BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS
Vol. 51—No. 6 Philadelphia, April 18, 1908 Price 5 Cents LATEST NEWS
The Appeal of Player Ryan Dis All of the Major League Clubs Be missed Elmer Flick©s Return lieved to Have Lost More or Deferred Another Brooklyn- Less on the Training Season Nashville Deal Protested, Except the Wise "Old Roman"
SPECIAL TO " SPORTING LIFE." SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." Cincinnati, O., April 14. The National New York, April 13. Now that the pre Commission has just handed down a decis liminary season is over it may be stated ion in the matter of t&e appeal of player authoritatively that all mayor league clubs John Ryan. That player with one exception lost more states that the Boston Ameri or less heavily on the South can League Club purchased ern training trips, thanks his release from the Pueblo partly to cold and rainy Club, of the Western League, weather in the alleged and that his understanding "Sunny South," and partly was that the Boston Club to the fact that spring games would have to tender him a in the South by major league contract on or before March teams have lost their novelty 1 in order to hold him, but and no longer draw well, that they did not do so. He the receipts as a rule aver states further that he re aging only a third as much ceived $150 a month for a as a year or two ago. In season of five, months in the one exhibition game in the A. Herrmann Western League, and is now southern country this spring Chas. c<,miskey asked to play a seven or the Northerners© share of the eight-month season in the Pacific Coast gate, with a lynx-eyed secretary keeping League for a very small advance. He ap an eternal gaze on the turnstile, amounted peals to tha Commission that he be declared to just $8.75. And the club that gpt this to be a free agent because he was not prop large sum was one that finished well up in erly notified in time; also that he is forced the American League race last year. Prob to play in the Pacific Coast League for only ably the only major club that managed a small increase without being consulted to clear some money on its training trip or notified. The records show that, this was the Chicago Americans. With a whoop player was purchased from the Boston and a hurrah, Comiskey went to the coast American League Club and, afterwards re and on the homeward stretch invaded towns leased to the Portland Club, of the, Pacific that never had seen a ball game. "The Old Coast League,© and a notice sent to the play Roman" missed all of the moist weather er to that effect in care of the Pueblo Club. that last spring attached itself to the Giants, The evidence further shows, in fact the play and was favored on the homeward trip er admits, that he received $150 a month by grand climatic conditions. In the alfalfa for a season of five months in the Western districts, which the Giants saw from the League, and has been tendered a contract windows of their sleepers, the Half-Hose, this year by the Portland Club on Feb as the White Sox No. 2 were termed, got on ruary 25 for $250 monthly for the season. an average of $350 a day. Once the second- As the Portland Club and the Pueblo Club raters of the Comiskey squad played in a belong to the same class, the player has WILLIAM BAILEY village in Arizona where there were no absolutely no complaint, and his appeal is, grounds and by passing the hat got $360. therefore, dismissed. Pitcher of the St. Louis American League Club. Their trip, pure and simple, was an out-of- William Bailey, the young pitcher who made a successful major league debut last fall with the St. the-coin affair, the Half-Hose going out and WESTERN HOPES. Louis American League Club, was born at Fort Smith, Ark., April 12, 1889. In his youth he removed getting the money while the real pla- -s to Houston, Texas, where he still makes his home. In the Lone Star State he learned to play ball. got the practice. His career has been short and brilliant. After pitching for independent teams for several years he Planning For the Much-Desired Eight-Club marie his professional debut with the Austin Club, of the Texas League, in 190B. He did such clever work that he was reserved for 1907. In that season his development continued and at such a pace that HARRASSING CHRIS. Circuit Next Year. he was considered the star pitcher of the Texas League, and in August he was purchased by the St. Louis Club. He joined the Browns in September and made such a good showing that he was re Bpecial to "Sporting Life." engaged for 1908. Creditors Seeking to Attach the Proceeds Denver, Col., April 14. "Within another year,©© said President Richard Burke, of the of the Benefit Game. Denver Club, to-day, "we hope to have eight at home every Saturday during the season. BYRNES' CASE. Special to "Sporting Life." clubs in the Western League circuit. There There are eight conflicting dates in Wash St. Louis, Mb., April 13. It developed is good reason to believe that we will be ington, six in Baltimore, seven in Wilniing- Now Being Considered By the Commission Saturday that Chris Von der Ahe, who re able to get either Wichita and Topeka or ton and eight in Brooklyn. This makes the cently entered voluntary bankruptcy, is not Kansas City and St. Joseph next season. total number of conflicts 120, of which 71 On Appeal. clear of the court proceedings and that his The two former are the more preferable, will be in Philadelphia 44 with the Ath Special to "Sporting Life." creditors may attempt to levy on the re but there must be some tall hustling done letics and 27 with the Phillies. ceipts of the Von der Ahe benefit Browns- with the National Association of Minor Louisville, Ky., April 14. The case of Cardinals game of Thursday. Charles C. Leagues. It©s a case of political wire-pull FLICK©S VACATION. James J. Byrnes, Louisville catcher, has Spink, of the committee in charge of the ing and we look to Tip O©Neill more than been put before the National Commission. Byrnes was released outright last year by fund for Chris, said to-day: "The money any one else to swing the deal for us. The Will Not in All Probability Be Over Until Rochester and after playing in the outlaw hasn©t been turned over to Chris yet and Wichita and Topeka club owners are an California State League, signed a non-re is not subject to any court orders until it xious to come into the fold of the Western the Middle of May. serve contract with the Portland Club, of is. We probably will administer the -fund League, but the other clubs in the league in a committee, investing it to the best ad and other minor leagues won©t let them. Special to "Sporting Life." the Pacific Coast League. After the sea vantage so that Chris can derive the income If we begin working now looking to the son was over, he was signed by Louisville. Cleveland, O., April 14. The Cleveland Portland has claimed him and the National without actually receiving control of the annexation of Wichita and Topeka I think Club may be without the services of Elmer Association has sustained that club on the principal. We have not yet made up a re the deal will go through successfully. Flick for the first month of the champion grounds that non-reserve contracts have port of the receipts, as the fund is still open, ship season. Such is the tone of a letter been abolished. It appears that Byrnes is but we expect it will run over $5,000." OUTLAW UNION. received by President Kilfoyl from the star innocent in the matter and was promised right fielder. Elmer writes that it may be Mrs. Cantillon©s Good Sense. that long, while he is sure he will not be outright release by Portland. Has an Initial 140-Game Schedule With able to get into the game for two or three Mrs. Joseph Cantillon, wife of the famed 120 Conflicts in It. weeks anyway. As long as Hinchinan con ANOTHER APPEAL. Washington manager, takes little interest tinues to hit the ball as he is now, the loss in the game, and seldom or never goes. Special to "Sporting Life." will not be so great in a batting way, but Springfield Wants Pitcher Hess Back She used to occupy a grand stand seat once Baltimore, Md., April 14. The champion of course none of the regulars can compare in a while when Joe . was an umpire, but ship schedule of the Union League, as an with the Bedford man on the bases. Prom Brooklyn. she never learned the ins and outs of the nounced by President Lawson is a 140-game Special to "Sporting Life." pastime like so many strenuous women affair. The season opens April 25 and Toronto Club Releases. rooters. The manager says she knows all closes September 19. In Philadelphia there Springfield, Mass., April 14. In the be he wants her to know. Maybe he is wise, will be a conflict every day with either the The Toronto Club, of the Eastern League, has lief that the Brooklyn and Nashville Clubs for more than one supper has been spoiled American or National Leagues, and in Read released Hughie Jennings, shortstop, to the Madison have violated base ball law by the method by hubby and wife fussing about how a Club, of the Wisconsin League, and Eddie Randolph, in which Pitcher Jack Hess was obtained play should have been scored- Washington ing there are twenty conflicting dates be- outfielder, to the Holyoke Club, of the Connecticut "Post." eause the Union League club there will be League. (Continued on the second© page.) SRORTI1NO
In Charleston, Pana, Mattoon and Paris the baseman, who has been on the third corner catcher Evans to Wichita and pitcher Martin Walsh support of the teams has come from the for the Beaneaters for the last three years, to Danville. saloon interests and now that these cities unless President Dovey comes to terms with The Kansas City Club, of the American Associa LATEST NEWS will be without thirst parlors, extra ef the player. Brain is still at his home in tion, has released outflelder Pettigrew to the Wi forts will be essential to keep the weakened Chicago. He says he has an excellent busi chita Club, of the Western Association. clubs afloat. In Charleston last year it was ness opening and will remain here unless President Comiskey, of the Chicago Americana, practically dependent upon the saloon he gets a satisfactory settlement with the announces that infielders Atz and Purtell and out AN INTERESTING NATIONAL keepers to finance the teams and in Pana club. Brain said he was promised an in flelder John Anderson will be retained all season. the same is partially true. With the saloons crease in salary this year, but when the In an exhibition game between the Reading and Baltimore, Union League, teams at Reading, Pa., COMMISSION DECISION. out of business subscriptions of new stock contract came it contained the former fig April 13, second baseman Maher, of Baltimore mada will be cancelled in many instances. To ures. He reminded Dovey of the promise, a triple play unassisted. make things worse "Billy©© Sunday, the but has received no response. During the Toledo-Cleveland game at Toledo, base ball evangelist, is conducting a revival April 11, pitcher Joss, of Cleveland, was presented The Appeal of Player Ryan Dis in Charleston this month, and at present he SUNDAY BALL LEGAL. with diamond stud, cuff buttons, and several floral is leading a crusade against playing games tributes by Toledo friends. missed Elmer Flick©s Return on Sunday. As his influence is growing In the National League Pittsburg has released rapidly, other towns are fearful lest he be Alabama Law Forbidding Games on the pitcher Charles B. Adams to Louisville, and Cin successful to some degree. cinnati has released pitcher D. C. Ragan to Omaha- Deferred Another Brooklyn- Sabbath Held Unconstitutional. and pitcher Charles I. Miller to New Bedford. Special to "Sporting Life." Ex-pitcher John K. Tener, of Charleroi, Pa., in WAGNER©S "REST." Mobile, Ala., April 14. It is now legal the primary election of April 11 defeated Congress Nashville Deal Protested* to play base ball, golf, lawn tennis, and man E. F. Acheson for renomination fjr Congress Now Said to Be Entirely Due to Matrimo other athletic games, in public or in pri in the 24th Congressional District of Pennsylvania. vate, on Sunday in Alabama. The State The Toledo, American Association, Club has re (Continued from the first page.) nial Intentions. law prohibiting games on the Sabbath to leased pitcher Neal Vance, drafted from Waco, owing Special to "Sporting Life." to an escapade in Fort Wayne, when he and Bells for Nashvjlle .Manager Dan O©Neill, of the day was declared unconstitutional by Judge had a quarrel in which Vance tried ©to shoot Eells. Springfield Oftib, has appealed to the Na Pittsburg, Pa., April 13. President Bar Alford, sitting in the Inferior Criminal Armour says he is a good pitcher. : : tional Commission, asking that Hess be re ney Dreyfuss returned from the West Sat Court. The effect of the decision is that turned to Springfield. Brooklyn drafted urday. When he left Winfield, Kas., he Sunday base ball will be played by pro this player and turned him over to Nashville had under his wing Hans Wagner and fessional clubs in this city and perhaps in without giving Mm a trial. Manager O©Neil Harry Smith. The latter dropped off at Montgomery and Birmingham. ROBISON©S REVIEW, thinks that the case of Player Finlayson is Dennison, O., to take the train for his in some respects similar. He wired Secre Massillpn home. Wagner dropped off at CONDENSED DISPATCHES. Of the Life and Fortune of the Man Who tary Farrell, of the National Association, Carnegie. The President refused to say a and was advised to submit the facts to word on the Wagner matter either one way Special to "Sporting Life." Stands Behind the Financial Gun of Garry Herrmann. This he did in a letter or. the other; that is, either to say he The Dayton, Central League, Club has released Base Ball. sent Saturday. has hopes of signing the star or that he infielder Jesselson. has given up all expectation. However, Outflelder Kelley has signed a Baltimore contract Cleveland "Press." ABBATICCHIO©S CHOICE. he stoutly maintained that there was no after a long hold-out. difference between him and Hans on the Pitcher Jack Pflester ha. at last accepted terms "The base ball magnate, the man whosa salary question. The latest tint in the Wag and has signed a Chicago 1908 contract. money is invested in the game, seldom if c-~" ~~<©~ any sympathy or consideration Gives Up That Hotel and Saloon and Clings ner picture is a female. It is said that Hans The New York National Club has released first will be married a short time after Easter from the fans,© 1 says Frank to Base Ball. baseman Ffyl to the Baltimore Club, of the Eastern de Hass Robison. ©©Perhaps Special to "Sporting Life." this is as it should be. The club owner is not supposed Pittsburg, April 14. Rather than give up to be in the business for playing professional base ball Edward Ab the fun of it, and he ought batticchio, second baseman of the Pittsburg TO DE WOLF HOPPER to take his losses if hia team, has given up his hotel luck turns against him and saloon business at La- By Gra-ntland Rico. without any grumbling. I©ve « trobe. Abby engineered a always tried to, but I often deal -whereby he could come wonder if some people know to the Pittsburg team from I wandered back to Mudville, Hop, where you and I were boys, what the game costs one Boston in order that he And whe©re we drew, in days gone by, our fill of youthful joys; when one sticks to it. The could go out to Latrobe each Alas, the town©s deserted now, and only rank weeds grow Brotherhood war of 1890 evening while the team was Where mighty Casey fanned the air just twenty years ago. F. DeH. Robison cost us Cleveland owners playing in Pittsburg and about $50,000, and when my give at least part of his St. Louis players went over to the American time to his hotel, but that Remember Billy Woodson©s place, where in the evening©s shade didn©t suit Judge Doty, who The old bunch gathered to discuss the home runs Casey made? League six years ago about $60,000 waa guards the liquor licenses, Dog fennel now grows thick around that joint we used to know charged to and when Abby©s application Before old Casey biffed the breeze some twenty years ago. THE WRONG SIDE " E. Abbaticcliio for renewal came up several of the big ledger. Now, some day mayba weeks ag Judge Doty held The grandstand, too, has been torn down no bleachers met my gaze- Where you and I were wont to sit in happy, bygone days; in two or three years ©Brother Stan. and I it up. Abby hurried from Hot Springs, will have a winning club in St. Louis, but where he was training with the Pirates, and The peanuts which we fumbled there have sprouted in a row Where mighty Casey swung in vain just twenty years ago. I wonder how many people -know that we had a conference with Judge Doty. He was have invested $235,000 in the club that now told to either give up playing base ball or represents us there. This thing of trying his license would be taken away altogether. Oh, how we used to cheer him, Hop, each time he came to bat, out youngsters costs a trifle, too. We picked Abby agreed to the transfer of the license to And how we held our breath in awe as on the plate he spat; And when he landed on the ball, how loud we yelped but, oh up sixteen new men last year and sent them his father, Archangle Abbatticchio. This af on the ternoon Judge Doty granted a license to the How loud we cursed when he struck out these twenty years ago. elder Abbatticchio. SOUTHERN TRAINING TRIP. The diamond is a corn patch now the outfield©s overgrown These men cost us from $900 to $3,500 With pumpkin vines and weedy plots the rooters all have flown; each and we paid all their expenses for EMPIRE STATE LEAGUE. They couldn©t bear to linger there when you in that dim age, a month or six weeks and yet not one of Exploded Mudville©s awful jolt each night upon the stage. the 16 proved valuable. It©s all right Decides to Strive for Protection and when one gets a tpp-notcher and we©ll have The village band disbanded soon, the mayor, too, resigned; one in St. Louis some sweet day but Adopts New Rules. The council even jumped its graft and in seclusion pined; when one is down in seventh or eighth Special to "Sporting Life." The marshal caught the next train out and those we used to know place, the only thing to do is to smile to Auburn, N. T., April 14. The Empire Began to leave in flocks and droves just twenty years ago. smile and dig down for more dollars." State League held a meeting here on April 10, at which a proposition for equal division For after Casey fanned that day the town began to slump; Taylor Picks White Sox. of gate receipts was voted down and a The wild-eyed fans no longer met around the village pump; motion to adopt last year©s constitution The joyous shauts no more rang out of children at their play; Toledo, O., April 10. John I. Taylor, which provides for $40 as the "guarantee was The village blacksmith closed his shop the druggist moved away. owner of the Boston Americans, was asked adopted. It was decided to keep after pro for his opinion on the American League tection and President Roche requested all Alas for Mudville©s vanished pomp when mighty Casey reigned; race. He said: "The race will be exceed managers and clubs to conduct their affairs Her grandeur has departed now her glory©s long since waned; ingly close between five clubs, the White strictly in accordance with the rules laid Her place upon the map is lost, and no one seems to care Sox,\ Detroit, New York, Cleveland and the down by the National Association. The Since Casey, in that famous pinch, stepped up and biffed the air. Athletics, with the chances favoring the president was directed to engage an at White Sox. I wish Comiskey all the luck torney to attend the meeting of the National in the world and ©would like to see him win Association on May 7 to represent the league a pennant, and, barring accidents, I believe in ©the matter of protection. At the earnest to an erstwhile Carnegie lady, and both Leagoe, and catcher James to the Columbus, Ameri his team will be ©near the to pall the way."© request of the smaller towns it was decided have agreed to take a .honeymoon of a can Association, dab. to reduce the guarantee fund to $150 per year©s duration. The informant is an old The Toledo Club, of the American Association, has The First 1908 Contract Jumper. club, the original amount being :$S00. : This resident of Carnegie and one who w,as the sold outfielder Steve Reagan to Birmingham. money must be. in the president©s hands be first to discover the great player away John Kelly, thirty years ago a catcher with Cleve Reading, Pa., April 10. One of the sur fore the season opens. The president was in back in 1890 when Hans wore knee land and Columbus, died in Pateraan, N. J., April 13. prises of the base ball season here which structed to draft a schedule, season to be breeches. The name of the bride-to-be is was not altogether unexpected, was the an The Bi%ulngham Club, of the Southern League, nouncement that Joe Biehl, who played gin May 22. known, but the discoverer begged not to has purchased pitcher Fleharty from the Cincinnati mention it. This seems to be as good a Club. with the Reading Atlantic League team last cause for the retirement of Wagner as season and who signed to play with the MONTREAL©S MAN. any of the others sprung in the last month. The Sharon Club, of the Ohio-Pennsylvania League, Reading Tri-State team, had already jumped has released outfielder J. E. Carter, of West La his contract and has signed with A. W. Manager Casey Buys Outfielder Mike fayette, O. Lawson©s Reading Union League team. Biehl AN INNOVATION. The I.-I.-I. League has promulgated a 140-game signed the contract to play with L^wsoa O©Neil From Cincinnati. schedule, season opening April 30 and closing Sep to-day. Special to "Sporting Life." tember 14. President Kavanangh Puts Ban on Pass- The Girard Club, of ttoe Ohio-Pennsylvania League, Montreal, Can., April 14. A telegram re has signed pitcher Warren Broadbent, of Ne*w ceived to-day from Manager Casey, of the Out Checks. Castle, Pa. Spedal to "Sporting Life." Rain prevented a game at Springfield, 111., Montreal Base Ball Club, announces that he The Wilmington, Union League, Club has released on April 6 between Springfield and the New has purchased the release from Cincinnati Little Rock, Ark., April 14. Bibulous inflelders Brickley and Corneal and outflelders Brady Yorks, much to the disappointment of Larry of Mike O©Neil, an outfielder. It is a persons, or even those inclined to leave base and Davis. Doyle, because his friends in that city had straight sale,, Montreal paying $1,200 for ball parks in the Southern League, this The Boston National Club has released outflelder purchased a diamond ring to be presented O©Neil. Stallings, of Newark, had an option summer will find that they will have to pay Harry C. Hoffman to the Providence Club, of the to the Giants© second baseman. Larry will on O©Neil at that price, but the Montreal entrance money again if they should desire Eastern League. probably get his ring when the Giants make directors persuaded him to withdraw it so to re-enter. President Kavanaugh has issued Tom Loftus, the new president of the I.-I.-I. their first appearance in Chicago this sea that tbe Royals might get O©Neil. If Casey an edict prohibiting the giving of pass-out League, has forwarded his bond of $10,000 to Vice- son. does not get Merkle from New York he checks, such as used in theatres and other President Hayes. will buy Arthur Brown from St. Louis, hav places of amusement. Several cities in the T. P. (Ted) Sullivan has given up the idea of ing an option on that player. The contract League have been bothered in the past by placing a ball clnb in Superior, Wis., and has re Brooklyn Enters Protest. for the club©s new grand stand, which will close proximity with saloons, and to pre turned to Chicago. President Ebbetts says he will protest th« cost $7,000, was awarded to-day. vent .the possibility of. jags being acquired Pitcher Jerry Ndps has jumped the Trenton, Tri- decision of the National Commission, which during the game Judge Kavanaugh has is-, Stat« League, team and reported to the Elizabeth, practically deprives him of young pitcher sued this mandate.- . ", Union League, team. . Finlaywm. President Ebbetts believes that MUCH TOO DRY. Robert Lynch has been appointed, manager of the Jfond du Lac Club, of the Wisconsin League, suc the way he secured Finlayson,. the time for A Base Ball League Swamped by Big BRAIN OBDURATE. ©© \ ceeding Frank Newhouse, resigned. drafting having expired, was legitimate, Carl Bond, captain of the La Crosse team© in the and he will ,try :to convince the National Prohibition Vote. The Boston National Club©s Infielder Still Wisconsin ©League ever-since the organization was Commission that Finlayson belongs to Brook* Special to "Sporting Life." - formed;: lias signed a 1908 contract. lyn. ... . , aHold-Out; Catcher ©Eddie MeFariand, of the Boston Ameri-© Mattoon, 111., April 14.^-Six of the eight cans, disappeare©d in Columbus, o.. last week and Jack Hendricks has signed another out cities of the Eastern Illinois. Base Ball Special to "Sporting Life/© to date ha,s. not reported to his club. . © : fielder by the name of Fred Curtis! .The League voted "dry" at the election last Chicago, 111-, April 14. The Boston Na Trie Na©shvill^ Club, of -the Southern- League, latter was tried out by the New York Tuesday, and the oft-hazarded finances of tional League team will, likely be" without has secured outfielder. Frank Elston from the: Chi Americans last fall, bui his arm was, to* tbe organizatioH have received another jab. the services of Davy Brain, ©the" crack third cago National Club. The latter has also sold sore to show what he could do. APRIL 18, 1908 SRORTIIVO
as a whole than last race when they did not relieved after the seventh- In the eighth Struck out By Rlcbie, Davls; by Bender, Magee, get into proper form and stride until mid- Osborne, batting for Moren, just missed Bransfleld, Titus. First on balls By Kichie, Nice- season. So, on all counts another great oils, 2; by Moreii, Nichols, Collins, Davis; by Bender, PHILLY POINTS getting the ball over tke wall by a few Kiiabe. First on errors Atiletics 1. Double play season at Columbia Park may be confidently inches, this ill luck preventing a tie. Col- Bender, Davis, Murphy, Davis. Left on bases -Ath looked for. lins© batting was the feature of the game. letics 9, Philadelphia 5. Wild pitches Bender, Score: Moren. Time 1.40. Umpires Emslie and Coa- nolly. Attendance 10.953. AT THE THRESHOLD OF AN The Local Spring Series. Athletics. AB.R.B. P.A.EIPbUad©a. AB.R.B. P.A.E The local series this spring was marred Hartsel, If 2 1 0 2 0 0 Grant, 3b.. 4 2 1 0 20 by cold and wet weather, which prevented Nicholls, ss 5 1 1 2 5 1 Knabe, 2b. 5 1 2 2 3 0 Local Jottings. OTHER PENNANT SEASON. Collins, 3b 4 2 4 1 1 1 Titus, rf. . 3 0 0 1 An injured finger is keeping Jacklitszch games on four days and thus cut the series Davls. Ib. 3 0 0 7 0 0 Magee. If Oil from seven to four games, without, however, Murphy, 2b 5 1 2 1 2 0 Bransf©d.lb 410600 temporarily out of the game. affecting public interest as the attendance Coombs, rf 3 0 1 2 1 0 Deinln©r. cf 4 0 1 2 0 1 Manager Murray has released Pitcher Gib- at each game was very large and really re Moran, cf. 2 0 0 2 0 1 Doolin, ss.. 3 1 1 3 12 son, tho Marine, to the Montreal Club. The Two Local Teams Look Good Schreck, c 4 1 0 10 10 Dooin, c. . 400840 markable considering the unseasonable Dygert, p. 4 1 1 0 10 Moren. p. . 11120 Jimmy Collins seems to be favoring his weather. It is hardly worth while to enter McQuil©n.p 000020 arm in this uncertain and chilly weather. to Critics and Fans Each into an analysis of such a short and un Totals. .32 1 9 27 11 3 ^Osborne 1 0 1 0 Q 0 True to promise, Pitcher Frank Sparks satisfactory series. The Athletics caught the reported to Manager Murray on Thursday Team Strong Enough to Give Phillies somewhat out of condition thanks Totals.. 35 6 8 24 14 3 in St condition for work. to the enforced lay-off of the entire pre *Batted for Moren in eighth. Grant is playing -land batting to date as ceding week and the unpreparedness of the Philadelphia ...... 00104001 0 6 though he intended to make good Manager the Public Fine Entertainment, veteran pitchers and won three of the four Athletics ...... I 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 x 7 Murray©s high claims for him this season. games on superior batting and fielding. For Left on bases Athletics 10, Philadelphia 7. Stolen It was a remarkable coincidence that Athletic partisans the splendid pitching of base Collins. Two-base hit Osbome. Three-base BY FRANCIS C. RICHTER. hit Doolin. Home run Murphy. Hits Off Moren two Athletic victories over the Philadelphias Carter, Bender and Plank and good showing 8 in seven innings, McQuillen 1 in one inning. Dou should have been by the same score 5 to 0. Philadelphia, Pa., April 14. The spring of Moran was highly gratifying; while the ble play Doolin, Knabe, Bransfield. Struck out/ The total attendance for the four games series between the two local clubs ended solace for the Phillies was the demonstra By Dygert 9, Moren 7. First on balls Off Dygert of the local series was 33,235. This gives Saturday; Monday was spent in cleai©ing the tion of McQuillan©s undiminished pitching 3, Moren 8, McQuillen 1. Wild pitch Moren. Hit skill and the splendid showing of Grant by pitched ball Titus, Doolin. Time 1.37. Um each club a nice little nest-egg to start the decks for action; and to pires Connolly and Bmslie. Attendance 7928. season with. day one more championship as fielder and batsman. The scores of the entire series follow: PHILLIES WIN A GAME. Manager Connie Mack on Friday released season will be ushered in Outfielder Zamloch to the Reading Tri-State with the Phillies opening at OPENING GAME OF LOCAL SERIES. The game scheduled for Philadelphia Park Club and Pitcher Bills to the Scranton New home with the New York The first game of the local spring series Wednesday, April 8, was prevented by rain, York State League Club. Giants, while the Athletics so that the third game was played at Colum serve as foils for the High was played April 6 at the Philadelphia Pitcher J. E. Ohl, son of the Athletic park before 9,100 base ball-hungry specta bia Park, Thursday, April 9. The contest Club©s assistant business manager, Joe Ohl, landers in New York. Judg tors mute but eloquent testimony to the was a pitchers© battle in which McQuillen ing from the attendance at left Saturday for Youngstown, which team perennial interest in the local inter-league came out bestt thanks to superior steadiness he played with last season. the spring series despite for series. The game was not a particularly and support. So far as hits went it was bidding weather, and the exciting or interesting exhibition of the na an even thing between McQuillen and Plank. Flick Stites, the former Pennsylvania star, interest displayed throughout tional game, apart from its effect upon Only one Athletic man got as far as second was elected manager and captain of the the city in the local clubs partisan feeling, as it easily developed into base and not one scored. The Phillies Cape May base ball team last night. Stites in particular and base ball a one-sided pitchers© battle, was marred scored all of their runs in the fifth. Dooin is a Cape May boy and will have the fi F. C. Richter in general, there is little by loose playing, and lacked dash and bril beat out a grounder to Nicholls, McQuillen nancial backing of the City Fathers and doubt that a highly success liancy, the effective pitching affording few sacrificed, Grant beat out a bunt. Dooin then the summer cottagers. ful and remunerative season awaits both chances for really fast fielding. Carter©s scored on a short passed ball and wild throw It is possible that Jack Coombs will again the Philadelphias and Athletics. A third spit-ball delivery had the Phillies guessing over second by Smith, and Grant scored on a permanent outfield position on the Ath club of major league pretensions will also from start to finish and they got but two Collins© wild throw of Titus© grounder. letics. The big Maine boy is a born ball make a bid for local patronage, namely, the safe hits, both made by Grant, and not a Scores: tosser and as his batting is almost equal Philadelphia Club, of the Union League, an run. Up to the sixth inning not a hit was Athletics. A.B.R.B. P.A.TC Philad©a. AB.R.B. P.A.E to his fielding he looks like a fixture in outlaw organization. It is futile to specu-© made off Carter, and in the whole game Hartsel, If 3 0 0 0 0 0 Grant, 3b. . 4 1 I 1 40 either center or right. late upon the chances of the newcomer be but thirty men faced him, only three men Nicholls, ss 4 0 1 3 Knabe, 2b. 300561 Collins. 3b 4 0 0 0 Titus, rf.. . 3 0 0 2 01 Arthur Irwin©s contract to coach Penn©s cause its team is an unknown quantity, its being left, three double plays shutting off Davis. Ib. 4 0 1 14 0 0 Magee. If. . 2 0 0 0 00 base ball team expires Wednesday and league a hazardous experiment, and public promising Philly chances. Smith showed Murphy, 2b 4 0 0 1 3 0 Bransf©d.lb 1 0 0 14 00 after the Holy Cross game he will leave sentiment regarding it decidedly nebulous. for Washington to get his Union League With the two established major league teams team in shape. Irwin©s two months© coach playing good ball, and with one or other ing has done wonders for Penn©s candi always at home, it is difficult to see where a third club of entirely experimental char dates. acter has more than the barest chance for 1908 Eastern Carolina League Schedule The Phillies play the New Yorks here to success. day, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Season Opens June £ ; Closes August 15. Then the Bostons put in appearance foi RALEIGH AT HOME games on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday The Phillies© Momentous Season. GOLDSBORC AT HOME Then the Phillies go to Boston, Brooklyn With Wilson ...... Turin 8 9 10 With Wilmington ...... June 8, 9, 10 The Phillies to-day open a momentous With Goldsboro ...... June 18, 19. 20 and New York, playing four games in each season a season in which the labors and With Newbern ...... June 25, 28. 27 city, which will keep them abroad until sacrifices of the game, sport-loving, backers With Kinston ...... June 29, 30, July 1 With Newbern ...... July 9, 10, 11 May 6 when they re-open at home with should be crowned with sub With Wilson ...... July 4 With Wilmington ...... July 13, 11, 15 Brooklyn. stantial return in glory and With Wilmiugton ...... July 6, 7, 8 With Kinston ...... , ...... July 20, 21, 22 With Raleigh ...... July 27, 28, 29 The Athletics© twirling staff was com cash ; and the hopes, expecta With Goldsboro ...... July 2;!, 24, 25 With Wilson ...... August 3. 4, 5 pleted late Friday afternoon when Krause, tions, and patronage of the With Xcwbern ...... July 30, 81, August 1 ...... Aueust 13. 14. 15 the big southpaw from California, reported loyal, patient, followers of to Manager Connie Mack at the Athletics the club be rewarded with With Wilmin&ton ...... grounds. Kfause is touted as a second Rube better ball and higher meas Waddell, and Connie expects him to make a ure of success than hereto WILSON AT HOME WILMINGTON AT HOME great record this year. He is a southpaw fore under the Potter re With Goldsboro ...... June 11, 11. 12 With Newbern ...... June 11, 12, 13 twirler, with plenty Of speed and curves gime. The results of the With Newbern ...... June 15, 19. 20 With Kinston ...... June 22, 23, 24 and almost perfect control. last playing season, the With Wilmington ...... With Goldsboro ...... TnJv 2. 3. 4 With Kaleigh ...... July 2, 3, 4 With Raleigh ...... July 9. 10, 11 The Milwaukee Aldermen have sent to the managerial efforts of the With Kinston ...... July 6. 7, 8 With Newbern ...... July 16, 17, 18 winter, and the team©s work With Goldsboro ...... July Iti, 17, 18 With Wilson ...... July 20, 21, 22 Philadelphia Councils an engrossed and il of the spring (barring the With Newbern ...... July 23, 24. 23 With Kinston ...... July 27, 28. 29 luminated resolution of thanks to Councils Wm. J.Murray inconclusive results of the With Wilmington ...... July 30, 31, August 1 With Goldsboro ...... for the splendid entertainment of last local series) have all served With Kaleigh ...... August 6, 7, 8 With Kaleigh ...... August 13, 14, 15 August; also a challenge to a return match With Kinstou ...... August 13, 14, 15 at base ball. It will be remembered that to create and strengthen the conviction that last season the local Councilmen scored a at last the Phillies have been strengthened NEWBERN AT HOME KINSTON AT HOME fine victory over the Milwaukee Aldermen to the point of becoming at least champion With Kinston ...... June S, 9, 10 With Raleigh ...... June 11. 12, 13 and then treated them to a splendid banquet. ship possibilities and that is as far as With Wilson ...... June 22. 23. 24 With Wilmington ...... June 18, 19, 20 any team can go in the National League in With Wilmington ...... June 29. 30, July 1 With Goldaboro ...... June 25, 26, 27 The Athletics start their championship view of the strength, balance and prestige With Kinston ...... July 4 With Newborn ...... July 2, 3, 4 race to-day in New York where they play of the Chicago champions. Leaving Chicago With Goldsboro ...... June G, 7. 8 With Wilson ...... July 9. 10, 11 four games. On Saturday they open in With Kinston ...... July 13. 14, 15 With Raleigh ...... July 16, 17, 18 Boston for four games. On April 22 they out no team in the senior league has been With Raleigh ...... July 20, 21, 22 With Wilmington ...... July 23. 24, 25 strengthened to greater degree than the With Wilson ...... July 27, 28, 2!) With Goldsboro ...... July 30, 31, August 1 open the season at Columbia Park with New Phillies and therefore it is only fair to With Wilmington ...... August 3, 4, 5 With Newbern ...... August 6. 7, 8 York for four games, followed by Washing expect them to retain third place and not August 10 11 12 With Wilson ...... ton and Boston four games each. Then presumptuous to aspire to the place. The after a four-game series at Washington pitching staff, with its judicious mixture of they start on their first Western tour, open veterans and youngsters, is stronger than it ing at Chicago May 12. was in the first half of last season, and the himself to be a catching find and Moran Smith, c.. 3 0 0 5 3 l]Deinin©r, cf 3 0 0 2 0 0 same thing may be said of the infield, than also made a favorable impression. Richie Coombs, rf 3 0 1 3 0 0 : Doolin, ss.. 3 0 0 1 40 which there is nothing faster in fielding in Moran, cf. 0 33 1 00 Dooin, c.. 4 1 1 2 20 Q©LOUGHLIN©S~WAYS, pitched a poor game and supplemented his Plank, p.. 3 0 0 0 3 0 McQuil©n.p 201010 either league. Behind the bat the team is ineffectiveness by slow fielding, a fumble, and well fortified and the only unsolved problem two wild pitches. His support was not of Totals.. 31 0 327142 Totals.. 25 2 327172 The Star American League Umpire Tells is as to the outfield, and with that it is not the best, the Phillies appearing to lack Athletics ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a question of w-jakness, but of lack of time precision and steadiness in the first half of Philadelphia ...... 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Why He Adopted His Unique Method and good weather to make selection from Stolen base Bransfleld. Left on bases Athletics the game. Smith scored a run in the fourth. 5. Phillies 8. First base on errors Athletics 2, of Announcement. splendid material of the permanent guardian With one out he singled, stole second, no Phillies 1. Sacrifice hits Knabe. Bransfleld, Doolin. of the middle field. With that problem body covering second base to take Jack- ^McQuillen. Double play Nichols and D.ivis. Struck By C. H. Zuber. solved the Phillies will present a strong, litsch©s accurate throw, and scored when out Hartsel. Davis, Plank, Titus. Deininger 3. well-balanced team whose possible slight Deininger let the ball go through him. In Hit by pitched ball Magee, Bransfleld. First baso Cincinnati, O., April 10. "Strike One! on called balls Hartsel, Grant. Titus. Magee, Dein s-t-r-i-k-e, Tuh." The local base ball yard weakness in batting should be offset by the fifth the Athletics clinched the game inger, McQuillen, Bransfleld. Passed balls Smith 2. superior pitching, and which should give all when with two out three runs were scored Time 1.4U. Umpires Connolly and Emslie. At ,s a stranger to this cry previous to Sat coiners a stiff battle, give the public a fine on Nicholls© force hit, a single by Collins, tendance 5246. urday. Then "Silk" run for its money, and be in the race from double by Davis and single by Murphy. THE FOURTH AND LAST GAME. O©Loughlin, the best adver Btart to finish. Davis scored the fifth and last run of the tised © ©Umps© © in the busi game in the eighth on his double and The fourth game was set for Friday, ness, flung it out upon the The Athletics© Splendid Outlook. Smith©s single. The only new man on the April 10, but was prevented by rain. The ambient air and the recol Philadelphia team, Deininger, made a good series accordingly came to an end Saturday, lection of it will always lin The work of the Athletics in the South impression by reason of fast fielding and April 11, the two managements deciding to ger with the local followers end on the homeward tour and their ex hard and accurate throwing. Score: give their teams a rest on Monday, the day of the game. O©Loughlin© s hibition against the Phillies affords very Athletics. AB.R.B.P. A.E| Philad©a. AB.R.B.P. A.E before the opening of the championship sea "S-t-r-i-k-e Tuh" takes good ground for the belief Hartsel, If 3 0 0 0 0 0 Grant, 3b.. 4 0 2 1 20 son. The game was played at Philadelphia place in base ball history, that the team is as a whole Nicholls, ss 5 1 0 4 50 Knabe, 2b. 4 0 0 2 00 Park and resulted in an easy victory for the along with "King" Gaff- no less fast and powerful Collins, 3b. 4 1 1 0 3 0 Titus, rf... 3 0 0 0 00 Athletics, who hit hard in three innings and ney©s famous "Strike, than last season and that, Davis. Ib. 3 2 2 14 0 0 Magee, If. . 3 0 0 3 00 Murphy, 2b 3 0 1 3 6 0 Deinin©r. cf 2 0 0 2 1 1 were aided by costly errors of Grant and _ Two-o-o-o-o.". "It has been therefore, it is to be reck Smith, c.. 4 1 2 3 6 0 Bransf©d.lb 300811 Titus. Bender pitched in mid-season form © reported," said O©Loughlin, oned as more than a cham Moran, cf. 3 0 1 1 0 0 Doolin, ss.. 1 0 0 4 10 and shut the Phillies put with five scattered Frank O©Loughlii n "that the ©strike tuh© cryy pionship possibility; as a Coombs, rf 4 0 1 2 00 Jacklitsch.c 100420 hits, not a man getting past second baso. was fathered by a chew of probability in fact. The Carter, p. 4 0 0 0 2 0|Dooin, c. .. 2 0 0 2 00 The Athletics scored a run in the first on tobacco slipping into my larynx about the -IRichie. p.. 2 0 0 1 40 catching department has Totals. .33 5 8 27 16 OrOsborne ..100000 Nicholls© base on balls and Davis© triple; time I was been strengthened by the ac two in the third on Hartsel©s double, Nich CALLING SECOND STRIKE quisition of Sydney Smith: | Totals.. 26 0 2 27 11 2 olls© pass, Collins© single and a muff by the infield is the same old Batted for Richie in ninth. Titus; and two more off Covaleski in the on batsman, thus causing the gutteral steady, hard-hitting, quar Athletics ...... 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 5 und to come forth. Nothing to it. I took Philadelphia ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 seventh on singles by Collins and Davis and my cue from John Gaffney and his ©Strike tette ; and the outfield will Earned runs Athletics 3. Two-base hits Mora.ii, Murphy©s double. Scores: Two-o-o-o-o© years ago. I had always had Connie Mack be as ^as* an
DEVOTED TO BASE BALL MEN UNO MEASURES " WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE AND CHARITY FOR ALL ''-Editor Francis C. Richter.
an ever-increasing tale of woe; and it will Heals and berths on trains will cost an of the major league chieftains, Messors. ther $1000. The average salary list of Johnson and Pulliam, and to this one fact be worse rather than better under the foul- he players of a major league club is $50,- SPORTING LIFE much of the ever-increasing popularity and strike rule, aided by the "spit-ball" de 00. A manager will get $6000 and a A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER prosperity of the game may be attributed. livery. usiness manager $3000. Every year the lubs draft or purchase players from the DEVOTED TO It is a satisfaction to be able to state, minor league teams. This averages three Base Ball, Trap Shooting and on behalf of the two leaders, that itchers $2500, one catcher $1000, two in- FLAG-RAISING DAYS. elders $2000, two outfielders $2000, which General Sports within their province there will be no makes a total of $7500, a modest estimate abatement of purpose, no lack of authority Chicago "Tribune." ndeed in this day of hot rivalry and fancy FOUNDED APRIL, 1883. or ability to keep the sport clean and Sentiment and tradition form so consider rices for young players. honest; also, that under the joint rule of the able a portion of base ball©s hold upon the THE ACCESSORIES. Trade-marked by the Sporting Life Publishing Co. American public that is is a question how Entered at Philadelphia Post Office National Commission and the National Board far club owners may tamper with either. Each club orders 50 dozen balls, at $15 the integrity of the sport, the property in The announcement of the Detroit Club that dozen, and frequently 50 dozen is not as second class matter. it would not hold the ceremonies incidental nough, but this number costs $750. Basing terests of leagues and clubs, and the rights to raising the American League pennant alculations upon 20 men the two sets of Published by of players will be vigorously, faithfully, im until near the middle of June is a, depart niforms alone cost $650, and the shoes ure from previous custom which does not ound it up to $1000. Trainers get from The Sporting Life Publishing Co. partially, and honestly conserved in the seem - to have sufficient justification. In 600 up. All this expense, up to $130,050, : 34 South Third Street. future as in the past with a view to further view of all the years which have gone be o get back. To balance the books 260,100 PHILADELPHIA, PA., U. S. A. development of the greatest game on ^earth. fore, the innovation introduced by the Chi ans must pass through the gates at an We believe that our National game is cago National League Club last year of -verage admission of 50 cents. In some THOMAS S. DANDO ...... President not christening its league pennant until July ities the average price is but 35 cents, 3. CLIPF DANDO ...... Secretary-Treasurer capable of still further expansion; that it is, 4 is hardly a compelling precedent. Pen lecause four prices rule, 25, 50 and 75 FRANCIS C. RICHTEB ...... Editor-in-Chief in fact, only upon the threshold of a future nant-raisings for years nave been part of :ents, with the box seats at $1. Esti the festivities mating the average at 35 cents, then, to THOMAS D. KTCHTKB ...... Assistant Editor of surpassing greatness. We also believe meet the expense 383,648 fans must pass THOMAS S. DANDO...... Gun Editor that our conviction is shared by a vast OF OPENING DAYS. hrough the turnstiles before the account is EDWABD C. STA HK ...... Business Manager majority of base ball men and followers; To the supporters of a successful club the quared. Figuring the average expense at and it therefore behooves leaders and ex pennant is the only visible emblem of their S130,050, the cost of 16 teams is $2,080,- SUBSCRIPTION BATES. teani©s prowess, and great pride is taken in 100. To this add the salary of Ban John- emplars so to conduct the business and play it. If they are forced to wait until a season on, $15,000, and of Harry Pulliam, $10,- One Year ...... $2.00 is half gone before given a chance to © ©point 000, and the sum is $2,105,800. Six Months ...... 1-25 the game that they will get full credit for •ar.it.'h ni-Jrlo'' to tijj* «»KloiH :fli>u*><-JJVr OVP.T Firvws M^atlts ...... ••••• £&° re*i£-eatiaa uf Ciio aiiuo ami iiivaSa vC TJlie the ball park something of their rights has Canadian Postage, 50 cents extra per year. base ball-loving people; and be absolved been denied them. By the middle of the PRESS POINTERS, Foreign Postage, $1.00 extra per year. from blame if the measure of success should season the edge has worn off the fans© ap petites, the glories of the previous year Hean Ball Only Necessary to Assure the fall short of expectation. Whatever betide, have waned in the heat of a new battle, we entreat all actively connected with base and there is always the chance the cham Season©s Success. ball to take their great sport seriously and pions of one year may be thrown down in rom New York "Sun." the race the following season. That would The accounts of the spring practice of the base to do each his part toward keeping the make the christening of a pennant in mid- all players of the two "big leagues" have been season either pitiful or jocose according to ery encouraging. There have been no riots, ap- nation©s sport on the highest possible plane, arently no offensively rowdy play, and few un- play ball! a fan©s nature. When a team has won a leasant incidents of any Kind. The stories from world as well as a league pennant it is he Southern towns where the men are preparing sensible not to rise both on opening day. or the season of 190-8 justify the hope that this But ear base ball is to be cleaner. While the financial [epression is likely to affect the gate receipts, there GET THE SECOND CHRISTENING 3 no reason to believe that the season will not ie prosiperoug. Thousands of men and women all The fourth annual report of the National should not be delayed many weeks for the same reasons as pertain to a league pennant. ver the country can still afford to attend tha Commission in pamphlet form has just been _aineg. The enthusiasm of those who rejoice to ba PHILADELPHIA, APKIL 18,1908 The fans want to see the emblems all sea mown as "fans" shows no abatement. The public, ssued by the Secretary of "Base Ball©s Su son, not a part of the season. Custom has whose interest in the contests reached so high a preme Court," Mr. John E. Bruce. This made it bad taste to fly a pennant in any mark in the fall of last year, is awaiting eagerly except the season following that in which he umpire©s call of "play ball." All that is neces- 50ok this year is larger and more valuable ary to maintain the sport in Increasing favor is 24—PAGES—24 it was won, and six months is none too ©lean ball, and that will be the rule if the mana han heretofore because in addition to the long for the patrons to gloat. There are gers and owners of the teams want it. Tlie power only two reasons for not raising a pennant and responsibility are with them. usual contents the National Agreement, to on opening day. The weather may be bad jether with the revised rules of interpreta- and the opening is an ©©event©© in it-self, The Advertising Feature Counts. DUTY OF THE HOUR! ion and procedure, are given in full. Thi so that by delaying the christening another drawing card is supplied. As to the weath From Philadelphia "Telegraph." special feature of the 1908 Report makes The extent to which training trips hive gone this With this issue of "Sporting Life" will er, if it is suitable for base ball it is suit springs-long and circuitous routes and teams split be ushered in one more season of base ball -he book valuable if not indispensable to able for a flag-raising. As to the additional nto several sections does more to keep money in jvery one connected with the sport in an attraction, that is an open flaunting of the circulation than to put teams on edge for the the sixty-ninth year since the evolution -ommercial spirit which is base ball©s great )ennant flght. executive or employing capacity. In ad est enemy. When the American motto "Get of the sport from its primitive shape; the dition we have the decisions and proceedings the money" is blazoned too conspicuously Timely Protest Against Mere Noise. thirty-seventh year as an "organized sport;" of the Commission for a whole year together across the base ball plants of America be- From Philadelphia "Ledger." the thirty-third year since the inception of« in to looks for the signs of "for sale or Charles Webb Murphy, president of the Chicago with the official statistics of the 1907 lease." Base Ball Club, has asserted that he is not in favor modern base ball, which began with the world©s championship series. As the official of so-called "organized rooters© clubs." He thinks that it is a little far-fetched to attend ball gimes organization of the National League; the handbook of the highest tribunal in or- equipped with tinpans, squawkers, bells and othar anized ball the National Commission Report WISE SAYINGS OF GREAT MEN. noise-producing devices merely to raise a din. There twenty-sixth year since "Sporting Life" be are several thousands of -baseball admirers who quita gan to record base ball history; and the las a unique place in base ball literature *It takes a man half his life to discover agree with Murphy. Chicago, by the way, is one of and is of inestimable value to base ball the worst afflicted cities In the base ball circuit in eighth year of the triumphant dual-league who his friends are and the other half to respect to racket and clamor at games. system, inaugurated and successfully prose people of every degree. It must be read .ocate his enemies. Ban B. Johnson. cuted by the American League. Ever since to be thoroughly appreciated. *Even the playwright© may write a play One Professor Who Can Make Good. wrong. Paul W. Eaton. From Philadelphia "Bulletin." the advent of the last-named organization ©©Some men are more eloquent with their Arthur Irwin, instructor of base ball at the Uni in the major league field, and the federation silence than other men with their speech. versity, is one of the few members of the faculty IN SHORT METRE. who can promise prompt and lucrative employment of the minor leagues into a great National Ben. F. Shibe. to every member of his class who makes good. Association, the sport has been becoming The Chicago "American" rises to re- *It is just as well to keep some of your more and more popular in every quarter of © ©About all of the young players enthusiasm for a rainy day. W. J. Shetts Shouldn©t Monkey With Buzz-Saw. mark: line. this vast country, and public support has taken by the big league clubs were there From Philadelphia "North American." *It is quite possible for a fellow to be Two or three gents who are still balking on the been increasing everywhere by leaps and strong when it came to a demand for a the swim without being on the water salary subject are invited to ponder on the pathetic wagon. Andrew Stevenson. cases of certain distinguished citizens adorning the bounds. In this respect the 1907 season fancy salary to play ball; it©s now up to blacklist. The Great Divide that has to be crossed was the most remarkable on record. The those gents to make good on the field." * There is quite a difference between from organized base ball into the outlaw country Ah, but that©s a different proposition. By breezy conversation and hot air. Mike Be is a passage very difficult to make on the return indications are that 1908 will at least equal, gan. trip. ____ t and in all probability excel, even the grand the way, the same advice could be given to *It is one thing to catch on, but quit 1907 season. The game is so hedged about many of the veterans, who are quite a©s another thing to know when to let go. A Time To Call a Halt. with protecting walls that nothing short of ready as the youngsters to demand pay out W. Lawson. From New York "Sun." Ban Johnson and Charley Murphy are against an abysmal national calamity, or an ex of all proportion to ability and performance. *The wisdom of Solomon may have con partisanship on the part of rooters© clubs that sisted in not trying to argue with hi brings out car-splitting, unsportsmanlike noise- plosion within the citadel of "organized thousand wives. G. Edward Waddell. making, and fair-minded patrons of the game agrea ball," can topple it from the lofty pinnacle President Ban Johnson, having renewed *Wealth doesn©t bring happiness, but lot with them. Much of this rooting business has it now occupies as the supreme, undisputed, the lease of his Chicago offices for another of us are satisfied with an imitation. Chas come to be very much overdone. Bport of the American people. year, the American League headquarters Comiskey will of course remain in the Windy City for * There is often quite a difference between REMEMBER YOU THESE ? At the threshold of the 1908 season there the time a man gets down to his office an" is not one cloud in sight. The business de another term. It is no easy matter to sever the time he gets to work. John Shibe. FIERCE. © pression of the winter is disappearing and the ties that bind to the place of birth, Eve stole first, Adam second, youth and manhood as Chicago is to the St. Peter umpired the game; © v even were it not, the history of the sport Rebekah went to the well with a pitcher; shows that of all institutions in this coun American League in whole and to President Ruth in the field won fame. Johnson in part. try it is least affected by panics or periods Cleveland "Press." Goliath was struck out by David, of financial depression. Within the lines A base hit was made upon Abel by Cain: A New York contemporary points out Besides being the greatest sport in th The Prodigal Sou made one home run. there, is peace, harmony, unity of purpose world, base ball is one of the country©s bi Brother Noah gave out checks for rain. that "the major league teams return north and .concert of action in every quarter, from industries. At least 30 leagues in addi WORSE. too soon to keep their players keyed up tion to the major organizations are in busi the two governing major leagues to the He that soweth curses before the umpire shall to their best work." Can©t help it, with ness, conducted on fairly broad lines, an reap fines. smallest minor league, and so firmly is the it is safe to say that fully $12,000,000 wil The four-flusher and his spring :ob are soon the championship season opening scheduled "organized ball" family united that the be spent before the various pennant race parted. for so early a date as April 14. However, are concluded. That the expense of th A good whip is rather to be chosen than great few scattered and inconsequent leagues riches. it has been thus for years without particular big leagues does .actually total more tha: The hit column covers a multitude of errors oa maintaining precarious existence in outlawry $2,000,000 annually is easy to prove, or permanent bad effect upon either teams the home grounds. can have not the slightest harmful effect conservative club president has given fig Call not thy brother fool, lest some day he be or races. ures proving that the statement is not come thy manager and curb thee with a strong Hpon the great union of leagues, or upon the aggerated. His figures, which are probabl curb. sport itself. For "organized ball" to hold Frank Chance, of the Cubs, is quoted as below those of some others, are taken as a what it has, and further increase its hole saying that © ©when he quits managing he average. SIGNS OF SPRING. upon the respect and affection of the great will leave the game altogether." We trust THE PLAYING END. Beginning with $10,000 a year for groun We know by nature©s many tongues, American public, it is bat necessary to main that day will be long-delayed. Of course rent, stands, club house and the cost o That soon will come the gladsome spring, tain the existing system in complete in- The bleacher limbers up his Imigs. the game would survive the loss, but it it putting the ground in good conditio The base ball pitcher has his fling. " tegrlty, to keep the game honest and clean well t» keep good, clean, managers and play amounts to $40,000. In the Nations and to rigidly enforce such discipline thai League this year the clubs will travel abou ers in \arness as long as possible. 9500 miles, which at two cents a mile, fo The " Dandy " Paper. even the most faslylious will find nothing to 20 players, foots up to $3800. The south El Paso, Woodford Co., 111., April 10. Editor cavil at in the sport or in its exemplars. The Boston "Globe©s" critic, Tim Mur- ern trip means an expenditure of $5000 a "Sporting Life." I think it timely, apropos to In the last-named, matter wonderful pro nane, calls attention to the fact that "there the lowest estimate. Each club plays 7 your recent anniversary number, to say to you that games away from home, which means B "Sporting Life" is a dandy paper. May you and it © gress has been made in all leagues durin- isn©t a team in the country really hitting many days in hotels at a rate which ave: live to celebrate its golden jubilee twenty-five yeaxg the past half-decade under the masterly lead the ball in good style this season." That©s ages $3 a day per man» totaling $460C hence. Sincerely yours, SETH H. GREEK,
I APRIL 18, 1908
do the trick and the same group has speed ing weakness of Griffith©s club. The Yan liam Johnson was at bat, and, swinging and ginger to boot. "We will club our way kees are not shy of speed in any respect, viciously at an inshoot, missed the ball and to the front©© seems to be the watchword and the infield composed of the sensational swung clear around. The bat slipped from of the Giants this year. Chase at first, Niles at second, Elberfeld at his hand as he turned and struck Branson. short and Conroy at third is looked upon as on the head, fracturing the skull. Physi cians hurried Branson to the City Hospital HOPES RUNNING HIGH IN THE Yankees on Deck. THE STRONGEST COMBINATION, and operated upon him. They say there is Clarke Griffith©s men ran into a rainy all things considered, that the local Ameri no chance for his recovery. Johnson was spell en route for home, one of the Baltimore can League club has had since its advent prostrated by the accident. Branson©s pa METROPOLIS. games being abandoned as well as the game into the big city. In fact, it is a combina rents, who are wealthy, are heart-broken. with the Tigers at Prince- tion that in the aggregate looks stronger ton. In Jersey City on Sat than any in the American League. With urday the Yanks lined up Moriarity and Ball as extra infielders, the DEATH OF GRIFFIN. The Giants and Highlanders Have in regular form for the first former also available as an outfielder, and time near the big town. It Bell as extra man for the outfield it cer the Pennant Bee Buzzing Busily was gusty and glacial for tainly looks as though the Yankees are The Once Famous National League Star, the men just arrived from well supplied with emergency material. The Who Voluntarily Retired, Called Out a balmier climate, and Joe addition of Jake Stahl is acknowledged to Each Team Believed to Be Bean©s team was more at be one of great strength to the club, which By the Great Umpire. home judging by the result starts the campaign on its own grounds in Utica, N. Y., April 10. Michael J. Griffin, . Stronger Than Ever Before* of the encounter. Hughes good shape and fit to fight for the highest widely known in professional base ball cir was easy for the Eastern honors under the most favorable© auspices. cles, and until his retirement from the game Leaguers and Joe Doyle "Now or never" is the watchword of Clark rated as one of the greatest BY WM. F. H. KOELSOH. stopped them, but in the Griffith©s Yankees. centre fielders on the dia- Clarice Griffith meantime the New Yorks rtiond, died in this city to- New York, April 12. Editor "Sporting could make but three hits Life." Considering the wintry blasts that Around the Eases. day, aged 43 years. He had off Earl Moore and Del Mason, thus losing been ill only three days blew over the Polo grounds a large and the game 5 to 2. The two Yankee discards Pitcher Archer, of last year©s Tarrytown pneumonia causing his death. enthusiastic crowd turned simply baffled the frost-bitten Yankees. team, made a fine showing in his first He first played professional out on Saturday to get a Griffith had his regular team lined up with game with Richmond. He struck out five base ball in Utica. In 1887 first glimpse of the Giants, Blair doing the backstopping. Trainer Mike of Elberf eld©s group of Yankees in the he entered the American regular and extra. Bain Martin reports that all hands are in per four innings he worked. Archer was sent Association as a member of spoiled games in Springfield fect trim with not a lame arm among the to Richmond by John J©. McGrath. the Baltimore team. He and Wheeling and curtailed pitchers. Conroy©s injured ankle is on the Trainer Leggett says that except for Mc ...: continued as a member of the Toledo engagement, and mend and Elberf eld©s spiked foot is strong Ginnity every one of McGraw©s men is in |j the Baltimore team until when McGraw©s men reached and sound. Martin says the team has never perfect condition. Leggett says that pro ©" 1890, when the famous re- the home grounds the weath returned from a training trip as sound and fessional players take better care of them- vote of the players took er man turned on a hurri Mike Griffin. place and the Brotherhood cane. Same old freak weath war resulted. In that crisis er with breezy March again Griffin was with the players, and during the butting into showery April. season of 1890 he was a member of the A double-header opened the Philadelphia Brotherhood team. At the close J. J. McGraw local season, the team from of that season he was signed by the Brook the New York Athletic Club lyn National National League club, and in playing a short engagement with McGraw©s 1891 started playing centre field for the colts as a curtain-raiser to the Yale game Brooklyns. Before the season of 1893 against the regulars. Sam Nickliu-Strang©s opened the Brooklyn and Baltimore clubs kids ran away from the local clubmen and were combined, and Ned Hanlon, of Balti the game was too one-sided to be re more, went to Brooklyn as manager. Grif garded as a contest. It gave the anxious fin was offered a contract calling for a fans a good opportunity, however, to g-et a salary of $2800, which he refused to sign, line on and he was then released to Clewland. In turn, Cleveland released him to St. Louis, THE RAW MATERIAL but as neither the St. Louis club nor the of whom they had heard so much from Brooklyn club would guarantee him the sal reports from Texas. De Vore, Evans, Her- ary of $3500 promised, he refused to report. .2og and Merkle were the juveniles who This marked the permanent ending of his found the most favor with the crowd. De days as a professional player, for in the win Yore©s batting and speed on the bases ter of 1899, after refusing to report at any created no little enthusiasm among the fans time during the season, he started suit who cheered the Indiana boy lustily all the against the Brooklyn club for the amount of way to the club house after the abbreviated his salary. The case was bitterly fo;ight encounter. He made four hits and Evans by the club, and, while Griffin was "awarded made three good drives, two being doubles. a judgment of $2350 in the lower courts, The regular team was lined up in the Yale the club carried the case to the Court of game, and with Amcs, Taylor and Wiltse Appeals, which, in April, 1903, affirmed the at work defeated the New Haven lads quite judgment of the Appellate Division, award handily, 9 to 1. Despite the cold wind the ing Griffin the amount stated. Following Giants . o not lacking in speed and ginger. his retirement from base ball, Griffin en As each ..layer came to bat he was gaged in the brewing business in©tttis city, and was very successful. ENTHUSIASTICALLY RECEIVED by the 7,000 eager fans. Mike Donlin re ceived the lion©s share of applause and Cap ATHLETIC SERMON. tain Mike, although he struck oat on his first appearance, made amends by gathering four safe hits before the day" was done. An Anaconda Preacher Who Finds That Tom Needham relieved Roger Bresnehan Physical and Moral Strength are Twin behind the bat, and Bridwell at short covered a vast amount of ground. Tenney Qualities. was as gingery as in the old days and was Anaconda, Mont., April 8. At the regu right in the spirit of the fray. The fans lar evening service last Sunday, Rev. H. A.. were quite content with the way the Giants Carnahan, of the First Presbyterian Church, sized up and they are now looking forward spoke to his congregation upon "The Beauty to a warm season and a hot fight from the of Physical, Intellectual and Moral start. , Strength." In the course of his remarks, the reverend gentleman said: "We are all CAPTAIN DONLIN OPTIMISTIC. admirers of physical strength. Nearly every It looks like the pennant for the Giants boy has on his room walls the picture of to Captain Donlin, who said: "I know it the famous athlete. The world©s galleries is customary to claim pennants before the have their pictures of old Hercules, of season opens, but in the case of our team Theseus grappling with the hitherto invinci I think we have it on the other fellows. ble Centaur and about to give him his On what do I base my prediction? Well, death-blow. to start with, we have six left-handers and all of them can bat .300 or better. The THE OLD TESTAMENT Cubs certainly have not got anything on has its story of the mighty Samson, and of us in batting, and while they were better the youthful David battling with the giant than us in base-running last year it won©t Goliath. Every rural place, town, hamlet be that way this season. With Mattv work and city has its champion, who wins in the ing right I don©t think that Chicago has foot races, who pitches the game and wins any the best of it in pitchers either. We the victory, or who carries the ball for will be in the running from the start and JOHN R. M©LEAN touchdowns upon the gridiron. So we here my only hope is that the Yankees will Catcher of the Cincinnati National League Club. have our favorite. All Anaconda is inter win out in their league." ested in her own boy, Jimmy McHale; proud John E. McLean, catcher of the Cincinnati National League Club, weighs 220 pounds and stands that he is making his mark on the diamond. CUBS THE ONLY RIVALS. six feet five inches. He was born in Fredericton, X. B., in July, 1881. lie first attracted attention as first baseman of the 1899 Nevrtown Club, of Cambridge, Mass. In 1899-19CO he was catcher for the And best of all, because he is a clean, All hands here disregard the claims of Fredericton team, and in 1901 he caught for the St, John. N. B. Club. In 1902 he was engaged as the hopeful Phillies, the Pittsburg brigade, change catcher by the Boston Club, but had little opportunity of distinguishing himself. In 1903 he or any other club except the champion Cubs. was transferred to the Chicago National League Club, which club in 1904 traded him to the St. one who takes care of his body, does not Louis National Club for catcher Mike O©Neil. After playing half a season with St. Louis he was sold allow himself to be overcome by the habits The question uppermost in the minds of the to the Portland Club, of the Pacific Coast League, with which club ho played until 1907 when he was local fans is whether McGraw©s pitching purchased by the Cincinnati National League Club, which he has served since with ability. that lose so maay promising players a staff will be able to keep pace with the place in the base ball world. He saves his team©s galaxy of hard hitters. Christy money and recognizes that even in the base Mathewson has demonstrated that he is strong as it is now at any time since he be selves than college athletes, who have to be ball field a man has a legitimate oppor "fit as a fiddle" and it would surprise no came the club©s physical ciilture professor. watched much closer during the training tunity to make a name and plate for him one if that brilliant twirler again proved period. self in the world. So we are waiting for to be the pitching sensation in the season CONFIDENT GRIFFITH. Jake Stahl says that there are only three the papers to announce what we all con now about to begin. He simply toyed with While the Old Fox does not make a pen pitchers who have the out-of-sight delivery, fidently believe will happen, that Jimmy Little Rock, shutting them out with three nant prediction he is more than satisfied Glade, Joss and Chesbro. "Glade," says McHale will make good on Boston©s crack scattered hits. Matty worked the full with his team and says: © ©I have a very Stahl, "faces the second baseman and then team and win new glory for himself and nine innings and struck out ten men, work strong looking team. The men are work wheels around. That sort of a delivery his home town.©© ing easily all the time. There is almost no ers and can play ball as well as any body makes any batter pull a little, and that©s REV. MR. CARNAHAN doubt as to of men that I have ever seen. They are the reason Glade is so effective." sure to be factors in the race. The trio Fred Tenney is the star billiard perform is a firm believer in every branch of clean MATTY©S ABILITY from St. Louis will be a big help to me. er of the Giants and has outpointed Mc sport, and himself participates in many of to do more than an average good pitcher©s I think we are stronger in the field and Graw, Taylor, Strang and others in cue the games, tevincing an interest second to share in the long race now about to begin. am positive that in the pitching department none. In his college days he played base contests. ball, occupying the pitcher©s box in most McGinnity is still in his home far out in we are 50 per cent, stronger than last year. Kid Elberfeld has spent quite some time the Southwest nursing an injured hip. How of the contests, and his love for the na We will start the season in better shape coaching catcher Blair in batting practice. tional game is as strong now as it ever serious his injury really is only the future than we have in years. If we do not land To stand up to the plate without flinching can tell. From the "Iron Man" some need was. He is chaplain of the Anaconda Curl on top it will not be because we did not is Little Tobasco©s advice. And he practices ing Association and active in tournaments. ed help was expected and perhaps he will keep trying, and if we do land at the top what he preaches, too. come in strong later on. Taylor seems to we will show the winner of the other Hemphill says he feels like a new man have all his old-time speed, but in recent league©s pennant what kind of ball we play since he joined the Yankees, and is con I. I. I. LEAGUE ITEMS. years the mute comedian has been regarded in the American League.©© fident that h* will have a good year here. as more or less of an in-and-outer. The A HARD RACE It is in batting that Larry Doyle will The Bloomington Club has signed Catcher southpaw, Wiltse, on his old form should prove a pleasant surprise to the fans, ac Rube Sampson, late of Springfield, and last prove a valuable assistant. It seems to be is sure to again be the result in the cording to Manager McGraw. season with Anson©s Chicago independent up to Leon Amee to fill in this year and American League this year. Cleveland will The Fordham A. C., composed of local club. should he prove effective and lose his be there as well as the Athletics, while the college and amateur players, has reorganized White Sox are certain to be a dangerous Catcher A. A. Anderson, released by the wildness he may be the man of the hour for the season and desires to hear from fast Little Rock Club last winter and signed for the Giants. Then again, Crandall or crew. Detroit proved its claim for con semi-professional and amateur teams within sideration last year and taking it all in all by Peoria, has jumped that team and left Malafkey, of the new recruits, may de 200 miles of New York City. J. T. Moore, for parts unknown. velop well enough to keep in the good history is due to repeat itself, namely, that 206 Broadway, this city, is the manager. cause. The players all feel that with good, the winner in Ban Johnson©s league will Manager Belden Hill has signed three steady pitching the speed and batting know that there has been a race before the players for his Cedar Rapids Club: Catcher strength of the team will prove enough to honors are won. So far as the Yankees Fatal Base Ball Accident. R. Brown and M. Simon. Pitchers Rode- run Chance©s crafty Cubs down in the are concerned, the advent of Fred Glade and Venice, 111., April 9. While catching a baugh, W. Fox, Renzenbrink, Malicot, La- long race for the honors this year. The Joe Lake and the development of Bill Hogg game of base ball at North Venice at 5 velle, Alien, Ray, Nice. Infielders, Muller, big stick in the hands of such a group of together with the prospect of Jack Ohesbro o©clock yesterday afternoon, James Bran- Howard, Wittig, Cran-dall, Spencer, Lamb, batsmen as Shannon, Tenney, Donlin, Sey coming into his own again are features son, Jr., twenty years old, was struck on Mattick, Garzer, McKeen. Out fielders Davis, mour, Bresnehan and IHvlin is expected to which it i» hoped will remedy the long stead- tbe he*d by a bat oad fatally injured. Wil Wearer, Lc-ughlin, Milter, Mahaffy. SRORTI1VQ
mained to bar the Atlantic League from get Surdy is not satisfied was news to him, as ting protection. The league©s application McSurdy has signed his contract. "MATTY©S" NOVELTY. N. YORKLEAGUE had been held up because of the legal en tanglement at Allentown, as the result of News Notes. The New York National Club©s Great the league turning down Manager Mackin- The Utica Club has signed a local south Pitcher Has a New Curve Which He non, who fought organized ball at the re 1908 CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE cent meetings of Atlantic magnates. Presi paw pitcher, named Eugene Ryan. Calls the "Spitless Spitter." dent J. W. Dobbins, Manager Siegfried, of The Utica players reported to Manager ADOPTED. Easton, and T. B. Golden, of Pottsville, Dooley April 9, for spring practice at Hack- By Sid Morcer. will this week personally visit Farrell to ensack, N. J. Wheeling, W. Va., April 10. A topic secure the desired protection. Seranton contracts with William Halligan, of much discussion among the Giants this Frank Boyle, Joe Cleary, D. J. Monohan, morning is the "dry spitter," a new pitch The Season to ppen on May 7 Bacon Rescues the "Jags." have been approved. ing delivery of which Chris- Mathewson claims to be the and to Close September 20 Gloversville, N. Y., April 11. On the 2d The contracts of Griffith and Martin originator. Matty calls his inst., John L. (Lew) Bacon, of Troy, a Monghan, of Pittston, with Wilkes-Barre freak ball the "spitless spit base ball manager of wide experience, pur have been approved. ter," for he does not moist Details of a Most Interesting chased from the A., J. & G Base Ball Asso Bill Delehanty, the youngest brother, is en the ball, yet it breaks ciation the State League franchise and play playing at Wilkes-Barre. He is said to be like a spitter. He used it Spring Meeting in Wilkes-Barre* ers. Mr. Bacon would not divulge the price of a stubborn disposition, and even harder in the Columbus game yes paid for the franchise, nor would he dis to manage than Frank. terday, and though it was cuss at this time any plans he has formu simply an experiment it lated regarding his team. Mr. Bacon has Jimmy Monaghan, the star catcher of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., April 7. After one Jimmy Callahan©s Logan Square team of fooled several batters. This secured a lease for the grounds in this city is the first spring that a lot of the longest sessions in tha history of the and at Sacandaga Park, and all other ar Chicago, has been signed by Malachi Kit New York State League, the meeting held tredge for the Scranton Club. of new pitching deliveries rangements incidental to the purchase. Mr. have not been exploited. here yesterday and to-day Bacon has been very successful in the President Farrell has promulgated these resulted in the adoption of C. Mathewson. Until Matty sprung this one base ball world. Of the players who showed recent contracts: With Utica Frank Car- the only new wrinkle was a satisfactory championship ability under his skillful tutelage there are roll, Dwight D. Hazleton; with Syracuse schedule after two long and the "knuckle ball." The New York pitch stormy sessions between ers have experimented with this, but none President J. H. Farrell and of them has had much success with it. the owners and managers of Matty does not claim that his new deceiver the teams. Each manager will revolutionize pitching. In fact, he does had a schedule idea of his 1908 1S"ew York League Schedule not say much about it, but McGraw thinks it own and each of these had will help his star pitcher to win many games. to be discussed at length be Setison Opens May 7 ; Closes September 20 At any rate, it seems a valuable addition fore President Farrell finally to Matty©s extensive and effective repertoire. obtained the adoption of the SCRANTON AT HOME TROY AT HOME The "dry spitter" differs radically from schedule originally prepared With A.. J. and G...... May 7, 8, 9, 10 the common spitball not only because the With Utica ...... May 11, 12, 13 With Binghamton ...... May IS. 19, 20 ball is not moistened, but because it is J. H. Farrell by him with only a few With Albany ...... May 29, 30 (A. M.) changes. The season will ...... June 1, 2, 3 a slow instead of a fast ball. Speed and open on May 7 and close on September 20. With Wilkes-Barre ...... June 4, 5, 6, 7 a quick break have been the essential The opening games will be at Wilkes-Barre, With Wilkes-Barre ... . May 29, 30 (P. M.), 31 With Utica ...... June 8, 9, 10 qualities heretofore, of the "spit ball" de with Utica; at Scranton, with A., J. & G.; With A. , J. and G...... June 11. 12. 13. 14 livery, but Matty throws his deceiver without With Albany ...... any effort. In yesterday©s game the ball float Binghamton with Albany, and at Syracuse \Vith Wilkes Barre With Albany ...... July 2. 3, 4 (A. M. ) , 5 with Troy...... July C, 7, 8 ed up to the plate without any force behind With Utlca ...... July 9. 10, 11 With Binglumton ...... July 9, 10, 11. 12 it, and just as the batter would take a JAGS© OWNER STRIKES SNAG. With Troy ...... July 13, 14, 15 ...... July 20, 21, 22 healthy swing at it the sphere would sud The adopting of the schedule was not the With Wilkes-Barre ...... July 23, 24, 25, 26 denly waver and drop dead into Needham©s With Binghimton ...... July 27. 28, 29 With A. , J. and G...... July 27. 28. 29 mitt. It was like a piece of paper flutter only thing that added length to the meet With Utica ...... July 30, 31. August 1, 2 ing, for when the new owner of the Jags© With Albany ...... August 3. 4. 5 ing along and encountering a puff of wind franchise, Lewis Bacon, started into the With Wilkes-Barre . . . With Binghamton ...... August 24, 2©), 26 from the opposite direction. The Columbus meeting chamber to represent the Jags he With Syracuse ...... August 27, 28, 29. 30 players were amazed to see a slow ball act could not furnish credentials to show that With Syracuse ...... August 13, 14, 15 With A., J. and G...... August 31 so queerly. Mathewson did not use as he was the owner. Bacon got into the room V >tli A. J. and G...... September 1. 2. 6 much speed as he did in Little Rock last With A., J. and G...... August 20. 21. 22. 23 With Albany ...... September 7 (A. M.) and was given all the time of the first half With Scranton ...... Tuesday, as the weather was too cool to of the session to state his case. After half With Wilkes-Barre ..... take any chances. He was good, however, an hour or more of wrangling he agreed to With Wilkes-Barre .. September 13, 19 (P. M.) With Albany ...... September 19 and his slants were hardly disturbed. get into communication on long distance ©phone with President Hays, of the Fonda, WILKES-BARRE AT HOME UTICA AT HOME Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad, from With Wilkes-B.irre ...... May 14, 15, 16, 17 RISE IN PRICE. whom he bought the club, and try to es With A., J. and G...... May 11. 12, 13 tablish his right to take part in the meeting. With A.. J. and G...... May 30 (P. M.) With Syracuse ...... June 1, 2, 3 The Official Balls of the Great Leagues The result was a telegram from President Writh Binghamton ...... Hays which arrived about 8.30 o©clock. With Troy ...... and All Other Grades of Ball Will Cost It developed in the afternoon that an effort With Albany ...... was being made to get a team into Pater- With A., J. and G. ... More This Year. With Wukes-Barre ..... son. N. J., and the discussion that was held With Scranton ...... at the first session was quite heated at many With A., J. and G...... July 9, 10, 11 With Albany ...... Philadelphia "Ledger." times...... July 13, 14. 15 With A., J. and G. July 1, 4 (P. M.), 5 July 20 21 2s* Just as the Invincibles, the Excelsiors and THE MAGNATES BANQUETED...... July 27. 28, 29 With Binghamton ...... July 23, 24, 25. 26 the Splatterdocks had begun the preliminary While the meeting was adjourned await With A.. J. and G. .... practice for the annihilation of each other ing the telegram from President Hays, of With Albany ...... on the diamond the price of base balls the former Jags Club, the Wilkes-Barre With Troy ...... WAS increased. But the youth of tlul country breathed again when it was learned owners told the magnates and their guests With Binghamton ...... August 13. 14. 15 With Wilkes-Barre ..... that they would stand the expense of a ban ...... August 17, 18,19 With Albany ...... that the only grade of goods affected was quet which was ready in the dining room of With Utica ...... August 20. 21, 22. 23 With A., J. and G...... September 7 the National League ball, which this year the Sterling. The magnates harkened to the With Scranton ...... September 7 (A. M.) With Syracuse ...... September 14, 15 sells for $1.50, or an increase of 25 cents. call and enjoyed a fine feast. The clubs With Troy ...... September 8. 9. 10. With Binghamton . . . ©...... September 16, 17 When the news of the increase reached the With Albany ...... September 11. 12 With A., J. and G...... September 18, 19, 20 fans the reason for the raise came in a were represented as follows: Scranton With Scraatoa ...... September 18, 20 Owner E. J. Coleman, Manager Kittredge, spontaneous vociferation "Rubber Trust. 1 © former president J. W. Barnes. Albany But leading dealers, in base ball goods ALBAN Y AT HOME SYRACUSE AT HOME declared yesterday that this was mere in President C. W. Winchester and Dr. H. B. With Binghamtou .... May 10, 14, 15, 1C, 17 With Troy ...... \fflV 7 8 9 10 Warner. Utica President C. H. Hayes, With Syracuse ...... With Albany ...... May 11, 12, 13 ference. It was frankly stated, that the Manager Charles Dooley and D. M. John With A. . J. and G...... May 21, 22, 23, 24 price had been put up because a demand son. Syracuse-^ President G. W. Kuntsch. With Wilkes-Barre With Utica ...... has come for the balls ; that the professional Binghamton Michael Koche, manager as With Seranton ...... ,I,une 4, 5. 6 With Bitighamton ...... and semi-p©rofessional teams will not balk at With A. . J. aud G...... June 8,9,10 With Scranton ...... June 15, 16, 17 an extra 25 cents, and would have to have well as part owner, and F. F. Hammond, © With Utica ...... June 11, 12. 13, 14 With Wilkes-Barre ...... June 18, 19, 20, 21 part owner. Jags Lew Bacon, owner and With Troy ...... June 29, 30, July 1, 4 (P. M. ) With Troy ...... the official sphere if it cost double the manager. Troy Manager Jack O©Brien, With Albany ...... Jimp 2 1} 26* 7 9V money. President William Rabbett. Wilkes-Barre With Syracuse ...... July 9, 10, 11, 12 Witli Scranton ...... June 30 All of the cheaper grades of balls sell at President J. S. Monks, Manager Abe Le- With Wilkes-Barre ...... July 20, 21. 22 With Binghamton ...... July 2, 3, 4, 4, 5 figures quoted last year, but what is troubl With Scrauton ...... July 23. 24, 25, 26 With Utica ...... ing the side-lot warriors of the bases is sotte, Directors Heist and Featherson. With A. , J. and G...... July 16, 17, 18, 19 With A. , J. and G. . .. .July 30, 31. August 1, 2 With Binghamtoa ...... where that extra quarter is to come from J. W. BARNES HONORARY MEMBER. With Troy ...... August 6, 7. 8, 9 With Albany ...... August 17. 18, 19 when they play a real game with adversaries The magnates accepted with sincere regret With Troy ...... August 20 21 ^2 23 they profess to despise. "The King Bee of the resignation of President J. W. Barnes, With Binghamton , , August 27, 28, 29, 30 With Scranton ...... the Bunch," the "Lively Bounder," the August 31, September 1, 2 With Wilkes-Barre ...... September 3, 4, 5 of the Scranton Club. They were well September 7. (P. M. ), 13 With Utica ...... "Boss of the Bags" and the "Chief of the aware of the fact that the former magnate With Wilkes-B&rre . , . With A., J. aud G...... September 11, 12, 13 Diamond" can still be bought at prices had helped the game along a whole lot by ranging from 25 to 50 cents, but side-lot placing a team there in 1904. He was elect candidates for professional .teams bat "of ed by a unanimous vote to honorary mem ficial" balls, and who is going to give that bership in the State League and given all A., J. AND G. AT HOME BINGHAMTON AT HOME extra quarter? the rights tSat a magnate will have. When ...... May 14, 15, 16, 17 With Albany ...... May 7, 8, 9 The statement that the increase in the the magnates got down to discussing the With Wilkes-Barre , ...... May 18, 19. 20 With Troy ...... cost of worsted has raised the price of base schedule before the meeting in the after With Utica ...... May 28, 29, 30 (A. M.) With Utica ...... Alay 21 2^ 23 balls is declared to be a yarn, and the as With Binghamton ...... June 1, 2, 3 With A., J. and G...... May 25, 26, 27 noon it was found that here and there in With Syracuse ...... June 4, 5, 6 With Syracuse ...... May 28, 29. 30, 30 sertion that rubber has advanced is simply every corner a small group had gathered, With Troy ...... June 18, 19, 20, 21 With Wilkes-Barre ...... June 8, 9, 10 an effort to stretch the truth. representing every team and each group had With Scranton ...... June 22, 23. 24 With Scranton ...... June 18, 19. 20, 21 a schedule which they thought should be the With Wilkes-Barre ...... June 25, 26. 27 With Albany ...... ATLANTIC ASSOCIATION NEWS. real one. They all carried them into the With Utica ...... July 2. 3. 4 (A. M.) With Troy ...... June 25, 26. 27 With Binghamton ...... July 20, 21, 22 With Syracuse ...... June 29, 30. July 1 meeting, but from an unprejudiced stand With Syr.vcuse ...... July 23. 24. 25, 26 With A.. J. and G. .... The Woonsocket team will play morning point President Farrell©s looked the best. With Utica ...... August 6, 7 With Utica ...... July 16, 17, 18. 19 and afternoon games at Beverly, April 20. With Syracuse ...... August 3. 4, 5 UMPIRES FOR THE SEASON. With W©ilkea-Barre ...... August 24. 25, 26 S3K; TT?y - ----...-. .,- -,...., ~. ,., Buster Bun-ell may go back to Woon President Farrell handed out some glad With Scranton ...... August 27. 28. 29, 30 With Albany ...... August 20. 21, 22 23 socket this season, where he is a big favor With Wilkes-Barre . . August 31, September 1, 2 ite. dope when, he made known that the um- With Utica ...... , September 7 (A. M.) W ith Scranton ...... September 3,4,5 ires are to be Cusack, of the Eastern With Binghamton ...... September 14, 15 W ith Syracuse ...... September 7 18 Tim Murnane, of the New England League, £eague last year; Brady, with th^e Cotton is at present working on a schedule for the States League the last two years;© Hopper, With Utica ...... Atlantic Association. formerly a pitcher for Baltimore, and Pep per, who was with the Central League President Hugh McBreen, on behalf of for the past two seasons. William Duck- the Atlantic Association, has paid for pro tection in the National Association. ett, an up-valley umpire was on hand, try pitchers George Wiltse and Robertaille, John ing to get on the staff, but failed. G. Schmidt, Jr., P. J. Crisham; with Al The Atlantic Association has over "50 ny Evers, Hugh Ahearn, Jack Rafter and bany P. J. Smith, Kitty Knight. PROTECTION FOR ATLANTIC players signed up for next season. The Louis Carr. Owner Bacon will take up his At the Wilkes-Barre meeting, Secretary early crop of players this year is most en The meeting was enlivened by a visit residence in this city within a few days. Roach, of the Binghamton Club, had a talk couraging. from E. B. Golden, manager of the Potts- He will manage the team and says that he ville team, of the Atlantic League, repre with Frank Burk, but the latter refused to will have a winner for the twin cities sign a contract until the salary comes up PACIFIC COAST NEWS. senting John W. Dobbins, of Newark, presi Gloversville and Johnstown. As the grounds dent of the league, for the purpose of de are located between the two cities Mr. Ba to his figure. Binghamton purchased Burk The Portland Club has released Pitcher manding that President J. H. Farrell, of from Providence for $1000. the New York State League, who is secre con will receive patronage from both places. Mickey Malloy. tary-treasurer of the National Association, A five-cent fare will be in force from either At the spring meeting, Louis Bacon, the The headquarters of the Pacific Coast shall grant protection to the Atlantic League. eity. new owner of the A., G. and J. Club, was League has been moved from the Crocker Efforts to secure this from President Pat unsuccessful in getting any new players in building to newly furnished offices at Rx^rea- Powers, of the National Association failed, The Situation at Troy. his conference with the managers of other tion Park, on Valencia street, San Fran declared Manager Golden, Mr. Powers never Troy, N. Y., April 11. Manager Jock teams in the leazue, but says he hopes to cisco, Cal. answering the letters sent to him. Golden O©Brien, of the Troy Club, believes he has have a first-class club in the field when Manager McCreedie, of Portland, says he said that Farrell had promised Dobbins some repaired the gaps in his outfield made by the season opens. He expects to secure refused to accept pitcher Hartman from tha time ago that he would grant the protection the draft of Moeller and Degroff and that some players from the big leagues. Philadelphia Athletic Club because Manager desired and requested Dobbins to forward with Jones, Duffy, Eagan and Goode to se- Connie Mack wanted option of the pick ot him a list ©of the managers and players of lest from, he will have as strong an out The retention of the franchise by the A., the Portland team next fall. each club in the league. Mr. Farrell, how field as last year. His infield will be strong J. and G. people, under the management of ever, stated that he never made any such er, while he believes the loss of Hardy in Lou Bacon met the approval of most of the All doubt about Ed. Smith, pitcher, and promise. tl.i ., the pitching department will be more "than magnates. The trouble at Gloversville last Ben Koehler, outflelder, becoming members THE MATTER SETTLED. made up by the acquisition of Lathrop and year was due to the fact that a ten-cent of the Sonth Bend team was dispelled by Hanley. Lathrop is said to have been one car fare kept many Johnstown fans away the signing of contracts by these players After a long consultation between Secre of the best pitchers in the Empire State from the games. The fare to the ball park last week. The two former members of the tary Farrell and Manager Golden, the latter League last season, while Hanley, O©Brien this year will be fire cents and the reduc St. Louis American League team are now to-day announced that all misunderstandings predicts will prove a sensation on the cir- tion ia expected to materially aid th« at with South B«nd and are taking daily bad been cleared up and that nothing re cait. MX. O" Brian says UM Btorjr that Ho- tendance. practice with the toam. SRORTIING
lived in Milwaukee, was with the Associa the only player who has not been with one man comes around who no one can hear and tion two years ago, but went to ©the East or more big leagues. few can understand by his signs. You can ern League after his trouble with Mike Kel- Tim Flood is carrying a younger brother, understand O©Loughlin both ways, and Presi ley. Owens is too good an official for any Gene Flood,, with his team in training. He dent Ban Johnson can consider himself lucky in having such an umpire. He could stay company but the Association, so O©Brien de is said to be a comer and good for fast company when he gets more age. here all season and the local fans certainly WILL HAVE TO UNDERGO SOME cided to recall him this season. Owens© would not care. Cincinnati "Commercial- work is too well known to need comment. Manager Tim Flood, of St. Paul, is trying Tribune." Suffice to say that he is regarded as the to purchase infielder Love, of Kansas City. best official in the business outside of the Milwaukee is after him. Flood says he is major leagues. the fastest infielder he has seen this year. THE WESTERN LEAGUE. STEVE KANE, St. Paul boasts of the only Indian bat tery in the business. Pitcher Leroy and To Make Things Entirely Satis the meek looking individual, who hails from catcher Myers are the duo who are said to Good Reports From the Training Camp of Louisville, will again be on the league roster. have the original blood coursing through the " Grizzlies " Excellent Outlook for factory to All of the Clubs Kane is a competent official and rules the their arteries. diamond like a monarch. He has been with a Successful Season. the Association for the last three seasons. Columbus Claims That She Has Jack Kerin, who spends his leisure moments By Will P. Green, in East Pepperill, Mass., was also a member EASTERN CAROLINA. Been Treated Rather Unfairly* of the American Association staff last sea Denver, Colo., April 9. Editor "Sporting son, coming here from the Eastern League." Has a New Six-Club League Under the Life.©© If reports from the training camp Kerin displayed excellent judgment in his in Missouri can be taken as an indication, Lead of a Man With America©s Most j.,.,..,,.....^.,,,.^.,^..,,...... of the "Grizzlies© " strength SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." work last year and should improve with more experience. |i:;:s|¥:;g::5;p;55t;:5SS|Si Denver fans have reason to Venerated Name. feel satisfied with the team. Milwaukee, Wis., April 13. There has GERALD HAYES, teen considerable kicking on the American The recruits are all showing the little scrapper from Texas, will be given By Joe S. Nelson. up in excellent form and Association schedule for the coming season, another trial this spring. Last season he New Bern, N. C., April 10. Editor the infield looks like the ______and President O©Brien an- was loaned to the Wisconsin-Illinois League "Sporting Life." The Eastern Carolina fastest kind of a combina- ^SSSjSSSS nounces that he will change during the early half of the season, but was League will again be found doing business tion. Harry ©. White is thai I ilHlffilSn the. schedule to affect Kan later recalled. Hayes tried to boss the play this year. At the annual election of officers same star of old at first, sas City, Toledo, Louisville, ers too much last season, but with the ex recently held in Wilson Hon. Thomas M. which means that Denver Minneapolis, St. Paul and perience gained he should make a competent Washington, of Wilsqn, was elected presi leads the league in at least Milwaukee. Louisville is official this year. President O©Brien prides dent ; Horace King, Goldsboro, vice-presi one position. Lauterborn has scheduled to play in Toledo himself on gathering a high-class staff and dent ; C. II. Gattis, Raleigh, secretary and been playing a consistent May 18, a-fter Toledo returns if his men look as good on the field as they treasurer. The league is composed of six game -at the middle station, from the West. Toledo Charles irwin but his right side partners* would be at home only one Downie and Irwin, are the day and then jump to Louis men in the limelight just now. From all ville for May 19, 20 and 21, appearances Downie is destined to play As the races are on at Louis havoc with the other sliortstops of the West ville at that time Tebeau de ern in averages and his lightning play in the Jos. b. O©Brien © sired to have the Colonels exhibition games has attracted more than remain in Toledo May 19, passing comment among critics. 20 and 21, instead of going to Louisville, and to transfer the contests scheduled for To THE GREATEST IMPROVEMENT ledo July 7, 8 and 9 to Louisville. This was is in the manager, veteran Charley Irwin, agreeable to Armour. who is coming to the front in great style THE CHANGES. as a leader. He has the implicit confidence of his men and letters received from the Instead of playing at Milwaukee August quad speak in the highest terms of his 2.9 and 30, September 1 and 2, the Minne ability. Irwin will guard the third station apolis Club will play a game August 31, and it is safe to say that Eddie Wheeler which will get them out of Milwaukee one will never be mentioned by the fans, except day sooner. This will bring them into Kan by way of unfavorable criticisms. The out sas City one day ahead of the schedule. field of Wa!dron, Belden and Cassaday is This change will also affect St. Paul,- as binging the leather a la Stone, and Kansas Flood©s team will play at Milwaukee Sep City scribes are bemoaning the fact that tember 2. Similar changes were made in the trio cannot remain there. Although it Kansas City. Manager Clymer, of Colum is doubtful it© Jack ZalusUy has entirely re bus, denounces the American Association covered his .form behind the bat his work schedule and is inclined to think the date so far has been satisfactory and with the makers put the Columbus Club under a showing made by young Kerner pilfered handicap when they doled out assignments sacks will be very scarce. It looks a littlai that will keep the Senators away from early to home for practically a full month after August 4. , JUDGE^THE PITCHERS but there is no occasion for knocks. Then. THE UMPIRES. Doll and Kinneally make a fine pair of President Joe O©Brien, of the American substitutes, so that injuries may corns Association, returned last week from Wau- without serious results. The team returns sau, Wis., and at once got busy on plans home April 14 and the next day opens the; for the opening of . the season, April 15. season with Pueblo at Broadway Park. Af He left for Cincinnati on Saturday and will ter four games we go to the Smoky city meet his umpires to-day to give them final for the same number and then home again instructions. for quite an extended series. The opening game will be a big event and a big turn out is looked for to give the Grizzlies their Toledo©s Strong Team. first boost for the flag. Toledo, O., April 10. Manager Armour has a splendid assortment of young pitchers, VIRGINIA LEAGUE NEWS. of whom Nagle, Bushelman, Asher and Steen show the most promise. John Raley, who covered first for Roanoke These four, with Eells, Sutt- last year, has been sold to Lynchburg by. hoff, West and Gillen, will that club. be held until the season gets well started. Pitchers Ken- Mace, Byron and .Westervelt are the trio worthy, Vance and Quinn that are to use the indicator in this season©s will probably be set adrift league campaign. before opening day. The To The Lynchburg Club has re-signed out* ledo outfield will be composed fielder Hooker and has bought infielder Kirk* of Smoot, Armbruster and patrick from the Richmond Club. Hopkins. The infield looks The league opens the season on April 18 strong with Lister on first, with Danville at Richmond, Roanoke at Hinchrnan on second, Bar- Lynchburg, Portsmouth at Norfolk. beau at short and Elwert ca © ©Pug©© Hicks has been released by Dan W. R. Amour vorting around the third ville. The player who can hit as hard as corner. A big hole on the this man will not have any trouble in land* Toledo team all of last season has been plugged up by Harry Hinchman. Armour ing another good berth. has four good catchers in Abbott, Land, CHARLES E. CASE Outfielder Christopher, with Roanoke, Wakefield and Fisher. The three first-named came all the way from Colon, Panama, wher» will be retained for a time. In McCarthy Pitcher of the Kansas City Club of the American Association. * he has played the last two years to be given, and Anderson Toledo has a couple of good Charles E. Case, the star pitcher of the Kansas City Club, . of the American Association, is a a try-out in the Virginia League, youngsters who are candidates for the twirler of ability and well-established reputation. He was born in Cincinnati, in 1880. He picked There will be fewer changes in the make* up his knowledge of the game among Cincinnati amateurs and soon developed into a pitcher of utility role. McCarthy seems to have the note. This induced the Cincinnati Club of the National League, to give him a trial in 1901 and up of the Norfolk team than any other preference. Dwyer, who is_ Competing with ho did ©so well that he was retained as substitute pitcher during the season. In 1902 he was club, as Manager P"ender has great confi* Pete Lister for the first base job, has shown transferred to the Rack Island Club, of the I. I. I. League and played with that club three dence in his champions of last season. good style. Richard Lloyd, of Harlem, seasons. In 1&Q5 he was purchased by the Pittsburg Club and carried two seasons, doing very good Seibrie will hardly join the Richmond N. Y., tried out by Toledo this spring, has work. In 1907 Case was sold to the Kansas City Club, of the American Association, and has been a valued member of that team ever since. Manager Moot Cross considers Case one of his most team before June and Manager Lip« will been released, Shortstop Eddie Frank, with dependable pitchers and looks for a season of flue work from him. have to supply this position at second base Toledo two years ago, but who was out of with* another man until this popular playeC the game last year, has been sold by Mana reports. ger Armour to the Hartford, Connecticut do on. paper the compliments of American of the best towns in the State, namely, Wil- League, Club. It is beginning to look as if "Togo©* Association fans are with him. mington, New Bern, Wilson, Raleigh, Kins- Bentley will stick to his determinattwa to ton and Goldsboro. It was at once thought remain out of base ball this season, and President O©Brien©s Umpires. News Notes. that an eight-club league would be organized, Schuman will likely cover right garden tor Chicago, 111., April 13. Determined to but Rocky Mount would not adhere to the the Shoemakers. Catcher Heydon has not yet reported to pact of joining the National Association, maii.tain the high standard of discipline for Kansas City. Cross has three other back Roanoke has the following new players therefore withdrew. The league is under now being given a try-out: Catchers, Ed* which his regime is noted, President J. D. stops, however. Class D. O©Brien, of the American Association, has gar, Moffitt, Martin; pitchers, Boyd, Staleg^, signed up a smart looking staff of umpires The St. Paul Club has sold outfielder Ben THE OPENING DATE Diebold; infielders, Thomas and Painter; out* , Kohler and pitcher Ed. Smith to the South fielders, Wallis, Moran, Clarke, Christopher. for the coming season. The staff will be Bend Club, of the Central League. is June 10 and the season runs to September composed of six men, all of whom have 10. All the managers are now scouring At a meeting of the Virginia League of*, gained reputations as strict disciplinarians George Tebeau says that Kansas City will the woods for players and, of course, some ficials, held in Richmond, March 26, the and impartial officials. Wift^am List and not finish lower than third. Monte Cross "wonders" have been found. King Kelly schedule submitted by Manager Shatter, of© William Bierhalter, the two infant members is a bit more sanguine and says one-two will be at the head of the Raleigh Birds. the Roanoke Club, was accepted. The genial of the staff, come to the Association from for him. Will Wynne, last year with Lynchtmrg, of leader was much complimented for his the minor leagues backed up with all kinds Toledo and Indianapolis are going slow- the Virginia League, was the first man to thoughtful and fair-minded schedule. Thai fcf recommendations. List umpired in the in their pitchers. Eight slabmen will be sign an Eastern Carolina League contract, season will Open April 18. Ohio and Pennsylvania League last season, carried by both clubs for some time after King Kelly, of Raleigh, getting his signature. Manager Grim, of Lynchburg, has secure*^ where his work was of such excellent qual the season opens. North Carolina has had the distinction of ity that he attracted the attention of developing some of the star players of the first baseman John Raley from Roanoke t£ O©Brien. List is anxious to get to the top, President Lennon, of St. Paul, has re country in this ©-©little league," as it is take the place of Earl Holt on the first sacks and O©Brien had little difficulty in getting fused to sell or transfer outfielder © ©Lefty5 © generally called. Jimmy Sebring won his Raley is a number one man, but as Charley his name on a -contract. List©s home is in Davis and says that hold-out -will play -with notice while ©with Wolmington; Frank Smith, Schafer is going to play first for Rpaaokf St. ©Paul or not at all. . : Chicago -Box.,, was Tit*1 Raleigh, and Arthtir- there was aothrng to do but let the big lef* Rochester, N. Y. . hander out to another dab. BIERHALTER LOOKS GOOD. Some complaint is heard in the Hooeier Devlin made himself known while with New capital as to the batting strength of the Bern, leaving Jiere to go to Nawark, of the The Iiynchbnrg team is now pjfacticalls, Bierhalter, who hails from the town of- Indians. They haven©t come - up to expec Eastern League. : There are scores of others made up. The roster: Catchers, HolV champions, Columbus, O., officiated in the tation in this department. who have made good in the B and C classes Smith, Coyle and J. Westlake; pitchers,; New York State League last season. O©TBrien who started .down this way. Wallace,© Kline, Stewsrt, Oakley, Pettirt and, has had him in view for the last two seasons, We are indebted to President Joseph D. Rovney; infielders, W~ Westlake, Moss* and if there had been a place would, have O©Brien for a 1908 s«ason pass good for all Bowen, Grover, O©Brien and Burke; out- offered him a job. a year ago. According to American Association parks. Wotfld that we The Conquering O©Loughlin. fielders, Hooker, Anthony, Bentley, AbramS Columbus critics, Bierhalter has all the ear were in a position to use it. : It is really a shame -that there are not and Jansen. All of these men. have had pro marks of a successful diamond arbiter. The Th6 LotrisVille team is made up oi the big more Silk O©Lotxghlins floating around on fessional experience excepting Rovney, who other members of the staff ere all veterans: league veteran lines. Of all tfed, jplayfcra ia the umpiring staff of the two big leagues. pitched last year in a semi-professional Clarence (© ©Brick©©) Owen% who formerly tha regular Mao-tip short stop $oiwaa fa Th« spectators only appreciate him when a Leagu« at Cleveland, 0. SRORTIING
can League teams have a chance. One thing that THE CONNECTICUT LEAGUE* WILL HELP WASHINGTON is the good form displayed by Case Patten. The Organization in Continuous Existence This great pitcher never had an off year For Eleven Years Under the Veteran except in 1907, and it will probably be many THE WASHINGTON MANAGER seasons before he has another. It is the Jim O©Rourke©s Guidance. present intention to work Charley Smith Bridgeport, Conn., April 13. Editor PRAISES HIS TEAM* at Boston in the opening game. Charley "Sporting Life." On March 15, 1908, the has been going at a Gotchlike clip. Charley Connecticut League celebrated its eleventh Street has been doing grand work behind birthday, it having been or the bat and has hit for .327. His throw Says It Is Stronger Than Last ing has been all that could be desired. In ganized March, 15, 1897 him Jack Warner will have a worthy as It was then called the Nau sociate receiver, and this department is gatuck Valley League anc Year©s Aggregation and Should stronger than it has been since the birth was composed of thes of the American League. Mike Kahoe, too, cities: Winsted, Ansonia If speedy base-running is to Finish Well Up in the Ameri- has shaken his disability of last Fall, and Torrington, Bridgeport, Shel is equaling his best previous work. On the ton, Derbyshire and the follow goodj stick work, Claflin whole, the outlook is good. Edgewoods, of New Haven Shoes are essential. Claflin©s k can League Race of This Year* At the meeting when the MAGNATE JACK WARNER. Connecticut League was or base ball shoe possesses that Jack Warner has bought a half-interest ganized, Sturgis Whitlocl peculiar flexibility so desirable © SPECIAL TO "SPORTING- LIFE." in the Galveston Club, of the Texas League, was elected president anc in base-ball shoes not found in Chicago, 111., April 13. Manager Joe Can and expects to manage and play with that that old warhorse, Jim team in 1909. It looks as if Jack has ac J, H. O©Rourke O©Rourke, of this city sec any other make. tillon, of the Washington team, in company quired a gilt-edged investment and Galves retary. The league finisheo with pitcher Keeley, came to town the other ton a first-class manager. With a leader its season with the following clubs: Dan Sprinter $7.50 day on some private busi of his experience and ability his shrimp-fed bury, Derby, Bristol, Torrington, Bridgepor ness. While here he dis bunch should cut some ice for a tropical and Meriden. In 1898 the circuit consist Professional $5 cussed his team and its pros locality. They say Galveston is growing ed of Meriden, Derby, New London, New pects cheerily. Said he very fast and is a good base ball town. It Britain, New Haven, Waterbury, Danbury Minor League $3.50 "Keeley seems like a very seems to be assumed that Warner will be and Bridgeport. New Britain disbandet Buying By Mail when order capable pitcher. He has granted his release when he gets ready to about the middle of July, the fans refusing ing©, forward size and width cool head, fields finely, bats take charge of the "Gals," but his place to turn out to see an Al team. The league of street boot,: also out well, and has a corking goo< will be hard to fill. There is no catcher in is stronger this year than ever before anc line of fo9t drawn on pap set of curves. He©ll do, ©. the game who knows his business better than there seems to be no reason why New er. Remit with order and think, but I thought I migh Jack. The American League has had no Britain should not now be able to stand the saye C .O. D. Charges. just as well bring him home winter sensations like those in the National gaff with the rest of them. WEITE FOR BOOKLET. till it is definitely settled caused by Chance©s brogans (and many just where he belongs. The would like to be in his shoes) and the re Waldo M. ClafHn. semi-pro. managers wil tirement (?) of Honus Wagner, King of the NATIONAL LEAGUE NEWS. Joe Cantillon cheerfully resign any claim tossers (for the record shows John Henry 1107 Chestnut St. on him if I wish. Cates has is His Majesty). Notwithstanding this lack The seating capacity of the Brooklyn Phila., Pa. been showing well in the practice, while of advertising, there are signs of a prosper grounds has been increased to 20,000. Burns seems to be another Kilroy. He ous season. Before it begins Pittsburg has turned pitcher Con Walsh caught five men off bases in his last game A RETROSPECT the St. Louis youngster, over to St. Paul. which is pretty near a record. Not since will be instructive. All of the nine men Lumley, Maloney and Hummel twill be Kilroy©s time have I seen any one who drafted by Washington last Fall have been the Brooklyns© regular outfield this year. could nip the runners as he can. Street©s let out, except Bill Burns, pitcher, probable great showing on the trip cinches him for player aad broncho-buster. Bill©s inwards Manager McGraw declares that he woulc a regular catching job. He will alternate were reduced to a Hamburg steak and his not take $5,000 for his new catcher, Snod- with Warner, while Mike Kahoe will stand ribs pulverized during his gridiron career, grass. around, coach young pitchers, and make him but he can sneak ©em over without being hit. Says Umpire O©Loughlin of the Cincin self generally useful. Unless all signs fail All of the five players purchased are still nati Reds: "Campbell a great pitcher; I can present nine men every day who wil. with the team. Some of the false prophets Paskert a speedy, quick-thinking fielder; take a real interest in the game and do their best to win." Cantillon has blossom ed oat as a full-fledged ©© Sunny Jim,©© and Bays that he Las the best team that ever played for the Capital City. © ©I predict that we will come pretty near being the burg in good physical condition. He de leaders in the American League. I have got nied the rumor that this would be his last some batters and I©ve got some pitchers Season Opens May 14 ; Closes September 7. season. that will make some of the sluggers around Vincent Campbell, former left half on the circuit put crepe on their batting BRANDON AT HOME FARGO AT HOME Vanderbilt©s football eleven, is regarded as averages." He says the training at Gal- With Fargo ...... May 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20 With Brandon ...... May 28, 29, 30. 30 one of the most promising backstops ac veston was most beneficial, and all the men With Duluth ...... May 21, 22, 23, 25, 25, 26 With Brandon ...... June 1, 2 quired by the Chicago Cubs. He will be are full of confidence. With Winnipeg ...... June 15, 16, 17, 18 With Winnipeg ...... June 3, 4,5,6,7,8 retained. With Duluth ...... June 20, 22, 23, 24, 25 With Duluth ...... June 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 With Fargo ...... June 26, 27, 29, 30 With Brandon ...... July 3, 4, 4, 5, 6 Manager Fred Clarke, of the Pirates, With Fargo ...... July 1, 1, 2 With Winnipeg ...... ©July 7, 8, 9, 10 expects to play in all the chuinpl»nship FROM THE CAPITAL. With Duluth ...... July 14, 15, .16, 16, 17 With Brandon ...... July 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 games this year. He says there is nothing With Winnipeg ...... July 27, 28, 29, 30 With Duluth ...... July 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 to the story that he will manage from With Duluth ...... August 20, 20, 21, 22, 24 With Winnipeg ...... August 6, 7. 8, 9, 10 Washington©s Chances in the Race Con With Fargo ...... August 25, 26, 27, 28 With Brandon ...... August 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 the bench. With Winnipeg ...... September 2, 3, 4 With Duluth ...... August 30, 31, September 1 Official scorer John H. Gruber, of Pitts sidered Union League Line-up New burg, is quoted as saying that the signing and Gossip of the Players. DULUTH AT HOME WINNIPEG AT HOME of Leach broke up a four-cornered hold-out With Winnipeg ...... May 28, 29, 30, 30, 31 With Duluth ...... May 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20 by Leach, Wagner, Smith and Gibson for With Winnipeg...... June 1, 2 With Fargo ...... May 21, 22, 23, 25, 25, 26 higher salaries. By Paul W. Eaton. With Brandon ...... June 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 With Brandon ...... June 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 With Fargo ...... June 14, 15, 16. 16, 17, 18 With Fargo ...... June 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25 Umpire* Ed. Johnstone, who has been on Washington, April 11. Editor "Sporting With Winnipeg ...... July 3, 4, 4,. 5, 6 With Duluth ...... June 26, 27, 29, 30 the sick list all winter, will probably fill Life." Washington 6, Kansas City 1, and With Brandon ...... July 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11, 12 With Duluth ...... July 1, 1, 2 only Eastern assignments in the early part of Burns held ©em to four hits; Washington 2, With Fargo ...... July 30, 31 With Fargo ...... July 11, 13, 14, 14, 15, 16, 17 With Furgo ...... August 1, 2, 3, 4 With Duluth ...... July 18, 18, 20, 21, 22. 23 the season, so that he may be near his home Springfield 1, and Patten al With Brandon ...... August 5, 6. 7, 8, 9, 10 With Brandon ...... July 24, 25, 25 in Newark, N. J. lowed but three hits; nosed With Winnipeg ...... August 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 With Brandon ...... July 31, August 1, 1, 3, 4 Mike Donlin says the Giants this year, out by Cincinnati, 3-2. That With Fargo ...... August 16, 17, 18, 18 With Brandon ...... August 17, 17, 18, 19 in his opinion, are the strongest club in the was the record of the Wash With Fargo ...... September 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1, 1 With Fargo ...... August 20, 21, 22, 24 National League, and the Chicago Cubs will ington team from last week With Duluth ...... August 25, 26, 27, 28 With Brandon ...... August 29, 31 have more than they can conted with when to date, and the rest of the they meet the Giants. story was prevented by rain. With Brandon ...... September 1, 5, 7, 7 Piekering still leads the Sheriff Addison C. Gumbert, of Allegheny bunch in batting, with .403 county, has taken the place of Hans Wag in fifteen games, in every ner as_ base ball demonstrator at the Car negie Tech. School, while the Dutchman is one of which he has hit had Milan tagged for Kansas City and Pat seen.©©the team one of the fastest I©ve ever safely. Of the invalids, Al- ten, Falkenberg, Altizer, Warner and Hey hunting in the West. tizer continues to improve don banished from Washington, but, as Hans Wagner returned to Pittsburg from and Johnson is still slowly The Brooklyn Club, having lost pitcher Kansas in time to take part in Saturday©s Paul W. Eaton on the mend. Manager Can- "Sporting Life" stated would be the case, Finlayson, is trying to secure the return primary election. Hans is an active adherent tillon was in Chicago on on August 31 and at other times, all are of pitcher Hunter from Nashville. of Senator Penrose and is in line for the Monday and had several long conferences here now except Heydon. The "Life©s" The Cincinnati Club has turned the Union- Mayoralty of Carnegie, Pa. with President Comiskey. Pitcher Keeley 1907 dope has wintered well. The local town recruit, pitcher Blanchard, over to the According to President Murphy, of Chi was with him, and it will be decided within outlaws played their first game of the sea son this week, and defeated the University Lancaster, Tri-State League, Club. cago, pitcher Martin Walsh and outfielder \ ^ days wnetfler this twirler will join Elston will be allowed to choose their minor the Washingtons at once, which it is said of Pennsylvania©s team by a score of 3-1. Deininger, the new outfielder of the Other exhibition games planned between Philadelphia Nationals, resembles Mike Don- league berths, while catcher Arthur Evans he now wishes to do. On the showing he will go back to Lynchburg. has made it is thought his chance of re teams of the Union League have been aban lin in his actions and position at bat. doned. At Fred Clarke©s ranch, at Winfield, Kas., tention is at least fair. According to the Pittsburg critics " Char- UNION LEAGUE ROSTER. on April 8, the trainer of the Pirates, Ed. WASHINGTON©S STANDING ©ley Starr is a classy and finished shortstop, Laforce, was thrown from a buggy and in the race that begins next week doesn©t The Irwinites line up as follows: Speer, a fair sticker and a brilliant base-runner." sustained a fractured leg which will keep seem to be causing foreign critics much Longstreet, Hilly, Kaufman, Conavery and The veteran Tom Brown will umpire in him o©nrhis back for some weeks. thought, as they have it all settled that the Phalen, pitchers; Fox, Manners and Wein- the Southern League this year. There was The only thing worrying Manager Joe team is to finish last. On the other hand berg, catchers; Atherton, first; Lynch, sec one of the classiest runners ever in base Kelley just at present is the condition of Joe Cantillon, if he is quoted correctly and ond; MeDermott, third; Clark, short; Wal ball. bis pitching Staff. The men of the Doves© the chances are he is not, can see nothing lace, Speas and Shaughnessey, outfielders. firing line are not quite in the shape neces less than the first division for his herd The latter has also played first base for "Bill" Dahlen©s arm is giving him some sary for the championship season. The question of Washington©s standing is them. He is the Notre Dame player who trouble and manager "Joe" Kelley has a live one here, whatever it may be else- was tried out by Washington during the ordered him to take thinks easy for a Fred Tenney is the billiard expert of the wJiere. Anyone having coin that thinks our Stahl regime, and has done good work in while. New York team. He puts it on McGraw, Taylor, Nicklin and the other experts with aggregation will carry the target can get small minor leagues. Wyatt Lee flew the Gus Dorner will not be in shape to work it covered. The team is undoubtedlv verv coop for Altoona, Billy Keane was not se such regularity that he must concede them cured, and it is assumed that the Baltimore for the Bostons until the season has ad all handicaps now to get a game. much stronger than last year©s, but as vanced some weeks. His appendicitis wound it was considerably shy of beating out any Unions or some other team bagged Houser. still is bothering him. Homer Hillebrand, who has been with the other in 1907, the question is, how much However, the question, is not whether the Pittsburg team for two seasons without strengthening it needed to do so in 1908 team is very strong, -but whether it is bet Pitcher Upp, of Cincinnati, declares that doing much work, appears to be on the As a conservative estimate it might be about ter than those it will hare to play against. he will not go buck to the minors. If his rest" list again for this year. His pitch right to guess that it will probably beat Manager Irwin says the material he has can lame arm does not yield to treatment he ing ajm refuses to lubricate properly. out one team, possibly two, and that it is be developed into a very fast team, and no will lay off for a year. The Chicago Cubs were so well pleased not impossible for it to top the second di one will deny that he is fully capable of Manager McGraw, of the New Yorks, with Vicksburg, Miss., for a training grounds vision or nose into the first. With about doing the developing. Louisville says he©ll carry seven pitchers this year. ;hat President Charley Murphy is negotiat- 2*,?©???-J?!>*,*t ^*!u"r> *«er a year©s DEFEATED WASHINGTON One of bis youngsters probably Malarkey ng for a piece of ground in that city to ***« to-day, 3-0. Halla worked for the Colonels. will be worked regularly. suild a ball park on, with the idea of traki- Piekering hit safely in his sixteenth con In the Lancaster-Boston game of April 9 ng there for the next ten years. § TO PLACE THE TEAMS secutive game. After another game between Young, Dahlen and Bowerman, of the Bos Pitcher Karger, of St. Louis, can be sold in the American League, as there are four the same teams to-morrow, the Washing- tons, made a triple-play the first of the for a swell sum to seven National League or five, whose pennant chances seem almost tons will leave for Boston. The Georgetown season by a National team. clubs and would bring as much or more from equal. If the old saying holds good, that UniVersity team is rejoicing in the possession Pitcher Campbell, of Cincinnati, is credit American League magnates, but the waiver the one which everybody places next after of a young "phenom" who has the appro ed with exceptional ability for holding run- system practically makes him ineligible for his own favorite will be first, New York priate name of Diamond. He is a freshman, ners close to their base a most important membership on a Ban Johnson team. has it cinched, as all the managerial fore seventeen years old, and yesterday held the accomplishment for a pitcher. Larry Doyle, who was a disappointment casts give the Yankees second place. Grif strong University of Virginia team to three ast season to Manager McGraw, of the fith certainly has a fine chance for the dry lits, and defeated them on their own grounds Davy Brain has again communicated with New York Giants, is this year a pleasant goods. But the writer thinks the White at Charlottesville, with their star pitcher Manager Kelley. He has written for his surprise. The Illinois boy has been playing Sox look just a shade better than the rest up. The youngster got better as the game release, but has been told that he could not his spring in the style that made him the with the Athletics, Yankees or Tigers next© progressed. Georgetown©s team has started obtain it under any conditions. sensation of the minor leagues in 1907. Perhaps Cleveland should be included, too,© well and seems likely to keep up the good Pitcher Johnny Lash is the only one of but some of the pitchers on whom that club work. the Cardinals© curve-dispensers who had a Leach, who has been playing third base seems to be relying for regular work have year©s experience with a major league club n practice for Pittsburg, with a view to not yet passed entirely through the experi before he signed a St. Louis contract. .ubbing for Storke until June, has given it Sid Mercer writes from the South that up and says he will not play the bag under mental stage. In fact Connie Mack was not 3hristy Mathewson is back in the form of True to his promise outfieider Beaumont far wrong wken. be wud that all the any consideration. The place has .become L the pttttuuu days «E 1904-05. |oia«d th* Boston* oa April 8 at Harri*- too *p««dy for to* reteraa a&d ho reaiuMB it. SRORTIIVG
meeting of George and Charles Phillippe, brothers. Didn©t know each other, hadn©t IN PITTSBURG 1908 National League Schedule seen each other for 22 years. Brother George ranches at Stillwater, Oklahoma. Season Opened April 14; Closes October 7. Will managers keep their eye on Casey, Uniontown, Pa., slab artist of 1907, secured LITTLE CHANCE OF !L HILLE by Bob Lowe for his Grand Rapids nine? CHICAGO AT HOME PITTSBUEG AT HOME Men tell*me that he has the goods. With Cincinnati ...... April 22, 23. 24, 25 With St. Louis ...... April 22, 23, 24, 25 Pity that Ed. Phelps is still troubled with BRAND PLAYING. With Pittsburg ...... April 26, 27, 28. 29 With Cincinnati ...... Aprfl 30, May 1, 2 a lame ankle. With St. Louis .. .April 30, May 1, 2, 3, 4 With Chicago ...... May 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 It kept Col. Dreyfuss busy. on his flying With Pittsburg ...... May 10 With New York ...... May 11, 12, 13, 14 With Philadelphia ...... May 11, 12, 13. 14 With Philadelphia .... .May 15, 16, 18. 19 trip home answering requests for waivers. With Brooklyn ...... May 15, 16, 17, 18 With Brooklyn ...... May 20, 21. 22, 23 Twelve in three days is©going some. P*iocet6n Youth May Retire to His With Boston ...... May 20. 21, 22. 23 With Boston ...... May 25, 26, 27, 28 With New York ...... May 24, 25, 26,27 With Cincinnati ...... May 29, 30, 30 With Pittsburg ...... May 31, June 1, 2 With St. Louis .©...... June 3 Ranch Injured Arm Will Not With St. Louis ...... June 24 With Cincinnatii ...... June 22. 23 WANTS SALARY. With Cincinnati ...... June 25, 26, 27. 28 With Chicago ...... July 2, 3, 4, 4 With Pittsburg ...... July 5 With Philadelphia ...... -July 6, 7, 8, 9 Permit Ball Playing Pirates With Brooklyn ...... July 6, 7, 8, 9 With New York ...... :July 10, 11, 13, 14 Former President Richard Guy Sues the With Philadelphia ....July 10, 11, 12, 13 With Boston ...... July 15, 16, 17, 18 With New York ...... July 15, 16, 17, 18 With Brooklyn ...... July 2fl, 21, 22, 23 Treasurer of the Defunct P. 0. M. Frequent Change of Scenes. With Boston ...... July 19, 20, 21, 22 With Boston ...... August 14, 15, 17 With Philadelphia ...... August 15., 16. 17 With Brooklyn ...... August 19, 20, 22 League for Back Salary. With Boston ...... August 19, 20, 22 With New York ...... August 24, 25, 26 Washington, Pa., April 12. ©.Richard R. BY,«A. R. CRATTY. With Brooklyn ...... August 23, 24. 25 With Philadelphia ...... August 27. 28, 29 Guy, president of the Pennsylvania, Ohio With New York ...... August 27, 29, 30 With Chicago ...... September 4, 5 Pittsburg, April 11. Editor "Sporting With St. Louis August 31, September 1. 2,3 With St. Louis ...... September 7, 7, 8 and Maryland League, which disbanded in Life." One cannot find all good news on With Pittsburg ...... September 6 With Cincinnati ...... September 9, 10, 12 February after an existence © the eve of the get-away bell. Much as the With Cincinnati ...... September 7, 7, 8 With St. Louis .... -September 28, 29, 30 of two years, has filed a With St. Louis ...... September 9 suit in the Allegheny county final events in the Pitts With Pittsburg ...... Octob.er 4 burgs© camp helped to courts against J. J. Mans brighten up players, pro field, ©of McKeesport, former prietors and patrons several treasurer of the league, to developments were not to recover $525 alleged to be their liking. Not much has PHILADELPHIA AT HOME NEW YORK AT HOME due as back salary, i Guy been said this year about has retained as his attorney the work of Homer Hille With New York ...... April 14, 15, 16, 17 With Brooklyn ...... April 22, 23, 24, 25 Frank A. PiekarsM, the for brand. The former Tiger With Boston ...... April 18, 20. 21 With Philadelphia ...... May 1, 2, 4, 5 mer University of Pennsyl twirler rested last year with With Brooklyn ...... May 6, 7, 8. 9 With Boston ...... May 6,7,8,9 vania football player and With Boston ...... May 29, 30. 30 With St. Louis ...... June 4, 5, 6, 8 Washington and Jefferson one main object in view With Pittsburg ...... Tune 4, 5. 6. 8 With Pittsburg ...... June 9, 10, 11, 12 hope that the lull would re With St. Louis ...... Tune 9. 10, 11, 12 With Cjncinniti ...... June 13, 15, 16, 17 College coach, who filed store to old vigor his good With Chicago ...... June 13, 15. 16, 17 With Chicago ...... June 18, 19, 20, 22 Richard R. Guy the papers. Guy claims that left arm. The wing was With Cincinnati ...... June 18, 19, 20, 20 With Boston ...... Jilne 23, 24. 25. 26 repeated appeals to Mans With St. Louis ...... July 24, 25. 27, 28 With Philadelphia ...... July 2,3, 4, 4 field for salary have not only been ignored, A. R. Cratty hurt by a slide into a bag With Cincinnati . .July 29, 30. 31. August 1 With Pittsburg ...... July 24. 25. 27, 28 several seasons ago. Every With Chicago ...... August 3, 4. 5. 6 With St. Louis .. .July 29; SO, 31. August 1 but that Mansfield has refused to answer time used for a pitch excrutiating pain has With Pittsburg ...... August 7. 8. 10. 11 With Cincinnati ...... August 3, 4. 5, 6 personal letters asking for an explanation. followed. Col. Dreyfuss, ever eager to With Boston ...... August 12. 13 With Chicago ...... August 7, 8. 10. 11 Mansfield is now president of the McKees further Hillebrand©s case, suggested a lay With Brooklyn ...... September 1, 1. 2, 3 Witli Brooklyn ...... August 12, 13 port Club of the Ohio and Pennsylvania With New York ...... September 4. 5, 7, 7 With Brooklyn . .September 8. 9, 11, 12, 14 League. t off in 1907 as a cure. The news from the With Boston ...... September 11. 12. 14 With St. Louis ...... September 15, 16, 17 front is that the action failed to bring With Pittsburg ...... September lo. Hi, 17 With Pittsburg ...... September 18. 19, 21 »about results. Hillebrand cannot bank on With Chicago ...... September 18. 19. 21 With Chicago ...... ©.September 22, 23, 24 the arm. Speed is there still, but after a With Cincinnati ...... September 22. 2". 24 With Cincinnati ...... September 25, 26, 26 short time something seems to give way With SI. Louis ...... September 2."i. 26. 26 With Philadelphia .. .September 28, 29, 30 With New York ...... October 1. 2, .©! With Boston ...... October 5, 6, 7 and the arm is worse than useless. This is With Brooklyn ...... October 5, 6, 7 A Noted New York Writer, Well Known to be regretted for in shape Homer might be .able to prove the truth of Barney©s declara in Base Ball Citcles, a Victim to Malig tion back in 1906 that Homer was one of .the greatest left-handed pitchers he had nant Erysipelas. ever encountered. Hillebrand has not given BROOKLYN AT HOME CINCINNATI AT HOME New York, April 9. Langdon Smith, ft . up hope of using his arm, but he does not famous newspaper writer, known to all base attempt to disguise the fact that he cannot With Boston ...... April 14. 15, 16, 17 With Chicago ...... April 14, 15, 16, 17 ball people and for about ten years a member With New York ...... April 18, 20, 21 With Pittsburg ...... April 18, 19, 20 twirl in spring weather., With Philadelphia .....April 27x 28. 29, 30 With St. Louis ...... April 26, 27. 28, 29 of the staff of the "American," died last SIDE HEAVERS SOUGHT. With New York ...... May 29. 30. 30 With Pittsburg ...... May 3, 4 evening of malignant erysipelas at hi* home, With Philadelphia ...... June 1, 2, 3 With Boston ...... May 11, 12. 13, 14 No. 148 Midwood street, Brooklyn. Mr. Side-arm work is the aim of the Pitts With Cincinnati! ...... June 4, 5. 6. 8 With New York ...... May 15, 10, 17, 18 Smith had been ill about one week. He was burg twirlers. Col. Dreyfuss has long been With Chicago ...... Tune 9. 10. 11. 12 With Philadelphia . .May 20, 21. 22. 23 born in Kentucky, January 4, 1858, and was an advocate of its efficiency. Vie Willis is With St. Louis ...... Tune 13, 15, 16,17 With Brooklyn ...May 24, 25, 26. 27 With Pittsburg ...... : .June 18. 19. 20, 20 With St. Louis .. .. .May 31, June 1, 2 educated in Louisville. In his youth Mr. classy at the type of twirling and rumor has With Philadelphia ...... June 22. 23. 24. 25 With Pittsburg ...... Jun e 21 Smith served in the Comanche and Apache it that at managerial suggestion he has With New York . .. .June 27, 29, 30. July 1 With Chicago ..June 29. 30, July 1 wars, and later was a newspaper corres taken Albert Leifield under his wing and With Chicago ...... July 24. 25, 27, 28 With New York ....:. .July 6, 7, 8, 9 With pondent in the Sioux war. Mr. Smith went will endeavor to show him how to heave With Pittsburg .. .July 29, 30, 31, August 1 Boston ...... July 10. 11, 12. 13 to Cuba in 1895 as a war correspondent for side arm a curve ball which Lefty had been With St. Louis ...... August 3, 4. 5, 6 With Brooklyn .. .. .July 15, 16, 17. 18 With Cincinnati ...... August 7, 8, 10. 11 With Philadelphia .. .July 19, 20, 21. 22 the New York "Herald" when the rebellion shooting overhanded. Edward Doheny, a With Boston ...... September 4. 5. 7, 7 With New York .. . . .August 19, 20, 22 against Spain broke out in the island. He pippin southpaw in the mind of the Pitts With New York ...... September 10 With Philadelphia . . .August 23, 24, 25 was at the battle of Jobite with General burg Club owner, used a side arm motion With Cincinnati ...... September 15. 16, 17 With Brooklyn ...... August 15. 16. 17 Maceo and went through the entire island and the ball came up wickedly. The nasty With St. Louis ...... September 18, 19, 21 With August 27, 29. 30 shoot on it. drove many a batsman away With Pittsburg ...... September 22. 23. 24 With Pittsburg August 31, September 1. 2. 3 with the insurrectionists. With Chicago ...... September 25, 26, 26 With St. Louis ...... September 5. 6 from the plate. With Boston ..., ...... October 1, 2, 3 With Pittsburg ...... September 13 THROUGH CUBAN CAMPAIGN. VETS ARE FIT. With St. Louis ...... September 27 With Chicago September 29, 30, October 1,3 Mr. Smith became a member of the With so many youngsters on the cull With St. Louis ...... October 4 "American" staff when the war between the list in the South the vets of the PHtsburg United States and Spain began in 1898. He team were lost sigt of in a measure. One went to Cuba as a war correspondent for week before the close of the jaunt word was that paper. He was at the bombardment be passed around that the old stagers of slab fore Havana, and on the dispatch boat duty -Phil, Leever, Willis, Leifield and Mad- BOSTON AT HOME ST. LOUIS AT HOME "Premier" saw the bombardment of San dox were ready to go to the hill and With Philadelphia With Pittsburg ...... April 14, 15. 16, tiago. He was on the hin with the marines serve a game good enough to win if thoir With New York . With Chicago ...... April IS. 19, at Guantanamo, and witnessed the battles mates hit the ball ordinarily. Phillippo was With Brooklyn . . With Cincinnatii ...... May 6. 7, 8. 9, of San Juan and El Caney. His best work especially fit. The Deacon informed friends With New York ...... June 1, 2. 3 With Brooklyn ...... May 11, 12. 13, was entitled "On the Panhandle," but he that in seven years he ©had never rounded With Chicago ...... June 4, 5. 6. S With Boston ...... May 15, 16."17. had also written many short, stories which to quicker. ©Sam Leever shouted with joy With Cincinnati ...... June 9, 10, 11, 12 With New York ...... May 20, 21. 22, With Pittsburg . . .. .June 13. 15, 16. 17, 17 With Philadelphia ...... May 24. 25. 26, had a considerable vogue. Two of his poems, the day he heard that there was a chance With St. Txiuis ...... June 18, 19, 20. 22 With Chicago ...... May 28. 29, 30, "Evolution" and "Bessie M»eCall," have of John Henry Wagner donning the spangles. With Philadelphia ..June 27. 29. 30. July 1 With Pittsburg .. . .June 25, 26, 27. 28, been frequently reprinted as classis of their The old man leaped into the prediction With Brooklyn ...... Jnly 2. 3. 4. 4 With Cincinnati ...... July 2. 4, 4, kind. stakes at once. "Boys," said he, "it look With Cincinnati ...... July 24, 25. 27. 23 With Boston ...... Juiy (i. 7, 8 ed rough for the Pirates, but with Hans in With Chicago .July 29, 30. 31. August 1 With Brooklyn ...... July 10, 11,,12. FIRST NEWSPAPER WORK. With Pittsburg .....©.. .August 3. 4. 5. 6 With Philadelphia ...... July 15, IS. 17, harness I believe that we stand a rattling With St. I>ouis ...... August 7. 8, 10. 11 With New York ...... July 19. 20. 21, Much of Mr. Smith©s news work for tha chance to get that banner" again. I want With New York ...... September 1, 1. 2. 3 With Cincinnati ...... August 13, "American" was over his name. His latest to be on a flag-winning nine once again ere With Philadelphia .... .September 8. 9. 10 With New York ...... August 15, 10, With Philadelphia ...... August 19. 20, important signed articles were on the second I retire. This year is my chance. We had With Chic-.go ...... September 15, 16. 17 Thaw trial and the departure of the naval a fair team, but with Dutch in line well, With Cincinnati ...... September IS. 19. 21 With Boston ...... August 23. 24, With St. Txniis ...... September 22. 23. 21 With Brooklyn ...... August ->7. 29. fleet from Hampton Roads. All of last sea just watcn our auto show the way." With Pittsburg ©...... Sejtevnlier 25, 26 W ith Chicago .September 10. 11. 12. son Mr. Smith was assigned to write up and BATHS BARRED. With Brooklyn ...... September 2S, 29, 30 With Pittsburg ...... October 2 feature the games of the Giants and High Every man on the Pittsburg team is now landers. Mr. Smith©s widow was Miss convinced that the club©s new policy, viz., Marie Antoinette Wright, of Louisville, a short stay in Hot Springs, is more bene whom he married in February, 1894. Mr. ficial than the four and fij|p weeks sojourn out the pitchers of his team waste a pitch mean tihat Clarke, the younger, will stay in Smith was known amorfg his professional tried previously to this year. Bath cutting or two when there is a man on the bags fast company, this whirl 1 Josh has base- associates as "Denver Smith." Before he was a popular plan also. As a result the who is liable to seek a stolen bag. The running ability, can field well, but his stick became engaged in newspaper work he was men say they didn©t have that tired feeling. youth tells with glee how such and such a work seems to be the drawback to a per an expert telegraph operator in Denver, and Then again the frequent change of base twirler pitched wide of the plate, so far manent grip on a fast-company berth. He there the name was given him by fellow- was Voted a producer of animation. Though out that the batsman didn©t have a chance may find the American to his liking. operators. . on a sleeper most of the exhibition game to hit the ball, and the would-be base- PLAY BALLS. time no growls about being car tired. Woula runner when he started for the bag was that all spring trips had so few wails as easily nipped." Shades of Buck Kwing. Secretary Locke never loses a point to this one. Isn©t it a pity? Unsophicated youths are advertise the Pittsburgs. He was active ROASTERS REGISTER. often given important errands. The ruse is at the Springs, landed fine photos of the decades old. Pitching to the catcher and not new boys, mailed them to Walter Smith, Further Details * of That Suit Against Seems almost impossible to secure an to the batter is as ancient as the hit-and-run, and the latter did the rest. Sunday paper Howard and Steinf eldt by an Aggrieved unanimity of opinion on a base ball topic, game and no doubt just as many men claim paragraphers chuckled gleefully. Grand fil no matter hew commendable. Fact that authorship. It is one of the many points lers for their many pages. Southern Umpire. while John Henry Wagner©s apparent change The recent splurge of notoriety has made of battery work. Poor is the catcher or Birmingham, Ala., April 10. The . Chi of base was joyous news to thousands one© pitcher who doesn©t know the ins and cuts John Henry Wagner more modest than ever. could meet many men eager to hurl sar Night he went West with Barney, John cago Cubs got themselves into all kinds of casm at the entire affair. They declared of the play. Henry would not leave the station platform trouble while here on April 4 because of that it © ©was disgusting to read all this WASTING PITCHES after his arrival from Carnegie. Col. B. their uncalled fo-r rowdy demonstration over twaddle; surely a ball team didn©t rest on ever reminds me of the summer of Pat Fla- found him pacing behind two trains eager to the work of Umpire Harris. Steinfeldt won one man, etc." A fan button-holed the un herty©s last year with the Pirates. Few keep out of public view- for himself the distinction of being the first dersigned ©one day and roasted the news- men have,better control than P. J. New Harry Smith©s friends are pleased to player put out of the game, and Howard the papers for helping out an advertising racket. York came along for an important series. learn that his better half is much improved. first player to take a punch at the umpire, It will ever be thus in base ball. Kickers Early in the game Dan McGann made a hit. ©Twas a winter of woe for Smith. His but the aftermath may take away some of galore. Flaherty and mate suspected that McGann wife had nervous trouble. By a physician©s their glory. Umpire Harris didn©t take counsel Harry moved his home in hopes that kindly to Howard, who tried to make a MOELLER IN RIGHT. was going to steal. So with Bresnehan up punching bag out of him as well as sharpen Court Clerk Haller, once player agent, is Patsy pitched wide on the first and second a change of surroundings would be bene ficial. © his spikes on his feet, and has started ac getting ready to say "! told you so." twirls. Daniel only feigned a start. No tion for damages. -Just- before- the Cubs de Looks as if the local team would keep Dan one had seen, at least in years, a pitcher Will August Herrmann and Secretary waste three on a batsman. . McGann didn©t Bruce accept thanks for a copy of the Na parted from the city three deputy sheriffs iel Moeller in right field as a steady grind. tion?.! Commission©s work? Fine book for served summons on Howard. Harris is the Haller has a personal interest in the limber- think Flaherty would essay such a move, plaintiff in the case and he asks for $5,000 jointed youth who has played ball under so he broke for second on the third pitch. base ball reference. Flaherty, however, was game enough to try "There are others," says Richard Guy, damages for assault and battery, alleged to two or three names. Haller knew him in the once P.-O.-M. pilot. "Some men who threw have been committed in the recent game. West, raved so often about the man©s speed, a third wide. Bresnehan didn©t attempt to Howard secured an attorney and left the etc., that he induced Col. B. to take a shot. swing. Gibson shot into second and Mc it into rue this spring got it recently from Gann was caught about three yards away. teain owners whom they stood by in order case in his hands. The lawyer will file an Barney last year used to twit Haller about to swipe me. Base ball ingratitude?- Lots answer in 30 days. The deputies had the "his need of staying away from Troy -be Hard luck for Flaherty after such a dis same kind of a surprise for Steinfeldt, but cause people there would mob him for tak- play of pluck. His fifth pitch was a strike, of it in minor league circles." When July rolls around Stanley Robison he managed to get away without having the . ing Moeller away." Sprinting is a long but the sixth gave Bresnehan a walk and papers served on him: Umpire Harris has suit of Moeller©s. Clarke admires players then Mertes came up and tripled to deep will please call at headquarters. He will right. This turned the game tide. get a -chance to read© his interview of April the marks to show for his late© unpleasant of this type. The rangy man will fill the 2 wherein he says the Pittsburgs are put of ness and claims he will push his case to the liill; that is, if he hits. BROTHER JOSH©S CHANCES. the race and that the Cardinal©s will be limit. GREEN AT THE GAME. ©©Josh Clarke stole second, third and among the first four. The writer agrees Certainly s©eme uniqn.e base ball stuff is home in one inning at New Orleans.©© This with Stanley in one part of his prophecy There is every reason to believe that Lo- started on spring trips. Note that a lad is a spring note most interesting to local that is, Boston will cut a splash. bert will make good for Cincinnati in left with an American League team has found folks who know Brother Joshua. Can it Best romance on the spring trip was the field. 1O SPORTING LJPB APRIL 18, 1908
THE NEWABK CLUB. bouncing baby boy Ms first-born by his Mitchell have seen servjc* in the big leagues. President-Manager, .... George T. Stallings. wife. Mertes is the oldest player and little Hughie Catchers Stanage, Armstrong. Manager Stalling^ maintains that moving Jennings the youngest of the collection. POWERS© PRIDE Hugh is also the smallest of the outfit. Pitchers P. SnStii, Pardee, Stoup. Muller, pictures are injurious to a ball player©s Wilhelni, R. Miller, Friel. eyes. He has asked, his players not to at Catcher Doran was sold to a Southern. Infielders Sharpe, Mullen, Mahling, Engle. tend any shows of this kind. League club by Rochester, but he refused Outfielders Krichell, Harter. Bell, Mcllvain. ABOUT TO START ITS SEVEN Hugh Duffy, of Providence, is reported to go there on the claim that he was un THE PROVIDENCE CLUB. to be after Jack Harper, the former Cin able to stand the climatic conditions of TEENTH CAMPAIGN* President-Manager, ...... Hugh Duffy. cinnati pitcher. Harper is now a prosper that section. On» these grounds President Catchers Petersoa, Clark, Lemieux. ous shoe merchant in Oil City, Pa. Chapin, of the Rochester Club, last week gave Pitchers Cronin, Stevens, Frock, Sline, Doran his unconditional release. Salve, Cowan, E. Barry. A dispatch from Providence says that The Powerful* Eastern League, Infielders AbsteLa, Logan, Arndt. Sohwartz, Hughey Duffy expects to secure Jimmy Bar- Rock. rett from the Boston Americans to play TRI-STATE LEAGUE. Braced Up At All Points and Outfielders Poland, Noaln, Wolf. left field for the Grays this season. THE ROCHESTER CLUB. A report from Des Moines, la., states that Jimmy Morgan has given up professional Is Now in Good Shape For the Opening of Fortified in Every Way, About President, ...... Charles T. Chapin. base ball and will not play with Jersey City. Manager, ...... A. C. Bucbenbarger. the Championship Season The Out Catchers Erwin, Hurley, Foster. Morgan recently accepted a position in a look For Success Pleasing. to Open One More Pennant Race* Pitchers Henley, Bannister, MeLean, Otey, bank in an Iowa town. Barger, Duggleby, Maroney. Manager Stallings, of Newark, is said to Altoona, April 13. Editor "Sporting Infielders Clancy. Loudy. Batch, Campbell, be negotiating with third baseman Savage, Life." All is in readiness around the Tri- BY FBANOIS 0. RICHTER. Lennox, E. Holly. of Villanova College, and outfielder Johnson State circuit and the different managers are Outfielders Maggert, Flanagan, J. H. An- and pitcher Jack Ferry, of Seton Hall. The looking ahead to a money- The Eastern Iieague was organized, away making season and also giv back in 1892, and has been in continuous derson. last-named is a brother of the noted profes- existence ever since, it is thus the oldest ing the towns in the league minor league in the arena the best article of ball that and also the second oldest they have ever had. Com base ball organization, being paratively few of the play exceeded in length of life only ers of the league have not by the venerable National 1908 Eastern League Schedule come to terms and Presi Le^ue. The Eastern League dent Carpenter feels confi has* undergone many changes Season Opens April 22 ; Closes September 20 dent that every team of his and© sustained some vicisi- organization will make tades, but is stronger, bet money. The league teams BALTIMORE AT HOME ROCHESTER AT HOME were especially favored by ter-balanced, and more vig With Montreal ...... April 22. 23, 24, With Baltimore ...... May 11, 12, 13, 14 orous to-day than at any With Buffalo ...... __.. April 27, 28, 29, With Newark ...... May 15, 16, 18, 19 the National and American "time in its long and honor With Toronto ...... May 1, 2, 4 With Providence ...... May 20, 21, 22, 23 C. f. Carpenter League managers who seem able career. Its stability With Rochester ...... May 6, 7, 8 With Jersey City ...... May 25, 26, 27 ed to prefer to farm out their and strength are illustrated With Providence ...... June 1, 2 With Toronto ...... May 29, 30, 30 surplus men in the Tri-State League, rather With Newark ...... June 4, 5 With Montreal ...... June 1, 2, 3 P. T. Powers by Sie fact that franchiises With Jersey Cily ...... June 11, 12, With Buffalo ...... June 11, 12, 13 than have them overworked in the Eastern have a great and fixed value, With Toronto ...... ,,^_.... June 15, 16, With Montreal ..__...... July 3, 4, 4 League teams. This has added strength to commanding as high as $30^000 which was With Montreal ..__ ..__..... June 18, 19, With Buffalo ...... _...;... July 6, 7, $ the league, and indeed it is doubtful if major league stains not so many years ago. With Buffalo ...... June 23, 23. With Toronto ...... July 16, 17, 18, 18 the teams will suffer at all from the salary The first president of the League was Mr With Koehester ._..,...... June 25, 26, With Providence ...... July 20, 21, 22 limit. : Charles D. White, of Spalding Brothers, who With Proridence- . , ...... July 3, 4 With Jersey City ...... July 23, 24, 25, 25 With Newark ...... _..._... July 8, 9, 10, With Newark ...... July 27, 28, 25 THE PENNANT RACE. erved in 1392. He was succeeded in 1893 With Jersey City _...... July 13, 14, With Baltimore ...... Jnly 30, 31, August 1 by Patrick T. Powers, who has served ever With Bochester .__.....»...... August 3, 4 With Buffalo ...... August 17, 18, 19, 19 Around the circuit the dope is that the since except for one year, 1906, during With Toronto ...... -* .... August 7, 8 With Baltimore ..... _...... August 20, 21, 22 championship fight will be with Reading. which Henry L. Taylor, of Buffalo, occu With Montreal . ..,._,...... August 10, 11, With Newark ...... August 24, 25, 26 The team representing that city seems pied the office. To Mr. Powers© enterprise, With Buffalo ....._...... August 13, 14, With Providence ...... August 27, 28, 29 stronger, on paper at least, than any other .ability, and devotion the Eastern League With Jersey City . ___..... September 7, 7, 8 With Jersey City ...... August 31, September 1, 2 With Providence ... September 10, 11, 12, With Toronto ...... September 7, 7, 8 team. Of course, very little can be said owes much of its success. The 1908 season With Newark ...... September 14, 15, With Montreal ...... September 16, 17, 18, 19 until after some games are played; but in will start on April 22, with every team in scanning the line-ups of the different ag good shape, and will run to Sept. 26 in- gregations it seems as if Jake Weitzel had elusive. NEWARK AT HOME PROVIDENCE AT HOME the best of the argument. Manager Ashen- With Buffalo ...... April 22, 23, 24, 25 With Rochester ...... April 23, 24, 25 A, PROPER MOVE. With Montreal ...... April 26, 27, 28, 29 With Toronto ...... April 26, 27, 28, 29 bach, of Johnstown, is on the job, and hi a There is a move on foot in the Eastern With Rochester ...... May 1, 2, 3, 4 With Buffalo ...... __...... May 1, 2, 3, 4 tea~m has beten practicing regularly. His League to increase the salary of President With Toronto ...... __...... May 6, 7, 8, 9 With Montreal ...... May 6, 7, 9, 10 men are in good condition. The only man P. T. Powers from $2,500 to $5,000. It With Baltimore ...... May 10 With Baltimore ...... May 30, 30, 31 of any prominencfe that has been lost by was generally expected that the matter With Bochester ...... _...... May 17 With Jersey City ...... June 7, 8, 9, 10 the former cellar champs is pitcher Speer, With Jersey City .__^... May 30, P. M., 31 With Buffalo ...... June 14, 16, 17 but his shoes can be filled. It is not as would come up for consideration at the With Baltimore ...... June 7, 8, 9, 10 With Toronto ...... _.. June 18, 19, 20 meeting of the Eastern League magnates With Providence ...... June 11, 12, 13, 13 With Rochester ...... ,.., June 21, 23, 24 if Speer had been a Hans Wagner. There at the Victoria Hotel in New on April 6, With Jersey City .^...... June 14 With Montreal ...... June 25, 26, 27 are plenty of other players as strong as he but owing to the absence of President A. B. With Montreal ...... June 15, 16, 17 With Jersey City ...... June 28, 28 was. With Rochester ...... June 18, 19, 20 With Newark ...... June 29, 30, July 1, 2 Potter, of the Buffalo Club, no action was With Toronto ...... June 21, 23, 24 With Baltimore ...... July 5, 6 THE CHAMPIONS CONFIDENT. taken. From what could be learned on With Buffalo ...... June 25, 26, 27 With Jersey City ...... July 12 Manager Wolverton, of the champion Wil- the matter, all of the club owners are in With Baltimore ...... June 28 With Newark ...... July 16, 17, 18 favor of increasing Powers© stipend to With Jersey City ...... July 4, A. M., 5 With Baltimore ...... July 19 liamsport team, says that his team is equally $5,000, and it will come up before the With Providence ...... July 7 With Montreal ...... August 2, 4, 5 as strong as last year a«d that he expects Board of Directors of the League at its With Baltimore ...... July 12 With Buffalo ...... August 6, 7, 8 great work from several pitchers that he has next meeting. Under the present arrange With Providence ...... July 13, 14, 15 With Toronto ...... _...... August 9, 10, 11 signed, but whose names he refuses to With Jersey City ...... July 19 With Rochester ...... August 12, 14, 15, 15 divulge, saying he has a surprise in store. ment Powers receives $2,500 for fulfilling With Buffalo ...... Augusta, 4, 5 With Jersey City ...... August 16, 17, 18 the officers of president, secretary and With Montreal ...... August 6, 7, 8 With Baltimore ...... September 5, 6 Manager Carney, of the Trenton team, is treasurer of the League- He well deserves With Bochester ...... August 9, 11 With Newark ...... September 7, 7, 8 highly elated. He has signed 25 men and the increase and the Eastern League should With Toronto ...... August 13, 14, 15 With Baltimore ...... August 19, 20 every son of the diamond has reported to grant it, not only as a matter of justice With Baltimore ...... August 16, 17, 18 the manager. The team is practicing hard With Jersey City ...... ^...... September 6 and making good progress. Pitcher Clyde to a faithful and hard-working official but With Providence ...... ,©..... September 17, 18 as a matter of dignfty and self-respect. In With Jersey City ...... September 18, 19, 20 Adams, in whom Carney believes he has a this it should approach as near major valuable box artist, shows up in great style, league status as it does in the matter of and big things are expected of him. The circuit, population and teajn strength. JERSEY CITY AT HOME TORONTO AT HOME Wilmingtons are practicing daily with the With Toronto ...... April 23, 24, 25 With Jersey City ...... May 12, 13, 14 Newark, Eastern League, team, and the With© Rochester ...... April 27. 28, 29, 30 With Providence ...... May 15, 16, 18. 19 Lynchers were never in better style. Mana THE 1908 TEAMS. With Montreal ...... May I, 2, 4, 5 With Newark ...... May 2ft, 21, 22, 23 With Bnflalo ._...... May 6, 7, 8, 9 With Baltimore ...... May 25, 25, 26, 27 ger Grady has hopes of landing the pen With Newark ...... May 29, 30, A. M., June 1, 3 With Buffalo ...... June 4, 5, 6, 6 nant, or at least of coming out very near The Roster of Players Which Will Battle With Providence ...... June 4, 5, 6 With Rochester ...... June 8, 9, 10 the top of the ladder. With Bochester ...... June 15, 16, 17 With Montreal ...... June 11, 12, 13 For the Eastern©League. With Buffalo ...... June 18, 19, 20 With Rochester ...... July 1, 1, 2 ALL SURE OF PENNANT. With Montreal ...... June 22, 23, 24 With Montreal ...... > July 9, 10, 11, 11 The Eastern Leagne teams for the season With Toronto ..._...... June 25. 26, 27, 27 With Buffalo ...... July 13, 14, 15 The Altoona team is training at Newport of 1908 will be somewhat different from the With Baltimore ...... June 29, 30, July 1, 2 With Newark ...... Jujy 20, 21, 22 News, and, judging from the reports from line-up of last season, as all clubs have With Newark ...... July 3, 4, P. M. With Baltimore ...... July 23, 24, 25 that place, the youngsters that have been made changes with a view to strengthening With Providence ...... July 8, 9, 10, 11 With Providence ...... July 27, 28, 29 taken oh are making good. Manager Far the weak spfcte that developed during the With Baltimore ...... July 16, 17, 18 With Jersey City ...... July 30, August 1,3,3 rell has the promise of a third baseman from strenuous 19O7 battle. During the past win With Toronto ...... August 4, 5, 6 With Jersey City ...... August 20, 21, 22 With Rochester ...... August 7, 8, 8 With Providence ...... August 24, 25, 26 the Baltimore, - Eastern League, team and ter two clubs changed owners, Montreal With Buffalo ...... August 10, 11, 12 With Baltimore ...... August 27, 28, 29 this should make the team very strong as passing from Frank Farrell, of New York, With Montreal .. _,,,,,,,, Aug-ust JS, J4. J5 Witti JVf>JJ©arfr ...... Aasust 31, Seyteuitxsr I, 2 fchj-s 25 his ojjjj© Tr^-ak p^JMt as far &$ o-azs to a Montreal local syndicate, and Newark With Newark ...... September 3, 5, 10, 12 With Rochester ...... September 3, 4, 5, 5 be seen by this line-up. The Lancaster passing from the control of Walter Burn- With Providence ...... September 14, 15, 16 With Montreal ...... September 10, 11, 12 players were slow at coming to terms, but ham to the veteran George T. Stallings. In With Baltimore ...... September 17, 18 With Buffalo ...... September 14, 15, 16 all the men have now signed, and the Red Providence, too, there has been a change, Roses look good indeed. Of course, the loss the interest of Fred Doe having been pur BUFFALO AT HOME MONTREAL AT HOME of Doc Reisling is felt somewhat. There chased by Charles Lavls, of Boston, thus With Newark ©...©...... May 11, 12, 13, 14 With Providence ...... May 11, 12, 13, 14 have been several youngsters from the Lan With Baltimore ...... May 15, 16, 18, 19 With Jersey City ...... May 16, 17 18,19 leaving Hugh Ddffy in undisputed sway. With Jersey City ...... May 20, 31, 22, 23 With Baltimore ...... May 21, 22, 23, 24 caster County |Jeague signed who it is be The new managers are Jimmy Casey at Mon With Providence ...... May 25, 26, 27 With Newark ...... May 25, 25, 26, 27 lieved will make good in the pitcher©s box. treal, George Stallings at Newark and With Montreal ...... May 29, 30, 30 With Rochester ...... June 4 5, 6©7 Harrisburg certainly does expect a lot. Mike Kelley at Toronto. Following is a ros With Toronto ...... June 1, 2, 3 With Buffalo ...... JuneS, 9/10 So positive is Manager George Heckert that ter of the 1908 Eastern League teams: With Bochester ...... Junes 29, 30 With Toronto ...... June 28, 29, 30 With Toronto ...... July 3. 4, 4 With Buffalo ...... July 1, 2 3 he will* land the pennant that he had the THE BUFFALO CLUB. With Rochester ...... July 9. 10, 11, 11 With Toronto ...... July 5, 6, 7, 8 bleachers enlarged for the purpose of hold With Montreal ...... July 16, 17, 18, 18 With Rochester ...... July 12, 13, 14 ing the crowds, when the battles get warm. President, ...... Alex. B. Potter. With Jersey City ...... July 20, 21, 22 With Baltimore ...... July 20 21,22 All of the players are in good form ex Manager, ...... George Smith. With Providence ...... July 23, 24, 25, 25 With Newark ...... July 23, 24 25 cept three, and these are subs. Catchers Archer, Ryan, McAllister. With Baltimore ...... Judy 27, 28, 29 With Jersey City ...... July 26, 27, 28 Pitchers Hesterfer, Kissinger, Milligan, With Newark ...... ~uly 30, 31, August I With Providence ...... July 30, 31, August 1 Vowinkle, Cleary, Knapp, McConnell. With Newark ...... August 20, 21, 22 With Toronto ...... August 16, 17, 18 News Notes. Infielders Whitney, G. Smith, H. Hill, Nat- With Baltimore ...... August 24, 25, 26 With Providence ...... August 20 21 22 Jim Grady, a brother of Manager Mik« tress. With Providence ...... August 31, September 1, 2 With Jersey City ...... August 23, 24. 25 With Jersey City ...... August 27, 28. 29 With Newark ...... August 27, 28, 29 Grady, of the Wilrnington Club, died in Outfielders White, Keister, Schirm, Mur With Montreal ...... September 7, 7, 8 Philadelphia, on April 8. ray, Parrott. With Baltimore ..... August 30, 31, September 1 With Rochester ...... September 9, 10, 11, 12 With Buffalo ...... September 3, 4, 5, 6 Manager Grady, of the Wilmington Club, BALTIMORE CLUB. With Toronto ...... September 17, 18, 19, 19 has farmed out John Sullivan, short stop; President, ...... Edward H. Hanlon. J. E. Coutts, outfielder, and Jimmy Me- Manager ...... John Dunn. D«rmot, infielder, to Olean, N. Y. Catchers Kerr, Robinson, Byers. THE TORONTO CLUB. sional, pitcher "Cy" Ferry, formerly of Pitchers Dessau, Hoffard, Schmidt, Me- Buffalo. Closkey, Adkins, Hardy, Pearson. President, ...... J. J. Caffery. PLAYERS© ACHIEVEMENT. Infielders Hearne, Dunn, Knight, Hall, Manager ...... Mike J. Kelley. E. P. Stallings, brother of the "Bis Brouthers, Catchers S. Brown, Pearson. Chief," will travel with the Newarks around Outfielders O©Hara, Demmitt, Chadbourne, Pitchers McGinley, Mitchell, Kilroy, Gon- the circuit. He will collect tickets at the Hambacker. nolly, Blatchford, Rudolph. gate and take charge of the receipts while Record at Bowling. Infielders Frick, Kelley, Schafly, Phyle, the team is on the road. Winsted, Conn., April 7. John Moran, of JERSEY CITY CLUB. Cockman. Torrington, a base ball player1 who has been© President, ...... Henry Devitt. Outfielders Wotell, Gettman, Mertes, Grim- President Powers immediately after the getting his arm muscles in "trim©© on the Manager, ...... Joseph Bean. shaw, Walsh. league schedule meeting went to French Lick bowling alleys this past term, is believed to Catchers Vandegrift, Fitzgerald. Springs for a few weeks© rest. He will be have made a new world©s record yester Pitchers Mason, Moore, Grant, Otis, Wan- News Notes. present at the opening of the new Ro day afternoon. He rolled forty-three games chester ball park on May 11. ser, Lafitte, Pfanmiller, I. Plank, Worm The office of Manager George T. Stallings, for a total pinfall of 8,843, an average of wood, Foxen, L. Wiltse. of the Newark Club, is located in the Union Work on the new Rochester park is pro 206 a game. In his last five strings Moran Infielders Merritt, Rockenfeld, jSastmeyer Building on Clinton street. gressing favorably and it will be ready for put up the remarkably high scores of 244, Blair, C.. Morgan. the opening, May 11. When completed, it 237, 257, 267 and 297, a total of 1,302 pins, Outfielders Clement, DeGroff, Hanford. Newark©s new acquisition, "Lefty" Mc- is claimed by Rochester fans, the home of averaging 260 2-5 a game. In his last three MONTREAL CLUB. Ilveen, Penn State©s famous all-round ath the Bronchos will equal any in the Eastern strings he totaled 821, averaging 273 2-3. lete, will not play Sunday ball. Leagne. Charles Fessenden, of Winsted, his opponent, President, ...... Clarence Smith. rolled forty-four games for a total of 8,872. Manager, ...... James Casey. Sam Mertes is entering his fifteenth year Bud Sharpe, of the Newark team, on Catchers MdManus, Clark, Waters. in base ball, and has more "pepper©© than March 27, completed his duties as co-ach of Pitchers Tift, Keefe, Stanley, Wicker, Lee, anybody else on the Toronto teanj. the Pratt Institute base ball team in Brook An Amateur Base Ball League. Herbst, Reamer, Dubois, Hobbs. Secretary Farrell has denied the appeal lyn. During the past winter Sharpe has North Attleboro, April 8. An amateur Infielders Merkle, Loudon, Casey, D. Cor- of Pitcher Carrisch, recently sold by New acted as instructor in the physics labora base ball league was organized here© today. coran, Simmons. ark to New Haven, to be a free agent. tory of the institution. The teams comprise the Oxfords and Mt. C*tfieltlers Joyce, James Jones, Madigan, Pitcher Sam Frock, of the Providence Of the Toronto team, Mertes, Schafly, Hopes, of North Attleboro, the Plainville A! .O©Hara, Rodgers. Club*, was on March 29 presented with a Phyle, Grimshaw, Brown, Blachford and A., South Attleboro and possibly Wrenthanu APRIL1 15, 1908 SRORTIING tl 1908 American League Schedule THE INTERSTATE LEAGUE. Season Opened April 14; Closes October 8. Will Meet This Week to Enter Its Protest Against the Erie Club©s Dealings With CREDITING A RUN-SCORING FLY DETBOIT Ar .© HOME PHILADELPHIA AT HOME the Ohio-Pennsylvania League. With Cleveland ...... April 17, 18. 20 With New York ...... April 22, 23, 24, 25 Bradford, Pa., April 13. Editor "Sport- AS A SACRIFICE. With St. Louis ...... April 21. 22,23 With Washington .... .April 27, 28, 29, 30 inf Life." The next meeting of the Inter- With Chicago ....April 29, 30, May 1, 2 With Boston ...... May 1, 2, 4. 5 State League will be held in a few days at With Chicago ...... May 30, 30 With Chicago ...... May 12, 13, 14, 15 With Cleveland ...... June 1, 2, 3 With St. Louis ...... May 16, 18, 19, 20 Warren, Pa., when the sched With Boston ...... June 4, 5, 6, 8 With Cleveland ...... May 21, 22, 23, 25 ule will be adopted and pro Is Objected to Seriously By Mana With New York ...... June 9, 10, 11, 12 With Detroit ...... May 2fl, 27, 28 visions made to prevent sore With Philadelphia .....June 13, 15, 16, 17 With Washington ...... June 1, 2, 3 head owners of franchises With Washington ...... June 18, 19, 20 With New York ...... June 23, 24, S5, 26 from putting in amateurs as ger Fielder Jones of the Chicago With St. Louis ...... June 24, 25, 26, 27 With Washington .. .June 27, 29, 30, July 1 With New York ...... July 25, 27, 28, 29 With Boston ...... July 2, 3, 4, 4 threatened by them. Presi With Boston . .July 30, 31, August 1, 3 With New York ...... July 6 dent Rexford will also an White Sox as Rather Detri With Philadelphia ...... August 4. 5. 6, 7 With St Louis ...... Ju!y 7, S, 9, 10 nounce his staff of umpires With Washington . .August 8, 10, 11, 12. 12 With Chicago ...... July 11, 13, 11, 15 at said meeting. New uni With Cleveland . August 31, Sept. 1, 1, 2, 3 With Detroit ...... July 16, 17, I©"., 20 forms have been ordered by mental to Team Work* With St Louis ...... September 7, 7 With Cleveland ...... July 21, 22, 23 With Chicago .September 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 With St. Louis ...... August 14, 15, 17 all clubs and we are all With New York ...... September 17, 18, 19 With Chicago ...... August IS, 19, 20 looking forward to a pros .- SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." With Boston -....September 21, 22, 23 With Cleveland ...... August 21. 22, 24, 25 perous season. It is amus With Philadelphia .. .September 24, 25, 26 With Detroit ...... August 26, 27, 28, 29 ing to read the base ball Chicago, 111., April 13. Manager Fielder With Washington ... .September 28, 29, 30 With New York ...... Septataber S, 9 G. Rindernecht articles in the newspapers Jones, offthe White Sox, the other day fur With St. Louis ...... October 2, 3 With Boston ...... Octotc-r 1, 2, 3 of the O. and P. League. nished justification for Comiskey©s claim that They are, by agreement, doing all they can more players are needed on to break up the dear old Inter-State, but the Rules Committee to in without success. They claim we are weak, ject practical ideas into the CHICAGO AT HOME CLEVELAND AT HOME but in the next breath cry for funds to playing rules. This is apropos With Detroit ...... April 14, 15, 16 With St. Louis ...... ©.... .April 14, 15, 16 help them out. One town, New Castle, the to the new rule giving a With St. Louis ...... April 17, 18, 19, 20 With Chicago ...... April 21, 22, 23 one who yelled loudest, had to give a © ©p^ize batsman a sacrifice hit for With Cleveland ...... May 3, 5, 6 With Detroit ...... April 24, 25, 27, 28 fight©© exhibition to get money to b6gin scoring a runner from third With St. Louis ...... May 7, 8, 9 With Detroit ...... May 8, 9 the season with. They call us farmers, ©yet With Cleveland ...... 4.. .May 10 With St. Louis ...... May 29, 30, 30 base on a long fly. ©©That With Detroit ...... May 31 With New York ...... June 4, 5, 6, 8 they have one town, North Girard, with a rule is the direct opposite With Washington ...... June 5, 6, 7, 8 With Boston ...... June 9, 10, 11, 12 population of only 200. ! of what is needed in base With Philadelphia ...... June 9, 10, 11, 12 With Washington .... .June 13, 15, 16, 17 ball today," said the Sox With New York ... .June 13, 14, 15,16, 17 With Philadelphia .... .June 18, 19, 20, 22 With Boston ...... June 18, 19, 20, 21 With Chicago ...... June 24, 25, 26, 27 News Notes. - manager. "Team work is With Detroit ...... June 28, 3D, July 1 With Detroit ...... July 2, 3, 4, 4 Manager James Collopy, of Oil City, has signed t,he goal of every club that With St. Louis ...... July 2, 3, 4, 4 With Detroit ...... July 24 a very strong team and is out for the -pennant. I wants to become a winner With Detroit ...... July 5 With Boston ...... July©25, 27, 28, 29 Businsky, Daley and Cavanaugh, of last year©s Fielder Jones ansacrifice fly rule will not make With New York ...... September 24, 26 With Philadelphia ... September 28, 29, 30 more team players. It will do some justice With Boston ...... September 27, 28, 29 With Chicago ...... October 2, 3 Catcher M. H. Bailey, of last year©s Uniontowns, to present team workers by giving them With Detroit ...... October 4, 5, 6 will do the catching for the Bradford team and is credit for sacrificing themselves, but it will expected to report shortly. The Franklin Club has a lot of new players, ENCOURAQ-E RECORD PLAYERS only three of last season©s players being with them. to try to make sacrifice flies when not want The team was signed by Emmett Heidrick and is ed. For instance, with runners on both NEW YOEK AT HOME ST. LOUIS AT HOME supposed to be very good. "Tacks" McNeil, pitcher of last year©s Franklins, third and second and only one out no mana With Philadelphia ....April li. 15, 16, 17 With Chicago ...... April 24, 25, 26. 27 will manage and captain the Warren, Pa., team this ger wants a long fly, as a rule, when a safe With Washington ...... April IS, 20, 21 With Cleveland ...... April 29. 30, May 2 With Boston ...... April 27, 28, £9. 30 With Detroit ...... May 3, 4, 5 season. "Tacks" will also take his turn in ths hit will score two runs instead of one. The With Cleveland ...... May 12, 13, 14, 15 With Detroit ...... May 10 box. We predict for hint a successful season. His same is true when a club is four runs be With Detroit ...... May 16, IS, 19. 20 With Cleveland ...... May 31 team Is already signed and is good. hind in the ninth inning with a runner on \\ ith Chicago ...... May 21. 22, 23. 25 With Chicago ...... June 1, 2, 3 third. That one run is worthless, but in With St. Louis ...... May 26, 27. 28 With Philadelphia ...... June 5, 6, 7,8 either case I have cited the man playing for With Philadelphia ...... May 29, 30, 30 With Washington ...... June 9, 10, 11, 12 With Boston ."...... June 1, 2, 3 With Boston .. i...... June 13, 14, 15, 16 OHIO-PENNSYLVANIA LEAGUE a batting average will try for a long fly With Boston ...... June 27, 29, 30, July 1 With New York ...... June 18, 19, 20, 21 rather than a hit through or over the infield. With Detroit ...... July 7, 8, 9, 10 With Cleveland ...... June 28, 30, July 1 If he hits a long fly he will get out of a With Cleveland ...... July 11, 13. 14. 15 With Cleveland ...... July 5 Canton to Celebrate Its Entrance to the time at bat anyway and a fly may fall safe, With St. Louis ...... July 16, 17, 18. 20 With Washington ...... July 25, 26, 27, 28 With Chicago ...... July 21, 22, 23 With Philadelphia July 30, 31, August 1, 2 Campaign of the League Witit Elaborate giving him a hit, while chances are 3 to 1 With Cleveland ...... August 14, 15, 17 With New York ...... August 4, 5, 6, 7 he would get a time at bat and no hit With Detroit ...... August 18, 19, 20 With Boston ...... August 8, 9, 10, 11 Ceremonies. if he tried for a safe hit. With St. Louis ...... August 21, 22, 24, 25 With Chicago August 31, September 1, 2, 3 Canton, O., April 10. Editor "Sporting With Chicago ...... August 26. 27, 28, 29 With Detroit ...... September 4. 5, 6 Life." When .the Ohio-Pennsylvania League SACRIFICE WITH NONE OUT. With Philadelphia August 31, Sept. 1, 2, 3 With Detroit .... .September 13, 14, 15, 16 With Washington . . . . .September 4, 5, 7, 7 With Philadelphia . ..September 17, 18, 19 season opens in this city between Canton © ©A rule which would help team work With Washington ...... October 1, 2, 3, 3 With Washington ... .September 20, 21, 22 and Akron, April 30, chief functionaries of more than anything else would be to credit With Boston ...... September 24, 25f -26 both municipalities will play important parts. the batsman with a sacrifice every time he With New York ...... September 27, 28, 29 Mayor Turnbull, of Canton, and Mayor advanced a runner from first to second with With Cleveland ...... October 4, 5, 6 Sawyer, of Akron, will compose the battery; none out, no matter how he did it so long as Turnbull throwing the first ball with Sawyer he sacrificed his own chances for a safe hit on the receiving end. In the following game in order to put the runner down there. at Akron Sawyer and Turnbull will reverse Another much-needed rule change, I think, BOSTON AT HOME WASHINGTON AT HOME positions. Playing-manager Ed, Murphy, of is to take the making of ground rules for the Canton team, arrived in town today overflow crowds away from the management With Washington .. ..April 14. 15. 16, 17 With Boston ...... April 22, 23, 24, 25 from Pittsburg, where he has been doing of the home club. If no general rule can With Philadelphia ....April 18, 20, 20, 21 With New York ...... May 1,2,4.5 gymnasium work. Here he met a large be made to fit all grounds leave it to the \\ ith New York ...... May G. 7. 8. 9. 11 With Philadelphia ...... May 6, 7. 8. 9, 11 With Detroit ...... May 12, 13, 14, 15 With St. Louis ...... May 12, 13, 14. 15 number of his squad for preliminary train umpire. At present the captain of the With Cleveland ...... May 10, 18, 19, 20 With Chicago ...... May 16, 18, 19, 20 ing at the local grounds. Catcher Wahoo home club can make any ground rule, no With St. Louis ...... May 21, 22, 23. 25 With Detroit ...... May 21. 22, 23, 25 will be the last player to report. The matter how absurd, which will give his With Chicago ...... May 2G, 27, 28 \\itli Cleveland ...... May 26, 27© 28 Indian has been visiting at White Earth team an advantage, and the visiting mana With Washington ...... May 29, 30, 30 With New York ...... July 2, 3, 4, 4 reservation, Minnesota. Consideration for With Washington ...... June 23, 24, 25, 26 With Chicago ...... July 7, S. 9. 10 gers and umpires are helpless. I©ve done it With Cleveland ...... July 7, 8. 9, 10 With St. Louis ...... July 11, 13. 14, 15 the Indian, who was secured from McKees- myself, but only because all others take all With Detroit ...... July 11, 13, 14. 15 With Cleveland ...... July 16, 17, 18, 20 port, has not been fixed. Outfieider James the advantage they can of the present er With Chicago ...... July 18. 17, 18, 20 With Detroit ...... July 21, 22, 23 Cooper may be exchanged. roneous system." With St. Louis ...... July 21, 22. 23 With Chicago ...... August 14. 15, 17 With Detroit .... .,.. ..August. 14. 15. 17 With St. Louis ...... August 18, 19, 20 With Cleveland ...... August 18. 19. 20 . Vs ith Detroit ...... August 21. 22. 24. 25 News Notes. AMERICAN LEAGUE NOTES. With Chicago ...... August 21. 22. 24. 25 With Cleveland- ...... August 26, 27, 28. 29 Pitcher F. H. Bair has signed ills Sharon contract With St. Louis ...... August 26. 27, 28.- 29 With Boston . .August 31, September 1, 2. 3 for the coming season. With Philadelphia . . . .September 4. 5, 7. 7 With Boston ...... September S. 9. 10 Detroit has handed outfielder Delos Drake With New York . . September 11, 12. 14, 15 With Philadelphia September 11. 12, 14 15 It is now practicaly certain that Pitcher Sum to Little Rock. With New York ...... October 5, 6 With Philadelphia ...... October 5. 6 mers wil get a permanent Job on tiie Tiger pitch With Philadelphia ...... October 7, 7, 8 With New York ...... October 7, 7, 8 ing staff. Third baseman Lord appears to be Bos The McKeesport Club has traded first baseman ton©s best bunt hitter. Gladfelter and pitcher Keeder to the Bradford, Josh Clarke has earned his berth as Inter-State League, Club for outflelder Fred Hoover. Cleveland©s regular left-fielder. The nicknames for the towns in the 0. and P. tends doing. Isbel says he will remain at coach for all there is in him. He is not a circuit tills season will be: Sharon Medicine Men. From all accounts the best drawing team Wichita even if he can only manage from man who can keep quiet when there is work Girard Sailors. McKeesyort Colonels. Youngs- in the South this spring was Cleveland the bench. to be done. town Champions. Akron Tip ToyS. Canton Red The Boston Club has turned catcher Sox. East Liverpool Potters. Catcher Jack Warner, of the Wasnlng- With the exception of Detroit, the Bos Pitcher Harry Camnitz, of New Castle, brother of Donahue, a good one, over to Toronto. tons, has purchased a half interest in the tons have won a larger percentage of the the Pittsburg pitcher, may not be able to play ball Bill Coughlin is changing his batting Galveston Club, of the Texas League. exhibition games played up to date than for two months yet. He has just been operated upon posture. He is abandoning his crouch. any of the major league teams. at Ills home for appendicitis and will be too weak It is probable that the Cleveland Club will President Comiskey has declined a propo to pitch until the middle of the summer, his doc It is understood that Cleveland will trans decide to have the Naps train in Mobile, tors declare. fer pitcher Walter Clarkson to Toledo. sition from the Newark Club for outfielder Ala., instead of Macon, Ga., next, spring. John Anderson. The big fellow is ©to be Following is the Akron line-up: Catchers Murphy Catcher Homer Davidson is again in shape held all season as substitute outfielder. and Mackey; first basemau. Schwartz; second base for work, his hand being almost entirely We take great pleasure in announcing man, Breeu; shortstop, Broderick: third baseman.©© thnt "Silk" O©Loughlin will i-etain his pure Walter Johnson, the fine young pitcher Hille; left field. Speas; center field. Callahan; right healed. Anglo-Saxon pronunciation during the sea of the Washington Club, is recovering from iield, Goode; pitchers, Breckinridge, Armstrong, Eh- Pitcher Joe Harris, of the Bostons, is son. an operation for mastoiditis. He is not ex man and Price. quite ill at his home in Melrose, Mass., with pected to play ball again before May 15. Raymond Saveland, who was signed by the malarial fever. Pitchers Summers, of the Indianapolis Chicago National League Club last winter, has team, has made his place on Detroit©s In the Atlanta-New York game of April joined the Zanesville team. IJay will be under the Hugh Jennings is of opinion that the regular staff fairly secure by his work to 2 "Wid" Conroy scored the winning run watchful eye of Marty Hogan and will be stationed country boys make better ball players than in the ninth inning by stealing home as at third base. He is under option to the Chicago the city-bred chaps. date. the Atlanta pitcher, Mackenzie, was winding Club and will be recalled there on August 20. Manager Lajoie, of Cleveland, has definite According to Manager McGuire outfielder up. President Morton has signed another umpire in ly decided to retain outfletfer Charley Hick- When the. Bostons played at Fort Wayne the person of "Soxie" Lyons, the well-known polo McHale and infielder McConnell are fixtures man and third baseman ©t»erring as utility player Lyons is now playing halfback with the on the regular Boston team. on April 7 the entire team under the lead New Britain, Conn., team. Morton is . partial to men. of President John I. Taylor visited "Chick" Polo players, because he believes that by watching Cleveland claims to have the only Cana President Frank Farrell, of the New York Stahl©s grave and decorated it with flow balls constantly they are better fitted to act as dian battery in the major leagues in pitcher Club, has our thanks for a season pass for ers. arbitrators Morion©s staff now consists of PC.S- Graney and catcher Clarke. the games at the beautiful ground on the torious, Smink, Hardy, Holland and Lyons. Hardy Charlie Hickman has been demonstrating is also a polo player. Manager Jennings is reported as being Heights. worried over the champions© light hitting to all through the spring training trip that the Manager McCoy, of McKeesport, has ordered these date in the exhibition games. "Hobe" Ferris is laid up with a very Cleveland Club made no mistake when it players to report© April 13: Catchers Braun, Frau- sore throwing arm. He has practically secured him. He is certain to prove valu clsco Naughton, Campbell, Delaney. Pitchers Mc- Jimmy Barrett and Joe Harris, of the given up the idea 01 playing third base for able in many a pinch. Guire, Faulk, Maxwell, McCory, White, Hurlburt, Bostons, are said to be slated for the St. Louis. Uoyan. Iniielders Kemmer, McCay, Bergheimer, De- Providence Eastern League team. Business Manager Hugh McBreen, of the war McGuire, Kerrigan, Maddox, Sterling, Bero, In the game between the Highlanders and Bostons, is of the opinion that the new Harris Outfielders Morgan, Barrett, Darble, Shee- Manager McAleer seems hoodooed with Roanoke, at Roanoke, Va., April 6, Jake dressing rooms for the players at the im han, Floto, James, McAllister, Elliott, Armstrong. his pitchers. Every year he goes to the Stahl made two singles, a double and a proved Boston grounds, are by all odds the post with his twirlers out of shape. home run. finest thing of the kind in base ball. Woman Runs Ball Club. Pitcher Sam Langford, tried out by Wash The New York Club has received a liberal Man$~^ Monte Cross, of Kansas City, ington last fall, has signed with the Spartan- offer from Pittsburg, ©tis said, for infielder made desperate efforts to secure a spare Mrs. L. G. Crawford has been elected burg Club, of the Carolina League. secretary-treasurer of the Bay City, Mich., Ball. Griffith will not sell & he considers outfielder from Boston, but Manager Mc Club, of the Southern Michigan League, her With Ed. Summers signed with Detroit Ball a comer. Guire informed him that nobody .wouljl be election following the resignation of Mana and George Winter with the Red Sox, Spring Harry Bemis says that go^d catchers are released before May 1. Gessler is the man ger M. E. Taylor, who is seriously, ill. The and Fall have yet to come to terms. becoming scarcer year by year and that in wanted by Cross. playing end of the team will now be under When the Cleveland Club played at Louis short time receivers will be able to dictate Pitcher Chesbro says he "never saw a the" control of Clyde McNutt, last year©s ville on April 7 the Stovall brothers met their salaries. team so fit at this early day as the New captain, but Mrs. Crawford will keep a tor the first time since spring of 1905. Hugh Jennings says he will not be as Yorkb. Infielder Niles is the only man not close watch on the organization. So far as Frank Isbell, who wants to play on his reckless with his voice on the coaching quite in condition yet." Nevertheless pitch known she is the only base ball woman own Wichita team, has not heard a word lines this season as he was last. But wait! ers Lake and" Zellers have malaria and Hal actively connected with the game m th« younger players and amateurs to convince who have not yet b ;en fortunate enough to idea of an all-Jap team after seeing the them. Fortunately, success is attending the have a . © ..,:.. Haskell Indians play ball. . Every player Reach Company in its campaign, and now on the team is a full-blooded Jap and not the horse-hide and cow-hide articles have GLOVE MADE TO ORDER. one of them can speak English. They do all the call for popular favor. Here they are fitted, in the same .manner their conversing and coaching in Japanese. REACH GOODS that a dressmaker or tailor fits for clothes. It©is© certainly the most Japanesy Japanese Every player has his own peculiar ideas ever listened to. are never made at a price. This has been about gloves and these are incorporated in proven a poor policy. Instead, the goods the plans. After the desired glove is made, are made and the price set according to the patterns are" filed away carefully, so THE SOUTHERNLEAGUE. their value. The inquiry has been frequent that whenever a man desires another glove ly made as to the possibility of obtaining made, no matter in what part of the coun job-lots of Reach goods or damaged goods try he may be, the order is speedily filled. The Final Make-TJp of the Little Rock Three Decades of Honest Effort a£ low prices. But the company has al Then, too, ball players frequently take a Team Still in Doubt on the Threshold ways put an end to such talk without hesi fancy to a glove or mitt worn by another tation with the announcement that they sell player, and in the event of it being of of the Race. ,and Dealing, With Progressive no seconds. There are a number of reasons Reach make he is able to obtain a dupli Little Rock, Ark., April 10. With the for. this. It is the only possible methed of cate from this pattern. Though the Reach Methods, Crowns the A* J« keeping the goods at the highest possible Company is principally noted for its base Southern League championship but few days standard. Then, too, nothing could be ball goods, this is not by any means all off Manager Flinn has sifted his team down more carefully guarded than the Reach trade that it manufactures. Boxing gloves, to a guessing basis. At pres Reach Co* With Great Success* mark. Its value has been gradually in punching bags, footballs, and football goods, ent it looks like this: catch creased and enhanced through many years hand balls and fencing plastrons and gloves ers, Bob Wood and Claude of cons«ientious work, and nothing is per are among the other articles which, bearing Stark; pitchers, Hart, Eyler, BY THOMAS D. EICHTER. mitted to interfere with its continued ad the Reach stamp, insure excellence. Robertson, Connolly and Philadelphia, Pa., April 13. Conscientious vancement. The reputation of the company Walters; first base, Con endeavor to attain t:ie Highest degree of is too great to stake it on small matters. nors; second bafe, Page; perfection in every branch of its work, the All goods with do not meet the required COLORED LEAGUE. shprtstop, East or Mannion; constant maintenance of that standard are destroyed. third base, Hess; outfield- lofty standard, and cease A HUMBLE BEGINNING. Has Now Been Organized in Ohio on a ers, Thiel, Speaker and less striving for improve Directly after the great Civil War was at Purely State Basis. Drake; utility, D. Stark. ment, are the three factors an end, while base ball was still in its Finn is silent regarding the that have placed the A. J. infancy, the A. J. Reach Sporting Goods Columbus, O., April 10. The Ohio Col ultimate selections. He is Reach Company©s sporting Company was established by Alfred J. Reach. ored League has been organized with J. H. willing to name only catchers goods in the highest class This was in 1866 and his first venture was Settler, of this city, as president, Wallace M. J. Finn and three or four pitchers, and made the name a syno in a little store at 404% Chestnut street. Collins, of Lima, vice-president; Albert Hub- first baseinan, third baseman nym, among sporting men, At that time this was sufficient to supply bard, of Dayton, secretary, and L. C. Wil and two outfielders Wood and C. Stark, for satisfaction and excel the sporting goods for the city. Base ball, liams, of Springfield, treasurer. Columbus, Hart Eyler, Walters, Connors, Hess, Speaker, lence. Oldest of its kind in however, grew rapidly and the business kept Springfield, Dayton and Lima have qualified Thiel and Drake. Robertson, secured from existence, yet most up-to- Boston, is almost sure of a berth when he date in methods, the Reach rounds to. He was the star of the Three I Company grows daily, and League last season. Connolly looks like a A. J. Reach its guarantee on any brand good youngster, but Finn may secure another of athletic goods insures its big league discard that will make the South reliability as surely as does the stamp of ern League open ils. eyes. Connors is a the United States certify its Government 1908 Arkansas League Schedule fixture on first base. Page is almost sure bonds. As soon would one be found un of second, although Finn was piqued by the reliable and unsatisfactory as the other. Season Opens April 20 ; Closes September 7 little fellows© action in reporting late and HONEST EFFORT POPLAR BLUFF AT HOME HOT SPRINGS AT HOME wants to yiake him do pennance on the and superior quality has given the A. J. With Newport ...... Anril 24 25.26 With Helena ...... Anril 94 9!i O.R uneasy seat. East and Manion are clever Reach Company©s goods a world-wide repu With Pine Bluff ...... May 3, 4, 5 With Poplar Bluff ...... April 30, May 1, 2 fielders on the diamond, with East given. tation. In America, the home of base ball, With Helena ...... MayS, 9, 10 slight preference. Hess is a fixture, maybe. With Argenta ...... May 15, 16, 17 Thiel will have© to work for his job in the .. __ it flourishes in its widest With Helena ...... With Pine Bluff ...... sense, but in every section outfield, as Dolly Stark may be made a where athletic sports are With Helena ...... regular instead of utility man. The Mem popular, goods bearing: the phis youngster has shown himself to be "Reach" trademark will be With Pine Bluff ...... June 14, 15. 16 another Artie Hofman by the way he goes found. No better evidence after all. Speaker may be one of the sea of this is needed than the son©s wonders. Delos Drake is still with big order recently placed With Helena ...... July 5, 6, 7 With Pine Bluff ...... July 5, 0. 7 Detroit, but is destined for Little Rock. with this company by the With Helena ...... McCormick is a bit light for the Southern United States Navy Depart With Argenta ...... July 13, 14, 15 With Newport ...... July 19, 20, 21 League yet, and may go t.o a farm for ment for base ball supplies ...... July 17, 18, 19 With Poplar Bluff . . . another season. Others who are trying have for the Marine Corps and With Hot Springs ...... July 27. 28, 29 With Helena ...... August 2, 3, 4 little show. When the gong rings for the battleship fleet. It has al big battle Manager Finn will have as nifty ways been the Reach policy With Pine Bluff ..... a club as other managers are putting out, Bsn F. Shlfce to sacrifice everything for With Helena ...... With Poplar Bluff .... although he has no ante-season claims to the quality. This is more to be championship. desired than. quantity. While proving of With Newport . vast benefit to the buyer it _has always enhanced the reputation of the Reach goods. PINE BLUFF AT HOME HELENA AT HOME News Notes. The serious intention of satisfying the With Argenta ...... AnHl 20 si. 22 The Mobile Club has asked for waivers on customer is evident in all the work. In With Hot Springs ...... April 27, 2S, 29 With Newport ...... April 27, 23. 29 Ca-rline and Bryant. fact, it is the ONE desire. The Reach With Newport ...... April 30, May 1, 2 With Argenta ...... May 11, 12, 13 With Poplar Bluff- ...... May 11, 12, 13 With Newport ...... May 18, 19, 20 Mobile has released pitcher Bryant and Company regards the With Helena ...... May 14, 15, 16 With Poplar Bluff ...... May 21, 22, 23 infielder Carlin to Gulfport. CUSTOMER AS THE DICTATOR With Argenta ...... May 18, 19, 20 The Memphis Club has said- catcher Ed. With Poplar Bluff ...... May 28. 29, 30 With Hot Springs ...... June 8. a, 10 s to the guarantee in regard to all of its With Hot Springs ...... June 11, 12. 13 ...... June 15, 16, 17 Hurlburt to the Atlanta Clubv A - work, and follows the principle that all With Newport ...... June 22, 23, 24 Catcher Tom Philbin has deserted the buyers are honest and conscientious. This ...... June 25, 2C, 27 With Poplar Bluff ...... June 22, 23. 2-1 Atlanta Club and will be placed on the latter directly applies to the matter of de With Poplar Bluff ...... June 29, 30, July 1 With Newport ...... ineligible list. fective goods. There is no business or pro With Hot Springs ...... July 3. 4, 4 With Hot Springs ...... July 13, 14, 15 cess but that at times some slight defect With Argenta ...... July 9, 10. 11 With Argenta ...... July 16. 17, 18 Catcher "Doc" Lawton, recently re crops out. It is the natural ord©er of things. With Newport ...... July 23, 24. 25 With Poplar Bluff ...... July 20. 21, 22 leased by New Orleans, has signed with With Helena ...... July 30, 31. August 1 With Pine Bluff ...... July 27, 28, 29 the Charleroi, Pa., Club. The Reach Company possesses a system that With Argenta ...... August 3, 4, 5 With Pine Bluff ...... August 10, 11. 12 almost entirely obviates the possibility of With Poplar Bluff ...... August 13. 14. 15 With Hot Springs ...... August 13, 14, 15 Lave Cross is playing a, sensational game defective goods being placed on the market. With Newport ...... August 17, 18, 19 With Newport ...... August 24, 25. 26 at third base for New Orleans. This is his Aside from the remarkable care with which With Hot Springs ...... August 20, 21, 22 With Argenta ...... twenty-fifth straight year in base ball. the articles are made, a system of in With Poplar Bluff .... August 31, September 1, 2 spection has been inaugurated which makes Manager Bernhard, of the Nashville team, it almost as difficult for poor, goods to pass NEWPORT AT HOME ARGENTA AT HOME has closed a deal with Manager Chance, of through as for the proverbial rich man to With Poplar Bluff ...... April 20, 21, 22 the Chicago Cubs, for outfielder Frank Els- enter the Kingdom of Heaven. But in the With Helena ...... May 4, 5, 6 With Poplar Bluff ...... April 27, 28, 29 ton. With Argsnta ...... May 7, 8, 9 With Helena ...... May 1, 2, 3 Louis Castro, the Atlanta Club©s humor event, of such a happening the company With Hot Springs ...... May 11, 12. 13 With Hot Springs ..... :...... May 28, 29, 30 always With Pine Bluff ...... May 21, 22. 23 With Newport ...... May 31. June 1, 2 ous shortstop, has a new signal for the hit- MAKES GOOD THE LOSS With Argenta ...... May 25, 26, 27 With Pine Bluff ...... June 5, 6, 7 and-run sign. "Move your big toe," says With Poplar Bluff ...... June 8, 9, 10 Castro. to the buyer. Even when the fault does With Pine Bluff ...... JuneS. 9, 10 With Helena ...... not lie with the company or does not arise With Poplar Bluff ...... June 11, 12, 13 With Hot Springs ...... June 21 Little Rock has refused to waive on R. from any defect in the goods the action is ...... June 18, 19, 20. With Newport ..©.... Joey Collins, the outfielder Atlanta tried to always the same, though in the latter event ...... July 3, 4, 4 release to Fort Wayne. Collins says he the company explains wherein lies the ...... July 6, 7. 8 will not play in Arkansas...... July 13, 14, 15 With Pine Bluff .... July 12 fault. As an instance the covers for base With Hot Springs ..... With Pine Bluff ...... July 20. 21, 22-. With the release of second baseman Red- balls are now made of alum-tanned horse With Poplar Bluff ...... July 30, 31. August 1 With Helena ...... mond to Vicksburg, the Memphis ineld now hide. Thus far this has been the most WTith Helena ...... August 6. 7, 8 With Newport ...... Tulv ^7 28 29 looks like Carey at first, Cranston, second; serviceable and best-wearing material known. With Argenta ...... August 20; 21, 22 With Hot Springs ...... July 30, 31, August 1 Vogel, short, and Babb, third. But this has,one drawback, in that it shrinks ...... August 27. 28, 29 With Pine Bluff ..... when wet, owing to the action of the water With Hot Springs .... August 31. September 1. 2 With Poplar Bluff ...... :... August 9, 10. ©11 It is announced that Catcher Bill Doug- on the alum. This hardens the ball and With Poplar Bluff ...... September 4> 5, 7 With Newport ...... August 14. 15. 16 lass, of Little Rock, has agreed to report causes the stitches to part. Otherwise there With Helena ...... to the Birmingham Club. Local men will With Pine Bluff ...... purchase his stock in the Little Rock Club. is no fault to be found with the workmanship With Hot Springs .... of the article. Yet time and again balls Mobile, the new Southern League mem that have been used in wet weather are ber, is one of the oldest towns in the returned with the request for a new ball. United States, and has been under five These requests -are never refused. The flags- France, Spain, England, Confederate i Reach Company has pace with it. The home of the industry was for membership in the league, that is to be and Union. soon moved to Eighth street, next to Market one of six clubs. There is a possibility that CREATED A NEW ERA Zanesville and Hamilton will go in, but it is Manager Ryan, of the Montgomery team, in the manufacturing world through the and Eleventh streets, and finally in 1902 announced last week that no more attempts was transferred to its present location at hoped to swing Cleveland and Cincinnati in introduction of a "Campaign of Education. 1 © line. would be made to play base ball on Sunday. This is, in effect, an effort to teach the Tulip and Palmer streets, in the far north Practice games will be discontinued and the east section of the city. Mr. Benjamin F. Distinctive in that it will have four holi users of sporting goods the value of the days will be the schedule of the league. park will be closed. It is understood that articles they need, what will give them the Shibe became Mr. Reach©s partner in 1880, Starting on May 14, the season will con Mobile club owners are to play on Sunday best service, and the reasons. So many are and together with the aid of their sons the and make a test of the law. deceived by goods that bear all the ap tinue until September 22. Double-headed pearance of the highest quality that the business has since been pushed to its pres holiday bills will be arranged as in a white The Atlanta Club, which last fall drafted company has found it beneficial to educate ent lofty position. The officers of the com league, for Decoration Day, Fourth of July outfielder Joe Collins from the Fort Wayne the public to better ideas. The best ex pany at present are: President, Alfred 3. and Labor Day. ©The fourth one will be set Club, of the Central League, last week turn ample of the value of this can be cited in Reach; vice-president, Benjamin F. Shibe; for September 22, Emancipation Day, one ed that player back to Fort Wayne, despite regard to the gloves. Formerly it was the treasurer, George A. Reach; secretary, that is important in the yearly calendar of the fact that Little Rock had refused to custom of all sporting goods makers to use Thomas S. Shibe. the colored men. waive claim and had deposited $400 with Bheepskin in the manufacture of all such THE PRESENT PLACE At Springfield on April 26, the last Sun President Kavanaugh for the player. articles of the cheaper grades. This Style of business has been frequently enlarged, day of this month, the schedule meeting of leather has a beautiful appearance and but it is still hardly large enough to accom will be held. League officials say that there COLLEGE GAMES. when worked up into gloves has an ex modate the big force that is necessary for will be talent in abundance for good clubs cellent finish. The leather, however, did not the handling of such a great business. Na and that they mean to keep expenses down APRIL 7. prove to be very durable, so the Reach Com turally in order to supply nearly every so that the existence of the organization At Raleigh A. and M. College 1, Dartmouth 3. pany set about league in the country with base balls, as will not be in danger from the very start. At Lexington Virginia M. I. 2, Roanoke College 4. DEVISING SOME ARTICLE At Princeton Princeton 1, Jersey City E. L. 4. does the Reach Company, this end of the At Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1, Washln©n Union 3. to replace it. Finally they hi©t upon horse- business must needs be a large one. A big JAPANESE INVASION. At Villanova Villanova 9, Vermont 9. hide and cow-hide. It was found that these force works incessantly at the machines At Middletown Wesleyan 9, Springfield 1. two grades of leather possessed greater that wind these balls, while othes sew, APRIL 8. durability and wearing qualities than the stamp, box and ship them. The number A Team of Amateur Jap Players Arrives At Annapolis Navy 7. St. Johns 5. sheepskins, but fell far short in appearance. turned out weekly runs up into many ia San Francisco. At Durham, N. C. Trinity 10, Dartmouth 0. . However, the company decided that, in the thousands. One especially interesting fea At Gettysburg Gettysburg 3, Urslnus 0, best interests of its customers, it behooved ture of the works, and one which shows the San Francisco, Cal., April 6. A team of them to show the fallacy of using a glove scope of the business, is the pattern room. Japanese ball players, the pick of 35 uni APRIL 9. versities and £65 middle schools of Japan, At -Philadelphia Pennsylvania 3, Vermont 2. for appearance when an article could be In this department, filed away in cases, are At New Haven Yale . P, Tufts 1. made that had greater enduring qualities. the patterns for the gloves worn by nearly arrived here and is arranging a tour through At Lexington-^Washington and Lee 3, Villanova 4. Then it set about demonstrating to its every big league player of note. The Reach the United States. A game with a Cincin At Champagne Illinois 0. Chicago A. L. 5. customers its belief. It was not hard, of glove is easily the most popular among nati semi-professional team is wanted and At Durham. N. C. Trinity 1, Dartmouth 5. courso, to show this to the major league the big league players. Every time they can be arranged through O. F. Merpall, of At Mercersburg Mercersburg 5, Ursiuus 2. baU players. They were quick to jump at come to this city in the periodical swings the Spalding Co. The Jap ball tossers arc the superior article. It required consider around the circuit they visit the Reach fac known as the "Tigers" and was organized .Manager John Ganzeil, of Cincinnati, was able missionary, work, however, among the tory, bringing with them the new players in 1905 by Tozan T. Masko, who got the 31 years old on April 8, APRIL 18, 1903 SRORTIIVa LJFB of-both the players-and the fans. The Big Chief had made some arrangements mean while, and the return of Frank did not cause any change. Commy had ordered Manuel to join th-e first team and four The Newark Club Has Its Team for the strong young pitchers from the North to Season Completed News of the League, join the- second club. Manuel will be kept with the first club, and the four kids the Clubs and the Players. will _get their try-out. One of them, - a Wis Newark, O., April 6. Editor "Sporting consin slabman, is touted as especially good. Life." Reporting day, set by Manager Bob IN GREAT DEMAND. Berryhill for all Newark players to report at Wehrle Park as April 1, Base ball men enjoy the confidence of brought all the old players Frank Chance Prepares the Axe for sports engaged in other human branches of as well as the youngsters diversion. When the question of a referee into town. Those who have Published This Season His Budding Juveniles Com- for the Gptch-Hackenschmidt wrestling arrived are: The two Curry That Contains match was discussed all parties agreed in Brothers, from Ladoga, Ind.; stantly that Charles Comiskey, if he would pitcher Courtout, of Indian All Base Ball Recordf iskey Delays Sentences of His take the post, would be the ideal referee, apolis ; Pop Smith, from and that everybody would be with him Lebanon, Ind.; infielder Dow- Pupils Rain Hinders Teams* heart and soul. Commy declined and a wire ling, of Indianapolis; Frank was sent to Chance and to Fielder Jones. Gygli, Fred Roth and Earl Either of these leaders could have refereed Beeman, of Cleveland; Nick the big grapple and been well paid, while Keahl, from Sycamore; Lefty BY W. A. PHELON. The no one could question their honesty. Neither Ellison, from Bellaire; catch Chicago, April 11. Editor "Sporting felt as though he could act, and then the Robert Quinn. er Williams, from Straits- Life." Frank Chance sharpened up the axe unanimous choice settled on Stagg, once ville; pitcher Pennybaker, of to-day and got his list of releases ready. Yale©s greatest pitcher. Stagg also de Nelsonville; ..__,Sandy Murray, . _,, ^of Corning;^ uiiiiu& While the doom of , young clined and the wrestlers, reluctantly, had to Joe Locke, of Longstreth*; ""Scotty Winters Cubs will hardly be officially look outside the field of base ball for a and Lefty Snyder, of Newark; Irve Wrat- Reach promulgated before Monday, referee. They finally got one by naming a ten, of Cincinnati; catcher Smith, of Mas- it is a pretty fair forecast base ball writer, and the arbiter Ed. W. sillon; Frank Moore, of Trenton, O.; Frank that slates Elston for a Smith made good in every way. Base ball Chaney, from Newcomerstown; Dick Abbott, Southern League team and men are always considered the most capable of Coshocton, and Walter Eddington, of allows Walsh and Evans to and desirable of referees for other sports, Granville, and pitcher Kelly, of Indianapolis. go wherever they may wish. for the double reason that they are counted Notwithstanding the fact that Newark will Guide Campbell and Donehue, it is absolutely honest and that they are them only have one of last year©s pitchers, viz., thought, will get at least a selves good athletes, usually fairly clever Joe Locke, owing to the fact that the balance further trial. In Campbell©s wrestlers and boxers. have been drafted by the major leagues, case it is not so much any Manager Bob says he has two or three good work that he has done youngsters who are bound to make good is The Best as the fact that the team THE SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE this year. In all probability second baseman W. A. Phelon needs three catchers. The Sandy Murray will again be captain, while Buy One and Be Convinced boy from St. Louis is still Berryhill will manage from the bench. clumsy, but is counted good enough for This Well-Established and Flourishing Great improvements are being made at a third or Little League Starts Its Fifth Campaign Wehrle Park on the grounds, the grand It Is Comp 1 e t e stand being changed, also the location of EMERGENCY CATCHER With the Same Towns as Last Year. reserved seats. On the 7th and 8th of in the absence of any more experienced The fifth annual championship race of the April Columbus, of the American Association, Price 10 Cents performer. Donehue looks like the makings now well-established South Atlantic League will be here. The weeding-out process will of a foxy, crafty pitcher, and has shown has been started with evqry prospect of a not take place for about ten days, probabili ©At All Dealers or Send to coolness and some little class. Hence,things successful season. The clubs that composed ties being that thirteen or fifteen men will look pretty good for him, unless Merker, the the league last year are again in the field be carried on the payroll the entire season. other reserve pitcher of the team, takes a W. B. .WINGERTER. A. J. REACH COMPANY notion to join the club. Merker is likely with reorganized and strengthened teams. to kick in with his his good right arm at The season started on April 6 and will run No. 1531 Palmer Street any old time, especially after the team gets until August 22 inclusive. Following is the News Notes. record of the race from the start to April The Marion Club is negotiating© with the Denver, Philadelphia, Pa. home, and then it would be a fight be Western League, Club for pitcher Zachert. tween him and Donehue for the job. 8 inclusive: Write for Free Base Ball Story , W. L. Pet. | W. L. Pet. Manager O©Day, of Itfarion, has released Hunter MANAGER CHANCE Wilson, of San Antonio, an infielder, and has Augusta .... 3 0 l.OOOISavannah ... 12 .333 signed catcher Anderson, of Indianapolis. hates to fire a youngster. He never forgets Columbia ..20 1.000[CharlestQn ... 0 2 .000 LJfcsonville . 2 1 .667|Macoii ...... 0 3 .000 Manager-Captain Bill Clarke, with his family, the day whe:« he first showed in armor for has settled down in Lima and is now engaged in wagers, leaves the poolroom men with noth the Chicago team. Ten years *ago it was, W EESULTS OF CONTESTS. selecting his team. Clarke has placed his family ing but base ball to "book" on. The hand and Frank was a big, clumsy kid, awkward Following are the results of all champion in a fashionable section of the city, and already book game on base ball results flourished in and uncertain. He fell over his feet that ship games played from the start to the popular himself has taken out membership in the this city to no small extent last year. This day, muffed an easy foul, let another fall Shawnee Country Club, and off the field will be date of our record: received Into the best of the city©s society. season it is said that extensive plans have on his own neck, knocking him out for April 6 Augusta 5, Macon l. Jacksonville 1, Sa been made to offer odds against clubs when several minutes. Had the great ball player vannah 0. At Charleston rain. the championship season begins. Sports, it been judged by that one afternoon where April 1—Colwnbia 3, Charleston 0. Savannah \, is said,1© will be given opportunity to pick would he be to-day? The memory of that Jacksonville 1. Augusta 2, Macon 1. day is always with Frank, and his fair- April 8 Jacksonville 2, Savannah 1. Aueuata 2, the winner of the pennant in a play or Macon 1. Charleston 0, Columbia 3. pay "summer book," or bet on the full minded heart will not allow him to con The Managers Are Actively Engaged in series each day, or on one game. Former demn a young and rattled player. SCHEDULED DATES. race track and poolroom people are accused April 16, 17, 18 Augusta at Charleston, Savan Signing Players and Otherwise Prepar BILL LANGE©S DEBUT nah at Columbia, jiacou at Jacksonville. of furnishing the money for ta« "base ball with the., club was equally absurd. He April 20, 21, 22 Augusta at Columbia, Charleston ing For the Approaching Season. book." fanned two.©or1 three times, misjudged a fly, at Jacksonville, Savannah at Macotr. and, kneeling in left field, let one fall at April 23, 24. 25 Jacksonville at Augusta, Charles By A. L. Richardson. ton at Macon, Columbia oa Savannah. the ends of his fingers. One critic said the Hamilton, Canada, April 10. Editor THE WISCONSIN LEAGUE next day that Lange ought to be selling NEWS NOTES. "Sporting Life." The International League redhots somewhere. Yet look what a marvel Vasbinder, who pitched a few games for players signed by Manager Fred Paige, of Has a Good Outlook in the Opinion of Lange came to be! In all probability many Cleveland in 1902, has been signed by the Hams, will be ordered to report in this splendid ball players are fired back to the Macon. city Monday, May 4, preparatory to playing President Moll, Particularly if Sunday minors just because they show weakly their a two-weeks© exhibition schedule, now par Games in Milwaukee Be Permitted. first time out, and this breaks their spirit Manager Morris has released infielder tially booked, thus enabling the local mana BO that they never come up again. Gerard, catcher Burke, pitcher Wolfe and Milwaukee, Wis., April 13. Editor first baseman Hoey. ger to get a line on the aggregation which CRITICS DIFFER.- will represent this city in the International "Sporting Life." President Charles F. Catcher Fitzgerald, of the Savannah team, Moll, of the Wisconsin League, is optimistic It is hard to really judge the worth of League. The following are the players so has been sold to the Portsmouth Club, of far signed by the managers of the four clubs over the outlook of the Wisconsin League. the young players by simply reading what the Virginia League.. He says: "The Wisconsm-Illm«is League is said about them by the reporters travel comprising the new ©league, which opens the may play a few 1908 games in Milwaukee ing with the team. These amiable youths The Charleston Club has signed first base championship season on Wednesday, May 20 : on .Sunday. Not more than four or five differ widely in opinion. For instance, after man R. H. McAndrews, of Wilkesbarre, HAMILTON Pitchers, Wrn. Gleason, Nor games will be transferred to Milwaukee in Campbell had caught his first game one Pa. He played last year with the Ports wich, Conn.; Harry Covey, Manchester, N. case the deal with President Havener goes scribe said that he was utterly worthless, mouth, Va., Club. H.; catcher, Bert De Rohen, Boston, Mass,; through. It is simply a matter of our and another declared that he showed wisdom Manager Morris, of Savannah, has made first base, Win. Norris, Boston, Mass.; sec league branching out and making money. and good judgment. Others said that Evans an appeal to the League Directors to have ond base, Wrn. D. McMillen, Norwich, Conn.; I want it clearly understood that I am had all kinds of good qualities, only to be the team-limit rule suspended until after shortstop, George Finnemore, St. John N. B. not taking anything from anybody. I am contradicted by some who said the Vir May 1, to enable managers to get a better Unsigned pitcher, catcher, third base and aaxious to see the league grow-jtnd prosper, ginian wouldn©t do in 100 years. So it line on their players. three outfielders. Manager. Fred Paige, 126 and I feel that a few " goes, and no matter how a manager may de West Main St., Hamilton, Ont. SUNDAY GAMES IN MILWAUKEE cide there is always the chance of his The opening game of April 6 between LONDON Pitcher, Walter Gibson, Lon being in error. .The case is different with Jacksonville and Savannah was won by Jack don, Ont.; catchers, Charlie Bird, Newark, would net the organization considerable the young men of the Sox. Comiskey has sonville, 1 to 0. Lee, for Jacksonville, and N. J., and Claude Derby, Allegheny, N. Y.; money. No more than four or five games not yet selected his list of slain and may Keiber, for Savannah, allowed but two" hits outfielder, Chester C. Jeffries, London. Ont. would be transferred from the State hold it off for a week or more. Like Chance, apiece... Three errors by Savannah lost the Unsigned two pitchers, four infielders and League. The impression has gone out that the Old Roman is tender-hearted towards game. two outfielders. Manager Paul B. Wreath, the games Milwaukee would get would young players and hates to chase them. greatly exceed this number, but this is Savoy Hotel, London, Qnt. not tr,ue. Not more than one game, if any, Still, the Sox recruits., .taken as a whole, EXHIBITION GAMES, Manager Paige, of the Hams, is signing would be transferred from Madison, which average stronger than those the Cubs got his players, slowly and carefully. Players is one of the best towns in the league. Think from the minors. APRIL 6. De Rohen, Gleason, McMillen, Finnemore what this means. One Madison game would STRONG BUNCH. Norfolk Norfolk. 5. jUtuoua 4, and Covey, mentioned in the preceding para go to Milwaukee, and that event would Portsmouth Portsmouth 4, Toronto 5. graph, were members of the 1907 Bangor draw from 5,000 to 6,000 people. You Ostees," Purtell, Weaver, Lejeune, Atz Itoanoke Roanoke 2, New York A. L. 14. team, champions of the Maine State League. and Manuel are men good enough for any Danville Danville 4, Buffalo 9. see the money end of it? It is .merely a Atlanta Atlanta .1, Brxioklyn 1 (10 innings). Manager Paul B. Wreath has signed a business proposition, and not a case where company. Too bad there isn©t room enough crackerjack in Charlie Bird, last season with for all of them. The Old Roman did some Lancaster. Pa. Lancaster 8, Einghamton 6. we are trying to Toledo Toledo 1, Boston 8 the Allentown Club, of the Atlantic League, ENTERTAIN MILWAUKEE FANS fine picking there, to say nothing of the Trenton Trftiton 9, Montreal 0. who will act as playing-mannger for the deals that brought the veterans, Parent, South Bend South Bend 1. Chicago A. L. Cockneys. The London boys whom Wreath interested in our league games at the ex Anderson and Shaw, to the club. Osteen Little Kock L. Hock 0. New York N. L. 4. pense of towns in the league. I have al Philadelphia Athletics 5, Phillies 0. has signed are fast amateur diamond celebri is a stronger player now than when Grif Baltimore Baltimore 3, Boston N. L. 11. ties and should deliver the goods. Manager ready visited Rockford, and that city, which fith had him. He is n, good batsman and a Richmond Richmond 2, New York A. L. Colts 3. Wreath wants two pitchers, four infielders is base ball mad, favors the plan. I think natural fielder. Purtell, though not hitting Columbus Columbus 1, Cincinnati 8. Madison is liberal-minded enough to favor as well in the minors as Osteen, has been Danville, 111. Danville 1. Boston A. L 18. and two outfielders and would be pleased to it, also, when the facts are understood. We rather the better in the practice work. He Nashville Nashville 0, Chicago N. L. 7. hear from disengaged players. do not want to take anything away from seem full of ambition and energy, and plays Des Moines D. Mollies 9, Chicago A. L. Colts 10. Manager John E. Murray, of Guelph, and a single city in the league. We want to third base in superb fashion. Atz is the APRIL G. William K. Murray, of Niagara Falls, are stand for a progressive policy; we want to ideal recruit young enough to be am Birmingham Birmingham 2, Cleveland 4. working energetically to get together good boost, and this is one step in the right bitious, old enough to be well seasoned, a Springfield, 111. Springfield 1, Washington 2. teams. direction, in my opinion." fine batter, fast on the sacks, and able to Trenton Trenton %, Montreal 0. Ernie Memory, Hamilton©s brilliant little Wichita Wichita 3, Pittsburg 15. catcher, has signed with the Chester, Pa., fill in at any place. Evansville Kvansville 2, - Detroit 3. Dallas Dallas 1, Minneapolis 3. Club. He leaves here May 12. . LEJEUNE Baitlesvllle Bartlesville i), St. Paul 13. is a better hitter than last season, and im APRIL 7. proving all the time. He is dead set on Philadelphia Athletics 7, Phillies 6. breaking into the fast company and staying Atlanta Atlanta 0, Brooklyn 13. there and it will hurt him horribly to be Lynehburg Lynchburg 1, New York A. L. Colts 8. sent to the minors. Yet where could he Little Rook Little Rock 3, New York N. L. 7. Should Look After the Matter of Heavy be used ? The big fellow is good at any Lancaster Lancaster 13, Binghamton 1. Betting on the Games of the Southern, BASE BALL E-* old place and, like most all-around players, Trenton Trenton 3. Montreal 2. Attract Princteton Princeton U. 1, Jersey City 4. Atlantic and Cotton States Leagues. started as a catcher. He believes that he Danville Danville 5. Bufl©alo 4. has a show to beat out Purtell or Osteen Portsmouth Portsmvith 3. Toronto 8. Memphis, Tenn., April 11. Base ball Sa^sfy for .in.field work, inasmuch as John Ander Richmond Richmond :.i, New York A. L. 1. people in the Southern States, who *re look son surely has the outfield cinched. Weaver., QuJncy Quincy 2. Chicago A. L. 8. ing after the welfare of the game, express ———————————————————— H,___ V »• f ~WM^ the tall catcher, is a good man, both with Burlington Burl©n 0, Chicago A. L. Colts 5. fear for the sport, now that an exposure has the stick and behind the bat, and may give Nashville^-Nashville 2. Chicago A. L. 7. been made of an attempt to launch a chain Samples and prices sent upon request Shoddy Shaw a hard fight for the extra Baltimore Baltimore 5, Boston N. L. 4. Louisville Louisville 1. Cleveland 9. of hand books, who, it is stated, intend to to interested parties only. catching job. Manuel seems to be an able Springfield: O. Springfield 2, Columbus 7. offer combination odds on the results of the pitcher and hopes to be held as reserve Dayton Dayton .2, Cincinnati 4. contests in the leagues, including the South slabman. Port VVayne Fort Wayne 0, Boston A. L. 5. Winfleld. Kas. Pittsburg 4. Colts 3. ern, Cotton States and South Atlantic FRANK SMITH Eva^sville Evansville 2, Detroit 3 (10 innings). Leagues. The suppression of pool rooms in California Ave. and Point St. gave up his ideas of a trip through Europe St. Louis Cardinals vs. Browns, rain. the majority of States, and the anti-race CHICAGO, ILL. «&d rejoined the team, much to the relief Toledo Toledo 1. New York N. L. Colts 4. track laws, which have prevented all public SPORTING* APRIE 15, 1908 1. The new base ball league is composed entirely of interurban cities, Van Wert and PORTING LIFE" has had re Piqua, O., and Muncie, Anderson, Richmond RED SYMPHONY produced cabinet size photo and Logansport being the present fran types of celebrated base ball Cabinet Size players and offers to send to chises now issued. The new league is backed any of its readers, by mail, by the Fort Wiayne and Wabash Valley postpaid, photos of their favor and Indiana Union Traction Companies. A Phototypes of ite base ball players for ten final meeting of the managers and officers (10) cents each; by the dozen one dollar will be held in Van Wert Tuesday, after ($1.00), assorted or all of one kind. which the schedule will be issued. The photos are regular cabinet size (5x7% inches) mounted on heavy Mantello mats and packed carefully to insure safe delivery in COTTON STATES LEAGUE. The Ganzelites Gather Three Am Base Ball the mails. Here is an opportunity to ornament your erican League Scalps Secre room with photos of your favorite base ball Opens Its Seventh Annual Championship players at small expense. Each photo in a Race With Every Prospect of Another separate transparent envelope to protect and tary^ War Taft at the Wash Players... keep it clean. Successful Season. The following photos are now ready for The Cotton States League was this year ington Game A Fast Team. immediate delivery. Others will be added: the first minor league, member of the Na tional Association, to open its regular cham pionship campaign. The start of the seventh BY REN MULFORD, JR. Edward Abbaticchio Louis Drill William Keister Charles Plttlnger consecutive face was made on April 2 and Charles A. Alperman Edward Dunkle William Kennedy Oliver Picketing Cincinnati, O., April 11. Editor "Sport Nick Altrock August Dundon Joseph J. Kelley Wiley Piatt the race is now in full progress. Following ing Life." Like a swarm of bees hover Leon Ames John Dunleavy Frank Kitson Edward S. Plank is the record of the battle to April 8 in- ing around, a rose tree in a garden at Pasa John Anderson Hugh Duffy Edward Killian Maurice R. Powers elusive : dena the Bugs gathered un Charles Armbruster William Duggleby Joseph Kissinger John Powell Harry Arndt James H. Dygert Malachl Kittredge Edward Poole W. L. Pet. W. L. Pet. der the big red ball last Harry J. Aubrey John Kling Ambrose Puttmann Vicksburg .... 5 1 .833 Columbus .... 2 3.400 Tuesday. All advance sale Malcolm Easoti John Kleinow Gulfport ..... 4 2 .667 Meridian ..... 1 4.200 records were broken. There Henry Batch Harry Eels John Knight Thomas Raub Monroe ...... -4 2 .6671 Jackson ....,.,. 1 6.167 Joseph Bates Frederick C. Raymer wasn©t a box seat left and Norman Blberfeld Edward Konetchy RESULTS OF CONTESTS. at the close of the first hour James Barrett Claude Blliott Bernard Koehler William Keldy Charles Babb John Eubanks Otto KrugeT Edward Reulbacfe Following are the results of all champion at Straus© $600 had been J. Barbeau John Eyers R. S. Rhoades ship games played from the start to the "date taken in exchange for paste G. O. Barclay Robert JSwlng Frank Laporta Louis Ritter boards for the opening game. Harry Barton Louis Laroy Claude Ritchey of our record: These red-hosed lads are the John C. Barry Frederick Falkenberg William Lauder George Rohe April 2 Vicksburg 4, Monroe 3. Gulfport 11, Jack apples of Fandom©s eye just Harry Bay Charles Farrell Napoleon Lajoie Claude Rossman son 2. Meridian 13, Columbus 13. Harry Bemis John S. Farrell Thomas Leach Clyde Robinson April 3 Meridian 3, Columbus 2. Gulfport 6, Jack now. There may be specked William Bergen Cecil Ferguson Samuel Leever Frank Roth son 2. fruit in the lot, but that is Clarence N. Beaumont Hobe Ferris Vive A. Lindaman James Hyan April 4 Vicksburg 1. Mouroe 2. Meridian 2, Colum not spoiling the feast of an Charles Bender Brlscoe Lord William Bernhardt Tom S. Fisher Robert L. Lowe Ossee F. Schrtckengost bus 6. Jackson 2, Gulfport 0. Ren Mulford, Jr. ticipation. The outlook for Jacob Beckley Patrick J. FlaheitT John Lobert Harry Schmidt April 5 Vicksburg 5, Monroe 0. 1908 is as bright as a sun- W. Seville Elmer FlicK Herman Long Frank Schulte April C Monroe 8, Meridian 2. VicksbuiB 14, Jack Bet on the Penobscot. © ©I believe the team Charles Berger William Frlel Hairy Lumley George Schlei son 11, Gulfport 14, Columbus 7. Charles Fraser Herman Schaefer April 7 Monroe 13, Meridian 6. Gulfport 5, Col looks better," declared aGrry Herrmann to Fred L. Beebe David L. Fultz Carl Lundgren me, "than any aggregation we©ve had since Justin J. Bennett Will L. Lush Charles Schmidt umbus 1. Vicksburg 3, Jackson 1. Mordecai Brown John Ganzel Michael J. Lynch Ralph O. Seybold April 8 Columbus 8, Gulfport 0. Vicksburg 8, I©ve been in the game,© And he meant it. William Bransfleld J. Behtley Seymour Jackson 4. Monroe 10, Meridian 1. The Red Chief has seen the constellations Robert S. Ganley Albert Selbach Charles E. Brown Virgil Garvin William R. Marshall SCHEDULED DATES. of talent that, despite the Croesus-like sti Roger Bresnahan Philip Geier Sherwood Mageo James Sebring pends they drew, went into early eclipse. George Browne George Gibson Connie Mack W. P. Shannon April 16, 17, 18 Meridian at Columbus. David L. Brain Daniel Shay April 17, 18, 19 Jackson at Monroe, Gulfport at This bunch is at least fast and faithful. William Gilbert Christopher Mathewson James Sheckard That combination ought to help some. To Albert BridweU Norwood Gibson William Maloney Vicksburg. Samuel Brown William Gleason George Magoon Ed. Slever April 20, 21, 22 Gulfport at Monroe, Meridian at have been compelled to sidetrack either Mow- William J. Bradley Harry Gleason John Malarkey James Slagle Jackson, Vicksburg at Columbus. ery or Lobert would have caused a canker Herbert Briggs Frederick Glade James McGuire John Slatterly April 23, 24, 25 Columbus at Jackson, Vicfcsburg James T. Bujte Frank Smith spot of dissatisfaction. The more one William Gochnauer Matty Mclntyre Alexander Smith at Meridian, Monroe at Grulfport. sees of Hans in left the better one likes ,it. James Casey Clark Griffith Edward McFarland Hariy Smith The solution of that problem was as happy Daniel Green John J. McGraw NEWS NOTES. Joseph Cantillon E. W. Greminger Joseph McGinnlty Edward Smith a stroke of managerial genius Redland has Wlrt V. CanneU Myron Grimshaw John J. McCloskey Homer Smoot The Vieksburg Club has purchased second pplauded since old Bill Jones died. James J. Callahaa Michael Grady Harry Mclntyre Frank Sparks baseman Bedmond from Memphis. Weather, conditions since the return of the George Carey D. L. McGann George Stone P. J. Carney Edward Hanlon John McCarthy Harry Steinfeldt Two preachers have determined to stop squad from Florida have been anything but Charles C. Carr Samuel Strang ideal. On the few occasions, however, that Charles Hall Barry McCormick Sunday base ball in Vicksburg Revs. J. P. Joseph Cassldy Frederick T. Hartsal Mike McCormick Elmer Stricklett 1 Harrington.and W, A. Terry. Cincinnati©s young men were able to take the Louis Castro Edgar Halm Charles McFarland George Stovall W field they loomed up above their opponents Jack Chesbro Harry Hart Louis McAlllster Jesse Stovall First baseman Blanchette, of Monroe, like hollyhocks in a bed of clover. Surface Frank Chance Joseph Harris Herman McFarland J. B. Stanley on April 6 made four hits in four times up indications are that the Red club will Harold Chase Roy A. Hartzell John McFetr©idge William D. Sullivan Walter Clarksoa James Haekett James R. McAleer William Sudhoff off pitcher Billiard, of Meridian. trike pay dirt right from the start Fred Clarke William Hallmaa John Menefee Joseph Sugdeo Otis Clymer Richard Harley Roseoe Miller On April 6 Vicksburg made 16 hits and 14 LIKE MONTE CRISTOI Justin J. Clarke Charles Harper William Milligan John Taylor runs off three Jackson pitchers. Catcher Those Reds have made three American William Clarke Frank Halm Luther H. Taylor Krebs made four hits in five times at bat. Ernest Courtney Fred Mitchell Lee Tannehill League teams take the count. It was a Weldon Henlef Patrick J. Morafl Jesse Tannehill case of "One!" with Boston. That ten- Frank J. Corridon J. E. Heidric* Charles Moran Pitcher Veasey, of Jackson, on May 4 Andrew Coakley C. Hemphill John Morrissey Fred Tenney shut out Jackson with three hits and struck inning affair in which both teams drew nine Tyrus W. Cobb Otto Hess Eugene Moriarity Roy Thomas out 13 men. Pretty work for so early in successive blanks before the Reds gathered William Coughlla Edward Hey don Ball Moore John Thoney in the one tally that won was a full- James J. Collins Charles Hickman Ira Thomas the season. Edward Collins MichaelMowrey Joseph B. Tinker jeweled bird with a purple tail. The White Homer Hillebrand John J. Murray John Townsend Vicksburg is the only club that has re Sox heard the count of © ©Two 1©© Then William Conroy William HijichmaB George Mullin W. W. Congalton Harry Hinchman Daniel F. Murphy Terrence Turner mained continuously in this league since Washington came along with a bunch of Thomas W. Corcora» Hunter Hill William J. Murray its foundation in 1901. In that time Vicks Giants. Buck Freeman looked like the pic Richard Cooley George Howard Robert Unglaub burg has never won the pennant or finished tures of the big fellow Jack" killed in the Samuel Crawford Arthur Hofman Daniel Needham G. Van Haltrcn last. "Beanstalk League." The Washingtonians Monte Cross Arthur Hoelskoetter Joseph Nealon Fred Veil had the Reds down 2 to 0 and were gouging Louis Criger William Hogg Eustace J, Newton Ernest Vinson Gulfport on April 6 beat Columbus 14 to Lafayette N. Cros» Daniel Holrrnan Simon Nicholls 7, making seven runs in one inning; also 17 ©em good while the Secretary of War J. Cronin Hari-y Howell Harry Nilea Hans Wagner Hon. William Howard Taft looked on^ pow Charles Currie William Holmes George Nill George Edward Waddell hits. Third baseman Murch made four hits erless to interfere. Cincinnati came from be Thomas Daly John H. Hummell Peter Noonan Edward A. Walsh in five times up off pitchers Demarie and hind, and with a 3 to 2 death knell buzzing Thomas Hugnes Robert Wallace Wheeler. George Davis John Hulseman Peter O©Brien J. Warner in their ears Joe Cantillon took the count Harry Davis Jay Hughes John O©Brieu Jacob Weimer Manager Gilks has closed a deal whereby "Three!" All these little affairs have William Dahlen Rudolph Hulswltl John O©Connor Arthur Weaver pitcher Lively will return to Gulfport. Gilks served to make Redland very much Bugs. James Delehauty Reuben Oldring Charles Dexter Berthold Hustings Charles O©Leary G. Harry White has also secured the services of Graffius Taft Day at League Park was a notable Arthur Devlin Miller Hugeins Robert Wicker from New Cas©tle, Pa., and Krebs will likely function, lit was rather cold for the fans John J. O©Neil Howard Wilson William Dineen Frank Isbell M. J. O©Neil Victor Willis go to first base, Gilks going to the outer and much chillier for the Cantillonites, Frank Dillon Albert Orth George Wiltse garden. who were pickled by Bob Ewing and added Charles Dooin Harry Jacobsen Orville Overall Edgar Willetts to his collection of early spring varieties. Michael Doolln James Jackson Frank Owens Michael Donlin Fred Jacklitsch James Williams A LINE FROM McKEES ROCKS. Harry Dolan Hugh Jennings Frederick Parent George Winters Patrick J. Donown Charles Jones Case Patten Frederick Wilhelm Everybody seems to think that Cincin Otto Williams August Dorner Thomas Jones Richard Padden Harry Wolverton nati has rounded up a ripe pippin in Bill William Donovan Fielder Jones James Pastorious William Wolfe Tozer. If that is so the Reds are likely to J. ("Jiggs") DonohlM David Jones Frederick Payne R. Wood be fit to go the route from A to Z this P. A. Dougherty Oscar Jones Roy Patterson Joe Doyle Adrian Joss Heiny Peitz Eugene Wright SPALDINGt season. Good words for Mr. Tozer are as John Dobbs Tim Jordan Barney Pelty Joseph Yeager plentiful as blossoms in my East Norwood Frank Donohue Otto Jordan Frank PfelfTer Irving Young ^ OFFICIAL ^ yard. Here©s a sample that came to me J. W. Downs John Pflester Denton Young from McKee©s Rocks, Pa., this week. "An Thomas Doran Michael Kahoa William Philllpps William Douglas Robert Keefe Charles Phlllippe David Zearfoss Old Fan" is what he signs himself. I don©t William Keeler Edward Phelps know why he didn©t let me have his auto John Doyle Charles Zimmer graph, but that©s no reason Bill should be THE ABOVE IS OUR COMPLETE LIST. WE HAVE NO OTHERS Base Ball Guide deprived of the message. Old Times Rocks Edited by Containing the New says: "When traveling in California three Henry Chadwick, the For Rules; pictures o't rocks. The McShane brothers are both, ex- "Father of Base 1 A A A allau the© leading teams years ago I saw this line on the sporting Corner was crowded with scribes who await Ball." the major and page of a Los Angeles paper ©And Tozer, profs., one with Dayton and the other a ed echoes from the scene of disturbance. THE BEST GUIDE 1908 smor leagues, as who is always willing, and always works Vermont Leaguer. "Podge" Wiehe was MULFORDISMS. EVER PUBLISHED. well as individual no matter what the others do, won his game with the Cincinnati Beds in the old Asso action pictures of prominent players. The World©s yesterday.© I have followed Tozer©s work The Printers© League o»ght to be able Championship, 1907; complete review of .the year in ciation days. Hartley, who was yith the to set up a fair article of ball. the National, American and all minor leagues; All- since and I think the statement is true. New York League, is a brother of Bill Bart- America selections; schedules; averages and inter Tozer is earnest, energetic, industrious." Think of Bill Hinchman replacing Elmer esting base ball data, found only in Spaldlng©s Guide. This is a trinity of virtues that will bring ley, of the Philadelphia Americans. The Flick and then think that Bill was chased Police are out to beat all club-swinging put of Redland! him into the good graces of the Bugs and comers. THE ORIGIN OF BASE BALL SETTLED. keep him there. Here©s to Tozer and all Ban Johnson spent a day In town and The decision of the Base Ball Commission pub the Reds, who, like him, put their whole ONE OFF AND ONE ON. enjoyed most of it under the old home roof. lished exclusively in the Spalding Guide. soul in the game. Those who fight for With a carload lot of twirlers on his Umpire Silk O©Loughlin is a drawing glory are dead sure of the pelf. hands, Manager Ganzell is compelled to let card. That fact is evident in comments "How We Won The "LEFTY" MARR IS LOCATED. some out. Ed. Drury, the big local boy, was heard in the grand stand. The Bug Club©s search was quickly re the first to draw his walking-papers. He Bunny Pearce looks like a very valuable Word©s warded. The tracer sent out through was given an unconditional Yelease. On the piece of base ball bric-a-brac. No wonder Championship" "Sporting Life" regarding "Lefty" Marr©s same day the bell tapped for Drury the Frank Chance wanted him. whereabouts brought quick response. Writ gate was opened to- Ernie Diehl, ex-City Neither Charley Dryden nor Hek have As told by the "Cubs" ing from New Britain, Conn., F. C. Hart- Father and all-arounder. Diehl has no am yet risen in meeting to declare that Bloom- in signed articles by all man says of the ex-Red: "The gentleman is bition to shine as a professional, is a de ington will have a strong team this year the players. fat and happy and loves to tell the natives voted lover of the game and will be "on They©ve signed Sampson. of his former prowess. He is tending bar hand" in case of need during the coming Goose eggs are already a popular fruit Pitcher in the finest cafe of the city. Vickery and season. As a Mudhen, Diehl led the A. A. on base ball bills of fare. Mordeoa! Brown Eddie Burke, now deceased, made this their hitters in 1907. "Chicago Gets Campbell!" was an "En quirer" headline that made the Bugs squirm, home at different times and Tom Burns was FANS IN OTHER CORNERS. says: born here." The comrades-in-uniform dur but it wasn©t "Our Southpaw" who was "Never more confident ing the days of Marr©s service are widely While politicians af the old school are meant. of victory in my life. scattered. If the entire roster of wearers of lamenting the last days of the Fifth avenue Returning Redmen refer to Judge Bier- I almost made a hit In the red past and present were to be Hotel and Senator Thomas C. Platt was halter as eligible to a role in the diamond my three times at bat. given space it would fill several pages of wheeled in to pronounce the benediction version of "Foul Play." Ktc., etc. "Sporting Life." in the historic "Amen Corner," I imagine Jack Ryder has handed Larry McLean a Read it In full In the Spalding Guide. OLD-TIMERS IN POLICE TEAM. the Old Guard in Balldom will think of the good one. He calls him the Duke of Bingle. famed New York hostelrie as long the PRICE 1O CENTS. Cincinnati thinks her Police Base Ball headquarters of the National League. For Base Ball managers and players© should send for a Club is about the best in the country. years the* parent body of base ball met at THE OHIO-INDIANA. copy of Spalding©s Base Ball Catalogue, containing Lieutenant Renkert will manage the cam the Fifth Avenue in annual conclave. Par pictures and prices of all the new goods for this year. paign and in arranging an Eastern trip to lor A has been the scene of many an im Six Towns Embraced in the New Inde meet police teams in the larger cities. The portant base ball conference. The history "Cops" will wear uniforms of dark blue pendent League. of the Fifth Avenue would not be complete New York Washington Kansas City with light blue trimmings. On the team are were the base ball chapters to be omitted. Logansport, Ind., April 10. Manager J. Buffalo New Orleans St. Louis several ex-leaguers, Giltenan was signed That hotel was the storm centre in the days R. Baird, Van Wert, O., owner of the Logans Syracuse Chicago San Francisco with Memphis, Brouthers with Danville, 111., of internal strife within National League port franchise in the new Ohio-Indiana Base Boston Cleveland Denver and Sweeney with Rock Island, in the Three ! ranks. While Uncle Nick Young and his Ball League, announced today that the Pittsburg Detroit Minneapolis X League. Wolf and Kuha. are old Sham-1 Baltimore Cincinnati Montreal oil can were in evidence above the Amen league •mil begin active operations on May Philadelphia Canada APRIL 18, 1908 in Baltimore until the club gets there. There has been nothing doing in the BOSTON BRIEFS BRAIN MATTER and it looks as if there would not be until the season opens, and then if David does IMPORTANT TARIFF CHANGES not report he will be a loser financially. In the meantime © ©Bill©© Sweeney has been Guaranteed in Quality taking time by the forelock and is showing BY JOHN L TAYLOR. to excellent advantage. He has made some Style, Fit and Finish.... stops that compelled everybody to sit up and take notice. They tell me the busiest TF the suits you had the last year were not just man in the base ball world has been "Doc" The Work of the Boston Teams in Edwards, the trainer of the club, and the right in all respects, why not find out about way he has been kept at it well into the the South Productive of Good midnight hour has been a caution, but the VICTOR Uniforms for 1908? Start now and "Doc" is not like the man who can©t do that sort of trick; he is nothing if not a do a little investigating. We will, on request, Results Judging From the Ex hustler and promises to have his charges in fine fettle when they strike Brooklyn on send you samples which you can compare with hibition Games General News the 14th. other makes and will tell you just where we PRESIDENT DOVEY isn©t exactly stuck on the way the schedules claim to lead. Get an early start and you will BY J. C. MORSE. are prepared and would like to see a change Boston, April 13. Editor "Sporting made therein. He cannot understand why learn positively where the best goods are to be Life." A genuine sensation was sprung the matter is not given to the head of the here last week by the announcement that League, the same as is done in the Ameri found. Send us a postal and we©ll help you to the 25-cent bleacher on the can League. Let the two presidents take first base side on the Ameri the matter in their own hands and work investigate. can League grounds would the whole thing out together and better be 50 cents hereafter. Such results would be accomplished all around. a move has been long in Kelley is well pleased with the way his Vidtor Sporting Goods Co* contemplation. The ,last catchers are going through their maneouvers SPRINGFIELD, MASS. | time that Charley Somers and it is a cinch that the club will show was here he remarked that far stronger behind the bat than it did last a 50-cent tariff ought to pre season. Sam Brown ought to feel well vail for that location but pleased that he has such a good club to go to be bestowed on the experts engaged in nothing was done. It is to as the Torontos, and under such a fine the Chicago amateur tournament, it is promised that these seats manager and chap as Mike Kelley. He is more than evident that Calvin Denwvrest is will be protected from the sure of the best treatment and I do not CREAHAN©SCHAT in a class all by himself as an amateur weather and that they will doubt he will feel well pleased with the master of the art of great billiard playing. J. C. Morse be in readiness by May 16, deal after he has struck in. Sam won©t Not yet old enough to vote, or practically but it will take some tall suffer a bit in the financial way for Toronto ABOUT MEN AND AFFAIRS IN in time for his first Presidential vote this hustling to bring that about as such building is sure to do the proper thing by him. year, it is consoling to know that in years operations do not always move with the he does not pose as a midg-et. He has had dispatch anticipated. The space now left LOU PIEPER THE BILLIARD WORLD, no press agent, with a puffing machine for for the 25-centers will be© the end of the has been putting his Harvard boys through the manuf active of © ©hot air,©© permanently light field bleacher and the center field a course of sprouts. The crimson-hosed located in his stomach, which is constantly, seats. The boys have four games ( to play here before BY JOHN CRBAHAN. perpetually and eternally in motion. CHANGE IN THE TARIFF they go to Annapolis for a couple of games. Philadelphia, Pa., April 13. Editor One game will be played at Georgetown. "Sporting Life." For nearly ten years is simply in line with what obtains in most Pieper is by long odds the best coach Har- Demarest is clearly not only the great other grounds. If the team is a pennant past, or more, the leading amateur billiard est amateur player in this country, bufc svard has had for some time. The sched players of this country have practically at should in the very near future rank on a contender there is no doubt the move will ule calls for 6 games with Cambridge this prove a good o»e, but if the club fails to tracted as much attention as our professional par with the greatest of our professionals. season. Harvard has a departure in playing masters of the game, and for a time prob He is evidently, if I am not greatly in er show strongly the attendance of the 25- Brown at Providence on Decoration Day. cent portion will be affected. President Tay- ably more, by the masses of the people who ror, the most promising expert since the lor is of the opinion that the team will show SPOKES FROM THE HUB. like to be conversant with the history of days of Frank C. Ives; and if entered now strongly enough to attract big crowds from One of our warmest fans Herb Norton the game in their day. This transition or in a tournament composed© of the world©s the start of the campaign, and let us hope has been chosen Excise Commissioner at evolution, so to speak, was due to two greatest professional masters I very much that such will be the case. Bad weather Chelsea. Herb is the boy for the place all causes: First, the tremendous strides which doubt if any one could «t the outset pre operated to interfere with the schedule of right. amateurs have made in the art of playing dict where he would stand at the close of the Americans during their practice trip President John I. Taylor©s father Gen. great master billiards during the past few the tournament. It is certain that he would and of the three games scheduled to be Charles H. Taylor, of the Boston "Globe" years; and, secondly, to the apathy and gen be nearer the head than the end of each a played in Cincinnati but one could be pulled was honored by a fine banquet by the mem eral indifference displayed by the profes tournament. off and Cincinnati landed that in a contest bers of the editorial and counting room sional experts of this country in the interests that failed to go to the finish. forces of the "Globe" upon his return from of their business and the billiard business The series of six exhibition gamefl be in general while they were on the salary tween Schaefer and Hoppe, played at Al- MANNING AND COAKLEY California recently. The General is a great lover of the game and takes in the con- list of manufacturers, and paid a large sal linger©s room, in this city, during the early operated to produce the first defeat in .tests whenever he finds it possible. ary each year for doing nothing but draw part of March, were remarkable for two flicted upon the Americans this season. We had one of his periodical visits from ing that salary, and earning the contempt things the fine work done by Hoppe and Young pitched his usual strong game ithe of roomkeepers and that of the public in the almost amateurish playing on the part of Jack Chapman last week. The veteran was general, which became so formidable that veteran is in fine condition these days. full of base ball as ever and said that he Mr. Schaefer. I dwell on this subject The veteran certainly had a fine surprise it was more than obvious to the dullest painfully, as it is a painful topic to writa left Roger Connor in Waterbury in first understanding that professionals were in partj: in the loving cup presented to him class health. Jack was no chips shy and the on, but the truth is, that Jacob Schaefer by Bis comrades and the war correspond last I saw of him he was hunting up a place danger of becoming a thing of the past in is physically no longer in a condition to ents with the club on the occasion of his this country, to be replaced by amateur appear before the public as a professional where he could get soft clams. He says masters whose work was practically as great forty-first anniversary. "Tim" Murnane they are very good for the system. player. For some months past this great made one of those characteristically nice Work on the center field bleachers on as that of the masters of the game when master of the game has been physically speeches he knows so well how to deliver the National League grounds is being pushed they played, x and as they , rarely if ever breaking down, with a result that he has «.nd if there is any topic on which he can did so, it began to become a matter of in frequently announced that he would retire with a rush and will be ready for the open difference as to whether they wor|d or not. dp himself justice it is big "Cy." The ing game with the Phillies on the 22d. from public playing. Circumstances, how pitching corps was augmented in Cincinnati ever, seemed to have made it imperative for by the addition of George Winter, and Some two or three years ago there sud his appearance before the public, when the he reported a proud papa, having been pre denly appeared in the West, a young man man in reality should be taking care of his sented by Mrs. W. a month before with a who was practically born in the business, health. fine bouncing boy. ©George kept himself in but who was prematurely called to the head good trim by working at the Y. M. C. A. and The 1908 Edition of this Most Valuable of a great house or firm by the unexpected Pressure of professional business prevent with the University of Vermont boys and death of his father. It is not often at the ed me from enjoying the pleasure of seeing I expects ©to deliver the goods as well as he Base Ball Schedule Book Now Ready present day that the son of a rich man is Schaefer and Hoppe play during their en ever did in his career. and Will Be Sent For 2c Stamp. worthy of notice. B. E. Bensinger, how gagement here, which I now refer to. Con ever, is an exception to the rule. A prod sequently I cannot form my own conclusions OUTFIELDER THONEY, One of the indices of the 1908 base ball uct of that great part of the country known as to Mr. Schaefer©s physical condition but who is doubtless the advertising sensation season, "Sporting Life©s" Base Ball Sched as the West, and a citizen of that great and from his work. I am informed, however, l»y of 1908, has been doing some tall stunts ule, has made its usual and welcome ap enterprising city, Chicago, young Bensinger, friends of his in this city that ho has with the stick and in the field, and if he pearance. This famous schedule now in who was practically unknown when his fa greatly failed in health during the past keeps up the pace he began he will have its fifth yearly edition has become in ther died, has in the brief period of two few months. When I last saw him it the country by the ears. Manager Joe Kel dispensable to base ball lovers for the or three years, practically revolutionized seemed to me that while he was then ley knows a ball player when he sees one reason that it conveys valuable cur professional billiards in this country. complaining that physically he looked re and when he tells you that Thoney is the rent information in compact, vest-pocket markably well. I am not a pessimist by real article you can come very near to bank form. It gives the At Home and Abroad Liberal, generous and broad-minded, with any means, and am now of the opinion that ing on the proposition. It looks very much championship dates of all of the National out any of the airs or affectations of the with rest and good care Jacob Schaefer as if he would help Boston to have the best League and American League clubs, official snob, thoroughly in harmony and affection should have ten years of professional work outfield it ever, had, and Boston has been averages of the players of the two major with his people who surround and work for before him, and probably a quarter of a cen lacking in that essential for a long time. leagues, group pictures of the sixteen ma him, as he is with all with whom he comes tury of life, all of which I most sincerely The club is certainly well heeled for emer jor league teams as they will line up this in contact, this unostentatious man grasped hope shall turn out to be. true. gencies with "Jimmy" Barrett and "Sully" year, pictures of the league and club presi the condition of affairs in the billiard world dents and managers, the record of winning of this country at once. He made a tour to fall back upon. No one has worked any In saying this, however, I fully realize harder for the success of the season than clubs in the entire League history, of Europe, or "France, engaged some of the several fairious base ball poems, and much world©s greatest players for tournaments in the fact that Mr. Schaefer should get a "DEACON JIM" McGUIRE other valuable information. Thus the pos this country, set the machinery of the busi year©s rest from professional playing of any and it will not be his fault if the club does sessor of one of these schedules is enabled ness in full blast here, with a result that kind. He is so physically constituted that not turn off some good stunts. Starting instantly to settle many questions that may during the past two or three years there with proper care now and at the proper from Indianapolis the forces were divided arise in the course of a season, besides keep has been more professional playing in this time he may recover his health, and in into two teams. The number of players as ing himself constantly posted, without in country than for nearly twenty years pre a year©s time be more than the "Wizard" signed to the1 care of Manager "Cy" Young convenience, as to the movements of his own vious to his advent into the business as a of the past. "A lean horse for a long race," of the second club was just 13. Tannehill, favorite team and all other clubs. The book greatly-honored and respected business man is more than applicable to Schaefer, but Steele and Maire were the pitching con let is well gotten up, finely illustrated, and and leader. it is the duty of his professional friends to tingent ; Carrigan and Ostdiek, the catchers; printed on good paper, which, of course, see that he must get a rest for some time Cravath, Laporte and Frank Donahue, the adds to its value. It can truthfully be said On the other hand, it is a question in to come. The billiard world cannot afford basemen; Pat Donahue, shortstop, and Sul that on all counts is the "Sporting Life" my mind if the professionals of this country to lose such a man, as there has been but livan, Barrett and Carlisle, the outfield. 1908 schedule the most convenient, accur did not begin to realize that there was one Schaefer, and we are not likely to have Not a bad array, that. Tannehill kept with ate, and comprehensive for reference ever a growing indifference on the part of the another for many years to come. Now that the club after all, after a lot of talk that he prepared. The booklet will be sent free to public as to whether they should play any we have the "Wizard© 1 it is our duty to was to go to the Hot Springs until his arm anyone who will send a two-cent stamp to more or not. Their actual position as sal see that we shall not lose him by negligence got well. Harris also had a bad spell and defray the postage. Address, "Sporting ary-grabbers for nearly a quarter of a on the part of professional billiard men. kept out of practice for some time. He is Life" Schedule Department, Philadelphia, Pa. century was as well known to the public down in weight and expects to give a good as to their victims who were obliged to Willie Collier, the famous comedian, in account of himself when the conditions get pay them. Their professional power began his youth was a very clever ball player and right. It behooves some one to get down "DOC" HILLEBKAND. to wane and totter, and their only salva once received an offer of a try-out by Cap to work and try the pitching gun. That will tion was to play professional billiards, or tain Anson, of the old Chicago National team. give the boys plenty of batting practice and Still Refuses to Recognize the New York retire for all time and leave the field open But at that time the theatrical bee was the gun is guaranteed to have no sore arm. to the great amateur masters of the game buzzing too strongly in Collier©s bonnet to American Club. allow him to take the switch. THE NATIONALS © in this country. New York, April 11. The Highlanders had a fine time of it at Augusta, Ga., do not expect to have the services of Ar The professionals wisely decided to change barring some very inclement weather, and I thur Hillebrand this season, for the last their tactics; with a result that they do guess there is no doubt at all about their heard of the recalcitrant Princeton athlete not propose to let the amateurs have a going there again next season. President was that he had accepted an engagement monopoly of the playing, with also a re Dovey had some fun there and from what sult that it is now in a measure an issue I hear the boys were very much liked. to coach the University of Indiana nine. which is really the greater factor in this Dovey did some .great stunts around second A contract was tendered him by the High country as masters of the game, the pro base and had the satisfaction of holding landers, and the receipt for the registered fessionals or amateurs? The recent national down the bag in one defeat the Yanigans letter that contained the agreement now re amateur tournament, held in Chicago, is gave the "Regs." As if that was not enough poses peacefully in the newly decorated safe more than a warning to professionals, that the Regulars went in against the Augustas in the new offices of the Highlanders. That they shall not only play professional bil and got polished off in great shaps, and is the one acknowledgement the Hilltoppers liards tyut either play better professional flNE TABLES, CAROM, then came within an ace of going down be have of Hillebrand being alive. The figures billiards or enter the ranks of the ama fore the Columbia, S. C., Club. One thing named in the contract were liberal, but teurs; for .when the latter make from 56 COMBINATION AND POOL. about those defeats they do not breed over- Hillebrand, with the advantage of a college to 202, it is more than evident that as ex Orders from all parts of the world promptly confidence. Joe Kelley ©received the sad education, could not find time to write and perts the one class is practically as good attended to. news of the death of an uncle by violence object or write and explain. The High as the other at billiards. while at Columbia and made tracks for Balti landers paid $1,000 for Hillebrand and this John Creahan, Green©s iioief, PMad©a, Pa. more to attend the funeral. He will remain money seems to have been misspent. While nothing but the highest praise is Over ©1,000,000 Noise Subduers Sold, SRORTHNQ UFB APRIL rS; 1908 into the field and pitch Such base ball as is needed to keep a team up to the top. BROOKLYN BITS PITCHER PASTORIUS *- is another who is very slow in getting to weight, and his arm is also slow in getting around. When he does get good it is prob NOTEWORTHY IMPROVEMENTS able that he will be right to help the team The American Association in the mid-summer fight, but it is just likely AT WASHINGTON PARK. that he may not prove to be worth much as a spring pitcher. For that reason Fin layson seems to be just the kind of COMPRISING THE FOLLOWING CITIES a youngster who is likely to fill the bill The Net Result of the Superbas* as he has been doing very well in all the games which have been played in Florida MINNEAPOLIS KANSAS CITY Term in the South No Money and the other Southern States. PITCHER SCANLON ST. PAUL TOLEDO has written to Charley Ebbetts that he be Worth Talking Of Made The lieves he will be able to get out and pitch first-class ball within the next six weeks. MILWAUKEE COLUMBUS Condition of the Team* If he improves rapidly it will be a fine thing for the manager, who is worrying more over the fact that he is not so well equipped INDIANAPOLIS LOUISVILLE BY JOHN B. FOSTER. with right-handers as that he is short of left Brooklyn, N. Y., April 13. Editor "Sport handers. Some of the war correspondents HAS ADOPTED FOR FIVE YEARS ing Life." With $25,000 worth of improve who have been with "the Brooklyn team in ments scattered all over the place, some pine-apple land seem to think that Rucker new grass that is a little will easily be the star of the pitching staff better than any which has this year. They say been in use in the field THE BIG SOUTHPAW hitherto, and as elaborate a is pitching better ball than at any time coat of paint as ever was and that he has plenty of speed and good laid upon out-of-door struc control. Control was always one of his tures which are given up to strong points and if he has broken out at the enjoyment of the popu the very start of the year with plenty of lace the Brooklyn manage speed it is possible /that Brooklyn will find ment is ready to . make it in him the star pitcher of the team this pleasant for just as many season. There is no man on the team thousands of Brooklyn spec who deserves it more. He is quiet, well tators as care to call at THE BEST BALL behaved, good-natured and a hard worker. Washington Park© between All those attributes belong to the successful John B. Foster now and the first of October. ball player, and there are thousands of Write for Free Catalog and When the big crowd, which the "fans" in this city who will be rooting saw the first game on the field in the sum for Rucker in every game in which he takes Story on Base Ball :: :: :: mer of 1908, drifted through the entrance part because it was so evident in 1907 that and hour or two before it was time for the he was trying to give all the best that he first inning to be played there were few who recognized their field of a year ago. had to the club. In fact, there were some who couldn©t find EXHIBITION GAMES A. J. REACH CO. the special seats which they had been ac in the South did not bring in much money customed to possess for so long and they this year. They are beginning to feel the were rather disconsolate until they dis effects of the money stringency in that part Pacific Coast Branch Tulip and Palmer Streets covered there were other ideal places from of the country. Not so much was spent which to view the sport. Everybody in by the Northern tourists this winter as last, Phil. B. Bekeart Co. * Philadelphia sisted that it is a because there were fewer tourists and less San Francisco, Cal. MUCH BETTER EQUIPPED loose© cash to be dissipated. Exhibition games are not the source of revenue that base ball ground than it was in the past they once were because there are so many and Brooklyn, prior to this year, was not© a Northern teams touring through the South. feature of which to be ashamed. It may It is true that there is a curiosity to see have lacked the massiveness of the big the grimes, but unless they happen to be structure at East New York, which long played with a championship team only the all times. When the writer quizzed him ago became a kindling pile, but there al radical enthusiasts can be induced to give regarding fielding averages he became very ways has been a compactness about the up their coin to watch the sport. Another sarcastic and declared that an infielder or Brooklyn field which has made it very home fact that is The Line-Up of the Paterson Union League catcher who made an error with the pil like to those who have been accustomed to lows that are used in lieu of gloves to-day patronize the daily games. Prior to the AGAINST EXHIBITION GAMES Team A Chat With the Once-Famous should be arrested. He is of the belief first real base ball day there were two in is that there is nothing locally to bring however, that the game along the lines of spections at the field. That is a new idea out the enthusiasm which would be dis "Only" Wolan on Ancient and Modern control and protection has reached a most of Charley Ebbetts. He had put together played where contests are on between Players. excellent standard and the men at the helm a good thing in the way of base ball stands league members. More than all the rest, should be given great credit for the work and he was anxious that his friends should too, is must not© be forgotten that the leagues Paterson, N. J., April 8. Editor "Sport ing Life." Manager Eugene McCann, of they have accomplished. Wagner and Lajoie in the South are doing fairly well and that are the stars of the present age, in his looked like. Possibly it might have been they have gone a long way toward develop the Paterson, Union League, base ball team, has arrived in town and has given us the judgment, with Honus a shade the better. anticipated that ing local pride in their fights for supremacy, Chase, of the Yankees, he admire^* very and it is only the very rich who have the following list of players who have been NEW BASE. BALL STANDS ordered to report to him on April 9: Pitch much and believes with the proper care of necessary coin to throw away on exhibition himself he will long grace the ranks of the are not much of an attraction, but just the games. The Brooklyn team managed to ers H. E. McCann, Eastern League; Frank same there were several hundred base ball pick up a few dollars as it drifted north, Andrews, South Jersey; Charles Patterson, major leagues, .but he insists that as ail "fans©© who wandered out to the corner but hardTly enough to pay hotel bills and Pennsylvania; Thomas O©Brien, New Eng all-round first baseman Donohue, of the Sox, of Fourth Avenue and Third Street and railroad fare as well. However, it mattered land; J. H. Brown, Hudson River; James is his superior. looked them over. They admitted frankly little as the players were getting their HarmswoHh, South Jersey; A. © E. Pellings, NEWS NOTES. that the_ base ball season was too much of practice steadily and that was of much more Virginia State. Catchers E. J. Kelly, an inspiration and that they couldn©t stay consequence than the receipts from ex Union League; J. W. Smith, Tri-State. Powers, of the local Catholic League, is away when they began to hear a noi hibition games. Other players M. Brunt, Western League; now with Seton Hall College and has made like three or four teams falling out of _ W. Summers, H. Clayton, Virginia State; a great showing. second story window. The first warm day Joseph Sheridan, Eastern; W. R. Moreland, Barney Wells, Bobby Hennion, Tom Eagan of the year started some of them to the JENNING©S COACHING. Pennsylvania: V. Tydeman, P. and M. R. and Van Winkle, outfielders; Augie Geiger, parks on the outskirts of the city where Murley, New England; C. B. Cole, Virginia Walter Pickering, McKay and Vain, infield- they watched the youngsters begin to play The Leader of the Champion Tigers Has State; Ed. Henderson, Atlantic. ers, and Arthur Pickering and Tongue, of in their school games and there has not MANAGER McCANN the City League, would no doubt make good been a warm afternoon since that contests New Coaching Cry. in minor league company. The same league have not been surrounded with huge throngs Detroit, April 10. So much has been is busily engaged in getting the Ryle.Park has produced McQuillan (Phillies), Merritt who are anxious to see what the base ball said about the origin of the familiar © ©wee- diamond in shape for the reception of the (Jersey City), Pounds (Harrisburg), Shor- boys are doing. Then there came ah" that the matter is becoming more or players. The opening game will be played tell (Scranton), O©Dell (Tri-State), and ENCOURAGING NEWS less of a joke, and it is significant that on Sunday, April 12, with the Brooklyn, Bridges (Meriden). Jennings uses the familiar war-cry but once Union League, Club. Wells Pounds, of the from the South in regard to the early Harrisburg team, is another one of the The Catholic League also have a few very or twice during a game. The fiery leader capable players, Pete Lyons, a pitcher, being season work of the Brooklyns in the Mason has a new lingo at his command, a mixture Paterson base ball contingent elected to and Dixon territory. In every contest membership in the Paterson Lodge of Elks. noticeably good, and Dodds, Mara, John between a Swedish brogue and hot tahiale Shortell and Lynch, fielders, are very fast. which took place it appeared as if the call. Boiled down it is the dividing line The Elks, by the way, intend playing a Brooklyns were steadily picking up and series of games with the Entre Nous, a local The local boys who attended the bowling that, they were playing better ball th; between Spain arid Italy. literary association, the proceeds of the Congress at Rochester were well received by they did last spring before the season ope., Asked to interpret his new war song, Siniler Phalon, formerly a pitcher on the Jennings smiles good naturedly. "You parties to be divided to local charities. The ed. In spite of the fact that the boys Elks will have a very strong line-up, many local nine in the Hudson River League. were shaken up once or twice by the minors know as much about it as I do. When I©m of the player©s names -will no doubt be Roy Gerber, a pitcher on the same team it seemed to be "the idea of everybody that in the game and it is exciting I have no familiar to your readers, as follows: Catch is at present employed by the local electric they were showing sufficient strength ti time to frame phrases to yell at the pitcher. er Joe Carrol: pitchers, Wells Pounds and lighting company and does not seem to cara make them a more formidable team thai Anything that conies to my tongue fits the Leon. Viau: first base, Charlie Dooley; sec whether any offers come his way or not. they have been for the last two or threi, emergency. I naturally lean to foreign ac ond base, John Bissett; shortst©op, Raymond The Crescent Basket Ball Club claim the years, and they have been formidable cents because the opposing players don©t Dougherty; third base, Leo Donohue; right championship of the United States and as enough to make Brooklyn more of a city on know what I©m talking about, and in many field, Dick Cojran; center field, Bill Fitz no contestants appear and the excellent the base ball map than it had been. .cases it puzzles them thinking about what gerald; left field, Rauschenback (Brown Col record of victories they have their claim I have said." lege). seems to be a just one. FINLAYSON©S CASE. This is true, evidence of which was fur Pitcher McQuillan, of the Phillies, writes The good showing which was made by nished in Little Rock when infielder Page, "THE ONLY" NOLAN©S VIEWS. that he is in fine shape and ready for tha Finlayson was also welcome news to the "f the Travelers, heard Hughey for the first, The writer had a very interesting inter call of time. Brooklyn people. Then came the report of time. Now in Little Rock Page is familiar view with Ed. Nolan, known to the fans of the National Commission and the suggestion ly called "Pee-Wee" by the fans because of long ago as "the only one." Nolan claims that Finlayson would have to go to the his diminutive size. The first time he came that the players of the present time are no Lynn, Mass., Club. Somebody wanted to to bat Jennings gave the familiar "Wee- match with those of" his by-gone league days. THE WORLD^SERIES. know why it is that the Brooklyn Club ah©© ;ind "Skee-wee" calls from the bench. Nolan, by the way, unlike many of the old never seems to get anything right when it, Thinking that Jennings was addressing him major league players, still follows up the The Story of a Gre.at Event, as Told By tries to pick up new players. It looks as Page turned towards the manager and game and rarely misses any of the con if there were necessity on the part of the doffed his cap. When Page walked to the tests on the Polo Grounds or American "Sporting Life©s" Editor, In Pamphlet Visad of the club to study up the rules. bench after "whiffing" he queried of Mana League Park. He claims that there is not Form For Free Distribution. Of course, if Finlayson had not made such ger Finn: "Who told Jenuings to call me hitter of the - present day the equal of An- a good showing little would have been ©Pee-Wee© ?" son in his palmy days. On being questioned "How the Cubs Won the World©s Cham thought about the question of losing him as to the comparison of batting averages pionship for 1908" is the title of a hand for another season, but, according to the he declared that this was nothing to compare some booklet which "Sporting Life" has players who have been with the team and FIWLAYSON©S SERVICES as he was of the opinion that the pitching of just issued for distribution. This souvenir according to those who have had a chance those days was better; not that the talent will be mailed free to all who sand a 2-cent to watch the work of the Brooklyns, it ap Can Wow Be Secured By Class A Clubs is not as good to-day, but a pitcher was stamp for postage. The book contains a pears as if the young man is about ripe now By Draft. worked most every other day and quite often splendid story of the entire series from the for the major leagues and it would be a on successive days in his and Anson©s time pen of Sir. Francis C. Richter, editor of hard loss to be deprived of his services for Auburn, N. Y., April 7. To all Class A and believed, that by continual work they "Sporting Life,," who was official scorer for a season in view of the fact that he may clubs. Gentlemen: The draft of player Fin- were better able to control and do better the World©s Series. It is illustrated through turn out to be a winner for the nine this lavson by the Nashville Club for the pur all-round work, whereas the present box art out with fine pictures of the persons who year. pose of turning this player over to the ists only perform about once a week and figured prominently in the series. First THE CLUB©S PITCHERS. Brooklyn Club has been declared illegal and the result is that it is, as a rule, several in comes the general introduction, followed by There is© still plenty of necessity for the set aside. As the drafting period for Class nings before they strike their proper gait. a detailed description of each contest with a Brooklyn management to get all the pitch A clubs had not expired at the time the careful analysis of play and score. The draft was made, the Class A clubs were de In speaking of wind-up gives the averages compiled from ers© possible. The men who haye been FAST MEN ON THE BASES working in the South have shown fairly prived of the privilege of drafting this the official scores. Several pages at tha well, but there are not so many of them in player. In order that all Class A clubs may he declare^; that the game has yet to pro conclusion are devoted to notes of the ser the pink of condition that Brooklyn can have ample notice and equal opportunity to duce the equal of Billy Sunday. He at the ies and interesting sidelights on this, the afford to let anything get, away which savors file a draft for this player, all Class A clubs same time pays a tribute to Sunday regard greatest event in each year©s base ball his of merit. Bell is oyerweight and it may be are hereby notified that the drafting period ing his present work. No more sincere tory. The inside of the back page is adorn a month before he will be at his best. He for playing Finlayson"s services will open religious worker ever addressed an assem ed with a fine group picture of the victorious is expecting to take off ten pounds at in this office upon April 15 and continue blage than Billy Sunday, is Ed.©s opinion; Chicago Cubs. This booklet is one of the least before he leaves Florida to come back until April 20. Yours very truly, and the game lost one who was a credit neatest and most valuable ever arranged to this city, but even with that gone it J. H. FARRELL, to it, not only from a playing standpoint,1 but for distribution and is now ready for isn©t certain that he will be a©ble to jump Secretary National Association. but his honesty and gentlemanly bearing at orders. I SPORTIISfQ base—Stone. First base on balls—Off Higgenbotham, Off Raymond. Off Howell. Struck out—By Ray mond 2. Higgenbotham 2. Howell 2. Double plays— ST. LOUIS STARS Murray. Charles; Delehanty, Hostetter; Williams. Wallace. Time—1.39. Umpires—Sheridan, O'Day. RESULT OF THE LOCAL CHAMP Browns Even Up. The game scheduled for Friday, April 10, was prevented by rain, so the fourth game IONSHIP SERIES* was played Saturday, April 11, at Sports man's Park. This was a pitchers' battle between Waddell and Fromme in which the former won, thus redeeming hh;J,elf. Er The Browns Overcome a Lead of rors were responsible for all of the runs and decided the game. The Cardinals Two Games and Win Out With scored their only run on a muffed thrown ball by Spencer and the Browns got their two runs on a fumble and wild throw by Three Successive Victories Over Hostetter. Score: Browns. AB.R.B. P.A.EICartiinals. AB.R.B. P.A.E Hoffman,rf 412000 Charles, 3b 4 1 1 0 10 the Cardinals—The Full Scores, C. Jones, cf 2 0 0 3 1 0 Bany, 0 1 0 00 Stone, If . . 3 1 1 1 00 Deleha'y. If 3 0 0 1 00 Wallia's,2b 4001 4 OJKonet'y, Ib 3 0 Oil 10 The St. Louis Browns, like the Athletics, Wallace, ss 4 0 0 0 4 0| Murray, cf 3 0 1 2 0 0 Ferris. 3b. 4 0 2 1 2 OiByrne, ss. . 4 0 0 2 30 A. G. SPALDING & BROS, are the Largest of Philadelphia, this spring reversed the T. Jones, Ib 4 0 3 10 1 0|Hostefr, 2b 4 0 1 1 4 1 result of the 1907 spring series, by win Spencer, c. 3 0 0 10 11 Marshall, c 2 0 0 7 2 0 Manufacturers in the World of Base Ball Supplies. Waddell, p 3 0 0 1 3 1 1'ionime, p. 3 0 1 0 2 0 ning a majority of the games played, bad Totals. .31 2 8 27 16 2 Totals. . 28 1 5 24 13 1 weather cutting the series down from seven Browns ...... 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 x — 2 9 games to five. The Cardinals won the first Cardinals ...... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 two games, but the Browns rallied gamely Two- base hit-— Ferris. Sacrifice hits— C, Jones, Delehanty, Marshall, Konetchy. Passed ball — Spen rhe Spalding "League and won the next three games in a row. cer. Stolen bases — Hoffman. Charles, Barry, Mur ray. Hit by pitcher— By Waddell 1. First on balls Extra" Catchers© Mitt The games were all well-played and show — Off Waddell 2, Fromme 2. Struck out— By Wad Special drab tanned buck, very soft the two teams to be well matched. The at dell 9, Fromme 7. l^eft on bases — Browns 8, Car dinals G. Time— 1.54. Umpires— O'Day and Sheri and pliable; heavy hand-formed felt tendance was remarkable, thus indicating a padding:; no heel pad. Strap-and-buckle dan, fastening: at back; reinforced and laced good season and paying support for both at thumb, and made with our patent of the Mound City clubs. The scores of the The Browns Win Odd Game. laced back. No. 5-O. Each, $5.00* games are appended: The fifth and deciding game of the season was played at National League Park, Sun Other Mitts from $.25 to $10.00. day, April 12, before the largest crowd of The Local Championship Series. the season, estimated at o.ver 30,000 peo The first game of the spring local cham ple. The Browns won the game, thanks to Body Protectors pionship series was played at Sportsmen's timely hitting and Harry Howell's effective We were the first to introduce an in Park on Saturday, April 4, before 18,000 pitching, he shutting the Cardinals out with flated body protector, made under the people, the largest crowd that ever opened four scattered hits. The Cardinals' errors Gray patent, and the method used then were all costly. Score: has been retained in the improved . a base ball season in this city. The Car Browns. AB.U.B. P.A.KICardinals. AB.R.B. P.A.E style, with the addition of a special dinals won on all-around superior work. Hoffman, rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 Charles, 3b 4 2141 break at the bottom, which makes it Fromme, who broke into fast company last C. Jones, cf 4 0 2 7 1 0 Barry, rf. . 4 0 0 0 00 more pliable and convenient. Made of Stone, If.. 5 1 1 1 0 0 Deleha'y, If 4 0 0 3 0 2 season, was opposed to the veteran Howell \Villia's,2b 521410 Konet'y, Ib 4 0 1 10 1 0 best rubber, inflated with air. When on • the slab and outpitched him in the Wallace, ss 4 1 1 1 3 0 Murray, cf 2 0 0 1 0 0 not in use can be rolled into a very pinches. The Cardinals played an error Ferris, 3b. 4 0 1 1 1 1 Byrne. ss. 2 0 1 1 "0 1 small package aiter air is let out. less game behind Promme, while the Browns r. Jones, Ib 4 1 1 7 1 n Hostet'r, 2b 2 0 0 3 3 0 No. 3-O. Full protection; large size. slipped coggs twice. Scores: Spencer, c. 4 1 1 6 2 0 Marshall, c 3 0 0 5 1 0 Covering' of special imported material, Cardinal. AB.R.B. P. A.El Browns. AB R.B P AE Howell, p. 4 0 1 0 3 0 Karger, p.. 3 0 1 3 30 and in every particular the best protec Charles, 3b 4 2 1 2 2 0 Hoffman, rf 4 0 3 1 0 0 Totals.. 39 6 9 27 12 1 Totals. . 28 0 5 27 12 4 tor made. Each S8.OO. Barry, rf. . 2 0 2 0 0 0 C.Jones, cf. 300200 Browns ...... 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0—C Other Protectors at $6.00, $5.00, $4.00, Deleha'y.lf 4120 0 0 Stone, If. .. 2 0 0 3 00 Cardinals .....;..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 $3.00 and $2.50. Konet'y, Ib 3 0 0 15 00 \Villiams,2b 401100 Two-base hits—Williams, Konetchy. Sacrifice hits Murray, cf. 3 0 0 3 00 Wallace, ss 3 0 0 2 21 —Byrne, Hostetter, Murray. Double play—C. Jones. Byrue, ss.. 3 0 0 2 30 Hartzell, 3b 4 0 0 4 3 0 Wallace, Spencer, Ferris. Passed ball—Marshall. Spalding Masks are made in our Hostet'r.2b 3 0 0 2 4 0 T. Jones, Ib 4 0 2 11 00 Stolen bases—Williams, Wallace, Charles. Murray. Marshall, c 3 0 0 3 1 0 Spencer, c. 4 0 0 3 1 1 Hit by pitched ball—C. Jones. Wild pitches—Kar own factory under the personal di Fromme, p 3 0 0 0 3 0 Howell, p.. 3 0 0 0 50 ger 2. First on balls—Off Karger 3. Struck out— rection of most expert workmen. The special an Totals.. 28 3 527130 Totals.. 31 0 027112 By Karger 4, Howell 2. Time—1.59. Umpires— nealed wire used in all Spalding masks is made Cardinals ...... 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0—3 Sheridan and O'Day. Browns ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 specially for us, being put through according to our Two-base hit—Barry. Three-base hit—Delehanty. own specifications and is guaranteed to run uniform Sacrifice hits—Konetchy, Hostetter, C. Jones, Barry CENTRAL LEAGUE CHAT. Double play—Hartzell, T. Jones. Stolen base—Wil in strength and quality, being, in fact, the best wire liams. Hit by pitcher—By Fromiue 1. Wild pitch —Fromme. First on balls—Off Fromme 2, Howell Phil Nadeau, who was traded for pitcher that can be made for the purpose. 3. Struck out—By Fromme 2, Howell 3. Left on Merriman, has signed with Fort Wayne. bases—Browns S, Cardinals 4. Time—1.47. Umpires Spafdfngr "Special Soldered" Mask f—Sheridan and O'Day. Attendance—18,000. The Springfield Club has released outfield- er Gateman, pitcher Harry Thrawl and No. 6-O. We have added thi s mask now to our regular catcher Mike Sampson. Waddell Loses His First Game. line, after having it tested thoroughly by some of the Tom Williams, the veteran pitcher of the most prominent league catchers. Each crossing _ of On Sunday, April 5, the Cardinals out the wires is very heavily soldered. Extra heavy wire played the Browns again and were the vic Central League, has been released by South frame, black finish, continuous padding on sides, tors, 4 to 3, after*a sensational finish. Ed Bend and will go to Fort Wayne. special forehead pad and molded leather chin piece; die Kurger and the famed "Rube" "Wad Robert Conners, a Pan Handle passenger special elastic head-band and detachable cloth sun dell were the opposing boxmen. Karger brakeman, has been signed to catch for shade. Each $4.OO. pitched the steadier in the pinches, while Wheeling. He played on the Wagner team Others at $5.00, $3.50, $2.50, $2.00, $1.75, $1.50, $1.00, .75, .50 Waddell was hit freely with men on bases. at Carnegie, Pa. No. 6-0 and .25. The attendance, which numbered nearly 26,- Here is Manager Knoll's Dayton line-up: 000, was one of the largest crowds that has Pitchers, Wacker, Covington, Pearson, Fer- SPALDING BASE BALL EECOED. view a game in years. The game was not rias, Jaeger, Dammann, Frye, Whittinghill, Won until the last American was out in Wagner, Swalm and Cox; catchers, Joe PRESIDENT PULLIAM SAYS: "Spalding's Official Base Ball Record for 1908 the ninth. Hoffman opened the ninth for Dunn, Clarence Goodrich and William Cun- should be possessed by not only every club-owner, every professional ball player, the Americans with a triple, but Karger's ningham; first base, Abbott; second base, but every lover of the game, simply as a complete record of the growth of professional brilliant pitching and high-class fielding shut French; shortstop, Crowder; third base, base ball in America." For sale everywhere. Price, 10 cents. off a run that would have tied the score. Sager; utility infielder, Ayette; right field, Eube Waddell fanned nine Nationals, but Norcum; middle field, Xustus; left field, was hit hard when he failed to locate the Knoll. Spalding's Handsomely Illustrated Catalogue of all Base Ball plate. Three drives went into the overflow crowd on the grounds for triples. Score: Here is the list of men that have been Implements can be had free at any of the Spalding houses. signed or reserved by Wheeling: Pitchers, Cardinals. AB.R.B. P.A.E Browns. AB.R.B. P.A.E Charles, 3b 4 0 0 2 2 0 Hoffman, rf 5 0 2 0 1 0 King, Kirwin, Fairman, Still, Hiatt, Keefe, Barry, rf.. 4 1 1 1 0 0 C. Jones, cf 5 1 1 1 1 0 Fletcher,. Wallace, Rogers, Jerger, White- Deleha'y.lf 3012 0 0 Stone, If... 4 0 1 0 00 man, Dieters and Jacobson; catchers, Spahr, ]ing & Bros. Kouet'y.lb 3 1 2 10 00 Williams,2b 5 a 1 1 1 0 Feist, Connor, Jackley and Alien; infielders, Murray, cf 4 2 2 3 00 Wallace, ss. 3 1 2 1 00 San Francisco Cincinnati Byrne, ss. . 3 0 1 1 3 1 Ferris, 3b. . 4 1 1 0 50 Spangler, Venable, Jewell, McCombs and Hostefr,2b' " 3" 0 1 3 2 0 T. Jones, Ib 3 0 2 11 00 Roudebush; and outfielders Miller, Brown, Minneapolis Denver Price and Ralston. Kansas City Montreal, Can. Marshall, c 3 0 0510 Spencer, c. 4 0 0 10 10 Boston London, Eng. Karger, p. 3 0 1 0 2 0 Waddell, p. 3 00 0 30 Manager Hogan, of the Zanesville team, - Totals. .30 4 9 27 10 1 Totals.. 36 3 10 24 12 0 has announced that he has received con Cardinals ...... 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 x—4 tracts from Glynn and Sykes, pitchers, and At Lynchburg—Lynchburg 2, Buffalo Colts 5. Browns ...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0—3 Caddy, catcher. The trio will report this EXHIBITION GAMES. At Hoanoke—Roanoke G, Buffalo 2. Two-base hit—C. Jones. Three-base hits—Hoff week. Glynn is from Waco, in the Texas At Memphis—Memphis 1, Milwaukee 1. man, Ferris, Barry. Sacrifice hit—Konetchy. Dou APRIL 8. ble play—Bynie, Hostetter, Konetchy. ' Stolen bases League. At the close of last season he was At Wheeling—Wheeling 1, Boston A. L. 2. —Murray, Byrne. Hit by pitcher—By Karger 1. drafted by the Boston Americans and this At Nashville—Nashville 0, Brooklyn 1. At Newark—Newark E. L. 1G, Seton Hall 2. Wild pitch—Waddell. First on balls—Off Waddell spring sent to Indianapolis. The Indians, At Richmond—Richmond 2, Altoona 3. At Evansvllle—Evansville 0, Brooklyn 3. 2, Karger 2. Struck out—By Waddell 9, Karger 4. At Toledo—Toledo vs. New York N. L., rain. At Peoria—Peoria 7, Indianapolis 5. I.oft on bases—Cardinals 5. Browns 10. Time—1.58. being well stocked with twirlers, turned him At Baltimore—Baltimore vs. Boston N. L., rain. At Grand Rapids—Grand itapids 4, Detroit Colts 6. Umpires—Sheridan and 'O'Day. Attendance—26,000. and catcher Caddy over to Zanesville. At Philadelphia—Athletics vs. Phillies, rain. At Providence—Providence 5, N«w Bedford S. At Galesburg, HI.—Knox U. 0, Chicago A. L. Colts 3. At Louisville—Louisville 3, Washington 0. At Kansas City—Kansas City 6, PitUburg 5. The Browns' First Victory. COLLEGE GAMES. APRIL 9. APRIL 12. Rain prevented the games set for April At Plnladelpbia—Phillies 2, Athletics 0. At Richmond—Richmond 2, Brooklyn 8. APRIL 10. At St. Louis—Browns 5, Cardinals 1. 7 and 8. On the 9th the series was re At Cincinnati—Cincinnati 3, Washington 2. At Newark—Newark 1, New York A. L. 3. sumed at Sportsmen's Park, and the Browns At Emmittsburg—Mt. St. Mary's 3, Bucknell 0. At Champaign—Chicago A. L. 5, Illinois U. 0. At Cincinnati—Cincinnati N. L. 1, Detroit A. I 9. won their first game. 7565 people braved At Champaign—Illinois U. 0, Chicago A. L. 1. 4. At St. Louis—St. Louis A. L. 6, St. Louis N. L. 0. At Lexmgton—Wash & Lee 2, Richmond C. 2 (12 in) At Baltimore—Baltimore b. New York A. L. At Fort Wayne—Ft Wayne 1. Chicago A. L. 8. the cold and a slight snowfall to witness At Indianapolis—Indianapolis 4, Cleveland 3. At Dayton—Dayton 1. Chicago N. !>. 8. this game, the proceeds of which go to At Greensburg, N. C.-^Gudlford 4, Villanova 9. At Lancaster—Lancaster 4, Boston N. L. 10. At Chapel Hill—North Carolina 6, Dartmouth 0. At Wilmington—Wilmington 8, Toronto 2. At Springfield, Hi.—Spring'd 9, Chicago A.L. Colts 5. Chris Von Der Ahe, "Der Boss President," At New York—New York College 2, Seton Hall 2. APRIL 13. who owned the St. Louis Browns twenty At Reading—Reading 3, Binghamton 2. t At De West, S. C.—S. Carolina 6, Brskins C 4. At Trenton—Trenton 4, Jersey City 5. At Harrisburg—Harrisburtf 4, Scranton 1. years ago and led them to victory several At Front Royal, Va.—Randolph-Macon 15, Harris's 3 At Lynchburg—Lynchburg 4, Buffalo T. At New York—New York N. L. 5, Jersey City 1. seasons. Howell pitched in good form, APRIL 11. At Toledo—Toledo 7, Detroit 12. At WUliamsport—Williamsport 7. Binghamtou 4. and with a home run he knocked Higgen- At MIddletown—Wesleyan 11, Butgers 3. At Nashville—Nashville 7, Brooklyn 4. At Richmond—Richmond 4, Buffalo 8. botham, the Nationals' Northwestern League At Princeton—Princeton 10, Holy Cross 1. At Columbus, O.—Columbus 1, New York N. L. 9. At Lancaster—Lancaster 1, Toronto 15. pitching recruit, out of the box at the open At New York—Columbia 6, New York U. 5. At Terre Haute—Terre Haute 1, Chicago N. L. 1. At Trenton—Trenton 24, Northwestern -2. At Peoriar-Peoria 1, Chicago A. L. Colts 2. At Dayton—Dayton 0, Chicago A. L. 2. ing of the third inning. The Americans At Philadelphia—Pennsylvania 5, Lafayette 4. At Dayton—Dayton 1, Boston A. L. 5. scored only on errors after Raymond suc At Annapolis—Navy 1, Bucknell 0. At Reading—Reading 0, Philadelphia Giants 10. At Ithaca—Cornell 9, Colgate 0. APRIL 10. At Newark—Newark 15, Wilmington 5. ceeded Higgenbotham. The infield work of At Cambridge—Harvard 5, Vermont 9. At Kansas City—Kansas City 3, Pittsbure 8. the Americans, however, was much cleaner At So. Bethlehem—Lehigh 5, Carlisle Indians 0. At Champaign—Chicago A. L. 1, Illinois U. 0. At Wheeling—Wheeling 0, Boston A. L. Colts 13. than that of the Nationals. Three double At Carlisle—Dickinson 2, Urainus 3. At Toledo—Toledo 5, Detroit 7. At Columbus—Columbus 1, Boston A- L. 9. plays show how fast the game was. The At Bellefonte—State College 24, Carnegie Tech. 1 At Terre Haxite— Terre Haute 6, St. Paul 7. At Louisville—Louisville 2, Washington 3. At West Point—Army 3, Union College 1. At Memphis—Memphis 1, Milwaukee 0. At Toledo—Toledo 4, Cleveland 9. •work of the outfield of both teams was es At Indianapolis—Indianapolis 4, Cleveland 3. pecially brilliant. The score: At New York—New York N. L. 9. Yale 1. At Terre Haute—Terre Haute 10, Indianapolis 8. At Lexington—Virginia M. I. 3, Richmond C. 1. At St. Paul—St. Paul 6, Bvansville 7. Browns. AB.K.B. P.A.E Cardinals. AB.R.B. P.A.E APRIL 11. At Rocky Point—Providence 6. Worcester 7. Hoflm'n, rf 4 0 1 2 0 0 Charles, 3b 3 0 0 2 31 At Providence—Brown S, Mass. Aggies 6. At Philadelphia—Athletics A. L. 5, Phila. N. L. 0. C.Jones, cf 4 1 1 3 0 0 Barry, rf.. 4 0 1 0 00 At Charlottesville—Virginia 2, Georgetown 3. At Springfield, O.—Springfield 2, Cincinnati ColU J. At Atlanta—N. C, Trinity 5, Georgia Tech. 0. At Clncinnati-:-Cincinnati N L. 3, Detroit A. L. 8. At Wichita.—Wichita 3, Minneapolis 5. Stone, If.. 4 1 10 00 Deleha'y.lf 411110 At St. Louis—St. Louis A. L. 2. St. Louis N. L. 1. Willi's 2b 3 1 1 5 2 0 Koney. Ib. 4 0 1 10 21 At Kxeter, N. H.—Phillips-Exeter 4, St. Anselm 2. Wallace.ss 411650 Murray, cf. 4 0 1 4 1 0 At New York—Fordhana 17, Polytechnic last. 2. At Lancaster—Lancaster 3, Toronto 9. Ferris 3b. 4 0 1 1 3 Oi Byrne, ss.. 3 0 1 0 01 At New York—Stevens 6, Trinity 8. At Baltimore—Baltimore 4, "Altoona 3. Effort to Help Amateurs Beaten. T Jones Ib 3 0 0 8 0 0|Hostetter,2b 301211 At New York—Manhattan 1, Xavier A, A. 4. At, Trenton—Trenton 4, Boston N. L. 0. Columbus, O., April 10.—By a vote of 48 At NewarlH-Newark E. L. 16, Seton Hall 2. At Toledo—Toledo 5, Cleveland 2. Spencer, c 2 0 0 2 1 0 Marshall, c 3 0 0 4 0 0 At New York—New York A. L. 2, Jersey City 5. nays to 44 yeas, the house yesterday defeat Howell, p. 3 1 1 0 3 0 Higgeu'm.p 100010 APRIL .13. Raymond, p 2 0 0 1 3 0 At Columbus—Columbus 3, Boston A. L. 9. ed a bill by Mr. Smith, of Cuyahoga county, At Washington—Georgetown 2, Holy Cross 3. At Harrisburg—Harrisburg 2, Philadelphia Giants 8. authorizing councils to permit the playing Totals .31 5 7 27 14 0 Totals. .31 1 6 24 12 4 At Raleigh—Davidson 1, A. and M. College 0. At Reading—Reading 33, Steetam 0. of amateur base ball games on Sunday •when Browns ...... 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 —5 At Charlottesville—Virginia 10, Dartmouth 0. At Decatur—Decatur 7, Chicago A. L. Colts 0. no admittance fee was charged. Many of Cardinals ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0—1 At Chawd Hill—North Carolina 6, VUlaixwa 12. At Fort Wayne—Fort Wayne 0, Chicago A. L. 9. Two-base hits—Ferris, C. Jones, Hoffman, Barry, At Durham—Trinity 5, Mercer L At Indianapolis—Indianapolis 4, Chicago N, L. g. the members r«lus«d to vot« on th.8 moa»* BMM n»—Bow«lL SUdw 4» aocttgaa 19. f. U£«. . * IS SRORTIINQ L,IFB APRIL 18, 1908 FINE PHOTOS OF MAJOR AND MINOR LEAGUE TEAMS. GIVING FOE EEADY REFERENCE ALL LEAGUES TJNDEB THE NATIONAL AGREEMENT; TOGETHER WITH LEAGUE CLASSIFICATION; AND WITH CLUB MEMBERS, OFFICIALS AND MANAGERS. Printed in Half-Tone, on Heavy TRI-STATE LEAGUE. WESTERN LEAGUE. (CLASS B.) (CLASS A.) Enameled Paper, of a Size and President. Norris O©Neil. Chicago, III. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFES President, Charles P. Carpenter, Altoona, Pa. CLUB MEMBERS DENVER, Col., Chas Irwin, Season, April 22-Sept. 12. Manager. DES MOINES, la., Chas. Dexter, Mana Quality to Make Them -Suitable SIONAL BASE BALL LEAGUES. ger. LINCOLN, Neb.. Guy W. Green, Manager. ALTOONA CLUB, Altoona, Pa. OMAHA, Neb., William A. Rourke, Man President, P. T. POWERS, Fuller Building, " P. L. Morrison, President, ger. PUEBLO, Col., H. Patterson, Manager. For Framing and Display* John S. Farrell. Manager. SIOUX CITY, la., Wm. H. Holmes, Manager. Seai New York. son, April 15-Sept. 14. Secretary, J. H. FARRELL, B*k 214, Au UAHRISBURG CLUB, Harrisburg, Pa. "Sporting Life" has group pictures of burn, N. Y^______" W. Harry Baker, President, PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. George W. Heckert. Manager. (CLASS A.) any of the following clubs. Price 10 cents President, ,T. Cal. Bwing, San Francisco, Cal. for each copy by mail, securely wrapped in BOARD OP ARBITRATION: JOHNSTOWN CLUB, Johnstown, Pa. J. Cal Ewing, T. H. Murnane, W. M. u George N. Kline, President, CLUB MEMBERS SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Franld tube. By the dozen (assorted or all of one Edward Ashenbach, Manager. M. Ish, President; John Gleasou, Manager. OAK kind) $1.00. In ordering specify the Kavanaugh, James H. O©Rourke, M. H. Sex LAND, Cal., Edward M. Walters, President; Georg« name of the club and league and be sure ton, D. M. Shively, Joseph D. O©Brien. TANCASTER CLUB, Lancaster, Pa. Van Haltren, Manager. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Sen to mention the year. The following is our " Frank B. Trout, President, ator Pendleton, President; Henry Berry, Manager, LEAGUE MEMBERS. Clarence Foster, Manager. PORTLAND, Ore., Judge MeCreedie, President; complete list. We have no others. Don©t Eastern League. |Galf Coast League Walter MeCreedie, Manager. , Season, April 4-No- write and ask us if we have pictures of American Association Western Canada TRENTON CLUB, Trenton, N. J. vember 1. the "Squeedunk Team," of the Squeedunk Southern League Eastern Illinois * Lewis Perrine, Presiesident, League, or any others. We haven©t. Pacific Coast League South Michigan Jinn J. Carney. Manager. CENTRAL LEAGUE. I Central Association The groups are 13 x 14 inches in size. Western League UILMINGTON CLUB, Wilmington. Del. (CLASS B.) New York League (Wisconsin State President, Dr. F. R. Carson, South Bend, Ind. 1902 CHAMPION MAJOR LEAGUE CLUBS. ©Western Association " F. P. Bennett, President, New England League Michael Grady, Manager. CLUB MEMBERS DAYTON, O.. Bade Meyer, Plttsburg Club of 1902, National League Champions Connecticut League Western Pa. League Manager. EVANSVILLE, O., Punch Knoll, Man for 1903; Philadelphia Club ("Athletics") of 1902, Trl-State League Northern Copper UILLIAMSPORT CLUBTwiTliamsport, Pa. ager. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Robert Lowa. American League Champions for 1903- Central League Cotton States League " Frank C. Bowman, President, Manager. SOUTH BEND, Ind., Angus A. Grant, 1902 CHAMPION MINOR LEAGUE CLUBS. Ind.- 111. -Iowa League Pa.-Ohio-Maryland H. S. Wolverton, Manager. Manager. FORT WAYNE, Ind., John O. Hen- Northwestern League South Atlantic League drieks, Manager. TERRE HAUTE,- Ind., Louia Toronto Club of 1302, Eastern League Champions Ohio-Pennsylvania League Texr»S League READING CLUB, ReatllngT Pa. Drill, Manager. V/H.EELING, W. Va., E, D. Price, for 1903; Indianapolis Club of 1802, American Virginia League I Arkansas State League A Jacob L. Weiteel, Pres.; A. A. Fink, Sec©y. Manager. ZANESVILLE, O., Martin Hogan, Mana Association Champions for 1903; Kansas City Club I Arizona - Oklahoma - Kansas Thomas Owens, Manager. of 1902, Western Leaguo Champions for 1903; Inter-State League ger. Season, April 23-Sepi. ,8. __ Manchester Club of 1902. New England League EASTERN LEAGUE NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE. ILLINOIS-IOWA-INDIANA LEA6UE. i Champions for 1903; Nashville Club of 1902, (CLASS B.) (CLASS A.) (CLASS B.) Southern League Champions for 1903 ;New Haven President, J. H. Farrell, Auburn, N. Y. President, Thomas J. Loftus, Dubuque, la. Club of 1902, Connecticut League Champions for President. Patrick T. Powers, New York City. 1903; Butte Club of 19«2, Pacific Coast Northwest Season, May 7-September 19. CLUB MEMBERS CEDAR RAPIDS, la., B« League Champions for 1903; Albany Club of 1902, Season, April 22-September 20. Hill, Manager. CLINTON, la., Chis. Beulow. New York State League Champions for 1903; ALBANY CLUB, Albany, N. Y. Manager. ROCK ISLAND, 111., Louis Cook, Mana Bockford Club of 1902, I.-I.-I. League Champions BUFFALO CLUB, Buffalo, N. Y. n C. M. Winchester, Jr., President. ger. PEORIA, 111., Frank Donnelly, Manager.: D Alex. B. Potter, President, M. J. Doherty, Manager. BLOOMINGTON, 111., W. Conners, Manager. DE« for 1903. J__ George A. Smith. Manager. 4MSTER-JOHNSTOWN-GLOVERSVILLE CATUR, 111., George Reed, Manager. SPRING* *I903 AMERICAN LEAGUE CLUBS. FIELD, 111., John A. McCarthy, Manager. DUBUQUE* DALTIMORE CLUB, Baltimore, Md. " John L. Bacon, President la., C.© Rowland, Manager. Boston Club of 1903, American League Champions D Edward H. Hanlon, President, and Manager. for 1904; also Champions of the World for 1904; John Dumi, Manager. Philadelphia Club ("Athletics"), Cleveland Club, RINGHAMTON CLUB. Binghamton, N. Y. WESTERN ASSOCIATION. New York Club, Detroit Club, St. Louis Club, TERSEY CITY CLUB,"jersey City, N. 3. " J. H. Mooney, Pres., M. S. Roach, Sec.. (CLASS C.) Chicago Club, Washington Club. « Henry Devitt, President, James Bannon, Manager. President. D. M. Shively, Kansas City, Kaa. 1903 NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS. Joseph Bean, Manager. CLUB MEMBERS JOPLIN, Mo,, John Fillman, OCRANTON CLUB, Scrantou, Pa. Plttsburg Club of 1903, National League Champions MONTREAL CLUB, Montreal, Can. Manager. SPRINGFIELD, Mo., D. Risley, Manager. for 1904; New York Club, Chicago Club, Cincin u E. J. Coleman, President, HUTCHINSON, Kas., Jay Andrews, Manager. WEBB ra Clarence Smith, President, Malachi Klttridge, Manager. nati Club, Brooklyn Club, Boston Club, Philadel James Casey, Manager. CITY, Mo., Lawrence Milton, Manager. EN ID, phla Club, St. Louis Club. OYRACUSE CLUB, Syracuse, N. Y. Okla. W. J. Kimmel, Manager. TOPEKA, Kas.. 1903 CHAMPION MINOR LEAGUE CLUBS. NEWARK CLUB, Newark, N. J. D. G. Cooley, Manager. WICHITA, Kas., John Hol " George T. Stalllngs. President u George N. Kuotzsch, President land, Manager. OKLAHOMA CITY, Ok., John Me* Bt. Paul Club of 1903. American Association Chart T. C. Griffin, Manager. plans for 1904; Jersey City Club of 1903, Eastern and Manager. Connell, Manager. League Champions for 1904; Lowell Club of 1903, ROVIDENCE CLUB. Providence. R. I. ipROY CLUB, Troy, N.~Y\ SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. New England League Champions for 1904; Fort p Hugh Duffy, President A Chas. Rabbet, President, Wayne Club of 1903, Central League Champions 1 and Manager. John J. O©Brien, Manager. (CLASS C.) for 1904j Holyoke Club of 1903, Connecticut TJTICA CLUB, Utica, N7~Y7 President, Charles W. Boyer, Savannah, Ga League Champions for 1904; Memphis Club of ROCHESTER CLUB. Rochester, N. T. CLUB MEMBERS AUGUSTA, Ga., Chas. Dex " C. T. Cbapin, President, u Harry W. Roberts, President, 1903, Southern League Champions for 1904; Se- Charles Dooley, Manager. ter, Manager. COLUMBIA, S. C., Wynne Clirke. dalla Club of 1903, Missouri Valley Champions A. C. Buckenbgrger, Manager, Manager. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., D. J. Mul- for 1901; Los Angeles Club of 1903, Pacific Coast TORONTO CLUB, Toronto, Ont. UILKESBABRE CLUB, Wilkesbarre, Pa. , laney. Manager. MACON, Ga., J. Malarkey, Man League Champions for 1904; Schenectady Club of 1 J. J. MeCaffery. President, " J. S. Monks, President, ager. SAVANNAH, Ga., Walter Morris. Manager, 1903, New York State League Champions for 1904. M. J. Kelley, Manager. Abel Lezotte, Manager. CHARLESTON, S. C., Pat Meaney, Manager. Sea son April 6 to August 22. NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE. 1904 AMERICAN LEAGUE CLUBS. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. OHIO-PENNSYLVANIA LEAGUE. Boston Club of 1904, American League Champion* (CLASS B.) for 1905; New York Club, Chicago Club, Cleve (CLASS A.) (CLASS C.) © : land Club, Philadelphia Club ("Athletics"), St President, Joseph D. O©Brien, Milwaukee,© Wls, Pres., T. H. Murnane; Sec., J.C. Morse, Boston.Maa President, Charles H. Morton, Akron, 0. Louis Club, Detroit Club, Washington Club. CLUB MEMBERS AKRON, 0., J. Breckinridge. Season, April 15-Sept. 14. Season, May 1-Sept. 19. Manager. CANTON, O.. Edward Murphy, Manager. 1904 NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS. NEW CASTLE, Pa.. Peter Porter, Manager SHAR- New York Club of 1904, National League Champions pOLUMBUS CLUB, Columbus, 0. tjROCKTON CLUB, Brockton, Mass. ON, Pa., C. Van Patterson, Manager. YOUNGS- for 1905; Chicago Club, Cincinnati Club Pltts- " T. J. Bryce, President, 0 S. D. Flanagan, President TOWN, O., Samuel Wright, Manager. McKEES- burg Club. Brooklyn Club, Bostou Club. Phila William Clymer. Manager. and Manager. PORT, Pa.. Bemif? McCay, Manager. GIRARD, Pa.. delphia Club. TNDIANAPOLIS CLUB, Indianapolis. Ind. TJALL RIVER CLUB, Fall River, Mass. Daniel Koster, Manager.. EAST LIVERPOOL, O* 1994 CHAMPION MINOR LEAGUE CLUBS J- Wm. H. Watfcins, President, A John E. Torpey, President, Wm. Phillips, Manager. Salary limit, $1,000. Sea Buffalo Club of 1904, jiastern League champions for John H. O©Brieu, Manager. son, April 30 to September 30. 1905; St. Paul Club of 1904, American Association Chas. C. Carr, Manager. Champions for 1905; Syracuse Club of 1004 New KANSAS CITY CLUB, Kansas City, Mo. UAVERJULL CLUB, Haverhlll, Mass. COTTON STATES LEAGUE. York League Champions for 1905; Memphis Club "• George Tebeau. President. 11 Daniel Clohecy, President, (CLASS D.) I of 1904, Southern League Champions for 1905 Monte Cross, Manager. William Hamilton, Manager. President, C. D. Crowder, Jackson, Miss. Havcrhill Club of 1904, New England Leaguo CLUB MEMBERS COLUMBUS, Miss., Joha Champions for 1905; Springfield Club of 1904 T OUISVILLE CLUB, Louisville, Ky. T AWRENCE CLUB, Lawrence, Mass. " Thos. A. Barker. President, u Edward L. Arundel, President Toft, Manager. GULFPORT, Miss., Robert Indiana-Illlnois-Iowa League Champions for 1905- Mal Eason, Manager. J. Gilks, Manager. JACKSON, Miss., Roy Mont Macon Club of 1904, south Atlantic League" James T. Burke, Manager. gomery, Manager. MERJDIAN, Miss., Fred Schmidt, Champions for 1905; Fort Wayne Club of 1904 MILWAUKEE CLUB, Milwaukee, Wis. T YNN CLUB, Lynn, M~ass. Manager. MONROE, La., Jack Auslet, Manager, Central League Champions for 1905. ra Chas. S. Havener, President, u Matthew M. McCann, President. VICKSBURG, Miss., George Blackburn, Manager. Barry MeCormick, Manager. Frank Leonard, Manager. April 2-August 19.______1905 NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS. MINNEAPOLIS CLUB. Minneapolis, Minn. T OWELL CLUB, Lowell, Mass. OHIO STATE LEAGUE. Hew York Club of 1905, National League Champions M M. E. Cantlllon, President, u Alexander Wirm, President for 1906; also Champions of the World for 1908© and Manager. A. W. Paly, Manager. (CLASS D.) Pittsburg Club, Chicago Club, Philadelphia Club© President, Robert Quinn, Columbus, 0. Cincinnati Club, St. Louis Club, Boston Club© OT. PAUL CLUB, St. Paul, Minn. HEW BEDFORD CLUB, New Bedford, Mass. CLUB MEMBERS LIMA, W. J. Clarke, Manager. Brooklyn Club. " George Lennon, President. 1 James Burke, President, LANCASTER, George Fox, Manager. MANSFIELD, 1905 AMERICAN LEAGUE CLUBS Tim Flood, Manager. James Canavan, Manager. Carl McVey, Manager. MARION, Chas. M. O©Day, Philadelphia Club ("Athletics") of 1905, American TOLEDO CLUB, Toledo, O. WORCESTER CLUB, Worcester, Mass. Manager. NEWARK, 0. B. Berryhill, Manager. League Champions for 1906: Chicago Club Detroit -1- Wm, R. Armour, President " Jesse Burkett, President SPRINGFIELD, Ed. Ransick. Manager. Season ( Clab, Boston Club, Cleveland Club, New York and Manager. and Manager. April 23 to September 13. Salary limit. $1.600. Club, Washington Club, St. Louis Club. INTER-STATE LEAGUE. 1905 CHAMPION MINOR LEAGUE CLUBS SOUTHERN LEAGUE. CONNECTICUT LEAGUE. (CLASS D.) Providence Club of 1905, Champions of the EiiY* (CLAgS A.) President, C. H. Rexford, Oil City, Pa.; secretary* League for 1906; Columbus Club of 1905 rham (CLASS B.7 W. R Smith, Franklin, Pa. pions of the American Association for 1906- nes President, W. M. Kavanaugh, Little Bock, Aric. President, W. J. Tracey, Bristol, Conn. CLUB MEMBERS OIL CITY, Pa., C. L. Rex-* Moines Club of 1905. Champions of the Western Season, April 15-Sept. 19. Season, April 28-September 12. ford, Manager. FRANKLIN, Pa., W. R. Smith, Leaguo for 1906; New Orleans Club of 1905 Manager. ERIE, .Pa., F. Baumeister, Managec, Champions of the Southern League for 1906© Pnn© ATI LANTA CLUB, Atlanta, Ga. BRIDGEPORT CLUB, Bridgeport, Conn. OLEAN, N. Y., Percy S teller, Manager. WARREN. cord Club of 1905, Champions of the New Enirl«nri J. W. Heisman, President. D James H. O©Rourke, President, Pa., Thos. McNeil. Manager. BRADFORD, Pa., League for 1906; A.-J.-G. Club of 1905 W. A. Smith, Manager. and Manager Geo. F. Rinderknecbt, Manager. Salary limit, $1,300, pions of the New Yorlr League for 1906©- Pi0nS f the © BIRMINGHAM CLUB, Birmingham, Ala. UARTFORD CLUB, Hartford, Conn. PENNSYLVANIA-WEST VIRGINIA LEAGUE. ° H. H. Baugh, Pres.; C. E. Jackson, Sec©y, n J. H. Clarkin, President. (CLASS D.) .. . © © Harry Yauglm, Manager. Thomas J. Dowd, Manager. President, Jas. D. Groninger, Morgantown, W. Va, T ITTLE ROCK CLUB, Little Rock, Ark. UOLYOKE CLUB, Holyoke, Mass. CLUB MEMBERS BUTLER, Pa., Frank Sisley, I-1 H. C. Rather, Pres.; C. P. Perrle, Sec©y. u P. H. Prindiville, President, Manager. CONNELLSVILLE, Pa., H. E. Irwin, M. J. Finn, Manager. John Tighe, Manager. Manager. CLARKSBURG, W.»Va., Lucls Hogue, Manager. FAIRMONT, W. Va., Thomas Haymond. MEMPHIS CLUB, Memphis, Tenn. HEW HAVEN CLUB, New Haven, Conn. Manager. SCOTTDALE, Pa., S. B. Buttermore, . . m F. P. Coleman, Pres.; T. F. McCullough, Sec. " S. J. Weidenhamer, President, Manager. Salary limit $1.200. Charles Babb, Manager. Albert Paly, Manager. 1906 NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS. ATLANTIC ASSOCIATION. MONTGOMERY CLUB, Montgomery, Ala. , HEW BRITAIN CLUB, New Britain, Conn. (CLASS D.) M R. J. Chambers, Pres.; J. H. Klinge, Sec., " Charles H. Humphrey, President Pres., Hugh McBreen, "Advertiser" Bldg. Boston^ James A. Ryan. Manager. and Manager. Mass., Sec., Frederick Lake, Lowell, Mass. . , . MASHVILLE CLUB, Nashville, Tenn. M ERIDEN CLUB, Meriden, Conn. CLUB MEMBERS LEWISTON, Me., George L. 1906 CHAMPION MINOR LEAGUE CLUBS " F. E. Kuhn, President, Charles H. Smart, President, Beede, Manager. NEWPORT, R. I., Ben M. An Bufffalo Club of 1906, Champions of the En» D©««,. W. Bernhardt, Manager. C. H. Cheney. Manager. thony, Manager. PAWTUCKET, R. I., W. Connors, Leeague for 1907; Columbus Club of 1906 Ohim" Manager. PORTLAND, Me.. F. Driscoll, Manager pions of the American Association fo©r ion?" MEW ORLEANS CLUB, New Orleans, La. OPRINGFIELD CLUB, Springfield, Mass. TAUNTON, Mass., M. H. McDermott, Manager, Scranton Club of 1SGG, champions of the New " -Leonard L. Stern, President, u Dan O©Neil, President WOONSOCKET, R. I., John Leighton, Manager. Charles Frank, Manager. and Manager. Season, May 2-September 7. Salary limit, $1,000. UATERBURY CLUB, Water bury. Conn. MOBILE CLUB, Mobile, Ala. n H R. Durant, President ARKANSAS STATE LEAGUE. M Dr. H. T. Inge, President, *nd Manager. (CLASS D.) Thomas Fisher, Alanaeer. President, T. J. Craighead, Hot Springs, Ark. CLUB MEMBERS ARGENTA, James Kerwln, NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE. VIRGINIA LEAGUE. Manager. HELENA, Rudy KHng, Manager. SPECIAL GROUP (CLASS B.) (CLASS C.) HOT SPRINGS, Arthur Riggs, Maniger. POP President and Managers of the National Leaeue for President, W. H. Lucas, Spokane, Wash. Pres., Sec., and Trea*.. Jake Wells, Bichmond, Vft. LAR BLUFF, Al Sullivan, Manager. NEWPORT, easou of 1906; President and Managers of the Season, April 18-Sept. 20. Robert Shelton, Manager. PINE BLUFF, Walte? American League for season of 190G. Dearer, Manager. Salary limit, $856. ABERDEEN CLUB, Aberdeen, Wash, rvANVILLE CLUB, Danville, Va. 1907 NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS. n W. R Macfarlane, President, " J. 0. Boatwright, President, CENTRAL ASSOCIATION. R. P.© Brown, Manager. Robert Stafford, Manager. (CLASS D.) Chicago Club of 1907, National League champions President, M. J. Justice, Keokuk la. for 1908, also Champions of tbe World for 1908 TJUTTE CLUB, Butte, Mont. TYNCSBURG CLUB, Lynchburg, Va. . CLUB, MEMBERS BU ISLINGTON. la Edward Pittsburg Club. Philadelphia Club, New York Club.© o Euss H. Hall, President *" Joha J. Grim President Egan, Manager. JACKSONVILLE, m, Harry Brooklyn Clttb, Cincinnati Club, Boston Club St and Manager. and Manager. Berte, Manager. KEWANEE, 111., Harry teusse,© Louis Club. - SEATTLE CLUB, Seattle, Wash. KTORFOLK CLUB, Norfolk, Va. Manager. KEOKUK, la., Frank Belt, Manager 1907 AMERICAN LEAGUE CLUBS. »-> : D. E. Dugdale, President « Otto Wells, Pres.; W. M. Hannan, Jr., Sec OSKALOOSA, la., A. S. Kennedy, Manager. OT- Detroit Club of 1907, American League champions and Manager. Robert Fender, Manager. TUMWA, la.. William Earle, Manager. 8UINCY. III., Harry Hofer, Manager. for 1908; Philadelphia ("Athletics"> Club Chi qPOKANE CLUB, Spokane, Wash. PORTSMOUTH CLUB, Portsmouth, Va. "* cago Club, Cleveland Club, New York Club St D E. K. Qulnn, President * C. T. Bland, President. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Louis .Club. Boston Club. Washington flluh and Manager. Stwe Griffin, Manager. 1907 CHAMPION MINOR LEAGUE CLUBS. (GLASS D.) rpACOMA CLUB, Tacoma., Wash. DOANOKE CLUB, Roanoke, Va. President George Long, "Press." London, Ont. Toronto Club of 1907, Eastern League; Columbus * George M. Shreeder, President *» Henry Scholz. President, CLUB MEMBERS HAMILTON, Ont., Fred« Club of 1907, American Association; Williamsport and Manager. Charles Shafler, Manager. Paige, Manager. GUELPH, Ont., Bd. K. Murray, Club of 19.07, Tri-State League; Albany Club of Manager. LONDON, Ont, George Wreath, Manager. 1907, New York League; Holyoke Club of 1967, VANCOUVER CLUB, Vancouver, B C. pICHMOND CLUB, Richmond, Va. NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., John E. Murray, Man Connecticut League; Atlanta Club of 1907, South * A. B. Dickson, President R . W. B. Bradley, President, ager. Salary limit $1,500. Season May 20 M ern League; Norfolk Club of 1907, Virginia League. P«rry Up«. Manager. September 15. APRIL 18, 1908 NEW ENGLAND FROST HIGH AMATEUR SHOT FOR A LOCAL TRAP SHOOT AT WELLINGTON. ERS' LEAGUE PRIZE* Boston Man Captures Title in Pfleger, of The HigHand Gun Eighth Contest Over Paleface Club, Carried Off the Trophy Traps Horace Kirkwood Wins Results of Various Club the George Hassam Medal* Shoots in the Quaker City. Wellington, Mass., April 8.—The eighth Philadelphia, Pa., April 13. A special Shoot for the New England amateur trap prize shoot of the Philadelphia Trap Shoot shooting championship was held over the ers© League was shot Saturday, April 11 on. Paleface traps this afternoon under very the Meadow Springs grounds, at Fifty-sixth. disagreeable weather conditions. Frost, of and Lancaster avenue. The prize was a Boston, who shot from the 17-yard mark double-barreled shot gun, and the conditions with a 21-yard limit, captured the title, were that all members who had shot in at breaking 74 out of 100 targets. The rain least four league matches and who had blew straight in the faces of the 15 shoot cored forty or over were eligible, fifty tar ers who competed, and the light was very gets were the limit, but they were divided poor. Good scores were out of the question nto ten sets of doubles and thirty straight, xinder such conditions. Even the three naking fifty in all. An even three dozen limit men, Kirkwood, ©©Buffalo 1 © Smith and :ompetitors entered the contest, but two E. C. Griffiths, the Rhode Island cham withdrew before the finish. A stiff quarter pion, who stood on the 21-yard line, were ing wind blew across the range, which made iinable to get a place, something unusual. the targets hard to find, and as a conse The race for the championship title, which quence a poor set of scores were piled up. was won three weeks ago by Horace Kirk The winner of the prize was Percy Pfleger, wood, was interesting despite the low scores. of the Highland Gun Club, who managed "Frank 1 © Hilliard, of Lynn, led the bunch to break twenty-five «ut of the thirty half way through the six events which com straight, and then cracking thirteen out of prised the match, but fell off in the second his ten sets of doubles, and that thirty- half, being beaten out by Frost, who showed :ight -was the best score of the day. The unusual form and won out with a score of nly man who came near to the winner was 74, a lead of five targets over his nearest J. W. Hillpot, of the Meadow Springs Club, opponent, E. J. Hodges, the Middlesex shoot rfio smashed twenty-four out of the thirty, er. The George Hassam medals were also ,nd then got ten out of his ten sets of dou competed for this afternoon after the cham bles. The Meadow Springs© members held pionship match and Horace Kirkwood took their weekly club shoot without the usual first place with a score of 24, while Jack handicaps, but the scores were poor, Th& Briuley and "Buffalo 11 Smith wore tied for summary : second place with 19 each out of a total of Prize event, ten sets----- of doubles. 25 targets thrown. Scores : Pfleger 112111122 1—IS NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP. W. Johnson 012121111 2—12 Tansey 1012220111_ _ _ 11 Hdcp. Targets. CantreU .... ,. 11121 102 2— IL in yds. 15 15 20 15 1 20 T©tl Hillpot 11101 121 2—10' "Frost" ...... 17 9 10 13 12 14 16 74 Riuggold 112111111 0—10 Hodges ...... 10 12 11 12 8 69 0012102201—9' Hassam ...... 20 Brenizer . 210101 100 — Kirkwood ...... 21 Griffith .. 2 0 102- "Frank" ...... 18 Franklin . 0110220 0— !) "Rule" ...... 19 J. W. HIGHTOWER 00221011— Brinley ...... 16 Crok 1 0 Todd ...... 16 Firth .... 0 1 01111111- Southern Representative of Peters Cartridge Company. Coyle .... 0 2 90111210- Griffith ...... 21 & "Charles" ...... 16 Rogers .. 2100102101— Few traveling representatives or expert shots have made more friends or have combined two Rexon ... 000111000 1— 4 Steele ...... 16 branches of work more skillfully than Mr. J. W. Hightower, of Arnericus, Ga., who is employed by the 7 "Buffalo" ...... 21 Chalmers 2112010000— Peters Cartridge Company. Mr. Hightower is well liked in all parts of the South and wherever he goes, Harper .. 1011110020— 7 Lynde ...... 10 whether as a contestant or merely on trade business, he is heartily welcomed. His pleasing appearance 7 Burnes ...... 18 and polished manner ma.ke friends of all who come in contact with him. Though he does not compete Ballentine 1110111001— Horrigan ...... 16 Ratcliffe . 1010001111—0 very frequently his yearly marks are always high. Last season, shooting at 2,860 targets, he broke 2,551 Pechmau 100200011 0— 5 HASSAM TROPHIES. for a percentage ©of .891, according to "Sporting Life©s" Annual Trap Shooting Review for 1908. He has Kollock .. 000011001 2— 5 25 targets, shot at 18 yards. also made exceptionally good records at live birds. Bayer .... 1010110000— 4 Kirkwood ...... 24 fJlOTrigan .. Little ... 0010101001— 4 Brinley ...... 19©Fr.mk .... White ... 1101000100—4 Buffalo ...... 19|Todd ..... few weeks ago at the weekly shoot of the day of next week, April 15 and 16, and it HamUn .. 101000 101—4 Charles ...... 18! Lynde .... New England Kennel Club this afternoon by promises to be largely attended by Columbus Griswold . 0011011000— 4 Hodges ...... 17| winning both the club cup and the leg for Wiley ... 011000000 1— 3 sportsmen. The program is out for the big Taylor .. 000010-010 0— 2 the season trophy. Good scoring was next 0210000000— S Poor Conditions at New Haven. to impossible on account of the high wind, tournament at the Columbus Gun Club on Pratt April 21, 22 and 23, at which a large at 0101100000—3 New Haven, Conn., April 8. A drench which caused the targets to jump and soar Fontalne 0001001001— 3 ing rain and cold weather did not deter in an erratic manner. The scores: tendance is expected. Saturday©s results: Perry ... 0000010000—1 sixteen members of the New Haven Gun CLUB CDP. Targets .... 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 Hoover 0110000000—2 H. E. Smith .. 15 16 15 17 ...... Thirty " target prize event P2eger 25, Hillpot 24, Club from competing in the club shoot to Score Hdp. Gross Bolta ...... 16 15 16 14 15 19 20 .. .. Rogers 24, Ballentiae 22, Beyer 21, W. Johnson 20, day. The second leg of the President©s cup H. N. Eichards ...... 15 5 20 Fishinger ..... 12 12 16 15 .. 19 18 17 Severn 20, Harper 20, Ringgold 13, Brenizer 19. race was shot off, those marked (*) getting W. O. Gay ...... 16 3 19 H. Heikes .... 16 15 14 15 16 ...... Griffith 19, Pechman IS, CantreU 18, Franklin 17, the possible 25 with their handicaps. The Mark Hopkins ...... 7 10 17 Rolla Heikes .. 19 19 18 17 19 ...... Little 16, Channels 16, White 16, Coak 16, Gris- A Blanchard ...... 15 1 16 WOM 15, Davte 15, Batcttffe 15, Hoover 15,Tansey two teams in the team race, event No. 2, S.© Hammond ...... 11 5 16 Fisher ...... 14 17 I/ 12 17 19 .. .. were captained by Sherman and Kelly, re Eurrts ...... 10 14 15 16 12 19 .. .. 14, Firth 14, Lohr 14, Wuey 13, Perry 13, Pratt 13, Dr. C. G. Weld ...... 15 0 15 Shatford ...... 14 14 18 12 13 18 21 .. Sollock 13. Hamlin 12, Coyle 12, Rezon 12, Trott spectively and the race was won by Sher H. Lyinan ...... 3 10 13 Webster ...... 16 14 15 15 .. 24 21 .. .. 11, Fontaine 10, Eisenhardt 10, Taylor 9. man©s team by four birds. In the draw SEASON TROPHY. Wilder ...... 16 14 15 15 .. 20 19 .. .. Club event, 25 targets CantreU 18, Murdock 18, ing for the prize, an elegant fly rod, Dr. H. N. Richards ...... 18 4 22 J. H. Smith .. 12 14 ...... 15 19 14 .. Bower 19, Garrett 19, Hamlia 17, Sanford 17, Nettleton was the next to the last to draw, Dr. C. G. Weld ...... 20 0 20 Whisner ...... 16 15 14 ...... Heathcote 16, M. Emery 16, Grtewold 16, Firth 15, but nevertheless he carried off the rod. H. Lyman ...... 9 10 19 Van Fossen ...... 21 20 .. White 15, Severn 15, Sitar 14, Wiley 13, KaoSman The last event was a 50-bird match be A. Blanehard ...... 17 1 IS 13, Kollock 10, Bryer 12. Harktaj 9, Wynn 9, Pratt tween Mack and Morrisscy, and was won M. Hopkins ...... 10 7 17 Targets ...... 10 10 15 15 25 25 25 25 8, Moeagan 8, Slavan 6. by the former by five birds, their scores W. 0. Gay ...... 14 2 16 Kintz ...... 6 5 8 9 16 20 18 20 being in the last two columns and the to Camp ...... 4 3 7 10 18 12 15 15 PARKSIDE GUN CLUB SHOOT. tals after it. Scores: Vermont Club Election. Williams ...... 4 .. 5 ...... Sheppard ...... 3 4 0 7...... A big prise shoot was planned by th« Events. 123451 2 789 T©tl Montpelier, Vt., April 9. The Montpelier Derenberger ...... 1 ...... Parkside Gun Club Saturday, with two gruns H. 25 25 25 25 Gun Club held an enthusiastic meeting April Zice ...... 1 ...... and a gold w;atch as the principal induce Hiel ...... 5 13 15 9 7 8 Miller ...... 0 ...... ments, but unfortunately the club had over Kelley ...... 3 24 23 10 10 10 6. Several new applications for member Smith ...... 3 19 18 9 7 7 ship were received. This being the annual Caldwell ...... 3 ...... looked the primary election, with the result Morrissey ...... 4 19 23 7 3 S 7 18 21 39 meeting the officers elected for th©e en Boehler ...... 6 9 7 13 that there -were so few members who could *Minor ...... 15 14 14 ...... suing year are as follows: President, G. Isabel ...... 5 .. .. turn out that it was decided to postpone Penn ...... 11 12 17 7 3 .. B. Walton; vice-president, G. E. Megrath; the shoot. Instead, several sweepstakes Dann ...... 13 11 ...... were shot. Freeman, Gerhardt and Noll *Metcalf ...... 11 21 18 5 secretary and treasurer, Dr. C. H. Burr; Le Compte High at Cincinnati. *Whitney ...... 7 19 19 10 8 9 field captain, H. B. Moulton; executive co- Cincinnati, O.,4 April 11. The pleasant did about the best shooting of the after Mack ...... 1 20 18 T mittee, Major P. R. Dowley, W. H. Hoising- weather of yesterday brought out a crowd noon, all making clever breaks that won *Thompson ...... 8 19 18 5 ton. The club has constructed a new bridge of shooters at the Cincinnati Gun Club, and, applause from the onlookers, one break in *Sherman ...... 2 24 21 10 10 across the river to replace the one which particular being of an outgoer that the wind Kobertson ...... 7 16 18 7 considering the strong wind, the scores were carried almost back to the traps. Scores: *Dr. Nettleton ..15 16 18 6 was carried away by the high water last good. Some of the shooters fell far below Barnes ...... 8 16 12 February. They are to further improve the their usual work because of the hard con First event, five targets Gerhardt 4, Leo 3, Lap- *Bristol ...... 10 17 .. .. grounds by laying a distance handicap worth 2, Borden 4, Stone 3, Everman 2, Noll 4. ditions. C. O. Le Compte, of Eminence, Ky., Pinkerton 1, McFarland 1. Freeman 3. platform and re-painting the club house. The was high gun, with 95, and he was the only Second event, five targets McFarland 3, Freeman , Shoot at Riverside. club will hold its fourth annual registered one to break straight in any of the events. 4, Noll 3. Pinkerton 4, Lapworth 3, Leo 2, Ger Riverside, Mass., April 11. The first leg tournament May 12 and 13. Already the French did fine work and landed in sec hardt 4, Stone 3, Eyerman 1, Bender 4. in a 100-bird weekly handicap, to be eon- management is assured of a large attend ond place with 85. The scores: Third event, three targets Lapworth 3, Freeman tested for on each Saturday this month, was ance. Programs are now ready for dis 2 McFarland 2, Leo 2, G«rhax(B 1, Pinkerton 1. Event No. 1, 100 targets. Bendsr 1, NoH 1, Stone 0. », _,., shot here to-day. The person making the tribution and will be sent on request to Targets ...... 25 25 Fourth event, five targets Noll 4, McFarland 2. best scores during the month will be award Secretary, Dr. C. H. Burr. C. O. Le Compte ...... 23 25 Stone 2, Freeman 2. ed a special trophy, donated by a. member French ...... 23 22 Fifth event, five targets *1reeman 3, Leo 1, Noil of the B. A. A. Gun Club. Dickey and Fultz ...... 20 21 1, Bender 2, Pinkerton 2, Gerhardt 2, Lapworth J, Adams were tied for the honor of high gun SHOOT IN HIGH WIND. Herman ...... Is 19 Everman 2, Stone 3, McFarland <3. F. Tuttle ...... 18 19 to-djiy with a© total of 85. The weather con Bultman ...... 18 18 ditions were against good scores, as the wind Webster Makes Best Score in Secretary Anderson ...... 18 18 FRANKFOKD©S MIXED PROGRAM. blew a gale across the traps. The scores: Merkel ...... 20 17 A mixed program of targets and live birds Score Hdp. TUs. Trophy Race. Fox ...... I/ 15 Dickey ...... 82 3 85 Columbus, O., April 11. Shooting targets Wright ...... 16 16 featured the second snoot of the Frankford Adams ...... 78 7 85 at the Columbus Gun Club to-day proved a Blake ...... 16 15 Gun Club at its grounds at Wyoming avenue Ballou ...... 74 7 81 difficult proposition owing to the high wind. Gomney ...... 16 and F street Saturday afternoon. The tar Whitney ...... 62 16 78 Brent No. 2, 50 targets. get event was at 100 targets, with the high, Oilman ...... 71 6 77 The highest score of the day was made by gun honors going to Smith, who broke 77 Ellis ...... 70 7 77 R. 0. Heikes, of Dayton, with 91 out of his Targets .... 25 25 T.I Targets 25 25 T. Owen ...... I...... 61 9 70 100-bird race, which, considering the Le Compte .... 21 21 42[Bultman 18 16 34 of his birds. There were three fire-bird Hallett ...... 49 12 61 weather, was a fine record. Mr. William Bob White .... 24 18 42 Anderson 16 16 32 events, in which Wilson and Steyena shared Fultz ...... 19 21 40 Tuttle ...... 17 15 32 first money, while in the special ten-bird Webster made the fine score of 24 out of 25 Charles ...... 21 19 40 Wright ...... 14 16 30 event between Wilson and Stevens the lat- Richards Wins Again. in the Secretary trophy. The Buckeye Lake Herman .. _. 18 18 36 Merkel .,.... 15 13 28 ,ier -wiis defeated by a bird by 8 to 7. Th* Braintree, Mass., April 11. Henry K. Gun Club give* a two days© toirmaineHt at Fox 19 17 36 Blake .. ... 12 l>-«3 4Uchard« duplicated lu» p«cf ozsume* of XfcMdl 1*~8*1B1« Bfll 10 10 to (Ooottzmed-axi tfe* twouty-fiSft SFH3RTIIVG APRIL 18, 1908 the third leg and thus secured the prize. E. L. C. Robins won the leg on the The Official "High Gun" Trap Shot of 1907 Baudouine Cup and also won the leg on the NEWYORKNEWS Sauer Gun and the Weekly Cup, with the highest score of the day. The scores: Accumulation Cup, 50 targets, unknown angles. H. T. H. T. J. R. Holden .... 4 43 J. Ross Collins .... 5 43 Stuart Scott ...... 0 46 E. L. C. Robins .. 5 43 B S. Ballou .... 0 39 J. A. Pisani ...... 5 40 USING ©Stuart Scott, winner of the leg and the trophy. Baudouine Cup, 50 targets, unknown angles. J. A. Pisani 37IJ. R. Holden H. T. Shriver 411 J. Ross Collins . F. Hodgman©s Good Work at New E. S. Ballou . 40 E. L. C Robins Stuart Scott 41 F W. Perkins .. E. L. C. Robins Uie winner. York A* C Traps The Bergen Weekly Cup, 100 targets, unknown angles. H. T. Shrfver .... 1 831 J. R. Holden .... Beach, Montclair and Other E. S. Billeu ...... 4 72 .1. Ross Colling ... Stuart Scott ...... 3 81 B. L. C. Robins . E. L. C. Robins the winner. Clubs Also Have Outings* Sauer Gun, 50 targets, unknown angles. J. R. Holden .... 2 37]E. S. Ballou ..... Stuart Scott ...... J. 40 H. T. Shriver ..... SMOKELESS New York, April 13. Repeating his per J. Ross Collins .... 2 38|E. L. C. Robins . formance of the previous week, on which E. L. C. Robins the winner. occasion he carried off three prizes, Fred Hodgman again led the New York Athletic Good Work at Montclair. Club gunners in three of the five events Montclair, N. J., April 15. Local trap contested at the Travers Island traps on shooters spent an interesting afternoon EXCLUSIVELY! Saturday, the llth inst. Mr. Hodgman, who shooting at little clay pigeons on Saturday. shot from scratch, began his day©s victories G. W. Boxall and G. Jacobus tied in the by winning a second successive leg on April weekly shoot for the Barnes trophy. Mr. Out of Broke Cup, followed this performance by scoring Boxall finally won the leg by being high again in the scratch shoot and finished by gun in the shoot that followed. This event returning a perfect score of 25 targets in was for the Boxall Cup, and in the event the Sauer gun competition. Real spring O. C. Grinnell, Jr., and T. Dukes tied for 16220= weather not only brought out a large number the prize. Mr. Grinnell won the leg, how of gunners to Pelham Manor, but also at ever, in the shoot-off. The scores: tracted dozens of spectators, who watched Banner Trophy, 25 targets. the competitions with interest. The day H. T. H. T. proved to be a successful one for most of G. W. Boxall .... 1 24 T. Dukes ...... 1 ©19 the marksmen, who returned the same high G. Jacobus ...... 2 2111. S. Crane ...... 3 19 scores that have featured the New York G. Gunther ...... 0 22| \. B. Allan ...... 1 17 A. 0. shoots since the return of mild weather. O. C. Grinnell, Jr. 2 22jG. Batten . ... 4 17 Shooting at double targets seems to be the R. M. Brown .... 4 2J|E. Winslow . ... 4 1C POWDER MILLS Boxall Trophy, 25 targets. forte of T. J. O©Donohue, Jr., who now has H. T. H. T. won half the legs on the Smith gun, the O C. Grinnell, Jr. 2 22 T. Dukes .. Chicago, Ml. Boston, Mass. St. Louis, Mo. competition for which ends next Saturday. T.© Dukes ...... 1 22 I. S. Crane . Scores : G. W. Boxall .... 1 20 A. R. Allan April Cup, handicap, 50 targets. G. Gunther ...... 0 20JG. Batten . of the different shooters for March, as fol H. T.! H. T. 1J. M. Ercwn ..... 4 20|E. Winslow . lows: F. Hodgman 46 T. J. O©Donohue, Jr. 2 41 Greene Trophy, 25 targets. FISHING TACKLE G. Greifl ...... 0 41 Otto Wagner H. T.I ©Name. E. M. Crowe C 43 Captain Borland T. Dukes ...... 2 4o|l. S. Crane GilpJn Leveling ...... am) G. M.© Thomson . 8 4i C. W. Billings G. Batten Charles Levering ...... M. V. Lenane . 2 45 K. Coffin ... A. R. Alien .lay Cooke, 3d ...... T. Lenane. Jr. . .10 42 F Schauffler G. W. Boxall . ©... 2 37,G. Gunther .T. G. N. WUitaker ...... G. F. Pelham . 2 41|B. M. Owens W. H. Cootaian ...... Team race, 10 doubles. Charles S. Starr ...... Scratch shoot, 25 targets. T. Dukes and 0. C. Grinnell, Jr. . . VV. [,. Thonrrson ...... J. B. SHANNON & SONS, T. A. R Allan and G. Batten ...... S. E. Hutehinson ...... F. Hodgman .. ... 24 F. Schauffler ...... 1 G. Gunther and K. M. Brown ...... ti. Grio:>eli ...... 816 Chestnut St., Phila. E. M. Crowe . 23 K. M. Owens ...... 1 G. Boxall and I. Crane ...... E. C. Dewhurst ...... G. F. Pelham . 22 O Wagner ...... 1 Team shoot, 10 doubles. George H. i©razier ...... New Gun Catalogue Sent for the Asking. M. V. Lenane . 21 TV Lenane, Jr...... 15 A. R. Allan and G. Batten ...... K. I. Atlee ...... C. W. Billings 18 T. J. O©Donohue, Jr... G. Boxall and I. Crane ...... H. M. Watts ...... G. Greiff ...... 18|li. Coffin ...... 14 G. GunUipr and R. M. Brown ..... H. Butler ...... Sauer Gun, handicap, 25 targets. if. C Morgan ...... H.- T.- © H. T. Harry Smith ...... F. Hodgman ... E Coffin 3 Manhasset Club Shoot. A. Jt©ardee ...... C. W. Billings 25 E." M. Crowe 3 20 Port Washington, L. I., April 13. Sev Walter L. Boss ...... T. Lenane, Jr. . O. Wagner 5 20 Dr. M. K. Neiffer ...... G. F. Pelham . 1 22 R. M. Owens ...... 5 1©) eral cf the Manhasset Bay Y. 0. marksmen J. S. levering ...... M. V. Lenane .. 1 22 T. J. O©Donohue, Jr. 1 IS met Saturday on the grounds here for the A. B. Mellor ...... G. M. Thomson 22 G. Greiit ...... 0 club©s weekly shoot, and, considering that H. P. Deacon ...... Captain Borland 21 F. Schauffler the wind was blowing fully thirty miles an It. II. Large ...... WERE... I A CilJSP 9 PH Smith Gun, handicap, : 0 double targets. hour while they were at the traps, the re J. Paul ...... LQADESSBY Li 111 dllitn & bUi H. T. H. T sults were satisfactory. Mr. Ploward Clark, W. I>. Grange ...... T. J. OT©onohue, Jr. 2 1C F. Hodgman 0 13 Mr. G. C. Meyer and Mr. J. W. Alker were C. H. Dugro ...... 2 1ST. Lenune, Jr. 5 the high gun men. The scores follow: 2:1 and Walnut its., Philadelphia G. F. Pelham .... 2 15 G. Greiff DUMAS WON CLUB MEDAL. E. M. Crowe .... 4 15 K. M, Owens The J. E. Meyer Cup, 25 targets. C. W. Billir.gs .... 3 141 M. V. Lenane H. T. H. T. Outshoots Shinn in Atlantic City Gun F. Schauffler .... 1 14| Howard Clark ... 22 \V H. Williams 8 18 Edgewood Park, and was won by C. Curtis G. C. Meyer ... 19 A.© S. Williams .. 1 15 on 10 straight birds, as follows: Curtis 10, Special trophy, handicap, 25 targets. H. H. Hoyt ..... 19 K. P. Alfcer ..... 5 14 Club Contest. Fulton 7, Boughner 7, Edwards 7, W. W. H. T. H. T. J. W. Alker ..... 18 W. H. Williams, Jr. 7 14 Atlantic City, N. J., April 4. Dumas, by Rupp 7, Smith 5, J. Eupp 7, Witchfield 8, T. Lenane, Jr. 5 25 G. M. Thomson 5 21 C. M. GouiU IS F. Daeht ...... 5 14 beating Shinn on the shoot-off in the week R. Coffin ...... 4 Condon 5 21 Won by Howard Clark. Mirarch 8, Schmidt 8, Heiin 5, Schlegh 7, C. W. Billings 24 IF. Schauffler 1 19 ly shoot of the Atlantic City Gun Club yes D. Yocum 7, "Vottero 7, Neider 8, Gessnet G. F. Pelham .. 21 K. M. Owens . 5 1 The O©Rourke Monthly Cup, 50 targets. terday, won the club medal. The contest 6, Yoder 8, Haddock 7, Silly 8. The spe M. V. Lenane .. 24 B. M. Crowe . 4 1 Howard Clark ... 10 42IC. M. Gould ...... 16 34 for the medal was in the first event and cial feature of the shoot was O. N. Ford, C. H. Dugro .... 24|Dr. Williams 0 16 W. H. Williams .. 10 36IK. P. Alker ...... 10 33 was a handicap affair. Each had 34 in the the famous professional pigeon shot, whs F. Hodgman 23| L©r. De©neh . .. 4 16 J. W. Alker ..... 10 35 W. H. Williams, Jr. 14 30 G. Greiff ...... O. .Wagner 1 G. C. Meyer .... 10 35 first 25. Scores: grassed in an exhibition shoot 15 bird_3 Captain Borland 3 22| T. J.. O©Dcuohue, Jr. 1 15 Won by Howard Clark. Events. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Sh. Bk. straight. The shooters were badly handi- Dr. Wilson ...... 5 2;i| No shoot-off. Sweepstakes, 25 targets. Targets. H. 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 15 capped lay a violent wind storm. G. C. Meyer ...... 5 23©A. S. Williams .... 6 16 Hall .... 20 11 ...... 8 40 ©" Bergen Beach Club©s Shoot. J. W. Alker .... 5 H|W. H. Williams .... S 16 Orlemanu 19 14 13 12 15)13 19 ...... 150 K. P. Alker ...... 5 1©nC. M. Gould ...... S 15 Estey 17 12 ...... -17 ...... 50 29 Trap at Berwick, Pa. Brooklyn, N. Y., April 13. Twenty ex C. Speeht. 17 12 11 13 12 ...... 100 4S Berwick, Pa., April 11. There were 6875 W. H. Williams, Jr. 1 17| Cope .... 1C 12 ...... 14 .... 50 26 pert marksmen gathered at the Jamaica Bay Won by G. C. Meyer. 16 7 ...... 1 ...... 50 14 targets thrown from the traps at the anni traps of the Bergen Beach Gun Club on Sat Sweepstakes 10 double targets. Wfllis . . 16 14 ...... 25 14 versary shoot of the Berwick Kod and Gun, urday and decided five interesting events. .T. W. Alker ...... 6 E. P. Alker ...... 4 McGaire 16 15 16 .. 13 ...... 75 44 Club, and the number of marksmen attend A high wind swept over the flat lands and G. C Meyer ...... 5 W. H. Williams, Jr. .. 3 Hammel 16 22 .. 12 19 19 17 ...... 125 89 ing made it the most successful shoot the made good scores impossible. A. E. Hen A. S.© Williams ...... 5 W. H. Williams ...... 2 Schroscler 16 16 ...... 25 16 club has ever conducted. A number of pro Won by J. W. Alker. Wells . . 14 21 20 17 18 20 12 15 17 . . 200 140 driekson won two of the events. W. C. Shinu . . 13 24 19 17 16 20 19 12 18 .. 200 145 fessionals took part in the events, and of Damron was high gun in another. The other Pennell 13 9 ...... 8 .. 11 .. .. 75 23 these H. L. Worthington was high gun, prizes were won by W. Hopkins arid I. Shooting Under Difficulties. Dumas . 12 24 20 23 21 ...... 100 88 breaking 164 of 180. The highest ama Isaacs. The shoots were all at twenty-five New York, April 13. C. M. Camp, of the Seamen 16 15 ...... 25 15 teur was J. D. Mason, of Scranton, who targets. The scores: Headley 16 15 16 18 ...... 75 49 broke 162, and J. J. Keller was high gun Marine and Field Club, and Charles J. Mc- Cloud . . 16 9 12 ...... 50 21 Trophy shoot, 25 targets. Dermott and H, B. Vanderveer, of the Ores Huber 20 16 16 ...... 50 32 of the local men, with 144 to his credit. Tl. Tl cent Athletic Club, shot a three-cornered Sheppard 16 18 ...... 21 ...... 50 39 A. F. Hendriekson 21 Jones ...... 13 match at the traps of the Marine and Field Sipps© ...... 18 ...... 25 18 Worthington 164, German 163, Mason 162, Welleg W. Hepkins ...... 20|Damron ...... 33 Club last Saturday afternoon. The traps ILillam .. 16 14 ...... 25 18 F. Stephenson ... 18 Creamer ...... 13 Vankirk ...... S ...... 23 9 Isaacs ...... 18 Cooper ...... 12 are placed off the high embankment of the Clarke iCIRobCTtson ...... 12 club©s grounds on Gravesend Bay, and the Shoot-off: Morgan ...... H Shevliu ...... 13 marksmen shoot out over the water. A hur Dumas ... 12 20 Dreyer ...... 14 Ljman ...... 10 ricane was blowing and the shooters had Shinn ... 13 17 Bomboy 122, Smith 111, Shoch 109, ©Hunsinger 109] Bergen ...... 14 Potter ...... all they could do to stand against its force. A rmitage ...... 13 Tremer ...... They had to bface themselves by leaning Harvard Outshoots Princeton. Others who participated were: Crisman, Trophy shoot, 25 targets. against the wind. The targets did all sorts W. Htpkins 19 Robertson ...... 11 Princeton, N. J., April 11. Harvard de Long, Shrader, Doty, Rough, Doan, Heller, Morgan ...... 17 Cooper ...... 10 of funny stunts. It was an experience that feated Princeton in an exciting gun shoot Schozer, Suttou, McDonald, Dietrick, Glenn, F. B. Stephenson . 1C Damrsn ...... 10 not one of the shooters had had before. this afternoon by three targets, the final Evans, Hayman Knelly, Fritz, Bellow. Isaacs ...... 15 I.jman ...... 9 Camp won, beating Vanderveer by two tar Clarke ...... 14 Potter gets, and McDermott was third. He settled score being 193 to 190. Owing to the wind A. E. Hendriekson 12 Creamer for the dinner at the Crescent Athletic Club which blew across the range of the com Toronto Club Shooting. Ancitage ...... 11 Tremer house. Another match has been arranged petitors, there was much inaccuracy. In Toronto, Can., April 6. The Stanleys Shevlin ...... 11 Bergen and Camp has guaranteed a still day. the first round the local collegians registered held their weekly spoon shoot on Saturday Trophy shoot, 25 targets. 100 out of a possible 125, while the Crimson afternoon. The weather was fine, and an Damron ...... 21|Creamer 14 tallied only 93. In the second round, how enjoyable afternoon was spent. Hulme and Cooper ...... 18 Traamer ...... ©.....©.© 11 A MONTH©S WORK ever, things were reversed, and the Tiger Ely were the winners in the spoon event. .Hopkins ...... 17 Morgan ...... II) marksmen were a bit off color, Harvard Scores: Armitage ...... 17 Dwyer scoring 100 to Princeton©s 90. Latta, of Hendriekson ...... 17!Potter ... By the Members of the Huntingdon Valley Targets. 10 10 10 15 15 10 25 25 25 Stephenson ...... 15[Clarke Princeton, did the best work, while Brewer McGill ...... 9 10 16 14 Shevlin ...... ISiLyman ...... 1 Country Club. excelled for Harvard. Scores: Dunk .. 18 Robertson ...... 11| Jehkintown, Pa., April 11. At the Hunt PRINCETON. " I HARVARD. Sheppard 16 18 Trophy shoot, 25 targets. Wheeler ...... 351Wigglesworth ...... 41 Hulme abe" .... 9 r .. 13 .. ©4 ©4 .. 22 Isaacs ...... KilArmitage ...... ingdon Valley Country Club, at Noble, great Latta ...... 40|Gilman ...... 36 F. Schlebe .... 4 2 1 ©e ©.©. 4 8 Hendriekson ...... IGfMorgan ...... preparations are being made for the formal Wood ...... SfliHlgginsoji ...... 36 Fritz .... 6 ©9 ©s .. 16 Hopkins ...... 16|Stej»hensttn ...... opening of the "outdoor" season, the event Westenhaven ...... 301Hauthaway ...... 38 Steepe .... 6 ©s .©.© 19 14 14 Coci>er ...... 15jDamron ...... to take place on Saturday, April 25, and Wight ...... 40|Iirewer ...... 42 G. Schiebeshe .... 8 7 4 .. 11 Eobsrtson ...... lolCreamer ...... sweepstake and cup shoot matches at clay P. Wakefield .... 5 9 .. .. 18 Total ...... 190| Total ...... 193 Mason . .. 18 Clarke ...... 15|Dwyer ...... targets, are among the features of the first Jenniags .... 8 5 .. 8 12 « 19 14 Trophy shoot, 25 targets. big day after the close of the Lenten season, F.ly . . . .. 20 Hendriekson ...... 18|Clarke ...... and marking the formal opening of the Trap Shooting Review for 1908. 7 15 8 Dwytr ...... 15 Lyman ...... 10 Spring and Summer season. With the in lam .... 5 13 .. 20 17 Isaacs ...... 17 "Sporting Life©s" famous and indispensa Dr. Ten 3yck ~ " II :: .. 12 stitution of target shooting, about four ble Trap Shooting Review for 1908, which Bate . 1« .. months ago, the members had a taste of contains the records and averages of all the Stuart Scott a Trophy Winner. outdoor life during every Saturday of the prominent trap shooters of the country, has Game Wardens Not to Act as Guides. New York! April 11. Larchinont Y. C. worst Winter months, and many of the Phila been placed between covers and is now is .members met to-day on the club© s grounds delphia club and society men are becoming sued in book form for the convenience of "Trenton, April 13^ The State Fish and in large numbers to witness the weekly decidedly expert with the gun. Chief in "Sporting Life©s" readers. A copy of this Game Commission has sent a circular letter shoot, and the competitions were very in terest, hoTvever, centres in the shoots for valuable little book will be sent immediately to all the deputy game wardens of the teresting. There was a strong wind during the club cup. Four men have already had upon receipt of an application, including a State, cautioning them not to act as guides the early events, but in the afternoon there their names engraved on the pretty little 2-cent stamp. Address this office. to private hunting parties, and to avoid were no unpleasant weather conditions to trophy, Gilpin Levering, W. H. Cookrnan, in any way serving private interests on contend with. Stuart Scott won the Ac Walter L. Lovering and J. G. N. Whitaker. public or private game preserves. The cumulation Cup, which has been shot for Ultimately the cup will become the property Curtis Killed Ten Straight. wardens are told that their duties require twelve successive weeks. Two of his com of the member who wins it three times. Shamokin, Pa., April 11. The fifth shoot the protection of game and the enforcement petitors had each scored two legs on the The committee in charge of the target events for the championship of Northumberland of the law, rather than to assist in the kill trophy, but Mr. Scott was the first to win made public to-day the totals and average county, tor silver prices, occurred to-day at ing of game. SRORTIINQ PET AVERAGES Way cross, Ga., April 6 Cedar Bluffs, Neb., April 1 and 2 Mr. Guy Ward Wilmington, O., March 31 Mr. Lon Fisher Mr. J. M. Hughes f 55 out of 1GO Winning Winning 1st Professional and Winning 1st Amateur.Average 1st Professional and 1st General Averages 1st General Averages Shoot "PETERS"—the Shells that Never Disappoint I THE PETEiiS CARTRIDGE COMPANY, Cincinnati, Ohio New York : 98 Chambers St. T. H. KELLER, Managar New Orleans: 321 Magazine St. J. W. OSBORNE, Manager is especially true with fast birds. In Eng Army, the United States Navy «nd the Na CRITICISM OF METHODS. land, where the birds are much faster, the SEECIAL SHOOT. tional Guard; the annual dxampAooiship guns are straighter yet. You could learn matches and revised rules and! regulations Shooting Expert Imparts Valuable Infor to shoot a straight-stocked gun in two or (Continued from the nineteenth page.) of the United States Revolver Association. three afternoons and you would never use club will hold a special shoot on Easter Besides being a useful, practical handbook mation to a Friend as Regards Guns, a crooked one again. Lastly, never close for the experienced marksmaw, th« work one of your eyes. This is the most import Monday. Scores : will undoubtedly be of value to beginners. Loads and Shooting Style Points Worth 10 10 10 10 25 10 15 10 B. ant of all. Smith ...... 8 7 7 17 8 12 9 77 Noting by All Shooters. Rogers ...... 7 8 6 20 6 13 8 74 Runs 125 Straight Targets. SHOOT FOR TROPHY. George ...... 7 9 9 19 9 12 6 72 That never-ending topic of discussion Stevens ...... 7 7 6 17 .. .. 43 Crawfordsville, Ind., April 4. Stannard. guns and ammunition has broken out anew Schaeffer ...... 5 7 6 16 .. . .. 14 made a remarkable run of 12-5 straight at Hanover Wins Big Event at Mountain Korson ...... 7 7 8 18 .. . .. 42 Crawfordsville, Ind., Gim Chdb on March as is evidenced by the appended letter Wilson ...... 5 3 2 10 .. . .. 27 31. Lee Barkley was close behind with which has passed between two of our sub View Gun Club. 5-bird 5-bird 5-bird 124 out of 125 and a straight run of 100. event. event. event. scribers and which came into our hands. Troy, N. Y., April 11. A severe wind Scores: Wilson ...... 20220 3 11021 4 12222 5 Sh. Bit. The writer is a man of long experience in storm made high scores impossible to-day Stevens ...... 00011 2 00011 2 10112 4 Stannard . Sh. Bk. in the first monthly shoot for the silver cup Schaeffer ...... 21001 3 125 125 Laigent 75 58 the shooting world and the information he Bailey ...... 02012 3 Lee Barkley 125 124 Clark . 75 £3 for the Rensselaer championship. Hancox Iliff ...... 125 119 Swank . 75 56 imparts to his colleague will prove of in won, with Roberts a close second. Mr. Smith ...... 02020 2 Voris ..... 125 117 Shuey . 75 42 Rogers ...... 00100—1 01201—3 Washburn 125 109BunneU terest to all marksmen. The letter follows. Baker, of Mechanicsville, was high gun for 10 -bird match event 50 41 the day. The silver cup was presented to Shaw ..... 125 108 Rice .. 39 (Gun Editor "Sporting Life."): Wilson ...... ;...... 20222 20222—8 W. Barclay 125 107 Shobe . 50 the club by Mr. W. H. Judson, who has Stevens ...... 10121 21100— 7 Alien ..... 125 79 Swan .. 25 held the championship since 1898. The cup Straughan 115 109 Kenyon 25 A criticism of your shooting may be sum will be shot for on the second Saturday of Hack ..... 100 68 marized in that you sacrifice speed to ac each month for the balance of the year. MORGANTOWN OPENING SHOOT. © curacy and killing power. When you real All of these shoots are to be held on the ize that the limit of absolute effectiveness grounds of the Mountain view Gun Club Monongahela Valley Sportsmen©s Associa of a trap gun is 40 yards, you can under here, and any resident of the county is tion Holds Big Event. stand that it is better to fire both barrels eligible. The next shoot will be held May A Week©s Work at the Traps at Point inside that limit than beyond. To test this, 9. Scores: Morgantown, Pa., April 13. The opening shoot at pigeons sitting on the ground at S. B. of the Monongahela Valley Sportsmen©s Breeze, Philadelphia and Various Other 40 yards, or at clay pigeons on a post at *Baker ...... 100 61 Vrooman ©League at Morgantown on April 10 was that distance. You will be surprised at *Kirkp strict . .100 6 Lea accompanied by a variance of weather from Points. the number that are missed. The quicker Han cox ...... 100 Thompson high wind to heavy rain and fog. W. A. H. O. Sebold, with ten out of twelve, led you shoot the slower the bird will be and Roberts ...... 100 *Sanders . Wiedcbusch, of Fairmont, won the individ the Harrisburg State Sportsmen©s Associa the greater number of shot will hit the ob Milliman ... . .100 Crowiey Be Us ...... 100 Xichols ual honors for the month, and the Fairmont tion shoot for the Hunter Arms Co., trophy ject aimed at, and with a higher velocity. Miller ...... 100 46|Jackson te am won the team race for five men with on April 2. The handicaps were arranged In all pigeon matches shot in .this country, James ...... 100 45!H. Smith a 91 per cent, score. They had an 89.9 on the sliding plan. Scores: two-thirds of the birds are so slow or offer Ha fris ...... 100 371 per cent, score for the entire day. The T©tl such easy shots that they ought to be kill Wray ...... 23021 22200 21211 22000 6 ed with any gun or any load. The remain trade was represented by John Taylor, of Roberts ...... 21100 21100 21000 21020 3 der are usually quick-flying, outgoing birds, Big Shoot at Waycross. the Winchester Arms Co., who was high Hackett ...... 21112 22020 21212 22102 9 Waycross, Ga., April 7. The Waycross average, 193 out of 200. H. H. Stevens, of Senseriing ...... 24000 23202 22210 21220 6 which test the skill of the shooter, and suc U. M. C. Co., was second, 187. Luther Binger ...... 28002 27220 26220 25222 8 cess with these makes the difference be Gun Club held a big registered tournament Whiteinan ...... 21102 21112 22010 21011 8 tween an ordinary shot and a good one^ here yesterday. Seven famous professionals Squjer and Ed. Taylor, of du Pont, and Pomraining ...... 23010 22110 21012 21010 6 Now the quicker you shoot at these, the© and eight amateurs competed. Guy Ward wonder of wonders, a little fellow who came McDowell ©...... 23001 22020 21010 21000 3 better chance ypu. have of killing them. led the professionals with the great record up the hill with a black bag and a suit of Jennings ...... 23120 22100 22001 21000 4 overalls, the only Charlie North, also com Wilson ...... 21221 22201 21102 21110 9 And it is important that you shoot quickly of 155 out of 1GO. T. R. Crovatt, with 147 Confer ...... 21222 22000 21200 21200 5 with both barrels. Anything which detracts out of 160, was high amateur. Scores: peted. W. A. Wiedebusch was high ama Bullock ...... 21210 21100 21010 212«1 6 from your ability to do this handicap©s your PROFESSIONALS. teur for the day, 183 out of 200. Scores: Qreenawalt ...... 24020 23112 23002 22121 8 skill. J. It. Taylor .... 193 200 T F. Leachmau. . 165 200 Gettys ...... 24000 23002 22002 21222 5 Events. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Sh. Bit. H. H. Stevens . . 187 200 W. C. Mahinney. 149 200 Wix ...... 23202 22001 21000 21020 4 YOUR FAULTS Guy Ward ..... 20 IS 18 19 20 20 20 20 100 155 W. A. Weidebusch 183 200 H. Magill ...... 147 200 Keys ...... 24020 23111 24000 23021 6 J H Hiwkins . . 19 20 19 20 19 lit 19 19-160 154 Hepler ...... 28222 29202 27020 26202 8 all combine to make you slow. Briefly, they H. D. Freeman . 20 20 19 19 19 18 18 20 100 153 i. J. Squier 182 200 B. C. Wiedebusch 144 200 W. 11. Croshy .. 20 19 16 18 20 19 19 20 160 151 Ed. H. Taylor 182 200 A. B. Warden .. 125 200 Reed ...... 21021 21002 212flO 21011 6 are: First Your gun is too heavy muzzle Walter -"Huff ... 20 19 19 20 19 19 16 16 lfiO 148 G. A. Lllley . . 179 200 J. Cobun ...... 121 160 Steward ...... 2820-0 27202 26280 25022 6 heavy and badly balanced. Second Too E. 11. Toll ..... 19 18 1-3 1!) 16 18 18 19 160 147 J. Phillips 178 2001:. Geistell ...... 117 200 Brottcai ...... 21100 21020 21220 21101 6 heavy a charge in your first barrel, which J. T. Anthony . . 19 18 19 17 19 1G 16 20 160 114 G. T, Watson 176 200,T. Stewart ..... 27 40 Benner ...... 24022 23002 22000 21022 5 E. Jacobs 175 200| Griffen ...... 25120 24200 23201 22010 6 causes your third fault too -rigid a position AMATEUUS. 24022 23222 24000 8 TEAM RACE. at the trap and too far bent forward. Events. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Sh. Bk. 25222 26012 25002 7 Fourth Your stock is too crooked and you T R Crovatt . . 18 17 20 17 19 18 18 19 160 147 FAIRMONT. 1 MORGANTOWN. 22110 21102 21220 8 should always shoot with both eyes open. Fred Brewer .. 18 15 19 18 18 19 18 15 160 i:i3 Wiedebusch ...... 16[Jacobs ...... 18 21000 21200 21212 5 I know your gun cost a whole lot, but no C. W. Parker .. 13 14 13 15 14 14 16 13 160 112 Taylor ...... 19|Cobun ...... 15 26222 27022 25222 10 one could ever do good work with it unless J. B. Way ... .. 11 14 14 16 16 12 15 11 160 109 J,illey ...... 19| Wiedebusch ...... 14 ,T T Watt ..... 14 13 15 10 15 15 14 10 160 106 Phillips ...... ISIBlank No. 1 ...... 14 Forsythe, Scott and Good were the only marksmen a giant. I know you will say that your gun McGregor Mayo 14 13 ...... 14 11 80 52 Watson ...... ISj Blank No. 2 of the 13 gunners in tho live-bird event at the .Pen- shoots well. That is the smallest part of C. t. Morgan .... 5 5 5 11 . . 11 . . 100 rose Gun Club at Philadelphia, Pa,, April H, to. a gun. I have never in my life targeted a F. H. McOee . . 7 . . 9 . . S . . 7 . . 80 ol Total kill their 10 birds straight. The strong wind played pigeon gun to determine its shooting qual havoc with the gunners, many of the pigeons being1 ities. always assume that they are suf carried to all sections of the grounds, muchy to the Benardsville Won Shoot. Leachman disgust of the gunners. But Forsythe, Scott and ficient. As to tho charge in Bernardsville, Pa., April 11. Bernards- Magill ... Good managed to get all of their birds despite YOUR FIRST BARREL. ville won the two-man team shoot from the Warden Old Boreas© strong breath. In the miss and out Morris Gun Club to-day by a score of 41 to Gerstell . event Forsythe won the big pot by running 21 You were shooting 3% drams and 1 1A oz. Blank ... straight from a big field. Scores: 5torsj*he (30) shot. This caused you to get set at the 40. In the shogt at 150 targets, Neaf Ap- 10, Scott (30) 10, Good (30) 10, Muller (30) 9, trap to avoid the recoil, in such a position gar, the famous©shot broke 134. Scores: Total ...... 61 Polz (30) 9, Hoffman (30) 9, Holznagle (30) 9, that it was impossible to shoot the second Sh. Bk. Sh. Bk. The next shoot of the league will be Baring (28) St. Brady (28) 7, Wark f2S) 7, Paul Apgar ... 150 134 Homan 130 held at Clarksburg, W. Va., May 5. (28) 7, Fitz (28) 7, Worthlngton (30) 7. barrel quickly. A far better load would be Billings . 100 Stone ...... 95 3 drams and 1% oz. of shot well wadded O©-Donohue 150 1Q9IJ. Fulford ...... 100 with soft wadding, like the Elliott load in V. Mottett 150 127|Beits, Jr...... 80 Great Shooting at Cayuga. a long case 2% inches. If you must use I 1/! Piercy ...... 150 121IK. Pierson ...... 50 of shot, keep the powder charge the same U>ekwood ...... 150 116|Byraru ...... 100 Cayuga, Ind., April 11. Lee © Barkley and use No. 6 shot in the first barrel. That Dr. Culver ...... 150 132iSniith ...... 100 and Bay Stannard each smashed 100 straight TRADE NEWS, Brown ...... 150 111 Cox ...... 100 targets at the Cayuga Gun Club on April 3. this load is effective was shown the other Fanning ...... 150 121 Carlson ...... 100 day when the two men from here used 37 F. Butler ...... 150 116 Squires 6.5 After the regular practice they shot at Mr. H. D. Freeman, shooting at the Atlanta Gun grains du Pont and 1 % of No. 6 shot in Dr. Belts ...... 150 87 G. G-rei-ff . 70 doubles, Barkley breaking 23 out of 12 Club on April 4th, broke 196 out of 200 with Peters the first barrel. You said it was too light Gardner ...... 150 111 Nesbitt ... pairs. Scores: Premier and Ideal shells. for targets and yet these men shot from a T. Howard ..... 150 112 WMtehead Sh. F.k.| longer rise and killed more birds than any rrowbridge ..... 60 47 EllJngham *Barkley . 100 100|.T. Whittington . I/. H. Fitasimmons shot with the Suburban Rod Timmons ...... 50 381 and Gun Club, of Iron Mountain, Mich., April 4th, one and the birds were best ever. When *Stmnard 100 1001 Boqe ...... breaking 96 out of 100 with Peters factory loaded Edgar Murphy, of New York, shot George Roach ... 75 5^ Dwiggins ...... shells. Work 200 birds for $1,000 a side, at Baby fShoot at Glens Falls. [/aughlin . 75 60 Sollars ...... lon, some years ago, he shot 3 drams of Allee .... 75 6©j|Malone ...... Peters shells in the hands of Mr. T. H. Keller, Glens Falls, N. Y., April 11. Ten men ...... 75 02 V©each ...... Jr., won high average at Richmond, Va., April 4th, the old E. C. powder and 1 1A oz. of shot. turned out to the regular shoot Friday after Reed ...... 50 KSICongleton ..... score 96 out of 100. 1 saw the shells loaded and I know. The noon, but the high wind made good scores Thorne ...... 50 331 Gillies ...... niatch was shot in a gale of wind and Mur almost an impossibility. Brown landed first Davis ...... 75 53) Bane ...... Mr. ,T. M. Hughes, shooting Peters factory loaded Dale ...... 75 4-1 ttrjhlin ...... shells, won high professional and high general aver phy won. He was a giant, 6 ft. 2 in., place with 80 per cont. Chapman was noxt Crothers ...... 50 36 W. Whittington and weighing 225© pounds. Now if that with 76 per cent., which, under the circum Van Houten . . 75 47jPollonj...... LOAD WAS BIG ENOUGH stances was mighty good shooting as the Professionals wind would take hold of the targets the mo for him, don©t you think it would do for ment they left the trap and boost them into A lew Book.- you? You can use a bigger loa©d in your the air like sky-rockets. Lots of interest second barrel. An easy natural position at is being taken in the tournament to be held "The Pistol and Revolver©© is the title the trap is more graceful and more effective. Saturday, the 25th inst., and a good at of a new handy pocket size book of 157 It stands to reason that you can do any tendance is assured. Friday©s scores: pages written by A. L. A. Hitnruelwright, thing better when your muscles are free president of the United States Revolve? Asso Witt ...... than when constrained. The generally ac Ohanmari ...:. ciation. Among ether matter0, tho book con cepted drop of stock in a pigeon gr.n is from C. Wiltse .... tains navi©s of the le.tt©St d©?v:!kpmo;©.t in 2 to 2 *4 inches. If the gun is more crook ©Norton ...... smokeless powder; the 180.8 revolver regu ed, you can not handle it so quickly. This lirowu ...... lations and practice of the United States v SF>ORTIIVO LJFH APRIL. 18, 1908 W. H. IKHer, 0. H. Hnde, J. J. Bradfleld, Samuel Ivy, C. A. Hossley, J. D. Williams, Seale Keele, J. A. Buhler, Pat Henry, J. W. THOSE WE KNOW Dollier, J. Robison, C. EL Crook, E. J. Oates, C. A. Hossley, George Ward. Secretary Charles G. Grubb, of the West NOT TOO PERSONAL BUT JUST ern Pennsylvania Trap Shooters League, an nounces that thie Board of Control of the PERSONAL ENOUGH* Western Pennsylvania Trap Shooters League PENNA.STATE SHOOT has named the dates for the six tournaments as follows: North Side Gun Club, Pitts- burg, Pa., April 28; Belle Vernon Gun Club, Bits of News, Gossip and Comment Belle Vernon, Pa., May 19; Greensburg Gun Club, Greensburg, Pa., June 9; Canonsburg UN CLUBS who will be represented Abotit Men Whom Lovers of Gun Club, Canonsburg, Pa., July 14; West Newton Gun Club, West Newton, Pa-, Au G at the State Shoot at Bradford, Pa., Shooting Know in Person or gust 18; Lawrence Gun Club, New Castle, Pa., September 15. May 25th to 28th, can obtain their "Big Tom" Wilson, famous bear hunter, Through the Medium of Fame, trapper and guide of the Black Mountains, who found the body of Pref. Elisha Mitchell, Loaded Shells from us, to be de for whom Mt. Mitchell, the highest peak BY THOMAS S. PANDO. east of the Rockies ia named, is dead in his W. D. Staanard, Chicago, representative home on the mountains near Asheville, N. C. livered at the grounds. of the du Pout Company, has been setting He was 90 years of age and well known to some remarkable records in the West. At all hunters. Milwaukee, he had a run of 159. On We carry a full stock of U.M.C. and March 22, at the Badger Gun Club, Stan- The Badger Qua. Club, of Milwaukee, is nard shot at 200 targets, breaking 193. completing arrangements for a big tourna At CrawfordsCTfille, Ind., on March 31, he ment on Sunday, May 17, at the Milwaukee Winchester Standard Trap Loads. shot at 190 singles, getting 189 of them, Sharpshooters Park. There will be ten fif tieing Lee R. Barkley. Staunard also ran teen-target events. An entry fee of $3 will 139 straight. be charged, and the sum of $100 will be Write us for proposition. added to this entry money for the prizes. Secretary Krick, of the Lancaster, Pa., Thirty-one shooters participated in the regu Gun Club, extends an invitation to all marks lar event yesterday. men to shoot at his club at any time. Robert S. Pringle, secretary of the Brad Art Killam, well knorni in the West, has ford Gun Club, has prepared the official pro joined the ranks of the du Pont Powder gram for the 18th annual tournament of the Emery Hardware Company Company as shooting demonstrator. He Pennsylvania State Sportsmen©s Associa will travel in the West where he is popu tion, to be held in Bradford, May 25, 26, Sporting Goods Jobbers BRADFORD, PA. lar. 27, 28. It will be under the auspices of the Bradford Gun Club. George W. Hansell, of Lebanon, and Wil liam T. Speisser, of Danville, Pa., will shoot The Princeton Gun Club announces, for the Pennsylvania Sportsman Association through Manager M. J. Latta, the following «hallenge trophy on April 18, at the Lehigh schedule: April 25, Meadowbrook Gun Valley Gun Club grounds, at the Duck Club, at Meadowbrook, N. J.; May 2, Mont- Farm Hotel, Allentown, Pa., at 25 birds. clair Gun Club, at Princeton; May 9, Inter collegiate meet at Boston; May 16, Yale at The National Rifle Association of Amer Princeton; May 23, Meadowbrook Gun Club ica, a patriotic organization, which has at Princeton. The Tiger regulars are Cap AT THE been promoting rifle shooting in this coun tain, P. C. Wood, W. J. Latta, H. R. Medina, try since 18*71, has issued an annual report. E. H. Wight and E. P. Westenhaven. The It is a handsome booklet. new candidates are C. D. Champlin, H. A. Grand American Handicap Smith, S. Hays, L. T. Parke. An interesting three-cornered match, CHICAGO, JUNE 18-22, 19O7, WAS WON BY shooting at targets, was pulled off by the The Indianapolis Gun Club elected the .Georgetown Gun Club, at Georgetown, Del., following directors last week: Dr. O. F. April 9, when James Melvin, of George Britton, T. H. Parry, F. W. Lewis, Joe town, defeated John Salmons, of Georgetown, Michaelis, J. H. Brennan, C. H. Trotter and and Jester Morris, of Philadelphia, by three Harry Denny. These directors, according DU PONT BRANDS targets. The scores on 75 targets were: to custom, will choose the officers. Melvin, 20, 23, 18 61; Salmons, 20, 19, The Amateur Championship, The Professional Championship, State Team 20 59 ; Morris, 20, 18, 15 53. CHICAGO WELL REPRESENTED. Championship, High Average for the Entire Program, Long Secretary William T. Krick, of the Lan Run of the Tournament, The Preliminary Handicap, caster Gun Club, of Lancaster, Pa., has sent Windy City Will Send Many to Grand Two Ties for First Place in Grand American. out handsome programs for an all-day shoot which will be held on May 7. American Handicap. Chicago, April 13. Chicago is to be rep Dttpont Smokeless "Mew E. C. (improved)" Among seven trout caught on the open resented in force at the Grand American ing day of the season in Connecticut by Handicap in Columbus next June. Already Charles Dessin, of Meriden, one weighed a a party of more than twenty-five has been "New Schialtze" and "Infallible" are pound and a half, which was the largest made up and has decided to charter a brook trout ever caught in that vicinity in special car and arrangements are on foot years. for other cars to be added as fast as the delegation increases in number. Secretary Edward F. Staridey, of Easton, Pa., de Fred Teeple, of the Chicago Gun Club, is sires a correction in the score of the Alert handling one end of the affair, and the tournament last week, which gave his record party he will represent includes Dr. C. W. Made in America by Americans as 116 out of 200, when it should have been Carson, President Lem C. Willard, of the 160 out of 200. Illinois State Game Protective Association; John Borden, former captain of the Yale The Hudson Valley Rod and Gun Club Gun Club; George Eek, Joe Barto, George de fflemours Powder Co* has obtained the promise of a number of ex Roll, the three Graham Brothers, Tom, Ed. Established 1802 WSLWIMGYON, OEL. perts to attend the second annual trap and John; Charles Faribault, Jesse Young, shooting tournament on April 25. Among W. D. Stannard, W. T. Garrett, Guy Hook, those who will shoot are Jack Fanning, Neaf Harry and Bert Diunnill, Herbert Thwaite Apgar, Sim Glover, A. H. Durston, H. T. and Lee Barkley. Chicago will be the city Liberty Ave., Pittsburg, Pa., on or before to the list and the club joined the New York Welles, H. H. Stevens, George R. Ginn. most strongly represented at the Grand April 25, 1908, as the membership will State Sportsmen©s Association. Scores: American. It is believed that the delega positively close on that date. The member 10 15 25 25 Mr. Harry J. Wolf, the proprietor of the tion from this city will even exceed the ship is now composed of the following six Knickerbocker "39" ...... 7 12 13 19 Ringing Hills Hotel, of Pottstown, Pa., has number of local shots who enter at Colum teen clubs: Herron Hill Gun Club, Pitts Gardiner ...... 10 13 22 22 sent out invitations for a big live bird shoot burg Gun Club, Mt. Albion Gun Club, Mc- Tomlinson ...... 7 n ig to be held on Good Eriday at the Ringing bus. From present indications at least 50 Keyes ...... 6 6 22 ©. ©. entries will be sent in as soon as the blanks Keesport Gun Club, Enterprise Gun Club, Watson ...... 7 9 21 21 Hill Shooting Ground at Pottstown, Pa. are sent out by Secretary Elmer E. Shaner. Triangle Gun Club, Canonsburg Gun Club, F. Lortz ...... 2 4 6 It is not generally believed by marksmen Charleroi Gun Club, Belle Vernon Gun Sill ...... 1 The O. C. S. A. Gun Club, of Utica, N. Y., that the entry will be as large as that in Club, Greensburg Gun Club, Lawrence Gun Forbes ...... 7 4 io is completing arrangements for a big two- the big shoot of last year held in this city. Club, North Side Gun Club, West Newton Templeman ...... 8 10 15 day shoot on May 29 and 30. A. J. Lowery Gun Club, Sewickley Gun Club, Millvale Farwell ...... 5 10 15 23 is the secretory. Many think that instead of exceeding the Harvey ...... 5 10 17 500 mark, as it did on that occasion, the Gun Club, Brownsville Gun Club. Yours Robson ...... 8 10 17 .. number will be about. 350. This is merely respectfully, CHARLES G. GRUBB, Secretary Elmer E. Shaner, of the Inter Secretary. state Association, has just sent us a pro surmise, however. Good Scores at Minneapolis. gram f»r the Third Southern Handicap, Pittsburg, Pa., April 10, 1908. Dear Sir: Minneapolis, Minn., April 11. At the which will be decided at Birmingham, Ala., Shaner Picks Locations. The first tournament of the Western Penn first shoot of the season of the Minneapolis on May 5, 6 and 7. It is one of the hand Pittsburg, Pa., April 11. Secretary El sylvania Trap Shooters© League will be Gun Club the attendance was a strong in somest programs ever issued for a shoot. mer E. Shaner, of the Interstate Associa held on the grounds of the North Side dication of a successful season to follow. Mayor Eugene E. Reed, of Manchester, tion, has se>* the following letter to the Gun Chib, on Tuesday, April 28. The pro The scores were good, when the weather N. H., was last week presented with a fine President, officers and members of the West gram will be out on the 14th inst. and can conditions were taken into account. The silver loving cup as a trophy for being ern Pennsylvania Trap Shooters© League: be secured by addressing Charles G. Grubb, high wind which prevailed prevented any Jiigh gun in the match between teams of Pittsburg, Pa., April 10, 1908. Dear Sirs: secretary and treasurer, 1739 Liberty Ave., high scores. Many new members are com the Boston A. A., of which the Mayor is a As a committee of one appointed by you to Pittsburg, Pa., or George G. Root, 619 ing in to prepare themselves for the fall member, and the Yale team. select the six places where the league tour Smithfleld St., Pittsburg, Pa. Yours re shooting at game. The scores: naments shall be given during the year spectfully, CHARLES G. GRUBB, Targets ...... 15 15 20 20 TtL 1908, I beg leave to submit the following Secretary. Moore ...... 11 6 13 13 63 The Montpelier Gun Club, of Montpelier, report. I have conferred with numerous in Famechon ...... 14 10 14 15 76 Vt., selected the following officers at its terested parties on the subject, made a trip Hart ...... 7 12 12 meeting last week: President, George B. Shoot at Marysville. Clapper ...... 12 11 15 is 76 Walton; vice-president, Dr. C. H. Burr; sec up the Monongahela Valley in the interest McKay ...... 5 4 3 9 32 retary-treasurer, H. B. Moulton; field cap of the League, and studied the transporta Marysville, O., April 10. There was a Johnston ...... 11 10 0 10 55 tion and facilities carefully, and I think good attendance at the gun club practice held Mrs. Johnston ...... 8 9 13 14 64 tain, F. R. Hawley and W. H. Hostington, Rlnkel ...... in 13 12 executive committee. that the© best interest of all concerned will in Coover Park yesterday afternoon, Col 16 73 be served by giving tournaments under the umbus, Vienna, New Carlisle, Midway, Sel- Hirschy ...... 13 13 17 19 83 on and Summerford being represented by Clancy ...... 10 12 IS 12 71 Joseph Shortal, of St. Louis, says the auspices of the North Side Gun Club, Pitts TJden ...... 10 9 9 16 57 burg, Pa.; Belle Vernon Gun Club, Belle visiting marksmen. The ten men scoring Smith ...... * 0 10 6 .. 16 State Fish Commission has completed the Vernon, Pa.; Greensburg Gun Club, Greens the highest per cent, were as follows: Leas- i APRIL 18, 1908 SRORTIIVO ©STFFI%J 1 MLstLfLj The Individual Championship of Metropolitan Cltsbs Held April 1st, under the auspices of the Montclair Gun Club, was won by the popular amateur "Kelly" (Mr. G K Kouwenhoven) who scored 95% and took the $100 cup from 160 other skilled contestants. J. H. Hendrickson broke 91%, taking third place and a $35 cup. Both relied upon In the hotly contested 5 men team match, the Bergen Beach Club team tied on 435 ex 500 with New York A. C. On the shoot-off Bergen Beach easily won out. Four of the winning team used U. M. C. Arrow or Nitro Club steel lined shells The above comprise all the main honors. Each man shot U. M. C. shells from choice without prejudice or policy! They are the shells that won 8 out of 10 Interstate Handicaps in 1907 and all of the important events so far in 1908. UMC Steel Lined Shells UMC dress and A broad smile. It was an cated here. In addition this city also has Eshelman, 18; Gerhart, 21; Adams, 23; END OF TOUR. nounced that Miss Oakley was ready for the distinction of being the home of Mr. Hain, 12; Shultz, 14; Melchoir, 11; Seyler, the match. Frank was confronting his op George L. Lyon, who is known to every trap 8; Miller, 9. 25 targets Ball, 22; Yo The U. M. C. and Remington Southern ponent (the writer desires to state the de shot in the United States and recognized as cum, 14; Eshelman, 16; Gerhart, 16; Hain, scription of Miss Oakley was furnished by one of the most expert amateurs that faces 16; Melchoir, 10. 15 targets Ball, 14; Squad Bring Their Memorable and En her husband). The "race was on." Frank the traps, and to those who have had the Gerhart, 13; Yocum, 13; Melchoir, 10; claims that his defeat was due to the in good fortune to visit his home, he is brand Shultz, 12; Hain, 14. joyable Trip to a Close at Washington terest which developed for Annie during the ed the "Prince of Home Entertainers," match. Sure she won! Beat him hands and his good wife is a most able assistant. A Brief Review. down! Right there Frank©s perceptive fac The atmosphere of this house is permeated PATRICKS HONORS. By Tom A. Marshall. ulties became acute, like some of our for with the cordial welcome, the homelike spirit, eign friends, blessed with a job lot of titles, the Reeling of "you are one of us." This With 30 Added to His Score, He Wins Washington, D. C., April 11 The U. M. that have been "grabbing off" some of our to tae extent that the writer was in the C. and Remington Southern Squad have "American corn-fed heiresses." He saw kitchen, assisting the hostess with sug Stenton Club Event. successfully negotiated the last hwdle, bar an available "meal ticket," and at once gestions to the Chef as to the menu for the Philadelphia, Pa., April 10. With 30 tar riers and ditches are simply a pleasant mem- proposed. After much urging the present next meal. Brother Lyon came with us gets added to the score, B. Patrick led the oi-y,.the hounds have ceased to give tongue Mrs. Butler consented. Thus closes this from Greensboro. His automobile was at field of gunners in the Stenton Athletic and the much-coveted "brush1 © as a well- little romance. the station and the Squud were wheeled to Club©s target shoot held yesterday. Thera deserved compliment for even disposition the hotel. The writer, in conjunction with and good nature, under the trying condi COL. J. T. ANTHONY, were five events at 20 targets each. Pat tions incident to continuous travel, was a typical Southern gentleman of the old MR. A. C. BARRELL, rick broke 45; Metager, who also had SO school, a class that are fast disappearing. targets added, broke 40, and H. Beatty, wha awarded to Annie Oakley. The cross-coun were located as guests at the Lyon home, had 10 extra, broke 50. Frank made the try run, through the land of flowers and Courteous, kind, continually making friends, and we certainly enjoyed the hospitality to never recording an enemy. Just, still ag best actual score, breaking 57 out of his perpetual sunshine is a thing of the past. the limit. In the evening a dinner was 100 targets. Upon examination after the Nine States have been visited, exhibitions gressive, entertaining, with a repertoire of pulled off in honor of the Squad, Mr. stories and life incidents that makes him shoot it was found that the targets were given in 39 cities, 8600 miles traveled. In Hatcher accompanying us, to © ©hazard a line made of unusually hard material and failed cidents and escapades that were annoying a welcome guest in home or crowds. We of talk" about that dinner. It was simply would there" were more men of the Colonel to break when hit hard and clean with sev at the immediate time are now looked upon the best ever. The decorations were in eral grains of shot. One of the shooters as being really amusing. If you have for Anthony type. green effect, most daintily arranged, this stood on a target without breaking it. The gotten the personnel of the U. M. 0. and due I think to the careful manipulation Remington Southern Squad let me again WILLIAM H. HEEB, dub members agreed to notify the firm the "Silent man from Kansas." the "Cyclone of the Misses Carr (sisters of Mrs. Lyon). manufacturing the targets, and the lot on. introduce you. As a "headliner" we have The dinner wes certainly up -to date, the hand will be returned. Scores: Mrs. Frank B. Butler, better known to the Shot of the Cyclone State," is a man in table freighted with "scarcities of the sea civilized world as the prime of life, habits exemplary, of a \ Yds. 20 20 20 20 B. retiring disposition one who carefully son." Barrell and myself (having enjoyed B. Patrick ...... 16 8 8 3 12 45 MISS ANNIE OAKLEY. weighs each idea advanced and wastes no a *6ouple of meals, in advance of the Squad Metzger ...... 16 11 8 6 40 at this home) were really embarrassed at H. Beatty 10 9 6 50 She has appeared before and delighted the conversation upon frivolities. Very strong the distressing regularity with which Frank Frank ...... 11 10 9 57 people of 17 different countries, was for 16 in his likes and dislikes a friendship once Lockwood 13 9 10 55 years the leading attraction with © ©The Buf formed is forever cemented. George W. Butler returned his plate for additional Dr. Mitchell 10 10 7 4« falo Bill Wild West Show." To know her Maxwell, of Hastings, Neb. To know George helps. He soon reached the comatose con Dr. Byers .. 6 10 10 4(5 personally is to admire and respect, the is to admire and respect him; "honest as dition a la boa-constrictor, as he for a mo Tansy ..... 10 10 8 45 only perceptible shortcoming is the fact that the day is long,©© hews closely to the line ment floated away into dreamland, forget Perry ...... 10 8 6 45 ting that he was not eating in some cafe Wills ...... 11 8 6 41 her body is scarcely large enough to con of what, in his judgment, is right, the chips Minton ..... 8 10 10 H tain her heart; generous -to a fault, philan may fall where they will. Is doubly re on the European plan. He was heard to Lacy ...... 3 6 7—30 thropic to the limit. Always looking for spected by those who know him best and his say: "I don©t dare put this meal in my an opportunity to drop a Tittle sunshine home people have accorded him many posi expense account. It would run my week©s into the lives, of children, or those in trouble. tions of trust. Tarn. A. Marshall the expenses up until I would lose my job." At HOOVER HIGH An incident: It was in the station at Ma- scribe of the Southern Squad. If I have this point Annie shook Frank and prevent con, Georgia, with the balance of the squad inadvertently stepped upan any persons© ed him from telling us the secret of how At the Mid-Monthly Shoot of the High on the outside platform, that we glanced toes, or injured their feelings, I apologize; he was going to work in this imaginary ex through the window and discovered Annie if I have furnished an article that has given pense. land Gun Club. in earnest conversation with a woman, evi any of my friends a moment of pleasure, THE HOME LIFE Philadelphia, Pa., April 9. Few members dently "shy" in the possession of worldly I am fully repaid. J. A. Anderson, of Rich attended the mid-monthly shoot of the High foods, but with three or four little children mond, Va., our advance man, has made all^ in the Lyon domicile is ideal. Two lovely land Gun Club yesterday at Edge Hill, but anging to her skirts. Annie first present things possible for us in the line of travel." children, quiet, refined, cultured. When the in spite of a heavy rain the scores were all ed her with a large bunch of violets, the His work has been an uninterrupted suc- hour for church came the thought suggested good. There were four events, including gift of some admirer of her prowess with session of successes no errors. We have itself to me, assisted by a little invitation the regular club shoot, and Stewart was the scatter gun, and at once followed with had as our from Mrs. Lyon. We attended, and I cer high gun of the day on the number of tar tainly enjoyed the sermon wllich would a substantial "piece of money." Upon TRAVELING COMPANIONS gets broken. In the club shoot he led with inquiry later Annie informed us that the have been even more enjoyable had it not 23, while Dr. Wentz broke 21. The class father and husband was "in the baggage such clever, congenial men as Walter Huff been for a "spring creation," an exag handicap shoot for a piece of silver plate, car ahead," was being taken to the former and Lester German, of the du Pont Powder gerated version of the "Merry Widow," however, was one of the most interesting home for interment. The mother had money Company; A. M. Hatcher, of the Dead Shot combined with the "Fluffy Ruffles Flare" events of the afternoon and resulted in a ;for tickets, hut nothing left for food. We Powder Company; Guy Ward, of the Bal- properly topped with green pon-pons and tie between Stewart and Hoover, the first never would have known of this had we listite Powder Company. To know, to as ribbons which resembled a St. Patrick©s from scratch, while the last-named was al not seen the incident through the window. sociate and affiliate with such men as these, Day parade, and would have started a fight lowed six breaks. In the shoot-off Stewart Miss Oakley is certainly a loveable char is to convince, that the companies are wise in a gang of Orangemen. We are much for broke 22, while Hoover made 17-, but the acter, and has cemented many close friend ly selecting their representatives. They are. Durham and the people. Come North; hold handicap of six gave him a total of 23 and ships on this trip. friend-makers, mixers, excellent shots, in hands, and have fun with us. Let us re first prize. In a special shoot at 100 tar addition to fine business ability here©s hop ciprocate. gets Stewart only missed eight, while Dr. ; FRANK E. BUTLER ing we all may meet again. It can©t be too Wentz broke 87. Subsequently Stewart en has the proud distinction of being the hus soon. Mr. A. C. Barrell (who has been DU FONT©S REMEDY. deavored to better his performance, bufc band of Annie Oakley. Individuality of his traveling with, us a few days) assures me dropped three. Scores: own? Well, I guess yes! A fund of infor that the trip was planned as an outing and First Club Class Special mation, gleaned from constant and continu a rest cure for the members of the Squad. Delaware Senator Suggests Excellent event. shoot. shoot. shoot. ous travel over the world; endowed with wit That it was considered at the executive Means of Improvement 15 25 25 100 and repartee a crowd will never lack a office in New York as a vacation to rejuven Stewart »~..._. 14 23 23 93 first class entertainer while Frank Butler ate and improve the health of the Squad Washington, April 3. A financial com Franklin ..__. 12 19 19 79 is one of the party. You ask for a ro members, that they might more actively mission bill was introduced in the Senate Hoover .. , 10 16 23 78 mance ? Sure, will confide one to you, but participate in. the tournaments the coming yesterday by Mr. du. Pont of Delaware. It Dr. Wentz ...... U 21 21 8? promise it will never become the property season. Billy Heer © ©hunches©© me that he provides that there shall be seven com of the outside world. Annie Oakley©s girl- can detect a little bunch of sarcasm and dry missioners appointed by the President, sole Garrett High Gtm. Hood days were spent upon a farm in Ohio. wit (?) in Barrell©s version, and I am led ly with a view to their qualifications and She became very expert in the use of fire to believe Billy is right. My version is that without regard to their affiliations. Each Colorado Springs, Col., April 11. John, is to receive a salary of $3,500 and to serve W. Garrett, shooting at 155 targets, broka arms, her skill was the talk of the neigh we were sent out to renew old acquaintances 146 for an average of 94.2, and was high borhood. One of the neighbors made a trip and make new ones, to create an interest until January 1, 1909. The bill makes it the duty of the commission to prepare a gun at the Colorado Springs Gun Club shoot to Cincinnati, and saw Frank Butler shoot in trap shooting, and generally boost the on the Broadmoor grounds, April 4. L. Law- ing at wild pigeons at a tournament then game. We think we "have made good." comprehensive statement of all Federal legis lation in regard to finances .since the forma ton and M. Hensler shot at 175 each, the being held in one of the parks. His success We have regretted our short stops in m-any former leading by 3 targets. Scores: was such that he became a little "chesty" cities, this for the reason that we would tion of the Government, and to report upon and possibly made some remarks about his have been delighted to have met more of you, the existing systems of all the principal for Targets. 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 25 S. B. AT, eign Governments. Another report is to I/awton .. 13 19 19 16 17 20 13 13 24 175 154 88. personal ability as a shot that jarred upon and have become better acquainted with Hensler . 11 19 16 19 19 19 11 U 23 175 151 86.3 the ears of Annie©s neighbor. He suggested tho.se we did meet. We -will meet you all be made as to the devests and deficiencies Lombard . 10 18 12 12 11 .. .. -, .. 100 63 63. that there was a shooter at Greenville, Ohio, again. At Memphis we met our old friend, of tke present financial laws of the United Sanderson 12 8 9 ...... 60 29 48.3 States and the commission is to be required that "could beat him 100 birds for $100." JEFF J. BLANKS, Meredith 14 .. .. 16 .. 16 14 .. .. 75 60 80. As Frank wa_s not averse to the "pick to suggest remedies. The commission is em Garrett .. 16 20 19 18 20 -.. 14 14 25 155 146 94.31 ing up of some easy money" the match was of Trezavant, Tenn., winner of the G. A. R. powered to visit foreign countries, but must made for the following Saturday. To in 1907. He was to meet us later, but the conclude its labors by December 31, 1908. Martin Leader at Lancaster. Frank©s inquiries as to the name of the bright face failed to© appear. What has An appropriation of $50,000 is provided to party against whom he was matched, the gone wrong, Jeff? You well know you are cover the expenses of the commission. Lancaster, April 10.-- The Lancaster Gutt admonition to "wait and you will see" was welcome as the flowers in May with our Club held its regular shoot Saturday, April handed out. Arriving at Greenville, Frank bunch, Durham, N. C., is a place of 30,000, South End Shooters© Contest. 4, fourteen members facing the traps. Mar* went to the shooting grounds where the en properly placed upon the map long years tin, a beginner, was high gun with 41 breaks tire -village and. country people were assem since by the tobacco industries, and as one Reading, Pa., April 10. The South End o-ut of a possible 50 targets. Scoresl bled. At this time a wagon drove up, which drives through the streets the fact is Gnn Club held its weekly shoot on Boyer©s Brown 40, Martin 41, Miss Bieker 36, Hamc was ©immediately surrounded and a general brought to your mind that if the fumes of Island, April 6, when the following scores bright 37, Hull 35, Krick 36, Hershey 33, bandshaking with a little freckle-faced, tobacco count Durham might justly be were made: 25 targets Ball, 20; Yocum, Bonham 36, Herr 30, Burkholder 30, Reese called "The Mothless City," Immense brick 13; Ashelman, 18; Gerhart, 18; Adams, 22; 35, Matt 34, Butt 38, F. Rieker 34. Spe BARE-FOOTED GIRL, tobacco warehouses are to be seen in every Hain, 15; Shnltz, 16; Melchoir, 10; Seyler, cial match, 25 targets Bojaham IS, Kridfc wearing a little Quaker sunbonnet, calico direction. Many cotton mills are also lo« 10. 25 targets Ball, SO; Yocum, 15; 18. i SRORTIIVG APRIL 18, 1908 SIX RECORD L. R. Barkley©s Marvelous Shooting With WINCHESTER Shotgun Shells and Shot g u n s That winter's winds and icy chill don't affect the unapproachable uniformity and hard shooting qualities of Winchester Shells and Shotguns has again beetl conclusively proven this time by L. R. Barkley, who since January 1st has made runs of 132, 125, 124, 115, 111 and 105 straight targets in open competition. Such shoo ting is wonderful in Summer weather; in the good old winter time it is simply marvelous. Winchester goods—the Red W Brand—shoot well all the time.' In 1907 they won 65% of the 449 reported tournaments at which they were used. They won the Amateur and Professional Championships and Averages, made the highest of high averages ever recorded—97.18% for 3,300 tar gets—and established two new world's squad records of 496-500 and 980-1000. Best of all, their super iority won a still tighter hold on the hearts of American shooters. L. R. BARKLEY SHOOT RED W SHELLS—A SURE CURE FOR WEAK SCORES CLUBS HOLD MEETINGS. with but one target to the good. Event No. TWO-DAY WESTERN SHOOT. August 27—Bristol, Conn. Briston Gun Club. Jua- 8, at 25 targets, was for the club medal, lus 2. Douglass, secretary. September 8, 9. 10—Anaconda., Mont. Western Hudson Valley and 0. C. S. A. Select with handicap allowances, and was won by Boosters Trap Shooting Association of the IT. S. A. the oldest member of the club, Williamson, Olsen Leads Amateurs in the Big Event E. P. Mathewson, secretary. Officers for 1908. who still loves the sport, although Father September 14, 15—Spry, Pa. York City Gun Club. Time counts 80 notches on his life record. at Cedar Bluffs. Bernard Elsesser, manager. Glens Falls, N. Y., April 13.—The annual Scores: Cedar Bluffs, April 8.—The Cedar Bluffs meeting of our Club was held April 3, at Events 123456789 Gun Club, of Cedar Bluffs, Neb., held its Eegistered Tournaments. the Hotel Cunningham, Sandy Hill, a large Targets. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 25 25 S. B. third annual tournament on April 1 and 2, APRIL SHOOTS. number of members from the three towns Roser ...... 11 14 11 11 U 12 12 22 22—155—129 under very unfavorable weather conditions. April 17-18—Toronto, Ont., Can. Stanley Gun of Glens Falls, Sandy Hill and Fort Edward, Ewing 12 13 15 12 12 15 It 16 19—155—128 The wind was cold, a fifty-mile gale on the Club. G. M. Dunk, secretary. being present. The following officers for Alexander 13 11 in 13 11 13 12 23 21—155—127 first day and but little better the second. April 18—Easton, Pa. Independent Gun Club. En gland . 12 11 11 13 12 14 12 19 21—155—125 Wesley R. Ivey, secretary. the ensuing year were elected and will be Cox 9 10 12 IB 15 11 14 16 20—155—120 There was a large attendance of shooters install^ May 1: President, A. D. Witt; Darlington 12 13 10 I'l 9 14 10 20 20—155—119 who made good scores when conditions are April IS—Edge Hill. Pa. Highland Shooting Asso •vice president, 0. F. Newell; secretary, J. Sharpless 13 9 10 11 13 12 10 19 18—155—115 considered and expressed themselves as well ciation. J. Franklin Meehan, secretary. McKelvey 11 12 13 12 f, 10 10 20 19—155—113 pleased with the tournament. Albert Olsen, April 19, 20, 21—New Orleans, La. Tally Ho Hunt A. Norton; treasurer, H. T. Brown; assist T. Morris 11 11 9 9 12 11 11 18 16—155—108 ing and Fishing Club. J. H. Brockmau, secretary. ant secretary-treasurer, L. R. deRoode; Sweeney 9 13 11 15 13 9 17 11—155—107 of Cedar Bluffs, won the Ithaca Gun event, April 20—New Bedford, Mass. 'Paskamausett Gun field captains, E.' Wiltse and J. N. Ingalsbe; Nol'an ...... 7 5 8 7 8 11 5 ... .—105— 51 open to Nebraska amateurs. The scores: Club. Egbert G. Bullard, secretary. Trustees, R. deRoode, H. H. Clark, H. P. McGlinchy 7 7 . 10 16— 80— 40 FIRST DAY. April 20—Atlantic City, N. J. Atlantic City Gun Cronkhite. The report of the secretary and Orin ...... 9 10 18 20— 80— 57 Club. A. H. Sheppard, secretary. Lee ...... 14 . . Events. 1 2 3 4 5 C 7 8 9 10 11 12 treasurer showed the club to be in a very 13 14 .. . .— 60— 54 Targets. April 20—Watertown, Mass. Watertown Gun Club. Sincox ...... 8 14 .. 11 . . . . — 60— 40 15 15 15 15 20 20 15 15 15 .15 20 20 T'tl Horace W. Jordan captain. prosperous condition and the outlook for Wilson ...... 11 12— 50— 23 *Hughes. 13 14 14 15 18 19 15 15 14 15 18 19—189 the coming season is bright. During the Gray ...... 14 20— 50— 34 Miller . . 15 14 14 13 19 17 15 14 13 15 19 19—187 April 20—Springfield, Mass. Springfield Shooting year ,iuet passed the club has been to con M. F. Morris .. ..— 45— 21 'Adams 12 14 12 14 19 18 14 13 15 15 19 18—183 Club. C. L. Kites, secretary. siderable expense fitting up its grounds Lcedom 8 5 .. ..— 45— ,20 Sinderman 14 15 12 11 18 19 12 15 15 15 18 19—183 April 20—Lawrence, Mass. Lawrence Fish and Game and building a new club house, which is now Mattson .... 11 10 .. . .— 45— 30 A. Olsen 14 13 14 14 IS 18 12 13 14 14 17 20—181 Protective Association. Willis N. Kimball, secre Good ...... 7 9 .. ..— 30— 16 Martin . 15 12 13 14 16 18 12 14 14 14 19 18—179 tary. finished. Through the generosity of the Snyder ...... 9 7 . . . .— 30— Li Bouliar . 11 12 13 13 17 19 13 13 14 14 20 20—179 April 20—East Lexington, Mass. Middlesex Gun shooters, however, over 50,000 targets be Haines ...... Hurney . 12 13 12 13 in 18 12 14 14 14 20 17—178 Club. Robert Smith, secretary. ing trapped, the Club has been able to do Williamson .. '.— 25— 18 C. Olsen . 11 13 14 12 17 18 14 15 13 15 18 16—176 Bray .. April 20—Westport Factory, Mass. Westport Factory these things without going in debt or mak W. Crowl ... . 12 15 13 13 18 19 11 15 12 14 17 17—176 Gun Club touruameut. Albert W. Lewis, secre H. Crowl..... *Plank . 11 13 14 13 18 18 14 13 12 14 16 19—175 tary. ing an extra assessment, which is very imich Cleveland ... *Gottlieb 11 15 14 13 18 19 13 13 12 13 17 17—175 appreciated by the officers. On Saturday, O'Brion Copsey . 11 14 14 12 17 18 14 14 13 11 17 19—174 April 21, 22—Jacksonville, Fla. Jacksonville Gua April 25th, the club holds its second annual London ...... Gates . 11 12 14 12 17 20 14 9 15 13 20 17—174 Club. Frank S. Gray, secretary. tournament, which will consist of eleven Wood ...... Peverson 13 13 12 12 19 IS 8 14 14 12 19 19—173 April 21. 22—Manito, ill. Mauito Gun Club/ John Flippin ... 13 15 13 13 18 19 12 14 13 13 15 15—173 C. Ramsey. manager. events—seven 15 and four 20 target—with Baircl .. . 11 11 14 12 18 18 11 12 14 13 20 18—172 April 21, 22, 23—Hutchlnson. Kas. Kansas State $2.00 added money to each event, and we AUDUBONS DEFEAT KEWFANES. Edwards 12 12 12 13 17 16 15 13 13 14 18 17 — 173 Sportsmen's Association tournament. ' Chas. T. shall also give $15.00 for high averages. Townsend 10 8 12 13 18 17 15 15 14 12 18 20—172 Ranbiti, secretary, Hutchinson, Kas. Another feature of the tournament will be *Hardy . 11 12 12 12 17 19 14 11 14 10 17 19—171 April 22, 23—Crawfordsville, Ind. Crawfordsvilla a team race for a substantial purse. As the Buffalo Gunners Retrieve Reputation by Tliopipson 14 11 11 13 18 12 12 11 12 13 15 16—168 Gun Club. W. W. Washburn, president. *Kline . 11 13 12 14 17 in 13 14 11 11 14 17—160 April 22, 23—Groesbeck, Texas. Groesbeck Gun grounds are located right on the main line Winning Shoot. Sehere . 11 10 14 14 Ifi 13 14,15 11 14 18 16—166 Club. G. M. Groves, ^secretary. . •of the trolley between the towns, it is in Buffalo, N. Y., April 4. — The Newfane Austin . 13 12 12 13 17 16 11 13 10 14 17 17—165 April 22. 23—Columbus, O. Columbus Gun Club. position to take care of the shooters very Gun Club, fifteen strong, came to Buffalo Holzwortb. 10 14 12 10 13 18 13 14 11 15 IS 17—165 Fred Shattuck. secretary. nicely. Programs will be ready next week. Buck ..... 10 11 15 11 15 13 14 14 12 14 17 18—164 April 24—Little Rock. Ark. Country Club' Gun to shoot a return match with the Audubon Wiseman 10 11 12 12 14 17 11 13 11 13 16 20—160 Club. Lee Omohundro. manager O. C. S. A. ' HOLDS ANNUAL, MEETING. Club of this city to-day. The result was Bish ..... 12 9 12 10 17 15 11 11 14 12 17 18—158 April 21—llandall, Iowa. liaudall" Gun Club. John very close and until the last shots were fired Illian .... 8 10 10 12 16 19 11 10 15 11 18 18—158 Peterson, secretary. Utica, N. Y., April 10.—The annual meet the contest was in doubt, the Audubons final Carter .... 11 11 8 12 10 17 9 12 14 12 18 19—153 April 25—Glens Falls, N. Y. Hudspn Valley Rod ing of the O. C. S. A. Gun Club was held ly winning by eighteen, targets out of 750 Hoffman . 12 13 14 11 IS 15 11 11 11 9 12 15—152 and Guu Club. F. B. Chapman, secretary at Bagg's Hotel, on April 3. President Thorpe 11 11 9 13 15 12 11 11 14 13 17 12—149 April 26—Hal e's Corners, Wis. Bale's Comers Gun shot at on each side. The Audubons were Mrs. Austin 8 12 11 11 13 12 11 10 12 13 18 16—147 Club. Herman O. Horn, secretary. George Townsend presided. Officers were beaten at Newfane a week ago, so honors are Williams 8 13 11 11 11 16 9 11 11 8 14 18—141 April 23—Dublin. Ga. Dublin Guu Club. W. L. elected as follows: President, Jerome De now even, and a third match will be. neces Williams 11 13 10 13 18 13 ...... — ?0 Williams, secretary. Bee; vice president, John F. Teesdale; sec sary to- decide the supremacy. Kelsey for Staats .. 9 10 11 10 .. April 28—Pittsburg, Pa. Western Pennsylvania Trap retary-treasurer. Arthur J. Lowery; direc the Audubcns was high man with 46 out Smith . . 12 14 11 .. .. Shooters' League tournament, under auspices of tors, Charles I. Windheim, Thomas L. Da- Button .. 11 12 '...... the North Side Gun Club. George G Root of 50, closely followed by Wrigtit with 45 Soronzen 7 8 ...... secretary. vidson, William E. Corfield, Joseph J. Wag and Reinecke with 44. Westcott, of New- *Professional. April 28, 29—Enid, Okla. Enid Gun Club. L E ner. The secretary was directed to com fane, was high gun with 42 and Fish with 41 SECOND DAY. Reed, secretary. municate with this district's representatives runner up for their club. Reinecke was April 28 to 30—Burlington, Iowa. Mississippi at Albany approving of the proposed legis winner of A class badge with 24; Warner Events. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 n 10 11 12 Valley Gun Club. E. Beckwith. secretary. lation prohibiting the sale of trout and veni Targets 15 15 15 15 20 20 15 15 15 15 20 20 T'tl April 29—Youngstown, O. Youngstown Gun Club B class, with 22, and eByer, C class, with *Hughes. 13 15 15 15 20 19 14 13 14 14 20 20—192 Joseph Seaborn, secretary. son, shortening the trout season 30 days, 15. Scores: *Hardv , 14 14 15 15 IS 16 14 15 15 15 20 19—190 April 29, 30—Celina, Ohio. Celina Gun Club. W enforcing a hunter's license, $1 for resi BUFFALO. NEWFANE. 'Gottlieb 14 13 15 15 19 19 13 14 15 13 20 1.9—189 H. Conner, secretary. dents, $20 for non-residents, but recom *25 T'tl| 25 T'tl Miller . . 14 14 14 14 19 19 15 13 15 15 18 19—189 April 29, 30—Wilmington, Del. Wawaset Gun Club. mending that the open season for trout be Kelsey .. 23—46 Lacey ... 19—38 *Plank .. 13 14 11 14 20 20 12 15 11 15 20 18—189 W. M. Foord, secretary. from April 16 to July 31, instead of from Hammond 18—40 Westcott . 22—42 Smderman 14 14 12 15 20 19 15 12 14 14 18 20—187 April 29-30—Jacksonville, 111. Nichols Park Gun Cox . .... 12—31 Covert .. 18—39 Hlian ... 13 13 15 15 19 19 15 15 12 14 18 18—186 Club. Jas. A. Groves, secretary. May 1 to August 16. The secretary was also Mesinger 16—28 J. Beers 18—35 C. Olsen. 14 15 15 13 15 20 15 15 12 14 20 18—186 April 30-May 1—Danville, lja. Danville Gun Club instructed to advise the legislators that the Reincv.ke 30—44 Vincent . 16—38 A. Olsen 15 13 12 14 19 19 15 14 13 14 19 18—185 tournament. Wm. T. Speisser, secretary. Hilliker . 20—40 Fish .... Gates ... 13 14 13 13 19 19 12 13 15 15 19 20—185 association is greatly opposed to the ad 21—41 MAY SHOOTS. dition of one inch governing the length of Wilson . . 15—30 Bucldand 20—40 *Adams . 13 13 13 14 18 18 15 13 14 15 20 19—185 trout that may be legally kept, making seven Tomlinson 20 41—41|Stratton 15—34 Townsend 14 15 13 14 19 19 13 12 14 14 19 18—184 May 1—Wilmington, 0. Wilmington Gun Club Bargar 19 17—36|Lee ..... 18—37 Bray .... 14 14 10 14 16 20 13 14 13 15 20 20—183 tourney. James E. Gaston, president. inches the minimum. Wright ... 22 23—45[Shaw .... 16—32 Edwards 15 13 12 13 19 17 15 14 15 15 18 17—183 May 1, 2—Crookston, Minn. Crookston Guu Club. Hopper ... 17 16—33 Atwater . 18—35 HolKWOrth 14 13 14 H 18 17 15 14 13 15 15 20—182 H. H. Chesterman, secretary. Heinold . .. 17 16—33 Lewis . .. 16—31 Boulier .. 13 14 15 13 16 19 13 14 15 12 20 17—181 May 4—Scraiiton, Pa. Scrautou Rod and Gun Club TOPPERWEINS' FINE WORK. Warner ... 22 19—41 Harwood 18—37 Martin .. 13 14 15 12 18 18 13 14 13 15 16 18—179 .1. D. Mason, manager. Suckow ... 17—31 W. .Beers 20—36 Baird ... 12 12 14 14 18 17 12 14 12 15 19 18—177 May 5—Clarksburg, W. Va. Monongahela Valley Wootton .. 2i—41 Robinson 16—31 Thorpe . . 12 13 13 12 15 16 15 14 11 13 17 17—177 Sportsmen's League of West Virginia. Ed H Shooting Experts Return After Successful Wiseman 14 14 8 12 19 20 11 15 12 14 18 18—175 Taylor, secretary-treasurer. Carter ... 10 14 14 14 16 15 14 14 13 12 19 19—174 May 5—Willimantic. Conn. Willimantic Gun Club. Exhibition Tour. Harney .. 13 14 14 11 18 17 10 12 13 13 18 19—172 F. P. Fenton. secretary. Copsey .. 11 11 12 13 17 17 12 13 15 14 17 18—170 May 5, 6—Fargo, N. D. Gate City Gun Club. San Antonio, Texas, April 8.—Mr. and Thompson 15 13 12 11 17 17 13 13 11 12 16 17—170 C. W. Clemens, secretary. Mrs. Adolph Topperwein have returned home Severson . 12 14 12 13 13 19 H 13 12 13 19 18—169 May 5, 6—Sulphur, Okla. Platt National Park after a nine weeks' tour through Georgia *Kline .. 10 13 14 15 14 16 14 11 11 14 18 18— 168 Gun Club. E. I. Nevvblock, secretary. and Florida, giving shooting exhibitions with FJippln . 12 14 14 12 19 17 13 11 13 14 12 14—165 May 5, C, 7—Omaha, Neb. Omaha Gun Club rifle and shot gun at the principal cities and Williams 13 12 12 11 15 18 12 14 10 14 12 19—162 George W. Looinis. secretary Hoffman. 11 8 11 12 11 18 14 12 13 10 17 16—153 May 5. 6, 7—Birmingham. Ala. The Interstate winter resorts. They were accompaned by Bish .... 8 14 10 12 17 19 10 14 10 12 17 17—151 Association's third Southern Handicap Target J. Mowell Hawkins, the Baltimore crack. **Badge. *Point. Lee ..... 13 12 12 13 11 14 10 12 11 10 15 9—142 Tournament; $1,000 added money. Elmer E Their trip was a most successful one. Mrs. Schire .. 14 13 13 13 15 15 12 12 ...... —107 Shaner, secretary-manager, Pittsburg, Pa Topperwein scored nearly 91 per cent, on Austin .. 12 13 15 12 20 11 .. May 6. 7—Cumberland, Md. Cumberland Shooting 2600 targets, shooting in all kinds of DufEryn Mawr's First Shoot. Harding 11 12 11 13 19 17 .. Club. Frank Billmeyer, secretary. Mrs.Austin 9 8 10 12 14 15 .. — 68 May 6, 7—Circleville, 0. Ideal Gun Club. E M weather, mostly in a high wind. Since her Malvern, Pa., April 10.—The newly-or Buck ...... 13111918.. — 61 Stout, secretary. return to Texas she has broken 476 out of ganized gun club of Duffryn Mawr held its Hansen ...... 9 10 11 12 .. — 42 May 7—Lowell. Ind. Lowell Gun Club. H O 500 on lofil grounds, shooting in strings first annual tourney April 4, at its grounds -"Professional. Burnham. secretary. of 100. During the week "of April 1st, Mrs. near this place. Mace led the fielc^, break May 7—Lancaster, Pa. Lancaster Gun Club. A Topperwein broke 191-200 in a practice ing 88 out of 100 targets. Scores: E. Leaman. secretary. event, with a run of 79 straight targets, Events 4 5 6 7 Ttl. FIXTURES JTOR THE FUTURE. May .7, 8—Malone, N. Y. Malone Gun Club going the limit of 50 yards. Targets 5 10 15 10 20 15 25 100 registered tournament. $200 added money and Mace . .. 4 10 11 9 18 13 23—88 A Week's Registrations. prizes. Geo. M. Lincoln, secretary. May 7, 8. 9—Salt Lake City, Utah. Salt Lake John 4 8 14 7 10 12 22—83 Since our last issue the following addi Shooting Match at Avondale. Torpey 5 9 13 10 13 12 21—83 Gun Club. Elmer K. Shaner. secretary-manager Lewis 9 9 10 IS 12 20—81— tional registrations for shoots have been May 8, 9—Fairmount, Minn. Fairmount Gun Club! Avondale, Pa., April 4.—This was the day Hart ... 8 14 8 18 11 19—80 received by , Secretary-Manager Elmer E. K. W. Bird, secretary. «et for the second match between the Avon- Benn ... 7 10 Shaner, of the Interstate Association: May 9—Watertown, Mass. Watertowu Gun Club. Shineline 7 8 H. W. Jordan, captain. dale and Media. Gun Clubs; but as Media 18—68 May 3—Waterloo. Wis. Waterloo Gun Club. R. W. May 10—Watertown, Wis. Watertown Gun Club. Biddison 6 10 3 14 „ Lueck, secretary. Had but five representatives on hand, the Shank . 7 7 8 14 7 Ary G Keel, secretary. match had to be deferred. The regular pro Davis . . May 20. 21. 22—Toronto, Canada. Olympic Trial May 10 to 12—Vicksburg, Miss. Vicksburg Gun 9 10 .. 14 .. Matches of Canada. F. A. P.irker, chairman Club. J. J. Bradfield. secretary. gram of the day was shot through, and Rudolph 5 12 10 June 7, 8—Waverly. Minn. Waverly Gun Club May 12, 13—Cogswell. N. Dak. Cogswell Gun Club. scores were good considering the difficult tar Holland 6 .. 5 W. H. Boland. secretary. H. L. Saylor. secretary. gets, caused by the high wind. The race for Park ... is i IT"— June 17. 18—Goshen. Ind. Goshen Gun Club. Henry May 12-13—Montpelier, Vt. Montpelier Gun Club. James - . 10 . .—28 M. Kolfa, secretary. high gun was very close, and ended with Moore .. Dr. C. H. Burr, secretary. Baser, of the home team holding the honor 11 10 18—51 August 11—Selins Grove, Pa. Selins Grove Gun May 12, 13—Marion, Ind. Queen City Qua dull, Johnson 13 9 ..—39 Club. SiUs H. Schoch, secretary. Frank. Howard, secretary.