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 ©s Return lieved to Have Lost More or Deferred Another - 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 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 race last year. Prob to play in the 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 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. 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 , 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 , 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. , 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 over $5,000." OUTLAW UNION. received by President Kilfoyl from the star innocent in the matter and was promised . 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 , takes little interest tinues to 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 , 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 , , 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- , 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 . 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 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, Maher, of Baltimore mada will be cancelled in many instances. To ures. He reminded Dovey of the promise, a 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 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, , Club has released Base Ball. sent Saturday. has hopes of signing the star or that he 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 ©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,\ , 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 -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. 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 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 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. Murphy. Hits Off Moren two Athletic victories over the Philadelphias Carter, Bender and Plank and good showing 8 in seven , McQuillen 1 in one . 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 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 ©s contract to 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 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 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© 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 $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 , $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 . 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." 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 , 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 , 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 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 , 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. 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 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 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 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 . 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 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 , 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 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, 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 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. 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. 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 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 , 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 . 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 , 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 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. © 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 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 , 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 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, 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. 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 . 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 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 an