BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS.

Volume 48—No. 20. Philadelphia, January 26, 1907. Price, Five Cents. SPORTING LIFE. January 26, 1907.

May 1 and ending as near September having other players take certain actions which 15 as convenient The schedule meet would be detrimental to their interests in pro ing will be held in February in one of fessional base ball for all time to come and LAWSON©S LEAGUE. the League©s cities. It was announced without any cause whatsoever. It is for these that George Reed would manage the reasons that the player©s application is refused. Decatur Club. HARRY C. PULLIAM, B. B. JOHNSON, THF NEW WESTERN PENNSYLYA THE FINAL JUDGMENT BY THE AUG. HERRMANN, Netvs Notes. National Commission. Manager Fred Donovan is said to be after NIA EXPANDS. pitcher Syfert from Decatur for the Bloomers. COMMISSION. Manager Starke, of Dubuque, announces that he has signed two pitchers, two infielders and THE TRI-STATE LEAGUE. a pair of outfielders, in addition to a big Butler and Beaver Falls Are Ad reserve. Full Text of the finding Which Make The Williamsport Club Gets Into Line President Kinsella, of Springfield, has drafted infielder George Deneau from Jackson, in the by Gracefully Accepting Protection mitted, Increasing the Circuit to Copper Country League, and is on a still hunt the Erratic Ball Player Ineligible With the Remaining Clubs. for pitchers. President Holland has accepted the resigna .Williarnsport, Pa., Jan. 22. Editor Ten Clubs Some Facts About tion of Secretary A. T. Thumler and has ap for Any League But the Trl-State Sporting Life." Williamsport©s di pointed as his successor Herbert J. Miller, of rectory met Wednesday afternoon and Bloomington, 111. formally accepted Class the Clubs of the Organization. League for Balance of Life. B protection in the-light of the agreements and OHIO-PENNSYLVANIA LEAGUE. promises made at the BY JAMES AOTHERBON, The decision of the National Com meetings of the -National Conuellsville, Pa., Jan. 21. Editor Charles Morion Re-elected as Presi mission refusing reinstatement to Commission and Board of "Sporting Life." The Western Penn- James Sebring a©nd the reasons in ful Arbitration at New York. .sylvania League held a meeting at dent After a Hard Fight Possibility for© such refusal was This is the first formal Hotel Marrietta, Cori- of a Ten-Club Circuit. give©ri by Chairman Herr action that the club has nellsville, Pa., Jan. 17 mann to the press las taken in the matter and at which time the league Cleveland, O., January* 22. Editor Saturday. Following is. every club In5 the Tri- was made a ten-club af "Sporting Life." The© annual meeting the full text of the de State has now entered fair, Butler, Pa., taking of the Ohio-Pennsylvania League was cision, a careful perusa the fold of the major the place of McKeesport held in this city on Jan of which will show tha league under the regime Beaver Falls, Fairmont uary 15. Charles H. Mor the National Commission C. F. Carpenter that has been drawn up and Clarksburg were ton, of Akron, was re- was fully justified on for them. Mayor Seth granted franchises. At elected president on the several grounds in re T. Forestman was elected as a director Fairmont and Clarksburg ninth ballot by a vote of fusing clemency to s of the club and all the other directors Sunday ball is permitted. 6 to 2. Six roll call player who had acted, xvere chosen to fill the same positions Applications from Ro ballots resulted the same not once -only, but sev in the year of 1907. Manager Harry chester, Pa., Somerset Akron, Mansfield, Lan eral times, in a manner Wolverton was ordered to sign men and Berlin were read. caster and Marion sup James Sebring prejudicial to the good who were available under the agree A. J, Lawson The League ordered the porting Morton, Newark rlP«tn,r>H,,.Q /^,Put.e ,?f th<5 game and ment. Local enthusiasts are elated President to visit these and New Castle voting destructive of discipline and harmony over the action of the club in regard \o cities and select the one he thinks befel for Henry P. Edwards of the protection idea and it is certain for the League. At Fairmont the Fair of Cleveland, and Sharon that the club will be supported mont Base Ball Association, a $10,000 and Youngstown voting financially and otherwise by the local stock company, holds the franchise, A1 Charles Morton for Sam Wright, city The Text of the Decision. fans. Manager Wolverton refuses to Clarksburg the Clarksburg Athletic editor of the Youngs- give out the list of players that he has Association holds the franchise. town Vindicator." Two more secret signed to date, but it is learned that THE NEXT MEETIN* ballots were taken, but on the ninth the number includes all the old elig will be held February 14 when the ballot Newark went over to Morton ible players in connection with some schedule will be adopted, also the of thus electing him. Sharon also voted new stars. ficial ball. Every club in this league for Morton, but Youngstown and New has good backing and everything Castle refused to make the vote unani app es to the commissio Wilmington Club©s Status. points to a successful season. The mous. President Morton©s salary wa roT e © aVng plaved wite tne Trl increased to $1500 per annum. i atter part of the Wllmington, Del., Jan. 23 Building In- President received a vote of thanks of i spector William M. Connolly has decided to run for the manner in which he conducted OTHER LEAGUE BUSINESS. ho v, , of tne season of 1906.. He Akron brought up a foot ball scan bases his claim for reinstatement on the point the Wllmington Tri-State Club himself. He has the affairs of the League, and he was ho -^ r - with the Williamsport an Atlantic League franchise. He is endeavor The members present were honored and Pennsylvania League is concerned. his home city© ing to secure Joe Kelley, of Cincinnati, as with a box in the Connellsville Opera Sandusky an-d Zanesville made appli wmiT he received permission to remain iu team manager, and he is also making an effort House by Manager Singer, the popular cation for membership to the league, Williamsport during 1906 from the Chicago to secure Nance, Farrell and Clingman from theatre manager of that town, the but were turned down on the ground National League club, with whom he had signe" the Toledo Club; George Schultz, the Rochester production being "The Beauty Doctor." that, a ten-club circuit was too un a contract for that year, but to whom he neve pitcher, and Pete Cassidy from the Jersey City After the show they were tendered a wieldy to handle. Subsequently, how reported because the illness in his family r« Club. To date Mr. Connolly has signed Pat banquet at Hotel Marietta by the ever, President Morton was instructed McCauley, a catcher of the Newark Club, and to visit Sandusky, O.; Erie, Pa.; Zanes Flint, a Chicago "shortstop. \t the Riverview popular hotel man of Connellsville. CAREFUL CONSIDERATION. grounds are chosen, a model house, grandstand The members present were W. S. Mu- ville, O., and Lima, O., and report to and bleachers will be erected, and there will be larkfey, John P. Smith, Ira Snyder, the league on the advisability of in ©""**" ~~L keing a dispute between two clubs, creasing the membership to ten clubs. Ththetli r<"©- . Co.mmissiojl will pass on the case. a number of private boxes such as are seen James Anderson, Alex J. Lawson, The Commission has made a most careful ex on major league grounds. Ewing Coughanour, Frank Whaley, Erie proposes to buy its.release from amination of this case, having had it under Smith Buttermore, W. S. Woods, Wm. the Interstate League for $2500 if ad News Notes. mission to this league is assured. By consideration for a long time If no othlr S. Black, Thos. Haymond. Wm. M. features were involved in the case except those -"Pop" Foster, of Lancaster, is likely to land Earle, Geo. Wilson, Edgar Powell and vote of the league the schedule com set out by the player, we would not hesitate in Harrisburg, that club having a prior claim Chas. Clarke. mittee was increased from three to to unanimously reinstate him and to do so at upon him. THE OFFICIALS five members, the following being ap pointed: W. -E. Gray, Lancaster; T. B. y^£© ~ a player is required to leave a The York Club has agreed to pay the >f this League are Alex J. Lawson, club on account of a serious illness in his Brooklyn and St. Louis Club $500 each for president and treasurer; James Ander Rutledge, Newark; A. C. Coo*:, Youngs- family, there can be and should be no object! respectively Curt Weigand and M. J. O©Neil. son. secretary; board of directors, Wm. town; A. C. Hyde, Newcastle, and W. on the part of any one, and if under these M. Earle, chairman, W. S. Mularkey, E. Palmer, Akron. The length of the conditions he was required to remain at home The meeting of the Tri-State League which W. B. Morrow, Ewing Coughanour and schedule was left unsettled until the after signing a new contract for a subsequent was to have been held at Trenton January Thomas Haymond. ten-club question is settled. season, no fault could be found, even if he 25-26, has been postponed to February 1 and 2. had received no permission to do so At a meeting last week of the York Athletic American league Withdrew his name after the first Youngstown "Telegram;" Roy Ritchie, Akron TAMPERING WITH PLAYERS. 3ase ball clubs, asking privilege to make ar. ballot. He was elected vice president "Journal;" Fred Sypher, Akron "Times;" C. B. rangements to farm out some of their players and will retain an honorary connec Moore. Akron "Press;" William Aiken. New But not content with this treatment by these during the coming season. It is probable that tion with the League, although his castle "Herald;" Sam Wright. Youngstown two clubs, it was conclusively shown by a all of the teams in the Tri-State League will city will not be in the circuit. The ©Vindicator," and L. L. Poe, Zanesville "Times- preponderance of the evidence, including ad have the same advantage of obtaining farmed- missions of the player himself, that during the ->ut players from the bigger league clubs. club owners voted to stick to the Record," were among the number. season of 1906, this player upon a number of same salary limit as last year, and Letter List. occasions, without any cause whatsoever, at Several new players have been signed for probably will unanimously violate it tempted, and in some instances, succeeded in Jonnellsville. They are pitcher ;Gaiser of as cheerfully as ever during the sea We have letters for the following persona: having other National Agreement players violate son. hich will be forwarded on receipt of address: their contracts with the clubs having title to Trenton; outfielder Smith. Lawrence Ogle, out- Vestin Maggert, pftcher Dannehower, pitcher fielder of Shippensburg State Normal- W H THE SCHEDULE. them, thereby injuring not only ttie property Tucker, pitcher with Oil City, in the Interstate A season of 140 games was agreed Cassidy, L. W. Mahaffy, Hank Ramsay, George rights of club, owners operating unoer the Na Schultz, John W. Dobbins, Jack Nugent, Win. tional Agreement, who during this had stood League last season; John Colligan, St. Bona- upon and President Holland instructed Hynes, G. S. Needham. J. F. Quinn, Perry venture College, an outfielder with the Alle to draft the schedule, beginning on by this player in his troubles, but also by his gheny (New York) team during the last three Mpe, Harry Zoellers, Billy Bottenus. actions, succeeded or attempted to succeed in easons. try 26, 1907. SPORTING LIFE.

whole season these fellows had never mence his latest cruise on the good been beaten. Their pitcher, a big fel ship ""White Sox" on a Friday. There low named Swift, was unhittable. seems to be an epidemic of matrimony The Rivals, from the neighborhood of among the players connected with the Green avenue and Broadway, Brook Washington Club. George Nill, as lyn, sent "Swifty," as the pitcher was formerly stated, is a suspect, and nick-named, and his wonders a chal pitcher Clyde Goodwin is the latest of lenge. All of Long Island and half of them who has given hostages to For sale of first baseman John Deal to Lancaster, Brooklyn turned out to see the two tune. Still they say there are Pa. Incidentally President Herromnn annon-nces teams come together. The game NO DIAMOND HSTROBS that all clubs have waived claim to Joe Kelley, aroused as much interest in that already yet. But seriously, since that©s HAVENOR HEATED and the latter is now in position to do business section of the State as did the recent the subject, when were there ever (or himself with. Wilmingtoa. world©s series in other parts of the more dashing, brilliant players in the country. Keeler pitched for the Ri game than some of the stars of today? vals and won by the score of 12 to 0. Who can gainsay Bill Armour©s classi OVER THE CASE OF THE INELIGIBLE KEELER©S CAREER. To this day Willie considers it the fication of Lajoie as the phenom of most gratifying thing he has ever second basemen and there is no doubt MIKE KELLEY. done in his eventful base ball career. that he is not only the best now, but Some Interesting Facts About the TIME©S REVENGES. the greatest that ever worked on that Youth of the Most Scientific Bats One of Keeler©s class-mates wit angle of the diamond. And if the nessed a game on Washington Heights Frenchman typifies d©Artagnan, the man in This Generation of Base Ball last summer and during the contest fearless and peerless Gascon, does not Claims That the National Commis the little fellow struck out the first Chase suggest Prince Hal when he Players. time in over a hundred games. The never fails, day after day, to "witch sion Has No Right to Interfere in trick was turned by big Ed. Walsh, the the world" with the easy grace and BY HARVEY CONOVER. conqueror of the Cubs. As Keeler deadly effectiveness of his play. . New York, Jan. 23. Editor "Sport walked back to the bench his face BILLY KEELER the Matter or to Dispute the Act ing Life." Miss Emma Keeler, for wore that same grin of twenty years and some other fielders have made just many years a teacher in Public School ago and it reminded the spectator of as great catches as any of the old- No. 26, on Gates avenue, Miss Keeler©s best bet that went timers. But Mike Kelley and some of the American Association. Brooklyn, died in that wrong. Of the Wee One©s schoolmates others of the old war horses had a borough about a week now traceable, those who laughed at deal of personal magnetism which or so before the Christ the teacher©s "call" so many years had something to do with their popu BY OSCAR H. MORRIS. mas holidays. Of course, ago, not one of them, according to the larity. The Southern League averages Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 23. President this announcement is of man who knew Keeler in his school coupled with what is known of the Havener, of the Milwaukee Club, has no interest to "Sporting days, is earning in a week what the work of its players, show that a deal issued a Signed statement in which he Life" readers. It is mere crack right fielder of the New York of good material therein has not yet reviews the case of Mike ly mentioned here to cite Americans is earning in a single day. been swiped by the big leagues. Three Kelley, recently expelled the fact that some fifteen On Pulaski street, in Brooklyn, be or four pitchers and one or two other from the American As or twenty years ago this tween Stuyvesant and Lewis, where players could be picked up there who sociation, and says there good lady stated that a Keeler has always lived, most of the would make a swell showing under is nothing in the recoi©ds diminutive lad in her houses in the block now belong to the main tent. of the National Associa class would never amount him. The interest alone on rents from tion or National Commis William Keeler to much; and would, be these dwellings and other Brooklyn sion which will stop yond a doubt, become a property in his name will keep him COTTON STATES LEAGUE. Kelley. from "enjoying worthless vagabond. As a prophet, comfortably for the rest of his days. the base ball rights to she, as later events have proved, was MODEST AND POPULAR. Manager Bernie McCay, of Mobile, which he is entitled." a rank bush leaguer, for the same Keeler is unmarried. He lives with He cites the various little chap turned out to be one of the his father in the house where he was Has Some Big Pitchers Under Con stages of the Kelley- most scientific batsmen base ball has born thirty-four years ago and there tract Many Park Improvements Lydiard controversy ever produced, and today he is not is hardly a person in that section of which resulted in refer- only a wealthy man, but a respected the City of Trolleys who does not Contemplated. Chas, Havener citizen. personally know the modest little fel ing the matter to the Mobile, Ala., Jan. 20. Editor "Sport National Commission. The statement TEACHER AND PUPIL. low who refused to study for the ele in part follows: "I am very sorry to acknowledge," vating position of a clerkship and the ing Life." Manager McCay will report declared Miss Keeler to the youngster ruination of eyes and lungs that goes here with his team the first week in "The National Commission in reporting the on this particular pccasion, "that you with it, but chose instead to take up March. He has signed nineteen men, matter back, took the ground it was an internal are a namesake of mine, but I am, the noblest and grandest of all sports. including seven pitchers, six of whom affair of the American Association and refused are six-footers. The members of last to render a decision. By their action they however, thankful to know that you placed the Kelley-Lydiard incident wholly In are not of my kin. You ought to be year©s team who will be retained for the hands of the American Association and ont ashamed of yourself to say that the FROJVTTHE CAPITAL. the coming season are Wagner, the of their own jurisdiction. By the action of rhinoceros, an animal, the hide of speedy fielder; Prout, the star second the Commission, unless it sees fit to reverse which cannot be pierced by a bullet, An Art Critique Players Held by the baseman of last year; O©Brien, the Itself, it has no further interest in the matter. is noted for its fine feathers. A boy witty boy whom Mobile got from Gulf- It is not and never has been the sense of the who pays no more attention to his Washington Club Diamond Heroes port; Phillips, the St. Louis pitcher various owners in the American Association to studies than you will never amount who made such a good showing in the place Mr. Kelley outside the ban of organized to much when he gets to be a man. I of Today Just as Brilliant as the latter part of the season last year, and base ball. As far as the American Association also wish to add," concluded Miss Idols of Other Generations. Thornton, the fine fielder whom Billy is concerned, Mr. Kelley is at liberty to have Keeler, who was a strict disciplinar Earle kicked up such a rumpus about the same privileges he enjoyed with the Minne in the beginning of last season. None apolis base ball clnb. There is nothing in the ian, "that I shall no longer tolerate BY PATO W. EATON. records of the National Association or before the bringing of base ball bats into this of the names of the players signed has the National Commission which will stop Mr. school room. If you do not stop the Washington, D. C., Jan. 20. Editor been made public yet by Manager Mc Kelley from en.1o.ving the base ball rights to practice I shall send you to the prin "Sporting Life." The picture of the Cay, but this will come later on. which he is entitled. This is the sentiment of cipal." The lad who was being dressed Washington players in the latest issue GROUND IMPROVEMENTS. practically all the club owners of the American down in such a scathing manner be of the "Life" was a There will be big improvements to Association." fore a roomful of gigling scholars Jamesdandy, and ought the park. A new fence has already sat serenely in his seat. His coat to result in increased been put around the park, and a new- pockets were bulging out, a base ball sales to feminine fans. grandstand for ladies will be con LOOKING FOR HELP. in each of them. He only grinned. The team had an aver structed to the right of the present It was a smile which plainly said, "All age of .990 in personal grand stand, while the bleachers will The Western League Still Hankers right, old goil. Go it. Rhinoceroses, pulchritude last season, be extended to the present grandstand. whatever dey is, ain©t goin© to git me and if that had been the Benches with canopies overhead will After Topeka©s Club. nuthin©. Pill dese other kids wit that deciding factor in the be provided for the players, and the Special to "Sporting Life." pennant race would just grounds will be graded in all direc kind uv dope and I©ll keep right on about have copped the tions from the pitcher©s box, and tar Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 23. President wit© me little bat an© we©ll see who gonfalon. And what is paulins will be provided for the pro Norris O©Neill, of the Western League, takes the count foist, me or dese muts more, the boys are just tection of the bases in case of rain. held a conference with President Ban what©s givin© me de laugh." as good as they look. The home plate will be moved forty _____... B. Johnson, of the Amer WILLIE©S START IN LIFE. Paul W. Eaton New faces will be plenti feet closer to the grandstand in order ican League in Chicago After the teacher had declared her ful next spring, although that the patrons may get a better view yesterday. O©Neill wants self her namesake lost no time in nobody can tell how many will be on of the game. the National Commission securing his release from the school deck after the March encampment at to take a hand to have league and in the summer of 1890, or Galveston. A WELL WORTH HAVING. reversed the National thereabouts, he was holding down LIST OF WASHINGTON PLAYERS Association©s refusal to third base for the Crescents, at Plain- consent to the drafting field, N. J. It was the first time Keeler published recently includes thirty Group Picture of the St. Louis Na of the Topeka territory had ever performed in enclosed names, not counting Joe Bean, the tional League Team. by the Western League grounds. He1 played in Jersey for a Jersey City shprtstop, in whose case from the Western As season and then came nearer home, Washington©s rights acquired by draft On the first paiere of this issue we pub sociation. President Ban accepting a job at Flushing, a Brook will be waived. Bean, as his name in lish©a group picture of the St. Louis Johnson appears to have lyn suburb, where he astonished the dicates, comes from near Boston and Club of 1906, seventh team of the National doubts as to the right of natives by the manner in which he he has been notified that he will be League. For the benefit of readers who Norris O©Neil the Commission to inter stopped hot drives and shot them over allowed to remain with Jersey City desire to frame the picture, we have had fere in an internal affair to first with his strong south wing. as player and manager next season. same printed on heavy plate paper, size between members of the National As A minor league in New York State The list that follows may not look like 13xH inches, a copy of which will be sociation. President O©Brien, of the soon grabbed Keeler. He rapidly de a full house to President Dreyfuss, but sent postpaid to any address securely American Association, who was also veloped into a crack outfielder and by it appears fairly numerous from a wrapped in a mailing; tube, for three two- in Chicago yesterday, is backing the time he broke into the big circuit local point of view. Here it is: Pitch cent stamps. Particular attention is O©Neill in this fight, as he also thinks at Baltimore he was a marvel at the ers, Patten, Hughes, Falkenberg, called to the clearness and brightness of a Class A league should have the right bat. The youngster right at the Smith, Kitson, Howard Wilson, Hille- our framing1 pictures. No gruesswork to draft a city from a Class B league. start, outshone the League©s star stick brand, Wilson of Canton, Bonno, Good- about who the players are. Each o le ers, leading them all for four consecu win, Graham, Edmundson, Hardy, Otey; posed specially for these groups. tive seasons., his record for one year catchers, Warner, Heydon, Blanken- OTHER GROUPS. CONDENSED DESPATCHES. being .476. "Many base ball students ship, Starnagle; infielders, Stahl, We also have 1906 group pictures of the declare that Keeler is fctill the world©s Schafly, Altizer, Cross, Nill, Perrine, following: clubs: boss hitter, averages to the contrary Kruger; outfielders, Anderson, Jones, Chicago Club of 1906, American League Special to "Sporting Life." notwithstanding. The great sacrific Hickman, Stanley, Ganley. Would that champions for 1907; also world©s cham The St. Paul Club has pnrchased outflelder ing he does for the Yankees, it is I could sweep the lyre of poet laureate pions. Hogan Yaneey from the Scranton Club. claimed, tears his average all to Rice or poet passion Phelon to utiliz« Chicago Club of 1906, National League The Toledo Club has signed a young Penn pieces. the last two names. But inspiration, champions for 1907. sylvania pitcher named Carroll Hawke. SOME OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS. even in jugs, comes high in this town. New York Club of 1906 of the American Joe Kelley has practically closed a deal to There were few boys in Brooklyn The above is a become manager-captain of the Toronto Club. who had anything on Willie in box ©LIST SUBJECT TO AMENDMENT. New^York Club of 1906 of the National President Ban Johnson, of the American ing. He was a clever lad with his For instance, President Noyes, of League. League ,is ill at his home in Chicago with dukes. As strong as an ox, he could, the local club, is authority for the Cleveland Club of 1906 of the American at wrestling, throw a man twice his statement that Washington never has League. grippe. Pittsburg Club of 1906 of the National Ted Price, late of the Wheeling Club, has weight. He can still go some, too, at sought the services of pitcher Otey, of signed to manage the Hutchinson Club, of the either of these rjastimes. Had the Norfolk, and does not intend to. League. Western Association. Brooklvn boy decided to earn his liv Eugene Demontreville, who played in Athletic Club of 1906 of the American ing with his clenched fists there is no the American Association last year League. The Fall River Clnb has signed a right- Philadelphia Club of 1906 of the National handed 200-pound pitcher named Henry Kiss- question but that he could have done against Perrine, says the latter will be maul, a New England semi-professional. so easily. But Keeler©s base ball ten a very valuable acquisition for. the League. dency was born in him and he comes Washington team, as \batter, fillder tit. Louis Club of 1906 of the American Milt Montgomery has been released by by his wonderful ability in this line and base runner. Cliff Blankensliip is Waynesburg, and there is a strong sentiment Brooklyn Club of 1906 of the National for him to act as manager of the Cumberland honestly enough. His father Chase©1 another recruit from whom good work team. flies for many years. Not on the ball is expected. He has to his credit that League. field, ©tis true, but flies, nevertheless, guarantee of excellence, a turn-down Detroit Club of 1906 of the American At Ypsilanti, Mich., January 21, pitcher League. Owen, of the White Sox. accidentally shot even if they were chased from the by Cincinnati, and is considered fully backs of horses that pulled a street ripe for the greased lightning com Cincinnati Club of 1906 of the National himself in the thigh. The wound is not League. serious. car over the old De Kalb avenue line. pany. The belief is also growing into conviction that Ganley is just the Washington Club of 1906 of the Ameri William A. Nimick. owner and president of Keeler, Sr., was the oldest driver, in can League. the Pittsburg Club in the 80©s, died January 21 point of service, in the company©s em player to OPEN THE POT. St. Louis Club of 1906 of the National at Pasadena, Cal.. whither he went a year ploy. Leaertie. ago for his health. AN INCIDENT. In fact, the fans already feel hope Copies of any of these can be had at The Iowa League©s annual meeting has been During his semi-professional days ful that Manager Cantillon has ac same price, thre^ 2-cent stamps for each. postponed from January 22 to January 29 to Willie nlayed every position on the quired quite a stack of blue chips. Be Address this office. enable the Jacksonville Club to secure its diamond. He was a pitcher of rare yond a doubt, the Washington team release from the K.-I.-T. League. skill. A feat he performed in the box will start off considerably stronger John Egan, of Philadelphia, has boon offered Bob Unglaub has notified President Taylor, during those days still fresh in the than it was last October. It appears, his old berth as an American Association of Boston, that he will not sign for less than, minds of Long Island old-time en too, that there is a chance for the ad umpire by President O©Bvien ami lins promised the terms recently offered him by Williamsport, thusiasts. The Star-Athletics, of dition of a seasoned pitcher, from a to sign a contract as soon as it readies liini. namely $4500. Boston offered him $2700. Eagle©s Nest, were meeting all comers very hopeful team, before the trouble He went through last year without a suggestion The Cincinnati Club has transferred outfielder anu wining up the earth with ^very begins, April 11. Mr. Cantillon is not of a serious row, an:l the EasUrn League was Eoiner Smoot to Toledo and is negotiating a team that came their way. For a worrying and did not hesitate to com after him for next season. RPORTEVG LIFE. January 26,

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Philadelphia National League team; who might think some time of violat quires more real editing and less com ing their signed agreements. The pres- 1 placency to such base ball reporters of the St. Louis American League ent situation is but a repetition of base SPORTING LIFE team; of the Brooklyn National League ball history. as may be endeavoring to hide lack of When the Brotherhood was organiz technical knowledge or poverty of team; of the Detroit, American League A WEEKLY JOURNAL team; of the Cincinnati National ed by National League players in 1889 devoted to original ideas and expression behind for the purpose of securing increased meaningless jargon; or such as may League team; and of the Washington salaries from a new set of employers Base Ball, Trap Shooting and American League team. In this issue who formed the Players© League the labor under the delusion that eccen following year, it looked for a time as General Sports tricity an& genius are synonymous we give an excellent picture of the St. if the old magnates were up against terms. Brother editors, why not begin Louis National League team. In our it. But When the new magnates saw next issue, February 2, the base ball the handwriting on the wall after a the work of reformation of the base disastrous season financially, a con ball reporters at once? groups will be continued with a very solidation of interests was effected fine group picture of the Boston team, which resulted in a drop in players© Trade-marked by the Sporting Life Pub. Co. which finished last in the American salaries to a rock bottom basis in 1891. Entered at Philadelphia Post Office It was the same thing over again as second class matter THE SEBRING CASE. League. when the American League was launched. Ball players made their own The full text of the National Com terms for a while and some , of them Published by mission©s decision relegating James actually secured salaries ranging from Sebring permanently to the list of in $5000 tp $10,000 for a season. But the Without considering all of the cir peace Agreement between the two big The Sporting Life Publishing Company eligible players is published in our leagues ended those days of luxury news columns. This decision shows cumstances that combined to bring and salaries in most cases took a 34 South Third Street the Tri-State League under protection PHILADELPHIA, PA., U. S. A. conclusively that Sebring merited the punishment inflicted upon him. His three factors stand out clean and clear, financial vagaries could have been namely, President Carpenter and Man PRESS POINTERS. THOMAS S. DANDO...... ~...... President ager Irwin from within the outlaw readily forgiven, but his offenses One Good Effect of the Johnson-Corn- J. Cum DANDO....__._ ..„...., ...... Treasurer against "organized ball" were too citadel and President P. T. Powers, of FRANCIS C. RiCHTKS ..~....~..~...-Editor-in-Chief the National Association, in the storm iskey Reconciliation. MRS. WILL K. PARK._,____...... Gun Editor serious and too persistent to make From Chicago "Tribune." pardon advisable, or even possible ing party. This adds the second paci EDWARD C. STARK...... Business Manager fication feather to Mr. Powers© cap, the The most important achievement at ths without stultification. In this case recent American League meeting was the re justice could not be tempered with first being the capture of the outlaw conciliation of Johnson and Comistey. That©s Subscription Rates American Association in 1902. all that the American League needed to put mercy without jeopardizing the best it right with the public. Raising Ban©s salary One Year ...... $2.00 interests of "organized ball." If Mr. Powers had achieved nothing to $15,000 was a splendid testimonial to his Six Months ...... 1.25 else for the National Association than able and faithful services. I surely rejoice Single Copy ...... 5c. Some of Sebringr©s ill-advised friends that Ban and Charles are hooked up in double Foreign Postage . $1.04 extra per annum have raised in some papers the point the absorption of the American Asso harness again. That is a great pole team for ciation and the Tri-State during his the American League. What the removal of Payable In Advance that his acts were only in keeping the former constant friction between Johnson with the acts of President Johnson term of office he would have laid and Comiskey means can best be appreciated by the great organization of which he is the Chicago newspapermen, who have found it and his lieutenants during the Ameri tough sledding to steer a straight course and can League©s expansion and war with the head under lasting obligations. yet do no violence to friendships founded on From this viewpoint alone Mr. Powers years of association and admiration for both the National League. If that were parties to t|e now buried feud. true Sebring would still have to suffer well deserved the unanimous elction, on the principle that, according to all at the recent meeting, to the presi dency for four years, the full re Curtailing Privileges of Players. history, results only determine the From Pittsburg "Dispatch.©© difference between treasonable rebel mainder of the National Association©s National Association players who hereafter lion and patriotic revolution. term of life under the original ten- fail to report to the club upon whose list year agreement. their names appear will be fined $200. Barn But the comparison is not true or storming trips around the country by partial just. Johnson and his aids battled for Mr. Carpenter and Mr. Irwin also did teams was ordered stopped by the National As well for organized ball", and whatever sociation. Hereafter a player who goes on the establishment of a principle and post-season strips of this kind will be fined $50 an organization, and in pursuance base ball honors the future may hold and the mffnager of the team whose uniform BASE BALL SLANG. thereof simply "fought the devil with for thern will be assuredly well de he wears will be fined $200. fire." But Sebring warred on "organ served and ungrudgingly bestowed. Ban Johnson Knows His Book. In a recent issue of "Collier©s ized ball" needlessly, willfully, and for Just such men, many times multiplied, From New York "Press." Weekly" that excellent periodical only a base personal purpose, namely, have made the National Association There will be no schedule committee of great. either league this year. To be sure, President makes the following pertinent re resistance to necessary discipline and Pulliam appointed one at the December meet marks upon the slang of base ball, excessive greed for money. To gain ing of the National League, but Johnson named which has assumed such hideous and no committee for the American League at its these small personal points he would WISE SAVINGS OF GREAT MEN. meeting. Because of Johnson©s seeming over enormous proportions in recent years: have pulled down the sheltering sight base ball oracles in various cities took "Base ball slang is doomed. Before Ion temple of "organized ball" without the *Some people think they can©t make occasion to condemn Ban for his neglect. They it will die of its forced extremes. Once a. mark in the world unless they use wondered what he meant by his action and riot of joyous metaphor, it has become slightest compunction for the invest an axe. M. J. Kelley. worked themselves into a frenzy over it. At mass of technical slang. It is not a playing ments involved, and without consider the Cincinnati meeting it was decided, after *Theory is all right until you put the length of the season was determined and with the language, but. a studied departure from ation for the interests of the great steam under it and try to start St. it. Twenty years ago ideas of speed and Henry Chadwick. the opening date, that Pulliam would draft the energy, success and failure, were expressed body of ball players. National League schedule and Johnson that of with natural hyperboles of the prairie. Now *The sparrow that tries to live in the American League, as formerly. Now the all the reporters git down in a box together If this were not reason enough for an eagle nest soon find that it is too wise men have gone away back and sat down. PP.?: how many stupidly incomprehensible words Sebring"s punishment there would still high to carry grub. John W. Dobbins. Funny that some of them can never get it they can invent. ©To Dr. White is due a royal through their heads that Ban always knows diadem of currycombs to top off the horse remain the supreme necessity of plac *Does the living skeleton escape the what he©s doing. blankets© ig a mere accumulation of struggled- ing the law above all personal con ills that flesh is heir to? Howard Earl. for epithets, without a spark of feeling for en sideration and administering it with *There is not the slightest similar The Next Thing: on the Card. joyment, as is also the allegation in the same ity between those who are in the swim narrative that ©Dan O©Leary said Izzy would justice and impartiality. Viewed from and those who ace in a dive. Andrew From St. Louis "Sporting News." go off his bean.© Fifteen or twenty years ago this standpoint it was impossible to Stevenson. We believe that the next reforms should be Mr. Pooley and other less gifted but not less to confer upon the National Commission the happy occupants of the bleachers or the grand exempt an offender like Sebring for *"Never say die" is a good meftto power to make the changes in the playing rules stand were giving expression in Chicago news reasons of influence or ability from except with the undertaker. Jack and this "supreme court of base hall" should papers, in the American tongue, to emotions the score of lesser offenders who have Sheridan. compile the playing schedules of both the major aroused by the spectacle enacted for their *Ground kepers and trainers are be leagues. That would avoid the many complica joy. What was then a recreation, a caprice, been relegated to the Tri-State League tions that arise from time to time. a spree, has become a profession and it ha coming about as valuable as first-class become so stilted and full of labor that its for all time. ball players. Joseph Schroeder. Steady National Association Growth. remaining years on earth are few." To have ma.de flesh of the full score *A man must have confidence in him From Boston "Globe." of contract-breakers and fowl of the self before he can inspire it in others. We are pleased to learn that our es Hugh Duffy. .Secretary Farrell, of the National Associa teemed contemporary sees evidence of lone Sebring would have been sub tion, feels confident that the number of league *The difference between a rumor and members will reach fifty before the next annual a revulsion against the degradation of versive of all discipline; would have a truth is that one lacks confirmation, meeting. This would mean 400 clubs and at both the language and the sport of bread contempt for the law and its the other contradiction. George Te- least 6000 ball players controlled by the minors. administrators; would have practically beau. Pennsylvania alone has five leagues in operation, the nation by brainless imitators of and will soon apply for protection for the sixth. nullified all the good effects of the "It©s hard work to patch up a quar a few real wits like Dooley and Dry- rel so that patches won©t show. It is only of late that the press of the major den one of which is sufficient for a Tri-State settlement; and would there league cities have realized the importance of Frank Farrell. the minor leagues. The fact of the matter is generation in any line of sport. "Sport fore have been little short of a crime *Married men are divided into two that minor league, news Is eagerly looked for ing Life," the organ of base ball, hai on part of the National Commission, classes those - who admit they are all over the country. always grieved over and protested For doing its full duty, without senti sorry and those who are afraid to. against the debasing practice, and has mental nonsense, in this case the Na- J. &. E. Roberts. Sebring Handicapped By Friends. exhibited its faith in the power and j;ional Commission deserves the thanks *Most men like to be jollied and are From Boston "Globe." willing to pay fo©r it. A. Herrmann. Any chance that Jimmie Sebring had of beauty of English, pure and undeflled of all right thinking and right acting *A great deal of sympathy is wasted returning to organized ball was discounted when by resolutely closing its columns to men in base ball. on homely people, for they are really President Charley Murphy started in to force slang and slush. the happiest. Charles Pittinger. matters, with Ban Johnson as the mark. Uncle *When a deaf mute wears diamond Byron Is a regular hickory knot when it In the long career of "Sporting Life© GROUP PICTURES. rings we can truthfully say that his comes to holding out for base ball principles. we have always found the accepted conversation sparkles. Luther Taylor. English language sufficiently forceful "Sporting Life" is now engaged in PUBLIC OPINION. and copious to present base ball in all the publication of a series of full WAY OF THE l^ANSGRESSOR IS HARD. its phases with justice to the sport page group pictures of the leading A Veteran Who Has Read "Sporting interest to the exponents and pleasure base ball teams of this country. The From New York "Sun." Life" More Than Twenty Years. to the readers without the slightest series will comprise the eight Ameri Instead of permanently blacklisting New York, Jan. 20. Editor "Sporting Life." contract-jumpers who deserted the I have been reading your valuable paper (al recourse to terms which have no rel can League teams, the eight National though not always regularly) as well as I evancy even to the technique of the League teams and probably all the major leagues for the Tri-State, the recollect since ©83. I was buying it in San National Commission has dealt with Francisco when it was in newspaper shape; also sport. We have no doubt that this is champion minor league teams about these players in a novel and effective when it was 10 cents per copy. I also remem one© of the contributing causes to twenty-four groups. To date we hs way. They have been sentenced to ber the demise of the most formidable opponent "Sporting Life©s" prestige and in published group pictures of the world©s play with the former outlaw organiza in base ball news which you ever had, I think, tion for life. the New York "Sporting Times." Afterwards fluence in base ball circles the country champion Chicago "White Sox;" of the This means that when the Tri-State I bought your valued piiper in Canada (Hamil over. Chicago National League champions; League clubs get tired of paying fancy ton. Ont.) and am still at it in New York. salaries the contract-jumpers will be You may note that a number of the great . What "Sporting Life" has found of the New York American League compelled to accept whatever the clubs New York daily papers freely clip your paper good other papers giving space to team; of the New York National decide to pay them. If they kick over for the help of their sporting columns. Hoping you will enjoy a prosperous New Year. I am, original base ball matter would doubt League team; of the Cleveland Ameri the traces the only course left to them yours truly,© © JOHN M©MAHOX. less find equally good if their sporting can League team; of the Pittsburg is to get out of base ball. This pre 188 Eighth avenue, New York City. dicament, in which many former high- P. S. Friends in Saa Francisco please note editors would but realize that duty to National League team; of the Ath salaried stars now find themselves, name and address. Formerly of Clementina press, public, sport and language re letic American League team; of the should be a warning to other players street, the home of Lange and Fogarty. January 26, 1907. SPORTING LIFE. 5

before the next championship season think there is any chance for Hoffman, opens. although he would like very much to land him. He is after Lundgre-n and Stahl©s Weefling-Out Task. has hopes of landing pitcher Brown, of St. Louis. Dovey is going to -make From New York JStahl took a trip quite a stay out West and will not over to Boston to nave a talk with return till the first of next month, President John Irving Taylor, of the when his brother, who will then as club, who had just returned to Boston sume the duties of secretary, will from San Francisco after an absence come with him. While West he will extending from the time of the annual re-sign some of his old players who net know he was very willing and meeting of the American League in live in that section. anxious to know. "Show me, show Chicago. Doubtless some more deals me," it is his wont to say and he was regarding players will be made, for Spoken From the Hub. very quick to grasp any proposition there is no disposition on the part of in connection with the club property Stahl to take so large an army as Fred Tenney, who was a bit under the into which he landed. I guess Mr. Dovey thirty-six players to the Southern weather, is now all right again. found it worth his while to visit New Country, some of whom he cannot use By the way, what will they be doing at a OF TRAINING PLAYERS FOR A York if for no other reason than to at all. Burkett would like that trio base ball meeting without Col. Regan? He come alongside Joe Vila and whisper back Chadbourne, Lord and Knotts, seems to be on every staff. a few things to Joe about matters con and I guess that Doe could use one or Jack Carney intends to go to Trenton this MAJOR LEAGUE RACE, nected with base ball of which Joe two over in Providence, which he is week to attend a dinner that Col. Perrine, the seemed to have a wrong impression, very desirous to strengthen. The Prov owner of the club is to give to the Tri-Staters. and I guess that he esucceeded ad idence pair of owners have on their Several clubs are anxious to secure Allie mirably in his endeavor, I know for tabs "For Sale," Selbach, Lachance and htrobel, of the Boston Nationals. I guess Harley, and these players ought to there are many clubs who could easily find The New Boston Managera Believer in a fact that Mr. Vila was highly pleased room for him. with the new introduction to National find openings without any difficulty League .company and wished there after they are once placed on the Manager Tenney was sorry to have to pars© Hard Work Next Spring©s Train were more like him. market. There is a lot of base ball in up * Thomasville as a training ground this all of these chaps. They are not all in spring, but the destruction of the hotels at yet by a jugful, only D. and D. want that place forced the Boston Club to look ing Trip to be No Mere Pleasure The Case iof TJnglanb. tp secure younger players and build elsewhere. Up from the bottom. Bridwell and Strohel have signed, Bridwell Manager "Chick" Stahl and Treas sending a fine, concise letter that he was more Junket For the Boston Players. urer Hugh McBreen represented the than satisfied and would give the Boston Club Boston Americans at the National New Eiaglanders In Eviflence. his) best services. Of course, Strobel will not meeting. The only business that was I see that Jack Carney is to take up be retained. Jersey City wants him. transacted so far as they were con- the Trenton proposition in the Tri- The veteran George Wood, of the New York SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." League staff of umpires last season is an applicant for a position on the New England Boston, Mass., January 22. "Chick" staff for next season and stands a good chance Stahl, the new manager of the Boston for the place. George is in good shape. lie Americans, has ideas of his own about makes Ins headquarters at Tom McCarthy©s. the training of a base "Doc" Siiively, of Kansas City, president of ball club. Stahl .knows the Western Association, and member of the that the training meth National Board of Arbitration, felt so tickled ods of the ex-champions at the outcome of the Topeka business that he were lax under Manager took a rim to Bston and received a royal Jimmy Collins and he wolcQino from George Dovey and others with will make some radical whom ho came into contact. changes. "There will be If we have any series between the New Eng- no fooling," says Stahl, gland and Connecticut leagues in the fall I "and the men must get guess it will not bt> such, an affair as there rig-ht down to business. was last season with the two clubs of each We have a big job be organization playing each other and outside fore us. Every player timber competing, but the leaders and their own will have to get in con players. This is as it should be. Charles Stahl dition in the South. If Over in Lynn Matt McCann. the hustling not it is up to the pleyer, president of the club, and Frank Leonard are as I won©t waste any time with©any not letting grass grow under their feet. It one who isn©t willing to work hard. looks as if they made a very clever move to secure© Billy Hamilton©s townsman, Frank Con- Any manager realizes how tough a naughton. who received many offers but con job it is to tell old players what to cluded that there was no place so sweet as do and how to do it. As a rule the one near "Home, Sweet Homo," and so he managers rely on the old players concluded to drop anchor right in Lynij. knowing enough without being told Hitting and base running will be prac ticed extensively. The veterans and youngsters will be treated alike. We NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE. have always been a joke in the mat ter of laying dov/n bunts. This spring The V. teran William Hamilton Accepts in the South much attention will be paid to that angle of the game." Eaverfoiil©s Terms, Thus Returning to His First Love. Haverhill, Jan. IS. Editor "Sporting BOSTOfURIEFS. Life." President Daniel Clohecy, of the Board of Directors of the Haverhill Comment on the Recent National Asso base ball association, an nounces that William R. ciation Meeting Boston©s Major Hamilton, the former League Clubs Both Represented- Boston National League player, has accepted Latest Moves of Dovey and Taylor. terms to manage the New- England team in this city, and he will be BY J. C. MOUSE. given entire charge of Boston, Mass., Jan. 21. New Eng- the nine. President Clo }an+d, ^rteiniy sent a »reat delegation hecy received a letter to the National Association meeting in from Hamilton last week New York City. Every in which he said that he club of the circuit was has signed a pitcher and on deck with the excep Wm. Hamilton catcher for the club and tion of Lowell and it was has lines out for other only owing to the fact players. Hamilton was anxious to re that he was unable to turn to this city, where under his get away from his law management three years ago the Hav studies that Owner Winn erhill team won the p-enriant. failed to be on hand. The eight clubs were News Notes. represented by nine del New Bedford arranged to have Jim O©Rourke©s egates and the full con Bridgeport team as an attraction April 19 and tingent with the presi W, E BRANSFIELD, 20. dent and secretary made John P. Coveny has been selected as manager 3. C. Morse eleven in all. Fred O©Con- First Baseman of the Philadelphia National League Club. of the New Bedford Club, as Jimmy Canavan nell, one of our news will probably remain in the West next season. papermen, represented Lowell in one William E. Bransfield, the first bag«iois of the Philadelphia Club, of the National League, Manager O©Brien, of the Pall River Club, has of the meetings. Jack Carney, a was born in Worcester. Mass., on January 7, 1875. and learned to play ball in the lots received the signed contract of second baseman former New England manager, was on of that city. He made his debut as a professional catcher \yith the Grafton, Mass., Club Guibeen. He will also captain the team thia hand; also Tom McDermott, the czar in 1897, and was a member of the Boston team in 1898. but did not catch in enough games year. of Pall River in base ball for five to secure a place in the official averages. He was transferred to the Worcester Club in 1899. He caught eighty games for that team and made a fielding record of .950 and batted .315. The A.-J.-G. Club, of the New York League, seasons past, and last, but not least The next season Manager Kittredge assigned him to first base and his splendid work soon at will play in Haverhill and Lawrence April 10; the redoubtable Col. Michael Reg-an© tracted the attention of the major league magnates, and the Pittsburg Club purchased his in Lynn April 20, and in. Worcester April 24 Ciiarley Murphy©s bright and particu release. He remained at Pittsburgh first base until 1904, when he was transferred to the and 25. lar friend, joined in the deliberations Philadelphia National League Club, for which he has played to date. Manager O©Brien. of the Fall River Clnb, and festivities, for not even any one and President James BT. Rolley, of Lawrence, who has money invested has any deep picked up a few nice young players while er affection for anything connected attending iiie National Association meeting in with the National game than this same cerned was to sell outfielder Hayden State. Jack is taking hold of the job New York. to Rochester. Manager Buckenberger with a whole lot of enthusiasm, and friend Regan. No doubt everybody who from his perch in Manchester, N. H., Billy Hamilton, the Haverhill manager, Is attended had a royal old time and will has an idea that Hayden will prove a delighted to be back in the New England look forward with the keenest antici very valuable player for him and per is communicating with a lot of players League, and will make an effort to hold the pation to the next annual gathering haps he is right. At least one of the who think they can make good with top clubs down to a hot race. thirty-six varieties was disposed of, him. If he can secure a club that can which all New Englanders will be make a half good showing next sea This league had tlie largest delegation, glad to know will be again in New but in his place another has been ad numerically, atf the National Association meet- York and which President Powers as ded, perhaps, in Robert A. Unglaub. I son he will be in luck for he begins ins?. In addition to President Murnnne and Sec sures will be a record-breaker, and I guess Bob could not have been on to his stewardship without a single play retary Morse, every ckib in the league had one have not the least doubt he will make the trend of events else he v/ould not er in his refrigerator and this is a or more representatives present. his promise good. I almost forget to have said he would never, never, come bit different front taking a closet full Curtis Templin. captain and first haseman of add that Jimmy Bannon also made the to Boston again. "Chick" says he will; of players, adding a few and going on. the Concord 190r> team in the New England trip, being a ©gentleman of leisure so Bob says he won©t, and there you are. If Tom McDermott takes hold of that League, will wear a Worcester uniform next far as being landed in a place was con Go it. Bob will be back all right, all Scranton proposition there can be no summer and wiljf probably act as captain. cerned. He, too, found it much to his right. If Bob comes back what will two ways about his success and the At the annual meeting of the Worcester Club advantage to make the trip. they do with him? Will he be placed owners of that club can count them on January 17 Jesse Burkett was elected as on first base, the position he occupied selves lucky to get so good a man as manager, president and treasurer, and Robert last season and where H. Killilea says McDermott who knows the game as F. O©Toole secretary. These officers and A. G. Dovey on Deck. he can shine as well as any first base well as he does. I think he would Doe will be the directors. It was pleasant to renew friend- man in the country, and the Trl- take hold of a n«w job with a lot of Manager John O©Brien has signed three new Ships with President George B. Dovey, Staters make no bones about saying enthusiasm and would come very near players for the Fall River team, and has de of the Boston National League Club, he is a, crack first baseman? Unglaub to keep the club in a foremost position. cided to let one go who was previously signed. and there is no doubt that no one more is a mighty good all-round man. There McDermott and Ashenback have work He is pitcher Leonard, of New York, whom the keenly enjoyed the occasion and felt are very few who have very much on ed in the same league together and manager is informed it is advisable to release glad that he made the trip than him so far as his all-round virtues are know each other well, and no one from his contract. The new men are Ketcham, George. The new head of our local concerned. Unglaub will doubtless boosted "Mac" more than "Ash" him a pitcher from Schenectady. N. Y.. Van Rens- National club made a splendid im stipulate if he returns to the club that self. saler. a six-foot first haseman from the same pression upon all with whom he came he be played regularly. He is a fine city, and Dwinal, of the Bates College team. in contact, many taking occasion to fielder, an excellent batsman, ranking Dovey After New Material. congratulate me on being in touch with the best in the Tri-State last A Butler County League, with a gentleman of his stamp, a season and he is a fine base runner President Dovey, of the Nationals, Butler, Pa., Jan. 13 A Butler county compliment believe me I surely ap and run getter. Unglaub has nothing has gone West in quest of one more base ball league is assured for 1907. preciated. "He will wear well," said against Boston, for he likes the city pitcher and outfielder. He evidently Butler will get up two teams and Mars, cne of our newcomer, and that goes and the people, but he is of the opin hopes to get one player at least from Evans City, Harmony, Zelienople, Ren with interest. Dovey knew a whole ion he did not get all that was coming President Murphy, of the Chicagos, frew, Chicora, Bruin and Gallery will lot of base ball before he assumed the to him when he was with the club, and is willing to pay a reasonable enter, making a ten-team league. All proposition in Boston, and what he did and perhaps this may be all ironed out sum toward the purchase. He doesn©t the towns are on railroads. SPORTING LIKE. January 26, 1907."

the bill. Mooney was the manager of the sfze will play in Ohio. The Indiana Utica team last year and is naturally interested League will be composed of Conners- in the enactment of a new law. Mooney intends ville, Rushville, Greensburg, Shelby- to stipulate in his bill that the games legalized must be among "amateur" teams, with the idea ville, Newcastle, Richmond and Colum that the Sunday contests by the Brooklyn Na bus. The Ohio League will include tional League team at Washington Park do noi Hamilton, Middletown, Miamisburg, come under such a heading. Americans, of Cincinnati, and Wiede- mans, of Newport, Ky. This latter league will be known either as the Ohio or Kentucky League. At the close CONNECTICUT LEAGUE. of the season the pennant-winners in gestion is not a new one by any means the two leagues will meetin a series and it is not all unlikely that Conroy The Schedule Committee to Get to of games for the championship. Every will be seen at his old place on third Work Soon The Trip Scheme Still club in both leagues will have its own METROPOLIS MEMS base again next season. grounds, and there will be no so-called Viewed With More or Less Distrust traveling teams. The season will start The Highlander Pitchers. Bridgeport, Conn., Jan. 19. Editor about the first of May and close early MORE DEALS BY THE NATIONAL Griffith©s latest pitching recruit, "Sporting Life." A meeting of the in September. Only Sunday games will Brockett, of the Eastern League, is schedule committee of the Connecticut be played. now being touted as a good one. The League, consisting CLUB ARE PROBABLE, Buffalo man is said to be a strong Humphrey, of New Lon A Central Ohio League. player in all departments. A local don, Clarkin, of Hart Coshocton, O., Jan. 14. A meeting expert recently declared that Walter ford, and Madsen, of the managers of the proposed Clarkson has yet to, prove that he is Holyoke, will be helc Central Ohio Base Ball League has Gilbert Not Likely to be Missed- of big league metal. Perhaps if some soon, and then the pre been called at Dennison, O., January club that could use Clarkson say liminary league season 18. The towns contemplating going in twice a week throughout the season talk will be on with ful are Coshocton, Dennison and Uhrichs- The American Team©s Make Up would secure him, the Harvard man force. A few years ago ville (twin cities), Cambridge, Salem, might make a showing somewhat on there was some talk o: Alliance, Mt. Vernon and Steubenville. the lines he did when he worked reg changing the system of Still Open to Changes Tribute to ularly for Billy Murray©s Jersey City play in this league club the season before last. In all and introducing a trip NATIONAL LEAGUE NEWS. the Yankee In fielder, Hal Chase. the discussion we hear relative to the scheme. Last year the pitching problem, the name of Al. Orth J. H. O©Rourke League took a step in is seldom mentioned, and yet the tall that direction by abolish Pave Brain Is training with Jimmy Colllns Virginian had a remarkably good sea ing single trips and saving traveling at Hot Springs. BY WM. F. H. KOELSCH. son last year. He -won 26 and lost 17 expenses. The original plan was to Pitcher Henley refuses to sign with Brooklyn games, and from the point of activity have the teams play two or more at the terms offered. New York, Jan. 21. Editor "Sport- he was the star performer among games in a city and be on a trip Ing Life." The dull season is now up Griffith©s twirler. In the pitching aver week at a time, then go home and play Pitcher Willis, of Plttsburg. will coach the on us and for a brief spell even the ages Clarkson leads the local twirlers a week. It was argued for the schemes Delaware College team at Newark, Del. most ardent fans wiL as he won nine games out of thirteen. that it would stimulate interest anc President Dreyfuss. of Pittsbnrg. Is quoted as cease their gossip, only Three of his victories were shut-outs save expenses but the magnates didn© saying that Fred Clarke©s 1907 salary is $8000. however, to re-awaken and he pitched one two-hit and one have the courage to try it. It would Rochester umpires are jealous of each other with a start in a short three-hit games. be inviting bankruptcy proceedings to Danihy Is the Father Confessor. Ask Bill time. Manager McGraw Klem. expects to remain in Los play more than one game running in The Case of Chase. New London or Norwich. The Cincinnati Club has signed a Kansas Angeles until the train League catcher named Bert Haas, hailing from ing season begins and is Hal Chase©s signed contract has not Independence, Kan. now in attendance at the been reported as having been received, Praise For Jim O©Rourke. Tim Murnane, In the Boston "Globe," Bob Ewing. of Cincinnati, probably will wind race track on the Coast but it will come along, in due time. up with the Boston Club. A deal involving a The announcement that Some folks seem to be very much in in his review of the recent National Boston pitcher now is being discussed. Manager Burnham ha terested in this matter to whom it is Association meeting; pays the Connec ticut League secretary this fine com After disposing of Rltchey. Flaherty. Gfanley, secured Billy Gilbert© of no real interest. Of course Chase Pettz. Moskiman and Pleiss the Pittsburg Club release did not cause any will draw more money than he did last pliment: still has forty-one players upon its list. w v w irn.u^h great surprise among year and that is quite natural, inas "James O©Rourke. the veteran base ball play W.F.H.Koelsch B be much as the sensational young first er of Bridgeport, Conn., was on hand looking President Pulliam is of opinion that Helnle the captain of the Newark Club and is baseman has become perhaps the big prosperous, and a splendid lesson for those Peitz has all the requisites for a good umpire pretty certain to become a warm gest drawing card in base ball. If who could appreciate what steady habits an< when his ball playing days are ended. favorite with the fans of the New the local club could unearth a few continual work on the ball field will do foi Billy Gilbert declares that he won©t consent Jersey metropolis. Gilbert©s work lasl more youngsters like Ch,ase the ques a man. O©Rourke has decided to take It a bit to his transfer to Newark, but will go into year was far below the standard the tion of paying them salaries in keep easy next season and give up catching for his the restaurant business in New York City. Bridgeport club. He will play first base Pitcher Phillippi declined the offer of Harvard little second baseman set when he ing with their value would be the considering the position a dignified one, frou coach because it was conditional upon his re first came from Baltimore. He was least of the club©s worries. Chase h.as which he can handle his colts. This will be* never a strong hitter, but previous to made remarkably rapid strides since maining with the Harvard team until April 1. his thirty-fifth straight year in professional Pitcher Charles McFarland, late of St. Louis last season his brilliant fielding, ability he crossed the continent to make his ball playing." and Brooklyn, expects to manage the Oklahoma to get on bases and skill as a. bunter first dip into major league ball. Hav team, of the Western Association, next season. did to no small degree compensate for ing the advantage of youth and a News Notes. his weakness as a hitter. With Cor- good sensible disposition, the sensa President Pulliam says that if all players Capt. Jack Tighe, of last year©s Norwich were as easy to handle as Claude Ritchey the coran and Sammy Strang to draw from tional young first baseman has a long team, has signed for next season with Rock life of a base ball manager would be a bed of and Shay and Mullen in reserve, the and useful career before him. As a Island, of the I.-I.-I. League. second base situation first baseman Chase was a revelation roses. * will be a simple one for last year and in his case that much President Danaher, of New Haven, has de Third baseman Harry Arndt, of the Bostons, cided not to dispose of second basemau Frank a. resident of South Bend, Ind., has been ap« Manager McGraw to deal abused word incomparable is not out Fitzpatrick and utility man Sherwood. ! with. Strang©s strong of place. With all due resDect to Harry pointed coach of the Notre Dame base ball showing in the batting Davls, Fred Tenney and Frank Chance, Pitcher Chet Walte, of Rockvllle. has been team. averages last season will it is not amiss to state that Hal Chase assigned by Manager O©Neil. of the Springfield Frank Selee is given credit for developing make him a factor in excels them. Of Chase it can be said Club, to play the outfield next season. Bobbie Lowe, Herman Long. Jimmy Collins, that connection. It is that although hardly out of his teens Captain Jack Tighe. late of the champion "Chick" Stahl and Kid Nichols. He is en learned that the negotia he is modest in the extreme, a well- Norwich team, goes to the Rock .Island Club, titled to it. tions for the transfer of balanced, level-headed, educated youth, of the I.-I.-I. League. He has signed a two- Catcher Sam Brown, of Boston, has gone to Gilbert to the Newark whose habits are above reproach. Yes, year contract. his home in Uniontown, Pa. From there he Club had been under he richly .deserves a large increase in .1. M. Dillon, of Springfield, last year an will go to French Lick Springs in March to way for some time, and salary and will receive it from his umpire in the Tri-State League, is seeking a start training. before the call to arms employers. position on the Connecticut League staff, and It is claimed that the salary list of the has been recommended to Supervisor John E. Pittsburg Club last year was $20,000 Jn excess J. J. McGraw is heard there is likely Kennedy as a man worth serious consideration. of that of any other club in the National or to be developed a few Miscellany. other shifts in the ranks of the former Preliminary games thus far arranged for the American League. world©s champions. There are several About the time that "Cy" Seymour was Springfield team are as follows, all to be played Frank Chance and Fred Tenney will be the doing pitching stunts for Arthur Irwin, who on Hampden Park: April 18, Rochester; April only real playing managers in the National wires strung now and results are con then managed the Polo ground forces, the ques 39, Jersey City; April 20, Montreal. It is not League next season. Fred Clarke will play fidently expected according to rumors tion as to who "discovered" the erratic south likely that more than two additional games will only in emergencies. emanating from the St. James Build paw was being discussed. Larry Fassett, one be booked. ing. The New York "Sun" satirically remarks: of the Polo ground regular rooters, it was Manager Harry Durant. of Wnterbury, has "If this Bill Sweeney who goes from California claimed unearthed "Cy" up near Cohoes. When traded center fielder McCabe for George La- to the Cubs next season is as gifted as he has Joe Yeager In Demand. asked to confirm that renort Seymour nt that ehance, the old National League:1 , who started been reported to be he is too fast for any That useful chap, Joe Yeager, is time indignantly denied it and said: "Nobody his base ball career In his ©native Waterbury. except the Superhuman League." said to be much sought after just now, discovered me; I discovered myself." The deal was made with Manager Duffy, of the The report that Manager McGraw stopped a Providence Club. The Boston Club refused to waive claim to and if only half what we hear is true runaway horse in Los Angeles is regarded as a pitcher Bob Ewing. and no doubt the Cincin he should prove a valuable card when good omen by some fans who believe it fore nati Club will now hang on the man, as Manager Griffith takes a hand in a shadows the coming season when the little they could not very well afford to let him go deal. It is known that the Washing manager will stop the Cubs from again running NEW YORK LEAGUE. for $1000. ton Club is anxious to secure the ser away with the flag. Mike Ponlln will go before the public In vices of Yeager. Detroit could use In .the batting averages for IfiOfi compared The Scranton Club Secures a Live, Ex another role during next winter. He intends him and now we hear that the Cleve with those of 1905 Hal Chase advanced from to become an actor and play with his wife land Club in its search for a utility thirty-sixth to third place, and Improved his perienced and Able Manager in (Mabel Hite) In a vaudeville turn. George man would not be adverse to annexing percentage by seventy-five points. As the boys Henry Kamsey. Cohan has agreed to write a sketch for the Joe. The local management very wise on the bleachers would say, "That©s going pair. ly takes the ground that Yeager will some." Scranton, Pa., January 21. Editor It is probable that the Cincinnati©s spring not be sold, as it is not money but The Powhatan Base Ball Club, which was or "Sporting Life." Scranton has settled exhibition games in Redtown will be played pitchers that the club needs. Yeager ganized in 1902, will be represented this season the question of management. "Hank" under the auspices of the National Commission. was always a handy man and last year by one of the strongest and most excellent Ramsey, the well-known Four American League teams will be seen in his average was .301 in 57 games, a equipped teams ever placed on the field to minor league manager, these games. Hank O©Day has refused to um sufficient number to show that his uphold the untarnished and honorable name it came to this city a week pire the games at the terms offered. services were needed. He played good bears. Manager Egan takes this opportunity to ago, looked over the Next to Fred Tenney catcher Needham was ball at short and third base when offer his fellow managers of semi-professional situation with Messrs. the first Boston player to sign for next season. Elberfeld was injured, and on last clubs his most hearty co-operation for the sea Barnes and Coleman, and President Pulliam says he will have only six son of 1907. and promises that his team with then signed a contract to umpires on his staff for the coming season. year©s form Manager Griffith© is entire some new material will be all that its records As there are seven at present speculation i» ly justified in holding his experienced pilot the "Champs" for rife a« to who is to be dropped. utility man high. in previous years has demonstrated it to be. the season of 1907. Mr. and that all correspondence will be Immediately Ramsey says he has "Cy" Young, of Boston, has returned hli entertained. John .T. Egan, manager. 228 West contract unsigned. "His wife won©t let him" Some Deals Still Possible. 132d street. New York City- players in view to take sign unless the stipend is further advanced. On his way from his ranch in Mon the places of Sharpe and All of the other Boston pitchers Lindaman, tana Manager Griffith is likely to stop Hennessy, as well as a Pfeffer, Dorner and Flaherty want more than in Chicago for a confab with Manag SUNDAY BALL hard-hitting secohd base- they have been offered, according to the Bostoa er Cantillon, of the Washington Club. H. D. Ramsey man, so it is possible "Globe." Prom the Windy City comes word that Eddie Shorten may also The Boston "Globe" smells ft mouse. tt Cantillon wants the earth from the New Legislative Moves In Relation fade from the ranks of the Miners says: "President Ebbetts, of the Brooklyn Club, local club for Case Patten, the south The new manager left for New York is traveling about the country signing up his paw who is tired of the Capital, and Thereto In Missouri and In New yesterday, but will return in a few plavers, and signing himself as the manager is anxious to come to .New York. It York State. weeks for the season. of the club. As Patsy Donovan is the manager is said that the management of the at a good salary, It looks as if Mr. Ebbetts local club feels very bitter toward St. Louis, Jan. 19. Whether base News Notes. was working some wrinkle to beat Ed. Hanlon." Cantillon because he is said to have ball games are to be played in this Catcher Splesman has been purchased outright practically consented to a certain deal, State on Sunday was a question re from Albany by the Troy management. "WINTER BASE BALL. and later "welched." It is believed that vived last week in the House, where The Indianapolis Club has sold second base- Patten will be secured in some way a bill was introduced making the man "Lily" Marcan to the Binghamton Club. How the Game Can Be Actually Played before springtime arrives. We still playing of a game on the Sabbath a By the Fireside. hear considerable gossip regarding misdemeanor, subject to a $50 fine for The real game of base ball can be played Matty Mclntyre, the Staten Island lad each offense. The Senate will probab SOME NEW LEAGUES. indoors in the winter months without the use who is to be shifted from Detroit. ly amend the bill regulating betting of an armory, full team or expensive pava- There is no question but that he would on horse races. The Supreme Court ihernalia. It can be played in the evening fit in nicely on the local American recently decided in favor of the racing An Inter-State League Composed of y the fireside at home merely with the aid League team. Mclntyre has a host of element, but it is probable that a bill, of the "Yankee Base Ball Game," which oc friends and his acquisition by the local which will effectually stop all gambl Towns in Indiana and Ohio, With cupies no more space than a chess board, Is olub would be a decidedly popular ing on race in this State, will be de Sunday Ball en the Tapis. played with the aid of dice and brings out move. The first need of the club, vised. every feature and phase of the game, two op however, is pitching strength of the Cincinnati, Jan. 20. At a meeting- of posing players being able to play as perfect a AIMED AT BROOKLYN CLUB. Ohio and Indiana base ball managers ^ame as eighteen players upon the diamond. The first class and it will no doubt require held in this city last week it was de Yankee game must be seen and played to be some sacrifice in order to get the ne New York, Jan. 20. A bill will be intro appreciated. It is well worth a trial, and cessary twirlers., There is talk again duced at Albany in a few days legalizing the cided to have two semi-professional worth many times In enjoyment flftv cents, heard of Frank Laporte being played playing of base ball games on Sunday, at which leagues operating between the two he normal price at whicli It is ©sold by in the outfield next season. The sug idmission fees can be charged. Assemblyman States. One league of six clubs will Robinson & Smith, 1369 Washington avenue Leo Mooney, of New York City, is preparing play in Indiana, while another of equal New York City. January 26, 1907.

will be given a fair show for his job. Chelsea high and Norwood high. The ODDS AND ENDS. ©ollowing officers were elected: J. "With Sebring clamoring for rein Franklin Hiller, Jr., Hyde Park, pres- statement," says Jimmy Callahan, "I ©dent; Gladion Mead, Norwood high, guess I am the wildest and most un- nee president; Harry Howe, Water- regenerate outlaw left in the field. I town high, secretary; Robert T. Snow, never answered the letters concerning "helsea high, treasurer. my case and didn©t go to Cincinnati, make one pretty soon, and for a man so I suppose I am the Jesse James whom he thought he had already cor- of big league ball." raled, "Chick" Fraser. The Reds have Fred Beebe, the tall and effective AMERICAN LEAGUE NOTES. decided not to give the man away pitcher who was traded to St. Louis gratis and Mr. Murphy is offering for Jack Taylor, is much delighted Randall or Seabougrh, n«w players, over a $3000 contract sent him by the Pitcher Barney Pelty has re-signed with the COMISKEY OBEYS "THE CALL OF with a bonus. As both of these men Robisons. He says he was splendidly St. Lonis Browns. are supposed to be young wonders the treated at St. Louis and is more than Lon Criger. hag contracted to coach Notre Reds really ought to grab the oppor satisfied to go back there. Beebe has Dame (Ind.) team©s pitchers. THE WILD" AGAIN. tunity. It is said that the Cubs are, the contract to coach the University of Al. Selbach took part la the Ohio bowling slow in sending in their contracts, Indiana boys a contract which, it was ournament at Toledo last week. but the little president says about half erroneously announced, had been given Manager Cantillon has sent out 1907 contracts the boys are now iii line. The throw- Carl Lundgren. o all of his Washington players. Master of the Sox Goes Forth For down of Sebring was annoying, but CHANCE ESCAPES PNEUMONIA. the case is not yet definitely buried Manager Chance also sent the news Jimmy Colllns regards young Carrlgan as the and there is a chance that new evi he has been seriously sick, threatened best of Boston©s catching recruits. Ducks and Deer iViurphy Still dence to be presented by the player for a time with pneumonia, but that Pitcher Ed. Smith has signed a 1907 con- may pull him through. So far as the he was up and around again, with act with St. Louis. St. Paul not for Mm. Alert For Trades General Chat team is concernd the coming or ab every prospect of escaping further .Tim Delehanty, the new St. Louis Brown, sence of Sebring can hardly make any complications. A severe tussle be weighs 175 pounds and always keens In rood perceptible difference in the playing tween the Spud manager and pneu condition. ter of the Base Ball Diamond, Etc. power* - monia at this time would have left A splendid crop of young catchers wfll make THE NUMBER SCHEME. him weak at the time for beginning .he American League strong in this department Mr. Murphy©s idea of putting num training, and the west side club is his season. BY W. A. PfiELON. bers on the players is being much dis fortunate he escaped so easily. The Cleveland Is bewailing the lack of coaehers. Chicago, 111., Jan. 13. Editor "Sport cussed round town. While4mahy of proposition to spend a week or ten Here s a chance for McGraw to start a corres- ing Life." The master of the Sox has th,e fans think well, of it, others say days in West Baden and then take the jpndence school. gone out again after the ferocious Mr. Railing, of Texas, will pitch for the fish and devilish duck. ioston Americans next season. He is a six- Accompanied by Joe Can* poter and a left-hander. tillon, the vice admiral, Pitcher Addle .Toss, of the Clevelands, has and a number of heroes accepted the position of sporting editor of the who fear nothing that Toledo "Sunday Times-Be«." flies, walks or swims, as Umpire Maurice F. Danlhy, of Rochester, long as it doesn©t get too claims that the method of signalling called close to them, he pulled trikes by arm elevation is his invention. out of town a couple of Infielder Elberfeld. of the Yankees, is going . days ago. The hunting o Hot Springs next month for a boiling out colony will get aboard before joining his team at Atlanta March 1. the good ship White Sox Harry Niles, of the Browns, is an expert and work the boat up aeronaut. President Hedges is going to enter into the Mississippi. They hinj in the balloon races in St. Louis next W. A, Phelon will then have all the October. fun that the Father of Business Manager Hugh McBreen. of the Waters can Supply, and will beach the Boston Club, was called to Cleveland last boat in a snug harbor just before the week by President John I. Taylor for a con training season opens. Great time for ference. all oh board. Somebody remarked the Secretary Barnard, of the Cleveland Club, other day that the river water was declares emphatically that the Cleveland Club very bad for drinking purposes and has neither financial or other interest in fhe was met with a hilarious hoot. Who Toledo Club. Is going to drink water on that trip, Outfieldef Dennis Sullivan has accepted Bos- anyhow? The ducks, it is alleged, are Tin©s tfrms. He is wintering at Vermillidn, so numerous down South that the S. D., and is very much pleased with the chance watchman in charge of the boat has :o play in Boston. to sweep them oft the deck, while the "Royal" Rooter" Mike Reagan left Boston fish bump their noses against the keel Saturday for a trip taking in Hot Springs, and in millions. Great doings are antici later most of the training quarters of the pated, with huge cargoes of game for major league teams in the South. all of Comiskey©s friends. Pitcher Frank Hahn, late of the Yankees, THE "OLD ROMAN" declares that there is some mistake in the re port that his twirling arm is gone. He er- has pulled off no trades or deals at ->ects to do a little tossing from the rubber least, so he says. He has been busy during the coming season. collecting autographs, and now has a The latest from San Jose (Cal.) is that Hal handsome set of signatures from a Chase is positive in his statement that he will number of his star players. Fielder stay in San Jose and retail cigars unless Jones fell in line last ©week. There Griffith agrees to fatten his pay envelope con- had been some doubt ?s to whether iderably this year. the captain and manager would return Frank Isbell has a young brother named Al He said, two years ago, that his busi bert who will make his debut this year. Like ness interests demanded his retirement Frank he will begin as a pitcher for the Wi- from the game, but that he didn©t want chita (Kan.) Club. He is twenty years old to quit while the team was shy of a and this will be is first professional engage flag. Now that the highest honors of ment. the game have fallen to his share it President Taylor, of the Bostons, during the was thought that Fielder would very past week secured the signatures of "Cy" hkely give it up, but he has come into Young. Lou Criger and Bill Dineerr to contracts. camp with the rest of the Indians. Dineen is reported as being in entire accord Comiskey gave him a fat boost in with the management once more. salary and the man who went to war President Ban Johnson was In St. Lonis one with "Commy" so long- ago because dav last week for a conference with Magnate McGraw had raise:! the ante, .is now Hedges. HJs proposed conference on schedule the most satisfied of players That with Harry Yulliam at West Baden on January eminent battery, Altrock and Sullivan 19 hnd to be postponed to some future date, signed their papers during the week© owing to Mr. Pulliam©s temporary illness. A lot of jokers Had it that Nick was Business Manager Hugh McBreen and team coming on to demand more monev manager "Chick" Stahl. of the Boston Club, than "Commy" ever gave anyone in attended the National Association meeting in his life, and that he would riot sign New York recently. While there Stahl and i^688 6 soi this exorbitant price President Dovey, of the Boston Nationals, met When Nick did show up it took about for the first time and had a pleasant chat. ninety-three seconds to settle the ARTHUR HOFMAN, Silk O©Loughlin writes "Emperor Tom" Con- nolly that he is an expert on care of furnaces. terms and secure-his signature. Utility Player of the Chicago National League. Club. Married life with Mrs. Silk No. 2 seems to be SILENT JOE. very congenial, but Francisco L. must sift the Joe Cantillon, who went© on the Arthur Hofman, the clever voung utility player purchased by the Chicago National cinders after producing the coal. Tongh lines hunting trip© with Commv, ©was be League Club from Des Mo©nes in© the fall of 1904, bails from St. Louis, Mo., where he was for a Senator-that-could-be-at-Albany, N. Y. sieged by interviewers all through the born in 1882. Hofman, got his first start as a piaj-er on the Smith Academy team, and after plaving semi-professional ball he went to: Pes Moines season of 1903. Pittsbnrg picked The Carr-Bradley Sporting Goods Company, of Wieek. Everybody, wanted to pump him him up in the fall, but Hofmau was sick at the time and in no condition to do himself Cleveland. 0.. has issued a unique 1907 calendar as to alleged trades in the Washington justice.© Yet Fred Clark gave him a good send-off when lie returned him to Des Moines. which will appeal to all lovers of base ball. The team, but Joe was much more willing For that club he did such brilliant work at short field during all of 1904 that he was rated picture represents a bright-faced little urchin to tell about affairs at Minneapolis the best shortstop in the Western League. Throughout the 1905 season he played such good a lot player at bat with a "Wfilie Keeler or Des Moines than at the Capital ball as Chicago©s utility man that he was re-engaged for 1900. For nearly half of the grin" on his face, and his faithful dog, deeply He said he had to go to Minneapolis a second part of the season he plaved in the outfield in place of Slagle. injured, and in the interested, by his side. Send for one. few days ago to settle a lot of hard world©s championship series of 190G against the Chicago White Sox Hofman played such tangles which had arisen in the Min brilliant ball for the Cubs in the outfield as to assure him a berth next seasonas one of nesota city. The fans up there, he the Chicago Club©s regular outfielders. said, were extremely angry at the way NORTHERN COPPER NEWS. things had been handled, and were, almost willing to throw the American that it would be of practically no use. club to New Orleans for the remainder "Smiley" Smith, of last year©s Houghton Association over the dashboard Can- "It©s this way," said one of the of the conditioning process next spring team. Will have charge of the Spring trip of tillon managed to straighten things bleacher contingent. "If the number suits both manager and president of the.Duluth team. out and left everybody in the best scheme was adopted there would be the Spuds and probably will be ar TA-acev, of last year©s Dulnth team, says the of humor. Conferences between Can- a space on the score card to keep the ranged in detail shortly. salary he received last year was too small. tillon and those two eminent gentle numbers of the whole team, subs and DIDN©T WANT HARRY GESSLER. Probably "23" for him. men, Barney Dreyfuss and John Tay all About one-fifth of the patrons of When "Sporting Life" last went to Knute" Randall, who was drafted by the lor, gave the fans much to Wonder the park usually buy score cards. press President Murphy, of the Cubs, Chicago Nationals from Denver, is wintering in over, but Joe says there was nothing When a player came on to take any had just announced that he had decid Duluth with his parents. new either time. Dreyfuss, it is said one©s place, the other four-fifths would ed to turn Gessler over to Cincinnati It is probable that the circuit of this league offered to trade Beaumont for one of be yelling "Who is he?" just the way for pitcher Fraser. Garry Herrmann will be the same as last year, regardless of Joe©s fielders, and Taylor wanted to they do now, and the umpire would immediately wrote Murphy rejecting many rumored changes in the membership. buy Stahl and Patten. Joe refused to have to yell just as loud to tell them. the deal. He stated that he had no The Duluth team will train at Madison with do business under any circumstances© Hence the idea would be of no value use for Gessler and intimated that the Wisconsin University team. About thirty unless certain players he wants were excepting to the one-fifth who buy the Murphy was trying to hand him a gold candidates for positions on the team will report. given him. "Money is all right," said cards." (Perhaps it would be an in brick in view of the fact that Gessler Captain O©Dea, of last year©s Dnluth team, he, "but you need players on a team, ducement to the remaining four-fifths has started in to practice medicine will manage a team in Canada next season. not money, to win flags. How would a to purchase cards, just as race track at Indiana, Pa., and had decided to Fagin, third baseman of last year©s Duluth S2 bill look trying to play third base? patrons do. Editor "Sporting Life ). quit base ball. President Murphy team, will be on the sime team with O©Dea. What show would a $5 gold piece have CHANGE BASE. warmly denies any intention of deceiv The following players of last year©s Duluth to hit a fast pitcher? And what could ing or gold-bricking Herrmann, as he team have signed fo- the coming season. even a, $20 note do when it came to The Cubs had intended to go to had no positive knowledge of Gessler©s Heldlng, Moore, Cummlngs. Krick, Treadway salssihg the umpire?" That eminent Texas to train and had mapped out a retirement and does not now believe and McCormack, "Smliey" Smith will be at citizen of base ball, Ted Sullivan, was full route, but this is all changed by that Gesler will go out or stay out. He the receiving end of the team. . In town for some days calling at the a fine offer from New Orleans. With has settled the deal, however, by pur various headquarters. He has gone excellent baths, use of the ball park chasing Fraser outright, sending Herr Doe©s Joke on Lake. ahead to Mexico to blaze the trail for and two Sunday games with the Peli mann a check for $1500 for the pitcher Fred Doe tells a good s©ory on Fred Lake. the Sox and to make the Dons under- cans as an inducement, the president Back in 1900 Manager JimLiy Canavan, of the Bland that they are to be treated to a could not see any chance to escape the A Massachusetts School League. New Haven Club, toward the middle of the wonderful attraction. Ted looks well Crescent City, anld the plan now is to season was very hard up fur ..a catcher. Lake and says he feels as strong as when he take a week at West Baden and then Hyde Park, Jan. 20. The Eastern at the time was open to ai engagement, and was playing the good old game back go to New Orleans, playing probably a Massachusetts base ball league was Canavan telegraphed to him asking his terms. in 1843. half dozen games with the local team reorganized at a meeting at the Hyde Lake"s answer was "$300 a month and trans-. STILL WATCHFUL. and getting into the best possible Park high school last week. The fol portation both ways," whereupon Canavan wired Charlie Murphy says he is still on condition. About thirty players will lowing teams compose the league back: "Terms accepted. Report on Labor deck for a trade. He may have to be taken on the trip and everybody Hyde Park high, Watertown high Day." Canavan©s season closed that day. SPORTIIVO LIFE.

city of Chattanooga. He was told that there some of these players by suggesting the proper hardly would be anything doing for three trades, but I couldn©t see them. In fact, I THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE. can©t see them even now, notwithstanding that years or more. they lead us in the race and will unquestionably avanaugh Vetoes the Proposition For Southern League clubs will be unable to farm beat us out. So I©d like to know where there out players to the Cotton States and South is any semblance of a. standard by which a the Location of a Second, Club in Atlantic next season. Before a player can be club awner is likely to measure the ability of released the other seven teams must first be men he wants to sign, so that he shall be New Orleans. given a chance to secure him. A HARD TASK AHEAD OF THE certain he is within the possibility of making The New Orleans Club has re-elected its old a .success with his team." Little Rock, Ark., Jan. 21.- A propo- officers. Leonard L. Stern will officiate again ition to have both a Southern League as president, with Charles Frank as vice presi SUPERBAS. There is no doubt that this owner am arid a Cotton States League team dent, treasurer and manager of the club, and spoke the truth. It may be possible in New Orleans during A. J. Heinernann as secretary. that here and there an occasional play the coming season has The South is to have a new base ball league er has been secured for one of the been turned down by next season. The T. A. G. is now forming Other Second Division National Teams weaker clubs of the American League President Kavanaugh, to and probably will include KnoxVille and Chat through league influence. In the main, whom the matter was tanooga in Tennessee; Huntsville, Anniston Being Strengthened to Give Brook however, the clubs have been put to referred at the annual and Selma in Alabama, and Rome, Ga. gether after the ideas of owners and meeting of the Southern President Kavnnaugh has appointed A. E. managers, and that they are so well League in Birmingham Kuhn, of Nashville; Charles Frank, of New lyn a Battle For Fifth Place-What matched is not so much due to pre recently. The Parker- Orleans, and M. J. Finn, of Little Rock, as meditated syndication of playing Blake team, which is a members of an advisory committee to assist strength as to an unconscious equali member of the New him in the preparation of the Southern Prosperity is Responsible For. zation which resulted without prior Orleans City League, League schedule for the coming season. plan on the part of those who secured soug-ht a Cotton States The New Orleans Club has a young Cuban the men. outfielder named Emerito Arguda. He is a League franchise and native of Havana, was educated in a military BY JOHN B. FOSTER. W. Kavanaugh asked the Southern The Salvation of Clubs. League magnates to school in North Carolina, and it was there he Brooklyn, N. T.f Jan. 21. Editor This, of course, would have no bear anction their admission into that or became proficient in base ball. He was also "Sporting© Life." While traveling ing upon war times when the Ameri an official of the Cuban government and mixed around the country ©the president of ganization. President Kavanaugh de up in the revolution which led to American cans did go in to pick one or two clubs fined to give his approval because intervention. the Brooklyn base ball to represent certain cities in order to >oth the constitutions of the National club has had an eye out make the opposition as fierce as pos Manager Vaughn, of Birmingham,; has an for players. Wherever Association of Professional Base Ball nounced that Harry Mathe.ws had been traded sible, wherever they wanted to make leagues and the Southern League pro- to Portland f or a first baseman, and that he heard of one who a fight. The Bostons, New Yorks or ide that protection to every club a Castro had reverted back to Nashville, who, looked fit, he called Clevelands would purchase their way member^of either organization shall in turn had traded him to Atlanta. It has around to ascertain into the championship today with the extend for a radius of five miles, or, also leaked out that Charles Frank, of New whether he was purchas utmost avidity if they could get the n other words, that there shall be no Orleans had offered O©Brlen, third baseman; able. Not all of his at players, and there would be no meas protected minor league teams making Cargo, shortstop, and a pitcher fpr Mathews, tempts were successful, ure, which could prevent them from heir headquarters closer than five but as "Matty" wanted tt> go West the trade for ball players are hard doing so. St. Louis having had a taste miles to one another. was not made. to buy this year, but in of good ball would not hesitate to. lay Augusta he managed to out the funds for a larger bite, and get one who has been Washington could better afford, to buy News Notes. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.1 held in favor by the releases than to develop players. No The Nashville Club has secured outfielder John B. Foster Brooklyn management. base ball manager is likely willingly He is none other than tank Norcum from the Augusta, Ga., Club. Manager Perry Lipe Now Has His to deprive himself of an opportunity New Orleans has sold inflelder Huber to the Rucker, and when the Brooklyns get to a championship when the mere fact Hattiesburg Club, of the Cotton States League. Macon Team Practically Made Up down in the South this spring to do of doing so increases his base ball their spring training work Donovan value as much personally as it is likely Umpire Dan Pfenninger is to go back to the For the Next Campaign. will have a chance to try the man out to increase the worth of the club prop Southern League with his young son, born at Macon, Ga., Jan. 20. Editor "Sport and see whether he will do for the erty which he governs. For that rea >ittle Rock, Arkansas. ing Life." The Macon Club©s manager, Superbas. son it is always worth while to take Outfielder Joe Rickert, of the New Orleans Mr. Perry Lipe, now announces that he with a grain of salt and then a pound Hub, has agreed tr coach the Tuiane University has practically completed his team and Not An Easy Task. or two on the side the assertion that base ball team. that it looks strong to him. He has a manager would see from five to ten Billy Hart, the veteran pitcher and umpire, sixteen players on his list now, but Donovan has a lot on his hands for has signed with Mike Finn to pitch for Little may land a few more before the pen 1907 and no one knows it better than of the best years of his life get away Rock this year. Hart has been a star for the Brooklyn manager. He must keep from him merely because he would ex nant season opens. Here is his line ert a negative influence to strengthen twenty years. up: Fox, Helm, Clark, Scanlon and his team up to the mark New light on the antiquity of base ball has Wood, pitchers; Harnish, Robinson and of 1906 if it is to be as his team. been found by searching the roster of the Harris, catchers; Wohlleben, first base; successful with the pub- Shreveport team. It discloses a player of the Rhoton, second base; Pepe, shortstop; lac, and if a lot of bad National League Changes. name of Noah. Lipe, third base; Murdock, Stinson, luck should happen to The few little changes which have Inflelder Bert Noblett, who led the Southern Chandler and Houston, outfielders. befall him, or Jordan or been made in the National League this League in batting during the 1900 season, has Lumley should happen year and they are not so few, either, been sold by Manager Finn, of Little Bock, to fall off and have a. to Terre Haute. News Notes. when you look over all the field may It Is said that Dexter, King and Morris will bad year, there would be be just the means to make the race Outfielder D. Miller, With Wichita last sea growls galore that the more compact than it has been for the son, has been purchased by Manager Babb, of be released by the Savannah Club. players were not trying last five years, and yet there would Memphis, who also announced the sale of Phil Southern League umpire William J. Buckley because they wanted to be nobody who would take the ground Nadeau to New Orleans. has been signed by President Boyer. go elsewhere. Donovan that the National League owners had Theodore Breltenstein, the famous southpaw Manager Finn, of the Little Rock Club, le at has made a hit with the been co-operating to equalize their pitcher, for several years with New Orleans, work on the, 1907 schedule of the South Atlantic J Donovan Brooklyn crowd in more club strength, for almost all of their has purchased a fishing club house in St. Louis League. ways than one, and there changes have been those which have and will retire from base ball. Manager Mullaney, of Jacksonville, hag are a lot of persons who hope that he been brought about from the outside. It is very probable that Eugene J. O©Connor, signed shortstop Thomas McMillan, late of the will be successful next year in putting If the changes made should prove to Jr., of Boston, will go to Little Rock to act Baton Rouge Club. through a team which will give him be such that Brooklyn failed to do as as press agent and official scorer for the Little President Boyer represented this league at a sure place in the first division, al well as in 1906, rest assured there Rock Club at the solicitation of Manager the National Association meeting in New York. though it will be a harder fight than would be no one in this city who Mickey Finn. Manager Ed. Ransick, of Augusta, was also it was in 1906. would think of co-operation or any President Kavanangh announces the appoint in attendance. other old ailment. The entire delega ment as umpire of Ban Pfenninger and Bobby That.crack fielder, but weak hitter, Biernjan, National Teams Better Balanced. tion would sit around th« walls in _arruthers. "Chief" Zimmer, formerly with will cover short for Augusta again next season. The National League has been bal sack cloth and ashes. A Cleveland, will also be given an umpire©s Manager Ransick expects him to improve anced up a little this winter, and if berth If he desires it. wonderfully with the stick. Billy Gilbert©s Release. At a meeeting of the Montgomery Association President Boyer has completed his umpire the teams get away together they will last week it was decided to increase the staff, his selections being E. L. Byron, of be likely to run that way for some Brooklyn wouldn©t take Gilbert capital stock from $8000 to $12,000 and take Detroit (of last season©s staff); W. J, Buckley, time after the beginning of the sea when the New York Club asked for in new blood. E. P. Amerine is to remain as of the Southern League, and J. Ira Davis, of son. More energy will be put into the waivers. Some thought he looked to President. A new ball park will be built. the Western League. It is possible that the fight in Boston, and I am inclined to be a good©player for the Brooklyn in Sammy Strang, of the New Yorks, applied leagiue may authorize appointment of a fourth think that Murray will make the Phi- field and Donovan did not deny that for a Southern League franchise for his native man. adelphia crowd move a little faster he was a good fielder, but he didn©t because of a different personality in want to take chance* on Gilbert©s like handling players. With some teams lihood of having another bad hitting Duffy would be a wonder as manager, year. "We are none too strong as it but he needs players who can stand is," said Donovan, "when it comes to his little sarcastic jibes without hav batting, and we have got to look for ing their nerves worried. St. Louis has hitters to help us out more than field a better team than it had in 1906 if ers who shall be able to cover a lot o McCloskey makes the men play ball. ground." A great many base ball en He has some youngsters on his list thusiasts will be sorry to see Gilber. who seem to be coming players some leave the metropolitan district. If his day to make names for themselves batting had only stuck by him h~ BASE BALL which shall be famous througout the might be playing with the Giants fo base ball world. Cincinnati looks three or four years to come. He took faster than it did. I don©t know how on a lot of flesh in 1905-06 and when the infield will begin to play base ball the season began last year could no" next year, but it had everything which get rid of it. Of course that slowe< stood for a fast infield when it finished him up as a fielder and when he be up this year, and no matter how weak gan to fall down in fielding he began THE Ganzel may be in some things his to back up as a batter. ability as a first baseman has never been disputed. Gilbert©s Best Period. In the two years in which the New Brooklyn Will Have to Hustle. York Club won the championship T With all this in evidence it seems do not believe that it was possible fo. certain that the Brooklyns will have any second baseman to have played a to travel some if they are to be in faster game than Gilbert. I have seen the fight against the teams presumably almost all of them for the last fev in their own class, and are to be years and his speed was nothing shor strong enough to beat the teams which of phenomenal, and the more th are so-called first division clubs. The wonder because no one believed tha BALL Bostons, natural fighters of the Brook he had it in him. He had alway lyns, will lead them a sterner race seemed to be quick and active an than they did last year, and it is able to cover ground, but that h equally certain that Cincinnati will would play a game which would com have to be after them. If the race pare favorably with any of the grea in general should result, because of stars of history and excel the fieldin- of men who had reputations flftee. THE BEST BALL! these little additions to club strength, in such a way that it wojuld be a red- and twenty years ago, nobody antici hot scramble from the drop of the pated. One afternoon McGraw looke< flag, it would tickle the National upon the second baseman with as League owners to death. tonishment, and in conversation wit! the writer after the game was ove Individuality In Management. said he could recall no contest in hi Write for Free The compilation of club values in life in which he had seen such an ex base ball is a funny matter at the hibition of second base work. It wa best. Frequently it has been said that not only in the great number o. the American League had syndicated chances which Gilbert had accepted its playing strength so that it would but it was also because at least flft; per cent, of the chances seemed abso A. J. REACH CO. have a close championship race. One of the American League owners hap lutely out of the reach of any huma: pened to be conversing about his team being. The culmination of all his bas Tulip and Palmer Stfs., Philadelphia. one night with the writer and remark ball career seemed to have settled I: ed that the greatest disappointment these two years by that strange dis of his life wr.s that he had been un pensation of the Providence whic© able to win with the men whom he regulates the ball player©s approach t PACIFIC COAST BRANCH had gathered for the nine. Said he. the zenith, unless it be that a seaso.. "We paid out .nore money to get good players with a minor league will find him Phil B. Bekeart Co. 7346 Pat* St., aiameda, Cat. than any club in:the American League. Another trained finer physically and with a" club, with little expenditure for players and his confidence restored and ready t smaller salaries than we pay, ran away with go again with a major league and giv us from the start. I suppose that It would another exhibition of speed and dex not have been reiy hard for us to hare got terity. January 26, 1907. SPORTING LIFE.

sticking skill would he be an improve ment over any one of the trio of speedy lads in the Cubs© outfield last year, Sheckard, Slagle and Schulte. Sebring is a good fielder, taut a dubi ous, in fact, a bad base runner. Then SEBRING©S CASE A CELEBRATED ag©ain his queer disposition is to be weighed. "I©ll bet that Murphy wants Sebring reinstated so that he can sell ONE IN THE GAME©S HISTORY. him," commented a member of the Pittsburg headquarters gang. This THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS suggestion hit well with a big end of listeners, but others shook their heads Some Bits of Gossip About the Turn- as if to say. "Sell, and,pray who would IN THE WORLD OF BASE BALL buy?" It is most unfortunate for the base ball profession and Sebring him Down of the Plea Made by the self that an erratic disposition governs AND ATHLETIC SUPPLIES. the Williamsport man. With an, even Veteran at Cincinnati Rumor temperament Sebring could command many a dollar more. A. G. SPALDING & BROS.© Trade Mark on any Im That Another Old Feud Is Over. Feuds Fanned Away. The glorious winter of 1906 and 1907 plement Athletic \j- a Mark of Quality. is going to be marked in the history BY- A. E. CRATTY. of the game as a peacemaker. Another Pittsburg, Pa,, Jan. 14. Editor feud is over, so rumor has it. They "Sporting Life." Seldom has a winter tell that at the session of the National base ball case attracted more atten Commission B. B. Johnson and B. Spalding©s Illustrated Catalogue Will Be Sent Free Upon application. tion in this section than Dreyfuss met and for the first time in the effort of James Seb- years exchanged words. It was a case ring to secure a revision of long distanQe work across the table, of Ms cause; celebre, so but then possiWy the next time they that he could once more, meet the w;ords will be softer than play with the National those related by; Tim ©Hurst in his League. Right after Col. speech about D^vy Jones at the minor Drey fuss was home from league banquet last week. The breach the session of the Na between Barney and Banny was not Mew York, Denver, Chicago, Minnteapolis, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, tional Commission he of recent origin. It started back -in was besieged by friends the war days and got warm when the San Francisco, Syracuse, Boston, Baltimore, Buffalo, St. who wanted to learn the big man, in a chase after Pittsburg inside of the case. Par players, took a freight elevator in a Louis, Washington, Kansas City, Cincinnati, O., ntew amount was the query downtown hotel so as to avoid detec Orleans, La., Montreal, Can., London, Eng. A. E. Crat as, to the reasons for the tion. Of course this make-up is timid activity of Charles Mur- as yet. It©s like the smooth-over be phy, of the Chicago Club in the matter. tween "Commv" and Johnson, and Did Murphy desire to have the man Brush and Pulliam, et al. Just a trifle "You cannot tell about these California was a surprise to the Pittsburg management. freed so that he could play on the, may start things going again. So treat players1. They may not come East." As a result the local club has withdrawn its Chicago team? Surely Murphy was it tenderly for the present. Dr. Moskiman is, according to Billy request for waivers. Sheehan will be kept. fully aware of Sebring-©s erratic con Murray, a fine piece of base ball prop Billy Gilbert goes back to the minors. To duct with the Pittsburg and Cincin erty. Moskiman isn©t a boy. He is an many local base ball men the New Yorker has nati teams. Would it be good base Minors Are Speedy. educated man with an ideal profession. himself much to blame. He didn©t seem to ball judgment for the Chicago boss to "Commend me to a minor league And by the bye, perhaps it has not be in playing form the big end of last summer, pay his fine, give him a fine salary session for good sport,© said Secretary been mentioned that Moskiman did not Pittsburgers consider Gilbert high-class on de to join the Cubs and then wake up Locke on his return from New York. throw away his time while with Jersey fense. He can break up many plays. some bright morning during the play "I had a fine time. Busy? " Well the City last summer. Most every morn ing season to find out that James had minor men lose little time." To give ing when the team was at home Dr. flown Williamsport way once more. you an idea. Major George Dovey William B. M. was in New York City AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. "Don©t ask me about the affair," rapped at the door of the gathering, taking a post-graduate course in one smilingly replied Col. Barney. Then was admitted, waltzed into the room, of the finest medical colleges. the Pittsburg club owner asserted laid down a box of cigars, said that he Manager Armour Still Scheming to that some National League magnate wished the organization the best of had started a report that the Pittsburg luck in their deliberations, turned on That New Pirate Outfielder. Make His 1907 Toledo Team a Win Club was behind the opposition to the his heel and walked out. Two minutes President Dreyfuss has added out ning Combination. reinstatement of Sabring. Possibly if later a committee scurried downstairs, fielder William ("Goat") Anderson, of Col. Barney could be induced to relent grabbed Major Dovey, forced him to the South Bend team, to the Pittsburg BY AL. HOWELIn the Commission would rescind its ac the room and bestowed on him the team. Barney paid for Anderson well tion and allow James to play in the title of honorary member of the As over four figures, as three clubs were Toledo, O. Jan. 19. Editor "Sport- big league. Sebring©s mind was filled sociation. The banquet had a number after Anderson, Hugh Duffy, of the ing Life. © Manager Bill Armour is with such an idea. During the session of bright sides. I was delighted with Providence Eastern League Club, and not saying much these days, but is no of the Commission Jimmy hunted up Mr. Richter©s speech. He isn©t a loud President George Dovey, of the Boston doubt cutting wood. the Pittsburg club owner and with talker, but he knows his subject and Nationals, having bid for his services. Harry Eells, the former tears m his eyes begged that he "let can emphasize the pertinent points ad The latter still has a standing offer for Kansas city pitcher, who up on him. © Barney gave Sebring his mirably. Before the dinner I was told his services in case he fails with was procured from Cleve word that he was not opposing his that a man named Danaher would Pittsburg. Regarding the new man a land by Armour, will fill plea and had not put in any testimony start something ere the affair was former resident of Canton, O., a gentle up the cavity left by against him. And such was the case. over. He made good. Tim Murnane man who is familiar with the work of Howard Camnitz. While I he vvilliamsport man queered his introducing Tim Hurst, handed the all Central League players, had this to attending the A. A. meet own cause by admissions and asser veteran boquets for his fine umpiring. say: ing in Chicago Mr. Ar tions regarding his desertion of the He said that the newspaper boys had "I am glad Mr. Dreyfnss succeeded In land mour signed up catcher Reds and tampering with players made up their rninds to permit Tim to ing Anderson, for he is certainly a coming ball Erickson, drafted from under contract. After making a sweep umpire until the Panama Canal was player, and bis work in the Central last season the I.-L-I. League. Billy ing denial of tampering Sebring, finished. Then Danaher took up was of the highest order. Anderson is a short, Nance and Bill Clingman under close questioning, acknowledged things. In a fine assumption of dis stockUir-buIlt young fellow, and has more will not be members of that he had talked over the phone with gust he roasted Hurst©s work, handed pepper In him than Is to be found In a slmon W. R. Armour the Toledo Club in 1907, Camnitz and Minnehan, of Toledo and him jolt after jolt, while the gang pure Mexican tamale. He is a good sticker, Manager Armour having had also wired Pittinger and Brans- roared with glee. Danaher©s wit was far above the average, a hard batsman to pitch asked for waivers on the old-timers. field, offering them a position. In the well concealed. He delivered his good to. is a fast and daring baser unner, a player Gene Demont is talking of retiring ease of the two latter, however, he had things with telling effect. I met an who is not afraid to take chances, and I might from professional ball. His brother old-timer at the session whom Pitts- add, is one of the scrappiest youngsters that Leon owns a grocery store in Brooklyn not made any move until he read in ever played in the Central. If he does not the papers that they were, to be re burgers will be glad to hear from. Jess make a hit with Fred Clarke in the spring and wants Gene as a partner. If Otto leased. Burkett was there and on a new lay. training and later with the Pittsburg fans just Knabe does not return to Toledo, sec He assured me in all seriousness that put me down as a bad prophet." ond base probably will be guarded by Had n Bad Case. he was going to start an anti-swearing Demont, who is at home on the middle league. No cuss words from members Open "Winters. cushion. The Toledo ball park is so Half £ dozen amusing incidents central that Bill Armour can look into rropped out while the National Com even on the ball field. Jess looks Otto Knabe. pal of John Lobert, who Is going mission was discussing the case. It natural. He has been a warm friend to be tried out by the Phillies, called on Col. the grounds from his offices in the developed that August of Maior Dovey. Put him onto a play Dreyfuss Saturday. "Have not heard anything fifteenth story of the Nichols Building. Herrmann had loaned er but the tip was too late. Another from the Philadelphia management," said $500 to the outfielder to club beat Dovey for the man. I also Knabe. "Don©t worry. They will be after News Notes. pay doctor bills. He had met Billy Halmilton. © Was. told that you ere long," responded the Pittsburg owner. a private agreement with he was rich. Made it all out of the Col. Dreyfnss came home from the Cincinnati Toledo has six jumpers in the Trl-Stat« James that if he stayed base ball business. Hamilton has meeting with a heavy cold, which he attributed trap. with the team until the houses, fast horses, stocks and bonds. to the balmy weather. "Are we going to have The Indianapolis Club has asked for waivers fall this sum would be He does not look a bit older than any winter?" is the local owner©s query. on catcher Mike Kahoe. considered a gift. One when last with the Phillies. One of "The admission of the Tri-State League does Padncah. Ky., will no doubt be the scene of day the team was passing the most active fnen in the gathering not mean that Billy Campbell or ©Red© Calhoun the Toledo Club©s preliminary practice. through Harrisburg Seb was Fred Doe, owner of clubs in the must return to their American Association New England and Eastern leagues. clubs." So says a Pittsburg official. Campbell All Association clubs have waived claim OB ring hit a club offlqial You recall him as being here in 1903. was on Louisville©s list and Toledo had Calhoun Bill Clingman and Bill Nance, of Toledo. for $15 and landed the tied up. Columbus fans are pulling for Bill Armour. same. Ten minutes later He is popular there and so is the Toledo team. Peltz©s Future. "That©s right," said Deacon Charles Phillippe James Sebring it. was learned that the while some headquarters men were discussing If Gene Demont can get his release froin To i . player had taken one of Now that Harry Peitz will take up ledo he has a chance to succeed Jimmy Burke . * his famous French Jumps. Questioned the managerial reins and pilot the the Golden West. "They used to call our land 4 as to his violation of rules and agree in South Dakota part of the great American as manager of the Kansas City Club. Colonels it might be apropos to des desert. It isn©t now and we don©t have to ir President O©Brien©s new umpire, "Big Bill" ment Sebring declared that Manager cant some on the possible future of rigate either. Nature is giving us more rain Sullivan, is managing a theatre at Auburn, N. Kelley had told him he could go home. the veteran as a team leader. Close every year. Why? Well, you have me." Needless to say that his testimony was Y., and will shortly marry an heiress. watch on the old man has led to the Assistant Secretary Smith has a cluster of Manager William Clymer, of the Columbus bumped right here. Joey was not with thought that, all things equal, in a photographs showing John Henry Wagner in Club, will be in line next season for a major the nine at the time. At no stage of year or two fast company nines may winter quarters. One has the big fellow seated league berth, as he cannot be reserved. the hearing did the hard-hitting out be bidding for Peitz©s services. There in a sleigh with his fast speeder attached. fielder make a good showing. He had is no doubt as to Harry©s knowledge Another has him gun in hand and shooting The Chicago White Sox and Boston Americans a. bad case. Even his attorney and of the game. And with that higly de costume clad, while his favorite dog Is know have canceled their Toledo spring exhibition ingly eyeing the picture man from a stool. games. The Cubs and Napoleons will show Charley Murphy could not help mat veloped faculty of twitting and gag there. ters. Sebring was shown to have an ging which Peitz is noted for, he Robert Rwing, of Red fame, Is a first-class noyed the big league in more ways should strike a stormy, but naturally twirler and in addition can hit some. Boston Frank Erickson, catcher, drafted by Bill Ar than one. A sad defect was his writ successful, career. There are few would not lose by the purchase of this man. mour from the Freeport (Wisconsin League) ten plea to the Commission. It started tricks the former Pittsburg man does He pitched a famous long-inning game here team, is boosted as a good one by the president rf>ut by calling the trio an "august not possess. His asides to umpires, last summer and showed that he had both skill of that League. oody." The assertion prompted Garry players, et al., wins games and should and courage. Neither Columbus nor Milwaukee had a play Herrmann to wink and inquire* "Did be especially efficient in the small Coffeyville, Kan., news announces that W. er last season who was fined for bad conduct you write this Mr. Sebring. It sounds leagues. They did not work well in A. Stewart has been engaged to manage the on the field. How things have changed in the like Mr. Murphy©s brilliant pen." the National in repent seasons because team. This must surely mean "Chauncey Bill," American Association. Rumor has it that Sebring was furious by an unfortunate move in the spring The State Collegia, Pa., man cannot keep out The St. Paul Clrib has signed Claire West- after his turndown and was going of 1905 Peitz was heralded as being a of base ball. cott, for two years shortstop on the Morningside Secretary Locke met Robert Ganley at the College team at Sioux City and considered to be around declaring his intention of tak tail-twister par excellence. His fame one of the best amateur players in Iowa. ing a "punch out of some one." Good brought trouble, for right after Harry National Association meeting. The globe friends advised him to take the next trotter declared that he was sorry to leave Outfielder Tom McCreery, traded by Indian had talked Orrie Overall out of a game the old league but then he would do all he apolis to Columbus, says he is out of the game train home and await better days; any on the Red grounds in the opening could for his -old pal, Joe Cantillon. Ganley for good. So Columbus may be forced to hustle violent break might put him on the series there seemed to be a concerted and the Washington manager :are comrades from for another outfielder in case one of the colts ghelf permanently. effort on the part of at least two clubs way back days. does not make good; to put Peitz on the official spit. Then Some laughable yarns are told about the Frank Jude, the little redskin Who has been Wanted to Sell. came worry for the big catcher. No doings of a certain minor league manager in Signed to play the outfield for Columbus, is Now for that problem wrestling in doubt the last escapade Peitz had oh the Rast. He is said to be in the habit of sign setting type in a Minneapolis printing office. « the minds of local base ball men rela- the Pittsburg ground, that run-in with ing players and getting advance money out of Jude is a printer, having learned that trade at tiv©e to the Chicago Club©s determined McGinnity, put an end tc his sojourn them instead of the usual procedure. Carlisle School. Now watch the typos root battle for the Williamsport tosser. with the Pittsburgs. Peitz did not go Frank Corridon should be welcomed back in for the Indian. i Though Sebring is a batsman far out begging. More than ont club, minors the National. This ever reminds the under President O©Brlen announces that he will of the ordinary, could any one think in the main, wanted Harry. Louisville signed of Frank Selee©s comment on that man. instruct all his umpires to signal by hand to that President Murphy was battling was red-hot after him. George Te- Seloe said that Corridon was there artistically, the spectators regarding balls and strikes, the for the man©s return to fast company beau won. He may also secure Dr. but had one defect. At some Stage of a close same as has been suggested in the major leagues so that the Chicago Club could use Moskiman. The latter©s case is yet game he would grow careless. ©for next season. He figures that it will him iu the outfield. With all his fine undecided. As Col. Dreyfuss remarked, Brooklyn©i refusal to waive claim to Sheekan simplify matters and be a help to the spectator*. 10 SPORTING LIFE.

split even with a team that finished tendered to him by President Roose of Jones and Lakaff, the two pitchers in sixth place. His five year©s of prac velt last week, was a famous athlete whom Detroit purchased from that or tical professional experience has been at Tale. He played end rush on Frank ganization shortly before the close of A gained in the South and he wants to Hinkey©s victorious foot ball eleven the season. In two respects, hits se be given the chance to go to the front in 1893 and was without a peer in this cured by opponents and in fielding his in his own part of the country. Not position. He also caught the neted position, Lakaff led the league. The that he does© not love the South, but "Dutch" Carter on the varsity ball figures showed that he must be a OLD DAYS IN THE FAMOUS MILL tie wants to get into the North. nine, and did so well with the mask good fielder and his record of no errors and mitt that he ©was pronounced the in thirty-two games makes him look The Rialto Club. equal of some of the best professional like a prodigy. Both Jones and the CREEK BOTTOM backstops. Carter and Greenway were southpaw will be taken South for try- Cincinnati is the cradle of profes one of the best college batteries ever outs, as well as every other colt pitch sional ball and Cincinnati has a new seen on a ball field. er on the club©s reserve list with the idea in the base ball incubator. The exception of Steiger, who is but eigh Ed Ashenbacii In the Role of a Story organization of the Rialto Club the News Notes. teen years old and growing so fast other day was followed by the outline that the club has decided to let him of a novel project by the president Tom McCarthy, the old Boston National season for another year at least. Sec Teller Rediand Gossip Mike of the organization, John A. Spinney. League player, will coach the Dartmouth base ball team this spring. McCarthy coached the retary Navin also intimates that there "I©d like to see the club the head nine last year. will be four catchers, three extra in- Doniin Goes West Fraser a Cub quarters for all ball players who live fielders and two extra outfielders in in Cincinnati, and the place where One hundred and thirty-five candidates have the party. visiting players during the season reported for duty to the coach, of the University of Chicago base ball team. He should get nine THE SPRING TRIP. Breitenstein Longs For North. would feel at home. We want to prove good ones out of that bunch. There was some talk early In the to the sporting world that ball players winter about an early trip to Hot can support a club of that sort. It Phillip D. Weaver, of Pittsburg, a member of the junior class, has been elected by the Wash Springs for the Detroit pitchers. Sec BY EEW MTTLFOED, JR. would have absolutely no connection, ington & Jefferson athletic committee to the retary Navin has about concluded that direct or remote, with any saloon." the advance party, if there is one, Cincinnati, O., Jan. 19. Editor Ball players are odd sheep in the hu managership of the ©Varsity base ball team "Sporting Life." The Mill Creek Bot for 1907, to succeed Eugene Anderson, who won©t dally at the Springs, but will man flock. To maintain a club like the resigned recently. go right to Augusta, the regular train toms School of Play is a thing Rialto woul©d entail the expenditure of ing camp. Pr;om present indications of the past. One of the a lot of money. Whether enough play The Harvard athletic committee has decided mbst famous recruiting not to allow base ball practice for either the the statt South, will be about Mai*ch" ers would take sufficient personal in ©varsity or freshmen nines until February ir>. 10. so far as the main ; body is con grounds in all base ball©s terest in such a club to be willing to The ruling is contrary fo a long custom at cerned, although the final© details will history is no more. The dig into their jeans for the glue to Harvard of starting in to limber up for the not be settled before the arrival of glories of the bottoms keep things together is a problem. The belong- to the days that diamond season a week or. so after New Year©s. Manager Jennings, Which event is clue, Rialto Club, however, is now on earth Daniel Coogan. last year with the Wilkes- to take place about February 1. have gone. Acre by acre and the leaven of the new enterprise barre base ball team and base ball coach of SCHEDULE CHANGES. .; have the lowlands upon is working. Lehigh University, has been appointed base ball The Detroit Club©s training schedule which the diamond coach of Cornell. Coogan wns once catcher for has been considerably Changed by the heroes of an earlier gen "Chick" Fraser©s Farewell. the Louisville National League team and later early .date of the Le©ague opening.and eration played, felt the One more of the Old Guard has.pass for the Washington team, and had: been coach he/has been forced to. cancel-a nice tread of the onward ed out of the Red yard. After a month of the University of Pennsylvania base ball bunch of exhibition dates, arranged march of progress. Only team. a. few play spots are or more of negotiation C. "Chick" through the American Association arid Fraser is now a Cub. The transaction Central League towns! The plan as at Keh Mfclf ord, Jr ©left of all the vast terri simply involved an exchange of a wad present contemplated provides for a tory which once swarm of yellow backs for the release of the three weeks© stay at Augusta with ed with ball players. Some amusing twirler. There was a lot of talk that something less than a week of exhibi stories are told of the frenzied financ Fraser would be accepted in a trade The Re-Signing of the Tigers an Easy tion games on the way up North.. The ing of which some of the Bottoms© for Harry Gessler, but. the Cincinnati local fans are perfectly willing to take urchins were guilty in the olden days. Club couldn©t see it in that light and Task A New Trainer and Ground- their chances on the weather here "Brownie" did not cut any more figure keeper Secured Changes in the April 11, rather than be forced to hold Tales of the Old Days. in the swap than a mule does in in off for a week without any action, At a recent session of the Bug Club creasing the equine census on a Ken Spring Schedule. while the National League clubs are Ed©: Ashenback was the star story tucky breeding farm. One or , two playing. teller. "I©ll never forget one wild more sv/ipes of the Hanlonian snicker BY PAUL H. BRUSKE. afternoon of excitement which we snee will clean out the old faces as Detroit, Mich., Jan. 21. Editor members© of the Get-Rich-Quick Society completely as that latest upheaval of "Sporting Life." While the officials of THE EASTERNJ.EA6UE. had framed up for us," said he. "Al old Mother Earth upset a corner of the other American League clubs are though the grounds were in No-Man©s Jamacia. - . . busily . dictating letters Larid-we kids usually had them pre to their players and dis The Montreal Club©s Probable Line-up, empted and on Saturday afternoons if That Atlantic War Cloud, any- o< the lah~de-dah boys, who wore cussing salaries for the According to Manager Malachi Kit- collars and came from uptown, wanted Ball players of fault-finding dis ensuing season, even in tridge©s Calculations. to; -play- ball they had to- ©rent them© position and the players who believe some cases being forced from us. Us©ually we advanced the it right to do business on the principle: to take a swing or two rent on ©em in the ©third inning and "Get the money, no. matter, how Get around the circuit to '• BY N. W. SHANNON. made ©em cough up once more. If they it," Will "pull" for the Atlantic League round up their players, Montreal, Jan. 19. Editor ."Sporting. didn©t we started a game of ©catcher© to take Up the discarded weapons of Secretary Navin, of De Life." According to Manager Kitt- and they had to skidoo or get licked. the Tri-State League. Undoubtedly troit, is taking life very ridge we are to have a team at last That was a fine mob we had. ©Bud© there have been individual hardships easy, and Manager Hugh that will hold their own Lally, the umpire; Jim Klnriey, now suffered because of the mis-application Jennings is peacefully with anything in the an ©umps;© Mickie Norton, the old of base ball law, but the National As- winding up his Baltimore Eastern League. The fixating West End Cannon Ball. Mick social ion r-rci National Commission ave law practice, for, of the line-up will be as fol wasn©t any bigger those days than a courts of last recort in which the in Paul H. Bruske 1906 Tigers, there is only lows: Catchers, Connor hunk of. chewing gum. On the fateful jured ball player is sure to find justice one outside the fold. The and Kittredge; pitchers, afternoon of which I speak the ©Up- on the home plate and with her eyes sole black sheep is Matty Mclntyfe, Barger, Stanley, Keefi-, towners© ©paid their ©rent© as usual, but open. The Atlantic League as outlined and an announcement can be expected Dubois, Herbst and Le- among them were a few big felloWs does not appeal to me as possessing at any time from this player, as he rov; first base, Brown; with muscles of iron. They wore the necessary fighting timber to con and Manager Jennings are now in live second base, Simmonds; sweaters and I was wise enough to duct what must and will be a losing ly correspondence. Most of shortstop, Lou Hartman; Fiiiell a mouse when I sized "em up. fight. If the millionaires of the Trl- THE DETROIT PLAYERS third base, Morgan, last When the usual time came for levying State got tired of pandering to the were signed before they left the city year with Boston Ameri the second assessment the fellows in whims of the disgruntled, what at the conclusion of last season, but cans; outfield, Phelan sweaters got busy. Lally wanted to chance would a lot of men have, who, there were a few whose cases were M. Kittridge and Madigan. M. Joyce" argue the matter and he got trimmed in the language used by the Kankakee left open. These have been dropping will be held until an beautifully. Morton and I hung ©23© Debating Club, would be called a mess into town from week to week and other man can be secured to fill his on ourselves and broke all record of short skates. We are having a the list was completed to its present position. Pappalau, Wagner, Raub and getting into the high weeds. The ©Up- very open winter, but were the. At proportions only a few days ago when Whalan have either been sold or will towhers© didn©t do a thing to us. They lantic to .pose as "Ajax Defying the Ed. Kil.lian appeared, talked things be traded. So far . the team looks ru/rig in Charley Wittmer and Faulk- Base Ball Lightning," an epidemic of over, deliberated a while and accepted good and strong, especially the infield, n^r. the wrestlers, and a couple of Cold Feet would hit that circuit before the same proposition which was ten and if another good batting outfielder gym boxers on us. Nobody challenged the Fourth of July. dered him last fall. The management can be had things base ball should their right to finish that game, let me is also making commendable progress hum in the Royal city. tell©you." The New Exodus. at signing up the new talent, for al Carl Green, erstwhile secretary of ready Claude Rossman, pitchers Wil- IVevrs Notes. the Boston Americans, "dropped in" lett, Rowan, Forrester and Schneiberg, "Called Wet Grounds." during the past week and "lifted" a infielder Downs and outfielder Bayless The Providence Club is to release first base- For nearly a fortnight it has rained few page ads for his new pet, "The have signed and several others have man Lachance to the Waterbury (Conn.) Club. incessantly. Were this in the thick of Home Magazine." He brought the news accepted terms. The Newark Club has purchased second base- the base ball season the gloom in the of another desertion from the sporting TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS man Billy Gilbert from the New York National SRed Club office would be too thick to end of the newspaper game for the of importance lately drifted from base Club. be dispelled by anything less than an ad-field. Clarence E. Lambertsdn, my ball headquarters, telling of the sign Steve Cvtsack, the new Eastern League um arc light. One night Frank Bancroft old associate on the "Post," who went ing of a new trainer and a ground- pire, is six feet four inches tall, and built accepted. ;the -cheerful forecast of a with me to the "Enquirer," was the keeper. The trainer will be Tom Mc- in proportion. cold wave and taking advantage of a first to leave the editorial for the busi Mahon, known to the sporting and Jack Flynn, of this city, Toronto©s first base momentary cessation of the drizzle ness department. I think Green Was theatrical world for several years as man, has been engaged to coach the Worcester ventured downtown without an um next to fly the coop. Then I made the the middleweight wrestling champion Academy team. .© ©-.. .©; © . brella. "I prtied the fellows who were plunge, and now our old friend Matti- and a welltknown expert in physical Jack Dunu will get an addltion/tl $1000 if he carrying excess "baggage," said he as son, who traveled with the Cubs at culture. MfcMahon has been out of manages to win the Eastern League pennant he. came home in a midnight torrent, times for the Chicago "American," has active work in his profession for a. for Baltimore. "but I guess I wasn©t the wise-mike 1 gone to bat in the Adman©s League. couple of years, in attendance on a Catcher Jack Slattery, of the Toronto team, thought myself to be." This, has been This week I stumbled across another sick wife, for whom a change of scene joined a working class at the Boston Y. M. C. a week of mofe or less activity at the "ex" in C. M. Steele, who was a co- was necessary. Mrs. McMahon is con A. gym last week. Red Club office. Mike Doniin was in speaker with me at the Cincinnati siderably improved in health, however, Cusaek. who umpired for the New York town with his better half, Mabel Hite, Advertisers© Club annual dinner at and Tom will go South with the club. State League last season, is to be - on Pat who w»s seen at the Columbia in a the Grand Hotel. He came down from THE NEW GROUNDKEEPER Power©s Rastern League staff. sketch with Walter Jones. These were Dayton to talk of the wonders of the who is picked to succeed Bill Cline is Hugh Jennings is still a stockholder In the the final days of their association as a National Cash Registers© plant. His p. F. Donoyan, of St. Paul, formerly of Baltimore Club. He was elected a director with vaudeville team. Mrs. Mike goes to the face was familiar. Come to find out Indianapolis. The club was flooded Ned Hanlon at the recent annual meeting. Pacific Coast with the outfielder, who he turned out to be an associate-work with applicants for this position, the Manager Joe Bean is busy arranging dates will await the coming of the rest of er with "Cy" Sanborn on the Chicago list including many men with experi for his Jersey City array and has booked it-for the Giant bunch. He has lost some "Tribune" sporting staff. ence in the big league, but Secretary Holyoke April 17 and 18, Springfield 19, Hart pounds in flesh, but is feeling as fil Navin wrote a lot of letters round the ford 20 and Hoboken 21. as an Irishman©s fiddle at a dance in "Behind the Mask.©© circuit and made up his mind that Don- Malachi Kittridge, manager of the Montreal County .Cork. I imagine that he is Cincinnati©s failure to bag Starnagle ovan©s recommendations were the Club, of the Eastern League, has announced © glad that the deal with "Sunny Jim© did not discourage efforts to strengthen best. The Detroit groundkeeper has a that Frerl Ascher. formerly a well-known horse Rebring did ©not go .through. the Reds behind the bat, and from the nice little cottage inside the high man, had been elected secretary and treasurer Sunflower State came the news this fence rent free, and when the gates of the ckib. t,onss For the North. week that Bert Haas, of the Kansas are shut and his chickens parade The Jersey City players will train this se?- State League had been signed. Haas across the clubhouse lawn the scene is son at West Side Park. Manager Bacon .proposes Way down in Missisippi, at Green comes fortified with a batting average fairly pastoral in spite of the rumble to devote two weeks to practice work before ville, in the home of his adoption, an of .341 in 47 games and a fielding re and roar of traffic on both sides of the he engages his players In a single exhibition across-the-river boy, William G. Breit cord that is almost beyond belief. One park. game. enstein, is humming "My Old Ken error and 412 chances accepted makes THE DETROIT PARTY , Jack Dunn was on January 12 formally ap tucky Home." Bill Breitenstein, like post-graduates in the College of Dope in the South this year will be shy the pointed manager of the Baltimore-Club. He that other Bill of histrionic fame, Bill rub their eyes. The Sunflower lad genial personality of "Wild Bill" announced the acquisition of third baseman Bailey, is hearing the song: "Won©1 looms well on paper and it is to be Donovan, for Bill has received the Burrell and first baseman Rapp, formerly of You Please Come Home," and he hoped that the war cry next season club©s permission to accept a nice offer Toronto. wouldn©t mind hearing a call from will be: "What©s the matter with Haas, from the Harvard Athletic Association President Pat Powers, Fred Doe, Hugh Duffy, the North. Breitenstein has a pitching of Kansas? He©s all right!" to coach Its pitchers from February Billy Murray and the veteran Jack Chapman name to" conjure with. He was one of 14 till the opening of the season. It attended the funeral of a noted Providence the best young slabmen about Cin is Bill©s first essay at the coaching sporting man, Michael R. Downey, at Provl- _ cinnati and in both the Cotton States game, but there are few men in big dence, January 15. © ; and Southern leagues he has made COLLEGE BALL. league base ball who know more about "When the ball goes over the plate lit the good. ©Just now he is reserved by the heady pitching than he, and tempera opening game in Rochester the. coming season, Montgomery Club, but the Alabamians A Once Famous ©Varsity Player Who mentally he looks to be an ideal selec I will have not a cent less than .$20,000 will let him go provided they can use tion. Donovan succeeds Jack Chesbro invested in base ball in this city." savs Prpsi- him : in a deal for a :good catcher or Has Since Distinguished Himself in of the New Tfrork Club, who had the job dent Charles T. Chapin, of the Rochester Club. an infielder. These generous South Bert Conn, who refused to report to Provi Many Ways. of companion coach to Billy Keeler dence last spring and joined the Tri-Stat« rons will not stand in the way of last year. forces in preference, will, according to the "Breit©s" exchange if a trade of the Capt. Jack Greenway, late an officer THE THREE-I. LEAGUE DOPE, terms of settlement of the war, revert back sort outlined is possible. In 1905 Breifr- in the rough riders during the Spanish published in "Sporting Life" of last to Providence, and be with the Grays this enstein won thirteen out of twenty- war, who declined the position of Com week made good reading matter in reason, supplanting George Lachance on first two games pitched, and last year he missioner of the General Land Office, Detroit, through the excellent showing bag. M January 26, 1907. SPORTEVG LIFE.

lengths. Dowrt in his heart each fan will have to go there. Pat Brophy, century past, was at one time one of feels that if fortune will only smile ©umberland©s center fielder, has re- the leading amateur players of this through one campaign and the Fates eived two letters from President city, and belonged to a galaxy of the CHICAGO©S CLASH will lay back for just one season, Murphy, of the Chicago Nationals, who same class of experts who played only there will be a landslide greater than is willing to give him a trial in Cali at the Continental Hotel room, in the any Republican machine could pull off fornia during spring practice. greatness and glory of that for more in Pennsylvania of any Democratic than thirty-five years famous halL OVER THE LOCAL INDEPENDENT machine could stack up in Georgia. But Mr. Barnett has changed but little ^air luck here doesn©t mean immunity during the past twenty years. Like ..rom all misfortune. It simply means Goldsmith©s "Good Natured Man," his CLUB QUESTION. a run of average luck such as other genial and even temper accounts no lubs draw. CREAHAN©S LETTER. doubt for his still youthful appear NOT A COMPARISON. ance, as he is no longer a youngster From Chicago comes the cry that the by any means. He was blessed, how The Chicago City League, Apprehen Sox drew just as many raps from the ABOUT MEN AND AFFAIRS IN THE ever, with a naturally fine physique Weavers of Destiny as the Naps. They and a good deal of sound common sive of the Growth of Local Inde -.ay that George Davis was out for sense, elements rather rare at the jjx weeks at the start and that Harry WORLD OF BILLIARDS. present day, for the son of a rich man. White was unable to come around be- pendent Rivals, Makes Threats to ^ore the middle of June. That Tanne- BY JOHN CREAHAN. lill -was hurt in the home stretch and "This is not Philadelphia, but a i©orced to retire while Sullivan was Pittsburg has long since been con- modern and New York city up to date," the Chicago National League Club. missing from his post the final weeks eded as one of the greatest cities said A. F. Troescher during a visit of the ra-ce. All this was bad enough, in thi« country for billiards. For years here about October last, as far as I jut the Sox were lucky to have their- past there has been an element of an remember. Had Mr. Troescher BY "CY© ©SANBORN. doubt in my mind as to whether it spent the holiday season here he would alamities scattered. Suppose for ex- probably have come to the conclusion Chicago, 111., Jan. 22. Editor "Sport- «,mple that the same run of misfortune was the greatest or not. New York had overtaken the Sox in July which is undoubtedly a great billiard metrop that Philadelphia was a combination Ing Life." Another dangerous phase olis, and for many years Chicago was of New York, Philadelphia and Chi of the arbitrary power of the local befell the Naps. Would they have cago all in one. There is no reason to semi-professional base finished on top? Not so as you could onsidered the greatest city in Amer notice it with the naked eye. This is ica for the gentleman©s game, while suppose that Chicago and New York ball Trust, known as the Boston in a measure practically de did not present the same appearance Chicago City League, be all ancient history now, but it is need during the holiday season. While the came apparent this week ed to answer Chicago©s hoot of merri serves to rank with almost any city ment concerning the statement that in this country in the more than trade in those cities, and all other when a former major noble art of the greatest game, known ities in this country, seems to have league player, now a the Naps were the most ill-favored been a record-breaker at that time, unit in the combination team. at the present day. Although the THE PROOF OF IT. population of Philadelphia is now the ©billiard business everywhere seems of Chicag-o park mag lose on to two million people I to be no exception to the rule, thanks nates, threatened the In July the Naps lost Joss for six to B. B. Bensinger, of Chicago, and the Chicago National League weeks with a twisted shoulder liga greatly doubt if we have as many ment; Bradley with a broken arm for fine public rooms in this city today as other leaders of the business in this Club with a campaign we had a quarter of a century ago. country. It is to be doubted if the against Sunday base ball the rest of the year; Bay with a billiard business in America was ever if President Murphy wrenched knee pan for the rest of the The general impression is that we year; Clarke for six weeks with a have very many more, but I think it more prosperous than at the present rented his park to an in is safe to say that I can prove by re day. C. W- Murphy dependent semi-profes broken© talon on his hurling paw; sional manager for Sat- Turner for ten days with a warped ferring to "The Billiard Cue," which urdays and Sundays when the Cubs are ankle and split hand; Bemis for three I have bound and in my possession, C. B. Epworth, of New York, who away from the city. "We have poli weeks with a cracked ligament in that there are not as many large or came to this city some six or seven ticians of high power in our ranks," his thigh; Stovall for two weeks with first-class rooMs©in this city today as months ago to manage the Brunswick said the defiant Trust manager, "and a chipped hone off his groin. All this there were thjfty years ago. B. Collender house here, has been they will see that Sunday ball is killed happened in one bunch. transferred to Buffalo, N. Y., to take if you rent the park." Mr. Murphy re FOR CHICAGO CONSIDERATION. Clubs in Philadelphia have played charge of his firm©s business there. fuses to be intimidated. He has not Suppose at this date in July just as sad -havoc with the trade of public Although coming here an entire closed a contract with the independent the finish was beginning to loom in rooms here during the past thirty stranger to the professionals of this manager because the latter still is un- sight with the real struggle on that years, but notably so during the past city, Mr. Epworth made old and released as a member of a Western the Sox had lost Altrock for six weeks, twenty years. I can well remember staunch friends among our room-keep League ball club, but he may do so Sullivan for two weeks, Tannehill for when there were but two great club ers. Mr. Epworth is a gentleman of when the manager gets his official re the rest of the season, Fielder Jones houses here the Union League and culture, education, elegance of man lease. "I©m not afraid that Sunday ball for the rest of the season, so far as the Philadelphia, At that time both ner, quiet dignity and refinement of will be killed here," said Mr. Murphy. his play in center field was concerned, club houses had not over ten or eleven bearing, which should make him a "Besides, if it is we can get along. "Jiggs" Donahue for two weeks, Geo. tables. The Union League today, and very valuable man in any firstclass Other clubs in base ball exist and Davis for ten days; leaving only Jay for nearly twenty years past, has had house, such as he evidently has been prosper without Sunday ball." Towne behind the bat, Isbell in the about sixteen tables. The number of accustomed to associate with. The pro nfield, Hahn and Dougherty in the club houses in this city, however, has fessionals of this city regret his loss, outfield as the remnant of a team? If greatly decreased during the past ten but wi©ll more than hope that his new A Boston View of It. this had happened the Sox fanatics years. Most of the club houses which location will be as congenial to him as Tim Murnane, of the Boston "Globe," could draw some appreciation of how exist here at the present day are of he deserves. has the following original view of the Napland feels. All this is a very high character in point of latest Chicago embroglio: TAKING NO CREDIT legitimacy and respectability, and not Henry Beeney, one of the oldest "President Murphy, of the Chicago National from the Sox. They played brilliant a lot of poker rooms, dens or "speak salesmen and professionals in the League Club, Is certainly up against a serious ball and fought a game, hard fierht all easies," such as infested this city at country, is also connected with the proposition In Chicago. The dozen independent the way. They deserved all the one time. B. B. Collender house in Buffalo. What clubs of that city, with six ball parks, have an laurels coming their way, and then recollections of staunch honor, Integ Immense following among the politicians, many some, but the argument still holds The largest billiard room In the rity and probity of professional life of whom are financially Interested in the clubs, good that the best ball team ever cor- world for some" years past has been are recalled by the name, more than which play Saturdays and Sundays to fine alled could never hope to win with that of W. P. Mussey©s in Chicago, honored, of Henry Beeney, I congratu business. Murphy lias made arrangements to eight regulars out of the game at one where, I think, he has over forty late Mr. Epworth in being associated allow clubs to play on his grounds on the point just at the crucial epoch of the tables. The announcement is now- with such a man, and more than con Sundays when he is out of town. While this made in "The Billiardist," which is gratulate Mr. Beeney In having: Mr. comes pretty close to being a violation of the race entirely reliable, that Harry Davis, of National Agreement, yet Charlev Comiskey has © CT/^VRLA©ND©S ONLY PROBLEM. Epworth for an associate. remained silent. Not so with James Callahan So Napland today isn©t worrying Pittsburg, is opening a new room and his array of followers, and now Mr. Murphy about the strength of her team. The there with eighty-six tables. Startling is threatened with opposition to Sunday base bugs here are wondering whether or and incredible as this may seem, it Writing of professional events in ball on the South Side grounds. There Is big not lightning can strike three times should not surprise those familiar with Buffalo, N. Y., recalls the fact that for money in the game in Chicago and the inde i the same plac and so wipe out their Pittsburg, or the life and career of Mr. more than twenty years past, John pendent clubs are bound to prove troublesome hopes once more for the third year in Davis as a business man. For some O©Connor, son of the late Joseph if they are not considered. Charley Murphy uccession. There isn©t a fan in town years past, if I am not in error, Mr. O©Connor, and nephew of John D. will yet pray for the good offices of Mr. Ban v^ho doesn©t believe that with the same Davis has had one room there with O©Connor, has been, and is now, pro B. Johnson, who with Charley Comiskoy is the fortune which confronts other teams forty tables, and two or three others fessionally located in that city. Joseph real power in the Windy City when it comes that Napland will carry awnv the flut in the same city, if I have not been and JoEarl Moore hugeness and vastness of her billiard have been bestowed on him, although has so far recovered and looks to be rooms. It is evident that in this re he more than deserves them. n such good shape that Larry has de spect the same city is today more so CLEVELAND CHAT. rided to send him along with Joss, than ever, which proves that most of Sntton Defeats the men in that city practically play Hess Bernhard and Rhoades. In place Special to "Sporting Life." of sending Clarke or Bemis along with billiards, as it is but a mere town in The Factor of Luck Now Viewed as the the advance colony of slabmen the point of population compared with Chicago, Jan. 22. George Sutton de Only Thing to Bar the Napoleons© local mogul is now planning to use New York, Philadelphia or Chicago. I feated Ora Morningstar at 18.2 balk Wakefield for this job as Howard car congratiilate Mr. Davis as a business line billiards last night by the score Way to the Pennant-A Slight Change ries more superfluous tonnage than man and must more than congratulate of 500 to 472. Sutton thus retains the either of his backstopping- pals. In the male element generally in that world©s championship at this style of of Programme. this way he should be able to get down city for having tastes of so refined game. to weight in good shape by the sea and elevated a characted as to patron BY GE.ANTLAND RICE. son©s opening-, whereas he was still ize a game which for centuries has Cleveland, O., Jan. 21 Editor "Sport heavy last April when the first gun been the pastime of clean and manly ing- Life." Napland at this era of de men. Pittsburg is said to be the rich Yankee Base Ball Game boomed forth. (Copyrighted 1906) parting winter is viewing her collec A POSSIBILITY. est city in this country for its size. tion of base ball bric-a- As mid-summer weather still reigns It is almost certain that it is the Sold Everywhere or Sent Postpaid tn 60o brac with a critical eye. in Georgia it©s a fair tip to those greatest city in this country at the ROBINSON & SMITH, As a base ball machine clubs who train there to look for a present day when it comes to the 1369 Washington Avenue, New Tork the Nap host looks per bad March if the past dope carries patronage of great billiard rooms. fect, but there is no pen straight There©s still a chance that nant comment just the February may break out with a wintry On Christmas Day last I had the same. With Clarke, the chill and so even up things, but unless pleasure of a visit from Edward Mc- hardest-hitting and one the turn comes soon March is pretty Laughlin and Alexander Barnett, of of the most brilliant sure to be either cold and clammy, or New York, who came on to spend BALL PLAYERS© CARDS. backstoppers in the very damp, which is even worse. Christmas with their people here. New League, aided by two York and its exciting life seems to such men as Bemis and agree with McLaug-hlln, as he probably Card* of eighteen wordt or less wfll b« inserted for fifty Wakefield behind the bat; never looked better than he does at cents each issue. All over eighteen words three cent* for with a slab corps rigged THE P.-O.-M. LEAGUE. present. Like all prudent men who each word, initials and figures counting as one word. Grantland Rice up f r m such talent as live in billiard rooms he has the agil Joss, Hess, Rhoades, The Cumberland Club Decides to Re ity of a fifteen-year-old boy. Mr. Mc- WANTED Experienced, non-reserved players Laughlin informs me that he is doing for Johnstown Tri-State Club. Address Chas. M. H. Moore, Bernhard and two youngsters Atherton, 2643 Broadway, New York. like Berger and Liebhardt; with an main in Line, Thus Lightening the "very -well" in business in New York, infield composed of Stovall, Lajoie, Labor of President Guy. which is saying much for a man who Turner and Bradley; with an outfield is a professional billiard player, and made up of Flick, Bay, Congalton, Bir Cumberland, Md., Jan. 21. Editor who has made a great deal of money mingham and Hinchman. Well, almost "Sporting Life." The local franchise in the past in the business in this city; any other township on balldom©s map has been sought by two parties one a although I greatly doubt if he really would regard this galaxy as well nigh local syndicate, the other C. A. Boyd, cares anything about money or its Invincible. of Phiiadelphia; but the directors of value. That he seems happy and con- A PESSIMISTIC COMMUNITY. the Cumberland Base Ball Association tented is probably more than can be But Napland is laying low and utter- have decided to keep the team in the said of Rockefeller, who is said to be ,lng no boisterous* shouts of portending P -O.-M. League, although the season worth from five to nearly eight hun dred million dollars. In one respect triumph. They are pessimists here. last year financially was not profitable. I The fan club looks ahead through July It is likely that an entirely new team at least McLaughlin is getting to re INE TABLES, CAROI, and sees in the hazy distance about will be signed, as the reserve list of semble Rockefeller in becoming near two-thirds of the able-bodied outfit last year©s players was not filed in na ly bald-headed. But in point of gen F COMBINATION AND POOL laid low from the rough paw of mis tional headquarters. As a result, play eral happiness the billiard player fortune. For twenty-eight years now ers were free to sign and nearly all of would not exchange places with the Orders from all parts of the world promptly they have seen brilliant, good and in the best have already been captured millionaire so many times over. attended to. differently good teams struggle for by other clubs. Hugh Tate, who fin John Creahan, Green©s Hotel, Pbilad©a, Pa. the goal only to fall short each year ished the season with Cumberland, is Alexander Barnett, who has lived in Over 1,000,000 Noise Subduers Sold. by anywhere from two to seven the property of Sioux City, Iowa, and New York for nearly a quarter of a SPORTEVG LIFE. January 26, 1907.

CANADATRAP. HAMILTON GUN CLUB HOLD SEVEN STARR SIILL HOODOED BY POOR TEENTH ANNUAL TOURNAMENT. WEARIER FOR SHOOT. Harry Kirkover, "Buff" Smith and Landis Wins Manager©s Trophy^- J. E. "Short" Tie in Canadian Second Cup Causes Dispute- Sim Glover High Gun in Both Events Handicap~"Short" Wins Trophy Four Other Shoots Same Day. Stevens Makes a Target Record Inquiry was made of J. K. Starr at the Florist grounds, Wissinoming, last The seventeenth annual tournament oaturday,- whether it was a tourna of the Hamilton (Ont.) Gun Club ment or a lemon t he was handing to opened January 15 and continued Philadelphia trap shooters. The atro through January 18 with a large at cious weather granted this energetic tendance of shooters from various manager a month ago, when "his two- parts of Canada and the United States day shoot was scheduled under similar Among the American visitors were auspices, is well remembered, and this Harry Kirkover, Buffalo; J. R. Taylor day was certainly no improvement Newark, O.; H. H. Stevens, Roselle, N over the previous affair. Philadelphia©s J.; J. A. R. Elliott, New York; "Buf rainy-snowy week culminated, the falo" Smith, G. H. Hassam, P. H 19th, in a disagreeable drizzly fog, yet Powell, R. N. Burns, all of Boston; E the shoot passed off successfully, and C. Griffith, Providence, R. L; C. E. Doo in the afternoon there must have been little and J. A. Gilchrist, Cleveland, O. forty odd shooters on the grounds. The W. B. Darton, New Haven, Conn.; J traps were on their good behavior, and R. Martin, Brooklyn; J. F. Somers the events moved smoothly, though the Easton, Pa., and A. S. Tolsma, Detroit walking was bad. Quite a let of extra Mich. The tournament was in charge shooting was done not shown in the of the following special committee, tables. © appointed by the cl-ub: Dr. Overholt, Sim Glover rather monopolized the Thomas Upton, M. Fletcher, George honors with his 96 in the first race and Beatty, R. Crooks and James Crooks. 93 in the second. It was line work The commitee appointed Mr. James under sliding handicap conditions. W. Crooks manager of the tourney. The H. Heer was second best in the man officers of the club ere: President, J. ager©s trophy contest with 93, while W Groves, V. S.; vice president, Ralph Neaf Apgar scored 91, second position, C. Riplev; treasurer, George Dean; in the "Sportsman." event. The trophies captain, William Wark; official referee, were for amateur competition and the Capt. E. V. Spencer; secretary, John J. first race resulted in a tie between IT. Lawlor. . Landis, G. S. McCarty and C. E. Mipk. There was a mixed card of live-bird The former won tie by breaking 24 out and target shooting, aggregating of 25, and carried home the silver cup. thirty-six events for the entire tourna The second race brought also a tie, ment. The premier contest was at 20 which remains unsettled until Elmer live birds with $500 cash guaranteed; Shaner takes a hand. A. Ballentvne $100 to high gun and $400 divided Rose and C. B. Mink both broke 89. The system, 5, 4, 3 and 2, distance handicap C. W. BUDD, Highland man protested Mink©s ama 26 to 32 yards. Two Americans and teur standing and refused to shoot off. one Canadian tied with straight score Who Deserts the Professional Ranks For Amateur Fields. If Manager Shaner decides Mink a of kills. These were Harry Kirkover, simon pure amateur he gets the trophy, Fredonia, N.Y., B. F. Smith, Boston, and "Sporting Life©s" Annual Trap Shooting Review, just published, contains the excellent as Ballentyne refused to shoot off the J E "Short" (otherwise Cantelon), of record of one of the best known trap shots in the world, whose work is for the last time tie. If Mink is a ©©pro" he gets the Hamilton. They divided the three given in the professional column. On the first day of January Mr. Charles W. Budd, of lemon and Ballentyne the cup. Merkle moneys but decided to shoot off for the Des Monies, la., severer! his connection with the ammunition and gun trade and, as he might express it, for the first time in over thirty years became his own boss. Yet is is a pleasure with 88, Tansey and Huber with 87 championship, miss-and-out. Smith to be able to write these lines, because Mr. Budd, in the very flood-tide of his fame and all were the other high men. Scores: went out on four, Kirkover five, while the fullness of his marked ability as a marksman, is retiring entirely of his own free Manager©s trophy, 100 targets, sliding handi "Short" killed his sixth and won. He will and desire, having accumulated an ample competence, and wishes to enjoy the fruits of cap. is a two-time winner, having in 1901 his industry and skill. For over thirty years in the employ of the Union Metallic Cartridge Targets ...... 20 20 20 20 20 Ttl. taken the honor under his own name. Co. Mi. Budd has seen many stars rise in the shooting firmament, some to shine with last *Glover ...... 10 19 19 20 19 98 Messrs. Norris, Crew and McRitchie ing lustre, others to flash and disappear, and the sport to which he gave his active life *Heer ...... 20 19 19 20 15 93 killed 19, while nine shooters were in grew in his time from a small beginning to a great national pastime. But in all this record *German ...... 19 18 16 20 16 .89 the 18 role. Target events are un of progression the name of C. W. Budd has always stood in the honor column, as that of McCarty ...... 18 18 19 15 19 " S9 avoidably held over until next week. one of the ablest, jolliest, best loved men in the same. We are glad and rejoice with Charlie Mink ...... 18 18 16 20 17 89 Live bird scores follow: in the good fortnne, though it be the result of his own frugality and business ability, which Landis ...... 16 18 18 18 19 89 Event No 1, 10 live birds, $200 guaranteed enables him now to step aside into private life and enjoy as an amateur the sport which Tansey ...... 17 16 20 19 14 SO "Buffalo©© Smith, Roxbury. Mass.; H. D. Bates, he did so much to promote. We should perhaps feel otherwise and would all miss him Ballentyne ...... 18 14 18 18 17 85 Ridgetown; W. J. Saunders, Manitoba; C. greatly were we not sure that we shall still continue to see much of his genial presence *Apsar ...... 18 15 15 18 15 81 Scane, Ridgetown; M. Riordan, Hamilton; "49," as an amateur, because there Is but one like him, and we cannot spare him yet. In the Doolittle ...... 14 18 15 19 13 79 Toronto; Farmer, Oakville; Dr. Wilson, Hamil words of a famous Hew Yorker: "Here©s to your health, Charlie Budd you and yours Lndwick ...... 17 17 13 14 17 78 ton; M. Fleteher, Hamilton: Norris. Buffalo; may you live long and prosper." "RANDALL." *Butler ...... 13 17 16 18 11 75 E. N. White, Ottawa; E. Galbraith, Ridgetown; Frank ...... 15 15 15 14 16 75 H. Kirkover, Fredonia, N. Y.; George Strond, *P. F. DuPont...... 12 13 19 17 13 74 Hamilton; R. C. Ripley, Hamilton, 9 each. G. teed, brought forth three straight 6, P. H. Powell 5, W. B. Darton 5, H. A. Shew ...... 11 15 9 9 11 55 H. Hasson, Boston; P. H. Powell, Boston; E. C. scores, J. E. "Short," P. Galbraith and Horning 4, J. Lynch 4. Professionals. Griffith, Boston; G. Martin, Brooklyn; C. Doo Thomas Upton being the fortunates. Money division, tens $19.35, nines $5.80, Shoot-off, 25 targets Lnnclis 24, McCarty" 23, little, Cleveland; W. H. Ewing, Montreal; W. The wind was high and weather cold, eights $6.20. Mink 22. A. Smith. Woodstock; R. Luck, Point Edward; Sportsman©s Trophy, 100 targets, sliding yet good shooting was done. Gal Harry Stevens, the U. M. C. traveler, handicap. A. McRichie, Ridgetown; Alex. Talsma, De braith, of Ridgetown, killed 29 of his overshadowed all other target per troit; S. H. Loomis, Geneva, N. Y.; H. H. formers of the week, on the last day Targets ...... 20 20 20 20 20Til. Stevens, New York: J. F. Summers, Easton, 30 pigeons, and G. H. Hassam, of Glover ...... 19 19 17 18 20 93 N. Y.; G. Laing, Ridgetown; A. King, Hamil Boston, who never attended a live-bird by scoring 219 out of 220 targets, with Apgar ...... 19 19 16 17 20 91 ton; J. E. .Tennings, Toronto; G. L. Vivian, shoot before, broke out of the maiden run of 170 straight. Event 23 from Heer ...... 18 18 18 20 16 90 Toronto, 8 each. lass and got a straight string. The previous day©s schedule increased the Mink ...... 20 17 16 18 18 89 Event 2. Grand Canadian Handicap, 20 live following are the scores in the live- day©s shooting to 220 shots. J. A. R. Ballentyne ...... 19 16 16 20 18 89 birds. 26 to 32 yards. bird events: Elliott shot well, missing eight only; Merkle ...... 18 18 17 18 17 88 "Buffalo" Smith, Boston...... 5 5 20 J. R. Taylor and Griffith 13 each. The Tpnsev ...... 19 19 12 20 17 87 J. E. "Short," Hamilton...... 5 5 20 Events No. 13, 10 live birds, $100 guaranteed: previous day J. R. Taylor was high Huber ...... 15 IS IS 17 19 S7 Harry Kirkover, Buffalo...... 5 5 20 J. E. Short 10, F. Galbraith 10, T. Upton 10, gun with 175 out of 180. Landis ...... 17 15 18 17 IS 85 Norris, Buffalo...... 5 5 19 T. R. Taylor 9, H. N. Ewing 9, J. A. Gilchrist Cantrell ...... 18 19 14 16 18 85 C. Crew. Scarboro Junction..... 5 5 19 9, C. E. Doolittle 9, R. Luck 9, A. King 9, McCnrty ...... 16 IS 18 16 16 84 A. McRitchie, Ridgetown...... 5 4 19 Mitchell 9, R. Wakefield 9, McMacken 9. Point Breeze Shoot. Lndwick ...... 18 10 16 IS 16 84 M. Fletcher, Hamilton...... 5 5 18 J. F. Somers 9, J. Martin 9, A. E". Simpson 9, The contestants in the weekly live- Reade ...... 18 16 17 18 15 R4 H. D. Bates, Ridgetown...... 5 5 18 M. Fletcher 9, E. G. White 8, W. J. Sanders bird handicap shoot at Point Breeze Carter ...... 17 19 13 15 17 83 J. T. Hovey, Clinton...... 4 4 18 8, G. L. Vivian 8. J. E. Jennings 8, A. Mc last Saturday labored under decidedly Minker ...... 17 16 14 16 19 82 D. McMacken, Highgate...... ,- 5 5 18 Ritchie 8, George Laing 8, H. Scane 8, H. H. unfavorable conditions. The light was Mrs. Park...... 14 18 11 17 19 79 W. D. Darton. New Haven.... 3 18 Horning 8, J. Spittal 8, G. H. Hassam ?, poor and the rain blew into the shoot Butler ...... 18 13 15 IS 14 78 C. E. Doolittle, Cleveland..... 3 18 Buffalo" Smith 8, A. Brown 8. "49©© 7, George ers© faces. The weather conditions also P. F. DuPont...... 16 20 13 15 14 78 R. Luck, Point Edward...... 5 18 Sheoler ...... 17 17 14 10 12 76 Stroud, Jr., 7, "Rich" 7, W. B. Darton 6, H. proved a handicap on the birds and as A. Smith...... 14 17 14 15 14 74 Dr. Greene. Hamilton...... 5 18 H. Stevens 6, M. Reardon 6. P. H. Powell 6, a result the scores averaged very good. F. Oalbraith. Ridgetown...... 5 18 George ...... 13 12 14 15 15 69 P. H. Powell, Boston...... 4 17 E. C. Griffith 6, C. Crew 0, R. N. Burns 5. There were eight entries in the handi McKarraher ...... 12 12 14 14 14 66 ©©49,©© Toronto...... 4 17 J. E. Hoey, Clinton; C. Scane, Ridgetown; cap event and Crump, Murphy and Firth ...... 8 10 9 14 15 HO W. A. Smith, Woodstock...... 5 17 Dr. Greent Hamilton, and "Farmer," Oakville, Lamb finished with a straight score of Little .;...... 9 14 9 12 12 56 George Horning, Hamilton..... 3 17 shot five and retired. Money division, tens ten kills each. The two latter shot Shew ...... 17 8 6 7 9 47 G. L. Vivian, Toronto...... 4 17 527.30, nines $8.40. from the 30-yard mark. Scores: Bell ...... 16 16 11 w w 44 Out of the money: Event No. 24, 10 live birds, $100 guaranteed: Hdp. Smith ...... 6 8 6 7 w 27 <"! II. Hassam. 16 A. King...... 16 G. H. Hassam 10, E. C. Griffith 10, J. Martin 10 A. King 10, McMacken 10, F. Galbraith 9, Crump ...... (28) 11111 22112 10 NOTES OF THE SHOOT. K. 0. Griffith.. 16 J. E. Jennings.. Murphy ...... (30) 12122 11111 10 Sliding handicap, remember. .1. Martin...... 16 R. W. Burns...... 15 J. A. Gilehrist 9, M. Fletcher 9, H. H. Stevens Lamb ...... (30) 12111 12121 10 H. W. Ewing.. 1G M. Reardon...... 15 9, W. A. Smith 9, J. E. Short 9, A. Brown 9, Peltz ...... (28) 11210 22111 9 Frank Eames was not shooting his usual gait. "Fanner" .... 16 J.. F.. Somers 15 W. Pedrick 9, "Buffalo" Smith 8, M. Reardon Kelly ...... (30) 12222 22022 9 T)r. Bell didn©t like that last 11 and withdrew. .1. A. Gilchrist. 16 Easton . 15 8. "49" 8, W. H. Ewing 8, W. J. Sanders 8, Felix, Jr...... (28) 11202 02222 8 . 15 Dr. Wilson 8, G. L. Vivian 8, C. Crew 8, J. E. G. S. McCarty is bound to tie somebody. At I 1 . Pcane...... 16 G. Laing...... Muller ...... (30) 20110 22120 7 the December shoot he tied Pfleger for the best W. .1. Sanders.. 16 C. Scane...... , 15 Tennings 8, W. B. Darton 8, P. H. Powell 7. Hoffman ...... (28) 22000 12212 7 TTiirry Graham. 16 R. C. Ripley.., , 15 A. McRitchie 7, H. Scane 7, A. Simpson 7, Dr. cup. U. II. Stevens.. 16 A. Tolsma...... 14 Qreen 7, J. R. Taylor 7. R. J. Fleming 7, R. Another Review Ripple. Billy Heer©s lasso came near getting him into J. R. Taylor... 16 H. M. ""Playter! . . .. , 14 N. Burns 6, P. Wakefield 6, J. Lynch 5, trouble. ©Farmer" 4. New York City, Jan. 17. "Your 1906 ©Re P. Wakefield...... 16 E.. G. White...... , 14 view© is a work that few grasp the endless Charlie Newcomb was an unwilling absentee. George Stroud..... 16 J. Fleming...... , 11 Money division, tens $11.70, nines $7, eights Grippe. The following withdrew: Tom Upton, Dr. $4.70. detail and attention necessary to bring to Wilson and George Beattie, Hamilton; D.. Event No. 35, 10 live birds, $100 guaranteed: complete ending and I, among many, extend P. F. DuPont made one of the very few Miller. Brantford; J. A. Hulliman, Erie, Pa.; F. Galbraith 10, M. Fletcfcer 10, W. H. the heartiest congratulations for the most satis straights. J. A. Elliott, New York. Smith 10, P. Wakefield 10, "Buffalo" Smith factory and complete work and detailed events. Landis walked off with the very nice man The money division In the big event was: 9. A. Simpson 9, Dr. Wilson 9, W. Pedrick 9, I know this is a little late, but on date of ager©s trophy. Twenties $56.60, nineteens $28, eigbteens $21, J. A. Gilchrist 9, W. H. Ewing 9, R. Luck 9. issue I know your ears ©must have burned,© Heer had 78 out of 80 then dropped five in even teens $14. A. King 9, J. Martin 8, M. Reardon 8, Dr. as I talked pretty loud and long to many 20. How about that? Green 8, A. McRitchie 8, D. McMacken 8, G. H. of the ©boys© on the work done by you. it Events scheduled for second and Hassam 7, R. N. Barns 7, K. C. Griffith 7, is a work that will be quoted and never for The S. S. White Club held their weekly shoot third day were finished on the third. T. Upton 7, J. R. Taylor 7, C. Crew 7, G. L. gotten by those Interested in the sport. on the lower set of traps Instead of going to No. 13, at 10 live birds, $100 ffuaran- 6. W- J. Saaders 6, H. H. Stevens "H. S- COUTI January 26, 1907. SPCWRTHVO LIFE. NEAR PHILADELPHIA For Regularity of Pattern CONTHTDKD FBOM TWELPTH PAGE. Sustained Velocity Holmesburg. This enabled their members to place scores in both shoots. Huber, the donor of the "Sportsman" cup, Minimum of Recoil use broke 54 of his last 60. Shew©s last four scores look odd beside his first in the second contest. Dr. Doolittle, secretary of the Paulsboro (N. J.) Gnn Club, was a visitor. Neaf Apgar and his Peters load was next to i :~ --" DOUBLES. the top in the second race. The amateur-professional ghost was an un We note with pleasure the departure invited guest. Who can solve the puzzle? from stereotyped programs in the Highland©s secretary, J. Franklin Meehaa, had to send regrets, being laid up with genuine schedule of events laid out by the In grippe. Powder Mills dependent Gun Club, of Philadelphia, Lester German was under the weather. for its Washington Birthday shoot. Quarryville chills, from that tent or barn, Two events at double targets are in were responsible. Thomas Tansey had shot some 275 shells by cluded and we hope to see the one early afternoon. After that he said it W4S man up, Interstate angles on pairs, hard labor, not fun. DEAD SHOT given a good trial. A trial, did we Mrs. Fryer, wife of the Keystone League superintendent, looked after the shooters© com say? It will be no trial but merely a fort in the lunch room. return to old-time conditions. And if They expect to have a target shoot at Milton history is repeated, there will Feltonville the second Saturday in February, which j. K. Starr will manage. SMOKELESS be some dub scores attached to crack- "Straights" during the day fell as follows: erjack names. Heer 3, Glover 2, Mink 2, Tansey 2, German, The Milt Lindsley team trophy event Apgar, DuPont and Ballentyne one each. Frank Butler, like Mrs. Park, had two bad at the Pennsylvania State shoot requires twenties. Both shot the same g«n, which has Stability Absolutely Guaranteed twenty-five singles arid five pair to be seen better days, being one of Annie Oakley©s. shot by each of the two men. Auto Merkle, of Norristown, had a nice chance and will do better next time. He went ont matic traps do not furnish proper pairs with 88 and dropped to 17 out of the last 20. so at Milton last May an expert trap Sim Glover had his shooting eye on the tar was rigged alongside the automa gets, all right. Seventeen yards, or twenty American Powder Mills tic to better promote this style of yards, they all looked alike with Ballistite powder. shooting. One man up, the plan work Elmer Shaner was reported to have the Chicago Boston St. Louis ed all right as to release of target, grippe, but it was found to be a door grip, and but with scarcely the change of angle the Interstate manager is nursing some mashed fingers. necessary for the best development of Howard George, the Peter©s agent In Frank- skill on the part of the contestants. ford, looks back on a splendid 1906 season. However, the results were uniformly Mr. George and his brother make a good team in that little store. low. Only a few of the fifty-two en They were still talking over the S. S. White tries made scores representing eighty banquet. Dr. C.©s lemon proved to be that which makes Atlantic City©s favorite beverage, per cent, ability while half marked orangeade. Hinkson thought it might be A. C.©s fifty per cent, or less. It was fun for favorite, but not Dr. C.©s. the onlookers but lack of practice en E. M. Ludwick, of Honeybrook, winner of the Denny trophy at Milton last year, has al tailed strange scores for the majority ways a good story on one of his five sons. They of shooters. are a great family and baby Nat this time Are immensely popular with Field and Trap Shooters, especially the Amateurs, This year; if other clubs follow the objected to bangs. who are quick to recognize the loads that give the best results. They have won The reporter of an evening paper excelled the 1906 Championships of Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio, New Hampshire and Arkansas, good example set by the Independents, himself. In his imagination James Elliott was perhaps the contest at Lebanon will present. Others were accordingly: "W. H. Heer, also the GRAND EASTEEN HANDICAP and tournament averages innumerable. show a different side. Practice on a Western man; Tester German, of Baltimore; They have begun the year 1907 by winning the Frank Butler, the husband of Annie Oakley; doubles is of the very best for single Sim Glover and Neas Hapgar, of New York." target work. It materially quickens We wonder why jewelers and silversmiths make trophies with crossed rifles for shotgun a shooter©s time and after some steady contests. Here is a case where the clay saucer application to pair smashing he in was jauntily placed between two long range variably improves his percentage on Sharp©s rifles, the manufacture of which was Of Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky (Live Birds), won at Dayton, Ky., January 1, by discontinued a quarter of a century ago. Not C. A. Young, using Peters Factory Loaded Ideal Shells; score 24 out of 25, and 1 singles. At a private shoot recently a only that, but why rifles for a clay target contest? dead out of bounds. voice, as from the dark ages, called One trial of Peters Loaded Shells will convince any impartial shooter of superior persistently for doubles. And right qualities. Black Powder, King©s Semi-Smokeless and all Standard Bulk and sorely were they needed, for the cal S. S. "White Gun Club. The regular monthly club shoot of Dense Smokeless Powders furnished. ler was rusty and seldom scored a pair. the S. S. "White Gun Club, the first of But practice regenerates and a few the yearly series, was shot last Sat more hundred shells devoted to dou urday on the Florists© grounds, at Wissinoming, and the new club chal bles would probably help some. lenge cups were objects of interest. The Hunter Arms Co. trophies are a W. W. Kendall, who broke 16, under THE PETERS CARTRIDGE CO., recent factor in just this line. The the new handicap conditions, walked away with the first honor, but the CINCINNATI, 0., U. S. A. competitive conditions include doubles best shooting of the bunch was done and even on single targets in the con by F. J. Pratt, who broke 21, while New York: 98 Chamber©s St., New Orleans: 321 magazine St., tests for these beautiful prizes, the Thomas Tansey, Dr. J. W. Cotting and Jesse Griffith made good with 20. The T. H. Keller, J. W. Osborne, IVlgr. use of the©second barrel is allowed, if challenge cup events were something necessary, all tending to quicken the exciting. Thomas Tansey and Frank aim and sharpen the judgment on Cantrell quit even in their string of 25 J. Edwards... 3 21 24 Fitzsimmons .. 3 14 17 angles that are new because at in targets for that trophy, and had to Anderson .... 3 21 ©©* Kvegg ...... 0 17 17 have another go to decide the winner. Davidson ..... 0 22 22| Kink ...... 5 10 15 GUNS, AMMUNITION creased distances. Cantrell won by one break in the 50 Holznagle .... 0 21 iil ICarl ...... 4 8 12 The scope of club inanimate target targets. In the Class B challenge cup Dyer ...... 0 21 21| event S. Lilly won over C. Hand with mid practice would be pleasingly enlarged three breaks, the score being 19 to 16. by the addition of some double events North Camden©s Pis Shoot. Scores: F. W. Marcy won the porker put up SPORTING GOODS. and the value of same would be ap Club event. 25 targets. by the North Camden Gun Club last preciably enhanced by consistent prac- Pratt ...... 21|Lilly . Saturday at Camden. The conditions J. B. SHANNON & SONS, tice on the part of the club members. Tansey ...... idKendall of this event were 25 targets from Dr. Cotting...... 20 Stone handicap rise. Chalmers, Marcy and 816 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Anyway, Pennsylvania clubs should Griffith 20 Fontaine Newman all tied for first honors with New Gun Catalogue sent for the asking. fall in line. Hand Reade 19 Goslin 22 breaks out of 25 targets, but on the George 18 Wilkins shoot-off at 10 targets Marcy, by going- Cantrell ...... 18 Hinkson ...... 13 straight, won the hog-. Other events Bierny ...... 22010 22222 S DIVERSE VIEWS. Robinson ...... 18 Firth ...... 30 follow the prize shoot and tie at 10 Gloss ...... 20200 22222 7 Bourne 18 Mastersou ...... 10 targets: bchneider ...... 02220 22001_ 6 Our personal column breaks the 25 . 10 25 25 25 news that a Pennsylvania gun club is Meadow Springs Gun Club. Marry ...... 22 10 IS 14 20 Total ...... 84 Ohalmers ...... 22 9 19 13 19 HARRISBURG TEAM.© endeavoring to increase their game The regular weekly handicap shoot Newman ...... 22 9 IS 10 17 Oliver, captain...... 22222 22222_10 supply by giving a bounty on fox of the Meadow Springs Gun Club was Fleming ...... 20 .. 17 13 20 Wilson ...... :...... 22222 22222 10 held January 19 -on the grounds at Wickes ...... 20 ..» 17 13 19 Jolly ...... 02221 22222 9 skins. In our New England column it Fifty-sixth and Lancaster avenue, Pfeil ...... 39 . . 15 13 17 Chamberlin ...... 22222 22220_ 9 is reported that the ancient sport of where Warner, with the aid of his Gest ...... 19 .. 14 11 16 Hunter ...... 22022 22022 8 fox hunting is to be revived in Mas handicap, won the club prize. Gothard Murray ...... 7 .. 8 12 Ryers ...... 22022 02222 8 and Kane, the former a scratch man, Icey ...... 22000 22222 7 sachusetts and wealthy citizens, in made the best net scores. Extra events Woods ...... 20222 20020 6 order to insure sufficient sport, are Lebanon Club Wins Again. Keys ...... 00222 22200 6 were shot in which Howard was high Henry ...... 20022 20022 6 about to petition for a closed law on gun with 69 out of 75. Scores: Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 19. Editor foxes. ©Twas ever thus and the old Hdp.B-k.Trl. 10 15 15 15 20 "Sporting Life." The second shoot of Total ...... 79 Warner ...... 4 17 23 .. 11 10 12 10 what was to be a series of three, was adage "What©s one man©s meat is Kane ...... 1 21 22 8 13 13 12 12 held today by teams from the Key another man©s poison" is again brought Gothard ...... 0 21 21 .. .. 13 .. 13 stone Gun Club, of Lebanon, and the Montclair Gun Club. to mind. Luckily Pennsylvania and Kanfrnan- ..... 3 18 21 .. 12 10 10 12 Harrisburg Shooting Association, of Montclair, N. J., January 18. Editor Howard ...... 0 20 20 9 15 15 12 18 Harrisburg, and the series came to a "Sporting Life." A dense mantle of Massachusetts are leagues apart or Marshall ...... 0 20 20 8 10 13 11 11 close, as the Keystone teams -won two fog hung over everything this after there would be some spirited battles Emrey ...... 0 18 18 8 13 13 11 16 matches before the Harrisburg- team noon, making it a difficult matter to Walters ...... 0 17 17 .. .. 11 10 11 won any. This shoot was held under locate the targets and almost impos pro and con. Edger ...... 0 10 10 ...... the mo©st adverse weather conditions, Mathers ...... 0 10 10 ...... sible to make good scores. Nothwith- Rutherford ... 0 10 10 ...... the very heavy fog together with snow standing the extremely unpleasant Mink vs. Fisher. Smith ...... - 12 11 12 making white birds hard to see. Not state of the weather, six enthusiasts Harry Fisher was apparently out Chandler ...... 9 10 .. satisfied which club can produce the shot through seven events. Events 1, classed in his target match with C. E. Kearney ...... 9 14 14 best team, Capt. Alien, of Harrisburg:, 2, 3, at ten targets each were for Mink at the West Deptford Gun Club promptly accepted the Keystone chal practice; events 4 and 5, at 30 singles, near Gloucester, N. J., January 16. In Clearview Gun Cltib. lenge for another match for a $200 use of both barrels, and ten doubles, some practice previous to the match The regular monthly club handicap purse to be shot on neutral grounds in were on the Hunter Arms trophy, and Fisher was. shooting well, but in the shoot of the Glearview Gun Club was the near future. 6 and 7 were on the January Cup. match he seemed to lose his grip. A held January 19 on the grounds at Ten man team race at 10 live birds, loser Scores: to pay: snowstorm furnished poor weather 72d and Brewster avenue, at 25 targets, LEBANON TEAM. Events ...... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 conditions, but it made no difference handicap counting, and Rambo won Ressler, captain...... 22222 22222 10 Targets ...... 10 10 10 30 20 25 25 to Mink, who could easily have broken the club prize. Scores: Arnold ...... 22222 22222 10 George W. Boxall.. 8 7 8 22 7 20 16 a few more if there had been any H.Bk.Tl. H.Bk.Tl. Clymer ...... 22021 22222 9 E. Winslow...... 8 9 8 24 7 16 16 necessity. Frank Butler was referee. Hunter ...... 0 21 21 Hyler 5 15 20 Borry ...... 22222 22202 9 Ken. Winslow..... 4 .. .. 9 Scores: Rambo ...... 5 22 25 Alther ...... 0 18 18 Hansell ...... 22222 20222 9 Thomas Hughes.... 7 7 5 .. 9 .. C. E. Mink.©...... 23 22 22 22 89 Fisher ...... 0 24 24 Elwell ...... 5 13 IS Ehrhorn ...... 22020 22222 8 George \ Batten...... 8 12 12 16 13 H. Fisher...... 19 20 19 19 78 Ludwig ©...... 0 24 24|Paulson ...... 0 19 19 Trafford ...... 22002 22222 8 P. H. Cockefair.... .* .. 8 25 12 18 19

I SPORTING LIFE. January 26, 1907.

the birds to find food and are largely responsible for the killing off in large THOSE YOU KNOW. numbers of the quail family. While hunting: red foxes on Mead Run, McKean county, last week, Tracy Smith and George Sanders shot and NOT TOO PERSONAL BUT JUST killed a black fox. The animal fell THE AMERICAN SPORTSMAN©S FAVORITE into a pool of water after being in PERSONAL ENOUGH jured, getting wet and muddy, and, as it was nearly dark, they did not dis cover that it -was black until after they reached their camp. They sold Bits of News, Gossip and Comment the fur for $70.0 says the Mt. Jewell "Herald." THE NEW About Men Whom Lovers of Shoot Victor Dorp has just rounded out a successful year, personally speaking, for his firm the J. B. Shannon and ing Know io Person or Through Sons, this city. Mr. Dorp is popular because willing to exert himself to , the Medium of General Fame. please all customers. To exterminate the gray, or timber, BY ICES. WZZJ. K. PAJIK. wolves of Western Wyoming is the DuPonf Smokeless At the annual meeting of the mem avowed purpose of a number of Salt bers of the Clear-view Gun Club, Phil Lake, Utah, hunters who left that city adelphia, Pa., the following officers last week. These hunters say that were elected: D. N. Elwell, president; when they get through a good speci ITS REGULARITY HAS WON THE S. C. Freed, vice president; Harry B. men of this ferocious cattle thief will Fisher, secretary-treasurer; Howard be harder to find that an antediluvian M. Leicht, captata; A. J. Bilhartz, as skeleton on the Laramie plains, and sistant captain; G. F. Pryor-Ferry, as they are all men of known courage CONFIDENCE OF SPORTSMEN scorer and handicapper. The above and determination, proper conclusions officers, with the addition of Harry can be drawn. Messrs. T. A. Mulhol- Holzna&le, also constitute the Board land, B. F. Redman, J. C. Weimer, P. A. Dix, J. J. Porter and E. J. Harness Uniformity, liigli velocity, close pattern, quick of Governors. made up the Salt Lake portion of the party which was strengthened by a Thomas Corcoran, the inflelder number of ranchmen until quite a fbr- ignition, perfect combustion, excellent keeping quali bought by New York from Cincinnati, midable array resulted. is the one real kennel keeper in the ties, great penetration with minimum pressure and re National League. Corcoran makes a Mrs. A. D. IVypperwein©s work of 1906 specialty of breeding hunting hounds, is the first feminine record of any and usually keeps fourteen of these prominence to secure mention in coil are some of its special features, which make it the lop-eared dogs at his home all the "Sporting Life©s Trap Shooting Re time. Besides being considerable of view." Like many other experts not a, nimrod Mr. Corcoran is a heady all of her scores could be tabled since preference of player and can be depended upon for not all were reported by club secre the right play at the right time. taries. We are informed that the sum The two first completed State game total of her shooting for last year -was preserves established under the act of 9055 targets out of which she broke MEN WHO KNOW 1905 are located in Clinton and Clear- 8283, a trifle over 91 per cent. This field counties. The tracts contain be is a record mere man© may well envy tween 3000 and 4000 acres each, and as few can equal it. are simply surrounded by a fire path The library of the late Hon. Thos. A. from eight to ten feet wide, from Logan, who, under the name of "Gloan" THEY SPECIFY IT IN THEIR SHELLS which all brush is cut away. A single contributed the practical work, "The wire is stretched from tree to tree Breechloader," also many brilliant ar along these paths, with a line of no ticles cm field sports and who, under tices printed on cloth, and conspicu the name of "Ackley," endeared him ously posted, calling attention to the self to the trap shooting fraternity ut> purpose of the enclosure and forbid to the time of his death, Dec. 29, 1906, E. I. du Pont de Nemours ding trespassing within its limits for has been donated to the Cuvier Club, any purpose. Game of all kinds can of Cincinnati, by his surviving son, come and go as it pleases, the idea be Lieut. George Logan. This library ing not to keep game in, but men out. contains many rare and valuable Powder Company The Shamokin (Pa.) Gun Club mem works on shooting, fishing, and na bers believe that foxes destroy the tural history and is a grand addition game they like to shoot. To keep the to this club©s already famous collec Wilmington, Del. grouse, quails, rabbits and squirrels tion. out of the clutches of reynard the club pays one dollar bounty on every fox Wm. H. Heer and Frank Butler skin presented, and the Northumber made a Philadelphia appearance for land farmers are doing a lively winter the U. M. C. Co. last -week, the former business hunting foxes for the bounty. apparently in perfect physical con dition for the trap battles of 1907. The Schenectady (N. T.) Gun Club met last week and elected the follow Tidings reach us of a brand new ing officers for the ensuing year: Pres papoose within the Canadian Indian©s ident, Everett Smith; vice president, camp. "High Scribe" Thomas A. Duff B. B. Hull; secretary, Captain Vincent is to allow the tribe the honor of nam Wallburg; treasurer, Edward Murdy; ing his wee daughter, born the 17th. The Perfect directors, J. D. Miller, M. P. Rice and Samuel Ferguson. Secretary-manager Elmer E. Shaner advises us that the Interstate Associa The Pastime Gun Club, of Detroit, tion©s Eighth Grand American Handi SINGLE at its annual meeting last week elect cap target tournament will be held at ed the following board of officers: Chicago June 18, 19, 20 and 21 on the President H. Schaeberle; vice presi new grounds of the Chicago Gun Club. dent, James Gordon; secretary, Matt. Woolenweber; treasurer, John Ford; A pretty live-bird race took place TRIGGER captain, John Andrews; assistant, G. on the Keystone League grounds at R. Johnson; board of directors, Wm. Holmesburg Junction last Saturday if Never Doubles Weber, J. Stark, Tristem H. Guthard between Frank Eames and Phil Du it Never Balks and George Kittelberger. The club is Pont. There were twelve entries in POSITION FOR FIRING in very prosperous condition, with a the 20-bird race. Eames and DuPont Independent of recoil. No light well filled treasury and a good mem shot off the tie, miss-and-out. Eames SECOND BARREL bership list. Thanks were extended killing 50 straight, including the main springs. No delicate parts. to Jake Klein for the handsome trophy contest, while DuPont missed his 50th. presented to the organization. Miss F. Altherr broke 83 out of 100 Non-Factional on Northern Kentucky grounds Janu The only Single Trigger that has a mechanically controlled movement A number of prominent men of Rid- ary 13. ley Park, Chester, Pa., have formed that always works the same either with a blank or the heaviest pigeon load. an organization called the Ridley Park Gun Club, under the auspices of -which Mink 89, Fisher 78 in their 100-tar- This movement Is Simple, But Positive get match last week. shoots will be held twice a week. The We will place the Philadelphia Single Trigger and fully guarantee it officers are: President, J. D. Shattuck; secretary, G. F. Hamlin; treasurer, J. Mrs. J. Franklin Meehan. of Phila on any standard-made hammerless gun. Write for descriptive booklet. Howard Reber. The members are Dr. delphia has been visiting her mother H. Furness Taylor, Harry W. Avise, on the Indian River, Fla., and in ten PHILADELPHIA SINGLE TRIGGER Co., Olney, Philadelphia, U. S. A. "William E. Boring, Lewis Haidt, Harry days© quail shooting was high gun of Vanden, Carlos E. Hough, William D. the party, which included some veter Jones, Oscar Johnson, J. M. Sinclair, an field shots. Arthur Valentine, Theodore Kramer, Leo J. Tirney. Benjamin Cooper, Shir- B. O. Seymour, of Minneapolis, ley Stauffer, H. B. Newland, Frank Mc- Minn., lies seViously ill at his home a 20-yard rise. Weinman broke 106 of Lebanon, 168, or high amateur. The Kernan and C. H. Bryan. with an incurable disease. Mr. Sey out of 125. Hanley broke 171 out of event of the day was the second team mour has been a faithful, conscientious 200 Mr. Gross, of the DuPont Powder shoot between the Quarryville and Mink©s pond, in Lehman township, worker for the Peters Cartridge Co., Co., broke 177 out of 200. Scores: Rising Sun clubs. The contest, which for many years noted as the most fa and as a slight remembrance the big Targets ..... 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 was. at 25 targets, was a close one, mous pickerel fishing resort in Pike ammunition firm sent their check for Hall ...... 18 20 19 17 19 21 the Marylanders winning out by only county, Pa., is maintaining its reputa $100 at Christmas time. A subscrintion Weinerman ... 24 21 21 23 20 22 eleven targets. Krick, of Quarryville, tion in great style this winter, and is paper, handled by S. S. .Tohnston, Chief Gross ...... 23 21 23 22 22 23 21 22 was high gun of either team with 23. "AH Aboard," of the Indians, netted Hanley 20 19 23 23 24 20 22 Scores: the only pond where any big catches 21 21 have been made. During the holidays $400. which Santa Claus likewise left H. E. Smith RISING SUN QUARRYVILLE at the Seymour house. Trap shooters Baker 17 17 19 20 four men in three days© fishing through 22 21 Claytou .. 20 Krick .... 03 the ice caught 117 fish and four other are not slow to recognize true worth Flshinger .. Armour .. 21 White ..... 20 Wells ..... 17 21 17 Riale .... 21Groff ...... 15 fishermen landed 242 fish in six days© and indomitable courage -when shown Winton .... 23 23 23 fishing. Many of the fish were big so pathetically in a battle with that 18 21 19 England .. 17 Gleim ..... 20 unknown quantity, cancer. J. H. Smith Alexander 20 Moorehouse 34 fellows, a number going over four Kirk ..... 19 Connor .... 14 pounds apiece. McCush ...... 22 Armstrong . 17 Practice at Watson Park, Chicago, Quarryville Shoot. Cooper ...... 14 Miller .... 19 Game Warden Phifer, of New Jersey, has averaged well since th<-> new year. The Quarryville (Pa.) Gun Club had Letts ...... 18 Andrews ... 16 lately received a shipment of fine bass W. D. Stannard©s 98 and F. C. Riehl©s so big a shoot January 17 they hardly Jackson ...... 16 Cassidy .... 20 from the State Fish and Game Com 97 out of 100 being the best scores. knew what to do with it. A tent af Total ...... 188 mission, which he liberated in Union George Osterfeld and E. Hesser tied forded the only shelter and the stove Total ...... 178 Lake, Millville. He also received sev rm 45 out of 48 live birds at the recent was taken from a station nearby to Program scores: eral dozen quail which he will feed Ryland. Ky., shoot. In the 25 live thaw out all but seasoned Pearyites. Heer ...... 178!Apgar ...... 146 until early spring and then liberate in bird event they tied on 23. Conveniences were rather too sum German ...... 171 Butler ...... 145 the vicinity of Millville. mery for the stormy -winter weather. Ressler ...... IBS Moorehouse ... 119 Harry Overbaugh, of the U. M. C. Co., Money ...... 158 Armstrong ...... 113 Maryland State Game Warden O. M. Columbus Gun Club. did much in managing the affair, and Glover ...... 147 Dennis is sending an urgent appeal With a forty-mtte-an-hour wind L. R. Lewis, of the DuPont forces, ran (We are informed the copy of program scores through various newspapers to the from the south the little black saucers the office satisfactorily. An adjourn was lost for this shoot, but the above totals farmers, also the school boys and girls were twisted about into all kind of ment at noon of one hour refreshed are correct on the 190 targets as far as they of every community regarding feed for angles and drops at the Columbus Gun the inner man at the hotel and this go.) Bob White during snowy -weather. The Club January 19. They were undoubt saved the lives of many. On the day©s storms -where the snow is crusted over edly the hardest lot of targets thro-wn program of 190 targets W. H. Heer Secretary G. B. Hubbell announces the by the freezing of rain which follows on these grounds for many a day. Win- scored best with 178. L/ester German eighth annual Decoration Day tournament of the Its fall make it extremely difficult for ton broke four twenty-threes, one from came next with 171, and Nat Ressler, Ossining (N. Y.) Gun Club. January 26, 1907.

He scored 96.3 per cent, of the 14,055 targets shot at during the year, making the HIGHEST YEARLY AVERAGE ever attained by any shooter, as shown by " Sporting Life©s "Trap Shooting Review. This is the greatest honor in the trap shooting world as well as the severest test which can be applied to shot shells. . Mr. Heer©s Arrow Shells are always uniform in velocity, pattern and penetration, thus enabling him to go through a whole year with less than four targets missed out of every hundred shot at. Two of the four highest Amateurs, Harry Taylor and O. N. Ford, used U. M. C. Shells exclusively, and five of the nine high est shooters who used one make of shells exclusively shot U. M. C, make. U. M. C. Quality reigns supreme for 1906. i; • •{ • i ; U. W3. &. SheSis ar® practically perfection awsf are steel lined!. ^:."..;-v:.©^.,!/:-© THE UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPANY Agency, 313 Broadway, New York City. BRIDGEPORT. CONN.

wealthy citizens of Lenox and Stock- NEW ENGLAND NEWS. bridge are about to petition the State Legislature for a closed law on foxes. A long list of names graced the peti tion presented to the Legislature last Comer Copes Best With Conditions week, Representative Shaylor, of Lee, Boston Athletic Defeats the Nor- filing a bill that aims to prevent the indiscriminate killing of foxes in the© 1 folk Country Club Kennel Shoot. State. It is understood that F. L. Gil- WINS THE SMITH AUTOMATIC Boston, Mass., Jan. 21. Editor more, of Lenox, is the prime mover in "Sporting Life." After two January the matter of the petition. Represen EJECTOR weeks of springy weather "King Cold" tative Shaylor©s bill calls for a closed American went on the warpath with a vengeance, season on foxes from March 1 to Oc Fitted with the favoring the Boston Gun Club on Jan tober 1 every year. It will forbid trap Handicap Again! uary 16 with a rip-snorter of a close- ping and poisoning the animals at all HUNTER ONE-TRIGOER to-zero day. As was to be expected, times. under such conditions and with a quartette of regulars battling for Messrs. Tucker, of Parker Bros., Is a Magnificent Combination. honors on Canadian shooting grounds, and Thompson, of the Winchester Co., the attendance fell off in numbers, but "were the trade celebrities that favored was quite up to the mark in other Boston with a call last week. "Tuck" respects. For one thing, it included seems to have old Father Time beaten George B. Prest, of New London, who, to a standstill and a revision of the old through the inactivity of the Connecti adage; "men come and go, but time cut trap world, was spoiling for an goes on forever," to "Tuck goes on afternoon at his favorite pastime and forever," would seem more in order. risked the chance of frozen ears and It is quite a spell since "Tdmpy" look hands. The usual program of 10, 15 ed in on us, and we were afraid that and twenty targets was changed to he had been appointed missionary to suit the weather conditions to a suc the cannibal islands. Dispatching him cession of 10-target events with a to the "interior" would be tough on Send for fifteen as a wind-up. This proved very the digestion. acceptable, as after dancing from Business and sickness shrunk the HUNTER ARMS COMPANY, FIJI/TON, N. Y. number one to five positions all were "Paleface" Canadian, contingent to bent on getting to the stove in double- four, but they proved amply able to quick time, and as close as possible take care of themselves. It was Geo. without taking the place of the logs, Hassam©s first experience with live- NEW YORK TRAP. Yacht Club brought out a good at which were spreading caloric in a, sat bird shooting and he seems to think tendance. Frequent squalls added to isfying manner. The honors of the it©s "it." Buff Smith shot in fine form Athletic, Yacht and Country Clubs pie uncertainty and amusement of the afternoon were practically monopoliz and tied for high in the. championship, various competitions. Mr. E. S."Ballou ed by Comer, who was shooting fine duplicating his performance of a year Hold Target Shoots. was the .winner in the Sauer gun. under the conditions, being high in the ago. match, with an actual break of 45 serial match with 42, high average Two novelty features appeared on targets out of 50. Mr. F. W.-Perkins with 102. which he followed up with Mr. John Caswell, of Pride©s Cross the. shooting program of the New York won the weekly cup, together with the a 25 straight, that the score table does ing, returned last week from a very Athletic Club at .Travers Island Janu leg on the E. B.Gallagher. Cup. Event not include (breaking 75 out of the successful Southern game shooting ary 19. One was a distance handicap 1 was for cup and event 3 for gun. last 80). Dickey was second high with trip which included some live bird trap at 25 .-targets,- which was won by Dr. ©Scores: 94 and gathered in one straight, shooting on the side, wherein he made Hill, who shot from the 19-yard-mark H.50 H.25 H.50 H.25 Hardy following suit in the first event. enviable Scores. His return journey and broke 21. The other was at 10 F. W. Perkins... 6 49 3 17 6 47 . Other details of a pleasant afternoon, had the very disagreeable feature of dqubl.es, and again the winner©was Dr. A. 0. Fleischman 2 47 1 22 2 37 1 23 notwithstanding the frigid weather, a railroad wreck, which fortunately Hill, w.no©broke 12 out of the possible .T. A. Fisant.. 4 44 .... 4 35, resulted in merely slight personal in 20. The weekly shoot for the January ©E. S. Ballftu.. 4 42 2 22 4 : 49 2 21 can be gleaned from the scores: Cup had six entries. It was at 50 tar E. G. Underwood 8 42 8 47 Targets 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 Bk. juries, though entire loss of guns, per 6 41 Comer 9 6^ 7^ 8c 9a 6a 7firi 10 9a 101 n. fi« 151 K 102-m9 sonal baggage and one dog was suf gets, and the winner was F. H. R. Cobden.... 10 7 9 9 0 7 6 7 7 6 fi 11 94 Schauffler, who, .with a handicap of 12, A. J. Stonp.. 8 40 Dickey . fered. The dog was his favorite hunt scored a possible. The win gives J. R. Collins 8 40 4 19 4 20 I Frest ... 9 9 5 9 S 7 3 5 6 4 7 ©.) £1 er, four years old, which had proved a K. lj. Robins 10 40 10 45 Frank ... 6 6 5 5 7 9 0 4 4 7 4 9 72 most faithful companion on many bird Schauffler two legs on the trophy, the A. B. Alley. 6 39 6 47 KirkwooiJ. 5 8 9 9 fi 5 8 . . 9 9 4 11 83 trips and Mr. Caswell despairs of be other winners being G. W. Kuchler J. Morrison.. 8 36 18 -8 38 4 21 Hardy .. 10 9 9 8 8 0 8 8 7 ...... 73 arid Dr. De Wolfe. There is still one Nelson ...... 7 6 f> fi 8 14 03 ing able to replace it satisfactorily. more contest. Scores:, 2 6 ..-. .. 45 Tjyn.de ...< 8364 55 4 :2 A large number . participated in H. 50 Yds. 2510p.H.25 H.25 H.25 Wykagyl Country Club. Bakes .... ,...... 58 ...... 13 the four days© hunt of the New Eng F.H. Seliauffler 12*50 (16) 16 10 5 23 . ..6 10 The high winds of January IS sent 50-target match, distance handicap. land Fox Hunt Club, which was held F. A. Dugro.. 1(!44 (16) 15 10 8 24 7 25 8 23 the targets fling in all directions at Class, A Dickey (21) 32, Frank (19) 25. at Ware, Mass., during the week com G. F. Pelham. 0 41 (21) 17 10 0 23 0 23 0 24 the Wykagyl Country Club and the Class B Comer (IS) 42; Prest (17) 25. mencing January 14. With weather G. W. Kuchler 6 41 (. .) .. 8 3 22 . .. 3 23 shooters were on their mettle during Class. C Ne,ls.pn (17) 34. . . . . , the reverse of good for foxing, the W. B. Ogden. 0 41 ©(IS) 20 10 0 1.8 0 19 0 23 J. A. Hill...... 2 34 (19) 21 12 1 IS 0 18 1 21 the five events which composed the B. A. A. Gun Club. score was small, only one pelt being program. Ogden proved to be the secured, but the hunters to a man de luckiest of the lot, for he secured the The B. A. A. Gun Club defeated the clare they never participated in a more Crescent Athletic Club. Jacques and January cups. For the Norfolk Country Club team January enjoyable outing in every way. Ample The shooting members of the Cres Jacques prize, which was the opening 19 in a 50-target match at the B. A. A. hotel accommodations with a very cent Athletic Club, of Brooklyn, had event of the day, he made the © full range, Riverside; by a score of 220 to obliging boniface and the efforts of plenty of fog and mist to contend score, aided by a handicap of 5, and he 192. The work of the B. A. A. team the townspeople to make the visitors against in the weekly competitions at won again in the next event with a was the best ever seen at the range, have a good time, assisted much to Bay Ridge last Saturday, but these reduced handicap, this time being one the team scoring 88 per cent., which wards the general pleasure. unfavorable conditions did not affect short of the P9ssible.. Dr. Fred Pelham is remarkable, when weather condi the marksmanship as much as would captured the third event, a trophy tions are not of the best. Nickerson, The Massachusetts Fish, and Game be supposed. F. B. Stephenson made shoot of 25 targets, from scratch, with of the visiting team, was high gun Association held their annual banquet an excellent record, breaking nearly 90 a score of 24, and this was the best with a score of 47, but his team-mates at the Hotel Brunswick, Boston, Fri per cent, of his targets. He and J. H. work of the day. Suter won event 4 did not support him sufficiently. In day evening, January 18, marking the Ernst led the field three times. The with score of 22, which means a leg on the weekly handicap shoot for mem thirty-third anniversary. G. W. Wig- third leg on the January Cup was won the Remington gun. In the final for bers F. H. Owen won the cup with a gin, of Franklin, was toastmaster and by Mr. Ernst, whose handicap of five the Pelham cup, which is a scratch score of 86. Scores: he first introduced Speaker Cole, of was too much for W. C. Damron and the Massachusetts House, who assured affair, Pelham tied with Calhoun, the B. A. A. NORFOLK. Lewis C. Hopkins, the next highest score being 21. Scores: Adams 44 Nickerson . 47 his hearers that he was with them men. Damron leads for the trophy (.©lark . ... 43 Hutchinsoa . 37 heart and soul for any and all with total, for three competitions, of H.25 H.25 H.25 H.25 25 legitimate efforts for game and fish Ogden ...... 5 25 4 24 3 16 4 20 17 Owen ... 4-1 Smith . 32 71. Mr. Ernst is second with 67, and Calhoun ...... 0 21- 0 20 0 19 1 19 21 Hallett 40 Burgess . 37 protection. Dr. Wm. Lord Smith talk F. .B. Stephenson is third with 64. In Baviei- ...... 4 21 4 20 4 23 5 14 .. Howell ...... 43 Royce . 39 ed entertaingly of his Java hunting the team match Damron with Charles Pelham ...... 0 19 0 19 0 24 0 17 21 trip, while the Rev. Elwood Worcester A. Lockwood as a partner, easily de Howard ...... 2 19 2 19 215 . .. .. Totals ...... 220| T tal .192 described the beauties of Newfound feated their rivals in the season©s team Suter ...... 7 20 S 22 10 land and George B. Clark gave a prac match. The scores follow: Brennan ...... 4 16 16 N. E. K. C. tical demonstration of moose calling. H.25 H.25 15 H.25 H.15 H.15 H.15 Kerby ...... 7 15 9 Thomas Motley, Jr., won both events Banquet, biograph and reminiscent H.Vanderveer 4 25 4 22 10 . .. 2 10 2 12 2 14 in trap shooting at the New England talk continued until midnight. Grinnell, Jr.. 1 24 . .. 10 1 20 0 9 ...... Marine and Field Club. Kennel Club last Saturday. The second Efforts are being made towards J. H. Ernst. . 5 24 5 25 . . . .. 3 9 3 15 3 15 Charles M.© Cam:P again carried off event for the N. E. K. C. cup resulted formipg a country club in Blackstone, F. Moffett... 0 23 . .. 12 0 20 0 12 0 10,0 13 the trap-shooting honors of the ©Marine in a tie between R. C. Storey and T. Mass., which will include trap shooting F. Stephenson 0 22 0 22 13 0 21. 0 15 0 14 0 1%S and Field .Club at©, the "Bath Beach Motley, Jr., and the latter won the w.C. Daravon 3 22 3 24 11 3 24 1 14 1 15 1 13 among its attractions. The plans look L.C. Hopkins 3 21 3 2-i 12 3 22 2 14 2 14 2 13 grounds January ,.19; ©. Notwithstanding shoot-off. The summary: to the purchase of an extensive farm, T. W. Stake. . .. 5 23 7 . . . . 3 10 ...... the very unfavorable weather condi Hdp.Bk.Ttl. Hdp.Bk.Ttl. which has excellent trout streams and C. Lockwood. . .. 322 .,3.25 ...... ©.. tions, Mr. ..Camp broke 156 targets out. T. Motley, Jr...... 7 16 23 6 20 26 would give fine fishing and shooting H. Werleman...... 9 ...... of a" possible 175, while W. D-. D.avol A, Dorr...... 10 9 19 .. .. preserves. C. Stephenson ...... 218 ...... got 153."a©ud,A©. C, Bellows 147.- -© .. A. Blauch©ard.,...... 0 17 17 0 19 19 S. Hopkins...... -.©. ©4 25 ...... R. C. Storey...... 7 9 16 8 18 20 Frank Milliard is a delighted grand pa, his boy Bverett announcing the H. H. Stevens will be ..eligible to, the New England Briefs. liarohmont Yacht Club. Heer, Crostay Glass".-if. he duplicates arrival of a Junior at the^r house last many-times that Canadian effort.- 219 That the ancient sport of fox hunt week. Despite the inclement weather the ing may be revived in all its glory, the "BEANIAN." week-end shoot of the Larchmont out of 220, targets is good, enough. 16 r LIFE. January 26, 1907.

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BERGEN BEACH HANDICAP. William H. Hall, was appointed on JACK FANNING WON HONORS Feb. 22 York, Pa., York City Gnn Club permanent organization. Another meet tournament. N. M. McSherry, secretary. ing will be held in the near future Feb. 22 Harrisburg, Pa., annual live-bird Over Fifty Shooters Gather For First for the election of other officers and And Wagner the Hunter Medal at O. C. handicap of Harrisburg Sportsmen©s Associa tion. J. B. Singer, secretary. 1907 Amateur Contest. the adoption of bylaws. A committee S. A. Shoot. March 12 Brooklyn, N. Y. Bergen Beach Gun Brooklyn, L. I., Jan. 8. Editor which had inspected several propeftie in North Carolina reported in favor of TJtica, N. Y., Jan. 16.. -Editor "Sport Club©s third amateur contest. L. H. Schorte- "Sporting Life." Just fifty-six shoot ing Life." "A good attendance and a mier, manager. ers on the grounds today caused the the purchase of a tract of land near March 26, 27 St. Joseph, Mo., first 1907 Cape Hatteras for a wild fowl preserve good shoot" was the sentiment express trapping of about 6500 targets under ed by all who braved the cold and en tournament of the Missouri and Kansas disagreeable conditions as regards and the leasing of another large tract League, on the Metropolitan Gnn Club near Greensboro for a quail preserve. joyed this afternoon©s sport at the O. C. grounds. A. A. Carolus, secretary. wind and weather. The card included S. A. traps. A number of visitors were three events at 50 targets each, the Among those connected with the un April 9 Brooklyn, N. Y. Bergen Beach Gum dertaking are General James A. present from other towns, among them Club©s fourth amateur contest. L. H. Schorte- first with a handicap of distance, the being Jack Fanning, of the L. &. R. mier, manager. second and third from 16 yards rise Buchanan, U. S. A.; Frank J. Price, Brooklyn; John J. Amory, Dr. R. J. Powder Co. Mr. Fanning won the April 16, 17 Memphis. Mo., Gun Club Spring at trap No. 2. A bunch of experts, in honors of the day, with the high pro tournament. J. A. Nichols, secretary. cluding Frank Butler, Neaf Apgar, Held, O. W. von der Bosch, Bvan Shelby and William H. Hall. fessional average. In the Hunter April 24, 25, 26 Hutchinson, Kan. Eighteenth Harry Welles, Sim Glover, Bob Schneid- medal contest Joe Wagner was ©the annual tournament of the Kansas State «r and H. P. Fessenden, were present Sportsmen©s Association. C. T. Rankln, sec and their scores at 16 yards loom rath winner, with a score of 21 out of 25 retary. er more prominently than in the dis DISCOVERY O? GUNPOWDER. targets. Scores: May 1 Danville, Pa. Danville Gun Club tour tance handicap event. A. Betti scored Targets ...... 15 15 25 15 25 15 nament. W. T. Speiser, secretary. 42 out of 50 from 17 yards, and topped German Professor Gives the Credit to Wagner ...... 13 14 21 13 17 11 May 2, 3 Snow Shoe, Pa., fourth annual the list, securing- six points. G. Kouw- Klausner ...... 14 13 18 12 19 12 spring tournament of the Clarence Rod and the Arabs. Fanning ...... 15 14 24 15 23 15 Gun Club. C. H. Watson, secretary. enhoven, with 41 from 19 yards had Windheim ...... 13 12 20 12 19 9 May 14 Brooklyn, N. Y. Bergen Beach Gun a credit of five points; George Piercy The Chinese have long been credited Morrison ...... 14 13 20 14 21 11 Club©s fifth amateur contest. L. H. Schorte- with 40 from 20 yards, four points. with the invention of gunpowder, but Gregory ...... 12 11 18 12 20 13 mier, manager. Next contest takes place February 12, Professor E. O. Von Lippmann, of F. J. Lewis...... 18 11 21 12 May 16, 17 Montpelier, Vt, annual tourna when winners are penalized a yard or Halle, has C9llected evidence to indi Jones ...... 16 10 18 11 ment, Montpelier Gun Club. Dr. C. H. Burr, two. Scores: cate that this is a mistake and that Darrow ...... 17 12 20 13 secretary. Events ...... 1 2 the Arabians, did not, as commonly Warren ...... 18 10 19 11 May 16 Skaneateles Junction, N. Y., Glenslde Targets ...... Yds. 50 Pts. 50 stated, introduce gunpowder into Walker ...... 19 9 20 12 Gun Club tournament, added money. Cottle A. Petti...... 17 42 6 42 Europe during the -eighth and ninth Palmiter ...... 20 12 22 11 and Knapp, managers. G. Kouwenhoven...... 19 41 5 48 centuries. Professor Von Lippmann May 14, 15 Twelfth annual tournament Olean (©,. Piercey. ....»...... 20 40 4 43 believes that the manufacture of the South End Gun Club. Gun Club. Fred F. Mason, secretary, Olean, J. Martin...... 20 38 3 45 first gunpowder was based upon the N. Y. H. Bergen...... 17 37 2 .. "Fire-book" of Marcus Graecus, which Reading, Pa., January 17. Editor May 14. 15, 16 Chicago, 111., Illinois State P. R. Maier...... 17 35 1 33 31 appeared in Constantinople about the "Sporting Life." The anniversary Sportsmen©s Association thirty-third annual W. O©Brien...... 16 37 2 . . shoot of the South End Gun Club, of tournament, under auspices Chicago Associated H. Fleming....)...... 17 28 1 38 45 middle of the thirteenth century. This Gun Club. was the source from which Roger Reading, Pa., held on the . Island May 20-24, Inclusive Lebanon. Pa. Seven A. E. Barry...... 18 32 1 43 4f Bacon, Albertus Magnus and Thomas grounds, was a great success and was W. II. Matthews...... 18 27 1 33 42 well attended by the trap shooters of teenth annual tournament Pennsylvania Stat* F. W. Matthews...... 10 31 1 37 34 Aquinas derived their knowledge of Sportsmen©s Association under auspices Key Sohortemeier ...... 21 34 1 40 gunpowder. The first use of gun that vicinity. A large gallery of the stone Gun Club. S. G. Trafford, chairman; Wm. Hopkins...."...... 10 25 1 43 powder to drive projectiles is ascribed lovers of the sport were present to J. R. Bollman, corresponding secretary. H. Suydam...... 17 29 1 34 to a monk, Berthold Schwartz, whose witness the target smashing, and al May 21, 22, 23 McMechen, W. Va. West VlT- O. N. T...... 17 34 1 .. 37 discovery was made accidently while though the high wind played havoc g©inia Sportsmen©s Association. Dr. H. & F. A. Stone...... 16 27 1 44 43 preparing the mixture for medicinal with the flight of the targets, making West, secretary. *Frank Butler...... 16 34 0 38 30 purposes. shooting extremely difficult, good May 22. 23 Fargo, N. D.. tournament of Gate *H. P. Fessenden...... 16 30 0 30 33 scores were made. Harry Ball, the City Gnn Club. *Bob Schneider...... 18 36 0 43 46 well-known Reading sportsman, car May 23, 24 Lexington, Ky., Kentucky Tra» *Neaf Apgar...... IS 27 0 41 44 Forthcoming Events. ried off the high average prize with Shooters© League fifth annual tournament *H. Welles...... 20 32 0 48 42 88 broken out of a total 100 targets, Frank Pragoff. secretary. *Sjm Glover...... 20 36 0 48 43 The Montpelier (Vt.) Gun Club will hold its May 22, 23, 24, 25 St. Louis, Mo. Thirtieth annual May 16 and 17. Dr. C. H. Burr is using Ballistite. James Gicker, of annual tournament of the Missouri State Game *Professionals. their attentive secretary. Reading, and John W. Matz, of Shil- Other scpres in No. 1 event, all at 16 yards, and Fish Association under auspices St. Louis unless otherwise mentioned, and each winning lington, tied for second honors, each Trap Shooters© Association. J. W. Bell, sec one point: J. Voorhees 35, W. Schuster 35, E. Secretary A. A. Carolus advises us that the with 87 scored to their respective retary. Flenry 35, A. E. Hendrickson (17) 34, F. Gille first 1907 Missouri and Kansas League shoot will credits: Edward H. Adams, of Read May 28-29 Rochester, Ind. Annual tournament 33. .T. L. Flagg 32, J<\ G. Ropes 34, E. W. take place at St. Joseph, Mo., March 20, 27, on ing, the present target champion of Trap Shooters© League of Indiana. M. Wilson. Voorhees (17) 31. C. R. Whitehead 24. E. W. the grounds of the Metropolitan Gun Club. Berks county, finished third with 85 secretary. Reynolds (18) 26, J. Harrlngton 24. Capt. scored. The scores follow: Open events, May 28. 29, 30 Des Moines, la. Iowa State Dreyer 24. H. B. Williamson 30, Ira McKane The Columbus Gun Club will hold its second total 100 targets, Ballistite, 87;, Carver Sportsmen©s Association tournament. Burld 27, A. Russell 28. W. C. Damron 32, G. mid-winter (annual) tournament on February 63, Gerhart 82^ Lewinski 71, Eshelman and Whitney, managers. $300.00 added Steckhart 23, S. Charley 23, T. Short 21, 14, 1907, with a preliminary event of 100 targets money. C. W. Budd, secretary. on Wednesday afternoon, February 13, consist 80, Shultz 75, Moyer 61, Miles 69, May 30 Ossining Gun Club eighth annual S. Short 21. W. H. Ryder 31, F. Their 28, ing of fotir 15 and two 20-bird events, entrance Gicker 87, Henry 78, Kalbach 60, Hain G. Hilton 29. Dr. Weiskotten 17, Walpert 13, 74, Yocum 64, Willson 68, Ball 88, Matz Decoration Day tournament. G. B. Hubbell, Silkworth 18, J. Ryder 23, J. H. Hendrickson $10.00. The preliminary will give the gentle secretary. (20) 29, C. Dondera 21, O. A. Gillig 14, J. men Worn out of the city an. opportunity to 87, Seibert 52, Melchoir 75, Essick 69:, May 30 Newport, R. I.. Aquidneck Gun Club Fischer 18, C. Cooper 27, Dr. Raynor 28. P. Tj ;have a ..little, warming up. before, the. mid-winter Adams 85, Bewley 77, Moser 72. In annual tournament. C. M. Hughes, secretary. May (18) 26, C. A. Lockwood 29, G. Remsen, begins; also visit the theatre Wednesday even all twenty-eight entries faced the June 4, 5, 6 Columbus, 0. ,Ohio State League (20) 27. C. J. Fluster 27. G. F. Kister 21, ing. The regular tournament ©Will begin traps in the events of the afternoon. ; . shoot. D. C. Van Valen 27, P. Garms 22. .Thursday morning at 9.30 prompt, with, ten June 5, 6 Wellington. Mass., Boston Gun events, consisting of five 15-target and five dob Annual Invitation Team Shoot. H. O. 20-target events, a total of 175. entrance $17.50 New DuPont Gun Club. Kirk wood, secretary. Live Bird Shoots. for day, division of money 35, 30, 20 and 15, Brooklyn, Jan. 14. Editor-"Sporting ©June 5, 6, 7 Phillipsburg, N. J.. New Jersey percentage system, the same division to apply State Sportsmen©s Association annual tourna Johnson, with 14 kills, led the field in the preliminary. $35.00 average money will be Life." The new DuPont Gun Club ment on Alert Gun Club grounds. W. B. in the liv.e-bird event of the Belmont divided for those shooting through program on gave their first shoot on Sunday, Jan. Hobart, secretary, 440 Summer ave., Newark, Gun Club at Narberth January 15. The the 14th, first high gun $5.00, second high gun 13, which proved a success. Owing to N. J. snow greatly interfered with the shoot $5.00, third high gun $3.00, fourth high gun good weather and no -wind some fine June 11, 12, 13 Syracuse, N. Y., New York ers, but notwithstanding some mighty $2.00; first four low guns $5.00 each. A scores were made. Scores at 25 targets: State Sportsmen©s Association annual tourna good scores were registered during the theatre party has been arranged for Wednesday Gracely ...... 22 Hilton ... 12 ment on Masonic Temple Gun Club gronnds. afternoon. Johnson missed his fourth evening, February 13, and all the visitors who Bergen ...... 20 Topel .... June 18, 19 Marion, Ind., Marion Gun Club an- bird, but from that time on he killed come to shoot through the preliminary will Staub ...... 19 Wersen nnal. H. C. McClellan. secretary. with the precision of a professional, attend the theatre in a body, a block of seats Lutz ...... 19 June 18, 19, 20 and 21 Chicago, 111., the dropping every bird by quick and ac having been reserved, and there will be no O. N. T...... 18 Shriner Interstate Association©s Eighth Grand American curate shots. Four men tied for second charges attached thereto, all to meet at the Harris ...... 18 Claphand Handicap Target Tournament, on the new money with 13 kills, they being Beat- Chittenden Hotel at 7.30 P. M. A special in Schuster ...... 17 butz grounds of the Chicago Gun Club; $1000 added vitation is most cordially extended to all Ohio Smith 17 Bergsteon , money. Elmer E. Shaner, secretary-manager, tie, Crothers, Good and Babb. In the shooters to come; all are welcome from any miss-and-out event Myers got the Bell . . 17 Carr Pittsburg. Pa. where. Dinner will be served at 12.30 on Weber Klapthor ...... 4 July 16. 17, 18 Boston,©Mass.. the Interstate money by killing five straight. Scores: Wednesday and Thursday. Our mid-winter tour Stauder Association©s Second Eastern Handicap Target Fifteen-bird event, 28 yards rise. nament in 1906 was a decided success and we SCORES JANUARY 20. Tournament, under the auspices of the "Pale* Johnson ...... 22202 22222 22222 14 will- aim to make 1907 a greater one. Not faces;" $1000 added money. Elmer E. Shaner Beattie ...... 22221 22220 22202 13 overlooking the fact that, February 14 is Valen Gracely and Stauf tied on 18 out of secretary-manager, Pittsburg. Pa. Crothers ...... ^. 22222 22022 22220 13 tine Day each shooter will receive a valentine 5, the rather poor scores due to the July 30. 31-^-Newport, R. I., Aquidneck Gnn Good ...... 22222 12120. 01222 13 as a souvenir of the shoot. wind and rain. Graceley won shoot- Club tournament. C. M. Hughes, secretary Balib ...... ; 02121 20222 11222 13 off. Aug. 7, 8. 9 Toronto, Ont., seventh annual Myers ...... 20222 22222 20022 12 The Gate City Gun Club, of Fargo, N. D., Hilton . H. Ott...... 12 tournament of the Dominion of Canada Trap Maloney ...... 22222 21022 22010 12 held a special meeting January 14 to discuss jracely ,V. Hoffleit...... 15 Shooting Association, under the auspices of Pratt ...... 22022 22020 22222 12 in general the matter-of holding a tournament Schuster Kerner...... the Stanley Gun Club. Thomas Duff, secre Emerson ...... 02022 22022 20220 10 during the coming season. The dates were fixed Stauf 18 J. Jordan...... 11 tary, 3 Maynard avenue, Toronto, Can. Miss-and-ont Myers 5. Johnson 4, Malouey 4, for May 22 and 23. 1907. A committee of five Ott...... 16 K. Hoffleit...... 17 Aug. 14, 15 Lock Haven, Pa., third animal Emerson 2, Davis 2. was appointed to make arrangements for the H. Hoffleit...... 10 tournament Lock Haven Gun Club. C. A. coming event and it -is hoped those who are H. Kcrner!!!!.©.".!! 11 J. Howe...... 9 Jobson, chairman, ex. com. Wild fcowl ^reserve. lovers of the game of trap shooting will turn out eu©-masse. With a good 7>i©ogram and the FIXTURES JFOR THE FUTURE. PHILADELPHIA TRAP SHOOTERS© LEAGUE. For the purpose of organizing a club genial spirit that is ever present at a tourna Feb. 2- Highland Shooting Association, Edge to obtain and hold a game preserve in ment, the club extends a hearty welcome to all. Hill. North Carolina a meeting was held re Feb. 12 Brooklyn, N. Y. Bergen Beach Gun March 2 S. S. White Gun Club. cently in New York City. Admiral R. The Rising Sun (Md.) Shooting Association Club©s second amateur contest. L. H. Schor- April 6 S. S. White Gun Club. D. Evans was elected president of the will hold an all-day shoot on Tuesday, January temier, manager. April 20 -Final shoot for Winchester trophy *t club and William H. Hall was chosen 29. with a 145-target, program, entrance $7.25. Feb. 22 Hdlmesburg Junction, Pa., all-day treasurer. A committee, consisting of Secretary A. B. Keen writes that the Avondsile tournament of the Independent Gun Club, on May 4 Final shoot for Fox trophy at Camden. John J. Armory, Frank J. Price and Club will be present to begin a series of shoots, Keystone League grounds. J. K. Starr, man May 18 Final shoot for Remington and Parker the best two In three. ager, 221 N. 65th street, Philadelphia, Pa.