from Mr. HOW IT WOULD BE FIXED. It will be very pleasing if Crisham can liobison to Colonel Rogers, requesting the "Freedman was promised a number of men Just what Colonel Rogers meant by his be had from Brooklyn again, and it would latter to give up Single to New York in the from the surplus players of the Washington remark may be gleaned by the following not be a bad idea to give Johnny Foreman interest of harmony, and offering the choice Club. He was given a list and told that he evidently inspired editorial in the New could make his choice. Then the others grabbed York organ of the Brooklyn Club: a chance in the pitcher©s box. He did great of Dowd or Harlev instead. the players before Freedmau was consulted, work in the Virginia League. Philadelphia being among the grabbers. They "When the Circuit Committee decided to rec- The Eastern League should have a great AN INSHOOT FOR ROBISON. took "Shorty" Slagle. Freedman had not seen ommeud a reduction to eight clubs at $104,000, umpire staff this year. Any four men from As may be imagined, Mr. Robison©s offer a game for two years, and lost .= ight of the it was thought at the time that Freedman would the following would do -ery well: Lynch, did not meet with favor in Philadelphia, talent. When given the list he took Winnie not pay his share, even in spite of his constant O©Loughlin, Betts, Carpenter, O©Neil and Mercer immediately and waited to consult his plea for the abolition of syndicate ball. So the Colonel Rogers promptly telegraphing the committee made a provision by which Freedman Kelley, who did good work in the New following sarcastic reply to peacemaker manager about the others. Now, he can©t have the men who were promised him so that New will pay in spite of himself. Every game played England League. llobisou: York might have a strong team. Men who enter this year will produce 5 per cent, of the gross Jimmy Cooney has not signed for next "Frank De Haas Robison. New York: Sorry into agreements in star chambers should stand receipts to the League treasury. If Freed.riau season, but is considering several offers. we cannot oblige Mr. Freedman. Supported by them thereafter. I want to see Mr. Freedmau refuses to set aside that amount at the Polo He is in splendid condition and expects to everything be asked for In New York, but can have a good club in New York. I told him that Grounds, each visiting team, after receiving half do as well as ever this year. ^ ^ not sacrifice our club and people to please him. h« should take Slagle. It was a hard task to the gate, will forward 2Vi per©cent, of that sum Wo are in bad shape, owing to Goec.©de©s positive pacify Mr. Freedman. Yet he was angared a. to President Young. When the New Yorks visit mid Lauder©s threatened retirement. Delohanty©s half hour later by the talk of Colonel Rogers, other cities the home clubs will take out 7% per being forced to play first base leaves us with of the Philadelphia Club, who arose In the cent, of the gross receipts, to be forwarded to CHIPPER©COLUMBUS. only two outfielders, hence Slagle is a necessity. League meeting and said that he had a couple Washington. In that way the whole circuit re Could not use the two men you offer. They are of first-class men he would be willing to give duction amount will be made up pro rata. The magnates have gotten around similar snags New Manager, Kiley, is Gradu good, but we have tried them. If you can let to the New York Club in case they were ap ally Getting Together a Pretty us have Wallace for our third base, we will give praised by the club owners at their right value. before." up Klagle and perhaps others. That is one way Rogers knocked his fellow-magnates into a fit OTHER TROUBLE IMPENDING. Good Team. >ou can help New York at your own expense and when he named the men as Morgan Murphy :it Columbus, O., March 10. Editor "Sport not at Philadelphia©s. $30OO and Dick Cooley at $4000, a player whom The agreement will protect the League, ing Life:" Manager John Kiley, of the "JOHN I. ROGERS." he offered last season to sell for $1300. Freed and Mr. Freedman will more than likely Columbus team, for the coming Inter man thought that he was being played for a have to go through the "crawling" act he state League season is rapidly securing FREEDMAN WAS OVER-RIDDEN. joke by the Philadelphia Colonel and got angry. has so much enjoyed seeing his fellow-mag the nucleus of a strong aggregation for Colonel Rogers, who was incensed at Mr. The Colonel©s intention may be good, but his nates do. The following from the Washing this year. The latest addition to the Freedman©s charges of bad faith, then cut ©breaks* are irritating." ton "Star" indicates that Mr. Freedmau club roster is "Smiling" Pete Daniels, who hm.se and gave some interesting inside facts may also find some trouble from another dropped out of the game here two years about the recent League meeting and the ROGERS TO DREYFUSS. quarter: ago bv throwing over his contract with motives that brought about circuit reduc Of course Colonel Rogers, who seems to "Another little cloud is also looming up in Mr. Manager Tebeau. Daniels claims to be in tion in spite of almost unsurmouutable ob have a lawyer©s love for controversy, was Freedman©s pathway, which may cause consid good condition. stacles. Said he: bound to get back at Colonel Dreyfuss for erable trouble. Amos Rusie has he.;n kept out Others with whom negotiations have his allegations, particularly as to Cooley, of earning a livelihood for the past year because practically been closed are: Second base- "Mr. Freedman©s probable refusal to sign was who is to the Colonel as a red rag is to a he values his services above the figures placed discounted by the Gircait Committee last Thurs on them by Freedman, but does not intend to man Jolni Handibce, of last year©s Wood- day afternoon, and they resolved to push through bull. Here is now the Philadelphia!! got stock (Canada) team; Frederick Schmidt, back at the Pittsburger: take his bitter medicine another year. He is the reduction to eight clubs on the terms already worth every bit of $3000 to any club in the who pitched for last year©s Cleveland Na published, whether Mr. Freedman signed or not. "Cooley was never offered to any club for $1000 League, but Freedman says he must play for tional League team; Wolfe, of last year©s Any other course would have been suicidal afte? at any time. Prior to the start of last season $2000 or nothing. It is more than probable that Columbus team; catchers Beville and the months of hard work by the committee and Cooley was oo the market, but at no quoted fig Rusie will take his case into Court, so as to Quiun. outfielders Bradley and McAllis- the impossibility of going on with twelve clubs. ure. ©During 1898 he played good ball and be get his release from the New York Club, and tcr, third basemen E. M. Gilligan and With Cleveland arid Louisville notifying us that haved himself well, and the Philadelphia Club it will then be seen whether the other clubs Pete Francisco, shortstops "Bronco" Gil- they would not put teams in the field, and with would have considered no offer less *han $5000 will refuse to sign the great twirier in the ligan and Mean, of last year©s Dayton the positive notice from Mr. Freedman that he for bis release. Ewing©s statement that Cooley face of the present antics of Mr. Freed .nan." would not have ten clubs, there was no alterna has been a season without playing is false, as Club; first bascman Scott Hardesty, who tive or else ;i fizzle.. We took the bull by the horns every one conversant with the game knows. was drafted from the Atlantic League last and last Thursday the resolution was adopted, He was removed from the captaincy on the; NICK YOUNG SHOCKED. fall by the New York Club. with the New York Club©s representative declin 10th of last August, but practiced with The refusal Of Mr. Freedman to sign the ing to vote. I prepared the elaborate legal the team every morning for the remainder of reduction agreement came as a shock to Even That Would ba Inharmonious document the next morning and the signatures the season. He has been at Hot Springs for President Nick Young. He was so dazed From Pittsburg "Leader." of eleven club officials were affixed before Mr. the past three weeks, and is probably in better over the unexpected action that he could Freedman, McGraw and Robinson should form l©"reeduian arrived at the meeting." condition than any other member of the team hardly find words to properly relieve his a Httio l».aeue nS. their OTVDU .March.
ture loyalty of the American League un and. expects to run a ball team here that long, der all situations. if he lives." It was also developed that although the SPORTINGLlFE HART©S CUHT STATEMENT. National League instructed President A WEEKLY JOURNAL ^ President Johnson would not discuss the Young to notify the American League to Hart proposition in any way whatever, but keep out of Chicago, such, notice was Devoted to President Hart was less reticent. When never served upon President Johnson, A PAINFUL LACK OF INTEREST IN BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING assured that the fact of his having made thus showing that the Rogers resolution overtures for peace was known, he said: was nothing but a bluff. AND GENERAL SPORTS. "Tae American League has not treated me BASE BALL, I fairly in this matter. They never have approaeh- HART©S APPREHENSION. Trade marked by the Sporting Life Pub. Ca ed me or in any way asked for tuy views con- A Chicago paper close to President Entered at Philadelphia Post Offlce eerninc; the report that they would place a club Hart, of the Chicago League Club, makes The Old Enthusiasm No Longer in as Second Class Matter. In Chicago. Had they done so, there is no doubt an important, and to some extent correct, but what I would haVe been willing to talk the statement of the Chicago Club©s stand in matter over and agree to any fair proposition. the matter of permitting a friendly rival Evidence That Syndicate Associa Published by The committee asked how 1 stood, I told© the club: members that I had never been consulted. Then they asked what I would do. I told them that "President Hart, in talking of the plans of the tion Scheme a Fizzle The Ad?eat THE SPORTING LIFE PUBLISHING GO, to enter without my consent would mean war by American League in regard to putting a ball 34 South Third St., the National League. They asked if I would con team in this city, takes the ground that it is sider any peace terms. I said yes, on a fair not so much a question of another club hurting of Chiids in the Chicago Team. Philadelphia, Pa,* U. S. A. business proposition. Then they returned. You the National League club here, but a question can ©orm your own conclusions as to whether I of whether or not the American League is not to will hear from them again." be feared as a rival; whether it may not be Chicago, March 20. Editor "Sport SUBSCRIPTION RATES: come the American Association, the present ing Life:" Things pass rapidly iu the On« Tear...... »2.OO bugbear used both to frighten the National THE BASIS OF PEACE. League by outsiders and by the National League base ball world nowadays. After the Six Months...... 1.25 Mr. Hart did hear from them again. to frighten the American Leaguers. President uncertainties and indefinite excitements Single Vcrpy...... _ 5c. Friday the American League got together Hart said it was a question whether allowing a of the winter, come the actualities of Foreign 1©ostage, 81.04 lixtra per Annum. and discussed the situation at length. team to enter Chicago would not be the estab the early spring and the speculative ______PAYABLEIN ADVANCE.. ____ Then a committee consisting of Kraut- lishment of the entering wedge for a spread of hoff, Franklin and Kilfoyle was appointed the American League in other National League problems which are crowding on us since to confer with President Hart. This was territory until it actually became an active and the eight club cut-down. Amid all INDEX TO CONTENTS. done and then the committee reported powerful rival of the -National League itself." these doings, the fans, with perhaps one. back to the League. The stumbling block President Hart©s apprehension is not an seventh of their old-time interest, talk a appeared to be the price. §15,000, put-upon idle one, in view of the fact that what Base Ball News...... Pages 1 ta 11 the Cleveland ground, and the fact that few sentences now and then,, shrug their Billiard News ...... Page 1O he fears would be but in the line of natur shoulders, and slip back to their Messrs. Kilfoyle and Somers, of Cleveland, al evolution. Under the circumstances it daily routine or to the bowling alleys. Shooting News ...... Page^ 12 to 1C had already entered into engagements and would be strange if some other conditions There©s no use talking; base ball as a nerve- had also gone to considerable expense in besides the purchase of Cleveland©s ball racking sport, as a something which made the matter of securinc; another ground in park were not imposed upon the Amer the old-time rooter miss his supper, is the Forest City. .It was said that there ican League. was considerable dissatisfaction among gone. If it rises again to the plane of a the American League magnates over the veritable master, holding- absolute domin very radical stand President Watkins, of BRUSH A PEACE FACTOR. ion over the hearts and souls of the grand Indianapolis, took in favor of surrender There svas considerable comment over stand mob, there will have to be some to the National League. the firm opposition of President Watkins, mighty changes; and I fancy even the mag of Indianapolis, to a conflict with the Na nates will not negative the statement. THE AMERICAN LF1GUE ACHIEVES tional League under any circumstances, and UP TO THE LEAGUE; most of tho American Leaguers are now THAT MAGNATE SCHEME After two days of discussion and ne convinced that John T. Brush still has a of running a scrub American Association ITS OBJECT. gotiation the American League adjourned controlling interest in the Indianapolis will catch the public not. It might, of Saturday night, subject to the call of the Club, despite Mr. Watkins© positive state course, be a money-maker for reasons I en-air, after placjug -full power to conclude ments to the contrary. In. commenting once before outlined that each club has the deal with the National League in the upon the matter one American League mag so many extra men any way, that these The Rational League For the First hands of President Ban Johnson, who was men must be paid their salaries, aud that expected to be in position by Tuesday to nate said: "Brush©s Interest In the Indianapolis Club it would cost no more to have them in Time Bows to a Minor League and know whether it would be peace or war. makes him a potent factor for peace, as he sim active battle against the dubs^ of the other Meantime Comisky was instructed to pro ply can©t afford a war. Besides his Indianapolis clubs than to leave them sitting around ceed with his plans for a Chicago Ameri interest, people that are supposed to be on the when the regular team is on the road. It Consents to Waive a Principle to can League team. The only obstacle in inside, also declare that Brush has a considerable would also give many a young player a the way of a peaceable settlement was, it financial interest in the St. Louis National fair chance to show his actual worth be Avoid a Conflict Just at This Time, is said, the scaling of the National League©s League Club. Now. what would be the result fore flopping back into the mudhoie price ($1500) for the Cleveland ground. to John T. if there is war between the National leagues; but as to exciting the enthusiasm The new Cleveland magnates declined to and American? Indianapolis would be dropped of the fans; well, never. Financially, I The threatened war between the Na pay more than $10,000, and on this propo from, the latter organization, aud a club would do not think the scheme at all a bnrt > sition Mr. Hart at once placed himself be placed in tit. Louis to buck the big team for the club owners, at least, while the. tional League and American League in communication with the other members there. In such an event Brush would be getting rival Association is still sleeping. But ia over the question of the hitter©s invasion of the National League©s Circuit Commit it at both ends. His $13.000 or $20,000 invest another year, with the real thing going, as of the sacred Chicago territory htis ment in Indianapolis would not be worth a lead tee, to whom the matter of peace or war slug and his St. Louis Club would be a big proper management will make it go. the been averted through the diplomacy of was thus passed up. At this writing it money loser by the strong competition of an Practice League would have to die. Possi tho National League, which, at the looks like peace, with every probability American League team in that city. It would be bly, in the meantime, it might be a good last moment, after bluffing to the limit, that the American League will meet again soft betting to wager that Brush doesn©t want thing as developing fast young players, accepted "Sporting Life©s" advice to before the week is out to close the deal any war." and thus having a number of good ones and adopt a schedule. ready to replete the ranks of both League "cut out. all brag and bluster and try EXCHANGING NEGOTIATIONS. and Association when the campaign be a little mild suasion." Through an in HOW THEY STOOD. On Monday last. 19th, a conference be gins. termediary, which the League always After the American League meeting was tween Messrs. Hart and Johnson was held THE CHICAGO CLUB knows how and where to dig up, the over it was stated that the vote in the at the office of Mr. Hart©s attorney at has been reconstructed to no small degree contending factions were brought to American League on the proposition to in which an agreement was drawn up con through the coming of Cupid Chiids. Per gether in conferences from which a vade Chicago, regardless of any arrange taining the conditions for the location of sonally, I cannot see where the Cupid fig compromise was evolved, by which, un ment with the National League, was favor an American League club in Chicago. This ures as adding much power to our array. der conditions, the American League is able by seven to one. There was a strong agreement was turned over by President A man 33 years old, whose batting average sentiment, however, in favor of making a Johnson to his attorney for examination has been steadily dropping for the past permitted to enter Chicago. Thus ends peaceful settlement, if possible. Watkins, and report. Mr. Hart during the day re four years, and who is getting fatter every all probability of war. and with it we of Indianapolis, is said to have been the ceived messages from all the National season, is hardly to be regarded as the presume also ends all chance of the or only man who held out against Comiskey©s League magnates except Andrew Freed- most promising timber in the world. Look ganization of that bluff "American vAs- enterprise, and he left Chicago Saturday man, of New York, but he refused to say how times do change. Keistcr was kicked sociation." ^ night, apparently satisfied that matters what these messages said about the agree from pillar to post a few years ago. No The American League thus gains ks would properly adjust themselves. Burns, ment. It was said on good authority, body thought him good enough to stick. main object, and with it secures also of Detroit, made a great, hit with the mag however, that all the messages were agree To compare Keister and Clarence Chiids nates, and is already counted as one of able to simply leaving the matter in Presi would have provoked a hoot of laughter all the credit of being the first minor the select circle, the few who mold the dent Hart©s hands for a final decision. around the circuit. And to-day! To-day league to compel the National League destiny of the league. Franklin, of Buffa the once useless Keister takes the other©s to recede from a position or yield a lo, came out strong for a club in Chicago, THE OLD LEAGUE GIVES IN. piace, and his tacitly conceded superiority vital point. Whether the American stating that he was urged to return to the As "Sporting Life" goes to press the is made evident by the mere fact that he League gave away more than it gained Kastern League, and had been informed news comes from Chicago that the League can. displace a veteran. depends upon the conditions which the that, he would have a costly tight on his has yielded, and that a mutually satisfac CUPID CHILDS National League extracted for its un hands if he stuck to the American. Man tory agreement between the old National ning surprised the other magnates with League and the aggressive young American has been a tower of strength in the past. willing compliance the nature of which his firm stand for the league©s rights, and League has been reached. Says a dis If he could only come back, hit over .800 conditions has not yet been fully re Salspaugh said he was with the majority. and play his game, the team, would be patch: boosted. Barry MeCorinick is supposed to go vealed. It would not be surprising, "Chicago will have two base ball teams this however, to learn, soon or late, that THE ALTERNATIVE. to third. Just why young Bradley should be season. The papers will be signed to-morrow shoved aside is a mystery to me. Bradley the crafty old League had, in some After the meeting was over an Ameri morning unless some unforeseen slip occurs. All way, tied the American League up suf can League magnate declared that should the details were agreed to this evening by tho is a far better batter than McCormick, and the National League refuse to accept attorneys representing the American League and knows more about third-base play. Ever- ficiently to-prevent, future full develop the proposition submitted by President the National League. The public will never itt, Chiids, McCormicfc and Cliugman, with ment. Johnson, then war will be declared, and know the terms of agreement. The men who tho three last-named men batting as weak it will extend farther than most of the have made it are pledged to secrecy for reasons ly as they did last year, make up an in magnates now expect. W. H. Watkins, known to themselves and suspected by other field of sad weakness with the willow. A COMPROMISE. president of the Indianapolis Club, is people However, President Hart is not tearing The best batting infield we could have con known to have been opposed to any plan bis hair because he was forced into something structed would have kept in both Wolver- The National League Makes Ad whereby the American League would an distasteful to himself and hurtful to his inter ton and Bradley. ests ID the National League. Charley Comiskey©s vances Which Are Accepted by the tagonize the big organization, and should life ambition, a team of his own in Chicago, is SPRING PRACTICE American League \Vith Peaceful Johnson©s League decide to fight Mr. Wat- to be gratified, and the National Agreement at West Baden has, of course, been more or kins will, no doubt, drop out. This will won©t be short termed. The Cleveland end of the less of a farce so far, excepting that Mc Results. leave an opening for the American League matter will be settled to-morrow. President Carthy, who is always hurting his ankles, The magnates of the Western League to invade St. Louis, which plan has prac- Johnson will, ia all likelihood, make a trip to has shown his ability to hurt them again., held several secret meetings iu Chicago, on ticallv been decided upon in the event of Ohio to attend to settling the details of the and the unlucky Phyle has also jarred his ©March 10, 17 and IS. Those present were hostilities. Louisville had been consider transfer." ___ system. It is considered sure that Grif J nines Maiming and E. A. Kratrihoff, of ed at first, but later the base ball men fith. Callahan, Cunningham and Garvin Kansas City: C. H. Saulpaugh. Minneapo of the American League decided that if THOSE. CONDITIONS. will be the pitchers who cinch their jobs, lis; J. F. Gilfoylo, Cleveland; Matt Killi- there was to be any fight it would be bet As stated in the above dispatch, the and hard will be the tussle for the other lea, Milwaukee: J. D. Burns, Detroit; W. ter to make it in St. Louis than Louis "conditions" imposed upon the American two places. No chance has yet been offered H. Watkins, Indianapolis: Charles Co-mis- ville. St. Louis had a delegate on hand League bv the National League are to be to get a line on Harvey as a pitcher, but key, St. Paul; James Franklin, of Buffalo, secretly in the person of one of the kept secret. But they will leak out; if, in his practice batting has been the hardest jirul President Ban Johnson. Colonel White- backers of the proposed St. Louis Ameri deed, they have not already leaked out, in the club. The outfield is still a mystery. ride, of Louisville, was also on hand to can Association Club; besides it developed judging from a Boston dispatch, which With Mertes aud Ryan sure of the posts. < by new men, for, while Delahanty is an eight pennants, as each club In the League has rett tips the scale at about 160 pounds. For a old player, he is a new man at first, and, already won it. man of his weight and sturdy build he is the while he is bound to play the position well, Pitcher Willis, of the Boston Olub. has gone fastest player in the business. Cincinnati PAT POIERS^PLANS it will take him some time to pick up the to Prineeton to coach the candidates for ©he "Star." How about Hamilton? fine points of the place. Dolau may be Orange and Black team. "This thing of. making schedules is not all right at third, but the friends of the Patsy Donovan was banqueted on the llth such a hard job as it has been cracked up to Philadelphia team would feel easier .if inst. at Lawrence, Mass., just before his de be." Pat Powers, president of tlie Eastern WILL NOW BEAR LONG HOPED FOR Lauder were back in his old place. parture for Hot Springs. League, says. "Forty-eight hours© undivided ul- LAUDER ODT FOR GOOD; Catcher Jacklitz, of Montreal, is the only tention is all that is necessary." FRDITION. Billy Lauder was in Boston on Tuesday Eastern League player of ©99 to find his way George P. Prentiss, the well-kn)wn pitcher, on his way to Attleboro, Mass. He was in Into the National League. of Wilniington. who pitched last year for the terviewed" as to his retirement by a Boston Pitcher Billy Rhines writes from Ridgway, Waterbury (Conn.) team, has received word that reporter, to whom he said: "You can say Pa., that he Is in fine condition and anxious his marriage to a young woman there has bt-ea Uader the Three-League Plan, Which is to get back into the game. annulled by the State Court of Connecticut. for me that I am done with base ball for The Chicago Club©s suit to recover from th« once and for all, and that there is not Pugilist Joe Walcott umpired a practice city of Chicago $15,000 as damages and rental How Feasible, Baltimore and Wash the least truth in the story that I have- game of base ball for the Chicago team at West for the use of the ball park at Thirty-lift I quit the game because I have any sorenesf) Baden, Ind., the other day. street and Wentworth avenue by troops of th» at my treatment by the Philadelphia Ball Catcher Bowerman has sent in his signed con National Guard In 1894, is stall dragging it ington Will Fall Into the Loyal Club. Mv friends well know that long ago tract to the New York Club. This means that the Courts. I determined to get out of the game if 1 Parke Wilson will be released. In League circles the belief prevails that had a good opening. I have found What 1 Pitcher Phillippi. of the Pirates, Is known when the real League reorganization comes In and Long-Suffering Eastern League. want. I will stay in Attleboro for a month among his fellow-players as "Deacon," a title the fall of 1901, Brooklyn will be dropped in or so, and then go to New York to act as acquired by his quiet demeanor. favor of Washington. Shouldn©t wonder; unless Now that the threatened war between the representative of a local jewelry 1 Charley Dexter, the new Oi-phan, claims the the new American Association should spoil all house." distinction of being the only active ball player League plans. the National League and American THE EXHIBITION SEASON. who has taken to golf successfully. Hulen and Clymer have not yet signed with League has been averted and the Immediately on the return of the Phil- Pitcher Doheny has signed with New York. Kansas City, and both are working hard to se League©s fantastic Syndicate American lies from North Carolina, they will put in Van Haltren and Garvin are no.v the only cure release, as they have managerial ambitions. Association scheme has been shelved, the a week previous to the opening of the members of last year©s team unsigned. Hulon wants to be a magnate at Pueblo, and championship season playing exhibition Manager Connie Mack, of the Milwaukee Clymer is looking for the Wilkesbarre franchise Eastern League is at last in position Club, has released first b-aseman Stafford and and management. to get down to business and complete games, Manager Shettsline having arranged the following contests for the Broad and catcher Digging to the Cleveland Club. The ball park at San Antonio, which has been its circuit. For this purpose a meeting Magnate Abell. of Brooklyn, says he was op in use since the early 80s, has been sold for is being held at the Fifth Avenue Hotel Huntingdon streets grounds: April 7, Reg posed to the abolishment of the double-umpire building purposes, and the grand stand and in New York, March 22 just as ©©Sport ulars vs. Yanigans: April 9 and 10, with system, and fought hard for its retention. bleachers are now being removed. So it will now Worcester; April 11 and 12, Alleutown; Billy Hamilton is of opinion that the new probably be years before that city will again ing Life" goes to press. April 13 and 14, Toronto; April 16 and home plate will lead to so many bases on balls figure in professional base ball. THE THREE-LEAGUE PLAN. 17 Montreal, and April 18. Villanova.. that the old plate will be restored by July. It is not likely that the New Yorks will be It is understood that President Pow IJ3CAL JOTTINGS. Frank Selee is late this year, his Boston sent South for practice. Mr. Freedman being ers has been notified by the League Cir The new catcher Jacklltzsch is a cork team not Starting for Greensboro, N. C., until quoted as saying: "We have had a balmy wintei cuit Committee that arrangements can ing good hand ball player and can give any March 30. Guess he won©t lose much at that. and we©ll have a balmy spring. The New Yorks of© the Phillies, some of whom are strong Umpires Emslie and O©Day were elected to can get into championship form in this city jnst now be made to incorporate Washington players, odds at that game. their positions by the unanimous vote of the as well as they can If they go South." nnd Baltimore in the Eastern circuit. President Fogel, of the Atlantic League, members of the League. No small compliment. Wo are indebted to E. B. Lamar the mana Then professional base ball in the princi counts confidently upon having a club for The ve/teran Dalrymple-, one of the "old ger of the Cuban X Giants, for a group photo of pal cities of America will be controlled his league located at the Philadelphia truard" with the ChicagoeS. Is slated for a posi his crack team, taken on the 12th inst., at iu this fashion under the protection of Ball Park. Who will back it Mr. Fogel re tion with Pueblo (Col.) club the coming season. Havana, where his team is now playing with the National Agreement: fuses to state. The Indianapolis Club has no less than ten the various Cuban teams, aiid is meeting with "Patsy" Donovan says he considers pitchei-s under contract for the coming season. decided artistic and financial success. National Eastern American Flick without a superior as ©an outfieklec All but four of them will be farmed 01- released. Tim Murnane says In plain language that League. League. League. and one of the prettiest hitters© he .ttas Tip O©Neil has rebuilt his Montreal cafe, Herman Long will have- to play ,n Boston, Boston, Worcester. Chicago, ever seen nt the bat. which was recently burned out, and iio\v has one whether he likes it or not, and intimates that Brooklyn, Providence, Buffalo, The "Ledger" is advocating the re of the tinest places of the kind to be found any Long is foolish to kick, considering that he is New York, Toronto, Cleveland, purchase by the Philadelphia Club of Lave where. "not improving with age." How is that for ail Philadelphia, Montreal, Kansas City, Cross in the event of Lauder©s absolute inshoot, after ten years of splendid service? Chicago, Syracuse. Indianapolis, Boston is hunting hard for a first-class man T1ie managers of Atlantic League tea,as thus St. Louis, Rochester, Detroit, retirement. As well urge the return of to fill catcher Bergen©s place. Such a man is far selected are: William Sharsig, Allentown; Coolcy. ^ . not in sight now that St. Louis has grabbed PittsbuTg, Baltimore, Milwaukee, Uohiiisou. William J. Clymer, Wilkesbarre; Walter W. Cincinnati. Washington. Minneapolis. It would not hurt Lajoie to take on a Burnham. Scrantou; Benjamin Flelshman, Read This, arrangement, it is believed, will few more pounds. At present the big Manager Loftus moved the Orphans from ing; Mathew Kilroy, Wilmington; H. C. Smith, fellow is in excellent shape, but he ap West Baden, Ind., to Selaia, Ala., on Wednes Elmira, and probably Frank Kirin, Harrisburg. assure a profitable season for all the pears thin to what he was last season. day. Up to that time Everitt and llyan had not With MeGraw and Tebeau, the kings ot clubs, and as the three circuits will be Bernhardt. appears to be In excellent joined the team. kickers, attached to the same team there will banded together for mutual protection, shape. There©s a youngster who should A great many League players are of opinion be "something doing" in the West this season. it is calculated by the promoters that be heard from this season. that the double-umpire system, will be restored As Robison always stands by his players the Bnrnev Dreyfus, president of the Pitts- before the season is half over. They don©t know League magnates will have another quarter outside opposition in the shape of a luirg Club, is so confident that his team the League magnates. besides New York to look to with appreheusion real rival American Association next will be one. two. three this season that A Boston despatch says that Hugh Duffy is of momentary trouble. year will be impossible. The magnates he has already bet Col. John I. Rogers figuring to drop out of the National League to Louis Say, once a famous short stop, who actually believe, or profess to believe, a $50 suit of clothes and a $10 hat that become a minor league magnate, either at Wor fell out of the profession through drink, was, that in case of opposition they can his team beats out Philadelphia in the cester or Washington. last week, sent to the Baltimore House of race. , , ... The Muncie (Ind.) Club has signed a brother Correction for 10 months upon the chirge of quickly establish "continuous" baseball Demontrevllle has recommended tr>e of "Connie" Mack for third base and a brother larcency. He was indicted for robbery, but his by running second teams on their own well-known third baseman, Bert Meyers, or George Cuppy for pitcher. Both lads are plea of guilty to the charge of larceny was grounds to conflict with the games of to Manager Shettsline for trial. reported to be "comers." accepted by the prosecution. a new Association. Talk about Ohio being the home of The Cortland Club, of the New York League, The Chicago League players are apprehensive EASTERN PROSPECTS. presidents! The Buckeye State is rap would like to hear from two hard-hitting out- that some of them will be farm3d to the Chicago idly claiming the Phillies as their birth fielders. Address Daniei Reilley, president Cort American, League Club, iu the event of oeace. The Eastern League circuit nanie"ft place. There are now six hailing from land Club, Cortland, N., Y. Tiie general sentiment among them is that "any above is compact and consequently de Ohio Delahanty, McFarland, Flick, Piatt, The only player turned over by Louisville to League player who goes to the American League void of long railroad jumps. Many of the League was the college man first baseman, at anything except a League salary should be Mehaffey and Zeigler. drummed out of the business." the surplus players iu the National LOCAL JOTTINGS. David Wills, who probably has no notion of League will find employment under According to nil Ithaca dispatch, Hugh ever again playing professionally. Jack Barry, just purchased by Boston, from Jennings is to retire- from professional base Tebeau says he has nothing against MeGraw; Washington, is giving his former comrades at President Powers. The Baltimore club is glad to get him and Would like to have a Niagara University, Niagara Falls, N. Y©., the will be managed by William Barriie, ball at once to become the sporting editor whole team of McGraws. What a burden life fruit of his National League experience. Barry of a local afternoon paper. will coach the collegians until March 31, when who is popular in that city. He has Arthur Irwin and M. C. Meeteer, WHO would be to Tebeau In such event. organized a stock company and has a Captain Duffy says the Boston Club made a he leaves for Grc-ensboro, N. C.. to join the Beau- formerly managed the All-Collegiate team, big mistake when it released Meekin, as he eaters for preliminary spring practice. first-class ball team mapped out. Thom have leased the Inlet Park grounds, at At pitched good ball last season, and the team Will Only a year ago the mere mention of the as Burns, who managed the Chicago lantic Citv. It is Irwin©s intention to have be short of good pitchers this season. names of Tebeau and MeGraw in one breath club last year, will take hold of the a team composed exclusively of college was enough to start a riot. They and their nlavers to play exhibition games with all Henry Gastright, the veteran twirler, is thousands of adherents fought each other tonth Washington Club. He knows the value coiners next summer. The season opens living in Cincinnati and announces a desire to and nail, and it is doubtful that if in four of players and says he will have a fast don the spangles again. He is of the opinion campaigns the pair spoke to ouch other i-u terms that he can pitch as well as he ever could. other than those ostracised in polite circles. team. Jlpltche©r Maul left the city yesterday for Anderson, of Brooklyn, expects to be sold PEACE FOR THE PRESENT. Charlotte, N. C., where he will join the to Worcester, and is willing to go there, but Harry M. Weldon. sporting editor of he The other Eastern League clubs have Phillies this morning. . Hickman, of Boston, apprehensive of the same Cincinnati "Enquirer." who was stricken with The Philadelphia Club recently tried to paralysis Feb. 25, is gradually recovering. While competent managers and plenty of good fate, swears he will have no Worcester in Ms. be subsisted for weeks on liquors, he Is aow able players. Ball cranks in Baltimore and trade Cooley for Hickman, of Boston, but Ted Sullivan writes us from Salt Lake City \o take regular diet, and his physicians ara Washington will be surprised when was turned down. to the effect that he will not be connected with greatly encouraged. Hla temporary successor Is they see what Eastern League ball is the new Rocky Mountain League, and that he taking daily "raps" at Manager Alien and the like. It will be faster than that played i* in Salt Lake on business other than base Reds. NEWS"AND COMMENT. ball. Fralak P. Thyne has an excellent team of by the Washingtons. Clevelands and "Chicago has now as good a string of pitch coming young players, which he may carry to New Yorks in the National League last Binghamtcn has signed short stop Charley ers as any club," says Tim Donohrte. "The bat Montgomery should the proposed Southsrn League year. With both Eastern and American ting is the only thing to be looked after. As it materialize©. If that organization fails, Mr. Doc Amole expects to pitch for the Minne looks now, Ohicago has material for a fine Leagues placated there will©be peace team." Thyne will be open to propositions from other apolis Club this year. leagues. He would also like to hear from a in base ball for this season at least. Thomas J. Murphy, the St. Louis Clubs William Spates, a well-known base ball few first-class players. He can be addressed at ground keeper, has resigned. pitcher of Frostburg, Md., has entered St. Lowell, Mass. John©s College, Annapolis. It is stated that PH1LLY_POINTERS. Columbus has signed third baseman E. M. he will pitch on the team and take a college From Ithaca comes the news that when Hiigb Gilllgan, a Pittsburg man. course. Jennings is done coaching the Cornell team he Milwaukee has made Brooklyn an offer for will retire from the League to accept a position Practice at Charlotte Delayed toy By abolishing the double-umpire system the as sporting editor of a Philadelphia afte-moou Holmes, Andersou and Fulz. League magnates could afford to make Super Bad Weather—Manager Shetts- Manager Hanlon, of Brooklyn, says he Will paper. That would put quite n crimp tn Brook visor Day©s salary .$2500 without feeling it. lyn©s team, ns well as cause the Brooklyn Club line's Hard Task—General News carry but 18 men this season. We hope Father Chad wick©s $10 per month a financial loss, as only recently Jennings could nrul Gossip. The well-known pitcher, Harper. Is to man still goes. have been sold for $7500 to Philadelphia. age the Stockton, Cal., Club. When the magnates gleefully say that all Philadelphia. March 22: The Phil- ©Tis said that Childs will be Chicago©s cap By reason of their early start this season, the syndicates are abolished they should "wink the Nebraska Indians will be enabled to play games lies© 13 hoodoo followed them to tain next season In place of Everitt. <-ther eye," and. except the Freedinau-Sodeu- with several college teams. Among the ^games Charlotte, as a whole week has been Tom Loftus Is busily engaged these days in Brush syndicate in New York, which is stronger which they have scheduled with educational in practically wasted through bad weather, throwing bouquets at all his Orphans. than ever. stitutions are two with the University of Ne which kept the boys indoors and con Manager Earl, of Utica, has signed second Manager Lamar, of the Cuban X Giants, who braska, one with Highland Park College, of Dea fined them to light hand ball and gymna baseman Pete Childs, late of Reading. are in Cuba, will bring two Cuban playors bacfc Moiues; two with Simpson College, three with Frisk the exploded phenomenon from Ham to the United States with him. They are a the University of Iowa, and one with Noire sium practice for work and to billiard ilton has accepted terms with Detroit. pitcher and a short stop, and are now on the Came. Havana team. and pool playing for diversion. All the Manager Fred Clarke, of Pittsburg, has de From a New York paper we learn that Willi* men seem to be in good condi clined to give Tom O©Brien to New York. Pitcher Walter Thornton, formerly of the Keeler has refused to si^n the contract tendered tion but in the enforced absence of McAllister, of Cleveland, expects to sign Chicago team. Is publishing a newspaper and him by the Brooklyn Club, because he objects regular outdoor practice it has uot been with Minneapolis at his Cleveland salary. studying law in Everett, Wash. He refuses to to the renewal clause which, instead of binding possible to get a good line upon any of Captain Duffy, of the Boston team, left sign the contract offered him by the Chicago his services for one year after this, was made them. The pitchers and catchers have Boston last Sunday for Hot Springs, N. C. Club for this season. out for three years. Keeler states that he bus beta doing light battery work in a local Pitcher Griffith says that Lajoie i^its pitchers "The only man that ever broke into base no complaint to make about the salary offered, gymnasium. hardest and MeGraw worries them the most. ball with a shoestring came out with a gold but that he does not care to tie himself up t©ot LAUDER STILL NON EST. "Buck" Ewing has written Selbaeu that he mine," is the way Earl Wagner, of Washington, so long a neriod. There are now seventeen men in camp has been described. Pittsburg "Chronicle." Oh, The new Cleveland Club to date has secured may as well prepare himself to play with New no; there are others! and during the past \veeU Douglas, Fraser. York. first baseman Stafl©ord and catcher Diggins from Slagle, Orth, Chiles and Murphy put in Jim MeGuire has caught more games in the It is more than likely that pitcher Lewis Mllwaukeee; pitchers ICgan and Pardee from an appearance. Maul and Lauder are the will not play with the Bostons the corning sea Kansas City; catcher Spies from St. Paul, and last tea years than any other backstop In the has put in bids for pitcher Wilson, of Cleve absentees©. Nothing has been hoard from country. son. He will stick to his studios and will only Lauder and Manager Shettslin<» is becom help the Bostons out in case his services are land, and pitcher Hoffer, late of Pittsburg. In _"The Two Rubes" will be one of the Pirates© needed in an emergency. addition, the clul> has available, outfielders Fris- ing worried. "Shell©s" realizes tliat at batteries this season. They are Waddell and bee and Genins, innclders Bierbauer and Viox, least four teams Brooklyn, St. I/ouis, La-timer. April 15 is the date set for the Lange-Gisel- and pitcher Bumpus Jones. Pittsburg and Boston will©be stronger the The Cincinnati papers are alrelJy hammer m.an wedding in San Francisco. Lange states coming season than they wore last, which ing Magnate Brush on the apparent weakness of absolutely that he is out % of base ball for good, Pitcher Cunningham says Mr. Dreyfuss cut means that the Phillios will have -just that the Reds. unless Col. Hart should decide to pay him a his salary for this year $000. To this Mr. Drey- salary of $5000 per season. fuss replies: "Cunningfeam got $2400 last year, MUCH HARDER WORK© Sockalexis, the Indian player, is in Hart and pitched minor league ball. In 1S09 I paid cut out for them the coming season if ford, without any idea as to where he will play him for the good work he did in 1S98. Since ,hs they are to maintain their prominent this season. joined the Louisville Club he got $1400 increase place in League society. It would ©not be The Cincinnati players say they hare never .mis »evuii*u a piuu ui gr-inuau at i< ui L i_A_©e, wuicn of salary, and it was on the understanding that a good scheme for a club having cham seen Jack Crouin©s equal as a long-distance he intends to have in readiness for Sunday he pitched winning ball all the time. He never pionship aspirations to start th for the year; but the management knows ts and eager to get at regular ball play- that it will be all right, and Keeler is T ATTIC! ng, which will begin to-day. Keister, the perfectly satisfied to let it go that way. iew second baseman. arrived to-night. He At the proper time he is always found in . iAIUlo vas delayed on account of the serious ill- line. less of his wife, who, he says, is not yet Keeler is anxious to face one of those out of danger. He seems in good condi KOI IN -TRAIHIHG AT AUGUSTA, new-fangled plates, with its white wings tion, but says he is about four pounds over spread to catch the attention of the um THE BELIEF OF A PENNANT- weight. He expects to work this off in pire in calling balls and strikes. He has a a few days. GEORGIA. notion that it is going to help the batter, WINNING TEAM, TEBEAU©S KINDNESS. because the umpire will be more careful Manager Tebeau says Robinson and Me in the future that the ball is squarely on Graw will probably not report here at all, a corner when he calls it a strike. but will show up in St. Louis about April Twenty-one Players From Whom Man THAT NEW HOME PLATE. The Latest Acquisitions Sure to Put 1. Some of the extra men, it is believed, He was asked whether he did not think will be released from service during the ager Haalon Will Select the Team that it would be of benefit to the pitcher, Tebeau©s Team in the Front Rank coming week. "We have too many play as it would give him a line where to throw ers," said Tebeau, "and a timely notice the ball. "It may be a benefit, and it may will give those not needed an opportunity Vbicb Will Do Battle Far Brook not," said he. ©"It©s just likely that it Among the League Teams A Lot to secure positu ns elsewhere. I am not will get the pitcher too regular in his prepared to state, however, exactly when habits, and he will be feeding the ball so the changes will be made. It is possible lyn This Season, closely over the plate that every man who ol Good Men on the Market, we will carry the present aggregation to conies up will knock it a mile. There are St. Louis." Manager Ha n Ion has taken his Brook some pitchers in the League who surely St. Louis, Mo., March 20. Editor would lose by becoming too regular in their lyn players to Augusta, Ga., the men work. It is the fact that they are a little "Sporting Life:" The announcement of UTAH-IDAHO LEAGUE starting for that place by rail last Tues wild that helps them along, for the batters the purchase by the St. Louis of Me day. He took the following players, are afraid of them and don©t want to come Graw, Robinson and Keister, of Balti Is the Title of a New Organization 21 all told: Keeler. Dahleii, Casey, up where they think they are going to more, is still the sensation and ruling Kennedy, Howell. Kelley, Farrell, Nops. have their heads knocked off. There are topic in local base ball circles. to Take the Place of the Lucas- DeMontreville. Sheckard. Steelman, Kit- some pitchers who work the inside corner Immediate results are expected from this Sullivaii Miscarriage. son, Jimmy MeJames, Weyhiug, Mc- perfectly, and if they have a better line strengthening in a complete reorganization, Salt Lake City, March 17.~Editor "Sport Guire, Hughes. Dunn, McS.Jin.nity, at which to aim than they had before, the with possibly the retirement of Tebeuu as ing Life:" The Utah-Montana League prop chances are they will keep the ball so close captain. Ultimately, if things do not go osition, which was given its impetus by Jones, Holmes and Jcnnings. The fol to you that you could put tissue paper be awry, the bringing of the pennant to this W. H. Lucas and Ted Sullivan and whicii lowing players were left at home, which tween your uniform and tho curve." city is assured. looked like the real thing for a little while, indicates that they will be disposed of: DAHLEN IN GOOD SHAPE. A SHAKE-UP LIKELY. has now gone where the woodtwine bineth, Smith, Chrishum, McKenna, Yeager, Dahlen never looked better prior to There is no doubt that Tebeau will re as far as Salt Lake is concerned. When Douovan, Hill. LaChance, Anderson, starting away for a spring campaign. main as manager, as the liobisons have everything began to look sure, and the Brodie, Fultz and Harris. Syracuse Brooklyn air serins to have agreed with given him word to that effect; besides, Te fans began to discuss the proposition with will secure Wrigley. The Brooklyns him. He hasn©t done anything at all during beau is a personal friend of Mr. Uobison an avidity that bespoke great things. Ted will return to Washington Park for a the cold weather, but keep careful tab on and a stockholder in the club. MeGraw, if Sullivan came to Zion to take hold of the bookmakers of the City of Churches. he comes here, will be team captain, sub few exhibition games on Saturday, By bookmakers I don©t mean the publish things. April 14. The League season will open ject to Tebeau©s bench management. Now, SULLIVAN OUT. ers, and what he doesn©t know about when these new men Donovan, McGaun, He came with high hopes in his breast en April 19. branches of sport other than base ball isn©t Keister, Robinson and MeGraw join the worth finding out. local aggregation, there will necessarily and thought that he would have smooth The change to Brooklyn undoubtedly be au awful shaking up. All the dead sailing. Of course, in the organization of FOSTER^FANCIES. made a better player of Dahlen than he timber will be cut loose. Probably any league, whether it is in Salt Lake or would have been had he remained in Chi Schreckeugost, Sheehan and the younger in Patagonia, there is a certain amount of Chats With Manager Hanloii and cago much longer. His ambition was gone work to be done before any of the plans crowd generally will receive notice. Lave begin to materialize. Well, Ted sat around Some of His Players as to Brook in the Windy City, and he didn©t care very Cross also will probably be retired to much whether school kept or not. He al-- utility man, MeGraw taking his position. and twiddled his thumbs for two long days, lyn©s Prospects in the Race. ways played good ball in the West, but and then said that he was out of the Brooklyn, N. Y., March 21. Editor couldn©t be fired up to such sensational BIG LIST OF EL1GIBLES. whole proposition. That was the death "Sporting Life:" We©re off here. The work as characterized his advent on the As to the miike-up of the team under knell of the Salt Lake end of the league. champions left this city Tuesday afternoon diamond in 1890. these conditions, it will be such as to But the local fans did not waste much bound for Augusta, Ga. After a few This year he will be played permanently justify the most rosy-lined anticipations. time over the last sad rites. They are not weeks in the sunny South they will return at one position, third base. That will be As far as can be judged, it will be the of the kind that mourn very long. They to Brooklyn prepared to win the cham of advantage to him and to the nine. He strougest in the League. Only ia one want minor league ball this year, and they pionship of 1©JOQ. HauIon was asked the was all right enough last year at short, but department the pitcher©s box will it not want it bad. So they started right to worii other day whether he thought that Brook he began so splendidly at third that e©very be eminently satisfactory. But then to organize another four-club circuit, which lyn would win this year. When it comes one wanted to see him continue in that Powell. Young, Cuppy. Jones and Sud- is to include two nines from Salt Lake to saying anything very particular about position, and thus help Brooklyn to win hoffl are a pretty strong lot. and with ©and one each from Ogden and Pocatello. the strength of his team, or what he ex the championship. It will be a very fast that field behind them ought to do won The league is to be called pects it to accomplish during the race, combination that will be able to beat Dah ders. THE UTAH-IDAHO LEAGUE Hanlon is rather loath to express himself len, Demontreville and Daly this year. Tebeau will have the following eligibles and there is all kinds of interest in its so freely as ho is upon some other matters. The three "D©s" will keep them all guess to pick from in the formation of his peu- doings. Unlike the promoters of the first HOPEFUL HANLON. ing. tiaut-winning team: Catchers O©Conuor, circuit, they did not content themselves However, he did say that lie could see In fact, it will be a chain-lightning in Robinson, Criger, Buelow and Schrecken- with idling away the precious moments in. no reason why Brooklyn should not play field that is able to do anything with the gost. Pitchers Powell, Cuppy. Young, theorizing, but they called a meeting of as good hall in 1900 as in 1899, and per Brooklyns when they get in proper condi Jones, Sudhoff. Knepper, Harper, Mc- the managers of the clubs concerned, and haps a little better. "If you think that tion for the season©s work. Bride, Thomas. Inrteid Cross. Keister, on Sunday, March 11, the league was or will win the championship this year," he CASEY IS ALL RIGHT. Wallace. MeGraw, Quiun, McGann, Kru- ganized. John V. Bluth, the City Record continued, "why, then yon can put me The diminutive third baseman of last gcr, Sheehau and big Lockhead. Out er of Ogden. and one of the best-posted down as saying that the Brooklyns will season is not tha least concerned by the field Burkett. Heidrick, Doiiliii, Donovan. ball cranks in the West, is president, and be the champions of 1901. If it isn©t good fact that he will be the utility man this A SURE MONEY-MAKER. James Clippenger, manager of the Oregon enough to win the championship some year. "I guess there will be plenty for Playing in good form and with esprit Short Line team, of this city, is secre other nine will have to hump to keep in me to do," said he. "There was never a c!e corps, the selection from this magnifi tary. A committee was appointed to draw linf- with us." The players are of opinion ball season yet that someone didn©t get cent list should be impregnable. Not up a schedule of games to last the entire that they have a good, hard race on foot. hurt, and the man who can jump in and only are the men wary, experienced and summer. The playing season is to start When the half dozen who started from fill his place comes pretty handy around -ast, but their batting averages are re April 15, as from that time on throughout New York walked on the ferry to Jersey a team that is trying to win the pennant." markably high and their fielding unexcelled. the summer, the weather is of the kind City they carried an air of serious thought, "That©s no. joke," put in Keeler. Base ball enthusiasts can not but admire that tends to make the ball fiends howl as well as a few hand hags. "I guess you will find that Brooklyn is this aggregation, which would be bound to with jov. WHAT DALY SAID. as good as ever this year." said Casey. have a large-sized say in the settlement WELL ORGANIZED. Toni Daly, who was in the van, remarked "It may be a hard fight to win the peii- of the 1900~ buntiug. It would be insured All of the clubs in the new league h.ave that they expected to see Brooklyn aud i.nnt, but the Brooklyns will have just as of grand support at home, and the money played independent ball for the past few St. Louis fighting neck and neck to the much to say about it as some of these recently invested by the Robisons for the seasons, and they have made quite a record wire if MeGraw and Hobinsou went out other clubs that are making such preten purchase of players would come buck 10 for good, speedy work. They have mou West. "This tesm of Tebeau©s," said he, sions just at present." them tenfold before a single season had on the nines that would be a credit to "will keep several gentlemen on the anx HARRY HOWELL been completed. any minor league of the country. The boys ious seat from the moment that the race was glad that the eight-club League hnd AFTER LAVE CROSS. are all anxious for league ball, and the begins. So far as I am concerned person gone into effect, for it meant that he. would With MeGraw a Tebeauite it means that public; wants it, too. So there ought to be ally I would like to see MeGraw and Rob play in his own town this year. "With he will cover the third sack and be the satisfaction all around. To tell the truth, inson go to St. Louis. I think that you Farrell and McGuire behind the bat to team©s first batter. What disposition will and to whisper it softly, there is more in will find that most of the National League help me out I believe that I will make be made of Lave Cross remains to be seen, terest in base ball this year than ever be players feel the same way. Here we are just as good a reputation with the Brook but there is every reason to believe that fore settled over this neck o© the woods. about to start with practically a new lyns as with the Baltimores," said he. "I Tebeau will h;uig onto "old reliable" un LUCAS FOOLED. organization and a circuit that every ball hope that I shall be able to do better, but less, of course, he is able to dispose of him Lucas, unlike his confrere, Sullivan, has player knows is the best that was ever if I do as well I am not afraid that Hanlou advantageously. Already Cincinnati has not been wasting his time. He went to organized, and there isn©t one of us but will be disappointed. Of course. I know- her lines out for Lave. Alien wants him Montana a week or so ago in the interests would be glad to see the West thrive just that it is hard for any man to pitch in his tor his third corner, but unless he is willing of his league, trusting Sullivan to take s much as possible. own city, but I guess that I shall be able to exchange a player of the calibre of care of the Salt Lake end of the deal. In "If MeGraw and ©Hobby© finally conclude to get along all right in Brooklyn, for I "Noodles" Hah n he might as well give up two days in Helena, Lucas raised .$3500 that it is for their best interests to go to have lots of friends who are all base bail all hope of landing Cross. Haha would be for the support of the Helena Club. This the West it will revive something of that cranks, and they won©t do a thing but help a welcome addition to the Braves© twirling was done, too, in the midst of a raging sectional pride which was so common in me all they can bv rootimr for success." corps, and Tebeau could spare Cross and blizzard and with the thermometer below the days when the National League had SOME MEN AT BALTIMORE. either Schreckengost or Buelow in exchange zero. He then went to Butte and did al its former eight-club circuit. Only a few of the team left Brooklyn for for the great southpaw. With Cross re most as well, getting $2500 from the miners "When I played with the Chicagos there the South. It was expected that a big tained, he would be used as utility infielder. of that lively little burg. He was doing used to be just as big a fight on the part bunch of players would be picked up at and were big Dan McGann to prove a "false all this on the supposition that Sullivan of the Eastern clubs to down the Western Baltimore, where they would take the alarm" at the first sack. Lave would likely would do likewise in Salt Lake. Now that teams collectively as there was between train at 8.30 o©clock and proceed with the be tendered that position. he has been disappointed by his own part the individual clubs. A New York man remainder of the boys. THE CLUB©S PROGRAMME, ner, he will most likely turn his attention who visited Chicago wouldn©t think of In addition to those who went on the The team will remain at Hot Springs un and energies to the organization of a Mon going out of the city without going to the first train quite a number of the players left til March 30, and if present plans carry, ball grounds to see the New Yorks wipe directly for their homes, expecting to reach MeGraw et al, will at least get in the last tana State League, which ought to be the diamond up with the local nine, and Augusta about the same time that the week or ten days© play there. Tebeau made a paying proposition. It was just as bad in New York when the Brooklyn and Baltimore guard, under Han anticipates having all the players back at WALDEMAE YOUN<3. i Chicago men visited the metropolis." lon. got. into the city. League Park the morning of the 31st, as the GOOD FOR THE GAME. Those who left from Jersey City shoul first exhibition game of the season is "The more yon can get of that kind of dered their hand bates as if they really scheduled for that day. Respites will like AMERICAN^PLAYERS. interest in base ball," continued Daly, "the enjoyed it. "It©s like business," said ly be granted MeGraw, Robinson, Keister, better it is for the sport and for everybody "Roaring Bill" Kennedy. "It©s really the Donovan, McGann and Burkett, as well, Latest Official Bulletin Promulgated connected with it. We can always play first time that I have felt happy since last until about April 5, so that they can take by President Johnson, of That Or better ball when we know that it is appre October." a thorough course at the baths. If all the ciated, and that there are thousands of Kennedy, by the way, expects to whip men are lined up at League Park by April ganization. persons interested in what we are doing. that arm of his into good condition with a 1, that would give them twelve days in Chicago, March 17. The following play There isn©t a bit of fun in going to the rush. The team will look to him for a which to complete their team work, the ers have been signed and claimed by Amer grounds and wading through nine innings lot of good work early in the spring, as opening game not being scheduled until ican League clubs: of play where there isn©t enough interest to he is about the best spring pitcher that Thursday, April 19. Minneapolis Signed, Phil Ehrett, J. E. Schrall. bring out a passably good, cheer. Talk Brooklyn has trot. EXHIBITION GAMES. W. G. Nance, E;. G. Dixon, O. M. Hastings, about actors being affected by lack of ap PATIENT POWERS. Secretary Heilbroner has given out the H. E. McCann. Released, Walt-jr Preston. plause, they aren©t a bit worse off than the By the way, "Pat" Powers is beginning following list of exhibition games to be Claimed, L. Drill, fielder Brain. ball players. Now and then it falls to the to wonder if they are ever going to give played at League Park by the St. Louis Indianapolis Signed. D. Flynn, A. Madison. lot of every team to get into a game where him a chance to start that Eastern League Club upon its return from the South: March laims, W. H. I©apper. there isn©t a bit of excitement and the of his. "I©ve been at it ever since last 31, April 1. 2 and 3, with Rochester; April St. Paul Signed. H. Spies, R. Pattersoo, crowd just naturally falls asleep. No mat Christmas," said "Pat" the other day, "and 7. local amateurs for charity; April 8, 9 and Truck Egan, Frank Isbell, Roger Denzer, Ed ter how clean the game might have been so far as I can see I am about as far 10, with Indianapolis, and April 13, 14 and Burke, Dan Lally. Accepted terms, W. H. 15, with Buffalo. April 15 falls on Sun MeParland. Claimed, William. Hoy, Richard Ilie chances are that if you ask thr^e- away from it as ever. I think that we can Cooley. foiirths of the spectators what they have a great league this year. I expect to day, and with that date filled for an ex Mil-A-ankee Signed, E. Waldron, H. Smith, thought of the contest they will tell you see both Washington and Baltimore as hibition game, it would mean that the W. Clai-k, William Couroy, Charles McDonald, it put them to sleep and it conies pretty members of it, and while base ball may not League©s championship season would not be F. C. Raymer, George Yeuger, George Ret tger. near serving the ball player the same thrive as some think it will, there will be tarted until Thursday, April 19, at the William Reidy, Dowling, Sparks, Mailman, Gil way." a chance for us to make a little money earliest. bert, Jim Burke. Claimed, John Clements. "BILLY" KEELER with good base ball, and I know it well. BUT LITTLE PRACTICE Caere-land Signed. Richard Buekley, Rony< hasn©t signed a contract yet, but that is Baltimore will be the hardest city in has been indulged in at Hot Springs, ow Vlox. Claimed. William Hott©er, Zeke Wilson. i.othing new for him. Half the time he which to build up the Eastern League, but ing to bad weather, which has compelled Detroit Claimed, J. Corcoran, Edward Mo goes to spring practice without attaching Baltimore, I think, will give us good pa- the players to keep indoors most of the Kean, Sain Thompson, pitcliers Carsou, Uo-i- his name to the document that keeps him trouase. JOHN B. FOSTER. , time. The boys are all well, in flue spir borough, McBilde, March. 24. LIFE. I championship series engenders. He knows agreement unsigned may bring the brave also that there is a league here, composed magnates to their knees again. Let it be of teams representing the leading ath known that in their present predicament letic clubs of the city, which has given there is absolutely no sympathy for the some first-class exhibitions of scientific ball servile magnates. They have sowed . the playing for amateurs during its four years wind and they are now reaping the in HE ROBINSON HAVE BRAID of existence. With this material he pro &N ANOMALOUS CONDITION IN LOCAL evitable harvest. Had© the late Charles H. poses to form his Byrne been the lender of their forces©dur LOCAL LEAGUE, ing the past year it would have been dif NEW SCHEME. giving his own and "Robbie©s" services to AFFAIRS, ferent. His master hand was always ac one team, and pitch into a red-hot fight knowledged, but recent events proved what for the city championship. He can get 15 a loss to the League was the death of and 25 cents from those who see the games. the far-seeing Byrne. That the local club la Order to Remain in Baltimore The proprietors of the parks in question ©, Freedman©s Latest Demand and will yet would be willing to give all conveniences SECURE SOME PLAYERS and Stand Oil the Loss ol the St, solely for the increased number of patrons Stand and Its Probable Elfect Upon it would attract. Other expenses are prac is positively looked for by the knowing tically nothing. If only games were played ones. Stockholders Soden and Brush are Louis Salary ThefSay They Will on Saturdays and holidays, just figure it Base Ball in toe Metropolis Need due to coine to the front. Pitcher Hick- out and see whether "Mac" and "Robbie" man, so widely touted by Charley Nichols. have not more than a little method in their and outnelder Frislne will probably be Start a Baltimore City League. madness in refusing to wander from their o! an Immediate Change ol Policy, turned over to New York. and. perhaps, own firesides. another Boston player. Both these men From Baltimore comes a story to the THAT LEAGUE BLUFF. New York. March 19. Editor "Sport may be played in the outfield, unless stock But what has become of the Eastern holder Brush sends on "Al©© Selhach. It effect that McGraw and Robinson have League all this time? Hart©s bluff about ing Life:" In the long and varied his would not be surprising if Amos Kusie decided definitely not to be sold to St. the ""left-over league," as that American tory of professional base bail such a signed the contract tendered him, and re Louis, but to remain in Baltimore this Association scheme of the National League condition of affairs as exists in this city ported for work. Should he do so it would season, no matter what happens. To might appropriately be called, has ended has no precedent. To one who fully not indicate that the local management emphasize the assertion, they are said in smoke, something for which the rooter? understands the situation it must appear had compromised with him, but that John to be arranging with James L. Kernan, here may© be truly thankful. Of all base that the latest demand of the New York T. Brush had arranged to pay him the dif a theatrical manager, to run a city ball schemes perpetrated upon a long-suf iJlub upon, the weak-kneed and hu ference between the© salary offered by the league-of six -or eight-clubs. Kernan is fering public that promised to be the club and worst. So . there is some wonder here miliated magnates is calculated to RUSIE©S DEMAND, to build a base ball park at. Riverviewya whether poor Billy Barnie, who has been make even the cold-blooded Soden This would be stockholder Brush©s con suburban resort, and it is expected to "©twixt the devil and the deep blue sea" despite his block of New York stock cry, tribution to his local interests. It would alternate games at Electric Park. Mc- between his Hartford and Baltimore loves, ©Enough! Enough!" The reduction of the be in the nature of an additional invest (iraw is pretty sure that the enterprise will be allowed to make his home here circuit was accomplished because it has ment. And yet we are informed that syn will be a go; and that it will also im again. "How happy could I be with either been the desire of the ruling faction in the dicate ball has been obliterated. There are prove the business interests of the firm were t©other dear charmer awn©- " sis-h«d League for some years. The local club in people who believe that were it not for Billy when he left here last Wednesday its ©crusade" against syndicate ball helped the fact that Brush and Soden are finan of Robinson & McGraw. Notwith to accomplish the desired result, and when standing this announcement Manager after a visit to his backers here to Urn! on: cially interested in the New York Club whether their knees had bearun to wobble. paid a fair price, the Baltimore Club con that organization would now be summarily Hanlon is positive that the pair will go STILL IN DOUBT. sented to withdraw, and thus the syndi dropped from the League and Baltimore to St. Louis when the time comes. Out But Billy was encouraged to find them cate was dissolved. Then followed substituted. side of Baltimore the impression is that still ready to put up the needful, and he VARIOUS CONCESSIONS MISCELLANY. McGraw and Robison are simply hold hied himself back to Brooklyn at once to the local club. During all this time the Local cranks figure out that Barney Drey- ing out for a purpose not yet revealed to get "next" to the oily Frank De Haas, public had been led to believe that if the fuss is lucky if his new Pirates finish fourth Ly any of the parties interested. who had promised to take Billy off the circuit should be reduced the local club tenter hooks by last Friday or Saturday. would build up a team worthy of the in the coming race. Brooklyn, St. Louis But Frank De Haas was only "stringing" metropolis, regardless of expense. The and Boston are considered stronger. him, for Billv promised to Wire the writer local people refused to buy any of the Bal The way it looks now third baseman Mc CUMMIN_GST CHAPTER, immediately the circuit committee gave the timore players, who, in fact, are the only Graw and "Me Too" Robinson will play in Eastern League the word to advance on really strong players available. It then St. Louis for so much per, or play pinochle IJow McGraw Figures to Put in the Baltimoie, and up to the present moment became evident that the policy of the club in their wet goods establishment in minor Summer—That League ©"Associa the message has not arrived. was to build up a team by the addition of league Baltimore. CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS. the surplus players of other clubs, all of When Hanlou sifts Out his pitching talent tion" Bluft— Ijocal Kastorn League This is the same Robison. by the way, which, as a matter of course, must be sec he should have a corps of twirlers that Prospects. who said down here in Baltimore last ond-class men, discarded to make room will make the Brooklyns favorites in the Baltimore, March 21. Editor "Sporting week: "The circuit committee has no for the cream of the playing talent of the pennant race. . Life:" Despite the thud with which Balti power to give Baltimore to the Eastern various, clubs. McGraw and Robison were Southpaw Frank McPartlin is in fine more has been dropped out of the running, League. It can only be done by a meeting available, as was Patsy Donovan; but they shape and delighted with the prospect of tin©s city still insists upon making base ball of the National League, and no meeting were not annexed. The playing in Rochester again, especially un history- This city may be a "has-been" on is in sight until after the playing season SLAGLE MATTER, der the management of Al Buckenburger, the base ball map, but it will remain the opens." It looks "powerful" like some that has sprung into prominence, is really than whom Mac thinks there is no better .residence of the manager and captain of body is lying. such a small matter that the attempt to> manager.© .. the Superbas, and of the manager and cap EASTERN LEAGUE PROSPECTS. hold nip the League on it must be under Garoni and Van Haltren are the only tain of the ex-Orioles greater than whom As for the prospects of financial success stood by the magnates. The local club had local players unsigned. Van©s coatract is in base -ball the-present times do. not boast. an Eastern League team would have here ample opportunity to secure him at the probably en route now. M©GUA-W AND ROBINSON Barnie could possibly make it more popular appraised value; or, if it had expressed a, Big "Jo" Meekin has been released by have been sold to St.©-Louis, and the ques tlian anv other man. He has hosts of desire to have him, it is almost certain that Boston, and it looks as if New York does tion agitating the entire circuit just now friends here, and as nearly ten years have Single would have been presented to New not intend to sign him. Meekiu is by no is, will they don the Brown uniform? elapsed since Billy piloted the Association York, : as-was Mercer. When Colonel Rog means a dead one. Poth these men have positively asserted Orioles to tail-end honors regularly each ers gathered Slagle in the local club made The fact that Jim Hart is dealing with that they will not, while Hanlon and Uobi- year it will be taken for granted that the a howl, and bad faith is charged. The de Ban Johnson and ©his worthies is an in son are equally as positive that they will, returned prodigal manager has learned wis plorable part of the situation is that the dication that the "defiant" League is will for "they are too good business men to de dom in the experience he has gained while hopes of the public have been again dashed ing to effect a compromise with the Amer cline the salary they would receive." Well, away and will be more likely now to to atoms, and if, after all the League has ican League, which it warned against Iianipn and Ito©bison claimed to be just as heiui a winner. And there are always some done, by way of making concessions to the breaking into Chicago under pain of death. positive that there would be a ten-club dved-in-the-wool cranks who must see any local club, it is not sufficient to satisfy the The League having displayed its weakness circuit this year. old game in their vicinity, and there will local management, then the situation is in the knee-bowing act in this city it be OUT FOR THE STUFF? be very many who will utter fervent re desperate, indeed. came easy for a minor league to make the It must be confessed that there are many joicings that Baltimore©s base ball interests MANAGER EWING aged and decrepit moguls back down. How here who believe that all ball players have are cut loose from the men who tor the is the club©s official announcer, and he sol the mighty have fallen. but one idea in view, like the men who last three years have done their best to emnly declares that unless the other clubs W. F. H. KOELSCH. have been running the national game to wreck them. At least base ball will begin give New York a chance to pick some de destruction for the past few years that here again under a new sired men, no effort, will be made to of squeezing the present dollar from the strengthen the local team. "As the team ©ROCHESTER RUCTION. pockets of the public. But there are many, stands to-day, there is no need of taking on the other hand, who have more eoufi- a training trip South: there is nothing to A Hitch Over the Transfer of the dence In Mac and Robbie than to believe NORWICHJEWS. train." That is Ewing©s opinion of the they would make a misstatement of their situation. The wonderful Barney Dreyfuss, Culver Field to the New Kochesier intentions in this case1, especially as noth Manager Chapman Striving to Make of the Pittsburg Club, says we may yet Club. ing could be gained by creating a false Base Ball a Successful Venture in secure Tom O©Brien. although Manager Rochester, N. Y., March 17. Editor impression for a little while. Both men That Town. Fred. Clarke still insists that Pittsburg "Sporting Life:" Tiie base ball situation say they would have played in New York Norwich, Conn., March "©19. Editor needs that promising young man. The role in thits city seems to grow each day more or Philadelphia with pleasure, but in St. "Sporting" Life:" Strong efforts are being that William Buckingham Ewing, once the complicated as far as the location of the Ixmis, no. It is the farthest city in the made by those interested in the national great Poo-h Bah of local base ball, is play grounds on which the games will be played circuit from Baltimore, and they ligure game here to have Norwich represented ing is causing his friends no end of worry. is concerned. A few days ago the stands out that they would be in luck to be able in the Connecticut State League this year, Despite all of Buck©s talk, that level-head and buildings at Culver Park were sold at to look in at their place of business twice and from present indications it seems that ed individual knows from experience that auction by, order of the Court. They were daring the season. New York is the h©rst city in sports, as it purchased by ex-Commissioner Charles T. THE LEADING CONSIDERATION. thev will be successful. is in commerce and tinan.ee. He knows Chapin, his bid being slightly over $5000. They ssiy you can©t go.away for half a MONEY NEEDED. that the The owners of the base ball grounds evi year and leave a big, money-making enter The principal difficulty to be overcome NEW YORK PUBLIC prise entirely in the hands, of a manager, is the raising of sufficient money to put is the most liberal and considerate of any dently wanted the grounds,. too, for Ed- no matter how faithful he may be. "The the diamond at Sachem Park in first-class in the land: that in all branches it gets the ward H. Higgins bid up to $5000, but re Diamond" has a number of employes, and condition. For this purpose at least |u>0 best there is to be had, and that it pays fused to go higher. Mac and. Robbie sign all checks paid out. will be necessary- Already, it is said, the for it without a murmur. Consequently the DIFFERENCE OF OPINION. : Then, too, with these two men playing, on :!ocal street railway ©company has an fact that another club secured Slagle is Recently the aiiuoujiceineut was made foreign grounds all ©the time, and never to nounced its willingness to contribute $aOO no reason why base ball should be neglect and confirmed by Mr. Chapin that the be, seen by those who drop in, how long toward this amount, and thosp most deep ed by the local management. Slagle is stands had beeii sold by him to Bowii would their big business continue to in ly interested are confident that subscrip nothing more than an untried youngster/ Bros., of Despatch, who furnished the lum crease? Hanlou and Robison will have to tions to meet the remaining expenses will and a club that would refuse to purchase ber of which they were built. What dispo guess again. Mac and Robbie are too good be forthcoming. Douovan should not make a howl about sition Bown Bros, will make of the grounds business men to let about $10.000 annually AS TO PLAYERS. failing to secure Slagle. Manager Hanlon seenjg uncertain. An offer has been made for a life time slip away from them for a Manager Chapman is going ahead in his has reiterated his statement, that the New to sell them to the base ball owners for salary of $5000, about $1000 of which wouIO efforts to organize a team to represent the York Club, has first choice of his surplus $8000, but the base ball people declare that have to be spent in living away from homo, city, and already signed contracts have players, and has even hinted that he is this price is all out of reason and that be while the home bills were coming in with been received from Manning. Vought and willing to donate a man or two. For the fore they will pay it they will build new unfailing regularity. Quinlan. He also has received letters from sake of dispelling the appearance of hippo stands on another location. Bown Bros, THEIR LITTLE SCHEME. numerous other players, giving terms, and drome the local club should declare they will not sell for less than the But Mac and Robbie have no intention these he has under consideration. Among DECLINE FURTHER, DONATIONS. sum they ©first stated, so things are at of sitting idly down and posing as martvrs. this number is Stratton. a former Bristol But there are some men on Mr. Han- present at a standstill. They believe they can turn an honest pen plaver Stratton at one time played on the lou©s team that Ewing could secure, and THE GROUND OWNER. ny or two in base ball here, even though Louisville team, in the National League, whose addition to the team would help The base ball men declare that they have It may not be set with the National League and later was with the Atlantic League. matters to no small degree. But to make options on two centrally-located sites on stamp of approval. They are talking now good the twice reported declaration that which they will build stands if they cannot of getting up a city league, and have ai Ijetter List. "under no circumstances would any of the. reach a satisfactory understanding with ready consulted with Mr. James L. Ker We have letters in pur care for the per Baltimore players be secured," this oppor Bown Bros. Of course that would mean a nan, proprietor of the Riverview Park, a sons named below, which will be forwarded tunity is lost. The public receives as much mutual loss to both base ball men and popular resort, in the southeastern sub upon receipt of address: consideration from the management as do the present owners of the stands. The urbs, and with President Fenneinan. of Mgr. Columbian Giants. Mgr. Ctiieago Unions. the humiliated magnates of the once-re grounds themselves are not owned by Electric Park, a well-known place of amuse Umpire Tom Phelan. William Traffley. spected National League. All this in view either BOWH Bros, or the base ball men, ment, in the extreme northwestern corner. John Smith (2). Edward Glenn. of the fact that the game depends upon but by Mr. Culver. rihe ground rental is Both of these places are visited by many i©eter Lohrnan. William Seeds. public patronage for its existence. The at $1500 ©a season. thousands daily, and both have base bail Thomas J. Hickey (2). Mgr. Louis P.acoru tempts to make a cause celebre of the THK SUNDAY QUESTION, grounds, with srrand stands, capable of lackT,, „!, Tr.,<-i-rt»iHnston. *ion?*«*oGeorge TTlHotUlrick. Slagle matter is a dismal failure. It Is practically certain that Mr. Culver holding 10,000 people. Al. Lowucy. Abner Po\vell. WHAT NEXT? will never ullow Sunday base ball to be :".".. STILL IN EMBRYO. ,T. Liddee. Referee George Siler. Some say that Kwing will soon throw up played on the grounds, in fact this was one """ Mac©s scheme is yet in embryo. He George Black. ; John Irwin. the sponge, but that is where old "bread of the conditions under which the stands knows that there are a number of so-called Tames Barrett, Peter Weekbeeker. and butter" Buck will fool them. He has were originally built. The base ball mag ©I amateur teams which© ate really semi- Harry E. Sanford. John Herwig. a job now, and if he quits at this late nates say that they have reason to believe ;.professionals, and which have played good Ball Player Ijfisee an Eye. date he is likely to remain idle all sum that a bill permitting Sunday base ball nn- ball for years. They have played their mer, and sly old Buck would rather man der certain conditions may be passed, in matches at ill-kept private enclosures, and West Chester, March" 14. On the eve of the which case they would prefer to build opening of the base ball season the first serious© age a tail-endcr than draw no money for an sometimes at. the public -diamonds of the accident occurred to-day. While Frank Green, entire season. He can lay it all to the stands on their own grounds, where they city parks, but in pretty nearly all in aged 21 years, was practicing© behind the bat. door of those terrible magnates. As to the could play Sunday games. At present the stances drawing crowds of about 1000, and . it the village of Unionville. a foul tip struck team, some say that the magnates will game is a waiting on:1, each of the parties this to mere isolated games, without-any him with" terrific force, knocking out one of bis ignore the local club in the matter of play- interested waiting for the Other to show at a, scli£d.ule GJC Uie rivalry a j cxea and. rendering him m»,ci>»s<.©irma. ena. Hut ttie E/aturniiMt "JC ti"> reduction , some sbrns of weakening. 8 March Of course contradictions were in order, but prosperity that struck the city. No one the facts were substantially correct. Lewis could get away from work and so the is a good pitcher, but I think he could do club was lost to the town. better work elsewhere than in Boston. NEW YORK©S LEAGUE. THE LEAGUE MAGNATES SPOKES FROM THE HUP.. did a wise act at their last meeting ia Charley Ganzel will have his hands full raising the salary of the umpires and the BOSTON©S DONATIONS TO THE NEW with the beginning of the season. He will result will be an improvement all around. again have charge of the Williams team, REVIEW OF THE SITUATION IN THE Syracuse base ball cranks are much inter which won first honors last season, and he ested in State League affairs and there is YORK CLUB. will also manage, captain and play with EMPIRE STATE, never a game played at Oswego or Utica the Carters, of Franklin. Ganzel is an that at least a half dozen Syracuseans are honest, whole-souled fellow, and deserves not in the grandstand. From this point of the best wishes of the whole coterie of view the make-up of the several teams Hickman and Frisbee Good Men For ball players. The Outlet For a Successful Season would indicate, as far as is known, that Talk is again rife of Malnchi Kittrldge there will be no runaway race this year, Any Club in Need ol Outlielders coming to Boston. It is strange such a Yery Bright Status ol the Various and that the Rome champions must put move was not made long ago. "Kit" is an in© their best licks to hold that pennant immense favorite in this city, and such a another season. G. WHIZ. Pitcher Lewis© Probable Retirement move would meet with great favor from Clubs The Work o! Preparing For the fans. "Kit"© has an unrivaled reputa tion as a handler of pitchers. Such a man the Season A Good League Move, THREE GOOD PLAYERS. Heekio Oat in the Cold, Etc, as he is needed here. The Guilford House, in Greensboro, N. How the Noted jMercer, Carey and C., will be the headquarters of the Bos Boston, March 22. Editor "Sporting Syracuse, N. Y., March 19. Editor Paddeii Are Regarded ia Their Life:" It is pretty well assured here tons while in the South. "Sporting Life:" The owners of the that Boston©s donation to the New York Selee has arranged a game between the clubs in the New York State League Own Home. Bostons and Woroesters, at Worcester, for East Liverpool, O., March 9. Editor corps of players will be Charlie Hick- April 17. Games will also be arranged for circuit all report matters progressing "Sporting Life:" The base ball fans ol mau. If Mr. Freodman can secure like April 16 and 18 in this section. satisfactorily, and in most every instance our busy little Crockery City have been all contributions from other League mag Jack Egan, who umpired so well in the confidence is expressed in the successful at sea for the last few weeks over the nates he will have a team that will take New England League last season, is winter outcome of the season of 1900. possible disposition of our favorites for the no back water from any in the League. ing in Media, Pa. Any minor league organ THE OSWEGO-ELMIRA CONTROVERSY, coming season. The moves in regard to Hickman,is looked upon by his associates ization desiring the right kind of an um Mercer have kept them all guessing, and as one of the heaviest hitters in the League. pire would do well to put itself in com appears to be settled in favor of Oswego only the veteran ex-manager, W. A. Cal- He is a man who ought to have a place on munication with him. and the decision is a wise bne. houn who, weeks since, made a hazard the Boston team. When I say that Boston Captain Thompson, of the Amherst Col Oswego is far and away the better base that Win would laud in New York, carue Is in a class by itself in its outfield depart lege team, is one of ten brothers all base ball town, as past records will prove. Nat anywhere near the mark. ment I speak by the card. ball players. The youngest is about eight urally, the cities of Klmira and Biugham- MERCER DISAPPOINTED. years old and acts a mascot. The others ton are located very nicely to be members Merce.r is lo-uay somewiiat uisappointed HICKMAN©S WONDERFUL IMPROVEMENT played some strong team last season and of the same circuit and Binghamton fans over the League reduction to eight clubs, last season was caused by the fact that came out victorious. have been working hard to land Elmira and with good reason, too, for only a week he caught on in good shape. Billy Hamil The Cortland, N. Y.. Club gets a good in Oswego©s shoes. before the League meeting he signed witn ton was as much responsible as any one man in catcher John Quinn, of Cambridge- CORTLAND. Wagner to act as manager-captain of the for the way Hickman banged that ball. port. I shall be very much astonished if has also looked upon rjimira with favor, Washington team. The sudden change The fleet runner and tine hitter took hold he does not make his mark there. but the Cortland people have not made rather disconcerted him for a time, but of the youngster and showed him a thing JACOB C. MORSE. any gigantic exertions toward landing El Win is uo sulker. and will be found doing or two about meeting the ball and stepping mira in the circuit, as the best of feeling his level best for any team with which lie into it matters that were foreign to the exists between the Cortland and Oswego may be connected. Any player who, like young man until Hamilton took him in READING ROUSED people. It has been wholly a matter of Mercer, can hand. Hick came very near being the local pride with the Oswego folks, who, SHINE AS A STAR batting leader of the country last season. Over the Prospect of a Good Sea since the commencement of the talk about among stars in a tail-end team is sure to be For a time he did lead the country. son of Dall Under Veteran Ben the transfer of the franchise to Elmira. a prize money-maker with a strong team Of c©ourse he did not play in many games, have been up in arms about the matter at his back. Then, though seven seasons bat that was through no fault of his. In Fleishman. and the money necessary to carry the team before the base ball world, six of wliicii the field he is by no means a poor player. Reading. Pa., March 17. Editor "Sport through the season is at hand. Every have been spent in Washington. Mercer is At times he. electrified the crowds last ing Life:" League base ball in this city thing is running smooth still amous the coming players, uot yet season by his clever work. He would be a up to date loojks fairly good. The meet AT ROME, having reached the zenith of his powers power in the New York team. There is ing of the Atlantic League, held at Alien- the home of the State League champions, to interest and amuse the lovers of the no question about it. If Boston gives Hick- town, on March 16. seems to have given and Manager Tom O©Brien carries a con national sport. Win is always a hard man to New York, it gives a man who can the "cranks" in this section a little life, fident smile when you question him about worker, and knows the business in all its not possibly be replaced, and who ought and the majority are now wondering who© his team©s chances for retaining that pen points, from the pitcher©s box to the turn to hold his own, and more, too, for many wili be the fixtures" of the team. nant©. Home certainly has come rapidly to stile. and is certain to be a favorite tor years to come. BEN FLEISCHMAN. the front in base ball, and has amazed vears to come. A LITTLE SHIFT. well known in this city as a lover of sports, the other towns of the circuit by the SHANNON©S STRIKE. There is no question in the world that is said to be at the head of the Reading manner in which the people there have The genial and long-lieaded Uaaiel Shan Boston intended to give New York Duffy team, of the Atlantic League. Fleischman supported the game. And right here let non made no mistake when he secured has had experience before as a base ball George Carey to guard the first base for or Hamilton. This has been doubted, but Mr. A. R. Brown, the owner of the Bisons. Much speculation has been in it can be reasserted without fear of con manager in this city, when he was pro THE UTICA CLUB, tradiction. So much were the base ball prietor of the Fair Ground Hotel, and be given the- full measure of credit due dulged in here as to why Wilmot let Carey powers willing to do to help give New York made money by the barrel. With a team him, as he and he alone is responsible for R-o, but the only reasonable theory seenu a team that would be a drawing attraction of good, hustling ball players, who will put K( me being in the circuit at all. It will to be that Minneapolis could not attortl at home or on the road. Hamilton was up a good article of base ball. Manager be remembered that at a meeting of the to carry two first basemen, and no one Fleischman will find that he will cared to take the chances on Werclen, on sounded upon his condition, and when it State League here in Syracuse two years account of his weak prop, and the sale or was seen that there was a likelihood that MAKE MONEY. ago the Korue people asked for admission. What the "rooters" of this city want is Carcv would bring a, good, Mt roll. he would be all right, it was decided that Mr. Brown and Mr. Cronin, who repre HE CAN H-IT ALL RIGHT. he was good enough to keep. Of the other a team that will not have the tired feeling, sented Utica at that meeetiug, were ap like some of fhe past, but ball players that Back several seasons in the past some outfielders available as gifts, Mr. Freed- parently much put out at the idea of Home fool scribe wrote "if Carey could only hit man preferred Hickman. It is said that will play until the last effort has been daring to apply for a franchise in the same made, and then, if they do lose, it is only what a king he would be." And this has Frisbee will also be given; a good man circuit with Utica. followed the lad ever since, and has been, without a doubt. Frisbee came in for a after hard work. But we don©t waut any VENGEANCE ON ,UTICA. deal more criticism last season than a grand-star; 1 or ladies© men on the team, as Mr. Brown returned to Utica and was your*;, ambitious player, fresh from a they are "O. K." in the big League, but in met at the depot by a reporter and, to the mine;©* league, deserved. He was thrust a minor league, what you would spend to reporter said: "Rome has applied for a right into League company. Naturally he get one of that calibre, put a little more franchise in the State League. We don©t was nervous and unable to do himself jus to it and get a crackerjack while you are want that .lay town in the circuit. They tice, but he showed the earmarks of a at it. wouldn©t last a week." These few little first-class man. He is a hitter from the OUT OF IT. It looks as if Patton and Embree. our linos were printed the next morning and pitchers. UNDER-VALUED. word go. He can run, too. last season©s managers, have decided to read in Rome by the entire population. Im FUISBEE©S WEAKNESS quit, as they claim they lost money. They mediately after the perusal of said lines There has always been a deep-rooted was in handling ground balls, and this certainly deserved credit for the trouble a meeting was called and more than enough feelingeling here that Dick Padden has never he ought to overcome easily enough with then went to to have Reading have a good money was subscribed to support a team been given a square deal by the base ba 1 practice. Here again New York will make team, and the money they spent, well, it for the season. The Rome manager was writeis. and a comparison of his work no mistake if it can secure this player. would buy real estate for at least ten delegated to sign a team regardless of with the acid of the scribes wo.ulit be, m Frisbee was loaned to Grand Rapids at families to occupy. But such is base ball. expense and a prominent physician of the the close of last season in return for Sul THE BALL PARK. city guaranteed to pay the salary of a livan, so he belongs to Sir Thomas JLoftus. I suppose the new club, under Manager National League pitcher if one could be Perhaps Tom may have enlargement of Fleischman. will occupy the Eleventh secured. Mr. Brown©s little break had the heart sufficient to make a present of street grounds, as they are the most con THE DESIRED EFFECT. Buch n fine player as Frisbee to the New venient to be reached from the centre of Nothing could please Mr. Brown more nen York Club: but right here let it be said. I town, and are good ball grounds, if only a than the course events took in regard to arnest player, but nevertheless, s mil am surprised that Loftus does not loan base ball at Rome, as the Utica Club was houghtless squibs do harm him. A host of little money be spent to remodel things at Mentis here wish him still greater success Frisbee to the Chicago Club and play him. different parts thereto. On Sunday the and always ©will be the strong drawing If New York could have Hickman. Frisbee lover of the game can take the steamboat card at Rome and naturally that means than he has yet achieved. and Tom O©Brien it would have an outfield and go down the Schuylkill River three money in Mr. Brown©s cash drawer. Utica that would be strictly in it, and hold its miles to Yost©s Island, where George Good- is moving slowly this year, and. it is said, own with any. bart. of this city, has leased grounds, and that a big effort will be made then to laud THE MEEKIN MATTER. intends having games, both in the morning the pennant, so as to pave the way for a A Quiet Little Tip to Br©er Abell Manager Selee was always impressed and aft.ernoon. the only cost being the boat berth in the Eastern League next year. with the Worth of Tom O©Brien, and had ride, or ten cents. Lew Whistler, who will manage by the League©s Alleged New that player been available on any team FINE GROUNDS THE SCHENECTADY CLUB Mouthpiece. but New©York. he would have been secured will be laid out. and a club house and grand this year has been putting in some hard In discussing the future of the National by Boston last season. It was thought stand erected, so as to begin the season work©getting a team together, and the pre Leairue after the expiration of the Indian better not to try for him after the talk April 21, when Goodhart©s team meets the diction is here made that Whistler©s club apolis Agreement, Tim Muruane-who ap there had been about the getting of Mee- strong Liberty Fire Co.©s team of crack will stand one-two at the close of the pears to be pretty close to Freedman. the kln. Talking about Meekin. his head has ball tossers, including some of last year©s season of 1900. Let the wise ones mark Dictator of the League says rather point dropped into the basket, and up to the Reading league team, who are quartered in this .prediction. The Schenectady team present time there has not been any great this city. Manager Goodhart is desirous will this year be one of Whistler©s own edly: hustling to secure him. Meekiu did good of arranging games for Saturday afternoon choosing and it will be a strong one and "This year the National League will make under a good manager. The fate of the out an eight-club . schedule, but nothing will wcrk here, but somehow no one got very with out-of-town clubs giving guarantee, to be done about a new organization until the 10 enthusiastic over him. Most people got be played out-of-town, and can be addressed State League is believed to rest at years© agreement made nt Indianapolis expires. to believe that he was given to Boston care o©f South End Wheelmen. Reading. ALBANY AND TROY. two years hence. At that time, should Brook Just as a matter of spite on Brooklyn. The THE LOCAL COLONY. The magnates are positive that with lyn be in the position she is in to-day, ©with scheme did not work, but it nauseated a Among the ball players wintering here matters in ship-shape in these two cities Gus Abell "scoring his brother magnates, the. great many people, and more than one that can be seen getting into condition on the whole circuit will be benefited. There chances are altogether likely that Brooklyn Bostonian rooted for Brooklyn from that nice, warm days are Spratt, Henry, "Koh- was a day. and not so very long since, will be dropped by the big clubs. But jul Han- out. and hoped it would win the pennant, ly" Miller, Russell, Lawrence. Fertsch, that Troy and Albany were right in the lon on the other hand, is sure to make Brooklyn and there were not a few. too, that wanted Snyder. of the last year©s Reading team; base ball swim. The crowds that attended such a factor in the business that the League to see the Bostons beaten when Meekin Al. Snyder. of the Liberty team, who is the games were numbered by the thou may overlook Abell, as it has erratic magnates went into the box. Of course Meekin was claimed to be a comer; Goodhart, and many sands. Albany this year is said to be in the past. , not to blame for all this, but had he come others. Hand ball seems to be the exer signing a very strong team, and with an ag "When the new compact comes it will be tor to Boston under any other circumstances cise that the majority prefer to begin with. gregation equally as formidable at Troy five years, and be so surrounded by agree ARTHUR A. FINK. ments with minor leagues that opposition will he would have been retained, and not re it is a certainty that success is assured. have trouble in breaking ground for new or leased. Can it be that the unsavory recol However, should Albany be too much for ganizations. The chances are that men like lections of his transfer to Boston decided THE INTERNATIONAL.. the Trojans the interest will die out in a Soden, Rogers. Brush and Kerr will have given the matter of his release? day. Troy wants©a new ball park that way to younger men long before the present AS TO LEWIS. This League to be Organized in the is convenient and the game will never be el"ht-club circuit is ready for a change of base. It is indeed a very doubtful matter If a success there until something is done in Every year the organization grows stronger Lewis will .pitch for the Bostons this sea Near Future. this regard. in experience and wealth, and while New York son. He is very anxious to take up teach Hamilton, Out., March 19. Another week or AT BINGHAMTON is in line must naturally overshadow all other ing in the fall, and thinks it were better ten days will probably see the organisation of an effort is being made to put a champion organisations of a base ball nature. if he gave up base ball for good and all. the International Base Ball League. The pro ship team in the race and Manager Bacon "If the magnates will fix up their affairs as It is an open secret that his treatment on moters are now working with a view to having has been hustling on the quiet. It is said soon as possible and talk about their respective the part of certain members of the club a meeting next Saturday at Detroit, at which that two games per week will be sched teams, the public will once more have, a chance it is proposed to organize. The promoters of uled at Auburn as the cranks there are to talk about the game. There are big gate was not all that could be desired. Lewis the Michigan clubs have expressed themselves receipts awaiting the successful ball club, and pitched very good ball last year. At times in favor of an eight-club league with a season getting lousesome and are longing for at least five clubs have a fair chance for the he would not be as fortunate as others, and not longer than four arid a half months, and what they have lost. Well, the people of prize, with Brooklyn first chioce.© at those times he would come in for a preferably shorter, beginning about May 10 and Auburn were not so much to blame for roasting. Out-of-town newspaper men were ending Sept. 15. Thoy also are unanimously in the transfer of the team to Troy last year, Dick Cogan is sick at West Baden, Ind., in not slow to catch onto this fact at times favor of a salary limit uot to exceed $S(X> a as they did not actually have time to the training camp of the Chicago Club, tiireat- and did not fail to make mention of it. mouth for each team. go to tie games on account of the wave of eiied with malarial fever. March. SPORTING- LIFE. posal, but they soon subsided. Later in the season the fact that it was MEKELY A LOAN came to the front. If the writer remem bers rightly, it was denied by many of When you make your appearance on the the club officials. Near the close of the diamond in the first game of tha season year the fact forced itself to the top. Then it was announced that the club would take you \vant to be shod with the man South and try him out. John James McGraw about this time came out with a claim that he had given the man a trial at second base and found that he was not active enough for an infield place. This Ko Time Lost in Gettiag the Men did not deter the management from going ahead with the plan to try out the man. Upon the Field Superb Weather While there is doubt in the minds of the club owners as to the agility of the player, they still hope that he can be drilled into a Already on Hand For the Lads first-bagger. He batted well last year; in fact, his stick work was better than at Dreyluss Stands by Freedom any time since he entered the League. Many guesses have been made as to the Ho ball-player©s outfit is complete with man Freedman offered in exchange. Some Pittsburg. Pa., Editor "Sporting say that he was an outfielder who was re out them. Life:" Certainly one <.©!ub did not lo^e cently received from another club. $7.5O FOR "PROFESSIONAL." BLAMED ON ALLEN. any time in getting to work on their It is the belief of many persons that Col $5.00 FOR "MINOR LEAGUE." arrival in the land of cinnamon seed onel B. was not pleased over the fact $3.5O FOR "AMATEUR." siud sandy bottom. It was the Pitts that publicity was given to his efforts to burg aggregation. The club reached their get rid of Ueitz. He was heard to say FIT GUARANTEED: Sand size and width of street shoa, haven, Thomasville, on Thursday night. a few words when it was printed that together with, outline of foot drawn on paper. Next morning the work of getting into Manager Bob Alien had declared that he HEMIT WITH ORDER, and we will deliver the shoea did not think the old-timer could do the shape was well under way. It is not Cincinnati Club any good, as he was not anywhere in the 1J. S., saving you 50c. to 75e. express slip shod with Clarice, in shape to play ball half of the time. charges. ______WORK IS IK ORDER "Well," said Colonel B. "Reitz is as good r.nd it will not be slighted. The men a man as Steinfeldt for second base; in fact, SPIKES AND TOE PLATES. For the first time, they will I would rather have him for the place than be sold separately this season. iuit on their uniforms for the tirst time Steiny. I had an idea that my offer would on Saturday and followed up the var be kept quiet. When at the League meet Lightest weight, finest finish. $1.50 ious styles .of batting grounders, etc. ing Brush came up and wanted me to Heavier, ----- 1.00 Kven at this early day there are reports put an offer on Leach I said that I did To« plates, right or left, - .50 that the men will surely come North in not intend to let him go. I had a clever grand shape. The weather has been out man for second base, however, whom I of sight, and balmy baths are the real thing said could be secured. Then I mentioned already. IS©o one with knowledge of the Reitz. Brush said that he would refer situation has any doubts of the condition the matter to Alien. He evidently has, the Pirates will be in when they take their judging from the reports from the South. Maker of Base=ball Shoes, t;rst shy at the big guns in the League. The last I heard from Reitz he was in DKEYFUSS LOYAL TO FUEEDMAN. Sacramento, Cal. He is a great second 1107 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. At home the past week the best item baseman, and no mistake. I offered him to of news was the fact that Colonel Drey- the Chicago Club for I think that if he fuss stood by one A. Freed man in his last was handled by a jollier like Loftus he snarl against the League men. He seems would not break over the rules so much. to be the only man who thought that the I do not say that we will release him. He great kicker had any license to smite the mav be kept for emergency." club owners again for their apparent A REPLY FOR CUNNY. large advance. Jock and his partner, Har breach of faith to him. Colonel B. said a Another player aroused the ire of the ry Kinehart, who will be remembered by few things of a warm nature, and then he little boss of the Pittsburgs during the old players, speculated In land in that sec got one of those long letters, which looked week. Colonel Drey fuss was not pleased tion. They made every fly pay them well. as if it was written by the Colonel. It with the talk given to the papers by Col. By the way, that chair contract secured was a four-page affair, any way, and as Elmer Ellsworfh Cunningham. Colonel B. by the famous heavy clothed man has been WE <-losoly written as a tpyewriter can pro admitted that it was a fact that he had thrown up by the company. It says that, duce. Mr. Dreyfuss would say nothing tried to cut down the stipend of the little owing to the advance in the price of ma about the contents. He smirked a couple twirler for the reason that he deserved it. terials, they must turn down the bid. The MAKE of times as he read through the lines. He had not shown limit base ball last matter has been a winter joke about the Likely he had encountered one of those sub year. It was a rigid rule in the manage headquarters, owing to the persistence of tile bits of sarcasm, which the Philadel ment of the Louisville Club that if a man the Ohio salesman who got there through THEM phia ofiicifil has been in the habit of throw did not deliver the goods he was not tenacity, seldom beaten. He lived by the ing around. It. that is. the letter, has been paid for the same when the next season side of Colonel B. for nearly one month. nled in the archives of the Pittsburg Club came around. It was shown that in the Colonel Harry Pulliam Is killing two AT ALL without anv publicity, and will be pre five years or more that Ounny was on the birds with one stone while in the South. served. Some day there may come a tfme He is getting a long-needed rest, in addi club pay-roll he had been given raises ag tion to playing the typewriter for a couple when it will be of value to the man be gregating $1400. He started in for .$1000 PRICES hind the gun. of local papers. Harry likes the newspaper in 1895. and was advanced until he had se business, and has always regretted that he DREYFUSS FOR JUSTICE. cured the limit. Colonel B. will bet a red could not keep in it. Fortune, however, The stand taken by Colonel P>. in the apple that Cunny does not get the limit smiled on bun years ago, and he does not FriH©dman matter is. as he says, one of from the Chicago Club. know it. .justice. He thinks that every assistance HAPPY JACK IN LINF>. Uncle Al. Pratt is not sensitive about his should be given to the New York Club to Jack Chesbro has finally decided to get age, though he will not consent to the enable it to secure a good team. This into line. By a letter received in the morn story that he is nearly sixty. A red-hot was one of the plans tried at the meet- ing mail Colonel B finds that the lad will discussion arose at headquarters over the in c. It was the impression that the game pay his way to Thomasville out of his age of Biddy McPhee. Uncle Al. declared everywhere would be the gainer if a high- own pocket and join the Pirates at once. that the vet. must be close onto 45. He class club was put in that town. Colonel One day last week the young man wrote based his belief on the fact that it was P>. went to a ©great trouble to get Mr. his boss that he felt that he was not be over 20 years since he had chased over to I©reedman into a pleasant humor, and then ing treated fairly. Jack should remember Akron and tried to induce Bid, then a ten minutes or more later all was ruth that all of this mess was his own fault. bank clerk, to join the then famous Alle- lessly destroyed by the conduct of a mag He was told that there was a ticket for ghenys. Uncle was overruled by a man nate. He offered to sell the New York him at the office or depot of the New York who had been a companion of Mac©s. Club a couple of men who should be let Central. He imagined that this meant at "Well," said Uncle, "1 am sure of one jro for the asking. This remark broke up the office or depot in New York city. He thing; Mac is a grand penman; I know the entente cordiale in a minute. The paid liis way there and. of course, was that." He was corroborated on this point. Sample Cards of Goods free on applica breach was not closed any by the grab of told 1hat there was no ticket. On return Players say that Bid can write all around Single, as the service of this man was ing home he called at the company of many experts with the pen. tion. Our Discounts will interest wanted by Mr. Freedman. The balance fice in the town of North Adams and Perhaps Billy Schriver did not look pros of the story is perhaps ancient history. found a ticket. He then claims that he perous when here. He had clothes of the you. Write for it. CLARKK FANCIES O©BRIEN. did not have time to go to Pittsburg and up-to-date kind, and resembled a man who One reason why Tom O©Rrien was taken catch the team ere it departed for the had just hit the stock market for a wad South was to permit Freddy Clarke the South. On being told that he would then of the long green. Schriver has never re privilege of trying him out as a first-bag have to pay his way to Thomasville out gretted his act in becoming a teetotaler. ger. It is known that this place is causing of his own pocket he got mad and wrote He has saved money, etc., since. iith©s Sons the club managers more bother than any one of those hot letters. He asked for his It is a fact that the lads think that Manufacturers on the team. And no wonder. Though release, saying that he had given up a Jeems Williams has. serious intentions. Frank Dillon ,was a fair man for the few good place, and wanted to be let go by a He has been a steady writer to the young games he played near the close of the sea club which would treat him that way. He woman. When the balance of the©gang CINCINNATI, O. son, still he has some things to learn. has changed his mind. All will be for was here the other day Jeems sought the The club owners want that place to be given if he does good work. seclusion of Allegheny, and did not mingle well guarded, as it is an important posi CAPTAIN KERR©S KUSIXGS. with the rest. CIRCLE. Sporting Goods and Terry McGovern tion. Ever since Beckley was given the "You are right; I did have a good time go-by it has not been a solid place. at the League meeting," was the remark Fighting Gloves. Though it was not expected that O©Brien of Captain W. W. Kerr. the ex-boss of the STOOPEDTO^ONQUER. V-as an inflelder. there was a chance of Pittsburgs. "I went there for that pur Making him a first-bagger. That is the pose; I knew that Mr. Dreyfuss could at Why Brush Knelt to Freedman and organized. Wherefore, he went to Soden, who excuse Colonel B. gave Freedman when tend to all matters, and he did, to my sat Thus Pulled Down the Twelve-Club led him to Freedman, and the ©reconciliation© lie approached him at the League meet, and isfaction. There was one thing that struck took place. declared that he must have the man who me forcibly. It was the renewed life of "Freedman came high, but Brush had to have played that sun-field for the New York John T, Brush. There was" a time when In discussing the causes that led to the him at any price. He has made the Indianapolis Club last season. It was then that the his health was so poor that many thought dismemberment of the great twelve-club man crawl and eat dirt and do his bidding like little president found that Freedman that he only had a few years before him. League Frank Patterson, of the Baltimore a slave, but it was a case of ©must.© Like Uncle "Sun," comments as follows upon the ig Remus© rabbit when the fox was after htm. he thought that the Pittsburg lad was the Not so now. Why. in olden times, when was ©jest uatehelly ©bleeched. to climb dat apple of his eye. He insisted that O©Brieu ever he arose to talk, he had to support noble part played in it by John T. Brush, tree.© " was the only man on the New York team his frame on a cane. At the last meeting the abdicated leader: who had played bail all the time last of the League he got up, straightened him "Such an amazing state of affairs would have year. While other men were engaged in a self without that cane, and gave one of seemed impossible a year ago, and yet there is FOR IAKAGERS AND PLAYERS. loaf, the man from this city was ever on those forcible talks for which he is famous. reason for it all. Brush may attribute his ser the alert for the interests of the club. Mr. Brush talks long when lie starts, and vile truckling to Freedman, to his ©love of the David O©Connor, formerly of the Interstate and NEW YORK INSISTENT. usually says a great deal to the point. He game© and ©desire to give New York a good Connecticut Leagues, is open for engagement. They say that seven telegrams in one did so this time. I met a number of ball team.© aud all that rot. but there was another Address 48 East Forty-first street, New York day was the extent of the pleading for players at the meeting. They were pleased and a far less unselfish reason than that, that City. over the outlook, and said that it was actuated our beloved John Talleyrand. He was A good catcher, pitcher and all-around player, the man made by Mr. Freedman. He final looking to the future to the time when that 10- would like to join some team; good hitter. Ad ly offered to give a certain player for him. their wish that the Pirates would be in year treaty would expire. He foresaw that with dress Adam Scheuerruau, ^127 Fletcher avenue, When he found that this man was not at the runnintr. What else happened at the the ©Little Seven© and ©Big Five.© the twelve- Chicago, 111. tractive, he came to the fore with another meeting? Well, there were a couple of club circuit could never be reorganized in fact. H. P. Tate, the hard-hitting outfielder and all- and more valuable man. It seemed to be events which I cannot talk about. You he saw the disintegration of his ©Little Seven.© around player, late of the Atlantic League, is one of those mnst-have-the-player cases. can guess their import." "Brush ©barely secured a re-election on the free to do business. Address at Charleroi Hotel, Finally, in sheer desperation, the little Mr. Kerr says that he finds life without Board of Arbitration in December, ©98. and Charleroi, Pa. chief of the Pirates wired Clarke, saying the active cares of base ball to be rather would have failed had not Soden, for reasons Robert Rainey, catcher and outfielder, late that he had- received such and such an quiet, but he is able to look on now and best known to himself, deserted the opposition of Reading, is at liberty. Address 121 Biady offer for O©Brien. and asking if he would not feel gloomy. at the last moment. Brush was beaten out of street. Baltimore, Md. agree to the trade. By night there came PRETOKIAS. his boots at the spring meeting of ©99 in the St. Edward Fertsch, pitcher, late of Reading, At a reply from Fred. He said he could find Jock Menefee lias written home that he Louis matter and in other matters, and sulked lantic League, and Buffalo, Western League. Ki use for the man wanted by the New York is pleased with the work at West Baden like a spoiled child, not to mention other worse at liberty and can be addressed at 1046 Pike so far. He thinks that he will like his things he did. > street, Reading. Pa. Club, and that a letter would explain his "Thus it was that the ©czar© -plainly perceived J. ,1. ("Buck") Morrison, hard-hitting outfield reasons. Last year O©Brien was taken as berth. While Menefee is independent over that unless he joined forces with some of his er. late of Manchester, is at liberty. Address 40 far as Roanoke by Watty, and finally let the matter of a stay in the game, he wants former enemies two very serious things would Prospect street, Somerville, Mass. pro to the New York Club. At that, ©time to do all he can. He owns a nice business happen; first, he would be deposed as ©czar;© sec Theodore J. Shefller. ontfielder, late of the At Jt was the idea of many persons that the in Monessen, Pa., and can. draw a check , ondly. that when the ten-year old agreement lantic and Eastern Leagues, is disengaged. Ad man had been released outright. Some of for $20.000. Jrst liefor" in-; start for the! expired, Cincinnai i would be left out in the cold dress 4GO West FUty-lirst street. New York O©Bdeia©s friends here did not like the dis West he sold a piece of real estate for a when a new eight-club National League was Citj. 10 March class very much poorer, presumably, than West, has been fooling anybody long. professionals," ©©self-reliant independence those who are here, if not before the opening of the sea son, it will occur after the playing season has commenced. They do not appear to LOUISYILLELINES have any substantial grounds upon which to base this belief, and the fans in Louis ville might as well make up their uiiuds that they will have no decent base ball THE FALLS CITY CUT OF IT Ifi during the coining season, and may as well get to work to perfect their organization EVERYWAY, for becoming a member of the American Association, which they will surely have au opportunity to do in the year 1901. Small Prospect ol a Place in the Ameri JOHN J. SAUNDERS. OMAIUAFFAIRS. can League This Year That Pro are made of the best materi Some Players Already Signed by posed League Syndicate-American- Manager lioiirke A Timely "Warn als and cut to fit. The flan ing Against Howdy Ball. nel is thoroughly sponged and Association Schema Justly Scored, Omaha, March 17. Editor "Sporting Life:"---Base©ball differs essentially from great care is taken in select all sports; the uncertainty about it renders Louisville, Ky., March 19, Editor one day©s game equally as much a matter ing only the goods that are "Sporting Life": Tlu> American League of interest- us trio other: TU.US it i* UK- i..u.y has had its meeting and Louisville is not true athletic game that can be played strong and especially adapted yet :t member of the body. Mr. White- and hold the crowd during a long contin to base ball use. sides says the.magnates are iu favor of ued season. This has beeu done, and can transferring the franchise of tiie Minne be done lor years, if ©-Li-lc. ir©LAYRRS Write for Prices apolis Club to Louisville, which will act like men on the field and put all will be done not later than next tlu-ir exeruons into the skill or the gauie Tuesday, and he also says the and not "chew the rag," curse one an affairs of the Minneapolis Club that are other, as well as the umpire, and stop have been the stand tied up in Court. Everybody knows the unnecessary kicking. If this goes on this processes of *he law are slow, so there is season in our new league we will not last ard for 23 years. Don©t accept a cheap substitute rep PRACTICALLY NO CHANCE until July; so it will be up to the players, of securing Minneapolis© franchise for this ui_ui iiie jjiH.©»Kiein. resented to be " just as good," but insist upon seeing the MR. TIICKKV Jeur at least. The sale of the Minneapolis should use a little force in his position this Spalding trade mark on your purchases. Club may be effected possibly in a month. year. He surely is getting tired of fail- Mr. feaulpaugh has consented to let the urc-s. and should .use new tactics for 1000. Louisville Club know in a few days wheth Ilickey was not the choice of the Omaha er or not he thinks it can be effected tans, for we remember he has never yet mailed free. . before the season opens; in that event the caiTied a league through a season; and Louisville Club will begin preparing a club. there has already been talk of putting an- To an onlooker, however, appearances indi 4other man in his place. But, now as we cate that Louisville is not going to have have him, let us all work together and SpaSflisiff's Official Bass BaiS Guide. Edited a club in the American League, and it help the president all in our power. seems that Ban Johnson and his crowd MANAG iMJS K K-11©H. AN I > jv© !.l : " ©^© by Henry Chadwick. Contains all the records, pictures have been making playthings of Louisville report the following men signed: MeCaus- and have been holding them up for a pur luLd, catcher: Kebsir.en, Dunn, Hoey, in- of leading teams and the NEW RULES. Price 10 Cents. pose. lieklers; Htilbcrt and Mel. Cooley, out- THE LOUISVILLE PEOPLE f.elders. They have also accepted terms have been advised to buy franchise in the from the following: Tom Hess, catcher; Minneapolis Club or, in fact, any fran FA. Dillon. Roy Potter, Newineyer arid chise that could be sold. There appears Frank Burrell, pitchers; Jack O©Connell, to be no doubt but what some of the Amer innelder, and Ed. Lauzon, outfielder. Man MEW YORK CHBCAGO DENVERNVER I ican League magnates are anxious for ager liourke is in Chicago at present and Louisville to be a member of that orgu*n- will come back with a good pitcher or two. izntiori. Ban Johnson has made the sug THK St©HKiHil - yuwwy*sA#wwfc*J gestion to Mr. Whitesides that he make hris not been adopted ns yet. George Tc- tin attempt to buy out some city. For beau drew up a splendid one, but Hickey instance, Kansas City is too far West and took exceptions to it, and present indica Increases expenses by the large item of tions are that the league will have to transportation, but it would be practically hold another meeting, and enrich rail an impossibility to attempt to dislodge roads that much more, to decide this Kansas City. weighty matter. All indications point to A HUGE BLUFF. a very successful year. Each club is in Louisville representatives arc slow about the hands of an experienced base ball bv.ying a franchise in the American League man. The managers of the clubs are as SPRINGFIELD, MASS. on account of threats of opposition sprung follow;-© W. A. Kov.r!r ". Onia© © © © © © liln« ><- MAKERS OF by Haj©t. The surprise is they should be taken in by such reports. That is the most © ock. Sior.x City; Byron McKibbin, St. Victor Official League gigantic bluff the National League ever Joseph; George Tebeau, Denver; Billy H.u- sprung. Suppose they did place opposi liu, Pueblo, and Jay Andrews, Des Moines. tion clubs in the cities outlined by them. BASE BALLS There is not a team in the bunch that AVAIN_APPEAL- would draw enough to pay the tickettaker©s Victor Championship salary, and no one knows this better than A Stone More Kasily Moved Than a Jim Hart. Here in Louisville they woultl certainly have no friends after the way Case-Hardened Magnate "Where TENNIS BALLS the town was thrown down by them. To His Pocket is Concerned. Victor Patent Strap carry out sm-ii an idea would mean "Noodles" Halm, the crack left-hander SYNDICATE BASE BALL of the Ueds. is at Hot Springs, and wires with a vengeance. What a grand sight it that unless Manager Alien comes around to MITTS AND GLOVES would be to witness two of those teams his way of thinking on the salary question playing opposition games. Should the visit he will remain out of the fold. Here is and High-Grade ing team get ahead it would be an easy what the Cincinnati "Enquirer" has to matter to swap pitchers in the middle of say of "Noodles© " case: BASE BALL UNIFORMS the game or exchange batters or some "For last season©s work Halm received $1200. thing of the sort to enable the home team Hawlt©y, Breltenstein and Taylor sat ou the and SHOES to win. It would be ridiculous to expect bench and admired Halm©s work, and their the players to take any interest In their contracts called for the limit $2400. This year at Reasonable Prices. work. As each one©s salary would come Hahn has been tendered a contract that calls from the same source and it would vir for the iminlficent sum of $1600. The manage SEND FOR CATALOG ______tually be one big team playing within It ment says Halm©s work is appreciated, a ad that self. The great objection, however, would he has beeu given a larger increase than any be the lack of local pride. No city would young player who ever wore the red hose. Hahn take pride in a team conducted on any wants $2000 for next season. Now It Is claim such basis, and when local pride is re ed that President Brush©s policy is to pay play moved no base ball club can succeed, and ers in accordance with what they are worth. In keeping with this policy he has chopped off a It could not be expected that any particu large hunk from ©Pink© Haw-ley©s salary. There lar locality would claim for its own a team are two reports about the sum offered Hasv- operated nud^r such Mnsplces. ley. One is that his contract calls 1©or $1500, AN OPPORTUNITY LOST. a.ad the ether is that the sum named in the Indications now are that the American document is $1000. Hahu©s friends say that League will be allowed to place a club in If President Brush wants to do the fair and Chicago without this agreement with the equitable thin}: he should give the young pitch National League. It had been hoped, how er what he asks. They argue that If Hahn ever, that the disagreement would come. were only 9 years old it matters not, so long Thf National League trust controlling base as he delivers the goods. The fact that he ball throughout the United States ought la young should not be held against him. If to be abolished, and as the American Asso Halm had demanded the limit the manage ment might have some ground to sustain Its ciation, people won©t do> it this year the position. The young fellow has not got the American League ought to have seized the ©swell head, 7 or is not ©mashed© on himself. opportunity when public sentiment is en He simply wants what he thinks he is entitled tirely ngainst League methods. They have to. Nine fans out of tea will, no doubt, take voluntarily retired from four of the largest the pitcher©s end of the controversy." cities in the United States for purely busi ness reasons, and because they found these BILLIARD NEWS. H.J.BERGMAN, cities were not profitable to them. This BOUGHT OFF. was largely through faults of their own. (Continuedfrom Tenth Page.©) DEALER IN nt least everybody seems to come to nn An Incident in Connection "With The Brunswick-Balke-Collender C9. agreement on that point, and yet they have the Association Throw-Down in one per cent, better than that of the tour the impudence to say that nobody else shall nament throughout. try to sucf-eert whorp tiiov IIT-O lost. Baltimore. PRAISE FOR FREEDMAN. The Washington "Star" representative The Hanover Club merits praise for en Whether or not Mr. Freedman, of tho at the recent League meeting, Mr. John terprise and liberality, and the contestants Billiard & Pool Tables New York Club, is justified in the stand ITeydler. sent his paper the following item for skill, sacrifices and co-operation. Their he has all along taken with regard to the of "particular interest to the Association tournament had its oddities, and has still conduct of his club is a proper one is people: its lessons. Some of the former are likely Billiard Material, Repairs. something that will cause a good many "The story of how the League overcame the to prove of value, and the "Life" hopes No. 1002 ARCH ST., people to differ. At any rate, he seems to recent Association opposition in Baltimore is now soon to point out all of both. have been able to hit upon a plan that gradually leaking out. It is stated on good BENJAMIN GARNO. PHJLADELPHIA. has been more successful in dealing with authority that the expense account of DeHaas his fellow magnates than any other course Robison in smoothing things over, and the set A Fine Publication. they have pursued, and he ought to be tlement of which caused a two-days© clash be The publishers of "Great Pictures" in present admired for it. Happily for him he is in tween the circuit committee $i;d the Baltimore ing the March issue, have excelled both in a lit a position where he is independent and no men, was no less than $11,000. erary as well as an artistic sense, the cover de one will quarrel with him for the stand "This amount did not only "cover lawyer and sign, by J. Iloas Bryson, being especially at court fees and a bonus in securing the ground tractive. Each chapter of Dr. Shufeldt©s article, he takes in refusing to be led around by lease, but a substantial sum to secure the sig "Studies of the Human Form," grows more the nose by one or two self-appointed natures of McGraw and Robinson to League con interesting, and the illustrations are particularly bosses in the organization. More courage tracts. McGraw©s new contract calls for $5,- instructive. \Valton Perkins© installment of to him. 000.- instead of $3.000, as last year, and Catcher "Piano Teaching and Playing in America" con A VAIN HOPE. Robinson profited to the extent of the raise tinues to hold the reader, while the incidental FineTables, Carom, Combination ami l*o<»| The Louisville promoters pretend to be from $2,500 to $3,500. . , . articles are especially adapted to art doings. oltho Brunswick- Ualke-Collerulez- ©.©fake. lieve that Louisville will yet have a team "Mr. Robison©s authority to close up the The publishers continue to maintain the high In the American League. If a franchise breach between McGraw and the League was at standard in their reproductions of famous paint OrilM©.>l©-<-!n ii i !• «!•!«. I t! t. « (.1 !il pr.i*.;,lli Hit u I« No 2, same—James 5. Upson 5, Welch 5, Brad- the full complement of eyes often suf Icy 5, Emerson 4, Kirkover 1, Dando 0. No. 3. same. fer the same pangs. Scores as follows: Bucknell...... 12222 22222 22—12 CLUB. Events ..... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9101112 Clayton...... 22222 22222 22—12 Targets .... 10 10 5p 15 10 10 5p 10 10 5p 10 15 Dando...... 12222 22222 22—12 Gordon (17) .. 897 11 787 9 679 12 Karsner...... 22222 20w — 6 Miskay US) .. 885 10 79587577 SEVENTH ANNUAL ONE HUNDRED Kirkover...... 120w —2 EIGHTH PRIZEJSHOOT HELD ON WEL Baker (16) ... 889 10 79789867 Upson...... 220w — 2 Woodruff (17). 3871269979.. 6.. Welch...... lOw — 1 LINGTON GROUNDS. Kicko-ls (16) .. 3 1 6 .'I...... BIRD HANDICAP. Bradley...... 20w — 1 Benton (-15 .. 4 4 2 5 ...... Emerson...... ow — 0 Poor (15) .... 4 1 .. 5 3 7...... SECOND DAY MARCH 17. Horace (18) .. G 10 7 87 7 47 87.... The big event at 10) live uirds, $100 Spencer and Balerjie For First—The Spencer (18) ...... 7 710 Dan Bradley Wo n First With Ninety Kills entrance, was the only affair on for the Events ...... 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 day. For some unknown reason several Targets ...... 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5p 10 30 —Upson and RockfellowiDMde— New York pigeon shots, who were ex Attendance Continues Good—Hard Baker (16) ..... 668777675 '810 pected, failed to appear, and the event Spencer (18) ...... 7 9 8 8 -7 ...... 10 Karsasr Won First Cup Event— started with ten entries. Snooting Caused by Erratic Wind Horace (18) ...... 9 6 6 5 ...... The weather conditions were no better Gordon (17) ..... 6 ...... than on the preceding day. and if any Miskay (18) ...... 5 Dando Won Thirty Bird Handicap, —But Three Clean Practic Scores. Henry (15) ...... 4, thing, were harder, as the wind seemed All events unknown angles, from Magautrap. stronger and the air colder. The ground Ninth serial prize contest; 30 targets, 20 sin The seventh annual 100-bird handicap around the traps had been cleaned of Wellington, Mass., March 10.—Shoot gles, 5 pairs, distance handicap. of the Riverton Gun Club was held on snow, hoping to start the birds better, ers from surrounding towns added to Woodruff, 17yds. 00101101110111111111—15 1.1 11 11 10 11—9—24 their grounds at Riverton, N. J., March but it did not work. Owing to the the occasion of the Boston Gun Club's Baker, 16yds. delay in beginning and the slowness in eighth 1900 prize shoot March 7. Sunny 01010111111111111101—16 10 11 11 11 00—7—23 16 and 17. The 10.30 A. M. train from which the birds started, it WAS after G Gordon, 17yds. Philadelphia on the first day brought o'clock when the last shot. had been weather also did its share towards pro 01011101110111111011—15 11 11 1001 01-7—22 a goodly number of enthusiasts, who viding pleasant entertainment, and, Spencer, 18yds. fired. 11011010010110111110—13 11 11 10 11 11—9—22 braved the chilling west wind for the Considerable delay was experienced though really good scores were few and Miskay, 18yds. sake of the sport. It was expected that through the "no birds," over 100 being far between, owing to the erratic and 11101001110111111111—16 10 01 00 01 11—5—21 the shooting would be hard, as the wind called by either the shooters or the turbulent wind, the shoot afforded ex Horace, 18vds. was strong and the air cold, but the referee. R. A. Welch called owr'40 "no cellent practice nevertheless. 10111111001111000111—14 00 00 11 11 00—4—IS snow which covered the ground with birds," refusing every one which did The majority of targets seemed in a hard, shining crust, seemed to blind not fly on the instant the trap opened. league with the breezes, refusing with CAPT. DRESSEL SUKPKISED. the birds when the traps first opened. The birds appeared like strong flyers, painful regularity to enter the killing circle of the various twelve gauges Exhibitors at the Sportsmen©s Show This made many "sitters," that in many but were either chilled or blinded by the Present Him With a Testimonial. tases developed into regular screamers glare of the snow, while the disappear aimed in their direction. One amusing result was the envy of the different On Thursday evening, March 15, a num when they started. ing traps in'use on the grounds do not ber of prominent exhibitors at the Sports The first event was a ten-bird race, scare a bird, or in any way aid its start squads for each others chance for good men's Show, all friends of Captain J. A. H. $10 entrance, which was shot on grounds ing. work during a lull in the tempest. Squad Dressel. secretary of the National Sports No. 1 and 3, located on either side of The ten entries were divided into two three found themselves wishing it were men's Association and president of the the main shooting box. The No. 1 set squads of five each, and fifty birds were their turn to shoot instead of squad two Interstate Association, invited him to a faced the east and the birds were mostly shot in No. 1 and 3 grounds, the squads or one, and vice versa, whereas there dinner at Muschenheim's Arena, New York. right quarterers, taking the benefit of changing grounds after the first fifty. was little choice, if any, only that a On arriving at the banquet hall he found the strong wind in that direction. No. Those starting on No. 1 and finishing on warm corner in a protected club house twenty of his friends assembled there, and cultivated an indifference to existing con at 0.30 P. M. the dinner was served. 8 set of traps faced the west and was No. 3 had the worst of it on account of Those present were: Chas. Tatham, Jas. exceedingly hard to shoot over. The the sun. They were Bucknell, Upson, ditions, and the wind seemed strong only C. Young, T. H. Keller. Ben H. Norton, wind blew directly into the shooters' Karsner, Welch and Bradley. Those when each particular shooter was up Edw. S. Lentilhon, Jacob Pentz. H. C. faces, carrying back the unburnt par starting on No. 3 finishing on No. 1. against the combination as belligerents, Palmer, Joseph Gales, A. W. Higgins, ticles of powder, and \yhen a "sitter" were Dando, Davis, Rockfellow, Hunter not spectators. William M. Thomas. Edward Banks, happened to be drawn it did not take and Kirkover. Boston and Brockton divided honors Justis Von Lengerke, Chas, North, C. H. but a second or two to cause the eyes Out of the ten entries, five got into in the individual contest; Spencer and Daly, C. E. -Wiliard, W. L. Colvillc. W. H. the money, D. I. Bradley, of the Car- Woodruff, of the former, equalling Bak Hobart, Captain A. W. Money and Will K. to water. Then, too, the sun in the er and Leonard, of the latter, with the Park. latter part of the day gave a bad glare teret Gun Club. New York, carrying off Captain Dressel was given the seat first honors with 90 kills, which was a only good scores made. Other events of honor at the head of the table. on the glistening surface of the snow, as follows: and a bird which flew outgoing was very fine score under the adverse con Events ..... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 The menu was an elaborate one. and the hard to find. ditions. He shot in quick form, using Til-gets .... 10 10 5p 10 10 5p 10 10 10 10 10 10 feeling of good-fellowship prevailed. At In the first match but one clean score both barrels rapidly and with great the conclusion of the dinner Win. M. accuracy. Gordon (17) ..566485977836 Thomas, acting as chairman, paid a glow of ten was made. Dr. Karsner being Miskay (18) . S 7 4 0 7 (510 6...... ing tribute to the ability and personal the lucky man. There were seven ties The match began at 12 o'clock arid at Woodruff (l~). 757798884...... Qualifications of Mr. Dressel iu the many on 9, who shot off for the money, Brad the first half, when the squads ex Sheffield (16) . 7 4 8 4 8 5 8, 6 8...... business enterprises in which he is en ley, Upson and Davis dividing. changed places, Bradley, Welch and Baker (1C) ... 7679 10 6 079886 gaged. He then, on behalf of those as Rockfellow wrere even with 45. Upson Leonard (16) . 8 8 5 8 8 8 10 8 R ...... sembled, presented Captain Dressel with The second event was at 30 birds, $25 Dennison (16) .444077360...... entrance, handicap rise. Ten birds was had 44, Hunter 44, Dando 42. The a testimonial of the regard and high es- others were below 40. Poor (15) ... 4 3 . . 3 4 3 ...... pteem in which he is held. The present was shot on each set of traps, No. 2 set Haines (16) ..735775709.. a s&lid silver toilet set, attractively ar being known as the "river grounds," On the fonrth string Dando dr-?w a Proctor (16) ..66157374.... ranged in a Russisa leather case, bearing and close to the Delaware, where the hard lot of flyers and lost four straight, HolHs (19) ... 2 8 4 4 8 5 6 3 .... all but one being dead over the line. McArdle (1C) . 5 4 5 4 5 4 7 ...... in gold on top the initials, "J. A. H. D." strong wind chilled shooters and birds Williams (15). 6.... 6 7 4 ...... Speeches followed, and Captain Dressel, alike. This made many sitters, but when Davis lost five straight on the second Wood (16) ... 7 4 7 7 6 4 4...... who had partially recovered from his sur they once started most of them flew string. Kirkover was suffering from a Mitchell (16) ... 7 ...... prise, expressed himself in his usual mod badly bruised shoulder and could not Spencer (18) ...... 5 8 10 7 7 6 7 6 6.. est manner, showing his high appreciation with the wind to the right quarter. Perry (16) ...... 3 3 8 7 6...... of the honor done him. Speeches were Only one straight score was made, and do himself justice. Bucknell was un able to connect with many of the fast Paine (16) ...... 5 5 1 4 ...... made by others present, all paying tribute it was by the finest kind of shooting. All events unknown angles, from Magautrap. to the sterling qualities of Captain Dressel Thos. S. Dando brought down the entire ones and with the above named with Prize contest,.30 targets, 20 singles, 5 pairs; as a business man, and to his generosity number without a tie and took home drew before the finish of the race. distance handicap. for the advancement and elevation of the Welch was in the lead at the 75th Spencer. 18yds. sport of trap shooting, and the success of first money and a handsome silver lov round, but his last quarter was disaster- 11001111111111111111-18 11 10 00 11 11—7—25 ing cup. J. H. I^avis took second money Baker, 16yds. the Sportsmen's Show. Into the new Inter alone with 29 kills. Welch and Upson ous, and six birds escaped in the first 01111111111111111111—19 00 00 11 11 11—6—25 state Park Captain Dressel has thrown his twelve. Upson pulled up and finally Woodruff. 17yds. whole soul and made it the desire of his split third and fourth money with ~S beat him a bird, dividing second and llleiHOlOlOllllllll—16 11 10 01 11 11—8—24 life. In this vast undertaking, for the good dead. Several sweeps finished out the Leonard. 16yds. of sport, he was assured of the support third money with Rockfellowr, who 11111011100111111101—16 10 10 11 11 11-8—24 day. The score follows: surprised his friends by staying to the and co-operation of all present. FIRST DAY, MARCH 16. Dennison, 16yds. The evening was one of rare good-felloNy- finish. The scores follow: 01111001101111001110—13 11 10 10 11 10—7-20 ship and drew together on a social basis Event 1—On ground Nos. 1 and 3, five birds on 100 live birds. $100 entrance, birds extra. Cup Haines. 10yds. the heads of several of our largest houses. fcach; 10 birds, $10; birds extra; Cup and 40 and 40 per cent, to first. 5 per cent, to second, 11110001111110001111-14 00 11 01 10 10—5—19 The parly returned to the Sportsmen's per cent, to first, 25 per cent, to second. 15 per 15 per cent, to third. 10 per cent, to fourth. Miskay, 18yds. cent, to third, 10 pt>r cent, to fourth, and 10 D. I. Bradley, New York. SOvds. 11011110001101011110—13 11 11 00 11 00—6—19 Show at 10 P. M., after giving three cheers per cent, to club. Handicap rise. 22022 22222 22222 22222 22202—23 Perry, lOvcls. for Captain Dcessel and singing, "For He's Karsner (27) ...... 22222 22222—10 22222 20222 22*22 22222 22*22—22 01100010000110111111—11 10 10 11 11 10—7—18 a Jolly Good Fellow." Hicks (29) ...... 11022 12222—9 22222 2022" 22202 22222 22222—22 Gordon. 17yds. Klrkover (30) ...... 11120 12222— 9 22222 20222 22202 22222 22222—23—90 01110000101101101111—12 11 11 00 10 00—5—17 KEYSTONE SHOOTING LEAGUE. Welch (30) ...... 22221 22220— 9 D. A. Upson. Cleveland. O., 30yds. Sheffield, 16yds. Upson (30) ...... 22222 20222— 9 02222 22022 22222 12202 22220—21 01001001101111011011—12 11 01 01 10 00—5—17 I© C. Fitzgerald Does the Best Work in Davis (27) ...... 21112 12120— 9 12122 20222 *2222 22222 22222—23 I-Iollis, 19yds. Br."dley (30) ...... 22202 22222— 9 222*2 22202 22220 22022 22222—21 1000100110010111111—12 10 01 01 10 01—5—17 the Regular Club Shoot. Clayton (27) ...... 20222 22222— 9 22222 02202 22202 22022 22222—21—86 Wood. 16yds. The regular meet of the Keystone Shoot Emerson (26) ...... 22222 20210— 8 W Rockfellow, Philadelphia. 27yds. 5^1100110110110110101—13 01 00 10 10 10—4—17 ing League was held at Holmesburg, Pa., Cashffiore (27) ...... 22222 OlOOw— 6 22212 02222 12222 10222 22112—23 Williams.' 15yds. March 17. The weather was against first- Hunter (26) ...... OOw — 0 22212 02212 2221* 12222 01211—22 00101110111111001110—13 00 10 11 00 01—4—17 class sport, and the birds were a hard lot, Karsner wins Cup and first money. Ties on 9 12202 12022 22212 22*10 11121—21 Proctor, 16yds. many dying out of bounds. Charles Fitz 12202 22201 2*110 20212 21221—20-8G loooioioim lonoiio—12 oo 10 11 oo 00—3—15 gerald, one of the veteran shooters of the for second, third and fourth money shot off, miss R. A. Welch. Philadelphia, 30yds. McArdle. 16yds. and out, Bradley, Upson and Davis dividing on 7 2201* 22222 22222 22222 10212-22 01100100010110001101— 9 00 10 10 00 11—4—13 club, was the particular star of the day, kills, Welch and Hicks killed 6, Claytcn 4 and 22222 22220 22222 22222 22*22—23 Poor, 15yds. as he not only won the challenge cup, but Kirkover 1. 22122 0*221 22222 2*222 22112—23 10000010101001100001— 7 01 0010 00 10—3—10 beat out the best men in the club and tied Event No. 2—30 birds, $25, handicap rise; 10 22001 *2200 *2222 12022 21202—17—85 SCORES OP MARCH 14. for first honors in the club event. He killed birds on each grounds. Cup and 40 per cent, to E. Hunter, Reading. Pa.. 26yds. What might be termed a very select a total of 22 straight, and displayed the first. 25 per cent, to second, 15 per cent, to 22022 222-22 2022* 20222 22222—21 party took advantage of the mild, sun bf-st form of any one on the grounds. Af third, and 10 per cent, to fourth. 12222 222*2 22221 22210 22122—23 ter the big events several sweepstake events T. S. Dando, 20yds. 22002 22221 02201 11121 22222—21 ny weather on March 14 to enter another were shot. The scores: 11222 11222 222222 12222 12222 22221—30 20121 21*22 21101 2*122 2211*—20—85 score in the prize series at Wellington. Keystone Challege Clip shoot. Ten Jive birds, J. H Davis, 27yds. Dr Karsner. Philadelphia, 27yds. Mr. Woodruff was the fortunate shoot 30yds. rise; open sweepstake, $2.50 entrance. 12211 22122 12222 01212 12222 11212—29 22022 02022 *220* 12222 22222—19 er for the contest, eighteen out of his J. Vandegrift ...... 12212 22123—10 D. A. Upson, 30yds. 22222 20102 21222 22120 *2222—20 0. Fitzgerald ...... 21121 21221—10 22222 22220 22222 22210 22222 22222—28 22222 22222 222*2 12220 22220—22 final twenty, ten of which were pairs, H. Henry...... 22220 22222—9 R. A. Welch. 30yds. 20222 22220 22222 0*w —13—74 landing him one ahead of Baker. The Dr. Darby...... 01121 11112— 9 22102 22122 22112 22221 12022 22222—28 T. S. Dando, Philadelphia, 29yds. Brockton representative with his 23 im C. Geikler ...... 22222 2202'*— S Dr. Karsner, 27yds. 22212 222*2 2222* 02222 02222—21 proved his total over a former 20, placing V. McCoy ...... 22220 00222— 7 22200 22222 *1222 02222 22222 22222—23 22022 02220 22222 22*22 22211—21 D. Sandford ...... *2*22 2222*— 7 B. Clayton, 27yds. 22011 21112 12111 1*221 11222—23 him three ahead of LeRoy and in first F. Van Loon...... 111*0 w —3 22202 22222 21222 22222 222** 22220—26 1**0* 12021 lOw — 6—71 position. It would seem that Mr. Ba Club shoot. 10 live birds, handicap rise, points D. I Bradley, 30yds. H D. Kirkover. Fredonia. N. Y., 30yds. ker's enthusiasm is to be counted upon and tickets to members. Open sweepstake, $2.50 22222 02222 02022 22222 22200 22222—26 22120 11210 10112 11221 00111—20 to followr up his lead. entrance. II. Bueknell. 27yds. 01101 11012 21221 11*01 02221—19 W. McOoy (30) ...... 22222 22222—10 21212 22222 21121 10202 10022 12022—25 10101 10101 12111 01*11 w —14-53 Mr. "Gordon," apparently, had the C, Fitzgerald (30) ...... 21111 11111—10 II. Jr.ffics. 27yds. J. H. Davis, Philadelphia, 27yds. best of it on average, Spencer exceed N. Painter (20) ...... 21122 12111—10 12222 020*2 22120 *2222 22*12 22212—24 22111 12122 00102 22102 02121—20 ing him only a point on two-thirds less W. Pack (SO) ...... 22222 222*2— 9 IT. D. Kirkover. 30yds. 12122 22210 00001 21222 022*0—17 the number of shoots. Everybody likes to W. N. Stevenson (30)...... 20222 22122— 9 21221 12212 22201 22220 02202 20102—24 21110 12120 11111 Ow —13—50 A. A. F. (30)...... 222-21 22210— 9 E. S. Edwards. 2Jyds. H Bucknell. Philadelphia. 28yds. see this old-time member shoot well, as H. Miller (29) ...... 11201 10212— 8 02110 *1212 222*0 21212 12002 01012—21 11002 012*0 210*0 12202 2211*—15 with his advanced years and consequent H. Henry (30)...... 2222* 11210— 8 1 Dando won Cup and first money. Davis won 21220 20*20 21220 22022 2*122—19 loss of eyesight a lowering percentage J. Vandegrift (30)...... 12*12 22210— 8 second money. Welch and Upson divided third 00222 22222 220 w —10—44 is more keenly felt. Fortunately for his O. Geikler (28) ...... 22232 02202— 8 and fourth. Bradley won Cup and iirst money, $400. Upson confreres his discouragement lasts but F. Van Loon (30) ...... 10121 121*0— 7 Extra sweeps, miss and out, $5.00. No. 1 — and Rockfellow divided second and third money, D. Darby (28) ...... 20112 11200—7 Welch 2, James 2, Kirkover 1. Emerson 1, $400. Welch and Upsou divided fourth money, from Wednesday to Wednesday, and it W. F. I^eedom (28)...... 20*11 21011— 7 Bradley 0, Clayton 0, Dando 0. $100. is to be said that others with, youth and D. Sandford (30) ...... 02222 22000- • trial J. S. Fanning made the remarka to first; a silver medal to second; and a spend their evenings together If they so desire. In order that I may provide ample hotel and ble record of 175 straight. It is all the bronze medal to third: i sleeping car accommodations for all who wish more creditable when it is considered DATES—MARCH. I to join this special party, you are. respectfully that he shot the last 1(55 by himself, hav 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 ! requested to notify the undersigned at the ing no opportunity for rest between W. R. Crosby— earliest possible date, just how much space you shots, and but a few minutes respite 92 93 87 96 97 91 99 94 92 93 96 98 97 95 95 will require in the sleeping cars, and what you from time to time to secure more shells. J. S. Fanning— will require in the way of hotel accommodations. 82 88 88 92 98 94 90 96 93 91 91 94 95 98 93 The hour of departure of the train upon the He had held the record up to this time R. 0. Heikes— return trip will be arranged while en route, to with ninety straight, but for fear "To 94 95 89 93 90 93 98 89 86 96 89 90 92 93 90 I accommodate the convenience of the party. Yours bacco Bill" might take a notion to beat E. D. Fulford— very truly. J. L. Head, 310 Marquette Building, it he added 85 more for luck. It was 78 91 86 91 95 91 94 90 82 94 90 92 95 84 81 Chicago, or Peru, Ind. B. Le Roy- Crosby Also Made Best General Aver a grand performance and showed the 81 88 87 88 93 90 92 85 92 92 85 87 94 89 91 INTERSTATE PARK OPENED. wonderful skill, nerve and physical pow C. W. Budd— age—Fanning Second, Heikes Third er of Fanning, as well as the perfection 78 79 83 71 88 92 88 94 90 83 88 93 85 89 90 A Itarge Crowd Present at a Success of the gun and ammunition, which he SUMMARY. ful Tournament. used. Shot at. Broke. Perct. —Isaac Tallnaan Comes in Second W. R. Crosby...... 1500 1415 .943 Two hundred ardent followers of trap A good delegation from Philadelphia J. S. Fanning ...... 1500 1383 .922 shooting attended the informal opening, on came over to try for a chance in the R. O. Heikes ...... 1500 1377 .918 March 19. of the new Interstate Park, near in the Final Championship Match, final. Among them were President D. B. Le Roy ...... 1500 1334 .889 Queens, L. I. The park comprises forty Jones, Secretary W. Wescott, Captain E. D. Fulford ..... 1500 1334 .889 acres of level land, and when completed W. K. Park, A. B. Cartledge, J. Mc- C. W. Budd ...... 1500 1291 .860 will be the most pretentious shooting The trap shooting tournament, under WINNERS IN CONTINUOUS. ground, in America. The Interstate As Karaher, H. Lanclis, G. O. Bell, V. V. The following shows the medal win sociation, which controls the property, wiU the auspices of the Sportsmen's show, Dorp, L. C. Parsons, J. J. Hallowell ners each day in the continuous match. expend $100,000 in fitting it up. and conducted on the roof of the Mad and E. T. Coleman, of the Florists' Gun Re-entry was allowed and the longest The new park is oblong in shape, and is ison Square Garden, New York City, Club. H. B. Fisher, of the Clear view run on any trial to count. Date and surrounded by a high and close board Gun Club; W. Torpey, F. Hoy and N. fence. The hotel and club house are on carne to a successful close on Saturday, score given. the west side of the grounds, and when Pechin, of the West Chester Gun Club, March 1, Heikes 19; March 2. Heikes 28, C. G. completed will be three stories high. A March 17. were also present. Blandford 28. (Heikes won tie, but gave medal to Blandford.) March 5, Heikes 34; March 6, large room, fully fifty feet long, on the The shooting began on March 1 and In the Association championship W. R. Crosby 65; March 8, Budd 70; March 9, Fanning ground floor, at the north end, will be de continued until March 17, inclusive, ex- Crosby again took the medal with 97 90; March 12, Fanning 49; March 13, Crosby 77; voted to the use of the shooters. Broad put of 100. March 15, Fanning 175; March 16, Crosby 97. verandas will extend along the entire front , cepting Sunday. This gave a total of The scores follow: The four highest scores taking prizes for the of the building. 15 shooting days. Two events were tournament were: Fanning 175, Crosby 97, Budd Five sets of traps have been erected di Continuous match. Number of trials and larg 70, Heikes 34. rectly in front of the hotel building in a shot on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays est run given. WINNERS IN ASSOCIATION. straight line, so that the shooting can be and Fridays. On Wednesdays and Sat J. S. Fanning (2) 175, W. R. Crosby (3) 88, The following shows the medal winners in the seen from that structure. The traps ar,e R. O. Heikes (iff) 21, C. W. Budd (2) 23, E.. O. Association championship matches each day. urdays but one event took place, which Griffith (3) 19, B. LeRoy (5) 17, W. Widman (2) Re-entry was allowed and best score during of the Fulford patent, and the pigeons are lasted from 10 A. M. until 1.30 P. M. 13, F. M. Eastnian (3) 13, E. Banks (1) 12, H. day to win; 100 targets each; date, winner and placed iu them by trappers in an under Landis (4) 13, J. R. Hull (2) 9, A. Dietzell (2) winning score given: ground tunnel. The dead birds are re The matinee in the Garden Theatre be 5, F. Smith (2) 4. In all, 41 trials. March 1. Heikes 94; March 2, Heikes 95; trieved by boys instead of dogs. The boys ing responsible for the shorter hours. Association championship, 100 targets—W. R. March 3, Heikes 92; March 5, Crosby 96; March remain iu the tunnel until signaled froqi Crosby 97, B. D. Fulford t>5, J. S. Fanning 95, 6, Fanning 98; March 7, Fulford 94, Fanning the trapper's box to recover the birds. It The first event was the Continuous, B. LeRoy 94, K. Van Alien 94, F. M. Eastman 94. (Fulford won shoot-off on following day.) was found in the trial that about one hun •which began each day, excepting Wed 92, E. C. Griffith 92, R. O. Heikes 92, I. Tall- March 8, Crosby 99; March 9, Fanning 96; March dred and twenty-five birds could be shot nesdays and Saturdays, at 10 A. M., man 90, J. R. Hull 90, E. Banks 89, W. Torpey 10, Fanning 93; March 12, Heikes 96; March in an hour from one set of traps by this 89, F. Mack 88, H. Landis 87, C. W. Budd 85, 13, Crosfcy 96; March 14, Crosby 98; March 15, method. This is faster work than can be and lasted until 12.30 P. M. This was W. Widman 85, C. Von Lengerke 81, A. B. Cart- Crosby 97; March 16, Fanning 98; March 17 accomplistied with the aid of dogs. u miss and out, with unlimited re-entry. ledge 84, H. Martin 84, C. North 82, G. Schnei- (ilnal), Crosby 95. Miss Annie Oakley entered two of the dw 82, E. T. Coleman 81, G. E. Bell 79, J J. TOTAL MEDALS WON. The largest run each day received a Hallowell 78, T. R. Ban-on 77, .T. H. Cummings Orosby, Continuous 3, Association 6, total 9; events. In the seven-bird handicap she medal. The entrance was 50 'cents. 74, V. Dorp 72, H. B. Fisher 72, O. Shaw 72, Fanning, Continuous 3, Association 4, total 7; made straight kills, but was unlucky in the The second event, which took place C. Jaques 73, J. Wellrook 71, K. K, McAlpin Heikes, Continuous 3. Association 4, total 7; fifteen-bird event. every day, was the Association Cham 70, Captain Money 70, L. Parsons 68, W. West Budd, Continuous 1; Fulford, Association, 1. She missed the third and fifteenth birds, pionship, at 100 targets, re-entry al 63, "Wanda" (Mrs. Lindsleyt 63, Miss May Crosby also won gold medal for best general the latter being apparently the easiest Mackey 62, Misa Mamie Hyland 62, M. R. average, and gold medal for second longest run. kind of a shot. lowed, entrance $2, including targets. Weightman 62 F. D. Smith 58, F. S. Emmons Fanning also won trophy for longest run, and The snow on the ground made it difficult Medal each day to highest score. 59, T. J. MeCahill 57. G. N. Thomas 47, J. Mc- silver medal for third best score in cham for the shooters to see the birds, the ma The first hundred shots each day Karaher 47, G. N. Dodd 50, J. Bradshaw 50-37 pionship. jority of. which were white. They were w., L. T. Muench 75-39 w., E. J. MeMahon GUNS AND LOADS. counted for general" average, and three 50-'37 w., A. Dietzell 75-48 w. very slow during the early stages of the medals were offered. This counted a The guns and loads used by the win shoot, but those used in the last handicap total of 1500 shots for the entire tourna MARCH 16. ners were as follows: were very swift, and not a straight kill ment. Continuous match. Number of trials and larg W. R. Crosby, Batavia, N. Y. Baker ,iammer- was made. est run given. W. R. Croshy (1) 97, R, O. less, Paragon grade, made by Baker Gun and Captain Barker and C. W. Feigenspan On Saturday. March 17, the final As Heikes (8) 32, J. S. Fanning (10) 31, B. LeRoy Forging Company, Batavia, N. Y.; 48 grains did excellent work. The former killed sociation Championship match oc (3) 27, C. W. Budd (2) 17, H. Landis (13) 19, E. O. powder, 1% oz. 7Ms chilled shot, in 3-inch straight in the three events he entered, curred. The 25 high men during the E. C. Griffith (11) 21, H. B. Fisher (4) 14, L. Leader shell, loaded by the Winchester Repeat while Feigenspan made straight kills in Chalice (9) 7, G. Grieff (6) 6, F. Eastman (3) 6, ing Arms Company. preceding days shot at 100 targets for Captain Money (6) 6, T. MeCahill (7) 4. J. Fanning, San Francisco. L. C. Smith ham- the first three events, and missed but one, possession of a handsome trophy for Association championship, 100 targets. J. S. merless, made by Hunter Arms Company, Ful a swift left quarterer, in the last event, first place, and three medals for next Fanning 98, W. R. Crosby 95, R. O. Heikes 93, ton, N. Y.; 40 grains Laflin and Rand smokeless making a total kill of thirty-three out of best scores. In this instance 87 out of I. Tallrnan 94, G. S. McAlpin 93, J. J. Hallo- powder. 1% oz. 7% chilled shot, in Leader shell, a possible thirty-four. The summary: 100 was the lowest score which qualified well 85, No. 2, 93. E, O. Griffith 92, H. Landis loaded by the Winchester Repeating Arms Com Handicap, five birds; entrance $5, birds in 92, P. Daly, Jr., 88, No. 2, 91, J. R. Hull 00, pany. cluded. for the final match. B. LeRoy 89, C. W. Budd 89, E. Banks 89, S. R. O. Heikes, Dayton, O. Remington hammer- Hdp. K.| Hdp. K. In addition to the above mentioned Van Alien 88, J. Bradshaw 86, No 2 88, F. M. less, made by Remington Arms Company, Ilion, Capt. Barker ....32 5| A. Doty <...... 29 5 prizes, four trophies were given for the Eastman 84, E. D. Fulford 84, Col. A. G. N. Y.; 314 drams E. C. powder, 1^4 oz. 7% chill J. S. S. Remsen.29 B. Leroy ...... 29 5 four longest runs made during the tour Courtney 82, O. W. Von 81, W. H. Sanders 81, ed shot, in Smokeless shell, loaded by the Union J. M. Thompson.26 C. W. Rodman.. .26 C. L. Wise 74, No. 2 81, F. B. Tracy 80, W. H. Metallic Cartridge Company. C-.W. Feigenspan. 29 C. S. Campbell..28 nament in the continuous match. Linthicum 80, H. B. Fisher 75-61 w., No. 2, 79, B. LeRoy. Campello, Mass. Remington ha?n- Dr. Carey ...... 28 B| C. Budd ...... 30 J As these prizes were likely to be cap Captain Money 65, No. 2 78, A. Deitzell 78, merless, made by Remington Arms Company, Dr. Woods .....27 51 Hopkins ...... 27 3 tured by the paid experts, the Associa F. C. Bissett 73, S. C. Thompson 72, C. M. Ilion, N. Y.; 3V4 drams Du Pont smokeless, 1(4 Handicap, seven birds; entrance, $5; birds in tion gave a beautiful gold medal in a Lincoln 73, Ed Taylor 76, R. L. Packard 70, L. oz. 7% chilled shot, in Smokeless shell, loaded cluded. Chalice 68, P. Sandford 67, T. Keller. Jr., 66, by the Union Metallic Cartridge Company. Hdp. K.| Hdp. K. handicap match, shot in conjunction T. MeCahill 64, E. Lentelhon 64, No. 2 61, E. D. Fulford, Utick, N. Y. Remington ham- C.W. Feigenspan. 29 7 Thompson ...... 27 with the big open event on March 17. M. R. Weightman Cl, G. Mager 63, R. Evvarts merless. made by Remington Arms Company, Dr. Carey ...... 28 B. Leroy .29 Only amateurs were eligible to win this 56, A. B. Cartledge, No. 1, 75-61 w., No. 2 75- Ilion, N. Y., 3!/i drains Schultze powder, iyt oz. Dr. Woods .....27 7]J. B. Hopkins. .27 prize. 56 w., J. Williams 75-60 w., J. Priore 5C-2 w., 7 chilled shot, in Trap shell, loaded by the Union A. Doty ...... 29 71 C. Budd ...... 30 P. J. Geisler 25-0 w., Metallic Cartridge Company. Capt. Barker ... .32 7|Remsen ...... 2» The shooting was done from a Magau- C. W. Budd, Des Moines, la. Parker hammer- Miss Oakley ....26 7|D. C. Bennett. .28 trap, at Blue Rock targets. The Magau- MARCH 17. less, made by Parker Bros., Meriden. Conn.: £14 Campbell ...... 28 6| C. W. Rodman. . .26 trap was run by an electric motor, which This was the final day of the tourna drams Hazard "Blue Ribbon" smokeless powde:-, Handicap; 15 birds; $10; birds extra. gave a uniform speed. All arrange ment and only the Association champion 1% oz. 7% chilled shot, in Smokeless shell, load Hdp. K.| Hdp. K. ed by the Union Metallic Cartridge Company. Feigenspan .....29 151 Phil Daly, Jr. ...30 14 ments were up to date. Elmer E. ship match was shot. The only partici Isaac Tallman, South Millbrook. N. Y." Parker B. Leroy ...... 29 151 Rolla Heikes ... .31 13 Shaner had charge of the management, pants were those who had qualified by harnrnerless, made by Parker Bros., Meriden. A. Doty ...... 29 Woods ...... 27 13 and Charles North looked after the run breaking 87 or better out of 100 on Conn.; 3Vt drams Schultze powder, 1% oz. 7% J. M. Thompson.27 15 Hopkins ...... 27 13 ning of a Magautrap. chilled shot, in Leader shells, loaded by the Win- C. Budd ...... 30 15|Miller 28 13 any of the preceeding days. Twenty- chp«ter Repeating Arms Company. Fanning ...... 31 15i Miss Oakley .... .26 13 THE SCORES two men were present for the final. During the fifteen days' shooting 160 Crosby ...... 32 15| Bissett 29 13 for the first five days was given in con This event was also counted in the gen Capt. Brewer ...32 15 27 13 eral average. men and three ladies participated in Dr. Carey .....28 14 Applegate ...... 28 12 densed form in "Sporting Life" of the events. 480 scores of 100 shots Blauvelt ...... 27 14 C. W. Rodman...26 8 March 30. Scores for the succeeding The shooting was difficult, owing to each were completed in the Association Hull ...... 27 14|Kay ...... 26 7 six days were published in our issue of the wind, which made the flight of the championship match. 1020 trials were Simpson ...... 28 14|Campbell ...... 29 dr. •March 17.. targets very erratic. W. R. Crosby car made in the continuous match, which Handicap, seven birds; entrance, $5; birds ex This leaves the scores made on March ried off first prize, also best general aver tra—Feigenspan killed 6, Phil Daly, Jr., 6, Rod took place on ten different days. man 6, Hopkins 4. Bissett 4, Ewart 4, Doty and 14, 15. 16 and the final on March 17 for age. His score of 95 was a good one. Applegate withdrew after two misses. the present issue. Isaac Tallman, an amateur from South SPECIAL PARTY TO G. A. H. Referee—Elmer E. Shaner. Pittsburg. Park 'In., our last issue we showed general Millbrook, N. Y., was second with 94. superintendent—Thomas Morfpy. Manager of average standing for the first ten days' Tallman also won the medal in the han Western Shooters to Have a Pleasant traps—E. D. Fulford. SECOND DAY. MARCH 20. shooting. At that time W. R. Crosby dicap open only to amateurs. He broke Time en Ronte. The second day at Interstate Park was well in the lead and shooting a three out of four of his allowance, which Pern,- Ind.. March 10.—Editor "Sporting brought out a large crowd, and the hard race to beat. R. O. Heikes was added tb his 94 gave him a total of 97 Life:"—As you will see from the enclosed weather was fine. The programme was the in second place, with J. S. Fanning very and the medal. J. S. Fanning, George copy of a circular issued by myself from same as on the first day. close behind at the first 100 shots. The P. McAlpin and E. C. Griffith tied on Chicago on the 8th inst., I have decided to The Brooklyn Gun Club had the shoot latter put up a strong race the last week 93 for third and fourth prizes. In the organize and personally conduct to the in charge, and it was a very pleasant affair and finished in second place, Heikes first shoot-off at ten targets Fanning Grand American Handicap this year a spe in every way. The scores follow: cial party. As this will serve to secure for Peek-a-Boo Handicap—Five birds; entrance, f5. third, . LeRoy and Fulford fourth, and broke ten straight, and won third; Grif all who wish to attend this great event Hdp. K.| Hdp. K. Budd fifth. These were the only men fith and McAlpin broke eight each. In iu 1900 a reduced rate, I would be pleased J. R. Hull .....28 51 F. L. Jacks.....26 3 to complete the entire number of shots the second shoot-off each broke nine. In if you would publish this copy of the cir Remsen ...... 30 5 Remsen ...... 26 3 required—1500, or only 100 each day. the third tie they again quit even, break cular in your trap shooting columns as J. B. Hopkins...26 Heikes ...... 31 5 Van Alien ...... 2I> Morton ...... 28 3 MARCH 14. ing eight each. In the fourth tie McAlpin early as possible. Yours truly, J. L. Head. Crosby ...... 31 5| W. Hopkins .... .27 3 Only the Association Championship broke nine to Griffith's eight, and won Chicago, 111., March 8, 1900.—Dear Sir:—Hav• Thompson ...... 28 5!H. Cobb ...... 27 2 match was shot on this day. The en foiirth prize. ing, iji a recent Itterview with Mr. E. S. Rice, Budd ...... 30 41 The scores of the final shoot follow, of Chicago, learned from that gentleman that Gorod Ox Ha»ilicap—$5; 7 birds; birds extra. tries were below the average, owing to he would not, as heretofore, organize and head Hdp. K. Hdp. K. the match taking place in the forenoon, showing each string of twenty-five. a party to the Grand American Handicap in F. L. Jacks.....26 . .28 7 a.nd the disagreeable weather which pre Association Championship, final sboot for four 1900, and haying been assured by Mr. Rice that J. B. Hopkius. ..28 ..28 3. vailed at the time. W. R. Crosby was prizes, 100 targets, unknown: he would assist me in every way possible, I have Heikes ...... 29 7 Crosby 22 25 23 25—95] Banks . .24 17 22 19—82 concluded to this year personally conduct a spe Budd ...... 31 7 again the leader, with 98 broken. The Tallman 24 22 24 24—941 Hallow'1 22 20 22 18—82 cial party leaving Chicago by way Qf the Wabash Van Alien ... ,.31 fl scores follow: Fanning 22 22 24 25—93 Eastman 21 23 18 20—82 Railroad at 12.00 o'clock noon. Saturday, March Ewart ...... 27 5 Association Championship, 100 targets—V?. R. McAlpin 23 24 22 24—03 Fulford 21 21 18 21—81 31, arriving in. New York the afternoon of April Louis Duryea ..26 6 Crosby 98, E. Banks 96, J. S. Fanning 94, C. Griffith 23 23 23 24—93 Kn'wlt'n 21 20 21 18—80 1, 1900. This train will consist of up-to-date W. Hopkins ..27 0 W Budd 93, E, D. Fulford 92, No. 2, 75-70 w, Le Roy 23252122-911 V'nAllen 2O 18 23 19-80 Pullman Palace Sleeping cars, dining car and Morton ...... 22 1| Bissett ...... 2!) 7 R. O. Heikes 90, S. Van Alien 90, I. Tall- Heikes .22 24 23 21—90' Landis . 19 22 20 18—79 baggage car, and will run by way of the Wabash (dr. after 4th bird.) I Capt. W. Money ,.2» 7 man 83. No. 2 90, E. C. Griffith 88, H. Kirk- Budd . . 23 23 22 22—90 Tracy . .24 20 19 15—78 from Chicago to Buffalo via Detroit and Niagara Larabeck ...... 26 31 Daly, Jr...... 29 0 over 88, B. Leroy 87, F. B. Tracy 85, .T. R. Hull .. .23 2222 22—891 Keller ..20201321—74 Falls, thence over the West Shore, passing Remseu ...... 29 t>| Hull 86, T. H. Keller 82. Dr. Caaey 81, No. 2 Dalv, Jr.20 20 25 21—861 Money . .20-19 18 14—71 through Rochester, Syracuse, Utica, Albany, etc. The Plum Pudding Handicap—Fifteen birds; 79, H. Blauvelt 69, M. R. Weightman 64, J. Mack . .23 19 20 23—851 Brads'w 21 10 13 w —44 Application has been made to the various rail entrance $10. M. Thompson 69, L. Harrison 68. D. N. Coats Crosby won first, Isaac Tallman second, Fan road associations interested for reduced rates for Hdp. K.] Hdp. K. 62, No. 2 73, R. L. Packard 69, H. Knippe 44, ning third. McAlpin fourth. Tallman won am this occasion, which rate I hope to be able to Capt. Money ...29 14 Hull ...... 28 12 W. H. Hyland 75-54 w. ateur handicap medal. announce within a few days to thofie who apply L. Duryea ...... 30 14 Fanning ...... 31 for the game. Daly 30 9 Ewart ...... 26 MARCH 15. GENERAL AVERAGE. At the suggestion of Mr. Rice, the Astor House, Lamberson ...... 28 15 Eudd ...... 30 A raw air with falling snow did not The following shows the first 100 New York City, has been chosen as headquarters Leroy , 29 14 J. B. Colt...... 27 prevent the usual large attendance, and shots in the association championship for the party, being convenient to the bridge and Heikes 14 W. Kopkins ferries. This will enable the shooters not only Eisset ..29 15 J. B. Hopkins. .. .26 9 the record for the tournament was made. each day for general averages, with a to go together and be together during the week Crosby ...... 31 14| Thompson ...... 27 H In the continuous match on his second summary of the work. A gold medal of the handicap at the shooting park, but to Van Alien ...... 29 14[ SFORTHSTO March. 24. do so, as he had no idea the entries from outside would be so large. Capt. Mon The "Old Reliable Parker" always in evidence. ey had no desire to absorb more than his At the Chamberlain Cartridge & Target Co.©s Tournament, held at Cleveland, share of shooting, but entered six times Ohio, June 14 and 1.5, 1899, it won First and Second High Average in the amateur to help swell the records. Being one class and First High Average in the expert class, with scores as follows: 97.88^ in HOT TOO PERSONAL BUT JUST PER- of the first to enter, he finished his first am a teur class and 90.4% in expert class. string on each chance before many who Fred Gilbert, .-CV with a Parker Gnu, at Sioux City, Iowa, June 6th, 7th, desired to shoot had reached the place. Sin and yth, shoot- ^faSstm iuS at yl targets, scored 97.3. . SONAL ENOUGH. These Records show that the Parker Gun for close, hard, W. R. Clark, of the Winchester Re shooting, and ability to perform peating Arms Company, was looking continuous hard work is excelled Bits ol News, Gossip and Comment over the sights at the Sportsmen©s by none. Show one day last week. He reported About Men Whom Lovers ol Shoot a big demand for the Winchester "Model 1900" single-shot rifle, and al ing Know in Person or Through ready the orders were greater than the supply. The low list price of $5 will the Medium ol General Fame, make it very popuftr. L. J. Gaines, of Parker Bros., Mer- J. L. Hend, of Peru. lud., is organ iden, Conn., was a visitor at the Sports izing a party of shooters to attend the men Show last week. He took a peep Send for Catalogue to PARKER BROS., MERiDEN, CONN. Grand American Handicap. A specia© at the trap shooting tournament on the NEW YORK SALESROOM, No. 96 Chamber St. train will leave Chicago via Wabash Garden roof, where many Parker guns Kailroad at noon, March 31, and reach were in evidence among the contest New York oil the afternoon of April 1. ants. James Malone won the Pentz pear] Dan Bradley, a member of the Car- pin as personal property in a series of teret Club, of New York, defeated L. RECORD contests among members of the Balti T. Duryea in a 100 live-bird match for more Shooting Association. $500 a side at Garden City, L. L. March OF LAST YEAR©S 15. Bradley killed ©89 to Duryea©s 88. James Hildreth, southern traveling Bradley also won the Riyerton Gun representative of the Winchester Re Club©s seventh annual 100-bird handicap GRAND AMERICAN HANDICAP! peating Arms Co., has returned from at Rivertou, N. J., March 17, killing 90 a good trip and reports shooting mat birds. This score was a brilliant one, ters looking bright in Texas. as the day was cold and windy and most of the birds were selected flyers. His DU PONT SMOKELESS WON Harvey McMurcliy, with his L. C. nearest competitor in the race scored 8(3. Smith guu, reached the Pacific coast last week, and on March 11 he shot with Fred Ross, of Brooklyn, again won the Oympic Gun Club in San Fran the rifle championship at the Sportsmen©s cisco. Out of twenty-three contestants Show, New York, making 2429 out of in the club event at 12 live birds. a possible 2500. Last year he won with THAN ALL THE OTHER POWDERS PUT TOGETHER, ALSO THE WINNER OP "Prince Mac," was the only one to the score of 2424. He used Peters C;ir- make a clean score. In a shoot at 25 tridge Co©s. metallic ammunition loaded THE CUP, FOUR CF THE SIX STRAIGHTS, AND THE MAJORITY OF THE Blue Hock targets, McMurchy broke with Kings semi-smokeless powder. 23-5 AND s4 s SHOT DU PONT SMOKELESS. straight without a tie. This happens quite often to the popular traveliu representative of the Hunter Arms Co. Annie Oakley participated in two live bird events at the opening of Interstate £. /. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO., Wilmington, Del. Park. Brooklyn. March 19th. and scor Isaac Tollman, of South Millbrook, ed 20 out of 22 live birds. In the sec N. Y., surprised the talent at the tinal ond event she made a clean score of shoot on the Roof Garden. March 17. He is a quiet young man. but his skill sevtn. with the gun ranks him with the best. He broke 0-1 out of 100 targets, winning H. A. Penrose, of Baltimore. Md.. has announced his intention of holding a second prize in the Association cham which was competed f.>r at Madison Square Garden, March 17, 1900, was pionship and took the handsome medal sportsmen©s exhibition at Baltimore in in the amateur handicap. He used a May. WOTS1" by W. R. CROSBY, who broke 95 out of 100.. Mr. Crosby used Parker hammerless. 314 drams Schultze E. C. powder. I. TALLMAN, who broke 94, won second. Mr. Tullnian powder, 1% oz. T©/j chilled shot in W. R. Crosby. oi the Baker Gun and used SCHUL.TZE. Leader shells. Forging Co.. Batavia, N. Y., has added another feather to his cap and incidental The GOLD MEDAt for BEST GENERA.!* AVERAGE, March 1-17 inclusive, was WON" by W. R.. CROSBY, who scored 1415 TAR M. H. Fcrbes, secretary of the Trap ly pocketed several gold and silver med Shooters© League of Indiana, writes us als, silver trophies, etc.. for his brilliant GETS OUT OF 15OO shot© at. claiming April 24. 25, 2() as dates for the work with the shot gun at the Madison The GOLD MEDAL in the CONTINUOUS MATCH was also WO3T Square Garden, from March 1 to 17. Peru G.rnj Club, and May 31. June 1 as by Mr. Crosby with a run of 91 STRAIGHT. dates for the Huntington Gun Club. He won the Association championship in the final match; made best general The American "E, C." &, "Schu!iz3 Gunpowder Company, Ltd. J. J. Hallowell, of the U. M. C. Co.. average for fifteen days, breaking 1415 took a few days leave of absence last out of 1500 targets, an average of .943 Works: Oakland, Bergen County, N.J. Offices: 318 Broadway, New York. week, going direct to Dayton. ()., ,vhero, per cent., and won second prize in the on March 10, he was married to Miss continuous match with 97 straight. In Mary E. Howell. daughter of Mr. and all Crosby won nine daily medals, one Mrs. Win. Howell. of Dayton. Mr. average medal, one long run medal and -Ha Howell and his charming bride were a first trophy. He used his old gun. a present at the Sportsmen©s Show on the cheap grade Baker hammerless, which To close out our stock of closing days, and received the hearty he has won many honors with during congratulations of a host of friends. the past three years. His load was 48 We extend most sincere well-wishes for grains E. C. powder in Leader shells, their future happiness and prosperity. loaded by the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. Messrs. J. R. Hull and Lou Parker. We offer the above low prices. of Parker Bros.. Meriden, Conn., were J. E. Bolmer. assistant manager of the visiting the New York Sportsmen©s Peters Cartridge Co., Cincinnati, has 12-ga. 42 to 45 gr. .Gold Dust, 1J soft shot; chilled shot Show on the closing days. been in New York for several days. He lUc. per 100 extra. Ail cartridges loaded to order and we viewed the sights at the Sportsmen©s guarantee satisfaction. Terms, strictly cash with order. Three ladies participated in the trap Show: watched the work of the rifle, shooting on the Roof Garden, at New revolver and shotgun experts, and en OVER 500 MAGAUTRAPS IN USE York, March 15th. They were Mr.s. joyed himself generally. M. IV. Liudsley. of Cincinnati Miss May THE GHAM2ERLIN CARTRIDGE AND T&RSET CO. Mac-key, of Keene, N. H.: and Miss Shooters who intend entering in the Mamie Hyland. of Tarrytown, N. Y. Grand American Handicap, which will CLEVELAND, OHIO. The last named is but 14 years old, yet be held at Interstate Park, Brooklyn, she finished (i©2 out of 100 targets in a N. Y.. April 2-0. should send their for snow storm and wind.| Miss Mackev feit of $10 to Edward Banks. 318 Broad NEW.HAVEN GUN CLUB. broke U2 out of 100. and Mrs. Lindsley way. New York city, before March 24, Regular Monthly Shoot and Team sceored 03, having highest score of the as entries close on that date. three. Match Well Contested. J. S. Fanning, the California shot The regular monthly shoot of the New Haven Gun Club was held 011 March 14, at Henry M. Johnson, a well known gun expert, distinguished hiinself at the New Haven, Conn. wing shot, of Conshohocken. P.i.. died trap shoot on the Madison Square Gar The best score in the team match was J. B. SHANNON & SONS, at his home in that city, March 17th. den, New York. March 15. In the con made by Stevens. with 47 broken. 1O2O M*rket St., Philadelphia, tinuous match he made a run of 175 In the sweeps Geo. Bnrtlett and B. Clar- W. B. Widman. a prominent sports straight targets from the Magautrap, dge did the best shooting. The scores: Hand Loaded Shells a Specialty. man and wing shot, of Trenton, will shooting the last 105 straight by him Events...... 1 2 3 4 5 6 78 Our New Oiun Catalogue srut ior tlio asking. self, which shows the great strength, Targets. . ..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 hereafter have the management of Bartlett...... 9 Zwirleiu©s shooting grounds and club lerve and skill of the famous Fanning. Stevens...... 8 house, at Yardville. N. J. The arrange He also won second best general aver- Potter...... C WASHINGTON GUN CLUB. ments for shooting pigeons at Wid- e for the three days, breaking 922 Claridge...... 9 r cent- for 1500 shots. He was using Savage...... 9 C 10 10 Annual Meeting Held POP the Elec man©s will be first-class in every way, Bristol...... 9 « 8 .. and the finest of birds can always be in L. C. Smith hammerless gun. Laflin Kelley...... 7 tion of Officers. found there. On March 24 a match at & Rand powder in Leader shells, load- Orty...... 7 At the annual meeting of the Washington 100 live birds will take place between el by the Winchester Repeating Arms lU©ggeorie...... 6 7 . . . . Gun Club, of Conshohocken, Pa., March 3, ?0. WILL K. PARK. Aokerumii...... 5 5 4 2 J. A. R. Elliott and R. O. Heikes for Cox ...... 5 1 5 . . the following officers were elected for the a side and the Cast Iron Medal. MeCabe ...... 5 5 3 year: President, Jas. C. Carter; vice presi Fred Divine Dead. Event 9, 5 pairs. Event 10, 5 pairs dent, J. Motz; secretary, George Kriebel; Capt. A. W. Money entered six times Fred Divine, tin- well-known lish rod man Savage .... .11101 OHIO 7 treasurer, J. Motz; captain; Tlios. Smith; faeturc-r. of Utica. N. Y., who bad a host of Olaridge...... 1010111011 7 1111111010 8 trustees, Jos. Ruth, S. L. Carter, H. V; in the Association championship match friends in the shooting world, was so seriously Stevens ...... 1010101010 5 1110101001 6 Motz. After the meeting the following1 on the Roof Garden trap shoot on njured by being caught in a revolving shaft iii Potter...... 10111 11110-8 1110111110 8 scores were made, at 25 targets each: March 8. Owing to the unusual num lis factory on March 16, that he died .on the Bartlett...... 1111001111 8 10100 OHIO 5 Smith 20-5, Johnson 19-G, Ruth 6-5, w.; S. ber of entries on this day several could ©ollowing day. He was whirled around five or Bristol...... 00000 11010 8 Carter 15-10, J. Carter 15, J. Heff 14-11, H. six times, the shaft having a power of 400 revo- Team match Five men. 50 targets each; $8.00 not finish their score, and it created utions a minute. Mr. Divine was a native of divided among winning team. V. Motz 13-12, Kriebel 15-10, Keyset" 12-18, some unjust criticism. Manager Shan- Utiea, and was nearly 44 years old. He had Kelley. C.21 . . 22- 43! Clar©ge, C.18 18 30 Mackenzie 9-16, Motz 2-3, w. On March 17 er explained to us that up to that date een engaged in making fishing rods for nearly Savage ...19 .. 23 421 Potter ....20 21 41 the semi-monthly shoot was held with good 20 vears. rind was well known to all the trade Bristol ...21 .. 16 37iSteveus ...22 25 47 attendance. The club feels deeply the loss lie welcomed all re-entries, and when this line. He was an enthusiastic angler as Bartlett .19 . . 20 39: Orty ... .15 12 27 of their brother sportsman, Henry M. Capt. Money placed himself on the list well as a. sportsman, and had a host of friends, Resgeorie 15 .. 19- 34i Aekerman 0 9 IS Johnson, who died on March 17, Tka for six trials he was glad to have him rho will greatly regret his sudden taking off. Total ...... 1951 Total ...... 169 scores follow: Marcli 15 B The Sportsmen©s Association Were won by RolSa O. Heikes, shooting a Remington HamrneHess. Third and and. foyrth prizes were won respectively by E. D. Fulford and Le Roy B. Woodard with Remington Guns. At the New York Sportsmen©s Exposition Rifle Tournament won first place in Rifle and Pistoi Matches. The ioo shot Cham pionship Rifle We make seventeen grades, ranging in price Match was won from - - - $37.00 to $740.00 for the third consecutive year with this ammunition. It Smith Guns never Shoot Loose WRITE FOR CATALOGUE also won First Place in Rifle and Pistol Matches at the Boston Sportsmen©s Show Tournament. PETERS CART HUNTER ARMS CO., Fulton, N. Y. RIDGES are loaded with the famous KING©S SEMI- M©MURCHY IN CALIFORNIA. Sands won in the first, Coleman and Derby SMOKELESS POWDER which never deteriorates. in the second, Shields and Sands in the He Makes the Only Clean Score at third, Shields in fourth, Shields, Schaw and Delmas in the fifth. the Olympic Gun Club. The programme of the San Francisco A large crowd of shooters wore at the Gun Club was inaugurated with the regu THE PETERS CARTRIDGE CO. lugleside grounds, San Francisco, March lar club medal race, in which each member 11, there being a double attraction. Live shot at 25 Blue Rocks. Ed. Schultz was Eastern Agency, 80 Chambers St., N. Y. Mrds were shot by members of the Olym the high man, with 23 breaks, a score of pic Gun Club and targets by members of 25 straight, made by H. McMurchy as a T. II. KEI/LEK, Manager. the San Francisco Gun Club. guest, not counting for the medal. The The weather conditions were perfect, complete scores were as follows: with hardly a breath of air. This favored N. H. Neustadter 20, E. Klevesahl 20, Bd THE HAZARD POWDER CO. the target smashers, but the live bird men Ricklefsen 20. C. Nauman 21. C. H. Shaw 18, Ed Schultz 23, J. J. Sweeney 21, A. C. Rosen- Why did Mr. J. A. E. Elliott win sixteen out of would have welcomed a bit of wind. The berg 20, P. B. Bekeart 21, W. ,T. Hynes 18. Ed birds, however, were a good lot and flew Wands 7. Robert Liddle 23, Harry Hoyt 10, seventeen live bird matches all the live bird well enough to make hard shooting. Edgar Forster 22, George Whitney 13, Donnelly matches shot by him during the years 1898 and The meet of the Olympics was the first 22, J. Bruns 22, A. M. Shields 8. F. J. Lane 20, of the season. In the regular club shoot W. E. Mnrdoek 19, Williamson 18, F. J. King 1899? at 12 birds, there were 23 entries. Several 19, Armstead 11, Evans 13, Riehie 20, C. A. Because he used Hazard©s Smokeless Powder. guests shot with the members, among them Haight 21. "Slade" 21. W. J. Golcher 20. Fxl "What was the score in the match he lost? Harvey McMurchy, of the L. O. Smith gun, Funk 21, "Johns" 15, Justins 17, McMurchy 25, Mr. Elliott 97, opponent 98, Mr. Elliott losing Syracuse. N. Y., one of the best wing shots W. A. Longee 21. of America. McMurchy distinguished him two birds dead just out of bounds. self by making the only clear score. He Has any shooter, with other powder, ever equalled shot his birds in line time and furnished Forthcoming Events. what Mr. Elliott has accomplished? a good illustration of what a double-bar April 2, 7 Grand American Handicap, under reled shotgun will accomplish when han auspices of Interstate Association. Edward No! Therefore to be certain that your powder is dled by an expert. 1©hil B. Bekeart and Banks, secretary-treasurer, 318 Broadway, right always see that your shells are, loaded with J. Williamson kept McMurchy close com New York. Hazard©s Blue Ribbon-*© Smokeless Powder. pany in the guest division, each pulling April 10-13. Baltimore Shooting Association©s spring tournoment. two days© targets, two Write for Circulars to through the race with but one miss. days© live birds; added money. H. p. Oollins, The failure of the club members to secretary. THE HAZARD POWDER CO. pile up one or more clean scores as a April 19 Hingham, Mass., 100 targat, handicap. 44, 46, 48 Cedar St., New York City. starter for the season was a surprise, April 24, 25, 26 Peru Gun Club©s fourth annual It having never before happened in the tournament, at Peru, Ind. Two days targets; history of the club. Eleven was the one day live pigeons. Charles Bruck, tourna high score in all three classes. Clarence ment secretary; Jack Parker, manager. June 12, 13 and 14 Sioux City, la., sixth an Nauman finished first in the champion April 24. 25, 26, 27 Twenty-fourth annual tour nual amateur target tournament of Soo Gu.l ship class, H. Justins first in class A nament of the Nebraska State Sportsmen©s Club. W. F. Duncan, secretary. T.vSIt and C. F. Stone first in class B. The Association, at Omaha. Targets and live June 19-21 The West Virginia State Sports first prize for champions was won by pigeons. G. W. Loomis, of Oxnaha, secretary- men©s Association©s fourth annual tourna DEALER IN treasurer. ment, under auspices Beechwood Rod and Nauman and second prize was divided May 1-4, Springfield, 111. Tournament Illinois Gun Club. Charleston, W. Va. Added money by Golcher and C. A. Haight. In Gun Club, Charles Stickle, Secretary. and merchandise prizes. J. A. Jones, secre class A Justius took first prize, and May 7-12, Chicago. Illinois State Sportsmen©s tary, Box 736. Charleston, W. Va. ,FtSH.!i& T&CKLE, "Sands," of pump-gun fame, second prize. Association tournament. E. S. Kice. Pres Stone had first choice in class B, and sec ident; Room 1524, Masonic Temple, Chicago, ond prize went to Dr. A. T. Derby. The full record of the club race is as follows: May 14, 18 Missouri State Sportsmen©* 23d annual tournament, St. Louis. H. B. Collins, CHAMPION CLASS. Special attention paid to O. A. Haight...... 20222 20122 22 10 secretary. W. J. Golehcr...... 10111 21111 01 10 May 15, 16. 17 and 18 Chambersbnrg. Pa Queens, Borough of Q,ueens,]Srew York C. Naumann ...... 22222 222*2 22 11 Tenth annual convention and tournament of City. By Bailroad, "L." or Trolley, di CLASS A. Pennsylvania State Sportsmen©s Association rect to the grounds. Fare nominal. Al SHELLS J. M. Runk, corresponding secretary. Cham- ways ready for Match, Club or Private "Slade"...... 01122 01201 02 8 bersburg. Pa. "Sands"...... 11102 11021 21 10 May 22, 23, 24 Marshalltown, la.. State Sports Practice Shooting at either Live Birds H. Justins...... 21011 12111 12 10 men©s annual tournament. L. C. Abbott, sec or Clay Pigeons. Hotel accommoda We use the following makes of A. M. Shields...... ©1010 11111 00 7 retary. tions. Private lockers. F. W. Tallant...... 10121 111*2 11 0 May 30, 31, June 1 London, O., two days, tar CLASS B. gets: one day, live birds; $200 added. BLUE RIBBON, C. F. Stone...... 10221 21121 12 11 Mav 31. June 1 Erie Gun Club tournament Paul Delraas...... 220*1 02020 11 8 Huntiugtou, Ind. George Reynolds, secretary E. C., J. H. "Homer"...... 01000 12211 11 8 June 5, 6, 7 Ohio Trap Shooters© League tourna H. B. Hosmer...... 0112* 10112 01 8 ment. Columbus. O. ©BJJ-POHT .7. J. Wirtner...... 00021 10211 00 « June 5-8 New York State Association for the J. Kneeman ...... 01111 10110 1* 8 Protection of Fish and Game; 42d an POWDERS L H "OT> A. T. Derby...... 11222 20110 12 10 nual tournament, Utlca, N. Y. H. L. Gates, ryillJDRD SCHULTZE.;;- F. B. Surryhne...... 01101 *1010 01-- 6 president. GUESTS. June 11-15-^Interstate Park, Queens, Borough tf H. McMurchy ...... 11112 22112 11 12 Queens, New York, Interstate Association©s In either WINCHESTER or .T. Williamson ...... 22221 02222 11 11 first annual Grand American Handicap at tar A Match Shoot, W. A. Longee...... 22221 212*0 21 10 gets, $1000 added. Programme ready May 10. TJ. C. Parsons and J. Ij." Prakrley will shoot for U. M. C. Shells. "Walnut"...... 21200 llOw Edward Banks, secretary-treasurer, 318 Broad-: tlit© championship of Germnntqwn and Chestnut P. B. BekRart...... 11102 12222 12 11 way, New York. Hill at -Highland© Park, Gorjias Station, PH., A. C. Rosenbcrg...... OHIO Iw June 11-17. The Interstate Association©s first Saturday.-March 24. Open sweeps and merchan Store, !35Walnu! St.,PhiSada. George Whitney ...... 10020 2w annual handicap target tournament. Edward dise shooting to follow the match. All are in- Several sweens were shot at 6 birds each. Banks, secretary, 318 Broadway, New York. vitaA. In wiitini: mention SPOUTINQ l.ir^, SPOUTING- A Clean Sweep And A New World©s Record Made with At the National Sportsmen©s Association©s Inanimate Target Tournament, held at Madison Square Garden, New York City, March 1-17, Mr. J. S. Fanning made the Phenomenal run of 175 straight in the Contiguous Match, establish ing a. new world©s record for this style of shooting. He also won the second high average in the Association Match. The Association Championship and first high average were won by Mr. W. R. Crosby, who also made the second highest run, 07 straighten the Continuous Match. Both fir. Fanning and fir. Crosby did all this splendid shooting with Winchester Factory Loaded " Leader" Shells. BE SURE AND ORDER WINCHESTER SHELLS FOR THE GRAND AMERICAN HANDICAP. OIL CITY GUN CLUB. 7. McAfee 4. Pedan 7. Arrison 2. Woodstager 7. MATCHES AT CARTERET. which time the "Shooting and Fishing trophy" Third event, 10 Blue Rocks, unknown angles- will be contested for. The open swjeps consist F. S. Bates AVins Both Medals at the Parish 7, I©edan 7, Kclwards 9. Hoed G. Apker G. of 12 events at 10, 15 and 20 targets, 70 cents, Freed 8, Arrison 5. Carlisle *>. Paget 3. Brintou Bradley Defeats Duryea and Stuart 80 cents and $1.40 entrance; all sweeps optional. Regular Target Shoot. 5. Woodstager 7, MeAfee f>, Wilent 10. Kurd 5. Wins From Gordon. Event No. !> will be a 5-men tea.n race for Oil City. Pa.. March 12. Editor "Sport- Two interesting 100-bird matches were "Shooting and Fishing trophy," 30 targets, ex Ing Life:" -The modal -shoot Saturday af AT WATSON©S PARR. shot at the Carteret Gun Club grounds, pert rules, and 10 pair per man. Shooting to ternoon was the best attended of any* held Garden City, L. L. March 15. The first commence at y.45 A M. Dinner served at club bouse. Trains out, U.35, 10.54, 12.02, 12.42, this season, but 1 the scores as a whole were The Eureka Gun Club Hold Their was between Daniel I. Bradley and Louis not up to the standard. Mr. Bates, how T. Duryea, each shooting from the 30yd. 1.47, 2.45. ever, made the line score of 22. thus scor Monthly Shoot. mark. Bradley won, killing 80 to 88. The ing a win for the high score medal, and The following scores were made on Wat second match was between J. P. W. Stnart TRAP IN KANSAS CITY. ulso a win for the handicap medal without son©s grounds, at Chicago, last week; and J. W. Gordon, each standing at 28 ti tie. McClintock scored a win for the March 14 Fifty birds. yards. Stuart won by a score of 02 to SO. Bramhall Won the Medal at the straight run medal. The feature of the day Holliday . .20122©22121 22222 22222 22212-24 It was rather odd that the younger shoot Ilejjular Monthly Shoot. Was the line shooting done by Eddie Walsh, 12222 00220 02222 1222*2 "2222 20 44 ers should do better than the veterans. the young sou of Conductor "Jack" Walsh. J. Wilson..02101 22012 1102O Ofl©200 21110-15 The matches were shot ni a heavy snow The air was of that bracing kind that 12102 00121 01000 20111 02212 10 31 begets good shooting and there was scarce MliDAL SHOOT. storm. There was a northeasterly wind. Class A"- Same day, .25 birds per man. The matches were shot in a heavy snow ly any wind to influence the flight of the Ilollidaj ...... 22222 02222 22222 22222 20220-22 birds, which were a fast lot, but the fa K. 0. Lay ... .11010 OHIO 10011 11111 11111-10 Bradley began the first match at about Wilsou ...... 00.121 02210 12210 00021 00121-15 noon and killed. Duryea also scored. Brad vorable weather did not have its customary J. I), Dinsmoor 11101 Oilll 01101 00011 11101-17 March 16 Twenty-live birds per man. good effect on the eleven members of the Class "1!" J. B. Barto. . . *2*22 22*22 22222 22222 22220 21 ley lost his fifth bird, a right driver, and B a©-1,.<= I ( S ...... 11011 11111 11111 OHIO 11111-22 his twenty-second, a right qnarterer. Dur Kansas City Gun Club who faced the J. II. A in berg. 22*12 21122 22221 22222 22122 24 Washington Park traps in the club©s O. II. Lay. . ..11010 11111 11101 01111 11011 20 March 17 Twenty-live birds per man. yea had shot well, and after killing 23 Foskct...... 00111 11111 11111 01111 10011-20 Odell ...... 12221 22211 20*22 1J212 2202C lost his next bird, a driver. At the end monthly medal shoot, March 15. Not one Ixjomis...... 01101 01111 11011 11111 00011 18 Sturtevant . . . .22002 2122* 22222 22222 2*222 21 of the first string the score was: Duryea of them killed straight or came closer Itauiage...... 11011 01111 11110 OHIO 10101 18 March 17 ErUveka Giiu Club shnot. 24, Bradley 23. Duryea©s twenty-seventh than three birds of doing so. J. W. Brain- Smeilley.. . .11011 11011 11111 0101)1 10110 18 Lovell (20)...... 22!i:>2 22110 bird got away, and the score was a tie hall will wear the trophy for a month at Cliekner. . . .11010 01011 11110 10110 10101-10 W. II. McK-ves (28)...... 12012 20120— 7 until the thirty-second, when Bradley lost least, for he made the best score of the McClintoek. .11111 10100 00100 11110 10111 16 Milleken (28)...... 10102 10021— C day, grassing 22 out of the 25. F. J. Case.. a fast driver. Duryea missed his thirty- , .10000 11111 00011 00100 10101-12 K. B. Mack (29)...... 01011 21121- 8 f©fth, a towering driver, and the score was Smith and W. K. Everingham were close IV. Smitheman 11100 10100 11000 10001 00101 11 Dr. Carson (20)...... 12111 at his heels with 21 each. After Bramhall Oozier...... 00000 01101 1000001001 11101 10 tied again. Duryea missed three more Mrs. Carson (26)...... 00011 OO102— 4 birds before he reached the fifty mark, and missed his twenty-first bird, which tied Knabb...... 1000100100001110001010011-10 Ed Steck (31)...... 02121 11222— him with Smith and Everinghani, an ex Class "C" O©Brien (31)...... 02112 11211— 9 Bradley missed one. With the contest half Melvouth .. ...11111 00100 11101 11011 01010 Autoine (30)...... 21122 20010— over the score was: Bradley 40, Duryea 44. citing finish and a possible shoot-off seem Hauilicap (!J) 0101100 19 L. C. Willard (31)...... 22012 10220 In the third string each missed twice, and ed imminent, but Bramhall did not let any Oles...... 1010111000001101000110111-13 E. S. Hue (30;...... 12110 10221- 8 at the end of the string Bradley led more get away, while the other two lost 1.. P.. Dinsmoor.11000 11101 01101 00000 11100 12 Head (30)...... 22202 20200 (j two birds. Each man did poorly in the one apiece, Everinghani missing his twenty- 3. C. Dinsmoor. 11000 li.011 00000 11100 11010 11 Darlington (28). ...:...... 00222 22202 last string, but Bradley won out by one fourth and Smith dropping out on the last Klrviber. . .. .100001010001101 10010 11000 10 Ties for high average. bird. The scores follow: ,round. The scores: Kddiu Walsh . .01100 00011 00000 10101 10011 10 Lovell...... 20w First match, 100 live birds, 30yds. rise, $50-0 J. Bramhall. ..2121222220122022222102211-22 FIVE PAIRS DOUBLES. Dr. Cai©Son...... 0\v n side. F. J. Smith. . .22210 22202 11222 20112 22210 21 J. C. Dinsmocr...... 11 11 11 Milleken ...... 120>v W. Ev©ngham 21202 20122 22111 11102 11101 21 Autoine. .... Daniel 1. Bradley- C. 11. Lay...... 11 10 10 .22122 221122 11 22220 22222 22222 22222 2*222 23 J. B. Porter. .22222 22220 2202202220 12201 20 Loornis...... 01 10 11 Steck...... , .12222 221110 10 22222 20222 22*22 22222 22222 23 J. M. Curtiee..02220 22202 2202022222 22202 in Crozier...... 01 PRACTICE.. 22222 2222* 22202 22222 22222 2:5 C. N. Renick. .22010 12012 00101 12211 22201 18 R. C. Lay...... 11 Darlington. ., 22202 22020 20222 22222 20222 20 89 B. Fletcher .. 12012 11112 01010 02HO 1 * 121-17 © Srtiedley...... 00 Murry...... Louis T. Duryea S. S. Millett. . .10201 20201 11220 11011 02021-17 L. F>. Dinsmoor...... 00 Lovell..... , 22122 22211 22222 21212 22202 24 W. Scott .... .11011 01102 10020 12002 02002 14 3. D. Dinsmoor...... 00 Odell...... 20222 22220 2222* 22222 20220 20 R. S. KUiott. .22102 0102001121 02O2O 10000 13 Knabb...... 00 Sturtevant. . . 21221 22202 22122 12022 22222 28 A.© H. Glasner. 12201 00202 00120 00200 01001 -11 1©Htes...... 10 R. S. Rice . 02202 22220 22222 22220 22222 21-88 WASHINGTON PARK GUN CLUB. Rmuage...... 01 Fred Rice.. William M. Hill won the Washington Mack...... Stuart, in his match with Gordon, started MCCliutock...... 01 Steck...... off well and gained a lead of two birds Park Gun Club medal at the club©s regular FIFTEEN TARGETS. O©Brien...... n the first twenty-five, which he increased monthly shoot, March 14, at Washington Oles...... 11100 01111 11111-12 to five at the fifty mark. Gordon improved Park, Kansas City, making the only K. C. Lay...... 11111 10100 11101 — 11 the second half and shot remarkably straight scores. Jones, Scott and Jarrett <©. II. Lay...... 11111 00011 10111 — 11 PENN DEFEATED WAYNE. well. He killed 23 in his third string and were close seconds, with 14 to their credit, Case...... 11110 11101 01101-11 24 in his last. Although Stuart was out- and all the others veil up. The day was Kuabb...... 01100 11011 10111 — 10 The Norristoivn Gunners Prove Too hot in the half, he won the match by perfect for traps shooting, the birds a Bates...... ©.11110 11100 10101— 9 Strong For the Quakers. three birds. The scores follow: good fast lot. Some very pretty second Luou.is...... 00101 11001 01111— 9 Serond match. 100 live birds, 28yds. rise; $500 barrel work was done, and the score is Croxier...... 11010 10111 10001— 9 The I©enn Gun Club, of Norristown, and side: much above the average. Scores: Oloio the Wayue Gun Club shot a team match McClinlcck...... 11010 11110— 9 J. P. W. Stuart. 28yds. William M. Hill...... 22222 11212 22222-15 Smedley...... 11101 11000 oo no— a March 17. on the hitter©s grounds, at Six- 22222 22022 02222 22222 22222 23 D. W. Jones. .. .21212 21111 22110 14 Kcfdic. ©WalsU ...... 00111 11010 11 ooo 8 teenth and Courtland streets, Philadelphia, 22222 22220 22222 22212 22222 24 Lee Scott...... 22221 11122 2112 14: L. K. Diusmoor...... 01000 nooi llioo 7 the Penn team winning by 15 targets. 22201 22222 22222 *2222 *2222 22 Nelse Jarrett ...... 02112 12112 12122 U Mcl.outb...... 11011 00111 V?!^!" 1 Tfle conditions were: Teams of "ten men 22212 1122* 22120 22222 22222 23-92 Duck Fairman .. ..12221 OO212 12122 13 J. C. Dinsmoor...... 01101 00001 10010— 6 each, 25 targets per man; unknown angles. J. W. Gordon. 28yds. William Lemon . ..12O22 20212 12111-13 J. D. Dinsnioor...... 11010 00010 00011- 6 The high individual scores were made bv 20222 "2*22 22202 22222 22*22 20 J. D. Dickinson. ..22110 02222 22221-13 The following, scores were also made at 15 A. Jenkins, of the Penn team, breaking 20 22222 02220 22220 22222 22222-22 George C. Smith ..20212 22212 112*2 13 targets, viz.: C. II. Lay 14, KImber 5. Loom Is (>, out of his quota. E. Dilion and J. Bourne 22222 22022 22202 22222 22222-23 C. K. Wright...... 22111 02221 22210-13 8. SlcClintock 11. Cliekner 13, 11, Bates 11, 10, of the Wayne team, breaking 18. The 22222 22222 21221 22012 22222 24-89 F. M. Planck.. .. ,.02*22 22212 12222 13 Kosket 11, 12. Smedley 11. scores follow: Joseph Parry ...... 10212 22120 22220 12 THE BALTIMORE SHOOT. Joseph Keppell ...... 11211 11100 20121-12 PEXN GUN CLUB. I WAYNE GUN CLUB. William Lipscomb .....20221 00022 1 I UNIVERSITY GUNNERS WIN. Jeukius 0012* Nyce .... Theo Fernkas ...... 11011 22120-IH Arrangements Being Made For a K. Newton ...... 01022 00*10 11112 » They Defeat the Silver Lake Gun Newton I. 10. Morgan First-Class Tournament. Penn ... 15|Dalton .. Club in a Tea in Match. Visiting sportsmen to the Grand Ameri- The University of Pennsylvania Gun Yost ...... 151 Soistman . Trap at Red Hill. Gleason . . .. 14| Schilling . 111 Handicap, at New York, April 2-0, Club defeated the Silver Lake Gun Club Scheetz . ... lllStt©inmetz should not forget the tournament of the A live-bird and target shoot was held by trm on the hitter©s grounds, March 17. by the Dottcrer ... 81 Green ... Baltimore Shooting Association, week im- Red Hill Gun Club. March 10. on their grounds, score of 83 to 81 out of a possible 150 tar Cassel ...... 71Irvin .... nediately following the Grand American, Red Hill, Pa. The main event was at 15 gets. This is the first time the Silver Lake Franklin CICastel ... April 10. 11. 12 and 13. This shoot will live birds, for the championship of Red Hill. Cluli has been defeated on its own grounds, open to the world, and shooters will be S. ,T. Crall was the winner, with 11 out of 15. Total .. . 129| Total .. A high wind made bard shooting. The scores: and great credit is duo the University landicapped in distance, so as to give the S. J Crall...... 22220 02022 22102 11 team, for, although the scores made were mateurs a chance to divide the purses with George Welher ...... 22012 02222 OOOIO a not high, yet they were good, considering Trap Mutters in Ohio. he experts. There will be $250 added .T. Z Hillegass...... 00020 10211 10222 y the weather condition. A very strong and Tioney. without regard to number of en- W. Miller ...... 00202 . 10021 02100-- 7 cold west wind-blew across the traps, and Dayton. O.. March 10.--Editor of "Sporting ries, and the record of the Association in Sweep, three birds W. Vanderheide 2, Welker the targets were a fast lot. The college L.ife:"-Tbe Buckeye Gun Chili. of this city, will he past in this regard should be suf- 2, S. Miller 1, M. Welker.1. . boys seemed to stand the weather better give $150 in prizes to its members this summer, ieient guarantee that all promises made in At 30 targets the following, scores were made: than the more experienced shooters. Brin- and a couuty haii:li