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© DEMOTED TO BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND Volume 42, No. 22. Philadelphia, February 13, 1904. Price, Five Cents. SPORTING February 13, 1904. They will harp on that string, no matter how things shape themselves. Matters must assume a better shape this SPORTING LIFE PUBLISHING CO,, year than last. The cuts in salaries will be rather deep in some cases. Those play 34 South Third St., Philadelphia. ers fortunate enough to hold contracts FINAL REMARKS ON THE OBNOXIOUS that have not expired will continue at the old figures, although more than one high- priced man will be allowed to go. With FOUL-STRIKE RULE. Please send me cabinet size phototype of the celebrated expenses cut down in the salary line, al though not to the extent© to which they will descend in another season, there ought to be a chance to make money. ©In Substitutes er PalHatives Worse Than some of the clubs the cuts will be very slight in the Boston American and Pitts- the Rule Itself The Need of Balk for which I enclose five 2-cent stamps to help to defray ex burg National, for instance. New York will pay big money this year in fact, more pense of printing, postage, packing, etc. than it did last, and ought to have another Rule Enforcement Movements of very successful season. DINBEN©S KICK. It was news indeed to hear from Syra tbe Local Clubs. Send to______ ©__________:__________©.______ cuse that Dineen was not satisfied with his salary. It-was the general impression- that Dineen was well treated by Mr. Kil- Bit Jacob C. lilea, and was tendered a contract calling Boston, Mass., Fob. 0. Editor "Sporting for $3.r)00. The story sent here carried Life:" There is a great danger in thi with it the©threat that Dineen would go agitation over the foul-strike rule. It i to California if he did not receive more that something may be pu money, but that kind of a threat will bear on the books as a compro very little weight. A different locality than inise" that will be a deueei California must be chosen. Perhaps some night worse than anything independent club will pay him $4000. now there. Let well cuougl Dineen is about the only man about whom alone, say I, and if tn THIS COUPON AND TEN CENTS IN STAMPS IS GOOD FOR ONE PHOTOTYPE. there is any trouble. foul strike is to remain d 1©ITTKNGKR DOOMED. not attempt to substitut With the acquisition of "Ace" Stewart it anything by way of com CABINET SIZE PHOTOTYPES OF looks very much as if I©itteuger would bo pensation for its remaining let out by the Nationals, in face of the Those In favor of the rut fact that Captain Ti-nney thinks it© would must admit that the opposi be a big mistake to let him go. Pittenger tion is strong and determ is a $4000 man, however, and is considered iiied. Because there is no too much of a luxury to carry. Willis, C. Morse much of an outcry made i Bressler, Stewart, Fisher, Malarkey and does not follow that tnert Pat Carney ought to make a first-clas pitch ©is not much in the way of opposition. 1 ing staff. Despite the fact that, it is gen simply shows that the base ball public i "Sporting Life" has had reproduced cabinet size phototypes of celebrated erally known that the local Nationals are sport-loving and accepts the issue in th base ball players and offers to send to any of its readers photos of their none too anxious to carry Mr. Pittenger, proper spirit. While many support th the owners have not been deluged with rule strongly out of disinterested motive favorite base ball players by complying with the conditions named in the offers to buy him. showing that clubs are there are many who cling to it siinpl; coupon above. not so anxious to part with their good because it is a hobby. Then there an The photos are regular cabinet size C5^x73^ inches) mounted on Mantello coin for base ball material. More than others who favor it out of sheer selfish one club could use Pittenger to advantage, uess. As Ban Johnson says, it is :i nil mats and packed carefully to insure safe delivery in the mails. however. Termcy thinks there is as much pre-eminently for pitchers and for umpires Here is an opportunity to ornament your room with photos of your pitch in him as there ever was. It would , No wonder, then, that both these classes favorite base ball players at practically no expense. not be at all surprising if wax so warm over the rule and adduce s< BARNEY M©LAUGHLIN. many reasons why it should be kept on One coupon and five 2-cent stamps entitles you to one photo. You can, of the Lowell Club, who is without doul t the books. If you will just turn to however, obtain as many photos as you desire by sending live 2-cent stamps one of the finest young minor league short- THK BATSMEN, and a coupon for each one. stops there is, will be taken on the South the only people who should be asked tc ern trip. The team has an abundance of testify on this point, you will find the testi The following photos are now ready for immediate delivery. Others will infielders, but no one in whom there is mony to change appreciably. One of tht be added each week: much confidence as a shortstop. Manager good things about tht; rule is that it short Fred Lake, of the Lowell Club, while not ens the game. Therliall tosser is soon ir particularly anxious to part with his man. his street clothes, has his supper and is AMERICAN LEAGUE, 1903. NATIONAL LEAGUE, 1903. is willing to allow Manager Buckeuberger out for the night. There is no dragging, to take him South to try him out, and I©ll rag-chewing and all the sort of thing that BOSTON CLUB Charles Stahl, Denton PITTSBURQ CLUB Hans Wagner, Free wager if he does he will keep him. Mc- used to prevail. The rule has been thi Young, George Winters, Frederick Parent, Clarke, Claude Ritchey, Thomas Leach Laughlin is a great fielder and knows how making of many a player and the ruin ol John Freeman, James Collins, Charles Samuel Leever, William Bransfi.eld, Clar to play second for put-outs. Catcher Mer- not a few. Ban Johnson has been quotee Farrell, Patrick Dougherty, Hobe Ferris, ence II. Beaumont, Harry Smith, William ritt and he played the game of catching a s saying that the rule worked all right. William Dineen, Louis Criger, George La- Kennedy, Cnarles Phillippe, Edward men Snapping more than any pair in the This is not so. He is a bister opponent of New England League last season. In case the rule, but he will not go to war about chance, Norwood Gibson, John O©Brieu, Phelus, Arthur Weaver, Otto Krueger MeLaugh©lin makes" good, Boston would let It. How the umpires dilate about the ruU Thomas Hughes, Jacob G. Stahl. Frederick VeiJ, Eoscoe Miller. James out some one, as there would be Kaymer, and eloquently tell you it is the greatest Sebring. Abbatichlo and Gremingcr, Delahanty anil thing ever! They will toll you at length PHILADELPHIA CLUB Connie Mack, Aubrey. Writh Kaymer at second and of the evils it counteracts, when as manager, Maurice R. Powers, Daniel F. NEW YORK CLUB-George Van Haltren "Del." at third, the infield would not be at matter of fact everything moved satisfac Murphy, Ralph O. Seybold, Harry Davis, John J. McGraw, Joseph McGinnity all slow and a great improvement over that torily, iu 1!X)2 hi the American League when Edward S. Plank, Oliver Pickering, Christopher Matthewson, John Warner© of last season. the rule was not in force. The fact that OseeF.Schreckengost. Lafayette N. Cross, Samuel Mertes, William Gilbert John CHARLEY DEXTER ..the rule is one that affects the batting, and George Edward Waddell, Frederick L. Cronin, Charles Babb, D. L. McGann has not been released, and Treasurer Bill that there was not too much batting before Hartzell, Monte Cross, Daniel Hoflman, ings says he will not be until the club gets it was.adopted, should be enough to operat Roger Bresnahan, George Browne Frank a better man. The talk about the engage as a killer. The tiguros in the case tell Charles Bender, Weldoii Henley. Bowerman, William Luuder, Luther H ment of Dexter by Louisville evidently de Taylor, John Dunn. « their own story. No evidence of word of CLEVELAND CLUB Napoleon Lajoie.Wil- termined the locals to cling to him and see mouth is at. all necessary. It took cunning if there was anything doing. Dexter is an and machination to pull the rule through, Ham Bernhardt, Charles Hickman, Frank CHICAGO CLUB Frank Chance, John Tar- other high-priced man, but no National and it looks as if the same kind of-bluff Donohue, Harry Bay, Elmer Flick, Earl lor, James P. Casey, Richard Hurley League team has yet made any overtures would keep it in force for another season. Moore, Harry Bernis, Adrian Joss, Wil Joseph B Tinker, James Slagle. Thomas to secure him, and it. looks very much that If the rule tinkerers want to do something liam Gochnauer. William J. Bradley,R. S. Ivaub, John Evers, Carl Lnndgren Jacob Charley \ri\\ be allowed to go at no very good for the game let them tackle Rhoades, John Thoney.